N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Semi-Annual Report

 


 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM N-CSR

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

 

Investment Company Act file number       811-07989            

 

                            Metropolitan West Funds                            

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1580

                              Los Angeles, CA 90025                              

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Metropolitan West Funds

11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1580

                              Los Angeles, CA 90025                              

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:       (310) 966-8900      

 

Date of fiscal year end:       March 31, 2004      

 

Date of reporting period:       September 30, 2003      

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

 

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Item 1. Report to Shareholders

 

LOGO

 

METROPOLITAN WEST FUNDS

 

ULTRA SHORT BOND FUND

LOW DURATION BOND FUND

INTERMEDIATE BOND FUND

TOTAL RETURN BOND FUND

HIGH YIELD BOND FUND

STRATEGIC INCOME FUND

ALPHATRAKSM 500 FUND

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

(Unaudited)

 

LOGO

September 30, 2003

 


Metropolitan West Funds

 

Dear Fellow Shareholder,

 

Thank you for your continued participation in the Metropolitan West Funds. We are pleased to present the enclosed Semi-Annual Report for the Funds, including the following:

 

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund – M-Class (MWTRX), I-Class (MWTIX)

Metropolitan West Intermediate Bond Fund – M-Class (MWIMX), I-Class (MWIIX)

Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond Fund – M-Class (MWLDX), I-Class (MWLIX)

 

Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund – M-Class (MWHYX), I-Class (MWHIX)

 

Metropolitan West AlphaTrak 500 Fund (MWATX)

 

Metropolitan West Strategic Income Fund (MWSTX)

Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond Fund (MWUSX)

 

Review

One year ago, in our September 30, 2002 Semi-Annual Report, we observed, with concern, the myriad challenges to the capital markets that had grown out of an accumulation of unwelcome events: a bear market among equities unseen since the late 1930s, a recession and subsequently sluggish recovery, heightened geopolitical fears, and corporate governance failures. Like a great many investors, we found the conditions especially difficult and experienced the disappointment of short-term underperformance. Notwithstanding the poor results of the summer of 2002, in writing last September’s Report, we maintained that adherence to a disciplined, value-oriented portfolio construction process and an appropriately long-term perspective would reward the Funds with substantially improved performance prospects as market conditions began to normalize.

 

Starting in early October of last year, the pessimism that had been prevailing throughout the capital markets began to subside. Companies that had been denied access to the capital markets for funding found the credit crunch easing, and took advantage of the improvement to enhance balance sheet liquidity and to refinance debt at lower interest rates. Ironically, this reduction in interest expense was a condition that homeowners had already been exploiting for the better part of the previous two years with, in many cases, multiple low- or no-cost refinancings. As a result of the lifting sentiments in Corporate America, the equity markets advanced and corporate bond prices normalized, in some cases from unprecedented and, in our view, unwarranted, lows.

 

By the time we issued our March 31, 2003 Annual Report, the corporate bond market had enjoyed a healthy, though not yet complete, recovery. However, despite the improving health in much of the capital markets, 50-year lows in Treasury rates held as economic uncertainties persisted, most notably around the employment picture. Notwithstanding the uncertainty, we maintained a view that the two-and-a-half year buildup of monetary and fiscal stimulus would prove to increase the pace of domestic economic activity, contributing to an ongoing improvement in corporate financial health, but also put pressure on Treasury and mortgage rates to rise. When second quarter GDP growth was revised upward to 3.3% and third quarter forecasts were revised sharply higher, the Treasury market reflected the vitality with a modest selloff, and five- and ten-year rates backed up, i.e., increased, some 80 basis points between mid-June and September 30.

 

With regard to performance, low initial yields and rising rates left Treasury and Treasury/Mortgage-heavy indices challenged from a total return perspective over the past several months, especially during July when the runup in rates was most pronounced. Conversely, corporate indices, especially BBB- and high yield, continued what was started last October, pacing the fixed income sectors with strong returns. High yield indices captured 13% returns in the past six months, and 30% over the last year, while the BBB-rated investment grade corporate indices delivered 7% and 15% over those time frames. By contrast, the broad Treasury index returned just over 3% in the twelve months ended September 30, while the mortgage index posted a similar, 3.5%, return.

 

 


 

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Fund Results

 

Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund – M-Class (MWTRX), I-Class (MWTIX)

Metropolitan West Intermediate Bond Fund – M-Class (MWIMX), I-Class (MWIIX)

Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond Fund – M-Class (MWLDX), I-Class (MWLIX)

 

     Performance Through September 30, 2003
     6 Months    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    Since Inception
     (Cumulative)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

MWTRX (Inception: March 31, 1997)

   +8.38%    +15.18%    +6.89%    +6.61%    +7.93%

Lehman Bros. Aggregate Index*

   +2.35%      +5.40%    +8.94%    +6.62%    +7.97%

MWTIX (Inception: March 31, 2000)

   +8.60%    +15.55%    +7.12%    —      +7.62%

Lehman Bros. Aggregate Index*

   +2.35%      +5.40%    +8.94%    —      +9.07%
     Performance Through September 30, 2003
     6 Months      1 Year      Since Inception
     (Cumulative)

     (Annualized)

    

(Annualized)


MWIMX (Inception:June 30, 2003)

             +1.10% (non-annualized)

Lehman Bros. Intermed. Gov’t.Credit Index*

             -0.02% (non-annualized)

MWIIX (Inception: June 28, 2002)

   +6.52%      +11.68%      +13.53%

Lehman Bros. Intermed. Gov’t.Credit Index*.

   +4.25%        +6.01%        +8.50%
    Performance Through September 30, 2003
    6 Months    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    Since Inception
    (Cumulative)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

MWLDX (Inception: March 31, 1997)

  +3.65%    +7.32%    +4.47%    +5.53%    +5.95%

Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index*

  +1.15%    +2.63%    +6.17%    +5.50%    +6.11%

MWLIX (Inception: March 31, 2000)

  +3.75%    +7.53%    +4.67%    —      +5.13%

Merrill Lynch 1-3 Year US Treasury Index*

  +1.15%    +2.63%    +6.17%    —      +6.41%

 

The Funds’ commitment to the ongoing rehabilitation of many of 2002’s most challenged performers in the corporate sector resulted in rewarding performance relative to the benchmark indices over the most recent measurement periods. As fundamentals strengthened across the telecommunications, energy, insurance and airline industries, market skepticism eased and bond prices moved higher, some to a very considerable degree. In addition to the normalization among corporate bonds, the Funds’ defensive positioning against rising interest rates added to the relative performance, as evidence of a more robust economic outlook materialized and pushed rates higher during the summer.

 

Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund – M-Class (MWHYX), I-Class (MWHIX)

 

     Performance Through September 30, 2003
     6 Months    1 Year    Since Inception
     (Cumulative)

   (Annualized)

  

(Annualized)


MWHYX (Inception: September 30, 2002)

   +13.92%    +35.37%    +35.37%

Lehman Bros. High Yield Index*

   +13.15%    +29.97%    +29.97%

MWHIX (Inception: March 31, 2003)

   +14.12%       +14.12% (non-annualized)

Lehman Bros. High Yield Index*

   +13.15%       +13.15% (non-annualized)

 

In its inaugural year, the High Yield Fund capitalized on opportunities offered by the early stages of improvement in corporate balance sheets. As companies gained renewed access to the capital markets for funding, interest expenses were substantially reduced. This was particularly beneficial to companies that were downgraded in 2002 from investment grade, known as “fallen angels”, in which the Fund maintained a relative overweight position, thus enabling the outperformance of the benchmark over the past six and twelve month time frames.

 

Metropolitan West AlphaTrak 500 Fund (MWATX)

 

     Performance Through September 30, 2003
     6 Months    1 Year    3 Years    5 Years    Since Inception
     (Cumulative)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

   (Annualized)

MWATX (Inception: June 29, 1998)

   +20.14%    +31.31%    -10.31%    +1.57%    -0.50%

Standard & Poor’s 500 Equity Index*

   +18.45%    +24.41%    -10.12%    +1.01%    -1.11%

 

Equity markets broke the three-year grip of the bear market, posting some strong returns over the past 12 months. The AlphaTrak500 Fund captured the stock market trend with its futures positioning, and added value through the continued price improvement of the portfolio’s corporate bond positions.

 

 


 

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Metropolitan West Strategic Income Fund (MWSTX)

Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond Fund (MWUSX)

 

    Performance Through September 30, 2003
    3 Months
   

(Cumulative)


MWSTX (Inception: June 30, 2003)

  +7.93%

Merrill Lynch 3-Month US Treasury Index* + 2%

  +0.76%

MWUSX (Inception: June 30, 2003)

  +2.30%

Merrill Lynch 1-Year US Treasury Index*

  +0.32%

 

The newest entries among the Metropolitan West Funds were launched on June 30, 2003. The Strategic Income Fund, co-managed by Laird Landmann, Hahn Kang, and Kristin Galanek, seeks to maximize long-term total return with little to no correlation to broad market indices. It employs an array of short- and long-term fixed income and trading strategies designed to capitalize on market inefficiencies. The Ultra Short Fund, co-managed by Stephen Kane, Mitch Flack and Jamie Farnham, seeks to maximize current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund will invest in primarily (a minimum of 90%) investment grade fixed income securities with an average duration of less than one year.

 

The Market Ahead

Strategically, the Funds remain positioned to benefit from a pickup in the pace of economic activity. As a result, portfolio durations are established firmly short of the relevant benchmark indices. In MWAM’s ongoing view, the combination of monetary and fiscal stimulus set the stage for improved growth prospects and a potential for increasing inflationary pressure. Inflation-indexed bonds with low breakeven rates, remain a core component of the Treasury allocation.

 

Among corporate issues, telecommunications, automobile and certain insurance credits continue to represent good relative value and income for the Funds. As valuations have improved substantially from last summer’s price volatility, gains have been taken with proceeds reallocated to better risk-adjusted opportunities. Mortgage positions reflect an ongoing wariness of interest rate risk and the accompanying potential for extension. Thus, the MBS allocation has emphasized structures that mitigate negative convexity, issued off of seasoned collateral such as low loan balance loans, hybrid ARM loans, and small holdings in inverse floaters and interest only issues.

 

A Consistent Long-Term Value Orientation

With a long-term view, the investment team continues to target outperformance of the Funds’ benchmarks over a market cycle by diversifying the sources of value added in the portfolios. Those value-added strategies include (1) duration management, (2) yield curve positioning, (3) sector allocation, (4) security selection, and (5) opportunistic execution.

 

Again, we thank you for your continued support of the Metropolitan West Funds and look forward to the ongoing opportunity to meet your investment needs.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Scott Dubchansky

President and Trustee

 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Share prices will fluctuate, and you may have a gain or loss when you redeem shares. Unlike a mutual fund, the performance of an unmanaged index assumes no transactions costs, taxes, management fees, or other expenses. A direct investment in an index is not possible. U.S. Treasury bonds, unlike mutual funds, are insured direct obligations of the U.S. Government that offer a fixed rate of return when held to maturity. Quality rating, such as “BB,” refer to the credit risk of individual securities, and not to the Fund. Investment by the Fund in lower-rated and non-rated securities presents a greater risk of loss to principal and interest than higher-rated securities.

 

*Are unmanaged indices that are not available for direct investment.

 

Funds are distributed by PFPC Distributors, Inc.

760 Moore Road,, King of Prussia, PA 19406.

To be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus. DFU 11/03

 

 


 

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Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

BONDS 99.23%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—44.75%3

           

       
    Aames Mortgage Trust 1999-2 AF, 7.59%, 10/15/29   $ 107,898   $ 114,142
    Conseco Finance 2000-B AF6, 7.80%, 05/15/20     34,790     36,995
    Conseco Finance SecuritIzations Corp. 2000-1 A4, 7.62%, 05/01/31     20,000     21,201
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-5 A4, 7.47%, 02/01/32     35,000     35,604
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-6 A3, 6.55%, 09/01/32     147,699     149,018
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2001-3 A2, 5.16%, 05/01/33     147,022     149,289
    Contimortgage Home Equity Loan Trust 1999-1 A6, 6.85%, 10/25/29     45,000     47,600
    Contimortgage Home Equity Loan Trust 1999-3 A6, 7.68%, 12/25/29     70,000     74,042
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. 2002-S12 A1, 5.68%, 07/25/32     59,302     59,932
    Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-5 M1, 7.41%, 04/25/24     133,907     136,710
    Equivantage Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-3 A3, 7.05%, 10/25/28     25,020     25,267
    FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities T-39 S (IO), 3.50%, 09/25/045     570,000     8,949
    GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. 1998-HE1 A7, 6.47%, 06/25/28     54,594     56,652
    GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust 2003-GH1 A1, 1.27%, 07/25/115     23,861     23,877
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1993-1 A3, 6.90%, 04/15/18     43,057     43,972
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1994-1 A5, 7.65%, 04/15/19     40,775     42,927
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1999-3 A5, 6.16%, 02/01/31     19,379     19,821
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-C HIM2, 7.35%, 06/15/28     176,501     177,064
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-E HEM1, 7.28%, 01/15/29     32,864     33,950
    Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1999-A A6, 6.84%, 03/15/10     30,726     31,068
    Greenpoint Manufactured Housing 1999-1 A2, 6.01%, 08/15/15     25,061     25,148
    Greenpoint Manufactured Housing 1999-3 1A4, 6.53%, 12/15/19     67,994     68,058
    IMPAC Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust 2001-2 A4, 7.37%, 04/25/32     166,617     168,456
    Irwin Home Equity 2001-2 M2, 2.37%, 07/25/265     20,000     19,732
    Master Financial Asset Securitization Trust 1997-1 A8, 7.50%, 01/20/29     92,660     93,970
    Metris Master Trust 2001-4A A, 1.47%, 08/20/085     50,000     49,109
    Mortgage Lenders Network Home Equity Loan 1998-2 A1, 6.61%, 07/25/29     73,263     76,252
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 1998-A A4, 6.20%, 05/15/28     19,051     19,066

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Asset-Backed

  Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 1998-B A3, 6.20%, 01/15/15   $ 26,792   $ 26,936
Securities (continued)   Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2002-B AIO (IO), 6.00%, 05/15/10     146,793     30,442
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2000-RS1 A1, 8.00%, 03/25/30     182,028     188,563
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2001-RS1 AI4, 7.01%, 03/25/31     29,402     30,780
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2002-RS3 AI2, 4.46%, 10/25/27     22,276     22,355
    Residential Asset Securities Corp. 2002-KSI AI4, 5.86%, 11/25/29     65,000     67,714
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2000-HI1 A17, 8.29%, 02/25/25     135,000     144,569
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2001-HI4 A5, 5.94%, 09/25/18     50,000     50,531
    Saxon Asset Securities Trust
1999-3 AF6, 7.53%, 06/25/14
    51,239     53,367
    Southern Pacific Secured Assets Corp. 1998-H1 A5, 7.13%, 01/25/29     151,991     153,651
    Terwin Mortgage Trust 2003-3SL AX (IO), 12.00%, 10/25/334     165,000     32,158
    The Money Store Home Equity Trust 1998-B AF8, 6.11%, 05/15/10     59,898     61,438
             

    Total Asset-Backed Securities           2,670,375
             

CORPORATES—6.30%2

           

Basic Industry

—0.78%

  Fort James Corp., 6.63%, 09/15/04     45,000     46,350
           

               
Capital Goods   Tyco International Group SA,            
—0.72%  

5.88%, 11/01/04

    11,000     11,330
   

6.38%, 06/15/05

    30,000     31,350
             

                42,680
             

Communications —0.54%   Sprint Capital Corp., 7.90%, 03/15/05     30,000     32,416
             

Electric—1.67%   Dayton Power & Light, 8.15%, 01/15/26     10,000     10,491
    National Rural Utilities (MTN), 5.54%, 12/15/05     40,000     42,835
    Westar Energy Inc., 6.88%, 08/01/04     45,000     46,350
             

                99,676
             

Energy—0.45%   Pride International, Inc., 10.00%, 06/01/09     25,000     27,125
             

Finance—2.07%   Capital One Bank, 8.25%, 06/15/05     30,000     32,727
    Ford Motor Credit Co.,            
   

7.50%, 03/15/05

    30,000     31,843
   

7.60%, 08/01/05

    25,000     26,882
    General Motors Acceptance Corp., 6.75%, 01/15/06     30,000     32,102
             

                123,554
             

Transportation   Continental Airlines, Inc. 1998-2            
—0.07%   A, 6.41%, 10/15/08     4,883     4,301
             

    Total Corporates              376,102
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Ultra Short Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

MORTGAGE-BACKED—48.18%3

           
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed   ABN Amro Mortgage Corp. 2002-1A 1A1, 5.85%, 06/25/32      $ 250,134   $ 252,577
—25.94%   Banc of America Funding Corp. 2000-1 1A12, 6.75%, 11/20/32     91,969     93,629
    Chase Mortgage Finance Corp. 2002-A1 1A2, 6.00%, 12/25/29     138,396     138,976
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2001-12 A7, 6.50%, 01/25/32     100,000     102,545
    Countrywide Home Loans 2003-18 A5, 12.61%, 07/25/335     17,814     17,508
    Norwest Asset Securities Corp. 1999-22 A1, 6.50%, 09/25/14     21,631     21,803
    Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 1997-QS1 A11, 7.50%, 02/25/27     18,972     18,964
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 1998-S3 M1, 6.75%, 02/25/28     196,892     196,791
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 1999-S6 A1, 6.25%, 02/25/14     34,135     34,283
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1996-A A1, 8.51%, 04/25/27     184,629     184,322
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2001-15A 4A1, 6.00%, 10/25/31     99,442     101,047
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-26 2A1, 6.00%, 12/25/32     8,874     8,973
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-8A 6A, 6.97%, 05/25/32     155,571     157,905
    Summit Mortgage Trust 2000-1 B1, 6.05%, 12/28/124     217,076     218,424
             

                1,547,747
             

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed   Fannie Mae 1992-156 F, 3.13%, 07/25/075     62,244     62,373
—22.24%   Fannie Mae 1993-80 S, 9.50%, 05/25/235     59,937     60,935
    Fannie Mae 2000-27 AN, 6.00%, 08/25/30     137,010     140,542
    Fannie Mae 2001-42 SB, 8.50%, 09/25/315     31,809     33,293
    Fannie Mae Pool 111643, 6.79%, 09/01/205     85,486     85,738
    Fannie Mae Pool 303683, 6.50%, 08/01/25     62,432     65,396
    Fannie Mae Pool 555207, 7.00%, 11/01/17     179,054     184,920
    Fannie Mae Pool 606116, 5.22%, 09/01/315     45,625     46,317
    Fannie Mae Pool 646884, 5.61%, 05/01/325     124,042     127,046
    Freddie Mac 1565 J, 2.87%, 08/15/085     26,689     26,710
    Freddie Mac 1625 FC, 2.92%, 12/15/085     118,321     118,321
    Freddie Mac 2066 PD, 6.25%,            
    12/15/26     15,959     16,166
    Freddie Mac 2066 PJ (IO), 6.50%, 12/15/26     679,986     7,787
    Freddie Mac 2419 VG, 6.50%, 12/15/12     121,287     128,962

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)   Freddie Mac 2451 SP, 14.48%,            
Mortgage-Backed   05/15/095   $ 48,903   $ 53,687

(continued)

U.S. Agency

  Freddie Mac 2590 XS, 8.00%, 10/15/315     1,854     1,859

Mortgage-Backed

(continued)

  Freddie Mac 2625 (IO), 5.00%, 12/15/31     148,640     22,459
    Freddie Mac Pool 775554, 5.16%, 10/01/185     20,496     20,624
    Freddie Mac Pool 865369, 5.87%, 06/01/225     21,191     21,213
    Government National Mortgage Association 1999-38 SP (IO), 0.25%, 05/16/265     12,819,872     19,666
    Government National Mortgage Association 2002-32 WS (IO), 6.93%, 03/20/305     680,264     13,120
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-28 LI (IO), 5.50%, 02/20/32     242,968     35,800
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-34 CI (IO), 6.00%, 02/20/32     198,014     9,576
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-58 IG (IO), 5.50%, 05/17/29     100,000     24,336
             

                1,326,846
             

    Total Mortgage-Backed           2,874,593
             

    Total Bonds
(Cost $5,901,700)
          5,921,070
             

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 0.06%

           
Money Market RIC —0.06%   J.P. Morgan Institutional Prime Money Market     3,600     3,600
             

    Total Short Term Investments (Cost $3,600)           3,600
             

    Total Investments—99.29%
(Cost $5,905,300)1
          5,924,670
             

    Cash and Other Assets, Less Liabilities—0.71%           42,212
             

    Net Assets—100.00%         $ 5,966,882
             

 

Notes:

1   Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $5,905,300 and net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 74,136  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (54,766 )
    


Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 19,370  
    


2   Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity.
3   Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective date less than the stated maturity date.
4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions with qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities at September 30, 2003 was $250,582 representing 4.20% of total net assets.
5   Floating rate security. The rate disclosed is that in effect at September 30, 2003.

 

(IO): Interest only

(MTN): Medium term note

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Low Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

BONDS 83.05%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—36.28%3

           

       
    Aames Mortgage Trust 2000-2 A4F, 7.32%, 03/25/27   $ 2,263,583   $ 2,320,781
    Aerofreighter Finance Trust A A, 7.85%, 12/15/094     1,331,627     1,336,609
    Aircraft Lease Portfolio Securitization Ltd. 1996-1 CX, 2.97%, 06/15/066,8     948,593     465,475
    AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage Loan Trust 1998-2 B1F, 7.72%, 06/25/28     683,852     681,431
    ARC Net Interest Margin Trust 2002-2 A, 7.75%, 05/27/324     1,469,683     1,460,269
    ARC Net Interest Margin Trust 2002-7A A, 7.75%, 10/27/324     1,094,007     1,092,584
    Atherton Franchisee Loan Funding 1999-A E, 8.25%, 10/15/154     1,205,980     690,234
    Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc. 2000-2 M2, 8.28%, 08/25/30     5,995,000     6,334,095
    Chase Funding Loan Acquisition Trust 2001-AD1 1A4, 5.39%, 05/25/28     4,000,000     4,100,200
    CIT Group Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-1 M2, 7.10%, 07/15/27     2,151,425     2,201,917
    CitiFinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2002-1 AF1, 2.47%, 09/25/32     2,125,011     2,133,887
    Conseco Finance 1999-H BF1, 10.00%, 11/15/29     7,054,852     7,570,703
    Conseco Finance 2001-A IM2, 8.02%, 03/15/32     3,000,000     3,162,202
    Conseco Finance 2001-D A5, 6.19%, 11/15/32     1,500,000     1,590,777
    Conseco Finance 2002-A A4, 6.32%, 04/15/32     9,000,000     9,343,877
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2001-3 AIO (IO), 2.50%, 05/01/336     24,825,000     1,699,346
    Delta Funding Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-2 A5, 8.01%, 10/25/27     2,000,000     2,154,397
    Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1999-1 M2, 9.00%, 05/25/30     5,205,665     5,527,630
    Equity One ABS, Inc. 2002-2 AF3, 5.77%, 10/25/32     5,550,000     5,914,816
    Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 1999-1            
   

D, 8.40%, 07/05/134

    437,500     456,914
   

E, 6.50%, 01/05/14

    1,586,500     937,027
    First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust 1994-3 A1, 7.83%, 10/25/25     30,006     29,971
    First Union Home Equity            
    Loan Trust 1997-3 B, 7.39%, 03/25/29     321,977     325,197

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Asset-Backed Securities

  First City Capital Home Equity Funding Corp. 1998-1 A4, 6.72%, 06/25/284   $ 809,001   $ 812,591
(continued)   Galileo Securities, Inc. 2002-1A A1, 1.45%, 02/03/118     5,717,205     4,402,962
    GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust 2002-HE2 A4, 6.00%, 06/25/27     3,900,000     3,980,978
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1994-1 A5, 7.65%, 04/15/19     2,405,702     2,532,689
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1995-10            
   

A6, 7.05%, 02/15/27

    3,673,294     3,842,112
   

B1, 7.05%, 02/15/276

    3,526,781     3,141,590
    Green Tree Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-B M1, 7.65%, 04/15/27     772,454     788,853
    Green Tree Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-C B2, 8.06%, 07/15/296     7,000,000     3,994,375
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-E HEM2, 7.48%, 01/15/29     4,000,000     4,170,000
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1998-B            
   

HEB2, 8.49%, 11/15/29

    5,000,000     3,416,682
   

HEM2, 7.33%, 11/15/29

    6,750,000     7,077,915
    Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1996-B CTFS, 7.70%, 07/15/18     2,166,295     2,172,031
    Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1996-D CTFS, 7.24%, 12/15/22     2,862,892     2,870,268
    Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1998-A A4H, 8.26%, 05/15/29     831,460     833,020
    IMPAC Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust 1998-1 M2, 7.77%, 07/25/25     812,538     832,362
    Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract 2001-B            
   

AIO2 (IO), 1.10%, 10/15/056

    433,500,000     7,224,711
   

AIOC (IO), 0.13%, 05/15/416,8

    605,400,589     7,890,186
    Mellon Residential Funding Corp. 2001-HEIL A4, 6.62%, 02/25/21     4,500,000     4,741,676
    Metris Master Trust 2000-3 A, 1.38%, 09/21/098     8,970,000     8,577,732
    Metris Master Trust 2001-3 A, 1.35%, 07/21/088     7,155,000     7,021,702
    MMCA Automobile Trust 2002-1 A3, 4.15%, 05/15/06       5,150,205         5,167,066
    Newbury Funding CB0 Ltd. 2000-1 A3, 4.04%, 02/15/304,8     6,800,000     5,886,760
    North Street 2000-1A C, 2.86%, 07/30/104,6,8     3,500,000     1,574,650
    NovaStar NIM Trust 2003-N1 7.39%, 09/28/334     2,774,037     2,776,534

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Low Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Asset-Backed Securities

  Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2001-C A1, 5.16%, 10/15/12   $ 988,984   $ 853,018
(continued)   Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2002-B            
   

AIO (IO), 6.00%, 05/15/10

    21,587,171     4,476,812
   

A1, 1.35%, 05/15/138

    3,962,290     3,935,008
    Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization 2000-1 B1, 8.08%, 03/25/304,6     8,806,150     4,233,830
    Polaris Securities, Inc.
2001-1 A1 (PO), 6.34%5, 07/17/096
    4,958,115     4,305,334
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2001-RS1 AI4, 7.01%, 03/25/31     2,940,212     3,078,034
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2000-HI1 AII, 8.11%, 02/25/25     169,519     175,417
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1999-BC1 M2, 2.41%, 01/25/298     3,344,580     3,353,154
    Structured Settlements Fund 1999-A A, 7.25%, 12/20/154     2,889,323     3,105,121
    Terwin Mortgage Trust 2003-3SL AX (IO), 12.00%, 10/25/334     7,192,000     1,401,721
             

    Total Asset-Backed Securities           186,177,233
             

CORPORATES—27.48%2

           
Banks—0.37%   Christiana Bank, 1.44%, 11/29/498     500,000     391,478
    JP Morgan Chase & Co. (MTN), 8.55%, 07/23/138     1,500,000     1,490,719
             

                1,882,197
             

Capital Goods
—1.93%
  Tyco International Group Revolver Term Loan Note, 4.24%, 02/06/068     10,000,000     9,900,000
             

Communications

—5.13%

  Qwest Capital Funding,            
 

5.88%, 08/03/04

    1,850,000     1,840,750
   

7.75%, 08/15/06

    7,250,000     7,141,250
    Qwest Communications International, 7.50%, 11/01/08     1,000,000     965,000
    Qwest Corp., 6.63%, 09/15/05     1,000,000     1,027,500
    Sprint Capital Corp., 6.90%, 05/01/19     2,350,000     2,416,183
    Worldcom, Inc.,            
 

7.88%, 05/15/037

    16,700,000         5,552,750
   

6.50%, 05/15/047

    22,255,000     7,399,787
             

                26,343,220
             

Electric—1.06%   DPL, Inc., 8.25%, 03/01/07     5,000,000     5,443,565
             

Energy—1.23%   Noble Affiliates, Inc./Atlantic Meth, 8.95%, 12/15/044     6,000,000     6,304,650
             

Finance—9.50%   Capital One Bank, 8.25%, 06/15/05     6,850,000     7,472,699
    Finova Group, Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/09     5,422,000     2,711,000

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)   Ford Motor Credit Co.,            
Corporates  

1.56%, 07/07/058 (EMTN)

  $ 6,585,000   $ 6,463,171
(continued)  

6.50%, 02/15/06

    8,450,000     8,921,510
Finance  

6.50%, 01/25/07

    1,000,000     1,057,595
(continued)  

1.34%, 03/13/078 (EMTN)

    6,670,000     6,221,436
    General Motors Acceptance Corp.,            
   

6.75%, 01/15/06

    2,400,000     2,568,199
   

4.50%, 07/15/06

    6,100,000     6,450,141
   

6.13%, 08/28/07

    4,260,000     4,507,855
    MBNA America Bank NA            
   

1.55%, 05/12/044,8

    900,000     898,781
   

1.44%, 06/10/048

    1,500,000     1,499,418
             

                48,771,805
             

Insurance—1.40%   Fairfax Financial Holdings, 7.38%, 03/15/06     7,000,000     7,035,000
    Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, 8.95%, 10/15/29     195,000     176,870
             

                7,211,870
             

Natural Gas
—1.20%
  Sempra Energy, 6.93%, 07/01/04     3,000,000     3,116,817
    Williams Companies, Inc., 6.75%, 01/15/06     3,000,000     3,030,000
             

                6,146,817
             

Real Estate

Investment Trust (REIT)—0.22%

  Colonial Realty LP (MTN), 7.05%, 12/15/03     1,100,000     1,111,539
           

               
Secured Assets
—0.96%
  Ingress I Ltd. B-A, 7.38%, 03/30/404     5,000,000     4,938,280
             

Technology
—0.56%
  Avnet, Inc., 6.88%, 03/15/04     2,795,000     2,857,887
           

               
Transportation
—3.92%
  Continental Airlines, Inc. 1997-4 A, 6.90%, 07/02/19     3,501,347     3,383,058
  Continental Airlines, Inc. 1999-1 A, 6.55%, 08/02/20     7,971,339     7,809,921
    Delta Air Lines 2001-1            
   

A1, 6.62%, 03/18/11

    584,418     575,863
   

A2, 7.11%, 03/18/13

    1,010,000     990,603
    Northwest Airlines, Inc. 2001-1 A1, 7.04%, 10/01/23     701,408     686,599
    United Air Lines 1997-1 1A, 1.36%, 03/02/046,8       8,533,709         6,698,961
             

                20,145,005
             

    Total Corporates           141,056,835
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED—17.85%3

           
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
—0.62%
  Beckman Coulter, Inc.
2000-A A, 7.50%, 12/15/184
    3,000,000     3,177,006
           

               

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed

—6.65%

  Banco De Credito y Securitizacion SA 2001-1 AF, 8.00%, 05/31/104,6     4,564,358     1,594,330
    BHN Mortgage Fund 2000-1 AF, 8.00%, 03/31/114,6     4,809,505     1,679,960
    Blackrock Capital Finance L.P. 1997-R2 AP, 8.05%, 12/25/354     79,757     79,757

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Low Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Mortgaged-Backed

  Countrywide Funding Corp. 1994-7 A7, 6.50%, 03/25/24   $ 84,355   $ 84,343

(continued)

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed

  Countrywide Home Loans 2003-18 A5, 12.61%, 07/25/33     2,493,944     2,451,078
(continued)   DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-Q8 IIS (IO), 1.88%, 05/25/246     1,946,411     1,564
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-QA S (IO), 3.06%, 01/25/264,6     2,868,376     28,712
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-Q5 SA (IO), 6.80%, 06/25/266     607,324     15,232
    Prudential Home Mortgage Securities 1995-A 2B, 8.70%, 03/28/25     130,383     137,874
    Residential Asset Securitization Trust 2002-A15 A3, 5.50%, 01/25/33     8,890,309     9,043,866
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 1997-S12 A17, 7.25%, 08/25/27     888     888
    Ryland Acceptance Corp. IV 28 1, 11.50%, 12/25/16     145,103     149,675
    SLH Mortgage Trust 1990-1 G, 9.60%, 03/25/21     14,789     14,773
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1996-6 1A5, 7.50%, 08/25/26     212,545     212,431
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-26 2A1, 6.00%, 12/25/32     1,484,862     1,501,544
    Summit Mortgage Trust 2000-1 B1, 6.05%, 12/28/124     217,076     218,424
    Washington Mutual 2002-AR18 A, 4.20%, 01/25/338     10,054,918     10,216,907
    Washington Mutual 2002-S6 A2, 6.25%, 10/25/32     6,656,000     6,695,184
             

                34,126,542
             

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed —10.58%   Fannie Mae 1993-95 SB, 15.05%, 06/25/08          267,547            304,432
  Fannie Mae 1997-44 SB (IO), 4.98%, 06/25/088     3,854,602     115,665
    Fannie Mae 1997-76 FS, 1.58%, 09/17/278     439,475     441,998
    Fannie Mae 1998-40 E, 6.50%, 07/18/06     5,995,694     6,105,634
    Fannie Mae 2001-60 JZ, 6.00%, 03/25/31     3,713,331     3,808,650
    Fannie Mae 2002-65 TP, 7.00%, 03/25/31     7,054,234     7,335,536
    Fannie Mae Pool 567002, 8.00%, 05/01/23     705,142     766,817
    Fannie Mae Pool 635055, 6.00%, 06/01/17     6,646,878     6,940,569
    Fannie Mae TBA, 4.50%, 10/15/18     13,890,000     14,007,204
    Fannie Mae TBA, 6.50%, 11/15/33     5,190,000     5,404,087
    Freddie Mac 1164 O (IO), 9.52%, 11/15/068     123,766     4,691

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Mortgage-Backed

  Freddie Mac 1634 SE, 8.80%, 12/15/23   $ 1,241   $ 1,241

(continued)

U.S. Agency

  Freddie Mac 2274 TV, 6.00%, 09/15/28     734,213     739,356

Mortgage-Backed

(continued)

  Freddie Mac 2544 PI (IO), 5.50%, 08/15/16     14,000,000     618,699
    Freddie Mac 2625 (IO), 5.00%, 12/15/31     9,314,796     1,407,401
    Freddie Mac Gold C46104, 6.50%, 09/01/29     223,420     233,618
    Freddie Mac Gold P50019, 7.00%, 07/01/24     714,826     752,020
    Freddie Mac Pool 786781, 4.93%, 08/01/298     800,992     828,169
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-28 LI (IO), 5.50%, 02/20/32     8,260,896     1,217,193
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-40 IW (IO), 5.50%, 07/20/29     6,047,273     1,196,234
    Government National Mortgage Association Pool 1849, 8.50%, 08/20/24     11,990     13,093
    Government National Mortgage Association Pool 2020, 8.50%, 06/20/25     40,251     43,762
    Government National Mortgage Association Pool 2286, 8.50%, 09/20/26     25,937     28,127
    Government National Mortgage Association Pool 2487, 8.50%, 09/20/27     124,075     134,179
    Government National Mortgage Association Pool 422972, 6.50%, 07/15/29     170,264     179,016
    Government National Mortgage Association Pool 80589, 5.00%, 03/20/328       1,641,907         1,689,204
             

                54,316,595
             

    Total Mortgage-Backed           91,620,143
             

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES—1.44%

     
U.S. Treasury Notes—1.44%   U.S. Treasury Notes, 3.88%, 01/15/09     5,762,000     7,382,628
             

   

Total Bonds

(Cost $462,197,202)

          426,236,839
             

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 22.46%

           
Commercial Paper—8.04%   CIT Group, Inc., 1.08%5, 10/08/03     10,000,000     9,997,797
    Citigroup Global, 1.05%5, 10/28/03     6,180,000     6,174,890
    DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings, 1.24%5,11/05/03     12,460,000     12,444,979
    General Electric Capital Corp., 1.06%5, 10/21/03     12,665,000     12,657,417
             

                41,275,083
             

Money Market RIC—3.17%   J.P. Morgan Institutional Prime Money Market     16,269,000     16,269,000
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Low Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value  

Short Term   Fannie Mae,            
Investments  

1.03%5, 10/08/03

  4,000,000     3,999,222  
(continued)  

1.03%5, 10/29/03

  4,650,000     4,646,275  
U.S. Agency
 

1.02%5, 11/18/03

  20,000,000     19,972,800  
Discount Notes   Freddie Mac,            
—11.25%  

1.04%5, 10/14/03

  6,500,000     6,497,559  
   

0.99%5, 10/15/03

  10,000,000     9,996,073  
   

1.02%5, 10/16/03

  10,000,000     9,995,792  
   

1.00%5, 10/29/03

  47,000     46,964  
   

1.03%5, 11/06/03

  2,580,000     2,577,355  
           


              57,732,040  
           


   

Total Short Term Investments

(Cost $115,276,123)

        115,276,123  
           


   

Total Investments—105.51%

(Cost $577,473,325)1

        541,512,962  
           


    Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets—(5.51)%         (28,286,986 )
           


    Net Assets—100.00%       $ 513,225,976  
           


 

Notes:

1   Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $577,473,325 and net unrealized depreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 21,179,378  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (57,139,741 )
    


Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (35,960,363 )
    


2   Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity.
3   Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective date less than the stated maturity date.
4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions with qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities at September 30, 2003 was $43,747,717 representing 8.52% of total net assets.
5   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
6   Securities determined to be illiquid and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information related to these securities is as follows:

 

Date of
Purchase


 

Security


  Cost

  Value

  % of
TNA


08/22/01   Aircraft Lease Portfolio Securitizacion Ltd. 1996-1 CX, 2.97%, 06/15/06   $ 940,908   $ 465,475   0.09%
01/23/01   Banco De Credito y Securitizacion SA 2001-1 AF, 8.00%, 05/31/10     4,481,911     1,594,330   0.31%
04/05/00   BHN Mortgage Fund 2000-1 AF, 8.00%, 03/31/11     4,603,393     1,679,960   0.33%
08/17/01   Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2001-3 AIO (IO), 2.50%, 05/01/33     2,781,951     1,699,346   0.33%
06/19/97   DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-Q8 IIS (IO), 1.88%, 05/25/24     734,907     1,564   0.00%
10/20/98   DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-QA S (IO), 3.06%, 01/25/26     609,473     28,712   0.01%

 

Date of
Purchase


 

Security


  Cost

  Value

  % of
TNA


01/04/99   DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-Q5 SA (IO), 6.80%, 06/25/26     159,930     15,232   0.00%
03/14/02   Green Tree Financial Corp. 1995-10 B1,
7.05%, 02/15/27
    3,213,095     3,141,590   0.61%
04/19/99   Green Tree Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-C B2, 8.06%, 07/15/29     6,387,774     3,994,375   0.78%
05/01/02   Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract 2001-B AIO2 (IO), 1.10%, 10/15/05     6,792,553     7,224,711   1.41%
05/03/02   Lehman ABS Manufactured Housing Contract 2001-B AIOC (IO), 0.13%, 05/15/41     6,954,319     7,890,186   1.54%
03/14/02   North Street 2000-1A C, 2.86%, 07/30/10     3,483,833     1,574,650   0.31%
03/08/00  

Pegasus Aviation Lease

Securitization 2000-1 B1,

8.08%, 03/25/30

    8,401,310     4,305,334   0.82%
11/01/01   Polaris Trust A1 (PO), 6.34%, 02/17/09     3,393,223     4,305,334   0.84%
11/20/01   United Air Lines 1997-1 1A, 1.36%, 03/02/04     8,533,709     6,698,961   1.30%
       

 

 
        $ 61,472,289   $ 44,548,256   8.68%
       

 

 

 

7   Non-income producing. Security is in default. Issuing company has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.
8   Floating rate security. The rate disclosed is that in effect at September 30, 2003.

 

(EMTN): Euro medium term note

(IO): Interest only

(MTN): Medium term note

(PO): Principal only

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Intermediate Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

BONDS 91.39%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—30.79%3

           

       
    American Business Financial Services 2002-1 A2, 4.04%, 04/15/19   $    139,704   $      139,879
    Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2002-3 S (IO), 6.00%, 08/25/326     1,835,938     116,468
    Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2003-6 AF1, 1.86%, 11/25/19     431,412     432,014
    ARC Net Interest Margin Trust 2002-7A A, 7.75%, 10/27/324     145,868     145,678
    Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities, Inc. 2001-A AI4, 6.82%, 02/15/31     400,000     425,725
    Centex Home Equity 2002-D AIO (IO), 4.47%, 11/25/056     919,984     61,812
    Conseco Finance 2001-A IIM2, 8.81%, 03/15/32     300,000     318,161
    Conseco Finance 2001-D A5, 6.19%, 11/15/32     500,000     530,259
    Conseco Finance 2002-A            
   

A5, 7.05%, 04/15/32

    500,000     538,521
   

B2, 6.87%, 04/15/324,7

    270,000     258,555
    Conseco Finance 2002-C BF2, 8.00%, 06/15/324     412,287     412,287
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2001-3 A4, 6.91%, 05/01/33     80,000     76,800
    FHLMC Structured Pass Through Securities T-49 AF1, 2.57%, 12/25/32     95,995     96,073
    GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust 2000-CL1 B, 9.00%, 06/25/26     950,000     1,009,672
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1996-10 M1, 7.24%, 11/15/28     3,000     2,447
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1997-6 B1, 7.17%, 01/15/296     800,000     240,080
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1995-C B2, 7.60%, 07/15/20     793     795
    HPSC Equipment Receivables LLC 2003-1A F, 13.95%, 07/20/114,6     229,878     233,257
    Keystone Owner Trust 1998-P1 M2, 7.93%, 05/25/254     424,781     442,852
    Metris Master Trust 2000-3 A, 1.38%, 09/21/097     300,000     286,881
    Metris Master Trust 2001-4A A, 1.47%, 08/20/087     600,000     589,302
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 1997-A A5, 7.13%, 05/15/27     374,480     396,130
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2001-D A3, 5.90%, 09/15/22     400,000     341,729
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2002-B A1, 1.35%, 05/15/137     440,254     437,223
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2002-RS5 AI5, 5.41%, 09/25/32        500,000        529,467
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2003-RS2 AI5, 5.49%, 03/25/33     600,000     602,493

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Asset-Backed Securities

  Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2003-RS4 AI2, 2.30%, 07/25/24   $ 500,000   $ 502,577
(continued)   Saxon Asset Securities Trust 2000-3 AF4, 7.63%, 09/25/23     25,031     25,669
    UCFC Home Equity Loan 1998-D            
   

BF1, 8.97%, 04/15/30

    500,000     533,216
   

MF1, 6.91%, 04/15/30

    500,000     531,053
             

    Total Asset-Backed Securities           10,257,075
             

CORPORATES—26.97%2

           
Automotive   Ford Motor Co., 7.45%, 07/16/31     500,000     462,400
—3.46%   General Motors, 8.38%, 07/15/33     660,000     692,040
             

                1,154,440
             

Capital Goods

—1.72%

  Tyco International Group SA            
 

5.88%, 11/01/04

    200,000     206,000
   

6.38%, 02/15/06

    350,000     368,375
             

                574,375
             

Communications —6.74%   AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., 8.13%, 05/01/12     65,000     77,324
    Citizens Communications, 8.50%, 05/15/06     280,000     321,546
    Comcast Corp.,            
   

5.50%, 03/15/11

    125,000     131,703
   

5.30%, 01/15/14

    63,000     63,742
    CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.63%, 04/01/11     312,000     312,780
    Nextel Communications,            
   

9.75%, 10/31/07

    60,000     62,100
   

5.25%, 01/15/10

    379,000     355,313
    Qwest Corp., 5.63%, 11/15/08     489,000     479,220
    Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28     450,000     440,379
             

                2,244,107
             

Electric—2.46%   DPL, Inc., 8.25%, 03/01/07     315,000     342,945
    Southern Cal Edison, 8.00%, 02/15/074     150,000     168,375
    Westar Energy Inc., 7.65%, 04/15/23     303,000     307,924
             

                819,244
             

Finance—3.42%   Capital One Bank, 6.50%, 06/13/13     506,000     518,813
    Ford Motor Credit Co.,            
   

1.55%, 07/18/057 (MTN)

    2,000     1,965
   

7.38%, 10/28/09

    180,000     192,097
   

7.88%, 06/15/10

    60,000     65,140
   

7.38%, 02/01/11

    30,000     31,600
    General Motors Acceptance Corp., 8.00%, 11/01/31        320,000          329,629
             

                1,139,244
             

Insurance—2.25%   Farmers Exchance Capital, 7.05%, 07/15/284     335,000     314,376
    Nationwide Mutual Insurance,            
   

8.25%, 12/01/314

    100,000     119,576
   

7.88%, 04/01/334

    273,000     314,216
             

                748,168
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

10


Intermediate Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)   El Paso Corp., 7.00%, 05/15/11   $ 300,000   $ 249,000

Corporates (continued)

Natural Gas

—1.67%

  Williams Companies, Inc., 9.25%, 03/15/04     300,000     307,500
           

              556,500
           

Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)—0.88%   Developers Diversified Realty (MTN), 6.84%, 12/16/04     280,000     293,945
           

               

Technology

—0.86%

  Avnet, Inc., 6.88%, 03/15/04     280,000     286,300
           

               

Transportation

—3.51%

 

Air 2 US A, 8.03%, 10/01/204

    145,657     112,653
    American Airlines, Inc. 1999-1 A2, 7.02%, 04/15/11     110,000     105,875
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1997-1 A, 7.46%, 10/01/16     25,063     23,912
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1998-2 A, 6.41%, 10/15/08     366,222     322,581
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1999-1 A, 6.55%, 08/02/20     86,796     85,038
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 2000-1 A1, 8.05%, 05/01/22     270,926     266,590
    Delta Air Lines 2000-1 A1, 7.38%, 11/18/11     168,276     167,924
    Northwest Airlines, Inc. 2001-1 A1, 7.04%, 10/01/23     43,237     42,325
    United Air Lines 2000-2            
   

A1, 7.03%, 04/01/12

    31,361     25,481
   

A2, 7.19%, 10/01/12

    19,632     15,951
             

                1,168,330
             

    Total Corporates           8,984,653
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED—18.71%3

           

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed —6.41%

  ABN Amro Mortgage Corp. 2002-1A 1A1, 5.85%, 06/25/32     173,170     174,861
  Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 2001-12 A7, 6.50%, 01/25/32     550,000     563,999
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I, 1998-S3 M1, 6.75%, 02/25/28     291,692     291,542
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1996-CFL F, 7.75%, 02/25/284     400,000     403,000
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-26 2A1, 6.00%, 12/25/32          88,738            89,735
    Washington Mutual 2002-AR18 A, 4.20%, 01/25/337     601,647     611,340
             

                2,134,477
             

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed —12.30%   Fannie Mae 1993-225 SG, 22.76%, 12/25/137     485,000     544,839
  Fannie Mae 1993-80 S, 9.50%, 05/25/237     187,304     190,421
    Fannie Mae 2002-85 MI (IO), 5.50%, 01/25/22     475,000     25,550
    Fannie Mae 2003-13 GI (IO), 5.50%, 06/25/32     800,000     54,434

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Mortgage-Backed

  Fannie Mae Pool 253974, 7.00%, 08/01/31   $ 322,253   $ 342,596

(continued)

U.S. Agency

  Fannie Mae Pool 527247, 7.00%, 09/01/26     881     935
Mortgage-Backed (continued)   Fannie Mae Pool 545646, 7.00%, 09/01/26     750     797
    Fannie Mae Pool 549740, 6.50%, 10/01/27     388,127     406,704
    Fannie Mae TBA,            
   

4.50%, 10/15/18

    130,000     131,097
   

5.00%, 10/15/18

    590,000     604,566
   

6.50%, 11/15/33

    155,000     161,394
    Freddie Mac 1602 SN, 10.09%, 10/15/237     192,472     196,046
    Freddie Mac 1710 Z, 6.10%, 03/15/24     10,560     10,573
    Freddie Mac 2451 SP, 14.48%, 05/15/097     352,100     386,543
    Freddie Mac 2571 MI (IO), 5.50%, 10/15/23     482,417     38,266
    Freddie Mac Gold P50019, 7.00%, 07/01/24     145,276     152,836
    Freddie Mac Gold TBA, 4.50%, 10/15/18     400,000     403,625
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-28 LI (IO), 5.50%, 02/20/32     932,995     137,471
    Government National Mortgage Association TBA, 4.50%, 10/15/33     320,000     309,900
             

                4,098,593
             

    Total Mortgage-Backed           6,233,070
             

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES—14.92%

           
U.S. Treasury Notes—10.40%   U.S. Treasury Notes,            
 

3.00%, 02/15/08

    288,000     293,063
   

3.88%, 01/15/09

    86,000     110,188
   

5.00%, 08/15/11

    2,795,000     3,058,124
             

                3,461,375
             

U.S. Inflation Index Notes

—4.52%

  U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 01/15/10   $ 1,174,000   $ 1,506,550
           

  Total U.S. Treasury Securities           4,967,925
             

    Total Bonds
(Cost $29,357,636)
    30,442,723
             

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 13.98%

           
Commercial Paper—5.36%   CIT Group, Inc., 1.08%5, 10/08/03     500,000     499,896
    Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, 1.06%5, 10/28/03     500,000     499,536
    General Electric Capital Corp., 1.06%5, 10/21/03     785,000     784,530
             

                1,783,962
             

Money Market RIC—0.91%   J.P. Morgan Institutional Prime Money Market     304,000     304,000
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

11


Intermediate Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value  

Short Term   Fannie Mae, 1.03%5, 10/29/03   $ 250,000   $ 249,800  
Investments   Freddie Mac,              
(continued)  

1.05%5, 10/14/03

    320,000     319,879  

U.S. Agency Discount Notes

—7.71%

 

0.99%5, 10/15/03

    1,000,000     999,607  
 

1.05%5, 10/24/03

    500,000     499,677  
 

1.04%5, 11/18/03

    500,000     499,307  
             


                2,568,270  
             


    Total Short Term Investments (Cost $4,656,300)           4,656,232  
             


    Total Investments—105.37% (Cost $34,013,936)1           35,098,955  
             


    Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets—(5.37)%           (1,788,918 )
             


    Net Assets—100.00%         $ 33,310,037  
             


Notes:

1   Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $34,013,936 and net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,324,387  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (239,368 )
    


Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,085,019  
    


 

2   Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity.
3   Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective date less than the stated maturity date.
4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions with qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities at September 30, 2003 was $2,923,825 representing 8.78% of total net assets.
5 Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
6   Securities determined to be illiquid and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information related to these securities is as follows:

 

Date of

Purchase


  

Security


   Cost

   Value

   % of
TNA


08/13/02

  

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2002-3 S (IO), 6.00%, 08/25/32

   $ 117,007    $ 116,468    0.35%

02/01/03

  

Centex Home Equity 2002-D AIO (IO), 4.47%, 11/25/05

     62,049      61,812    0.19%

11/21/02

  

Green Tree Financial Corp. 1997-6 B1, 7.17%, 01/15/29

     231,136      240,080    0.72%

03/27/03

  

HPSC Equipment Receivables LLC 2003-1A F, 13.95%, 07/20/11

     229,542      233,257    0.70%
         

  

  
          $ 639,734    $ 651,617    1.96%
         

  

  

 

7   Floating rate security. The rate disclosed is that in effect at September 30, 2003.

 

(IO): Interest only

(MTN): Medium term note

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

12


Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

BONDS 91.91%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—20.70%3

           

       
    American Business Financial Services 2002-1 A5, 6.51%, 12/15/32   $   9,891,000   $      10,807,406
    American Business Financial Services 2002-2 AIO (IO), 10.00%, 06/15/336     21,166,667     1,914,948
    AMRESCO Residential Securities Mortgage 1998-2 B1F, 7.72%, 06/25/28     911,803     908,575
    AQ Finance NIM Trust 2002-1 9.50%, 06/25/324     1,188,097     1,187,028
    ARC Net Interest Margin Trust 2002-1 A, 7.75%, 01/27/324     2,356,437     2,341,342
    ARC Net Interest Margin Trust 2002-7A A, 7.75%, 10/27/324     3,683,157     3,678,366
    Atherton Franchisee Loan Funding 1999-A E, 8.25%, 10/15/154     3,000,000     1,717,029
    Bankamerica Manufactured Housing Contract 1998-2 B1, 7.93%, 12/10/256     3,000,000     2,871,030
    Centex Home Equity 2002-D AIO (IO), 4.47%, 11/25/056     22,369,669     1,502,973
    Commercial Mortgage Lease-Backed Certificate 2001-CMLB D, 7.88%, 06/20/314     1,576,000     1,619,094
    Conseco Finance 1999-F M2, 9.30%, 10/15/30     5,000,000     5,220,486
    Conseco Finance 1999-H MV2, 2.52%, 11/15/298     476,762     474,987
    Conseco Finance 2000-B MF1, 8.14%, 02/15/31     3,916,623     4,082,704
    Conseco Finance 2000-C B2, 3.17%, 07/15/298     1,547,543     1,424,978
    Conseco Finance 2001-A            
   

IA5, 7.06%, 03/15/32

    3,040,000     3,199,274
   

IIA3, 7.20%, 03/15/32

    2,500,000     2,682,867
   

IM2, 8.02%, 03/15/32

    4,000,000     4,216,269
    Conseco Finance 2001-C            
   

A4, 6.19%, 03/15/30

    7,500,000     7,922,100
   

A5, 6.79%, 08/15/33

    7,848,000     8,526,628
    Conseco Finance 2002-C            
   

AF4, 5.97%, 06/15/32

    3,200,000     3,400,536
   

BF2, 8.00%, 08/15/334

    1,163,042     1,162,861
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-A A5, 7.97%, 05/01/32     1,100,000     1,022,887
    Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates 2001-1 BF2, 3.32%, 07/25/318     3,000,000     2,983,588
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities 2002-H1N A, 8.00%, 08/27/324     1,015,671     1,006,149
   

Duke Funding I, Ltd. 1A B1,

8.27%, 11/10/354

    17,000,000     17,159,375
    Embarcadero Aircraft Securitization Trust 2000-A A1, 1.60%, 08/15/254,8     1,700,000     860,370

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Asset-Backed

Securities

  Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-4 A5, 7.66%, 01/25/24   $ 8,139,873   $ 8,354,115
(continued)   Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1999-1 M2, 9.00%, 05/25/30     591,553     628,140
    Falcon Franchise Loan LLC 1999-1            
   

D, 8.40%, 07/05/134

    1,000,000     1,044,375
   

E, 6.50%, 01/05/14

    1,000,000     590,625
    First Union Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-3 B, 7.39%, 03/25/29     740,547     747,953
    FMAC Loan Receivables Trust 1998-A A3, 6.69%, 09/15/204     9,915,643     7,032,362
    FMAC Loan Receivables Trust 1998-BA A2, 6.74%, 11/15/204     22,984,709     13,866,238
    FMAC Loan Receivables Trust 1998-CA A2, 6.66%, 01/15/124     3,000,000     1,979,061
    Galileo Securities, Inc. 2002-1A A1, 1.45%, 02/03/118     15,603,885     12,016,942
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1995-5 B2, 7.65%, 09/15/266     2,305,000     1,009,106
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1999-4            
   

A4, 6.64%, 05/01/31

    577,700     578,128
   

B1, 8.75%, 05/01/31

    3,400,000     197,625
    Green Tree Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-B M1, 7.65%, 04/15/27     638,391     651,945
    Green Tree Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-C B2, 8.06%, 07/15/296     4,250,000     2,425,156
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1995-F B2, 7.10%, 01/15/21     1,891,988     1,826,105
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-E HEB2, 7.77%, 01/15/29     2,000,000     1,877,780
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1998-B            
   

HEB2, 8.49%, 11/15/29

    3,000,000     2,050,010
   

HEM2, 7.33%, 11/15/29

    5,000,000     5,242,900
    Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1996-D CFTS, 7.24%, 12/15/22     3,718,181     3,727,761
    Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1998-A            
   

A1H, 6.71%, 05/15/29

     263,120        274,429
   

A4H, 8.26%, 05/15/29

    526,241     527,228
    HPSC Equipment Receivables LLC 2000-1A F, 12.91%, 12/22/084     1,771,986     1,800,781
    Indymac Home Equity Loan Asset-Backed Trust 2001-B AF5, 7.01%, 04/25/31     3,984,924     4,018,431
    Irwin Home Equity 1999-3 A2, 7.69%, 10/25/09     184,708     196,058

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

13


Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Asset-Backed

  Keystone Owner Trust 1998-P2 A5, 7.40%, 01/25/294   $ 9,248,019   $ 9,747,750
Securities (continued)   Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2002-NC1N N1, 9.08%, 05/25/334     575,990     577,970
    Metris Master Trust 2000-3 A, 1.38%, 09/21/098     7,700,000     7,363,271
    Metris Master Trust 2001-3 A, 1.35%, 07/21/088     5,671,000     5,565,349
    ML CBO Series 1996-PM-1 B, 7.87%, 12/17/064,6     5,000,000     2,319,000
    NC Finance Trust 2002-1, 9.25%, 03/25/324     1,343,109     1,341,900
    Newbury Funding CBO Ltd. (IO), 17.63%, 02/15/064,6,8     6,000,000     1,500,600
    Newbury Funding CBO Ltd. 2000-1 A3, 4.04%, 02/15/304,8     11,250,000     9,739,125
    North Street 2000-1A C, 2.86%, 07/30/104,6,8     3,000,000     1,349,700
    NovaStar NIM Trust 2003-N1, 7.39%, 09/28/334     1,387,019     1,388,267
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2000-A M1, 8.30%, 04/15/30     7,500,000     4,572,660
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2001-D A3, 5.90%, 09/15/22     580,000     495,507
    Option One Mortgage Securities Corp. NIM 2002-2A CFTS, 8.83%, 06/26/324     1,384,717     1,389,044
    Pamco CLO 1998-1A B2, 2.47%, 05/01/104,6,8     5,250,000     2,361,975
    Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization 2000-1 C1, 7.83%, 03/25/304,6     3,913,845     1,309,913
    Polaris Securities, Inc. 2001-1 A1 (PO), 6.34%5, 07/17/09     12,891,098     11,193,869
    Provident Bank Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-4 A3, 6.91%, 01/25/29     879,371     933,673
    Prudential 2000-1 CBO, 27.11%7, 10/15/35     2,903,461     1,872,279
    Prudential Structured Finance CBO 1A B2, 13.13%, 11/15/354     2,500,000     1,512,110
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2000-RS1 A1, 8.00%, 03/25/30     182,028     188,563
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2000-RZ1 A3, 8.27%, 10/25/29     2,583,000     2,788,366
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2002-RS5 AI5, 5.41%, 09/25/32     9,539,000     10,101,164
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2002-RZ1 A5, 6.60%, 03/25/32     14,825,000     15,689,644
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 1999-HI6 AI7, 8.10%, 09/25/29     4,300,000     4,597,228
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 2000-HI1 A17, 8.29%, 02/25/25     2,250,000     2,409,482

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Asset-Backed

  Signature 1 CBO, 7.33%, 10/15/098   $ 2,000,000   $ 1,920,200
Securities (continued)   Signature 5 L.P. 5A B2, 8.41%, 10/27/124     3,000,000     3,190,782
    Triton CBO III Ltd. 1A B, 8.53%, 04/17/114,6     11,334,846     6,230,618
    Van Kampen CLO II Ltd., 2.31%, 07/15/084,6,8     11,394,503     7,835,498
    Vanderbilt Acquisition Loan Trust 2002-1 A4, 6.57%, 05/07/27     5,280,000     5,326,148
             

    Total Asset-Backed Securities           293,368,759
             

CORPORATES—44.53%2

           

Automotive

—6.59%

  Ford Motor Co.,            
 

6.63%, 10/01/28

    9,885,000     8,355,326
   

7.45%, 07/16/31

    46,305,000     42,822,864
    General Motors Corp., 8.38%, 07/15/33     40,290,000     42,245,878
             

                93,424,068
             

Banks—0.55%   BT Institutional Capital Trust Bank, 7.75%, 12/01/264     500,000     539,176
    Crestar Capital Trust I, 8.16%, 12/15/26     1,500,000     1,734,807
    First Chicago NBD Institution Cap A, 7.95%, 12/01/264     2,100,000     2,404,441
    J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (MTN), 8.55%, 07/23/138     2,500,000     2,484,533
    Popular NA, Inc. (MTN), 2.76%, 10/15/038     50,000     50,016
    Wachovia Bank NA, 7.70%, 08/10/108            500,000      547,616
             

                7,760,589
             

                 
Capital Goods
—1.69%
  Tyco International Group Revolving Term Loan Note, 4.24%, 02/06/068     10,000,000     9,900,000
    Tyco International
Group SA,
           
   

5.80%, 08/01/06

    3,350,000     3,492,375
   

6.38%, 10/15/11

    10,250,000     10,621,563
             

                24,013,938
             

Communications —8.94%   AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., 8.75%, 03/01/31     3,640,000     4,518,092
    Nextel Communications,            
   

9.75%, 10/31/07

    3,270,000     3,384,450
   

7.38%, 08/01/15

    3,289,000     3,338,335
    Nextel Finance Co.,            
   

4.69%, 06/30/088

    2,428,854     2,444,034
   

4.94%, 12/31/088

    3,182,604     3,202,495
    Qwest Capital Funding,            
   

7.00%, 08/03/09

    14,845,000     13,323,388
   

7.90%, 08/15/10

    5,120,000     4,684,800
   

7.25%, 02/15/114

    2,700,000     2,382,750
   

7.25%, 02/15/11

    4,500,000     4,027,500
    Qwest Communications International, 7.50%, 11/01/08     9,053,000     8,736,145
    Sprint Capital Corp., 6.88%, 11/15/28     14,250,000     13,945,349

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)   U.S. West Capital Funding,            
Corporates  

6.25%, 07/15/05

  $ 2,300,000   $ 2,265,500
(continued)  

6.38%, 07/15/08

    15,000,000     13,350,000
Communications  

6.88%, 07/15/28

    3,300,000     2,623,500
(continued)   Worldcom, Inc.,            
   

7.55%, 04/01/047

    8,927,000     2,968,228
   

6.50%, 05/15/047

    39,120,000     13,007,400
   

7.88%, 05/15/047

    29,000,000     9,642,500
   

6.25%, 08/15/047

    31,980,000     10,633,350
   

7.38%, 01/15/064,7

    20,500,000     6,816,250
   

7.38%, 01/15/494,7

    4,300,000     1,429,750
             

                126,723,816
             

Electric—6.11%   Aquila Networks Canada Term Loan, 6.75%, 07/28/048     2,000,000     2,010,000
    Calpine CCFC I Term Loan, 7.50%, 08/26/098     2,780,000     2,877,300
    Calpine CCFC II Revolving Loan, 3.36%, 11/16/046,8     52,500,000     47,250,000
    Calpine Corp., 6.85%, 07/15/074,8     6,559,000     6,173,659
    Centerpoint Energy Term Loan, 12.75%, 11/11/058     12,450,000     14,317,500
    East Coast Power LLC,            
   

7.07%, 03/31/12

    1,233,991     1,271,010
   

7.54%, 06/30/17

    2,814,510     2,898,945
    El Paso Electric Co., 9.40%, 05/01/11     1,300,000     1,534,042
    GWF Energy LLC, 6.13%, 12/30/114     7,500,000     7,642,710
    Southern Cal Edison, 8.00%, 02/05/074            500,000      561,250
             

                86,536,416
             

Energy—0.30%   Noble Affiliates, Inc./Atlantic Meth, 8.95%, 12/15/044     4,000,000     4,203,100
             

Finance—3.77%   Capital One Bank, 6.50%, 06/13/13     27,755,000     28,457,840
    Finova Group Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/09     20,087,000     10,043,500
    Ford Motor Credit Co.,            
   

7.88%, 06/15/10

    5,080,000     5,515,173
   

7.38%, 02/01/11

    1,795,000     1,890,733
    General Motors Acceptance Corp.,            
   

6.88%, 09/15/11

    1,400,000     1,455,422
   

8.00%, 11/01/31

    1,510,000     1,555,439
    MBNA America Bank NA, 1.44%, 06/10/048     4,500,000     4,498,254
             

                53,416,361
             

Insurance—4.48%   CNA Financial Corp., 6.25%, 11/15/03     300,000     301,205
    Corporate-Backed Trust Certificates RSA 2001-12 A-2 (IO), 1.25%, 10/15/296     60,000,000     6,808,140
    Farmers Exchance Capital,            
   

7.05%, 07/15/284

    15,540,000     14,583,295
   

7.20%, 07/15/484

    2,000,000     1,776,416
    Farmers Insurance Exchange, 8.63%, 05/01/244     15,500,000     15,855,927
    Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 7.70%, 10/15/974     3,000,000     2,240,634

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Corporates

  Nationwide Mutual Insurance, 8.25%, 12/01/314   $ 3,900,000   $ 4,663,460
(continued) Insurance   Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance, 8.95%, 10/15/29     7,270,000     6,594,079
(continued)   TIG Holdings Inc., 8.60%, 01/15/274     12,500,000     8,625,000
    Zurich Capital Trust I, 8.38%, 06/01/374     1,800,000     2,069,847
             

                63,518,003
             

Natural Gas

—0.07%

  Sempra Energy, 6.80%, 07/01/04     1,000,000     1,038,939
             

Real Estate Investment Trust   Developers Diversified Realty (MTN), 6.84%, 12/16/04     500,000     524,902
(REIT)—1.76%   Highwoods Exercisable Put Option, 7.19%, 6/15/044     1,700,000     1,729,543
    Highwoods Realty LP,            
   

6.75%, 12/01/03

    3,000,000     3,025,203
   

8.00%, 12/01/03

    5,000,000     5,052,000
   

7.50%, 04/15/18

    7,267,000     7,304,570
    JDN Realty Corp., 6.80%, 08/01/04     1,220,000     1,261,825
    Simon Property Group LP, 6.75%, 07/15/04     1,000,000     1,039,270
    United Dominion Realty Trust (MTN),            
   

7.67%, 01/26/04

    2,000,000     2,032,542
   

7.73%, 04/05/05

    2,800,000     3,012,985
             

                24,982,840
             

Secured Assets —2.19%   Aeltus CBO II, 7.98%, 08/06/094,6     6,080,633     3,725,336
    Century Funding Ltd. 1A C, 10.00%, 02/15/114,6     2,443,471     851,396
    Ingress I Ltd. B-A, 7.38%, 03/30/404     11,750,000     11,604,958
    Ingress I Ltd. C-A, 8.01%, 03/30/404     11,250,000     8,323,875
    Magnus Funding Ltd. 1A,            
   

B, 2.48%, 06/15/114,6,8

    4,326,240     1,167,652
   

C, 10.28%, 06/15/114,6

    6,455,164     1,611,770
    Northstar CBO Ltd. 1997-2 A3, 6.68%, 07/15/094,6     13,750,000     3,762,660
             

                31,047,647
             

Transportation —8.08%   Air 2 US A, 8.03%, 10/01/204     24,149,911     18,677,903
    Air 2 US B, 8.63%, 10/01/204,6     11,736,637     4,128,186
    American Airlines 1994 A4, 9.78%, 11/26/11     11,505,873     7,892,304
    American Airlines 1999-1 A2, 7.02%, 04/15/11     7,720,000     7,430,500
    American Airlines 2001-1 A1, 6.98%, 11/23/22     4,065,701     3,513,744
    American Airlines 2001-2 A2, 7.86%, 10/01/11     3,000,000     3,022,050
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1997-3 A, 7.16%, 09/24/14     753,736     691,094
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1997-1 A, 7.46%, 10/01/16     2,414,388     2,303,536

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Corporates

  Continental Airlines, Inc.
1997-4 A,
           
(continued)  

6.80%, 01/02/09

  $ 464,192   $ 403,408
Transportation  

6.90%, 07/02/19

    1,908,677     1,844,194
(continued)   Continental Airlines, Inc. 1998-1 A, 6.65%, 03/15/19     4,984,318     4,757,285
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1998-2 A, 6.41%, 10/15/08     1,028,910     906,299
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1999-2 A1, 7.26%, 09/15/21     11,593,490     11,420,130
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 2000-1 A2, 7.92%, 11/01/11     2,000,000     1,981,090
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 2000-2,            
   

A1, 7.71%, 10/02/22

    1,790,218     1,746,159
   

A2, 7.49%, 04/02/12

    2,000,000     1,960,449
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 2001-1 A1, 6.70%, 12/15/22     1,862,313     1,811,716
    Delta Air Lines 2000-1,            
   

A1, 7.38%, 11/18/11

    6,900,069     6,885,652
   

A2, 7.57%, 05/18/12

    4,575,000     4,631,246
    Delta Airlines 2001-1 A2, 7.11%, 03/18/13     7,455,000     7,311,827
    United Air Lines, 1.36%, 03/02/044,6,8     4,096,181     3,215,502
    United Air Lines 1997-1 1A, 1.36%, 03/02/046,8     12,800,563     10,048,442
    United Air Lines 2001-1 A1, 6.07%, 09/01/146     9,759,880     7,874,660
             

                114,457,376
             

    Total Corporates           647,478,431
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED—16.44%3

           

       
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
  Beckman Coulter, Inc.
2000-A A, 7.50%, 12/15/184
    22,250,000     23,562,795
—3.66%   Blaylock Mortgage Capital Corp. 1997-A B1, 6.43%, 10/25/044     3,000,000     3,034,200
    GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities Inc. 1998-C2 X (IO), 0.80%, 05/15/356     265,155,549     7,309,039
    LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2000-C4 A2, 7.37%, 08/15/26     15,155,000     17,932,960
             

                51,838,994
             

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
—2.30%
  BA Mortgage Securities, Inc. 1998-2 2B3, 6.50%, 06/25/134     186,594     186,573
    Banco De Credito y Securitizacion SA 2001-1 AF, 8.00%, 05/31/104,6     5,216,409     1,822,092
    Bear Stearns Mortgage Securities, Inc. 1997-7 4B4, 7.00%, 01/25/134     63,899     63,890
    Bear Stearns Mortgage Securities Inc. 1998-5 B4, 6.52%, 12/25/084     67,130     67,518
    Bear Stearns Structured Products, Inc. 1999-1            
   

C, 6.01%, 11/30/134

    2,726,944     2,744,374
   

D, 6.01%, 11/30/134

    1,607,094     1,613,118
   

E, 6.01%, 11/30/134

    796,910     745,890

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)   BHN Mortgage Fund 1997-2            
Mortgage-Backed  

A1, 2.40%, 05/31/174,6,8

  $   4,091,329   $   1,275,676
(continued)  

A2, 7.54%, 05/31/174,6

    7,647,505     2,384,492

Non-Agency

Mortgage-Backed

  BHN Mortgage Fund 2000-1 AF, 8.00%, 03/31/114,6     3,206,337     1,119,973
(Continued)   Blackrock Capital Finance L.P. 1997-R2 AP, 8.05%, 12/25/354     19,939     19,939
    CMC Securities Corporation III 1998-1 2B4, 6.50%, 04/25/134      131,646      133,485
    Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust 1999-2 B2, 7.50%, 01/25/29     3,652,251     3,964,780
    Countrywide Home Loans 1998-14 B3, 6.50%, 09/25/134     392,859     371,164
    Countrywide Home Loans 2003-18 A5, 12.61%, 07/25/338     5,261,573     5,171,137
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-Q8 IIS (IO), 1.88%, 05/25/246     313,267     252
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-QE1 S (IO), 3.50%, 04/25/244,6     1,479,454     1,864
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-QE2 S (IO), 3.69%, 06/25/244,6     281,302     354
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1995-Q7 SA (IO), 3.04%, 11/25/256     2,419,503     9,097
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-Q5 SA (IO), 6.80%, 06/25/266     1,684,522     42,248
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-QA S (IO), 3.06%, 01/25/264,6     2,489,093     24,916
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-QE3 SA (IO), 3.31%, 03/25/266     1,417,106     5,300
    IMPAC Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust 1999-2 A9 (IO), 9.00%, 01/25/306     886,089     88,669
    Ocwen Residential MBS Corp. 1998-R2 AP, 6.64%, 11/25/344     225,940     214,801
    Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 1998-QS16 B1, 6.50%, 11/25/13     267,041     267,772
    Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 2001-QS17 A9A (IO), 6.28%, 11/25/316,8     8,024,576     83,775
    Residential Asset Securitization Trust 1999-A7 B3, 7.50%, 10/25/29     2,145,755     2,198,323
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 1993-S42 A10, 8.30%, 10/25/088     51,649     52,933
    Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I 1997-S16 B1, 6.75%, 10/25/12     461,595     462,135

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Mortgage-Backed (continued)

  Ryland Mortgage Securities Corp. 1994-5 M3, 4.13%, 10/25/238   $ 672,026   $ 635,379
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)   Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1995-3B 2A1, 6.50%, 01/28/24     52,341     52,343
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1996-6 1A5, 7.50%, 08/25/26     90,332     90,283
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1997-2 2A4, 7.25%, 03/28/30     935,268     954,728
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2000-3 1A7, 8.00%, 07/25/30     489,952     491,669
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-26 2A1, 6.00%, 12/25/32     4,150,392     4,197,022
    Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust 1991-7 I (IO), 16.75%, 12/25/226     33,100     7,057
    Summit Mortgage Trust 2000-1 B1, 6.05%, 12/28/124     976,841     982,908
             

                32,547,929
             

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed

—10.48%

  Collateralized Mortgage Obligation Trust 57 D, 9.90%, 02/01/19     22,135     22,344
    Fannie Mae 1993-132 D (PO), 6.42%5, 10/25/22     1,732,774     1,546,405
    Fannie Mae 1993-199 SD (IO), 0.88%, 10/25/238     4,316,127     88,718
    Fannie Mae 1997-34 SA, 11.20%, 10/25/238     145,944     164,309
    Fannie Mae 1997-44 SB (IO), 4.98%, 06/25/088     1,349,111     40,483
    Fannie Mae 2001-82 SA, 31.64%, 07/25/298     1,200,802     1,235,511
    Fannie Mae 2003-52 SV, 15.31%, 05/25/318     7,188,235     7,947,750
    Fannie Mae Pool 233672, 4.19%, 09/01/238     45,601     47,435
    Fannie Mae Pool 308798, 3.78%, 04/01/258     23,006     23,787
    Fannie Mae Pool 312155, 4.05%, 03/01/258     45,076     46,340
    Fannie Mae TBA            
   

4.50%, 10/25/18

    24,010,000     24,212,596
   

5.00%, 10/25/18

    12,890,000     13,208,228
   

6.50%, 10/25/33

    14,190,000     14,793,075
    Freddie Mac 1164 0 (IO), 9.52%, 11/15/068     123,766     4,691
    Freddie Mac 1515 SA, 8.61%, 05/15/088     63,792     67,351
    Freddie Mac 1564 SA, 14.15%, 08/15/088     16,251     16,325
    Freddie Mac 1980 Z, 7.00%, 07/15/27     2,306,838     2,495,015
    Freddie Mac 2098 TZ, 6.00%, 01/15/28     724,000     765,509
    Freddie Mac 2265 PB, 7.50%, 12/15/29     10,203,016     10,308,974
    Freddie Mac 2295 PE, 6.50%, 02/15/30     4,592,501     4,686,809

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Mortgage-Backed

  Freddie Mac 2312 JA, 6.50%, 02/15/30   $ 574,803   $ 589,042

(continued)

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed (continued)

  Freddie Mac 2316 PB, 6.50%, 09/15/30       7,747,294     7,993,513
  Freddie Mac 2474 NS (IO), 6.43%, 01/15/288     16,794,234     199,212
    Freddie Mac 2539 IG (IO), 5.50%, 03/15/21     22,308,591     902,441
    Freddie Mac 2543 IE (IO), 5.50%, 08/15/21     12,109,749     749,600
    Freddie Mac 2625 (IO), 5.00%, 12/15/31     25,367,956     3,832,921
    Freddie Mac 2627 NI (IO), 5.00%, 04/15/29     18,561,533     2,735,265
    Freddie Mac Gold C46104, 6.50%, 09/01/29     483,611     505,685
    Freddie Mac Gold C90573, 6.50%, 08/01/22     2,563,001     2,684,784
    Freddie Mac Gold P50019, 7.00%, 07/01/24     5,970,368     6,281,018
    Government National Mortgage Association 1997-8 PD, 7.50%, 04/16/26     648,417     649,679
    Government National Mortgage Association 2000-22 SG (IO), 9.68%, 05/16/308     11,158,099     2,127,057
    Government National Mortgage Association 2001-2 PB, 7.00%, 07/20/30     3,964,278     4,125,280
    Government National Mortgage Association 2002-69 SB (IO), 5.53%, 06/20/288     29,707,827     1,924,057
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-1 (IO), 6.53%, 03/20/298     33,634,102     1,581,240
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-28 LI (IO), 5.50%, 02/20/32     21,995,187     3,240,859
    Government National Mortgage Association TBA, 4.50%, 10/15/33     27,545,000     26,675,625
             

                148,518,933
             

    Total Mortgage-Backed           232,905,856
             

U.S. AGENCY SECURITIES—1.15%

           

Foreign Sovereign

—1.15%

  Indonesia Aid, 9.30%, 07/01/20     12,452,500     16,355,338
             

    Total U.S. Agency Securities           16,355,338
             

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES—9.09%

           
U.S. Treasury Bonds—1.42%   U.S. Treasury Bonds,            
 

6.75%, 08/15/26

    1,485,000     1,847,202
   

5.25%, 02/15/29

    17,567,000     18,220,282
             

                20,067,484
             

U.S. Treasury Notes—3.80%   U.S. Principal Strip,            
 

5.86%, 08/15/28

      3,439,000     920,497
   

5.41%, 11/15/28

    9,862,000     2,624,160
    U.S. Treasury Notes, 5.00%, 08/15/11     46,004,000     50,334,863
             

                53,879,520
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value  

Bonds (continued)

U.S. Treasury Securities (continued)

U.S. Inflation Index Notes

—3.87%

  U.S. Treasury Notes, 4.25%, 01/15/10   $ 42,796,000   $ 54,918,506  
           


                 
  Total U.S. Treasury Securities           128,865,510  
           


 

Total Bonds

(Cost $1,371,487,627)

          1,302,618,556  
           


SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 12.73%

             
Commercial Paper—5.02%   CIT Group, Inc., 1.06%5, 11/25/03     21,291,000     21,251,862  
    DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings, 1.24%5, 11/05/03     14,735,000     14,717,236  
    General Electric Capital Corp.,              
   

1.05%5, 11/13/03

    20,000,000     19,974,917  
   

1.06%5, 11/13/03

    14,000,000     13,982,274  
    National Rural Utilities, 1.06%5, 10/10/03     1,250,000     1,249,669  
             


                71,175,958  
             


Money Market RIC—4.38%   J.P. Morgan Institutional Prime Money Market     62,109,270     62,109,270  
             


U.S. Agency Discount Notes

—3.33%

  Fannie Mae,              
 

1.03%5, 10/08/03

    7,355,000     7,344,997  
 

1.02%5, 11/18/03

    10,000,000     9,998,056  
    Freddie Mac,              
   

0.97%5, 10/15/03

    3,335,000     3,333,690  
   

1.02%5, 10/16/03

    24,000,000     23,989,902  
   

1.04%5, 11/18/03

    2,560,000     2,556,450  
             


                47,223,095  
             


   

Total Short Term Investments

(Cost $180,508,323)

          180,508,323  
             


   

Total Investments—104.64%

(Cost $1,551,996,950)1

          1,483,126,879  
             


    Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets—(4.64)%           (65,782,102 )
             


    Net Assets—100.00%         $ 1,417,344,777  
             


 

Notes:

1   Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $1,551,966,950 and net unrealized depreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 88,485,243  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (157,355,314 )
    


Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (68,870,071 )
    


2   Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity.
3   Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity date.
4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions with qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities at September 30, 2003 was $289,385,151 representing 20.42% of total net assets.
5   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
6   Securities determined to be illiquid under procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information related to these securities is as follows:

 

Date of
Purchase


 

Security


  Cost

  Value

  % of
TNA


08/16/00

  Aeltus CBO II, 7.98%, 08/06/09   $ 4,956,270   $ 3,725,336   0.26%

04/18/02

  Air 2 US B, 8.63%, 10/01/20     9,996,409     4,128,186   0.29%

06/07/02

  American Business Financial Services
2002-2 AIO (IO), 10.00%, 06/15/33
    1,697,760     1,914,948   0.14%

01/23/01

  Banco De Credito y Securitizacion SA 2001-1 AF, 8.00%, 05/31/10     5,122,184     1,822,092   0.13%

09/18/02

  Bankamerica Manufactured Housing Contract 1998-2 B1, 7.93%, 12/10/25     967,429     2,871,030   0.20%

08/20/00

  BHN Mortgage Fund 1997-2 A1, 2.40%, 05/31/17     3,937,189     1,275,676   0.09%

09/18/00

  BHN Mortgage Fund 1997-2 A2, 7.54%, 05/31/17     7,260,279     2,384,492   0.17%

04/05/00

  BHN Mortgage Fund 2000-1 AF, 8.00%, 03/31/11     3,137,715     1,119,973   0.08%

07/02/03

  Calpine CCFC II Revolving Loan, 3.36%, 11/16/04     48,267,581     47,250,000   3.33%

02/01/03

  Centex Home Equity 2002-D AIO (IO), 4.47%, 11/25/05     1,508,743     1,502,973   0.11%

10/06/00

  Century Funding, Ltd., 1A C, 10.00%, 02/15/11     2,050,469     851,396   0.06%

06/15/01

  Corporate-Backed Trust Certificates RSA 2001-12 A-2 (IO), 1.25%, 10/15/29     7,310,400     6,808,140   0.48%

06/19/97

  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-Q8 IIS (IO), 1.88%, 05/25/24     36,392     252   0.00%

01/06/99

  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-QE1 S (IO), 3.50%, 04/25/04     14,877     1,864   0.00%

01/06/99

  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-QE2 S (IO), 3.69%, 06/25/24     40,034     354   0.00%

10/20/98

  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1995-Q7 SA (IO), 3.04%, 11/25/25     0     9,097   0.00%

11/02/98

  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-Q5 SA (IO), 6.80%, 06/25/26     0     42,248   0.00%

10/20/98

  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1996-QA S (IO), 3.06%, 01/25/26     22,948     24,916   0.00%

01/22/99

  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp.1996-QE3 SA (IO), 3.31%, 03/25/26     7,364     5,300   0.00%

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Total Return Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

Date of
Purchase


 

Security


  Cost

  Value

  % of
TNA


02/07/01

  GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. 1998-C2 X (IO), 0.80%, 08/15/35   $ 6,988,046   $ 7,309,039   0.52%

01/19/01

  Green Tree Financial Corp., 1995-5 B2, 7.65%, 09/15/26     1,611,037     1,009,106   0.07%

04/19/99

  Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1998-C B2, 8.06%, 07/15/29     3,963,437     2,425,156   0.17%

01/07/00

  IMPAC Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust 1999-2 A9 (IO), 9.00%, 01/25/30     480,848     88,669   0.01%

04/11/00

  Magnus Funding, Ltd., 1A B, 2.48%, 06/15/11     3,985,261     1,167,652   0.08%

11/29/00

  Magnus Funding, Ltd., 1A C, 10.28%, 06/15/11     5,517,192     1,611,770   0.11%

05/23/00

  ML CBO Series 1996-PM-1, 7.87%, 12/17/06     4,051,763     2,319,000   0.16%

02/09/00

  Newbury Funding CBO Ltd. (IO), 17.63%, 02/15/06     2,081,482     1,500,600   0.10%

05/30/00

  North Street 2000-1A C, 2.86%, 07/30/10     2,855,042     1,349,700   0.10%

08/01/00

  NorthStar CBO Ltd., 1997-2 A3, 6.68%, 07/15/09     10,293,159     3,762,660   0.26%

06/06/00

  Pamco CLO 1998-1A B2, 2.47%, 05/01/10     4,183,387     2,361,975   0.17%

09/20/00

 

Pegasus Aviation Lease

Securitization 2000-1 C1, 7.83%, 03/25/30

    3,336,805     1,309,913   0.09%

11/01/01

  Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. 2001-QS17 A9A (IO), 6.28%, 11/25/31     0     83,775   0.01%

06/25/97

  Structured Mortgage Asset Residential Trust 1991-71 (IO), 16.75%, 12/25/22     52,491     7,057   0.00%

07/12/00

  Triton CBO III Ltd., 1A B, 8.53%, 04/17/11     10,770,113     6,230,618   0.44%

12/26/01

  United Air Lines, 1.36%, 03/02/04     12,800,563     10,048,442   0.71%

11/20/01

  United Air Lines 1997-1 1A, 1.36%, 03/02/04     4,096,181     3,215,502   0.23%

12/26/01

  United Air Lines 2001-1 A1, 6.07%, 09/01/14     8,917,616     7,874,659   0.56%

05/01/00

  Van Kampen CLO II Ltd., 2.31%, 07/15/08     10,089,758     7,835,498   0.55%
       

 

 
        $ 192,408,224   $ 137,249,064   9.68%
       

 

 

 

7   Non-income producing. Security is in default. Issuing company has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.
8   Floating rate security. The rate disclosed is that in effect at September 30, 2003.

 

(IO): Interest only

(MTN): Medium term note

(PO): Principal only

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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High Yield Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

BONDS 95.97%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—2.22%3

           

       
    Conseco Finance 2002-A B2, 6.87%, 04/15/324,8   $ 30,000   $          28,728
    HPSC Equipment Receivables LLC 2000-1A F, 12.91%, 12/22/084     87,729     89,155
    HPSC Equipment Receivables LLC 2003-1A F, 13.95%, 07/20/114,6     919,512     933,029
    Metris Master Trust 2000-3 A, 1.38%, 09/21/098     2,000,000     1,912,538
             

    Total Assets-Backed Securities           2,963,450
             

CORPORATES—92.61%2

           

Automotive

—1.23%

  Advanced Accessory Systems LLC, 10.75%, 06/15/114     1,000,000     1,080,000
    TRW Automotive, Inc., 9.38%, 02/15/134     500,000     565,000
             

                1,645,000
             

Banking—2.52%   Aozora NCP Acquisition LLC Term Loan, 0.37%5, 09/30/078     2,000,000     1,990,000
    Providian Capital I, 9.53%, 02/01/274     1,500,000     1,372,500
             

                3,362,500
             

Basic Industry

—8.65%

  Equistar Chemical/Funding, 10.63%, 05/01/114     500,000     497,500
    FMC Corp., 10.25%, 11/01/09     500,000     572,500
    Fort James Corp., 6.88%, 09/15/07     1,250,000     1,293,750
    Freeport–McMoran C & G, 10.13%, 02/01/10     1,000,000     1,122,500
    Georgia-Pacific Corp.,            
   

9.38%, 02/01/13

    500,000     560,625
   

8.13%, 06/15/23

    175,000     162,750
   

7.25%, 06/01/28

    250,000     218,750
    Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC, 11.00%, 07/15/104     500,000     522,500
    Huntsman LLC Term Loan,            
   

A, 5.64%, 03/31/078

    1,342,909     1,262,738
   

B, 7.14%, 03/31/078

    657,091     617,862
    Lyondell Chemical Co., 9.63%, 05/01/07     500,000     477,500
    Omnova Solutions, Inc., 11.25%, 06/01/104     1,000,000     1,065,000
    Steel Dynamics, Inc., 9.50%, 03/15/09     2,000,000     2,150,000
    Westlake Chemical Corp., 8.75%, 07/15/114     1,000,000     1,042,500
             

                11,566,475
             

Capital Goods

—10.08%

  Allied Waste North America, 10.00%, 08/01/09     695,000     756,681
    Anchor Glass Container,            
   

11.00%, 02/15/13

    1,000,000     1,125,000
   

11.00%, 02/15/134

    500,000     562,500
    Crown Cork & Seal Co., Inc., 7.38%, 12/15/26     500,000     390,000
    Crown Euro Holdings SA, 10.88%, 03/01/134     1,000,000     1,107,500

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Corporates

  Foamex LP/Capital Corp., 10.75%, 4/01/09   $ 1,000,000   $ 897,500

(continued)

Capital Goods

  Graham Packaging/GPC Capital, 10.75%, 01/15/098     1,700,000     1,751,000
(continued)   Graphic Packaging International, 9.50%, 08/15/134     1,000,000     1,102,500
    Hexcel Corp., 9.88%, 10/01/08     250,000     276,875
    Jefferson Smurfit Corp., 7.50%, 06/01/13     1,000,000     1,020,000
    K. Hovanian Enterprises, 8.88%, 04/01/12     500,000     538,750
    Owens-Brockway Glass Container,            
   

8.75%, 11/15/12

    750,000     808,125
   

8.25%, 05/15/13

    1,000,000     1,025,000
    United Components, Inc., 9.38%, 06/15/134     750,000     783,750
    United Rentals NA, Inc.,            
   

10.75%, 04/15/08

    700,000     778,750
   

10.75%, 04/15/084

    500,000     556,250
             

                13,480,181
             

Communications

—20.36%

  American Tower Escrow, 10.63%5, 08/01/08     1,750,000     1,172,500
    CBD Media/CBD Finance, 8.63%, 06/01/114     500,000     533,750
    Charter Communications Holdings II, 10.25%, 09/15/104     3,000,000     3,037,500
    Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 7.25%, 07/15/134     1,265,000     1,258,675
    Crown Castle International Corp., 10.75%, 08/01/11     1,050,000     1,170,750
    CSC Holdings, Inc.,            
   

7.63%, 04/01/11

    1,000,000     1,002,500
   

7.88%, 02/15/18

    1,000,000     980,000
    DIRECTV Holdings/Finance, 8.38%, 03/15/13     500,000     566,250
    Eircom Funding, 8.25%, 08/15/134     2,000,000     2,160,000
    Fairpoint Communications, 11.88%, 03/01/10     1,000,000     1,145,000
    Marconi Corp. PLC, 8.00%, 04/30/08     2,000,000     1,955,000
    Nextel Communications, 5.25%, 01/15/10     1,500,000     1,406,250
    Nextel Communications Term Loan, 4.94%, 12/31/088     1,231,250     1,238,945
    Qwest Communications International, 7.25%, 11/01/08     1,500,000     1,440,000
    Qwest Corp Term Loan, 6.50%, 06/30/078     1,000,000     1,025,000
    Qwest Services Corp., 13.00%, 12/15/074     1,000,000     1,125,000
    RH Donnelly Financial Corp. I, 10.88%, 12/15/124     250,000     296,250
    Sinclair Broadcast Group, 8.00%, 03/15/12     925,000     980,500
    Western Wireless Corp., 9.25%, 07/15/134     1,500,000     1,537,500

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

20


High Yield Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Corporates (continued)

Communications (continued)

  Worldcom, Inc.,            
 

6.50%, 05/15/047

  $ 1,250,000   $        415,625
 

7.88%, 05/15/047

    725,000     241,062
 

6.25%, 08/15/047

    3,950,000     1,313,375
 

6.40%, 08/15/057

    3,651,000     1,213,958
             

                27,215,390
             

Consumer Products—1.29%   Johnsondiversey Holdings, Inc., 10.67%, 05/15/134,8     1,000,000     700,000
  Levi Strauss & Co. Term Loan, 10.00%, 09/30/098     1,000,000     1,025,000
           

              1,725,000
           

Electric—12.21%   AES Red Oak LLC, 8.54%, 11/30/19     486,618     502,433
    Aquila, Inc., 7.00%, 07/15/04     1,000,000     1,000,000
    Calpine CCFC I Term Loan, 7.50%, 08/26/098     670,000     693,450
    Calpine Construction Finance, 9.75%, 08/26/114,8     2,000,000     2,010,000
    Calpine Corp., 6.85%, 07/15/074,8     2,500,000     2,353,125
    Centerpoint Energy Term Loan, 12.75%, 11/11/058     996,000     1,145,400
    East Coast Power LLC, 6.74%, 03/31/08     351,763     362,316
    Elwood Energy LLC, 8.16%, 07/05/26     945,420     907,603
    Illinova Corp., 11.50%, 12/15/10     750,000     903,750
    MSW Energy Holdings/Finance, 8.50%, 09/01/104     1,000,000     1,050,000
    PG&E Corp.,            
   

6.88%, 07/15/084

    1,000,000     1,055,000
   

7.25%, 03/01/26

    100,000     102,750
   

7.25%, 08/01/26

    1,000,000     1,042,500
    Westar Energy, Inc.,            
   

6.88%, 08/01/04

    2,000,000     2,060,000
   

9.75%, 05/01/07

    1,000,000     1,127,500
             

                16,315,827
             

Energy—7.30%   Belden & Blake Corp., 9.88%, 06/15/07     1,000,000     950,000
    Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.50%, 04/01/13     1,500,000     1,526,250
    Dynegy Holdings, Inc.,            
   

7.70%, 07/15/084,8

    1,500,000     1,548,532
   

9.88%, 07/15/104

    1,500,000     1,575,000
    Frontier Escrow Corp., 8.00%, 04/15/134     500,000     510,000
    Premcor Refining Group, 9.50%, 02/01/13     1,625,000     1,795,625
    Pride International, Inc., 10.00%, 06/01/09     975,000     1,057,875
    Vintage Petroleum, 8.63%, 02/01/09     500,000     518,750
    Westport Resources Corp., 8.25%, 11/01/11     250,000     274,375
             

                9,756,407
             

Finance—3.96%   Conseco Revolving Loan A, 8.13%5, 12/01/098     2,307,692     2,281,731
    Conseco Revolving Loan B, 8.13%5, 12/01/098     692,308     684,519

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Corporates (continued)

Finance

(continued)

  Finova Group, Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/09   $ 2,492,000   $ 1,246,000
  Interline Brands, Inc., 11.50%, 05/15/114     1,000,000     1,080,000
           

              5,292,250
           

Food & Beverage —1.94%   Burns Philp Capital Property/US, 10.75%, 02/15/114     1,500,000     1,575,000
    Dole Foods Co., 8.63%, 05/01/098     950,000     1,016,500
             

                2,591,500
             

Gaming—0.79%   Aztar Corp., 8.88%, 05/15/07     1,000,000     1,052,500
             

Health Care

—1.20%

  Extendicare Health Services,            
 

9.35%, 12/15/07

    500,000     517,500
   

9.50%, 07/01/10

    1,000,000     1,090,000
             

                1,607,500
             

Home Building

—0.76%

  Standard Pacific Corp., 6.50%, 10/01/08     1,000,000     1,008,750
             

Insurance

—4.17%

  Crum & Forster Holding Corp., 10.38%, 06/15/134     1,000,000     1,092,500
    Farmers Insurance Exchange, 8.63%, 05/01/244     500,000     511,482
    Fremont General Corp., 7.88%, 03/17/09     2,650,000     2,583,750
    TIG Holdings, Inc., 8.60%, 01/15/274     2,000,000     1,380,000
             

                5,567,732
             

Natural Gas

—6.75%

  El Paso Natural Gas, 7.63%, 08/01/104     1,000,000     975,000
    El Paso Production Holdings, 7.75%, 06/01/134     3,000,000     2,865,000
    Gemstone Investors Ltd., 7.71%, 10/31/044     1,000,000     985,000
    Hilcorp Energy/Finance, 10.50%, 09/01/104     1,000,000     1,067,500
    Northwest Pipeline Corp., 8.13%, 03/01/10     500,000     545,000
    Southern Star Cent Corp., 8.50%, 08/01/104     1,000,000     1,065,000
    Williams Production RMT Co. Term Loan, 4.90%, 05/30/078     1,500,000     1,515,000
             

                9,017,500
             

Retail—0.20%   Amerigas Partner/Eagle Financial, 8.88%, 05/20/11     250,000     269,375
             

Services—1.88%   Massey Energy Co., 6.95%, 03/01/07     2,000,000     1,985,000
    Wackenhut Corrections, 8.25%, 07/15/134     500,000     523,750
             

                2,508,750
             

Technology

—2.55%

  Avaya, Inc., 11.13%, 04/01/09     1,000,000     1,162,500
  Avnet, Inc., 9.75%, 02/15/08     500,000     551,250
    Xerox Capital Trust I, 8.00%, 02/01/27     2,000,000     1,700,000
             

                3,413,750
             

Tobacco—0.80%   Commonwealth Brands, Inc., 10.63%,09/01/084     1,000,000     1,075,000
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

21


High Yield Bond Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Corporates (continued)

Transportation

—3.97%

  Continental Airlines, Inc.
1997-3 A, 7.16%, 03/24/13
    1,507,472     1,382,189
  Delta Air Lines 2000-1 A2, 7.57%, 11/18/10     2,000,000     2,024,589
  Northwest Airlines, Corp. 8.38%, 03/15/04     1,000,000     975,000
 

Northwest Airlines, Corp.

1999-2 A, 7.58%, 09/01/20

    909,150     919,854
             

                5,301,632
             

    Total Corporates           123,773,019
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED—1.14%3

           

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed

—0.40%

  BHN Mortgage Fund 2000-1 AF, 8.00%, 03/31/114,6     1,544,385     539,454
           

               

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed

—0.74%

  Fannie Mae 1993-225 SG, 22.76%, 12/25/138     215,000     241,527
  Freddie Mac 2625 (IO), 5.00%, 12/15/31     4,954,679     748,617
             

                990,144
             

    Total Mortgage-Backed           1,529,598
             

    Total Bonds (Cost $122,160,874)           128,266,067
             

        Shares    
     
   

EQUITIES 0.86%

           
Communications
—0.86%
  American Tower Warrants, 0.00%, 08/01/084     1,000     123,000
    CSC Holdings, Inc. (PFD), 11.13%, 04/01/08     9,750     1,022,531
             

                1,145,531
             

   

Total Equities

(Cost $915,750)

          1,145,531
             

        Principal
Amount
   
     
   

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 2.72%

           
Money Market-RIC —2.72%   J.P. Morgan Institutional Prime Money Market   $ 3,632,000     3,632,000
             

    Total Short Term Investments (Cost $3,632,000)           3,632,000
             

    Total Investments—99.55% (Cost $126,708,624)1           133,043,598
             

    Cash and Other Assets, Less Liabilities—0.45%           604,245
             

    Net Assets—100.00%         $ 133,647,843
             

 

Notes:

1   Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $126,708,624 and net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 6,791,105  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (456,131 )
    


Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 6,334,974  
    


2   Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity.
3   Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective date less than the stated maturity date.
4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions with qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities at September 30, 2003 was $46,916,430 representing 35.10% of total net assets.
5   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
6   Securities determined to be illiquid and procedures approved by the Fund's Board of Trustees. Information related to these securities is as follows:

 

Date of
Purchase


 

Security


  Cost

  Value

  % of
TNA



               

08/11/03

  BHN Mortgage Fund
2000-1 AF,
8.00%, 03/31/11
  $ 254,322   $ 539,454   0.40%

03/27/03

  HPSC Equipment
Receivables LLC 2003-1A F, 13.95%, 07/20/11
    918,167     933,029   0.70%
       

 

 
        $ 1,172,489   $ 1,472,483   1.10%
       

 

 

 

7   Non-income producing. Security is in default. Issuing company has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.
8   Floating rate security. The rate disclosed is that in effect at September 30, 2003.

 

(IO): Interest only

(PFD): Preferred Stock

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

22


Strategic Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

BONDS 88.86%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES—31.69%3

           

       
    Advanta Mortgage Loan Trust 1997-4 M1 , 7.04%, 01/25/29   $ 80,030   $ 81,599
    Chase Funding Net Interest Margin 2003-5A, 5.75%, 11/27/344     80,000     79,904
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-4 A4, 7.73%, 04/01/31     100,000     102,955
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-6 A3, 6.55%, 09/01/32     69,136     69,753
    Empire Funding Home Loan Owner Trust 1997-5 M1, 7.41%, 04/25/24     83,692     85,444
    Equivantage Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-3 A3, 7.05%, 10/25/28     8,601     8,686
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1997-2 A7, 7.62%, 06/15/28     73,116     78,440
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1999-3 A5, 6.16%, 02/01/31     9,690     9,911
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1999-5 A4, 7.33%, 03/01/30     175,000     180,644
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1995-F B2, 7.10%, 01/15/21     14,297     13,799
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-A HEB1, 7.87%, 03/15/28     120,000     120,788
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-C HIM2, 7.35%, 06/15/28     96,273     96,580
    Metris Master Trust 2000-3 A, 1.38%, 09/21/097     40,000     38,251
    Metris Master Trust 2001-3 A, 1.35%, 07/21/087     36,000     35,329
    Metris Master Trust 2001-4A A, 1.47%, 08/20/087     5,000     4,911
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 1998-A A4, 6.20%, 05/15/28     13,608     13,619
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2001-D A3, 5.90%, 09/15/22     20,000     17,086
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2002-B AIO (IO), 6.00%, 05/15/10     73,396     15,221
    Option One Mortgage Securities Corp. NIM 2002-2A CFTS, 8.83%, 06/26/324     65,774     65,979
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2000-RS1 A1, 8.00%, 03/25/30     72,811     75,425
    Terwin Mortgage Trust 2003-3SL AX (IO), 12.00%, 10/25/334     635,000     123,761
             

    Total Asset-Backed Securities           1,318,085
             

CORPORATES—36.80%2

           

Basic Industry

—0.74%

  Fort James Corp., 6.63%, 09/15/04     30,000     30,900
           

               

Capital Goods

—1.59%

  Tyco International Group SA, 5.88%, 11/01/04     64,000     65,920
             

Communications
—5.29%
  Charter Communication Holdings/Charter Capital, 10.00%, 05/15/11     105,000     80,588
    Qwest Capital Funding, 5.88%, 08/03/04     40,000     39,800

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Corporates (continued)

Communications

(continued)

  Worldcom, Inc.,            
 

6.50%, 05/15/046

  $ 100,000   $ 33,250
 

8.00%, 05/15/066

    200,000     66,500
           

              220,138
           

Electric—8.10%   Calpine Corp., 6.85%, 07/15/074,7     85,000     80,006
    Consumers Energy Co., 7.38%, 09/15/23     75,000     77,755
    DPL, Inc., 8.25%, 03/01/07     70,000     76,210
    Westar Energy, Inc., 6.88%, 08/01/04     100,000     103,000
             

                336,971
             

Finance—4.17%   Ford Motor Credit Co.,            
   

1.55%, 07/18/057 (MTN)

    80,000     78,616
   

1.34%, 03/13/077 (EMTN)

    80,000     74,620
    General Motors Acceptance Corp. (MTN), 2.55%, 10/16/037     20,000     20,008
             

                173,244
             

Insurance

—2.66%

  Farmers Exchange Capital, 7.20%, 07/15/484     90,000     79,939
    Farmers Insurance Exchange, 8.63%, 05/01/244     30,000     30,689
             

                110,628
             

Natural Gas —1.72%   Williams Companies, Inc., 9.25%, 03/15/04     70,000     71,750
             

Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)—1.00%   Developers Diversified Realty (MTN), 6.95%, 07/23/04     40,000     41,515
           

               

Transportation

—11.53%

  American Airlines, Inc. 1999-1            
 

A1, 6.86%, 10/15/10

    40,185     39,382
   

A2, 7.02%, 04/15/11

    10,000     9,625
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1997-2 A, 7.15%, 12/30/08     155,958     125,643
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1998-2 A, 6.41%, 10/15/08     61,386     54,071
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 2000-2 A1, 7.71%, 10/02/22     17,902     17,462
    Delta Air Lines 2000-1            
   

A1, 6.62%, 03/18/11

    18,731     18,457
   

A1, 7.38%, 11/18/11

    22,947     22,899
   

A2, 7.57%, 05/18/12

    100,000     101,229
    Northwest Airlines Corp. 1999-2 A, 7.58%, 09/01/20     8,827     8,931
    NWA Trust, 8.26%, 03/10/06     95,680     81,926
             

                479,625
             

    Total Corporates           1,530,691
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED—20.37%3

           
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed —2.99%   BHN Mortgage Fund 2000-1 AF, 8.00%, 03/31/114,5     58,783     20,533
  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1995-Q7 SA (IO), 3.03%, 11/25/255     823,116     3,095
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1996-CFL F, 7.75%, 02/25/284     100,000     100,750
             

                124,378
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

23


Strategic Income Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Bonds (continued)

Mortgage-Backed (continued)

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed
—17.38%

  Fannie Mae 1993-80 S, 9.50%, 05/25/237   $ 108,636   $ 110,444
  Fannie Mae 1997-44 SA (IO), 4.98%, 06/25/087     963,650     28,916
  Fannie Mae 2001-42 SB, 8.50%, 09/25/317     11,719     12,266
    Freddie Mac 1602 SN, 10.09%, 10/15/237     192,472     196,046
    Freddie Mac 2451 SP, 14.48%, 05/15/097     64,552     70,866
    Freddie Mac 2590 XS, 8.00%, 10/15/317     1,854     1,859
    Freddie Mac 2613 ZT, 5.50%, 03/15/33     9,398     9,357
    Freddie Mac 2625 (IO), 5.00%, 12/15/31     421,148     63,632
    Freddie Mac 2631 IJ (IO), 5.00%, 10/15/26     100,000     18,728
    Freddie Mac 2642 BW (IO), 5.00%, 06/15/23     200,000     34,445
    Government National Mortgage Association 1999-38 SP (IO), 0.25%, 05/16/267     6,299,072     9,663
    Government National Mortgage Association 2002-32 WS (IO), 6.93%, 03/20/307     102,040     1,968
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-28 LI (IO), 5.50%, 02/20/32     787,215     115,991
    Government National Mortgage Association 2003-58 IG (IO), 5.50%, 05/17/29     200,000     48,672
             

                722,853
             

    Total Mortgage-Backed           847,231
             

   

Total Bonds

(Cost $3,622,246)

          3,696,007
             

        Shares    
     
   

EQUITIES 6.66%

           
Communications
—5.25%
  Corts Trust For Worldcom (PFD), 7.60%, 08/15/285     3,500     30,800
    Corts Trust US West Communications (PFD), 7.50%, 11/15/43     3,000     64,500
    CSC Holdings Inc. (PFD), 11.13%, 04/01/08     112     11,746
    Preferred Plus Trust,            
   

7.75%, 02/15/31

    350     6,611
   

8.00%, 02/15/31

    700     13,580
   

8.38%, 10/01/46

    3,500     91,175
             

                218,412
             

Insurance
—1.41%
  Corp-Backed Trust Certs (PFD), 8.80%, 12/01/26     2,225     58,518
             

    Total Equities
(Cost $268,911)
          276,930
             

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value  

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 6.29%

             
Money Market   Dreyfus Cash Management   $ 57,800   $ 57,800  
RIC—6.29%   J.P. Morgan Institutional Prime Money Market     203,900     203,900  
             


                261,700  
             


    Total Short Term Investments
(Cost $261,700)
          261,700  
             


    Total Investments—101.81% (Cost $4,152,857)1           4,234,637  
             


    Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets—(1.81)%           (75,172 )
             


    Net Assets—100.00%         $ 4,159,465  
             


 

Notes:

1   Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $4,152,857 and net unrealized appreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 105,827  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (24,047 )
    


Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 81,780  
    


2   Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity.
3   Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective date less than the stated maturity date.
4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions with qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities at September 30, 2003 was $581,561 representing 13.98% of total net assets.
5   Securities determined to be illiquid and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information related to these securities is as follows:

 

Date of
Purchase


  

Security


   Cost

   Value

   % of
TNA


 
08/11/03   

BHN Mortgage Fund 2000-1 AF, 8.00%, 03/31/11

   $ 9,967    $ 20,533    0.50 %
07/09/03   

Corts Trust For Worldcom (PFD), 7.60%, 08/15/28

   $ 25,213      30,800    0.74 %
08/11/03   

DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1995-Q7 SA (IO),
3.03%, 11/25/25

     982      3,095    0.07 %
         

  

  

          $ 36,162    $ 54,428    1.31 %
         

  

  

6   Non-income producing. Security is in default. Issuing company has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.
7   Floating rate security. The rate disclosed is that in effect at September 30, 2003.

 

(EMTN): Euro Medium term note

(IO): Interest only

(MTN): Medium term note

(PFD): Preferred Stock

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

24


AlphaTrakSM 500 Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

FIXED INCOME SECURITIES 83.53%

           

ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES36.87%3

           

       
    Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2003-6 AF1, 1.86% 11/25/19   $ 1,725,649   $ 1,728,057
    ARC Net Interest Margin Trust 2002-7A A, 7.75%, 10/27/324     547,004     546,292
    CapitalSource Commercial Loan Trust 2003-1A A, 1.60%, 10/20/124,9     1,136,259     1,134,750
    Centex Home Equity 1999-1 A4, 6.39%, 10/25/27     1,890,390     1,968,179
    Centex Home Equity 2003-C AF1, 2.14%, 07/25/18     2,000,000     2,001,122
    Chase Funding Mortgage Loan 2001-2 1A4, 6.61%, 11/25/26     1,400,000     1,443,256
    CitiFinancial Mortgage Securities, Inc. 2002-1 AF1, 2.47%, 09/25/32     412,624     414,347
    Conseco Finance 2000-C B2, 3.17%, 07/15/299     299,525     275,802
    Conseco Finance 2001-A IIM2, 8.81%, 03/15/32     700,000     742,377
    Conseco Finance 2002-B A2, 5.31%, 05/15/33     1,607,619     1,635,752
    Conseco Finance 2002-C BF2, 8.00%, 08/15/334     706,778     706,667
    Conseco Finance Securitizations Corp. 2000-6 A3, 6.55%, 09/01/32     867,341     875,082
    Contimortgage Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-2 A7, 6.57%, 03/15/23     2,000,000     2,076,148
    CS First Boston Mortgage Securities 2001-H30N A, 8.00%, 07/27/32     137,948     136,978
    Embarcadero Aircraft Securitization Trust 2000-A A1, 1.60%, 08/15/254,9     1,700,000     860,370
    Equity One ABS, Inc. 2002-3 AF3, 5.50%, 11/25/32     2,000,000     2,085,180
    Equivantage Home Equity Loan Trust 1997-3 A3, 7.05%, 10/25/28     396,417     400,332
    First Alliance Mortgage Loan Trust 1994-4 A1, 9.28%, 02/25/26     49,385     49,282
    Galileo Securities, Inc. 2002-1A A1, 1.45%, 02/03/119     1,225,115     943,492
    GMAC Mortgage Corporation Loan Trust 2001-HLT2 AII, 5.55%, 04/25/27     1,339,386     1,402,772
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1995-5 B2, 7.65%, 09/15/266     520,000     227,651
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1997-6 B1, 7.17%, 01/15/296     1,700,000     510,170
    Green Tree Financial Corp. 1999-3 A5, 6.16%, 02/01/31     872,069     891,964
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1996-B A, 6.45%, 10/15/15     43,601     44,265
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1998-B HEM2, 7.33%, 11/15/29     250,000     262,145
    Green Tree Home Improvement Loan Trust 1999-B M1, 8.38%, 07/15/26     982,680     1,060,911

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Fixed Income Securities (continued)   Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1996-B CTFS, 7.70%, 07/15/18   $ 570,078   $ 571,587
Asset-Backed Securities (continued)   Green Tree Recreational, Equipment & Consumer Trust 1996-D CTFS, 7.24%, 12/15/22     715,723     717,567
    HPSC Equipment Receivables LLC 2003-1A F, 13.95%, 07/20/114,6     321,829     326,560
    IMPAC Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust 1998-1 M2, 7.77%, 07/25/25     385,018     394,412
    Keystone Home Improvement Loan Trust 1997-P2 IB, 7.94%, 04/25/184     432,911     432,825
    Mego Mortgage Home Loan Trust 1997-4 M1, 7.50%, 09/25/23     932,918     953,814
    Mellon Residential Funding Corp. 2001-HEIL A4, 6.62%, 02/25/21     1,300,000     1,369,817
    Metris Master Trust 2000-3 A, 1.38%, 09/21/099     1,515,000     1,448,747
    Metris Master Trust 2001-3 A, 1.35%, 07/21/089     1,300,000     1,275,781
    NationsCredit Grantor Trust 1997-1 A, 6.75%, 08/15/13     3,316     3,514
    Newbury Funding CBO Ltd. 2000-1 A3, 4.04%, 02/15/304,9     500,000     432,850
    NovaStar NIM Trust 2003-N1, 7.39%, 09/28/334     462,340     462,756
    Oakwood Mortgage Investors, Inc. 2002-B A1, 1.35%, 05/15/139     1,320,763     1,311,669
    Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc. 2002-RZ1 A4, 5.77%, 06/25/29     2,100,000     2,135,445
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1998-4 A2, 1.36%, 06/25/289     1,279,873     1,280,988
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1999-BC1 M2, 2.42%, 01/25/299     795,652     797,692
    Structured Settlements Fund 1999-A A, 7.25%, 12/20/154     135,437     145,552
    UCFC Home Equity Loan 1998-D MF1, 6.91%, 04/15/30     1,100,000     1,168,318
             

    Total Asset-Backed Securities           39,653,237
             

CORPORATES—33.09%2

           
Banks—0.65%   Societe Generale (EMTN), 1.74%, 10/29/499     700,000     697,372
             

Capital Goods
—1.09%
  Tyco International Group SA, 5.88%, 11/01/04     1,140,000     1,174,200
             

Communications
—5.05%
  Intermedia Communications (PFD), 13.50%, 03/31/096,7     1,603     200,367
  Nextel Communications, 9.75%, 10/31/07     400,000     414,000
  Qwest Capital Funding, 5.88%, 08/03/04     1,000,000     995,000
  Qwest Corp. Bank Loan, 6.50%, 06/30/079     1,500,000     1,537,500
    U.S. West Capital Funding, 6.25%, 07/15/05     700,000     689,500

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

25


AlphaTrakSM 500 Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Fixed Income   Worldcom, Inc.,            
Securities  

6.50%, 05/15/047

  $ 2,000,000   $ 665,000
(continued)  

7.88%, 05/15/047

    1,800,000     598,500

Corporates (continued)

Communications
(continued)

 

7.38%, 01/15/494,7

    1,000,000     332,500
           

              5,432,367
           

               
Electric—5.27%   Calpine Corp., 6.85%, 07/15/074,9     2,000,000     1,882,500
    Centerpoint Energy Term Loan, 12.75%, 11/11/059     1,494,000     1,718,100
    Enterprise Capital Trust II, 2.36%, 06/30/289     1,200,000     962,590
    Power Contract Financing, 5.20%, 02/01/064     1,100,000     1,099,097
             

                5,662,287
             

Finance—5.74%   Capital One Bank, 8.25%, 06/15/05     2,300,000     2,509,081
    Finova Group Inc., 7.50%, 11/15/09     1,064,000     532,000
    Ford Motor Credit Co.,            
   

1.56%, 07/07/059 (EMTN)

    500,000     490,750
   

1.55%, 07/18/059 (MTN)

    400,000     393,082
    General Motors Acceptance Corp. (MTN), 3.03%, 05/19/059     1,730,000     1,752,116
    MBNA America Bank NA, 1.55%, 05/12/044,9     500,000     499,323
             

                6,176,352
             

Insurance—0.75%   Fairfax Financial Holdings, 7.75%, 12/15/03     800,000     808,000
             

Natural Gas
—3.06%
  Sempra Energy, 6.80%, 07/01/04     800,000     831,151
  Williams Co. Inc., 9.25%, 03/15/04     2,400,000     2,460,000
             

                3,291,151
             

Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)—3.67%   Colonial Realty LP (MTN), 6.96%, 07/26/04     1,000,000     1,037,320
  JDN Realty Corp., 6.80%, 08/01/04     1,100,000     1,137,711
  New Plan Excel Realty Trust (MTN), 7.33%, 11/20/03     700,000     705,225
    Summit Properties Partnership, 6.63%, 12/15/03     300,000     302,455
    United Dominion Realty Trust (MTN), 7.67%, 01/26/04     750,000     762,203
             

                3,944,914
             

Secured Assets
—1.04%
  Magnus Funding Ltd. 1A B, 2.48%, 06/15/114,6,9     1,081,560     291,913
  Zermatt CBO Ltd. 1A A, 1.71%, 09/01/104,9     915,731     825,348
             

                1,117,261
             

Technology
—0.76%
  Avnet, Inc., 6.88%, 03/15/04     800,000     818,000
           

               
Transportation
—6.01%
  America West Airlines, 6.86%, 01/02/066     109,328     83,950
    American Airlines 2002-1 G, 1.76%, 03/23/099     526,344     527,138
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1996-2 A, 7.75%, 01/02/16     70,843     65,795
    Continental Airlines, Inc. 1997-1 A, 7.46%, 10/01/16     1,271,522     1,213,143

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Fixed Income Securities (continued)

Corporates (continued)

Transportation

(continued)

  Continental Airlines, Inc. 1998-2 A, 6.41%, 10/15/08   $ 589,443   $ 519,202
  Continental Airlines, Inc. 2000-2 A1, 7.71%, 10/02/22     250,631     244,462
  Delta Air Lines 2003-1 G, 1.86%, 07/25/094,9     1,072,498     1,079,195
  Hertz Corp., 1.66%, 08/13/049     1,800,000     1,790,147
    United Air Lines 1997-A 1A, 1.36%, 03/02/046,9     1,194,719     937,855
             

                6,460,887
             

    Total Corporates           35,582,791
             

MORTGAGE-BACKED12.79%3

           
Commercial Mortgage-Backed
—1.25%
  Blaylock Mortgage Capital Corp. 1997-A B1, 6.43%, 10/25/044     1,329,984     1,345,146
           

               
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed
—4.54%
  Banc of America Funding Corp. 2001-1 1A12, 6.75%, 11/20/32     1,655,451     1,685,327
  DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1992-Q4 A2, 5.59%, 07/25/229     62,490     62,487
    DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-QE2 S (IO), 3.69%, 06/25/244,6     433,299     546
    IMPAC Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust 1999-2 A9 (IO), 9.00%, 01/25/306     55,209     5,525
    Ryland Acceptance Corp. IV 28 1, 11.50%, 12/25/16     6,910     7,127
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 1996-CFL F, 7.75%, 02/25/284     500,000     503,750
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-5A 6A, 6.39%, 04/25/32     321,426     332,236
    Structured Asset Securities Corp. 2002-26 2A1, 6.00%, 12/25/32     60,849     61,532
    Summit Mortgage Trust 2000-1 B5, 6.05%, 12/28/124     23,741     23,615
    Washington Mutual 2002-AR18 A, 4.20%, 01/25/339     2,142,851     2,177,374
    Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust 2000-2 1A7, 7.75%, 06/25/30     20,869     20,849
             

                4,880,368
             

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed   Fannie Mae 1993-95 SB, 15.05%, 06/25/089     9,552     10,869
—7.00%   Fannie Mae 1994-10 H, 6.50%, 08/25/22     975,688     991,473
    Fannie Mae 1997-91 SL (IO), 7.50%, 11/25/239     1,874,898     193,645
    Fannie Mae 2001-60 JZ, 6.00% 03/25/31     607,038     622,620
    Fannie Mae G-36 ZB, 7.00%, 11/25/21     15,415     16,777
    Fannie Mae Pool 646884, 5.61%, 05/01/329     1,364,459     1,397,505
    Fannie Mae TBA, 5.00%, 10/15/18     2,040,000     2,090,364
    Freddie Mac 1726 Z, 6.75%, 02/15/20     17,599     17,600

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

26


AlphaTrakSM 500 Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value

Fixed Income Securities (continued)

Mortgage-Backed (continued)

U.S. Agency Mortgage-Backed

(continued)

  Freddie Mac 2 L, 8.00%, 11/25/22   $ 59,303   $ 68,082
  Freddie Mac 2410 MK, 6.50%, 06/15/29     1,800,000     1,835,322
  Freddie Mac 2535 LI (IO), 5.50%, 08/15/26     800,000     82,721
  Freddie Mac 2557 IM (IO), 5.50%, 03/15/22     1,600,000     104,322
  Freddie Mac 2628 ZM, 5.00%, 06/15/33     99,960     99,646
             

                7,530,946
             

    Total Mortgage-Backed           13,756,460
             

U.S. AGENCY SECURITIES—0.78%

           
U.S. Agency Securities—0.78%   Federal Home Loan Bank, 2.50%, 03/15/06     830,000     841,039
             

    Total U.S. Agency Securities           841,039
             

    Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost $95,819,950)           89,833,527
             

        Shares

   

COMMON STOCK 0.09%

           
    S & P 500 Depository Receipt     985     98,451
             

    Total Common Stock (Cost $100,398)           98,451
             

        Principal
Amount


   

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS 19.71%

           
Commercial Paper—6.39%   Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Inc., 1.06%5, 10/28/03   $ 2,020,000     2,018,254
    DaimlerChrysler NA Holdings Corp., 1.24%5 11/05/03     2,690,000     2,686,757
    General Electric Capital Corp., 1.06%5, 10/21/03     2,175,000     2,173,754
             

                6,878,765
             

Money Market RIC—0.20%   J.P. Morgan Institutional Prime Money Market     214,000     214,000
             

U.S. Agency   Fannie Mae,            
Discount Notes  

1.05%5, 10/02/038

    5,000     5,000
—13.12%  

0.98%5, 10/15/038

    611,000     610,760
   

1.04%5, 10/15/038

    5,025,000     5,023,027
   

1.06%5, 10/15/038

    797,000     796,687
   

1.03%5, 11/06/03

    1,085,000     1,083,882

 

    Issues   Principal
Amount
  Value  

Short Term Investment (continued)

U.S. Agency

Discount Notes

(continued)

  Freddie Mac,              
 

0.99%5, 10/15/038

  $ 168,000   $ 167,934  
 

1.05%5, 10/28/03

    1,750,000     1,748,622  
 

1.05%5, 10/30/03

    675,000     674,462  
 

1.03%5, 11/06/03

    4,000,000     3,995,900  
           


              14,106,274  
             


    Total Short Term Investments (Cost $21,199,039)           21,199,039  
             


    Total Investments—103.33% (Cost $117,119,387)1           111,131,017  
             


    Liabilities Less Cash and Other Assets—(3.33)%           (3,580,374 )
             


    Net Assets—100.00%         $ 107,550,643  
             


 

FUTURES CONTRACTS: LONG POSITIONS

Number of
Contracts


       Unrealized
(Depreciation)


 

435

   S & P Index, December 2003   $ (1,923,940 )

3

   S & P Mini, December 2003     (5,018 )
        


    

Net unrealized depreciation

  $ (1,928,958 )
        


 

Notes:

1   Cost for Federal income tax purposes is $117,119,387 and net unrealized depreciation consists of:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,812,238  

Gross unrealized depreciation

     (7,800,608 )
    


Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (5,988,370 )
    


 

2   Securities with a call or reset feature will have an effective maturity date less than the stated maturity.
3   Securities backed by mortgage or consumer loans where payment is periodically made will have an effective date less than the stated maturity date.
4   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions with qualified institutional buyers. The market value of these securities at September 30, 2003 was $12,931,555 representing 12.02% of total net assets.
5   Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
6   Securities determined to be illiquid and procedures approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information related to these securities is as follows:

 

    Date of
Purchase


  

Security


  Cost

  Value

  % of
TNA


   

06/19/01

   America West Airlines, 6.86%, 01/02/06   $ 108,696   $ 83,950   0.08%
   

01/28/99

   DLJ Mortgage Acceptance Corp. 1994-QE2 S (IO), 3.69%, 06/25/24     61,741     546   0.00%
   

01/22/01

   Green Tree Financial Corp. 1995-5 B2, 7.65%, 09/15/26     362,089     227,651   0.21%
   

11/21/02

   Green Tree Financial Corp. 1997-6 B1, 7.17%, 01/15/29     491,164     510,170   0.47%
   

03/27/03

   HPSC Equipment Receivables LLC 2003-1A F, 13.95%, 07/20/11     321,358     326,560   0.30%
   

01/12/00

   IMPAC Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust 1999-2 A9 (IO), 9.00%, 01/25/30     31,352     5,525   0.01%
   

11/30/01

   Intermedia Communications (PFD), 13.50%, 03/31/09     1,704,932     200,367   0.19%

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

27


AlphaTrakSM 500 Fund

Schedule of Portfolio Investments

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Date of
Purchase


  

Security


  Cost

  Value

  % of
TNA


   

04/11/00

   Magnus Funding Ltd. 1A B, 2.48%, 06/15/11   $ 992,257   $ 291,913   0.27%
   

11/20/01

   United Air Lines 1997-1 1A, 1.36%, 03/02/04     1,194,719     937,855   0.87%
            

 

 
             $ 5,268,308   $ 2,584,537   2.40%
            

 

 

 

7   Non-income producing. Security is in default. Issuing company has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy code.
8   Securities, or a portion there of, pledged as collateral with a value of $6,603,408 on 435 long S&P Index futures contracts and 3 long S&P Mini futures contacts expiring December 2003.
9   Floating rate security. The rate disclosed is that in effect at September 30, 2003.

 

(EMTN): Euro Medium term note

(IO): Interest only

(MTN): Medium term note

(PFD): Preferred Stock

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

28


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    Ultra Short
Bond Fund*


  Low Duration
Bond Fund


    Intermediate
Bond Fund**


  Total Return
Bond Fund


 

Assets:

                           

Investments, at value (Cost $5,905,300, $577,473,325, $34,013,936, and $1,551,996,950, respectively) (Note 2)

  $ 5,924,670   $ 541,512,962     $ 35,098,955   $ 1,483,126,879  

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 2)

    314,877     2,629,860       164,820     54,401,994  

Dividends and interest receivable

    46,510     3,783,771       324,370     19,970,917  

Receivable for securities sold

    554,400     8,064,553       834,000     5,297,709  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    410,000     508,515       0     975,004  

Due from Adviser (Note 5)

    0     0       4,846     0  

Other assets

    19,459     66,879       153     120,318  
   

 


 

 


Total assets

    7,269,916     556,566,540       36,427,144     1,563,892,821  
   

 


 

 


Liabilities:

                           

Payable for securities purchased

    1,263,934     39,322,234       2,967,054     135,966,405  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    0     1,787,905       0     2,068,707  

Due to Adviser (Note 5)

    10,194     102,771       0     350,736  

Accrued expenses

    12,441     149,842       11,438     390,585  

Accrued 12b-1 expenses

    583     47,891       2     81,221  

Distributions payable

    15,882     1,929,921       138,613     7,690,390  
   

 


 

 


Total liabilities

    1,303,034     43,340,564       3,117,107     146,548,044  
   

 


 

 


Net assets

  $ 5,966,882   $ 513,225,976     $ 33,310,037   $ 1,417,344,777  
   

 


 

 


Class M Shares:

                           

Net assets (Applicable to 1,179,802, 33,326,497, 927, and 49,741,512 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding, respectively, unlimited number of shares authorized with a $0.01 par value)

  $ 5,966,882   $ 316,003,249     $ 10,069   $ 484,574,241  
   

 


 

 


Net asset value, offering and redemption price per Class M share

  $ 5.06   $ 9.48     $ 10.86   $ 9.74  
   

 


 

 


Class I Shares:

                           

Net assets (Applicable to 20,793,329, 3,066,383, and 95,770,412 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding, respectively, unlimited number of shares authorized with a $0.01 par value)

    N/A   $ 197,222,727     $ 33,299,968   $ 932,770,536  
   

 


 

 


Net asset value, offering and redemption price per Class I share

    N/A   $ 9.48     $ 10.86   $ 9.74  
   

 


 

 


Net Assets Consist of:

                           

Capital paid-in

  $ 5,945,808   $ 561,359,618     $ 31,386,954   $ 1,529,698,143  

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

    1,704     (12,173,279 )     838,064     (43,483,295 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and futures contracts

    19,370     (35,960,363 )     1,085,019     (68,870,071 )
   

 


 

 


    $ 5,966,882   $ 513,225,976     $ 33,310,037   $ 1,417,344,777  
   

 


 

 


 

  * The Ultra Short Bond Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

** The Intermediate Bond Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

N/A — Not Applicable

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

29


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

    High Yield
Bond Fund


  Strategic
Income Fund*


  AlphaTrak 500
Fund


 

Assets:

                   

Investments, at value (Cost $126,708,624, $4,152,857, and $117,119,387, respectively) (Note 2)

  $ 133,043,598   $ 4,234,637   $ 111,131,017  

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 2)

    3,004,857     39,214     0  

Dividends and interest receivable

    2,214,734     60,558     732,338  

Receivable for securities sold

    8,129,500     146,100     1,599,382  

Receivable for capital stock sold

    3,480,244     95,000     0  

Other assets

    15,756     11,256     407,370  
   

 

 


Total assets

    149,888,689     4,586,765     113,870,107  
   

 

 


Liabilities:

                   

Payable to custodian (Note 2)

    0     0     285,477  

Payable for securities purchased

    9,833,464     384,491     4,775,459  

Payable for capital stock redeemed

    5,556,532     56     143,381  

Variation Margin (Note 3)

    0     0     72,409  

Due to Adviser (Note 5)

    12,778     14,828     30,866  

Accrued expenses

    12,815     12,419     32,150  

Accrued 12b-1 expenses

    21,461     702     0  

Distributions payable

    803,796     14,804     979,722  
   

 

 


Total liabilities

    16,240,846     427,300     6,319,464  
   

 

 


Net assets

  $ 133,647,843   $ 4,159,465   $ 107,550,643  
   

 

 


Class M Shares:

                   

Net assets (Applicable to 9,324,128, 389,502, and 16,609,025 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding, respectively, unlimited number of shares authorized with a $0.01 par value)

  $ 116,543,498   $ 4,159,465   $ 107,550,643  
   

 

 


Net asset value, offering and redemption price per Class M share

  $ 12.50   $ 10.68   $ 6.48  
   

 

 


Class I Shares:

                   

Net assets (Applicable to 1,367,688 shares of beneficial interest issued and outstanding, respectively, unlimited number of shares authorized with a $0.01 par value)

  $ 17,104,345     N/A     N/A  
   

 

 


Net asset value, offering and redemption price per Class I share

  $ 12.51     N/A     N/A  
   

 

 


Net Assets Consist of:

                   

Capital paid-in

  $ 123,413,734   $ 4,077,165   $ 146,430,325  

Accumulated undistributed net realized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

    3,899,135     520     (30,962,354 )

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments and futures contracts

    6,334,974     81,780     (7,917,328 )
   

 

 


    $ 133,647,843   $ 4,159,465   $ 107,550,643  
   

 

 


 

*  The Strategic Income Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

N/A — Not Applicable

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

30


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

     Ultra Short
Bond Fund*


    Low Duration
Bond Fund


    Intermediate
Bond Fund


    Total Return
Bond Fund


 

Investment Income:

                                

Interest

   $ 30,064     $ 13,574,541     $ 960,119     $ 52,064,788  
    


 


 


 


Total investment income

     30,064       13,574,541       960,119       52,064,788  
    


 


 


 


Expenses:

                                

Investment advisory fees (Note 5)

     1,604       781,261       54,468       2,568,674  

Administration fees

     2,164       201,616       23,231       515,683  

Auditing and tax consulting fees

     4,328       11,518       9,696       23,132  

Custodian fees

     999       28,351       3,225       86,739  

Distribution fees

     1,026       300,049       5       542,990  

Insurance expenses

     0       9,941       908       28,480  

Legal fees

     233       9,014       501       21,032  

Miscellaneous expenses

     232       27,489       1,845       55,445  

Registration and filing fees

     4,012       23,272       1,795       19,371  

Reports to shareholders

     299       10,516       351       25,289  

Transfer agent fees

     5,992       58,626       12,838       115,163  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     166       5,245       303       17,305  
    


 


 


 


Total operating expenses

     21,055       1,466,898       109,166       4,019,303  

Expenses waived and reimbursed (Note 5)

     (17,848 )     (151,209 )     (40,686 )     (247,123 )
    


 


 


 


Net expenses

     3,207       1,315,689       68,480       3,772,180  
    


 


 


 


Net investment income

     26,857       12,258,852       891,639       48,292,608  
    


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts:

                                

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

     1,704       3,391,838       676,584       32,953,279  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     19,370       3,061,215       277,369       39,703,335  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     0       89,062       0       0  
    


 


 


 


Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

     21,074       6,542,115       953,953       72,656,614  
    


 


 


 


Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 47,931     $ 18,800,967     $ 1,845,592     $ 120,949,222  
    


 


 


 


 

* The Ultra Short Bond Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

31


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Operations

For the Period Ended September 30, 2003 (Unaudited)

 

     High Yield
Bond Fund


    Strategic
Income Fund*


    AlphaTrak 500
Fund


 

Investment Income:

                        

Dividends

   $ 70,484     $ 4,575     $ 426  

Interest

     3,670,157       24,002       2,375,630  
    


 


 


Total investment income

     3,740,641       28,577       2,376,056  
    


 


 


Expenses:

                        

Investment advisory fees (Note 5)

     229,318       7,921       397,825  

Administration fees

     36,247       2,164       46,966  

Amortization of organizational expenses (Note 2)

     0       0       921  

Auditing and tax consulting fees

     10,462       4,328       9,589  

Custodian fees

     4,626       999       9,045  

Distribution fees

     93,277       1,064       0  

Insurance expenses

     862       0       1,516  

Legal fees

     921       233       1,202  

Miscellaneous expenses

     7,548       232       2,052  

Registration and filing fees

     30,582       4,037       5,967  

Reports to shareholders

     7,027       300       4,343  

Transfer agent fees

     54,883       5,992       14,426  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

     439       166       940  
    


 


 


Total operating expenses

     476,192       27,436       494,792  

Expenses waived and reimbursed (Note 5)

     (130,665 )     (17,623 )     0  
    


 


 


Net expenses

     345,527       9,813       494,792  
    


 


 


        Net investment income

     3,395,114       18,764       1,881,264  
    


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Futures Contracts:

                        

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

     3,025,828       520       19,023,766  

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     4,073,569       81,780       (66,049 )

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) on futures contracts

     0       0       (2,679,883 )
    


 


 


Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

     7,099,397       82,300       16,277,834  
    


 


 


Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

   $ 10,494,511     $ 101,064     $ 18,159,098  
    


 


 


 

* The Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

32


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      
 


Ultra Short
Bond Fund*


 
 


      
 
 
 
 


Period
Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 
 


Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 26,857  

Net realized gain on investments

     1,704  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     19,370  
    


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     47,931  
    


Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (26,857 )
    


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions

     (26,857 )
    


Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     5,964,816  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     10,992  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (30,000 )
    


Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     5,945,808  
    


Net increase in net assets

     5,966,882  

Net assets at beginning of period

     0  
    


Net assets at end of period
(including undistributed net investment income of $0)

   $ 5,966,882  
    


 

* The Ultra Short Bond Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

33


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Low Duration
Bond Fund


 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


   

Year

Ended

March 31,
2003


 

Operations:

                

Net investment income

   $ 12,258,852     $ 34,457,859  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

     3,391,838       (4,141,296 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     3,061,215       (35,534,128 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on futures contracts

     89,062       (549,749 )
    


 


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

     18,800,967       (5,767,314 )
    


 


Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net investment income:

                

Class M

     (7,305,547 )     (20,741,786 )

Class I

     (4,953,305 )     (13,716,073 )
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions

     (12,258,852 )     (34,457,859 )
    


 


Capital Share Transactions:

                

Class M:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     71,735,046       169,253,482  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     6,008,822       20,166,859  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (71,391,100 )     (283,665,129 )
    


 


Total class M capital share transactions

     6,352,768       (94,244,788 )
    


 


Class I:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     70,308,407       178,002,268  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     3,294,691       11,033,157  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (85,004,360 )     (294,747,651 )
    


 


Total class I capital share transactions

     (11,401,262 )     (105,712,226 )
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     (5,048,494 )     (199,957,014 )
    


 


Net increase/(decrease) in net assets

     1,493,621       (240,182,187 )

Net assets at beginning of period

     511,732,355       751,914,542  
    


 


Net assets at end of period
(including undistributed net investment income of $0, and $0, respectively)

   $ 513,225,976     $ 511,732,355  
    


 


 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

34


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

    

Intermediate

Bond Fund*


 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003


 

Operations:

                

Net investment income

   $ 891,639     $ 960,504  

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

     676,584       420,470  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     277,369       807,650  
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     1,845,592       2,188,624  
    


 


Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net investment income:

                

Class M

     (125 )     0  

Class I

     (891,514 )     (960,504 )

Realized gains on investments:

                

Class M

     0       0  

Class I

     0       (258,990 )
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions

     (891,639 )     (1,219,494 )
    


 


Capital Share Transactions:

                

Class M:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     10,000       0  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     85       0  

Cost of shares redeemed

     0       0  
    


 


Total class M capital share transactions

     10,085       0  
    


 


Class I:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     28,224,487       26,072,701  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     658,217       1,219,450  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (24,695,729 )     (102,257 )
    


 


Total class I capital share transactions

     4,186,975       27,189,894  
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     4,197,060       27,189,894  
    


 


Net increase in net assets

     5,151,013       28,159,024  
    


 


Net assets at beginning of period

     28,159,024       0  
    


 


Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0 and $0, respectively)

   $ 33,310,037     $ 28,159,024  
    


 


 

* The Intermediate Bond Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

35


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     Total Return
Bond Fund


 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003


 

Operations:

                

Net investment income

   $ 48,292,608     $ 129,738,131  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

     32,953,279       (75,591,337 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

     39,703,335       (59,682,187 )
    


 


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

     120,949,222       (5,535,393 )
    


 


Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net investment income:

                

Class M

     (16,687,629 )     (47,946,324 )

Class I

     (31,604,979 )     (81,791,807 )

Realized gains on investments:

                

Class M

     0       (2,563,787 )

Class I

     0       (4,414,937 )
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions

     (48,292,608 )     (136,716,855 )
    


 


Capital Share Transactions:

                

Class M:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     77,002,089       287,082,332  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     12,799,910       45,119,105  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (182,612,386 )     (418,562,692 )
    


 


Total class M capital share transactions

     (92,810,387 )     (86,361,255 )
    


 


Class I:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     67,739,102       345,157,200  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     25,257,039       79,660,583  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (150,859,857 )     (500,027,492 )
    


 


Total class I capital share transactions

     (57,863,716 )     (75,209,709 )
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     (150,674,103 )     (161,570,964 )
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets

     (78,017,489 )     (303,823,212 )

Net assets at beginning of period

     1,495,362,266       1,799,185,478  
    


 


Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of
$0 and $0, respectively)

   $ 1,417,344,777     $ 1,495,362,266  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

36


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     High Yield
Bond Fund


 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003


 

Operations:

                

Net investment income

   $ 3,395,114     $ 1,121,494  

Net realized gain on investments and futures contracts

     3,025,828       873,307  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     4,073,569       2,261,405  
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     10,494,511       4,256,206  
    


 


Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net investment income:

                

Class M

     (2,742,703 )     (1,121,494 )

Class I

     (652,411 )     0  
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions

     (3,395,114 )     (1,219,494 )
    


 


Capital Share Transactions:

                

Class M:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     83,155,954       49,132,097  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     2,021,440       1,102,315  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (23,490,915 )     (4,373,297 )
    


 


Total class M capital share transactions

     61,686,479       45,861,115  
    


 


Class I:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     20,436,630       0  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     513,964       0  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (5,084,454 )     0  
    


 


Total class I capital share transactions

     15,866,140       0  
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     77,552,619       45,861,115  
    


 


Net increase in net assets

     84,652,016       48,995,827  

Net assets at beginning of period

     48,995,827       0  
    


 


Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of
$0 and $0, respectively)

   $ 133,647,843     $ 48,995,827  
    


 


 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

37


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

      
 


Strategic Income
Fund*


 
 


      
 
 
 
 


Period
Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 
 


Operations:

        

Net investment income

   $ 18,764  

Net realized gain on investments

     520  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     81,780  
    


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

     101,064  
    


Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

        

Net investment income

     (18,764 )
    


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions

     (18,764 )
    


Capital Share Transactions:

        

Proceeds from sale of shares

     4,286,242  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     3,943  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (213,020 )
    


Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     4,077,165  
    


Net increase in net assets

     4,159,465  

Net assets at beginning of period

     0  
    


Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $0)

   $ 4,159,465  
    


 

* The Strategic Income Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

38


Metropolitan West Funds

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     AlphaTrak 500
Fund


 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


   

Year

Ended

March 31,
2003


 

Operations:

                

Net investment income

   $ 1,881,264     $ 4,668,571  

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

     19,023,766       (31,425,074 )

Net change in unrealized (depreciation)/appreciation on investments

     (66,049 )     6,031,386  

Net change in unrealized (depreciation) appreciation on futures contracts

     (2,679,883 )     659,695  
    


 


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

     18,159,098       (32,128,194 )
    


 


Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders from:

                

Net investment income

     (1,892,072 )     (5,785,057 )
    


 


Net (decrease) in net assets resulting from dividends and distributions

     (1,892,072 )     (5,785,057 )
    


 


Capital Share Transactions:

                

Proceeds from sale of shares

     12,307,869       57,135,392  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions

     813,606       5,409,801  

Cost of shares redeemed

     (10,190,824 )     (23,028,215 )
    


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from capital share transactions

     2,930,651       39,516,978  
    


 


Net increase in net assets

     19,197,677       1,603,727  

Net assets at beginning of period

     88,352,966       86,749,239  
    


 


Net assets at end of period (including undistributed net investment income of
$0, and $10,808, respectively)

   $ 107,550,643     $ 88,352,966  
    


 


 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

39


Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

     Ultra Short
Bond Fund*


 
      
 
 
 
 


Period
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 
 


Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 5.00  
    


Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income

     0.06  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

     0.06  
    


Total from Investment Operations

     0.12  
    


Less Distributions:

        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.06 )
    


Total Distributions

     (0.06 )
    


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 5.06  
    


Total Return

     2.30 %2

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 5,967  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     3.27 %1

After expense reimbursement

     0.50 %1

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     1.40 %1

After expense reimbursement

     4.18 %1

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     7 %2

 

*   The Ultra Short Bond Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                                           
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                       
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

40


Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

     Low Duration
Bond Fund


 
     Class M

    Class M

    Class M

    Class M

    Class M

    Class M

 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2002#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2001#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2000#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
1999#


 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.36     $ 9.87     $ 10.03     $ 9.99     $ 10.15     $ 10.18  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net investment income

     0.22       0.51       0.63       0.80       0.72       0.66  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and futures

     0.12       (0.51 )     (0.16 )     0.04       (0.11 )     (0.02 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.34       0.00       0.47       0.84       0.61       0.64  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.22 )     (0.51 )     (0.63 )     (0.80 )     (0.72 )     (0.66 )

Distributions from net capital gains on investments

     0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.05 )     (0.01 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.22 )     (0.51 )     (0.63 )     (0.80 )     (0.77 )     (0.67 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.48     $ 9.36     $ 9.87     $ 10.03     $ 9.99     $ 10.15  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return

     3.65 %2     0.10 %     4.74 %     8.89 %     6.22 %     6.54 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                                

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 316,003     $ 305,726     $ 424,441     $ 166,246     $ 367,943     $ 235,337  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

                                                

Before expense reimbursement

     0.64 %1     0.62 %     0.64 %     0.65 %     0.66 %     0.70 %

After expense reimbursement

     0.58 %1     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58 %     0.58 %

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

                                                

Before expense reimbursement

     4.56 %1     5.36 %     6.15 %     8.01 %     7.14 %     6.49 %

After expense reimbursement

     4.62 %1     5.40 %     6.21 %     8.08 %     7.22 %     6.61 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     44 %2     65 %     26 %     53 %     126 %     73 %

 

1   Annualized                                                                                                              
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                      
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

41


Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

     Low Duration
Bond Fund*


 
     Class I

    Class I

    Class I

    Class I

 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2002#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2001#


 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.36     $ 9.87     $ 10.03     $ 9.99  
    


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                

Net investment income

     0.23       0.53       0.65       0.82  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

     0.12       (0.51 )     (0.16 )     0.04  
    


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.35       0.02       0.49       0.86  
    


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.23 )     (0.53 )     (0.65 )     (0.82 )
    


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.23 )     (0.53 )     (0.65 )     (0.82 )
    


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.48     $ 9.36     $ 9.87     $ 10.03  
    


 


 


 


Total Return

     3.75 %2     0.29 %     4.94 %     9.10 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 197,223     $ 206,006     $ 327,473     $ 257,021  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

                                

Before expense reimbursement

     0.45 %1     0.43 %     0.45 %     0.46 %

After expense reimbursement

     0.39 %1     0.39 %     0.39 %     0.39 %

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

                                

Before expense reimbursement

     4.75 %1     5.55 %     6.34 %     8.20 %

After expense reimbursement

     4.81 %1     5.59 %     6.40 %     8.27 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     44 %2     65 %     26 %     53 %

 

*   The Low Duration Bond Fund Class I shares commenced operations on March 31, 2000.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                                                                                    
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                                               
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

      
 


Intermediate
Bond Fund*


 
 


      

Class M

 

      
 
 
 


Period Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 


Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.88  
    


Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income

     0.14  

Net realized and unrealized (loss) on investments and futures contracts

     (0.02 )
    


Total from Investment Operations

     0.12  
    


Less Distributions:

        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.14 )
    


Total Distributions

     (0.14 )
    


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.86  
    


Total Return

     1.10 %2

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 10  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     0.91 %1

After expense reimbursement

     0.65 %1

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     5.24 %1

After expense reimbursement

     5.50 %1

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     103 %2

 

*   The Intermediate Bond Fund Class M shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                                                                        
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                                                        
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

    

Intermediate

Bond Fund*


 
     Class I

    Class I

 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


    Period
Ended
March 31,
2003#


 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.49     $ 10.00  
    


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                

Net investment income

     0.31       0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

     0.37       0.59  
    


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.68       0.99  
    


 


Less Distributions:

                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31 )     (0.40 )

Distributions from net capital gains on investments

     0.00       (0.10 )
    


 


Total Distributions

     (0.31 )     (0.50 )
    


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.86     $ 10.49  
    


 


Total Return

     6.52 %2     10.07 %2

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 33,300     $ 28,159  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

                

Before expense reimbursement

     0.70 %1     0.64 %1

After expense reimbursement

     0.44 %1     0.44 %1

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

                

Before expense reimbursement

     5.45 %1     4.83 %1

After expense reimbursement

     5.71 %1     5.03 %1

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     103 %2     139 %2

 

* The Intermediate Bond Fund Class I Shares commenced operations on June 28, 2002.
1 Annualized                                                                                                                                       
2 Non-annualized                                                                                                                                       
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

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Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

     Total Return
Bond Fund


 
     Class M

    Class M

    Class M

    Class M

    Class M

    Class M

 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2002#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2001#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2000#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
1999#


 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.28     $ 9.95     $ 10.34     $ 10.08     $ 10.53     $ 10.49  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net investment income

     0.31       0.70       0.73       0.92       0.78       0.71  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

     0.46       (0.63 )     (0.29 )     0.26       (0.44 )     0.19  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.77       0.07       0.44       1.18       0.34       0.90  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31 )     (0.70 )     (0.73 )     (0.92 )     (0.78 )     (0.71 )

Distributions from net capital gains on investments

     0       (0.04 )     (0.10 )     0.00       (0.01 )     (0.15 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.31 )     (0.74 )     (0.83 )     (0.92 )     (0.79 )     (0.86 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.74     $ 9.28     $ 9.95     $ 10.34     $ 10.08     $ 10.53  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return

     8.38 %2     0.91 %     4.39 %     12.46 %     3.39 %     8.84 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                                

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 484,574     $ 550,891     $ 692,279     $ 426,467     $ 250,794     $ 115,233  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

                                                

Before expense reimbursement

     0.68 %1     0.67 %     0.68 %     0.71 %     0.77 %     0.97 %

After expense reimbursement

     0.65 %1     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %     0.65 %

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

                                                

Before expense reimbursement

     6.39 %1     7.42 %     7.11 %     9.10 %     7.56 %     6.60 %

After expense reimbursement

     6.42 %1     7.44 %     7.14 %     9.16 %     7.68 %     6.92 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     71 %2     90 %     78 %     205 %     128 %     136 %

 

1   Annualized                                                                                                                                                   
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                           
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

45


Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

     Total Return
Bond Fund*


 
     Class I

    Class I

    Class I

    Class I

 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2002#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2001#


 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 9.27     $ 9.94     $ 10.34     $ 10.08  
    


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                

Net investment income

     0.32       0.72       0.75       0.94  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

     0.47       (0.63 )     (0.30 )     0.26  
    


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.79       0.09       0.45       1.20  
    


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.32 )     (0.72 )     (0.75 )     (0.94 )

Distributions from net capital gains on investments

     0.00       (0.04 )     (0.10 )     0.00  
    


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.32 )     (0.76 )     (0.85 )     (0.94 )
    


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 9.74     $ 9.27     $ 9.94     $ 10.34  
    


 


 


 


Total Return

     8.60 %2     1.11 %     4.51 %     12.70 %

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 932,771     $ 944,471     $ 1,106,907     $ 605,159  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

                                

Before expense reimbursement

     0.47 %1     0.46 %     0.47 %     0.50 %

After expense reimbursement

     0.44 %1     0.44 %     0.44 %     0.44 %

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

                                

Before expense reimbursement

     6.60 %1     7.63 %     7.32 %     9.31 %

After expense reimbursement

     6.63 %1     7.65 %     7.35 %     9.37 %

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     71 %2     90 %     78 %     205 %

 

*   The Total Return Bond Fund Class I shares commenced operations on March 31, 2000.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                                                               
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                                               
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

46


Metropolitan West Fund

Financial Highlights

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

     High Yield
Bond Fund*


 
     Class M

    Class M

 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


    Period
Ended
March 31,
2003#


 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.38     $ 10.00  
    


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                

Net investment income

     0.45       0.47  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

     1.12       1.38  
    


 


Total from Investment Operations

     1.57       1.85  
    


 


Less Distributions:

                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.45 )     (0.47 )
    


 


Total Distributions

     (0.45 )     (0.47 )
    


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 12.50     $ 11.38  
    


 


Total Return

     13.92 %2     18.79 %2

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 116,543     $ 48,996  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

                

Before expense reimbursement

     1.08 %1     1.20 %1

After expense reimbursement

     0.80 %1     0.80 %1

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

                

Before expense reimbursement

     5.69 %1     8.91 %1

After expense reimbursement

     5.97 %1     9.31 %1

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     113 %2     200 %2

 

*   The High Yield Bond Fund Class M shares commenced operations on September 30, 2002.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                                   
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                           
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

47


Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

      
 


High Yield
Bond Fund*


 
 


      

Class I

 

      
 
 
 
 


Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2003#
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 
 


Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.38  
    


Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income

     0.46  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

     1.13  
    


Total from Investment Operations

     1.59  
    


Less Distributions:

        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.46 )
    


Total Distributions

     (0.46 )
    


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 12.51  
    


Total Return

     14.12 %2

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 17,104  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     0.83 %1

After expense reimbursement

     0.55 %1

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     5.94 %1

After expense reimbursement

     6.22 %1

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     113 %2

 

*   The High Yield Bond Fund Class I shares commenced operations on March 31, 2003.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                               
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                       
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

48


Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

      
 


Strategic Income
Fund*


 
 


      
 
 
 


Period Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


 
 
 
 


Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.00  
    


Income from Investment Operations:

        

Net investment income

     0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments and futures contracts

     0.68  
    


Total from Investment Operations

     0.79  
    


Less Distributions:

        

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.11 )
    


Total Distributions

     (0.11 )
    


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.68  
    


Total Return

     7.93 %2

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

        

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 4,159  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     6.43 %1

After expense reimbursement

     2.30 %1

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

        

Before expense reimbursement

     0.27 %1

After expense reimbursement

     4.40 %1

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     16 %2

 

*   The Strategic Income Fund Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                           
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                   
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

49


Metropolitan West Funds

Financial Highlights

 

The table below sets forth financial data for one share of capital stock outstanding throughout the period presented.

 

     AlphaTrak
500 Fund*


 
     Six Months
Ended
September 30,
2003#
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2002#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2001#


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2000#


    Period
Ended
March 31,
1999#


 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 5.49     $ 8.20     $ 8.47     $ 11.90     $ 11.40     $ 10.00  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                

Net investment income

     0.11       0.33       0.48       0.75       0.63       0.44  

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments and futures contracts

     0.99       (2.62 )     (0.27 )     (3.12 )     1.43       1.22  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     1.10       (2.29 )     0.21       (2.37 )     2.06       1.66  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.11 )     (0.42 )     (0.48 )     (0.74 )     (0.70 )     (0.26 )

Distributions from net capital gains on investments

     0.00       0.00       0.00       (0.32 )     (0.86 )     0.00  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

     (0.11 )     (0.42 )     (0.48 )     (1.06 )     (1.56 )     (0.26 )
    


 


 


 


 


 


Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 6.48     $ 5.49     $ 8.20     $ 8.47     $ 11.90     $ 11.40  
    


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return

     20.14 %2     (28.35 )%     2.66 %     (21.20 )%     19.28 %2     17.28 %2

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

                                                

Net Assets, end of period (in thousands)

   $ 107,551     $ 88,353     $ 86,749     $ 54,367     $ 26,931     $ 8,104  

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

                                                

Before expense reimbursement

     0.94 %1     0.55 %     0.89 %     0.88 %     1.59 %1     3.39 %1

After expense reimbursement

     0.86 %1     0.55 %     0.80 %     0.63 %     0.66 %1     0.72 %1

Ratio of Net Income to Average Net Assets

                                                

Before expense reimbursement

     3.56 %1     5.32 %     5.64 %     7.31 %     5.56 %1     4.14 %1

After expense reimbursement

     3.63 %1     5.32 %     5.73 %     7.56 %     6.49 %1     6.81 %1

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     36 %2     72 %     23 %     82 %     280 %2     74 %2

 

*   The AlphaTrak 500 Fund commenced operations on June 29, 1998.
1   Annualized                                                                                                                           
2   Non-annualized                                                                                                                                               
#   Per share numbers have been calculated using the average share method, which more appropriately represents the per share data for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

 


 

50


Metropolitan West Funds

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2003

(Unaudited)

 

1.   SUMMARY OF ORGANIZATION

 

The Metropolitan West Funds (the “Trust”) is an open-end management investment company organized as a Delaware business trust on December 9, 1996 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC (the “Adviser”), a registered investment adviser, provides the Funds with investment management services. The Trust currently consists of seven separate portfolios (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”): Metropolitan West Ultra Short Bond Fund (the “Ultra Short Bond Fund”), Metropolitan West Low Duration Bond Fund (the “Low Duration Bond Fund”), Metropolitan West Intermediate Bond Fund (the “Intermediate Bond Fund”), Metropolitan West Total Return Bond Fund (the “Total Return Bond Fund”), Metropolitan West High Yield Bond Fund (the “High Yield Bond Fund”), Metropolitan West Strategic Income Fund (the “Strategic Income Fund”), and Metropolitan West AlphaTrak 500 Fund (the “AlphaTrak 500 Fund”). The Total Return Bond Fund and Low Duration Bond Fund commenced investment operations on March 31, 1997. Effective March 31, 2000, the Low Duration Bond Fund and the Total Return Bond Fund offered two classes of shares: Class M (existing shares) and Class I shares. The AlphaTrak 500 Fund commenced investment operations on June 29, 1998. The Intermediate Bond Fund – Class I commenced operations on June 28, 2002. The High Yield Bond Fund – Class M commenced operations on September 30, 2002. The High Yield Bond Fund—Class I commenced operations on April 1, 2003. Class M shares of the Intermediate Bond Fund, the Ultra Short Bond Fund, and the Strategic Income Fund commenced operations on June 30, 2003.

 

The Ultra Short Bond Fund seeks to maximize current income, consistent with preservation of capital. This Fund invests in a portfolio of fixed-income securities of varying maturities with a portfolio duration of up to one year. The Fund’s dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity will normally exceed one year.

 

The Low Duration Bond Fund seeks to maximize current income, consistent with preservation of capital. Capital appreciation is a secondary consideration of the Fund. This Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities of varying maturities with a portfolio duration of up to three years. The Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to range from one to five years.

 

The Intermediate Bond Fund seeks to maximize current income, consistent with preservation of capital. This Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities of varying maturities with a portfolio duration of one to six years. The Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to range from three to seven years.

 

The Total Return Bond Fund seeks to maximize long-term total return. This Fund invests in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities of varying maturities with a portfolio duration of two to eight years. The Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to range from two to fifteen years.

 

The High Yield Bond Fund seeks to maximize long-term total return consistent with preservation of capital. This Fund invests in a portfolio of high yield fixed-income securities of varying maturities with a portfolio duration of two to eight years. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a greater percentage of its assets in one or more particular issuers than a diversified fund. The Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to range from two to fifteen years.

 

The Strategic Income Fund seeks to maximize long-term total return without tracking any particular markets or indices. This fund uses strategies intended to provide absolute (positive) returns in all markets by employing a strategy intended to produce high income while exploiting disparities or inefficiencies in markets. The Fund will focus on inefficiencies related to secured or asset-backed debt compared with unsecured and subordinated debt or equity of companies and issuers. Additionally, the Fund will focus on longer-term cyclical anomalies in the fixed income markets to both enhance yield and realize potential price appreciation. These anomalies include: shifts in the portfolio’s duration, yield curve anomalies, and sector and issue-specific dislocations.

 

The AlphaTrak 500 Fund seeks to achieve a total return that exceeds the total return of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (“S&P 500 Index”). The Fund invests in S&P 500 Index futures contracts backed by a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities of varying maturities with a portfolio duration of up to three years. The Fund’s dollar-weighted average maturity is expected to range from one to five years.

 

 


 

51


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

2.   SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds:

 

Security Valuation:

Fixed-income securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. As appropriate, quotations for high yield bonds may also take additional factors into consideration such as the activity of the underlying equity or sector movements. However, securities with a demand feature exercisable within one to seven days are valued at par. The Funds receive pricing information from independent pricing vendors approved by the Board of Trustees. The Funds also use a benchmark pricing system to the extent vendor’s prices for their securities are either inaccurate (such as when the reported prices are different from recent known market transactions) or are not available from another pricing source. For a security priced using this system, the Adviser, in consultation with a market maker, initially selects a proxy comprised of a relevant security (i.e. U.S. Treasury Note) or benchmark (i.e. LIBOR) and a multiplier, divisor or margin that the Adviser believes would together best reflect changes in the market value of the security. The value of the security changes daily based on changes to the market price of the assigned benchmark. Once each month the Adviser obtains from one or more dealers an independent review of prices produced by the benchmark system as well as a review of the benchmark selected to adjust the price. The benchmark pricing system is continuously reviewed by the Adviser and implemented according to the pricing policy reviewed by the Board of Trustees. Debt securities that mature in less than 60 days are valued at amortized cost if their original maturity was 60 days or less or by amortizing the value as of the 61st day prior to maturity, if their original term to maturity exceeded 60 days (unless the Board of Trustees determines that this method does not represent fair value). S&P 500 futures contracts are valued at the first sale price after 4 p.m. ET on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. All other futures contracts are valued at the official settlement price of the exchange which it is traded. Equity securities, including depository receipts, are valued at the last reported sale price or the market’s closing price on the exchange or market on which such securities are traded, as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued or, lacking any sales, at the average of the bid and asked prices. In cases where equity securities are traded on more than one exchange, the securities are valued on the exchange or market determined by the Adviser to be the broadest and most representative market, which may be either a securities exchange or the over-the-counter market. Securities and other assets that cannot be valued as described above will be valued at their fair value as determined by the Adviser under guidelines established by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Board of Trustees.

 

Securities Transactions and Investment Income:

Security transactions are accounted for on the date the securities are purchased or sold (trade date). Cost is determined and gains and losses are based on the first-in first-out method for both financial statement and Federal income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is accrued daily. Discounts and premiums on securities are amortized using the interest method.

 

Organization Costs:

For the AlphaTrak 500 Fund, organization costs are being amortized on a straight-line basis over five years starting from the date of commencement of operations.

 

Payable to Custodian:

The amounts payable to custodian represent unsettled interest and paydown payments.

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

The Funds (except the AlphaTrak 500 Fund) expect to declare dividends daily and pay them monthly to shareholders. The AlphaTrak 500 Fund expects to declare and pay dividends to shareholders quarterly. Distributions of net capital gains, if any, will be made at least annually. The Board of Trustees may determine to declare dividends and make distributions more or less frequently.

 

Federal Income Taxation:

It is each Fund’s policy to continue to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net taxable income, including any net realized gain on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required.

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Dividends and other distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Income and long-term capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with Federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are due primarily to timing differences and differing characterization of distributions made by a Fund.

 

Cash and cash equivalents:

The Funds have defined cash and cash equivalents as cash in interest bearing and non-interest bearing accounts.

 

Use of estimates:

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

 

3.   PORTFOLIO INVESTMENTS

 

The Funds may invest in mortgage pass-through securities which represent interests in pools of mortgages in which payments of both principal and interest on the securities are generally made monthly, in effect “passing through” monthly payments made by borrowers on the residential or commercial mortgage loans which underlie the securities (net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities). Mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates.

 

Payment of principal and interest on some mortgage-related securities (but not the market value of the securities themselves) may be guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government (in the case of securities guaranteed by GNMA) or by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government (in the case of securities guaranteed by FNMA or the FHLMC, which are supported only by the discretionary authority of the U.S. Government to purchase the agency’s obligations). Mortgage pass-through securities created by non-governmental issuers (such as commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, private mortgage insurance companies, mortgage bankers and other secondary market issuers) may be supported by various forms of insurance or guarantees, including individual loan, title, pool and hazard insurance, and letters of credit, which may be issued by governmental entities, private insurers or the mortgage poolers.

 

The Funds may also invest in Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (“CMO”). CMOs are debt obligations collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential or commercial mortgage pass-through securities. Interest and principal are generally paid monthly. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage pass-through securities but are more typically collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by GNMA, FHLMC, or FNMA. The issuer of a series of CMOs may elect to be treated for tax purposes as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (“REMIC”). CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes usually receive principal only after shorter classes have been retired. An investor may be partially protected against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential payments.

 

The Funds may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities issued by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). During the period ended September 30, 2003, certain interest only securities were held as part of the overall mortgage portfolio holdings. The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs. Such securities will be

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

considered liquid only if so determined in accordance with guidelines established by the Trustees. The Funds also may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities that are privately issued. These securities will be considered illiquid for purposes of each Fund’s limit on illiquid securities.

 

The Funds may purchase or sell exchange-traded futures contracts, which are contracts that obligate the Fund to make or take delivery of a financial instrument or the cash value of a security index at a specified future date at a specified price. The Funds may use futures contracts to manage exposure to the stock and bond markets or changes in interest rates and currency values, or for gaining exposure to markets. Risks of entering into futures contracts include the possibility that there may be an illiquid market at the time the Adviser to the Fund may be attempting to sell some or all the Fund holdings or that a change in the value of the contract may not correlate with changes in the value of the underlying securities. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit either cash or securities (initial margin). Subsequent payments (variation margin) are made or received by the Fund, generally on a daily basis. The variation margin payments are equal to the daily changes in the contract value and are recorded as unrealized gains or losses. The Funds recognize a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed or expires. The statement of operations reflects net realized and net unrealized gains and losses on these contracts.

 

In addition to the securities listed above, the AlphaTrak 500 Fund may invest in the following equity derivative instruments with a notional or contractual value up to its total assets: S&P 500 Index futures contracts, Mini S&P 500 Index futures contracts, options on the S&P 500 Index and S&P futures, and swap agreements involving the S&P 500 Index. When the above listed S&P Index derivatives appear to be overvalued relative to the S&P 500 Index, the Fund may invest up to 100% in the common stocks that comprise the S&P 500 Index. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its total assets in these stocks indirectly by purchasing interests in one or more mutual funds, asset pools, or trusts that invest in such stocks.

 

4.   SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS

 

Purchases and sales:

Investment transactions for the period ended September 30, 2003, excluding temporary short-term investments, were as follows:

 

       Purchases

     Sales

Ultra Short Bond Fund

     $ 6,703,751      $ 236,144

Low Duration Bond Fund

       245,092,397        192,135,512

Intermediate Bond Fund

       35,659,479        28,005,255

Total Return Bond Fund

       981,757,962        949,916,761

High Yield Bond Fund

       179,622,131        98,091,659

Strategic Income Fund

       4,287,623        316,682

AlphaTrak 500 Fund

       72,903,837        28,242,360

 

5.   INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES

 

As compensation for advisory services, the Adviser charges the Ultra Short Bond Fund, the Low Duration Bond Fund, the Intermediate Bond Fund, the Total Return Bond Fund, and the High Yield Bond Fund a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.25%, 0.30%, 0.35%, 0.35%, and 0.50%, respectively, of each Fund’s average daily net assets. The Adviser charges the AlphaTrak 500 Fund a basic fee of 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The basic fee may be adjusted upward or downward (by up to 0.35% of the Fund’s average daily net assets), depending on whether, and to what extent, the investment performance of the AlphaTrak 500 Fund, for the relevant performance period, exceeds or is exceeded by, the performance of the S&P 500 Index over the same period. Under this agreement, the basic fee was increased by 0.31% resulting in $397,825 of total management fees for the period ended September 30, 2003. The Adviser charges the Strategic Income Fund a basic fee of 1.20% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. The basic fee may be adjusted upward or downward (by up to 0.70% of the Fund’s average daily net assets), depending on whether, and to what extent, the investment performance of the Strategic Income Fund, for the relevant performance period, exceeds or is exceeded by, the performance of the Merrill Lynch 3 month U.S. Treasury Bill Index plus 200 basis points over the same period. Under this agreement, the basic fee was increased by 0.66% resulting in $7,921 of total management fees for the period ended September 30, 2003.

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

Certain officers and trustees of the Funds are also officers and directors of the Adviser. Such officers and trustees serve without direct compensation from the Funds. Investment advisory fees for the period ended September 30, 2003, were as follows:

 

       Investment Advisory
Fee Rate


     Voluntary Expense
Limitation


       Class M

     Class I

     Class M

     Class I

Ultra Short Bond Fund

     0.25%      N/A      0.50%      N/A

Low Duration Bond Fund

     0.30      0.30%      0.58      0.39%

Intermediate Bond Fund

     0.35      0.35      0.65      0.44

Total Return Bond Fund

     0.35      0.35      0.65      0.44

High Yield Bond Fund

     0.50      0.50      0.80      0.55

Strategic Income Fund

     0.50 -1.90      N/A      0.95 - 2.35      N/A

AlphaTrak 500 Fund

     0.00 - 0.70      N/A      0.20 - 0.90      N/A

 

6.   SHARE MARKETING (12b-1) Plan

 

The Trust has a Share Marketing Plan (or “the Plan”) pursuant to Rule 12b-1 of the 1940 Act with respect to AlphaTrak 500 Fund, and Class M shares of the Ultra Short Bond Fund, the Low Duration Bond Fund, the Intermediate Bond Fund, the Total Return Bond Fund, the High Yield Bond Fund, and the Strategic Income Fund. The Total Return Bond Fund and Low Duration Bond Fund began accruing for Rule 12b-1 expenses on April 1, 2000. The High Yield Bond Fund began accruing for Rule 12b-1 expenses on October 2, 2002. The Ultra Short Bond Fund, the Intermediate Bond Fund, and the Strategic Income Fund began accruing for Rule 12b-1 expenses on July 2, 2003. Under the Plan, the Trust pays the Distributor, as the Trust’s distribution coordinator, an annual fee up to 0.25% of each Fund’s aggregate average daily net assets to reimburse expenses in connection with the promotion and distribution of shares of the respective Fund. The Adviser has undertaken to limit the Rule 12b-1 expenses to 0.16% for the Ultra Short Bond Fund, 0.19% for the Low Duration Bond Fund, and 0.21% for the Intermediate Bond Fund and the Total Return Bond Fund, for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004. The AlphaTrak 500 Fund is currently not incurring Rule 12b-1 fees.

 

7.   CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

 

Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest with a par value of $0.01 per share. Transactions in shares of beneficial interest were as follows:

 

     Ultra Short
Bond Fund


    Low Duration Bond Fund

 
     Class M*

    Class M

    Class M

    Class I

    Class I

 
     Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003


    Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year
Ended
March 31,
2003


 

Change in Fund shares:

                              

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

   0     32,663,697     43,014,807     22,003,239     33,176,971  

Shares sold

   1,183,550     7,587,413     17,605,078     7,438,361     18,614,625  

Shares issued through reinvestment of dividends

   2,181     636,641     2,134,242     348,931     1,166,519  

Shares redeemed

   (5,929 )   (7,561,254 )   (30,090,430 )   (8,997,202 )   (30,954,876 )
    

 

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in fund shares

   1,179,802     662,800     (10,351,110 )   (1,209,910 )   (11,173,732 )
    

 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

   1,179,802     33,326,497     32,663,697     20,793,329     22,003,239  
    

 

 

 

 

 

* Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

     Intermediate Bond Fund

 
     Class M*

   Class I

    Class I

 
     Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


   Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year Ended
March 31,
2003


 

Change in Fund shares:

                 

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

   0    2,685,416     0  

Shares sold

   919    2,585,268     2,578,009  

Shares issued through reinvestment of dividends

   8    61,362     117,374  

Shares redeemed

   0    (2,265,663 )   (9,967 )
    
  

 

Net increase in fund shares

   927    380,967     2,685,416  
    
  

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

   927    3,066,383     2,685,416  
    
  

 

 

     Total Return Bond Fund

 
     Class M

    Class M

    Class I

    Class I

 
     Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year Ended
March 31,
2003


    Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year Ended
March 31,
2003


 

Change in Fund shares:

                        

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

   59,384,577     69,601,095     101,834,535     111,318,380  

Shares sold

   8,027,671     29,861,300     7,034,280     36,000,938  

Shares issued through reinvestment of dividends

   1,337,308     4,814,087     2,639,276     8,513,253  

Shares redeemed

   (19,008,044 )   (44,891,905 )   (15,737,679 )   (53,998,036 )
    

 

 

 

Net (decrease) in fund shares

   (9,643,065 )   (10,216,518 )   (6,064,123 )   (9,483,845 )
    

 

 

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

   49,741,512     59,384,577     95,770,412     101,834,535  
    

 

 

 

 

     High Yield Bond Fund

 
     Class M

    Class M

    Class I

 
     Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year Ended
March 31,
2003


    Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


 

Change in Fund shares:

                  

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

   4,306,807     0     0  

Shares sold

   6,789,870     4,605,139     1,732,238  

Shares issued through reinvestment of dividends

   166,408     100,326     42,261  

Shares redeemed

   (1,938,957 )   (398,658 )   (406,811 )
    

 

 

Net increase in fund shares

   5,017,321     4,306,807     1,367,688  
    

 

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

   9,324,128     4,306,807     1,367,688  
    

 

 

 

* Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003

 

 


 

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

 

     Strategic
Income Fund


             
     Class M*

    AlphaTrak 500 Fund

 
     Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Period Ended
September 30,
2003
(Unaudited)


    Year Ended
March 31,
2003


 

Change in Fund shares:

                  

Shares outstanding at beginning of period

   0     16,093,923     10,574,517  

Shares sold

   409,458     1,969,988     8,555,747  

Shares issued through reinvestment of dividends

   377     128,127     883,916  

Shares redeemed

   (20,333 )   (1,583,013 )   (3,920,257 )
    

 

 

Net increase in fund shares

   389,502     515,102     5,519,406  
    

 

 

Shares outstanding at end of period

   389,502     16,609,025     16,093,923  
    

 

 

 

* Class M Shares commenced operations on June 30, 2003

 

8.   FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION

 

Capital Loss Carryforwards:

At March 31, 2003 the following Funds had available for Federal income tax purposes unused capital losses as follows:

 

Fund


     Expiring in 2009

     Expiring in 2010

     Expiring in 2011

Total Return Bond Fund

     $ 0      $ 0      $ 47,640,050

Low Duration Bond Fund

       3,331,863        7,389,225        1,278,315

AlphaTrak 500 Fund

       2,732,213        15,738,725        25,134,358

 

Post-October Loss:

Under the current tax law, capital losses realized after October 31 and prior to the Funds’ fiscal year end may be deferred and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. For the period ended March 31, 2003, the following Funds had deferred capital losses.

 

Fund


   Losses Deferred

Total Return Bond Fund

   $ 27,969,131

Low Duration Bond Fund

     3,621,598

AlphaTrak 500 Fund

     5,614,923

 

 


 

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Board of Trustees

Scott B. Dubchansky

David H. Edington

Keith T. Holmes

Martin Luther King III

Daniel D. Villanueva

Andrew Tarica

Ronald J. Consiglio

David Lippman

 

Officers

Scott B. Dubchansky

Chairman of the Board, President, and

Principal Executive Officer

 

Joseph D. Hattesohl

Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer

 

Arlana D. Williams

Assistant Treasurer and Principal Accounting Officer

 

Lara E. Mulpagano

Secretary

 

James E. Menvielle

Assistant Treasurer

 

Adviser:   Auditors:

Metropolitan West Asset Management, LLC
11766 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1580

Los Angeles, CA 90025

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

350 S. Grand Avenue, Suite 200
Los Angeles, CA 90071

 

Custodian:   Distributor:

The Bank of New York

100 Church Street, 10th Floor

New York, NY 10286

 

PFPC Distributors, Inc.

760 Moore Road

King of Prussia, PA 19406

 

Transfer Agent:   Legal Counsel:

PFPC Inc.

760 Moore Road

King of Prussia, PA 19406

 

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP
55 Second Street, 24th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105-3441

 

LOGO

 

For Additional Information about the

Metropolitan West Funds call:

(310) 966-8900 or

(800) 241-4671 (toll-free)

 

A description of the Funds’ proxy voting policies and procedures is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (800) 241-4671;  and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

This report is submitted for general information to the shareholders of the Funds. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors in the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by an effective Prospectus which includes details regarding the Funds’ objectives, policies, expenses and other information.

METSAR-903

 


 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. [Reserved]

 

Item   7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. [Reserved]


 

Item 9. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)   The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

(b)   There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year (the registrant’s second fiscal half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 10. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)   Not applicable.

 

(a)(2)   Certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

(b)   Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)                Metropolitan West Funds                                                          

 

By (Signature and Title)*       /s/ Scott B. Dubchansky                                                 

                                                     Scott B. Dubchansky, Chairman and President

                                                     Principal Executive Officer

 

Date                11/26/2003                                                             

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*       /s/ Scott B. Dubchansky                                                 

                                                     Scott B. Dubchansky, Chairman and President

                                                     Principal Executive Officer

 

Date                11/26/2003                                                             

 

By (Signature and Title)*       /s/ Joseph D. Hattesohl                                                                                                  

                                                     Joseph D. Hattesohl, Treasurer

                                                     Principal Financial Officer

 

Date                11/26/2003                                                             

 

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.