OMB APPROVAL | ||
OMB Number: 3235-0570 |
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Expires: August 31, 2011 |
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Estimated average burden
hours per response: 18.9 |
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Fund at NAV |
15.96 | % | ||
Fund at Market Value |
21.02 | |||
Market Price Discount to NAV |
(0.41 | ) | ||
Barclays Capital Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index▼ (Style-Specific Index) |
18.67 |
▼ | Barclays Capital |
■ | A conscious decision to alter the Funds macro risk exposure (for example, duration, yield curve positioning or sector exposure). | |
■ | The need to limit or reduce exposure to a particular sector or issuer. | |
■ | Degradation of an issuers credit quality. | |
■ | Realignment of a valuation target. | |
■ | Presentation of a better relative value opportunity. |
1. United States Treasury Bond |
4.4 | % | ||
2. AT&T Corp. |
1.4 | |||
3. Credit Suisse New York |
1.3 | |||
4. Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
1.3 | |||
5. Wells Fargo & Co. |
1.3 | |||
6. Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. |
1.0 | |||
7. JP Morgan Chase Capital XXVII |
1.0 | |||
8. Telecom Italia Capital SA |
0.9 | |||
9. General Electric Capital Corp. |
0.9 | |||
10. Verizon Communications, Inc. |
0.9 |
AAA/Aaa |
6.3 | % | ||
AA/Aa |
9.0 | |||
A/A |
26.6 | |||
BBB/Baa |
44.4 | |||
BB/Ba |
5.5 | |||
B/B |
0.9 | |||
CCC/Caa |
0.1 | |||
NR** |
7.2 |
* | Rating allocation based on ratings as issued by Standard and Poors and Moodys. A credit rating is an assessment provided by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization (NRSRO) of the creditworthiness of an issuer with respect to debt obligations, including specific securities, money market instruments or other debts. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest); ratings are subject to change without notice. NR indicates the debtor was not rated, and should not be interpreted as indicating low quality. | |
** | Consists of money market instruments. |
Total Net Assets |
$223.6 million | |||
Total Number of Holdings |
277 |
2 Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
1 | Bureau of Economic Analysis | |
2 | U.S. Federal Reserve | |
3 | Barclays Capital |
3 Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
■ | Unless otherwise stated, information presented in this report is as of June 30, 2010, and is based on total net assets. | |
■ | Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco. | |
■ | To access your Funds reports/prospectus visit invesco.com/fundreports. |
■ | The prices of securities held by the Fund may decline in response to market risks. | |
■ | Other risks are described and defined later in this report. |
■ | The Barclays Capital Baa U.S. Corporate Bond Index is the Baa component of the U.S. Corporate Investment Grade Index. | |
■ | The Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade, fixed-rate bond market. | |
■ | The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the indexes defined here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the indexes. | |
■ | A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges. Performance of the peer group, if applicable, reflects fund expenses; performance of a market index does not. |
■ | The Chartered Financial Analyst® (CFA®) designation is globally recognized and attests to a charterholders success in a rigorous and comprehensive study program in the field of investment management and research analysis. | |
■ | The returns shown in managements discussion of Fund performance are based on net asset values calculated for shareholder transactions. Generally accepted accounting principles require adjustments to be made to the net assets of the Fund at period end for financial reporting purposes, and as such, the net asset values for shareholder transactions and the returns based on those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns reported in the Financial Highlights. |
4 Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
1. | If you opt to continue to hold your non-certificated whole shares (Investment Plan Book Shares), they will be held by the Agent electronically as Direct Registration Book-Shares (Book-Entry Shares) and fractional shares will be sold at the then-current market price. Proceeds will be sent via check to your address of record after deducting applicable fees. | ||
2. | If you opt to sell your shares through the Agent, we will sell all full and fractional shares and send the proceeds via check to your address of record after deducting a $2.50 per share fee and applicable per share fee. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Agent is required to pay. | ||
3. | You may sell your shares through your financial adviser through the Direct Registration System (DRS). DRS is a service within the securities industry that allows Fund shares to be held in your name in electronic format. You retain full ownership of your shares, without having to hold a stock certificate. You should contact your financial adviser to learn more about any restrictions or fees that may apply. |
5 Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund
Par |
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Amount |
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Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds84.5% |
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Aerospace & Defense0.3% |
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Bombardier, Inc.
(Canada)(a)
|
7.500 | % | 03/15/18 | $ | 225 | $ | 232,312 | |||||||||
Bombardier, Inc.
(Canada)(a)
|
7.750 | 03/15/20 | 455 | 473,200 | ||||||||||||
705,512 | ||||||||||||||||
Airlines0.3% |
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Delta Air Lines, Inc.
|
6.200 | 07/02/18 | 560 | 567,700 | ||||||||||||
Apparel, Accessories & Luxury Goods0.1% |
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Levi Strauss &
Co.(a)
|
7.625 | 05/15/20 | 260 | 256,100 | ||||||||||||
Automotive0.8% |
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AutoNation, Inc.
|
6.750 | 04/15/18 | 575 | 572,125 | ||||||||||||
DaimlerChrysler NA Holding LLC
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8.500 | 01/18/31 | 300 | 382,475 | ||||||||||||
Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
|
7.000 | 04/15/15 | 420 | 417,900 | ||||||||||||
Nissan Motor Acceptance
Corp.(a)
|
4.500 | 01/30/15 | 385 | 397,979 | ||||||||||||
1,770,479 | ||||||||||||||||
Automotive Retail0.4% |
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Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
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5.750 | 05/01/20 | 850 | 863,812 | ||||||||||||
Banking18.8% |
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American Express Co.
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8.125 | 05/20/19 | 1,550 | 1,922,745 | ||||||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
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5.650 | 05/01/18 | 800 | 821,126 | ||||||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
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5.750 | 12/01/17 | 870 | 909,266 | ||||||||||||
Bank of America Corp.
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7.625 | 06/01/19 | 695 | 798,082 | ||||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
|
6.050 | 12/04/17 | 335 | 332,745 | ||||||||||||
Barclays Bank PLC (United Kingdom)
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6.750 | 05/22/19 | 1,280 | 1,427,773 | ||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
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5.550 | 01/22/17 | 1,030 | 1,081,555 | ||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
|
6.400 | 10/02/17 | 315 | 353,800 | ||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Companies Inc.
|
7.250 | 02/01/18 | 680 | 791,438 | ||||||||||||
Capital One Bank USA NA
|
8.800 | 07/15/19 | 645 | 803,166 | ||||||||||||
Capital One Capital VI
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8.875 | 05/15/40 | 600 | 618,000 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
5.875 | 05/29/37 | 1,095 | 1,030,460 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
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6.125 | 05/15/18 | 1,450 | 1,522,788 | ||||||||||||
Citigroup, Inc.
|
8.125 | 07/15/39 | 745 | 895,309 | ||||||||||||
Credit Agricole SA
(France)(a)(b)
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8.375 | 12/31/49 | 1,200 | 1,140,180 | ||||||||||||
Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
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5.400 | 01/14/20 | 475 | 474,119 | ||||||||||||
Credit Suisse New York (Switzerland)
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5.300 | 08/13/19 | 2,785 | 2,965,323 | ||||||||||||
Credit Suisse New York (Switzerland)
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6.000 | 02/15/18 | 230 | 239,489 | ||||||||||||
Discover Bank
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7.000 | 04/15/20 | 500 | 506,158 | ||||||||||||
Discover Bank
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8.700 | 11/18/19 | 590 | 654,804 | ||||||||||||
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
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6.750 | 10/01/37 | 1,320 | 1,301,528 | ||||||||||||
Hana Bank (Republic of Korea (South
Korea))(a)
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4.500 | 10/30/15 | 1,075 | 1,078,887 | ||||||||||||
HBOS PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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6.750 | 05/21/18 | 1,080 | 1,022,447 | ||||||||||||
JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII
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7.000 | 11/01/39 | 2,165 | 2,240,195 | ||||||||||||
KeyCorp
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6.500 | 05/14/13 | 665 | 720,463 | ||||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Banking(continued) |
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Lloyds TSB Bank PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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5.800 | % | 01/13/20 | $ | 690 | $ | 651,410 | |||||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd.
(Australia)(a)
|
6.000 | 01/14/20 | 1,095 | 1,176,441 | ||||||||||||
Macquarie Group Ltd.
(Australia)(a)
|
7.625 | 08/13/19 | 498 | 566,944 | ||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
|
6.875 | 04/25/18 | 2,695 | 2,886,133 | ||||||||||||
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
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7.750 | 05/14/38 | 765 | 825,354 | ||||||||||||
Nationwide Building Society (United
Kingdom)(a)
|
6.250 | 02/25/20 | 1,030 | 1,110,406 | ||||||||||||
Rabobank Nederland NV
(Netherlands)(a)(b)
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11.000 | 06/30/19 | 210 | 259,957 | ||||||||||||
Regions Financial Corp.
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5.750 | 06/15/15 | 1,130 | 1,116,994 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (United Kingdom)
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6.400 | 10/21/19 | 760 | 771,443 | ||||||||||||
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (United Kingdom)
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4.875 | 03/16/15 | 1,160 | 1,155,535 | ||||||||||||
Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal
(Spain)(a)
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3.724 | 01/20/15 | 800 | 786,172 | ||||||||||||
Standard Chartered PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
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6.400 | 09/26/17 | 800 | 850,470 | ||||||||||||
Standard Chartered PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
|
3.850 | 04/27/15 | 270 | 270,241 | ||||||||||||
UBS AG Stamford Branch (Switzerland)
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5.875 | 12/20/17 | 985 | 1,045,450 | ||||||||||||
Wells Fargo & Co.
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5.625 | 12/11/17 | 2,570 | 2,802,617 | ||||||||||||
41,927,413 | ||||||||||||||||
Brokerage0.4% |
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TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.
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5.600 | 12/01/19 | 925 | 977,017 | ||||||||||||
Building Materials0.7% |
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CRH America, Inc.
|
6.000 | 09/30/16 | 720 | 795,615 | ||||||||||||
CRH America, Inc.
|
8.125 | 07/15/18 | 315 | 380,254 | ||||||||||||
Holcim US Finance Sarl & Cie SCS
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
6.000 | 12/30/19 | 455 | 492,295 | ||||||||||||
1,668,164 | ||||||||||||||||
Casinos & Gaming0.1% |
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International Game Technology
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5.500 | 06/15/20 | 200 | 206,036 | ||||||||||||
Chemicals1.3% |
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Agrium, Inc. (Canada)
|
6.750 | 01/15/19 | 605 | 703,957 | ||||||||||||
LBI Escrow
Corp.(a)
|
8.000 | 11/01/17 | 550 | 568,562 | ||||||||||||
Mosaic
Co.(a)
|
7.625 | 12/01/16 | 1,070 | 1,174,325 | ||||||||||||
Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan, Inc. (Canada)
|
5.875 | 12/01/36 | 465 | 500,612 | ||||||||||||
2,947,456 | ||||||||||||||||
Consumer Products0.2% |
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Fortune Brands, Inc.
|
6.375 | 06/15/14 | 375 | 416,944 | ||||||||||||
Department Stores0.1% |
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JC Penney Co., Inc.
|
5.650 | 06/01/20 | 190 | 187,323 | ||||||||||||
Diversified Banks0.3% |
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US Bancorp.
|
2.000 | 06/14/13 | 625 | 632,558 | ||||||||||||
Diversified Chemicals0.2% |
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Dow Chemical Co.
|
8.550 | 05/15/19 | 310 | 380,048 | ||||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Diversified Manufacturing1.4% |
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Brookfield Asset Management, Inc. (Canada)
|
5.800 | % | 04/25/17 | $ | 975 | $ | 987,610 | |||||||||
Fisher Scientific International, Inc.
|
6.125 | 07/01/15 | 670 | 690,522 | ||||||||||||
General Electric Co.
|
5.250 | 12/06/17 | 1,330 | 1,451,875 | ||||||||||||
3,130,007 | ||||||||||||||||
Electric4.3% |
||||||||||||||||
AES Corp.
|
8.000 | 06/01/20 | 1,055 | 1,065,550 | ||||||||||||
CMS Energy Corp.
|
6.250 | 02/01/20 | 650 | 615,875 | ||||||||||||
CMS Energy Corp.
|
6.300 | 02/01/12 | 150 | 155,250 | ||||||||||||
Consumers Energy Co.
|
5.800 | 09/15/35 | 480 | 525,076 | ||||||||||||
Dominion Resources, Inc., Ser B
|
7.000 | 06/15/38 | 315 | 382,857 | ||||||||||||
Enel Finance International SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
5.125 | 10/07/19 | 1,125 | 1,127,600 | ||||||||||||
Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC
|
5.590 | 10/01/24 | 650 | 712,319 | ||||||||||||
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
|
6.050 | 08/15/21 | 815 | 834,612 | ||||||||||||
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
|
6.800 | 08/15/39 | 785 | 777,648 | ||||||||||||
Indianapolis Power & Light
Co.(a)
|
6.300 | 07/01/13 | 255 | 277,113 | ||||||||||||
Nisource Finance Corp.
|
6.800 | 01/15/19 | 635 | 716,173 | ||||||||||||
NRG Energy, Inc.
|
8.500 | 06/15/19 | 240 | 245,400 | ||||||||||||
Ohio Power Co.
|
5.375 | 10/01/21 | 350 | 378,088 | ||||||||||||
Progress Energy, Inc.
|
7.050 | 03/15/19 | 340 | 404,012 | ||||||||||||
Southwestern Public Service Co.
|
8.750 | 12/01/18 | 410 | 525,558 | ||||||||||||
Virginia Electric & Power Co.
|
8.875 | 11/15/38 | 595 | 865,952 | ||||||||||||
9,609,083 | ||||||||||||||||
Electric Utilities0.3% |
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DCP Midstream LLC
|
7.875 | 08/16/10 | 710 | 715,412 | ||||||||||||
Entertainment0.5% |
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Time Warner, Inc.
|
6.500 | 11/15/36 | 675 | 726,040 | ||||||||||||
Time Warner, Inc.
|
7.700 | 05/01/32 | 410 | 492,541 | ||||||||||||
1,218,581 | ||||||||||||||||
Environmental & Facilities Services0.3% |
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Republic Services,
Inc.(a)
|
5.500 | 09/15/19 | 545 | 589,530 | ||||||||||||
Food Retail0.1% |
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WM Wrigley Junior
Company(a)
|
3.050 | 06/28/13 | 305 | 306,758 | ||||||||||||
Food/Beverage3.1% |
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Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc.
|
3.000 | 10/15/12 | 1,000 | 1,030,304 | ||||||||||||
Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide,
Inc.(a)
|
8.200 | 01/15/39 | 120 | 158,787 | ||||||||||||
Bacardi Ltd.
(Bermuda)(a)
|
8.200 | 04/01/19 | 495 | 618,656 | ||||||||||||
Bunge Ltd. Finance Corp.
|
8.500 | 06/15/19 | 480 | 572,527 | ||||||||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
|
7.000 | 10/01/28 | 730 | 866,640 | ||||||||||||
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
|
8.250 | 09/15/30 | 575 | 752,795 | ||||||||||||
Constellation Brands, Inc.
|
7.250 | 09/01/16 | 135 | 136,688 | ||||||||||||
Kraft Foods, Inc.
|
5.375 | 02/10/20 | 1,325 | 1,419,852 | ||||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Food/Beverage(continued) |
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Kraft Foods, Inc.
|
6.875 | % | 02/01/38 | $ | 255 | $ | 299,072 | |||||||||
Kraft Foods, Inc.
|
6.875 | 01/26/39 | 850 | 999,002 | ||||||||||||
6,854,323 | ||||||||||||||||
Gas Utilities0.3% |
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EQT Corp.
|
8.125 | 06/01/19 | 655 | 771,395 | ||||||||||||
Health Care1.5% |
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Boston Scientific Corp.
|
6.000 | 01/15/20 | 1,400 | 1,394,598 | ||||||||||||
Life Technologies Corp.
|
6.000 | 03/01/20 | 610 | 662,076 | ||||||||||||
Novant Health, Inc.
|
5.850 | 11/01/19 | 1,000 | 1,081,349 | ||||||||||||
Tenet Healthcare Corp.
|
7.375 | 02/01/13 | 300 | 302,250 | ||||||||||||
3,440,273 | ||||||||||||||||
Health Care Equipment0.1% |
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Covidien International Finance SA (Luxembourg)
|
1.875 | 06/15/13 | 310 | 311,578 | ||||||||||||
Health Care Facilities0.1% |
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HCA, Inc.
|
8.500 | 04/15/19 | 240 | 256,800 | ||||||||||||
Home Construction0.2% |
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Toll Brothers Finance Corp.
|
6.750 | 11/01/19 | 400 | 393,186 | ||||||||||||
Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines0.1% |
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Hyatt Hotels
Corp.(a)
|
6.875 | 08/15/19 | 155 | 167,729 | ||||||||||||
Independent Energy1.7% |
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Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
|
8.700 | 03/15/19 | 700 | 658,437 | ||||||||||||
EnCana Corp. (Canada)
|
6.500 | 02/01/38 | 945 | 1,054,920 | ||||||||||||
Gaz Capital SA
(Luxembourg)(a)
|
6.510 | 03/07/22 | 265 | 256,388 | ||||||||||||
Newfield Exploration Co.
|
7.125 | 05/15/18 | 290 | 288,550 | ||||||||||||
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
|
6.650 | 03/15/17 | 145 | 147,564 | ||||||||||||
Plains Exploration & Production Co.
|
7.625 | 06/01/18 | 320 | 314,800 | ||||||||||||
Questar Market Resources, Inc.
|
6.800 | 04/01/18 | 1,005 | 1,053,086 | ||||||||||||
3,773,745 | ||||||||||||||||
Integrated Energy1.3% |
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Chesapeake Energy Corp.
|
7.625 | 07/15/13 | 515 | 540,106 | ||||||||||||
Hess Corp.
|
6.000 | 01/15/40 | 625 | 648,875 | ||||||||||||
Nexen, Inc. (Canada)
|
7.500 | 07/30/39 | 800 | 953,744 | ||||||||||||
Petro-Canada (Canada)
|
6.800 | 05/15/38 | 660 | 757,454 | ||||||||||||
2,900,179 | ||||||||||||||||
Life Insurance4.5% |
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Aegon NV (Netherlands)
|
4.625 | 12/01/15 | 650 | 673,582 | ||||||||||||
Aflac, Inc.
|
8.500 | 05/15/19 | 540 | 649,565 | ||||||||||||
Lincoln National Corp.
|
8.750 | 07/01/19 | 615 | 757,228 | ||||||||||||
MetLife, Inc.
|
5.700 | 06/15/35 | 75 | 73,766 | ||||||||||||
MetLife, Inc.
|
6.817 | 08/15/18 | 50 | 56,481 | ||||||||||||
MetLife, Inc.
|
7.717 | 02/15/19 | 530 | 629,064 | ||||||||||||
MetLife, Inc.
|
10.750 | 08/01/39 | 785 | 938,075 | ||||||||||||
Pacific
LifeCorp(a)
|
6.000 | 02/10/20 | 1,150 | 1,196,135 | ||||||||||||
Par |
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Amount |
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Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Life Insurance(continued) |
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Principal Financial Group, Inc.
|
8.875 | % | 05/15/19 | $ | 830 | $ | 1,019,900 | |||||||||
Protective Life Corp.
|
7.375 | 10/15/19 | 775 | 843,803 | ||||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
4.750 | 09/17/15 | 820 | 850,031 | ||||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
6.625 | 12/01/37 | 390 | 407,606 | ||||||||||||
Prudential Financial, Inc.
|
7.375 | 06/15/19 | 645 | 741,019 | ||||||||||||
Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
|
6.450 | 11/15/19 | 625 | 667,631 | ||||||||||||
Xlliac Global
Funding(a)
|
4.800 | 08/10/10 | 555 | 555,165 | ||||||||||||
10,059,051 | ||||||||||||||||
Media-Cable3.4% |
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Cablevision Systems Corp.
|
7.750 | 04/15/18 | 330 | 330,825 | ||||||||||||
Comcast Corp.
|
5.150 | 03/01/20 | 210 | 219,594 | ||||||||||||
Comcast Corp.
|
5.700 | 05/15/18 | 1,545 | 1,696,449 | ||||||||||||
Comcast Corp.
|
6.450 | 03/15/37 | 580 | 624,269 | ||||||||||||
Comcast Corp.
|
6.500 | 01/15/15 | 500 | 574,201 | ||||||||||||
COX Communications,
Inc.(a)
|
8.375 | 03/01/39 | 305 | 401,708 | ||||||||||||
CSC Holdings, Inc.
|
7.625 | 07/15/18 | 250 | 254,375 | ||||||||||||
DirecTV Holdings LLC
|
7.625 | 05/15/16 | 565 | 615,850 | ||||||||||||
DISH DBS Corp.
|
7.125 | 02/01/16 | 465 | 468,488 | ||||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
|
6.750 | 07/01/18 | 685 | 785,323 | ||||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
|
6.750 | 06/15/39 | 310 | 342,622 | ||||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
|
8.250 | 04/01/19 | 295 | 363,405 | ||||||||||||
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
|
8.750 | 02/14/19 | 455 | 573,579 | ||||||||||||
Time Warner, Inc.
|
4.875 | 03/15/20 | 305 | 314,879 | ||||||||||||
7,565,567 | ||||||||||||||||
Media-Noncable1.9% |
||||||||||||||||
CBS Corp.
|
8.875 | 05/15/19 | 570 | 716,316 | ||||||||||||
Grupo Televisa SA (Mexico)
|
6.000 | 05/15/18 | 210 | 227,410 | ||||||||||||
NBC Universal,
Inc.(a)
|
5.150 | 04/30/20 | 620 | 648,673 | ||||||||||||
News America, Inc.
|
6.400 | 12/15/35 | 325 | 349,468 | ||||||||||||
News America, Inc.
|
6.650 | 11/15/37 | 600 | 666,778 | ||||||||||||
News America, Inc.
|
7.850 | 03/01/39 | 295 | 367,612 | ||||||||||||
WPP Finance UK PLC (United Kingdom)
|
8.000 | 09/15/14 | 1,080 | 1,267,057 | ||||||||||||
4,243,314 | ||||||||||||||||
Metals3.8% |
||||||||||||||||
Alcoa, Inc.
|
5.870 | 02/23/22 | 335 | 312,783 | ||||||||||||
Alcoa, Inc.
|
6.750 | 07/15/18 | 540 | 546,453 | ||||||||||||
Anglo American Capital PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
|
9.375 | 04/08/19 | 890 | 1,137,173 | ||||||||||||
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
|
9.850 | 06/01/19 | 770 | 963,239 | ||||||||||||
Freeport-McMoRan Cooper & Gold, Inc.
|
8.375 | 04/01/17 | 320 | 352,700 | ||||||||||||
Newmont Mining Corp.
|
6.250 | 10/01/39 | 475 | 520,438 | ||||||||||||
Rio Tinto Finance USA Ltd. (Australia)
|
9.000 | 05/01/19 | 1,750 | 2,292,570 | ||||||||||||
Southern Copper Corp.
|
5.375 | 04/16/20 | 230 | 232,164 | ||||||||||||
Southern Copper Corp.
|
6.750 | 04/16/40 | 335 | 337,003 | ||||||||||||
Teck Resources Ltd. (Canada)
|
10.250 | 05/15/16 | 385 | 455,262 | ||||||||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
|
5.625 | 09/15/19 | 545 | 577,774 | ||||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Metals(continued) |
||||||||||||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
|
6.875 | % | 11/21/36 | $ | 490 | $ | 512,129 | |||||||||
Vale Overseas Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
|
6.875 | 11/10/39 | 270 | 284,101 | ||||||||||||
8,523,789 | ||||||||||||||||
Multi-Line Insurance0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Genworth Financial, Inc.
|
7.700 | 06/15/20 | 150 | 150,190 | ||||||||||||
Noncaptive-Consumer Finance1.6% |
||||||||||||||||
American General Finance Corp.
|
4.625 | 09/01/10 | 1,100 | 1,092,438 | ||||||||||||
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
|
7.300 | 06/28/19 | 710 | 842,941 | ||||||||||||
HSBC Finance Corp.
|
5.500 | 01/19/16 | 855 | 917,014 | ||||||||||||
SLM
Corp.(c)
|
0.475 | 07/26/10 | 770 | 769,419 | ||||||||||||
3,621,812 | ||||||||||||||||
Noncaptive-Diversified Finance1.5% |
||||||||||||||||
Blackstone Holdings Finance Co.
LLC(a)
|
6.625 | 08/15/19 | 705 | 742,390 | ||||||||||||
General Electric Capital Corp.
|
5.500 | 01/08/20 | 320 | 339,233 | ||||||||||||
General Electric Capital Corp.
|
5.875 | 01/14/38 | 360 | 352,718 | ||||||||||||
General Electric Capital Corp.
|
6.000 | 08/07/19 | 1,810 | 1,967,350 | ||||||||||||
3,401,691 | ||||||||||||||||
Office0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Digital Realty
Trust, LP(a)(d)
|
4.500 | 07/15/15 | 525 | 523,409 | ||||||||||||
Oil Field Services1.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Petrobras International Finance Co. (Cayman Islands)
|
5.750 | 01/20/20 | 335 | 337,003 | ||||||||||||
Transocean, Inc. (Cayman Islands)
|
5.250 | 03/15/13 | 500 | 470,625 | ||||||||||||
Weatherford International, Inc.
|
6.350 | 06/15/17 | 650 | 684,597 | ||||||||||||
Weatherford International Ltd. (Switzerland)
|
9.625 | 03/01/19 | 660 | 799,454 | ||||||||||||
2,291,679 | ||||||||||||||||
Other Diversified Financial Services0.6% |
||||||||||||||||
ERAC USA Finance
Company(a)(d)
|
2.750 | 07/01/13 | 390 | 392,360 | ||||||||||||
ERAC USA Finance
Company(a)
|
5.800 | 10/15/12 | 200 | 217,287 | ||||||||||||
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.
|
5.550 | 01/15/20 | 730 | 748,092 | ||||||||||||
1,357,739 | ||||||||||||||||
Packaged Foods & Meats0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Grupo Bimbo SAB de CV
(Mexico)(a)
|
4.875 | 06/30/20 | 505 | 509,411 | ||||||||||||
Packaging0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Sealed Air
Corp.(a)
|
7.875 | 06/15/17 | 390 | 408,118 | ||||||||||||
Paper1.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Georgia-Pacific
LLC(a)
|
8.250 | 05/01/16 | 105 | 112,875 | ||||||||||||
International Paper Co.
|
7.500 | 08/15/21 | 715 | 835,364 | ||||||||||||
International Paper Co.
|
9.375 | 05/15/19 | 375 | 481,172 | ||||||||||||
MeadWestvaco Corp.
|
7.375 | 09/01/19 | 1,075 | 1,165,650 | ||||||||||||
2,595,061 | ||||||||||||||||
Pharmaceuticals0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Wyeth
|
6.450 | 02/01/24 | 120 | 140,673 | ||||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Pipelines5.3% |
||||||||||||||||
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
|
6.250 | % | 02/01/37 | $ | 375 | $ | 396,199 | |||||||||
CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.
|
7.875 | 04/01/13 | 225 | 258,603 | ||||||||||||
Colorado Interstate Gas Co.
|
6.800 | 11/15/15 | 276 | 319,103 | ||||||||||||
Energy Transfer Partners LP
|
9.000 | 04/15/19 | 1,475 | 1,744,029 | ||||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
|
5.250 | 01/31/20 | 250 | 259,324 | ||||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
|
5.600 | 10/15/14 | 720 | 786,486 | ||||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
|
6.450 | 09/01/40 | 1,250 | 1,313,717 | ||||||||||||
Enterprise Products Operating LLC
|
6.500 | 01/31/19 | 295 | 329,521 | ||||||||||||
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
|
5.850 | 09/15/12 | 560 | 601,997 | ||||||||||||
Kinder Morgan Finance Co. (Canada)
|
5.700 | 01/05/16 | 585 | 561,600 | ||||||||||||
Kinder Morgan, Inc.
|
6.500 | 09/01/12 | 559 | 579,963 | ||||||||||||
Midcontinent Express Pipeline
LLC(a)
|
6.700 | 09/15/19 | 650 | 674,591 | ||||||||||||
Plains All American Pipeline LP
|
6.700 | 05/15/36 | 885 | 891,006 | ||||||||||||
Plains All American Pipeline LP
|
8.750 | 05/01/19 | 600 | 720,073 | ||||||||||||
Spectra Energy Capital LLC
|
8.000 | 10/01/19 | 225 | 273,290 | ||||||||||||
Texas Eastern Transmission LP
|
7.000 | 07/15/32 | 755 | 902,938 | ||||||||||||
Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
|
6.050 | 06/15/18 | 130 | 144,971 | ||||||||||||
Williams Partners LP
|
7.250 | 02/01/17 | 1,000 | 1,141,440 | ||||||||||||
11,898,851 | ||||||||||||||||
Property & Casualty Insurance2.7% |
||||||||||||||||
AIG SunAmerica Global
Financing VI(a)
|
6.300 | 05/10/11 | 795 | 799,472 | ||||||||||||
Allstate Corp.
|
7.450 | 05/16/19 | 690 | 814,297 | ||||||||||||
American Financial Group, Inc.
|
9.875 | 06/15/19 | 1,055 | 1,276,376 | ||||||||||||
CNA Financial Corp.
|
7.350 | 11/15/19 | 1,100 | 1,180,230 | ||||||||||||
Farmers Insurance Exchange
Surplus(a)
|
8.625 | 05/01/24 | 980 | 1,131,642 | ||||||||||||
XL Capital Ltd. (Cayman Islands)
|
5.250 | 09/15/14 | 710 | 739,622 | ||||||||||||
5,941,639 | ||||||||||||||||
Railroads0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
CSX Corp.
|
6.150 | 05/01/37 | 770 | 841,885 | ||||||||||||
REITS3.7% |
||||||||||||||||
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
|
6.100 | 03/15/20 | 655 | 727,803 | ||||||||||||
BioMed
Realty LP(a)
|
6.125 | 04/15/20 | 225 | 235,039 | ||||||||||||
Boston Properties LP
|
5.875 | 10/15/19 | 800 | 859,519 | ||||||||||||
Duke Realty LP
|
6.750 | 03/15/20 | 660 | 710,631 | ||||||||||||
Entertainment Properties
Trust(a)
|
7.750 | 07/15/20 | 350 | 349,175 | ||||||||||||
Federal Realty Investment Trust
|
5.900 | 04/01/20 | 375 | 397,199 | ||||||||||||
Health Care REIT, Inc.
|
6.125 | 04/15/20 | 775 | 801,289 | ||||||||||||
Mack-Cali Realty Corp.
|
7.750 | 08/15/19 | 525 | 611,237 | ||||||||||||
Simon Property Group LP
|
5.650 | 02/01/20 | 1,025 | 1,088,081 | ||||||||||||
Simon Property Group LP
|
6.750 | 05/15/14 | 585 | 653,423 | ||||||||||||
Vornado Realty LP
|
4.250 | 04/01/15 | 670 | 666,913 | ||||||||||||
WEA Finance
LLC(a)
|
6.750 | 09/02/19 | 1,050 | 1,166,681 | ||||||||||||
8,266,990 | ||||||||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Restaurants0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Yum! Brands, Inc.
|
6.875 | % | 11/15/37 | $ | 780 | $ | 908,320 | |||||||||
Retailers1.8% |
||||||||||||||||
CVS Pass-Through Trust
|
6.036 | 12/10/28 | 1,299 | 1,354,775 | ||||||||||||
CVS Pass-Through
Trust(a)
|
8.353 | 07/10/31 | 202 | 246,136 | ||||||||||||
Home Depot, Inc.
|
5.875 | 12/16/36 | 800 | 818,079 | ||||||||||||
JC Penney Corp., Inc.
|
6.375 | 10/15/36 | 386 | 374,109 | ||||||||||||
Kohls Corp.
|
6.875 | 12/15/37 | 140 | 168,600 | ||||||||||||
QVC,
Inc.(a)
|
7.125 | 04/15/17 | 570 | 562,875 | ||||||||||||
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
|
5.250 | 09/01/35 | 400 | 419,454 | ||||||||||||
3,944,028 | ||||||||||||||||
Services0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Ryder System, Inc.
|
7.200 | 09/01/15 | 415 | 483,080 | ||||||||||||
Sovereigns0.7% |
||||||||||||||||
Export-Import Bank of Korea (Republic of Korea (South Korea))
|
4.125 | 09/09/15 | 480 | 487,658 | ||||||||||||
Korea Development Bank (Republic of Korea (South Korea))
|
4.375 | 08/10/15 | 1,135 | 1,163,512 | ||||||||||||
1,651,170 | ||||||||||||||||
Supermarkets0.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Delhaize America, Inc.
|
9.000 | 04/15/31 | 574 | 778,511 | ||||||||||||
Technology1.4% |
||||||||||||||||
Cisco Systems, Inc.
|
5.900 | 02/15/39 | 515 | 569,721 | ||||||||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
6.625 | 05/15/19 | 140 | 163,008 | ||||||||||||
Corning, Inc.
|
7.250 | 08/15/36 | 490 | 582,575 | ||||||||||||
KLA Instruments Corp.
|
6.900 | 05/01/18 | 715 | 803,453 | ||||||||||||
Xerox Corp.
|
5.625 | 12/15/19 | 215 | 229,876 | ||||||||||||
Xerox Corp.
|
6.350 | 05/15/18 | 660 | 734,475 | ||||||||||||
3,083,108 | ||||||||||||||||
Technology Distributors0.5% |
||||||||||||||||
Avnet, Inc.
|
5.875 | 06/15/20 | 1,200 | 1,215,168 | ||||||||||||
Tobacco1.0% |
||||||||||||||||
Altria Group, Inc.
|
9.700 | 11/10/18 | 340 | 430,176 | ||||||||||||
Altria Group, Inc.
|
10.200 | 02/06/39 | 410 | 546,804 | ||||||||||||
BAT International Finance PLC (United
Kingdom)(a)
|
9.500 | 11/15/18 | 350 | 460,219 | ||||||||||||
Lorillard Tobacco Co.
|
8.125 | 06/23/19 | 680 | 758,424 | ||||||||||||
Philip Morris International, Inc.
|
6.375 | 05/16/38 | 115 | 134,121 | ||||||||||||
2,329,744 | ||||||||||||||||
Wireless0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd. (Bermuda)
|
8.500 | 01/15/13 | 275 | 279,125 | ||||||||||||
SBA Telecommunications,
Inc.(a)
|
8.250 | 08/15/19 | 250 | 262,187 | ||||||||||||
541,312 | ||||||||||||||||
Wireline6.2% |
||||||||||||||||
AT&T Corp.
|
8.000 | 11/15/31 | 2,510 | 3,224,810 | ||||||||||||
AT&T, Inc.
|
6.550 | 02/15/39 | 155 | 174,378 | ||||||||||||
CenturyTel, Inc.
|
6.150 | 09/15/19 | 295 | 286,910 | ||||||||||||
Par |
||||||||||||||||
Amount |
||||||||||||||||
Coupon | Maturity | (000) | Value | |||||||||||||
Wireline(continued) |
||||||||||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
|
6.000 | % | 07/08/19 | $ | 150 | $ | 166,415 | |||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
|
6.750 | 08/20/18 | 225 | 261,370 | ||||||||||||
Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Netherlands)
|
8.750 | 06/15/30 | 440 | 568,112 | ||||||||||||
Frontier Communications
Corp.(a)
|
8.500 | 04/15/20 | 705 | 713,812 | ||||||||||||
GTE Corp.
|
6.940 | 04/15/28 | 650 | 718,305 | ||||||||||||
Qwest Corp.
|
6.875 | 09/15/33 | 210 | 195,825 | ||||||||||||
Sable International Finance Ltd. (Cayman
Islands)(a)
|
7.750 | 02/15/17 | 500 | 511,935 | ||||||||||||
SBC Communications, Inc.
|
6.150 | 09/15/34 | 1,030 | 1,097,659 | ||||||||||||
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
|
6.999 | 06/04/18 | 1,850 | 1,974,803 | ||||||||||||
Telecom Italia Capital SA (Luxembourg)
|
7.175 | 06/18/19 | 230 | 247,467 | ||||||||||||
Telefonica Europe BV (Netherlands)
|
8.250 | 09/15/30 | 1,145 | 1,416,596 | ||||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
6.400 | 02/15/38 | 200 | 221,399 | ||||||||||||
Verizon Communications, Inc.
|
8.950 | 03/01/39 | 1,360 | 1,963,093 | ||||||||||||
13,742,889 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Corporate Bonds84.5%
|
188,963,340 | |||||||||||||||
United States Treasury Obligations4.4% |
||||||||||||||||
United States Treasury Bond
|
7.500 | 11/15/24 | 6,850 | 9,935,711 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations0.9% |
||||||||||||||||
Banc of America Commercial Mortgage,
Inc.(b)
|
5.934 | 02/10/51 | 400 | 418,346 | ||||||||||||
Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage
Securities(b)
|
5.471 | 01/12/45 | 700 | 725,552 | ||||||||||||
LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
|
5.372 | 09/15/39 | 760 | 787,270 | ||||||||||||
Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations0.9%
|
1,931,168 | |||||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds0.3% |
||||||||||||||||
California0.1% |
||||||||||||||||
California State Taxable Variable Purpose 3
|
5.950 | 04/01/16 | 245 | 261,787 | ||||||||||||
New York0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority
|
5.724 | 06/15/42 | 400 | 417,112 | ||||||||||||
Total Municipal Bonds0.3%
|
678,899 | |||||||||||||||
Asset Backed Securities0.2% |
||||||||||||||||
America West Airlines, Inc.
|
7.100 | 04/02/21 | 404 | 379,529 | ||||||||||||
Total Long-Term Investments90.3% (Cost $186,697,698)
|
201,888,647 | |||||||||||||||
Shares |
||||||||||||||||
Money Market Funds7.1% |
||||||||||||||||
Liquid Assets PortfolioInstitutional
Class(e)
|
7,884,417 | 7,884,417 | ||||||||||||||
Premier PortfolioInstitutional
Class(e)
|
7,884,417 | 7,884,417 | ||||||||||||||
Total Money Market Funds7.1% (Cost $15,768,834)
|
15,768,834 | |||||||||||||||
United States Government Agency Obligations1.1% |
||||||||||||||||
United States Treasury Bill ($2,548,000 par, yielding
0.139%, 10/28/10
Maturity) (Cost
$2,546,360)(f)
|
2,546,828 | |||||||||||||||
TOTAL INVESTMENTS98.5% (Cost $205,012,892)
|
220,204,309 | |||||||||||||||
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES1.5%
|
3,401,243 | |||||||||||||||
NET ASSETS100.0%
|
$ | 223,605,552 | ||||||||||||||
(a) | 144A-Private Placement security which is exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security may only be resold in transactions exempt from registration which are normally those transactions with qualified institutional buyers. | |
(b) | Variable Rate Coupon | |
(c) | Floating Rate Coupon | |
(d) | Security purchased on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis. | |
(e) | The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser. | |
(f) | All or a portion of this security has been physically segregated in connection with open futures contracts. |
REIT
|
Real Estate Investment Trust |
Unrealized |
||||||||
Number of |
Appreciation/ |
|||||||
Futures Contracts | Contracts | Depreciation | ||||||
Long Contracts: |
||||||||
U.S. Treasury
Notes 2-Year
Futures, September 2010 (Current Notional Value of $218,828 per
contract)
|
147 | $ | 126,394 | |||||
U.S. Treasury
Notes 5-Year
Futures, September 2010 (Current Notional Value of $118,352 per
contract)
|
220 | 309,679 | ||||||
Total Long Contracts
|
367 | 436,073 | ||||||
Short Contracts: |
||||||||
U.S. Treasury Bond
30-Year
Futures, September 2010 (Current Notional Value of $127,500 per
contract)
|
23 | (79,650 | ) | |||||
U.S. Treasury
Notes 10-Year
Futures, September 2010 (Current Notional Value of $122,547 per
contract)
|
334 | (731,326 | ) | |||||
Total Short Contracts
|
357 | (810,976 | ) | |||||
Total Futures Contracts
|
724 | $ | (374,903 | ) | ||||
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | ||||||||||||||
Other
Significant |
Significant |
|||||||||||||||
Investments | Quoted Prices | Observable Inputs | Unobservable Inputs | Total | ||||||||||||
Investments in an Asset Position: |
||||||||||||||||
Corporate Bonds
|
$ | | $ | 188,963,340 | $ | | $ | 188,963,340 | ||||||||
United States Treasury Obligations
|
| 9,935,711 | | 9,935,711 | ||||||||||||
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations
|
| 1,931,168 | | 1,931,168 | ||||||||||||
Asset Backed Securities
|
| 379,529 | | 379,529 | ||||||||||||
Municipal Bonds
|
| 678,899 | | 678,899 | ||||||||||||
United States Government Agency Obligations
|
| 2,546,828 | | 2,546,828 | ||||||||||||
Money Market Funds
|
15,768,834 | | | 15,768,834 | ||||||||||||
Futures
|
436,073 | | | 436,073 | ||||||||||||
Total Investments in an Asset Position
|
$ | 16,204,907 | $ | 204,435,475 | $ | | $ | 220,640,382 | ||||||||
Investments in a Liability Position: |
||||||||||||||||
Futures
|
$ | (810,976 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (810,976 | ) | ||||||
Total Investments in a Liability Position
|
$ | (810,976 | ) | $ | | $ | | $ | (810,976 | ) | ||||||
Assets: |
||||
Investments, at value (Cost $189,244,058)
|
$ | 204,435,475 | ||
Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost
|
15,768,834 | |||
Receivables:
|
||||
Interest
|
2,815,271 | |||
Investments sold
|
2,527,828 | |||
Total assets
|
225,547,408 | |||
Liabilities: |
||||
Payables:
|
||||
Investments purchased
|
1,715,509 | |||
Income distributions
|
40,514 | |||
Variation margin on futures
|
37,922 | |||
Other affiliates
|
7,145 | |||
Accrued expenses
|
140,766 | |||
Total liabilities
|
1,941,856 | |||
Net assets
|
$ | 223,605,552 | ||
Net asset value per common share ($223,605,552 divided by
11,330,647 shares outstanding)
|
$ | 19.73 | ||
Net assets consist of: |
||||
Common shares ($1.00 par value with 15,000,000 shares
authorized, 11,330,647 shares issued and outstanding)
|
$ | 11,330,647 | ||
Paid in surplus
|
207,070,812 | |||
Net unrealized appreciation
|
14,816,514 | |||
Accumulated undistributed net investment income
|
(263,263 | ) | ||
Accumulated net realized loss
|
(9,349,158 | ) | ||
Net assets
|
$ | 223,605,552 | ||
Investment income: |
||||
Interest
|
$ | 13,069,326 | ||
Other
|
180 | |||
Total income
|
13,069,506 | |||
Expenses: |
||||
Investment advisory fee
|
916,899 | |||
Accounting and administrative expenses
|
74,147 | |||
Transfer agent fees
|
72,423 | |||
Professional fees
|
58,040 | |||
Reports to shareholders
|
56,078 | |||
Trustees fees and related expenses
|
42,005 | |||
Custody
|
28,375 | |||
Registration fees
|
20,574 | |||
Other
|
14,891 | |||
Total expenses
|
1,283,432 | |||
Net investment income
|
$ | 11,786,074 | ||
Realized and unrealized gain/loss: |
||||
Realized gain/loss:
|
||||
Investments
|
$ | 9,701,249 | ||
Futures
|
(1,038,011 | ) | ||
Swap contracts
|
(3,150,276 | ) | ||
Net realized gain
|
5,512,962 | |||
Unrealized appreciation/depreciation:
|
||||
Beginning of the period
|
147,892 | |||
End of the period:
|
||||
Investments
|
15,191,417 | |||
Futures
|
(374,903 | ) | ||
14,816,514 | ||||
Net unrealized appreciation during the period
|
14,668,622 | |||
Net realized and unrealized gain
|
$ | 20,181,584 | ||
Net increase in net assets from operations
|
$ | 31,967,658 | ||
For the |
For the |
|||||||
year ended |
year ended |
|||||||
June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2009 | |||||||
From investment activities: |
||||||||
Net investment income
|
$ | 11,786,074 | $ | 10,689,248 | ||||
Net realized gain/loss
|
5,512,962 | (4,188,353 | ) | |||||
Net unrealized appreciation during the period
|
14,668,622 | 1,673,676 | ||||||
Change in net assets from operations
|
31,967,658 | 8,174,571 | ||||||
Distributions from net investment income
|
(11,609,494 | ) | (12,666,941 | ) | ||||
Net change in net assets from investment activities
|
20,358,164 | (4,492,370 | ) | |||||
From capital transactions: |
||||||||
Value of common shares issued through dividend reinvestment
|
261,395 | 140,312 | ||||||
Total increase/decrease in net assets
|
20,619,559 | (4,352,058 | ) | |||||
Net assets: |
||||||||
Beginning of the period
|
202,985,993 | 207,338,051 | ||||||
End of the period (Including accumulated undistributed net
investment income (loss) of $(263,263) and $(411,091),
respectively)
|
$ | 223,605,552 | $ | 202,985,993 | ||||
Year ended June 30, | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
Net asset value, beginning of the period
|
$ | 17.94 | $ | 18.33 | $ | 18.70 | $ | 18.59 | $ | 19.69 | ||||||||||
Net investment
income(a)
|
1.04 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.90 | 0.89 | |||||||||||||||
Net realized and unrealized gain/loss
|
1.78 | (0.22 | ) | (0.37 | ) | 0.15 | (1.03 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total from investment operations
|
2.82 | 0.73 | 0.55 | 1.05 | (0.14 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Less distributions from net investment income
|
1.03 | 1.12 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.96 | |||||||||||||||
Net asset value, end of the period
|
$ | 19.73 | $ | 17.94 | $ | 18.33 | $ | 18.70 | $ | 18.59 | ||||||||||
Common share market price at end of the period
|
$ | 19.65 | $ | 17.12 | $ | 16.62 | $ | 16.84 | $ | 16.40 | ||||||||||
Total
return(b)
|
21.02 | % | 10.29 | % | 4.17 | % | 8.38 | % | (2.59 | )% | ||||||||||
Net assets at end of the period (in millions)
|
$ | 223.6 | $ | 203.0 | $ | 207.3 | $ | 211.4 | $ | 211.2 | ||||||||||
Ratio of expenses to average net assets
|
0.59 | %(c) | 0.58 | % | 0.61 | % | 0.57 | % | 0.59 | % | ||||||||||
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets
|
5.40 | %(c) | 5.54 | % | 4.82 | % | 4.72 | % | 4.61 | % | ||||||||||
Portfolio turnover
|
77 | % | 59 | % | 111 | % | 188 | % | 64 | % | ||||||||||
(a) | Based on average shares outstanding. | |
(b) | Total return based on common share market price assumes an investment at the common share market price at the beginning of the period indicated, reinvestment of all distributions for the period in accordance with the Funds dividend reinvestment plan, and sale of all shares at the closing common share market price at the end of the period indicated. | |
(c) | Ratios are based on average net assets (000s omitted) of $218,227. |
A. | Security Valuation Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy. | |
Debt obligations (including convertible bonds) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate, yield, quality, type of issue, coupon rate, maturity, individual trading characteristics and other market data. Short-term obligations, including commercial paper, having 60 days or less to maturity are recorded at amortized cost which approximates value. Debt securities are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt securities involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments. | ||
A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible bonds) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). | ||
Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded. | ||
Foreign securities (including foreign exchange contracts) are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economical upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards. | ||
Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including Corporate Loans. | ||
Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or are unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Funds officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a securitys fair value. | ||
Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuers assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments. | ||
B. | Fair Value Measurements GAAP defines fair value as the price that the Fund would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to distinguish between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and |
(2) inputs that reflect the reporting entitys own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Funds investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below. | ||
Level 1 Prices are
based on quoted prices in active markets for identical
investments.
|
||
Level 2 Prices are
based on other significant observable inputs which may include
quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates,
prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.
|
||
Level 3 Prices are
based on significant unobservable inputs including the
Funds own assumptions in determining the fair value of
investments. Factors considered in making this determination may
include, but are not limited to, information obtained by
contacting the issuer, analysts, or the appropriate stock
exchange (for exchange-traded securities), analysis of the
issuers financial statements or other available documents
and, if necessary, available information concerning other
securities in similar circumstances.
|
||
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. | ||
C. | Security Transactions Security transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses are determined on an identified cost basis. The Fund may purchase and sell securities on a when-issued or delayed delivery basis, with settlement to occur at a later date. The value of the security so purchased is subject to market fluctuations during this period. The Fund will segregate assets with its custodian having an aggregate value at least equal to the amount of the when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments until payment is made. At June 30, 2010, the Fund had $1,026,961 of when-issued or delayed delivery purchase commitments. | |
The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included on the Statement of Operations as realized gain/loss for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain/loss for investments still held. | ||
Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported on the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the realized and unrealized net gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Funds net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Funds total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported on the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser. | ||
D. | Investment Income Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis and dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Premiums are amortized and discounts are accreted over the expected life of each applicable security. | |
E. | Federal Income Taxes It is the Funds policy to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is presented in the financial statements. Management has concluded there are no significant uncertain tax positions that would require recognition in the financial statements. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in Interest Expense and penalties in Other expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Fund files tax returns with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and various states. Generally, each of the tax years in the four year period ended June 30, 2010, remains subject to examination by taxing authorities. | |
The Fund intends to utilize provisions of the federal income tax laws which allow it to carry a realized capital loss forward for eight years following the year of the loss and offset these losses against any future realized capital gains. At June 30, 2010, the Fund had an accumulated capital loss carryforward for tax purposes of $9,703,123, which will expire according to the following schedule: |
Amount | Expiration | |||||
$ | 9,703,123 | June 30, 2017 | ||||
Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed Federal income tax reporting period-end. |
Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis | ||||
Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities
|
$ | 15,607,464 | ||
Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities
|
(741,012 | ) | ||
Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities
|
$ | 14,866,452 | ||
Cost of investments for tax purposes is $205,337,857. |
F. | Distribution of Income and Gains The Fund declares and pays monthly dividends from net investment income. Net realized gains, if any, are distributed at least annually. Distributions from net realized gains for book purposes may include short-term capital gains and gains on futures transactions. All short-term capital gains and a portion of futures gains are included as ordinary income for tax purposes. | |
The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were as follows: |
2010 | 2009 | |||||||
Distributions paid from:
|
||||||||
Ordinary income
|
$ | 11,609,494 | $ | 12,709,428 | ||||
2010 | ||||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ | 81,278 | ||
Net unrealized appreciation investments
|
14,866,452 | |||
Temporary book/tax differences
|
(40,514 | ) | ||
Capital loss carryforward
|
(9,703,123 | ) | ||
Shares of beneficial interest
|
218,401,459 | |||
Total net assets
|
$ | 223,605,552 | ||
Accumulated
Undistributed |
Accumulated |
Paid-in |
||||||||
Net Investment Income | Net Realized Loss | Surplus | ||||||||
$ | (28,752 | ) | $ | 44,117 | $ | (15,365 | ) | |||
Undistributed ordinary income
|
$ | 81,278 | ||
Average Daily Net Assets | % Per Annum | |||
First $500 million
|
0 | .42% | ||
Over $500 million
|
0 | .35% | ||
Year ended |
Year ended |
|||||||
June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2009 | |||||||
Beginning Shares
|
11,317,176 | 11,308,623 | ||||||
Shares Issued Through Dividend Reinvestment
|
13,471 | 8,553 | ||||||
Ending Shares
|
11,330,647 | 11,317,176 | ||||||
A. | Futures Contracts The Fund is subject to interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use futures contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against changes in the value of interest rates or foreign currencies. A futures contract is an agreement involving the delivery of a particular asset on a specified future date at an agreed upon price. Upon entering into futures contracts, the Fund maintains an amount of cash or liquid securities with a value equal to a percentage of the contract amount with either a futures commission merchant pursuant to rules and regulations promulgated under the 1940 Act, or with its custodian in an account in the brokers name. This amount is known as initial margin. During the period the futures contract is open, payments are received from or made to the broker based upon changes in the value of the contract (the variation margin). When entering into futures contracts, the Fund bears the risk of interest or exchange rates or securities prices moving unexpectedly, in which case, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may realize a loss. With futures, there is minimal counterparty credit risk to the Fund since futures are exchange traded and the exchanges clearinghouse, as a counterparty to all exchange traded futures, guarantees the futures against default. The risk of loss associated with a futures contract is in excess of the variation margin reflected on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. |
Transactions in futures contracts for the year ended June 30, 2010 were as follows: |
Number of |
||||
Contracts | ||||
Outstanding at June 30, 2009
|
426 | |||
Futures Opened
|
3,765 | |||
Futures Closed
|
(3,467 | ) | ||
Outstanding at June 30, 2010
|
724 | |||
B. | Swap Contracts The Fund is subject to credit risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may enter into credit default swaps to manage its exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce its risk exposure to defaults of corporate and sovereign issuers, or to create exposure to corporate or sovereign issuers to which it is not otherwise exposed. A credit default swap is an agreement between two parties to exchange the credit risk of an issuer or index of issuers. A buyer of a credit default swap is said to buy protection by paying periodic fees in return for a contingent payment from the seller if the issuer has a credit event such as bankruptcy, a failure to pay outstanding obligations or deteriorating credit while the swap is outstanding. A seller of a credit default swap is said to sell protection and thus collects the periodic fees and profits if the credit of the issuer remains stable or improves while the swap is outstanding. The seller in a credit default swap contract would be required to pay an agreed-upon amount, to the buyer in the event of an adverse credit event of the issuer. This agreed-upon amount approximates the notional amount of the swap, if any is disclosed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments and is estimated to be the maximum potential future payment that the seller could be required to make under the credit default swap contract. For the year ended June 30, 2010, the average notional amounts of credit default swaps contracts entered into by the Fund acting as a buyer of protection was $2,256,000. In the event of an adverse credit event, the seller generally does not have any contractual remedies against the issuer or any other third party. However, if a physical settlement is elected, the seller would receive the defaulted credit and, as a result, become a creditor of the issuer. | |
The Fund accrues for the periodic fees on credit default swaps on a daily basis with the net amount accrued recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation of swap contracts. Upon cash settlement of the periodic fees, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/loss on swap contracts on the Statement of Operations. Net unrealized gains are recorded as an asset or net unrealized losses are reported as a liability on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The change in value of the swap contracts is reported as unrealized gains or losses on the Statement of Operations. Payments received or made upon entering into a credit default swap contract, if any, are recorded as realized gain or loss on the Statement of Operations upon termination or maturity of the swap. Credit default swaps may involve greater risks than if a Fund had invested in the issuer directly. The Funds maximum risk or loss from counterparty risk, either as the protection seller or as the protection buyer, is the fair value of the contract. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the fund and the counterparty and by the posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty. | ||
The Fund is subject to interest rate risk exposure in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. Because the Fund holds fixed rate bonds, the value of these bonds may decrease if interest rates rise. To help hedge against this risk and to maintain its ability to generate income at prevailing market rates, the Fund may enter into interest rate swap contracts. Interest rate swaps, including inflation asset swaps, are contractual agreements to exchange interest payments calculated on a predetermined notional principal amount except in the case of inflation asset swaps where the principal amount is periodically adjusted for inflation. Interest rate swaps generally involve one party paying a fixed interest rate and the other party paying a variable rate. The Fund will usually enter into interest rate swaps on a net basis, i.e., the offset in a cash settlement on the payment date or dates specified in the instrument, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. The Fund accrues the net amount with respect to each interest rate swap on a daily basis. This net amount is recorded within unrealized appreciation/depreciation on swap contracts. In a zero-coupon interest rate swap, payments only occur at maturity, at which time one counterparty pays the total compounded fixed rate over the life of the swap and the other pays the total compounded floating rate that would have been earned had a series of LIBOR investments been rolled over through the life of the swap. Upon cash settlement of the payments, the net amount is recorded as realized gain/loss on swap contracts on the Statement of Operations. The risks of interest rate swaps include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the contract or the cash flows and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligation under the agreement. The Funds maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty of the contracts remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. This risk is mitigated by having a master netting arrangement between the Fund and the counterparty and by posting of collateral by the counterparty to the Fund to cover the Funds exposure to the counterparty. For the year ended June 30, 2010, the average notional amount of interest rate swap contracts entered into by the Fund was $18,159,000. | ||
Swap agreements are not entered into or traded on exchanges and there is no central clearing or guaranty function for swaps. Therefore, swaps are subject to the risk of default or non-performance by the counterparty. If there is a default by the counterparty to a swap agreement, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreements related to the transaction. Counterparties are required to pledge collateral daily (based on the valuation of each swap) on behalf of the Fund with a value approximately equal to the amount of any unrealized gain. Reciprocally, when the Fund has an unrealized loss on a swap contract, the Fund has instructed the custodian to pledge cash or liquid securities as collateral with a value approximately equal to the amount of the unrealized loss. Collateral pledges are monitored and subsequently adjusted if and when the swap valuations fluctuate. Cash collateral, if any is disclosed in the table following the Portfolio of Investments. Cash collateral has been offset against open swap contracts under the provisions of FASB ASC 210-20, Offsetting (formerly known as FASB Interpretation No. 39) and are included within Swap Contracts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. For cash collateral received, the Fund pays a monthly fee to the counterparty based on the effective rate for Federal Funds. This fee, when paid, is included within realized loss on swap contracts on the Statement of Operations. |
The following table sets forth the fair value of the Funds derivative contracts by primary risk exposure as of June 30, 2010. |
Asset Derivatives | Liability Derivatives | |||||||||||||||
Primary Risk Exposure | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value | Balance Sheet Location | Fair Value | ||||||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts
|
Variation Margin on Futures | $ | 436,073 | * | Variation Margin on Futures | $ | (810,976 | )* | ||||||||
Credit Contracts
|
Swap Contracts | -0- | Swap Contracts | -0- | ||||||||||||
Total
|
$ | 436,073 | $ | (810,976 | ) | |||||||||||
* | Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported on the Portfolio of Investments. Only current days variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets & Liabilities. |
The following tables set forth by primary risk exposure the Funds realized gains/losses and change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation by type of derivative contract for the period ended June 30, 2010. |
Amount of Realized Gain/Loss on Derivative Contracts | ||||||||||||
Primary Risk Exposure | Futures | Swap Contracts | Total | |||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts
|
$(1,038,011 | ) | $ | (2,884,195 | ) | $ | (3,922,206 | ) | ||||
Credit Contracts
|
-0- | (266,081 | ) | (266,081 | ) | |||||||
Total
|
$(1,038,011 | ) | $ | (3,150,276 | ) | $ | (4,188,287 | ) | ||||
Change in Unrealized Appreciation/Depreciation on Derivative Contracts | ||||||||||||
Primary Risk Exposure | Futures | Swap Contracts | Total | |||||||||
Interest Rate Contracts
|
$(377,032 | ) | $ | 1,022,285 | $ | 645,253 | ||||||
Credit Contracts
|
-0- | 35,751 | 35,751 | |||||||||
Total
|
$(377,032 | ) | $ | 1,058,036 | $ | 681,004 | ||||||
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services Provided |
B. | Performance, Fees and Expenses of the Fund |
C. | Investment Advisers Expenses in Providing the Service and Profitability |
D. | Economies of Scale |
E. | Other Benefits of the Relationship |
A. | Nature, Extent and Quality of the Services to be Provided |
B. | Projected Fees and Expenses of the Fund |
C. | Investment Advisers Expenses in Providing the Service and Profitability |
D. | Economies of Scale |
E. | Other Benefits of the Relationship |
Federal and State Income
Tax
|
||||
Qualified Dividend Income*
|
0.00% | |||
Corporate Dividends Received Deduction
|
0.00% |
* | The above percentages are based on ordinary income dividends paid to shareholders during the Funds fiscal year. |
(1) | To approve a new investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. |
(2) | To approve a new master sub-advisory agreement between Invesco Advisers, Inc. and its affiliates. |
Votes |
Votes |
Votes |
Broker |
|||||||||||||||
Matters | For | Against | Abstained | Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||
(1)
|
To approve a new investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. | 5,788,387 | 178,254 | 1,337,728 | 0 | |||||||||||||
(2)
|
To approve a new master sub-advisory agreement between Invesco Advisers, Inc. and its affiliates | 5,778,328 | 184,698 | 1,341,343 | 0 |
Number of | ||||||||||||
Funds in | ||||||||||||
Trustee | Fund | |||||||||||
Name, Year of Birth and | and/or | Complex | ||||||||||
Position(s) Held with the | Officer | Principal Occupation(s) | Overseen by | Other Directorship(s) | ||||||||
Trust | Since | During Past 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustee | ||||||||
Interested Persons |
||||||||||||
Colin Meadows 1971 Trustee, President and Principal Executive Officer |
2010 | Chief Administrative Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc., since 2006; Prior to 2006, Senior Vice President of business development and mergers and acquisitions at GE Consumer Finance; Prior to 2005, Senior Vice President of strategic planning and technology at Wells Fargo Bank; From 1996 to 2003, associate principal with McKinsey & Company, focusing on the financial services and venture capital industries, with emphasis in banking and asset management sectors. | 18 | None | ||||||||
Independent Trustees |
||||||||||||
Wayne M. Whalen1 1939
Trustee and Chair
|
1997 | Of Counsel, and prior to 2010, partner in the law firm of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, legal counsel to funds in the Fund Complex | 232 | Director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation | ||||||||
David C. Arch 1945
Trustee |
1997 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blistex Inc., a consumer health care products manufacturer. | 232 | Member of the Heartland Alliance Advisory Board, a nonprofit organization serving human needs based in Chicago. Board member of the Illinois Manufacturers Association. Member of the Board of Visitors, Institute for the Humanities, University of Michigan | ||||||||
Jerry D. Choate 1938
Trustee |
2003 | From 1995 to 1999, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Allstate Corporation (Allstate) and Allstate Insurance Company. From 1994 to 1995, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allstate. Prior to 1994, various management positions at Allstate. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director since 1998 and member of the governance and nominating committee, executive committee, compensation and management development committee and equity award committee, of Amgen Inc., a biotechnological company. Director since 1999 and member of the nominating and governance committee and compensation and executive committee, of Valero Energy Corporation, a crude oil refining and marketing company. Previously, from 2006 to 2007, Director and member of the compensation committee and audit committee, of H&R Block, a tax preparation services company. | ||||||||
Rodney Dammeyer 1940
Trustee
|
1997 | President of CAC, LLC, a private company offering capital investment and management advisory services. Prior to January 2004, Director of TeleTech Holdings Inc.; Prior to 2002, Director of Arris Group, Inc.; Prior to 2001, Managing Partner at Equity Group Corporate Investments. Prior to 1995, Chief Executive Officer of Itel Corporation. Prior to 1985, experience includes Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Household International, Inc, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Northwest Industries, Inc. and Partner of Arthur Andersen & Co. | 232 | Director of Quidel Corporation and Stericycle, Inc. Prior to May 2008, Trustee of The Scripps Research Institute. Prior to February 2008, Director of Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. Prior to April 2007, Director of GATX Corporation. Prior to April 2004, Director of TheraSense, Inc. |
1 | Mr. Whalen is considered an interested person (within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act) of certain Funds in the Fund Complex by reason of he and his firm currently providing legal services as legal counsel to such Funds in the Fund Complex. |
T-1
Number of | ||||||||||||
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Trustee | Fund | |||||||||||
Name, Year of Birth and | and/or | Complex | ||||||||||
Position(s) Held with the | Officer | Principal Occupation(s) | Overseen by | Other Directorship(s) | ||||||||
Trust | Since | During Past 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustee | ||||||||
Independent Trustees |
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Linda Hutton Heagy 1948
Trustee |
2003 | Prior to June 2008, Managing Partner of Heidrick & Struggles, the second largest global executive search firm, and from 2001-2004, Regional Managing Director of U.S. operations at Heidrick & Struggles. Prior to 1997, Managing Partner of Ray & Berndtson, Inc., an executive recruiting firm. Prior to 1995, Executive Vice President of ABN AMRO, N.A., a bank holding company, with oversight for treasury management operations including all non-credit product pricing. Prior to 1990, experience includes Executive Vice President of The Exchange National Bank with oversight of treasury management including capital markets operations, Vice President of Northern Trust Company and an Associate at Price Waterhouse. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Prior to 2010, Trustee on the University of Chicago Medical Center Board, Vice Chair of the Board of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago and a member of the Womens Board of the University of Chicago. | ||||||||
R. Craig Kennedy 1952
Trustee |
2003 | Director and President of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, an independent U.S. foundation created to deepen understanding, promote collaboration and stimulate exchanges of practical experience between Americans and Europeans. Formerly, advisor to the Dennis Trading Group Inc., a managed futures and option company that invests money for individuals and institutions. Prior to 1992, President and Chief Executive Officer, Director and member of the Investment Committee of the Joyce Foundation, a private foundation. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of First Solar, Inc. | ||||||||
Howard J. Kerr 1935
Trustee |
1997 | Retired. Previous member of the City Council and Mayor of Lake Forest, Illinois from 1988 through 2002. Previous business experience from 1981 through 1996 includes President and Chief Executive Officer of Pocklington Corporation, Inc., an investment holding company, President and Chief Executive Officer of Grabill Aerospace, and President of Custom Technologies Corporation. United States Naval Officer from 1960 through 1981, with responsibilities including Commanding Officer of United States Navy destroyers and Commander of United States Navy Destroyer Squadron Thirty-Three, White House experience in 1973 through 1975 as military aide to Vice Presidents Agnew and Ford and Naval Aid to President Ford, and Military Fellow on the Council of Foreign Relations in 1978-through 1979. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Director of the Lake Forest Bank & Trust. Director of the Marrow Foundation. | ||||||||
Jack E. Nelson 1936
Trustee |
2003 | President of Nelson Investment Planning Services, Inc., a financial planning company and registered investment adviser in the State of Florida. President of Nelson Ivest Brokerage Services Inc., a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), Securities Investors Protection Corp. and the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board. President of Nelson Sales and Services Corporation, a marketing and services company to support affiliated companies. | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. | ||||||||
Hugo F. Sonnenschein 1940
Trustee |
1997 | President Emeritus and Honorary Trustee of the University of Chicago and the Adam Smith Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. Prior to July 2000, President of the University of Chicago. | 232 | Trustee of the University of Rochester and a member of its investment committee. Member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||
Suzanne H. Woolsey, Ph.D. 1941
Trustee |
2003 | Chief Communications Officer of the National Academy of Sciences and Engineering and Institute of Medicine/National Research Council, an independent, federally chartered policy institution, from 2001 to November 2003 and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 2001. Executive Director of the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education at the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council from 1989 to 1993. Prior to 1980, experience includes Partner of Coopers & Lybrand (from 1980 to 1989), Associate Director of the US Office of Management and Budget (from 1977 to 1980) and Program Director of the Urban Institute (from 1975 to 1977). | 18 | Trustee/Director/Managing General Partner of funds in the Fund Complex. Independent Director and audit committee chairperson of Changing World Technologies, Inc., an energy manufacturing company, since July 2008. Independent Director and member of audit and governance committees of Fluor Corp., a global engineering, construction and management company, since January 2004. Director of Intelligent Medical Devices, Inc., a private company which develops symptom-based diagnostic tools for viral respiratory infections. Advisory Board member of ExactCost LLC, a private company providing activity-based costing for hospitals, laboratories, clinics, and physicians, since 2008. |
T-2
Number of | ||||||||||
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Trustee | Fund | |||||||||
Name, Year of Birth and | and/or | Complex | ||||||||
Position(s) Held with the | Officer | Principal Occupation(s) | Overseen by | Other Directorship(s) | ||||||
Trust | Since | During Past 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustee | ||||||
Independent Trustees |
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Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Defense Analyses, afederally funded research and development center, since 2000. Trustee from 1992 to 2000 and 2002 to present, current chairperson of the finance committee, current member of the audit committee, strategic growth committee and executive committee, and former Chairperson of the Board of Trustees (from 1997 to 1999), of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, a public foundation. Lead Independent Trustee of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a non-profit energy and environmental institute; Trustee since 2004. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Colorado College; Trustee since 1995. Trustee of California Institute of Technology. Previously, Independent Director and member of audit committee and governance committee of Neurogen Corporation from 1998 to 2006; and Independent Director of Arbros Communications from 2000 to 2002 | ||||||||||
Other Officers |
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John M. Zerr 1962 Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
2010 | Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp., Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Senior Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Vice President and Secretary, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.); Director and Vice President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Manager, Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC; Director, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Asset Management; Director and Secretary, Van Kampen Advisors Inc.; Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Funds Inc.; and Director, Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and General Counsel PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Formerly: Director, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Director, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Director, Vice President and Secretary, Fund Management Company; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary, General Counsel and Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, Liberty Ridge Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); Vice President and Secretary, PBHG Funds (an investment company) and PBHG Insurance Series Fund (an investment company); Chief Operating Officer, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Investment Partners (a broker-dealer); General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Fund Services (an administrator) and Old Mutual Shareholder Services (a shareholder servicing center); Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Old Mutual Capital, Inc. (an investment adviser); and Vice President and Secretary, Old Mutual Advisors Funds (an investment company) | ||||||||||
Lisa O. Brinkley 1959
Vice President |
2010 | Global Compliance Director, Invesco Ltd.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc.(formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc.; and Vice President, The Invesco Funds | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Formerly: Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds; Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Vice President, Invesco Investment Services, Inc. and Fund Management Company |
T-3
Number of | ||||||||||
Trustee | Funds in | |||||||||
Name, Year of Birth and | and/or | Fund Complex | ||||||||
Position(s) Held with the | Officer | Principal Occupation(s) | Overseen by | Other Directorship(s) | ||||||
Trust | Since | During Past 5 Years | Trustee | Held by Trustee | ||||||
Other Officers |
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Kevin M. Carome 1956
Vice President |
2010 | General Counsel, Secretary and Senior Managing Director, Invesco Ltd.; Director, Invesco Holding Company Limited and INVESCO Funds Group, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, IVZ, Inc., Invesco Group Services, Inc., Invesco North American Holdings, Inc. and Invesco Investments (Bermuda) Ltd.; Director and Secretary, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Vice President, The Invesco Funds; and Trustee, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust and PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust; and Director and Chairman, Van Kampen Advisors Inc. | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Formerly: Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco North American Holdings, Inc.; Vice President and Secretary, IVZ, Inc. and Invesco Group Services, Inc.; Senior Managing Director and Secretary, Invesco Holding Company Limited; Director, Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel, Invesco Management Group, Inc. and Invesco Advisers, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc.; Director, General Counsel and Vice President, Fund Management Company; Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Investment Services, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary, The Invesco Funds; Director and Vice President, IVZ Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as INVESCO Distributors, Inc.; and Chief Executive Officer and President, INVESCO Funds Group, Inc. | ||||||||||
Karen Dunn Kelley 1960
Vice President |
2010 | Head of Invescos World Wide Fixed Income and Cash Management Group; Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) and Van Kampen Investments Inc.; Executive Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.); Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.); and Director, Invesco Mortgage Capital Inc.; Vice President, The Invesco Funds (other than AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust); President and Principal Executive Officer, The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust) and Short-Term Investments Trust only). | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Director of Cash Management and Senior Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; President and Principal Executive Officer, Tax-Free Investments Trust; Director and President, Fund Management Company; Chief Cash Management Officer, Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Managing Director, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Director of Cash Management, Senior Vice President, and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and The Invesco Funds (AIM Treasurers Series Trust (Invesco Treasurers Series Trust), Short-Term Investments Trust and Tax-Free Investments Trust only) | ||||||||||
Sheri Morris 1964 Vice President, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer |
2010 | Vice President, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer, The Invesco Funds; and Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser) | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Formerly: Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc.; Assistant Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, The Invesco Funds and Assistant Vice President, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | ||||||||||
Lance A. Rejsek 1967
Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer |
2010 | Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.) (registered investment adviser); Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.), The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange- Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, Van Kampen Asset Management, Van Kampen Investor Services Inc., and Van Kampen Funds Inc. | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Formerly: Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer, Fund Management Company, Invesco Advisers, Inc., Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Invesco Aim Private Asset Management, Inc. | ||||||||||
Todd L. Spillane 1958
Chief Compliance Officer |
2010 | Senior Vice President, Invesco Management Group, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.), Van Kampen Investments Inc. and Van Kampen Exchange Corp.; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. (registered investment adviser) (formerly known as Invesco Institutional (N.A.), Inc.); Chief Compliance Officer, The Invesco Funds, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Exchange-Traded Trust II, PowerShares India Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, PowerShares Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust, INVESCO Private Capital Investments, Inc. (holding company), and Invesco Private Capital, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Distributors, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Distributors, Inc.), Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (formerly known as Invesco Aim Investment Services, Inc.) and Van Kampen Investor Services Inc. | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Formerly: Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Advisers, Inc. and Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.; Chief Compliance Officer, Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc. and Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. (registered investment adviser); Vice President, Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc. and Fund Management Company |
T-4
ITEM 2. | CODE OF ETHICS. |
ITEM 3. | AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT. |
ITEM 4. | PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. |
Percentage of Fees Billed | Percentage of Fees Billed | |||||||||||||||
Applicable to Non-Audit | Applicable to Non-Audit | |||||||||||||||
Fees Billed for | Services Provided for | Fees Billed for | Services Provided for | |||||||||||||
Services Rendered | fiscal year end 6/30/2010 | Services Rendered | fiscal year end 6/30/2009 | |||||||||||||
to the Registrant | Pursuant to Waiver of | to the Registrant | Pursuant to Waiver of | |||||||||||||
for fiscal year end | Pre-Approval | for fiscal year end | Pre-Approval | |||||||||||||
6/30/2010 | Requirement(1) | 6/30/2009 | Requirement(1) | |||||||||||||
Audit Fees |
$ | 35,000 | N/A | $ | 33,260 | N/A | ||||||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Tax Fees(2) |
$ | 6,000 | 0 | % | $ | 2,750 | 0 | % | ||||||||
All Other Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 1,400 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Total Fees |
$ | 41,000 | 0 | % | $ | 37,410 | 0 | % |
(1) | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrants Audit Committee and approved by the Registrants Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. | |
(2) | Tax fees for the fiscal year end June 30, 2010 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. Tax fees for the fiscal year end June 30, 2009 includes fees billed for reviewing tax returns. |
Fees Billed for | Fees Billed for | |||||||||||||||
Non-Audit Services | Non-Audit Services | |||||||||||||||
Rendered to Invesco | Rendered to Invesco | |||||||||||||||
and Invesco | and Invesco | |||||||||||||||
Affiliates for | Percentage of Fees Billed | Affiliates for | Percentage of Fees Billed | |||||||||||||
fiscal year end | Applicable to Non-Audit | fiscal year end | Applicable to Non-Audit | |||||||||||||
6/30/2010 That Were | Services Provided for | 6/30/2009 That Were | Services Provided for | |||||||||||||
Required | fiscal year end 6/30/2010 | Required | fiscal year end 6/30/2009 | |||||||||||||
to be Pre-Approved | Pursuant to Waiver of | to be Pre-Approved | Pursuant to Waiver of | |||||||||||||
by the Registrants | Pre-Approval | by the Registrants | Pre-Approval | |||||||||||||
Audit Committee | Requirement(1) | Audit Committee | Requirement(1) | |||||||||||||
Audit-Related Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Tax Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
All Other Fees |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||
Total Fees(2) |
$ | 0 | 0 | % | $ | 0 | 0 | % |
(1) | With respect to the provision of non-audit services, the pre-approval requirement is waived pursuant to a de minimis exception if (i) such services were not recognized as non-audit services by the Registrant at the time of engagement, (ii) the aggregate amount of all such services provided is no more than 5% of the aggregate audit and non-audit fees paid by the Registrant, Invesco and Invesco Affiliates to PWC during a fiscal year; and (iii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Registrants Audit Committee and approved by the Registrants Audit Committee prior to the completion of the audit. | |
(2) | Including the fees for services not required to be pre-approved by the registrants audit committee, PWC billed Invesco and Invesco Affiliates aggregate non-audit fees of $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010, and $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, for non-audit services rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates. | |
The Audit Committee also has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to Invesco and Invesco Affiliates that were not required to be pre-approved pursuant to SEC regulations, if any, is compatible with maintaining PWCs independence. To the extent that such services were provided, the Audit Committee determined that the provision of such services is compatible with PWC maintaining independence with respect to the Registrant. |
1. | Describe in writing to the Audit Committees, which writing may be in the form of the proposed engagement letter: |
a. | The scope of the service, the fee structure for the engagement, and any side letter or amendment to the engagement letter, or any other agreement between the Auditor and the Fund, relating to the service; and | ||
b. | Any compensation arrangement or other agreement, such as a referral agreement, a referral fee or fee-sharing arrangement, between the Auditor and any person (other than the Fund) with respect to the promoting, marketing, or recommending of a transaction covered by the service; |
2. | Discuss with the Audit Committees the potential effects of the services on the independence of the Auditor; and | ||
3. | Document the substance of its discussion with the Audit Committees. |
| Bookkeeping or other services related to the accounting records or financial statements of the audit client | ||
| Financial information systems design and implementation | ||
| Appraisal or valuation services, fairness opinions, or contribution-in-kind reports | ||
| Actuarial services | ||
| Internal audit outsourcing services |
| Management functions | ||
| Human resources | ||
| Broker-dealer, investment adviser, or investment banking services | ||
| Legal services | ||
| Expert services unrelated to the audit | ||
| Any service or product provided for a contingent fee or a commission | ||
| Services related to marketing, planning, or opining in favor of the tax treatment of confidential transactions or aggressive tax position transactions, a significant purpose of which is tax avoidance | ||
| Tax services for persons in financial reporting oversight roles at the Fund | ||
| Any other service that the Public Company Oversight Board determines by regulation is impermissible. |
ITEM 5. | AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS. |
(a) | The registrant has a separately-designed standing audit committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Members of the audit committee are: Jerry D. Choate, Linda Hutton Heagy and R. Craig Kennedy. | ||
(b) | Not applicable. |
ITEM 6. | SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS. |
ITEM 7. | DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES. |
I.2. | PROXY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES RETAIL |
Applicable to | Retail Accounts | |
Risk Addressed by Policy
|
breach of fiduciary duty to client under Investment Advisers Act of 1940 by placing Invesco personal interests ahead of client best economic interests in voting proxies | |
Relevant Law and Other Sources
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Investment Advisers Act of 1940 | |
Last Tested Date |
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Policy/Procedure Owner
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Advisory Compliance | |
Policy Approver
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Fund Board | |
Approved/Adopted Date
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January 1, 2010 |
I. | Accountability |
| Elections of directors. In uncontested director elections for companies that do not have a controlling shareholder, Invesco votes in favor of slates if they are comprised of at least a majority of independent directors and if the boards key committees are fully independent. Key committees include the Audit, Compensation and Governance or Nominating Committees. Invescos standard of independence excludes directors who, in addition to the directorship, have any material business or family relationships with the companies they serve. | ||
Contested director elections are evaluated on a case-by-case basis and are decided within the context of Invescos investment thesis on a company. | |||
| Director performance. Invesco withholds votes from directors who exhibit a lack of accountability to shareholders, either through their level of attendance at meetings or by enacting egregious corporate-governance or other policies. In cases of material financial restatements, accounting fraud, habitually late filings, adopting shareholder rights plan (poison pills) without shareholder approval, or other areas of poor performance, Invesco may withhold votes from some or all of a companys directors. In situations where directors performance is a concern, Invesco may also support shareholder proposals to take corrective actions such as so-called clawback provisions. | ||
| Auditors and Audit Committee members. Invesco believes a companys Audit Committee has a high degree of responsibility to shareholders in matters of financial disclosure, integrity of the financial statements and effectiveness of a companys internal controls. Independence, experience and financial expertise are critical elements of a well-functioning Audit Committee. When electing directors who are members of a companys Audit Committee, or when ratifying a companys auditors, Invesco considers the past performance of the Committee and holds its members accountable for the quality of the companys financial statements and reports. | ||
| Majority standard in director elections. The right to elect directors is the single most important mechanism shareholders have to promote accountability. Invesco supports the nascent effort to reform the U.S. convention of electing directors, and votes in favor of proposals to elect directors by a majority vote. | ||
| Classified boards. Invesco supports proposals to elect directors annually instead of electing them to staggered multi-year terms because annual elections increase a boards level of accountability to its shareholders. | ||
| Supermajority voting requirements. Unless proscribed by law in the state of incorporation, Invesco votes against actions that would impose any supermajority voting requirement, and supports actions to dismantle existing supermajority requirements. | ||
| Responsiveness. Invesco withholds votes from directors who do not adequately respond to shareholder proposals that were approved by a majority of votes cast the prior year. | ||
| Cumulative voting. The practice of cumulative voting can enable minority shareholders to have representation on a companys board. Invesco supports proposals to institute the practice of cumulative voting at companies whose overall corporate-governance standards indicate a particular need to protect the interests of minority shareholders. |
| Shareholder access. On business matters with potential financial consequences, Invesco votes in favor of proposals that would increase shareholders opportunities to express their views to boards of directors, proposals that would lower barriers to shareholder action and proposals to promote the adoption of generally accepted best practices in corporate governance. |
II. | Incentives |
| Executive compensation. Invesco evaluates compensation plans for executives within the context of the companys performance under the executives tenure. Invesco believes independent compensation committees are best positioned to craft executive-compensation plans that are suitable for their company-specific circumstances. We view the election of those independent compensation committee members as the appropriate mechanism for shareholders to express their approval or disapproval of a companys compensation practices. Therefore, Invesco generally does not support shareholder proposals to limit or eliminate certain forms of executive compensation. In the interest of reinforcing the notion of a compensation committees accountability to shareholders, Invesco supports proposals requesting that companies subject each years compensation record to an advisory shareholder vote, or so-called say on pay proposals. | ||
| Equity-based compensation plans. When voting to approve or reject equity-based compensation plans, Invesco compares the total estimated cost of the plans, including stock options and restricted stock, against a carefully selected peer group and uses multiple performance metrics that help us determine whether the incentive structures in place are creating genuine shareholder wealth. Regardless of a plans estimated cost relative to its peer group, Invesco votes against plans that contain structural features that would impair the alignment of incentives between shareholders and management. Such features include the ability to reprice or reload options without shareholder approval, the ability to issue options below the stocks current market price, or the ability to automatically replenish shares without shareholder approval. | ||
| Employee stock-purchase plans. Invesco supports employee stock-purchase plans that are reasonably designed to provide proper incentives to a broad base of employees, provided that the price at which employees may acquire stock is at most a 15 percent discount from the market price. | ||
| Severance agreements. Invesco generally votes in favor of proposals requiring advisory shareholder ratification of executives severance agreements. However, we oppose proposals requiring such agreements to be ratified by shareholders in advance of their adoption. |
III. | Capitalization |
IV. | Mergers, Acquisitions and Other Corporate Actions |
V. | Anti-Takeover Measures |
VI. | Shareholder Proposals on Corporate Governance |
VII. | Shareholder Proposals on Social Responsibility |
VIII. | Routine Business Matters |
ITEM 8. | PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT COMPANIES. |
| Cynthia Brien, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1996. | ||
| Chuck Burge, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 2002. | ||
| John Craddock, Portfolio Manager, who has been responsible for the Fund since 2010 and has been associated with Invesco and/or its affiliates since 1999. |
Other Registered | Other Pooled | Other Accounts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Investment Companies Managed | Investment Vehicles Managed | Managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
(assets in millions) | (assets in millions) | (assets in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dollar Range | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
of | Number | Number | Number | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portfolio | Investments | of | of | of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | in Each Fund1 | Accounts | Assets | Accounts | Assets | Accounts | Assets | |||||||||||||||||||||
Invesco Van Kampen Bond Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cynthia Brien |
None | 16 | $ | 15,196.5 | 3 | $ | 1,358.0 | None | None | |||||||||||||||||||
Chuck Burge |
None | 17 | $ | 15,460.2 | 6 | $ | 2,576.5 | 1 | $ | 6.4 | ||||||||||||||||||
John Craddock |
None | 11 | $ | 2,818.7 | 1 | $ | 738.7 | None | None |
| The management of multiple Funds and/or other accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each Fund and/or other account. The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser seek to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of portfolio managers by having portfolio managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by a portfolio manager are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Funds. | |
| If a portfolio manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one Fund or other account, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible Funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations, the Adviser, each Sub-Adviser and the Funds have adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts. | |
| The Adviser and each Sub-Adviser determine which broker to use to execute each order for securities transactions for the Funds, consistent with its duty to seek best execution of the transaction. However, for certain other accounts (such as mutual funds for which Invesco or an affiliate acts as sub-adviser, other pooled investment vehicles that are not registered mutual funds, and other accounts managed for organizations and individuals), the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser may be limited by the client with respect to the selection of brokers or may be instructed to direct trades through a particular broker. In these cases, trades for a Fund in a particular security may be placed separately from, rather than aggregated with, such other accounts. Having separate transactions with respect to a security may temporarily affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the possible detriment of the Fund or other account(s) involved. |
1 | This column reflects investments in a Funds shares owned directly by a portfolio manager or beneficially owned by a portfolio manager (as determined in accordance with Rule 16a-1(a) (2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). A portfolio manager is presumed to be a beneficial owner of securities that are held by his or her immediate family members sharing the same household. |
| Finally, the appearance of a conflict of interest may arise where the Adviser or Sub-Adviser has an incentive, such as a performance-based management fee, which relates to the management of one Fund or account but not all Funds and accounts for which a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities. |
Sub-Adviser | Performance time period2 | |
Invesco 3,4,5 Invesco Australia Invesco Deutschland |
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group. | |
Invesco Senior Secured
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N/A | |
Invesco Trimark3
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One-year performance against Fund peer group. Three- and Five-year performance against entire universe of Canadian funds. | |
Invesco Hong Kong3 Invesco Asset Management |
One-, Three- and Five-year performance against Fund peer group. | |
Invesco Japan6
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One-, Three- and Five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark. |
Portfolio managers also participate in benefit plans and programs available generally to all employees. |
2 | Rolling time periods based on calendar year-end. | |
3 | Portfolio Managers may be granted a short-term award that vests on a pro-rata basis over a four year period and final payments are based on the performance of eligible Funds selected by the portfolio manager at the time the award is granted. | |
4 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Global Real Estate Fund, Invesco Real Estate Fund, Invesco Select Real Estate Income Fund and Invesco V.I. Global Real Estate Fund base their bonus on new operating profits of the U.S. Real Estate Division of Invesco. | |
5 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Balanced Fund, Invesco Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco Basic Value Fund, Invesco Fundamental Value Fund, Invesco Large Cap Basic Value Fund, Invesco Large Cap Relative Value Fund, Invesco Mid Cap Basic Value Fund, Invesco Mid-Cap Value Fund, Invesco U.S. Mid Cap Value Fund, Invesco Value Fund, Invesco Value II Fund, Invesco V.I. Basic Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Basic Value Fund, Invesco V.I. Select Dimensions Balanced Fund, Invesco V.I. Income Builder Fund, Invesco Van Kampen American Value Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Comstock Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Equity and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Growth and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen Value Opportunities Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Comstock Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Growth and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Equity and Income Fund, Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Mid Cap Value Fund and Invesco Van Kampen V.I. Value Funds compensation is based on the one-, three- and five-year performance against the Funds peer group. Furthermore, for the portfolio manager(s) formerly managing the predecessor funds to the Funds in this footnote 5, they also have a ten-year performance measure. | |
6 | Portfolio Managers for Invesco Pacific Growth Funds compensation is based on the one-, three- and five-year performance against the appropriate Micropol benchmark. Furthermore, for the portfolio manager(s) formerly managing the predecessor fund to Invesco Pacific Growth Fund, they also have a ten-year performance measure. |
ITEM 9. | PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS. |
ITEM 10. | SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. |
ITEM 11. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. |
(a) | As of June 25, 2010, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the PEO and PFO, to assess the effectiveness of the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the Act), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrants officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of June 25, 2010, the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. |
(b) | There have been no changes in the Registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
ITEM 12. | EXHIBITS. |
12(a) (1) | Code of Ethics. |
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12(a) (2) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as
required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
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12(a) (3) | Not applicable. |
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12 | (b) | Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by
Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
By: | /s/ Colin D. Meadows | |||
Colin D. Meadows | ||||
Principal Executive Officer | ||||
By: | /s/ Colin D. Meadows | |||
Colin D. Meadows | ||||
Principal Executive Officer | ||||
By: | /s/ Sheri Morris | |||
Sheri Morris | ||||
Principal Financial Officer | ||||
12(a) (1)
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Not applicable. | |
12(a) (2)
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Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. | |
12(a) (3)
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Not applicable. | |
12(b)
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Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940. |