THE DOW INDUSTRIALS(SM) ("DIAMONDS")(SM)
DIAMONDS TRUST, SERIES 1
A UNIT INVESTMENT TRUST
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
APRIL 30, 2007
(UNAUDITED)
"Dow Jones Industrial Average", "DJIA", "Dow Jones", "The Dow", "THE DOW
INDUSTRIALS", and "DIAMONDS" are trademarks and service marks of Dow Jones &
Company, Inc. ("Dow Jones") and have been licensed for use for certain purposes
by PDR Services LLC, the American Stock Exchange LLC, and State Street Global
Markets, LLC pursuant to a License Agreement with Dow Jones. The Trust, based on
the DJIA, is not sponsored, endorsed, sold, or promoted by Dow Jones and Dow
Jones makes no representation regarding the advisability of investing in the
Trust.
DIAMONDS TRUST, SERIES 1
SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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COMMON STOCKS SHARES VALUE
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3M Co. ..................................................... 3,984,683 $ 329,812,212
Alcoa, Inc. ................................................ 3,984,683 141,416,400
Altria Group, Inc. ......................................... 3,984,683 274,624,352
American Express Co. ....................................... 3,984,683 241,750,718
American International Group, Inc. ......................... 3,984,683 278,569,189
AT&T, Inc. ................................................. 3,984,683 154,286,926
Boeing Co. ................................................. 3,984,683 370,575,519
Caterpillar, Inc. .......................................... 3,984,683 289,367,679
Citigroup, Inc. ............................................ 3,984,683 213,658,702
Coca-Cola Co. (The)......................................... 3,984,683 207,960,606
Disney (Walt) Co. (The)..................................... 3,984,683 139,384,211
Du Pont (E.I.) de Nemours................................... 3,984,683 195,926,863
Exxon Mobil Corp. .......................................... 3,984,683 316,304,137
General Electric Co. ....................................... 3,984,683 146,875,415
General Motors Corp. ....................................... 3,984,683 124,441,650
Hewlett-Packard Co. ........................................ 3,984,683 167,914,542
Home Depot, Inc. ........................................... 3,984,683 150,899,945
Honeywell International, Inc. .............................. 3,984,683 215,890,125
Intel Corp. ................................................ 3,984,683 85,670,685
International Business Machines Corp. ...................... 3,984,683 407,274,449
JPMorgan Chase & Co. ....................................... 3,984,683 207,601,984
Johnson & Johnson........................................... 3,984,683 255,896,342
McDonald's Corp. ........................................... 3,984,683 192,380,495
Merck & Co., Inc. .......................................... 3,984,683 204,972,094
Microsoft Corp. ............................................ 3,984,683 119,301,409
Pfizer, Inc. ............................................... 3,984,683 105,434,712
Procter & Gamble Co. ....................................... 3,984,683 256,254,964
United Technologies Corp. .................................. 3,984,683 267,491,770
Verizon Communications, Inc. ............................... 3,984,683 152,135,197
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. ...................................... 3,984,683 190,946,009
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Total Common Stocks -- (Cost $6,851,890,556)................ $6,405,019,301
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DIAMONDS TRUST, SERIES 1
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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ASSETS
Investments in securities, at value....................... $6,405,019,301
Cash...................................................... 5,948,804
Receivable for DIAMONDS issued in-kind.................... 103,618
Dividends receivable...................................... 7,711,644
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TOTAL ASSETS................................................ 6,418,783,367
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LIABILITIES
Payable for DIAMONDS redeemed in-kind..................... 45,168
Income distribution payable............................... 5,652,840
Accrued Trustee expense................................... 494,098
Accrued expenses and other liabilities.................... 2,713,129
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TOTAL LIABILITIES........................................... 8,905,235
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NET ASSETS.................................................. $6,409,878,132
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NET ASSETS REPRESENTED BY:
Paid in surplus........................................... $7,144,104,437
Undistributed net investment income....................... 10,886,150
Accumulated net realized loss on investments.............. (298,241,200)
Net unrealized depreciation on investments................ (446,871,255)
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NET ASSETS.................................................. $6,409,878,132
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NET ASSET VALUE PER DIAMOND................................. $130.53
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UNITS OF FRACTIONAL UNDIVIDED INTEREST
("DIAMONDS") OUTSTANDING, UNLIMITED UNITS AUTHORIZED,
$0.00 PAR VALUE........................................ 49,104,750
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COST OF INVESTMENTS......................................... $6,851,890,556
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DIAMONDS TRUST, SERIES 1
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2007 FOR THE YEAR ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED
(UNAUDITED) OCTOBER 31, 2006 OCTOBER 31, 2005 OCTOBER 31, 2004
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INVESTMENT INCOME
Dividend income........ $ 83,731,600 $ 154,659,959 $ 177,120,908 $ 145,895,782
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EXPENSES:
Trustee expense........ 2,054,253 4,562,765 4,928,790 4,708,689
Marketing expense...... 2,018,888 3,903,738 4,307,114 4,019,534
DJIA license fee....... 1,267,000 2,555,000 2,655,783 3,750,004
Legal and audit
services.......... 64,021 100,378 149,889 89,900
SEC registration
expense........... -- -- 324,223 73,883
Printing and postage
expense........... 99,550 275,241 403,199 43,194
Other expenses......... 51,399 109,678 120,310 661
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Total expenses.............. 5,555,111 11,506,800 12,889,308 12,685,865
Trustee earnings
credit............ (670,546) (418,803) (280,392) (88,355)
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Net expenses after Trustee
earnings credit........... 4,884,565 11,087,997 12,608,916 12,597,510
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NET INVESTMENT INCOME....... 78,847,035 143,571,962 164,511,992 133,298,272
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REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN
(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS
Net realized gain on
investment
transactions...... 396,159,616 413,807,291 651,853,900 213,134,509
Net change in
unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation).... 140,825,787 517,345,427 (297,315,375) (133,449,812)
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NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED
GAIN ON INVESTMENTS....... 536,985,403 931,152,718 354,538,525 79,684,697
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS................ $615,832,438 $1,074,724,680 $ 519,050,517 $ 212,982,969
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DIAMONDS TRUST, SERIES 1
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
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SIX MONTHS ENDED
APRIL 30, 2007 FOR THE YEAR ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED FOR THE YEAR ENDED
(UNAUDITED) OCTOBER 31, 2006 OCTOBER 31, 2005 OCTOBER 31, 2004
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INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS:
Net investment income.... $ 78,847,035 $ 143,571,962 $ 164,511,992 $ 133,298,272
Net realized gain on
investment
transactions........ 396,159,616 413,807,291 651,853,900 213,134,509
Net change in unrealized
appreciation
(depreciation)...... 140,825,787 517,345,427 (297,315,375) (133,449,812)
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NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS
RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS... 615,832,438 1,074,724,680 519,050,517 212,982,969
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NET EQUALIZATION CREDITS AND
CHARGES..................... (6,006,362) (1,800,594) (2,410,446) (1,282,877)
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DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS
FROM NET INVESTMENT
INCOME...................... (71,495,019) (141,435,357) (168,178,022) (130,617,261)
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS FROM ISSUANCE AND
REDEMPTION OF DIAMONDS...... (688,070,808) (1,781,857,294) (1,129,366,247) 2,118,716,178
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NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET
ASSETS DURING PERIOD........ (149,739,751) (850,368,565) (780,904,198) 2,199,799,009
NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF
PERIOD...................... 6,559,617,883 7,409,986,448 8,190,890,646 5,991,091,637
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NET ASSETS END OF PERIOD*..... $6,409,878,132 $ 6,559,617,883 $ 7,409,986,448 $8,190,890,646
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*INCLUDES UNDISTRIBUTED NET
INVESTMENT INCOME........... $ 10,886,150 $ 3,534,134 $ 1,397,529 $ 5,063,559
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See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DIAMONDS TRUST, SERIES 1
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
SELECTED DATA FOR A DIAMOND OUTSTANDING DURING THE PERIOD
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SIX MONTHS FOR THE YEAR FOR THE YEAR FOR THE YEAR FOR THE YEAR FOR THE YEAR
ENDED* ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED ENDED
4/30/07 10/31/06 10/31/05 10/31/04 10/31/03 10/31/02
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NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF
YEAR.......................... $ 120.69 $ 104.31 $ 100.48 $ 98.20 $ 84.12 $ 90.84
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INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:
Net investment income(1)...... 1.45 2.45 2.39(5) 1.94 1.91 1.73
Net realized and unrealized
gain (loss) on
investments................. 9.84 16.37 3.91 2.28 14.06 (6.77)
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TOTAL FROM INVESTMENT
OPERATIONS.................... 11.29 18.82 6.30 4.22 15.97 (5.04)
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UNDISTRIBUTED NET INVESTMENT
INCOME INCLUDED IN PRICE OF
UNITS ISSUED AND REDEEMED,
NET........................... (0.11) (0.03) (0.03) 0.00(2) (0.01) 0.00(2)
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LESS DISTRIBUTIONS FROM:
Net investment income......... (1.34) (2.41) (2.44) (1.94) (1.88) (1.68)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF
PERIOD........................ $ 130.53 $ 120.69 $ 104.31 $ 100.48 $ 98.20 $ 84.12
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TOTAL INVESTMENT RETURN(3)...... 9.32% 18.23% 6.23% 4.27% 19.22% (5.71)%
RATIOS AND SUPPLEMENTAL DATA
Ratios to average net assets:
Net investment income......... 2.34% 2.21% 2.27% 1.89% 2.12% 1.85%
Total expenses................ 0.17% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18%
Net expenses excluding trustee
earnings credit............. 0.15% 0.17% 0.17% 0.18% 0.18% 0.18%
Portfolio turnover rate(4).... 1.51% 0.01% 7.69% 13.88% 8.71% 0.26%
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF YEAR
(000'S)....................... $6,409,878 $6,559,618 $7,409,986 $8,190,891 $5,991,092 $4,118,076
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* Unaudited
(1) Per share numbers have been calculated using the average shares method.
(2) Amount shown represents less than $0.005.
(3) Total returns for periods of less than one year are not annualized and do
not include transaction fees. Total returns do not reflect broker commission
charges.
(4) Portfolio turnover ratio excludes securities received or delivered from
processing creations or redemptions of DIAMONDS.
(5) Net investment income per unit reflects receipt of a one time dividend from
a portfolio holding (Microsoft Corp.) The effect of this dividend amounted
to $0.22 per share.
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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DIAMONDS TRUST, SERIES 1
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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NOTE 1 -- ORGANIZATION
DIAMONDS Trust Series 1 (the "Trust") is a unit investment trust created under
the laws of the State of New York and registered under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The Trust was created to provide investors with the opportunity to
purchase units of beneficial interest in the Trust representing proportionate
undivided interests in the portfolio of securities consisting of substantially
all of the component common stocks, which comprise the Dow Jones Industrial
Average (the "DJIA"). Each unit of fractional undivided interest in the Trust is
referred to as a "DIAMOND". The Trust commenced operations on January 14, 1998
upon the initial issuance of 500,000 DIAMONDS (equivalent to ten "Creation
Units" -- see Note 4) in exchange for a portfolio of securities assembled to
reflect the intended portfolio composition of the Trust.
NOTE 2 -- SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make
estimates and assumptions that effect the reported amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. The
following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Trust.
SECURITY VALUATION
Portfolio securities are valued based on the closing sale price on the exchange
which is deemed to be the principal market for the security, except for
securities listed on the NASDAQ which are valued at the NASDAQ official closing
price. If there is no closing sale price available or official closing price,
valuation will be determined by the Trustee in good faith based on available
information.
In September, 2006, Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"), was issued and is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact, if any, the
adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Trust's financial statements.
INVESTMENT RISK
The Trust invests in various investments which are exposed to risks, such market
risk. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investments it is at
least reasonably possibly that changes in the values of investment securities
will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect the
amounts reported in the financial statements.
INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
Investment transactions are recorded on the trade date. Realized gains and
losses from the sale or disposition of securities are recorded on the identified
cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.
DISTRIBUTIONS TO UNITHOLDERS
The Trust declares and distributes dividends from net investment income to its
unitholders monthly. The Trust will distribute net realized capital gains, if
any, at least annually.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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EQUALIZATION
The Trust follows the accounting practice known as "Equalization" by which a
portion of the proceeds from sales and costs of reacquiring the Trust's units,
equivalent on a per unit basis to the amount of distributable net investment
income on the date of the transaction, is credited or charged to undistributed
net investment income. As a result, undistributed net investment income per unit
is unaffected by sales or reacquisitions of the Trust's units.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
The Trust has qualified and intends to qualify as a "regulated investment
company" under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. By
so qualifying and electing, the Trust will not be subject to federal income
taxes to the extent it distributes its taxable income, including any net
realized capital gains, for each fiscal year. In addition, by distributing
during each calendar year substantially all of its net investment income and
capital gains, if any, the Trust will not be subject to federal excise tax.
Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income
tax regulations which may differ from generally accepted accounting principles.
These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for income
equalization, in-kind transactions and losses deferred due to wash sales. Net
investment income per unit calculations in the financial highlights for all
years presented exclude these differences.
During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the Trust reclassified $395,898,931
of non-taxable security gains realized in the in-kind redemption of Creation
Units (Note 4) as an increase to paid in surplus in the Statements of Assets and
Liabilities.
At October 31, 2006, the Trust had the following capital loss carryforwards
which may be used to offset any net realized gains, expiring October 31:
2008.................................... $ 5,933,194
2010.................................... 2,065,467
2011.................................... 68,716,435
2012.................................... 221,460,585
2014.................................... 52,316
In December 2006, the SEC issued staff guidance ("SEC Letter") that delayed the
implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's ("FASB")
Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes" ("FIN 48")
and clarified its application. FIN 48 was originally released by the FASB in
July 2006. FIN 48 mandates a two-part test for recognition of a tax benefit in
the financial statement of any company (including an investment company) that
follows generally accepted accounting principles. First, the company must
determine that it has a greater than 50% likelihood of sustaining its position
based on the "technical merits" of the position. Second, the company must
determine the amount of benefit that may be recognized by considering all of the
potential outcomes and measuring the probability that each will occur. The SEC
Letter clarifies the types of guidance upon which investment companies can rely
in determining the technical merits of a tax position. In addition, the SEC
Letter permits investment companies to delay the
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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implementation of FIN 48 until the last NAV calculation in the first required
financial reporting period for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006.
At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FIN 48.
NOTE 3 -- TRANSACTIONS WITH THE TRUSTEE AND SPONSOR
In accordance with the Trust Agreement, State Street Bank and Trust Company (the
"Trustee") maintains the Trust's accounting records, acts as custodian and
transfer agent to the Trust, and provides administrative services, including
filing of all required regulatory reports. The Trustee is also responsible for
determining the composition of the portfolio of securities which must be
delivered and/or received in exchange for the issuance and/or redemption of
Creation Units of the Trust, and for adjusting the composition of the Trust's
portfolio from time to time to conform to changes in the composition and/or
weighting structure of the DJIA. For these services, the Trustee received a fee
at the following annual rates for the six months ended April 30, 2007:
NET ASSET VALUE OF THE TRUST FEE AS A PERCENTAGE OF NET ASSET VALUE OF THE TRUST
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$0 - $499,999,999 10/100 of 1% per annum plus or minus the Adjustment
Amount
$500,000,000 - $2,499,999,999 8/100 of 1% per annum plus or minus the Adjustment
Amount
$2,500,000,000 - and above 6/100 of 1% per annum plus or minus the Adjustment
Amount
The Adjustment Amount is the sum of (a) the excess or deficiency of transaction
fees received by the Trustee, less the expenses incurred in processing orders
for creation and redemption of DIAMONDS and (b) the excess amounts earned by the
Trustee with respect to the cash held by the Trustee for the benefit of the
Trust. During the six months ended April 30, 2007, the Adjustment Amount
decreased the Trustee's fee by $558,686. The Adjustment Amount included an
excess of net transaction fees from processing orders of $262,170 and a Trustee
earning credit of $296,516.
Effective November 22, 2006, the Trustee changed the method for computing the
Adjustment Amount to the Trustee Fee such that all income earned with respect to
cash held for the benefit of the Trust is credited against the Trustee's Fee.
During the period from December 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006, the Trustee
applied incremental cash balance credits of $374,030 against its base fee. Such
incremental credit were calculated and applied on a daily basis for such period.
PDR Services LLC (the "Sponsor", a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Stock
Exchange LLC) agreed to reimburse the Trust for, or assume, the ordinary
operating expenses of the Trust which exceeded 18.00/100 of 1% per annum of the
daily net asset value of the Trust. The amounts of such reimbursements by the
Sponsor for the fiscal years ended October 31, 2004, October 31, 2005, October
31, 2006 and the six-month period ended April 30, 2007 were $0.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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Dow Jones & Company, Inc. ("Dow Jones"), the American Stock Exchange LLC (the
"AMEX"), PDR Services (the "Sponsor") and State Street Global Markets LLC
("SSGM") have entered into a License Agreement pursuant to which certain Dow
Jones marks may be used in connection with the Trust subject to the payment of
license fees. SSGM is a subsidiary of the Trustee.
INDEMNIFICATIONS
Under the Trust's organizational documents, its officers and trustees are
indemnified against certain liability arising of the performance of their duties
to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters
into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification
clauses. The Trust's maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as
this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust that have
not yet occurred. However, based on experience the Trust expects the risk of
loss to be remote.
NOTE 4 -- TRUST TRANSACTIONS IN DIAMONDS
Transactions in DIAMONDS were as follows.
SIX MONTHS ENDED APRIL 30, 2007
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DIAMONDS AMOUNTS
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DIAMONDS sold........................................ 136,650,000 $ 17,082,565,518
DIAMONDS issued upon dividend reinvestment........... 5,550 684,755
DIAMONDS redeemed.................................... (141,900,000) (17,777,327,443)
Net income equalization.............................. -- 6,006,362
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Net Decrease......................................... (5,244,450) $ (688,070,808)
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YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2006
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DIAMONDS AMOUNTS
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DIAMONDS sold........................................ 142,300,000 $ 15,848,129,501
DIAMONDS issued upon dividend reinvestment........... 12,974 1,429,406
DIAMONDS redeemed.................................... (159,000,000) (17,633,216,795)
Net income equalization.............................. -- 1,800,594
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Net Decrease......................................... (16,687,026) $ (1,781,857,294)
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS -- (CONTINUED)
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2005
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DIAMONDS AMOUNTS
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DIAMONDS sold........................................ 117,800,000 $ 12,383,980,226
DIAMONDS issued upon dividend reinvestment........... 16,090 1,702,587
DIAMONDS redeemed.................................... (128,300,000) (13,517,459,506)
Net income equalization.............................. -- 2,410,446
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Net Decrease......................................... (10,483,910) $ (1,129,366,247)
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YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2004
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DIAMONDS AMOUNTS
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DIAMONDS sold.......................................... 72,900,000 $ 7,485,525,585
DIAMONDS issued upon dividend reinvestment............. 11,705 1,201,305
DIAMONDS redeemed...................................... (52,400,000) (5,369,293,589)
Net income equalization................................ -- 1,282,877
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Net Increase........................................... 20,511,705 $ 2,118,716,178
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Except for under the Trust's dividend reinvestment plan, DIAMONDS are issued and
redeemed by the Trust only in Creation Unit size aggregations of 50,000
DIAMONDS. Such transactions are only permitted on an in-kind basis, with a
separate cash payment which is equivalent to the undistributed net investment
income per DIAMOND (income equalization) and a balancing cash component to
equate the transaction to the net asset value per unit of the Trust on the
transaction date. A transaction fee of $1,000 is charged in connection with each
creation or redemption of Creation Units through the DIAMONDS Clearing Process
per Participating party per day, regardless of the number of Creation Units
created or redeemed. Transaction fees are received by the Trustee and used to
offset the expense of processing orders.
NOTE 5 -- INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
For the six months ended April 30, 2007, the Trust had net in-kind
contributions, net in-kind redemptions, purchases and sales of investment
securities of $13,934,727,630, $14,623,395,583, $107,277,341 and $103,458,996,
respectively. At April 30, 2007, the cost of investments for federal income tax
purposes was $6,851,890,556 accordingly, gross unrealized appreciation was
$67,008,024, and gross unrealized depreciation was $513,879,279, resulting in
net unrealized depreciation of $446,871,255.
NOTE 6 -- TAX INFORMATION
For Federal income tax purposes, the percentage of Trust ordinary distributions
which qualify for the corporate dividends received deduction for the fiscal year
ended October 31, 2006 is 100%.
For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2006, certain dividends paid by the Trust
may be designated as qualified dividend income and subject to a maximum tax rate
of 15%, as provided for by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2003. Complete information was reported in conjunction with your 2006 Form
1099-DIV.
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OTHER INFORMATION
APRIL 30, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF DISCOUNTS AND PREMIUMS
BID/ASK PRICE(1) VS NET ASSET VALUE
AS OF APRIL 30, 2007
CLOSING PRICE ABOVE NAV CLOSING PRICE BELOW NAV
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50-99 100-199 >200 50-99 100-199 >200
BASIS BASIS BASIS BASIS BASIS BASIS
POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS POINTS
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2007.................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006.................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0
2005.................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004.................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0
2003.................................. 0 0 0 0 0 0
COMPARISON OF TOTAL RETURNS BASED ON NAV AND BID/ASK PRICE
CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN
1 YEAR 5 YEAR SINCE FIRST TRADE(2)
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Return Based on NAV......................................... 17.37% 45.69% 96.24%
Return Based on Bid/Ask Price............................... 17.33% 45.92% 96.20%
DJIA........................................................ 17.58% 47.05% 99.21%
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
1 YEAR 5 YEAR SINCE FIRST TRADE(2)
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Return Based on NAV......................................... 17.37% 7.82% 7.54%
Return Based on Bid/Ask Price............................... 17.33% 7.85% 7.54%
DJIA........................................................ 17.58% 8.02% 7.65%
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(1) Currently , the Bid/Ask Price is calculated based on the best bid and best
offer on the AMEX at 4:00 p.m. However, prior to April 3, 2001, the
calculation of the Bid/Ask Price was based on the midpoint of the best bid
and best offer at the close of trading on the AMEX, ordinarily 4:15 p.m.
(2) The Trust commenced trading on the AMEX on January 20, 1998.
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SPONSOR
PDR Services LLC
c/o American Stock Exchange LLC
86 Trinity Place
New York, NY 10006
TRUSTEE
State Street Bank and Trust Company
State Street Financial Center
One Lincoln Street
Boston, MA 02111
DISTRIBUTOR
ALPS Distributors, Inc.
1290 Broadway, Suite 1100
Denver, CO 80203
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
125 High Street
Boston, MA 02110
LEGAL COUNSEL
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
575 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022