N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC. Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2008

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

   811-08200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 518

Houston, Texas 77005-2448

(800) 661-3550

Michael D. Mulcahy, President

Bridgeway Funds, Inc.

5615 Kirby Drive, Suite 518

Houston, Texas 77005-2448

Date of fiscal year end: June 30

Date of reporting period: July 1, 2007 - December 31, 2007


ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS

 


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  A no-load mutual fund family of domestic funds
 

Semi-Annual Report

December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

  AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1   BRAGX
  (Closed to New Investors)  
  AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 2   BRAIX
  ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY   BRUSX
  (Closed)  
  ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET   BRSIX
  MICRO-CAP LIMITED   BRMCX
  (Closed to New Investors)  
  SMALL-CAP GROWTH   BRSGX
  SMALL-CAP VALUE   BRSVX
  LARGE-CAP GROWTH   BRLGX
  LARGE-CAP VALUE   BRLVX
  BLUE CHIP 35 INDEX   BRLIX
  BALANCED   BRBPX

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Letter from the Investment Management Team

   1

AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1

  

Manager’s Commentary

   8

Schedule of Investments

   14

AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 2

  

Manager’s Commentary

   16

Schedule of Investments

   22

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY

  

Manager’s Commentary

   24

Schedule of Investments

   30

ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET

  

Manager’s Commentary

   34

Schedule of Investments

   38

MICRO-CAP LIMITED

  

Manager’s Commentary

   48

Schedule of Investments

   54

SMALL-CAP GROWTH

  

Manager’s Commentary

   56

Schedule of Investments

   62

SMALL-CAP VALUE

  

Manager’s Commentary

   64

Schedule of Investments

   70

LARGE-CAP GROWTH

  

Manager’s Commentary

   74

Schedule of Investments

   80

LARGE-CAP VALUE

  

Manager’s Commentary

   84

Schedule of Investments

   90

BLUE CHIP 35 INDEX

  

Manager’s Commentary

   92

Schedule of Investments

   96

BALANCED

  

Manager’s Commentary

   98

Schedule of Investments

   104

Schedule of Options Written

   109

STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

   112

STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   114

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

   116

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

   120

Notes to Financial Statements

   124

Other Information

   135

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

   136


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Bridgeway Funds Standardized Returns as of December 31, 2007*

 

 

    Dec. Qtr.
10/1/07
to 12/31/07
  6 Month
7/1/07
to 12/31/07
  Annualized          
Fund       1 Year   5 Years   10 Years   Inception
to Date
  Inception
Date
  Gross
Expense
Ratio1
 

Aggressive Investors 1

  5.26%   10.66%   25.80%   21.76%   19.26%   20.79%   8/5/1994   1.69%  

Aggressive Investors 2

  5.02%   11.62%   32.19%   22.57%     14.72%   10/31/2001   1.19%  

Ultra-Small Company

  -7.00%   -8.22%   -2.77%   23.14%   17.56%   20.57%   8/5/1994   1.06%  

Ultra-Small Co Market

  -6.78%   -9.21%   -5.40%   18.79%   14.87%   14.18%   7/31/1997   0.65%  

Micro-Cap Limited

  -3.16%   -5.19%   -4.97%   15.76%     15.24%   6/30/1998   0.79%  

Small-Cap Growth

  -3.30%   -4.75%   6.87%       10.66%   10/31/2003   0.88%  

Small-Cap Value

  -3.63%   -7.79%   6.93%       14.03%   10/31/2003   0.84%  

Large-Cap Growth

  0.81%   6.45%   19.01%       10.36%   10/31/2003   0.73%  

Large-Cap Value

  -2.55%   -2.61%   4.49%       13.73%   10/31/2003   0.74%  

Blue Chip 35 Index

  -3.73%   0.34%   6.07%   10.59%   6.62%   6.34%   7/31/1997   0.30% 2

Balanced

  2.26%   3.21%   6.58%   9.04%     5.92%   6/30/2001   0.93%  

1 Expense ratio for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007 restated to reflect current Fund Administration, Fund Accountant and Fund Transfer Agency Service fees.

2 Some of the Fund’s fees were waived or expenses reimbursed otherwise returns would have been lower. The Adviser has contractually agreed to waive fees and/or reimburse expenses such that the total operating expenses of the Fund do not exceed 0.15%. Any material change to this Fund policy would require a vote by shareholders.

Bridgeway Funds Returns for Calendar Years 1995 through 2007*

 

 

     1995   1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007

Aggressive Investors 1

  27.10%   32.20%   18.27%   19.28%   120.62%   13.58%   -11.20%   -18.01%   53.97%   12.21%   14.93%   7.11%   25.80%

Aggressive Investors 2

                -19.02%   44.01%   16.23%   18.59%   5.43%   32.19%

Ultra-Small Company

  39.84%   29.74%   37.99%   -13.11%   40.41%   4.75%   34.00%   3.98%   88.57%   23.33%   2.99%   21.55%   -2.77%

Ultra-Small Co Market

        -1.81%   31.49%   0.67%   23.98%   4.90%   79.43%   20.12%   4.08%   11.48%   -5.40%

Micro-Cap Limited

          49.55%   6.02%   30.20%   -16.61%   66.97%   9.46%   22.55%   -2.34%   -4.97%

Small-Cap Growth

                    11.59%   18.24%   5.31%   6.87%

Small-Cap Value

                    17.33%   18.92%   12.77%   6.93%

Large-Cap Growth

                    6.77%   9.33%   4.99%   19.01%

Large-Cap Value

                    15.15%   11.62%   18.52%   4.49%

Blue Chip 35 Index

        39.11%   30.34%   -15.12%   -9.06%   -18.02%   28.87%   4.79%   0.05%   15.42%   6.07%

Balanced

                -3.51%   17.82%   7.61%   6.96%   6.65%   6.58%

Performance figures quoted represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than original cost. Total return figures include the reimbursement of dividends and capital gains.

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of each Fund. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus, which includes information regarding a Fund’s risks, objectives, fees and expenses, experience of its management, and other information. Investors should read the prospectus carefully before investing in a Fund. For questions or other Fund information, call 1-800-661-3550 or visit the Funds’ website www.bridgeway.com. Funds are available for purchase by residents of the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and Guam only. Foreside Fund Services, LLC, Distributor.

The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views including those relating to the market, sectors or individual stocks are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature.

 

* Numbers with green highlight indicate periods when the Fund outperformed its primary benchmark.

 

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LETTER FROM THE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT TEAM

 

 

February 25, 2008

Dear Fellow Shareholders,

Fighting the broader market benchmark declines, four of eleven Bridgeway Funds ended the December 2007 quarter in positive territory. In addition, nine of eleven Funds beat their primary market benchmark. For the second quarter in a row, our Aggressive Investors 1 and 2 Funds were the performance standouts, both with returns exceeding 5%—quite favorable in a bear market environment. Our “laggard” of the prior two years, Micro-Cap Limited Fund, completed its second quarter in a row beating its primary market benchmark, though with an absolute return of -3.16%.

Of course, our primary focus is on long-term numbers. We like to think of an individual quarter as a single and statistically insignificant data point. With this in mind, both the quarterly and long-term performance numbers for each of our Funds are presented on the top of the adjacent page. Green indicates a Fund beating its primary market benchmark for the relevant period. In the top table, green on the left hand side (shorter term performance) is good, but doesn’t mean a lot. Moving right, green is more significant, and one of our goals is to have green in the “inception” column of each Fund and wherever we have 10-year numbers to report.

Perhaps most notable in the market landscape for calendar 2007 was the return—and it’s been a long time coming—to better performance by larger and especially faster-growing companies. Against this backdrop, our ultra-small, micro-cap, and small-cap Funds ended the year in negative, though, market-beating territory—with one exception (Small-Cap Growth Fund). A short market commentary is offered on page 3. Think a recession’s in store? See page 3.

One of the arguments against comparing mutual fund performance to peer indexes is that “mediocrity” is not a good benchmark, nor a high enough standard. This is one reason we also compare our Funds’ performance to that of market benchmarks, which have the advantage of zero operating and transaction costs, making them generally harder to beat. Additionally, in recent years we have had a “friendly competition” against Morningstar’s analyst picks. Interesting results for 2007 appear on page 4.

Occasionally, investors or journalists draw inappropriate conclusions about one or more of our Funds, and we try to set the record straight. Recently, our Ultra-Small Company Market Fund was highlighted in an article about “shock absorber” funds, funds that should do well in a market downturn. We like our Ultra-Small Company and Ultra-Small Company Market Funds as long term, aggressive holdings and as good diversifiers of what most people otherwise hold, regardless of market conditions. However, “shock absorber” is not one of the adjectives that first pops to mind. The section on page 4 explains our view.

Page 5 presents our brief commentary on the sub-prime lending debacle and what we really don’t like about it. A section on the same page gives an update on our report of investors redeeming shares of Aggressive Investors 2 Fund in early calendar year 2007—more data supporting our view that timing the market or the Fund’s short-term performance, is a poor and inappropriate use of our Funds.

Last quarter marked the twentieth anniversary of Black Monday, the largest single day drop of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Being the oldest member of our team, John can recount the day and reveal what he learned from it on page 6. Page 7 ends with a review of two trade journal subjects.

A detailed review of performance by Fund starts on page 8 (see table of contents). Unaudited financial statements for the six month period ending December 31, 2007 begin on page 112.

 

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As always, we appreciate your feedback. We take your comments very seriously and regularly discuss them internally to help in managing our Funds and this company. Please keep your ideas coming—both favorable and critical. They provide us with a vital tool in helping us serve you better.

Sincerely,

 

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John Montgomery   Richard P. Cancelmo
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Elena Khoziaeva   Michael Whipple

 

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Market Review

 

The Short Version:  The largest companies (as measured by data from the Center for Research in Securities Prices) returned 7% more than ultra-small companies for the quarter ended December 31, 2007. Likewise, growth companies returned 3% to 7% more than value companies.

The December quarter stock market results were negative for all “style” segments of the U.S. market (see the table below). Nevertheless, growth stocks (those growing sales and earnings at a faster rate) declined by much smaller amounts than value stocks (those which appear cheaper based on certain economic measures) across the board. The segments’ performance for the full calendar year of 2007 gives evidence that the trend in favor of smaller and more value-oriented companies of the prior seven years has finally turned. We will see in 2008 whether the pendulum continues in this direction. Below are the style box stock returns for the December quarter (data from Morningstar):

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Recession or not—what to do—and not do

 

The Short Version:  Looking at prior history, by the time you know for sure it’s a recession, the horse has probably already left the barn. If so, it would be a poor time to “pull out.”

The current period could be seen as one of the most confusing economic periods since the 1930’s. Seemingly everywhere you look and in everything you read, there are predictions of recession, inflation, the “uncoupling” of world economies, the devaluation of the dollar and other economic projections that could make your head swim. You might ask, what is a recession, and what can I do to protect my resources?

In the February 4, 2008 issue of Newsweek, Daniel Gross defines recession as: “a widespread contraction in economic activity lasting more than a few months, and because of the lag in financial data, recessions typically aren’t officially declared until long after they start.” There is no major economic sector that has not experienced challenges lately. The effect of scaled-back spending in the holiday season rippled through the U.S. economy and abroad. In a recent story, Wall Street Journal writer Paul J. Lim says that “it’s often the anticipation of a recession that depresses stock prices, not the actual experience of a recession.” His research showed that once the recession is in full force, historically, prices have stabilized. In other words, by the time you can actually see a recession in the economy, the “stock market horse” has already left the barn. Recessionary periods since World War II have lasted on average ten months, during which stock prices have been fairly stable. In ten of the last eleven recessions, stocks rose an average of 24% after the low. Alas, no one knows when the low will occur.

So if you believe in “buy low, sell high,” then you’ve probably already missed a recent “high.” And if you go ahead and get out of the market, then you may also miss buying at the “low.” That’s the problem with timing the market: you have to make two very good calls, and the chances of this are stacked wildly against you. The real risk may be that you are out of the market during the exact period of its rise. If you are a Bridgeway Funds shareholder and have been with Bridgeway for awhile, you have “heard” me say, “get a good, diversified plan consistent with your investment horizon (when you’ll actually need the money) and risk profile (how much up and down of the market you’re willing to endure), write it down, and stick with it.” We stick to this at Bridgeway in bull markets and bear markets, good times and bad. Taking a long-term perspective can take much of the stress out of investing.

 

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Bridgeway 8, Morningstar 3

 

The Short Version:  After an off year in 2006, most of our Funds returned to their winning ways in 2007.

Morningstar, the Chicago-based independent research firm publishes a list of “best funds” for each asset class as determined by its analysts every year. In January when the final tallies are in, we compare the performance of each of our Funds to the average returns of Morningstar’s top picks for the comparable asset class. (Of particular note: part way through 2007, two Bridgeway Funds made the Morningstar “best of” lists in their respective classes: Small-Cap Value and Small-Cap Growth.) We enjoy seeing how we stack up against the “best of the best.”

By a wide 8-3 margin, the Bridgeway Funds came out on top of the Morningstar picks in calendar year 2007. In fact, the three Funds that underperformed (Micro-Cap Limited Fund., Ultra-Small Company Fund, and Ultra-Small Company Market Fund) actually beat their own market benchmarks. In a period when very small stocks badly lagged the broader market, the headwinds were too strong for these funds compared to the larger company (but still small) peers.

The table below depicts the results by Morningstar category and relevant Bridgeway Fund.

 

Bridgeway Funds    Morningstar Analyst "Picks"
Name    2007 Return    Morningstar Category    2007 Return

Large-Cap Value

   4.49%    Large-Cap Value    -1.18%

Blue Chip 35 Index

   6.07%    Large-Cap Blend    2.17%

Large-Cap Growth

   19.01%    Large-Cap Growth    16.88%

Aggressive Investors 1

   25.80%    Mid-Cap Growth    11.74%

Aggressive Investors 2

   32.19%    Mid-Cap Growth    11.74%

Small-Cap Value

   6.93%    Small-Value    -2.74%

Ultra-Small Co. Market

   -5.40%    Small Blend    -1.23%

Ultra-Small Company

   -2.77%    Small-Growth    5.01%

Micro-Cap Limited

   -4.97%    Small-Growth    5.01%

Small-Cap Growth

   6.87%    Small-Growth    5.01%

Balanced

   6.58%    Conservative Allocation    5.99%

Past performance is not an indicator of future results. The Bridgeway Funds’ adviser, Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc., does not have any influence on the selection of the funds chosen by Morningstar’s analysts. The number and specific funds used in the comparison are in the control and discretion of Morningstar and their analysts and are subject to change. Morningstar’s criteria for choosing Analyst Picks includes, but is not limited to, factors such as performance, expenses, and quality of fund management. In addition, the comparison of Bridgeway Funds to the Morningstar Analyst Picks is limited to performance only and does not take into consideration other factors that are considered by Morningstar when compiling their list of Analyst Picks.

Each Bridgeway Fund is compared to the average total return of the group of funds selected by Morningstar at the beginning of 2007 for the one year period ended December 31, 2007. Although these Analyst Picks changed from the beginning of the year to the final quarter, the same Bridgeway Funds beat the average of the end of year Morningstar picks as well. These averages in the table are comprised of between three and nine funds from within each category. In an effort to provide a complete and balanced assessment, all of the Bridgeway Funds are used in the comparison table shown above such that no attempt is made to cull out unfavorable results. The purpose of this comparison is to “raise the bar” on performance comparison as this analysis uses an arguably higher benchmark by comparing the Bridgeway Funds to other funds chosen by an independent source that specializes in investment research.

Shock Absorber Funds and a Lesson in Ultra-Small Stocks

 

An article recently highlighted Bridgeway’s Ultra-Small Company Market Fund among those funds that let you sleep better at night. All of us on the investment management team at Bridgeway own at least one of our ultra-small company funds. We all sleep pretty well at night because we have a long term view, keep appropriate diversification in mind, and plan to sleep through some future daunting corrections in the ultra-small company market. It’s most definitely not because we think they are

 

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“tamer.” Indeed, John watched in 1998 as ultra-small stocks dropped almost in half from their peak in April to the bottom in October. It tested even his steel stomach, but he stayed put to watch them recover handsomely over the next five years. Looking farther back in history over the last eight decades of data on such stocks, one would have to conclude that they are significantly more volatile than the broader stock market, including during a bear market. Did the writer of this recent article get it wrong? How did he come to this conclusion?

Ultra-small stocks were surprisingly tame during the broader bear market of 2000-2002. Indeed, our ultra-small company Funds had positive returns each year of the bear market and continued to do so until last year (although they still beat their market benchmark in 2007). The early part of this decade was a very unusual period for ultra-small stocks, primarily because it followed a dramatic period of large stock dominance (1994-1998). It was time for the pendulum to swing back the other direction, and swing it did from 1999 to 2006—the longest running dominance of ultra-small and small stocks on record. The conclusion of the writer above was a fair assumption based on data from only the last decade. However, Bridgeway’s methods caution us to look at longer periods across multiple market “cycles.” Any examination of the longer-term data before 2000 will paint a picture of a higher level of ultra-small company short-term risk, including during most market declines. (Specifically, from 1926 to 2000, ultra-small stocks fell an average of 35% more than large stocks during the average calendar year market decline.)

What does this mean for future downturns? First, we discourage investors from trying to time the market. Second, the best clues about risk come from the long-term historical view. The vast majority of calendar year stock market declines have resulted in bigger declines for ultra-small stocks. The period earlier this decade was an anomaly. Does that mean one should sell his or her ultra-small stock funds? Our best generalized advice is not to have more in these funds than an investor means to have for the long haul, nor more than an investor can afford to hold through a downturn. This is actually pretty good generalized advice for holding any kind of stocks.

Alas. Where to turn if you really want a less bumpy ride? There are a number of ways to reduce risk in a portfolio. For example, holding some cash. Among the Bridgeway Funds, our Balanced Fund, which is designed to give you roughly 40% of the volatility of the broader market, is on the tamer end of the spectrum. In addition to the section on Balanced Fund following, you can learn more about objectives, risks, and fees in the prospectus at www.bridgeway.com.

Sub-Prime Lending Debacle

 

Apart from the obvious and significant destructive effects on homeowners and their families, companies and their employees, and the broader economy and stock market, these are the parts of the subprime lending debacle that outrage us the most:

 

  a) mortgage originators not counting the downstream cost of lending money to people beyond their means,

 

  b) the lack of serious efforts to educate borrowers about the potential risks of high interest, low/no down payment, and variable rate mortgages, and

 

  c) fees that get paid to “middle-men,” regardless of the ultimate outcome of the transactions they make.

Bridgeway is also in the financial services business, and we have always considered it our duty to address concerns such as these: fair and open communication of risk, education, and serious examination of all fees ultimately borne by a Bridgeway shareholder. These efforts may result in less money in our pockets in the short-term, but may also help avoid situations that would be devastating for shareholders. Ultimately, we believe such efforts lead to better outcomes for our investors, for our corporation, and for the communities we serve. Some of this is very easy, and some of it takes a lot of work, creativity, and strong moral compass. The scary part is that most people who really get off track (we’re students of our hometown’s Enron debacle, for example), don’t start out thinking they’re doing anything remotely wrong. It takes diligence to stay on track.

“Timing” Aggressive Investors 2—an Update

 

In Bridgeway’s June 30, 2007 annual report, we discussed the problem of investors chasing hot returns, buying after a big run-up and selling in a downturn. Aggressive Investors 2 is a case in point. 2006 was the first calendar year that the Fund underperformed its primary market benchmark. During the following March 2007 quarter, shareholders redeemed 17% of their investment in the Fund. Not only did these shareholders miss the 11% returns of the June quarter previously reported,

 

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they also failed to earn the 12% return over the following six months. Altogether, they missed the best calendar year relative returns since inception. The moral of the story… Know why you’re investing, understand the strategy and risks of your Fund, invest in stocks (and stock funds) only when you have a long term investment need, and stay put for the long haul as long as your needs remain the same. As highlighted in the prospectus, our Funds are not meant to be a short-term investment vehicle, nor for those who would panic in a market downturn.

Celebrating Black Monday or What I learned from a two day 21% market drop (from John)

 

We passed an interesting milestone last quarter, the twentieth anniversary of Black Monday, or the single biggest percentage drop of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (and other major market averages). Here’s what I remember about that day more than twenty years ago.

 

 

I had been a serious investor for just over two years. I used quantitative methods in investing even at that time and had measured what I thought were the risks of my strategy. I had done some “stress testing” to see what things might look like in a major market downturn. However, I hadn’t stress-tested them for a sudden downturn of this magnitude, because such data didn’t exist.

 

 

I had a “day job” in the public sector. This was six years before starting Bridgeway.

 

 

The market had dropped 5.2% on Friday, the previous market day. That day didn’t really get my attention. I generally yawn through market downturns, and in my book that one was just a normal (if compressed) downturn.

 

 

At noontime on Black Monday I was delivering the eulogy for the father of a close friend. However, I had made a habit of not checking the market. My philosophy was, “if it doesn’t make a difference in a decision you make, don’t look.” So I actually didn’t know how much the market was down until I heard it on the evening news.

 

 

A corollary to my rule about not looking is: “Don’t waste time following the market, and have a real life.” Following stocks (or mutual funds) is not it. Having three creative, energetic young daughters helped a lot back then. An active faith life is central. (Having three creative, energetic adult daughters still works pretty well; I ran my first half marathon with my eldest recently.)

 

 

My most nervous moment through the Black Monday experience was checking my brokerage account balance on Tuesday before the market opened on a pay phone (no cell phones in 1987.) I had calculated the decline of my investment capital, manually putting in prices from the newspaper into my “visicalc” spreadsheet on an early generation Apple computer, but I thought I’d just confirm the balance to make sure. Some people couldn’t even get through by phone to their brokers that morning. (There was no Internet to look up prices or balances or to download information.) When I did get through to my brokerage firm, my broker was busy. The junior broker I talked to was obviously harried and read me an incorrect number that was much lower than my actual balance. That did increase my heart rate, but I led him through finding the correct numbers and was satisfied.

 

 

From the peak in August 1987 to the bottom in December 1987, my account fell a total of 41%. It recovered to the prior peak level before a year was up. I didn’t change anything about my strategy or methods during the downturn.

What did I learn from this experience?

 

 

 

Have a plan and stick with it. That really helped in 1987 and has helped a lot since then. It was also very beneficial in the week following 9/11.

 

 

Stress test models to a deeper level. I didn’t expect things to move so quickly in 1987. Now I routinely expect things to get worse than what I think is reasonable. I study markets back to the 1920’s and another database back to the nineteenth century. I think about what it would be like to live through “another” Great Depression. And I plan accordingly. This stress testing, along with other strongly held principles such as diversification, is what helped Bridgeway when some other quant shops were severely “tested” in August of last year.

 

 

If it doesn’t make a difference in a decision to be made, don’t look. I have taken this even further since 1987. For example, I have four computer screens in my office, and none carries a ticker tape or market average. I have a general idea of

 

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market averages, but I can’t tell you within a thousand points the level of the Dow. I don’t open my quarterly account statements except to make sure any transactions are correct and that I don’t need to fill out some administrative or regulatory form. I can’t tell you within a 15% range what my investments (retirement funds) are worth. With all the time and emotional energy I save, I focus on things I think will actually add value.

 

 

Have a real life. I have an amazing and blessed life. It’s about relationships, not prices and indexes. I didn’t learn this from Black Monday, but it reinforced it. I do really enjoy what I do at Bridgeway, but the relationships we have built together are a big part of that.

 

 

Derivatives are securities or contracts whose price are dependent upon or “derived” from one or more underlying assets. Futures contracts, options and swaps are the most common types of derivatives. Investing in this type of instrument is surely an example of where a little knowledge can be a very dangerous thing. It’s OK to use them if you understand exactly how they work, but derivatives are significantly more complex than they may appear with many subtle ways to lose capital. Perhaps the greatest lure of derivatives is the leverage (trading with borrowed money.) Many investors lost more money than they ever thought possible during the 1987 crash using various derivative contracts. The market crash effectively took investors out of their positions at the worst possible time. They were not in control; the market was, leaving them with little or no opportunity to recover in the years ahead.

Patience

 

We like the following quote from another fund manager, Bill Nygren.

Nygren called the performance of his fund “dreadful” and noted that although the market overall had suffered, ‘our Fund [sic] has fared meaningfully worse.’ The waiting part can be frustrating, especially in a time when our stock prices are moving in the wrong direction. But there are only two ways we can fail—we can fail if our analysis is wrong, and we can fail if we run out of patience.

We like it when a manager refuses, against marketing and competitive and perhaps personal pressures, to sugarcoat the bad stuff, and Nygren earns our respect for refusing to do so. It’s something we aspire to and work on. We also like the exhortation to patience. In our case, most of our Funds went the right direction relative to their market benchmarks last quarter. . . . but we have seen and will see more downturns also. Patience is a good quality in investing, whether times are good or bad, during euphoria and stress.

The Real Expense of Soft Dollars

 

Last quarter we wrote about the problems of an industry practice called soft dollars (using your fund trading commission dollars to pay for your fund company’s research and brokerage services) and why we stay away from them at Bridgeway. I was amused by a recent article in a trade journal:

As scrutiny over how fund managers choose, use and value the research [writer’s note: presumably paid for with soft dollars] on which they base investment decisions increases, so too will the amount shops need to spend on systems to help track it. That’s according to a recently released report from TowerGroup.

Not only do the commissions cost you more. But someone has to pay for the increased costs of systems to track it, lawyers to review it and compliance people to ensure it follows regulations. Why not just keep it simple? This is one more reason to “just say no.”

Thanks to a Shareholder

 

A shareholder, Mr. Shuster, made the following suggestion:

I was unaware that Bridgeway had the option of electronic delivery of annual reports. To reduce paper and operating costs, Bridgeway should devote some space in its shareholder publications to promote shareholders to electronic delivery.

If you received this bulky report (or worse, multiple copies of it) in snail mail, but would prefer only to see it online, just call 800-661-3550, extension 2, or email funds@bridgeway.com to make this switch.

 

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December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Aggressive Investors 1 Fund Shareholder,

For the fifth quarter in a row, Aggressive Investors 1 Fund outperformed both its primary market benchmark and also its peer benchmark. Our Fund appreciated an impressive 5.26%, compared to a decline of 3.33% for the S&P 500 Index and a small gain of 0.42% for the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index. The Russell 2000 Index of small companies, which had done so well in recent prior years, declined over 4.58%. It was an excellent quarter for our Fund.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund gained 10.66%, significantly beating the S&P 500 Index (-1.37%), the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (5.35%), and the Russell 2000 Index (-7.53%). This period was marked by extreme market volatility as investors faced the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis, and our Fund performed quite well under those difficult conditions.

Likewise, we are quite pleased with our Fund’s calendar year performance for 2007, both on an absolute and relative return basis. Aggressive Investors 1 Fund gained more than 25% for the twelve months ending December 31, 2007, far exceeding the performance of the S&P 500 Index (5.49%), the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (16.39%), and the Russell 2000 Index (-1.57%). You may recall that 2006 was the first year since 1998 that we had underperformed the S&P 500 Index. It has not been that unusual for a poorer period such as 2006 to be followed by a strong one such as 2007—one more reason I think it’s a bad idea to leave our Funds for reasons related to short-term performance. As always, long-term performance and risk management remain our key objectives. The information below bears out our historical success in these areas.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance for the last ten years.

 

    

Dec. Qtr.

10/1/07
to 12/31/07

   

6 Month.

7/1/07
to 12/31/07

   

1 Year

1/1/07
to 12/31/07

   

5 Year

1/1/03
to 12/31/07

   

10 Year

1/1/98
to 12/31/07

   

Life-to-Date

8/5/94

to 12/31/07

 

Aggressive Investors 1 Fund

  5.26 %   10.66 %   25.80 %   21.76 %   19.26 %   20.79 %

S&P 500 Index (large companies)

  -3.33 %   -1.37 %   5.49 %   12.82 %   5.91 %   11.05 %

Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index

  0.42 %   5.35 %   16.39 %   15.18 %   6.54 %   9.85 %

Russell 2000 Index (small companies)

  -4.58 %   -7.53 %   -1.57 %   16.25 %   7.08 %   10.35 %

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested, while the Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index, that measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index reflects the record of the 30 largest funds in this category, comprised of more aggressive domestic growth mutual funds, as reported by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, Aggressive Investors 1 Fund ranked 45th of 357 capital appreciation funds for the twelve months ending December 31, 2007, 15th of 247 over the last five years, 2nd of 124 over the last ten years, and 1st of 60 since inception in August 1994. These long-term numbers and the graph below give two snapshots of our long-term success. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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Aggressive Investors 1 Fund vs. S & P 500 Index & Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index & Russell 2000 Index 1/1/98 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Talk about a chemical reaction. Chemical companies highlighted our top performers during the quarter. Four were among the top ten. Combined, these companies contributed over 4% to the return of the Fund. Our top two performers, both of which were chemical-related, each earned over 50% during the three-month period. The Fund also benefited from a bit of a global flavor as two of our top holdings are internationally based companies. (The Fund may invest up to 15% in foreign stocks, though the actual number has historically been, and is currently, significantly less than this.)

These are the ten best performers for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Mosaic Co

  

Chemicals

   56.6%
2   

Terra Industries Inc

  

Chemicals

   52.8%
3   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC ADR

  

Telecommunications (Russia)

   39.7%
4   

Intuitive Surgical Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   37.3%
5   

CF Industries Holdings Inc

  

Chemicals

   36.7%
6   

Deckers Outdoor Corp

  

Apparel

   36.7%
7   

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan

  

Chemicals (Canada)

   36.2%
8   

priceline.com Inc

  

Internet

   29.4%
9   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   29.1%
10   

Owens-Illinois Inc

  

Packaging & Containers

   19.4%
                

The Mosaic Company was the Fund’s top performer and appreciated over 56% for the three-month period. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the chemical company is a leading global manufacturer of crop nutrients, which serve as primary ingredients for fertilizer. Two significant factors have surfaced as of late that greatly benefited fertilizer companies like Mosaic. Rising oil prices and government subsidies have led to increased demand for ethanol which has prompted greater production of corn. Additionally, as the populations in China and other developing Asian and Latin American countries become increasingly affluent, their residents are adding more meat to their diets. As a result, corn and others feed grains have been met with even greater global demand and thus, the need for more fertilizer. During the past quarter, the company used its recent windfall from ongoing business operations to pay down long-term debt and strengthen its overall financial position. The stock contributed over 1.6% to the performance of the Fund during the three-month period.

Intuitive Surgical Inc. is a healthcare-related company that manufactures and markets specialty surgical products for a variety of medical applications. In particular, the company has designed robotic tools known as da Vinci systems which are used for urology, cardiology, gynecology, and general surgeries. In its most recent quarter, company profits doubled and sales increased by over 60%. Additionally, Intuitive has started to make inroads into the international medical markets. While many analysts remain quite positive about the company’s prospects for continued growth, others express concerns that it could

 

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encounter future challenges because it essentially remains a one-product company. To counter these fears, management points out that revenue is also tied to sales of accessories, system service and training; therefore, the potential for recurring revenue streams is becoming more substantial. Intuitive Systems contributed 1.10% to the performance of the Fund this past quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Companies from five different sectors were represented in our list of weak performers; no one industry served as the primary (negative) catalyst. Interestingly, the stock that made the greatest negative contribution to the Fund’s performance during the last three months had been our top performer over the prior two quarters. Nine companies lost over 20% during the past quarter.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

WellCare Health Plans Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   -78.6%
2   

CROCS Inc

  

Apparel

   -45.3%
3   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co

  

Auto Parts & Equipment

   -32.2%
4   

Ceradyne Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -30.8%
5   

Perini Corp

  

Engineering & Construction

   -29.9%
6   

Amkor Technology Inc

  

Semiconductors

   -29.2%
7   

Big Lots Inc

  

Retail

   -27.5%
8   

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc

  

Real Estate

   -27.1%
9   

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assoc

  

Semiconductors

   -20.4%
10   

Synaptics Inc

  

Computers

   -19.4%
                

Our worst performer for the quarter, managed care company, WellCare Health Plans offers government-sponsored healthcare and prescription drug programs through Medicare and Medicaid. In late October, federal investigators raided company headquarters and initiated an investigation over what most believe to be fraud-related issues. Unfortunately, our models can’t identify issues like this before they happen. To add insult to injury, company execs sold off over $45 million in stock during the year in advance of the raid, far more than the insider sales totaled for all of 2006. The company’s stock priced plunged over 70% in one day. News did not get any better for the company as the quarter progressed, as shareholder lawsuits ensued and plan enrollments declined. Fortunately, our position in this lightly-traded company is relatively small, and it cost the Fund less than 0.75% in return for the quarter. We purchased this stock late in the September quarter and our models jettisoned it a couple of months later.

Trendy shoemaker, CROCS, has been a dependable performer for several quarters. CROCS was the Fund’s top performer, and returned over 50% during the three months ended September 30, 2007. While its latest earnings report actually beat Wall Street forecasts, its future guidance on revenues fell short of expectations. In reality, CROCS had trouble keeping up with the increasing demand for its products throughout Europe and Japan, an issue that cost the company about $30 million in potential quarterly sales. Its stock price fell by almost half for the quarter and a few shareholder suits followed. The holding cost the Fund over 2% during the past three months. Despite the down quarter, CROCS remained our sixth best performer for the calendar year and appreciated more than 70%.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  With a gain of over 25%, lots of things went right for the Fund during the calendar year. Our two top holdings (both technology companies) earned well in excess of 100% and a total of 12 stocks returned over 50% for the calendar year. Basic materials and technology highlighted the list, as six companies came from those two sectors.

 

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These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Research In Motion Ltd

  

Computers

   166.2%
2   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   132.6%
3   

priceline.com Inc

  

Internet

   87.5%
4   

Terra Industries Inc

  

Chemicals

   86.2%
5   

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan

  

Chemicals

   84.8%
6   

CROCS Inc

  

Apparel

   70.4%
7   

Chaparral Steel Co

  

Iron/Steel

   70.1%
8   

National Oilwell Varco Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   67.9%
9   

Vimpel-Communications ADR

  

Telecommunications

   62.8%
10   

Mosaic Co

  

Chemicals

   56.6%
                

A strong fourth quarter showing pushed Mosaic into the list of top 10 performers where it was joined by two other chemical companies (Terra Industries and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan). Increased global demand for basic materials, particularly from emerging markets like China, led to strong sales of related products. The weaker dollar throughout the year also sparked higher exports. These three chemical companies contributed over 4% to the return of the Fund.

The Fund’s best two performers, Research in Motion and Apple, topped the list with returns greater than 100% in 2007. Consumers are still in love with their time-tested Blackberries (Research in Motion), even after the successful debut of the iPhone (Apple) in June. (Apparently there is room for both in this growing global market.) In its most recent report, Research in Motion more than doubled its profits and beat Wall Street expectations once again; the company is reaping benefits of higher sales of its Pearl and Curve. Likewise, Apple reported a 67% increase in earnings in its latest report as all the publicity related to the iPhone has led to increased demand for the old trusted iPods and Macs. The company also successfully launched the iPhone in Europe later in the year and has its sights set on Asia for 2008. Combined, these two techs contributed over 3.5% to the Fund’s performance in 2007.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Six industry sectors were represented in the list of poor performers, highlighted by three financials firms. Combined, those three holdings only cost the Fund about 1% in performance. Fortunately, only one company lost over 50% for the calendar year, and the Fund owned a relatively small position of that stock.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

WellCare Health Plans Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   -77.5%
2   

First Marblehead Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -36.0%
3   

Perini Corp

  

Engineering & Construction

   -29.9%
4   

Valueclick Inc

  

Internet

   -29.3%
5   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co

  

Auto Parts & Equipment

   -29.3%
6   

NutriSystem Inc

  

Internet

   -28.9%
7   

Western Refining Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   -27.4%
8   

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc

  

Real Estate

   -27.1%
9   

Washington Mutual Inc

  

Savings & Loans

   -27.0%
10   

Baldor Electric Co

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   -23.0%
                

The year 2007 turned out to be highly volatile for Cooper Tire and Rubber. After trading around $28 in July, the stock plunged over 20% in one day following its recent quarterly earnings announcement and closed the year around $16.50. While higher sales in Europe and Asia contributed to a quarterly profit, U.S. analysts remained concerned about plant inefficiencies and how the company will handle rising costs of raw materials in 2008. The stock cost the Fund 0.8% in annual return.

 

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Managing Risks (on the margin) with Puts and Calls

 

We have mentioned in previous letters the occasional use of calls to provide some exposure to a stock’s “upside,” while limiting the risk of a stock’s major decline. A related strategy is even more defensive in nature and involves selling calls or buying puts on Fund stocks in order to “manage down” (in accordance with our investment objective) the risk that our Fund might fall faster than the market overall. As our Fund had become measurably more volatile than we would like over the last two years, we employed such a strategy in the fourth quarter with a portion of the Fund. The total capital employed with this strategy is small, equal to 0.5% of net assets. In the downturn between mid-October to mid-December, this strategy provided a bit of cushion, however, as our options returned a 0.6% of net assets gain. The purpose is not really to add to returns significantly over the long haul, but rather to decrease downside volatility or short term risk.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Six of our top holdings at the end of the calendar year were among the Fund’s best performers during the December quarter: Decker Outdoor, Owens-Illinois, Mosaic Co., Intuitive Surgical, Potash Corp., and Apple Inc. Combined, these six companies contributed almost 7% to the overall performance of the Fund during the quarter. The top 10 holdings represented almost 44% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

Rank    Description    Industry    Percent of
Net Assets
1   

Deckers Outdoor Corp

  

Apparel

   5.5%
2   

Owens-Illinois Inc

  

Packaging & Containers

   5.4%
3   

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   4.8%
4   

Mosaic Co

  

Chemicals

   4.6%
5   

Invitrogen Corp

  

Biotechnology

   4.6%
6   

Perrigo Co

  

Pharmaceuticals

   4.6%
7   

Intuitive Surgical Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   4.0%
8   

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan

  

Chemicals

   3.7%
9   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   3.6%
10   

CROCS Inc

  

Apparel

   2.9%
                
         43.7%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Our Fund’s strong relative weighting in basic materials has had a strong positive effect in the December quarter, as our “picks” performed well as a group. Interestingly, our under-representation of financial stocks also helped significantly, as many finance stocks got pounded by the subprime lending and related credit crisis. Our largest sector was consumer, non-cyclicals, probably a good place to be if we should enter a recession in 2008. None of this reflects a view of the economy at Bridgeway, however. It is simply the sum total of our individual stock picks.

 

      % of Portfolio    % S&P 500 Index    Difference

Basic Materials

   15.6%    3.4%    12.2%

Communications

   6.1%    11.3%    -5.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

   9.1%    7.1%    2.0%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   27.0%    20.5%    6.5%

Energy

   4.5%    12.9%    -8.4%

Financial

   3.9%    17.6%    -13.7%

Industrial

   18.3%    11.8%    6.5%

Technology

   13.0%    11.8%    1.2%

Utilities

   0.0%    3.5%    -3.5%

Diversified

   0.0%    0.1%    -0.1%

Cash

   2.5%    0.0%    2.5%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

 

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Interesting Historical Statistics

 

Of the surviving 127 members of the triple digit club (Funds that appreciated at least 100%) of 1999, only three beat the market each year of the bear market following. During that three year period (2000-2002), Aggressive Investors 1 Fund declined 17%, the S&P 500 Index declined 38%, and the entire triple digit club (only the surviving members) declined a whopping 59%. That’s part of our Fund design: when we do underperform the market for a year or two, we try not to do it in a bear market. Past history (and Fund design) does not guarantee future performance. We do and have underperformed for shorter down periods such as months and quarters.

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those of market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies, and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage magnifies the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Finally, the Fund exposes shareholders to “focus risk” which adds to Fund volatility through the possibility that a single company could significantly affect total return. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Aggressive Investors 1 Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.81%

Aerospace/Defense - 1.50%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  53,400    $ 5,620,884

Apparel - 9.31%

 

CROCS, Inc.*(a)

  290,800      10,704,348
 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a)

  133,300      20,669,498
 

Warnaco Group, Inc.*

  101,200      3,521,760
          
         34,895,606

Banks - 1.19%

 

US Bancorp(a)

  141,000      4,475,340

Biotechnology - 4.57%

 

Invitrogen Corp.*

  183,400      17,131,394

Chemicals - 12.84%

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

  91,600      10,081,496
 

Mosaic Co.*

  184,000      17,358,560
 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

  95,100      13,690,596
 

Terra Industries, Inc.*

  146,370      6,990,631
          
         48,121,283

Commercial Services - 0.65%

 

Apollo Group, Inc.*

  34,600      2,427,190

Computers - 10.44%

 

Apple, Inc.*

  67,400      13,350,592
 

Research In Motion, Ltd.*

  94,200      10,682,280
 

Sigma Designs, Inc.*(a)

  155,300      8,572,560
 

Sun Microsystems, Inc.*

  180,725      3,276,544
 

Synaptics, Inc.*

  79,000      3,251,640
          
         39,133,616

Diversified Financial Services - 2.03%

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  17,900      3,849,395
 

Greenhill & Co., Inc.(a)

  56,800      3,776,064
          
         7,625,459

Electrical Components & Equipment - 1.26%

 

GrafTech International, Ltd.*(a)

  265,100      4,705,525

Electronics - 1.77%

 

Garmin, Ltd.(a)

  68,500      6,644,500

Energy-Alternative Sources - 1.54%

 

Sunpower Corp.*(a)

  44,400      5,789,316

Engineering & Construction - 3.51%

 

McDermott International, Inc.*

  177,900      10,501,437
 

Perini Corp.*

  63,900      2,646,738
          
         13,148,175
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Food - 2.80%

 

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.*

  313,000    $ 10,510,540

Healthcare-Products - 4.05%

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

  46,800      15,186,600

Internet - 3.29%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

  53,900      4,993,296
 

priceline.com, Inc.*(a)

  64,000      7,351,040
          
         12,344,336

Machinery-Diversified - 2.56%

 

AGCO Corp.*

  141,000      9,585,180

Metal Fabrication - Hardware - 2.74%

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

  44,000      6,102,800
 

Valmont Industries, Inc.

  47,000      4,188,640
          
         10,291,440

Mining - 3.11%

 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

  57,200      5,859,568
 

Southern Copper Corp.(a)

  55,100      5,792,663
          
         11,652,231

Oil & Gas Services - 3.03%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*

  97,200      7,140,312
 

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

  62,600      4,216,110
          
         11,356,422

Packaging & Containers - 5.41%

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

  409,600      20,275,200

Pharmaceuticals - 15.59%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  174,300      4,622,436
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

  117,600      5,410,776
 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

  34,100      3,457,740
 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  176,800      9,833,616
 

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

  371,700      18,031,167
 

Perrigo Co.

  488,000      17,084,880
          
         58,440,615

Real Estate - 0.76%

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

  40,200      2,860,632

Semiconductors - 0.95%

 

NVIDIA Corp.*(a)

  104,500      3,555,090

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Software - 1.90%

 

Oracle Corp.*

  315,200    $ 7,117,216

Telecommunications - 3.01%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

  131,200      3,551,584
 

Nokia OYJ, ADR

  114,300      4,387,977
 

Telefonica SA(a)

  34,400      3,357,096
          
         11,296,657

Transportation - 0.00%

 

Kirby Corp.*

  20      930
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.81%

     374,191,377
          

(Cost $289,769,329)

  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.58%

 

    Rate^    Shares    Value  

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    9,668,243      9,668,243  
             

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.58%

     9,668,243  
             

(Cost $9,668,243)

       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.39%

   $ 383,859,620  

(Cost $299,437,572)

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (2.39)%

     (8,956,140 )
             

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 374,903,480  
             

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $71,389,161 at December 31, 2007.

ADR American Depositary Receipt

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Aggressive Investors 2 Fund Shareholder,

For the fifth quarter in a row, Aggressive Investors 2 Fund outperformed both its primary market benchmark and also its peer benchmark. Our Fund earned an impressive 5.02%, compared to a decline of 3.33% for the S&P 500 Index and a small gain of 0.42% for the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index. The Russell 2000 Index of small companies, which had done so well in recent prior years, declined over 4.5%. It was an excellent quarter for our Fund.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund gained 11.62%, significantly beating the S&P 500 Index (-1.37%), the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (5.35%), and the Russell 2000 Index (-7.53%). This period was marked by extreme market volatility as investors faced the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis, and our Fund performed quite well under those difficult conditions.

Likewise, we are quite pleased with our Fund’s calendar year performance for 2007, both on an absolute and relative return basis. Aggressive Investors 2 Fund gained more than 30% for the 12-months ending December 31, 2007, far exceeding the performance of the S&P 500 Index (5.49%), the Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index (16.39%), and the Russell 2000 Index (-1.57%). You may recall that 2006 was the first year since inception that we had underperformed the S&P 500 Index. It has not been that unusual for a poorer period such as 2006 to be followed by a strong one such as 2007—one more reason I think it’s a bad idea to leave our Funds for reasons related to short-term performance. As always, long-term performance and risk management remain our key objectives. The information below bears out our historical success in these areas.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

     

Dec. Qtr.

10/1/07
to 12/31/07

  

6 Month.

7/1/07
to 12/31/07

  

1 Year

1/1/07
to 12/31/07

  

5 Year

1/1/03
to 12/31/07

  

Life-to-Date

10/31/01

to 12/31/07

Aggressive Investors 2 Fund

   5.02%    11.62%    32.19%    22.57%    14.72%

S&P 500 Index (large companies)

   -3.33%    -1.37%    5.49%    12.82%    7.33%

Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index

   0.42%    5.35%    16.39%    15.18%    8.98%

Russell 2000 Index (small companies)

   -4.58%    -7.53%    -1.57%    16.25%    11.26%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested, while the Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index, that measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index reflects the record of the 30 largest funds in this category, comprised of more aggressive domestic growth mutual funds, as reported by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, Aggressive Investors 2 Fund ranked 12th of 357 capital appreciation funds for the twelve months ending December 31, 2007, 14th of 247 over the last five years, 16th of 225 since inception in October, 2001. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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Aggressive Investors 2 Fund vs. S&P 500 Index & Lipper Capital Appreciation Funds Index & Russell 2000 Index 10/31/01 to 12/31/07

 

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The Short Version:  Talk about a chemical reaction. Chemical companies highlighted our top performers during the quarter. Four were among the top ten. Combined, these companies contributed over 4% to the return of the Fund. Our top two performers, both of which were chemical-related, each earned over 50% during the three-month period. The Fund also benefited from a bit of a global flavor as two of our top holdings are internationally based companies. (The Fund may invest up to 15% in foreign stocks, though the actual number has historically been, or is currently, significantly less than this.)

These are the ten best performers for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Mosaic Co

  

Chemicals

   55.8%
2   

Terra Industries Inc

  

Chemicals

   52.8%
3   

Mobile Telesystems OJSC ADR

  

Telecommunications

   46.9%
4   

Deckers Outdoor Corp

  

Apparel

   37.7%
5   

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan

  

Chemicals

   36.5%
6   

Intuitive Surgical Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   36.2%
7   

CF Industries Holdings Inc

  

Chemicals

   36.1%
8   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   29.1%
9   

priceline.com Inc

  

Internet

   23.4%
10   

Belden Inc

  

Electrical Compo & Equip

   21.1%
                

The Mosaic Company was the Fund’s top performer and earned over 55% for the three-month period. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the chemical company is a leading global manufacturer of crop nutrients which serve as primary ingredients for fertilizer. Two significant factors have surfaced as of late that greatly benefited fertilizer companies like Mosaic. Rising oil prices and government subsidies have led to increased demand for ethanol which has prompted greater production of corn. Additionally, as the populations in China and other developing Asian and Latin American countries become increasingly affluent, their residents are adding more meat to their diets. As a result, corn and others feed grains have been met with even greater global demand and thus, the need for more fertilizer. During the past quarter, the company used its recent windfall from ongoing business operations to pay down long-term debt and strengthen its overall financial position. The stock contributed over 1.7% to the performance of the Fund during the three-month period.

Intuitive Surgical Inc. is a healthcare-related company that manufactures and markets specialty surgical products for a variety of medical applications. In particular, the company has designed robotic tools known as da Vinci systems which are used for urology, cardiology, gynecology, and general surgeries. In its most recent quarter, company profits doubled and sales increased by over 60%. Additionally, Intuitive has started to make inroads into the international medical markets. While many

 

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analysts remain quite positive about the company’s prospects for continued growth, others express concerns that it could encounter future challenges because it essentially remains a one-product company. To counter these fears, management points out that revenue is also tied to sales of accessories, system service and training; therefore, the potential for recurring revenue streams is becoming more substantial. Intuitive Systems contributed just over 1.0% to the performance of the Fund this past quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Companies from five different sectors were represented in our list of weak performers; no one industry served as the primary (negative) catalyst. Interestingly, the stock (CROCS) that made the greatest negative contribution to the Fund’s performance during the last three months had been our top performer over the prior two quarters. Nine companies lost 20% or more during the past quarter.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

WellCare Health Plans Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   -78.6%
2   

CROCS Inc

  

Apparel

   -45.3%
3   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co

  

Auto Parts & Equipment

   -35.4%
4   

Ceradyne Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -32.5%
5   

Perini Corp

  

Engineering & Construction

   -29.6%
6   

Amkor Technology Inc

  

Semiconductors

   -29.2%
7   

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc

  

Real Estate

   -29.2%
8   

Big Lots Inc

  

Retail

   -28.5%
9   

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assoc

  

Semiconductors

   -20.0%
10   

Synaptics Inc

  

Computers

   -19.6%
                

Our worst performer for the quarter, managed care company, WellCare Health Plans offers government-sponsored healthcare and prescription drug programs through Medicare and Medicaid. In late October, federal investigators raided company headquarters and initiated an investigation over what most believe to be fraud-related issues. Unfortunately, our models can’t identify issues like this before they happen. To add insult to injury, company execs sold off over $45 million in stock during the year in advance of the raid, far more than the insider sales totaled for all of 2006. The company’s stock priced plunged over 70% in one day. News did not get any better for the company as the quarter progressed as shareholder lawsuits ensued and plan enrollments declined. Fortunately, our position in this lightly traded company is relatively small and it cost the Fund less than 0.80% in return for the quarter. We purchased this stock late in the September quarter and our models jettisoned it a couple of months later.

Trendy shoemaker, CROCS has been a dependable performer for several quarters. CROCS was the Fund’s top performer, and returned over 50% during the three months ended September 30, 2007. While its latest earnings report actually beat Wall Street forecasts, its future guidance on revenues fell short of expectations. In reality, CROCS had trouble keeping up with the increasing demand for its products throughout Europe and Japan, an issue that cost the company about $30 million in potential quarterly sales. Its stock price fell by almost half for the quarter and a few shareholder suits followed. The holding cost the Fund just under 2% during the past three months. Despite the down quarter, CROCS remained our fourth best performer for the calendar year and appreciated more than 70%.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  With a gain of over 30%, lots of things went right for the Fund during the prior 12-months. Our three top holdings (including two technology companies) earned well in excess of 100% and a total of 14 stocks returned over 50% for the calendar year. Basic materials and energy highlighted the list of top 10 performers as six companies came from those two sectors.

 

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These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Research In Motion Ltd

  

Computers

   166.2%
2   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   132.6%
3   

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan

  

Chemicals

   113.3%
4   

CROCS Inc

  

Apparel

   70.4%
5   

Chaparral Steel Co

  

Iron/Steel

   69.8%
6   

Terra Industries Inc

  

Chemicals

   69.3%
7   

National Oilwell Varco Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   67.6%
8   

Frontier Oil Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   66.8%
9   

Vimpel-Communications ADR

  

Telecommunications

   66.0%
10   

Tesoro Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   62.6%
                

The Fund’s best two performers, Research in Motion and Apple, topped the list with returns greater than 100% in 2007. Consumers are still in love with their time-tested Blackberries (Research in Motion), even after the successful debut of the iPhone (Apple) in June. (Apparently there is room for both in this growing global market.) In its most recent report, Research in Motion more than doubled its profits and beat Wall Street expectations once again; the company is reaping benefits of higher sales of its Pearl and Curve. Likewise, Apple reported a 67% increase in earnings in its latest report as all the publicity related to the iPhone has led to increased demand for the old trusted iPods and Macs. The company also successfully launched the iPhone in Europe later in the year and has it sights set on Asia for 2008. Combined, these two techs contributed over 4.25% to the Fund’s performance in 2007.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Six industry sectors were represented in the list of poor performers, highlighted by three financials firms. Combined, those three holdings only cost the Fund just over 1% in performance. Fortunately, only one company lost over 50% for the calendar year and the Fund owned a relatively small position of that stock.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

WellCare Health Plans Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   -77.5%
2   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co

  

Auto Parts & Equipment

   -41.1%
3   

First Marblehead Corp/The

  

Diversified Financial Svcs

   -37.8%
4   

Jones Lang LaSalle Inc

  

Real Estate

   -36.6%
5   

Perini Corp

  

Engineering & Construction

   -29.6%
6   

Valueclick Inc

  

Internet

   -29.1%
7   

Western Refining Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   -28.4%
8   

Washington Mutual Inc

  

Savings & Loans

   -27.0%
9   

Baldor Electric Co

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   -23.2%
10   

China Southern Airlines Co Ltd ADR

  

Airlines

   -23.2%
                

The year 2007 turned out to be highly volatile for Cooper Tire and Rubber. After trading around $28 in July, the stock plunged over 20% in one day following its recent quarterly earnings announcement and closed the year around $16.50. While higher sales in Europe and Asia contributed to a quarterly profit, U.S. analysts remained concerned about plant inefficiencies and how the company will handle rising costs of raw materials in 2008. The stock cost the Fund less than 0.5% in annual return.

 

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Managing Risks (on the margin) with Puts and Calls

 

We have mentioned in previous letters the occasional use of calls to provide some exposure to a stock’s “upside,” while limiting the risk of a stock’s major decline. A related strategy is even more defensive in nature and involves selling calls or buying puts on Fund stocks in order to “manage down” (in accordance with our investment objective) the risk that our Fund might fall faster than the market overall. As our Fund had measurably become more volatile than we would like over the last two years, we employed such a strategy in the fourth quarter with a portion of the Fund. The total capital employed with this strategy is small, equal to 0.5% of net assets. In the downturn between mid-October to mid-December, this strategy provided a bit of cushion, however, as our options returned a 0.6% of net assets gain. The purpose here is not really to add to returns significantly over the long haul, but rather to decrease downside volatility or short term risk.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Five of our top holdings at the end of the calendar year were among the Fund’s best performers during the December quarter: Decker Outdoor, Mosaic Co., Intuitive Surgical, Potash Corp., and Apple Inc. Combined, these five companies contributed over 6% to the overall performance of the Fund during the quarter. The top 10 holdings represented just under 40% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

Rank    Description    Industry    Percent of
Net Assets
1   

Deckers Outdoor Corp

  

Apparel

   5.4%
2   

Owens-Illinois Inc

  

Packaging & Containers

   4.5%
3   

Mosaic Co

  

Chemicals

   4.3%
4   

Invitrogen Corp

  

Biotechnology

   4.2%
5   

AGCO Corp

  

Machinery-Diversified

   3.8%
6   

Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   3.6%
7   

Intuitive Surgical Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   3.6%
8   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   3.2%
9   

Amazon.Com Inc

  

Internet

   3.2%
10   

Potash Corp of Saskatchewan

  

Chemicals

   3.1%
                
         38.9%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Our Fund’s strong relative weighting in basic materials has had a very positive effect in the December quarter, as our “picks” performed well as a group. Interestingly, our under-representation of financials also helped significantly, as many banks and related investment stocks got pounded by the subprime lending and related credit crisis. Our second largest sector was consumer, non-cyclicals, probably a good place to be if we should enter a recession in 2008, as some analysts predict. None of this reflects a view of the economy at Bridgeway, however. It is simply the sum total of our individual stock picks.

 

      % of Portfolio    % S&P 500 Index    Difference

Basic Materials

   17.7%    3.4%    14.3%

Communications

   10.1%    11.3%    -1.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

   10.2%    7.1%    3.1%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   18.5%    20.5%    -2.0%

Energy

   4.9%    12.9%    -8.0%

Financial

   4.6%    17.6%    -13.0%

Industrial

   21.7%    11.8%    9.9%

Technology

   12.0%    11.8%    0.2%

Utilities

   0.0%    3.5%    -3.5%

Diversified

   0.0%    0.1%    -0.1%

Cash

   0.3%    0.0%    0.3%
                     

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

 

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Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those of market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies, and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage magnifies the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Finally, the Fund exposes shareholders to “focus risk” which adds to Fund volatility through the possibility that a single company could significantly affect total return. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Aggressive Investors 2 Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.70%

Aerospace/Defense - 1.35%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  107,400    $ 11,304,924

Airlines - 0.48%

 

China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd., ADR

  60,700      3,972,815

Apparel - 8.20%

 

CROCS, Inc.*(a)

  460,800      16,962,048
 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a)

  290,700      45,075,942
 

Warnaco Group, Inc.*

  188,700      6,566,760
          
         68,604,750

Auto Manufacturers - 0.56%

 

Daimler AG

  49,400      4,724,122

Banks - 0.30%

 

US Bancorp(a)

  79,000      2,507,460

Biotechnology - 4.19%

 

Invitrogen Corp.*

  375,100      35,038,091

Chemicals - 13.26%

 

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

  184,400      20,295,064
 

Monsanto Co.

  120,800      13,492,152
 

Mosaic Co.*

  381,600      36,000,144
 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

  181,299      26,099,804
 

Terra Industries, Inc.*

  313,800      14,987,088
          
         110,874,252

Commercial Services - 1.51%

 

Apollo Group, Inc.*

  72,200      5,064,830
 

Sotheby's

  197,800      7,536,180
          
         12,601,010

Computers - 9.45%

 

Apple, Inc.*

  136,100      26,958,688
 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  138,900      7,011,672
 

Research In Motion, Ltd.*

  136,800      15,513,120
 

Sigma Designs, Inc.*(a)

  304,800      16,824,960
 

Sun Microsystems, Inc.*

  341,625      6,193,661
 

Synaptics, Inc.*

  159,100      6,548,556
          
         79,050,657

Diversified Financial Services - 2.80%

 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  34,800      7,483,740
 

Greenhill & Co., Inc.(a)

  114,400      7,605,312
 

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.*

  414,600      8,316,876
          
         23,405,928
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Electrical Components & Equipment - 2.17%

 

General Cable Corp.*

  112,500    $ 8,244,000
 

GrafTech International, Ltd.*

  557,500      9,895,625
          
         18,139,625

Electronics - 3.02%

 

Avnet, Inc.*

  169,400      5,923,918
 

Flir Systems, Inc.*

  221,000      6,917,300
 

Garmin, Ltd.(a)

  128,100      12,425,700
          
         25,266,918

Energy-Alternative Sources - 2.05%

 

Sunpower Corp.*(a)

  131,500      17,146,285

Engineering & Construction - 4.28%

 

ABB, Ltd.(a)

  268,600      7,735,680
 

McDermott International, Inc.*

  387,500      22,874,125
 

Perini Corp.*

  125,400      5,194,068
          
         35,803,873

Healthcare-Products - 3.59%

 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

  92,500      30,016,250

Insurance - 0.84%

 

MetLife, Inc.

  114,300      7,043,166

Internet - 5.39%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*(a)

  290,100      26,874,864
 

priceline.com, Inc.*(a)

  158,100      18,159,366
          
         45,034,230

Iron/Steel - 0.65%

 

Mechel, ADR

  55,600      5,400,984

Machinery-Diversified - 4.47%

 

AGCO Corp.*

  470,400      31,977,792
 

CNH Global NV

  82,400      5,423,568
          
         37,401,360

Metal Fabrication-Hardware - 1.93%

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

  61,300      8,502,310
 

Valmont Industries, Inc.

  86,000      7,664,320
          
         16,166,630

Mining - 3.82%

 

Cameco Corp.

  164,800      6,560,688
 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

  105,400      10,797,176
 

Southern Copper Corp.(a)

  139,000      14,613,070
          
         31,970,934

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Oil & Gas Services - 2.81%

 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*

  202,800    $ 14,897,688
 

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

  128,000      8,620,800
          
         23,518,488

Packaging & Containers - 4.51%

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

  762,300      37,733,850

Pharmaceuticals - 9.20%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  465,500      12,345,060
 

Express Scripts, Inc.*

  126,800      9,256,400
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

  182,000      8,373,820
 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

  81,100      8,223,540
 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  540,600      30,068,172
 

Pfizer, Inc.

  380,400      8,646,492
          
         76,913,484

Real Estate - 0.68%

 

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.(a)

  79,400      5,650,104

Retail - 1.00%

 

GameStop Corp.*

  134,000      8,322,740

Semiconductors - 1.26%

 

NVIDIA Corp.*(a)

  309,600      10,532,592

Software - 1.25%

 

Oracle Corp.*

  464,500      10,488,410

Telecommunications - 4.68%

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

  324,300      8,778,801
 

Mobile Telesystems OJSC, ADR

  142,400      14,494,896
 

Nokia OYJ, ADR

  232,900      8,941,031
 

Telefonica SA

  71,200      6,948,408
          
         39,163,136
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.70%

       833,797,068
          

(Cost $670,932,448)

    
    Rate^    Shares    Value

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.29%

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    2,378,284    $ 2,378,284
           

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.29%

     2,378,284
           

(Cost $2,378,284)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.99%

      $ 836,175,352

(Cost $673,310,732)

     

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.01%

     104,539
           

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

        $ 836,279,891
           

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $137,594,226 at December 31, 2007.
ADR American Depositary Receipt

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter-ended December 31, 2007, Ultra-Small Company Fund declined by 7.00%, outperforming its primary benchmark index, CRSP Cap Based Portfolio 10 Index, which lost 9.14%, but underperforming both the Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index (-3.87%) and the Russell 2000 Index (-4.58%). In general, ultra-small companies had a rough quarter as continued market and economic uncertainty led many investors to shy away from these smallest companies in favor of larger industry leaders. It was a mixed record in a down market environment.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund dropped 8.22%, again outperforming its primary benchmark, the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index (-14.45%). Both the Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index (-5.44), and the Russell 2000 Index (-7.53%) fell in value as well, though, reflecting the better record of these (less small) companies for the period, not as much as our Fund. This semi-annual period was marked by extreme market volatility, as investors faced the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis.

For the full calendar year, Ultra-Small Company Fund fell by only 2.77%, significantly beating the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index benchmark, which declined 9.88%. The other small-cap indexes fared somewhat better on an annual basis with the Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index increasing by 4.19% and the Russell 2000 Index declining 1.57%. The calendar year 2007 appears to have reversed a prior trend that had favored smaller issues over the past seven years. Most importantly, we view the shorter-term results in conjunction with long-term returns. For each of the longer time horizons (five year, ten year, and since inception in 1994), the performance of our Fund has significantly surpassed that of its peer and market benchmarks.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance for the last ten years.

 

    

Dec Qtr.

10/1/07
to 12/31/07

 

6 Month

7/1/07
to 12/31/07

 

1 Year

1/1/07
to 12/31/07

 

5 Year

1/1/03
to 12/31/07

 

10 Year

1/1/98
to 12/31/07

 

Life-to-Date

8/5/94

to 12/31/07

Ultra-Small Company Fund

  -7.00%   -8.22%   -2.77%   23.14%   17.56%   20.57%

CRSP Cap-Based Port. 10 Index

  -9.14%   -14.45%   -9.88%   21.06%   12.73%   14.46%

Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index

  -3.87%   -5.44%   4.19%   16.28%   7.10%   10.22%

Russell 2000 Index (small companies)

  -4.58%   -7.53%   -1.57%   16.25%   7.08%   10.35%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of small-company funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index, which measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 1,670 of the smallest publicly traded U.S. stocks (with dividends reinvested), as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, the Ultra-Small Company Fund ranked 45th of 96 micro-cap funds for the last twelve months ended December 31, 2007, 1st of 65 such funds for the last five years, 2nd of 32 funds for ten years and 1st of 9 funds since inception in August, 1994. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

Ultra-Small Company Fund vs. CRSP 10 Index & Russell 2000 Index & Lipper Small Company Funds Index 1/1/98 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Here’s a big surprise… in this day and age (and market), a financial services company actually topped the list of best performers during the December quarter. All told, six different sectors were represented in the list.

These are the ten best performers for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

AeroCentury Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   63.1%
2   

Chindex International Inc

  

Distribution/Wholesale

   43.0%
3   

Ebix Inc

  

Software

   40.5%
4   

Chase Corp

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   35.2%
5   

Arabian American Development Co

  

Oil & Gas

   28.5%
6   

Novatel Inc

  

Electronics

   26.7%
7   

Kewaunee Scientific Corp

  

Healthcare-Products

   25.9%
8   

K-Tron International Inc

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   25.5%
9   

Somanetics Corp

  

Healthcare-Products

   24.7%
10   

CAM Commerce Solutions Inc

  

Software

   22.1%
                

AeroCentury Corp. was the Fund’s top performer this quarter and the only holding to return more than 50% in performance. While many other financial services companies were caught up in subprime lending problems and the related credit crisis, this aircraft and engine leasing company reported third quarter results in November that far exceeded its sole analyst’s expectations. (Many of the smallest companies do not generate significant coverage from Wall Street and other major firms.) The quarterly earnings jumped 230% from last year’s level, though some of the strong comparative performance can be attributed to accounting restatements from 2006 results. The company contributed almost 0.25% to the return of the Fund during the past three months.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Financial and consumer-related companies highlighted the list of poor performers during the quarter, as the credit concerns threatened to slow consumer activity even more in the months to come. One holding plunged over 50% during the three month period, and another 14 companies lost more than 25% in value.

 

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These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

PC Mall Inc

  

Retail

   -51.0%
2   

Hardinge Inc

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   -48.4%
3   

Green Bankshares Inc

  

Banks

   -47.2%
4   

CPI Corp

  

Commercial Services

   -45.1%
5   

KMG Chemicals Inc

  

Chemicals

   -40.1%
6   

Silicom Ltd

  

Electronics

   -40.0%
7   

Technology Investment Capital Corp

  

Investment Companies

   -31.0%
8   

PRG-Schultz International Inc

  

Commercial Services

   -30.9%
9   

Movie Star Inc/NY

  

Apparel

   -29.2%
10   

SAVVIS Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -28.1%
                

Green Bankshares was among the worst performers in the Fund this quarter and another victim of the ongoing credit crisis. The Tennessee-based bank holding company also oversees a wealth management group and mortgage banking operation. In December, the bank lowered its 4th quarter 2007 earnings forecast and withdrew its guidance for all of 2008. As the real estate market continued to decline, Green was forced to increase its loan-loss provision due to the potential for additional defaults and foreclosures. For the quarter, the holding cost the Fund almost 0.25% in return.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Five holdings gained over 100% in 2007, and a total of 14 other stocks surged by 50% or more. Six different sectors were represented among the top performers in the calendar year with four consumer-related holdings appearing on the list. Combined, these four stocks contributed over 4% to the return of the Fund.

These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Life Partners Holdings Inc

  

Insurance

   158.3%
2   

Arabian American Development Co

  

Oil & Gas

   150.9%
3   

ICO Inc

  

Chemicals

   127.7%
4   

RadNet Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   112.1%
5   

Cal-Maine Foods Inc

  

Food

   102.1%
6   

Twin Disc Inc

  

Machinery-Diversified

   99.4%
7   

LB Foster Co

  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

   98.3%
8   

M&F Worldwide Corp

  

Food

   97.3%
9   

Everlast Worldwide Inc

  

Apparel

   94.1%
10   

Dawson Geophysical Co

  

Oil & Gas Services

   86.0%
                

RadNet Inc. was one of the five Fund holdings to double its price during the calendar year 2007. The company owns and operates diagnostic imaging centers throughout the country and has been in expansion mode through acquisitions since 2006. In July, management announced that it had obtained a substantial credit line with the intention of refinancing company debt, though the challenges in the credit markets prompted them to delay the move. Instead, GE Healthcare Financial Services agreed to provide an incremental $35 million in credit that will help the company meet its needed liquidity to proceed with its growth plans. RadNet contributed over 0.50% to the return of the Fund.

 

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Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  If misery loves company, the Fund had plenty of company during this, the first calendar year decline of ultra-small companies generally since 1998 (a remarkable statistic). A total of 38 holdings declined in value by 25% or more during the 12-month period. Six different sectors were represented on the list of weak performers with four industrial companies costing the Fund over 1.0% in return.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

Tessco Technologies Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -61.0%
2   

Constar International Inc

  

Packaging & Containers

   -54.2%
3   

CPI Corp

  

Commercial Services

   -53.2%
4   

Synalloy Corp

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -53.0%
5   

Green Bankshares Inc

  

Banks

   -51.5%
6   

PC Mall Inc

  

Retail

   -51.0%
7   

Captaris Inc

  

Software

   -51.0%
8   

Silicom Ltd

  

Electronics

   -49.2%
9   

Technology Investment Capital Corp

  

Investment Companies

   -46.0%
10   

Swank Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -45.0%
                

PC Mall was one of seven holdings to decline more than 50% during the calendar year 2007 and our worst performer in the December quarter. The direct marketer of computer hardware, software, and peripherals had been riding high on strong sales, mainly of Apple-related products. The company hit a 52-week high in late October (around the time we bought), before getting caught up in the recessionary fears and gloom and doom of the holiday season that affected many retailers. The stock got a brief reprieve from a decent week of activity in the days following Thanksgiving. For the year, PC Mall cost the Fund over 0.50% in return in 2007.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Unfortunately, none of the Fund’s top 10 holdings appeared in the list of best performers during the past three months. A total of four chemical and oil and gas companies were among the top holdings and accounted for 13% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

Rank    Description    Industry    Percent of
Net Assets
1   

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.

  

Food

   4.6%
2   

Air Methods Corp.

  

Healthcare-Services

   4.2%
3   

Dawson Geophysical Co.

  

Oil & Gas Services

   3.7%
4   

Bolt Technology Corp.

  

Oil & Gas Services

   3.7%
5   

Penford Corp.

  

Chemicals

   3.0%
6   

LB Foster Co.

  

Metal Fabrication - Hardware

   2.9%
7   

Dollar Financial Corp.

  

Commercial Services

   2.7%
8   

ICO, Inc.

  

Chemicals

   2.6%
9   

ICF International, Inc.

  

Commercial Services

   2.5%
10   

VSE Corp.

  

Engineering & Construction

   2.4%
                
         32.3%

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Our models’ underweighting of financials versus our market benchmark proved beneficial to the Fund, as the ongoing credit crisis continued to take its toll on the performance of related stocks. On the other hand, the Fund was overweighted in industrials, and some of those holdings cost the Fund in overall return.

 

      % of Portfolio    % CRSP
Portfolio 10 Index
   Difference

Basic Materials

   7.1%    2.6%    4.5%

Communications

   7.9%    9.1%    -1.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

   7.8%    14.0%    -6.2%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   23.6%    24.8%    -1.2%

Energy

   12.2%    5.4%    6.8%

Financial

   7.0%    22.7%    -15.7%

Industrial

   24.7%    10.3%    14.4%

Technology

   7.8%    9.1%    -1.3%

Utilities

   0.1%    0.9%    -0.8%

Diversified

   0%    1.1%    -1.1%

Cash

   1.8%    0.0%    1.8%
                

Total

   100%    100%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to very high, above market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources and greater trading difficulty.

Conclusion

 

Ultra-Small Company Fund remains closed to investors. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.29%

Advertising - 0.59%

 

MDC Partners, Inc.

  72,600    $ 707,124

Aerospace/Defense - 1.46%

 

LMI Aerospace, Inc.

  36,500      967,615
 

SIFCO Industries, Inc.

  46,000      774,180
          
         1,741,795

Agriculture - 0.47%

 

AgFeed Industries, Inc.(a)

  66,600      560,772

Apparel - 1.55%

 

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

  119,200      1,760,584
 

Movie Star, Inc.

  57,000      91,770
          
         1,852,354

Banks - 0.39%

 

Centrue Financial Corp.

  10,000      222,400
 

Silver State Bancorp(a)

  17,000      239,700
          
         462,100

Chemicals - 7.13%

 

American Pacific Corp.

  23,200      395,560
 

ICO, Inc.*

  237,500      3,049,500
 

Landec Corp.*

  107,800      1,444,520
 

Penford Corp.

  142,100      3,636,339
          
         8,525,919

Commercial Services - 7.54%

 

Carriage Services, Inc.

  62,500      550,000
 

Dollar Financial Corp.*

  107,200      3,289,968
 

ICF International, Inc.*

  115,800      2,925,108
 

Princeton Review, Inc.*

  91,700      763,861
 

SM&A*

  38,000      221,540
 

Transcend Services, Inc.

  77,600      1,261,000
          
         9,011,477

Computers - 5.03%

 

BluePhoenix Solutions, Ltd.*(a)

  126,700      2,295,804
 

Integral Systems, Inc.

  47,700      1,109,502
 

Rimage Corp.*

  62,300      1,616,685
 

Synplicity, Inc.

  75,400      437,320
 

TechTeam Global, Inc.*

  21,600      272,160
 

Tier Technologies, Inc.*

  33,200      282,200
          
         6,013,671

Distribution/Wholesale - 2.03%

 

Chindex International, Inc.*

  70,200      2,424,006
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Diversified Financial Services - 0.64%

 

AeroCentury Corp.

  33,000    $ 765,600

Electric Utilities - 0.15%

 

Maine & Maritimes Corp.

  5,500      182,875

Electrical Components & Equipment - 2.37%

 

Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc.(a)

  197,700      929,190
 

Espey Manufacturing & Electronics Corp.

  6,000      112,680
 

Graham Corp.

  22,400      1,173,760
 

SL Industries, Inc.*

  30,800      619,696
          
         2,835,326

Electronics - 3.73%

 

Insignia Systems, Inc.

  52,500      146,475
 

IntriCon Corp.

  30,500      379,725
 

Jinpan International, Ltd.

  36,400      1,124,760
 

Mechanical Technology, Inc.

  138,400      103,800
 

Spectrum Control, Inc.*

  96,400      1,484,560
 

Vicon Industries, Inc.

  127,100      1,220,160
          
         4,459,480

Energy-Alternative Sources - 0.04%

 

Millennium Cell, Inc.

  159,800      48,100

Engineering & Construction - 3.65%

 

Michael Baker Corp.*

  35,700      1,467,270
 

VSE Corp.

  59,400      2,901,096
          
         4,368,366

Entertainment - 0.14%

 

Magna Entertainment Corp.

  173,000      167,810

Food - 4.63%

 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

  208,900      5,542,117

Hand/Machine Tools - 1.21%

 

Hardinge, Inc.

  55,700      934,646
 

K-Tron International, Inc.*

  4,300      512,775
          
         1,447,421

Healthcare-Products - 5.48%

 

CuraGen Corp.

  85,333      78,507
 

Cynosure, Inc.*(a)

  39,600      1,047,816
 

Exactech, Inc.

  13,200      273,900
 

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

  9,100      179,179
 

MTS Medication Technologies, Inc.

  11,500      151,225
 

Osteotech, Inc.*

  110,700      865,674

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Healthcare-Products (continued)

 

Somanetics Corp.*

  72,300    $ 1,709,895
 

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc.*

  50,600      989,230
 

Vnus Medical Technologies, Inc.

  86,800      1,260,336
          
         6,555,762

Healthcare-Services - 5.52%

 

Air Methods Corp.*

  101,246      5,028,889
 

National Dentex Corp.*

  7,500      120,900
 

RadNet, Inc.

  143,000      1,451,450
          
         6,601,239

Insurance - 5.29%

 

21st Century Holding Co.

  45,300      608,379
 

American Physicians Capital, Inc.

  59,550      2,468,943
 

Citizens, Inc.(a)

  90,400      499,912
 

Hallmark Financial Services*

  55,000      872,300
 

Life Partners Holdings, Inc.(a)

  17,230      477,271
 

Mercer Insurance Group, Inc.

  13,000      233,480
 

Navigators Group, Inc.*

  18,000      1,170,000
          
         6,330,285

Internet - 2.15%

 

Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd.

  67,400      1,761,162
 

TheStreet.com, Inc.

  50,500      803,960
          
         2,565,122

Investment Companies - 0.62%

 

TICC Capital Corp.(a)

  80,100      739,323

Machinery-Diversified - 2.94%

 

Hurco Cos, Inc.*

  19,900      868,635
 

Key Technology, Inc.*

  37,100      1,279,950
 

Twin Disc, Inc.

  19,300      1,365,861
          
         3,514,446

Media - 0.17%

 

ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.

  32,600      201,142

Metal Fabrication - Hardware - 2.93%

 

LB Foster Co.*

  67,800      3,507,294

Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 5.24%

 

Argan, Inc.

  10,500      140,175
 

AZZ, Inc.*

  94,800      2,687,580
 

Chase Corp.

  33,500      845,875
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Miscellaneous Manufacturers (continued)

 

GP Strategies Corp.

  30,200    $ 321,630
 

LSB Industries, Inc.*(a)

  66,861      1,886,817
 

Peerless Manufacturing Co.

  9,400      387,186
          
         6,269,263

Oil & Gas Services - 12.31%

 

Bolt Technology Corp.*(a)

  115,250      4,377,195
 

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

  61,500      4,394,790
 

Matrix Service Co.*

  83,300      1,817,606
 

Mitcham Industries, Inc.*

  119,900      2,465,144
 

Natural Gas Services Group, Inc.

  84,800      1,662,928
          
         14,717,663

Pharmaceuticals - 0.24%

 

Cell Therapeutics, Inc.

  155,614      292,554

Real Estate - 0.03%

 

HouseValues, Inc.*

  13,493      41,828

Retail - 4.22%

 

Allion Healthcare, Inc.

  46,700      256,383
 

Aristotle Corp.

  13,200      177,936
 

Books-A-Million, Inc.

  82,586      984,425
 

EZCORP, Inc.*

  151,418      1,709,509
 

PC Connection, Inc.*(a)

  108,027      1,226,107
 

PC Mall, Inc.*

  73,800      687,078
          
         5,041,438

Savings & Loans - 0.14%

 

Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc.

  11,100      163,836

Semiconductors - 1.09%

 

Amtech Systems, Inc.

  88,800      1,153,512
 

Jazz Technologies, Inc.

  24,000      37,440
 

MathStar, Inc.

  168,100      109,265
          
         1,300,217

Shipbuilding - 0.18%

 

Todd Shipyards Corp.

  11,600      220,516

Software - 1.75%

 

BSQUARE Corp.*

  135,000      904,500
 

CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.

  11,500      480,815
 

Ebix, Inc.*

  9,800      709,030
          
         2,094,345

Telecommunications - 5.03%

 

Anaren, Inc.*

  97,500      1,607,775
 

Carrier Access Corp.

  107,275      257,460
 

Fibernet Telecom Group, Inc.

  55,211      440,032

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Telecommunications (continued)

 

Globecomm Systems, Inc.*

  172,100    $ 2,013,570
 

HickoryTech Corp.

  26,000      243,360
 

LCC International, Inc.

  58,900      106,020
 

SAVVIS, Inc.*(a)

  48,333      1,348,974
          
         6,017,191

Transportation - 1.04%

 

FreeSeas, Inc.(a)

  54,600      327,600
 

International Shipholding Corp.

  42,100      917,780
          
         1,245,380

Trucking & Leasing - 0.17%

 

Willis Lease Finance Corp.

  16,200      203,148
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.29%

     118,738,305
          

(Cost $96,332,336)

  

RIGHTS - 0.00%

Apparel - 0.00%

 

Movie Star, Inc.

  57,000      0
          

TOTAL RIGHTS - 0.0%

     0
          

(Cost $—)

  

 

    Rate^    Shares    Value  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.59%

 

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    1,904,357    $ 1,904,357  
             

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.59%

     1,904,357  
             

(Cost $1,904,357)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.88%

   $ 120,642,662  

(Cost $98,236,693)

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.88)%

     (1,054,077 )
             

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 119,588,585  
             

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $16,082,751 at December 31, 2007.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Ultra-Small Company Market Fund Shareholder,

For the six-months ending December 31, 2007, our passively-managed Ultra-Small Company Market Fund declined by 9.21%, significantly outperforming its primary benchmark index, the CRSP Cap Based Portfolio 10 Index (-14.45%), but underperforming both the Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index (-5.44%) and the Russell 2000 Index (-7.53%). In general, ultra-small companies had a rough semi-annual period as continued market and economic uncertainty led many investors to shy away from these smallest companies in favor of larger industry leaders. It was a mixed record in a down market environment.

For the full calendar year, Ultra-Small Company Market Fund fell by 5.40%, significantly beating the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index benchmark, which declined 9.88%. The other small-cap indexes fared better on an annual basis with the Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index rising by 4.19% and the Russell 2000 Index dropping 1.57%. The calendar year 2007 appears to have reversed a prior trend that had favored smaller issues over the prior seven years. For both the 10-year time horizon and since inception in 1997, the performance of our Fund has surpassed each of its peer and market benchmarks.

The table below presents the six-month, one-year, five-year, ten-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance for the last ten years.

 

     

6 Months

7/1/07
to 12/31/07

  

1 Year

1/1/07
to 12/31/07

  

5 Year

1/1/03
to 12/31/07

  

10 Year

1/1/98
to 12/31/07

  

Life-to-Date

7/31/97

to 12/31/07

Ultra-Small Company Market Fund

   -9.21%    -5.40%    18.79%    14.87%    14.18%

CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index

   -14.45%    -9.88%    21.06%    12.73%    12.88%

Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index

   -5.44%    4.19%    16.28%    7.10%    7.65%

Russell 2000 Index

   -7.53%    -1.57%    16.25%    7.08%    7.40%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of small-company funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index, which measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index is an unmanaged index of 1,670 of the smallest publicly traded U.S. stocks (with dividends reinvested), as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc as of December 31, 2007, Ultra-Small Company Market Fund ranked 59th of 96 micro-cap funds for the last twelve months, 22nd of 65 over the last five years, 6th of 32 over the last 10 years and 6th of 30 since inception in July 1997. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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Ultra-Small Company Market Fund vs. CRSP 10 Index & Lipper Small Company Funds Index & Russell 2000 Index 1/1/98 to 12/31/07

 

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The Short Version:  The past six-months were clearly difficult for small company stocks; the smallest of the small-caps fared worst of all market sizes, with the CRSP 10 Index losing over 14%. However, there were still some bright spots, and the Fund had three holdings that increased over 100% during the period.

The table below tells the short-term and long-term story for ultra-small stocks (bottom row): the last six month period significantly reversed (as has happened from time to time through the years) the favorable long-term trend. As we have warned in previous letters, this is very much “normal,” based on history.

 

Company Size
According to the CRSP
Cap-Based Portfolio
Indexes1
   6 Months    1 Year    5 Year    80 Years2
1 (ultra-large)    1.2%    7.1%    11.8%    9.3%
2    -2.3%    7.5%    18.1%    10.8%
3    -6.6%    3.6%    17.2%    11.2%
4    -7.4%    4.4%    17.2%    10.9%
5    -7.3%    8.0%    17.8%    11.6%
6    -5.1%    5.0%    17.7%    11.6%
7    -8.7%    -1.8%    17.7%    11.5%
8    -10.8%    -5.7%    18.1%    11.9%
9    -11.7%    -6.5%    16.7%    12.0%
10 (ultra-small)    -14.4%    -9.9%    21.1%    13.7%
                     

 

1

The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of the publicly traded U.S. stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by the market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

2

December 31, 1927 to December 31, 2007.

 

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These are the ten best performers for the six-month period ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Rigel Pharmaceuticals Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   185.0%
2   

Spire Corp

  

Semiconductors

   148.7%
3   

Document Sciences Corp

  

Software

   132.2%
4   

Hill International Inc

  

Commercial Services

   92.0%
5   

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   88.1%
6   

Evergreen Solar Inc

  

Energy-Alternate Sources

   85.7%
7   

LB Foster Co

  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

   80.4%
8   

INVESTools Inc

  

Commercial Services

   78.1%
9   

Learning Tree International Inc

  

Commercial Services

   75.3%
10   

HMS Holdings Corp

  

Commercial Services

   73.5%
                

Rigel Pharmaceuticals returned 185% over the six-month period and was the Fund’s top performer. The company conducts clinical trials on drugs being developed for treatment of various auto-immune, inflammatory, and viral diseases. In mid-December, it reported positive results regarding a study for an arthritis drug under development and is now preparing to move forward with a later-stage trial. Just a month earlier, a key Wall Street analyst had predicted that the study results would prove negative. The surprising report prompted a significant rise in the company’s stock, which hit a two-year high. Rigel is positioning itself to compete for a large percentage of the growing market of over 2 million Americans who suffer from arthritis. During the period, the stock contributed over 0.3% to the return of the Fund.

Detailed Explanation of Semi-Annual Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  While many analysts have been calling for a positive reversal of fortunes for the largest industry leaders versus their small-cap counterparts for some time, their words finally proved prophetic during the past year. This demonstrates two principles we agree with at Bridgeway: a) size domination trends don’t last forever, and b) it’s probably impossible to predict the timing of changes in these trends.

During periods of market uncertainty, investors tend to shy away from the more lightly traded small-cap companies and instead invest in the largest industry leaders that often hold up better during negative times and in the periods that follow. As such, the six-month period ended in December proved far better for investors of large- and ultra-large-cap companies than their small-cap and ultra-small-cap counterparts. To demonstrate this wide dispersion for the six-month period, the ultra-small-cap index lost over 14%, while the largest-cap index actually gained over 1%, a huge variance of over 15%. A total of 28 holdings lost over 50% during the six-month period.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst for the six-month period ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

Delta Financial Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -99.6%
2   

Sonus Pharmaceuticals Inc

  

Biotechnology

   -89.0%
3   

Tarragon Corp

  

Real Estate

   -80.8%
4   

Universal Security Instruments Inc

  

Commercial Services

   -76.2%
5   

Federal Trust Corp

  

Savings & Loans

   -74.8%
6   

Hythiam Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   -66.1%
7   

CPI Corp

  

Commercial Services

   -66.1%
8   

Nastech Pharmaceutical Co Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -65.2%
9   

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -62.1%
10   

Authentidate Holding Corp

  

Software

   -61.7%
                

 

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While a boutique pharmaceutical company was the Fund’s strongest performer, the industry remains very risky for small firms that put all of their future hopes on one product. In September, Sonus Pharmaceuticals announced that a once promising oncology drug under development did not perform well in clinical trials and would not be submitted for new drug application approval. The company expected that its partner, Bayer Schering Pharma, would choose not to pursue any further testing. Sonus’ stock price plunged on the news, and the holding cost the Fund over 0.15% during the six-month period.

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Consumer non-cyclicals represented the largest sector allocation for both our Fund and the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 10 Index. Typically, differences in the sector weightings between the Fund and the index will be small, though occasional variances occur due to our decision to consider turnover, costs, and tax efficiency in this mostly passively managed fund. At December 31, the Fund was underweighted in financials, a sector that has gotten hammered during the prior six months given the development of the credit crisis.

 

      % of Stocks    % CRSP
Portfolio 10 Index
   Difference

Basic Materials

   2.7%    2.6%    0.1%

Communications

   8.0%    9.1%    -1.1%

Consumer, Cyclical

   10.7%    14.0%    -3.3%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   27.2%    24.8%    2.4%

Energy

   6.0%    5.4%    0.6%

Financial

   18.2%    22.7%    -4.5%

Industrial

   10.9%    10.3%    0.6%

Technology

   10.3%    9.1%    1.2%

Utilities

   1.4%    0.9%    0.5%

Diversified

   3.4%    1.1%    2.3%

Cash

   1.2%    0.0%    1.2%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to very high, above market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in ultra-small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources and greater trading difficulty.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Ultra-Small Company Market Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 96.33%

Advertising - 0.78%

 

inVentiv Health, Inc.*

  198,300    $ 6,139,368
 

Traffix, Inc.

  248,700      1,522,044
          
         7,661,412

Aerospace/Defense - 0.40%

 

CPI Aerostructures, Inc.

  33,400      290,580
 

Ducommun, Inc.*

  94,700      3,598,600
          
         3,889,180

Agriculture - 0.98%

 

Andersons, Inc.(a)

  202,362      9,065,818
 

Maui Land & Pineapple Co., Inc.*(a)

  17,155      499,382
          
         9,565,200

Airlines - 0.59%

 

Frontier Airlines Holdings, Inc.*(a)

  323,500      1,701,610
 

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.

  173,900      886,890
 

Midwest Air Group, Inc.*

  84,209      1,246,293
 

Pinnacle Airlines Corp.(a)

  129,235      1,970,834
          
         5,805,627

Apparel - 0.91%

 

Cherokee, Inc.

  52,400      1,690,948
 

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

  143,400      2,118,018
 

Perry Ellis International, Inc.*

  115,967      1,783,573
 

Sport-Haley, Inc.

  104,900      219,241
 

Tandy Brands Accessories, Inc.

  65,009      633,838
 

Unifi, Inc.

  441,900      1,069,398
 

Weyco Group, Inc.

  48,675      1,338,562
          
         8,853,578

Auto Parts & Equipment - 1.08%

 

Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc.

  81,750      1,168,207
 

Miller Industries, Inc.

  70,600      966,514
 

Proliance International, Inc.

  112,500      202,500
 

Spartan Motors, Inc.(a)

  242,470      1,852,471
 

Tenneco, Inc.*

  73,000      1,903,110
 

Titan International, Inc.(a)

  144,000      4,501,440
          
         10,594,242

Banks - 10.27%

 

Abigail Adams National Bancorp

  22,220      231,088
 

American River Bankshares

  42,000      719,880
 

AmericanWest Bancorp

  80,371      1,416,941
 

Arrow Financial Corp.

  109,545      2,354,122
 

Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc.

  59,200      2,021,088
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Banks (continued)

 

Bancorp, Inc.*

  173,700    $ 2,338,002
 

BancTrust Financial Group, Inc.

  103,151      1,248,127
 

Bank of Florida Corp.*(a)

  83,641      961,871
 

Bank of Granite Corp.

  23,120      244,378
 

Beach First National Bancshares, Inc.

  28,900      450,840
 

Beverly Hills Bancorp, Inc.

  147,900      754,290
 

Camden National Corp.

  52,400      1,488,160
 

Capital Bank Corp.

  56,914      602,150
 

Capital Corp. of the West

  121,800      2,366,574
 

Cardinal Financial Corp.

  287,700      2,681,364
 

Cass Information Systems, Inc.(a)

  101,070      3,376,749
 

Center Bancorp, Inc.(a)

  68,342      755,863
 

Center Financial Corp.

  38,476      474,024
 

Central Bancorp, Inc.

  12,300      247,845
 

Centrue Financial Corp.

  31,200      693,888
 

Columbia Bancorp

  93,300      1,541,316
 

Enterprise Financial Services Corp.(a)

  76,373      1,818,441
 

Farmers Capital Bank Corp.

  23,800      642,600
 

Financial Institutions, Inc.

  78,000      1,389,960
 

First Bancorp

  109,500      2,068,455
 

First Community Bancshares, Inc.

  35,796      1,141,534
 

First Mutual Bancshares, Inc.

  20,418      539,648
 

First Regional Bancorp*

  93,449      1,765,252
 

First Security Group, Inc.

  24,656      221,165
 

First South BanCorp, Inc.(a)

  43,306      960,960
 

FNB Corp./VA

  7,669      178,151
 

FNB Corp./PA(a)

  8,640      127,008
 

Fremont General Corp.*

  17,200      60,200
 

Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc.

  94,122      1,122,875
 

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.

  1,458      27,323
 

Green Bankshares, Inc.

  70,263      1,349,050
 

Guaranty Federal Bancshares, Inc.

  62,556      1,796,608
 

Horizon Financial Corp.

  78,581      1,370,453
 

Independent Bank Corp.

  87,675      832,912
 

Intervest Bancshares Corp.

  96,210      1,656,736
 

Lakeland BanCorp, Inc.(a)

  200,304      2,321,523
 

MainSource Financial Group, Inc.

  143,600      2,234,416
 

MBT Financial Corp.

  69,100      609,462
 

Mercantile Bank Corp.

  123,100      1,908,050
 

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc.

  18,349      238,537
 

MidWestOne Financial Group, Inc.

  38,612      645,593
 

NewBridge Bancorp

  47,313      510,507
 

Nexity Financial Corp.

  54,000      358,560
 

Northeast Bancorp

  4,700      66,975

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Banks (continued)

 

Northrim Bancorp, Inc.

  90,269    $ 1,924,535
 

Omega Financial Corp.(a)

  34,170      999,814
 

Oriental Financial Group(a)

  239,900      3,217,059
 

PAB Bankshares, Inc.

  70,000      884,100
 

Pacific Mercantile Bancorp

  71,000      874,010
 

Pacific State Bancorp(a)

  26,786      334,825
 

Pennsylvania Commerce Bancorp, Inc.

  27,751      772,866
 

Peoples Bancorp, Inc.

  75,600      1,881,684
 

Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc.*

  127,700      3,246,134
 

Preferred Bank(a)

  63,750      1,658,775
 

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

  15,418      453,135
 

SCBT Financial Corp.

  33,883      1,073,075
 

Seacoast Banking Corp.

  148,775      1,529,407
 

Shore Bancshares, Inc.(a)

  95,455      2,092,374
 

Sierra Bancorp(a)

  49,419      1,230,039
 

Silver State Bancorp

  139,700      1,969,770
 

Smithtown Bancorp, Inc.(a)

  70,730      1,567,377
 

Southern Community Financial Corp.

  66,700      435,551
 

Southside Bancshares, Inc.(a)

  102,542      2,098,009
 

State Bancorp, Inc.

  34,500      448,500
 

Sterling Bancorp

  147,468      2,011,464
 

Suffolk Bancorp(a)

  42,800      1,314,388
 

Superior Bancorp*(a)

  354,193      1,902,016
 

Tennessee Commerce Bancorp, Inc.(a)

  46,300      1,157,500
 

Trico Bancshares

  106,500      2,055,450
 

Umpqua Holdings Corp.(a)

  1      15
 

Union Bankshares Corp.(a)

  47,079      995,250
 

United Security Bancshares(a)

  100,700      1,538,696
 

Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania(a)

  57,865      1,221,530
 

Virginia Commerce Bancorp*(a)

  123,284      1,446,121
 

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.

  54,577      1,376,978
 

West Bancorporation, Inc.

  138,244      1,802,702
          
         100,444,663

Beverages - 0.71%

 

Central European Distribution Corp.*

  52,125      3,027,420
 

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc.*(a)

  79,200      3,223,440
 

Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc.*(a)

  17,400      505,818
 

Redhook ALE Brewery, Inc.(a)

  23,000      152,490
          
         6,909,168
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Biotechnology - 4.43%

 

Anesiva, Inc.(a)

  150,464    $ 752,320
 

Avigen, Inc.

  298,900      1,270,325
 

BioSphere Medical, Inc.

  126,900      650,997
 

CryoLife, Inc.*

  356,000      2,830,200
 

Cytokinetics, Inc.

  144,900      685,377
 

Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

  330,900      281,265
 

Entremed, Inc.

  1,263,500      1,516,200
 

Exact Sciences Corp.

  595,200      1,916,544
 

GenVec, Inc.(a)

  337,463      496,071
 

Harvard Bioscience, Inc.

  5,668      25,959
 

Immunogen, Inc.

  371,504      1,541,741
 

Immunomedics, Inc.(a)

  340,635      790,273
 

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

  57,647      484,235
 

Kosan Biosciences, Inc.(a)

  417,282      1,502,215
 

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  180,844      547,957
 

Lifecell Corp.*(a)

  197,526      8,515,346
 

Maxygen, Inc.

  183,751      1,475,521
 

Neose Technologies, Inc.

  672,200      719,254
 

Sangamo Biosciences, Inc.*(a)

  370,100      4,844,609
 

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

  373,255      4,255,107
 

StemCells, Inc.(a)

  602,800      904,200
 

SuperGen, Inc.(a)

  437,100      1,595,415
 

Third Wave Technologies, Inc.

  449,000      4,332,850
 

Vical, Inc.

  337,600      1,434,800
          
         43,368,781

Building Materials - 0.34%

 

AAON, Inc.

  90,430      1,792,323
 

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.

  43,900      561,042
 

US Home Systems, Inc.

  173,100      926,085
          
         3,279,450

Chemicals - 1.82%

 

Aceto Corp.

  128,044      1,024,352
 

American Pacific Corp.

  35,524      605,684
 

American Vanguard Corp.

  152,000      2,637,200
 

Balchem Corp.

  181,575      4,063,649
 

ICO, Inc.*

  205,490      2,638,492
 

Landec Corp.*

  205,000      2,747,000
 

NewMarket Corp.

  29,200      1,626,148
 

Penford Corp.

  11,592      296,639
 

Quaker Chemical Corp.

  99,700      2,190,409
          
         17,829,573

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Coal - 0.20%

 

James River Coal Co.

  176,499    $ 1,973,259

Commercial Services - 5.00%

 

Bankrate, Inc.*(a)

  144,800      6,963,432
 

Carriage Services, Inc.

  134,500      1,183,600
 

Corvel Corp.*

  75,433      1,736,468
 

CPI Corp.(a)

  57,600      1,356,480
 

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc.

  4,600      33,442
 

Edgewater Technology, Inc.

  100,000      730,000
 

Franklin Covey Co.

  192,400      1,527,656
 

Geo Group, Inc.*

  228,600      6,400,800
 

Healthcare Services Group(a)

  53,325      1,129,423
 

Hill International, Inc.

  75,000      1,062,750
 

HMS Holdings Corp.*

  218,000      7,239,780
 

Intersections, Inc.*

  218,900      1,823,437
 

INVESTools, Inc.*

  22,700      402,698
 

Kendle International, Inc.*

  22,390      1,095,319
 

Learning Tree International, Inc.*

  10,737      246,521
 

Multi-Color Corp.

  88,704      2,436,699
 

National Research Corp.

  40,300      1,088,100
 

On Assignment, Inc.*

  173,500      1,216,235
 

PeopleSupport, Inc.

  75,296      1,030,049
 

PRG-Schultz International, Inc.*

  6,770      58,019
 

QC Holdings, Inc.(a)

  30,000      337,500
 

RCM Technologies, Inc.*

  170,459      1,002,299
 

Standard Parking Corp.*

  81,100      3,932,539
 

Team, Inc.*

  131,200      4,799,296
 

Universal Security Instruments, Inc.(a)

  12,816      94,838
          
         48,927,380

Computers - 3.52%

 

Ansoft Corp.*

  100,600      2,600,510
 

Comtech Group, Inc.*

  36,492      587,886
 

Cray, Inc.

  80,700      483,393
 

Dot Hill Systems Corp.

  516,068      1,254,045
 

Furmanite Corp.*

  151,200      1,784,160
 

Immersion Corp.*

  273,226      3,538,277
 

Integral Systems, Inc.

  62,056      1,443,423
 

InterVoice, Inc.*

  268,300      2,143,717
 

LaserCard Corp.(a)

  146,775      1,555,815
 

Magma Design Automation, Inc.*

  220,300      2,689,863
 

Netscout Systems, Inc.*

  236,500      3,020,105
 

Printronix, Inc.

  20,797      329,632
 

Radiant Systems, Inc.*

  141,800      2,443,214
 

SI International, Inc.*

  76,700      2,106,949
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Computers (continued)

 

Stratasys, Inc.*(a)

  160,400    $ 4,144,736
 

Synplicity, Inc.

  320,700      1,860,060
 

TechTeam Global, Inc.*

  190,370      2,398,662
          
         34,384,447

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.49%

 

Bell Microproducts, Inc.*

  207,300      1,245,873
 

Industrial Distribution Group, Inc.*

  131,200      1,502,240
 

Infosonics Corp.

  232,461      332,419
 

Navarre Corp.(a)

  223,644      465,180
 

Rentrak Corp.*

  83,800      1,209,234
          
         4,754,946

Diversified Financial Services - 1.77%

 

AeroCentury Corp.(b)

  143,800      3,336,160
 

Asta Funding, Inc.(a)

  62,100      1,641,924
 

Consumer Portfolio Services(a)

  332,800      1,114,880
 

Delta Financial Corp.(a)

  156,954      7,848
 

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*

  214,400      2,075,392
 

Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.

  83,900      2,208,248
 

Marlin Business Services Corp.

  93,800      1,131,228
 

Sanders Morris Harris Group, Inc.(a)

  225,109      2,307,367
 

TradeStation Group, Inc.*

  245,974      3,495,290
          
         17,318,337

Electric Utilities - 0.29%

 

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.(a)

  81,600      2,516,544
 

Unitil Corp.

  9,400      266,960
          
         2,783,504

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.38%

 

American Superconductor Corp.*(a)

  125,100      3,420,234
 

Nortech Systems, Inc.

  1,400      8,764
 

TII Network Technologies, Inc.

  143,700      278,778
          
         3,707,776

Electronics - 1.80%

 

Advanced Photonix, Inc.(a)

  156,350      293,938
 

Axsys Technologies, Inc.*

  86,887      3,184,409
 

Frequency Electronics, Inc.

  14,600      140,014
 

Measurement Specialties, Inc.

  104,500      2,309,450

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Electronics (continued)

 

Merix Corp.*

  282,300    $ 1,312,695
 

Napco Security Systems, Inc.*

  113,934      712,087
 

OI Corp.

  35,200      420,640
 

OYO Geospace Corp.

  36,600      2,758,176
 

Stoneridge, Inc.*

  199,200      1,601,568
 

Technology Research Corp.

  7,300      24,674
 

UQM Technologies, Inc.*(a)

  191,100      647,829
 

Vicon Industries, Inc.

  109,556      1,051,737
 

X-Rite, Inc.*

  148,500      1,725,570
 

Zygo Corp.

  116,600      1,452,836
          
         17,635,623

Energy-Alternative Sources - 0.69%

 

Evergreen Solar, Inc.*(a)

  178,400      3,080,968
 

Plug Power, Inc.*(a)

  736,900      2,910,755
 

Syntroleum Corp.(a)

  940,800      790,272
          
         6,781,995

Engineering & Construction - 1.03%

 

Layne Christensen Co.*

  161,900      7,967,099
 

Michael Baker Corp.*

  51,700      2,124,870
          
         10,091,969

Entertainment - 0.59%

 

Canterbury Park Holding Corp.

  59,400      712,800
 

Dover Motorsports, Inc.

  125,829      824,179
 

Lakes Entertainment, Inc.*

  340,102      2,356,907
 

Point.360

  1,500      3,150
 

Silverleaf Resorts, Inc.(a)

  388,800      1,613,520
 

Steinway Musical Instruments

  10,561      291,167
          
         5,801,723

Environmental Control - 0.57%

 

Ceco Environmental Corp.

  60,575      665,113
 

Darling International, Inc.*

  424,600      4,908,376
          
         5,573,489

Food - 3.04%

 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

  312,700      8,295,931
 

Cuisine Solutions, Inc.

  65,800      282,940
 

Imperial Sugar Co.(a)

  121,316      2,277,101
 

Lifeway Foods, Inc.*(a)

  156,302      1,849,053
 

M&F Worldwide Corp.*

  106,598      5,740,302
 

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc.

  113,543      1,803,063
 

Spartan Stores, Inc.

  343,650      7,852,403
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Food (continued)

 

Village Super Market

  24,600    $ 1,251,894
 

Zapata Corp.

  57,600      421,632
          
         29,774,319

Gas - 0.52%

 

Chesapeake Utilities Corp.

  57,400      1,828,190
 

EnergySouth, Inc.

  56,450      3,274,100
          
         5,102,290

Hand/Machine Tools - 0.26%

 

Hardinge, Inc.

  46,598      781,914
 

K-Tron International, Inc.*

  10,600      1,264,050
 

LS Starrett Co.

  29,200      493,772
          
         2,539,736

Healthcare-Products - 4.77%

 

Abaxis, Inc.*

  169,700      6,085,442
 

Angiodynamics, Inc.

  44,256      842,634
 

Arrhythmia Research Technology

  109,100      752,790
 

Atrion Corp.

  39,148      4,991,370
 

Bovie Medical Corp.

  286,900      1,836,160
 

Cantel Medical Corp.

  64,599      941,853
 

Criticare Systems, Inc.*

  60,350      197,344
 

Endologix, Inc.

  589,800      1,651,440
 

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.*

  146,317      1,610,950
 

Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.*

  217,646      3,144,985
 

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

  17,500      243,250
 

Micrus Endovascular Corp.(a)

  127,500      2,509,200
 

Natus Medical, Inc.*

  138,600      2,681,910
 

NMT Medical, Inc.

  171,100      961,582
 

NxStage Medical, Inc.*(a)

  77,421      1,174,477
 

Orthologic Corp.

  441,899      596,564
 

Osteotech, Inc.*

  10,215      79,881
 

Rochester Medical Corp.(a)

  128,000      1,425,920
 

Somanetics Corp.*

  167,852      3,969,700
 

Sonic Innovations, Inc.

  324,800      2,507,456
 

Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.

  96,900      1,095,939
 

SRI/Surgical Express, Inc.*

  6,755      39,855
 

Utah Medical Products, Inc.

  49,900      1,483,028
 

Vnus Medical Technologies, Inc.

  106,000      1,539,120
 

Zoll Medical Corp.*

  160,200      4,280,544
          
         46,643,394

Healthcare-Services - 2.89%

 

Air Methods Corp.*(a)

  115,939      5,758,690
 

Alliance Imaging, Inc.*

  335,992      3,232,243

 

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Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Healthcare-Services (continued)

 

Almost Family, Inc.

  11,600    $ 224,576
 

Amedisys, Inc.*

  228,134      11,069,062
 

Five Star Quality Care, Inc.*

  171,900      1,426,770
 

Hythiam, Inc.*(a)

  270,099      791,390
 

I-Trax, Inc.*(a)

  445,657      1,582,082
 

NovaMed, Inc.(a)

  194,400      826,200
 

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.*(a)

  104,600      3,399,500
          
         28,310,513

Holding Companies-Diversified - 0.17%

 

Resource America, Inc.

  114,900      1,685,583

Home Builders - 0.30%

 

Amrep Corp.(a)

  17,100      522,405
 

Nobility Homes, Inc.

  16,300      297,475
 

Skyline Corp.

  72,600      2,130,810
          
         2,950,690

Home Furnishings - 0.78%

 

Audiovox Corp.*

  85,900      1,065,160
 

Cobra Electronics Corp.

  170,300      814,034
 

DTS, Inc.*(a)

  112,000      2,863,840
 

Koss Corp.

  4,138      74,070
 

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

  84,315      2,819,494
          
         7,636,598

Household Products/Wares - 0.20%

 

Nashua Corp.

  38,600      448,532
 

Russ Berrie & Co, Inc.*

  90,400      1,478,944
          
         1,927,476

Housewares - 0.42%

 

Libbey, Inc.

  126,800      2,008,512
 

National Presto Industries, Inc.

  38,804      2,043,419
          
         4,051,931

Insurance - 2.36%

 

21st Century Holding Co.

  150,500      2,021,215
 

American Independence Corp.

  45,135      412,985
 

Amerisafe, Inc.*

  108,900      1,689,039
 

Donegal Group, Inc., Class A

  185,425      3,183,747
 

Investors Title Co.

  56,432      2,121,843
 

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.*

  370,400      3,485,464
 

Mercer Insurance Group, Inc.

  144,257      2,590,856
 

Penn Treaty American Corp.

  162,300      1,053,327
 

Procentury Corp.

  124,200      1,906,470
 

SCPIE Holdings, Inc.*

  64,797      1,779,974
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Insurance (continued)

 

SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc.*

  150,350    $ 2,267,278
 

United America Indemnity, Ltd.*

  28,704      571,784
          
         23,083,982

Internet - 3.45%

 

ActivIdentity Corp.

  453,900      1,761,132
 

Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd.

  51,974      1,358,081
 

Art Technology Group, Inc.*

  586,137      2,532,112
 

Cybersource Corp.*

  205,852      3,657,990
 

Drugstore.Com

  645,534      2,130,262
 

ePlus, Inc.*

  100,800      974,736
 

Harris Interactive, Inc.

  473,800      2,018,388
 

I-many, Inc.

  523,200      1,621,920
 

Insure.com, Inc.

  30,400      121,600
 

Jupitermedia Corp.*

  164,000      626,480
 

Knot, Inc.*(a)

  186,800      2,977,592
 

Napster, Inc.*(a)

  784,400      1,545,268
 

Network Engines, Inc.

  850,400      1,369,144
 

Online Resources Corp.*

  165,400      1,971,568
 

Perficient, Inc.*

  186,138      2,929,812
 

TheStreet.com, Inc.

  335,500      5,341,160
 

Valueclick, Inc.*

  38,914      852,216
          
         33,789,461

Iron/Steel - 0.40%

 

Friedman Industries

  98,300      624,205
 

Great Northern Iron Ore Property(a)

  12,000      1,533,000
 

Universal Stainless & Alloy*

  50,500      1,796,285
          
         3,953,490

Leisure Time - 0.75%

 

Aldila, Inc.

  97,779      1,602,598
 

Ambassadors International, Inc.(a)

  77,678      1,132,545
 

Cybex International, Inc.

  162,100      739,176
 

GameTech International, Inc.

  222,600      1,597,155
 

Multimedia Games, Inc.*(a)

  274,800      2,291,832
          
         7,363,306

Lodging - 0.74%

 

Gaylord Entertainment Co.*

  44,852      1,815,161
 

Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc.

  372,266      1,474,173
 

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

  164,800      3,968,384
          
         7,257,718

 

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Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Machinery-Diversified - 2.24%

 

Gehl Co.*

  165,150    $ 2,649,006
 

Hurco Cos, Inc.*

  219,934      9,600,119
 

Twin Disc, Inc.

  136,400      9,653,028
          
         21,902,153

Media - 1.03%

 

ADDvantage Technologies Group, Inc.

  194,100      1,197,597
 

DG FastChannel, Inc.*(a)

  126,484      3,243,050
 

Lodgenet Entertainment Corp.*

  144,700      2,523,568
 

Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.

  109,600      1,001,744
 

Outdoor Channel Holdings, Inc.*

  91,431      630,874
 

Salem Communications Corp.

  152,300      1,003,657
 

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc.*(a)

  163,500      495,405
          
         10,095,895

Metal Fabrication - Hardware - 1.29%

 

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

  89,800      3,424,074
 

Ladish Co., Inc.

  64,700      2,794,393
 

LB Foster Co.*

  95,300      4,929,869
 

Northwest Pipe Co.*

  11,347      444,122
 

Sun Hydraulics Corp.

  41,349      1,043,235
          
         12,635,693

Mining - 0.48%

 

Allied Nevada Gold Corp.

  8,971      55,890
 

Kinross Gold Corp.

  22,353      411,295
 

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.

  53,700      1,629,795
 

Uranerz Energy Corp.(a)

  686,100      1,790,721
 

US Gold Corp.(a)

  242,500      717,800
 

Vista Gold Corp.(a)

  11,300      56,726
          
         4,662,227

Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 1.27%

 

AZZ, Inc.*

  68,000      1,927,800
 

Ceradyne, Inc.*

  122,625      5,754,791
 

EnPro Industries, Inc.*

  13,600      416,840
 

Flanders Corp.*(a)

  85,183      478,728
 

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.

  98,597      2,474,785
 

Raven Industries, Inc.

  35,600      1,366,684
          
         12,419,628

Office Furnishing - 0.14%

 

Compx International, Inc.

  94,500      1,381,590
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Oil & Gas - 3.05%

 

American Oil & Gas, Inc.

  192,550    $ 1,116,790
 

ATP Oil & Gas Corp.*

  188,700      9,536,898
 

Brigham Exploration Co.*

  388,500      2,921,520
 

Callon Petroleum Co.*

  156,600      2,576,070
 

Cano Petroleum, Inc.(a)

  490,000      3,376,100
 

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.*

  82,500      2,570,700
 

Contango Oil & Gas Co.

  30,190      1,536,369
 

FX Energy, Inc.(a)

  327,900      1,862,472
 

Meridian Resource Corp.*

  404,000      731,240
 

Royale Energy, Inc.

  93,856      218,685
 

Teton Energy Corp.

  234,500      1,149,050
 

Vaalco Energy, Inc.*

  473,100      2,199,915
          
         29,795,809

Oil & Gas Services - 2.10%

 

Bolt Technology Corp.*(a)

  207,509      7,881,192
 

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

  31,599      2,258,064
 

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

  95,742      5,485,059
 

Matrix Service Co.*

  142,332      3,105,684
 

Omni Energy Services Corp.

  181,994      888,131
 

TGC Industries, Inc.

  91,455      882,541
          
         20,500,671

Packaging & Containers - 0.21%

 

AEP Industries, Inc.*

  63,000      2,016,630

Pharmaceuticals - 5.38%

 

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

  197,639      2,869,718
 

Array Biopharma, Inc.*

  244,314      2,057,124
 

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  132,568      3,975,714
 

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd.*

  76,488      1,311,769
 

Cell Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

  261,350      491,338
 

Collagenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  184,300      1,760,065
 

Cypress Bioscience, Inc.*

  218,000      2,404,540
 

Dendreon Corp.(a)

  424,900      2,642,878
 

Discovery Laboratories, Inc.*(a)

  1,083,000      2,328,450
 

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)

  141,993      559,453
 

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.

  831,400      656,806
 

Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  480,300      3,338,085
 

Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  334,070      1,997,739
 

Integrated Biopharma, Inc.

  54,100      140,660

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Pharmaceuticals (continued)

 

Introgen Therapeutics, Inc.(a)

  57,080    $ 167,244
 

Mannatech, Inc.(a)

  90,680      573,098
 

Nastech Pharmaceutical Co, Inc.*(a)

  105,596      401,265
 

NitroMed, Inc.

  181,721      183,538
 

Pain Therapeutics, Inc.*(a)

  114,000      1,208,400
 

PetMed Express, Inc.*

  211,999      2,565,188
 

Pharmacyclics, Inc.(a)

  208,500      302,325
 

Quigley Corp.

  124,000      591,480
 

Reliv International, Inc.(a)

  206,200      1,688,778
 

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

  220,562      5,600,069
 

Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  677,800      1,396,268
 

Sciele Pharma, Inc.*(a)

  279,200      5,709,640
 

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

  463,400      1,260,448
 

Theragenics Corp.*

  459,131      1,643,689
 

Vivus, Inc.

  545,977      2,828,161
          
         52,653,930

Real Estate - 0.38%

  
 

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.(a)

  43,800      2,745,384
 

Stratus Properties, Inc.

  3,344      113,495
 

United Capital Corp.

  255      6,069
 

ZipRealty, Inc.(a)

  155,800      872,480
          
         3,737,428

Retail - 3.67%

  
 

Big Dog Holdings, Inc.(a)

  147,000      2,113,860
 

Books-A-Million, Inc.

  191,906      2,287,519
 

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*(a)

  95,000      2,205,900
 

Cache, Inc.*

  201,852      1,885,298
 

EZCORP, Inc.*

  294,600      3,326,034
 

Famous Dave's of America, Inc.

  172,400      2,337,744
 

Finish Line, Inc.

  171,224      414,362
 

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*

  232,500      3,413,100
 

Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.

  47,800      1,118,520
 

GTSI Corp.

  17,086      168,981
 

Hastings Entertainment, Inc.

  33,500      312,555
 

Hot Topic, Inc.*

  151,694      882,859
 

Kona Grill, Inc.

  76,700      1,118,286
 

Luby's, Inc.

  252,700      2,567,432
 

PC Connection, Inc.*(a)

  87,331      991,207
 

PC Mall, Inc.*

  182,200      1,696,282
 

Pricesmart, Inc.

  126,200      3,793,572
 

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

  65,400      1,188,972
 

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B

  65,400      1,164,120
 

Sport Supply Group, Inc.(a)

  129,300      1,027,935
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Retail (continued)

  
 

West Marine, Inc.*

  49,584    $ 445,264
 

Zones, Inc.*

  136,767      1,481,187
          
         35,940,989

Savings & Loans - 3.59%

  
 

Abington Bancorp, Inc.

  251,680      2,365,792
 

American Bancorp of New Jersey

  183,800      1,861,894
 

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

  57,500      1,495,000
 

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.

  72,316      734,731
 

Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.

  90,400      792,808
 

Citizens First Bancorp, Inc.

  9,930      121,841
 

Clifton Savings Bancorp, Inc.(a)

  127,300      1,247,540
 

Cooperative Bankshares, Inc.

  57,250      675,550
 

Federal Trust Corp.(a)

  45,500      95,550
 

Fidelity Bancorp, Inc.

  47,512      620,507
 

First Pactrust Bancorp, Inc.(a)

  53,800      968,400
 

First Place Financial Corp.

  31,446      439,930
 

Flushing Financial Corp.

  91,092      1,462,027
 

Harrington West Financial Group, Inc.

  86,320      971,100
 

HMN Financial, Inc.

  55,300      1,335,495
 

Home Federal Bancorp

  14,076      323,607
 

Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.(a)

  90,425      907,867
 

K-Fed Bancorp(a)

  40,900      412,681
 

Legacy Bancorp, Inc.

  81,700      1,083,342
 

LSB Corp.

  76,350      1,210,147
 

MASSBANK Corp.

  20,536      747,921
 

NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.

  67,028      772,162
 

OceanFirst Financial Corp.

  122,500      1,936,725
 

Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc.*

  28,400      196,244
 

Pulaski Financial Corp.

  113,193      1,131,930
 

PVF Capital Corp.

  11,853      132,161
 

Rainier Pacific Financial Group, Inc.

  61,400      906,264
 

Rockville Financial, Inc.(a)

  40,200      490,440
 

Rome Bancorp, Inc.

  36,219      419,054
 

Teche Holding Co.

  11,400      424,650
 

Timberland Bancorp, Inc.

  141,102      1,718,622
 

United Community Financial Corp.(a)

  137,536      759,199
 

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

  86,641      960,849
 

United Western Bancorp, Inc.

  59,600      1,192,000
 

Washington Savings Bank FSB

  95,850      503,212

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares   Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Savings & Loans (continued)

 
 

Westfield Financial, Inc.

  279,800   $ 2,714,060
 

Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc.

  121,014     1,015,307
         
        35,146,609

Semiconductors - 3.32%

 
 

Anadigics, Inc.*(a)

  402,158     4,652,968
 

AXT, Inc.

  250,000     1,550,000
 

Diodes, Inc.*

  94,837     2,851,749
 

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc.

  498,400     3,299,408
 

IXYS Corp.

  45,110     361,782
 

Kopin Corp.*

  445,000     1,406,200
 

Leadis Technology, Inc.

  417,100     1,192,906
 

LTX Corp.(a)

  402,900     1,281,222
 

Microtune, Inc.*

  289,700     1,891,741
 

Mindspeed Technologies, Inc.*(a)

  432,900     528,138
 

MIPS Technologies, Inc.*(a)

  134,916     669,183
 

MoSys, Inc.*(a)

  129,409     627,634
 

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*

  249,600     4,667,520
 

QuickLogic Corp.

  352,900     1,164,570
 

Richardson Electronics, Ltd.

  35,900     251,659
 

Spire Corp.

  13,200     312,180
 

Trio Tech International(b)

  142,182     1,300,965
 

Ultra Clean Holdings*

  304,200     3,711,240
 

White Electronic Designs Corp.

  171,400     795,296
         
        32,516,361

Software - 3.55%

 
 

Actuate Corp.*

  652,030     5,066,273
 

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc.*(a)

  94,453     1,834,277
 

American Software, Inc.

  236,538     2,010,573
 

Authentidate Holding Corp.

  334,299     197,236
 

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.

  227,800     3,189,200
 

CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.

  93,900     3,925,959
 

Captaris, Inc.*

  398,100     1,719,792
 

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

  112,900     4,088,109
 

Digi International, Inc.*

  112,936     1,602,562
 

Document Sciences Corp.

  8,788     127,338
 

Interactive Intelligence, Inc.*

  168,700     4,445,245
 

Moldflow Corp.

  163,600     2,635,596
 

Quality Systems, Inc.(a)

  92,000     2,805,080
 

Unica Corp.

  114,099     1,055,416
         
        34,702,656

Telecommunications - 2.77%

 
 

Anaren, Inc.*

  144,500     2,382,805
 

Avanex Corp.*(a)

  18,000     18,000
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Telecommunications - 2.77%

  
 

Avici Systems, Inc.

  345,601    $ 2,740,616
 

Aware, Inc.

  373,800      1,566,222
 

Comarco, Inc.

  12,100      66,913
 

Communications Systems, Inc.

  7,000      83,230
 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.*(a)

  7,050      380,771
 

Ditech Networks, Inc.*(a)

  255,470      886,481
 

Globecomm Systems, Inc.*

  256,800      3,004,560
 

HickoryTech Corp.

  5,895      55,177
 

Knology, Inc.*(a)

  229,700      2,935,566
 

KVH Industries, Inc.

  208,100      1,677,286
 

Network Equipment Technologies, Inc.*(a)

  296,700      2,498,214
 

Parkervision, Inc.(a)

  107,800      1,705,396
 

RF Micro Devices, Inc.*(a)

  697,142      3,980,681
 

SBA Communications Corp.*

  11,100      375,624
 

Tessco Technologies, Inc.

  1,332      24,056
 

Tollgrade Communications, Inc.*

  92,100      738,642
 

Vyyo, Inc.(a)

  19,331      60,699
 

Warwick Valley Telephone Co.

  4,400      52,668
 

WJ Communications

  780,899      577,865
 

WPCS International, Inc.(a)

  139,000      1,314,940
          
         27,126,412

Textiles - 0.40%

  
 

Angelica Corp.

  167,100      3,191,610
 

Culp, Inc.

  94,400      657,968
          
         3,849,578

Transportation - 1.18%

  
 

Celadon Group, Inc.

  256,275      2,347,479
 

HUB Group, Inc.*

  289,200      7,686,936
 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.(a)

  16,400      1,512,572
          
         11,546,987

Water - 0.59%

  
 

Connecticut Water Service, Inc.

  48,900      1,152,573
 

Middlesex Water Co.

  64,957      1,230,935
 

Southwest Water Co.(a)

  183,500      2,297,420
 

York Water Co.

  68,550      1,062,525
          
         5,743,453
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 96.33%

     942,380,508
          

(Cost $660,246,479)

  

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

    Rate^    Shares    Value  

EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 3.32%

 

iShares Russell 2000 Index Fund(a)

     220,400    $ 16,761,420  

iShares Russell 2000 Value Index Fund(a)

     222,600      15,726,690  
             

TOTAL EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS - 3.32%

     32,488,110  
             

(Cost $32,312,645)

  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.93%

 

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    9,050,476      9,050,476  
             

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.93%

     9,050,476  
             

(Cost $9,050,476)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.58%

   $ 983,919,094  

(Cost $701,609,600)

       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (0.58)%

     (5,685,001 )
             

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 978,234,093  
             

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $170,609,372 at December 31, 2007.
(b) Affiliated Company. An affiliated company is a company in which the Fund has ownership of at least 5% of the voting securities. Transactions during the year with companies which were affiliates are as follows:
Name of Issuer    Shares held as of
Beginning of Period
   Gross
Additions
   Gross
Reductions
   Income    Shares held as of
end of Period
   Value as of
end of Period

AeroCentury

   143,800    $             -    $ -    $             -    143,800    $ 3,336,160

Trio Tech

   228,300      -      816,852      -    142,182      1,300,965
                                     
   372,100    $ -      816,852    $ -    285,982    $ 4,637,125
                                     

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Micro-Cap Limited Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter-ended December 31, 2007, Micro-Cap Limited Fund declined by 3.16%, outperforming each of its benchmarks in a down market. The CRSP Cap Based Portfolio 9 Index declined a strong 7.03%, while the Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index declined 3.87% and the Russell 2000 Index declined 4.58%. In general, it was a poor period for micro-cap stocks, as continued market and economic uncertainty led many investors to shy away from these companies in favor of larger industry leaders. It was a solid quarter of market beating performance in spite of negative returns.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund declined 5.19%, though it outperformed CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 9 Index (down 11.92%), the Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index (down 5.44), and the Russell 2000 Index (down 7.53%). This period was marked by extreme market volatility influenced by the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis. Micro-cap and small-cap stocks underperformed under those difficult conditions.

For the full calendar year, Micro-Cap Limited Fund fell by 4.97%, once again beating its primary benchmark, the CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 9 Index, but faring poorly against our peer and small cap benchmarks as presented in the table below. This table presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

      Dec. qtr.
10/1/07
to 12/31/07
   6 Month
7/1/07
to 12/31/07
   1 Year
1/1/07
to 12/31/07
   5 Year
1/1/03
to 12/31/07
   Life-to-Date
6/30/98
to 12/31/07

Micro-Cap Limited Fund

   -3.16%    -5.19%    -4.97%    15.76%    15.24%

CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 9 Index

   -7.03%    -11.92%    -6.75%    16.68%    9.85%

Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index

   -3.87%    -5.44%    4.19%    16.28%    6.78%

Russell 2000 Index (small stocks)

   -4.58%    -7.53%    -1.57%    16.25%    6.92%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index is an index of small-company funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged, market value weighted index, which measures performance of the 2,000 companies that are between the 1,000th and 3,000th largest in the market with dividends reinvested. The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio 9 Index is an unmanaged index of 644 publicly traded U.S. micro-cap stocks (with dividends reinvested), as reported by the Center for Research on Security Prices. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc., for the period ended December 31, 2007, the Micro-Cap Limited Fund ranked 54th of 96 micro-cap funds for the last twelve months, 34th of 65 such funds for the last five years and 7th of 40 funds since inception in June, 1998. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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Micro-Cap Limited Fund vs. CRSP 9 Index & Lipper Small-Cap Stock Funds Index & Russell 2000 Index 6/30/98 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Industrial companies dominated the Fund’s top 10 performers this past quarter with four related holdings on the list. In fact, three of the top four performing stocks came from this sector. Combined, the four industrial companies contributed over 1.5% to the return of the Fund.

These are the ten best-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Fushi International Inc

  

Electrical Compo & Equip

   56.4%
2   

Interactive Intelligence Inc

  

Software

   34.7%
3   

Robbins & Myers Inc

  

Machinery-Diversified

   32.0%
4   

Dynamic Materials Corp

  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

   28.5%
5   

Pricesmart Inc

  

Retail

   27.4%
6   

Arena Resources Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   27.4%
7   

Aspreva Pharmaceuticals Corp

  

Pharmaceuticals

   24.6%
8   

Raser Technologies Inc

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   24.5%
9   

Open Text Corp

  

Software

   22.7%
10   

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   22.5%
                

Fushi International was the Fund’s top performer this quarter and the only holding to return greater than 50%. Fushi is China’s largest manufacturer of copper clad wires, which have significant applications in the telecommunications and automotive industries. The company took major globalization strides this quarter with the purchase of a chief U.S. competitor, Copperweld Bimetallics, in a $22.50 million deal. (The company has since changed its name to Fushi Copperweld, Inc.) A few weeks later, management announced its intent to upgrade the newly acquired Tennessee facility with a $3.2 million capital investment. While its stock price surged late in the year, some analysts still look at its healthy quarterly growth rate as reason for continued strong prospects. Fushi contributed 0.20% to the return of the Fund over the past three months.

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Four industrial holdings also made the Fund’s worst performing list for the quarter, which highlights that our performance is more driven by individual stock picks than overweighting or underweighting economic sectors. While no stock dropped by 50% or more during the three month period, each of the bottom 10 performers lost over 25% in value.

These are the ten worst-performing stocks for the December quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

Hardinge Inc

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   -48.3%
2   

Sturm Ruger & Co Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -45.7%
3   

FARO Technologies Inc

  

Electronics

   -38.7%
4   

Perry Ellis International Inc

  

Apparel

   -38.4%
5   

Ceragon Networks Ltd

  

Telecommunications

   -37.5%
6   

Superior Essex Inc

  

Electrical Compo & Equip

   -35.6%
7   

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc

  

Internet

   -32.7%
8   

Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -31.1%
9   

Novatel Wireless Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -25.9%
10   

Amkor Technology Inc

  

Semiconductors

   -25.7%
                

Miss earnings by a penny, and your stock price falls; miss by 8 cents (by two analysts predictions) and the price plummets. That’s what happened to machine tool maker, Hardinge, Inc., when the company reported 3rd quarter earnings that actually rose by 35%. Unfortunately, the results were not strong enough, and investors immediately sold on the announcement. It was the Fund’s worst performer for the quarter (and the calendar year). Weaker than expected sales, particularly in North America where orders declined by 21%, dramatically hindered the company’s performance. During periods of market uncertainty, such an earnings miss often proves disastrous for the stock price, especially for a relatively lightly traded micro-cap company. For the quarter, Hardinge cost the Fund almost 0.65% in return.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Diversification paid off in 2007, as stocks from five different sectors were represented on the list of top performers with six holdings returning over 50% for the calendar year. All told, 29 companies rose in value over 20% in 2007.

These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

GigaMedia Ltd

  

Internet

   97.7%
2   

EDO Corp

  

Aerospace/Defense

   81.7%
3   

Pricesmart Inc

  

Retail

   66.4%
4   

Open Text Corp

  

Software

   57.0%
5   

Fushi International Inc

  

Electrical Compo & Equip

   56.4%
6   

Witness Systems Inc

  

Software

   53.9%
7   

Arena Resources Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   48.3%
8   

Layne Christensen Co

  

Engineering & Construction

   48.1%
9   

Keystone Automotive Industries Inc

  

Auto Parts & Equipment

   46.1%
10   

Dawson Geophysical Co

  

Oil & Gas Services

   44.2%
                

GigaMedia Ltd was the Fund’s top performer for the calendar year. The Taiwan-based gaming company returned just under 100% in 2007. In each of the past two quarters, the company reported better than expected earnings on strong sales of its core poker software and other newly released online games. Management remained optimistic about future operations, as

 

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web-based gaming continues to gain in popularity worldwide. In October, Bear Stearns initiated coverage on GigaMedia with an outperform rating. For the year, the holding contributed almost 1.5% to the return of the Fund.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Three consumer-related companies made the list of worst performers for the calendar year, possibly due to the slowdown in the economy beginning to take its toll on consumer activity, particularly late in the year. The three holdings cost the Fund over 1.25% in return over the past 12-months.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

Hardinge Inc

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   -49.6%
2   

Perry Ellis International Inc

  

Apparel

   -48.8%
3   

ICT Group Inc

  

Commercial Services

   -44.0%
4   

Syntax-Brillian Corp

  

Semiconductors

   -43.9%
5   

Sturm Ruger & Co Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -42.7%
6   

Community Bancorp/NV

  

Banks

   -37.9%
7   

Ceragon Networks Ltd

  

Telecommunications

   -37.5%
8   

Novatel Wireless Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -32.7%
9   

1-800-FLOWERS.COM Inc

  

Internet

   -32.7%
10   

Viropharma Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -32.3%
                

Add Perry Ellis to the list of victims of the economic downturn that impacted retailers throughout the latter part of the year. The company designs a variety of men’s and women’s apparel for sale domestically and abroad. Management tried to remain optimistic during much of the year, and the company even reported strong earnings in the third quarter. However, many retailers started predicting gloom and doom for the holiday season. In November, the company reduced its sales outlook for the fourth quarter and warned of slumping activity throughout the holidays and beyond. For the 12-month period, the holding cost the Fund over 0.5% in return.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Four of the Fund’s largest holdings at the end of the calendar year were also among the top performers in 2007: Robbins & Myers, Open Text Corp., Hornbeck Offshore, and Pricesmart, Inc. These four stocks made up over 12% of the Fund’s net assets and contributed over 2.5% to its return during the calendar year. The top 10 holdings comprised almost 30% of the net assets of Micro-Cap Limited Fund.

 

Rank    Description    Industry    Percent of
Net Assets
1   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

  

Machinery-Diversified

   4.9%
2   

Navigators Group, Inc.

  

Insurance

   3.9%
3   

LSB Industries, Inc.

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   3.2%
4   

Open Text Corp.

  

Software

   3.2%
5   

Dollar Financial Corp.

  

Commercial Services

   2.9%
6   

Axsys Technologies, Inc.

  

Electronics

   2.7%
7   

ICF International, Inc.

  

Commercial Services

   2.3%
8   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

  

Oil & Gas Services

   2.2%
9   

Pricesmart, Inc.

  

Retail

   2.1%
10   

Layne Christensen Co.

  

Engineering & Construction

   1.9%
                
         29.3%

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Industrials represented the largest sector within the Fund at the end of the quarter, and the results were mixed at best. In the most recent quarter, four industrial companies made the list of top 10 performers, while four others could be found among the bottom tier. On a more positive note, the models’ underweighting of financials proved beneficial, as that sector got pounded throughout the year due to the subprime fiasco and ongoing credit crisis.

 

      % of Portfolio    % S&P
Small-Cap Index
   Difference

Basic Materials

   2.8%    2.8%    0.0%

Communications

   8.2%    4.1%    4.1%

Consumer, Cyclical

   8.2%    14.3%    -6.1%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   20.5%    19.6%    0.9%

Energy

   10.2%    8.0%    2.2%

Financial

   9.7%    15.8%    -6.1%

Industrial

   28.5%    20.5%    8.0%

Technology

   10.6%    10.1%    0.5%

Utilities

   0.8%    4.8%    -4.0%

Cash

   0.5%    0.0%    0.5%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to very high, above market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in micro-cap companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies and even “small companies” for various reasons such as narrower markets (fewer investors), limited financial resources and greater trading difficulty.

Conclusion

 

Micro-Cap Limited Fund remains closed to new shareholders, but is open to your additional investments. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.29%

Aerospace/Defense - 1.99%

 

Astronics Corp.*

  5,600    $ 238,000
 

Ducommun, Inc.*

  16,200      615,600
 

Kaman Corp.

  6,300      231,903
          
         1,085,503

Apparel - 1.74%

  
 

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

  48,200      947,612

Biotechnology - 0.43%

  
 

Clinical Data, Inc.

  5,300      117,925
 

Third Wave Technologies, Inc.

  12,100      116,765
          
         234,690

Chemicals - 2.76%

  
 

ICO, Inc.*

  39,700      509,748
 

Landec Corp.*

  74,600      999,640
          
         1,509,388

Commercial Services - 11.48%

  
 

Dollar Financial Corp.*

  51,600      1,583,604
 

Geo Group, Inc.*

  23,000      644,000
 

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*

  29,700      560,736
 

ICF International, Inc.*

  50,600      1,278,156
 

Kforce, Inc.*

  57,700      562,575
 

Learning Tree International, Inc.*

  26,300      603,848
 

LECG Corp.*

  34,700      522,582
 

MAXIMUS, Inc.

  8,900      343,629
 

Premier Exhibitions, Inc.*(a)

  15,700      171,758
          
         6,270,888

Computers - 2.55%

  
 

BluePhoenix Solutions, Ltd.*

  7,700      139,524
 

Furmanite Corp.*

  52,500      619,500
 

Manhattan Associates, Inc.*

  24,100      635,276
          
         1,394,300

Diversified Financial Services - 1.32%

  
 

TradeStation Group, Inc.*

  50,600      719,026

Electric Utilities - 0.53%

  
 

MGE Energy, Inc.

  8,100      287,307

Electrical Components & Equipment - 1.30%

  
 

Fushi International, Inc.(a)

  13,500      339,795
 

Superior Essex, Inc.*

  15,500      372,000
          
         711,795

Electronics - 3.14%

  
 

Axsys Technologies, Inc.*

  40,400      1,480,660
 

Taser International, Inc.*(a)

  16,400      235,996
          
         1,716,656
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Energy-Alternative Sources - 0.73%

  
 

Headwaters, Inc.*(a)

  34,000    $ 399,160

Engineering & Construction - 3.77%

  
 

Layne Christensen Co.*

  21,600      1,062,936
 

Michael Baker Corp.*

  12,200      501,420
 

Stanley, Inc.*

  15,500      496,310
          
         2,060,666

Environmental Control - 3.44%

  
 

Calgon Carbon Corp.(a)

  30,000      476,700
 

Darling International, Inc.*

  70,400      813,824
 

Metalico, Inc.

  54,100      586,444
          
         1,876,968

Food - 3.37%

  
 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

  33,400      886,102
 

Ingles Markets, Inc.

  20,400      517,956
 

Spartan Stores, Inc.

  19,100      436,435
          
         1,840,493

Hand/Machine Tools - 1.09%

  
 

Hardinge, Inc.

  10,000      167,800
 

Raser Technologies, Inc.*

  28,600      424,710
          
         592,510

Healthcare-Products - 0.48%

  
 

Hansen Medical, Inc.*(a)

  8,800      263,472

Holding Companies-Diversified - 0.50%

  
 

Compass Diversified Holdings

  18,400      274,160

Household Products/Wares - 0.90%

  
 

Russ Berrie & Co, Inc.*

  30,100      492,436

Insurance - 8.37%

  
 

Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc.

  25,400      613,918
 

Life Partners Holdings, Inc.(a)

  6,400      177,280
 

Navigators Group, Inc.*

  32,600      2,119,000
 

Safety Insurance Group, Inc.

  16,100      589,582
 

SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc.*

  30,300      456,924
 

Tower Group, Inc.

  18,400      614,560
          
         4,571,264

Internet - 5.94%

  
 

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc.*

  32,800      286,344
 

Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Ltd.

  22,100      577,473

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Internet (continued)

 

eResearchTechnology, Inc.*

  29,900    $ 353,418
 

FTD Group, Inc.

  71,700      923,496
 

GigaMedia, Ltd.*

  27,100      508,125
 

Shutterfly, Inc.*

  9,900      253,638
 

Vocus, Inc.*

  9,900      341,847
          
         3,244,341

Machinery-Diversified - 5.53%

  
 

Hurco Cos, Inc.*

  3,800      165,870
 

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

  35,300      2,669,739
 

Tennant Co.

  4,200      186,018
          
         3,021,627

Metal Fabrication - Hardware - 1.74%

  
 

Dynamic Materials Corp.

  6,400      376,960
 

LB Foster Co.*

  11,100      574,203
          
         951,163

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 4.51%

  
 

China Fire & Security Group, Inc.

  8,500      109,480
 

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

  13,400      579,416
 

LSB Industries, Inc.*(a)

  62,900      1,775,038
          
         2,463,934

Oil & Gas - 2.91%

  
 

Arena Resources, Inc.*

  22,600      942,646
 

Parker Drilling Co.*

  85,600      646,280
          
         1,588,926

Oil & Gas Services - 6.48%

  
 

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

  12,900      921,834
 

Flotek Industries, Inc.*

  7,400      266,696
 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*(a)

  26,600      1,195,670
 

NATCO Group, Inc.*

  6,600      357,390
 

T-3 Energy Services, Inc.*

  10,900      512,409
 

Willbros Group, Inc.*(a)

  7,500      287,175
          
         3,541,174

Pharmaceuticals - 3.66%

  
 

BioScrip, Inc.*

  60,200      465,346
 

I-Flow Corp.

  6,700      105,726
 

Neogen Corp.*

  20,600      546,930
 

PetMed Express, Inc.*

  40,400      488,840
 

Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.*(a)

  49,500      390,060
          
         1,996,902
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Retail - 6.47%

  
 

EZCORP, Inc.*

  67,682    $ 764,130
 

PC Connection, Inc.*

  49,400      560,690
 

Pricesmart, Inc.

  38,000      1,142,280
 

School Specialty, Inc.*

  15,800      545,890
 

Systemax, Inc.(a)

  25,600      520,192
          
         3,533,182

Semiconductors - 1.34%

  
 

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.*

  16,800      189,504
 

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.*

  17,000      364,990
 

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*

  9,500      177,650
          
         732,144

Software - 6.65%

  
 

Interactive Intelligence, Inc.*

  14,600      384,710
 

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

  32,300      660,858
 

Open Text Corp.*(a)

  56,200      1,767,490
 

Taleo Corp.*

  27,400      815,972
          
         3,629,030

Telecommunications - 2.18%

  
 

Alvarion, Ltd.*

  25,200      239,400
 

Ceragon Networks, Ltd.

  22,704      224,543
 

Novatel Wireless, Inc.*

  44,900      727,380
          
         1,191,323

Transportation - 1.75%

  
 

Euroseas, Ltd.

  11,900      147,560
 

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.*

  17,298      809,373
          
         956,933

Water - 0.24%

  
 

Consolidated Water Co, Inc.

  5,100      128,469
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.29%

     54,227,442
          

(Cost $49,609,307)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.29%

   $ 54,227,442

(Cost $49,609,307)

  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.71%

     388,237
          

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 54,615,679
          

 

* Non-income producing security.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $8,200,482 at December 31, 2007.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Small-Cap Growth Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter ending December 31, 2007, Small-Cap Growth Fund declined 3.30%, underperforming its primary market benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index (down 2.10%) and its peer benchmark, the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (down 2.57%). In general, smaller companies had a very poor quarter, as continued market and economic uncertainty led many investors to shy away from these companies in favor of larger industry leaders. This was a poor quarter.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund declined 4.75%, and also lost ground to the Russell 2000 Growth Index (down 2.09%) and the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index (down 1.17%). This period was marked by extreme market volatility while investors faced the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis. In this market environment, small stocks, including many in our fund, underperformed the broader market averages.

For the full calendar year, Small-Cap Growth Fund returned 6.87% as the first two quarters of 2007 produced solid results, before the headwinds from the credit crisis began to take their toll. The Russell 2000 Growth Index gained 7.05%, and the Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index increased 9.68% during the past twelve months. The 2007 calendar year appears to have reversed the prior seven year trend that had favored smaller issues.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

     

Dec. Qtr.

10/1/07

to 12/31/07

  

6 Month

7/1/07

to 12/31/07

  

1 Year

1/1/07

to 12/31/07

  

Life-to-Date

10/31/03

to 12/31/07

Small-Cap Growth Fund

   -3.30%    -4.75%    6.87%    10.66%

Russell 2000 Growth Index

   -2.10%    -2.09%    7.05%    10.19%

Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index

   -2.57%    -1.17%    9.68%    9.44%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index is an index of small-company, growth-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, Small-Cap Growth Fund ranked 349th of 591 small-cap growth funds for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2007 and 147th of 422 such funds since inception in October, 2003. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

Small-Cap Growth Fund vs. Lipper Small-Cap Growth Funds Index & Russell 2000 Growth Index 10/31/03 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Six different sectors were represented within the list of ten best-performers this quarter, revealing solid diversification within the Fund. While no individual stock returned greater than 50%, nine holdings earned more than 20% during the three month period.

These are the ten best-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Deckers Outdoor Corp

  

Apparel

   41.2%
2   

Intuitive Surgical Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   41.1%
3   

priceline.com Inc

  

Internet

   29.4%
4   

Pricesmart Inc

  

Retail

   27.4%
5   

Arena Resources Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   27.4%
6   

IntercontinentalExchange Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   26.7%
7   

AAR Corp

  

Aerospace/Defense

   25.4%
8   

Dynamic Materials Corp

  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

   23.0%
9   

FTI Consulting Inc

  

Commercial Services

   22.5%
10   

Owens-Illinois Inc

  

Packaging & Containers

   19.4%
                

Intuitive Surgical Inc. is a healthcare-related company that manufactures and markets specialty surgical products for a variety of medical applications. In particular, the company has designed robotic tools known as da Vinci systems which are used for urology, cardiology, gynecology, and general surgeries. In its most recent quarter, company profits doubled, and sales increased by over 60%. Additionally, Intuitive has started to make inroads into the international medical markets. While many analysts remain quite positive about the company’s prospects for continued growth, others express concerns that it could encounter future challenges because it essentially remains a one-product company. To counter these fears, management points out that revenue is also tied to sales of accessories, system service and training; therefore, the potential for recurring revenue streams is becoming more substantial. Intuitive Systems contributed about 0.25% to the performance of the Fund this past quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  The record of the stocks above was not nearly enough to offset the declining Fund stocks on the other side of the ledger. Four industrial companies highlighted the list of poor performers this quarter, indicating that the economic slowdown that began in housing is now moving into other sectors of the economy like manufacturing. Altogether, those four firms cost the Fund about 1.25% in return during the three month period. Thirteen companies lost 25% or more this quarter.

 

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These are the ten worst-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

Sturm Ruger & Co Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -49.8%
2   

KMG Chemicals Inc

  

Chemicals

   -45.6%
3   

CROCS Inc

  

Apparel

   -45.3%
4   

Mfri Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -40.2%
5   

Ceradyne Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -38.0%
6   

NBTY Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -32.5%
7   

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Assoc

  

Semiconductors

   -30.9%
8   

Novatel Wireless Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -28.5%
9   

NutriSystem Inc

  

Internet

   -27.1%
10   

Trinity Industries Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -26.1%
                

While manufacturing firms were prominent in the list, trendy shoemaker CROCS made a rare appearance after several quarters of strong returns. In fact, CROCS was the Fund’s second top performer and returned over 50% during the three months ended September 30, 2007. While its latest earnings report actually beat Wall Street forecasts, its future guidance on revenues fell short of expectations. In reality, CROCS had trouble keeping up with the increasing demand for its products throughout Europe and Japan, an issue that cost the company about $30 million in potential quarterly sales. Its stock price fell by almost half for the quarter, and a few shareholder suits followed. The holding cost the Fund about 0.3% during the past three months.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Though industrials may have lagged last quarter, the sector placed four firms within the Fund’s top performer list for the calendar year 2007. Combined, these companies contributed over 2.3% to the return of the Fund. During the year, one holding returned over 100%, while thirteen others earned over 50% in performance.

These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Dynamic Materials Corp

  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

   109.6%
2   

priceline.com Inc

  

Internet

   97.8%
3   

FMC Technologies Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   84.0%
4   

Foster Wheeler Ltd

  

Engineering &Construction

   83.6%
5   

Lifecell Corp

  

Biotechnology

   78.6%
6   

Air Methods Corp

  

Healthcare-Services

   77.9%
7   

EDO Corp

  

Aerospace/Defense

   72.9%
8   

Bolt Technology Corp

  

Oil & Gas Services

   70.3%
9   

General Cable Corp

  

Electrical Compo & Equip

   67.7%
10   

Deckers Outdoor Corp

  

Apparel

   62.0%
                

Dynamic Materials was the Fund’s top performer in the calendar year 2007 and the only holding to earn a return of over 100%. The industrial company produces welded metal plates that are used by upstream oil and gas companies, refineries, and in certain chemical and petrochemical-related applications. In its latest quarter, the company reported skyrocketing sales and earnings, and management predicts continued growth due to a strong backlog of orders. The Colorado-based company acquired a German explosion welder in November in a transaction valued at just under $100 million. During the calendar year, the company contributed over 1% to the Fund’s return.

 

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Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  For the calendar year 2007, only one holding lost over 50% in value; however, eight others declined by at least 40%. Consumer-related companies ranging from pharmaceutical to biotech to healthcare highlighted the list, revealing that the slowing economy is starting to impact consumer spending as recessionary fears emerge.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

US Global Investors Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -50.4%
2   

NutriSystem Inc

  

Internet

   -46.1%
3   

Sturm Ruger & Co Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -45.5%
4   

Mfri Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -44.9%
5   

KMG Chemicals Inc

  

Chemicals

   -44.7%
6   

Vital Images Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   -43.4%
7   

NBTY Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -41.8%
8   

ICT Group Inc

  

Commercial Services

   -41.3%
9   

Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia

  

Media

   -41.1%
10   

CryoLife Inc

  

Biotechnology

   -38.5%
                

Weight management company NutriSystem, Inc. was one of the Fund’s worst performers during the calendar year 2007 as the stock declined 46% in value during the past two quarters. In July, the company reported solid 2nd quarter earnings, but warned that the 3rd quarter may not be as strong. Many similar diet companies also declined, as the FDA approved a new weight-loss pill that was viewed as new competition in this marketplace. In October, NutriSystem again lowered its earnings’ forecast even further, and management was greeted with a class action lawsuit, alleging materially misleading statements had led to artificially high stock prices earlier in the year. The holding cost the Fund over 0.8% during the calendar year.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Only two of the top holdings appeared on the list of best performers during the quarter. Deckers Outdoor and Dynamic Materials contributed over 1.5% to the Fund’s quarterly performance and made up over 6% of its net assets. The ten top holdings comprised almost 30% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

Rank    Description    Industry    Percent of
Net Assets
1   

Deckers Outdoor Corp

  

Apparel

   4.1%
2   

Dril-Quip Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   4.1%
3   

CommScope Inc

  

Telecommunications

   3.2%
4   

Guess ? Inc

  

Retail

   3.2%
5   

Lifecell Corp

  

Biotechnology

   2.5%
6   

OSI Pharmaceuticals Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   2.3%
7   

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc

  

Food

   2.3%
8   

Air Methods Corp

  

Healthcare-Services

   2.2%
9   

Dynamic Materials Corp

  

Metal Fabrication - Hardware

   2.2%
10   

General Cable Corp

  

Electrical Components & Equipment

   2.1%
                
 Total          28.2%

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Fortunately, the allocation to financials, a sector that has clearly been out of favor for the past few quarters, is well below that of the benchmark. Our overweighting in energy also helped as the sector had strong performance.

 

      % of Portfolio    % of S&P Small Cap Index    Difference

Basic Materials

   2.2%    2.8%    -0.6%

Communications

   7.5%    4.1%    3.4%

Consumer, Cyclical

   14.8%    14.3%    0.5%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   25.5%    19.6%    5.9%

Energy

   13.1%    8.0%    5.1%

Financial

   2.7%    15.8%    -13.1%

Industrial

   21.2%    20.5%    0.7%

Technology

   11.4%    10.1%    1.3%

Utilities

   1.0%    4.8%    -3.8%

Cash

   0.6%    0.0%    0.6%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies, and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Small-Cap Growth Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 98.97%

Aerospace/Defense - 1.40%

 

AAR Corp.*

  58,129    $ 2,210,646

Apparel - 5.43%

 

CROCS, Inc.*(a)

  18,000      662,580
 

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*(a)

  41,800      6,481,508
 

G-III Apparel Group, Ltd.*

  47,316      698,857
 

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

  38,100      749,046
          
         8,591,991

Beverages - 0.38%

 

Boston Beer Co., Inc.*

  16,000      602,400

Biotechnology - 3.82%

 

CryoLife, Inc.*

  53,663      426,621
 

Lifecell Corp.*

  92,600      3,991,986
 

Qiagen NV*(a)

  77,256      1,626,239
          
         6,044,846

Chemicals - 2.19%

 

Albemarle Corp.

  18,000      742,500
 

Landec Corp.*

  41,958      562,237
 

Lubrizol Corp.

  6,000      324,960
 

NewMarket Corp.

  31,500      1,754,235
 

Zep, Inc.*

  6,000      83,220
          
         3,467,152

Commercial Services - 8.99%

 

Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Inc.*

  8,800      303,952
 

Dollar Financial Corp.*

  51,800      1,589,742
 

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

  6,065      373,846
 

Geo Group, Inc.*

  109,000      3,052,000
 

ICF International, Inc.*

  33,000      833,580
 

MPS Group, Inc.*

  109,500      1,197,930
 

Sotheby’s

  57,000      2,171,700
 

Strayer Education, Inc.

  6,227      1,062,202
 

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.*

  135,300      2,877,831
 

Transcend Services, Inc.

  10,000      162,500
 

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc.

  13,000      603,330
          
         14,228,613

Computers - 3.64%

 

Ansoft Corp.*

  61,800      1,597,530
 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*

  72,880      2,473,547
 

Sigma Designs, Inc.*(a)

  5,600      309,120
 

Synaptics, Inc.*

  33,400      1,374,744
          
         5,754,941

Diversified Financial Services - 2.64%

 

Greenhill & Co., Inc.(a)

  28,700      1,907,976
 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*(a)

  5,600      1,078,000
 

US Global Investors, Inc.(a)

  71,586      1,192,623
          
         4,178,599
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Electric Utilities - 1.03%

 

Portland General Electric Co.

  58,500    $ 1,625,130

Electrical Components & Equipment - 3.56%

 

Belden, Inc.

  13,700      609,650
 

General Cable Corp.*

  46,200      3,385,536
 

GrafTech International, Ltd.*(a)

  92,322      1,638,716
          
         5,633,902

Engineering & Construction - 1.55%

 

Foster Wheeler, Ltd.*

  7,500      1,162,650
 

Layne Christensen Co.*

  21,200      1,043,252
 

VSE Corp.

  5,000      244,200
          
         2,450,102

Food - 3.06%

 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

  45,800      1,215,074
 

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.*

  107,900      3,623,282
          
         4,838,356

Hand/Machine Tools - 1.67%

 

Baldor Electric Co.

  78,400      2,638,944

Healthcare-Products - 4.21%

 

Bovie Medical Corp.

  14,810      94,784
 

Hologic, Inc.*(a)

  30,000      2,059,200
 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*(a)

  4,200      1,362,900
 

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.*

  55,900      3,140,462
          
         6,657,346

Healthcare-Services - 2.16%

 

Air Methods Corp.*

  68,904      3,422,462

Internet - 2.39%

 

Interwoven, Inc.*

  181,300      2,578,086
 

Priceline.com, Inc.*

  10,500      1,206,030
          
         3,784,116

Machinery-Diversified - 2.54%

 

Gardner Denver, Inc.*

  40,000      1,320,000
 

Middleby Corp.*

  35,200      2,697,024
          
         4,017,024

Metal Fabrication-Hardware - 3.37%

 

Dynamic Materials Corp.

  58,100      3,422,090
 

Valmont Industries, Inc.

  21,500      1,916,080
          
         5,338,170

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 3.77%

 

AZZ, Inc.*

  15,303    $ 433,840
 

Ceradyne, Inc.*

  35,000      1,642,550
 

LSB Industries, Inc.*

  65,700      1,854,054
 

MFRI, Inc.*

  9,000      96,030
 

Trinity Industries, Inc.(a)

  70,050      1,944,588
          
         5,971,062

Oil & Gas - 3.16%

 

Arena Resources, Inc.*

  60,600      2,527,626
 

Frontier Oil Corp.

  61,000      2,475,380
          
         5,003,006

Oil & Gas Services - 9.91%

 

Bolt Technology Corp.*(a)

  79,518      3,020,094
 

Dawson Geophysical Co.*

  12,000      857,520
 

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

  115,800      6,445,428
 

Flotek Industries, Inc.*(a)

  27,840      1,003,353
 

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

  14,030      795,501
 

Matrix Service Co.*

  14,988      327,038
 

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

  13,000      875,550
 

Superior Energy Services*

  68,600      2,361,212
          
         15,685,696

Packaging & Containers - 0.50%

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

  16,100      796,950

Pharmaceuticals - 2.73%

 

NBTY, Inc.*

  25,000      685,000
 

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(a)

  75,000      3,638,250
          
         4,323,250

Retail - 9.28%

 

Cash America International, Inc.

  49,800      1,608,540
 

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*

  75,600      2,098,656
 

EZCORP, Inc.*

  5,000      56,450
 

Guess ?, Inc.

  132,600      5,024,214
 

Gymboree Corp.*

  43,100      1,312,826
 

Jack in the Box, Inc.*

  43,200      1,113,264
 

JOS A Bank Clothiers, Inc.*(a)

  16,918      481,317
 

MSC Industrial Direct Co.

  30,200      1,222,194
 

Pricesmart, Inc.

  58,500      1,758,510
          
         14,675,971

Semiconductors - 3.84%

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.*

  177,550      1,514,502
 

NVIDIA Corp.*(a)

  78,600      2,673,972
 

Ultra Clean Holdings*

  27,330      333,426
 

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.*

  19,500      721,500
 

Zoran Corp.*

  37,300      839,623
          
         6,083,023
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Software - 3.87%

 

BMC Software, Inc.*

  92,500    $ 3,296,700
 

Informatica Corp.*

  101,900      1,836,238
 

Moldflow Corp.

  26,042      419,537
 

SkillSoft PLC*

  9,679      92,531
 

Taleo Corp.*

  15,794      470,345
          
         6,115,351

Telecommunications - 5.11%

 

CommScope, Inc.*(a)

  103,500      5,093,235
 

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.*

  16,687      901,265
 

Knology, Inc.*(a)

  31,053      396,857
 

Novatel Wireless, Inc.*

  24,600      398,520
 

RF Micro Devices, Inc.*

  54,000      308,340
 

Tekelec*

  57,720      721,500
 

WPCS International, Inc.(a)

  28,878      273,186
          
         8,092,903

Transportation - 2.77%

 

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.*

  9,000      421,110
 

Kirby Corp.*

  44,000      2,045,120
 

Tidewater, Inc.(a)

  35,000      1,920,100
          
         4,386,330
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 98.97%

     156,618,282
          

(Cost $118,821,147)

  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.64%

    Rate^    Shares    Value

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    1,007,934      1,007,934
           

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.64%

     1,007,934
           

(Cost $1,007,934)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.61%

   $ 157,626,216

(Cost $119,829,081)

  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.39%

     620,851
           

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 158,247,067
           

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $33,934,933 at December 31, 2007.
PLC Public Liability Co.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Small-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

For the quarter-ended December 31, 2007, Small-Cap Value Fund declined by 3.63%, though it significantly outperformed its primary market benchmark index, the Russell 2000 Value Index (down 7.28%) and its peer benchmark, the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (down 6.75%). In general, smaller companies had a very poor quarter, as continued market and economic uncertainty led many investors to shy away from this segment of the market in favor of larger industry leaders. Nevertheless, our Fund cushioned the impact of this decline and it was an OK quarter on a relative basis.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund declined 7.79%, still outperforming the Russell 2000 Value Index (down 13.08%) and the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index (down 12.13%). This period was marked by extreme market volatility as investors faced the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis.

For the full calendar year, Small-Cap Value Fund returned a very favorable 6.93%. The first two quarters of 2007 produced solid results before the headwinds from the credit crisis began to take their toll on smaller issues. By comparison, the Russell 2000 Value Index declined 9.78%, and the Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index by 4.57%. The 2007 calendar year appears to have reversed a prior trend that had favored smaller and more value-oriented issues over the past seven years.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

     

Dec. Qtr.

10/1/07

to 12/31/07

  

6 Month

7/1/07

to 12/31/07

  

1 Year

1/1/07

to 12/31/07

  

Life-to-Date

10/31/03

to 12/31/07

Small-Cap Value Fund

   -3.63%    -7.79%    6.93%    14.03%

Russell 2000 Value Index

   -7.28%    -13.08%    -9.78%    10.82%

Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index

   -6.75%    -12.13%    -4.57%    11.39%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 2000 Value Index is an unmanaged index which consists of stocks in the Russell 2000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index is an index of small-company, value-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, Small-Cap Value Fund ranked 8th of 296 small-cap value funds for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2007 and 19th of 206 such funds since inception in October, 2003. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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Small-Cap Value Fund vs. Lipper Small-Cap Value Funds Index & Russell 2000 Value Index 10/31/03 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Basic materials and industrial companies highlighted the top performers of the December quarter with six companies on the top ten list. Only one holding returned greater than 50%, with six others gaining 20% or higher.

These are the ten best-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Terra Industries Inc

  

Chemicals

   52.8%
2   

Robbins & Myers Inc

  

Machinery-Diversified

   32.0%
3   

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   31.3%
4   

Tower Group Inc

  

Insurance

   27.6%
5   

Steel Dynamics Inc

  

Iron/Steel

   27.6%
6   

AAR Corp

  

Aerospace/Defense

   25.4%
7   

Hornbeck Offshore Services Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   22.1%
8   

Foster Wheeler Ltd

  

Engineering & Construction

   18.1%
9   

DynCorp International Inc

  

Commercial Services

   17.1%
10   

LSB Industries Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   16.5%
                

Terra Industries was the Fund’s top performer this quarter and the only holding to return more than 50%. The company produces agricultural-related products used in the manufacturing of fertilizer. Two significant factors have surfaced recently that greatly benefited such companies. Rising oil prices and government subsidies have led to increased demand for ethanol, which has prompted greater production of corn. Additionally, as the populations in China and other developing Asian and Latin American countries become increasingly affluent, their residents are adding more meat to their diets. As a result, corn and other feed grains have been met with even greater global demand, thus, the need for more fertilizer. In mid-December, Merrill Lynch increased its outlook for the entire industry and raised its rating on Terra Industries from neutral to buy. During the quarter, the company contributed over 0.7% to the return of the Fund.

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Eight consumer-related companies could be found on the list of the Fund’s worst quarterly performers, lending credence to the view that consumer spending accounts for over half of the activity of the economy. In total, these eight holdings cost the Fund over 3% in return this quarter.

These are the ten worst-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

WellCare Health Plans Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   -79.0%
2   

Hardinge Inc

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   -51.8%
3   

Big Lots Inc

  

Retail

   -46.4%
4   

Ceradyne Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -38.0%
5   

NBTY Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -32.5%
6   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co

  

Auto Parts & Equipment

   -32.1%
7   

PRG-Schultz International Inc

  

Commercial Services

   -31.7%
8   

Men's Wearhouse Inc

  

Retail

   -31.0%
9   

Imperial Sugar Co

  

Food

   -28.2%
10   

Anika Therapeutics Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -28.1%
                

Our worst performer for the quarter, managed care company, WellCare Health Plans offers government-sponsored healthcare and prescription drug programs through Medicare and Medicaid. In late October, federal investigators raided company headquarters and initiated an investigation over what most believe to be fraud-related issues. To add insult to injury, company execs sold off over $45 million in stock during the year in advance of the raid, far more than the insider sales totaled for all of 2006. The company’s stock priced plunged over 70% in one day. News did not get any better for the company as the quarter progressed. Shareholder lawsuits ensued, and plan enrollments declined. Our position in this lightly traded company cost the Fund about 0.80% in return for the quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  As with the top quarterly performers, basic materials and industrial companies were prominently featured in the “best of” list for the calendar year 2007. Many of these companies benefited from strong global demand of products and services in developing countries like China; additionally, the declining value of the dollar has made exports less expensive over the year. Seven companies from these two sectors made the list and contributed a remarkable 10+% to the Fund’s return.

These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Foster Wheeler Ltd

  

Engineering & Construction

   183.9%
2   

McDermott International Inc

  

Engineering & Construction

   132.1%
3   

Terra Industries Inc

  

Chemicals

   117.5%
4   

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc

  

Iron/Steel

   91.7%
5   

Chaparral Steel Co

  

Iron/Steel

   89.8%
6   

Steel Dynamics Inc

  

Iron/Steel

   83.6%
7   

Air Methods Corp

  

Healthcare-Services

   77.9%
8   

Robbins & Myers Inc

  

Machinery-Diversified

   64.7%
9   

Rush Enterprises Inc Class A

  

Retail

   61.2%
10   

Nasdaq Stock Market Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   60.7%
                

An engineering and construction firm, Foster Wheeler, was one of three holdings to return over 100% during the past 12 months. The company constructs large scale oil pipelines and natural gas plants and has benefited from its significant

 

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exposure to the growing markets of China and the Middle East. It’s most recent quarterly earnings showed substantial growth of 70%, and the company announced a 2-for-1 stock split at that time. Its stock price has risen steadily throughout the calendar year and recently hit a six-year high in December. Foster Wheeler contributed over 1.8% to the return of the Fund during the year.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Five consumer-related companies, including two retailers, highlighted the list of poor performers. These companies cost the Fund over 2.25% in return.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

WellCare Health Plans Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   -75.8%
2   

Hardinge Inc

  

Hand/Machine Tools

   -56.3%
3   

Trio Tech International

  

Semiconductors

   -48.9%
4   

Vaalco Energy Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   -44.4%
5   

Mfri Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -41.9%
6   

NBTY Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -40.3%
7   

Imperial Sugar Co

  

Food

   -38.6%
8   

Big Lots Inc

  

Retail

   -37.9%
9   

Dress Barn Inc

  

Retail

   -37.5%
10   

Ocwen Financial Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -35.6%
                

Miss earnings by a penny and your company’s stock price is likely to fall; miss by 8 cents (by two analysts’ predictions) and the price may plummet. That’s what happened to machine tool maker, Hardinge, Inc., when the company reported 3rd quarter earnings that actually rose by 35%. Unfortunately, the results were not strong enough, and investors immediately sold on the announcement. Weaker than expected sales, particular in North America where orders declined by 21%, dramatically hindered the company’s performance. During periods of market uncertainty, such an earnings miss often proves disastrous, especially for a relatively lightly traded small-cap company. For the calendar year, Hardinge cost the Fund almost 0.7% in return.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Five of the Fund’s top holdings were also among the best performers for the December quarter: Robbins & Myers, Foster Wheeler, AAR Corp, Terra Industries, Hornbeck Offshore. The companies made up 11.1% of the net assets of the Fund and contributed about 2.5% to its quarterly performance.

 

Rank    Description    Industry   

Percent of

Net Assets

1   

McDermott International, Inc.

  

Engineering & Construction

   5.5%
2   

General Cable Corp.

  

Electrical Comp & Equip

   2.6%
3   

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

  

Machinery-Diversified

   2.6%
4   

Foster Wheeler, Ltd.

  

Engineering & Construction

   2.3%
5   

AAR Corp.

  

Aerospace/Defense

   2.2%
6   

Amkor Technology, Inc.

  

Semiconductors

   2.0%
7   

Terra Industries, Inc.

  

Chemicals

   2.0%
8   

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.

  

Oil & Gas Services

   2.0%
9   

Quanta Services, Inc.

  

Commercial Services

   1.9%
10   

Dril-Quip, Inc.

  

Oil & Gas Services

   1.9%
                
 Total          25.0%

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Here's the story on sector allocation as of December 31, 2007: Our Fund’s significant underweighting of financial stocks certainly benefited the overall returns, as the sector got hammered over the past three months due to the growing credit crisis and mounting market uncertainty. On the other hand, the Fund was overweighted in both basic materials and industrial companies, two sectors that performed quite well for us during the quarter and the year.

 

      % of Portfolio    % of S&P Small Cap Index    Difference

Basic Materials

   8.7%    2.8%    5.9%

Communications

   1.9%    4.1%    -2.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

   10.4%    14.3%    -3.9%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   21.7%    19.6%    2.1%

Energy

   8.5%    8.0%    0.5%

Financial

   7.2%    15.8%    -8.6%

Industrial

   31.3%    20.5%    10.8%

Technology

   3.5%    10.1%    -6.6%

Utilities

   4.0%    4.8%    -0.8%

Cash

   2.8%    0.0%    2.8%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly impact short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in small companies generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies, and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Small-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 98.44%

Aerospace/Defense - 2.43%

 

AAR Corp.*

  186,600    $ 7,096,398
 

SIFCO Industries, Inc.

  37,700      634,491
          
         7,730,889

Apparel - 1.41%

 

Warnaco Group, Inc.*

  129,100      4,492,680

Auto Parts & Equipment - 2.58%

 

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

  303,400      5,030,372
 

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.*

  2,100      59,262
 

Lear Corp.*

  112,500      3,111,750
          
         8,201,384

Biotechnology - 1.15%

 

Invitrogen Corp.*

  39,300      3,671,013

Chemicals - 3.59%

 

Hercules, Inc.

  70,000      1,354,500
 

ICO, Inc.*

  81,843      1,050,864
 

Penford Corp.

  95,497      2,443,768
 

Terra Industries, Inc.*(a)

  131,300      6,270,888
 

Zep, Inc.*

  20,000      277,400
          
         11,397,420

Commercial Services - 8.11%

 

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*

  130,670      1,879,035
 

CDI Corp.

  91,800      2,227,068
 

Deluxe Corp.

  119,000      3,913,910
 

DynCorp. International, Inc.*

  131,500      3,534,720
 

Emergency Medical Services Corp.(a)

  106,700      3,124,176
 

MAXIMUS, Inc.

  61,000      2,355,210
 

MPS Group, Inc.*

  246,500      2,696,710
 

Quanta Services, Inc.*

  230,500      6,048,320
          
         25,779,149

Computers - 0.52%

 

Hutchinson Technology, Inc.*

  28,639      753,779
 

Syntel, Inc.

  23,305      897,708
          
         1,651,487

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.01%

 

Chindex International, Inc.*

  705      24,344

Diversified Financial Services - 0.77%

 

Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.*(a)

  49,660      2,457,673
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Electric Utilities - 4.05%

 

Central Vermont Public Service Corp.

  59,018    $ 1,820,115
 

El Paso Electric Co.*

  118,100      3,019,817
 

MGE Energy, Inc.

  96,300      3,415,761
 

Portland General Electric Co.

  166,350      4,621,203
          
         12,876,896

Electrical Components & Equipment - 3.29%

 

Belden, Inc.

  50,000      2,225,000
 

General Cable Corp.*

  112,200      8,222,016
          
         10,447,016

Electronics - 1.26%

 

Avnet, Inc.*

  25,000      874,250
 

Cubic Corp.

  79,700      3,124,240
          
         3,998,490

Energy-Alternative Sources - 1.46%

 

Headwaters, Inc.*(a)

  396,000      4,649,040

Engineering & Construction - 10.83%

 

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

  161,000      3,804,430
 

Foster Wheeler, Ltd.*

  47,600      7,378,952
 

McDermott International, Inc.*

  294,600      17,390,238
 

Michael Baker Corp.*

  65,300      2,683,830
 

Perini Corp.*

  76,400      3,164,488
          
         34,421,938

Environmental Control - 0.38%

 

Metalico, Inc.

  111,385      1,207,413

Food - 4.14%

 

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.(a)

  147,900      3,923,787
 

Corn Products International, Inc.

  75,000      2,756,250
 

Imperial Sugar Co.(a)

  102,771      1,929,012
 

Ingles Markets, Inc.

  5,000      126,950
 

Spartan Stores, Inc.

  193,300      4,416,905
          
         13,152,904

Forest Products & Paper - 0.49%

 

Rock-Tenn Co.

  61,797      1,570,262

Hand/Machine Tools - 1.16%

 

Hardinge, Inc.

  79,300      1,330,654
 

Regal-Beloit Corp.(a)

  52,500      2,359,875
          
         3,690,529

Healthcare-Services - 4.48%

 

Air Methods Corp.*

  119,900      5,955,433
 

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

  134,800      4,913,460

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Healthcare-Services (continued)

 

Humana, Inc.*(a)

  13,460    $ 1,013,673
 

Kindred Healthcare, Inc.*

  83,100      2,075,838
 

RadNet, Inc.

  28,914      293,477
          
         14,251,881

Household Products 0.57%

 

Blyth, Inc.

  83,100      1,823,214

Insurance - 6.57%

 

American Physicians Capital, Inc.

  88,500      3,669,210
 

Amerisafe, Inc.*

  36,947      573,048
 

CNA Surety Corp.*

  9,800      193,942
 

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.*

  144,200      1,356,922
 

Navigators Group, Inc.*

  81,700      5,310,500
 

Odyssey Re Holdings Corp.

  44,400      1,629,924
 

RLI Corp.

  78,700      4,469,373
 

Tower Group, Inc.

  110,000      3,674,000
          
         20,876,919

Internet - 0.95%

 

FTD Group, Inc.

  235,200      3,029,376

Iron/Steel - 3.56%

 

AK Steel Holding Corp.*

  85,000      3,930,400
 

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

  51,200      5,160,960
 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

  37,400      2,227,918
          
         11,319,278

Leisure Time - 1.10%

 

Callaway Golf Co.

  199,800      3,482,514

Machinery-Diversified - 3.71%

 

Gardner Denver, Inc.*

  112,400      3,709,200
 

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

  107,000      8,092,410
          
         11,801,610

Mining - 1.13%

 

AMCOL International Corp.

  99,600      3,588,588

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.91%

 

Ceradyne, Inc.*

  40,000      1,877,200
 

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

  74,000      3,199,760
 

LSB Industries, Inc.*

  147,800      4,170,916
          
         9,247,876

Oil & Gas - 3.26%

 

Frontier Oil Corp.

  30,000      1,217,400
 

Parker Drilling Co.*

  281,800      2,127,590
 

Stone Energy Corp.*

  77,100      3,616,761
 

Tesoro Corp.

  71,400      3,405,780
          
         10,367,531
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Oil & Gas Services - 3.85%

 

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

  108,400    $ 6,033,544
 

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*(a)

  138,200      6,212,090
          
         12,245,634

Packaging & Containers - 2.00%

 

Greif, Inc.

  52,200      3,412,314
 

Packaging Corp. of America

  104,600      2,949,720
          
         6,362,034

Pharmaceuticals - 3.58%

 

Anika Therapeutics, Inc.

  42,800      621,456
 

BioScrip, Inc.*

  211,100      1,631,803
 

NBTY, Inc.*

  26,100      715,140
 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

  76,300      4,243,806
 

Perrigo Co.

  118,900      4,162,689
          
         11,374,894

Retail - 4.64%

 

Big Lots, Inc.*

  128,500      2,054,715
 

EZCORP, Inc.*

  396,000      4,470,840
 

PC Connection, Inc.*

  137,300      1,558,355
 

Rush Enterprises, Inc.*

  195,000      3,545,100
 

Systemax, Inc.(a)

  152,950      3,107,944
          
         14,736,954

Semiconductors - 2.04%

 

Amkor Technology, Inc.*(a)

  760,700      6,488,771

Software - 0.97%

 

Compuware Corp.*

  346,100      3,073,368

Telecommunications - 0.99%

 

Anixter International, Inc.*

  18,000      1,120,860
 

RF Micro Devices, Inc.*(a)

  355,800      2,031,618
          
         3,152,478

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.77%

 

Hasbro, Inc.

  95,900      2,453,122

Transportation - 3.73%

 

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc.*

  59,245      2,772,073
 

HUB Group, Inc.*

  107,400      2,854,692
 

Kirby Corp.*

  110,200      5,122,096
 

Tidewater, Inc.(a)

  20,000      1,097,200
          
         11,846,061
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 98.44%

     312,942,630
          

(Cost $259,311,209)

  

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

    Rate^    Shares    Value  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.86%

 

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    9,096,026    $ 9,096,026  
             

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.86%

     9,096,026  
             

(Cost $9,096,026)

       

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.30%

   $ 322,038,656  

(Cost $268,407,235)

       

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.30)%

     (4,121,490 )
             

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

        $ 317,917,166  
             

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $33,791,126 at December 31, 2007.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Large-Cap Growth Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Large-Cap Growth Fund Shareholder,

For the fourth quarter in a row, our Large-Cap Growth Fund outperformed its primary market benchmark and its peer benchmark. In the context of a declining market and growing economic concerns, our Fund nevertheless squeaked out a small gain of 0.81%. This performance compares to a decline of 0.77% for the Russell 1000 Growth Index and a slight return of 0.30% for the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index. This was an OK quarter on a relative basis.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund gained 6.45%, beating the Russell 1000 Growth Index (up 3.41%), but barely lagging the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index (up 6.80%). This period was marked by extreme market volatility, as investors faced the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis.

For the full calendar year, we are quite pleased with our Fund’s absolute and relative return. The Large-Cap Growth Fund gained more 19.01% for the 12-months ending December 31, 2007, far exceeding the performance of the Russell 1000 Growth Index (11.81%) and the Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index (14.97%).

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

      Dec. Qtr.
10/1/07
to 12/31/07
   6 Month
7/1/07
to 12/31/07
   1 Year
1/1/07
to 12/31/07
   Life-to-Date
10/31/03
to 12/31/07

Large-Cap Growth Fund

   0.81%    6.45%    19.01%    10.36%

Russell 1000 Growth Index

   -0.77%    3.41%    11.81%    8.90%

Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index

   0.30%    6.80%    14.97%    9.23%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 1000 Growth Index is an unmanaged index which consists of stocks in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index is an index of large-company, growth-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, Large-Cap Growth Fund ranked 149th of 518 multi-cap growth funds for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2007 and 211th of 367 such funds since inception in October, 2003. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (continued)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Large-Cap Growth Fund vs. Lipper Large-Cap Growth Funds Index & Russell 1000 Growth Index 10/31/03 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Seven sectors were represented in the list of top performers for the December quarter, reflecting the strong diversification of the Fund. Two chemical companies (including our top holding) highlighted the list and contributed about 1.5% to the overall performance.

These are the ten best-performing stocks for the quarter ended December, 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Mosaic Co

  

Chemicals

   63.6%
2   

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc

  

Semiconductors

   50.3%
3   

Intuitive Surgical Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   35.8%
4   

Express Scripts Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   30.7%
5   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   29.0%
6   

Monsanto Co

  

Chemicals

   27.7%
7   

Sunpower Corp

  

Energy-Alternate Sources

   26.9%
8   

IntercontinentalExchange Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   26.7%
9   

Google Inc

  

Internet

   21.9%
10   

Allegheny Energy Inc

  

Electric

   21.7%
                

The Mosaic Company was the Fund’s top performer and earned over 60% for the three-month period. Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the chemical company is a leading global manufacturer of crop nutrients which serve as primary ingredients for fertilizer. Two significant factors have surfaced as of late that greatly benefited fertilizer companies like Mosaic. Rising oil prices and government subsidies have led to increased demand for ethanol, which has prompted greater production of corn. Additionally, as the populations in China and other developing Asian and Latin American countries become increasingly affluent, their residents are adding more meat to their diets. As a result, corn and others feed grains have been met with even greater global demand thus, the need for more fertilizer. During the past quarter, the company used its recent windfall from ongoing business operations to pay down long-term debt and strengthen its overall financial position. The stock contributed 1% to the performance of the Fund during the quarter.

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Consumer-related companies dominated our poor-performers last quarter with a total of six holdings (including four consumer, cyclical stocks) making the list. Given the growing fears that an economic slowdown would hinder consumer activity, many of these stocks gave up ground over the last three months. The six consumer-related holdings cost the Fund 1.75% in return.

These are the ten worst-performing stocks for the quarter ended December, 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

SanDisk Corp

  

Computers

   -39.8%
2   

Celgene Corp

  

Biotechnology

   -35.6%
3   

Coach Inc

  

Retail

   -35.3%
4   

Wynn Resorts Ltd

  

Lodging

   -33.9%
5   

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc

  

Real Estate

   -22.6%
6   

Nordstrom Inc

  

Retail

   -21.7%
7   

Mattel Inc

  

Toys/Games/Hobbies

   -18.8%
8   

Lam Research Corp

  

Semiconductors

   -18.8%
9   

Zimmer Holdings Inc

  

Healthcare-Products

   -18.3%
10   

Cisco Systems Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -18.3%
                

The Fund’s worst performer, SanDisk Corporation, produces and sells flash memory cards for use in electronic products, namely MP3 players. In October, the company reported lower than anticipated earnings, though management attributed the results to one-time acquisition costs. During the quarter, SanDisk filed over two dozen patent infringement lawsuits against competitors, primarily Asian companies; some analysts believe that prospects for significant success are poor due to the weak intellectual property laws in China. The company was also a victim of the weaker economy and fears that consumer activity will falter in the days (and months) ahead. SanDisk cost the Fund about 0.4% in return during the quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  With a gain of close to 20%, lots of things went right for the Fund during the prior 12 months. The two best performing stocks were technology holdings, and both earned well over 100% over the calendar year; combined they contributed almost 4% to the Fund return.

These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   126.7%
2   

MEMC Electronic Materials Inc

  

Semiconductors

   126.1%
3   

National Oilwell Varco Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   87.1%
4   

Cameron International Corp

  

Oil & Gas Services

   81.5%
5   

Precision Castparts Corp

  

Metal Fabricate/Hardware

   77.2%
6   

Express Scripts Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   76.5%
7   

Smith International Inc

  

Oil & Gas Services

   68.6%
8   

Mosaic Co

  

Chemicals

   63.6%
9   

Monsanto Co

  

Chemicals

   62.8%
10   

Noble Energy Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   62.1%
                

Apple Inc. topped the Fund’s list of best performers and returned over 125% in 2007. The company reported a 67% increase in earnings in its latest report, as all the publicity related to the iPhone has led to increased demand for the old trusted iPods and Macs. Apple also successfully launched the iPhone in Europe later in the year and has it sights set on Asia for 2008. Earlier in the year, the SEC announced that they would not be sanctioning Apple for backdated stock options that had been paid to company executives. For the calendar year, the technology giant contributed over 2.5% to the Fund’s performance.

 

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Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Four retailers made the list of the Fund’s poorest performing stocks in 2007, which could be an indication that consumer activity is already slowing as the economic uncertainty continues. Though the final results have yet to be reported, many retailers had been predicting “gloom and doom” for the recent holiday shopping season. Still, those four companies only cost the Fund about 1.25% in return for the calendar year.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

E*Trade Financial Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -36.3%
2   

Celgene Corp

  

Biotechnology

   -35.6%
3   

Wynn Resorts Ltd

  

Lodging

   -33.9%
4   

CB Richard Ellis Group Inc

  

Real Estate

   -33.6%
5   

Office Depot Inc

  

Retail

   -33.5%
6   

Moody’s Corp

  

Commercial Services

   -32.7%
7   

Akamai Technologies Inc

  

Internet

   -29.1%
8   

Coach Inc

  

Retail

   -28.8%
9   

Kohl’s Corp

  

Retail

   -28.6%
10   

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc

  

Retail

   -28.3%
                

Though retailers dominated the worst performer list, the holding that suffered the largest decline during the calendar year came from the financial services sector. E*Trade was one of many victims of the subprime mortgage fiasco and lost over 35% during the twelve months. The online trading giant had expanded into other areas of financial services and paid dearly for its wholesale mortgage operation. While the company has shut down that segment and is again concentrating on its core trading business, it suffered from significant mortgage-related write-downs that dramatically impacted its bottom line. Still, in 2007, E*Trade only cost the Fund about 0.30% in return.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Four of our top holdings at the end of the calendar year were among the Fund’s best performers during the December quarter: Apple Inc., Mosaic Co., Intuitive Surgical, and Monsanto Co. Combined, these four companies contributed just under 2.8% to the overall performance during the quarter and represented almost 9% of the net assets of the Fund. Four technology-related companies were among our largest positions. The top 10 holdings accounted for over 20% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

Rank   

Description

  

Industry

  

Percent of

Net Assets

1   

Apple, Inc.

  

Computers

   2.6%
2   

Mosaic Co.

  

Chemicals

   2.3%
3   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

  

Healthcare-Products

   2.2%
4   

McDermott International, Inc.

  

Engineering & Construction

   2.2%
5   

Microsoft Corp.

  

Software

   2.1%
6   

Amazon.com, Inc.

  

Internet

   2.0%
7   

Oracle Corp.

  

Software

   2.0%
8   

Monsanto Co.

  

Chemicals

   1.9%
9   

Coca-Cola Co.

  

Beverages

   1.9%
10   

AT&T, Inc.

  

Telecommunications

   1.8%
                
 Total          21.0%

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Here’s the full story on sector allocation as of December 31, 2007: Our Fund’s slight overweighting in basic materials has had a positive effect in the December quarter, as our “picks” performed well as a group. Interestingly, our under-representation of financials also helped significantly. Many banks and related investment stocks got pounded by the subprime lending and related credit crisis. Technology represented our largest sector at the end of the year, and our overweighting relative to the benchmark helped out for the year.

 

      % of Portfolio    % of S&P 500 Index    Difference

Basic Materials

   6.6%    3.4%    3.2%

Communications

   11.4%    11.3%    0.1%

Consumer, Cyclical

   5.1%    7.1%    -2.0%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   20.8%    20.5%    0.3%

Energy

   11.7%    12.9%    -1.2%

Financial

   9.0%    17.6%    -8.6%

Industrial

   11.5%    11.8%    -0.3%

Technology

   20.9%    11.8%    9.1%

Utilities

   0.7%    3.5%    -2.8%

Diversified

   0.0%    0.1%    -0.1%

Cash

   2.3%    0.0%    2.3%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and may not be indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Large-Cap Growth Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.40%

Advertising - 0.24%

 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

  10,000    $ 475,300

Aerospace/Defense - 0.79%

 

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.(a)

  2,000      211,880
 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

  18,300      1,317,051
          
         1,528,931

Auto Manufacturers - 0.19%

 

Paccar, Inc.

  6,750      367,740

Banks - 2.57%

 

Bank of America Corp.

  23,700      977,862
 

State Street Corp.(a)

  17,700      1,437,240
 

US Bancorp(a)

  81,000      2,570,940
          
         4,986,042

Beverages - 2.54%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

  59,300      3,639,241
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

  16,900      1,282,710
          
         4,921,951

Biotechnology - 3.02%

 

Amgen, Inc.*

  15,900      738,396
 

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

  44,700      2,544,324
 

Celgene Corp.*

  24,900      1,150,629
 

Genentech, Inc.*

  21,400      1,435,298
          
         5,868,647

Chemicals - 5.97%

 

Monsanto Co.(a)

  32,700      3,652,263
 

Mosaic Co.*

  47,300      4,462,282
 

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

  24,100      3,469,436
          
         11,583,981

Computers - 7.64%

 

Apple, Inc.*

  25,200      4,991,616
 

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp.*

  20,000      678,800
 

EMC Corp.*

  178,400      3,305,752
 

Research In Motion, Ltd.*

  16,100      1,825,740
 

SanDisk Corp.*

  35,000      1,160,950
 

Sun Microsystems, Inc.*

  113,550      2,058,662
 

Teradata Corp.*

  29,200      800,372
          
         14,821,892

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.69%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

  18,232      1,338,594
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Diversified Financial Services - 5.90%

 

Charles Schwab Corp.

  124,500    $ 3,180,975
 

CME Group, Inc.

  3,200      2,195,200
 

Franklin Resources, Inc.

  19,800      2,265,714
 

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.*

  63,000      2,036,160
 

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.*

  1,000      192,500
 

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(a)

  25,900      1,576,792
          
         11,447,341

Electric Utilities - 0.75%

 

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

  22,900      1,456,669

Electronics - 1.01%

 

Waters Corp.*

  24,900      1,968,843

Energy-Alternative Sources - 1.01%

 

Sunpower Corp.*(a)

  15,000      1,955,850

Engineering & Construction - 3.22%

 

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

  21,600      2,065,176
 

McDermott International, Inc.*

  70,900      4,185,227
          
         6,250,403

Healthcare-Products - 6.40%

 

CR Bard, Inc.

  1,800      170,640
 

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

  12,900      4,186,050
 

Johnson & Johnson

  27,300      1,820,910
 

Medtronic, Inc.

  4,400      221,188
 

St Jude Medical, Inc.*

  48,100      1,954,784
 

Stryker Corp.

  38,800      2,899,136
 

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

  17,760      1,174,824
          
         12,427,532

Healthcare-Services - 0.77%

 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  25,716      1,496,671

Internet - 4.28%

 

Amazon.com, Inc.*

  41,900      3,881,616
 

eBay, Inc.*(a)

  100,200      3,325,638
 

Google, Inc.*

  1,600      1,106,368
          
         8,313,622

Lodging - 0.69%

 

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

  11,900      1,334,347

Machinery-Diversified - 0.08%

 

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

  2,400      165,504

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Media - 0.55%

 

Walt Disney Co.

  33,200    $ 1,071,696
          
         1,071,696

Metal Fabrication-Hardware - 1.69%

 

Precision Castparts Corp.

  23,700      3,287,190

Mining - 0.76%

 

Southern Copper Corp.(a)

  14,000      1,471,820

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.01%

 

Danaher Corp.

  14,800      1,298,552
 

Dover Corp.

  15,700      723,613
 

General Electric Co.

  23,300      863,731
 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(a)

  19,000      1,017,260
          
         3,903,156

Oil & Gas - 4.88%

 

ConocoPhillips

  3,607      318,498
 

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

  33,800      3,166,722
 

Noble Corp.

  39,700      2,243,447
 

Noble Energy, Inc.

  17,900      1,423,408
 

XTO Energy, Inc.

  45,333      2,328,277
          
         9,480,352

Oil & Gas Services - 5.96%

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.

  22,700      1,840,970
 

Cameron International Corp.*

  41,800      2,011,834
 

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

  30,900      1,752,030
 

Grant Prideco, Inc.*

  27,200      1,509,872
 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*(a)

  30,400      2,233,184
 

Smith International, Inc.

  30,200      2,230,270
          
         11,578,160

Packaging & Containers - 1.72%

 

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

  67,400      3,336,300

Pharmaceuticals - 7.71%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  110,700      2,935,764
 

Express Scripts, Inc.*

  35,900      2,620,700
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

  69,240      3,185,732
 

Merck & Co., Inc.

  50,800      2,951,988
 

Pfizer, Inc.

  7,200      163,656
 

Schering-Plough Corp.

  116,800      3,111,552
          
         14,969,392

Real Estate - 0.62%

 

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc.*(a)

  55,800      1,202,490
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Retail - 3.86%

 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

  13,000    $ 382,070
 

Coach, Inc.*

  35,320      1,080,086
 

CVS Caremark Corp.

  3,340      132,765
 

GameStop Corp.*

  41,400      2,571,354
 

Nordstrom, Inc.(a)

  62,140      2,282,402
 

Staples, Inc.(a)

  25,890      597,282
 

Tiffany & Co.

  9,700      446,491
          
         7,492,450

Semiconductors - 5.87%

 

Kla-Tencor Corp.

  37,950      1,827,672
 

Lam Research Corp.*

  10,000      432,300
 

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.*

  29,100      2,575,059
 

NVIDIA Corp.*(a)

  92,700      3,153,654
 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  101,790      3,399,786
          
         11,388,471

Software - 7.91%

 

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

  10,000      427,300
 

BMC Software, Inc.*

  5,000      178,200
 

CA, Inc.

  35,000      873,250
 

MasterCard, Inc.

  10,000      2,152,000
 

Microsoft Corp.

  116,200      4,136,720
 

Oracle Corp.*

  169,200      3,820,536
 

Paychex, Inc.

  68,000      2,462,960
 

SEI Investments Co.

  40,200      1,293,234
          
         15,344,200

Telecommunications - 6.46%

 

AT&T, Inc.

  83,800      3,482,728
 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

  119,200      3,226,744
 

Corning, Inc.

  59,300      1,422,607
 

Harris Corp.

  22,100      1,385,228
 

Juniper Networks, Inc.*(a)

  53,900      1,789,480
 

US Cellular Corp.*

  14,600      1,227,860
          
         12,534,647

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.49%

 

Mattel, Inc.

  50,065      953,238

Transportation - 1.15%

 

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  22,200      1,201,464
 

Expeditors International Washington, Inc.

  23,200      1,036,576
          
         2,238,040
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.40%

     192,961,462
          

(Cost $156,868,694)

  

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

    Rate^    Shares    Value  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.51%

 

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    4,868,168    $ 4,868,168  
             

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.51%

     4,868,168  
             

(Cost $4,868,168)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.91%

   $ 197,829,630  

(Cost $161,736,862)

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.91)%

     (3,715,678 )
             

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 194,113,952  
             

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $25,917,400 at December 31, 2007.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Large-Cap Value Fund Shareholder,

Our Large-Cap Value Fund outperformed its primary market benchmark in three of the last four quarters. In the context of a declining market, our Fund fell a mild 2.55%, providing some cushion against the downturn of both the Russell 1000 Value Index (-5.80%) and the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index (-4.67%). It was a good quarter of market-beating performance in spite of negative returns.

For the six month semi-annual period, our Fund lost 2.61%, again beating both the Russell 1000 Value Index (down 6.03%), and the Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index (down 4.48%). This period was marked by extreme market volatility, as investors faced the growing subprime debacle that morphed into a true credit crisis.

For the full calendar year, our Fund managed a moderate 4.49% return, still beating both our benchmarks as presented below. In 2007, growth stocks moved into the limelight. The markets appear to have strongly reversed the prior trend, which had favored more value-oriented companies (and, since inception, this Fund) over the past seven years.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. It was a “clean sweep,” with the Fund beating both our benchmarks in each period. See the next page for a graph of performance since inception.

 

      Dec. Qtr.
10/1/07
to 12/31/07
   6 Month
7/1/07
to 12/31/07
   1 Year
1/1/07
to 12/31/07
   Life-to-Date
10/31/03
to 12/31/07

Large-Cap Value Fund

   -2.55%    -2.61%    4.49%    13.73%

Russell 1000 Value Index

   -5.80%    -6.03%    -0.17%    12.57%

Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index

   -4.67%    -4.48%    2.46%    11.08%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Russell 1000 Value Index is an unmanaged index which consists of stocks in the Russell 1000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values with dividends reinvested. The Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index is an index of large-company, value-oriented funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, Large-Cap Value Fund ranked 97th of 441 multi-cap value funds for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2007 and 34th of 289 such funds since inception in October, 2003. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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Large-Cap Value Fund vs. Lipper Large-Cap Value Funds Index & Russell 1000 Value Index 10/31/03 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Five sectors were represented among our top 10 performers during the December quarter, with three energy companies highlighting the list. Only one holding returned greater than 20% over the past three months and just five appreciated over 10%.

These are the ten best-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Express Scripts Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   30.8%
2   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B

  

Insurance

   19.8%
3   

Textron Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   14.6%
4   

Medco Health Solutions Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   12.2%
5   

Chesapeake Energy Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   11.2%
6   

Duke Energy Corp

  

Electric

   7.9%
7   

Southern Co

  

Electric

   6.8%
8   

Valero Energy Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   6.8%
9   

Marathon Oil Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   6.7%
10   

AON Corp

  

Insurance

   6.4%
                

Express Scripts was the Fund’s top performer and earned about 30% over the past three months. The company offers retail pharmacy management services (primarily mail order sales) and competes against the more traditional “brick and mortar” pharmacies, particularly in the generic drug markets. In October, the company announced higher earnings on growing generic sales and a declining cost structure. Management also raised its 2008 guidance above analysts’ forecasts. Its stock price moved to an all-time high during the quarter. Express Scripts contributed 0.3% to the return of the Fund.

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Five financial services companies made the list of worst quarterly performers as the subprime fiasco continued to gain steam and led to a full-fledge credit crisis. The nation’s (and the world’s) largest banks, savings institutions, and brokerage firms announced record write-downs during the quarter, the result of growing defaults in their mortgage portfolios and losses in related securities. These five companies cost the Fund about 1.5% during the quarter.

These are the ten worst-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

Qwest Communications Int’l Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -23.5%
2   

Mattel Inc

  

Toys/Games/Hobbies

   -18.8%
3   

Washington Mutual Inc

  

Savings & Loans

   -18.8%
4   

Target Corp

  

Retail

   -17.3%
5   

American International Group Inc

  

Insurance

   -17.0%
6   

Bank of America Corp

  

Banks

   -16.2%
7   

Southern Copper Corp

  

Mining

   -15.1%
8   

CNA Financial Corp

  

Insurance

   -14.2%
9   

Morgan Stanley

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -13.8%
10   

Kla-Tencor Corp

  

Semiconductors

   -13.7%
                

Though financial services companies dominated our list of weakest holdings and headlined (negatively) the daily business news, Qwest Communications was the Fund’s worst performing stock and the only one to lose more than 20%. In October, the telecommunication giant announced surging profits; however, a closer look inside the numbers revealed a one-time tax benefit that significantly aided the results. In reality, net of that tax benefit, the company actually missed Wall Street’s profit projections and also suffered from declining sales. Qwest continued to suffer from the lower demand for traditional landline and long-distance services, as more customers moved into wireless and/or cable-based plans. In November, its stock price fell to a 52-week low. The holding cost the Fund over 0.35% to the return.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Only four sectors were represented on the top-performer list during the calendar year with consumer, non-cyclicals, energy, and industrials placing three firms each. Rising energy and commodities prices throughout the year contributed to the performances of a number of our top holdings (namely within the mining and oil and gas industries). A total of 21 stocks within our Fund returned greater than 20% during 2007.

These are the ten best performers for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Southern Copper Corp

  

Mining

   95.1%
2   

Textron Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   52.1%
3   

Parker Hannifin Corp

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   46.9%
4   

Express Scripts Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   43.6%
5   

Valero Energy Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   40.2%
6   

Honeywell International Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   36.1%
7   

Chesapeake Energy Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   34.9%
8   

Aetna Inc

  

Healthcare-Services

   33.7%
9   

Marathon Oil Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   31.6%
10   

Medco Health Solutions Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   30.9%
                

While many companies in various industries suffered the ill-effects of the plummeting dollar during the year, the Fund’s top performer, Southern Copper Corporation, actually benefited from the currency weakness. Throughout 2007, the mining company reaped the benefits of strong global demand for commodities like copper and developing nations like China took

 

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advantage of the more affordable exports. (The company did give back a bit of ground in the December quarter and was the Fund’s 7th worst performer.) Despite the domestic economic weakness, Southern Copper plans to increase output through 2009 as it maintains a strong pipeline of global projects. Late in the year, the company also avoided the threats of strikes at facilities in Peru. In 2007, Southern Copper contributed 0.76% to the performance of the Fund.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Financials almost made a clean sweep among poor performers for the calendar year, as a total of nine holdings (out of 10) made the list. Only food giant, Tyson, stands out among a grouping that reads like a relative “who’s who” of financial services mega-firms. Subprime, credit crisis, mortgage write-downs…say no more. These nine holdings cost the Fund over 3% in annual return.

These are the ten stocks that performed the worst in the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

E*Trade Financial Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -31.1%
2   

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -30.4%
3   

Keycorp

  

Banks

   -26.0%
4   

Morgan Stanley

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -20.5%
5   

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -20.3%
6   

Bank of America Corp

  

Banks

   -19.5%
7   

Tyson Foods Inc

  

Food

   -19.4%
8   

Allstate Corp/The

  

Insurance

   -18.9%
9   

American International Group Inc

  

Insurance

   -18.2%
10   

CNA Financial Corp

  

Insurance

   -16.4%
                

Though not the biggest name, E*Trade was one of many victims of the subprime mortgage fiasco and lost over 30% during the calendar year. The online trading giant had expanded into other areas of financial services and paid dearly for its wholesale mortgage operation. While the company has shut down that segment and is again concentrating on its core trading business, it suffered from significant mortgage-related write-downs that dramatically impacted its bottom line. Still, in 2007, E*Trade only cost the Fund about 0.30% in return. E*Trade is an example of a stock that we own in growth and value portfolios as it was a value stock when we purchased it beginning in late 2003. Our Large-Cap Growth Fund also purchased it, but not until the second quarter of 2006 after it became a growth stock.

Top Ten Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Only two of our top holdings at the end of the calendar year were among the Fund’s best performers during the December quarter: Berkshire Hathaway and Medco Health. Combined, these two companies contributed just under 0.8% to the overall performance during the quarter and represented over 6% of the net assets of the Fund. The top 10 holdings accounted for over 30% of the net assets of the Fund.

 

Rank    Description    Industry    Percent of
Net Assets
1   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  

Computers

   4.2%
2   

AT&T, Inc.

  

Telecommunications

   3.7%
3   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  

Diversified Financial Services

   3.5%
4   

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.

  

Insurance

   3.3%
5   

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  

Telecommunications

   3.2%
6   

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

  

Pharmaceuticals

   2.8%
7   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  

Oil & Gas

   2.8%
8   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  

Pharmaceuticals

   2.7%
9   

Alcoa, Inc.

  

Mining

   2.7%
10   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  

Aerospace/Defense

   2.7%
                
 Total          31.6%

 

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Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Here's the full story on sector allocation as of December 31, 2007: Financials… Financials… Financials. Our models’ overweighting of financial services companies hindered the Fund’s performance during the December quarter and the calendar year. As mentioned throughout, the negative subprime issues spread throughout the industry and even impacted other sectors as well. Even with this concentration, our models contributed to some nice stock picking which helped the Fund outperform its benchmarks (market and peer) during the quarter.

 

      % of Portfolio    % of S&P 500 Index    Difference

Basic Materials

   8.0%    3.4%    4.6%

Communications

   14.0%    11.3%    2.7%

Consumer, Cyclical

   1.4%    7.1%    -5.7%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   13.9%    20.5%    -6.6%

Energy

   10.8%    12.9%    -2.1%

Financial

   29.0%    17.6%    11.4%

Industrial

   9.5%    11.8%    -2.3%

Technology

   9.0%    11.8%    -2.8%

Utilities

   4.3%    3.5%    0.8%

Cash

   0.1%    0.1%    0.0%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Large-Cap Value Fund. We encourage your feedback; your reactions and concerns are important to us.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.71%

Aerospace/Defense - 4.33%

 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  18,300    $ 1,926,258
 

Raytheon Co.

  20,000      1,214,000
          
         3,140,258

Banks - 3.79%

 

Bank of America Corp.

  27,508      1,134,980
 

US Bancorp(a)

  27,000      856,980
 

Wachovia Corp.(a)

  20,000      760,600
          
         2,752,560

Beverages - 0.97%

 

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

  17,900      706,334

Chemicals - 2.28%

 

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co

  37,500      1,653,375

Commercial Services - 1.56%

 

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

  30,000      1,132,200

Computers - 7.16%

 

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  60,000      3,028,800
 

International Business Machines Corp.

  14,800      1,599,880
 

Teradata Corp.*

  20,700      567,387
          
         5,196,067

Diversified Financial Services - 6.69%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

  21,100      621,184
 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  11,800      2,537,590
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  38,950      1,700,167
          
         4,858,941

Electric Utilities - 4.28%

 

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

  24,000      1,117,440
 

Duke Energy Corp.

  26,100      526,437
 

Reliant Energy, Inc.*

  33,600      881,664
 

Southern Co.

  15,050      583,188
          
         3,108,729

Food - 0.65%

 

Safeway, Inc.

  13,700      468,677

Healthcare-Services - 1.80%

 

Aetna, Inc.

  22,600      1,304,698

Insurance - 18.43%

 

Aflac, Inc.

  15,000      939,450
 

Allstate Corp.

  14,600      762,558
 

AON Corp.(a)

  20,000      953,800
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Insurance (continued)

 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.*, Class B

  510    $ 2,415,360
 

Chubb Corp.

  25,100      1,369,958
 

CIGNA Corp.

  21,000      1,128,330
 

CNA Financial Corp.

  29,700      1,001,484
 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

  17,200      1,499,668
 

MetLife, Inc.

  31,100      1,916,382
 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  15,000      1,395,600
          
         13,382,590

Internet - 1.37%

 

Expedia, Inc.*(a)

  31,500      996,030

Media - 3.64%

 

Time Warner, Inc.

  20,400      336,804
 

Walt Disney Co.

  46,900      1,513,932
 

Washington Post Co.

  1,000      791,430
          
         2,642,166

Mining - 5.69%

 

Alcoa, Inc.

  52,800      1,929,840
 

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

  8,156      835,501
 

Southern Copper Corp.(a)

  13,000      1,366,690
          
         4,132,031

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 5.18%

 

Eastman Kodak Co.(a)

  34,500      754,515
 

Honeywell International, Inc.

  20,000      1,231,400
 

Parker Hannifin Corp.

  5,250      395,377
 

Textron, Inc.

  19,400      1,383,220
          
         3,764,512

Office/Business Equipment - 1.51%

 

Xerox Corp.*

  67,600      1,094,444

Oil & Gas - 10.76%

 

Chesapeake Energy Corp.(a)

  22,000      862,400
 

Chevron Corp.

  18,514      1,727,912
 

ConocoPhillips

  21,600      1,907,280
 

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  21,600      2,023,704
 

Marathon Oil Corp.

  21,200      1,290,232
          
         7,811,528

Pharmaceuticals - 8.92%

 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  75,000      1,989,000
 

Express Scripts, Inc.*

  15,000      1,095,000
 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

  20,000      2,028,000
 

Pfizer, Inc.

  60,000      1,363,800
          
         6,475,800

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Retail - 0.63%

 

CVS Caremark Corp.

  11,480    $ 456,330

Semiconductors - 0.33%

 

Kla-Tencor Corp.

  5,000      240,800

Telecommunications - 8.95%

 

AT&T, Inc.

  65,292      2,713,535
 

Corning, Inc.

  22,600      542,174
 

Qwest Communications International, Inc.*

  131,800      923,918
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  53,030      2,316,881
          
         6,496,508

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.79%

 

Mattel, Inc.

  30,000      571,200
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.71%

     72,385,778
          

(Cost $56,234,196)

  

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.08%

    Rate^    Shares    Value

BlackRock TempCash
Liquidity Fund,
Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    57,622      57,622
           

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 0.08%

     57,622
           

(Cost $57,622)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.79%

   $ 72,443,400

(Cost $56,291,818)

  

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 0.21%

     152,721
           

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 72,596,121
           

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $6,442,980 at December 31, 2007.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Blue Chip 35 Index Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Blue Chip 35 Index Fund Shareholder,

For the six months ending December 31, 2007, our Fund rose slightly (up 0.34%), going against the tide of the broader market decline. We beat both of our external benchmarks: the S&P 500 Index (down 1.37%), and the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (down 0.65%). Our own proprietary index, the Bridgeway Ultra-Large 35 Index, gained 0.35% during the past six months, virtually the same return as our Fund (even after considering our expense ratio). Our Fund was helped by such stocks as Google and Berkshire Hathaway. On the other side of the ledger, our four banks cost us over 4% of total return due to the subprime lending fiasco. We are very pleased with our semi-annual performance compared to each of our performance benchmarks.

For the full calendar year, our Fund was up a reasonable 6.07%, again beating the S&P 500 Index (up 5.49%), but underperforming the Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index (up 6.63%). Calendar year 2007 appears to have reversed a seven year trend of smaller company market dominance.

The table below presents our six-month, one-year, five-year, 10-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. Taking a longer-term view (our recommended primary area of focus), we have outperformed each of the external benchmark indexes since inception in 1997. We have underperformed our own Ultra-Large 35 Index by less than the amount of our expense ratio—also a favorable result. We are especially pleased that we have beaten the S&P Index over every timeframe except for the “five year” period, even though that benchmark includes more smaller and mid-range stocks (the “sweet” part of the market over the last seven years). Given the shift toward larger company stocks that occurred this year, we look forward to seeing how our Fund will perform in the periods to follow. A graph of performance for the last ten years appears at the top of the following page.

 

     

6 Months
7/1/07

to 12/31/07

  

1 Year

1/1/07

To 12/31/07

  

5 Year

1/1/03

to 12/31/07

  

10 Year

1/1/98

To 12/31/07

  

Life-to-Date

7/31/97

to 12/31/07

Blue Chip 35 Index Fund

   0.34%    6.07%    10.59%    6.62%    6.34%

S&P 500 Index

   -1.37%    5.49%    12.82%    5.91%    5.91%

Bridgeway Ultra-Large 35 Index

   0.35%    6.28%    10.65%    6.75%    6.47%

Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index

   -0.65%    6.63%    11.55%    5.23%    5.18%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph below represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and the graph below do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares

The S&P 500 Index is a broad-based, unmanaged measurement of changes in stock market conditions based on the average of 500 widely held common stocks with dividends reinvested. The Bridgeway Ultra-Large 35 Index is an index comprised of very large, “blue chip” U.S. stocks, excluding tobacco; it is compiled by the adviser of the Fund. The Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index reflects the aggregate record of domestic large-cap core mutual funds as reported by Lipper, Inc. It is not possible to invest directly in an index. Periods longer than one year are annualized.

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, our Fund ranked 384th of 835 large-cap core funds for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007, 384th of 572 such funds for the last five years, 44th of 287 such funds for the last 10 years and 50th of 266 such funds since inception in July 1997. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (continued)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Blue Chip 35 Index Fund vs. S&P 500 Index & Ultra-Large 35 Index & Lipper Large-Cap Core Funds Index 1/1/98 to 12/31/07

 

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Bigger is Better (for a change)

 

The Short Version:  While many analysts have been calling for a positive reversal of fortunes for the largest industry leaders versus their small-cap counterparts for some time, their words finally proved prophetic during the past year. This demonstrates two principles we agree with at Bridgeway: a) size domination trends don’t last forever, and b) it’s probably impossible to predict the timing of changes in these trends.

During periods of market uncertainty, investors tend to shy away from the more lightly traded small-cap companies and instead invest in the largest industry leaders that often hold up better during negative times and in the periods that follow. As such, the 2007 calendar year proved far better for investors of large- and ultra-large-cap companies than their small-cap and ultra-small-cap counterparts. To demonstrate this wide dispersion for the calendar year, ultra-large stocks returned over 7% in 2007, while the smallest stocks actually lost about 10%, a huge variation of 17%. This is based on data below from the Center for Research in Security Prices (“CRSP”), which ranks companies by market size. The shift toward larger company stocks is clearly evident during the one year timeframe and shorter. The most recent quarter indicates things could be shifting back in the “bulls-eye” of our Fund.

 

Company Size

According to the CRSP

Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes1

   Dec qtr    6 months    1 year    5 years    80 years2
1 (ultra-large)   

-2.1%

  

   1.2%

   7.1%    11.8%    9.3%
2   

-2.6%

  

  -2.3%

   7.5%    18.1%    10.8%
3   

-5.4%

  

  -6.6%

   3.6%    17.2%    11.2%
4   

-4.2%

  

  -7.4%

   4.4%    17.2%    10.9%
5   

-4.9%

  

  -7.3%

   8.0%    17.8%    11.6%
6   

-3.4%

  

  -5.1%

   5.0%    17.7%    11.6%
7   

-5.3%

  

  -8.7%

   -1.8%    17.7%    11.5%
8   

-7.0%

  

-10.8%

   -5.7%    18.1%    11.9%
9   

-6.8%

  

-11.7%

   -6.5%    16.7%    12.0%
10 (ultra-small)   

-9.1%

  

-14.4%

   -9.9%    21.1%    13.7%
                          

 

1

The CRSP Cap-Based Portfolio Indexes are unmanaged indexes of the publicly traded U.S. stocks with dividends reinvested, grouped by the market capitalization, as reported by the Center for Research in Security Prices. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

2

December 31, 1927 to December 31, 2007.

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (continued)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Calendar Year Performance

 

The Short Version:  Larger company stocks have been the beneficiary in 2007, as investors sought out industry leaders during these times of market and economic uncertainty. Financial services companies were the clear losers over the past 12-months and found themselves in the not-so-prominent spots at the bottom of the Fund’s performance rankings. Technology and energy issues were among the top performers.

Total Return for Blue Chip 35 Index Fund Stocks for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Company    Industry    % Change
1   

Google Inc

  

Internet

   30.8%
2   

Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B

  

Insurance

   23.1%
3   

Merck & Co Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   19.7%
4   

Oracle Corp

  

Software

   18.8%
5   

Intel Corp

  

Semiconductors

   18.0%
6   

Coca-Cola Co

  

Beverages

   17.5%
7   

Microsoft Corp

  

Software

   17.0%
8   

Chevron Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   16.5%
9   

PepsiCo Inc

  

Beverages

   15.3%
10   

ConocoPhillips

  

Oil & Gas

   15.3%
11   

Exxon Mobil Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   15.2%
12   

United Technologies Corp

  

Aerospace/Defense

   12.4%
13   

Procter & Gamble Co

  

Cosmetics/Personal Care

   11.6%
14   

AT&T Inc

  

Telecommunications

   10.3%
15   

Verizon Communications Inc

  

Telecommunications

   9.8%
16   

Texas Instruments Inc

  

Semiconductors

   7.1%
17   

Johnson & Johnson

  

Healthcare-Products

   3.1%
18   

Wal-Mart Stores Inc

  

Retail

   2.9%
19   

International Business Machines Corp

  

Computers

   2.4%
20   

3M Co

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   1.8%
21   

Eli Lilly & Co

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -0.7%
22   

General Electric Co

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   -1.8%
23   

United Parcel Service Inc

  

Transportation

   -4.7%
24   

Dell Inc

  

Computers

   -4.8%
25   

Cisco Systems Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -5.6%
26   

JPMorgan Chase & Co

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -6.1%
27   

Applied Materials Inc

  

Semiconductors

   -7.6%
28   

Pfizer Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   -9.1%
29   

Wells Fargo & Co

  

Banks

   -12.8%
30   

American International Group Inc

  

Insurance

   -13.2%
31   

Genentech Inc

  

Biotechnology

   -13.4%
32   

Time Warner Inc

  

Media

   -14.6%
33   

Bank of America Corp

  

Banks

   -17.4%
34   

Wachovia Corp

  

Banks

   -20.8%
35   

Home Depot Inc

  

Retail

   -23.6%
36   

Citigroup Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -30.7%
                

 

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MANAGER’S COMMENTARY (continued)

 

(Unaudited)

 

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

Technology represented the largest sector allocation dispersion between our Fund and the S&P 500 Index. In general, tech-related stocks performed well during the calendar year with Oracle, Intel and Microsoft among our top calendar year performers. The Fund does not have an allocation to Basic Materials, a sector that also did well in 2007.

 

      % of Portfolio    S&P 500 Index    Difference

Basic Materials

   0.0%    3.4%    -3.4%

Communications

   14.2%    11.3%    2.9%

Consumer, Cyclical

   5.3%    7.1%    -1.8%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   22.3%    20.5%    1.8%

Energy

   8.3%    12.9%    -4.6%

Financial

   18.0%    17.6%    0.4%

Industrial

   10.5%    11.8%    -1.3%

Technology

   19.4%    11.8%    7.6%

Utilities

   0.0%    3.5%    -3.5%

Cash

   2.0%    0.1%    1.9%
                

Total

   100.0%    100.0%   

Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those of market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

The Fund is subject to above average market risk (volatility) and is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors.

Conclusion

 

Thank you for your continued investment in Blue Chip 35 Index Fund. This Fund remains open to both current and new investors. As always, we appreciate your feedback.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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Blue-Chip 35 Index Fund

SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 99.28%

Aerospace/Defense - 2.73%

 

United Technologies Corp.

  64,580    $ 4,942,953

Banks - 7.32%

 

Bank of America Corp.

  101,508      4,188,220
 

Wachovia Corp.(a)

  128,135      4,872,974
 

Wells Fargo & Co.(a)

  139,559      4,213,286
          
         13,274,480

Beverages - 5.89%

 

Coca-Cola Co.

  88,357      5,422,469
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

  69,250      5,256,075
          
         10,678,544

Biotechnology - 2.52%

 

Genentech, Inc.*

  68,115      4,568,473

Computers - 5.05%

 

Dell, Inc.*(a)

  183,944      4,508,468
 

International Business Machines Corp.(a)

  42,942      4,642,030
          
         9,150,498

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 2.92%

 

Procter & Gamble Co.

  72,226      5,302,833

Diversified Financial Services - 5.13%

 

Citigroup, Inc.

  151,049      4,446,882
 

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  110,995      4,844,932
          
         9,291,814

Healthcare-Products - 2.87%

 

Johnson & Johnson

  77,952      5,199,398

Insurance - 5.79%

 

American International Group, Inc.

  75,536      4,403,749
 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

  1,285      6,085,760
          
         10,489,509

Internet - 3.59%

 

Google, Inc.*

  9,405      6,503,370

Media - 2.77%

 

Idearc, Inc.(b)

  2,211      38,825
 

Time Warner, Inc.(a)

  301,630      4,979,912
          
         5,018,737
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Miscellaneous Manufacturers - 5.24%

 

3M Co.

  58,728    $ 4,951,945
 

General Electric Co.

  122,643      4,546,376
          
         9,498,321

Oil & Gas - 8.40%

 

Chevron Corp.

  54,295      5,067,352
 

ConocoPhillips

  57,515      5,078,575
 

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)

  54,187      5,076,780
          
         15,222,707

Pharmaceuticals - 8.38%

 

Eli Lilly & Co.

  89,195      4,762,121
 

Merck & Co., Inc.

  98,235      5,708,436
 

Pfizer, Inc.

  207,844      4,724,294
          
         15,194,851

Retail - 5.35%

 

Home Depot, Inc.

  154,530      4,163,038
 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  116,319      5,528,642
          
         9,691,680

Semiconductors - 8.14%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.

  273,265      4,853,187
 

Intel Corp.

  198,023      5,279,293
 

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  138,690      4,632,246
          
         14,764,726

Software - 6.48%

 

Microsoft Corp.

  172,845      6,153,282
 

Oracle Corp.*

  247,613      5,591,102
          
         11,744,384

Telecommunications - 8.07%

 

AT&T, Inc.

  120,025      4,988,239
 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

  171,304      4,637,199
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  114,689      5,010,763
          
         14,636,201

Transportation - 2.64%

 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

  67,613      4,781,591
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS - 99.28%

     179,955,070
          

(Cost $166,206,125)

  

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

    Rate^    Shares    Value  

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.02%

 

BlackRock TempCash Liquidity Fund, Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    3,660,320    $ 3,660,320  
             

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 2.02%

     3,660,320  
             

(Cost $3,660,320)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 101.30%

   $ 183,615,390  

(Cost $169,866,445)

  

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets - (1.30)%

     (2,360,492 )
             

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 181,254,898  
             

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $18,995,068 at December 31, 2007.
(b) This security is a spin off from Verizon Communications, Inc. The Fund will hold the security for a limited time.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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Balanced Fund

MANAGER’S COMMENTARY

 

(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2007

Dear Fellow Balanced Fund Shareholder:

For the quarter ending December 31, 2007, Balanced Fund gained 2.26%. This compares to a gain of 2.58% for the Bloomberg/EFFAS US Government 1-3 year Total Return Bond Index, a gain of 0.22% for the Balanced Benchmark, a loss of 1.11% for the Lipper Balanced Funds Index and a loss of 3.33% for the S&P 500 Index. All in all, a pretty good quarter.

The Balanced Fund invests in both equity and fixed income securities, while incorporating an options strategy designed to produce a conservative, lower volatility balanced portfolio. During very favorable equity market conditions, the Fund often under-performs many of the more aggressive benchmarks. On the other hand, when stocks decline, Balanced Fund tends to perform better than the equity-only indexes. Such was the case during the last quarter when continued market and economic uncertainty led many investors to a flight-to-quality, ask questions later mentality.

For the six month period ending December 31, 2007, Balanced Fund gained 3.21%. This compares to a gain of 5.24% for the Bloomberg/EFFAS US Government 1-3 Year Total Return Bond Index, a gain of 2.59% for the Balanced Benchmark, a gain of 0.76% for the Lipper Balanced Funds Index and a loss of 1.37% for the S&P 500 Index.

Finally, for the calendar year 2007, Balanced Fund gained 6.58%. This compares to a gain of 7.49% for the Bloomberg/EFFAS US Government 1-3 year Total Return Bond Index, a gain of 6.69% for the Balanced Benchmark, a gain of 6.53% for the Lipper Balanced Funds Index and a gain of 5.49% for the S&P 500 Index.

The table below presents our December quarter, six-month, one-year, five-year and life-to-date financial results according to the formula required by the SEC. A graph of quarterly performance since inception appears on the following page.

 

      Dec. Qtr.
10/1/07
to 12/31/07
   6 Month
7/1/07
to 12/31/07
   1 Year
1/1/07
to 12/31/07
   5 Year
1/1/03
to 12/31/07
   Life-to-Date
6/30/01
to 12/31/07

Balanced Portfolio

   2.26%    3.21%    6.58%    9.04%    5.92%

Bloomberg/EFFAS U.S. Government 1-3 Year Total Return Bond Index

   2.58%    5.24%    7.49%    3.11%    3.94%

Balanced Benchmark

   0.22%    2.59%    6.69%    7.43%    4.23%

S&P 500 Index

   -3.33%    -1.37%    5.49%    12.82%    4.67%

Lipper Balanced Funds Index

   -1.11%    0.76%    6.53%    10.33%    5.73%

Performance figures quoted in the table above and graph on the next page represent past performance and are no guarantee of future results. The table above and graph on the next page do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of Fund shares.

The Lipper Balanced Funds Index is an index of balanced funds compiled by Lipper, Inc. Balanced Benchmark is a combined index of which 40% reflects the S&P 500 Index (an unmanaged index of large companies with dividends reinvested) and 60% reflects the Bloomberg/ EFFAS U.S. Government 1-3 year Total Return Bond Index (transparent benchmark for the total return of the 1-3 year U.S. Government bond market).

One exercise that I have done before in these letters is to examine our returns on a calendar year basis relative to the percentage increase or decrease of the S&P 500 Index. While not our primary benchmark, I find it very informative given that our investment objective is to “seek a high current return with short-term risk less than or equal to 40% of the stock market.” The numbers are below, and given that we have achieved these returns with a beta of .40 or 60% less risk than the S&P 500, we are quite pleased.

 

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(Unaudited)

 

Year    Balanced Fund    S&P 500 Index    % of S&P 500
Gain/Loss

2007

   6.58%    5.49%    119.9%

2006

   6.65%    15.79%    42.1%

2005

   6.96%    4.91%    141.8%

2004

   7.61%    10.88%    69.9%

2003

   17.82%    28.68%    62.1%

2002

   -3.51%    -22.10%    15.9%

According to data from Lipper, Inc. as of December 31, 2007, the Balanced Fund ranked 154th of 458 Mixed-Asset Moderate funds for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007, 158th of 240 for the past five years and 71st of 191 funds since inception. Lipper, Inc. is an independent mutual fund rating service that ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

According to data from Morningstar as of December 31, 2007, the Balanced Fund ranked 90th of 609 Conservative Allocation funds for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007 and 31st out of 239 funds for five years. Morningstar ranks funds in various fund categories by making comparative calculations using total returns.

Balanced Fund vs. S&P 500 Index, Bloomberg/EFFAS Bond Index, Balanced Benchmark & Lipper Balanced Funds Index 6/30/01 to 12/31/07

 

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Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Diversification was the name of the game this quarter as seven sectors were represented among the top Fund performers. Of note, three energy companies made the list, while a technology holding led the way in terms of contribution to the overall return of the Fund. While only one stock gained over 50% in value, five others returned over 25% during the three-month period.

These are the ten best-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Hess Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   51.6%
2   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

  

Agriculture

   40.4%
3   

Express Scripts Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   30.8%
4   

Monsanto Co

  

Chemicals

   30.3%
5   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   29.1%
6   

Deere & Co

  

Machinery-Diversified

   25.5%
7   

EOG Resources Inc

  

Oil & Gas

   23.4%
8   

Anadarko Petroleum Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   22.2%
9   

Google Inc

  

Internet

   21.9%
10   

Allegheny Energy Inc

  

Electric

   21.7%
                

 

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An apple a day…well, apparently consumers can’t get enough Apples these days. The computer giant rose almost 30% during the December quarter and contributed over 0.25% to the return of the Fund, the best contribution of any holding. The company reported a 67% increase in earnings in its latest quarterly report as all the publicity related to the iPhone has led to enhanced demand for the old trusted iPods and Macs. Apple also successfully launched the iPhone in Europe during the quarter and has it sights set on Asia for 2008. Meanwhile, the company is benefiting from stronger profit margins as prices of electronic components declined during the quarter.

Detailed Explanation of Quarterly Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  Financials and consumer-related companies highlighted the least of poorest performers this quarter, hardly a surprise given the ongoing credit crisis and the “gloom and doom” reports of retailers during the holiday season. Five financial holdings cost the Fund over 1% during the quarter, while three retail firms hindered its overall performance by about 0.15%.

These are the ten worst-performing stocks for the quarter ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

E*Trade Financial Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -72.8%
2   

SLM Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -59.5%
3   

Washington Mutual Inc

  

Savings & Loans

   -47.6%
4   

CIT Group Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -40.2%
5   

OfficeMax Inc

  

Retail

   -39.7%
6   

Citigroup Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -36.9%
7   

Coach Inc

  

Retail

   -35.3%
8   

Office Depot Inc

  

Retail

   -32.5%
9   

Tellabs Inc

  

Telecommunications

   -31.3%
10   

Sprint Nextel Corp

  

Telecommunications

   -30.9%
                

E*Trade Financial was the Fund’s worst performer over the last three months and one of many victims of the subprime mortgage fiasco. During the quarter, the financial company lost over 70% in value. The online trading giant had expanded into other areas of financial services and paid dearly for its wholesale mortgage operation. While the company has shut down that segment and is again concentrating on its core trading business, it suffered from significant mortgage-related write-downs that dramatically impacted its bottom line. During the quarter, E*Trade cost the Fund just under 0.15% in return.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Worked Well

 

The Short Version:  Industrial (5) and basic materials (2) companies were well represented among top performers in 2007 as these seven holdings combined to contribute about 0.75% to the Fund’s performance. Some of these global companies benefited from the weakness in the dollar that led to higher exports abroad, particularly to developing countries like China and India.

Here are the ten best-performing companies for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Gain
1   

Monsanto Co

  

Chemicals

   112.6%
2   

Express Scripts Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   103.9%
3   

Hess Corp

  

Oil & Gas

   103.5%
4   

Medco Health Solutions Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   89.8%
5   

Fluor Corp

  

Engineering & Construction

   78.5%
6   

Cummins Inc

  

Machinery-Diversified

   73.9%
7   

United States Steel Corp

  

Iron/Steel

   65.3%
8   

Deere & Co

  

Machinery-Diversified

   56.6%
9   

Goodrich Corp

  

Aerospace/Defense

   55.0%
10   

Textron Inc

  

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

   52.1%
                

 

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Monsanto, the world’s largest agricultural seed company, was the Fund’s top performer in 2007 and one of three holdings to return greater than 100%. A few significant factors have surfaced as of late that greatly benefited agricultural companies. Rising oil prices and government subsidies have led to increased demand for ethanol which has prompted greater production of corn. Additionally, as the populations in China and other developing Asian and Latin American countries become increasingly affluent, their residents are adding more meat to their diets. As a result, corn and others feed grains have been met with even greater global demand. During the year, Monsanto also reaped the benefits of some favorable tax treatments from prior audits and raised its earnings targets for 2008. For the year, the holding contributed over 0.30% to the Fund’s return.

Detailed Explanation of Calendar Year Performance—What Didn’t Work

 

The Short Version:  While financials and retailers may have merely dominated the quarterly list of poor performers, these firms comprised the calendar year list (of losers) in its entirety. All told, seven financial firms and three consumer-related companies cost the Fund over 2% in return over the past 12-months. Six holdings lost over 50% in value in 2007.

These are the ten worst-performing stocks for the calendar year ended December 31, 2007:

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % Loss
1   

E*Trade Financial Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -84.2%
2   

Office Depot Inc

  

Retail

   -63.6%
3   

SLM Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -58.7%
4   

Countrywide Financial Corp

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -57.4%
5   

CIT Group Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -56.9%
6   

Washington Mutual Inc

  

Savings & Loans

   -54.5%
7   

Moody’s Corp

  

Commercial Services

   -48.3%
8   

Citigroup Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -47.2%
9   

JC Penney Co Inc

  

Retail

   -43.1%
10   

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc

  

Diversified Financial Services

   -42.3%
                

The list of poor performing companies that hindered the Fund’s return during the calendar year looked like a virtual “who’s who” of global financial mega-giants. The nation’s largest mortgage lender, Countrywide, seemed to be reporting record defaults and loan write-downs with each passing day and turned to Bank of America for a semblance of a “bailout” during the last quarter of the year. Merrill Lynch and Citigroup both gave their top execs their respective walking papers and became beneficiaries of some much needed capital infusions from a handful of foreign government investment arms. As mentioned above, E*Trade suffered from a shift in business model and has since abandoned its wholesale mortgage operation. The seven financial companies cost the Fund over 1.75% during the calendar year.

Background on Fixed Income Securities Strategy

 

With the weak housing market and the sub-prime mortgage crisis as a back drop, the Fed continued their attempt to bolster the economy by cutting rates. This caused a rising demand for the safe haven in U.S. Government Securities. We assume very little credit and interest rate risk, while structuring a laddered bond portfolio of US Government obligations ranging from three month treasury bills to 10 year notes.

 

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Top Ten Equity Holdings as of December 31, 2007

 

Here are the top ten equity positions at the end of December. These holdings reveal broad diversity of the Fund and make up above 13% of its total assets. Two of our top holdings (Apple Inc. and Archer-Daniels Midland) were also among the best performers for the quarter. Combined they contributed over 0.5% to the Fund’s return and represented about 2% of net assets.

 

Rank    Description    Industry    % of Net Assets
1   

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co

  

Pharmaceuticals

   1.9%
2   

Pfizer Inc

  

Pharmaceuticals

   1.8%
3   

Bank of America Corp

  

Banks

   1.6%
4   

US Bancorp

  

Banks

   1.5%
5   

AT&T Inc

  

Telecommunications

   1.4%
6   

Wachovia Corp

  

Banks

   1.2%
7   

Apple Inc

  

Computers

   1.2%
8   

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co

  

Auto Parts & Equipment

   0.9%
9   

Nvidia Corp

  

Semiconductors

   0.8%
10   

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co

  

Agriculture

   0.8%
                
         13.1%

Industry Sector Representation as of December 31, 2007

 

As of December 31, 2007, equities comprised 57.1% of the Fund, while fixed income securities (mainly government obligations) made up just over 42% of the Fund. The Fund continued to maintain a relatively large weighting in financials (it was our second largest sector), a decision that prompted some losses during both the quarterly and annual time frames and cost us in terms of absolute performance. Still, the models generated some excellent stock picks that propelled the returns into positive territory, while other benchmarks lagged behind.

 

Common Stock

   57.1%

Basic Materials

   2.1%

Communications

   6.2%

Consumer, Cyclical

   3.9%

Consumer, Non-cyclical

   13.7%

Energy

   5.7%

Financial

   12.9%

Industrial

   6.0%

Technology

   5.4%

Utilities

   1.2%

U.S. Government Obligations

   40.5%

Corporate Notes

   2.3%

Covered Call Options Written

   -0.6%

Put Options Written

   -0.5%

Money Market Funds

   1.1%
      

Total

   100.0%

 

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Disclaimer

 

The following is a reminder from the friendly folks at your Fund who worry about liability. The views expressed here are exclusively those of Fund management. These views, including those of market sectors or individual stocks, are not meant as investment advice and should not be considered predictive in nature. Any favorable (or unfavorable) description of a holding applies only as of the quarter end, December 31, 2007, unless otherwise stated. Security positions can and do change thereafter. Discussions of historical performance do not guarantee and are not indicative of future performance.

Market volatility can significantly affect short-term performance. The Fund is not an appropriate investment for short-term investors. Investments in the small companies within this multi-cap fund generally carry greater risk than is customarily associated with larger companies. This additional risk is attributable to a number of factors, including the relatively limited financial resources that are typically available to small companies, and the fact that small companies often have comparatively limited product lines. In addition, the stock of small companies tends to be more volatile than the stock of large companies, particularly in the short term and particularly in the early stages of an economic or market downturn. The Fund’s use of options, futures, and leverage magnifies the risk of loss in an unfavorable market, and the Fund’s use of short-sale positions can, in theory, expose shareholders to unlimited loss. Shareholders of the Fund, therefore, are taking on more risk than they would if they invested in the stock market as a whole. The Fund uses an option writing strategy in which the Fund may sell covered calls or secured put options. Up to 75% of Fund assets may be invested in common stocks and options. Options are subject to special risks and may not fully protect the Fund against declines in the value of its stocks. In addition, an option writing strategy limits the upside profit potential normally associated with stocks. Finally, the Fund’s fixed-income holdings are subject to three types of risk. Interest rate risk is the chance that bond prices overall will decline as interest rates rise. Credit risk is the chance a bond issuer will fail to pay interest and principal. Prepayment risk is the chance a mortgage-backed bond issuer will repay a higher yielding bond, resulting in a lower paying yield.

Conclusion

 

In closing, we would like to thank you for your continued investment in Balanced Fund. We appreciate your feedback, so please call or write us with any questions or comments. We work for you and value your input.

Sincerely,

Your Investment Management Team

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

COMMON STOCKS - 55.85%

Advertising - 0.11%

    
 

Omnicom Group, Inc.

  2,000    $ 95,060

Aerospace/Defense - 1.25%

    
 

Boeing Co.

  1,100      96,206
 

General Dynamics Corp.

  1,400      124,586
 

Goodrich Corp.(a)

  1,800      127,098
 

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  3,470      365,252
 

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  2,200      173,008
 

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

  1,000      71,970
 

United Technologies Corp.

  1,740      133,180
          
         1,091,300

Agriculture - 0.83%

    
 

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.(b)

  15,600      724,308

Auto Manufacturers - 0.19%

    
 

Paccar, Inc.

  3,000      163,440

Auto Parts & Equipment - 0.98%

    
 

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.(b)

  45,000      746,100
 

Johnson Controls, Inc.

  2,340      84,334
 

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

  600      30,054
          
         860,488

Banks - 6.79%

    
 

Bank of America Corp.(b)

  34,100      1,406,966
 

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.(b)

  8,032      391,640
 

BB&T Corp.(a)

  6,500      199,355
 

KeyCorp.

  5,400      126,630
 

Northern Trust Corp.

  2,900      222,082
 

Regions Financial Corp.(b)

  22,200      525,030
 

State Street Corp.(a)

  3,300      267,960
 

SunTrust Banks, Inc.(a)(b)

  3,200      199,968
 

Synovus Financial Corp.(b)

  1,000      24,080
 

US Bancorp(a)(b)

  40,300      1,279,122
 

Wachovia Corp.(a)(b)

  27,389      1,041,604
 

Wells Fargo & Co.(a)(b)

  8,200      247,558
          
         5,931,995

Beverages - 1.20%

    
 

Anheuser-Busch Cos, Inc.(b)

  2,000      104,680
 

Brown-Forman Corp.(a)

  2,500      185,275
 

Coca-Cola Co.

  4,300      263,891
 

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

  5,200      205,192
 

PepsiCo, Inc.

  3,800      288,420
          
         1,047,458

Biotechnology - 0.42%

    
 

Biogen Idec, Inc.*(b)

  2,200      125,224
 

Genzyme Corp.*

  3,300      245,652
          
         370,876
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Chemicals - 1.30%

    
 

Dow Chemical Co.(b)

  5,000    $ 197,100
 

Monsanto Co.(a)(b)

  4,700      524,943
 

Sherwin-Williams Co.(a)

  3,500      203,140
 

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

  3,800      207,480
          
         1,132,663

Commercial Services - 0.40%

    
 

Equifax, Inc.

  2,600      94,536
 

Moody’s Corp.(a)

  800      28,560
 

Robert Half International, Inc.

  600      16,224
 

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.(b)

  2,200      83,028
 

Western Union Co.

  5,100      123,828
          
         346,176

Computers - 2.30%

    
 

Apple, Inc.*(b)

  5,200      1,030,016
 

Hewlett-Packard Co.(b)

  7,800      393,744
 

International Business Machines Corp.

  1,000      108,100
 

NCR Corp.*(b)

  6,300      158,130
 

Network Appliance, Inc.*

  5,800      144,768
 

Teradata Corp.*

  6,300      172,683
          
         2,007,441

Cosmetics/Personal Care - 0.81%

    
 

Colgate-Palmolive Co.(b)

  4,400      343,024
 

Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.(b)

  1,600      69,776
 

Procter & Gamble Co.

  4,000      293,680
          
         706,480

Distribution/Wholesale - 0.05%

    
 

WW Grainger, Inc.

  500      43,760

Diversified Financial Services - 2.72%

    
 

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.(a)

  2,780      153,206
 

Bear Stearns Cos, Inc.(b)

  700      61,775
 

Charles Schwab Corp.(b)

  16,300      416,465
 

CIT Group, Inc.

  4,900      117,747
 

Citigroup, Inc.(b)

  5,100      150,144
 

Discover Financial Services(b)

  1,550      23,374
 

E*Trade Financial Corp.*(a)(b)

  11,400      40,470
 

Franklin Resources, Inc.(b)

  2,800      320,404
 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

  1,100      236,555
 

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

  4,400      287,936
 

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.(b)

  1,600      85,888
 

Morgan Stanley(b)

  3,100      164,641
 

SLM Corp.(b)

  810      16,313
 

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.(a)

  5,000      304,400
          
         2,379,318

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Electric - 0.62%

    
 

AES Corp.*(b)

  9,600    $ 205,344
 

Allegheny Energy, Inc.

  2,800      178,108
 

Dominion Resources, Inc.

  1,520      72,124
 

Exelon Corp.

  1,100      89,804
          
         545,380

Electrical Components & Equipment - 0.23%

  
 

Emerson Electric Co.

  3,600      203,976

Electronics - 0.23%

    
 

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

  1,900      69,806
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*(a)

  2,300      132,664
          
         202,470

Engineering & Construction - 0.81%

    
 

Fluor Corp.

  800      116,576
 

McDermott International, Inc.*(b)

  10,000      590,300
          
         706,876

Entertainment - 0.07%

    
 

International Game Technology

  1,200      52,716

Environmental Control - 0.07%

    
 

Allied Waste Industries, Inc.*

  5,200      57,304

Food - 0.71%

    
 

Campbell Soup Co.(a)(b)

  3,200      114,336
 

Kraft Foods, Inc.

  3,400      110,942
 

Kroger Co.

  3,800      101,498
 

Safeway, Inc.

  8,700      297,627
          
         624,403

Forest Products & Paper - 0.17%

    
 

International Paper Co.

  4,500      145,710

Gas - 0.56%

    
 

Nicor, Inc.(b)

  2,700      114,345
 

Sempra Energy(b)

  6,000      371,280
          
         485,625

Healthcare - Products - 1.72%

    
 

Baxter International, Inc.(b)

  6,500      377,325
 

Becton Dickinson & Co.

  3,420      285,844
 

CR Bard, Inc.

  3,700      350,760
 

Medtronic, Inc.

  1,000      50,270
 

St Jude Medical, Inc.*

  1,080      43,891
 

Stryker Corp.(b)

  5,260      393,027
          
         1,501,117
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Healthcare - Services - 0.92%

    
 

Aetna, Inc.

  2,900    $ 167,417
 

Humana, Inc.*(a)

  3,000      225,930
 

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*

  800      60,424
 

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

  2,700      142,830
 

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  3,600      209,520
          
         806,121

Home Furnishings - 0.06%

    
 

Whirlpool Corp.

  600      48,978

Household Products/Wares - 0.33%

    
 

Clorox Co.

  1,530      99,710
 

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  2,700      187,218
          
         286,928

Housewares - 0.09%

    
 

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

  2,900      75,052

Insurance - 3.11%

    
 

ACE, Ltd.

  1,400      86,492
 

Aflac, Inc.

  800      50,104
 

Allstate Corp.

  1,000      52,230
 

AON Corp.(a)

  3,500      166,915
 

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc., Class B*

  120      568,320
 

Chubb Corp.

  4,500      245,610
 

CIGNA Corp.

  2,700      145,071
 

Genworth Financial, Inc.(b)

  2,600      66,170
 

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

  900      78,471
 

MetLife, Inc.

  4,600      283,452
 

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

  4,700      323,548
 

Progressive Corp.(b)

  5,520      105,763
 

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  1,200      111,648
 

Safeco Corp.

  3,420      190,426
 

Travelers Cos, Inc.

  4,500      242,100
          
         2,716,320

Internet - 0.76%

    
 

eBay, Inc.*(a)(b)

  6,900      229,011
 

Google, Inc.*

  600      414,888
 

Yahoo!, Inc.*

  1,000      23,260
          
         667,159

Iron/Steel - 0.19%

    
 

United States Steel Corp.

  1,400      169,274

Leisure Time - 0.15%

    
 

Harley-Davidson, Inc.

  2,900      135,459

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Lodging - 0.12%

    
 

Marriott International, Inc.(b)

  3,000    $ 102,540

Machinery - Construction & Mining - 0.12%

  
 

Terex Corp.*

  1,600      104,912

Machinery - Diversified - 0.11%

    
 

Deere & Co.

  1,000      93,120

Media - 1.46%

    
 

CBS Corp.(b)

  5,000      136,250
 

Comcast Corp.*(b)

  10,950      199,947
 

McGraw-Hill Cos, Inc.(a)

  4,000      175,240
 

News Corp.

  14,000      286,860
 

Time Warner, Inc.(a)

  15,900      262,509
 

Walt Disney Co.

  6,700      216,276
          
         1,277,082

Mining - 0.43%

    
 

Alcoa, Inc.(b)

  1,600      58,480
 

Southern Copper Corp.(b)

  2,100      220,773
 

Vulcan Materials Co.(a)

  1,200      94,908
          
         374,161

Miscellaneous Manufacturing - 2.24%

    
 

Cooper Industries, Ltd.

  5,200      274,976
 

Danaher Corp.

  3,400      298,316
 

Eaton Corp.

  2,200      213,290
 

General Electric Co.

  4,900      181,643
 

Honeywell International, Inc.

  3,900      240,123
 

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.(a)

  2,000      107,080
 

Parker Hannifin Corp.(b)

  4,350      327,598
 

Textron, Inc.

  4,400      313,720
          
         1,956,746

Office/Business Equipment - 0.07%

 

Pitney Bowes, Inc.(a)

  1,600      60,864

Oil & Gas - 4.39%

 

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.(b)

  4,200      275,898
 

Apache Corp.

  2,400      258,096
 

Chevron Corp.(b)

  3,878      361,934
 

ConocoPhillips(b)

  5,487      484,502
 

EOG Resources, Inc.

  2,400      214,200
 

Exxon Mobil Corp.(a)(b)

  5,400      505,926
 

Hess Corp.

  3,060      308,632
 

Marathon Oil Corp.(b)

  5,800      352,988
 

Nabors Industries, Ltd.*

  6,800      186,252
 

Occidental Petroleum Corp.(b)

  5,300      408,047
 

Rowan Cos, Inc.

  1,200      47,352
 

Sunoco, Inc.(b)

  2,400      173,856
 

Valero Energy Corp.

  3,700      259,111
          
         3,836,794
Industry   Company   Shares    Value

Oil & Gas Services - 0.84%

 

Baker Hughes, Inc.(b)

  1,200    $ 97,320
 

Halliburton Co.(a)(b)

  11,000      417,010
 

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*(a)

  3,000      220,380
          
         734,710

Packaging & Containers - 0.06%

 

Pactiv Corp.*

  2,100      55,923

Pharmaceuticals - 6.05%

 

Allergan, Inc.

  3,800      244,112
 

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.(a)(b)

  62,400      1,654,848
 

Cardinal Health, Inc.(b)

  2,100      121,275
 

Express Scripts, Inc.*(b)

  4,400      321,200
 

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*(b)

  9,800      450,898
 

Hospira, Inc.*

  7,700      328,328
 

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*(b)

  5,500      56,320
 

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

  3,500      354,900
 

Merck & Co., Inc.(b)

  3,700      215,007
 

Pfizer, Inc.(b)

  67,600      1,536,548
          
         5,283,436

Pipelines - 0.25%

 

El Paso Corp.

  5,000      86,200
 

Spectra Energy Corp.

  5,250      135,555
          
         221,755

Retail - 2.09%

 

Autozone, Inc.*(a)

  1,700      203,847
 

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

  2,020      59,368
 

Circuit City Stores, Inc.(b)

  900      3,780
 

Coach, Inc.*

  4,600      140,668
 

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  1,000      69,760
 

CVS Caremark Corp.

  7,000      278,250
 

Dillard’s, Inc.(b)

  6,200      116,436
 

JC Penney Co., Inc.(a)(b)

  2,000      87,980
 

Limited Brands, Inc.(b)

  4,400      83,292
 

Nordstrom, Inc.(a)(b)

  5,000      183,650
 

Office Depot, Inc.*(b)

  4,300      59,813
 

OfficeMax, Inc.

  1,500      30,990
 

Sears Holdings Corp.*(a)

  1,200      122,460
 

Staples, Inc.(a)

  3,950      91,126
 

Starbucks Corp.*

  3,700      75,739
 

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  2,600      123,578
 

Walgreen Co.(b)

  2,500      95,200
          
         1,825,937

Semiconductors - 1.35%

 

Applied Materials, Inc.(b)

  10,700      190,032
 

NVIDIA Corp.*(a)(b)

  21,300      724,626
 

Texas Instruments, Inc.(a)

  8,070      269,538
          
         1,184,196

 

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SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Industry       
Company
  Shares    Value

Common Stocks (continued)

Software - 1.62%

 

Adobe Systems, Inc.*(b)

  7,000    $ 299,110
 

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

  3,700      164,761
 

BMC Software, Inc.*

  3,920      139,709
 

Citrix Systems, Inc.*

  4,300      163,443
 

IMS Health, Inc.(b)

  2,800      64,512
 

Intuit, Inc.*

  5,600      177,016
 

Novell, Inc.*

  5,400      37,098
 

Oracle Corp.*

  11,860      267,799
 

Paychex, Inc.

  2,900      105,038
          
         1,418,486

Telecommunications - 3.70%

 

AT&T, Inc.(b)

  28,700      1,192,772
 

Ciena Corp.*(a)(b)

  5,942      202,682
 

Cisco Systems, Inc.*(b)

  14,900      403,343
 

Citizens Communications Co.

  8,800      112,024
 

Corning, Inc.

  11,200      268,688
 

Embarq Corp.

  385      19,069
 

Motorola, Inc.

  5,300      85,012
 

Qualcomm, Inc.

  5,300      208,555
 

Sprint Nextel Corp.(a)(b)

  12,800      168,064
 

Tellabs, Inc.*(b)

  9,400      61,476
 

Verizon Communications, Inc.(b)

  11,100      484,959
 

Windstream Corp.

  1,964      25,571
          
         3,232,215

Toys/Games/Hobbies - 0.05%

 

Mattel, Inc.

  2,200      41,888

Transportation - 0.75%

 

CSX Corp.(b)

  5,400      237,492
 

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  1,900      95,836
 

Union Pacific Corp.

  1,400      175,868
 

United Parcel Service, Inc.

  2,100      148,512
          
         657,708
          

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

     48,794,104
          

(Cost $38,017,603)

    

 

CORPORATE NOTES - 2.29%

Due Date   Discount Rate
or Coupon Rate
  Principal
Amount
   Value

Holding Companies - Diversified - 2.29%

  Leucadia National Corp.
8/15/2013 7.750%
  $ 2,000,000    $ 1,997,500
          

TOTAL CORPORATE NOTES

     1,997,500
          

(Cost $2,062,766)

  
Due Date   Discount Rate
or Coupon Rate
  Principal
Amount
   Value

U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS - 39.66%

U.S. Treasury Bill - 23.27%

1/10/2008

  3.897%   $ 2,000,000    $ 1,998,914

2/7/2008

  4.251%     5,500,000      5,484,050

4/10/2008

  4.092%     2,000,000      1,982,400

5/1/2008

  3.955%     3,000,000      2,967,699

5/8/2008

  3.784%     2,000,000      1,977,140

5/22/2008

  3.443%     4,000,000      3,948,768

6/12/2008

  3.190%     2,000,000      1,970,570
          
         20,329,541

U.S. Treasury Notes - 16.39%

1/31/2008

  4.375%     3,000,000      3,003,282

2/15/2008

  3.375%     300,000      300,023

8/31/2008

  4.875%     300,000      302,625

10/15/2008

  3.125%     200,000      199,656

11/15/2008

  3.375%     200,000      199,984

4/15/2009

  3.125%     300,000      300,141

4/30/2009

  4.500%     300,000      305,414

6/15/2009

  4.000%     300,000      303,914

8/15/2009

  3.500%     200,000      201,328

10/15/2009

  3.375%     300,000      301,852

11/15/2009

  3.500%     200,000      201,766

11/30/2009

  3.125%     300,000      300,328

12/31/2009

  3.250%     200,000      200,688

2/15/2010

  3.500%     300,000      302,602

4/15/2010

  4.000%     300,000      306,094

6/15/2010

  3.625%     500,000      506,836

7/15/2010

  3.875%     500,000      510,156

10/15/2010

  4.250%     500,000      515,976

3/31/2011

  4.750%     1,000,000      1,049,062

4/30/2011

  4.875%     2,000,000      2,106,562

7/31/2011

  4.875%     1,000,000      1,055,312

8/31/2011

  4.625%     300,000      314,063

4/30/2012

  4.500%     300,000      313,383

11/30/2012

  3.375%     300,000      298,992

12/31/2012

  3.625%     200,000      201,500

11/15/2013

  4.250%     200,000      207,359

2/15/2015

  4.000%     200,000      202,828

5/15/2017

  4.500%     300,000      310,945
          
         14,322,671
          

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS

     34,652,212
          

(Cost $34,264,940)

  

 

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Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

MONEY MARKET FUNDS - 1.12%

    Rate^    Shares    Value

BlackRock TempCash
Liquidity Fund,
Institutional Shares #21

  4.78%    975,523    $ 975,523
           

TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS

     975,523
           

(Cost $975,523)

  

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.92%

   $ 86,419,339

(Cost $75,320,832)

       

Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities - 1.08%

     944,314
           

NET ASSETS - 100.00%

   $ 87,363,653
           

 

* Non-income producing security.
^ Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2007.
(a) This security or a portion of the security is out on loan at December 31, 2007. Total loaned securities had a market value of $10,431,389 at December 31, 2007.
(b) Security subject to call option written by the Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS WRITTEN

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Company   Number
of Contracts
  Value  

COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

   

Adobe Systems, Inc.

   

Expiring April, 2008 at $45.00

  30   $ (6,000 )

AES Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $22.50

  45     (675 )

Alcoa, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $42.50

  8     (100 )

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $60.00

  11     (7,590 )

Anheuser-Busch Cos, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $55.00

  10     (200 )

Apple, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $200.00

  15     (12,375 )

Applied Materials, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $20.00

  50     (375 )

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $40.00

  100     (67,000 )

AT&T, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $45.00

  100     (600 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $42.50

  122     (5,429 )

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $100.00

  6     (15 )

Bank of America Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $45.00

  21     (157 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $50.00

  50     (125 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $47.50

  270     (675 )

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $50.00

  40     (10,000 )

Baxter International, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $60.00

  15     (825 )

Bear Stearns Cos, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $105.00

  7     (140 )

Biogen Idec, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $80.00

  10     (75 )

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $30.00

  100     (2,300 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $30.00

  138     (414 )

Campbell Soup Co.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $37.50

  15     (825 )

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $70.00

  10     (25 )

CBS Corp.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $27.50

  50     (6,625 )

Charles Schwab Corp.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $25.00

  50     (10,125 )

Chevron Corp.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $90.00

  10     (6,550 )

Ciena Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $50.00

  30     (75 )
Company   Number
of Contracts
  Value  

Circuit City Stores, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $12.50

  9   $ (22 )

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   

Expiring April, 2008 at $30.00

  35     (3,343 )

Citigroup, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $45.00

  26     (13 )

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $80.00

  14     (490 )

Comcast Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $17.50

  109     (20,438 )

ConocoPhillips

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $85.00

  15     (8,663 )

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $15.00

  350     (65,625 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $22.50

  100     (250 )

CSX Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $50.00

  12     (90 )

Dillards, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $20.00

  62     (3,100 )

Discover Financial Services

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $17.50

  15     (187 )

Dow Chemical Co.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $45.00

  50     (2,375 )

E*trade Financial Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $12.50

  57     (142 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $15.00

  57     (142 )

eBay, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $45.00

  35     (87 )

Estee Lauder Cos, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $45.00

  16     (1,080 )

Express Scripts, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $70.00

  22     (8,580 )

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $100.00

  13     (228 )

Expiring April, 2008 at $100.00

  12     (3,300 )

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $140.00

  7     (52 )

Genworth Financial, Inc.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $30.00

  12     (660 )

Gilead Sciences, Inc.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $50.00

  25     (1,750 )

Halliburton Co.

   

Expiring April, 2008 at $40.00

  30     (5,250 )

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $55.00

  20     (150 )

IMS Health, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $25.00

  18     (270 )

JC Penney Co., Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $75.00

  10     (25 )

 

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SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS WRITTEN (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Company   Number
of Contracts
  Value  

Covered Call Options Written (continued)

 

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $10.00

  30   $ (2,325 )

Limited Brands, Inc.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $17.50

  24     (5,340 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $22.50

  20     (200 )

Marathon Oil Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $65.00

  15     (638 )

Expiring April, 2008 at $60.00

  15     (8,100 )

Marriott International, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $45.00

  15     (75 )

Expiring April, 2008 at $40.00

  15     (1,463 )

McDermott International, Inc.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $60.00

  75     (27,375 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $52.50

  25     (17,875 )

Merck & Co., Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $60.00

  10     (475 )

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $80.00

  16     (40 )

Monsanto Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $110.00

  12     (7,260 )

Morgan Stanley

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $55.00

  31     (3,255 )

NCR Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $25.00

  25     (1,938 )

Expiring April, 2008 at $25.00

  38     (7,600 )

Nicor Inc.

   

Expiring April, 2008 at $45.00

  12     (1,350 )

Nordstrom, Inc.

   

Expiring April, 2008 at $40.00

  25     (6,063 )

NVIDIA Corp.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $37.50

  50     (10,250 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $40.00

  35     (525 )

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $75.00

  20     (10,400 )

Office Depot, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $20.00

  43     (107 )

Parker Hannifan Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $85.00

  10     (275 )

Pfizer, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $25.00

  70     (525 )

Expiring March, 2008 at $25.00

  300     (8,250 )

Progressive Corp.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $20.00

  25     (1,625 )

Regions Financial Corp.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $25.00

  192     (26,400 )

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $40.00

  11     (220 )
Company   Number
of Contracts
  Value  

Sempra Energy

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $65.00

  15   $ (187 )

SLM Corp.

   

Expiring April, 2008 at $30.00

  8     (380 )

Southern Copper Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $110.00

  21     (5,250 )

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $17.50

  75     (188 )

Stryker Corp.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $75.00

  20     (7,500 )

Sunoco, Inc.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $65.00

  24     (21,120 )

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $65.00

  32     (5,920 )

Synovus Financial Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $25.00

  10     (525 )

Tellabs, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $10.00

  50     (125 )

US Bancorp

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $32.50

  81     (4,253 )

Expiring March, 2008 at $25.00

  100     (14,250 )

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $47.50

  9     (67 )

Expiring February, 2008 at $45.00

  25     (2,750 )

Wachovia Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $45.00

  73     (913 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $47.50

  100     (750 )

Expiring February, 2008 at $40.00

  100     (14,750 )

Walgreen Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $42.50

  13     (97 )

Wells Fargo & Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $32.50

  82     (2,050 )
         

TOTAL COVERED CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN

    (496,631 )
         

(Cost $(693,712))

   

 

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SCHEDULE OF OPTIONS WRITTEN (continued)

 

Showing percentage of net assets as of December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

Company   Number
of Contracts
  Value  

PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

   

AGCO Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $65.00

  150   $ (22,875 )

AT&T, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $40.00

  50     (2,550 )

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $27.50

  100     (14,500 )

CBC Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $27.50

  100     (7,750 )

CBS Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $25.00

  100     (1,000 )

Citigroup, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $30.00

  250     (37,125 )

Deckers Outdoor Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $150.00

  100     (45,000 )

Dow Chemical Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $40.00

  250     (33,125 )

Intuitive Surgery Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $300.00

  30     (14,700 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $250.00

  25     (1,187 )

Invitrogen Corp.

   

Expiring February, 2008 at $90.00

  40     (10,800 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $90.00

  40     (4,100 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $85.00

  80     (2,400 )

McDermott International, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $50.00

  100     (2,000 )

Expiring February, 2008 at $57.50

  50     (15,125 )

Mosaic Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $85.00

  40     (8,700 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $55.00

  150     (375 )

Expiring February, 2008 at $85.00

  40     (18,000 )

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $55.00

  75     (15,188 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $50.00

  69     (4,140 )

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $50.00

  100     (26,250 )

Expiring February, 2008 at $50.00

  100     (37,500 )

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $40.00

  150     (375 )

Perrigo Co.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $30.00

  7     (70 )

Expiring February, 2008 at $30.00

  50     (1,750 )

Pfizer, Inc.

   

Expiring March, 2008 at $22.50

  100     (9,250 )

 

Company   Number
of Contracts
  Value  

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $125.00

  30   $ (3,450 )

Expiring January, 2008 at $115.00

  40     (1,300 )

Priceline.com, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $110.00

  75     (20,063 )

Expiring February, 2008 at $110.00

  62     (47,430 )

Research In Motion

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $110.00

  25     (9,250 )

Southern Copper Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $100.00

  60     (12,900 )

Sunpower Corp.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $100.00

  50     (1,500 )

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   

Expiring January, 2008 at $42.50

  150     (9,750 )
         

TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN

      (441,478 )
         

(Cost $(751,571))

   

TOTAL OPTIONS WRITTEN

    $ (938,109 )
         

(Premiums received $1,445,283)

   

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS      Aggressive
Investors 1
     Aggressive
Investors 2
     Ultra-Small
Company
     Ultra-Small
Company Market

Unaffiliated investments at value

     $ 383,859,620      $ 836,175,352      $ 120,642,662      $ 979,281,969

Affiliated investments at value

       -        -        -        4,637,125
                                     

Total Investments at value

       383,859,620        836,175,352        120,642,662        983,919,094
                                     

Cash

       -        -        -        316

Receivables

             

Due from custodian

       -        11,210,589        -        -

Reclaims receivable

       1,406        2,113        -        -

Portfolio securities sold

       2,616,098        -        -        3,961,528

Fund shares sold

       725,044        5,423,200        -        2,583,905

Dividends and interest

       121,376        206,128        37,235        1,362,414

From investment adviser

       -        -        -        -

Deposits with brokers

       -        -        -        -

Total return swaps

       128,463        -        -        -

Prepaid expenses

       31,629        42,478        5,755        52,749
                                     

Total assets

       387,483,636        853,059,860        120,685,652        991,880,006
                                     

LIABILITIES

             

Payables

             

Due to Custodian

       11,235,126        -        -        -

Payable for investments purchased

       -        15,487,472        968,961        9,369,850

Fund shares redeemed

       316,421        330,148        9,980        3,681,760

Covered call options written at value

       -        -        -        -

Put options written at value

       -        -        -        -

Total return swap

       -        -        -        -

Accrued Liabilities

             

Investment adviser fees

       920,725        832,644        91,532        422,624

Administration fees

       5,555        11,261        1,778        15,165

Other

       102,329        118,444        24,816        156,514
                                     

Total liabilities

       12,580,156        16,779,969        1,097,067        13,645,913
                                     

NET ASSETS

     $ 374,903,480      $ 836,279,891      $ 119,588,585      $ 978,234,093
                                     

NET ASSETS REPRESENT

             

Paid-in capital

     $ 274,064,460      $ 643,069,525      $ 101,300,882      $ 679,149,107

Accumulated net investment income (loss)

       (1,694,004 )      (1,029,091 )      (100,286 )      3,499,672

Accumulated net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions

       17,982,513        31,374,837        (4,017,980 )      13,275,820

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

       84,550,511        162,864,620        22,405,969        282,309,494
                                     

NET ASSETS

     $ 374,903,480      $ 836,279,891      $ 119,588,585      $ 978,234,093
                                     

Shares of common stock outstanding of $.001 par value*

       6,500,469        38,379,733        3,995,349        55,008,323
                                     

Net asset value per share

     $ 57.67      $ 21.79      $ 29.93      $ 17.78
                                     

Unaffiliated investments at cost

     $ 299,437,572      $ 673,310,732      $ 98,236,693      $ 697,612,381

Affiliated investments at cost

     $ -      $ -      $ -      $ 3,997,219
                                     

Total investments at cost

     $ 299,437,572      $ 673,310,732      $ 98,236,693      $ 701,609,600

Premiums received on covered call options written

     $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -

Premiums received on put options written

     $ -      $ -      $ -      $ -

 

* See Note 1 - Organization in the Notes to Financial Statements for shares authorized for each Fund.

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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LOGO

  

 

 

Micro-Cap
Limited
    Small-Cap
Growth
    Small-Cap
Value
  Large-Cap
Growth
    Large-Cap
Value
  Blue-Chip 35
Index
    Balanced  
$ 54,227,442     $ 157,626,216     $ 322,038,656   $ 197,829,630     $ 72,443,400   $ 183,615,390     $ 86,419,339  
  -       -       -     -       -     -       -  
                                                 
  54,227,442       157,626,216       322,038,656     197,829,630       72,443,400     183,615,390       86,419,339  
                                                 
  -       -       -     -       -     -       193,138  
           
  -       -       -     -       -     -       -  
  -       -       -     -       -     -       -  
  537,645       -       2,208,249     -       -     -       -  
  37,539       758,001       2,302,840     607,496       185,849     805,835       311,087  
  43,709       97,333       487,694     167,608       76,746     163,776       297,319  
  -       -       -     -       -     151       -  
  -       -       -     -       -     -       1,416,858  
  -       -       475,664     -       -     -       -  
  6,341       19,461       21,202     19,218       22,587     17,832       12,209  
                                                 
  54,852,676       158,501,011       327,534,305     198,623,952       72,728,582     184,602,984       88,649,950  
                                                 
           
           
  70,496       -       566     -       -     -       -  
  -       -       9,145,330     4,336,628       -     3,223,936       -  
  137,262       136,328       256,357     64,381       67,401     107,216       269,147  
  -       -       -     -       -     -       496,631  
  -       -       -     -       -     -       441,478  
  -       3,256       -     -       -     -       -  
           
  11,370       83,189       175,131     83,884       34,119     -       44,312  
  848       2,343       4,219     2,604       1,154     2,391       1,276  
  17,021       28,828       35,536     22,503       29,787     14,543       33,453  
                                                 
  236,997       253,944       9,617,139     4,510,000       132,461     3,348,086       1,286,297  
                                                 
$ 54,615,679     $ 158,247,067     $ 317,917,166   $ 194,113,952     $ 72,596,121   $ 181,254,898     $ 87,363,653  
                                                 
           
$ 50,336,185     $ 132,970,066     $ 261,046,138   $ 162,558,569     $ 56,332,296   $ 170,477,947     $ 76,649,148  
  9,343       (227,782 )     177,269     14,665       3,166     14,343       973,229  
           
  (347,984 )     (12,289,096 )     2,586,674     (4,552,050 )     109,077     (2,986,337 )     (1,864,405 )
  4,618,135       37,793,879       54,107,085     36,092,768       16,151,582     13,748,945       11,605,681  
                                                 
$ 54,615,679     $ 158,247,067     $ 317,917,166   $ 194,113,952     $ 72,596,121   $ 181,254,898     $ 87,363,653  
                                                 
  6,737,107       10,375,316       18,397,111     12,947,822       4,567,443     21,469,373       6,621,677  
                                                 
$ 8.11     $ 15.25     $ 17.28   $ 14.99     $ 15.89   $ 8.44     $ 13.19  
                                                 
$ 49,609,307     $ 119,829,081     $ 268,407,235   $ 161,736,862     $ 56,291,818   $ 169,866,445     $ 75,320,832  
$ -     $ -     $ -   $ -     $ -   $ -     $ -  
                                                 
$ 49,609,307     $ 119,829,081     $ 268,407,235   $ 161,736,862     $ 56,291,818   $ 169,866,445     $ 75,320,832  
$ -     $ -     $ -   $ -     $ -   $ -     $ 693,712  
$ -     $ -     $ -   $ -     $ -   $ -     $ 751,571  

 

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STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Six Months Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

 

        Aggressive
Investors 1
     Aggressive
Investors 2
     Ultra-Small
Company
     Ultra-Small
Company Market
 

INVESTMENT INCOME

             

Dividends

     $ 1,294,849      $ 2,566,350      $ 235,827      $ 4,192,368  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

       (27,791 )      (42,524 )      -        (963 )

Interest

       78,250        298,190        98,373        359,151  

Securities lending

       178,893        389,448        257,115        2,458,925  
                                       

Total Investment Income

       1,524,201        3,211,464        591,315        7,009,481  
                                       

EXPENSES

             

Investment advisory fees - Base fees

       1,655,103        3,206,282        585,750        2,708,839  

Investment advisory fees - Performance adjustment

       1,252,970        423,185        -        -  

Administration fees

       33,291        66,355        11,634        96,741  

Shareholder servicing fees

       65,720        162,574        4,527        161,305  

Accounting fees

       20,621        21,248        20,158        22,224  

Transfer agent fees

       43,931        115,854        18,468        116,606  

Professional fees

       26,862        42,972        11,469        70,556  

Custody fees

       10,447        21,808        9,937        57,505  

Directors’ and officers’ fees

       9,175        16,604        3,340        28,164  

Reports to shareholders

       50,114        92,433        17,665        165,940  

Blue sky fees

       8,995        13,597        803        14,656  

Interest expense

       26,802        21,639        -        220  

Miscellaneous expenses

       22,987        39,216        8,330        71,162  
                                       

Total expenses

       3,227,018        4,243,767        692,081        3,513,918  
                                       

Less investment advisory fees waived

       -        -        -        -  

Less expense reimbursed by investment adviser

       -        -        -        -  

Less other expense reimbursements

       (1,521 )      (3,212 )      (499 )      (4,123 )
                                       

Net Expenses

       3,225,497        4,240,555        691,582        3,509,795  
                                       

NET INVESTMENT INCOME (LOSS)

       (1,701,296 )      (1,029,091 )      (100,267 )      3,499,686  

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)
ON INVESTMENTS

             

Realized Gain (Loss) on:

             

Unaffiliated investments

       21,855,683        51,306,793        (4,017,971 )      15,211,659  

Affiliated investments

       -        -        -        (387,434 )

Written options

       503,863        763,376        -        -  

Futures

       4,034,963        8,068,728        -        (1,471,840 )

Swaps

       210,987        -        -        -  
                                       

Net realized gain (loss)

       26,605,496        60,138,897        (4,017,971 )      13,352,385  
                                       

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

             

Investments

       12,610,849        20,657,899        (6,949,153 )      (121,776,262 )

Written options

       -        -        -        -  

Futures contracts

       -        -        -        192,755  

Swaps

       128,463        -        -        -  
                                       

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

       12,739,312        20,657,899        (6,949,153 )      (121,583,507 )
                                       

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

       39,344,808        80,796,796        (10,967,124 )      (108,231,122 )
                                       

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     $ 37,643,512      $ 79,767,705      $ (11,067,391 )    $ (104,731,436 )
                                       

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Micro-Cap
Limited
    Small-Cap
Growth
    Small-Cap
Value
    Large-Cap
Growth
    Large-Cap
Value
    Blue-Chip
35 Index
    Balanced  
           
$ 136,480     $ 217,237     $ 1,021,922     $ 833,303     $ 777,688     $ 1,466,993     $ 513,101  
  -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
  18,044       62,393       174,083       104,583       15,116       46,026       1,141,380  
  106,558       193,866       125,204       31,392       24,910       16,344       13,532  
                                                     
  261,082       473,496       1,321,209       969,278       817,714       1,529,363       1,668,013  
                                                     
           
  260,113       493,267       909,169       421,715       195,699       56,353       261,558  
  (183,917 )     7,443       43,006       7,042       2,079       -       -  
  5,153       14,708       27,375       15,434       6,944       13,038       7,846  
  6,048       36,976       48,883       28,376       13,367       8,018       11,445  
  20,009       20,214       20,439       20,174       20,053       20,095       20,078  
  9,847       50,450       59,697       26,959       15,753       18,214       23,613  
  7,728       15,024       21,063       11,899       8,652       9,532       8,862  
  5,916       11,287       12,910       5,008       8,311       6,247       19,536  
  1,522       4,185       7,020       3,669       2,167       2,798       2,155  
  8,385       23,946       38,418       16,393       12,170       14,400       11,596  
  7,324       9,888       11,427       10,260       9,835       8,117       7,028  
  84       1,134       -       370       4,615       1,236       1,444  
  3,860       10,532       16,693       8,413       5,530       7,119       14,814  
                                                     
  152,072       699,054       1,216,100       575,712       305,175       165,167       389,975  
                                                     
  -       -       -       -       -       (56,353 )     -  
  -       -       -       -       -       (5,047 )     -  
  (224 )     (643 )     (1,246 )     (756 )     (301 )     (678 )     (353 )
                                                     
  151,848       698,411       1,214,854       574,956       304,874       103,089       389,622  
                                                     
  109,234       (224,915 )     106,355       394,322       512,840       1,426,274       1,278,391  
           
           
  1,562,245       2,956,013       3,689,253       269,166       677,466       (58,317 )     (654,503 )
  -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
  -       -       -       -       -       -       1,713,698  
  -       -       -       -       -       -       898,005  
  -       99,695       (120,295 )     -       -       -       -  
                                                     
  1,562,245       3,055,708       3,568,958       269,166       677,466       (58,317 )     1,957,200  
                                                     
           
  (4,748,454 )     (10,948,294 )     (29,562,010 )     9,866,943       (3,575,010 )     (1,366,013 )     (656,839 )
  -       -       -       -       -       -       363,422  
  -       -       -       -       -       -       -  
  -       (4,735 )     547,966       -       -       -       -  
                                                     
  (4,748,454 )     (10,953,029 )     (29,014,044 )     9,866,943       (3,575,010 )     (1,366,013 )     (293,417 )
                                                     
  (3,186,209 )     (7,897,321 )     (25,445,086 )     10,136,109       (2,897,544 )     (1,424,330 )     1,663,783  
                                                     
    
$
 
(3,076,975
 
)
  $ (8,122,236 )   $ (25,338,731 )   $ 10,530,431     $ (2,384,704 )   $ 1,944     $ 2,942,174  
                                                     

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

      

Aggressive Investors 1

    

Aggressive Investors 2

 
        Six Months Ended
December 31,
     Year Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
December 31,
     Year Ended
June 30,
 
     2007      2007      2007      2007  
       (Unaudited)             (Unaudited)         

OPERATIONS

             

Net investment income (loss)

     $ (1,701,296 )    $ (2,879,612 )    $ (1,029,091 )    $ (2,250,598 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

       26,605,496        63,389,624        60,138,897        (7,746,640 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

       12,739,312        (25,083,021 )      20,657,899        100,819,182  
                                       

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

       37,643,512        35,426,991        79,767,705        90,821,944  
                                       

DISTRIBUTIONS:

             

From net investment income

       -        -        -        -  

From net realized gains

       (59,134,240 )      (38,922,847 )      (21,016,813 )      (12,277,639 )
                                       

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

       (59,134,240 )      (38,922,847 )      (21,016,813 )      (12,277,639 )
                                       

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

             

Proceeds from sale of shares

       11,081,596        25,500,417        177,503,230        257,748,964  

Reinvestment of distributions

       52,128,200        33,935,405        19,722,703        11,193,522  

Cost of shares redeemed

       (34,773,450 )      (126,574,282 )      (70,636,218 )      (281,809,367 )

Redemption fees

       -        -        -        -  
                                       

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from share transactions

       28,436,346        (67,138,460 )      126,589,715        (12,866,881 )
                                       

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

       6,945,618        (70,634,316 )      185,340,607        65,677,424  

NET ASSETS:

             

Beginning of period

       367,957,862        438,592,178        650,939,284        585,261,860  
                                       

End of period*

     $ 374,903,480      $ 367,957,862      $ 836,279,891      $ 650,939,284  
                                       

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

             

Issued

       179,017        449,096        8,360,650        14,911,236  

Distributions reinvested

       933,528        613,217        936,501        647,402  

Redeemed

       (556,588 )      (2,202,942 )      (3,378,771 )      (16,441,911 )
                                       

Net increase/(decrease)

       555,957        (1,140,629 )      5,918,380        (883,273 )

Outstanding at beginning of period

       5,944,512        7,085,141        32,461,353        33,344,626  
                                       

Outstanding at end of period

       6,500,469        5,944,512        38,379,733        32,461,353  
                                       

*    Including accumulated net investment income (loss) of:

     $ (1,694,004 )    $ 7,292      $ (1,029,091 )    $ -  

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Ultra-Small Company

   

Ultra-Small Company Market

   

Micro-Cap Limited

 
Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
 
2007     2007     2007     2007     2007     2007  
(Unaudited)           (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)        
         
$ (100,267 )   $ 408,100     $ 3,499,686     $ 6,105,627     $ 109,234     $ (61,758 )
  (4,017,971 )     25,260,501       13,352,385       51,335,453       1,562,245       (1,910,229 )

 

(6,949,153

)

    (14,050,480 )     (121,583,507 )     55,403,853       (4,748,454 )     (780,270 )
                                             

 

(11,067,391

)

    11,618,121       (104,731,436 )     112,844,933       (3,076,975 )     (2,752,257 )
                                             
         
  (394,094 )     -       (2,258,281 )     (4,933,248 )     (99,891 )     -  
  (15,085,229 )     (25,378,384 )     (34,714,496 )     (22,318,728 )     -       (14,955,401 )
                                             
  (15,479,323 )     (25,378,384 )     (36,972,777 )     (27,251,976 )     (99,891 )     (14,955,401 )
                                             
         
  220,747       2,892,005       129,195,558       368,886,509       622,358       2,149,314  
  14,780,751       24,602,886       35,587,475       25,618,053       91,050       14,435,520  
  (6,102,092 )     (8,691,768 )     (207,426,425 )     (405,818,662 )     (5,164,943 )     (17,343,613 )
  -       -       165,225       387,659       -       -  
                                             

 

8,899,406

 

    18,803,123       (42,478,167 )     (10,926,441 )     (4,451,535 )     (758,779 )
                                             
  (17,647,308 )     5,042,860       (184,182,380 )     74,666,516       (7,628,401 )     (18,466,437 )
         
  137,235,893       132,193,033       1,162,416,473       1,087,749,957       62,244,080       80,710,517  
                                             
$ 119,588,585     $ 137,235,893     $ 978,234,093     $ 1,162,416,473     $ 54,615,679     $ 62,244,080  
                                             
         
  6,409       76,935       6,702,175       19,173,707       75,782       235,605  
  516,990       683,778       2,047,611       1,315,771       11,584       1,651,661  
  (173,431 )     (231,431 )     (10,832,273 )     (20,839,119 )     (617,936 )     (1,892,871 )
                                             
  349,968       529,282       (2,082,487 )     (349,641 )     (530,570 )     (5,605 )
  3,645,381       3,116,099       57,090,810       57,440,451       7,267,677       7,273,282  
                                             
  3,995,349       3,645,381       55,008,323       57,090,810       6,737,107       7,267,677  
                                             
$ (100,286 )   $ 394,075     $ 3,499,672     $ 2,258,267     $ 9,343     $ -  

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

    

Small-Cap Growth

   

Small-Cap Value

 
     Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
 
      2007     2007     2007     2007  
     (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)        

OPERATIONS

        

Net investment income (loss)

   $ (224,915 )   $ (599,494 )   $ 106,355     $ (524,387 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     3,055,708       (11,045,092 )     3,568,958       4,920,957  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     (10,953,029 )     18,709,955       (29,014,044 )     29,678,491  
                                  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     (8,122,236 )     7,065,369       (25,338,731 )     34,075,061  
                                  

DISTRIBUTIONS:

        

From net investment income

     -       -       -       -  

From net realized gains

     -       -       -       -  
                                  

Net decrease in net assets from distributions

     -       -       -       -  
                                  

SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     20,816,956       48,904,578       113,120,225       93,045,370  

Reinvestment of distributions

     -       -       -       -  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (26,842,317 )     (158,852,967 )     (50,040,854 )     (207,064,202 )
                                  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from share
transactions

     (6,025,361 )     (109,948,389 )     63,079,371       (114,018,832 )
                                  

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

     (14,147,597 )     (102,883,020 )     37,740,640       (79,943,771 )

NET ASSETS:

        

Beginning of period

     172,394,664       275,277,684       280,176,526       360,120,297  
                                  

End of period*

   $ 158,247,067     $ 172,394,664     $ 317,917,166     $ 280,176,526  
                                  

SHARES ISSUED & REDEEMED

        

Issued

     1,336,017       3,426,645       6,319,301       5,710,836  

Distributions reinvested

     -       -       -       -  

Redeemed

     (1,726,420 )     (11,322,443 )     (2,873,635 )     (13,240,019 )
                                  

Net increase/(decrease)

     (390,403 )     (7,895,798 )     3,445,666       (7,529,183 )

Outstanding at beginning of period

     10,765,719       18,661,517       14,951,445       22,480,628  
                                  

Outstanding at end of period

     10,375,316       10,765,719       18,397,111       14,951,445  
                                  

*    Including accumulated net investment income (loss) of:

   $ (227,782 )   $ (2,867 )   $ 177,269     $ 70,914  

See Notes to Financials Statements

 

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LOGO

  

 

 

Large-Cap Growth

   

Large-Cap Value

   

Blue-Chip 35 Index

   

Balanced

 
Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
December 31,
    Year Ended
June 30,
 
2007     2007     2007     2007     2007     2007     2007     2007  
(Unaudited)           (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)        
             
$ 394,322     $ 271,736     $ 512,840     $ 949,079     $ 1,426,274     $ 1,363,198     $ 1,278,391     $ 1,859,563  
  269,166       486,313       677,466       2,784,881       (58,317 )     (232,846 )     1,957,200       (3,724,855 )
  9,866,943       16,911,227       (3,575,010 )     11,542,582       (1,366,013 )     10,307,323       (293,417 )     6,819,420  
                                                             
  10,530,431       17,669,276       (2,384,704 )     15,276,542       1,944       11,437,675       2,942,174       4,954,128  
                                                             
             
  (501,206 )     (357,354 )     (935,231 )     (819,616 )     (2,216,904 )     (1,021,236 )     (1,132,035 )     (1,860,754 )
  -       -       (2,259,581 )     -       -       -       -       (1,041,917 )
                                                             
  (501,206 )     (357,354 )     (3,194,812 )     (819,616 )     (2,216,904 )     (1,021,236 )     (1,132,035 )     (2,902,671 )
                                                             
             
  59,689,232       53,352,870       9,205,427       38,671,336       94,135,397       64,503,705       11,027,516       26,839,294  
  403,318       304,098       3,077,813       794,313       2,117,136       985,385       1,075,310       2,766,204  
  (14,145,396 )     (36,692,288 )     (20,202,779 )     (55,545,831 )     (11,864,974 )     (19,293,804 )     (13,605,059 )     (29,941,283 )
                                                             
 
 
    
45,947,154
 
 
    16,964,680       (7,919,539 )     (16,080,182 )     84,387,559       46,195,286       (1,502,233 )     (335,785 )
                                                             
  55,976,379       34,276,602       (13,499,055 )     (1,623,256 )     82,172,599       56,611,725       307,906       1,715,672  
             
  138,137,573       103,860,971       86,095,176       87,718,432       99,082,299       42,470,574       87,055,747       85,340,075  
                                                             
$ 194,113,952     $ 138,137,573     $ 72,596,121     $ 86,095,176     $ 181,254,898     $ 99,082,299     $ 87,363,653     $ 87,055,747  
                                                             
             
  4,199,768       4,091,823       550,246       2,461,638       10,967,050       8,004,336       862,312       2,108,086  
  27,587       23,573       195,790       49,771       252,040       121,644       82,336       220,590  
  (1,060,149 )     (2,908,564 )     (1,222,565 )     (3,556,554 )     (1,382,510 )     (2,381,492 )     (1,044,603 )     (2,354,584 )
                                                             
  3,167,206       1,206,832       (476,529 )     (1,045,145 )     9,836,580       5,744,488       (99,955 )     (25,908 )
  9,780,616       8,573,784       5,043,972       6,089,117       11,632,793       5,888,305       6,721,632       6,747,540  
                                                             
  12,947,822       9,780,616       4,567,443       5,043,972       21,469,373       11,632,793       6,621,677       6,721,632  
                                                             
$ 14,665     $ 121,549     $ 3,166     $ 425,557     $ 14,343     $ 804,973     $ 973,229     $ 826,873  

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

(for a share outstanding throughout the period indicated)

 

              Income from
Investment Operations
 
        Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain\(Loss)
     Total from
Investment
Operations
 
AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 1                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

     $ 61.90      $ (0.29 )    $ 6.55      $ 6.26  

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       61.90        (0.43 )      6.41        5.98  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       56.60        (0.42 )      12.23        11.81  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       49.43        (0.26 )      7.43        7.17  

Year Ended June 30, 2004

       39.94        (0.58 )      10.07        9.49  

Year Ended June 30, 2003

       36.51        (0.27 )      3.70        3.43  
                                       
AGGRESSIVE INVESTORS 2                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       20.05        (0.03 )      2.34        2.31  

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       17.55        (0.07 )      2.94        2.87  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       14.72        (0.05 )      3.22        3.17  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       12.75        (0.04 )      2.01        1.97  

Year Ended June 30, 2004

       10.28        (0.09 )      2.56        2.47  

Year Ended June 30, 2003

       10.25        (0.09 )      0.12        0.03  
                                       
ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       37.65        (0.03 )      (3.27 )      (3.30 )

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       42.42        0.12        3.37        3.49  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       38.44        (0.15 )      9.23        9.08  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       40.97        (0.10 )      6.69        6.59  

Year Ended June 30, 2004

       32.93        (0.33 )      13.66        13.33  

Year Ended June 30, 2003

       28.83        (0.21 )      7.99        7.78  
                                       
ULTRA-SMALL COMPANY MARKET                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       20.36        0.06        (1.95 )      (1.89 )

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       18.94        0.10        1.76        1.86  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       16.96        0.05        2.48        2.53  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       16.14        0.02        0.97        0.99  

Year Ended June 30, 2004

       10.98        0.02        5.16        5.18  

Year Ended June 30, 2003

       8.70        (0.03 )      2.31        2.28  
                                       
MICRO-CAP LIMITED                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       8.56        0.02        (0.46 )      (0.44 )

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       11.10        (0.01 )      (0.32 )      (0.33 )

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       11.09        (0.13 )      1.81        1.68  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       10.75        (0.13 )      2.45        2.32  

Year Ended June 30, 2004

       9.36        (0.17 )      2.49        2.32  

Year Ended June 30, 2003

       10.19        (0.11 )      0.01        (0.10 )
                                       

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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LOGO

  

 

 

Less Distributions
to Shareholders from
                  Ratios & Supplemental Data  
Net
Realized
Gain
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total
Distributions
    Paid in Capital
from
Redemption
Fees(a)
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return(b)
    Net Assets
End of Period
(000’s)
  Expenses After
Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Expenses Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
After Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
                   
$ (10.49 )   $ -     $ (10.49 )   $ -   $ 57.67   10.66 %   $ 374,903   1.74 %(c)   1.74 %(c)   (0.92 %)(c)   83 %
  (5.98 )     -       (5.98 )     -     61.90   10.79 %     367,958   1.72 %   1.72 %   (0.75 %)   115 %
  (6.51 )     -       (6.51 )     -     61.90   21.79 %     438,592   1.58 %   1.58 %   (0.69 %)   128 %
  -       -       -       -     56.60   14.51 %     368,886   1.58 %   1.58 %   (0.51 %)   155 %
  -       -       -       -     49.43   23.76 %     353,684   1.74 %   1.74 %   (1.24 %)   151 %
  -       -       -       -     39.94   9.40 %     281,375   1.90 %   1.90 %   (0.81 %)   138 %
                                                                     
                   
  (0.57 )     -       (0.57 )     -     21.79   11.62 %     836,280   1.16 %(c)   1.16 %(c)   (0.28 %)(c)   73 %
  (0.37 )     -       (0.37 )     -     20.05   16.68 %     650,939   1.22 %   1.22 %   (0.38 %)   124 %
  (0.34 )     -       (0.34 )     -     17.55   21.65 %     585,262   1.12 %   1.12 %   (0.26 %)   89 %
  -       -       -       -     14.72   15.45 %     156,053   1.37 %   1.37 %   (0.33 %)   148 %
  -       -       -       -     12.75   24.03 %     110,395   1.58 %   1.58 %   (1.13 %)   152 %
  -       -       -       -     10.28   0.29 %     22,107   1.90 %   1.90 %   (1.05 %)   143 %
                                                                     
                   
  (4.31 )     (0.11 )     (4.42 )     -     29.93   (8.22 %)     119,589   1.07 %(c)   1.07 %(c)   (0.15 %)(c)   53 %
  (8.26 )     -       (8.26 )     -     37.65   9.12 %     137,236   1.09 %   1.09 %   0.31 %   106 %
  (5.10 )     -       (5.10 )     -     42.42   25.58 %     132,193   1.09 %   1.09 %   (0.37 %)   101 %
  (9.12 )     -       (9.12 )     -     38.44   15.37 %     110,634   1.12 %   1.12 %   (0.25 %)   86 %
  (5.29 )     -       (5.29 )     -     40.97   40.88 %     101,233   1.15 %   1.15 %   (0.84 %)   71 %
  (3.68 )     -       (3.68 )     -     32.93   32.00 %     77,450   1.29 %   1.29 %   (0.82 %)   56 %
                                                                     
                   
  (0.65 )     (0.04 )     (0.69 )     -     17.78   (9.21 %)     978,234   0.65 %(c)   0.65 %(c)   0.65 %(c)   13 %
  (0.37 )     (0.08 )     (0.45 )     0.01     20.36   10.08 %     1,162,416   0.67 %   0.67 %   0.53 %   34 %
  (0.53 )     (0.03 )     (0.56 )     0.01     18.94   15.13 %     1,087,750   0.65 %   0.65 %   0.27 %   27 %
  (0.15 )     (0.03 )     (0.18 )     0.01     16.96   6.12 %     593,883   0.73 %   0.73 %   0.15 %   13 %
  (0.04 )     -       (0.04 )     0.02     16.14   47.41 %     816,748   0.67 %   0.67 %   0.11 %   19 %
  -       -       -       -     10.98   26.21 %(d)     312,041   0.75 %   0.85 %   (0.14 %)   18 %
                                                                     
                   
  -       (0.01 )     (0.01 )     -     8.11   (5.19 %)     54,616   0.53 %(c)   0.53 %(c)   0.38 %(c)   69 %
  (2.21 )     -       (2.21 )     -     8.56   (3.43 %)     62,244   0.84 %   0.84 %   (0.09 %)   133 %
  (1.67 )     -       (1.67 )     -     11.10   14.72 %     80,711   1.60 %   1.60 %   (1.05 %)   125 %
  (1.98 )     -       (1.98 )     -     11.09   22.94 %     66,637   1.75 %   1.75 %   (1.27 %)   87 %
  (0.93 )     -       (0.93 )     -     10.75   24.30 %     57,750   1.79 %   1.79 %   (1.50 %)   98 %
  (0.73 )     -       (0.73 )     -     9.36   0.93 %(d)     56,422   1.90 %   2.13 %   (1.35 %)   99 %
                                                                     

 

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(for a share outstanding throughout the period indicated)

 

              Income from
Investment Operations
 
        Net Asset
Value,
Beginning
of Period
     Net
Investment
Income (Loss)(a)
     Net Realized
and Unrealized
Gain\(Loss)
     Total from
Investment
Operations
 
Small-Cap Growth                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

     $ 16.01      $ (0.02 )    $ (0.74 )    $ (0.76 )

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       14.75        (0.04 )      1.30        1.26  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       12.08        (0.03 )      2.70        2.67  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       10.84        (0.07 )      1.31        1.24  

Period from October 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004(e)

       10.00        (0.05 )      0.89        0.84  
                                       
Small-Cap Value                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       18.74        0.01        (1.47 )      (1.46 )

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       16.02        (0.03 )      2.75        2.72  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       12.78        -        3.24        3.24  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       10.46        (0.02 )      2.34        2.32  

Period from October 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004(e)

       10.00        (0.03 )      0.49        0.46  
                                       
Large-Cap Growth                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       14.12        0.03        0.88        0.91  

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       12.11        0.03        2.02        2.05  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       11.00        0.04        1.07        1.11  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       10.63        -        0.37        0.37  

Period from October 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004(e)

       10.00        (0.01 )      0.64        0.63  
                                       
Large-Cap Value                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       17.07        0.11        (0.57 )      (0.46 )

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       14.41        0.17        2.64        2.81  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       12.70        0.17        1.69        1.86  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       11.11        0.14        1.55        1.69  

Period from October 31, 2003 to June 30, 2004(e)

       10.00        0.03        1.08        1.11  
                                       
Blue-Chip 35 Index                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       8.52        0.09        (0.06 )      0.03  

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       7.21        0.16        1.26        1.42  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       6.86        0.14        0.32        0.46  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       7.02        0.14        (0.18 )      (0.04 )

Year Ended June 30, 2004

       6.14        0.10        0.83        0.93  

Year Ended June 30, 2003

       5.93        0.09        0.21        0.30  
                                       
Balanced                

Period Ended December 31, 2007 (Unaudited)

       12.95        0.19        0.22        0.41  

Year Ended June 30, 2007

       12.65        0.28        0.44        0.72  

Year Ended June 30, 2006

       11.92        0.22        0.73        0.95  

Year Ended June 30, 2005

       11.30        0.14        0.66        0.80  

Year Ended June 30, 2004

       10.05        0.06        1.24        1.30  

Year Ended June 30, 2003

       9.87        0.10        0.15        0.25  
                                       

 

(a) Per share amounts calculated based on the average daily shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Annualized
(d) Total return would have been lower had various fees not been waived during the period.
(e) Fund commenced operations on October 31, 2003

See Notes to Financial Statements

 

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Less Distributions
to Shareholders from
                  Ratios & Supplemental Data  
Net
Realized
Gain
    Net
Investment
Income
    Total
Distributions
    Paid in Capital
from
Redemption
Fees(a)
  Net Asset
Value,
End of
Period
  Total
Return(b)
    Net Assets
End of Period
(000’s)
  Expenses After
Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Expenses Before
Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Net Investment
Income (Loss)
After Waivers and
Reimbursements
    Portfolio
Turnover
Rate
 
                   
$ -     $ -     $ -     $         -   $ 15.25   (4.75 %)   $ 158,247   0.85 %(c)   0.85 %(c)   (0.27 )%(c)   25 %
  -       -       -       -     16.01   8.54 %     172,395   0.92 %   0.92 %   (0.31 )%   37 %
  -       -       -       -     14.75   22.10 %     275,278   0.81 %   0.81 %   (0.19 )%   41 %
  -       -       -       -     12.08   11.44 %(d)     55,704   0.94 %   1.08 %   (0.68 )%   51 %
  -       -       -       -     10.84   8.40 %(d)     37,968   0.94 %(c)   1.25 %(c)   (0.74 %)(c)   17 %
                                                                     
                   
  -       -       -       -     17.28   (7.79 %)     317,917   0.80 %(c)   0.80 %(c)   0.07 %(c)   32 %
  -       -       -       -     18.74   16.98 %     280,177   0.88 %   0.88 %   (0.19 %)   58 %
  -       -       -       -     16.02   25.35 %     360,120   0.77 %   0.77 %   (0.03 %)   49 %
  -       -       -       -     12.78   22.18 %(d)     68,545   0.94 %   1.07 %   (0.32 %)   57 %
  -       -       -       -     10.46   4.60 %(d)     28,193   0.94 %(c)   1.49 %(c)   (0.42 %)(c)   21 %
                                                                     
                   
  -       (0.04 )     (0.04 )     -     14.99   6.45 %     194,114   0.68 %(c)   0.68 %(c)   0.47 %(c)   19 %
  -       (0.04 )     (0.04 )     -     14.12   16.98 %     138,138   0.78 %   0.78 %   0.25 %   39 %
  -       -       -       -     12.11   10.09 %     103,861   0.82 %   0.82 %   0.31 %   26 %
  -       -       -       -     11.00   3.48 %(d)     42,988   0.84 %   1.03 %   (0.04 %)   20 %
  -       -       -       -     10.63   6.30 %(d)     39,532   0.84 %(c)   1.13 %(c)   (0.09 %)(c)   7 %
                                                                     
                   
  (0.51 )     (0.21 )     (0.72 )     -     15.89   (2.61 %)     72,596   0.78 %(c)   0.78 %(c)   1.31 %(c)   17 %
  -       (0.15 )     (0.15 )     -     17.07   19.57 %     86,095   0.79 %   0.79 %   1.08 %   34 %
  -       (0.15 )     (0.15 )     -     14.41   14.69 %(d)     87,718   0.84 %   0.86 %   1.18 %   23 %
  -       (0.10 )     (0.10 )     -     12.70   15.22 %(d)     27,476   0.84 %   1.10 %   1.24 %   30 %
  -       -       -       -     11.11   11.10 %(d)     20,598   0.84 %(c)   1.52 %(c)   0.86 %(c)   11 %
                                                                     
                   
  -       (0.11 )     (0.11 )     -     8.44   0.34 %(d)     181,255   0.15 %(c)   0.24 %(c)   2.03 %(c)   2 %
  -       (0.11 )     (0.11 )     -     8.52   19.81 %(d)     99,082   0.15 %   0.35 %   1.98 %   11 %
  -       (0.11 )     (0.11 )     -     7.21   6.64 %(d)     42,471   0.15 %   0.47 %   1.90 %   41 %
  -       (0.12 )     (0.12 )     -     6.86   (0.59 %)(d)     34,612   0.15 %   0.56 %   2.07 %   20 %
  -       (0.05 )     (0.05 )     -     7.02   15.20 %(d)     35,960   0.15 %   0.58 %   1.64 %   5 %
  -       (0.09 )     (0.09 )     -     6.14   5.13 %(d)     7,763   0.15 %   1.07 %   1.65 %   25 %
                                                                     
                   
  -       (0.17 )     (0.17 )     -     13.19   3.21 %     87,364   0.90 %(c)   0.90 %(c)   2.95 %(c)   18 %
  (0.15 )     (0.27 )     (0.42 )     -     12.95   5.87 %(d)     87,056   0.94 %   0.98 %   2.16 %   27 %
  (0.11 )     (0.11 )     (0.22 )     -     12.65   8.01 %     85,340   0.94 %   0.94 %   1.81 %   51 %
  (0.10 )     (0.08 )     (0.18 )     -     11.92   7.15 %(d)     42,264   0.94 %   1.19 %   1.20 %   126 %
  -       (0.05 )     (0.05 )     -     11.30   12.94 %(d)     23,212   0.94 %   1.51 %   0.60 %   124 %
  (0.01 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )     -     10.05   2.57 %(d)     8,344   0.94 %   1.66 %   1.06 %   98 %
                                                                     

 

 

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1. Organization:

 

Bridgeway Funds, Inc. (“Bridgeway”) was organized as a Maryland corporation on October 19, 1993, and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Bridgeway is organized as a series fund, which currently has 11 investment funds (collectively, the “Funds”): Aggressive Investors 1, Aggressive Investors 2, Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Micro-Cap Limited, Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Value, Large-Cap Growth, Large-Cap Value, Blue Chip 35 Index, and Balanced Funds.

Bridgeway is authorized to issue 1,000,000,000 shares of common stock at $0.001 per share. 15,000,000 shares have been classified into the Aggressive Investors 1 Fund. 130,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Aggressive Investors 2 and Blue Chip 35 Index Funds. 5,000,000 shares have been classified into the Ultra-Small Company Fund. 100,000,000 shares have been classified in the Ultra-Small Company Market Fund. 10,000,000 shares have been classified in the Micro-Cap Limited Fund. 100,000,000 shares each have been classified into the Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Value, Large-Cap Growth, and Large-Cap Value Funds. 50,000,000 shares have been classified into the Balanced Fund. All shares outstanding currently represent Class N shares.

Amounts disclosed above for each Fund that have been authorized do not include Class R shares, of which there are none currently issued and outstanding.

The Aggressive Investors 1 Fund and the Micro-Cap Limited Fund are closed to new investors. The Ultra-Small Company Fund is closed to all investors.

All of the Funds are no-load, diversified funds.

The Aggressive Investors 1 and 2 Funds seek to exceed the stock market total return (primarily through capital appreciation) at a level of total risk roughly equal to that of the stock market over longer periods of time (three years or more).

The Ultra-Small Company, Ultra-Small Company Market, Micro-Cap Limited, Small-Cap Growth, Small-Cap Value, and Large-Cap Growth Funds seek to provide a long-term total return of capital, primarily through capital appreciation.

The Blue Chip 35 Index and Large-Cap Value Funds seek to provide long-term total return of capital, primarily through capital appreciation but also some income.

The Balanced Fund seeks to provide a high current return with short-term risk less than or equal to 40% of the stock market.

 

Bridgeway Capital Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) is the Adviser for all of the Funds.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

 

The following summary of significant accounting policies, followed in the preparation of the financial statements of the Funds, are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Securities, Options, Futures and Other Investments Valuation  Other than options, portfolio securities that are principally traded on a national securities exchange are valued at their last sale on the principal exchange on which they are traded prior to the close of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”), on each day the NYSE is open for business. Portfolio securities other than options that are principally traded on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). In the absence of recorded sales on their home exchange or NOCP in the case of NASDAQ traded securities, the security will be valued as follows: bid prices for long positions and ask prices for short positions.

Short-term fixed income securities having a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Options are valued at the average of the best bid and best asked quotations. Other investments for which no sales are reported are valued at the latest bid price in accordance with the pricing policy established by the Board of Directors.

Investments in open-end registered investment companies and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share.

Investments in closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

When market quotations are not readily available or when events occur that make established valuation methods unreliable, securities of the Funds may be valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The valuation assigned to fair valued securities for purposes of calculating the Funds’ NAVs may differ from the security’s most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAVs.

 

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Securities Lending  Upon lending its securities to third parties, the Fund receives compensation in the form of fees. The Fund also continues to receive dividends on the securities loaned. The loans are secured by collateral at least equal to the fair value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. Gain or loss in the fair value of the securities loaned that may occur during the term of the loan will be for the account of the Fund. The Fund has the right under the lending agreement to recover the securities from the borrower on demand. Additionally, the Fund does not have the right to sell or repledge collateral received in the form of securities unless the borrower goes into default. The risks to the Fund of securities lending are that the borrower may not provide additional collateral when required or return the securities when due.

As of December 31, 2007, the Funds had securities on loan and related collateral with values shown below:

 

Bridgeway Fund    Securities
on Loan Value
   Value of
Securities
Received as
Collateral
     

Aggressive Investors 1

   $ 71,389,161    $ 74,812,569

Aggressive Investors 2

   $ 137,594,226    $ 144,350,974

Ultra-Small Company

   $ 16,082,751    $ 16,976,503

Ultra-Small Company Market

   $ 170,609,372    $ 183,935,846

Micro-Cap Limited

   $ 8,200,482    $ 8,686,238

Small-Cap Growth

   $ 33,934,933    $ 35,658,437

Small-Cap Value

   $ 33,791,126    $ 35,723,142

Large-Cap Growth

   $ 25,917,400    $ 26,897,579

Large-Cap Value

   $ 6,442,980    $ 6,677,004

Blue Chip 35 Index

   $ 18,995,068    $ 19,684,773

Balanced

   $ 10,431,389    $ 10,766,058

It is the Fund’s policy to obtain additional collateral from or return excess collateral to the borrower by the end of the next business day, following the valuation date of the securities loaned. Therefore, the value of the collateral held may be temporarily less than the value of the securities on loan.

Federal Income Taxes  It is the Funds’ policy to continue to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to registered investment companies and to distribute income to the extent necessary so that the Funds are not subject to federal income tax. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Use of Estimates in Financial Statements  In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Risks and Uncertainties  The Funds provide for various investment options, including stocks and call and put options. Such investments are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market and credit. Due to the risks involved, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in risks in the near term would materially affect shareholders’ account values and the amounts reported in the financial statements and financial highlights.

Security Transactions, Expenses, Gains and Losses and Allocations  Fund expenses that are not series specific are allocated to each series based upon its relative proportion of net assets to the Funds’ total net assets.

Security transactions are accounted for as of the trade date, the date the order to buy or sell is executed. Realized gains and losses are computed on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Particularly related to the Balanced Fund, discounts and premiums are accreted/amortized on the effective interest method.

Futures Contracts  A futures contract is an agreement between two parties to buy or sell a financial instrument at a set price on a future date. Upon entering into such a contract a Fund is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash or U.S. government securities equal to the minimum “initial margin” requirements of the exchange on which the futures contract is traded. The contract amount reflects the extent of a Fund’s exposure in these financial instruments. The Fund’s participation in the futures markets involves certain risks, including imperfect correlation between movements in the price of futures contracts and movements in the price of the securities hedged or used for cover. The Fund’s activities in the futures contracts are conducted through regulated exchanges that do not result in counterparty credit risks on a periodic basis. Pursuant to a contract, the Fund agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as “variation margin” and are recorded by the Fund as unrealized appreciation or depreciation. When a contract is closed, the Fund records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. As of December 31, 2007, no Fund had open futures contracts.

 

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Options  An option is a contract conveying a right to buy or sell a financial instrument at a specified price during a stipulated period. The premium paid by a Fund for the purchase of a call or a put option is included in the Fund’s Schedule of Investments as an investment and subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option. When a Fund writes a call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as a liability and is subsequently marked to market to reflect the current market value of the option written. If an option which a Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date, or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or a loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was written) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option that a Fund has written is assigned, the Fund realizes a gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a put option that a Fund has written is assigned, the amount of the premium originally received reduces the cost of the security that the Fund purchased upon exercise of the option. Buying calls increases a Fund’s exposure to the underlying security to the extent of any premium paid. Buying puts on a stock market index tends to limit a Fund’s exposure to a stock market decline. All options purchased by the Funds were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes.

Covered Call Options and Secured Puts  The Aggressive Investors 1, Aggressive Investors 2, and Balanced Funds may write call options on a covered basis, that is, the Fund will own the underlying security, or the Fund may write secured puts. The principal reason for writing covered calls and secured puts on a security is to attempt to realize income, through the receipt of premiums. The option writer has, in return for the premium, given up the opportunity for profit from a substantial price increase in the underlying security so long as the obligation as a writer continues, but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the security decline. All options were listed on exchanges and considered liquid positions with readily available market quotes. Only Balanced Fund had outstanding written options as of December 31, 2007.

 

A summary of the options transactions written by each of the funds is as follows:

 

Aggressive Investors 1 Fund  
    Written Call Options  
     Contracts     Premiums  
   

Outstanding, June 30, 2007

      $  

Positions Opened

  3,435       1,141,957  

Exercised

  (740 )     (241,776 )

Expired

         

Closed

  (2,695 )     (900,181 )
               

Outstanding, December 31, 2007

      $  
               

Market Value, December 31, 2007

    $  
               
Aggressive Investors 2 Fund  
    Written Call Options  
     Contracts     Premiums  
   

Outstanding, June 30, 2007

      $  

Positions Opened

  5,803       2,051,350  

Exercised

         

Expired

         

Closed

  (5,803 )     (2,051,350 )
               

Outstanding, December 31, 2007

      $  
               

Market Value, December 31, 2007

    $  
               
Balanced Fund  
    Written Call Options  
     Contracts     Premiums  
   

Outstanding, June 30, 2007

  3,906     $ 515,704  

Positions Opened

  10,980       1,694,299  

Exercised

  (984 )     (219,568 )

Expired

         

Closed

  (9,461 )     (1,296,723 )
               

Outstanding, December 31, 2007

  4,441     $ 693,712  
               

Market Value, December 31, 2007

    $ 496,631  
               
    Written Put Options  
     Contracts     Premiums  
   

Outstanding, June 30, 2007

  3,140     $ 413,618  

Positions Opened

  10,623       2,380,223  

Exercised

  (2,032 )     (265,890 )

Expired

         

Closed

  (8,893 )     (1,776,380 )
               

Outstanding, December 31, 2007

  2,838     $ 751,571  
               

Market Value, December 31, 2007

    $ 441,478  
               

 

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Swaps  Each Fund may enter into total return swaps. Total return swaps are agreements that provide a Fund with a return based on the performance of an underlying asset, in exchange for fee payments to a counterparty based on a specified rate. The difference in the value of these income streams is recorded daily by the Funds, and is settled in cash at the end of each month. The fee paid by a Fund will typically be determined by multiplying the face value of the swap agreement by an agreed upon interest rate. In addition, if the underlying asset declines in value over the term of the swap, the Fund would also be required to pay the dollar value of that decline to the counterparty. Total return swaps could result in losses if the underlying asset does not perform as anticipated by the Adviser. A Fund may use its own net asset value as the underlying asset in a total return swap. This strategy serves to reduce cash drag (the impact of cash on a Fund’s overall return) by replacing it with the impact of market exposure based upon the Fund’s own investment holdings. The following total return swaps were open as of December 31, 2007:

 

Portfolio    Swap
Counterparty
   Notional
Principal
   Maturity
Date
   Net Unrealized
Gain\(Loss)
 
           

Aggressive Investors 1

   Reflow Management Co.    $ 148,000    Jan 1, 08    $ 128,463  

Small-Cap Growth

   Reflow Management Co.      728,911    Jan 1, 08      (3,256 )

Small-Cap Value

   Reflow Management Co.      6,694,240    Jan 1, 08      475,664  

 

Indemnification  Under the Company’s organizational documents, the Funds’ officers, directors, employees and agents are indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of performance of their duties to the Funds. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.

 

3. Management Fees, Other Related Party Transactions and Contingencies:

 

The Funds have entered into management agreements with the Adviser. As compensation for the advisory services rendered, facilities furnished, and expenses borne by the Adviser, the Funds pay the Adviser a fee pursuant to each Fund’s management agreement, as described below.

Aggressive Investors 1:  A total advisory fee is paid by the Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million and 0.85% of any excess over $500 million.

The Performance Adjustment equals 4.67% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.70% to a maximum of +0.70%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Aggressive Investors 2:  A total advisory fee is paid by the Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee rate is based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million, 0.850% from $500 million to $1 billion, and 0.800% over $1 billion.

The Performance Adjustment equals 2.00% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate, which was revised effective April 1, 2005, varies from a minimum of -0.30% to a maximum of +0.30%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Ultra-Small Company:  The Fund pays management fees based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million and 0.85% of any excess over $500 million. The management fees are computed daily and are payable monthly. However, during any quarter that the Fund’s net assets range from $27,500,000 to $55,000,000, the advisory fee will be determined as if the Fund had $55,000,000 under management. This is limited to a maximum annualized expense ratio of 1.49% of average net assets.

 

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Ultra-Small Company Market:  The Fund pays a flat 0.50% annual management fee, computed daily and payable monthly.

Micro-Cap Limited:  A total advisory fee is paid by the Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the following annual rates: 0.90% of the first $250 million of the Fund’s average daily net assets, 0.875% of the next $250 million and 0.85% of any excess over $500 million. However, during any quarter that the Fund’s net assets range from $27,500,000 to $55,000,000, the advisory fee will be determined as if the Fund had $55,000,000 under management. This is limited to a maximum annualized expense ratio of 1.49% of the net assets in the quarter the advisory fee is determined.

The Performance Adjustment equals 2.87% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the CRSP Cap-based Portfolio 9 Index with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.70% to a maximum of +0.70%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Small-Cap Growth and Small-Cap Value:  A total advisory fee is paid by each Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the annual rate of 0.60% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Performance Adjustment equals 0.33% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Russell 2000 Growth Index for Small-Cap Growth Fund and the Russell 2000 Value Index for Small-Cap Value Fund, with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. Since each Fund does not have a five-year operating history, the Performance Adjustment Rate will be calculated as follows during the initial five-year period: (a) From inception through September 30, 2004, the Performance Adjustment Rate was inoperative thus the Advisory Fee was calculated based on the Base Advisory Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Funds only; (b) From September 30, 2004 through September 30, 2008, the Performance Adjustment Rate will be calculated based upon a comparison of the investment performance of the Fund and the Index over the number of quarters that have elapsed since the Fund’s inception. Each time the Performance Adjustment Rate is calculated, it will cover a longer time span, until it can cover a running five-year period as intended. In the meantime, the early months of the transition period will have a disproportionate effect on the performance adjustment of the fee. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.05% to a maximum of +0.05%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund’s performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Large-Cap Growth and Large-Cap Value:  A total advisory fee is paid by each Fund to the Adviser that is comprised of a Base Fee and a Performance Adjustment. The Base Fee equals the Base Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Fund. The Base Fee Rate is based on the annual rate of 0.50% of the value of the Fund’s average daily net assets.

The Performance Adjustment equals 0.33% times the difference in cumulative total return between the Fund and the Russell 1000 Growth Index for Large-Cap Growth Fund and the Russell 1000 Value Index for the Large-Cap Value Fund, with dividends reinvested (hereinafter “Index”) over a rolling five-year performance period. Since each Fund does not have a five-year operating history, the Performance Adjustment Rate will be calculated as follows during the initial five-year period: (a) From inception through September 30, 2004, the Performance Adjustment Rate was inoperative thus the Advisory Fee was calculated based on the Base Advisory Fee Rate times the average daily net assets of the Funds only; (b) From September 30, 2004 through September 30, 2008, the Performance Adjustment Rate will be calculated based upon a comparison of the investment performance of the Fund and the Index over the number of quarters that have elapsed since the Fund’s inception. Each time the Performance Adjustment Rate is calculated, it will cover a longer time span, until it can cover a running five-year period as intended. In the meantime, the early months of the transition period will have a disproportionate effect on the performance adjustment of the fee. The Performance Adjustment Rate varies from a minimum of -0.05% to a maximum of +0.05%. However, the Performance Adjustment Rate is zero if the difference between the cumulative Fund’s performance and the Index performance is less than or equal to 2%.

Blue Chip 35 Index:  The Fund pays a flat 0.08% annual management fee, computed daily and payable monthly.

Balanced:  The Fund pays a flat 0.60% annual management fee, computed daily and payable monthly.

Expense limitations:  At a special meeting on March 31, 2005, shareholders of the Funds approved amendments to the Management Agreements detailing expense limitations. The Adviser agrees to reimburse the Funds for operating expenses and management fees above the expense limitations, which are shown as a ratio of net expenses to average net assets, for each Fund, for the fiscal period ended

 

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December 31, 2007. All expense limitations and total reimbursements for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2007, are shown below.

 

        Total Waivers and
Reimbursements
for fiscal
period ending
12/31/2007
Bridgeway
Fund
  Expense
Limitation
  Adviser
Waived and
Reimbursed
  Other*
Reimbursements
     

Aggressive Investors 1

  1.80%   $ -   $ 1,521

Aggressive Investors 2

  1.75%     -     3,212

Ultra-Small Company

  2.00%     -     499

Ultra-Small Company Market

  0.75%     -     4,123

Micro-Cap Limited

  1.85%     -     224

Small-Cap Growth

  0.94%     -     643

Small-Cap Value

  0.94%     -     1,246

Large-Cap Growth

  0.84%     -     756

Large-Cap Value

  0.84%     -     301

Blue Chip 35 Index

  0.15%     61,400     678

Balanced

  0.94%     -     353

 

* The Funds’ accounting agent voluntarily reimbursed certain expenses during the fiscal period ended December 31, 2007.

Other Related Party Transactions:  On occasion, the Funds will engage in inter-portfolio trades when it is to the benefit of both parties. The Board of Directors reviews these trades quarterly. No Fund entered into inter-portfolio purchases or sales during the period ended December 31, 2007.

The Adviser entered into an Administrative Services Agreement with Bridgeway Funds pursuant to which the Adviser provides various administrative services to the Funds including, but not limited to: (i) supervising and managing various aspects of the Funds’ business and affairs; (ii) selecting, overseeing and/or coordinating activities with other service providers to the Funds; (iii) providing reports to the Board as requested from time to time; (iv) assisting and/or reviewing amendments and updates to the Funds’ registration statement and other filings with the SEC; (v) providing certain shareholder services; (vi) providing administrative support in connection with meetings of the Board of Directors; and (vii) providing certain recordkeeping services. For its services to the Funds, the Adviser is paid an aggregate annual fee of $635,000 is payable in equal monthly installments.

One director of the Funds, John Montgomery, is an owner and director of the Adviser. Another director of the Fund, Michael Mulcahy, is an executive and director of the Adviser. Under the Investment Company Act of 1940 definitions, each is considered to be an “affiliated person” of the Adviser and an “interested person” of the Adviser and of the Funds. Compensation for Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Mulcahy is borne by the Adviser rather than the Funds.

Board of Directors Compensation  Prior to November 2007, Bridgeway paid an annual retainer of $8,000 and fees of $4,000 per meeting to each Independent Director. The Independent Chairman of the Board received an annual retainer of $10,500 and fees of $5,000 per meeting. In addition, the chairperson of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee received an additional $1,000 for chairing the annual Board self-assessment. At its meeting of November 16, 2007, the Board of Directors approved revisions in its compensation. Under the revised compensation, Independent Directors are paid an annual retainer of $8,000 with an additional retainer of $1,000 paid to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chair and an additional retainer of $2,500 paid to the Independent Chairman of the Board. Independent Director meeting fees are $6,000 per meeting effective November 16, 2007.

The Independent Directors receive this compensation in the form of shares of Bridgeway Funds, credited to his or her account. Such Directors are reimbursed for any expenses incurred in attending meetings and conferences and expenses for subscriptions or printed materials. During the fiscal period ended December 31, 2007, total reimbursements made, across all of the Funds, was $928. The amount of directors’ fees attributable to each Fund is disclosed in the Statements of Operations.

 

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4. Distribution and Shareholder Servicing Fees:

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC acts as distributor of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a restated and amended Distribution Agreement dated July 1, 2007. The Adviser pays all costs and expenses associated with distribution of the Funds’ shares pursuant to a protective plan adopted by shareholders pursuant to Rule 12b-1.

5. Purchases and Sales of Investment Securities:

 

Purchases and sales of investments, other than short-term securities, for each Bridgeway Fund for the fiscal period ended December 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

     Purchases    Sales
Bridgeway Fund    U.S. Government    Other    U.S. Government    Other
           

Aggressive Investors 1

     -    $ 304,448,110      -    $ 332,124,755

Aggressive Investors 2

     -    $ 644,380,429      -    $ 527,201,626

Ultra-Small Company

     -    $ 66,029,175      -    $ 69,575,675

Ultra-Small Company Market

     -    $ 142,137,290      -    $ 187,474,340

Micro-Cap Limited

     -    $ 39,170,012      -    $ 42,032,906

Small-Cap Growth

     -    $ 39,838,678      -    $ 46,668,481

Small-Cap Value

     -    $ 153,845,432      -    $ 94,456,275

Large-Cap Growth

     -    $ 77,782,554      -    $ 31,900,424

Large-Cap Value

     -    $ 13,208,845      -    $ 23,223,895

Blue Chip 35 Index

     -    $ 85,408,238      -    $ 2,163,885

Balanced

   $ 998,886    $ 12,677,202    $ 3,085,635    $ 8,534,851

6. Federal Income Taxes

 

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments (Tax Basis)  The amount of net unrealized appreciation/depreciation and the cost of investment securities for tax purposes, including short-term securities at December 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

      Aggressive Investors 1     Aggressive Investors 2     Ultra-Small Company  

As of December 31, 2007

      

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 89,107,694     $ 178,843,421     $ 28,165,525  

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (5,124,553 )     (16,649,770 )     (6,466,458 )
                          

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 83,983,141     $ 162,193,651     $ 21,699,067  
                          

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 299,876,479     $ 673,981,701     $ 98,943,595  
                          

 

      Ultra-Small
Company Market
    Micro-Cap Limited     Small-Cap Growth     Small-Cap Value  

As of December 31, 2007

        

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 368,039,792     $ 8,729,648     $ 43,125,404     $ 72,907,703  

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (85,918,493 )     (4,111,513 )     (5,908,546 )     (19,276,282 )
                                  

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 282,121,299     $ 4,618,135     $ 37,216,858     $ 53,631,421  
                                  

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 701,797,795     $ 49,609,307     $ 120,409,358     $ 268,407,235  
                                  

 

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      Large-Cap Growth     Large-Cap Value     Blue Chip 35 Index     Balanced  

As of December 31, 2007

        

Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)

   $ 41,488,607     $ 16,968,888     $ 20,601,075     $ 13,524,445  

Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)

     (5,480,885 )     (820,138 )     (7,414,720 )     (2,473,501 )
                                  

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 36,007,722     $ 16,148,750     $ 13,186,355     $ 11,050,944  
                                  

Cost of investments for income tax purposes

   $ 161,821,908     $ 56,294,650     $ 170,429,035     $ 75,368,395  
                                  

The difference between book and tax net unrealized appreciation are wash sale loss deferrals.

Classifications of Distributions  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.

The difference between book and tax components of net assets and the resulting reclassifications were primarily a result of the differing book/tax treatment of net operating losses and certain expenses.

The tax character of the distributions paid by the Funds during the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2006, respectively, were as follows:

 

        Aggressive Investors 1      Aggressive Investors 2
        Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary income

     $ -      $ 1,866,101      $ -      $ 554,558

Long Term Capital Gain

       38,922,847        40,753,725        12,277,639        5,415,124
                                     

Total

     $ 38,922,847      $ 42,619,826      $ 12,277,639      $ 5,969,682
                                     
        Ultra-Small Company      Ultra-Small Company Market
        Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary income

     $ 1,877,630      $ 897,342      $ 4,933,248      $ 1,179,985

Long Term Capital Gain

       23,500,754        13,492,318        22,318,728        21,617,958
                                     

Total

     $ 25,378,384      $ 14,389,660      $ 27,251,976      $ 22,797,943
                                     
        Micro-Cap Limited      Large-Cap Growth
        Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary income

     $ 1,475      $ 130,000      $ 357,354      $ -

Long Term Capital Gain

       14,953,926        9,975,182        -        -
                                     

Total

     $ 14,955,401      $ 10,105,182      $ 357,354      $ -
                                     

 

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        Large-Cap Value      Blue Chip 35 Index
        Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary income

     $ 819,616      $ 445,034      $ 1,021,236      $ 720,188

Long Term Capital Gain

       -        -        -        -
                                     

Total

     $ 819,616      $ 445,034      $ 1,021,236      $ 720,188
                                     
        Balanced        
        Year
Ended
June 30, 2007
     Year
Ended
June 30, 2006
               

Distributions paid from:

                   

Ordinary income

     $ 2,182,831      $ 679,739          

Long Term Capital Gain

       719,840        319,094          
                                     

Total

     $ 2,902,671      $ 998,833          
                                     

At June 30, 2007, the Funds had available for tax purposes, capital loss carryovers as follows:

 

          Aggressive
Investors 2
  Micro-Cap
Limited
  Small-Cap
Growth
  Small-Cap
Value
  Large-Cap
Growth
  Blue Chip 35
Index
  Balanced
Expiring   6/30/2008   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ -   $ 106,811   $ -
  6/30/2009     -     -     -     -     -     100,306     -
  6/30/2010     -     -     -     -     -     429,064     -
  6/30/2011     -     -     -     -     -     337,509     -
  6/30/2012     -     -     -     -     -     327,296     -
  6/30/2013     -     -     3,213,476     948,551     2,323,531     282,192     -
  6/30/2014     -     -     1,027,472     -     2,412,639     402,963     -
  6/30/2015     7,747,247     1,910,229     10,523,579     -     -     418,882     2,910,049

Components of Net Assets (Tax Basis)  As of June 30, 2007, the components of net assets on a tax basis were:

 

      Aggressive Investors 1    Aggressive Investors 2     Ultra-Small Company  

Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ -    $ -     $ 394,075  

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     50,511,257      (7,747,247 )     15,085,220  

Net unrealized appreciation\deprection of investments

     71,818,491      142,206,721       29,355,122  
                         

Total

   $ 122,329,748    $ 134,459,474     $ 44,834,417  
                         
      Ultra-Small
Company Market
   Micro-Cap Limited     Small-Cap Growth  

Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 2,258,267    $ -     $ -  

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     34,714,369      (1,910,229 )     (14,764,527 )

Net unrealized appreciation\deprection of investments

     403,816,563      9,366,589       48,165,152  

Other Book/Tax Differences

     -      -       (1,388 )
                         

Total

   $ 440,789,199    $ 7,456,360     $ 33,399,237  
                         

 

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      Small-Cap Value     Large-Cap Growth     Large-Cap Value  

Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ -     $ 122,905     $ 426,913  

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (948,551 )     (4,736,170 )     1,696,514  

Net unrealized appreciation\deprection of investments

     83,159,698       26,140,779       19,721,270  

Other Book/Tax Differences

     (1,388 )     (1,356 )     (1,356 )
                          

Total

   $ 82,209,759     $ 21,526,158     $ 21,843,341  
                          
      Blue Chip 35 Index     Balanced         

Accumulated Net Investment Income (Loss)

   $ 804,973     $ 826,873    

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (2,417,737 )*     (3,741,146 )*  

Net unrealized appreciation\deprection of investments

     14,604,675       11,818,639    
                          

Total

   $ 12,991,911     $ 8,904,366    
                          

 

* Includes losses incurred in the period November 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 which the Fund has elected to defer to its fiscal year ending June 30, 2008 of $12,714 for Blue Chip 35 Index and $831,097 of Balanced Fund.

7. Bank Borrowings

 

Certain Bridgeway Funds established a line of credit agreement (“Facility”) with PNC Bank, N.A. (the “Bank” or “Lender”) which matures on October 9, 2008 and is renewable annually at the Bank’s option, to be used for temporary or emergency purposes, primarily for financing redemption payments. Any and all advances under this Facility would be at the sole discretion of the Lender based on the merits of the specific transaction. Advances under the Facility are limited to $5,000,000 in total for all Funds (except Aggressive Investors 1 and Aggressive Investors 2 Funds), or 33 1/3% of a Fund’s net assets. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest based on the Lender’s Prime Rate. Principal is due fifteen days after each advance and at maturity. Interest Is payable monthly in arrears. No Fund had borrowings under the Facility during the fiscal period ended December 31, 2007.

During the fiscal period ended December 31, 2007 each of the Funds engaged in short-term borrowings from PFPC Trust Company, the Funds’ Custodian. Interest on the borrowings was charged at 1.25 times the Federal Funds Rate. The average daily loan balance during the period for which loans were outstanding and the weighted average interest rate was:

 

      Average Borrowing      Average Rate  

Aggressive Investors 1

   $ (2,968,908 )    5.86 %

Aggressive Investors 2

     (3,336,461 )    6.03  

Ultra-Small Company

     (532,235 )    5.74  

Ultra-Small Company Market

     (1,345,606 )    6.08  

Micro-Cap Ltd

     (246,887 )    5.49  

Small-Cap Growth

     (329,348 )    6.13  

Large-Cap Growth

     (901,014 )    6.35  

Large-Cap Value

     (694,769 )    6.31  

Blue Chip 35 Index

     (235,725 )    6.49  

Balanced

     (1,053,732 )    5.88  

8. Redemption Fees:

 

In Ultra-Small Company Market Fund a 2.00% redemption fee may be charged on shares held less than six months or for redemptions in a down market, subject to a maximum combined redemption fee of 2.00%. In Blue Chip 35 Index Fund a 1.00% redemption fee may be charged on redemptions in a down market.

 

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)

 

 

9. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In June 2006, Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), was issued.

The Funds implemented the provisions of FIN 48, which prescribe a minimum threshold for financial statement recognition of the benefit of a tax position taken in a tax return. As of December 31, 2007, Fund management has determined that the Fund did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as a result of tax positions taken in the current or prior reporting periods that would require reporting under FIN 48.

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) 157, Fair Value Measurements, which clarifies the definition of fair value and requires companies to expand their disclosure about the use of fair value to measure assets and liabilities in interim and annual periods subsequent to initial recognition. Adoption of SFAS 157 requires the use of the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. At this time, management is in the process of reviewing the impact, if any, of SFAS 157 on the Funds’ financial statements.

 

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OTHER INFORMATION

 

December 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

1. Proxy Voting

 

Fund policies and procedures used in determining how to vote proxies relating to Funds’ securities and a summary of proxies voted by the Funds for the period ended June 30, 2007 are available without a charge, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

2. Fund Holdings

 

The complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings for the second and fourth quarters of each fiscal year are contained in the Funds’ Semi-Annual and Annual shareholder reports, respectively.

The Bridgeway Funds file complete schedules of the Funds’ holdings with 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, upon request, by contacting Bridgeway Funds at 1-800-661-3550 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also review and copy 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 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES

 

December 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a Fund, you will not incur sales charges (loads) on purchases, on reinvested dividends, or on other distributions. There are no exchange fees. Shareholders are subject to redemption fees on the Ultra-Small Company Market and Blue Chip 35 Index Funds under certain circumstances. However, as a shareholder of the Fund, you will incur 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 ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested on July 1, 2007 and held until December 31, 2007.

Actual Return.  The first line of the 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 you’re 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 the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during the period.

Hypothetical 5% Return.  The second line of the 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 a 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 other funds.

The expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight ongoing Fund costs only. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds, because other funds may also have transaction costs, such as sales charges, redemption fees or exchange fees.

 

      Beginning Account
Value at 7/1/07
   Ending Account
Value at 12/31/07
   Expense
Ratio
   Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/07 - 12/31/07
Bridgeway Aggressive Investors 1            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,106.93    1.74%    $ 9.21

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,016.39    1.74%    $ 8.82
Bridgeway Aggressive Investors 2            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,116.19    1.16%    $ 6.17

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,019.30    1.16%    $ 5.89
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 917.83    1.07%    $ 5.11

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,019.81    1.07%    $ 5.38
Bridgeway Ultra-Small Company Market Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 907.88    0.65%    $ 3.12

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.87    0.65%    $ 3.30
Bridgeway Micro-Cap Limited Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 948.11    0.53%    $ 2.60

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,022.47    0.53%    $ 2.69

 

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DISCLOSURE OF FUND EXPENSES (continued)

 

December 31, 2007 (unaudited)

 

      Beginning Account
Value at 7/1/07
   Ending Account
Value at 12/31/07
   Expense
Ratio
   Expense Paid
During Period*
7/1/07 - 12/31/07
Bridgeway Small-Cap Growth Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 952.53    0.85%    $ 4.17

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.86    0.85%    $ 4.32
Bridgeway Small-Cap Value Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 922.10    0.80%    $ 3.87

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.11    0.80%    $ 4.06
Bridgeway Large-Cap Growth Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,064.47    0.68%    $ 3.53

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.72    0.68%    $ 3.46
Bridgeway Large-Cap Value Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 973.90    0.78%    $ 3.87

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,021.22    0.78%    $ 3.96
Bridgeway Blue Chip 35 Index Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,003.42    0.15%    $ 0.76

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,024.38    0.15%    $ 0.76
Bridgeway Balanced Fund            
                           

Actual Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,032.06    0.89%    $ 4.55

Hypothetical Fund Return

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.66    0.89%    $ 4.52

 

* Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year, then divided by 366.

 

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BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.

Citi Fund Services, LLC

PO Box 182218

Columbus, OH 43218-2218

(713) 661-3500 (800)-661-3550

CUSTODIAN

PFPC Trust Company

8800 Tinicum Blvd., 4th Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19153

DISTRIBUTOR

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

2 Portland Square

Portland, ME 04101

 

You can review and copy information about our Funds (including the SAI) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. To find out more about this public service, call the SEC at 800-SEC-0330. Reports and other information about the Funds is also available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. You can receive copies of this information, for a fee, by writing the Public Reference Section, Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549-0102 or by sending an electronic request to the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov

 

185-SR-1207


ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS

Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 8. PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 9. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS

Not Applicable.

 

ITEM 10. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There has been no material change to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Registrant’s Board of Directors.

 

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 document.

(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) 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.

(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 Ex99.Cert.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) Certification for 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 Ex99.906Cert.

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Registrant            BRIDGEWAY FUNDS, INC.
By  

/s/ Michael D. Mulcahy

  Michael D. Mulcahy
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date   3/7/08

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

 

By  

/s/ Michael D. Mulcahy

  Michael D. Mulcahy
  President and Principal Executive Officer
Date   3/7/08
By  

/s/ Linda Giuffre

  Linda Giuffre
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer
Date   3/7/08