N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC. Travelers Series Fund Inc.

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 811-8372

 

 

Travelers Series Fund Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

125 Broad Street, New York, NY   10004
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

 

 

Robert I. Frenkel, Esq.

Smith Barney Fund Management LLC

300 First Stamford Place

Stamford, CT 06902

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 451-2010

 

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

 

 

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2004


 

ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 

The Annual Report to Stockholders is filed herewith.

 


 

 

TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.

 

SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP

VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

STRATEGIC EQUITY

PORTFOLIO

 

VAN KAMPEN

ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO

 

ANNUAL REPORT   |   OCTOBER 31, 2004

 

 


NOT  FDIC  INSURED  •  NOT  BANK  GUARANTEED  •  MAY  LOSE  VALUE


 


WHAT’S  INSIDE

 

Letter from the Chairman 

  1

Manager Overview:

   

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

  4

Strategic Equity Portfolio

  7

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

  9

Fund at a Glance

  14

Fund Expenses

  17

Fund Performance:

   

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

  19

Strategic Equity Portfolio

  21

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

  23

Schedules of Investments 

  25

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

  40

Statements of Operations

  41

Statements of Changes in Net Assets 

  42

Financial Highlights

  45

Notes to Financial Statements

  48

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  57

Additional Information

  58

Important Tax Information

  62


LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

LOGO

 

R. JAY GERKEN, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Dear Shareholder,

Stock prices collectively advanced over the 12 months ending October 31, 2004, although performance varied sharply among sectors and investment styles. The equity market also shifted gears during the period due to investors’ reactions to mixed signals about the economy.

 

Last fall, stocks generally continued to rise as many geopolitical concerns began to ease, and a spate of mortgage refinancings freed up investable cash for investors. Despite positive corporate earnings results, stocks traded in a narrow range during the first quarter of this year due to concerns about anemic job growth.i During this time, the economy grew at a moderate pace,ii albeit at significantly stronger levels than during the first half of 2003.

 

In the spring, the economic recovery became broader-based as labor market growth improved dramatically in March and April, although signs suggested a pickup in inflation in the spring as well. As widely anticipated, the Federal Reserve Board (“Fed”)iii proceeded to push short-term interest rates higher, marking its first hike in four years. The Fed raised its target for the closely watched federal funds rateiv by 0.25% on three occasions during the reporting period, increasing it from a four-decade low of 1.00% in June to 1.75% in September, and then again to 2.00% on November 10, after the fund’s reporting period had ended. Higher interest rates can help slow a potential acceleration of economic growth and thereby help maintain a balance between that growth rate and the inflation rate that can generally accompany it.

 

As the period came to a close, inflation figures were benign while labor market growth, which had tapered off during the summer, exceeded consensus estimates for October. Crude oil prices, which had risen to record highs in the third quarter, when coupled with investors’ reaction to terrorism concerns, weakened investor sentiment toward the equity markets. However, reports of a pullback in oil prices and strong third-quarter corporate profits gave stock prices a boost in the final month of the period.

 

Over the 12 months, stocks of small- and mid-capitalization companies continued to outperform large-caps in general. Value-oriented stocks handily outpaced growth-oriented stocks. International stock markets beat out the broad domestic U.S. market by a wide margin.

 

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Within this environment, the funds performed as follows1:

 

PERFORMANCE SNAPSHOT

AS OF OCTOBER 31, 2004

 

    6 Months     12 Months  
             

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

  2.70 %   10.69 %
             

S&P 500/Barra Value Index

  6.00 %   14.46 %
             

Lipper Variable Equity Income Funds Category Average

  4.66 %   13.27 %
             

Strategic Equity Portfolio

  2.11 %   8.44 %
             

S&P 500 Index

  2.96 %   9.41 %
             

Lipper Variable Multi-Cap Core Funds Category Average

  2.91 %   8.92 %
             

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

  -0.09 %   0.05 %
             

Russell 1000 Growth Index

  -0.73 %   3.38 %
             

S&P 500 Index

  2.96 %   9.41 %
             

Lipper Variable Multi-Cap Core Funds Category Average

  2.91 %   8.92 %

 

The performance shown represents past performance. Past performance is no guarantee of future results and current performance may be higher or lower than the performance shown above. Principal value and investment returns will fluctuate and investors’ shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost.

 

Returns assume the reinvestment of income dividends and capital gains distributions at net asset value and the deduction of all fund expenses.

 

Performance figures for Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Strategic Equity Portfolio and Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio may reflect reimbursements or fee waivers, without which the performance would have been lower.

 

Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the period ended October 31, 2004 and include the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any. Returns for the equity income variable funds category average were calculated among the 60 funds for the six-month period and among the 60 funds for the 12-month period. Returns for the multi-cap core variable funds category were calculated among the 137 funds for the six-month period and among the 136 funds for the 12-month period.

1 The funds are underlying investment options of various variable annuity products. A variable annuity product is a contract issued by an insurance company where the annuity premium (a set amount of dollars) is immediately turned into units of a portfolio of securities. Upon retirement, the policyholder is paid according to accumulated units whose dollar value varies according to the performance of the securities within the sub accounts. Its objective is to preserve, through investment, the purchasing value of the annuity, which otherwise is subject to erosion through inflation. The funds’ performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected, would reduce the performance of the funds. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

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Please read on for a more detailed look at prevailing economic and market conditions during the fund’s fiscal year and to learn how those conditions have affected fund performance.

 

Information About Your Fund

As you may be aware several issues in the mutual fund industry have recently come under the scrutiny of federal and state regulators. The funds’ Adviser and some of its affiliates have received requests for information from various government regulators regarding market timing, late trading, fees, and other mutual fund issues in connection with various investigations. The regulators appear to be examining, among other things, the funds’ response to market timing and shareholder exchange activity, including compliance with prospectus disclosure related to these subjects. The funds have been informed that the Adviser and its affiliates are responding to those information requests, but are not in a position to predict the outcome of these requests and investigations.

 

In November 2003, Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”) disclosed an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the U.S. Attorney relating to Citigroup Asset Management’s entry into the transfer agency business during 1997-1999. Citigroup has disclosed that the Staff of the SEC is considering recommending a civil injunctive action and/or an administrative proceeding against certain advisory and transfer agent entities affiliated with Citigroup, the former CEO of CAM, two former employees and a current employee of CAM, relating to the creation, operation and fees of its internal transfer agent unit that serves various CAM-managed funds. Citigroup is cooperating with the SEC and will seek to resolve this matter in discussion with the SEC Staff. Although there can be no assurance, Citigroup does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the fund.

 

As always, thank you for your confidence in our stewardship of your assets. We look forward to helping you continue to meet your financial goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

November 17, 2004

 

 

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MANAGER OVERVIEW

 

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

 

Special Shareholder Notice

Effective July 1, 2004, the management fee was reduced from 0.65% of the portfolio’s average daily net assets to a fee calculated in accordance with the following breakpoint schedule:

 

Portfolio’s Average Daily Net Assets


   Fee Rate

 

Up to $500 million

   0.60 %

In excess of $500 million and up to and including $1 billion

   0.55 %

Over $1 billion

   0.50 %

 

Effective August 19, 2004, Mark J. McAllister, CFA, currently a co-manager of the portfolio, and Robert Feitler are responsible for the day-to-day management of the portfolio. Mr. McAllister is an investment officer of Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”) and Managing Director of Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc (“SaBAM”), an affiliate of SBFM and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Mr. McAllister has 17 years of investment management experience. Mr. Feitler has been with SaBAM since 1995 and is a Director of SaBAM.

 

Effective November 1, 2004, the fund considers large capitalization companies to be companies with market capitalizations similar to companies in the Russell 1000 Index.v Securities of companies whose market capitalizations no longer meet this definition after purchase by the fund still will be considered securities of large capitalization companies for purposes of the fund’s 80% investment policy.

 

Performance Review

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2004, the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, returned 10.69%.2 The fund underperformed its unmanaged benchmark, the S&P 500/Barra Value Index,vi which returned 14.46% for the

 

2 The fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity products. A variable annuity product is a contract issued by an insurance company where the annuity premium (a set amount of dollars) is immediately turned into units of a portfolio of securities. Upon retirement, the policyholder is paid according to accumulated units whose dollar value varies according to the performance of the securities within the sub accounts. Its objective is to preserve, through investment, the purchasing value of the annuity, which otherwise is subject to erosion through inflation. The fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected, would reduce the performance of the fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

 

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same period. The fund also underperformed the Lipper variable equity income funds category average3, which was 13.27%.

 

Market Review

The U.S. equity market, despite positive breadth, had experienced poor market volume and low volatility during the 12 months ended October 31, 2004. Less dynamic, “old economy”, industries led the market, while higher beta stocks lagged. The top-performing sector of the S&P 500 was energy, gaining 44.5% and accounting for 24% of the index’s return. Within this energy sector, the integrated oil stocks were the main contributors to positive performance. Other leading sectors included industrials, financials and consumer discretionary. All sectors had positive returns during the period with the exception of technology, which was slightly negative.

 

Contributors to Fund Performance

The fund’s underperformance relative to the S&P Barra Value Index during the period was attributable to both security selection and sector allocation.vii Security selection was strongest in the telecommunications and financials sectors and weakest in the healthcare and consumer staples sectors. Top contributors during the period included AT&T Wireless, ChevronTexaco Corp., BP PLC, Total SA and Transocean Inc. We took advantage of the strength in ChevronTexaco Corp.’s share price by reducing the fund’s position. In addition, during the period, we sold all of the shares in both AT&T Wireless and Transocean Inc. that the fund owned.

 

Detractors from Fund Performance

Stocks that detracted from performance came from a number of different sectors and included Nortel Networks Corp., Merck & Co., Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., The Kroger Co. and Pfizer Inc. Merck & Co., Inc. fell sharply at the end of September when the company announced that it would pull the arthritis drug Vioxx off the market due to a study that showed an increased relative risk for cardiovascular events after 18 months of use. We were disappointed with the company’s announcement and continue to watch the situation closely. We continue to hold all of these stocks.

 

We remain overweight in the technology, healthcare and consumer staples sectors and substantially underweight in the financials sector versus the S&P

 

Source: FactSet
3 Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2004, calculated among the 60 funds in the fund’s Lipper category, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any.

 

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Barra Value Index. We have slightly reduced our technology weighting in the fund and increased our financials and energy weightings during the period.

 

Thank you for your investment in the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the fund’s investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO
Mark J. McAllister, CFA   Robert Feitler
Vice President and Investment Officer   Vice President and Investment Officer

 

November 16, 2004

 

 

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MANAGER OVERVIEW

 

Strategic Equity Portfolio

 

Performance Review

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2004, the Strategic Equity Portfolio returned 8.44%.4 The fund underperformed its unmanaged benchmark, the S&P 500 Index,viii which returned 9.41% for the same period. It also underperformed the Lipper variable multi-cap core funds category average,5 which was 8.92%.

 

Comment from Adam Hetnarski, Portfolio Manager of Strategic Equity Portfolio

 

Market Overview

During the fiscal year, equities produced solid returns as the economic recovery took hold. Most of the gains were realized during the first three months of the reporting period, when economic growth, low interest rates and strong corporate earnings bolstered investor confidence and fueled a broad-based rally. However, since the end of 2003, the markets have stagnated due in part to high energy prices, fears of terrorism and concerns about a slowing economy.

 

Contributors to Fund Performance

Against this backdrop, the portfolio underperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. A large overweight in the healthcare sector, particularly within the underperforming pharmaceuticals industry, detracted from the portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark. The portfolio was also hurt by weak stock selection in the energy sector. Within energy, record high oil and natural gas prices created a positive environment for energy companies, particularly for large integrated oil stocks, which we generally avoided. In the consumer discretionary sector, the portfolio was overweight in the poor-performing media

 

4 The fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity products. A variable annuity product is a contract issued by an insurance company where the annuity premium (a set amount of dollars) is immediately turned into units of a portfolio of securities. Upon retirement, the policyholder is paid according to accumulated units whose dollar value varies according to the performance of the securities within the sub accounts. Its objective is to preserve, through investment, the purchasing value of the annuity, which otherwise is subject to erosion through inflation. The fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected, would reduce the performance of the fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
5 Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2004, calculated among the 136 funds in the fund’s Lipper category, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any.

 

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industry, which hurt performance. Media and entertainment stocks had a difficult time due to weak trends in advertising spending.

 

Contributing to performance was solid security selection and an overweight in the strong-performing industrials sector. Industrial conglomerates benefited from the recovering economy, and aerospace-&-defense companies were helped by increased defense spending. Others sources of positive performance during the fiscal year were the portfolio’s holdings in the financials, telecommunications, and consumer staples sectors.ix

 

Thank you for your investment in the Strategic Equity Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the fund’s investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

October 31, 2004

 

 

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MANAGER OVERVIEW

 

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

 

Special Shareholder Notice

Effective November 15, 2004, the portfolio management team of Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio consists of Sandip Bhagat, Feng Chang, Kevin Jung, Leah Modigliani and Hooman Yaghoobi, each of Van Kampen Asset Management. Mr. Bhagat, a portfolio manager and Managing Director of Van Kampen Asset Management, is the team leader.

 

Performance Review

For the 12 months ended October 31, 2004, the Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio returned 0.05%.6 The fund underperformed both its unmanaged benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index,x which returned 3.38% for the same period and its former benchmark, the S&P 500 Index,viii which returned 9.41% for the same period. It also underperformed the Lipper variable multi-cap core funds category average,7 which was 8.92%.

 

The portfolio’s performance was hindered by its emphasis on stocks of larger companies, which was higher than the average holding in its current benchmark. During the 12-month reporting period, larger-cap companies underperformed their small- and mid-cap counterparts in the portfolio. Based on previous market patterns, as the economic recovery matures, the portfolio’s emphasis on larger-companies’ stocks could potentially prove beneficial.

 

Market Review

During the first quarter of the fund’s fiscal period stocks generally continued to rise. However, performance tapered off and equities posted modest returns in early 2004 as concerns about anemic labor marketi growth overshadowed good news regarding corporate profits.

 

6 The fund is an underlying investment option of various variable annuity products. A variable annuity product is a contract issued by an insurance company where the annuity premium (a set amount of dollars) is immediately turned into units of a portfolio of securities. Upon retirement, the policyholder is paid according to accumulated units whose dollar value varies according to the performance of the securities within the sub accounts. Its objective is to preserve, through investment, the purchasing value of the annuity, which otherwise is subject to erosion through inflation. The fund’s performance returns do not reflect the deduction of initial sales charges and expenses imposed in connection with investing in variable annuity contracts such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which if reflected, would reduce the performance of the fund. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
7 Lipper, Inc. is a major independent mutual-fund tracking organization. Returns are based on the 12-month period ended October 31, 2004, calculated among the 136 funds in the fund’s Lipper category, including the reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any.

 

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Despite a significant pick-up in the growth of non-farm payroll jobs in March and April, stocks again generated only mild gains in the second quarter. This performance was due in significant part to fears that rates were poised to rise coupled with geopolitical concerns. As widely anticipated, the Fediii raised its target for the federal funds rateiv from 1.00% to 1.25% at the end of June, boosted it by 0.25% again in August and eventually to 1.75% in September. (After the fund’s reporting period ended, the Fed raised its target to 2.00% on November 10.)

 

In the third quarter, stocks drifted lower as the economy hit a “soft patch” and oil prices rose to record levels. Investors’ concerns about the continued turmoil in Iraq and threats of terrorism also hurt investor confidence. As the reporting period came to a close, stocks advanced amid as oil prices slipped back, and strong overall third-quarter corporate profits.

 

Contributors to Performance

During the fiscal year, we reduced the number of stocks held in the portfolio to better focus on the return potential of the remaining investments. The size of the companies owned increased on average, with a preference for stable companies with more predictable earnings outlooks. From an economic sector perspective, the portfolio was reshaped during the period. For example, the allocation to consumer discretionary stocks was reduced by approximately one-third. This was due to our expectation that the previous stimulus from tax cuts was waning and that consumer spending could correspondingly decline.

 

The portfolio’s holdings in the financial sector were trimmed as well in anticipation of a higher interest rate environment and the resulting adverse potential impact on lenders. Conversely, we put increased emphasis on stocks in the healthcare sector as companies in this sector offered attractive earnings, targeting issues that in our judgment appeared to be trading at relatively inexpensive valuations. We also increased the portfolio’s exposure to energy and telecommunications stocks.

 

These portfolio changes met with mixed results. For example, the added exposure to energy enhanced results. On the other hand, the portfolio’s healthcare stocks came under pressure due to the threat of regulatory or legislative actions, which might harm the business outlook for these companies. Our trimming of consumer-related companies such as retailers proved to be premature as the sector went on to produce returns above the benchmark averages.

 

From a stock-specific perspective, the portfolio benefited most during the period by its ownership of Carnival Corp., a leading cruise ship company. Likewise,

 

 

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the portfolio’s performance was helped by its holding in Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Marriott International, Inc. Conversely, exposure to VERITAS Software Corp., Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc., ADTRAN Inc., and EMC Corp. detracted from results.xi

 

Thank you for your investment in the Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio. As ever, we appreciate that you have chosen us to manage your assets and we remain focused on seeking to achieve the fund’s investment goals.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO   LOGO   LOGO
Stephen Lyle Boyd   Thomas Copper   Mary Jayne Maly
Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager   Portfolio Manager
Van Kampen Asset Management Inc.

 

November 22, 2004

 

 

The information provided is not intended to be a forecast of future events, a guarantee of future results or investment advice. Views expressed may differ from those of the firm as a whole.

 

RISKS:

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio: Keep in mind, common stocks are subject to market fluctuations. Foreign stocks are subject to certain risks of overseas investing, including currency fluctuations and changes in political and economic conditions, which could result in significant market fluctuations. The fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on fund performance.

Strategic Equity Portfolio: The fund may invest in foreign securities. Investing in foreign securities is subject to certain risks not associated with domestic investing, such as currency fluctuations, and changes in political and economic conditions. The fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially, large impact on fund performance.

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio: The fund may invest in foreign securities. Investing in foreign securities is subject to certain risks not associated with domestic investing, such as currency fluctuations, and changes in political and economic conditions. These risks are magnified in emerging or developing markets. The fund may use derivatives, such as options and futures, which can be illiquid, may disproportionately increase losses, and have a potentially large impact on fund performance. The fund may invest in small capitalization companies. Small capitalization companies may involve a higher degree of risk and volatility than investments in larger, more established companies. The fund may invest in medium capitalization companies. Medium capitalization companies may involve a higher degree of risk and volatility than investments in larger, more established companies.

All index performance reflects no deduction for fees, expenses or taxes. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

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i Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce. January 2, 2004.
ii Source: Commerce Department (Bureau of Economic Analysis). Refers to quarterly growth of Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”). GDP is a market value of goods and services produced by labor and property in a given country.
iii Source: U.S. Federal Reserve Board. The Fed is responsible for the formulation of a policy designed to promote economic growth, full employment, stable prices, and a sustainable pattern of international trade and payments.
iv The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans.
v The Russell 1000 Index measures the performance of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.
vi The S&P 500/Barra Value Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of stocks in the S&P 500 having lower price-to-book ratios relative to the S&P 500 as a whole. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.)
vii Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of October 31, 2004 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the fund’s current or future investments. The fund’s top ten holdings as of this date were: Bank of America Corp. (3.21%), Pfizer Inc. (2.58%), Altria Group, Inc. (2.46%), American International Group, Inc. (2.07%), Microsoft Corp. (2.00%), Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (1.97%), Verizon Communications Inc. (1.83%), Total SA (1.80%), Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (1.75%), The Kroger Co. (1.74%). Please refer to pages 25 through 29 for a list and percentage breakdown of the fund’s holdings.
  The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the fund’s current or future investments. The fund’s top five sector holdings as of October 31, 2004 were: Financials (26.92%); Consumer Discretionary (12.66%); Energy (11.11%); Information Technology (10.42%); Healthcare (8.47%). The fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.
viii The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 widely held common stocks.
ix The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the fund’s current or future investments. The fund’s top five sector holdings as of October 31, 2004 were: Information Technology (19.06%); Healthcare (18.30%); Consumer Discretionary (13.29%); Telecommunication Services (12.56%); Financials (12.40%). The fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.
x The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. Management has determined that the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values, best represents the universe of stocks available to the fund for investment and will be utilized as the sole benchmark against which performance will be measured. Consequently, the S&P 500 Index will no longer be utilized.

 

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xi Portfolio holdings and breakdowns are as of October 31, 2004 and are subject to change and may not be representative of the fund’s current or future investments. The fund’s top ten holdings as of this date were: General Electric Co. (2.95%), Carnival Corp. (2.89%), Dell Inc. (2.55%), Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (2.45%), Schering-Plough Corp. (2.32%), The Procter and Gamble Co. (2.30%), Bank of America Corp. (2.29%), International Business Machines Corp. (2.22%), Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (2.18%), Microsoft Corp. (2.17%). Please refer to pages 36 through 39 for a list and percentage breakdown of the fund’s holdings.
  The mention of sector breakdowns is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation to purchase or sell any securities. The information provided regarding such sectors is not a sufficient basis upon which to make an investment decision. Investors seeking financial advice regarding the appropriateness of investing in any securities or investment strategies discussed should consult their financial professional. Portfolio holdings are subject to change at any time and may not be representative of the fund’s current or future investments. The fund’s top five sector holdings as of October 31, 2004 were: Information Technology (23.41%); Healthcare (22.36%); Consumer Discretionary (15.14%); Industrials (10.57%); Financials (8.73%). The fund’s portfolio composition is subject to change at any time.

 

 

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Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

Fund at a Glance (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

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Strategic Equity Portfolio

Fund at a Glance (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

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Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

Fund at a Glance (unaudited)

 

LOGO

 

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Fund Expenses (unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of the Fund, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including front-end and back-end sales charges (loads) on purchase payments, reinvested dividends, or other distributions; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

 

This example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested on May 1, 2004 and held for the six months ended October 31, 2004.

 

Actual Expenses

The table below titled “Based on Actual Total Return” provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information provided in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. To estimate the expenses you paid on your account, divide your ending account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 ending account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period”.

 

Based on Actual Total Return(1)

 

   

Actual Total

Return Without

Sales Charges(2)

   

Beginning

Account

Value

 

Ending

Account

Value

 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

   

Expenses

Paid During

the Period(3)

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

  2.70 %   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,027.00   0.65 %   $ 3.31

Strategic Equity Portfolio

  2.11       1,000.00     1,021.10   0.85       4.32

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

  (0.09 )     1,000.00     999.10   0.82       4.12

(1)   For the six months ended October 31, 2004.
(2)   Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, at net asset value. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.
(3)   Expenses (net of voluntary waiver) are equal to each Funds’ respective 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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Fund Expenses (unaudited) (continued)

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The table below titled “Based on Hypothetical Total Return” provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5.00% 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 the information provided in this table to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare the 5.00% hypothetical example relating to the Fund with the 5.00% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Please note that the expenses shown in the table below are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as front-end or back-end sales charges (loads). Therefore, the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

Based on Hypothetical Total Return(1)

 

   

Hypothetical

Annualized

Total Return

   

Beginning

Account

Value

 

Ending

Account

Value

 

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

   

Expenses

Paid During

the Period(2)

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

  5.00 %   $ 1,000.00   $ 1,021.87   0.65 %   $ 3.30

Strategic Equity Portfolio

  5.00       1,000.00     1,020.86   0.85       4.32

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

  5.00       1,000.00     1,021.01   0.82       4.17

(1)   For the six months ended October 31, 2004.
(2)   Expenses (net of voluntary waiver) are equal to each Funds’ respective 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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Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

 

Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited)

 

Twelve Months Ended 10/31/04

   10.69 %


Five Years Ended 10/31/04

   0.01  


Ten Years Ended 10/31/04

   8.20  


6/16/94* through 10/31/04

   8.04  


 

Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited)

 

10/31/94 through 10/31/04

   119.97 %


  Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, at net asset value. All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.
*   Commencement of operations.

 

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Historical Performance (unaudited)

 

Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of

the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio vs.

S&P 500/Barra Value Index†


October 1994 — October 2004

 

LOGO

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio on October 31, 1994, assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2004. The S&P 500/Barra Value Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of stocks in the S&P 500 Index having lower price-to-book ratios relative to the S&P 500 Index as a whole. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.) The Index is unmanaged and is not subject to the same management and trading expenses of a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown also do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

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Strategic Equity Portfolio

 

Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited)

 

Twelve Months Ended 10/31/04

   8.44 %


Five Years Ended 10/31/04

   (5.91 )


Ten Years Ended 10/31/04

   9.10  


6/16/94* through 10/31/04

   9.42  


 

Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited)

 

10/31/94 through 10/31/04

   138.90 %


  Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, at net asset value. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.
 *     Commencement of operations.

 

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Historical Performance (unaudited)

 

Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of the

Strategic Equity Portfolio vs.

S&P 500 Index†


October 1994 — October 2004

 

LOGO

 

Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Strategic Equity Portfolio on October 31, 1994 assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2004. The S&P 500 Index is an index composed of widely held common stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and over-the-counter markets. Figures for the Index include reinvestment of dividends. The Index is unmanaged and is not subject to the same management and trading expenses of a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown also do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

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Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

 

Average Annual Total Returns† (unaudited)

 

Twelve Months Ended 10/31/04

   0.05 %


Five Years Ended 10/31/04

   (7.66 )


Ten Years Ended 10/31/04

   6.33  


6/16/94* through 10/31/04

   6.48  


 

Cumulative Total Return† (unaudited)

 

10/31/94 through 10/31/04

   84.79 %


  Assumes reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, at net asset value. Total return is not annualized, as it may not be representative of the total return for the year. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges, which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.
*   Commencement of operations.

 

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Historical Performance (unaudited)

 

Value of $10,000 Invested in Shares of the

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio vs.

S&P 500 Index and Russell 1000 Growth Index†


October 1994 — October 2004

 

LOGO

 

  Hypothetical illustration of $10,000 invested in shares of the Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio on October 31, assuming reinvestment of dividends and capital gains, if any, at net asset value through October 31, 2004. The S&P 500 Index is an index of widely held common stocks listed on the New York and American Stock Exchanges and the over-the-counter markets. Figures for the S&P 500 Index include reinvestment of dividends. The Russell 1000 Growth Index measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values. (A price-to-book ratio is the price of a stock compared to the difference between a company’s assets and liabilities.) The Indexes are unmanaged and are not subject to the same management and trading expenses of a mutual fund. Please note that an investor cannot invest directly in an index.

 

All figures represent past performance and are not a guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. The returns shown also do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would have been lower.

 

Management has determined that the Russell 1000 Growth Index best represents the universe of stocks available to the Fund and will be utilized as the sole benchmark against which performance will be measured. Consequently, the S&P 500 Index will not appear in future reports.

 

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Schedule of Investments   October 31, 2004

 

SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
COMMON STOCK — 97.7%
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 12.6%
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%
172,000   

McDonald’s Corp.

   $ 5,013,800

Household Durables — 0.9%
142,700   

Newell Rubbermaid Inc.

     3,076,612

Leisure Equipment & Products — 1.2%
224,200   

Mattel, Inc.

     3,925,742

Media — 7.2%
    

Comcast Corp.:

      
81,300   

Class A Shares (a)

     2,398,350
88,300   

Special Class A Shares (a)

     2,564,232
431,800   

Liberty Media Corp., Series A Shares (a)

     3,851,656
21,600   

Liberty Media International, Inc., Series A Shares (a)

     778,680
157,100   

The News Corp. Ltd., Sponsored ADR (a)

     4,939,224
266,100   

Time Warner Inc. (a)

     4,427,904
137,700   

Viacom Inc., Class B Shares

     5,024,673

            23,984,719

Multi-Line Retail — 1.8%
55,500   

Target Corp.

     2,776,110
63,300   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     3,413,136

            6,189,246

     TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY        42,190,119

CONSUMER STAPLES — 6.3%
Food & Drug Retailing — 2.6%
384,700   

The Kroger Co. (a)

     5,812,817
152,700   

Safeway Inc. (a)

     2,785,248

            8,598,065

Household Products — 1.3%
72,900   

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     4,349,943

Tobacco — 2.4%
168,900   

Altria Group, Inc.

     8,184,894

     TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES      21,132,902

ENERGY — 11.1%
Energy Equipment & Services — 3.4%
149,700   

ENSCO International Inc.

     4,573,335
86,700   

GlobalSantaFe Corp.

     2,557,650
52,800   

Nabors Industries, Ltd. (a)

     2,593,536
37,000   

Noble Corp. (a)

     1,690,160

            11,414,681

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Oil & Gas — 7.7%
87,600   

BP PLC, Sponsored ADR

   $ 5,102,700
60,300   

ChevronTexaco Corp.

     3,199,518
25,300   

EOG Resources, Inc.

     1,683,968
81,100   

Marathon Oil Corp.

     3,090,721
120,900   

Royal Dutch Petroleum Co., New York Shares

     6,557,616
57,400   

Total SA, Sponsored ADR

     5,985,672

            25,620,195

     TOTAL ENERGY      37,034,876

FINANCIALS — 26.9%       
Banks — 9.2%
239,000   

Bank of America Corp.

     10,704,810
111,700   

The Bank of New York Co., Inc.

     3,625,782
151,600   

U.S. Bancorp

     4,337,276
97,200   

Wachovia Corp.

     4,783,212
75,600   

Washington Mutual, Inc.

     2,926,476
69,800   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     4,168,456

            30,546,012

Diversified Financials — 11.4%
85,200   

American Express Co.

     4,521,564
71,600   

Capital One Financial Corp.

     5,281,216
69,500   

Freddie Mac

     4,628,700
39,500   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     3,886,010
107,400   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4,145,640
158,700   

MBNA Corp.

     4,067,481
108,200   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     5,836,308
67,300   

Morgan Stanley

     3,438,357
101,200   

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc., Class A Shares

     2,126,212

            37,931,488

Insurance — 4.0%
113,500   

American International Group, Inc.

     6,890,585
58,700   

Loews Corp.

     3,516,130
86,200   

The St. Paul Travelers Cos., Inc.

     2,927,352

            13,334,067

Real Estate — 2.3%
141,100   

Equity Office Properties Trust

     3,967,732
118,300   

Equity Residential

     3,945,305

            7,913,037

     TOTAL FINANCIALS        89,724,604

HEALTHCARE — 8.5%       
Healthcare Providers & Services — 0.7%
64,700   

HCA, Inc.

     2,376,431

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Pharmaceuticals — 7.8%
79,400   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC, ADR

   $ 3,366,560
59,600   

Johnson & Johnson

     3,479,448
48,000   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     1,502,880
296,900   

Pfizer Inc.

     8,595,255
195,400   

Schering-Plough Corp.

     3,538,694
135,400   

Wyeth

     5,368,610

            25,851,447

     TOTAL HEALTHCARE      28,227,878

INDUSTRIALS — 7.9%       
Aerospace & Defense — 4.4%
98,000   

The Boeing Co.

     4,890,200
92,000   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     5,068,280
26,000   

Raytheon Co.

     948,480
42,100   

United Technologies Corp.

     3,907,722

            14,814,682

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.9%
56,900   

Avery Dennison Corp.

     3,461,796
96,000   

Waste Management, Inc.

     2,734,080

            6,195,876

Industrial Conglomerates — 1.6%
156,400   

Honeywell International Inc.

     5,267,552

     TOTAL INDUSTRIALS        26,278,110

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 10.4%       
Communications Equipment — 4.0%
118,700   

Comverse Technology, Inc. (a)

     2,449,968
353,600   

Nokia Oyj, Sponsored ADR

     5,452,512
1,568,300   

Nortel Networks Corp. (a)

     5,316,537

            13,219,017

Computers & Peripherals — 3.0%
173,300   

Hewlett-Packard Co.

     3,233,778
39,100   

International Business Machines Corp.

     3,509,225
40,900   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A Shares (a)

     3,399,199

            10,142,202

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.4%
149,300   

Celestica, Inc., Subordinate Voting Shares (a)

     2,161,864
487,100   

Solectron Corp. (a)

     2,542,662

            4,704,526

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Software — 2.0%
237,700   

Microsoft Corp.

   $ 6,653,223

     TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY      34,718,968

MATERIALS — 2.9%       
Chemicals — 0.7%
49,300   

The Dow Chemical Co.

     2,215,542

Metals & Mining — 1.0%
99,400   

Alcoa Inc.

     3,230,500

Paper & Forest Products — 1.2%
108,400   

International Paper Co.

     4,174,484

     TOTAL MATERIALS      9,620,526

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 6.3%       
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 5.2%
152,800   

AT&T Corp.

     2,614,408
202,100   

MCI Inc.

     3,486,225
199,700   

SBC Communications Inc.

     5,044,422
156,100   

Verizon Communications Inc.

     6,103,510

            17,248,565

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 1.1%
136,100   

Nextel Communications, Inc., Class A Shares (a)

     3,605,289

     TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES      20,853,854

UTILITIES — 4.8%       
Electric Utilities — 2.4%
53,400   

Ameren Corp.

     2,563,200
53,300   

FirstEnergy Corp.

     2,202,889
99,200   

PG&E Corp. (a)

     3,178,368

            7,944,457

Gas Utilities — 1.1%
421,100   

El Paso Corp.

     3,764,634

Multi-Utilities — 1.3%
196,600   

NiSource Inc.

     4,217,070

     TOTAL UTILITIES      15,926,161

     TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost — $299,801,269)
     325,707,998

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

SMITH BARNEY LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

FACE
AMOUNT
   SECURITY    VALUE
REPURCHASE AGREEMENT — 0.8%       
$2,692,000   

UBS Securities LLC dated 10/29/04, 1.840% due 11/1/04; Proceeds at maturity — $2,692,413; (Fully collateralized by various U.S. Government obligations and agencies and International Bank Reconstruction & Development Notes & Bonds, 0.000% to 8.875% due 12/7/04 to 8/6/38; Market value — $2,745,846) (Cost — $2,692,000)

   $ 2,692,000

     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 98.5% (Cost — $302,493,269*)      328,399,998
     Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities  — 1.5%      4,951,702

     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $ 333,351,700

(a)   Non-income producing security.
*   Aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes is $304,392,953.

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
COMMON STOCK — 89.8%       
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 13.3%       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 1.5%       
47,700   

Gaylord Entertainment Co. (a)(b)

   $ 1,598,427
126,800   

International Game Technology

     4,189,472
40,699   

Shuffle Master, Inc. (a)(b)

     1,713,021

            7,500,920

Internet & Catalog Retail — 0.7%
100,800   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)(b)

     3,440,304

Media — 6.7%
3,100   

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A Shares (a)

     121,055
183,700   

Lamar Advertising Co., Class A Shares (a)

     7,608,854
64,600   

Liberty Media Corp., Series A Shares (a)

     576,232
80,913   

Pixar (a)(b)

     6,507,023
24,950   

Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Class B Shares (a)(b)

     276,945
284,323   

Viacom Inc., Class B Shares

     10,374,946
176,100   

The Walt Disney Co.

     4,441,242
125,800   

XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc., Class A Shares (a)(b)

     4,065,856

            33,972,153

Multi-Line Retail — 3.2%
140,400   

Nordstrom, Inc.

     6,062,472
188,100   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     10,142,352

            16,204,824

Specialty Retail — 1.2%
36,442   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. (a)(b)

     886,816
104,700   

Staples, Inc.

     3,113,778
58,500   

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (a)(b)

     2,398,500

            6,399,094

     TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY        67,517,295

CONSUMER STAPLES — 7.4%
Beverages — 2.4%
80,700   

The Coca-Cola Co.

     3,281,262
180,000   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     8,924,400

            12,205,662

Food Products — 3.1%
27,300   

Bunge Ltd. (b)

     1,303,029
102,310   

Hormel Foods Corp.

     2,875,934
64,120   

The J. M. Smucker Co. (b)

     2,853,340
31,900   

Kellogg Co.

     1,371,700
197,100   

Kraft Foods Inc., Class A Shares

     6,565,401
23,800   

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (a)

     576,674

            15,546,078

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Household Products — 0.7%
68,500   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

   $ 3,505,830

Tobacco — 1.2%
130,600   

Altria Group, Inc.

     6,328,876

     TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES        37,586,446

ENERGY — 0.2%
Energy Equipment & Services — 0.0%
4,100   

Rowan Cos., Inc. (a)

     104,673

Oil & Gas — 0.2%
6,300   

BP PLC, Sponsored ADR

     366,975
2,209   

LUKOIL, Sponsored ADR

     275,573
4,070   

Total SA, Sponsored ADR (b)

     424,420

            1,066,968

     TOTAL ENERGY      1,171,641

FINANCIALS — 12.4%
Banks — 0.7%
57,200   

Bank of America Corp.

     2,561,988
4,000   

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (b)

     98,160
20,200   

Wachovia Corp.

     994,042

            3,654,190

Diversified Financials — 8.7%
242,500   

The Charles Schwab Corp.

     2,218,875
77,200   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     7,594,936
228,900   

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

     3,490,725
217,900   

Morgan Stanley

     11,132,511
434,650   

SLM Corp.

     19,672,259

            44,109,306

Insurance — 2.9%
12,600   

Ambac Financial Group Inc.

     983,556
183,900   

American International Group, Inc.

     11,164,569
30,200   

The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

     1,766,096
26,040   

Scottish Re Group Ltd. (b)

     585,900

            14,500,121

Real Estate — 0.1%
12,306   

Redwood Trust, Inc.

     740,329

     TOTAL FINANCIALS      63,003,946

HEALTHCARE — 15.2%
Biotechnology — 2.0%
231,103   

Dendreon Corp. (a)(b)

     2,389,605
94,800   

Genentech, Inc. (a)

     4,316,244

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Biotechnology — 2.0% (continued)
158,400   

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

   $ 2,056,032
19,700   

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     1,280,106

            10,041,987

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies — 3.5%
136,180   

Biomet, Inc.

     6,356,882
16,500   

Foxhollow Technologies Inc. (a)

     339,570
102,900   

Guidant Corp.

     6,855,198
62,800   

Medtronic, Inc.

     3,209,708
16,100   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (a)

     1,249,199

            18,010,557

Healthcare Providers & Services — 2.8%
194,000   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     14,045,600

Pharmaceuticals — 6.9%
67,550   

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

     2,543,258
60,700   

Johnson & Johnson

     3,543,666
136,800   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     4,283,208
129,800   

Novartis AG, Sponsored ADR

     6,231,698
641,400   

Pfizer Inc.

     18,568,530

            35,170,360

     TOTAL HEALTHCARE        77,268,504

INDUSTRIALS — 11.3%
Aerospace & Defense — 4.2%
152,800   

Lockheed Martin Corp.

     8,417,752
153,100   

Northrop Grumman Corp.

     7,922,925
127,900   

United Defense Industries, Inc. (a)

     5,133,906

            21,474,583

Airlines — 2.0%
172,000   

AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a)(b)

     1,998,640
587,325   

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (a)(b)

     3,200,921
169,200   

Northwest Airlines Corp. (a)(b)

     1,497,420
230,600   

Southwest Airlines Co.

     3,636,562

            10,333,543

Electrical Equipment — 0.4%
107,722   

American Power Conversion Corp. (b)

     2,076,880

Industrial Conglomerates — 3.7%
120,700   

General Electric Co.

     4,118,284
291,400   

Honeywell International Inc.

     9,814,352
64,400   

Siemens AG, Sponsored ADR (b)

     4,813,256

            18,745,892

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Machinery — 0.8%
46,900   

ITT Industries, Inc.

   $ 3,805,466

Road & Rail — 0.2%
60,573   

Swift Transportation Co., Inc. (a)(b)

     1,144,830

     TOTAL INDUSTRIALS        57,581,194

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 17.3%
Communications Equipment — 5.5%
395,100   

Alcatel SA, Sponsored ADR (a)(b)

     5,772,411
1,653,300   

CIENA Corp. (a)

     4,083,651
379,400   

Cisco Systems, Inc. (a)

     7,288,274
136,600   

Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)

     799,110
32,200   

Finisar Corp. (a)

     47,012
117,100   

Harmonic Inc. (a)(b)

     974,272
907,200   

JDS Uniphase Corp. (a)(b)

     2,875,824
60,900   

Juniper Networks, Inc. (a)

     1,620,549
1,117,100   

Lucent Technologies Inc. (a)(b)

     3,965,705
28,200   

Motorola, Inc.

     486,732

            27,913,540

Computers & Peripherals — 2.0%
8,504   

Dell Inc. (a)

     298,150
721,700   

EMC Corp. (a)

     9,288,279
81,100   

Western Digital Corp. (a)

     675,563

            10,261,992

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 1.5%
162,300   

Diebold, Inc. (b)

     7,766,055

Internet Software & Services — 1.2%
320,190   

DoubleClick, Inc. (a)(b)

     2,036,408
2,000   

IAC/InterActiveCorp. (a)

     43,240
40,141   

NetRatings, Inc. (a)(b)

     757,059
89,500   

Yahoo! Inc. (a)

     3,239,005

            6,075,712

Semiconductor Equipment & Products — 3.7%
77,000   

Credence Systems Corp. (a)(b)

     581,350
24,200   

Cymer, Inc. (a)(b)

     690,184
19,000   

Integrated Circuit Systems, Inc. (a)

     428,450
235,800   

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)(b)

     2,787,156
70,200   

LTX Corp. (a)(b)

     456,300
99,300   

Microchip Technology Inc.

     3,003,825
145,400   

National Semiconductor Corp.

     2,428,180
96,800   

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (a)(b)

     993,168
25,800   

SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. (a)

     305,472
282,200   

Texas Instruments Inc.

     6,899,790

            18,573,875

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Software — 3.4%
16,400   

BEA Systems, Inc. (a)(b)

   $ 133,168
29,200   

Cognos, Inc. (a)(b)

     1,153,692
545,423   

Microsoft Corp.

     15,266,390
17,800   

NDS Group PLC, Sponsored ADR (a)

     465,826
900   

Salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

     18,288

            17,037,364

     TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY      87,628,538

MATERIALS — 0.1%
Metals & Mining — 0.1%
10,200   

Peabody Energy Corp.

     650,556

TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 12.6%
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 12.6%
282,200   

BellSouth Corp.

     7,526,274
959,000   

SBC Communications Inc.

     24,224,340
819,700   

Verizon Communications Inc.

     32,050,270

    

TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES

     63,800,884

    

TOTAL COMMON STOCK

(Cost — $442,568,878)

     456,209,004

FOREIGN STOCK – 4.7%
Canada — 0.3%
17,400   

Cognos, Inc. (a)

     689,412
39,100   

Goldcorp Inc.

     540,537
33,800   

Meridian Gold Inc. (a)(b)

     571,412

            1,801,361

Japan — 1.3%
274,000   

Fujitsu Ltd.

     1,630,768
40,300   

Tokyo Electron Ltd.

     2,185,672
566   

Yahoo Japan Corp. (a)(b)

     2,557,197

            6,373,637

Switzerland — 3.1%
153,619   

Roche Holding AG (b)

     15,688,749

    

TOTAL FOREIGN STOCK

(Cost — $23,852,249)

     23,863,747

PREFERRED STOCK — 0.2%
ENERGY — 0.2%
Oil & Gas — 0.2%
12,900    Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.000% Cumulative Convertible
(Cost — $770,517)
     1,062,638

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STRATEGIC EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

FACE
AMOUNT
   SECURITY    VALUE  
CONVERTIBLE BONDS — 0.4%  
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 0.4%  
Communications Equipment — 0.4%  
$  2,550,000    CIENA Corp., Notes, 3.750% due 2/1/08
(Cost — $2,322,561)
   $ 2,129,250  


REPURCHASE AGREEMENT — 5.9%  
29,617,000   

State Street Bank & Trust Co. dated 10/29/04, 1.700% due 11/1/04; Proceeds at maturity — $29,621,196; (Fully collateralized by U.S. Treasury Bonds, 6.125% due 8/15/29; Market value — $30,213,659) (Cost — $29,617,000)

     29,617,000  


     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.0% (Cost — $499,131,205*)      512,881,639  
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (1.0)%

     (4,985,546 )


     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $ 507,896,093  


LOANED SECURITIES COLLATERAL  
50,285,107    State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio
(Cost — $50,285,107)
   $ 50,285,107  


(a)   Non-income producing security.
(b)   All or a portion of this security is on loan (See Notes 1 and 3).
*   Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $502,853,928.

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

VAN KAMPEN ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
COMMON STOCK — 96.7%       
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY — 15.1%       
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.3%       
45,300   

Carnival Corp.

   $ 2,290,368
12,700   

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (a)

     743,204
30,200   

Marriott International, Inc., Class A Shares

     1,645,598
40,700   

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     1,942,611

            6,621,781

Media — 3.7%       
    

The News Corp. Ltd.:

      
13,800   

Sponsored ADR (a)

     445,188
41,100   

Sponsored Preferred ADR

     1,292,184
46,300   

The Walt Disney Co.

     1,167,686

            2,905,058

Multi-Line Retail — 3.1%       
14,900   

Target Corp.

     745,298
32,100   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     1,730,832

            2,476,130

     TOTAL CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY      12,002,969

CONSUMER STAPLES — 7.9%       
Beverages — 1.9%       
14,200   

Brown-Forman Corp., Class B Shares

     637,580
17,600   

PepsiCo, Inc.

     872,608

            1,510,188

Food & Drug Retailing — 1.5%       
27,800   

CVS Corp.

     1,208,188

Household Products — 2.8%       
7,500   

The Clorox Co.

     409,500
35,700   

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     1,827,126

            2,236,626

Personal Products — 1.7%       
23,000   

Avon Products, Inc.

     909,650
10,000   

The Gillette Co.

     414,800

            1,324,450

     TOTAL CONSUMER STAPLES      6,279,452

ENERGY — 4.8%       
Energy Equipment & Services — 1.4%       
25,200   

Baker Hughes Inc.

     1,079,316

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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VAN KAMPEN ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Oil & Gas — 3.4%       
13,200   

ConocoPhillips

   $ 1,112,892
22,400   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     1,102,528
4,900   

Total SA, Sponsored ADR (a)

     510,972

            2,726,392

     TOTAL ENERGY        3,805,708

FINANCIALS — 8.7%       
Banks — 4.1%       
40,500   

Bank of America Corp.

     1,813,995
24,000   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     1,433,280

            3,247,275

Diversified Financials — 4.6%       
27,900   

American Express Co.

     1,480,653
31,750   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     1,225,550
17,900   

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     965,526

            3,671,729

     TOTAL FINANCIALS      6,919,004

HEALTHCARE — 22.4%       
Biotechnology — 6.5%       
26,300   

Amgen Inc. (b)

     1,493,840
14,700   

Biogen Idec Inc. (b)

     854,952
46,400   

Celgene Corp. (b)

     1,374,368
41,500   

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (b)

     1,437,145

            5,160,305

Healthcare Equipment & Supplies — 4.0%       
29,300   

Medtronic, Inc.

     1,497,523
10,800   

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (b)

     826,956
11,300   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (b)

     876,767

            3,201,246

Healthcare Providers & Services — 3.0%       
24,200   

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings (b)

     1,108,360
17,000   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     1,230,800

            2,339,160

Pharmaceuticals — 8.9%       
14,300   

Allergan, Inc.

     1,023,308
15,600   

Eli Lilly and Co.

     856,596
22,500   

Johnson & Johnson

     1,313,550
25,450   

Pfizer Inc.

     736,778
101,500   

Schering-Plough Corp.

     1,838,165

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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VAN KAMPEN ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE
Pharmaceuticals — 8.9% (continued)
31,700   

Wyeth

   $ 1,256,905

            7,025,302

     TOTAL HEALTHCARE      17,726,013

INDUSTRIALS — 10.6%       
Aerospace & Defense — 2.5%       
28,000   

Goodrich Corp.

     863,240
11,700   

United Technologies Corp.

     1,085,994

            1,949,234

Commercial Services & Supplies — 1.4%       
25,500   

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

     1,106,445

Industrial Conglomerates — 5.0%       
68,500   

General Electric Co.

     2,337,220
51,900   

Tyco International Ltd.

     1,616,685

            3,953,905

Machinery — 1.7%       
13,600   

Danaher Corp.

     749,768
9,100   

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Class A Shares

     622,804

            1,372,572

     TOTAL INDUSTRIALS      8,382,156

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY — 23.4%       
Communications Equipment — 7.1%       
25,900   

ADTRAN, Inc.

     559,440
25,600   

Andrew Corp. (a)(b)

     357,888
42,500   

Cisco Systems, Inc. (b)

     816,425
69,000   

Comverse Technology, Inc. (b)

     1,424,160
28,900   

QUALCOMM Inc.

     1,208,309
14,300   

Research In Motion Ltd. (b)

     1,261,260

            5,627,482

Computers & Peripherals — 6.5%       
57,700   

Dell Inc. (b)

     2,022,962
64,100   

EMC Corp. (b)

     824,967
19,600   

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,759,100
6,800   

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A Shares (b)

     565,148

            5,172,177

Electronic Equipment & Instruments — 0.4%       
6,400   

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (b)

     306,560

Internet Software & Services — 1.7%       
36,400   

Yahoo! Inc. (b)

     1,317,316

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   October 31, 2004

 

VAN KAMPEN ENTERPRISE PORTFOLIO

 

SHARES    SECURITY    VALUE  
Semiconductor Equipment & Products — 1.7%         
7,400   

Analog Devices, Inc.

   $ 297,924  
28,400   

Intel Corp.

     632,184  
10,600   

Linear Technology Corp.

     401,528  


            1,331,636  


Software — 6.0%         
22,600   

Adobe Systems, Inc.

     1,266,278  
61,400   

Microsoft Corp.

     1,718,586  
33,000   

SAP AG, Sponsored ADR

     1,407,450  
7,200   

Symantec Corp. (b)

     409,968  


            4,802,282  


     TOTAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY      18,557,453  


TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES — 3.8%         
Diversified Telecommunication Services — 3.8%         
73,000   

Sprint Corp.

     1,529,350  
36,800   

Verizon Communications Inc.

     1,438,880  


     TOTAL TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES      2,968,230  


     TOTAL COMMON STOCK
(Cost — $73,137,812)
     76,640,985  


FACE
AMOUNT
           
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 3.4%         
$2,734,000   

Federal Home Loan Bank, Discount Notes, due 11/1/04

(Cost — $2,734,000)

     2,734,000  


     TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.1% (Cost — $75,871,812*)      79,374,985  
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%

     (89,259 )


     TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.0%    $ 79,285,726  


LOANED SECURITIES COLLATERAL         
2,023,700   

State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio

(Cost — $2,023,700)

   $ 2,023,700  


(a)   All or a portion of this security is on loan (See Notes 1 and 3).
(b)   Non-income producing security.
*   Aggregate cost for Federal income tax purposes is $76,252,478.

 

Abbreviation used in this schedule:

ADR — American Depositary Receipt

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities   October 31, 2004

 

    Smith Barney
Large Cap
Value
Portfolio
    Strategic
Equity
Portfolio
    Van Kampen
Enterprise
Portfolio
 
ASSETS:                        

Investments, at value (Cost — $302,493,269, $499,131,205 and $75,871,812, respectively)

  $ 328,399,998     $ 512,881,639     $ 79,374,985  

Loaned securities collateral, at value
(Cost — $0, $50,285,107 and $2,023,700 respectively) (Notes 1 and 3)

          50,285,107       2,023,700  

Cash

    865       1,193,897       1,253  

Receivable for securities sold

    6,830,043       26,664,542        

Dividends and interest receivable

    353,485       846,467       59,605  

Receivable for open forward foreign currency contracts (Notes 1 and 3)

          10,451        

Receivable for Fund shares sold

    54,686              

Prepaid expenses

    9,267       12,742       3,919  

Other receivables

    3,802       45,133       4,592  


Total Assets

    335,652,146       591,939,978       81,468,054  


LIABILITIES:                        

Payable for securities purchased

    1,827,746       32,862,709        

Payable for Fund shares reacquired

    250,091       503,199       60,930  

Management fees payable

    167,210       325,387       45,296  

Payable for loaned securities collateral
(Notes 1 and 3)

          50,285,107       2,023,700  

Accrued expenses

    55,399       67,483       52,402  


Total Liabilities

    2,300,446       84,043,885       2,182,328  


Total Net Assets

  $ 333,351,700     $ 507,896,093     $ 79,285,726  


NET ASSETS:                        

Par value of capital shares ($0.00001 par value, $6,000,000,000 shares authorized)

  $ 195     $ 309     $ 72  

Capital paid in excess of par value

    347,059,746       724,896,976       146,229,394  

Undistributed net investment income

    4,429,540       4,340,700       171,496  

Accumulated net realized loss from investment transactions and futures contracts

    (44,044,510 )     (235,093,805 )     (70,618,409 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments and foreign currencies

    25,906,729       13,751,913       3,503,173  


Total Net Assets

  $ 333,351,700     $ 507,896,093     $ 79,285,726  


Shares Outstanding

    19,504,913       30,895,419       7,194,756  


Net Asset Value

    $17.09       $16.44       $11.02  


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Operations   For the Year Ended October 31, 2004

 

     Smith Barney
Large Cap
Value
Portfolio
    Strategic
Equity
Portfolio
    Van Kampen
Enterprise
Portfolio
 
INVESTMENT INCOME:                         

Dividends

   $ 7,493,204     $ 7,882,987     $ 904,178  

Interest (Notes 1 and 3)

     89,120       764,103       54,684  

Less: Foreign withholding tax

     (95,915 )     (40,913 )     (11,622 )


Total Investment Income

     7,486,409       8,606,177       947,240  


EXPENSES:                         

Management fees (Note 2)

     2,303,815       4,309,824       626,777  

Audit and legal

     53,756       51,071       41,536  

Custody

     44,921       114,717       22,731  

Shareholder communications

     38,207       53,033       11,253  

Directors’ fees

     18,757       20,392       9,247  

Transfer agency services (Note 2)

     7,120       6,153       5,115  

Insurance fees

     2,160       2,757       893  

Other

     4,266       1,884       2,800  


Total Expenses

     2,473,002       4,559,831       720,352  

Less: Management fee waiver (Notes 2 and 7)

     (1,741 )     (1,741 )     (1,704 )

Expense reimbursement (Note 4)

           (302,201 )      


Net Expenses

     2,471,261       4,255,889       718,648  


Net Investment Income

     5,015,148       4,350,288       228,592  


REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, FUTURES CONTRACTS AND FOREIGN
CURRENCIES (NOTES 1 AND 3):
                        

Realized Gain (Loss) From:

                        

Investment transactions

     22,083,608       30,270,526       9,114,312  

Futures contracts

           28,081        

Foreign currency transactions

           (10,508 )      


Net Realized Gain

     22,083,608       30,288,099       9,114,312  


Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation From:

                        

Investments

     10,192,674       9,521,033       (9,035,638 )

Foreign currencies

           2,034        


Net Increase (Decrease) in Unrealized Appreciation

     10,192,674       9,523,067       (9,035,638 )


Net Gain on Investments, Futures
Contracts and Foreign Currencies

     32,276,282       39,811,166       78,674  


Increase in Net Assets From Operations

   $ 37,291,430     $ 44,161,454     $ 307,266  


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets    

 

     For the Years
Ended October 31,
 
Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio    2004     2003  
OPERATIONS:                 

Net investment income

   $ 5,015,148     $ 6,407,784  

Net realized gain (loss)

     22,083,608       (24,803,070 )

Net increase in unrealized appreciation

     10,192,674       85,797,301  


Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     37,291,430       67,402,015  


DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:                 

Net investment income

     (5,914,007 )     (8,408,520 )


Decrease in Net Assets From
Dividends to Shareholders

     (5,914,007 )     (8,408,520 )


FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     4,321,708       5,713,731  

Net asset value of shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

     5,914,007       8,408,520  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (74,452,875 )     (53,330,305 )


Decrease in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     (64,217,160 )     (39,208,054 )


Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (32,839,737 )     19,785,441  
NET ASSETS:                 

Beginning of year

     366,191,437       346,405,996  


End of year*

   $ 333,351,700     $ 366,191,437  


*  Includes undistributed net investment income of:

     $4,429,540       $5,405,195  


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)    

 

     For the Years
Ended October 31,
 
Strategic Equity Portfolio    2004     2003  
OPERATIONS:                 

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 4,350,288     $ (1,010,341 )

Net realized gain

     30,288,099       43,899,096  

Net increase in unrealized appreciation

     9,523,067       53,566,083  


Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     44,161,454       96,454,838  


DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:                 

Net investment income

           (650,759 )


Decrease in Net Assets From
Dividends to Shareholders

           (650,759 )


FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     1,522,056       6,126,116  

Net asset value of shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

           650,759  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (87,338,249 )     (68,747,111 )


Decrease in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     (85,816,193 )     (61,970,236 )


Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (41,654,739 )     33,833,843  
NET ASSETS:                 

Beginning of year

     549,550,832       515,716,989  


End of year*

   $ 507,896,093     $ 549,550,832  


*  Includes undistributed net investment income of:

     $4,340,700       $920  


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets (continued)    

 

     For the Years
Ended October 31,
 
Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio    2004     2003  
OPERATIONS:                 

Net investment income

   $ 228,592     $ 120,944  

Net realized gain (loss)

     9,114,312       (6,797,326 )

Net increase (decrease) in unrealized appreciation

     (9,035,638 )     21,950,369  


Increase in Net Assets From Operations

     307,266       15,273,987  


DIVIDENDS TO SHAREHOLDERS FROM:                 

Net investment income

     (134,925 )     (471,638 )


Decrease in Net Assets From
Dividends to Shareholders

     (134,925 )     (471,638 )


FUND SHARE TRANSACTIONS (NOTE 5):                 

Net proceeds from sale of shares

     1,291,178       966,979  

Net asset value of shares issued for reinvestment of distributions

     134,925       471,638  

Cost of shares reacquired

     (18,943,158 )     (19,790,502 )


Decrease in Net Assets From Fund Share Transactions

     (17,517,055 )     (18,351,885 )


Decrease in Net Assets

     (17,344,714 )     (3,549,536 )
NET ASSETS:                 

Beginning of year

     96,630,440       100,179,976  


End of year*

   $ 79,285,726     $ 96,630,440  


*  Includes undistributed net investment income of:

     $171,496       $77,829  


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights    

 

For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31, unless otherwise noted:

 

Smith Barney
Large Cap Value Portfolio
  2004     2003     2002     2001     2000  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $15.68     $13.24     $17.47     $20.74     $19.83  


Income (Loss) From Operations:

                             

Net investment income

  0.26     0.28     0.32     0.26     0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.41     2.49     (4.24 )   (2.56 )   1.34  


Total Income (Loss) From Operations

  1.67     2.77     (3.92 )   (2.30 )   1.64  


Less Dividends and Distributions From:

                             

Net investment income

  (0.26 )   (0.33 )   (0.31 )   (0.27 )   (0.26 )

Net realized gains

              (0.70 )   (0.47 )


Total Dividends and Distributions

  (0.26 )   (0.33 )   (0.31 )   (0.97 )   (0.73 )


Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $17.09     $15.68     $13.24     $17.47     $20.74  


Total Return(1)

  10.69 %   21.38 %   (22.45 )%   (11.58 )%   8.62 %


Net Assets, End of Year (millions)

  $333     $366     $346     $504     $553  


Ratios to Average Net Assets:

                             

Expenses

  0.68 %(2)   0.69 %   0.68 %   0.67 %   0.66 %

Net investment income

  1.38     1.85     1.59     1.42     1.45  


Portfolio Turnover Rate

  37 %   96 %   68 %   29 %   23 %


(1)   Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all period shown.
(2)   The investment manager waived a portion of its management fee for the year ended October 31, 2004. The actual expense ratio did not change due to these waivers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights (continued)    

 

For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31, unless otherwise noted:

 

Strategic Equity Portfolio   2004     2003     2002     2001     2000  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $15.16     $12.59     $16.67     $28.63     $28.35  


Income (Loss) From Operations:

                             

Net investment income (loss)

  0.14     (0.03 )   0.04     0.07     0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  1.14     2.62     (4.05 )   (8.60 )   2.66  


Total Income (Loss) From Operations

  1.28     2.59     (4.01 )   (8.53 )   2.71  


Less Dividends and Distributions From:

                             

Net investment income

      (0.02 )   (0.07 )   (0.05 )   (0.03 )

Net realized gains

              (3.38 )   (2.40 )


Total Dividends and Distributions

      (0.02 )   (0.07 )   (3.43 )   (2.43 )


Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $16.44     $15.16     $12.59     $16.67     $28.63  


Total Return(1)

  8.44 %   20.57 %   (24.05 )%   (32.05 )%   9.27 %


Net Assets, End of Year (millions)

  $508     $550     $516     $845     $1,370  


Ratios to Average Net Assets:

                             

Expenses

  0.85 %(2)   0.84 %   0.83 %   0.82 %   0.81 %

Net investment income (loss)

  0.8 1   (0.20 )   0.19     0.31     0.17  


Portfolio Turnover Rate

  213 %   167 %   100 %   46 %   47 %


(1)   Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all period shown.
(2)   The investment manager waived a portion of its management fee for the year ended October 31, 2004. The actual expense ratio did not change due to these waivers.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Financial Highlights (continued)    

 

For a share of capital stock outstanding throughout each year ended October 31, unless otherwise noted:

 

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio   2004     2003     2002     2001     2000  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Year

  $11.03     $  9.40     $11.81     $25.60     $25.52  


Income (Loss) From Operations:

                             

Net investment income (loss)

  0.03     0.01     0.05     0.03     (0.06 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

  (0.02 )   1.67     (2.42 )   (9.05 )   3.87  


Total Income (Loss) From Operations

  0.01     1.68     (2.37 )   (9.02 )   3.81  


Less Dividends and Distributions From:

                             

Net investment income

  (0.02 )   (0.05 )   (0.04 )   (0.00 )*   (0.00 )*

Net realized gains

              (4.77 )   (3.73 )


Total Dividends and Distributions

  (0.02 )   (0.05 )   (0.04 )   (4.77 )   (3.73 )


Net Asset Value, End of Year

  $11.02     $11.03     $  9.40     $11.81     $25.60  


Total Return(1)

  0.05 %   17.93 %   (20.07 )%   (37.52 )%   13.92 %


Net Assets, End of Year (millions)

  $79     $97     $100     $165     $331  


Ratios to Average Net Assets:

                             

Expenses

  0.80 %(2)   0.80 %   0.76 %   0.74 %   0.72 %

Net investment income (loss)

  0.26     0.13     0.30     0.18     (0.22 )


Portfolio Turnover Rate

  157 %   123 %   87 %   107 %   117 %


(1)   Performance figures may reflect fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. In the absence of fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements, the total return would be lower. Total returns do not reflect expenses associated with the separate account such as administrative fees, account charges and surrender charges which, if reflected, would reduce the total returns for all period shown.
(2)   The investment adviser waived a portion of its management fee for the year ended October 31, 2004. The actual expense ratio did not change due to these waivers.
*   Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Significant Accounting Policies

 

The Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio (“SBLCV”), Strategic Equity Portfolio (“SEP”) and Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio (“VKEP”) (“Fund(s)”) are separate diversified investment funds of the Travelers Series Fund Inc. (“Company”). The Company, a Maryland corporation, is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

 

The following are significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds and are in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Estimates and assumptions are required to be made regarding assets, liabilities and changes in net assets resulting from operations when financial statements are prepared. Changes in the economic environment, financial markets and any other parameters used in determining these estimates could cause actual results to differ.

 

(a) Investment Valuation. Securities traded on national securities markets are valued at the closing price on such markets. Securities for which no sales price was reported and U.S. government obligations and agencies are valued at the mean between bid and asked prices. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System for which market quotations are available are valued at the official closing price or, if there is no official closing price on that day, at the last sale price. Fixed income obligations are valued on the basis of valuations provided by dealers in those instruments or an independent pricing service approved by the Board of Directors. When market quotations or official closing prices are not readily available, or are determined not to reflect accurately fair value, such as when the value of a security has been significantly affected by events after the close of the exchange or market on which the security is principally traded, but before the Funds calculate their net asset value, the Funds may value these investments at fair value as determined in accordance with the procedures approved by the Funds’ Board of Directors. Fair valuing of securities may be determined with the assistance of a pricing service using calculations based on indices of domestic securities and other appropriate indicators, such as prices of relevant ADRs and futures contracts. Short-term obligations with maturities of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates value.

 

(b) Repurchase Agreements. When entering into repurchase agreements, it is the Funds’ policy that a custodian takes possession of the underlying collateral securities, the value of which at least equals the principal amount of the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

repurchase transaction, including accrued interest. To the extent that any repurchase transaction exceeds one business day, the value of the collateral is marked-to-market to ensure the adequacy of the collateral. If the seller defaults and the value of the collateral declines or if bankruptcy proceedings are commenced with respect to the seller of the security, realization of the collateral by the Funds may be delayed or limited.

 

(c) Forward Foreign Currency Contracts. SEP may from time to time enter into foreign currency contracts. A forward foreign currency contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set price on a future date. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss. When a forward foreign currency contract is extinguished, through either delivery or offset by entering into another forward foreign currency contract, 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 of the contract at the time it was extinguished or offset. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and the credit risk should a counterparty fail to meet the terms of such contracts.

 

(d) Lending of Portfolio Securities. The Funds have an agreement with their custodians whereby the custodians may lend securities owned by the Funds to brokers, dealers and other financial organizations, and receives a lender’s fee. Fees earned by the Funds on securities lending are recorded as interest income. Loans of securities by the Funds are collateralized by cash, U.S. government securities or high quality money market instruments that are maintained at all times in an amount at least equal to the current market value of the loaned securities, plus a margin which may vary depending on the type of securities loaned. The custodian establishes and maintains the collateral in a segregated account. The Funds maintain exposure for the risk of any losses in the investment of amounts received as collateral.

 

(e) Investment Transactions and Investment Income. Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Foreign dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as practical after the Funds determine the existence of a dividend declaration after exercising reasonable due diligence. Interest income, adjusted for

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is recorded on an accrual basis. Gains or losses on the sale of securities are calculated by using the specific identification method.

 

(f) Foreign Currency Translation. The books and records of the Funds are maintained in U.S. dollars. Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are recorded at the current prevailing exchange rates. All assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollar amounts at the current exchange rates at the end of the period. Translation gains or losses resulting from changes in the exchange rates during the reporting period and realized gains and losses on the settlement of foreign currency transactions are reported in the Statement of Operations for the current period. The Funds do not isolate that portion of realized gains and losses on investments in securities, which are due to changes in the foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of equity securities.

 

(g) Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders. Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The Funds distribute dividends and capital gains, if any, at least annually. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

(h) Federal and Other Taxes. It is the Funds policy to comply with the federal income and excise tax requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies. Accordingly, the Funds intend to distribute substantially all of its taxable income and net realized gains on investments, if any, to shareholders each year. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Under the applicable foreign tax law, a withholding tax may be imposed on interest, dividends and capital gains at various rates.

 

(i) Reclassifications. GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be adjusted to reflect permanent differences between financial and tax reporting. Accordingly, during the current year, $76,796 has been reclassified between accumulated net realized loss from investment transactions and options and accumulated net investment income due to distributions from Real Estate Investment Trusts being reclassified from income to capital gains for SBLCV. Additionally, $10,508 has been reclassified between accumulated net investment income and accumulated net realized loss from investment transactions and

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

options due to foreign currency transactions treated as ordinary income for tax for SEP. VKEP had no reclassifications. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset values per share.

 

2. Management Agreement and Transactions with Affiliated Persons

 

Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”), acts as the investment manager of the SBLCV. Effective July 1, 2004, SBLCV pays SBFM a management fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.60% of the average daily net assets of SBLCV up to $500 million; 0.55% of the average daily net assets in excess of $500 million up to and including $1 billion; and 0.50% of the average daily net assets in excess of $1 billion. Travelers Investment Adviser, Inc. (“TIA”), an affiliate of SBFM, acts as the investment manager of the SEP and the VKEP. SEP and VKEP pay TIA a management fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.80% and 0.70%, respectively, of the average daily net assets of SEP and VKEP. These fees are calculated daily and paid monthly. During the year ended October 31, 2004, SBFM waived a portion of its management fee in the amount of $1,741 for SBLCV, and TIA waived a portion of its management fee in the amount of $1,741 and $1,704 for SEP and VKEP, respectively.

 

TIA has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Fidelity Management & Research Co. (“FMR”). Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreement, FMR is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio operations and investment decisions and is compensated by TIA for such services at an annual rate of 0.45% of the first $250 million of SEP’s average daily net assets, 0.40% on the next $500 million of SEP’s average daily net assets, and 0.35% of SEP’s average daily net assets in excess of $750 million.

 

In addition, TIA has entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Van Kampen Asset Management (“VKAM”). Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreement, VKAM is responsible for the day-to-day portfolio operations and investment decisions and is compensated by TIA for such services at an annual rate of 0.325% of the average daily net assets of VKEP.

 

TIA has entered into a sub-administrative services agreement with SBFM. TIA pays SBFM, as sub-administrator, a fee calculated at an annual rate of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of SEP and VKEP.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb. (“CTB”), another subsidiary of Citigroup, acts as the Funds’ transfer agent. PFPC Inc. (“PFPC”) acts as the Funds’ sub-transfer agent. CTB receives account fees and asset-based fees that vary according to the size and type of account. PFPC is responsible for shareholder recordkeeping and financial processing for all shareholder accounts and is paid by CTB. For the year ended October 31, 2004, each Fund paid transfer agent fees of $5,000 to CTB.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2004, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., another indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Citigroup, and its affiliates received brokerage commissions of $39,749 and $30,012 from SBLCV and VKEP, respectively.

 

Most of the officers and one Director of the Company are employees of Citigroup or its affiliates and do not receive compensation from the Company.

 

3. Investments

 

During the year ended October 31, 2004, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments (excluding short-term investments) were as follows:

 

    SBLCV      SEP      VKEP

Purchases

  $ 130,374,297      $ 1,065,330,615      $ 133,896,107

Sales

    196,209,177        1,111,395,090        147,990,819

 

At October 31, 2004, the aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

    SBLCV      SEP      VKEP  

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 36,744,644      $ 24,826,325      $ 5,268,750  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (12,737,599 )      (14,798,614 )      (2,146,243 )

Net unrealized appreciation

  $ 24,007,045      $ 10,027,711      $ 3,122,507  


 

At October 31, 2004, SEP had open forward foreign currency contracts as described below. The unrealized gain and loss on the contracts reflected in the accompanying financial statements were as follows:

 

Foreign Currency   Local
Currency
  Market
Value
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Gain

Contracts to Buy:

                   

Japanese Yen

  147,932,004   $ 1,395,322   11/1/04   $ 7,696

Japanese Yen

  103,677,980     977,910   11/2/04     1,979

Japanese Yen

  76,612,373     723,622   11/4/04     776

Net Unrealized Gain on Open Foreign Currency Contracts

                $ 10,451

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

At October 31, 2004, SEP and VKEP had loaned securities having a market value of $48,263,625 and $1,973,828. SEP and VKEP received cash collateral amounting to $50,285,107 and $2,023,700 which were invested in the State Street Navigator Securities Lending Trust Prime Portfolio a Rule 2a-7 money market fund.

 

For the year ended October 31, 2004, income earned from securities lending by SEP and VKEP was $92,559 and $6,146, respectively.

 

At October 31, 2004, SBLCV did not have any securities on loan.

 

4. Expense Reductions

 

Many of the brokers with whom FMR places trades on behalf of certain funds provided services to these funds in addition to trade execution. These services included payments of expenses on behalf of each applicable fund. As a result of the brokerage service arrangements, for the year ended October 31, 2004, SEP has expense reductions amounting to $302,201.

 

5. Capital Shares

 

At October 31, 2004, the Company had six billion shares authorized with a par value of $0.00001 per share. Each share of a Fund represents an equal proportionate interest in that Fund with each other share of the same Fund and has an equal entitlement to any dividends and distributions made by the Fund.

 

Transactions in shares of each Fund were as follows:

 

    Year Ended
October 31, 2004
    Year Ended
October 31, 2003
 

SBLCV

           

Shares sold

  256,486     401,980  

Shares issued on reinvestment

  357,126     639,431  

Shares reacquired

  (4,456,154 )   (3,856,055 )


Net Decrease

  (3,842,542 )   (2,814,644 )


SEP

           

Shares sold

  94,460     470,412  

Shares issued on reinvestment

      53,826  

Shares reacquired

  (5,444,092 )   (5,225,885 )


Net Decrease

  (5,349,632 )   (4,701,647 )


VKEP

           

Shares sold

  114,164     93,737  

Shares issued on reinvestment

  11,815     51,943  

Shares reacquired

  (1,692,831 )   (2,038,763 )


Net Decrease

  (1,566,852 )   (1,893,083 )


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

6. Income Tax Information & Distributions to Shareholders

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2004 were as follows:

 

     SBLCV    SEP    VKEP

Dividends paid from:

                    

Ordinary Income

   $ 5,914,007    $ 0    $ 134,925

 

The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2003 were as follows:

 

     SBLCV    SEP    VKEP

Dividends paid from:

                    

Ordinary Income

   $ 8,408,520    $ 650,759    $ 471,638

 

As of October 31, 2004, the components of accumulated earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     SBLCV     SEP     VKEP  

Undistributed ordinary income

   $ 4,429,540     $ 4,351,151     $ 171,496  


Capital loss carryforward(1)

   $ (42,144,826 )   $ (231,371,083 )   $ (70,237,743 )

Other book/tax temporary differences(2)

           (10,451 )      

Unrealized appreciation(3)

     24,007,045       10,029,190       3,122,507  


Total accumulated losses

   $ (13,708,241 )   $ (217,001,193 )   $ (66,943,740 )


(1)   On October 31, 2004 SBLCV had a net capital loss carryforward of $42,144,826, of which $18,994,148 expires in 2010 and $23,150,678 expires in 2011. SEP had a net capital loss carryforward of $231,371,083, all of which expires in 2010. VKEP had a net capital loss carryforward of $70,237,743, of which $27,341,054 expires in 2009, $34,687,599 expires in 2010 and $8,209,090 expires in 2011.
(2)   Other book/tax temporary differences are attributable primarily to the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/(losses) on certain futures contracts.
(3)   The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation depreciation is attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales.

 

7. Additional Information

 

In connection with an investigation previously disclosed by Citigroup, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has notified Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”), the Citigroup business unit that includes the funds’ investment manager and other investment advisory companies; Citicorp Trust Bank (“CTB”), an affiliate of CAM; Thomas W. Jones, the former CEO of CAM; and three other individuals, one of whom is an employee and the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

other two of whom are former employees of CAM, that the SEC Staff is considering recommending a civil injunctive action and/or an administrative proceeding against each of them relating to the creation and operation of an internal transfer agent unit to serve various CAM-managed funds.

 

In 1999, CTB entered the transfer agent business. CTB hired an unaffiliated subcontractor to perform some of the transfer agent services. The subcontractor, in exchange, had signed a separate agreement with CAM in 1998 that guaranteed investment management revenue to CAM and investment banking revenue to a CAM affiliate. The subcontractor’s business was later taken over by PFPC Inc., and at that time the revenue guarantee was eliminated and a one-time payment was made by the subcontractor to a CAM affiliate.

 

CAM did not disclose the revenue guarantee when the boards of various CAM-managed funds hired CTB as transfer agent. Nor did CAM disclose to the boards of the various CAM-managed funds the one-time payment received the CAM affiliate when it was made.

 

In addition, the SEC Staff has indicated that it is considering recommending action based on the adequacy of the disclosures made to the funds board that approved the transfer agency arrangement, CAM’s initiation and operation and compensation for, the transfer agent business and CAM’s retention of, and agreements with, the subcontractor.

 

Citigroup is cooperating fully in the investigation and will seek to resolve the matter in discussions with the SEC Staff. Although there can be no assurance, Citigroup does not believe that this matter will have a material adverse effect on the Funds. As previously disclosed, CAM has already agreed to pay the applicable funds, primarily through fee waivers, a total of approximately $17 million (plus interest) that is the amount of the revenue received by Citigroup relating to the revenue guarantee.

 

8. Legal Matters

 

Beginning in June, 2004, class action lawsuits alleging violations of the federal securities laws were filed against Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (the “Distributor”) and a number of its affiliates, including Smith Barney Fund Management LLC and Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc (the “Advisers”), substantially all of the mutual funds managed by the Advisers, including the Funds, and directors or trustees of the Funds (collectively, the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

“Defendants”). The complaints alleged, among other things, that the Distributor created various undisclosed incentives for its brokers to sell Smith Barney and Salomon Brothers funds. In addition, according to the complaints, the Advisers caused the Funds to pay excessive brokerage commissions to the Distributor for steering clients towards proprietary funds. The complaints also alleged that the defendants breached their fiduciary duty to the Funds by improperly charging Rule 12b-1 fees and by drawing on fund assets to make undisclosed payments of soft dollars and excessive brokerage commissions. The complaints also alleged that the Funds failed to adequately disclose certain of the allegedly wrongful conduct. The complaints sought injunctive relief and compensatory and punitive damages, rescission of the Funds’ contracts with the Advisers, recovery of all fees paid to the Advisers pursuant to such contracts and an award of attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses.

 

On December 15, 2004, a consolidated amended complaint (the “Complaint”) was filed alleging substantially similar causes of action. While the lawsuit is in its earliest stages, to the extent that the Complaint purports to state causes of action against the Funds, Citigroup Asset Management believes the Funds have significant defenses to such allegations, which the Funds intend to vigorously assert in responding to the Complaint.

 

Additional lawsuits arising out of these circumstances and presenting similar allegations and requests for relief may be filed against the Defendants in the future.

 

As of the date of this report, Citigroup Asset Management and the Funds believe that the resolution of the pending lawsuit will not have a material effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Funds or the ability of the Advisers and their affiliates to continue to render services to the Funds under their respective contracts.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Shareholders and Board of Directors of

Travelers Series Fund Inc.:

 

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of the Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Strategic Equity Portfolio, and Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio (“Funds”) of Travelers Series Fund Inc. (“Company”) as of October 31, 2004, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of October 31, 2004, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Funds as of October 31, 2004, and the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the years in the two-year period then ended, and financial highlights for each of the years in the five-year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

LOGO

New York, New York

December 17, 2004

 

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Additional Information (unaudited)

 

Information about Directors and Officers

 

The business and affairs of the Travelers Series Fund Inc. (“Company”) are managed under the direction of the Company’s Board of Directors. Information pertaining to the Directors and Officers of the Company is set forth below.

 

Name, Address,
and Age
 

Position(s)

Held with

Fund

 

Term of

Office* and

Length

of Time

Served

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

Five Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex
Overseen by
Director

 

Other

Board
Membership

Held by

Director

Non-Interested Directors:        

Robert A. Frankel

1961 Deergrass Way

Carlsbad, CA 92009

DOB: 5/20/27

  Director   Since
1999
  Managing Partner of Robert A. Frankel Managing Consultants; Former Vice President of The Readers Digest Association, Inc.   24   None

Michael E. Gellert

122 East 42nd Street
47th Floor

New York, NY 10168

DOB: 6/16/31

  Director   Since
1999
  General Partner of Windcrest Partners, a venture capital firm   17   Director of Dalet S.A., Devon Energy Corp., High Speed Access Corp., Human, Inc., SEACOR Smit, Inc. and Six Flags, Inc.

Rainer Greeven

630 5th Avenue

Suite 1960
New York, NY 10111

DOB: 12/6/36

  Director   Since
1994
  Attorney, Rainer Greeven PC   17   Director of Continental Container Corp.

Susan M. Heilbron

P.O. Box 557

Chilmark, MA 02535

DOB: 2/12/45

  Director   Since
1994
  Owner/Consultant of Lacey & Heilbron, a public relations firm   17   Director of National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York City Chapter

 

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Additional Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Name, Address,
and Age
 

Position(s)

Held with

Fund

 

Term of

Office* and

Length

of Time

Served

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

Five Years

 

Number of
Portfolios

in Fund

Complex

Overseen by
Director

 

Other

Board
Memberships

Held by

Director

Interested Director:                

R. Jay Gerken, CFA**

Citigroup Asset Management (“CAM”)

399 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10022

DOB: 4/5/51

  Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   Since
2002
  Managing Director of Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“CGM”) Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Smith Barney Fund Management LLC (“SBFM”), Travelers Investment Adviser, Inc. (“TIA”) and Citi Fund Management Inc. (“CFM”); President and Chief Executive Officer of certain mutual funds associated with Citigroup Inc. (“Citigroup”); Formerly Portfolio Manager of Smith Barney Allocation Series Inc. (from 1996-2001) and Smith Barney Growth and Income Fund (from 1996-2000)   221   None
Officers:                

Andrew B. Shoup

CAM

125 Broad Street

10th Floor

New York, NY 10004

DOB: 8/1/56

  Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer   Since
2003
  Director of CAM; Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of mutual funds associated with Citigroup; Head of International Funds Administration of CAM (from 2001 to 2003); Director of Global Funds Administration of CAM (from 2000 to 2001); Head of U.S. Citibank Funds Administration of CAM (from 1998 to 2000)   N/A   N/A

James M. Giallanza

CAM

125 Broad Street,

11th Floor

New York, NY 10004

DOB: 3/31/66

  Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
  Since
2004
  Director of CGM; Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of certain mutual funds associated with Citigroup; Director and Controller of the U.S. wholesale business at UBS Global Asset Management US, Inc. (from September 2001 to July 2004); Director of Global Funds Administration at CAM (from June 2000 to September 2001); Treasurer of the Lazard Funds (from June 1998 to June 2000)   N/A   N/A

 

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Additional Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Name, Address,
and Age
 

Position(s)

Held with

Fund

 

Term of

Office* and

Length

of Time

Served

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

Five Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex
Overseen by
Director

 

Other

Board
Memberships

Held by

Director

Officers:                

Mark J. McAllister, CFA

CAM

399 Park Avenue

4th Floor

New York, NY 10022

DOB: 4/6/62

  Vice President and Investment Officer   Since
2004
  Managing Director of CGM; former Executive Vice President of JLW Capital Mgt. Inc. from March 1998 to May 1999; prior to March 1998, Vice President of Cohen & Steers Capital Mgt., Inc.   N/A   N/A

Robert Feitler

CAM

399 Park Avenue

4th Floor

New York, NY 10022

DOB: 9/10/60

  Vice President and Investment Officer   Since
2004
  Director of CGM   N/A   N/A

Andrew Beagley

CAM

399 Park Avenue

4th Floor

New York, NY 10022

DOB: 10/9/62

 

Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

 

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Since
2002

 

 

 

 

Since
2004

  Director of CGM (since 2000); Director of Compliance, North America, CAM (since 2000); Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Vice President of certain mutual funds associated with Citigroup; Director of Compliance, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Citigroup Asset Management (from 1999 to 2000); Compliance Officer, SBFM, CFM, TIA, Salomon Brothers Asset Management Limited, Smith Barney Global Capital Management Inc., Salomon Brothers Asset Management Asia Pacific Limited (from 1997 to 1999)   N/A   N/A

Adam Hetnarski

Fidelity Management & Research Company

82 Devonshire Street

Boston, MA 02109

  Investment Officer   Since
2003
  Vice President and Portfolio Manager of Fidelity Management & Research Company   N/A   N/A

 

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Additional Information (unaudited) (continued)

 

Name, Address,
and Age
 

Position(s)

Held with

Fund

 

Term of

Office* and

Length

of Time

Served

 

Principal

Occupation(s)

During Past

Five Years

 

Number of

Portfolios

in Fund

Complex
Overseen by
Director

 

Other

Board
Memberships

Held by

Director

Officers (continued):                

Sandip Bhagat

Van Kampen Asset Management Inc.

1 Parkview Plaza

P.O. Box 5555

Oakbrook Terrace,
IL 60181

  Investment Officer   Since
2004
  Managing Director and Portfolio Manager of Van Kampen Asset Management   N/A   N/A

Robert I. Frenkel

CAM

300 First Stamford Place

4th Floor

Stamford, CT 06902

DOB: 12/12/54

  Secretary
and Chief Legal Officer
  Since
2003
  Managing Director and General Counsel, Global Mutual Funds for CAM and its predecessor (since 1994); Secretary and Chief Legal Officer of mutual funds associated with Citigroup   N/A   N/A

    Abraham E. Cohen resigned as a Director of the Company, effective July 8, 2004. Mr. Cohen had served as Director since 1996.
*    Each Director and officer serves until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.
**    Mr. Gerken is an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because Mr. Gerken is an officer of SBFM and certain of its affiliates.

 

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Important Tax Information (unaudited)

 

The following information is provided with respect to the distributions paid during the taxable year ended October 31, 2004:

 

     SBLCV    VKEP

Record Date:

   12/29/03    12/29/03

Payable Date:

   12/30/03    12/30/03

Dividends Qualifying for the Dividends

         

Received Deductions for Corporations

   100.00%    100.00%

 

Please retain this information for your records.

 

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TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.

 

DIRECTORS

Robert A. Frankel

Michael E. Gellert

R. Jay Gerken, CFA
Chairman

Rainer Greeven

Susan M. Heilbron

 

OFFICERS

R. Jay Gerken, CFA

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Andrew B. Shoup

Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

 

James M. Giallanza

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Mark J. McAllister, CFA

Vice President and Investment Officer

 

Robert Feitler

Vice President and Investment Officer

 

Adam Hetnarski

Vice President and Portfolio Manager

 

Sandip Bhagat

Investment Officer

  

OFFICERS (continued)

Andrew Beagley

Chief Anti-Money

Laundering Compliance

Officer and Chief Compliance Officer

 

Robert I. Frenkel

Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

INVESTMENT MANAGERS

Smith Barney Fund
Management LLC

Travelers Investment Adviser, Inc.

 

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and
Trust Company

 

ANNUITY ADMINISTRATION

Travelers Annuity Investor Services

One Cityplace

Hartford, CT 06103-3415

 

TRANSFER AGENT

Citicorp Trust Bank, fsb.

125 Broad Street, 11th Floor

New York, New York 10004

 

SUB-TRANSFER AGENT

PFPC Inc.

P.O. Box 9699

Providence, Rhode Island

02940-9699


Travelers Series Fund Inc.

 

Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio

 

Strategic Equity Portfolio

 

Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio

The Funds are separate investment funds of the Travelers Series Fund Inc., a Maryland corporation.

 

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with Securities Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington D.C., and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. To obtain information on Form N-Q from the Funds, shareholders can call 1-800-451-2010.

 

Information on how the funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 month period ended June 30, 2004 and a description of the policies and procedures that the funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-451-2010, (2) on the funds’ website at www.citigroupAM.com and (3) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

This report is submitted for the general information of the shareholders of Travelers Series Fund Inc. — Smith Barney Large Cap Value Portfolio, Strategic Equity Portfolio and Van Kampen Enterprise Portfolio.

 

TRAVELERS SERIES FUND INC.

125 Broad Street

10th Floor, MF-2

New York, New York 10004

 

 

 

 

IN0251 12/04

04-7575

 

 


 

ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.

 

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller.

 

ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

 

The Board of Directors of the registrant has determined that Robert A. Frankel, the Chairman of the Board’s Audit Committee, possesses the technical attributes identified in Instruction 2(b) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR to qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” and has designated Mr. Frankel as the Audit Committee’s financial expert. Mr. Frankel is an “independent” Director pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Item 3 to Form N-CSR.

 

ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

 

  (a) Audit Fees for the Travelers Series Fund Inc. were $342,500 and $329,500 for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03.

 

  (b) Audit-Related Fees for the Travelers Series Fund Inc. were $0 and $3,500 for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03.

 

  (c) Tax Fees for Travelers Series Fund Inc. of $35,400 and $35,000 for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03. These amounts represent aggregate fees paid for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning services, which include (the filing and amendment of federal, state and local income tax returns, timely RIC qualification review and tax distribution and analysis planning) rendered by the Accountant to Travelers Series Fund Inc.

 

  (d) All Other Fees for Travelers Series Fund Inc. of $0 and $0 for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03.

 

  (e) (1) Audit Committee’s pre–approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c) (7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

The Charter for the Audit Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of each registered investment company (the “Fund”) advised by Smith Barney Fund Management LLC or Salomon Brothers Asset Management Inc. or one of their affiliates (each, an “Adviser”) requires that the Committee shall approve (a) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided to the Fund and (b) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the Fund’s independent auditors to the Adviser and any Covered Service Providers if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund. The Committee may implement policies and procedures by which such services are approved other than by the full Committee.

 

The Committee shall not approve non-audit services that the Committee believes may impair the independence of the auditors. As of the date of the approval of this Audit Committee Charter, permissible non-audit services include any professional services (including tax services), that are not prohibited services as described below, provided to the Fund by the independent auditors, other than those provided to the Fund in connection with an audit or a review of the financial statements of the Fund. Permissible non-audit services may not include: (i) bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the Fund; (ii) financial information systems design and implementation; (iii) appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions or contribution-in-kind reports; (iv) actuarial services; (v) internal audit outsourcing services; (vi) management functions or human resources; (vii) broker or dealer, investment adviser or investment banking services; (viii) legal services and expert services unrelated to the audit; and (ix) any other service the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board determines, by regulation, is impermissible.

 

Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the aggregate amount of all such permissible non-audit services provided to the Fund, the Adviser and any service providers controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provide ongoing services to the Fund (“Covered Service Providers”) constitutes not more than 5% of the total amount of revenues paid to the independent auditors during the fiscal year in which the permissible non-audit services are provided to (a) the Fund, (b) the Adviser and (c) any entity controlling,

 


controlled by or under common control with the Adviser that provides ongoing services to the Fund during the fiscal year in which the services are provided that would have to be approved by the Committee; (ii) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the Fund at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee (or its delegate(s)) prior to the completion of the audit.

 

(2) For the Travelers Series Fund Inc., the percentage of fees that were approved by the audit committee, with respect to: Audit-Related Fees were 100% and 100% for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03; Tax Fees were 100% and 100% for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03; and

 

Other Fees were 100% and 100% for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03.

 

  (f) N/A

 

  (g) Non-audit fees billed by the Accountant for services rendered to Travelers Series Fund Inc. and CAM and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with CAM that provides ongoing services to Travelers Series Fund Inc. were $0 and $0 for the years ended 10/31/04 and 10/31/03.

 

  (h) Yes. The Travelers Series Fund Inc.’s Audit Committee has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Service Affiliates which were not pre-approved (not requiring pre-approval) is compatible with maintaining the Accountant’s independence. All services provided by the Accountant to the Travelers Series Fund Inc. or to Service Affiliates which were required to be pre-approved were pre-approved as required.

 


ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. [RESERVED]

 

ITEM 7. DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. [RESERVED]

 

ITEM 9. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10. 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 (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that have materially affected, or are likely to materially affect the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 11. EXHIBITS.

 

  (a) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

 

Exhibit 99.CODE ETH

 

  (b) Attached hereto.

 

Exhibit 99.CERT    Certifications pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Exhibit 99.906CERT    Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 


 

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, there unto duly authorized.

 

Travelers Series Fund Inc.
By:   /s/    R. JAY GERKEN        
    R. Jay Gerken
    Chief Executive Officer of
    Travelers Series Fund Inc.

 

Date: January 6, 2005

 

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/    R. JAY GERKEN        
    (R. Jay Gerken)
    Chief Executive Officer of
    Travelers Series Fund Inc.

 

Date: January 6, 2005

 

By:   /s/    JAMES M. GIALLANZA        
    (James M. Giallanza)
    Chief Executive Officer of
    Travelers Series Fund Inc.

 

Date: January 6, 2005