N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST AXA Premier VIP Trust

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

   811-10509

AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

 

PATRICIA LOUIE, ESQ.

Vice President and Associate General Counsel

AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company

1290 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10104

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copies to:

MARK AMOROSI, ESQ.

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street., N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20006

Telephone: (202) 778-9000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 554-1234

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The following is a copy of the report transmitted to shareholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1).


 

 

 

 

 

AXA Premier VIP Trust

2008 Annual Report

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This report is certified under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which requires that public companies, including mutual funds, affirm that the information provided in their annual and semi-annual shareholder reports fully and fairly represents their financial position.

 


AXA Premier VIP Trust Annual Report

December 31, 2008

Table of Contents

 

Notes on Performance (Unaudited)

   2

Portfolio Results and Commentary (Unaudited)

  

AXA Allocation Portfolios

  

AXA Conservative Allocation

   4

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   6

AXA Moderate Allocation

   8

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   10

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   12

Multimanager Portfolios

  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

   14

Multimanager Core Bond

   16

Multimanager Health Care

   18

Multimanager High Yield

   20

Multimanager International Equity

   22

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

   24

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

   26

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   28

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   30

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   32

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

   34

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   36

Multimanager Technology

   38

Target Allocation Portfolios

  

Target 2015 Allocation

   40

Target 2025 Allocation

   42

Target 2035 Allocation

   44

Target 2045 Allocation

   46

Portfolio of Investments

   48

Financial Statements

   161

Notes to Financial Statements

   222

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   242

Approvals of Investment Advisory Agreements (Unaudited)

   243

Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

   269

Management of the Trust (Unaudited)

   270

Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures (Unaudited)

   274


 NOTES ON PERFORMANCE

 

 

Total Returns

Performance of the AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios as shown on the following pages compares each Portfolio’s performance to that of a broad-based securities index. Each of the Portfolio’s annualized rates of return is net of investment management fees and expenses of the Portfolio. Rates of return are not representative of the actual return you would receive under your variable life insurance policy or annuity contract. No policyholder or contract holder can invest directly in the AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios. Changes in policy values depend not only on the investment performance of the AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios, but also on the insurance and administrative charges, applicable sales charges, and the mortality and expense risk charge applicable under a policy. These policy charges effectively reduce the dollar amount of any net gains and increase the dollar amount of any net losses.

Each of the AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios has a separate investment objective it seeks to achieve by following a separate investment policy. There is no guarantee that these objectives will be attained. The objectives and policies of each Portfolio will affect its return and its risk. Keep in mind that past performance is not an indication of future results.

Growth of $10,000 Investment

The charts shown on the following pages illustrate the total value of an assumed investment in both Class A and Class B shares of each Portfolio of the AXA Premier VIP Trust. The periods illustrated are from December 31, 1998 (or from the inception dates shown) through December 31, 2008. These results assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains. The total value shown for each Portfolio reflects management fees and operating expenses of the Portfolios and 12b-1 fees which are applicable only to Class B shares. They have not been adjusted for insurance-related charges and expenses associated with life insurance policies or annuity contracts, which would lower the total values shown. Results should not be considered representative of future gains or losses.

The Benchmarks

Broad-based securities indices are unmanaged and are not subject to fees and expenses typically associated with actively-managed funds. Investment cannot be made directly in a broad-based securities index. Comparisons with these benchmarks, therefore, are of limited use. They are included because they are widely known and may help you to understand the universe of securities from which each Portfolio is likely to select its holdings.

Conservative Allocation Index (time-weighted)

Conservative Allocation Index (time-weighted) is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index is made up of 80% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 20% S&P 500 Index from the inception of the AXA Conservative Allocation Fund (7/31/03) to 5/31/06, and 80% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, 15% S&P 500 Index and 5% Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index, thereafter.

Conservative-Plus Allocation Index (time-weighted)

Conservative-Plus Allocation Index (time-weighted) is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index is made up of 60% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 40% S&P 500 Index from the inception of the AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation Fund (7/31/03) to 5/31/06, and 60% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, 30% S&P 500 Index and 10% Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index, thereafter.

Moderate Allocation Index (time-weighted)

Moderate Allocation Index (time-weighted) is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index is made up of 50% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index and 50% S&P 500 Index from the inception of the AXA Moderate Allocation Fund (1/27/86) to 6/30/06, and 50% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, 35% S&P 500 Index and 15% Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index, thereafter.

Moderate-Plus Allocation Index (time-weighted)

Moderate-Plus Allocation Index (time-weighted) is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index is made up of 25% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, 60% S&P 500 Index and 15% Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE from the inception of the AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Fund (7/31/03) to 8/31/05, and 30% Barclays

Capital Aggregate Bond Index, 50% S&P 500 Index and 20% Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index, thereafter.

Aggressive Allocation Index (time-weighted)

Aggressive Allocation Index (time-weighted) is a hypothetical combination of unmanaged indices. The composite index is made up of 10% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, 75% S&P 500 Index and 15% Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index from the inception of the AXA Aggressive Allocation Fund (7/31/03) to 6/30/05, and 10% Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, 65% S&P 500 Index and 25% Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index, thereafter.

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

An unmanaged index considered representative of the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market. Includes government and credit securities, agency mortgage pass through securities, asset-backed securities, and commercial mortgage-backed securities.

Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master Cash Pay Only Index

Measures the performance of below investment grade U.S. dollar-denominated corporate bonds publicly issued in the U.S. domestic market.

Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) EAFE Index

An unmanaged index considered representative of the market structure of the developed equity markets in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

Russell 1000® Index

An unmanaged index of common stocks that measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, representing approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

Russell 1000® Growth Index

An unmanaged index which contains those Russell 1000 securities (1,000 largest securities in the Russell 3000 Index) with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, lower dividend yields and higher forecasted growth values than the value universe.

Russell 1000® Value Index

An unmanaged index which contains those Russell 1000 securities (1,000 largest securities in the Russell 3000 Index) with a less-than-average growth orientation. It represents the universe of stocks from which value managers typically select. Securities in this index tend to exhibit lower price-to-book and price-to-earnings ratios, higher dividend yields and lower forecasted growth values than the growth universe.

Russell 1000® Technology Index

An unmanaged index which contains those Russell 1000 securities (1,000 largest securities in the Russell 3000 Index) that are deemed technology companies by the Russell sector classification scheme.

Russell 1000® Health Care Index

An unmanaged index which contains those Russell 1000 securities (1,000 largest securities in the Russell 3000 Index) that are deemed Health Care companies by the Russell sector classification scheme.

Russell 2000 Growth Index

An unmanaged index which measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Russell 2000® Value Index

An unmanaged index which measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

Russell 2500™ Growth Index

An unmanaged index which contains those Russell 2500 securities (the bottom 500 securities in the Russell 1000 Index and all 2,000 securities in the Russell 2000 Index) with a greater-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit higher price-to-book and price-earnings ratios, lower dividend yields and higher forecasted growth values than the value universe.


 

2


 NOTES ON PERFORMANCE (Concluded)

 

 

Russell 2500™ Value Index

An unmanaged index which contains those Russell 2500 securities (the bottom 500 securities in the Russell 1000 Index and all 2,000 securities in the Russell 2000 Index) with a less-than-average growth orientation. Securities in this index tend to exhibit lower price-to-book and price-earnings ratios, higher dividend yields and lower forecasted growth values than the growth universe.

Russell 3000® Growth Index

An unmanaged index that measures the performance of those companies in the Russell 3000 Index with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index

An unmanaged index which contains 500 of the largest U.S. industrial, transportation, utility and financial companies deemed by Standard and Poor’s to be representative of the larger capitalization portion of the U.S. stock market.

Target 2015 Allocation Index, Target 2025 Allocation Index, Target 2035 Allocation Index, & Target 2045 Allocation Index

The composition of each benchmark adjusts on a quarterly basis to reflect the changes in the portfolio’s asset allocation. They are derived by applying the portfolios’ target allocations over time to the combination of the following benchmarks: the S&P 500 Index for U.S. stocks, the Morgan Stanley Capital International EAFE Index for non-U.S. stocks and the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index for bonds.

 


 

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 AXA CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (10.79 )%   1.96 %   2.89 %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (11.02 )   1.70     2.62  

Conservative Allocation Index
(time-weighted)

   (5.00 )   3.37     4.14  
*   Date of inception 7/31/03  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (10.79)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Conservative Allocation Index (time-weighted), returned (5.00)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying fund allocations for the Portfolio. The team is also responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying funds and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

Portfolio Highlights

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 22 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (69.3%), international bonds (6.3%), and high yield bonds (5.1%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (4.8%), large cap value stocks (5.4%), international stocks (4.6%) and small and mid cap stocks (4.5%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the AXA Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

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 AXA CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

   22.3%

EQ/Short Duration Bond Portfolio

   15.3    

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

   11.6    

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio

   10.3    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   7.7    

EQ/Evergreen International Bond Portfolio

   6.7    

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

   4.7    

EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio

   4.2    

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio

   2.8    

EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio

   2.3    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   1.9    

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

   1.7    

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio

   1.6    

EQ/International Core PLUS Portfolio

   1.4    

Multimanager International Equity Portfolio

   1.4    

EQ/Davis New York Venture Portfolio

   1.3    

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Portfolio

   0.8    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   0.8    

EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio

   0.6    

EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS Portfolio

   0.3    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

   0.3    

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

   0.0#  

#      Less Than 0.1%

    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 908.00    $ 0.48

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,024.63      0.51

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      906.40      1.68

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78
*    Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.10% and 0.35%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 AXA CONSERVATIVE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
   
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (19.24 )%   0.80 %   2.19 %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (19.45 )   0.55     1.93  

Conservative-Plus Allocation Index
(time-weighted)

   (14.46 )   2.03     3.23  
*   Date of inception 7/31/03  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (19.24)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Conservative-Plus Allocation Index (time-weighted), returned (14.46)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying fund allocations for the Portfolio. The team is also responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying funds and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 27 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (51.7%), international bonds (5.6%), and high yield bonds (4.3%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (8.3%), large cap value stocks (9.8%), international stocks (9.5%) and small and mid cap stocks (10.8%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the AXA Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

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 AXA CONSERVATIVE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

   17.3%

EQ/Short Duration Bond Portfolio

   9.3    

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

   8.7    

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio

   7.1    

EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio

   6.9    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   6.1    

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio

   5.4    

EQ/Evergreen International Bond Portfolio

   5.0    

Multimanager International Equity Portfolio

   3.9    

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

   3.8    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   3.7    

EQ/International Core PLUS Portfolio

   3.7    

EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio

   3.7    

EQ/Davis New York Venture Portfolio

   2.2    

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

   2.2    

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Portfolio

   2.1    

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio

   1.8    

EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio

   1.4    

EQ/GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio

   1.3    

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio

   1.2    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   0.9    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

   0.7    

EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS Portfolio

   0.4    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.4    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   0.4    

Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio

   0.3    

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

   0.1    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 843.30    $ 0.46

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,024.63      0.51

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      841.90      1.62

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78
*    Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.10% and 0.35%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 AXA MODERATE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
   
      1
Year
    5
Years
    10
Years
    Since
Incept.*
 

Portfolio – A Shares

   (24.29 )%   0.43 %   1.99 %   7.91 %

Portfolio – B Shares**

   (24.46 )   0.19     1.74     7.65  

Moderate Allocation Index
(time-weighted)

   (19.11 )   1.33     2.36     8.63  
*   Date of inception 1/27/86  
**   Investment operations commenced with respect to Class B shares on July 8, 1998. Returns shown for Class B shares prior to this period are derived from the historical performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees, applicable to Class B shares; Class A shares are not subject to any 12b-1 fees.     
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

On August 15, 2003, the EQ/Balanced Portfolio was reorganized into the AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio. Prior to that date, the predecessor fund invested directly in securities, rather than pursuing a “Fund of Funds” investment approach.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (24.29)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Moderate Allocation Index (time-weighted), returned (19.11)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying fund allocations for the Portfolio. The team is also responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying funds and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 28 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (42.2%), international bonds (4.9%), and high yield bonds (4.5%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (9.6%), large cap value stocks (11.7%), international stocks (13.4%) and small and mid cap stocks (13.7%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the AXA Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

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 AXA MODERATE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

   11.4%

EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio

   8.4    

EQ/Short Duration Bond Portfolio

   8.0    

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio

   7.2    

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio

   6.1    

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio

   5.6    

Multimanager International Equity Portfolio

   5.4    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   5.2    

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

   5.1    

EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio

   4.8    

EQ/International PLUS Portfolio

   4.7    

EQ/Evergreen International Bond Portfolio

   3.8    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   3.6    

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

   3.6    

EQ/Davis New York Venture Portfolio

   2.3    

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

   2.3    

EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio

   1.7    

EQ/GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio

   1.7    

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Portfolio

   1.4    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   1.3    

Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio

   1.2    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   1.1    

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio

   1.1    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

   1.0    

EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS Portfolio

   0.9    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.6    

Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio

   0.4    

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

   0.1    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning
Account
Value

7/1/08

   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 805.10    $ 0.45

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,024.63      0.51

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      804.60      1.59

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78
*    Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.10% and 0.35%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

9


 AXA MODERATE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
   
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (31.63 )%   0.05 %   2.27 %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (31.81 )   (0.20 )   2.01  

Moderate-Plus Allocation Index
(time-weighted)

   (27.46 )   0.79     2.90  
*   Date of inception 7/31/03  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (31.63)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Moderate-Plus Allocation Index (time-weighted), returned (27.46)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying fund allocations for the Portfolio. The team is also responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying funds and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

 

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 26 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (31.3%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (13.3%), large cap value stocks (16.4%), international stocks (19.4%) and small and mid cap stocks (19.6%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the AXA Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

10


 AXA MODERATE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio

   11.8%

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

   11.4    

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity

   9.7    

Multimanager International Equity Portfolio

   7.5    

EQ/International Core PLUS Portfolio

   6.4    

EQ/Short Duration Bond Portfolio

   6.0    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   5.9    

EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio

   5.5    

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio

   4.5    

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

   4.1    

EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio

   3.7    

EQ/Davis New York Venture Portfolio

   3.2    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   3.1    

Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio

   2.1    

EQ/GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio

   1.9    

Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio

   1.8    

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Portfolio

   1.6    

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

   1.6    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   1.6    

EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS Portfolio

   1.5    

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio

   1.3    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

   1.2    

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio

   1.2    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.7    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   0.6    

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

   0.1    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 750.90    $ 0.44

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,024.63      0.51

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      749.60      1.54

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.10% and 0.35%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

11


 AXA AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
   
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (39.05 )%   (1.42 )%   0.96 %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (39.21 )   (1.67 )   0.70  

Aggressive Allocation Index
(time-weighted)

   (35.13 )   (0.58 )   1.85  
*   Date of inception 7/31/03  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (39.05)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Aggressive Allocation Index (time-weighted), returned (35.13)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying fund allocations for the Portfolio. The team is also responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying funds and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

 

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 23 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (11.9%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (17.7%), large cap value stocks (20.9%), international stocks (25.3%) and small and mid cap stocks (24.2%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the AXA Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

12


 AXA AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS Portfolio

   16.8%

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value Equity Portfolio

   12.3    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   8.5    

Multimanager International Equity Portfolio

   8.3    

EQ/BlackRock International Value Portfolio

   7.0    

EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS Portfolio

   6.4    

EQ/International Core PLUS Portfolio

   6.2    

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

   5.7    

EQ/Davis New York Venture Portfolio

   5.5    

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

   5.1    

EQ/GAMCO Small Company Value Portfolio

   3.1    

Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio

   2.8    

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value Portfolio

   2.1    

EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS Portfolio

   2.0    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

   1.5    

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity Portfolio

   1.5    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   1.4    

Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio

   1.2    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   1.0    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.9    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   0.3    

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio

   0.2    

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

   0.2    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table to the right provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 690.40    $ 0.42

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,024.63      0.51

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      689.10      1.49

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78
*    Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.10% and 0.35%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

13


 MULTIMANAGER AGGRESSIVE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    AllianceBernstein L.P.

Ø    Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc.

Ø    Marsico Capital Management, LLC

Ø    ClearBridge Advisors, LLC

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 
      1
Year
    5
Years
    10
Years
    Since
Incept.*
 

Portfolio – A Shares

   (46.55 )%   (5.18 )%   (5.24 )%   7.13 %

Portfolio – B Shares**

   (46.68 )   (5.41 )   (5.48 )   6.91  

Russell 3000 Growth Index

   (38.44 )   (3.33 )   (4.01 )   7.56  
*   Date of inception 1/27/86  
**   Investment operations commenced with respect to Class B shares on October 2, 1996. Returns shown for Class B shares prior to this period are derived from the historical performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees, applicable to Class B shares; Class A shares are not subject to any 12b-1 fees. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized      

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (46.55)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 3000 Growth Index, returned (38.44)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Growth Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

In terms of individual holdings, Amgen Inc., ImClone Systems, and Genentech, all in the Health Care sector, made significant positive contributions to Portfolio performance. Biogen IDEC Inc. and Genzyme Corp. were also positive contributors in the sector relative to the benchmark.

 

 

McDonald’s Corp. was another individual position that had a positive impact on performance.

 

 

Performance benefited from overweight positions relative to the benchmark in Quanta Services Inc., Comcast Corp. and home improvement retailer Lowe’s Companies Inc.

 

 

A slight overweight in the Energy sector also added to performance for the year.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Losses in the Financials sector were the primary detractors from performance, including Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., AIG, Freddie Mac, Citigroup Inc. and Merrill Lynch. Each of these companies suffered multi-billion dollar write-downs from mortgage-backed securities or credit default swaps and ended up forced to accept government loans or was taken over in a fire sale. A relative overweight in the sector relative to the benchmark exacerbated the negative impact.

 

 

Information Technology stock selection was also strongly negative, although no single holding stands out.

 

 

Among the benchmark’s strongest-performing sectors in the period was Consumer Staples. By maintaining an underweighted posture in this area of investment, the Portfolio missed an opportunity to enhance performance.

 

 

Energy stock selection detracted from performance, with Weatherford International the leading individual detractor in the sector.

 

 

Consumer Discretionary stock selection was also negative, with a position in hotel/casino operators Las Vegas Sands Corp. a notable detractor.


 

14


 MULTIMANAGER AGGRESSIVE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

  

% of

Net Assets

    

Health Care

   22.3%    

Information Technology

   20.2        

Consumer Discretionary

   15.5        

Industrials

   14.9        

Financials

   9.5        

Energy

   8.7        

Consumer Staples

   4.7        

Materials

   2.8        

Investment Companies

   0.2        

Utilities

   0.1        

Cash and Other

   1.1        
          

Total

   100.0%    
          
             

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 626.40    $ 3.27

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,021.11      4.06

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      625.60      4.33

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,019.81      5.38
*    Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.80% and 1.06%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

15


 MULTIMANAGER CORE BOND PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Ø    Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

     

1

Year

  

5

Years

  

Since

Incept.*

Portfolio - A Shares

   2.55%    3.86%        4.53%

Portfolio - B Shares

   2.30        3.62        4.28    

Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index

   5.24        4.65        5.36    

*

  

Date of inception 12/31/01

Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned 2.55% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, returned 5.24% over the same period.

 

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

The Portfolio was positioned on the front end of yield curves in certain developed countries outside the U.S., including the U.K. and Australia. This paid off as markets began to price in rate cuts by global central banks.

 

 

The Portfolio’s underweight exposure to investment grade credit contributed positively to performance as spreads widened throughout the year.

 

 

Security selection within the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) and asset-backed securities (ABS) sectors proved beneficial as well, as the Portfolio’s underlying holdings held up better than the average issues within each sector.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

The Portfolio’s performance was hindered by its overweight exposure to spread assets, including ABS, mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and CMBS, as spreads widened and the market experienced a flight to quality, which benefited U.S. Treasury securities. Spread assets experienced historic levels of volatility throughout the year, as investors continued to avoid risky assets and forced de-leveraging by hedge funds and banks put tremendous pressure on the underlying bonds in these sectors. Exposure to CMBS and non-agency adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) proved most detrimental.

 

 

Holdings in Lehman Brothers were a significant detractor from Portfolio performance. An overweight to financials such as JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America also hurt performance.

 

Portfolio Characteristics

As of December 31, 2008

Weighted Average Life (Years)

   2.6

Weighted Average Coupon (%)

   5.2

Weighted Average Modified Duration (Years)*

   3.4

Weighted Average Rating

   AA+
*   Modified duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of the portfolio to interest rate movements, taking into account specific features of the securities in which it invests.

 

16


 MULTIMANAGER CORE BOND PORTFOLIO

 

 

Distribution of Assets by

Sector as of 12/31/08

  

% of

Net Assets

    

U.S. Government and Agency

   93.2%    

Corporate Bonds

   23.8        

Asset Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities

   15.4        

Foreign Government Securities

   1.1        

Municipal Bonds

   0.8        

Commercial Paper

   0.4        

Cash and Other

   (34.7)      
          

Total

   100.0%    
          
             

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 1,012.30    $ 3.79

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,021.37      3.81

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      1,011.00      5.05

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,020.11      5.08

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.75% and 1.00%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 MULTIMANAGER HEALTH CARE PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc.

Ø    RCM Capital Management LLC

Ø    Wellington Management Company, LLP

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Incept.*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (26.69 )%   0.36 %   0.70 %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (26.97 )   0.09     0.44  

Russell 1000 Index

   (37.60 )   (2.04 )   (1.21 )

Russell 1000 Health Care Index†

   (22.40 )   (0.18 )   (0.97 )
*   Date of inception 12/31/01  
  The Investment Manager believes the Russell 1000 Health Care Index more closely reflects the market sectors in which the Portfolio invests.   
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (26.69)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Health Care Index, returned (22.40)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Healthcare Index.

 

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

An overweight relative to the benchmark in the biotechnology sector was the leading contributor to performance. In the sector, Millenium Pharmaceuticals shares increased as sales of Velcade, a treatment for blood cancer, reached the $1 billion dollar mark. In addition, an overweight in Imclone helped performance, as the mid-cap company was acquired by Eli Lilly after a colorful bidding war that included Bristol-Myers Squibb and Carl Icahn.

 

 

The Portfolio’s underweight in Merck also helped performance due to further negative news on Vytorin/Zetiaposition, its high-cholesterol drug, and weakening prescriptions of its vaccine against cervical cancer.

 

 

The Portfolio’s underweights in the bellwether HMOs Wellpoint and UnitedHealth were also contributors to performance. Mishaps in underwriting, as well as perceived risk in their investment portfolios as the credit crisis unfolded, drove the stocks down.

 

 

Shares of Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi rose as its blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor demonstrated extremely strong efficacy. Moreover, its drug pipeline, particularly its antiobesity drug S2367, continues to make progress. Unlike many pharmaceutical firms in Japan, Shionogi does not face a 2010-11 patent expiration issue.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Although an overweight in the sector was a positive contributor, overall biotechnology stock selection proved detrimental to performance. The Portfolio had an underweight relative to the benchmark in Amgen Inc., which performed well during the year. Emerging pharmaceutical company Human Genome Sciences had disappointing results for the year.

 

 

The top individual detractor from performance was the Portfolio’s underweight in Johnson & Johnson. This traditionally defensive name posted solid earnings through most of the year, and had generally positive news flow on its lead pipeline compound called Rivaroxaban, an oral anticoagulant.

 

 

A slight overweight in the Health Care Equipment and Supplies sector dragged down performance.

 

 

Security selection in pharmaceuticals, as well as a large underweight position, contributed to the Portfolio’s underperformance relative to the benchmark.

 

 

Security selection in the life sciences tools and services sector was also a detractor.

 

 

Health Net Inc. suffered losses as enrollment declined due to rising unemployment. An overweight position relative to benchmark hurt results.


 

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 MULTIMANAGER HEALTH CARE PORTFOLIO

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

  

% of

Net Assets

    

Pharmaceuticals

   29.8%    

Biotechnology

   24.5        

Health Care Equipment

   15.5        

Managed Health Care

   8.3        

Health Care Services

   6.8        

Life Sciences Tools & Services

   3.2        

Health Care Distributors

   1.8        

Consumer Staples

   1.6        

Health Care Facilities

   0.8        

Health Care Supplies

   0.8        

Health Care Technology

   0.3        

Information Technology

   0.1        

Financials

   0.1        

Cash and Other

   6.4        
          

Total

   100.0%    
          
             

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 811.20    $ 6.60

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.85      7.35

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      809.60      7.78

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,016.54      8.67

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.45% and 1.71%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 MULTIMANAGER HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)

Ø    Post Advisory Group, LLC

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 
      1
Year
    5
Years
    10
Years
    Since
Incept.*
 

Portfolio – A Shares

   (23.39 )%   (0.31 )%   0.47 %   5.82 %

Portfolio – B Shares**

   (23.55 )   (0.56 )   0.22     1.37  

Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield

          

Master Cash Pay Only Index

   (26.21 )   (0.84 )   2.27     6.80  

*

  Date of inception 1/2/87  

**

  Investment operations commenced with respect to Class B shares on October 2, 1996. Returns shown for Class B shares prior to this period are derived from the historical performance of Class A shares adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees, applicable to Class B shares; Class A shares are not subject to any 12b-1 fees.     
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (23.39)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Merrill Lynch U.S. High Yield Master Cash Pay Only Index, returned (26.21)% over the same period.

 

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

An above-benchmark average quality contributed to performance, as the flight to safety benefited higher rated bonds relative to low quality.

 

 

An overweight to Utilities, which was among the top performing industry categories during the second half of the year, added to performance. Furthermore, within the Utilities sector, a focus on upper quality tier electric generation companies, which outpaced the broader sector, was additive.

 

 

An underweight to metals and mining, which fell alongside the decline in commodities, helped relative Portfolio performance.

 

 

Security selection in the consumer cyclical sector, where auto loans and auto parts/equipment led the broader industry category, contributed to performance.

 

 

A position in Ford Motor Credit rallied in tandem with GMAC’s bonds following the government’s financial backing (as these two separate bonds have traded together).

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

An emphasis on high grade financials was negative for returns throughout most of the year, as unparalleled volatility weighed on all capital markets; however, an allocation to that sector was a strong contributor to performance during the fourth quarter as the federal government pledged to stabilize the financial system.

 

 

An underweight to the aerospace and defense sector, which was among the top performing industry categories, hurt relative returns.

 

 

An underweight to consumer non-cyclicals detracted from returns, as this sector bested the overall market on the backs of strong tobacco, pharmaceuticals, and beverage sector returns.

 

 

The lack of exposure to GM & GMAC caused significant underperformance relative to the benchmark, as GMAC’s bonds were up strongly in the last two weeks of December, and the lowest quality (Ca/D) sector was up for the month as well.

 

Portfolio Characteristics

As of December 31, 2008

Weighted Average Life (Years)

   6.1

Weighted Average Coupon (%)

   8.0

Weighted Average Modified Duration (Years)*

   3.5

Weighted Average Rating

   BB

*

  Modified duration is a measure of the price sensitivity of the portfolio to interest rate movements, taking into account specific features of the securities in which it invests.

 

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 MULTIMANAGER HIGH YIELD PORTFOLIO

 

 

Distribution of Assets by Sector

as of 12/31/08

  

% of

Net Assets

    

Corporate Bonds

   87.7%    

Government Securities

   3.0        

Convertible Bonds

   1.0        

Asset Backed Securities

   0.9        

Convertible Preferred Stocks

   0.9        

Commercial Paper

   0.3        

Cash and Other

   6.2        
          

Total

   100.0%    
          
             

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table to the right provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 778.50    $ 3.44

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,021.27      3.91

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      777.60      4.56

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,020.01      5.18

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.77% and 1.02%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 MULTIMANAGER INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    AllianceBernstein L.P.

Ø    JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.

Ø    Marsico Capital Management, LLC

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Incept.*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (47.13 )%   0.49 %   1.29 %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (47.23 )   0.23     1.05  

MSCI EAFE Index

   (43.38 )   1.66     3.41  

*

  Date of inception 12/31/01  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (47.13)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, returned (43.38)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

For the benchmark, Financials was among the weakest-performing industry groups. Therefore, the Portfolio’s underweighted posture in this area of investment benefited relative performance results.

 

 

Health Care holding Teva Pharmaceuticals was the leading individual contributor to relative performance for the year.

 

 

An underweight position in mining operator Rio Tinto boosted results, as this benchmark holding depreciated significantly.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Stock selection in the Financial sector was the largest detractor from returns in 2008. Detractors included Japan’s Mizuho Financial Group Inc., financial services provider ING Groep N.V., HBOS PLC, Fortis and French-based BNP Paribas.

 

 

Consumer Discretionary stock selection was negative, especially a position in hotel/casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp.

 

 

Industrials, Energy, Information Technology and Materials stock selection also detracted from relative performance.

 

 

For the benchmark, Utilities was among the strongest-performing sectors. By maintaining an underweighted posture to the sector throughout the year, the Portfolio incurred an opportunity cost on relative performance.


 

22


 MULTIMANAGER INTERNATIONAL EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

  

% of

Net Assets

    

Financials

   19.2%    

Energy

   11.5        

Industrials

   10.9        

Health Care

   10.3        

Consumer Discretionary

   9.3        

Information Technology

   8.6        

Materials

   7.6        

Consumer Staples

   7.6        

Telecommunication Services

   7.3        

Utilities

   3.1        

Cash and Other

   4.6        
          

Total

   100.0%    
          
             

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 596.70    $ 5.10

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.75      6.44

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      595.80      6.10

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.50      7.71

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.27% and 1.52%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366(to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 MULTIMANAGER LARGE CAP CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    AllianceBernstein L.P.

Ø    Janus Capital Management LLC

Ø    Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (39.40 )%   (3.10 )%   (2.26 )%

Portfolio - B Shares

   (39.61 )   (3.32 )   (2.49 )

S&P 500 Index

   (37.00 )   (2.19 )   (1.53 )

*

  Date of inception 12/31/01  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (39.40)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Index, returned (37.00)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

Holdings and an overweight in the Health Care sector added to relative performance.

 

 

Within Health Care, Genentech made a positive contribution to performance for the year. The California-based biotech leader moved ahead during the second half of the year after receiving a take-out bid from Swiss-based Roche, which already owned a majority share of the company.

 

 

Gilead Sciences benefited from a steady customer base and strong execution of its business model.

 

 

UnitedHealth Group rose modestly after several quarters of weakness. The managed care company has been impacted by investor worries that rising unemployment will negatively impact the number of patients it can insure.

 

 

An underweight position in the Financials sector also helped relative performance.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Holdings within the Information Technology sector, coupled with an overweight to the sector as a whole, were the main detractors from performance.

 

 

Consumer Staples stock selection and an underweight in the sector also detracted from performance, as did Consumer Discretionary stock selection.

 

 

Energy stock selection was negative, led by an underweight position in Exxon Mobil Corp.

 

 

Glass manufacturer Corning declined due to concerns about weakening consumer spending which might impact liquid crystal display (LCD) wide screen televisions, a key market for Corning.


 

24


 MULTIMANAGER LARGE CAP CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

  

% of

Net Assets

    

Health Care

   19.1%    

Information Technology

   17.5        

Financials

   14.1        

Consumer Discretionary

   10.9        

Energy

   10.6        

Consumer Staples

   8.0        

Telecommunication Services

   4.3        

Industrials

   3.5        

Utilities

   1.8        

Materials

   1.2        

Cash and Other

   9.0        
          

Total

   100.0%    
          
             

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

     

Beginning

Account

Value

7/1/08

  

Ending

Account

Value

12/31/08

  

Expenses

Paid

During

Period*

7/1/08 -

12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 716.40    $ 3.67

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,020.59      4.32

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      714.60      4.73

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,019.34      5.57

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.09% and 1.34%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

25


 MULTIMANAGER LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    T.Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

Ø    Westfield Capital Management Company, LP**

Ø    Goodman & Co. NY Ltd.***

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

** Effective August 1, 2008, Westfield Capital Management Company, LP replaced RCM Capital Management LLC as a sub-advisor of the Portfolio.

*** Effective August 1, 2008, Goodman & Co. NY Ltd. replaced TCW Investment Management Company as a sub-advisor of the Portfolio.

 

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 

      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (45.32 )%   (6.74 )%   (6.24 )%

Portfolio - B Shares

   (45.39 )   (6.96 )   (6.46 )

Russell 1000 Growth Index

   (38.44 )   (3.42 )   (3.38 )

* Date of inception 12/31/01

Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized

 

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (45.32)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index, returned (38.44)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

An overweight position in the Health Care sector contributed positively to performance compared with the benchmark. The Portfolio’s biotechnology holdings were responsible for the bulk of the outperformance in this sector, led by Gilead Sciences Inc., Genentech Inc., and Celgene Corp.

 

 

Wireless chipmaker QUALCOMM Inc. was the leading contributor to relative performance.

 

 

An underweight position in the Energy sector also added value, especially in the second half of the year as oil and gas prices fell precipitously from record highs reached in July, leading to a sharp decline in energy stocks.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Stock selection was weak in the Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors.

 

 

A substantial underweight position in Consumer Staples, which was the top-performing sector in the benchmark, had a significant negative impact on relative results.

 

 

Security selection and an overweight position in the Information Technology sector also weighed on performance compared with the benchmark.

 

 

The Health Care sector was another source of relative underperformance. Investor interpretation of trial results for an Alzheimer’s drug in development and side effect issues with their lead multiple sclerosis drug led to weakness in Portfolio holding Elan PLC.


 

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 MULTIMANAGER LARGE CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

   % of
Net Assets
    

Information Technology

   31.0%    

Health Care

   26.3        

Industrials

   10.0        

Consumer Discretionary

   9.7        

Financials

   5.3        

Energy

   4.8        

Consumer Staples

   4.7        

Materials

   3.7        

Telecommunication Services

   2.4        

Utilities

   0.5        

Cash and Other

   1.6        
          

Total

   100.0%    
          
          

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08 -
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 605.30    $ 4.44

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,019.61      5.58

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      605.60      5.45

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.35      6.85
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.10% and 1.35%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 MULTIMANAGER LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    AllianceBernstein L.P.

Ø    Institutional Capital LLC

Ø    MFS Investment Management

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 

      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (37.33 )%   (0.83 )%   0.19 %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (37.49 )   (1.06 )   (0.05 )

Russell 1000 Value Index

   (36.85 )   (0.97 )   0.78  

* Date of inception 12/31/01

Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized

 

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (37.33)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index, returned (36.85)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

Stock selection in the Information Technology sector contributed strongly to relative results.

 

 

The Portfolio’s underweighted positioning in the Financial Services sector also aided relative performance, as did stock selection. Underweighting insurance firm American International Group (AIG) and international financial conglomerate Citigroup also bolstered relative returns.

 

 

Health Care holding Wyeth was the leading individual contributor to relative returns.

 

 

An underweighted position in poor-performing diversified industrial conglomerate General Electric also helped relative performance.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

An underweighted position in integrated oil and gas company Exxon Mobil hindered relative results.

 

 

Stock selection in the Health Care sector was another detractor from performance. The Portfolio’s overweighted position in Merck & Co. held back relative results.

 

 

An underweight posture in the Utilities sector also subtracted from relative performance.

 

 

Textron Inc., the world’s largest maker of corporate jets, was a poor performer for the Portfolio during the year.


 

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 MULTIMANAGER LARGE CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

   % of
Net Assets
     

Financials

   17.7%     

Energy

   15.7         

Consumer Staples

   12.3         

Health Care

   11.5         

Information Technology

   10.3         

Consumer Discretionary

   10.1         

Industrials

   8.0         

Telecommunication Services

   5.5         

Materials

   3.1         

Utilities

   3.0         

Cash and Other

   2.8         
           

Total

   100.0%     
           
           

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08 -
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 723.70    $ 4.59

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,019.81      5.38

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      724.20      5.68

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.55      6.65
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.06% and 1.31%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 MULTIMANAGER MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    AllianceBernstein L.P.

Ø    Franklin Advisers, Inc.

Ø    Wellington Management Company, LLC***

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

*** Effective July 31, 2008, Wellington Management Company, LLP replaced Provident Investment Counsel, Inc. as a sub-advisor of the Portfolio.

 

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 

      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (43.47 )%   (3.24 )%   (4.00 )%

Portfolio - B Shares

   (43.68 )   (3.45 )   (4.23 )

Russell 2500 Growth Index

   (41.50 )   (2.24 )   (1.09 )
* Date of inception 12/31/01  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (43.47)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 2500 Growth Index, returned (41.50)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 2500 Growth Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

Consumer Discretionary stock selection was the leading contributor to relative performance, led by educational services company Strayer Education.

 

 

A slight overweight in the Energy sector also added to relative performance, with Southwestern Energy and Patriot Coal Corp. notable individual contributors.

 

 

Industrials holdings Allegiant Travel, a charter flight operator, contributed to Portfolio returns.

 

 

Avoiding Sirius XM Radio Inc. was positive for the Portfolio.

 

 

Wabtec Corp. and Celgene Corp. also added to returns for the year.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Stock selection in the Health Care, Financials and Information Technology sectors detracted the most from relative performance.

 

 

Individual holdings detracting from performance included Cliffs Natural Resources, Nvidia Corp., Chicago Bridge & Iron, Tomotherapy Inc., IntercontinentalExchange, Inc., Focus Media Holdings Ltd., and Flowserve Corp.


 

30


 MULTIMANAGER MID CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

   % of
Net Assets
     

Information Technology

   29.2%     

Health Care

   17.9         

Consumer Discretionary

   14.9         

Industrials

   14.8         

Energy

   6.8         

Financials

   5.7         

Consumer Staples

   3.0         

Telecommunication Services

   2.1         

Materials

   1.7         

Investment Companies

   0.6         

Cash and Other

   3.3         
           

Total

   100.0%     
           
           

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08 -
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 605.30    $ 5.37

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.45      6.75

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      605.60      6.38

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.19      8.01
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.33% and 1.58%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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 MULTIMANAGER MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC

Ø    Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC***

Ø    Wellington Management Company, LLP

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

*** Effective December 1, 2008, Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC replaced TCW Management Investment Company as a sub-advisor to the Portfolio.

 

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

                  
      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (35.88 )%   (1.63 )%   (0.40 )%

Portfolio - B Shares

   (35.99 )   (1.90 )   (0.66 )

Russell 2500 Value Index

   (31.99 )   (0.15 )   3.78  
* Date of inception 12/31/01  

Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized

 

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (35.88)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 2500 Value Index, returned (31.99)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 2500 Value Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

With a strong stock selection, Materials was the only sector to make significant positive contribution relative to benchmark. Notable holdings included LIHIR Gold Ltd., Newmont Mining Corp., Gold Fields Ltd. and Kinross Gold Corp.

 

 

Health Care holding Edwards Lifesciences, which was not a benchmark component, also added to relative performance.

 

 

Financials sector holdings Peoples United Financials, Hudson City Bancorp, and Knight Capital Group were notable contributors to relative performance.

 

 

Shares of Barr Pharmaceuticals, a global pharmaceutical company with both proprietary and generic drug operations, rose in mid-July following an announcement that they would be acquired by Teva.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Stock selection overall detracted from performance, particularly in the Industrials sector.

 

 

Sector selection was a drag on performance, including a significant underweight in Financials and overweights in Energy and Information Technology.

 

 

IT stock selection was also detrimental, led by holding THQ Inc., an international developer and publisher of video games.

 

 

Stock selection in the Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary sectors also hurt relative performance.


 

32


 MULTIMANAGER MID CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

   % of
Net Assets
     

Financials

   17.6%     

Materials

   16.5         

Industrials

   12.9         

Information Technology

   9.2         

Energy

   8.9         

Consumer Discretionary

   8.8         

Health Care

   7.6         

Consumer Staples

   7.1         

Utilities

   6.7         

Telecommunication Services

   2.4         

Cash and Other

   2.3         
           

Total

   100.0%     
           
           

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08 -
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 688.80    $ 5.56

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.55      6.65

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      686.60      6.66

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.24      7.96
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.31% and 1.57%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

33


 MULTIMANAGER SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Ø    Wells Capital Management, Inc.

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 

      1
Year
    5
Years
    10
Years
    Since
Incept.**
 

Portfolio – A Shares*

   (32.08 )%   (4.29 )%   1.38 %   (31.94 )%

Portfolio – B Shares

   (42.21 )   (4.36 )   1.34     (2.21 )

Russell 2000 Growth Index

   (38.54 )   (2.35 )   (0.76 )   0.08  
*   Date of inception 1/22/08.  
**   Date of inception 12/1/98  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class B shares returned (42.21)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index, returned (38.54)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

Strong stock selection in the Information Technology sector, including a strong relative performance from Quality Systems Inc., EMS Technologies Inc. and Solera Holdings Inc., benefited performance.

 

 

Quality Systems, an information-processing systems marketer to medical and dental group practices, exceeded revenue and profit expectations, which aided performance.

 

 

EMS Technologies, which provides products to the satellite and wireless communications markets, beat earnings expectations and reiterated full-year guidance, which is notable given current macroeconomic headwinds.

 

 

Thoratec Corp. was the leading individual relative contributor. After years of development, Thoratec received U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval for expanded use of its artificial heart in April and the company continues to exceed earnings expectations.

 

 

The Energy sector was a positive contributor to performance, due to an underweight position. Oil was down in the second half of the year, which depressed the sector considerably, so owning less benefited performance.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Financial sector stock selection hurt the Portfolio, in particular FCStone Group, an integrated commodity risk management company which traded down due to disappointing earnings.

 

 

Holdings in the Industrials, Health Care and Consumer Discretionary sectors also relatively underperformed the benchmark for the year.

 

 

In Energy, the portfolio lagged due in part to not holding Alpha Natural Resources and to OYO Geospace, which sold off during the first quarter due to delays in receiving anticipated contracts.


 

34


 MULTIMANAGER SMALL CAP GROWTH PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

   % of
Net Assets
     

Information Technology

   28.9%     

Health Care

   23.9         

Industrials

   15.6         

Consumer Discretionary

   14.6         

Energy

   5.0         

Financials

   4.9         

Materials

   3.0         

Investment Companies

   1.5         

Telecommunication Services

   1.1         

Consumer Staples

   0.7         

Cash and Other

   0.8         
           

Total

   100.0%     
           

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08 -
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 675.20    $ 6.11

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.85      7.35

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      673.50      6.18

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.75      7.46

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.45% and 1.47%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

 

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 MULTIMANAGER SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    Lazard Asset Management LLC

Ø    Franklin Advisory Services, LLP

Ø     Pacific Global Management Company***

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

*** Effective July 18, 2008, Pacific Global Management Company was added as a sub-advisor of the Portfolio.

 

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 

      1
Year
    5
Years
    10
Years
    Since
Incept.**
 

Portfolio – A Shares*

   (37.75 )%   (4.20 )%   3.12 %   2.15 %

Portfolio – B Shares

   (37.87 )   (4.43 )   2.96     2.01  

Russell 2000 Value Index

   (28.92 )   0.27     6.11     4.90  

*

  Date of inception 10/2/02. Returns shown for Class A shares prior to this period are derived from the historical performance of Class B shares adjusted to reflect the 12b-1 fees, applicable to Class B shares; Class A shares are not subject to any 12b-1 fees.    

**

  Date of inception 1/1/98  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (37.75)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 2000 Value Index, returned (28.92)% over the same period.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

A relative overweight in the Industrials sector was the leading area of contribution.

 

 

Energy holding Goodrich Petroleum Corp. and Consumer Discretionary holding Arvinmeritor Inc. were the leading individual contributors to relative performance.

 

 

CastlePoint Holdings in the Financials sector was another notable contributor.

 

 

Stock selection in the Consumer Staples sector was a strong contributor to returns. Pantry Inc., a gas station operator, rebounded from earlier lows on anticipation of strong gas margins due to falling crude prices.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

An overweight in the Energy sector as well as poor stock selection were the leading detractors from relative performance. Holdings declined significantly with falling oil prices.

 

 

A significant underweight in the Financials sector also detracted from performance.

 

 

Stock selection in the Materials sector detracted from returns. Declining commodity prices, the global slowdown, and weakening end markets impacted many companies in this sector.

 

 

A relative overweight in the Consumer Discretionary sector was also negative.


 

36


 MULTIMANAGER SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

   % of
Net Assets
     

Financials

   22.6%     

Industrials

   22.3         

Information Technology

   11.9         

Consumer Discretionary

   11.0         

Materials

   8.2         

Energy

   6.0         

Health Care

   5.8         

Utilities

   5.1         

Consumer Staples

   2.4         

Telecommunication Services

   1.3         

Cash and Other

   3.4         
           

Total

   100.0%     
           
           

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1)transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2)ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

      Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08 -
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 702.60    $ 5.31

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,018.90      6.29

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      702.60      6.38

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.65      7.56

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.24% and 1.49%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

37


 MULTIMANAGER TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

 

 

PORTFOLIO ADVISERS

Ø    Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.

Ø    RCM Capital Management LLC

Ø    Wellington Management Company, LLP

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08

 

 

      1
Year
    5
Years
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (46.97 )%   (4.52 )%   (4.54 )%

Portfolio - B Shares

   (47.15 )   (4.74 )   (4.78 )

Russell 1000 Index

   (37.60 )   (2.04 )   (1.21 )

Russell 1000 Technology Index†

   (42.21 )   (4.96 )   (4.78 )
*   Date of inception 12/31/01  
  The Investment Manager believes the Russell 1000 Technology Index more closely reflects the market sectors in which the Portfolio invests.   
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized.  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (46.97)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Russell 1000 Technology Index, returned (42.21)% over the same period.

The following commentary describes key factors (such as stock selection and sector allocation decisions) which helped or hurt the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Technology Index.

 

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

What helped performance during the year

 

 

Shares of the consumer electronics company Apple Inc. fell on worries of a slowdown in consumer spending in this recessionary environment. The Portfolio benefited from an underweight position relative to the benchmark.

 

 

An overweight in the IT Services sector also helped relative performance.

 

 

Not holding Motorola Inc., which dragged on benchmark performance, also added to relative performance.

 

 

Household Durables stock selection was positive for Portfolio performance.

What hurt performance during the year

 

 

Computers and Peripherals stock selection was the largest detractor from relative performance. This included an underweight position in IBM, which rose over the course of the year due to strong results, and an overweight position in disk-drive manufacturer Seagate Technology, which suffered from slowing demand and a more competitive pricing environment for hard drives.

 

 

Security selection in the Communications Equipment, Internet Services, and Software sectors dragged on relative performance.

 

 

In Communications Equipment, Research in Motion, the Canadian-based wireless telecommunications manufacturer and service provider, declined on the back of the company’s announcement of a lower-than-expected forecast and concerns of weaker margins. The company’s shares were also hit by the fear that the economic slowdown will hurt business spending.

 

 

After several years of strong performance, Internet Services holding Google stumbled badly in 2008. The Internet search and advertising leader’s stock finished the year lower as investors feared that a slowdown in online advertising would hurt the company’s revenue growth.

 

 

Electronic Arts, an interactive entertainment software company developing video and computer games, reported disappointing results due in part to higher development and marketing costs and reduced its earnings guidance due to a softening economy, product delays, and unfavorable currency effects.


 

38


 MULTIMANAGER TECHNOLOGY PORTFOLIO

 

 

Sector Weightings

as of 12/31/08

   % of
Net Assets
    

Software

   20.4%    

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment

   17.2        

Communications Equipment

   16.3        

Computers & Peripherals

   14.7        

Internet Software & Services

   7.6        

IT Services

   7.0        

Industrials

   4.9        

Telecommunication Services

   3.0        

Consumer Discretionary

   2.1        

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components

   1.9        

Materials

   0.4        

Investment Companies

   0.2        

Energy

   0.0#      

Cash and Other

   4.3        
          

Total

   100.0%    
          

# Less than 0.1%

        

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

           Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08 -
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 612.60    $ 5.84

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,017.90      7.30

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      612.30      6.89

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,016.59      8.62
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 1.44% and 1.70%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

39


 TARGET 2015 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
     

1

Year

    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (30.31) %   (8.70) %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (30.50)     (8.94)  

Target 2015 Allocation Index

   (26.51)     (6.87)  

* Date of inception 8/31/06

Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized

 

 

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (30.31)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Target 2015 Allocation Index, returned (26.51)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying Portfolio allocations for the Portfolio. The team is also responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying Portfolios and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 11 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (29.9%) and high yield bonds (5.5%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (11.5%), large cap value stocks (12.2%), international stocks (23.9%) and small and mid cap stocks (17.0%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the Target Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

40


 TARGET 2015 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio

   27.0% 

EQ/Equity 500 Index

   24.6    

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

   17.9    

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

   6.1    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   5.7    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity

   5.3    

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

   4.9    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   4.7    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   2.5    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   1.0    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.3    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

           Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08-
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 766.80    $ 1.55

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      766.40      2.66

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,022.12      3.05

*

  Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.35% and 0.60%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

41


 TARGET 2025 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
     

1

Year

    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (34.83) %       (10.97) %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (35.00)         (11.20)  

Target 2025 Allocation Index

   (31.17)         (9.19)  
* Date of inception 8/31/06  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (34.83)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Target 2025 Allocation Index, returned (31.17)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying Portfolio allocations for the Portfolio. The team also is responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying Portfolios and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 11 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (19.0%) and high yield bonds (3.6%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (14.3%), large cap value stocks (15.2%), international stocks (26.4%) and small and mid cap stocks (21.5%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the Target Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

42


 TARGET 2025 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Equity 500 Index

   32.2%

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

   20.2    

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio

   16.3    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   6.5    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   6.0    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity

   5.4    

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

   5.4    

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

   4.0    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   3.0    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   0.8    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.2    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

           Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08-
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 729.80    $ 1.52

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      728.60      2.61

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,022.12      3.05
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.35% and 0.60%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

43


 TARGET 2035 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
      1
Year
    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (37.94) %   (12.52) %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (38.01)     (12.69)  

Target 2035 Allocation Index

   (34.90)     (11.04)  
* Date of inception 8/31/06  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (37.94)% for the year December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Target 2035 Allocation Index, returned (34.90)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying Portfolio allocations for the Portfolio. The team also is responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying Portfolios and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 11 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (10.0%) and high yield bonds (2.3%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (16.7%), large cap value stocks (17.8%), international stocks (29.3%) and small and mid cap stocks (23.9%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the Target Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

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 TARGET 2035 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Equity 500 Index

   39.1%

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

   22.5    

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio

   7.5    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   6.8    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity

   6.2    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   6.2    

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

   5.7    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   2.6    

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

   2.5    

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

   0.5    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.4    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

           Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08-
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 702.70    $ 1.50

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      702.60      2.57

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,022.12      3.05
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.35% and 0.60%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period ).

 

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 TARGET 2045 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

PERFORMANCE RESULTS

LOGO

 

Annualized Total Returns as of 12/31/08  
     

1

Year

    Since
Inception*
 

Portfolio - A Shares

   (41.18) %   (14.15) %

Portfolio - B Shares

   (41.33)     (14.37)  

Target 2045 Allocation Index

   (38.67)     (13.02)  
* Date of inception 8/31/06  
Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized  

Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

PERFORMANCE SUMMARY

The Portfolio’s Class A shares returned (41.18)% for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Portfolio’s benchmark, the Target 2045 Allocation Index, returned (38.67)% over the same period.

Portfolio Adviser

A team of professionals within the AXA Funds Management Group, a unit of AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company, determines the strategic asset class and underlying Portfolio allocations for the Portfolio. The team also is responsible for the ongoing evaluation and selection of underlying Portfolios and monitoring the overall investment process and performance for the Portfolio.

Portfolio Highlights

For the year ended December 31, 2008

U.S. equity markets experienced their worst-performing year since the 1930s, as all sectors of global stock markets finished the year with sizeable declines. The declines accelerated in the fourth quarter of the year, following credit market turmoil that peaked in September with the government bailouts of AIG, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the demise of Lehman Brothers.

The bond market experienced a historic flight to U.S. Treasury bonds, driving yields down across the Treasury yield curve. By year-end, 10-year Treasuries were yielding 2.2%, the lowest in more than a half century. However, high-yield bonds suffered from the flight to quality and their yields increased and prices declined. The “credit spreads” between Treasuries and high-yield bonds of comparable maturity reached record levels.

 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the Portfolio was invested in 8 underlying EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Portfolios.

 

 

The Portfolio’s fixed income allocation consisted of investment grade bonds (1.9%).

 

 

The Portfolio’s equity allocation consisted of large cap growth stocks (18.7%), large cap value stocks (19.8%), international stocks (32.0%) and small and mid cap stocks (27.6%).

Since this Portfolio invests directly in underlying Portfolios, all risks associated with the eligible underlying Portfolios apply to the Portfolio. Investing in the Target Allocation Portfolios will involve a higher overall cost than if you were to invest directly in their underlying Portfolios.


 

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 TARGET 2045 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

 

 

Portfolio Allocation (as a percentage of Total Investment Companies)

As of December 31, 2008

EQ/Equity 500 Index

   44.3%

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

   24.6    

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

   8.4    

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity

   6.7    

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

   6.2    

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

   6.2    

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

   2.9    

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

   0.7    

UNDERSTANDING YOUR EXPENSES:

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs:

(1) transaction costs, including applicable sales charges and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, distribution (12b-1) fees (in the case of Class B shares of the Trust), and other Portfolio expenses. These examples are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the six-month period ended December 31, 2008 and held for the entire six-month period.

Actual Expenses

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

 

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

The second line of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Portfolio’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Portfolio’s actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Portfolio and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees, or exchange fees. Therefore, the second line of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher. Also note that the table does not reflect any variable life insurance or variable annuity contract-related feed and expenses, which would increase overall fees and expenses.

EXAMPLE

 

           Beginning
Account
Value
7/1/08
   Ending
Account
Value
12/31/08
   Expenses
Paid
During
Period*
7/1/08-
12/31/08

Class A

          

Actual

   $ 1,000.00    $ 671.80    $ 1.47

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,023.38      1.78

Class B

          

Actual

     1,000.00      671.50      2.52

Hypothetical (5% average annual return before expenses)

     1,000.00      1,022.12      3.05
*   Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares annualized expense ratios of 0.35% and 0.60%, respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 184/366 (to reflect the one-half year period).

 

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

AXA CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio‡

     4,227,045    $ 40,859,007  

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio‡

     1,018,655      8,851,457  

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio‡

     2,730,746      11,639,215  

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio‡

     2,796,474      18,776,904  

EQ/Evergreen International
Bond Portfolio‡

     10,168,314      97,180,719  

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     2,997,597      20,370,684  

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     6,041,380      34,200,344  

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio‡

     5,442,603      61,611,302  

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio‡

     549,707      4,262,971  

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio‡

     11,032,272      149,643,370  

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio‡

     64,221      663,549  

EQ/Money Market Portfolio‡

     324,897,708      324,912,338  

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio‡

     12,111,929      112,339,812  

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio‡

     2,716,205      23,778,958  

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio‡

     24,068,860      223,898,353  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio‡

     586,806      4,486,170  

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio‡

     17,111,904      168,735,569  

Multimanager High
Yield Portfolio‡

     19,040,473      67,910,279  

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio‡

     2,468,471      20,480,545  

Multimanager Large Cap Core
Equity Portfolio‡

     3,492,898      24,393,123  

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     3,883,638      28,019,420  

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     2,095,755      12,105,333  
           

Total Investment Companies (100.1%)
(Cost $1,611,790,172)

        1,459,119,422  
           
             
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT:

     

Time Deposit (0.2%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau
0.001%, 1/2/09
(Amortized Cost $2,140,216)

   $ 2,140,216      2,140,216  
           

Total Investments (100.3%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $1,613,930,388)

        1,461,259,638  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-0.3%)

        (4,224,836 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 1,457,034,802  
           

 

Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

AXA CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio

   $ 16,736,479    $ 42,871,476    $ 4,114,909    $ 40,859,007    $ 1,011,075    $ (374,595)

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio

     4,618,790      9,135,845      998,290      8,851,457      298,953      6,703 

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio

          12,172,395      288,264      11,639,215      241,384      1,582 

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio

     1,808,042      25,372,414      2,801,823      18,776,904      180,868      (353,123)

EQ/Evergreen International
Bond Portfolio

     43,351,357      97,890,014      30,349,595      97,180,719      16,474,760      2,382,498

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio(a)

     4,796,956      24,695,111      1,964,551      20,370,684      462,267      (310,893)

EQ/JPMorgan Core
Bond Portfolio

     25,841,092      16,683,778      43,272,440           635      (1,960,061)

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio(b)

          37,725,382      450,010      34,200,344      251,905      (101,337)

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio(c)

          70,626,209      1,423,863      61,611,302      227,917      (319,732)

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio(d)

     25,109,754      8,655,120      30,850,539      4,262,971      196,819      (10,666,051)

EQ/Long Term
Bond Portfolio

     73,442,724      136,202,077      60,163,584      149,643,370      7,653,352      313,452

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

     18,685,766      25,120,569      42,170,069      663,549      17,676      (8,380,672)

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

     22,250      327,374,467      2,484,387      324,912,338      465,594      12 

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio

     42,156,985      97,242,224      12,513,557      112,339,812      3,421,882      6,001,867 

EQ/Quality Bond
PLUS Portfolio(e)

     8,160,588      20,143,426      2,038,703      23,778,958      1,340,330      (118,742)

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio

     179,407,343      388,480,337      327,934,669      223,898,353      13,459,791      (4,859,061)

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio

          15,096,398      8,468,468      4,486,170      22,404      (2,218,514)

Multimanager Aggressive
Equity Portfolio

     11,107,986      13,768,939      23,806,840           1,936      (6,995,522)

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio

     65,612,941      123,703,585      14,277,362      168,735,569      5,473,062      4,601,333 

Multimanager High
Yield Portfolio

     31,482,211      64,723,062      6,012,677      67,910,279      8,084,385      (783,814)

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio

     15,791,302      24,444,746      10,027,623      20,480,545      513,044      (234,653)

Multimanager Large Cap
Core Equity Portfolio

     4,661,572      29,162,977      3,270,479      24,393,123      232,393      (586,394)

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio

     15,063,933      25,742,816      2,451,012      28,019,420      595,442      (339,561)

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio

     6,832,833      10,692,307      987,696      12,105,333      102,323      (65,427)
                                         
   $ 594,690,904    $ 1,647,725,674    $ 633,121,410    $ 1,459,119,422    $ 60,730,197    $ (25,360,705)
                                         

 

(a) formerly known as MarketPLUS International Core Portfolio
(b) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Core Portfolio
(c) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio
(d) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Value Portfolio
(e) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Quality Bond Portfolio

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

AXA CONSERVATIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical

Securities

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                               —       $           1,461,259,638       $                           —       $           1,461,259,638    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $           1,461,259,638       $                           —       $           1,461,259,638    
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $                       —       $                           —       $                               —    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $                       —       $                           —       $                               —    
   

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:

  

Investment Companies

   $ 1,647,725,674  

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Investment Companies

   $ 595,130,022  

 

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

  

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,603,990   

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (154,242,653 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (152,638,663 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 1,613,898,301   
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

AXA CONSERVATIVE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio‡

   7,862,341    $ 75,998,116 

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio‡

   2,231,817      19,393,056 

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio‡

   7,094,505      30,238,802 

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio‡

   4,725,537      31,729,579 

EQ/Evergreen International
Bond Portfolio‡

   7,397,647      70,700,872 

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

   2,586,840      16,769,110 

EQ/GAMCO Small Company
Value Portfolio‡

   861,624      18,044,360 

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

   7,661,054      52,062,000 

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

   9,193,791      52,046,186 

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio‡

   8,570,382      97,018,349 

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio‡

   716,407      5,555,727 

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio‡

   7,344,790      99,625,819 

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio‡

   109,268      1,128,994 

EQ/Money Market Portfolio‡

   244,256,282      244,267,280 

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio‡

   9,295,806      86,219,885 

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio‡

   2,919,028      25,554,566 

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio‡

   14,109,220      131,249,720 

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio‡

   799,612      5,410,226 

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio‡

   1,298,398      9,926,338 

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio‡

   12,507,015      123,328,080 

Multimanager High
Yield Portfolio‡

   15,138,766      53,994,342 

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio‡

   6,643,932      55,123,733 

Multimanager Large Cap Core
Equity Portfolio‡

   4,487,236      31,337,217 

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio‡

   7,226,561      52,137,724 

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio‡

   1,195,074      6,110,173 

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio‡

   2,293,943      13,250,094 

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

   694,459      4,809,099 
         

Total Investments (100.1%)
(Cost $1,693,730,696)

        1,413,029,447 

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-0.1%)

        (800,635)
         

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 1,412,228,812 
         

 

Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

AXA CONSERVATIVE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio

   $ 60,911,467    $ 58,673,384    $ 6,512,987    $ 75,998,116    $ 1,892,066    $ (615,832 )

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio

     20,296,266      13,705,674      2,223,602      19,393,056      660,183      (78,638 )

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio

          30,745,613      302,163      30,238,802      638,269      7,045  

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio

     13,023,924      37,434,292      3,949,513      31,729,579      307,632      (842,776 )

EQ/Evergreen International
Bond Portfolio

     72,206,238      54,388,304      43,698,543      70,700,872      12,344,933      3,402,846  

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     15,235,270      11,900,241      2,937,489      16,769,110      209,772      (1,029,242 )

EQ/GAMCO Small Company
Value Portfolio

     11,737,817      16,136,739      3,185,446      18,044,360      167,954      (124,895 )

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio(a)

     21,231,542      56,373,912      6,154,120      52,062,000      1,198,948      (1,400,998 )

EQ/JPMorgan Core
Bond Portfolio

     32,114,138      8,624,834      41,560,817           125      (2,220,493 )

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio(b)

          59,693,470      2,963,741      52,046,186      383,452      (151,231 )

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio(c)

          113,628,204      3,500,364      97,018,349      360,042      (554,811 )

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio(d)

     80,765,786      7,696,816      86,878,447      5,555,727      256,505      (27,213,347 )

EQ/Long Term
Bond Portfolio

     98,466,941      61,795,765      59,717,108      99,625,819      5,104,330      (1,420,740 )

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

     65,793,738      35,886,157      94,751,686      1,128,994      35,614      (18,789,545 )

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

     22,250      245,040,124      795,097      244,267,280      378,171      12  

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio

     72,741,400      44,401,892      18,395,820      86,219,885      2,645,655      5,393,126  

EQ/Quality Bond
PLUS Portfolio(e)

     22,100,724      11,472,833      4,886,129      25,554,566      1,473,915      (205,600 )

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio

     254,683,807      146,272,278      258,152,916      131,249,720      7,916,357      (1,302,001 )

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio

          5,692,817      24,798      5,410,226      72,667      474,056  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio

          28,310,657      18,917,957      9,926,338      50,037      (4,525,404 )

Multimanager Aggressive
Equity Portfolio

     22,622,190      38,582,827      58,525,219           5,135      (16,514,420 )

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio

     87,734,958      68,581,478      27,011,221      123,328,080      5,496,893      3,055,578  

Multimanager High
Yield Portfolio

     48,647,273      34,443,530      8,709,717      53,994,342      6,473,946      (1,865,183 )

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio

     73,741,775      36,008,713      16,528,805      55,123,733      1,416,052      (41,268 )

Multimanager Large Cap
Core Equity Portfolio

     17,389,427      31,968,489      2,669,023      31,337,217      305,772      (371,752 )

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio

     43,801,606      38,883,381      4,769,575      52,137,724      1,114,572      (611,511 )

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio

     4,997,559      5,171,193      216,963      6,110,173           41,898  

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio

     14,461,341      6,598,095      1,123,872      13,250,094      113,053      (100,658 )

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     5,066,511      2,664,689      117,242      4,809,099      28,850      (16,335 )
                                           
   $   1,159,793,948    $   1,310,776,401    $   779,180,380    $   1,413,029,447    $   51,050,900    $   (67,622,119 )
                                           

 

(a) formerly known as MarketPLUS International Core Portfolio
(b) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Core Portfolio
(c) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio
(d) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Value Portfolio
(e) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Quality Bond Portfolio

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA CONSERVATIVE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical

Securities

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                               —       $           1,413,029,447       $                               —       $           1,413,029,447    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                               —       $           1,413,029,447       $                               —       $           1,413,029,447    
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $                               —       $                               —       $                               —    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $                               —       $                               —       $                               —    
   

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Investment Companies

   $ 1,310,776,401  
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Investment Companies

   $ 697,170,877  
As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:   

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 977,565  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (281,595,496 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (280,617,931 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $   1,693,647,378  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio‡

     62,676,163    $ 605,833,588

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio‡

     16,754,498      145,585,817

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio‡

     28,365,693      120,902,663

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio‡

     28,822,331      193,527,295

EQ/Evergreen International
Bond Portfolio‡

     33,234,141      317,625,681

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     13,821,731      89,598,930

EQ/GAMCO Small Company
Value Portfolio‡

     6,807,842      142,571,633

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     57,397,673      390,055,706

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     70,255,142      397,715,402

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio‡

     62,465,669      707,123,244

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio‡

     9,952,122      77,178,623

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio‡

     34,827,855      472,410,152

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio‡

     478,171      4,940,618

EQ/Money Market Portfolio‡

     429,234,906      429,254,234

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio‡

     46,570,274      431,945,718

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio‡

     58,196,308      509,478,327

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio‡

     71,783,083      667,755,504

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio‡

     13,463,959      91,097,972

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio‡

     10,640,853      81,350,047

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio‡

     97,032,163      956,806,297

Multimanager High
Yield Portfolio‡

     84,840,809      302,595,580

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio‡

     54,824,274      454,868,970

Multimanager Large Cap Core
Equity Portfolio‡

     27,292,368      190,599,940

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     42,163,501      304,198,513

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio‡

     10,106,359      51,671,766

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     19,084,674      110,235,380

Multimanager Small Cap
Growth Portfolio*‡

     19,756,370      101,941,417

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     4,730,107      32,755,795
         

Total Investment Companies (99.9%)
(Cost $10,655,378,039)

        8,381,624,812
         
           
      
 
Principal
Amount
    

 

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT:

     

Time Deposit (0.1%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau
0.001%, 1/2/09
(Amortized Cost $9,305,230)

   $ 9,305,230      9,305,230
         
     Principal
Amount
    

 

Value

(Note 1)

Total Investments (100.0%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $10,664,683,269)

      $ 8,390,930,042

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0%)

        308,472
         

Net Assets (100%)

      $   8,391,238,514
         

 

* Non-income producing.
Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA MODERATE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio

   $ 875,037,477    $ 152,118,865    $ 70,566,672    $ 605,833,588    $ 15,199,091    $ 1,869,229  

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio

     221,997,464      39,353,189      5,554,725      145,585,817      4,995,869      2,815,821  

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio

          121,238,561      1,013,719      120,902,663      2,538,661      (36,124 )

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio

     58,207,628      246,993,454      9,504,331      193,527,295      1,889,792      (2,608,650 )

EQ/Evergreen International
Bond Portfolio

     474,161,279      176,251,474      267,577,065      317,625,681      56,821,884      21,339,911  

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     55,219,432      79,544,972      3,562,625      89,598,930      1,124,075      (970,365 )

EQ/GAMCO Small Company
Value Portfolio

     109,034,880      99,922,055      5,574,877      142,571,633      1,336,782      4,529,670  

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio(a)

     233,108,046      342,835,576      15,778,920      390,055,706      9,080,390      (2,391,401 )

EQ/JPMorgan Core
Bond Portfolio

     161,259,098      15,601,026      180,729,471           1,630      (9,304,677 )

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio(b)

          435,747,376      4,175,977      397,715,402      2,945,194      (741,123 )

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio(c)

          804,225,254      12,844,049      707,123,244      2,642,511      (2,021,587 )

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio(d)

     468,688,742      51,609,268      400,525,564      77,178,623      3,563,302      (140,719,057 )

EQ/Long Term
Bond Portfolio

     369,460,329      147,880,097      42,646,985      472,410,152      24,354,375      (1,879,724 )

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

     572,641,425      139,546,953      592,940,445      4,940,618      226,272      (85,737,600 )

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

     22,250      430,261,012      1,029,035      429,254,234      468,611      12  

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio

     271,166,479      259,404,135      35,751,408      431,945,718      13,311,246      24,461,466  

EQ/Quality Bond
PLUS Portfolio(e)

     979,324,842      37,923,713      451,042,464      509,478,327      30,463,788      (20,524,840 )

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio

     857,589,739      252,298,239      385,237,309      667,755,504      40,560,459      (2,346,086 )

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio

          101,955,705      193,983      91,097,972      1,227,624      8,014,786  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio

     281,877,025      60,754,387      113,356,248      81,350,047      412,844      (7,872,883 )

Multimanager Aggressive
Equity Portfolio

     355,150,517      172,772,110      429,018,767           40,429      (95,717,543 )

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio

     981,102,384      281,848,856      259,747,304      956,806,297      51,443,624      17,150,090  

Multimanager High
Yield Portfolio

     437,909,725      104,679,086      116,147,453      302,595,580      36,611,326      (19,657,676 )

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio

     637,174,887      168,541,929      6,407,596      454,868,970      11,810,167      8,459,141  

Multimanager Large Cap
Core Equity Portfolio

     207,360,537      98,246,631      6,536,411      190,599,940      1,874,240      (731,117 )

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio

     332,042,719      152,144,318      9,719,513      304,198,513      6,540,932      (1,261,217 )

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio

     141,196,321      5,755,944      53,428,247      51,671,766           (3,070,764 )

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio

     209,809,611      6,243,095      49,809,458      110,235,380      946,138      (9,605,458 )

Multimanager Small Cap
Growth Portfolio

          152,237,120      5,758,793      101,941,417           (749,747 )

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     136,332,306      8,349,068      114,270,111      32,755,795      195,417      (29,209,417 )
                                           
   $   9,426,875,142    $   5,146,283,468    $   3,650,449,525    $   8,381,624,812    $   322,626,673    $   (348,516,930 )
                                           

 

(a) formerly known as MarketPLUS International Core Portfolio
(b) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Core Portfolio

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA MODERATE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

(c) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio
(d) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Value Portfolio
(e) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Quality Bond Portfolio

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical

Securities

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                               —       $           8,390,930,042       $                           —       $           8,390,930,042    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                               —       $           8,390,930,042       $                           —       $           8,390,930,042    
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $                               —       $                           —       $                           —       $                           —    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                               —       $                           —       $                           —       $                           —    
   

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Investment Companies

   $ 5,146,283,468  
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Investment Companies

   $ 3,189,670,908  
As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:   

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,314,666  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (2,274,431,068 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $   (2,273,116,402 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 10,664,046,444  
        

The Portfolio utilized net capital loss carryforward of $98,248 during 2008

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

     

Number of

Shares

  

Value

(Note 1)

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio‡

     91,732,400    $ 886,693,862  

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio‡

     38,916,992      338,163,647  

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio‡

     35,351,412      150,677,787  

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio‡

     42,903,812      288,077,279  

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     18,671,709      121,038,754  

EQ/GAMCO Small Company
Value Portfolio‡

     8,456,765      177,103,816  

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     85,836,422      583,316,094  

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     88,502,774      501,015,516  

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio‡

     95,052,517      1,076,012,558  

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio‡

     18,259,863      141,605,091  

EQ/Long Term Bond Portfolio‡

     30,065,342      407,810,733  

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio‡

     611,607      6,319,320  

EQ/Money Market Portfolio‡

     148,118,811      148,125,481  

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio‡

     30,999,304      287,522,827  

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio‡

     12,363,342      108,234,615  

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio‡

     59,079,511      549,581,703  

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio‡

     7,985,158      54,028,068  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio‡

     14,751,799      112,778,515  

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio‡

     105,799,882      1,043,262,253  

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio‡

     83,161,938      689,982,411  

Multimanager Large Cap Core
Equity Portfolio‡

     53,144,517      371,141,914  

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     74,329,697      536,269,110  

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio‡

     12,140,452      62,071,676  

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     24,579,148      141,972,124  

Multimanager Small Cap
Growth Portfolio*‡

     36,923,140      190,520,694  

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     23,944,633      165,815,596  
           

Total Investment Companies (100.0%)
(Cost $12,491,868,210)

     9,139,141,444  
           
             
     

Principal

Amount

  

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT:

     

Time Deposit (0.0%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau
0.001%, 1/2/09
(Amortized Cost $3,508,052)

   $ 3,508,052      3,508,052  
           

Total Investments (100.0%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $12,495,376,262)

     9,142,649,496  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0%)

        (2,343,394 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $   9,140,306,102  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA PREMIER VIP TRUST

AXA MODERATE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,

2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio

   $ 1,138,526,534    $ 273,232,691    $ 23,927,358    $ 886,693,862    $ 22,225,073    $ 727,520  

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio

     590,561,118      101,239,094      82,706,383      338,163,647      11,653,343      12,105,461  

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio

          152,854,969      887,232      150,677,787      3,178,770      5,604,321  

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio

     107,204,829      342,525,835      13,667,647      288,077,279      2,816,609      (4,070,713 )

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     96,260,327      85,056,564      7,470,189      121,038,754      1,512,174      (2,281,524 )

EQ/GAMCO Small
Company Value Portfolio

     129,105,532      131,089,230      11,233,998      177,103,816      1,654,700      4,289,100  

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio(a)

     337,841,820      532,911,382      19,432,758      583,316,094      13,566,110      (2,149,461 )

EQ/JPMorgan Core
Bond Portfolio

     244,870,339      26,623,937      278,056,430                (14,907,929 )

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio(b)

          562,680,143      4,544,464      501,015,516      3,711,217      (1,041,352 )

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio(c)

          1,233,550,824      17,287,975      1,076,012,558      4,027,605      (2,873,353 )

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio(d)

     830,567,206      87,905,589      728,899,890      141,605,091      6,537,842      (272,361,640 )

EQ/Long Term
Bond Portfolio

     501,473,616      122,400,583      212,968,510      407,810,733      21,114,829      (11,114,374 )

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

     875,511,044      231,014,499      1,041,522,057      6,319,320      333,568      (234,427,583 )

EQ/Money Market Portfolio

          148,125,482           148,125,481      8,900       

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio

     268,574,814      123,969,218      63,041,660      287,522,827      8,882,375      16,440,244  

EQ/Quality Bond
PLUS Portfolio(e)

     251,497,643      21,195,026      153,509,837      108,234,615      6,420,415      (11,916,363 )

EQ/Short Duration
Bond Portfolio

     819,842,982      185,326,275      407,931,876      549,581,703      33,571,582      (4,652,105 )

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio

     70,630,706      60,300,205      80,003,842      54,028,068      722,786      (11,488,422 )

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio

     500,818,775      121,018,219      297,989,628      112,778,515      572,679      (24,436,344 )

Multimanager Aggressive
Equity Portfolio

     577,202,793      247,782,220      750,848,468           66,308      (225,000,249 )

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio

     832,367,061      402,448,835      142,918,519      1,043,262,253      49,205,433      22,897,126  

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio

     1,031,554,889      245,836,049      39,941,984      689,982,411      17,965,402      25,105,192  

Multimanager Large Cap
Core Equity Portfolio

     429,005,647      169,058,006      12,018,883      371,141,914      3,658,904      (1,180,343 )

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio

     555,384,606      291,744,767      18,407,332      536,269,110      11,538,100      (2,736,198 )

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio

     93,733,972      15,932,906      2,277,631      62,071,676           366,712  

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio

     225,390,950      21,031,260      28,267,795      141,972,124      1,218,997      (4,551,316 )

Multimanager Small Cap
Growth Portfolio

          281,044,020      6,269,483      190,520,694           (620,643 )

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     340,107,411      7,890,485      101,127,591      165,815,596      993,644      (24,418,866 )
                                           
   $   10,848,034,614    $   6,225,788,313    $   4,547,159,420    $   9,139,141,444    $   227,157,365    $   (768,693,102 )
                                           

 

(a) formerly known as MarketPLUS International Core Portfolio
(b) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Core Portfolio
(c) formerly known as MarketPLUS Large Cap Growth Portfolio
(d) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Value Portfolio
(e) formerly known as EQ/AllianceBernstein Quality Bond Portfolio

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA MODERATE-PLUS ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for

Identical

Securities

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                           —       $           9,142,649,496       $                           —       $           9,142,649,496    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                           —       $           9,142,649,496       $                           —       $           9,142,649,496    
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $                           —       $                           —       $                           —       $                           —    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                           —       $                           —       $                           —       $                           —    
   

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Investment Companies

   $ 6,225,788,313  
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Investment Companies

   $ 3,646,785,155  
As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:   

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,441,473  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (3,354,233,480 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $   (3,351,792,007 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 12,494,441,503  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio‡

     31,740,663    $ 306,808,182

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio‡

     20,192,387      175,458,865

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio‡

     8,804,513      37,527,342

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio‡

     20,609,321      138,381,107

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     8,191,545      53,101,425

EQ/GAMCO Small Company
Value Portfolio‡

     3,746,072      78,451,236

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     22,817,521      155,060,371

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio‡

     28,124,462      159,212,995

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio‡

     37,154,799      420,599,387

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio‡

     6,504,379      50,441,408

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio‡

     441,417      4,560,860

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio‡

     2,734,778      25,365,447

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS Portfolio‡

     649,789      5,688,561

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio‡

     917,335      6,206,744

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio‡

     4,939,207      37,760,579

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio‡

     14,452,209      142,509,078

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio‡

     24,876,987      206,400,719

Multimanager Large Cap Core
Equity Portfolio‡

     18,196,309      127,076,383

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     29,492,926      212,783,663

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio‡

     4,201,838      21,483,145

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     6,232,032      35,996,970

Multimanager Small Cap
Growth Portfolio*‡

     13,606,542      70,208,759

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio‡

     4,310,524      29,850,203
         

Total Investment Companies (99.9%)
(Cost $3,696,087,058)

        2,500,933,429
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT:

     

Time Deposit (0.1%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau
0.001%, 1/2/09
(Amortized Cost $908,395)

   $ 908,395      908,395
         

Total Investments (100.0%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $3,696,995,453)

     2,501,841,824

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0%)

        981,881
         

Net Assets (100%)

      $   2,502,823,705
         

 

* Non-income producing.
Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

EQ/BlackRock Basic Value
Equity Portfolio

   $ 373,050,328    $ 117,916,713    $ 16,906,386    $ 306,808,182    $ 7,723,421    $ (1,371,557 )

EQ/BlackRock International
Value Portfolio

     304,216,093      47,464,221      31,904,264      175,458,865      6,088,795      8,922,925  

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity
Income Portfolio

          39,031,823      1,199,234      37,527,342      811,114      (9,710 )

EQ/Davis New York
Venture Portfolio

     56,209,996      173,703,228      19,967,409      138,381,107      1,371,402      (3,717,490 )

EQ/Franklin Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     61,755,001      22,398,649      8,362,834      53,101,425      674,451      (2,848,435 )

EQ/GAMCO Small Company
Value Portfolio

     73,590,462      47,777,468      11,308,843      78,451,236      742,612      316,919  

EQ/International Core
PLUS Portfolio(a)

     79,983,535      191,056,791      26,702,884      155,060,371      3,743,535      (2,354,105 )

EQ/JPMorgan Core
Bond Portfolio

     34,410,967      2,257,980      37,600,013           764      (2,330,404 )

EQ/Large Cap Core
PLUS Portfolio(b)

          182,011,665      4,083,935      159,212,995      1,186,549      (764,426 )

EQ/Large Cap Growth
PLUS Portfolio(c)

          487,115,132      15,947,416      420,599,387      1,588,162      (2,105,246 )

EQ/Large Cap Value
PLUS Portfolio(d)

     324,173,884      30,365,431      294,577,912      50,441,408      2,328,857      (104,334,046 )

EQ/Marsico Focus Portfolio

     357,649,623      97,085,441      432,096,958      4,560,860      161,350      (99,880,403 )

EQ/PIMCO Real
Return Portfolio

     36,806,250      9,483,306      16,610,034      25,365,447      791,402      1,080,661  

EQ/Quality Bond
PLUS Portfolio(e)

     37,440,602      1,955,268      33,750,664      5,688,561      343,532      (3,272,662 )

EQ/Small Company
Index Portfolio

          7,392,002      370,698      6,206,744      84,225      479,283  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity Portfolio

     141,789,592      48,242,699      101,251,460      37,760,579      194,118      (20,219,956 )

Multimanager Aggressive
Equity Portfolio

     215,700,402      108,663,224      304,300,982           24,588      (98,702,812 )

Multimanager Core
Bond Portfolio

     75,260,643      77,653,129      3,946,540      142,509,078      5,584,782      3,826,884  

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio

     360,799,589      93,280,405      62,774,901      206,400,719      5,409,536      14,184,406  

Multimanager Large Cap
Core Equity Portfolio

     150,492,947      57,691,859      8,404,447      127,076,383      1,262,984      (1,282,353 )

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio

     236,104,203      103,890,324      13,162,042      212,783,663      4,624,036      (2,272,476 )

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio

     32,539,706      5,701,445      1,040,961      21,483,145           34,647  

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio

     44,946,093      12,048,437      1,846,175      35,996,970      309,506      20,832  

Multimanager Small Cap
Growth Portfolio

          104,660,297      4,747,492      70,208,759           (482,767 )

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio

     129,559,890      2,802,986      104,140,498      29,850,203      179,076      (26,583,190 )
                                           
   $   3,126,479,806    $   2,071,649,923    $   1,557,004,982    $   2,500,933,429    $   45,228,797    $   (343,665,481 )
                                           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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AXA AGGRESSIVE ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical

Securities

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                           —       $           2,501,841,824       $                           —       $           2,501,841,824    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                           —       $           2,501,841,824       $                           —       $           2,501,841,824    
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $                           —       $                           —       $                           —       $                           —    

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                           —       $                           —       $                           —       $                           —    
   

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Investment Companies

   $ 2,071,649,923  
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Investment Companies

   $ 1,177,566,690  
As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:   

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,910  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (1,194,903,519 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $   (1,194,901,609 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 3,696,743,433  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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MULTIMANAGER AGGRESSIVE EQUITY PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (15.5%)

     

Auto Components (0.1%)

     

BorgWarner, Inc.^

   34,500    $ 751,065
         

Automobiles (0.1%)

     

Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR)^

   9,400      615,136
         

Diversified Consumer Services (0.2%)

     

Apollo Global Management LLC,
Class A*

   450,000      450,000

New Oriental Education &
Technology Group (ADR)*^

   21,900      1,202,529
         
        1,652,529
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (5.3%)

     

Ctrip.com International Ltd. (ADR)^

   19,587      466,171

International Game Technology

   423,500      5,035,415

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

   641,680      3,805,162

McDonald’s Corp.

   351,159      21,838,578

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*^

   149,414      6,314,236

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   173,400      5,462,100
         
        42,921,662
         

Household Durables (0.2%)

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   272,145      1,924,065
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.8%)

     

Amazon.com, Inc.*^

   228,380      11,711,326

Liberty Media Corp., Interactive,
Class A*

   294,590      919,121

priceline.com, Inc.*^

   23,100      1,701,315
         
        14,331,762
         

Media (5.0%)

     

Cablevision Systems Corp. -
New York Group, Class A^

   653,980      11,013,023

CBS Corp., Class B^

   37,760      309,254

Comcast Corp., Class A

   74,700      1,260,936

Comcast Corp., Special Class A^

   945,634      15,271,990

Liberty Global, Inc., Class A*^

   24,390      388,289

Liberty Media Corp., Capital Series,
Class A*

   194,510      916,142

Liberty Media Corp., Entertainment
Series, Class A*

   272,730      4,767,320

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*

   1,229,970      147,596

Viacom, Inc., Class B*

   37,060      706,364

Walt Disney Co.^

   234,750      5,326,478
         
        40,107,392
         

Multiline Retail (0.8%)

     

Target Corp.

   178,123      6,150,587
         

Specialty Retail (1.3%)

     

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   465,382      10,015,021

Ross Stores, Inc.

   28,400      844,332
         
        10,859,353
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.7%)

     

NIKE, Inc., Class B^

   80,700      4,115,700

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.^

   33,370      1,515,332
         
        5,631,032
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        124,944,583
         
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Consumer Staples (4.7%)

     

Beverages (1.1%)

     

PepsiCo, Inc.

   160,700    $ 8,801,539
         

Food & Staples Retailing (3.6%)

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

   645,946      18,564,488

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   191,373      10,728,371
         
        29,292,859
         

Total Consumer Staples

        38,094,398
         

Energy (8.7%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (4.3%)

     

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

   17,900      426,557

Halliburton Co.^

   309,600      5,628,528

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*^

   244,963      5,986,896

Transocean Ltd.*^

   234,067      11,059,666

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   1,063,140      11,503,174
         
        34,604,821
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.4%)

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   636,940      24,554,037

Denbury Resources, Inc.*

   166,955      1,823,149

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (ADR)

   87,269      2,137,218

Southwestern Energy Co.*

   23,000      666,310

XTO Energy, Inc.

   190,800      6,729,516
         
        35,910,230
         

Total Energy

        70,515,051
         

Financials (9.5%)

     

Capital Markets (2.8%)

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   132,264      11,161,759

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   100,900      1,174,476

State Street Corp.

   211,800      8,330,094

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.*

   161,472      2,300,976
         
        22,967,305
         

Commercial Banks (3.5%)

     

Industrial & Commercial Bank of
China Ltd., Class H

   13,087,000      6,955,324

U.S. Bancorp

   314,228      7,858,842

Wells Fargo & Co.^

   415,580      12,251,299
         
        27,065,465
         

Consumer Finance (0.8%)

     

American Express Co.

   360,700      6,690,985
         

Diversified Financial Services (2.4%)

     

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.,
Class A*

   92,370      1,652,499

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   240,568      7,585,109

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.*^

   135,972      3,359,868

NYSE Euronext, Inc.^

   259,100      7,094,158
         
        19,691,634
         

Total Financials

        76,415,389
         

Health Care (22.3%)

     

Biotechnology (11.9%)

     

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   52,945      1,309,330

Amgen, Inc.*

   337,610      19,496,978

Biogen Idec, Inc.*^

   424,020      20,196,073

Celera Corp.*

   205,091      2,282,663

Cepheid, Inc.*^

   306,308      3,179,477

Genentech, Inc.*^

   223,824      18,557,248

Genomic Health, Inc.*

   127,200      2,477,856

Genzyme Corp.*

   318,770      21,156,763

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*^

   94,859      4,851,089

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   75,410    $ 2,290,956
         
        95,798,433
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.6%)

Cerus Corp.*

   96,300      67,410

Covidien Ltd.^

   205,190      7,436,086

Given Imaging Ltd.*^

   477,848      3,956,581

Medtronic, Inc.

   144,000      4,524,480

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

   115,100      4,652,342
         
        20,636,899
         

Health Care Providers & Services (3.4%)

Aetna, Inc.

   246,300      7,019,550

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   754,390      20,066,774
         
        27,086,324
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.4%)

Compugen Ltd.*^

   166,250      71,488

Illumina, Inc.*^

   69,160      1,801,618

Qiagen N.V.*^

   55,490      974,404
         
        2,847,510
         

Pharmaceuticals (4.0%)

Allergan, Inc.

   133,500      5,382,720

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.*

   66,815      616,034

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

   579,090      14,749,422

Johnson & Johnson

   73,231      4,381,411

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   137,150      1,456,533

Schering-Plough Corp.

   148,387      2,527,031

Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. (ADR)

   25,400      1,081,278

Valeant
Pharmaceuticals International*^

   103,300      2,365,570
         
        32,559,999
         

Total Health Care

        178,929,165
         

Industrials (14.9%)

Aerospace & Defense (5.1%)

Boeing Co.

   115,500      4,928,385

General Dynamics Corp.

   180,571      10,399,084

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

   151,630      11,187,261

Lockheed Martin Corp.^

   169,118      14,219,441
         
        40,734,171
         

Air Freight & Logistics (0.8%)

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B^

   114,800      6,332,368
         

Airlines (0.2%)

Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B*^

   96,493      1,742,664
         

Construction & Engineering (3.0%)

Fluor Corp.^

   8,170      366,588

Foster Wheeler Ltd.*

   200,400      4,685,352

Quanta Services, Inc.*^

   490,965      9,721,106

Shaw Group, Inc.*^

   355,525      7,277,597

URS Corp.*^

   48,728      1,986,641
         
        24,037,284
         

Electrical Equipment (0.1%)

Baldor Electric Co.^

   49,400      881,790
         

Industrial Conglomerates (1.5%)

General Electric Co.^

   390,400      6,324,480

Tyco International Ltd.

   283,370      6,120,792
         
        12,445,272
         

Machinery (1.7%)

Caterpillar, Inc.^

   221,400      9,889,938

PACCAR, Inc.^

   25,900      740,740
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Pall Corp.

   118,290    $ 3,362,985
         
        13,993,663
         

Road & Rail (2.5%)

     

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   166,931      7,854,104

Union Pacific Corp.^

   249,674      11,934,417
         
        19,788,521
         

Total Industrials

        119,955,733
         

Information Technology (20.2%)

Communications Equipment (5.0%)

Arris Group, Inc.*^

   54,743      435,207

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   519,600      8,469,480

Juniper Networks, Inc.*^

   204,748      3,585,137

Nokia Oyj (ADR)

   638,060      9,953,736

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   472,101      16,915,379
         
        39,358,939
         

Computers & Peripherals (2.7%)

Apple, Inc.*^

   94,290      8,047,652

EMC Corp.*^

   794,600      8,319,461

NetApp, Inc.*^

   173,830      2,428,405

SanDisk Corp.*^

   192,310      1,846,176

Seagate Technology^

   282,650      1,252,140
         
        21,893,834
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.3%)

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A*^

   55,800      1,828,008

Itron, Inc.*^

   36,630      2,334,796

Trimble Navigation Ltd.*^

   40,100      866,561

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

   315,960      5,121,712
         
        10,151,077
         

Internet Software & Services (3.5%)

eBay, Inc.*

   332,900      4,647,284

Equinix, Inc.*^

   21,430      1,139,862

Google, Inc., Class A*^

   32,046      9,858,952

MercadoLibre, Inc.*^

   62,400      1,023,984

Move, Inc.*^

   1,567,140      2,507,424

Yahoo!, Inc.*

   756,700      9,231,740
         
        28,409,246
         

IT Services (2.6%)

     

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   58,395      8,346,397

Visa, Inc., Class A

   241,893      12,687,288
         
        21,033,685
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.6%)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.*

   253,361      547,260

Broadcom Corp., Class A*

   394,080      6,687,539

Cree, Inc.*

   79,190      1,256,745

DSP Group, Inc.*^

   49,860      399,877

Intel Corp.

   121,190      1,776,645

Lam Research Corp.*^

   55,680      1,184,870

Micron Technology, Inc.*^

   341,710      902,114

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

   66,707      1,468,221

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*^

   80,023      1,982,970

Teradyne, Inc.*

   55,880      235,814

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   303,700      4,713,424
         
        21,155,479
         

Software (2.5%)

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.*

   131,150      1,133,136

Autodesk, Inc.*

   106,490      2,092,529

Electronic Arts, Inc.*^

   243,355      3,903,413

Microsoft Corp.^

   229,100      4,453,703

Nuance Communications, Inc.*^

   179,425      1,858,843

Oracle Corp.*

   59,098      1,047,808

Red Hat, Inc.*

   133,150      1,760,243

Salesforce.com, Inc.*^

   69,765      2,233,178

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Shanda Interactive
Entertainment Ltd. (ADR)*^

     38,546    $ 1,247,349

Wind River Systems, Inc.*

     47,900      432,537
         
        20,162,739
         

Total Information Technology

        162,164,999
         

Materials (2.8%)

     

Chemicals (2.8% )

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc

     15,200      764,104

Monsanto Co.^

     224,866      15,819,323

Mosaic Co.

     138,600      4,795,560

Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile
S.A. (ADR)

     50,000      1,219,500
         

Total Materials

        22,598,487
         

Utilities (0.1%)

     

Electric Utilities (0.1%)

     

ITC Holdings Corp.

     22,440      980,179
         

Total Utilities

        980,179
         

Total Common Stocks (98.7%)
(Cost $1,083,777,810)

        794,597,984
         

INVESTMENT COMPANY:

     

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) (0.2%)

     

PowerShares QQQ
(Cost $1,831,476)

     63,100      1,876,594
         
           
      Number of
Warrants
  

Value

(Note 1)

WARRANT:

     

Health Care (0.0%)

     

Biotechnology (0.0%)

     

Curis, Inc., expiring 10/14/09(b)*†
(Cost $—)

     48,100      —  
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned (20.6%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 5,470,000      5,443,837

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     4,010,000      3,923,136

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     5,470,000      5,436,349

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,819,973      1,774,279

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

  

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     83,201,030      83,201,030

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     730,000      696,840

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     5,110,000      5,083,852

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     1,460,000      1,460,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     7,288,999      7,242,349

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     9,118,664      9,052,645

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     4,559,978      410,403

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     2,729,662      2,705,303
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

   $ 4,560,000    $ 4,489,461  

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     8,570,000      7,370,200  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     14,206,715      14,206,715  

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     9,120,000      8,966,391  

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     5,469,182      4,837,174  
           

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned

     166,299,964  
           

Time Deposit (1.6%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     12,935,119      12,935,119  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (22.2%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $185,829,322)

        179,235,083  
           

Total Investments (121.1%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $1,271,438,608)

        975,709,661  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-21.1%)

        (169,806,267 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 805,903,394  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Securities (totaling $0 or 0.0% of net assets) at fair value.
(b) Illiquid Security.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% -7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR—    American Depositary Receipt


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Loss
 

Compugen Ltd.

   $ 2,125,520    $ 362,615    $ 8,227,242    $ 71,488    $ —      $ (7,378,337 )
                                           

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets for
Identical

Securities

(Level 1)

  Significant Other
Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $           789,069,254       $           186,640,407       $                       —       $           975,709,661    

Other Investments*

  $                           —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $           789,069,254       $           186,640,407       $                       —       $           975,709,661    
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $                       —       $                       —       $                       —       $                       —    

Other Investments*

  $                       —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $                       —       $                       —       $                       —       $                       —    
   

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $     2,087,202,606 

 

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 2,655,160,581 

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ — 

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (377,908,739)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (377,908,739)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $     1,353,618,400 
      

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $171,611,953. This was secured by collateral of $172,894,203 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $166,299,964, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $104,979 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., an affiliated broker/dealer.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $960,635,594 of which $197,479,160 expires in the year 2010, $67,203,341 expires in the year 2011, and $695,953,093 expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

LONG-TERM DEBT SECURITIES:

     

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities (15.4%)

  

Asset-Backed Securities (4.7%)

     

Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust,

     

Series 2006-1 A1

     

0.551%, 1/25/37(b)(l)

   $ .2,542,234    $ 2,382,212

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

     

Series 2004-R11 A1

     

0.774%, 11/25/34(b)(l)

     3,166,159      2,196,950

Amortizing Residential Collateral Trust,

     

Series 2002-BC3M A

     

0.741%, 6/25/32(b)(l)

     33,110      22,758

Series 2002-BC4 A

     

0.761%, 7/25/32(b)(l)

     8,882      5,677

Asset Backed Funding Certificates,

     

Series 2006-OPT3 A3A

     

0.531%, 11/25/36(b)(l)

     2,434,134      2,295,485

Bank of America Credit Card Trust,

     

Series 2008-A5 A5

     

2.395%, 12/16/13(l)

     12,000,000      10,667,192

Series 2008-A9 A9

     

4.070%, 7/16/12

     12,030,000      11,601,810

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust,

  

Series 2002-2 A1

     

1.131%, 10/25/32(b)(l)

     19,685      11,634

Series 2003-2 A2

     

0.921%, 3/25/43(b)(l)

     63,258      61,078

Cendant Mortgage Corp.,

     

Series 2003-A A1

     

5.988%, 7/25/43(b)(l)§

     67,876      64,252

Chase Issuance Trust,

     

Series 2007-A17 A

     

5.120%, 10/15/14

     9,100,000      8,441,976

Series 2008-A7 A7

     

1.845%, 11/15/11(l)

     1,800,000      1,723,185

Series 2008-A9 A9

     

4.260%, 5/15/13

     11,260,000      10,530,048

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates,

     

Series 2006-19 2A1

     

0.531%, 3/25/37(b)(l)

     1,853,416      1,791,201

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,

  

Series 2001-HE17 A1

     

1.091%, 1/25/32(b)(l)

     26,981      13,358

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust,

     

Series 2006-B A3

     

5.330%, 8/8/10

     1,927,354      1,913,736

Series 2006-C A3

     

5.020%, 7/8/10

     3,975,154      3,953,695

Series 2006-D A4

     

4.940%, 2/8/12

     9,900,000      9,309,173

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust,

     

Series 2006-B A3

     

5.260%, 10/15/10

     6,300,112      6,246,745

GSAA Home Equity Trust,

     

Series 2006-5 2A1

     

0.541%, 3/25/36(b)(l)

     2,294,936      1,950,929

Home Equity Asset Trust,

     

Series 2002-1 A4

     

1.071%, 11/25/32(b)(l)

     4,106      1,551

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust,

     

Series 2008-1 A2

     

3.770%, 9/20/10

     12,365,000      12,183,591
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Mid-State Trust,

     

Series 4 A

     

8.330%, 4/1/30

   $ 236,434    $ 207,918

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust,

     

Series 2006-B A3

     

5.160%, 2/15/10

     1,150,092      1,149,291

Series 2008-B A2

     

3.800%, 10/15/10

     11,900,000      11,654,910

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust,

     

Series 2003-2 A

     

0.911%, 8/25/33(b)(l)

     38,841      27,780

Series 2003-3 A

     

0.971%, 12/25/33(b)(l)

     234,507      177,867

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,

  

Series 2002-CIT1 A

     

0.771%, 3/25/32(b)(l)

     35,258      32,216

Saxon Asset Securities Trust,

     

Series 2002-1 AV2

     

1.011%, 1/25/32(b)(l)

     617      616

SLM Student Loan Trust,

     

Series 2008-5 A2

     

4.635%, 10/25/16(l)

     14,040,000      13,138,365

Series 2008-5 A3

     

4.835%, 1/25/18(l)

     3,550,000      3,091,279

Series 2008-5 A4

     

5.235%, 7/25/23(l)

     9,560,000      7,697,202

Series 2008-9 A

     

5.035%, 4/25/23(l)

     19,600,000      18,369,508

Structured Asset Receivables Trust,

     

Series 2003-2A CTFS

     

4.819%, 1/21/09(l)§

     273,354      259,687

Structured Asset Securities Corp.,

     

Series 2002-HF1 A

     

0.761%, 1/25/33(b)(l)

     99,101      74,591

Series 2003-AL2 A

     

3.357%, 1/25/31§

     680,345      502,008

TIAA Real Estate CDO Ltd.,

     

Series 2001-C1A A4

     

6.680%, 6/19/31(l)§

     6,145,770      6,102,496

USAA Auto Owner Trust,

     

Series 2006-4 A3

     

5.010%, 6/15/11

     8,452,777      8,397,123

Series 2007-1 A2

     

5.400%, 4/15/10

     1,602,495      1,602,126

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust,

     

Series 2005-2 AII2

     

0.711%, 10/25/35(b)(l)§

     227,475      211,430
         
        160,064,649
         

Non-Agency CMO (10.7%)

     

American Home Mortgage Assets,

     

Series 2006-6 A1A

     

0.661%, 12/25/46(l)

     1,428,575      591,459

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust,

     

Series 2004-5 4A1

     

5.000%, 6/25/19

     1,222,184      1,080,243

Series 2004-6 4A1

     

5.000%, 7/25/19

     1,233,564      1,019,233

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.,

  

Series 2000-1 A2A

     

7.333%, 11/15/31(l)

     5,302,981      5,288,077

Series 2001-1 A2

     

6.503%, 4/15/36

     3,950,074      3,876,759

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Series 2002-PB2 A4

     

6.186%, 6/11/35#

   $ .5,320,000    $ 5,093,886

Banc of America Funding Corp.,

     

Series 2006-A 1A1

     

4.622%, 2/20/36(l)

     1,758,934      1,496,696

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,

  

Series 2005-10 A2

     

4.750%, 10/25/35(l)

     2,700,000      1,798,389

Series 2007-4 22A1

     

5.994%, 6/25/47(l)

     2,357,386      1,433,120

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust,

     

Series 2006-6 31A1

     

5.752%, 11/25/36(l)

     4,200,184      1,956,740

Series 2006-6 32A1

     

5.747%, 11/25/36(l)

     4,298,707      2,003,918

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

  

Series 2000-WF2 A2

     

7.320%, 10/15/32(l)

     2,865,140      2,853,359

Series 2003-T12 A4

     

4.680%, 8/13/39(l)

     6,825,000      6,173,655

Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,

  

Series 1999-2 A2

     

7.198%, 1/15/32

     490,756      489,102

Series 2000-3 A2

     

7.319%, 10/15/32

     2,002,148      1,992,424

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Inc.,

  

Series 2005-EMG A2

     

4.221%, 9/20/51§

     4,040,224      3,901,954

Series 2007-C6 AM

     

5.700%, 12/10/49(l)

     3,575,000      1,637,436

Series 2008-C7 A4

     

6.096%, 12/10/49(l)

     7,559,313      5,836,324

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,

     

Series 2005-4 A

     

5.343%, 9/25/35(l)

     22,508,104      15,564,881

Series 2006-AR1 1A1

     

4.900%, 10/25/35(l)

     7,675,246      4,845,202

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  

Series 2007-CD5 A4

     

5.886%, 11/15/44(l)

     3,525,000      2,658,171

Citimortgage Alternative Loan Trust,

     

Series 2007-A8 A1

     

6.000%, 10/25/37

     8,889,254      4,261,286

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates,

  

Series 2000-C1 A2

     

7.416%, 8/15/33(l)

     4,882,200      4,882,716

Series 2007-C9 A4

     

5.816%, 12/10/49(l)^

     9,890,000      7,499,239

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,

     

Series 2003-J3 2A1

     

6.250%, 12/25/33

     183,162      159,042

Series 2006-OA10 1A1

     

3.216%, 8/25/46(l)

     1,478,367      636,928

Series 2006-OA21 A1

     

0.698%, 3/20/47(l)

     3,941,648      1,615,154

Series 2006-OC8 2A1A

     

0.561%, 11/25/36(l)

     2,817,333      2,649,656

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust,

  

Series 2003-R4 1A3

     

6.000%, 11/25/26§

     10,780      10,780

Series 2003-R4 2A

     

6.500%, 1/25/34(l)§

     242,810      225,434
      Principal
Amount
   Value
(Note 1)

Series 2006-OA5 2A1

     

0.671%, 4/25/46(l)

   $ 1,732,931    $ 678,556

Series 2007-16 A1

     

6.500%, 10/25/37

     5,075,704      3,443,551

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates,

  

Series 2006-3 1A1A

     

0.561%, 4/25/36(l)

     316,439      312,666

Series 2006-8 3A1

     

6.000%, 10/25/21

     2,278,262      1,338,479

Series 2006-C5 A3

     

5.311%, 12/15/39

     10,020,000      7,774,764

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.,

  

Series 2002-CKS4 A2

     

5.183%, 11/15/36

     5,105,000      4,666,153

Series 2002-CP3 A3

     

5.603%, 7/15/35

     7,210,000      6,699,617

Series 2002-CP5 A2

     

4.940%, 12/15/35

     6,905,000      6,212,284

Series 2002-P1A A

     

4.556%, 3/25/32(l)§

     18,755      13,877

Series 2003-C3 A5

     

3.936%, 5/15/38

     7,430,000      6,320,216

Series 2005-C2 A4

     

4.832%, 4/15/37

     4,760,000      3,880,208

CW Capital Cobalt Ltd.,

     

Series 2007-C3 A4

     

5.820%, 5/15/46(l)^

     1,867,500      1,373,190

Deutsche Alt-A Securities, Inc.,

     

Series 2006-OA1 A1

     

0.671%, 2/25/47(l)

     1,769,518      718,199

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp.,

     

Series 1999-CG1 A1B

     

6.460%, 3/10/32

     1,400      1,397

Series 1999-CG2 A1B

     

7.300%, 6/10/32(l)

     2,120,656      2,115,751

Series 2000-CKP1 A1B

     

7.180%, 11/10/33

     5,756,740      5,733,253

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities Trust,

  

Series 2006-FA2 1A5

     

6.000%, 5/25/36

     6,641,799      5,941,158

First Republic Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2001-FRB1 A

     

1.545%, 11/15/31(l)

     495,591      364,491

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  

Series 2001-C4 A2

     

6.223%, 12/12/33

     6,520,000      6,279,791

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.,

  

Series 2002-3A A1

     

4.229%, 12/10/37

     1,377,204      1,332,573

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.,

  

Series 1999-C2 A2

     

6.945%, 9/15/33

     186,938      186,201

Series 1999-C3 A2

     

7.179%, 8/15/36(l)

     2,299,495      2,291,680

Series 2000-C1 A2

     

7.724%, 3/15/33(l)^

     3,615,936      3,615,716

Series 2000-C2 A2

     

7.455%, 8/16/33(l)

     2,954,568      2,948,500

Series 2000-C3 A2

     

6.957%, 9/15/35

     5,052,891      5,000,535

Series 2002-C3 A2

     

4.930%, 7/10/39

     6,925,000      6,258,110

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.,

  

Series 2004-GG1 A4

     

4.755%, 6/10/36

   $ 1,205,000    $ 1,169,635

Series 2007-GG9 A4

     

5.444%, 3/10/39^

     8,775,000      6,678,932

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II,

     

Series 2006-GG8 A4

     

5.560%, 11/10/39

     5,360,000      4,251,520

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2004-9 4A1

     

4.039%, 8/25/34(l)

     4,908,187      3,264,773

Series 2005 - AR4 6A1

     

5.250%, 7/25/35(l)

     22,289,676      16,360,725

Series 2005-AR6 2A1

     

4.540%, 9/25/35(l)

     1,995,252      1,470,766

Series 2005-AR7 6A1

     

5.244%, 11/25/35(l)

     4,354,799      3,239,761

Series 2006-OA1 2A1

     

0.661%, 8/25/46(l)

     2,923,439      1,420,666

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2006-9 2A1A

     

0.791%, 11/19/36(l)

     2,862,376      1,231,067

Heller Financial Commercial Mortgage Asset Corp.,

  

Series 1999-PH1 A2

     

6.847%, 5/15/31(l)

     46,607      46,466

Homebanc Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2005-4 A1

     

0.741%, 10/25/35(l)

     2,860,745      1,316,155

Impac CMB Trust,

     

Series 2003-8 2A1

     

1.371%, 10/25/33(b)(l)

     176,966      146,686

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.,

  

Series 2001-C1 A3

     

5.857%, 10/12/35

     5,340,000      5,097,168

Series 2001-CIB2 A3

     

6.429%, 4/15/35

     1,295,000      1,259,444

Series 2001-CIBC A3

     

6.260%, 3/15/33

     4,886,424      4,776,045

Series 2004-CB8 A1A

     

4.158%, 1/12/39§

     3,371,869      2,771,818

Series 2007-LD11 A2

     

5.804%, 6/15/49(l)

     3,450,000      2,637,267

Series 2007-LD12 A2

     

5.827%, 2/15/51

     2,810,000      2,190,903

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2006-S2 2A2

     

5.875%, 7/25/36

     1,059,425      781,326

Series 2007-S1 1A2

     

5.500%, 3/25/22

     965,876      656,494

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2002-C2 A4

     

5.594%, 6/15/31

     6,949,000      6,493,187

Series 2003-C7 A2

     

4.064%, 9/15/27(l)

     1,038,164      1,006,834

Series 2004-C7 A1A

     

4.475%, 10/15/29

     8,484,760      7,450,806

Series 2006-C6 A4

     

5.372%, 9/15/39

     3,295,000      2,584,947

Series 2007-C1 A4

     

5.424%, 2/15/40

     4,000,000      2,967,566

Series 2007-C7 A3

     

5.866%, 9/15/45(l)

     7,970,000      5,639,524
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust,

     

Series 2004-4 1A1

     

5.500%, 5/25/34

   $ 2,898,969    $ 2,246,701

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.,

     

Series 2003-A1 3A

     

4.910%, 12/25/32(l)

     428,187      394,575

Series 2005-A10 A

     

0.681%, 2/25/36(l)

     2,145,166      1,141,274

Morgan Stanley Capital I, Inc.,

     

Series 1999-LIFE A2

     

7.110%, 4/15/33(l)

     5,743,359      5,721,698

Series 2006-IQ12 A4

     

5.332%, 12/15/43

     3,455,000      2,599,205

Series 2007-HQ12 A2

     

5.632%, 4/12/49(l)

     1,250,000      940,445

Series 2007-HQ13 A1

     

5.357%, 12/15/44

     11,804,474      10,952,133

Series 2007-IQ13 A4

     

5.364%, 3/15/44

     2,000,000      1,470,929

Series 2007-IQ15 A4

     

5.881%, 6/11/49(l)

     11,450,000      8,483,000

Series 2007-IQ15 AM

     

5.881%, 6/11/49(l)

     5,075,000      2,357,393

Series 2007-T27 A4

     

5.650%, 6/13/42(l)

     3,910,000      2,984,754

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I,

     

Series 2002-IQ2 A4

     

5.740%, 12/15/35

     6,865,000      6,530,811

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,

     

Series 2003-QR19 CB1

     

5.750%, 10/25/33

     190,365      189,850

Series 2006-QS2 1A9

     

5.500%, 2/25/36

     5,753,138      3,522,848

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.,

  

Series 2001-C2 A3

     

6.499%, 11/13/36

     8,080,540      7,849,236

Sequoia Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 10 2A1

     

0.888%, 10/20/27(l)

     86,289      66,032

Series 2003-4 2A1

     

0.858%, 7/20/33(l)

     180,165      128,400

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust,

  

Series 2005-19XS 1A1

     

0.791%, 10/25/35(l)

     1,887,510      849,950

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc.,

  

Series 2002-AR3 A1

     

0.911%, 9/19/32(l)

     53,702      37,864

Series 2005-AR5 A1

     

0.831%, 7/19/35(l)

     433,005      187,410

Series 2005-AR5 A2

     

0.831%, 7/19/35(l)

     2,234,930      1,679,824

Series 2006-AR3 12A1

     

0.691%, 5/25/36(l)

     1,956,776      784,117

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  

Series 2005-C17 APB

     

5.037%, 3/15/42

     5,110,000      4,337,527

Series 2005-C20 A6A

     

5.110%, 7/15/42(l)

     7,640,000      6,458,447

Series 2005-C22 A4

     

5.265%, 12/15/44(l)

     4,400,000      3,524,787

Series 2006-C28 AJ

     

5.632%, 10/15/48(l)

     1,030,000      302,479

Series 2006-C29 AJ

     

5.368%, 11/15/48(l)

     1,030,000      289,348

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Series 2007-C33 A4

     

5.902%, 2/15/51(l)

   $ 5,875,000    $ 4,245,716

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

  

Series 2002-AR6 A

     

3.656%, 6/25/42(l)

     77,199      56,366

Series 2002-AR9 1A

     

3.656%, 8/25/42(l)

     117,614      82,749

Series 2003-R1 A1

     

1.011%, 12/25/27(l)

     1,124,957      931,574

Series 2005-AR7 A4

     

4.919%, 8/25/35(l)

     3,223,502      1,890,863

Series 2007-HY3 4A1

     

5.347%, 3/25/37(l)

     7,881,948      4,509,581

Series 2007-OA4 1A

     

3.026%, 5/25/47(l)

     1,959,074      863,717

Series 2007-OA5 1A

     

3.006%, 6/25/47(l)

     3,399,495      1,491,086

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,

  

Series 2004-K 1A2

     

4.476%, 7/25/34(l)

     4,999,392      3,823,963

Series 2006-AR12 2A1

     

6.099%, 9/25/36(l)

     2,867,253      1,837,574
         
        361,706,886
         

Total Asset-Backed and Mortgage-
Backed Securities

        521,771,535
         

Corporate Bonds (23.8%)

     

Consumer Discretionary (0.5%)

     

Media (0.5%)

     

Cablevision Systems Corp. Term Loan

     

2.940%, 2/24/13

   $ 2,545      2,162

2.945%, 2/24/13

     989,822      840,936

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.

  

8.375%, 3/15/13

     1,020,000      1,055,215

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC

     

7.875%, 8/1/13

     130,000      133,668

Comcast Corp.

     

6.500%, 1/15/15

     969,000      952,460

6.500%, 1/15/17^

     2,550,000      2,518,671

7.050%, 3/15/33

     15,000      15,646

6.500%, 11/15/35

     1,235,000      1,229,121

6.950%, 8/15/37^

     2,900,000      3,053,851

COX Communications, Inc.

     

7.125%, 10/1/12

     115,000      110,057

Historic TW, Inc.

     

6.625%, 5/15/29

     200,000      177,359

News America Holdings, Inc.

     

7.750%, 1/20/24

     145,000      145,402

8.500%, 2/23/25

     775,000      762,703

8.450%, 8/1/34

     245,000      260,406

News America, Inc.

     

7.125%, 4/8/28

     275,000      263,820

TCI Communications, Inc.

     

7.875%, 2/15/26

     820,000      850,874

7.125%, 2/15/28

     360,000      340,450

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

     

6.200%, 7/1/13

     2,625,000      2,482,974

6.550%, 5/1/37

     2,350,000      2,251,608

Time Warner Cos., Inc.

     

7.570%, 2/1/24

     10,000      9,637

Time Warner, Inc.

     

6.750%, 4/15/11

     135,000      131,811

7.700%, 5/1/32

     598,000      598,737
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.

     

8.375%, 7/1/13

   $ 65,000    $ 63,393
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        18,250,961
         

Consumer Staples (0.6%)

     

Food & Staples Retailing (0.0%)

     

SUPERVALU, Inc.

     

7.500%, 11/15/14

     700,000      574,000
         

Food Products (0.2%)

     

Kraft Foods, Inc.

     

6.500%, 8/11/17

     3,270,000      3,286,814

6.125%, 2/1/18

     3,500,000      3,429,640
         
        6,716,454
         

Household Products (0.3%)

     

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     

3.520%, 7/30/10(l)

     10,400,000      10,113,522
         

Tobacco (0.1%)

     

Philip Morris International, Inc.

     

6.875%, 3/17/14

     2,575,000      2,706,036

5.650%, 5/16/18

     1,570,000      1,556,393
         
        4,262,429
         

Total Consumer Staples

        21,666,405
         

Energy (0.4%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (0.1%)

     

Halliburton Co.

     

5.500%, 10/15/10

     1,100,000      1,123,519

Transocean, Inc.

     

6.000%, 3/15/18^

     645,000      587,467

6.800%, 3/15/38

     955,000      851,809
         
        2,562,795
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.3%)

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     

5.950%, 9/15/16

     3,525,000      3,113,664

6.450%, 9/15/36

     1,735,000      1,368,627

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

     

5.700%, 5/15/17

     4,000,000      3,488,512

ConocoPhillips

     

7.000%, 3/30/29

     30,000      30,650

Devon Financing Corp. ULC

     

7.875%, 9/30/31

     475,000      523,025

EnCana Holdings Finance Corp.

     

5.800%, 5/1/14

     400,000      374,725

Gaz Capital S.A.

     

8.146%, 4/11/18§

     1,800,000      1,269,000

XTO Energy, Inc.

     

6.250%, 8/1/17

     900,000      864,249

6.750%, 8/1/37

     1,675,000      1,568,745
         
        12,601,197
         

Total Energy

        15,163,992
         

Financials (18.9%)

     

Capital Markets (3.9%)

     

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.

     

2.263%, 8/21/09(l)

     2,700,000      2,655,204

2.243%, 2/23/10(l)

     7,000,000      6,797,798

4.903%, 7/19/10(l)

     1,805,000      1,746,791

3.650%, 1/31/11(l)

     1,500,000      1,377,096

2.359%, 8/15/11(l)

     2,500,000      2,248,135

6.950%, 8/10/12

     4,965,000      5,156,515

6.400%, 10/2/17

     8,075,000      8,391,362

7.250%, 2/1/18

     2,000,000      2,191,712

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Goldman Sachs Capital II

     

5.793%, 12/29/49(l)

   $ 3,650,000    $ 1,403,144

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

1.766%, 6/28/10(l)

     10,000,000      9,153,120

5.250%, 10/15/13

     5,060,000      4,648,379

5.319%, 1/12/15(l)

     4,500,000      3,338,113

6.250%, 9/1/17

     18,000,000      17,453,448

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.000%, 12/23/09(h)

     10,200,000      918,000

5.625%, 1/24/13(h)

     5,000,000      475,000

6.200%, 9/26/14(h)

     5,330,000      506,350

6.750%, 12/28/17(h)

     4,325,000      433

0.000%, 9/15/22(h)

     2,175,000      195,750

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     

2.431%, 6/5/12(l)

     1,500,000      1,277,700

6.400%, 8/28/17

     13,000,000      13,024,271

6.875%, 4/25/18

     3,700,000      3,870,296

Morgan Stanley

     

4.299%, 1/22/09(l)

     600,000      596,535

4.753%, 1/18/11(l)

     2,800,000      2,384,127

5.050%, 1/21/11

     2,315,000      2,223,544

6.750%, 4/15/11

     800,000      787,141

4.570%, 1/9/12(l)

     11,400,000      8,994,737

5.625%, 1/9/12

     1,935,000      1,834,974

5.300%, 3/1/13

     7,300,000      6,620,304

6.000%, 4/28/15

     10,300,000      8,886,119

6.625%, 4/1/18

     15,000,000      13,159,350
         
        132,315,448
         

Certificates of Deposit (0.2%)

     

Bank of Ireland

     

2.831%, 1/15/10(l)

     4,000,000      3,972,728

Nordea Bank Finland plc/New York

     

1.855%, 4/9/09(l)

     2,300,000      2,299,703

SunTrust Bank

     

4.415%, 6/15/09

     980,000      990,312
         
        7,262,743
         

Commercial Banks (5.8%)

     

Bank of Scotland plc

     

4.590%, 7/17/09(l)§

     4,300,000      4,287,315

2.253%, 12/8/10(l)§

     8,000,000      7,300,104

Barclays Bank plc

     

5.926%, 9/29/49(l)§

     4,500,000      1,654,749

7.434%, 9/29/49(l)§

     5,895,000      2,980,394

Charter One Bank N.A.

     

3.585%, 4/24/09(l)

     8,300,000      8,180,347

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     

1.916%, 6/8/09(l)§

     600,000      596,974

Credit Suisse/New York

     

5.000%, 5/15/13

     21,340,000      20,538,278

6.000%, 2/15/18

     1,550,000      1,423,404

DnB NOR Bank ASA

     

4.889%, 10/13/09(l)§

     6,100,000      6,098,493

HBOS plc

     

6.750%, 5/21/18§

     1,400,000      1,232,139

HSBC Capital Funding LP/Jersey Channel Islands

  

4.610%, 12/29/49(l)§

     550,000      298,039

ICICI Bank Ltd.

     

5.290%, 1/12/10(l)§

     3,400,000      2,813,500

JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A.

     

6.000%, 7/5/17

     5,400,000      5,446,429

6.000%, 10/1/17

     4,110,000      4,145,671

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc./Aruba

  

1.805%, 10/27/49(l)†

   JPY   300,000,000      3,177,386
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

National Australia Bank Ltd.

     

2.204%, 9/11/09(l)§

   $ 6,200,000    $ 6,204,520

5.350%, 6/12/13§

     9,100,000      8,770,671

National Westminster Bank plc

     

7.375%, 10/1/09

     725,000      710,852

Rabobank Capital Funding II

     

5.260%, 12/31/49(l)§

     780,000      412,643

Rabobank Nederland N.V.

     

1.195%, 2/1/10(l)§

     14,500,000      14,422,947

Regions Bank

     

7.500%, 5/15/18§

     6,600,000      5,672,251

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

     

5.050%, 1/8/15

     2,100,000      1,782,495

6.990%, 10/29/49(l)§

     650,000      303,898

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.

     

1.570%, 12/31/49(l)

   JPY   200,000,000      1,896,055

1.776%, 12/31/49(l)

     100,000,000      1,061,860

5.625%, 12/31/49(l)§

   $ 300,000      222,172

UBS AG/Connecticut

     

5.875%, 12/20/17

     19,910,000      18,290,222

5.750%, 4/25/18

     8,400,000      7,623,798

Wachovia Bank N.A./North Carolina

  

1.538%, 3/23/09(l)

     3,100,000      3,079,242

5.000%, 8/15/15

     2,500,000      2,178,113

6.000%, 11/15/17

     7,525,000      7,264,078

6.600%, 1/15/38

     1,750,000      1,898,589

Wachovia Corp.

     

2.116%, 3/15/11(l)

     1,500,000      1,338,374

5.500%, 5/1/13

     5,400,000      5,339,741

2.266%, 6/15/17(l)

     5,900,000      4,379,151

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

3.552%, 5/1/09

     1,700,000      1,743,690

4.625%, 8/9/10

     2,390,000      2,400,989

4.875%, 1/12/11

     460,000      460,017

4.375%, 1/31/13

     15,200,000      14,884,083

7.980%, 2/28/49(l)

     8,000,000      6,819,200

Wells Fargo Bank N.A./North Carolina

  

4.750%, 2/9/15

     5,700,000      5,769,477
         
        195,102,350
         

Consumer Finance (1.5%)

     

American Express Bank FSB

     

0.568%, 10/20/09(l)

     2,000,000      1,906,538

American Express Co.

     

7.000%, 3/19/18

     15,700,000      15,874,961

American Honda Finance Corp.

     

2.275%, 6/20/11(l)§

     18,000,000      17,536,464

Capital One Financial Corp.

     

6.750%, 9/15/17

     2,300,000      2,227,720

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

7.250%, 10/25/11

     1,250,000      913,136

SLM Corp.

     

4.000%, 1/15/09^

     3,250,000      3,233,934

3.675%, 7/27/09(l)

     5,900,000      5,561,322

3.695%, 7/26/10(l)

     3,000,000      2,560,443

3.835%, 1/27/14(l)

     2,950,000      1,990,852
         
        51,805,370
         

Diversified Financial Services (5.0%)

     

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts

     

5.375%, 4/30/13

     1,880,000      1,850,668

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Bank of America Corp.

     

2.299%, 2/17/09(l)

   $ 9,055,000    $ 9,040,863

2.273%, 5/21/10(l)

     1,500,000      1,439,044

5.625%, 10/14/16^

     3,050,000      2,995,814

6.000%, 9/1/17

     2,740,000      2,782,804

5.750%, 12/1/17

     4,715,000      4,707,649

5.650%, 5/1/18

     8,335,000      8,384,460

8.000%, 12/29/49(l)

     7,600,000      5,466,589

8.125%, 12/29/49(l)

     2,000,000      1,496,000

Bank of America N.A.

     

2.835%, 5/12/10(l)

     5,200,000      5,091,590

2.048%, 6/23/10(l)

     9,700,000      9,466,240

6.100%, 6/15/17

     1,275,000      1,257,175

Belvoir Land LLC,

     

Series A-1

     

5.270%, 12/15/47§

     825,000      527,266

BTM Curacao Holdings N.V.

     

1.566%, 12/31/49(l)

   JPY 100,000,000      1,097,892

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp.

  

2.285%, 8/11/09(l)

   $ 6,100,000      6,010,556

CIT Group, Inc.

     

2.303%, 6/8/09(l)

     3,900,000      3,807,067

Citigroup, Inc.

     

1.496%, 12/28/09(l)

     4,100,000      3,867,534

4.125%, 2/22/10

     3,940,000      3,882,574

4.625%, 8/3/10^

     485,000      477,002

5.300%, 10/17/12

     7,500,000      7,227,945

5.500%, 4/11/13

     19,200,000      18,694,733

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

2.096%, 6/15/09(l)

     5,100,000      5,005,777

2.448%, 5/10/10(l)

     3,700,000      3,485,378

5.000%, 11/15/11

     12,270,000      12,434,541

3.116%, 12/9/11(l)

     9,000,000      9,152,820

4.644%, 4/10/12(l)

     10,000,000      8,482,130

5.500%, 9/15/67(l)§

   EUR 10,400,000      8,034,645

6.375%, 11/15/67(l)

   $ 4,725,000      2,969,989

Irwin Land LLC

     

Series A-1

     

5.030%, 12/15/25§

     725,000      541,459

Series A-2

     

5.300%, 12/15/35§

     1,195,000      854,867

John Deere Capital Corp.

     

2.875%, 6/19/12

     5,000,000      5,142,455

JP Morgan Chase Capital XXV

     

6.800%, 10/1/37

     5,975,000      5,505,275

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

3.343%, 11/1/12(l)

     1,500,000      1,302,635

7.900%, 4/29/49(l)

     3,275,000      2,724,243

Pemex Finance Ltd.

     

9.030%, 2/15/11#

     45,000      46,145

Santander Perpetual S.A.U.

     

6.671%, 10/29/49(l)§

     3,500,000      2,226,137

UFJ Finance Aruba AEC

     

6.750%, 7/15/13

     310,000      302,993

ZFS Finance USA Trust I

     

6.500%, 5/9/37(l)^§

     1,945,000      797,450
         
        168,580,404
         

Insurance (2.4%)

     

Allstate Corp.

     

6.125%, 5/15/37(l)

     1,480,000      859,588

American International Group, Inc.

     

3.548%, 1/29/10(l)§

     10,400,000      9,204,000

5.600%, 10/18/16

     1,000,000      671,029

8.250%, 8/15/18§

     1,200,000      878,303

8.175%, 5/15/58(l)§

     23,290,000      9,060,392
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.

     

4.750%, 5/15/12#

   $ 760,000    $ 780,161

Chubb Corp.

     

5.750%, 5/15/18

     1,000,000      960,167

6.375%, 3/29/67(l)

     3,125,000      1,938,100

Hartford Life Global Funding Trusts

     

2.166%, 9/15/09(l)

     3,610,000      3,362,495

Lincoln National Corp.

     

6.050%, 4/20/67(l)

     2,025,000      810,000

MetLife, Inc.

     

6.400%, 12/15/36^

     4,390,000      2,634,000

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I

     

2.189%, 5/17/10(l)§

     900,000      807,281

2.246%, 3/15/12(l)§

     25,100,000      19,810,803

5.125%, 4/10/13^§

     5,250,000      4,891,735

Monumental Global Funding Ltd.

     

1.220%, 6/16/10(l)§

     7,080,000      6,648,779

New York Life Global Funding

     

3.875%, 1/15/09§

     775,000      774,788

4.650%, 5/9/13§

     15,000,000      14,494,605

Progressive Corp.

     

6.700%, 6/15/37(l)

     2,390,000      1,174,883

Travelers Cos., Inc.

     

6.250%, 3/15/37(l)

     3,375,000      2,210,750
         
        81,971,859
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.1%)

  

ERP Operating LP

     

6.625%, 3/15/12^

     445,000      365,643

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.

     

7.125%, 6/1/15

     2,300,000      1,799,750

6.750%, 4/1/17

     760,000      577,600
         
        2,742,993
         

Total Financials

        639,781,167
         

Health Care (0.5%)

     

Pharmaceuticals (0.5%)

     

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     

6.875%, 8/1/97

     150,000      165,717

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.

     

4.850%, 5/15/13

     3,425,000      3,435,470

5.650%, 5/15/18

     11,300,000      11,868,706
         

Total Health Care

        15,469,893
         

Industrials (0.3%)

     

Airlines (0.2%)

     

Continental Airlines, Inc.

     

Series 99-2

     

7.056%, 9/15/09

     850,000      816,000

Southwest Airlines Co.

     

10.500%, 12/15/11(b)§

     7,000,000      6,524,191

UAL Pass Through Trust

     

Series 2001-1

     

6.602%, 9/1/13

     75,966      70,648
         
        7,410,839
         

Industrial Conglomerates (0.1%)

     

General Electric Co.

     

5.000%, 2/1/13

     1,081,000      1,093,205
         

Total Industrials

        8,504,044
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Information Technology (0.3%)

     

Computers & Peripherals (0.2% )

     

International Business Machines Corp.

     

5.700%, 9/14/17

   $ 2,890,000    $ 3,089,742

7.625%, 10/15/18

     3,000,000      3,597,585
         
        6,687,327
         

Software (0.1%)

     

Oracle Corp.

     

4.950%, 4/15/13

     3,670,000      3,783,704
         

Total Information Technology

        10,471,031
         

Materials (0.0%)

     

Metals & Mining (0.0%)

     

Teck Cominco Ltd.

     

6.125%, 10/1/35

     1,075,000      440,213
         

Paper & Forest Products (0.0%)

     

Koch Forest Products, Inc.

     

3.459%, 12/20/12(l)

     28,571      23,202

4.219%, 12/20/12(l)

     57,880      47,003

4.446%, 12/20/12(l)

     39,167      31,807

4.567%, 12/20/12(l)

     809,524      657,401
         
        759,413
         

Total Materials

        1,199,626
         

Telecommunication Services (1.6%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.4%)

  

AT&T Corp.

     

7.300%, 11/15/11

     38,000      39,481

8.000%, 11/15/31

     698,000      876,782

AT&T, Inc.

     

5.500%, 2/1/18

     1,950,000      1,970,719

6.500%, 9/1/37

     6,500,000      7,000,435

6.300%, 1/15/38

     7,300,000      7,716,903

6.400%, 5/15/38

     12,270,000      13,143,391

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

9.000%, 8/15/31^

     65,000      40,950

GTE Corp.

     

6.940%, 4/15/28

     225,000      208,208

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

     

5.649%, 2/15/09(l)

     667,000      663,665

Qwest Corp.

     

7.625%, 6/15/15

     1,580,000      1,295,600

Telecom Italia Capital S.A.

     

5.250%, 10/1/15

     1,575,000      1,198,969

Telefonica Emisiones S.A.U.

     

6.421%, 6/20/16^

     1,050,000      1,048,177

Telefonica Europe B.V.

     

7.750%, 9/15/10

     550,000      558,449

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     

5.350%, 2/15/11

     600,000      603,559

8.750%, 11/1/18

     8,350,000      9,796,404

7.750%, 6/15/32

     425,000      469,987

Verizon Maryland, Inc.

     

Series B

     

5.125%, 6/15/33^

     465,000      338,530

Verizon New England, Inc.

     

7.875%, 11/15/29

     25,000      21,974

Verizon New Jersey, Inc.

     

Series A

     

5.875%, 1/17/12

     1,040,000      1,023,830
         
        48,016,013
         
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.2%)

  

Verizon Wireless, Inc.

     

8.500%, 11/15/18§

   $ 2,550,000    $ 2,987,776

Vodafone Group plc

     

7.750%, 2/15/10

     1,985,000      2,028,700
         
        5,016,476
         

Total Telecommunication
Services

        53,032,489
         

Utilities (0.7%)

     

Electric Utilities (0.7% )

     

Dayton Power & Light Co.

     

5.125%, 10/1/13

     900,000      914,212

EDP Finance B.V.

     

6.000%, 2/2/18§

     3,075,000      2,552,699

Enel Finance International S.A.

     

6.250%, 9/15/17§

     7,200,000      6,080,090

Florida Power & Light Co.

     

4.950%, 6/1/35

     875,000      851,452

5.950%, 2/1/38

     1,030,000      1,147,266

Florida Power Corp.

     

5.900%, 3/1/33

     275,000      286,312

6.400%, 6/15/38

     1,300,000      1,451,762

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.

     

5.950%, 5/15/37

     2,350,000      2,130,870

6.500%, 9/15/37

     2,000,000      1,952,290

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

     

6.450%, 8/15/12

     2,130,000      1,987,307

PSEG Power LLC

     

6.950%, 6/1/12

     400,000      394,668

Scottish Power Ltd.

     

4.910%, 3/15/10

     1,100,000      1,076,915

Southern California Edison Co.

     

Series 08-A

     

5.950%, 2/1/38

     1,000,000      1,113,850
         
        21,939,693
         

Gas Utilities (0.0%)

     

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

     

6.150%, 5/1/16^

     1,000,000      861,463

Consolidated Natural Gas Co.

     

Series A

     

5.000%, 3/1/14

     250,000      232,465
         
        1,093,928
         

Multi-Utilities (0.0%)

     

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     

Series D

     

5.125%, 12/15/09

     150,000      149,670
         

Total Utilities

        23,183,291
         

Total Corporate Bonds

        806,722,899
         

Government Securities (98.1%)

     

Agency ABS (0.4%)

     

Small Business Administration

     

Series 2003-10A 1

     

4.628%, 3/10/13

   $ 505,507      508,094

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Small Business Administration
Participation Certificates

     

Series 2004-20A 1

     

4.930%, 1/1/24

   $ 591,950    $ 602,207

Series 2004-20C 1

     

4.340%, 3/1/24

     4,102,464      4,051,679

Series 2005-20B 1

     

4.625%, 2/1/25

     360,706      360,829

Series 2008-20A 1

     

5.170%, 1/1/28

     981,532      976,242

Series 2008-20C 1

     

5.490%, 3/1/28

     3,642,069      3,735,816

Series 2008-20G 1

     

5.870%, 7/1/28

     3,529,472      3,675,417
         
        13,910,284
         

Agency CMO (3.2%)

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

4.500%, 12/15/13

     858,598      861,011

4.500%, 2/15/15

     1,799,205      1,817,524

4.500%, 1/15/16

     2,250,214      2,273,361

5.000%, 7/15/19

     8,717,316      8,804,112

4.500%, 10/15/23

     1,646,685      1,647,662

5.500%, 2/15/26

     3,377,885      3,450,688

5.500%, 4/15/26

     3,654,491      3,719,198

1.545%, 12/15/29(l)

     20,128      19,488

5.500%, 1/15/31

     2,151,126      2,216,165

5.355%, 10/15/33 IO(l)

     69,217,539      6,205,615

5.500%, 8/1/35 IO STRIPS

     5,714,635      606,411

6.500%, 7/25/43

     653,412      678,528

Federal National Mortgage Association

  

4.500%, 2/25/17

     1,469,454      1,486,499

4.500%, 3/25/17

     1,175,741      1,189,724

5.500%, 9/25/24

     3,284,227      3,310,364

5.500%, 10/25/24

     3,869,093      3,903,320

5.500%, 3/25/25

     10,965,076      11,061,921

5.500%, 1/25/26

     10,186,455      10,296,549

5.500%, 5/25/27

     2,779,766      2,823,452

6.000%, 8/25/28

     1,057,969      1,066,683

6.000%, 9/25/30

     10,132,164      10,158,914

6.000%, 1/25/32

     10,288,810      10,504,293

8.760%, 6/25/32(l)

     148,857      157,232

5.310%, 8/25/33

     2,900,000      2,929,000

6.000%, 10/25/33

     10,779,989      10,997,653

6.500%, 7/25/34

     1,377,162      1,425,403

5.000%, 7/1/36 IO STRIPS

     12,748,165      1,221,629

Government National Mortgage Association

  

6.500%, 6/20/32

     179,902      188,004

Small Business Administration

     

Series 2008-P10B 1

     

5.944%, 8/10/18†

     3,100,000      3,201,768
         
        108,222,171
         

Foreign Governments (1.1%)

     

Emirate of Abu Dhabi

     

5.500%, 8/2/12§

     10,400,000      11,506,560

Export-Import Bank of China

     

5.250%, 7/29/14§

     3,700,000      3,826,485

Federative Republic of Brazil

     

12.500%, 1/5/22

   BRL 1,900,000      842,860

10.250%, 1/10/28

     29,300,000      11,379,507

Israel Government AID Bond

     

5.500%, 4/26/24

   $ 1,950,000      2,422,153

5.500%, 9/18/33

     1,945,000      2,584,594
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Republic of Croatia

     

Series A

     

3.938%, 7/30/10(l)

   $ 411,818    $ 385,828

Republic of Panama

     

9.375%, 4/1/29

     298,000      330,333

Republic of South Africa

     

7.375%, 4/25/12

     60,000      60,009

6.500%, 6/2/14^

     1,480,000      1,398,600

United Mexican States

     

6.750%, 9/27/34

     1,775,000      1,872,625
         
        36,609,554
         

Municipal Bonds (0.8%)

     

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority

  

6.000%, 6/1/42

     4,100,000      2,330,276

California Educational Facilities Authority

  

4.750%, 10/1/37

     900,000      796,653

California State University

     

5.000%, 11/1/30

     300,000      276,831

Chabot-Las Positas, California Community College District

  

(Zero Coupon), 8/1/22

     6,230,000      2,760,638

City of Chicago, Illinois

     

7.790%, 1/1/14(l)§

     300,000      205,446

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp.

  

5.750%, 6/1/47

     300,000      166,917

Los Angeles, California Community College District

  

5.000%, 8/1/27

     1,100,000      1,075,239

5.000%, 8/1/31

     200,000      189,878

5.000%, 8/1/32

     1,000,000      937,300

Los Angeles, California Unified School District

  

4.500%, 7/1/22

     1,500,000      1,406,265

4.500%, 7/1/24

     1,300,000      1,175,668

4.500%, 7/1/25

     1,700,000      1,516,332

4.500%, 1/1/28

     1,500,000      1,296,210

Los Gatos, California Union School District

     

5.000%, 8/1/30

     160,000      156,890

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority

  

7.220%, 6/15/34(l)§

     100,000      95,408

5.000%, 6/15/37

     1,900,000      1,742,395

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp.

     

(Zero Coupon), 8/1/54

     1,100,000      38,566

San Bernardino, California Community College District

  

5.000%, 8/1/31

     1,500,000      1,374,780

State of California

     

4.500%, 8/1/28

     2,200,000      1,786,048

5.000%, 11/1/37

     600,000      510,330

5.000%, 12/1/37

     1,200,000      1,020,564

State of Texas

     

4.750%, 4/1/37

     6,500,000      5,972,850

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp./New Jersey

  

5.000%, 6/1/29

     1,010,000      570,700

5.000%, 6/1/41

     400,000      193,996
         
        27,596,180
         

U.S. Government Agencies (89.6%)

     

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

4.000%, 4/20/09(e)

     1,800,000      1,819,894

5.625%, 6/13/16

     3,650,000      3,832,635

5.625%, 6/11/21

     17,610,000      20,291,211

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

     

4.000%, 6/1/10

     819,230      819,273

6.000%, 6/15/11^

     16,300,000      18,065,127

5.500%, 8/20/12

     8,000,000      8,928,568

6.000%, 1/1/14

     19,612      20,231

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

5.500%, 2/1/14

   $ 206,216    $ 212,051

6.000%, 7/1/14

     11,347      11,712

5.750%, 6/27/16^

     8,600,000      9,227,301

6.000%, 2/1/17

     422,782      438,321

6.000%, 3/1/17

     10,689      11,084

6.500%, 3/1/17

     78,131      81,178

6.000%, 4/1/17

     353,600      366,176

6.000%, 5/1/17

     2,171      2,251

6.000%, 7/1/17

     45,046      46,711

6.000%, 8/1/17

     83,813      86,795

5.500%, 11/1/17

     82,908      85,809

5.000%, 12/14/18^

     3,600,000      3,731,454

5.500%, 3/1/23

     56,935      58,586

6.500%, 4/1/31

     674      705

5.033%, 11/1/31(l)

     20,018      19,943

5.500%, 3/1/32

     1,304,371      1,341,723

5.500%, 12/1/33

     59,223      60,885

5.000%, 4/1/34

     3,368,375      3,447,991

5.500%, 10/1/34

     1,506,502      1,548,763

4.770%, 1/1/35(l)

     4,172,457      4,197,413

5.500%, 10/1/35

     681,224      698,177

5.500%, 11/1/35

     29,489,302      30,223,183

5.313%, 4/1/36(l)

     4,052,097      4,102,977

5.541%, 4/1/36(l)

     6,129,730      6,256,228

5.000%, 5/1/36

     581,057      594,519

5.674%, 1/1/37(l)

     5,810,561      5,930,985

6.000%, 6/1/37

     6,057,720      6,246,941

5.500%, 8/1/37

     798,864      818,589

6.000%, 10/1/37

     27,981,797      28,855,846

6.000%, 11/1/37

     119,796,157      123,538,154

5.500%, 1/1/38

     1,152,450      1,180,885

6.000%, 6/1/38

     270,884      279,361

5.234%, 7/1/38(l)

     8,826,638      8,993,856

5.304%, 8/1/38(l)

     8,569,006      8,720,806

5.500%, 8/1/38

     26,169,606      26,812,694

4.500%, 1/15/24 TBA

     100,000      102,219

6.000%, 1/15/24 TBA

     2,800,000      2,898,000

4.500%, 1/15/39 TBA

     3,900,000      3,951,188

5.000%, 1/15/39 TBA

     38,600,000      39,444,375

5.500%, 1/15/39 TBA

     192,100,000      196,602,440

6.000%, 1/15/39 TBA

     12,100,000      12,463,000

Federal National Mortgage Association

  

5.375%, 11/15/11^

     50,700,000      56,011,231

5.250%, 8/1/12

     24,223,000      25,531,526

4.625%, 5/1/13^

     5,650,000      5,853,457

2.875%, 12/11/13

     15,125,000      15,484,620

5.125%, 1/2/14^

     2,575,000      2,721,157

4.000%, 5/1/14

     4,530,852      4,596,382

7.000%, 4/1/15

     47,185      49,036

6.000%, 2/1/16

     1,479,118      1,557,686

6.000%, 3/1/16

     244,227      257,263

7.000%, 4/1/16

     60,529      63,089

5.500%, 2/1/17

     377,612      390,943

5.500%, 6/1/17

     116,866      120,992

5.500%, 8/1/17

     100,467      104,014

5.500%, 10/1/17

     104,344      108,027

5.500%, 12/1/17

     5,620      5,818

5.500%, 1/1/18

     361,295      374,050

5.000%, 3/1/18

     3,201,833      3,305,321

5.500%, 4/1/18

     506,424      523,986

5.000%, 10/1/18

     13,822      14,269

5.500%, 10/1/18

     11,900      12,312

5.500%, 11/1/18

     3,808,572      3,943,028

5.000%, 1/1/19

     459,692      474,550

5.500%, 3/1/19

     380,340      393,573
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

5.500%, 5/1/19

   $ 970,958    $ 1,005,236

5.500%, 7/1/19

     107,482      111,101

5.500%, 8/1/19

     616,155      636,752

5.500%, 9/1/19

     351,536      363,287

5.500%, 11/1/19

     336,758      348,016

5.000%, 12/1/19

     6,332,659      6,525,788

5.500%, 6/1/20

     3,268,646      3,382,979

5.500%, 10/1/20

     625,678      646,007

5.500%, 1/1/21

     680,711      702,296

5.500%, 2/1/21

     245,675      253,465

5.000%, 1/1/22

     200,000      205,684

4.000%, 4/1/23

     6,208,424      6,282,981

4.000%, 6/1/23

     3,681,658      3,725,871

6.318%, 6/15/27

     21,400,000      23,472,526

5.296%, 1/1/28(l)

     165,120      164,506

6.500%, 2/1/31

     1,169      1,223

6.500%, 8/1/31

     548      573

7.000%, 8/1/31

     35,196      37,240

7.000%, 3/1/32

     25,120      26,582

7.000%, 4/1/32

     126,509      133,860

7.000%, 5/1/32

     7,647      8,092

6.500%, 6/1/32

     127,652      133,197

6.500%, 8/1/32

     188,138      196,899

6.500%, 9/1/32

     1,683,972      1,757,120

7.000%, 10/1/32

     39,969      42,292

5.500%, 11/1/32

     449,182      462,045

5.500%, 12/1/32

     86,238      88,707

5.000%, 1/1/33

     3,592,779      3,681,068

5.500%, 1/1/33

     823,338      846,916

5.500%, 2/1/33

     1,801,935      1,853,166

3.948%, 3/1/33(l)

     185,129      184,653

5.500%, 3/1/33

     3,859,672      3,960,809

5.500%, 6/1/33

     25,256,166      25,953,974

5.000%, 7/1/33

     1,243,191      1,273,741

5.500%, 7/1/33

     94,668      97,275

5.000%, 8/1/33

     8,100,040      8,291,496

5.500%, 8/1/33

     111,333      114,400

5.500%, 10/1/33

     839,787      862,917

6.500%, 10/1/33

     6,925      7,220

5.000%, 11/1/33

     3,174,677      3,249,715

5.500%, 11/1/33

     821,484      844,109

5.500%, 12/1/33

     340,660      350,043

5.000%, 2/1/34

     1,605,680      1,642,629

5.500%, 2/1/34

     1,180,278      1,212,048

6.000%, 2/1/34

     3,413,738      3,525,363

5.000%, 3/1/34

     5,110,788      5,231,588

5.500%, 3/1/34

     5,930,306      6,089,937

5.000%, 4/1/34

     4,564,401      4,669,433

5.500%, 4/1/34

     9,087,952      9,338,476

5.000%, 5/1/34

     3,836,545      3,924,829

5.500%, 5/1/34

     5,698,980      5,854,882

5.500%, 6/1/34

     1,482,947      1,523,045

5.000%, 7/1/34

     4,820,781      4,934,726

5.500%, 7/1/34

     1,836,273      1,886,066

5.000%, 8/1/34

     6,522,553      6,670,330

5.500%, 8/1/34

     358,831      368,714

6.000%, 8/1/34

     2,099,104      2,167,742

5.500%, 9/1/34

     15,357,098      15,770,475

6.500%, 9/1/34

     340,907      355,075

5.500%, 11/1/34

     33,828,403      34,738,982

5.000%, 12/1/34

     5,504,584      5,634,693

5.500%, 1/1/35

     46,435,968      47,685,913

5.000%, 2/1/35

     1,207,201      1,234,980

5.500%, 2/1/35

     27,024,705      27,767,452

5.000%, 3/1/35

     1,668,124      1,706,510

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

6.000%, 3/1/35

   $ 15,741    $ 16,227

4.855%, 4/1/35(l)

     7,749,543      7,837,665

6.000%, 4/1/35

     11,415,141      11,795,538

6.000%, 5/1/35

     695,800      717,247

6.000%, 7/1/35

     417,745      430,621

5.500%, 8/1/35

     12,745,396      13,085,247

6.000%, 8/1/35

     1,184,882      1,221,404

5.000%, 9/1/35

     1,580,309      1,617,662

6.000%, 9/1/35

     1,345,705      1,387,185

5.000%, 10/1/35

     498,975      510,145

5.500%, 10/1/35

     23,181,013      23,796,931

6.000%, 10/1/35

     2,760,144      2,845,223

5.000%, 11/1/35

     9,120,518      9,324,693

6.000%, 11/1/35

     2,270,650      2,340,640

5.500%, 12/1/35

     7,418,572      7,618,262

6.000%, 12/1/35

     28,148      29,016

6.500%, 12/1/35

     833,102      866,426

5.230%, 1/1/36(l)

     2,881,250      2,898,375

6.000%, 1/1/36

     731,627      754,179

5.000%, 2/1/36

     24,254,720      24,797,695

6.000%, 2/1/36

     752,873      776,080

6.000%, 3/1/36

     519,001      534,996

5.500%, 4/1/36

     49,313      50,610

6.000%, 4/1/36

     77,481      79,857

6.000%, 5/1/36

     2,459,937      2,535,377

5.500%, 6/1/36

     672,778      690,888

6.000%, 6/1/36

     4,446,499      4,582,861

6.500%, 6/1/36

     25,137      26,139

5.000%, 7/1/36

     61,123,152      62,481,926

5.500%, 7/1/36

     5,428,208      5,574,322

6.000%, 7/1/36

     4,684,178      4,827,830

6.500%, 7/1/36

     43,346      45,073

6.000%, 8/1/36

     11,467,123      11,818,793

6.500%, 8/1/36

     3,630,434      3,775,085

5.500%, 9/1/36

     30,662,815      31,507,349

6.000%, 9/1/36

     20,247,076      20,868,007

6.000%, 10/1/36

     12,527,854      12,912,055

6.500%, 10/1/36

     6,182,249      6,428,573

6.000%, 11/1/36

     3,568,629      3,678,070

6.000%, 12/1/36

     7,649,787      7,884,389

6.000%, 1/1/37

     2,483,799      2,559,971

7.000%, 1/1/37

     64,866      68,301

5.000%, 2/1/37

     959,578      980,855

5.500%, 2/1/37

     613,533      629,636

6.000%, 2/1/37

     2,380,708      2,453,667

5.500%, 3/1/37

     2,668,545      2,738,558

6.500%, 3/1/37

     403,599      419,657

5.500%, 4/1/37

     732,346      751,560

6.000%, 4/1/37

     20,517,114      21,145,170

6.500%, 4/1/37

     1,297,871      1,349,510

7.000%, 4/1/37

     6,506,552      6,851,115

5.500%, 5/1/37

     729,330      748,465

6.500%, 5/1/37

     443,664      461,316

6.000%, 6/1/37

     486,924      501,829

5.000%, 7/1/37

     3,291,955      3,364,952

5.500%, 7/1/37

     1,686,087      1,730,323

6.000%, 7/1/37

     21,346,272      21,999,710

5.500%, 8/1/37

     14,307,371      14,689,751

6.000%, 8/1/37

     176,283      181,686

6.500%, 8/1/37

     548,794      570,629

5.000%, 9/1/37

     471,755      482,215

6.000%, 9/1/37

     10,238,503      10,523,931

6.500%, 9/1/37

     2,968,584      3,086,697

5.500%, 10/1/37

     1,004,631      1,031,046

6.000%, 10/1/37

     2,921,236      2,972,232
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

6.500%, 10/1/37

   $ 1,779,272    $ 1,850,064

5.000%, 11/1/37

     293,953      300,471

6.000%, 11/1/37

     13,998,448      14,426,960

7.500%, 11/1/37

     2,118,602      2,223,803

5.000%, 1/1/38

     2,179,068      2,227,168

6.000%, 1/1/38

     487,536      502,412

5.000%, 2/1/38

     57,086,835      58,361,178

5.500%, 2/1/38

     397,552      408,004

6.000%, 2/1/38

     36,092,727      37,197,575

5.000%, 3/1/38

     8,160,180      8,340,654

6.000%, 3/1/38

     274,978      283,368

6.500%, 3/1/38

     688,220      715,534

5.500%, 4/1/38

     1,198,813      1,230,161

5.500%, 5/1/38

     8,186,387      8,400,350

6.000%, 5/1/38

     53,843,380      55,486,196

5.000%, 6/1/38

     992,397      1,014,303

5.500%, 6/1/38

     154,059,135      158,177,412

6.000%, 6/1/38

     4,659,487      4,801,655

5.500%, 7/1/38

     457,267      469,218

6.000%, 7/1/38

     2,269,059      2,338,291

5.500%, 8/1/38

     154,759      158,820

6.000%, 8/1/38

     5,830,542      6,008,439

5.500%, 9/1/38

     7,903,212      8,110,563

6.000%, 9/1/38

     7,199,886      7,419,565

6.500%, 9/1/38

     1,512,237      1,572,254

5.500%, 10/14/38

     815,035      836,465

6.500%, 11/1/38

     7,957,223      8,273,026

5.500%, 12/1/38

     21,285,571      21,845,323

5.371%, 12/1/40(l)

     113,087      114,199

4.500%, 1/25/24 TBA

     28,800,000      29,430,000

5.000%, 1/25/24 TBA

     9,000,000      9,236,250

4.500%, 1/25/39 TBA

     11,500,000      11,654,537

5.000%, 1/25/39 TBA

     98,700,000      100,766,581

5.500%, 1/25/39 TBA

     177,000,000      181,425,000

6.000%, 1/25/39 TBA

     250,100,000      257,446,688

6.500%, 1/25/39 TBA

     53,500,000      55,556,433

4.000%, 2/25/39 TBA

     10,400,000      10,357,750

4.500%, 2/25/39 TBA

     22,400,000      22,602,989

Government National Mortgage Association

  

4.625%, 7/20/27(l)

     8,198      8,029

6.000%, 9/15/28

     10,695      11,100

6.000%, 11/15/28

     18,870      19,601

6.000%, 1/15/29

     54,332      56,361

6.000%, 2/15/29

     17,132      17,772

6.000%, 6/15/29

     27,884      28,925

7.000%, 9/15/31

     39,790      42,101

7.000%, 10/15/31

     6,202      6,558

6.000%, 11/15/31

     12,205      12,649

6.000%, 12/15/31

     72,962      75,618

7.000%, 2/15/32

     43,699      45,948

7.000%, 4/15/32

     21,026      22,109

6.500%, 5/15/32

     923,699      970,885

7.000%, 5/15/32

     22,240      23,525

6.000%, 7/15/32

     48,299      50,012

6.000%, 1/15/33

     32,183      33,304

6.500%, 1/15/33

     771,996      814,178

6.000%, 2/15/33

     84,020      86,946

6.500%, 2/15/33

     947,837      999,583

7.000%, 2/15/33

     35,399      37,103

5.500%, 4/15/33

     120,324      124,425

6.500%, 6/15/34

     965,986      1,018,758

6.500%, 8/15/34

     7,518,196      7,878,161

6.000%, 9/15/34

     1,565,265      1,618,567

6.000%, 12/15/34

     148,887      153,957

6.000%, 1/15/35

     521,536      539,133

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

6.000%, 2/15/35

   $ 267,512    $ 276,538

6.000%, 3/15/35

     1,110,948      1,148,432

6.000%, 5/15/35

     79,454      82,134

6.000%, 7/15/35

     649,888      673,651

6.000%, 9/15/35

     82,145      84,916

6.000%, 10/15/35

     232,291      240,129

6.000%, 12/15/35

     394,323      407,628

6.500%, 12/15/35

     8,957,100      9,380,058

6.000%, 1/15/36

     137,067      141,712

6.000%, 2/15/36

     226,183      233,847

6.000%, 3/15/36

     176,745      182,734

6.000%, 4/15/36

     218,510      225,914

6.000%, 5/15/36

     1,249,075      1,291,399

6.000%, 6/15/36

     1,684,105      1,741,171

6.000%, 7/15/36

     3,306,587      3,418,629

6.000%, 8/15/36

     3,356,168      3,470,041

6.000%, 9/15/36

     2,524,170      2,609,699

6.000%, 10/15/36

     4,302,588      4,448,379

5.500%, 1/15/39 TBA

     4,900,000      5,045,471

6.000%, 1/15/39 TBA

     2,000,000      2,063,124

6.500%, 1/15/39 TBA

     3,300,000      3,430,970

5.000%, 2/15/39 TBA

     438,500,000      447,406,812

5.500%, 2/15/39 TBA

     5,800,000      5,940,257

6.000%, 2/15/39 TBA

     25,200,000      25,864,914

6.500%, 2/15/39 TBA

     11,300,000      11,700,577

Resolution Funding Corp.

     

0.000%, 7/15/18 IO STRIPS^

     75,000      53,774

0.000%, 10/15/18 IO STRIPS

     75,000      53,096

Small Business Administration

     

Series P10A

     

4.504%, 2/1/14

     458,904      451,310

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates

     

4.524%, 2/10/13

     361,451      362,862

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

     

5.380%, 8/1/18

     1,660,000      1,807,798
         
        3,043,348,645
         

U.S. Treasuries (3.0%)

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     

2.375%, 1/15/25 TIPS

     2,475,000      2,794,774

2.000%, 1/15/26 TIPS

     3,400,000      3,494,625

1.750%, 1/15/28 TIPS

     3,230,000      3,085,023

U.S. Treasury Notes

     

1.500%, 10/31/10

     30,000,000      30,447,660

1.500%, 12/31/13

     19,560,000      19,515,677

2.000%, 1/15/14 TIPS

     25,000,000      27,764,119

1.875%, 7/15/15 TIPS

     4,500,000      4,732,902

3.750%, 11/15/18

     8,455,000      9,571,314
         
        101,406,094
         

Total Government Securities

        3,331,092,928
         

 

Total Long-Term Debt Securities (137.3%)
(Cost $4,798,042,122)

     4,659,587,362
         
     
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK:

Financials (0.1%)

     

Commercial Banks (0.1%)

     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

Series L

     

7.500%

     

(Cost $5,000,000)

     5,000      3,750,000
         

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Certificates of Deposit (0.2%)

     

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A./New York

     

1.80%, 5/15/09 (l)

   $ 8,400,000    $ 8,395,162
         

Commercial Paper (0.4%)

     

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

2.39%, 1/22/09 (p)

     8,700,000      8,687,324

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     

2.47%, 1/5/09 (p)

     6,000,000      5,997,942
         

Total Commercial Paper

        14,685,266
         

Government Securities (1.5%)

     

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

0.07%, 1/2/09 (o)(p)^

     5,200,000      5,199,980

0.81%, 1/14/09 (o)(p)

     500,000      499,843

0.09%, 1/21/09 (o)(p)

     25,504,000      25,502,732

0.08%, 1/22/09 (o)(p)

     8,800,000      8,799,570

0.12%, 1/26/09 (o)(p)

     3,700,000      3,699,679

0.17%, 2/4/09 (o)(p)

     1,700,000      1,699,719

0.07%, 3/4/09 (o)(p)

     500,000      499,940

Federal National Mortgage Association

     

0.20%, 2/23/09 (o)(p)

     3,500,000      3,498,950
         

Total Government Securities

        49,400,413
         

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned (1.3%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

     430,000      427,943

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     320,000      313,068

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     430,000      427,355

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     139,998      136,483

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

     

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     38,326,766      38,326,766

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     60,000      57,275

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     400,000      397,953

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     110,000      110,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     569,922      566,274

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     719,895      714,683

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     359,998      32,401

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     209,974      208,100

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     360,000      354,431

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     670,000      576,200

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     1,118,954      1,118,954

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     720,000      707,873

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     429,936      380,253
         

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

     44,856,012
         

Time Deposit (3.5%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     117,003,061      117,003,061

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Principal

Amount

   

Value

(Note 1)

 

Total Short-Term Investments (6.9%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $234,858,303)

  

  $ 234,339,914  
          

Total Investments Before Options Written
and Securities Sold Short (144.3%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $5,037,900,425)

   

    4,897,677,276  
          
              
      Number of
Contracts
   

Value

(Note 1)

 

OPTION WRITTEN:

    

Put Option Written (0.0%)

    

90 Day EURODollar Futures March 2009 @ $98.50*

     (108 )     (15,525 )
          

Total Options Written (0.0%)

    

(Premiums Received $19,374)

       (15,525 )
          

Total Investments Before Securities Sold
Short (144.3%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $5,037,881,051)

   

    4,897,661,751  
          
              
      Principal
Amount
   

Value

(Note 1)

 

SECURITIES SOLD SHORT:

    

U.S. Government Agencies (-5.5%)

    

Federal National Mortgage Association

    

5.500%, 1/25/24 TBA

   $ (12,900,000 )   $ (13,282,975 )

5.000%, 1/25/39 TBA

     (118,100,000 )     (120,436,484 )

6.000%, 1/25/39 TBA

     (45,400,000 )     (46,733,625 )

Government National Mortgage Association

 

6.500%, 1/15/39 TBA

     (5,800,000 )     (6,021,137 )
          

Total Securities Sold Short (-5.5%)

    

(Proceeds Received $185,755,945)

       (186,474,221 )
          

Total Investments after Options Written
and Securities Sold Short (138.8%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $4,852,125,106)

   

    4,711,187,530  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-38.8%)

 

    (1,317,399,152 )
          

Net Assets (100%)

     $ 3,393,788,378  
          

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Securities (totaling $6,379,154 or 0.2% of net assets) at fair value.
§ Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2008, the market value of these securities amounted to $209,471,174 or 6.2% of net assets. Securities denoted with “§” but without “b” have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. To the extent any securities might provide a right to demand registration, such rights have not been relied upon when determining liquidity.
# All, or a portion of security held by broker as collateral for financial futures contracts.
(b) Illiquid Security.
(e) Step Bond—Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(o) Discount Note Security. Effective rate calculated as of December 31, 2008.
(p) Yield to maturity.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% – 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% – 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% – 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

 

Glossary:
ABS     Asset-Backed Security
BRL     Brazilian Real
CMO     Collateralized Mortgage Obligation
EUR     European Currency Unit
IO     Interest Only
JPY     Japanese Yen
STRIPS     Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal Securities
TBA     Security is subject to delayed delivery.
TIPS     Treasury Inflation Protected Security

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had the following futures contracts open: (Note 1)

 

      Number of
Contracts
   Expiration
Date
   Original
Value
   Value at
12/31/2008
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Purchases

              

90 Day EURODollar

   3,457    March-11    $ 846,577,913    $ 844,890,800    $ (1,687,113 )

90 Day EURODollar

   342    June-11      83,418,075      83,469,375      51,300  

90 Day EURODollar

   342    September-11      83,285,550      83,383,875      98,325  

90 Day EURODollar

   342    December-11      83,170,125      83,306,925      136,800  

90 Day Sterling

   2,380    December-09      403,435,997      418,684,123      15,248,126  

90 Day Sterling

   200    September-10      33,940,428      34,851,060      910,632  

EURODollar

   469    June-09      112,589,313      115,925,075      3,335,762  

EURODollar

   4,908    December-09      1,175,934,787      1,209,637,950      33,703,163  

U.S. 10 Year Treasury Notes

   185    March-09      22,911,943      23,263,750      351,807  

U.S. 5 Year Treasury Notes

   758    March-09      89,339,882      90,243,453      903,571  

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   442    March-09      58,449,396      61,016,719      2,567,323  
                    
               $ 55,619,696  
                    

 

Sales

              

EURODollar

   53    June-10    $ 12,745,909    $ 13,019,450    $ (273,541 )

U.S. 2 Year Treasury Notes

   81    March-09      17,548,334      17,663,063      (114,729 )

U.S. Treasury Bonds

   2,092    March-09      275,261,437      288,794,062      (13,532,625 )
                    
               $ (13,920,895 )
                    
               $ 41,698,801  
                    

 

 

At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had outstanding foreign currency contracts to buy/sell foreign currencies as follows: (Note 1)

 

      Local
Contract Buy
Amount
(000’s)
   Local
Contract Sell
Amount
(000’s)
   U.S. $
Current

Buy
Value
   U.S. $
Current

Sell
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Buy Contract

              

Japanese Yen vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/8/09

   31,286    328    $ 345,155    $ 328,000    $ 17,155  
                    

Foreign Currency Sell Contracts

              

Brazilian Real vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/3/09

   10,146    22,265    $ 10,145,897    $ 9,435,080    $ 710,817  

Brazilian Real vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 6/2/09

   2,390    6,400      2,390,000      2,613,655      (223,655 )

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   3,706    2,406      3,705,765      3,458,457      247,308  

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   1,164    760      1,164,241      1,092,447      71,794  

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   3,711    2,406      3,711,111      3,458,457      252,654  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   341    269      341,183      373,787      (32,604 )

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   7,922    6,259      7,922,079      8,697,152      (775,073 )

Japanese Yen vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/8/09

   1,900    181,023      1,899,906      1,997,070      (97,164 )

Japanese Yen vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/8/09

   1,916    182,095      1,916,487      2,008,897      (92,410 )

Japanese Yen vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/8/09

   3,540    337,363      3,540,010      3,721,834      (181,824 )
                    
               $ (120,157 )
                    
               $ (103,002 )
                    

Options Written:

Options written through the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

      Total
Number of
Contracts
    Total
Premiums
Received
 

Options Outstanding - January 1, 2008

   141     $ 80,552  

Options Written

   5,984       4,205,416  

Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions

   (587 )     (481,126 )

Options Expired

   (5,430 )     (3,785,468 )

Options Exercised

   —         —    
              

Options Outstanding - December 31, 2008

   108     $ 19,374  
              

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2—Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3—Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in

Active Markets for
Identical

Securities

(Level 1)

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                3,750,000       $           4,887,548,122       $               6,379,154       $           4,897,677,276    

Other Investments*

    57,306,809         1,299,728         —         58,606,537    
   

Total

  $               61,056,809       $           4,888,847,850       $               6,379,154       $           4,956,283,813    
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $                       —       $               186,474,221       $                       —       $               186,474,221    

Other Investments*

    15,623,533         1,402,730         —         17,026,263    
   

Total

  $         15,623,533       $               187,876,951       $                       —       $               203,500,484    
   

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

    

Investments in
Securities

 

 

Other Investments*

 

Balance as of 12/31/07

 

$    18,933,120

 

 

$    —  

 

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

 

484,731

 

 

      —  

 

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

 

—  

 

 

      —  

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

  (13,038,697)         —  
         

Balance as of 12/31/08

  $     6,379,154   $    —  
         
         
   
The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.   $       (43,908)   $    —  

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $     15,396,924,008

Long-term U.S. Treasury securities

     3,550,199,600
      
   $ 18,947,123,608
      

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 14,273,833,448

Long-term U.S. Treasury securities

     3,496,928,894
      
   $ 17,770,762,342
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 85,138,832  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (229,740,323 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (144,601,491 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 5,042,278,767  
        

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $47,494,100. This was secured by collateral of $45,375,442 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $44,856,012, as reported in the portfolio of investments. The remaining collateral of $3,206,264 was received in the form of short-term pooled securities, which the Portfolio cannot sell or repledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities.

The components of the short-term pooled securities referenced above are as follows:

 

Securities

 

Coupon Range

 

Date Range

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.

  0.000% to 8.500%   3/1/10 to 9/1/38

Federal National Mortgage Association

  1.795% to 8.000%   10/1/09 to 11/1/38

Government National Mortgage Association

  3.500%to 5.500%   9/20/27 to 10/20/36

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

     Number of

Shares

    

 

Value

(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Staples (1.6%)

     

Food & Staples Retailing (1.5%)

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

   80,685    $ 2,318,887

Drogasil S.A.

   95,486      412,077

Walgreen Co.

   81,100      2,000,737
         
        4,731,701
         

Personal Products (0.1%)

     

Herbalife Ltd.

   15,464      335,260
         

Total Consumer Staples

        5,066,961
         

 

Financials (0.1%)

     

Insurance (0.1% )

     

Amil Participacoes S.A.

   136,600      427,843
         

Total Financials

        427,843
         

 

Health Care (91.8%)

     

Biotechnology (24.5%)

     

3SBio, Inc. (ADR)*

   53,303      415,763

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   14,900      539,231

Amgen, Inc.*

   273,606      15,800,747

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   183,845      1,994,718

Array BioPharma, Inc.*^

   60,625      245,531

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

   44,181      2,104,341

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^

   67,184      1,195,875

Celera Corp.*^

   225,640      2,511,373

Celgene Corp.*

   146,120      8,077,514

Cephalon, Inc.*^

   23,800      1,833,552

Cougar Biotechnology, Inc.*

   26,100      678,600

CSL Ltd.

   48,957      1,156,047

Cytokinetics, Inc.*

   166,900      475,665

Genentech, Inc.*

   148,707      12,329,297

Genzyme Corp.*

   56,749      3,766,431

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

   208,971      10,686,777

Human Genome Sciences, Inc.*^

   432,000      915,840

Incyte Corp.*^

   317,609      1,203,738

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   387,141      88,578

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   33,123      1,131,482

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   37,810      1,476,481

Pharmasset, Inc.*^

   14,200      186,162

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   142,400      1,468,144

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   79,340      1,456,682

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   35,855      286,840

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*^

   129,627      1,158,865

United Therapeutics Corp.*^

   39,764      2,487,238

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   70,565      2,143,765
         
        77,815,277
         

Health Care Distributors (1.8%)

     

Animal Health International, Inc.*

   81,977      174,611

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   70,100      2,416,347

McKesson Corp.

   78,379      3,035,619
         
        5,626,577
         

Health Care Equipment (15.5%)

     

Abiomed, Inc.*^

   62,990      1,034,296

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

   78,622      706,812

Baxter International, Inc.

   173,720      9,309,655

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   37,000      1,625,780

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Becton, Dickinson & Co.

   31,200    $ 2,133,768

China Medical Technologies, Inc. (ADR)^

   54,100      1,096,066

Covidien Ltd.

   145,804      5,283,937

DexCom, Inc.*^

   88,061      243,048

DiaSorin S.p.A.

   28,709      570,807

EnteroMedics, Inc.*

   161,109      235,219

Hologic, Inc.*^

   64,725      845,956

Insulet Corp.*^

   48,882      377,369

Medtronic, Inc.

   317,151      9,964,884

Nobel Biocare Holding AG (Registered)

   17,436      357,162

NuVasive, Inc.*^

   24,595      852,217

ResMed, Inc.*^

   26,917      1,008,849

Smith & Nephew plc

   124,588      790,472

St. Jude Medical, Inc.*

   144,800      4,772,608

Stryker Corp.^

   18,500      739,075

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*^

   65,500      522,035

Synthes, Inc.

   11,865      1,499,809

Thoratec Corp.*^

   5,095      165,537

Volcano Corp.*^

   128,100      1,921,500

Wright Medical Group, Inc.*^

   105,275      2,150,768

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

   23,592      953,589
         
        49,161,218
         

Health Care Facilities (0.8%)

     

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc., Class A*

   111,866      464,244

Health Management Associates,

     

Inc., Class A*^

   203,400      364,086

Rhoen-Klinikum AG

   76,404      1,836,276
         
        2,664,606
         

Health Care Services (6.8%)

     

DaVita, Inc.*^

   109,437      5,424,792

Express Scripts, Inc.*

   94,362      5,188,023

HMS Holdings Corp.*^

   21,595      680,675

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

   213,765      8,958,891

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*^

   8,843      280,323

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   20,820      1,080,766
         
        21,613,470
         

Health Care Supplies (0.8%)

     

Alcon, Inc.

   9,000      802,710

Align Technology, Inc.*^

   36,083      315,726

Dentsply International, Inc.^

   34,730      980,775

TranS1, Inc.*

   70,465      508,053

Xtent, Inc.*

   62,115      16,150
         
        2,623,414
         

Health Care Technology (0.3%)

     

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare

     

Solutions, Inc.

   54,585      541,483

Eclipsys Corp.*^

   34,600      490,974
         
        1,032,457
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (3.2%)

     

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   7,488      268,445

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*^

   24,393      639,097

Exelixis, Inc.*^

   52,800      265,056

Illumina, Inc.*^

   23,715      617,776

Life Technologies Corp.*

   31,301      729,626

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.^

   57,354      1,663,840

PharmaNet Development Group, Inc.*^

   130,590      118,837

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Qiagen N.V.*^

   46,331    $ 813,572

Sequenom, Inc.*^

   20,580      408,307

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

   108,215      3,686,885

Varian, Inc.*^

   13,891      465,487

Waters Corp.*^

   10,549      386,621
         
        10,063,549
         

Managed Health Care (8.3%)

     

Aetna, Inc.

   37,662      1,073,367

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

   28,208      832,700

CIGNA Corp.

   26,933      453,821

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

   126,000      1,874,880

Health Net, Inc.*^

   139,090      1,514,690

Humana, Inc.*

   72,600      2,706,528

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   412,851      10,981,837

WellPoint, Inc.*

   163,685      6,896,049
         
        26,333,872
         

Pharmaceuticals (29.8%)

     

Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

   218,700      11,672,019

Allergan, Inc.

   68,311      2,754,299

ARYx Therapeutics, Inc.*

   56,309      168,927

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

   66,100      2,689,701

AstraZeneca plc (ADR)^

   37,800      1,550,934

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   20,280      576,763

Bayer AG

   16,839      989,204

BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc.*^

   37,334      344,219

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   285,803      6,644,920

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   80,382      581,162

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.

   124,000      2,947,432

EastPharma Ltd. (GDR)*§†

   74,814      120,825

Eisai Co., Ltd.

   82,100      3,402,180

Elan Corp. plc (ADR)*^

   150,600      903,600

Eli Lilly & Co.

   31,000      1,248,370

Forest Laboratories, Inc.*

   75,000      1,910,250

H. Lunbeck A/S

   29,700      616,530

Hikma Pharmaceuticals plc

   84,198      425,571

Ipsen S.A.

   44,673      1,744,285

Johnson & Johnson

   127,208      7,610,855

Laboratorios Almirall S.A.

   35,400      275,824

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   28,446      198,553

Medicines Co.*

   75,600      1,113,588

Merck KGaA

   9,119      829,077

Novartis AG (ADR)

   37,453      1,863,661

Pfizer, Inc.

   113,536      2,010,723

Pharmstandard OJSC (GDR), Class S*§†

   15,400      146,916

Roche Holding AG

   21,972      3,382,231

Sanofi-Aventis S.A. (ADR)

   105,274      3,385,612

Schering-Plough Corp.

   266,600      4,540,198

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

   182,000      4,674,663

Shire, Ltd. (ADR)^

   18,180      814,100

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   21,300      1,104,883

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (ADR)

   209,460      8,916,724

UCB S.A.

   74,023      2,411,195

Wyeth

   256,049      9,604,398

XenoPort, Inc.*^

   13,092      328,347
         
        94,502,739
         

Total Health Care

        291,437,179
         

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Information Technology (0.1%)

     

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.1%)

Mettler-Toledo

     

International, Inc.*^

     5,215    $ 351,491
         

Total Information Technology

        351,491
         

 

Total Common Stocks (93.6%)
(Cost $351,793,591)

        297,283,474
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for

  

Securities Loaned (10.5%)

     

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 1,130,000      1,124,595

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     830,000      812,021

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,130,000      1,123,048

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     379,994      370,454

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

     

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     16,140,576      16,140,576

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     150,000      143,186

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     1,050,000      1,044,627

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     300,000      300,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     1,509,793      1,500,130

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     1,889,723      1,876,042

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     939,995      84,600

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     569,929      564,843

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     940,000      925,459

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     1,770,000      1,522,200

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     2,937,254      2,937,254

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     1,890,000      1,858,166

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     1,129,831      999,270
         

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash

Collateral for Securities Loaned

  

 

33,326,471

  
         

Time Deposit (5.9%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     18,768,105      18,768,105
         

Total Short-Term Investments (16.4%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $53,455,200)

        52,094,576
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Contracts (c)
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

OPTION PURCHASED:

     

Call Option Purchased (0.1%)

     

Genentech, Inc.

     

January 2009 @ $80.00*

   442    $ 190,060  

January 2009 @ $95.00*

   795      15,900  

January 2009 @ $100.00*

   376      3,008  

January 2009 @ $120.00*

   1,423      7,115  
           

Total Options Purchased (0.1%)
(Cost $1,068,064)

        216,083  
           

 

Total Investments (110.1%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $406,316,855)

        349,594,133  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-10.1%)

        (31,997,734 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 317,596,399  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Securities (totaling $267,741 or 0.1% of net assets) at fair value.
§ Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act
  of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2008, the market value of these securities amounted to $267,741 or 0.1% of net assets. Securities denoted with “§” but without “b” have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. To the extent any securities might provide a right to demand registration, such rights have not been relied upon when determining liquidity.
(c) One contract relates to 100 shares.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000%—7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000%—7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000%—7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

 

Glossary:
ADR     American Depositary Receipt
GDR     Global Depositary Receipt

 

 

At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had outstanding foreign currency contracts to buy/sell foreign currencies as follows: (Note 1)

 

      Local
Contract Buy
Amount
(000’s)
   Local
Contract Sell
Amount
(000’s)
   U.S. $
Current

Buy Value
   U.S. $
Current

Sell
Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Buy Contracts

              

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   250    386    $ 359,098    $ 386,173    $ (27,075 )

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   630    900      874,396      900,289      (25,893 )

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   300    383      416,379      383,355      33,024  

Swiss Franc vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   1,350    1,247      1,268,832      1,246,606      22,226  
                    
               $ 2,282  
                    

Foreign Currency Sell Contracts

              

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   1,022    644    $ 1,021,854    $ 925,035    $ 96,819  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   2,515    1,970      2,514,666      2,734,222      (219,556 )

Swiss Franc vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 2/10/09

   2,655    3,105      2,654,935      2,918,315      (263,380 )
                    
               $ (386,117 )
                    
               $ (383,835 )
                    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Options Written:

Options written through the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

      Total
Number of
Contracts
    Total
Premiums
Received
 

Options Outstanding—January 1, 2008

   —       $ —    

Options Written

   3,919       539,689  

Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions

   (3,715 )     (516,841 )

Options Expired

   (204 )     (22,848 )

Options Exercised

   —         —    
      

Options Outstanding—December 31, 2008

   —       $ —    
      

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•   Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•   Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•   Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   264,688,547     $   84,637,845     $   267,741     $   349,594,133  

Other Investments*

    —         152,069       —         152,069  
   

Total

  $   264,688,547     $   84,789,914     $   267,741     $   349,746,202  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

    —         535,904       —         535,904  
   

Total

  $   —       $   535,904      $   —       $   535,904  
   

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     

Investments in
Securities

 

        

Other Investments*

 

     

Balance as of 12/31/07

   $ 1,425,571         $ —       

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

     (126,359)           —       

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

     (1,135,988)           —       

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     104,517         —       
                       
                         

Balance as of 12/31/08

   $ 267,741       $ —       
                       
                         
                     
The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.    $ (755,237)         $ —       

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $     451,196,710  

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 447,499,889  

 

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

  

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 8,103,924  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (80,179,604 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (72,075,680 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 421,669,813  
        

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $34,486,541. This was secured by collateral of $34,687,095 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $33,326,471, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $3,719 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., an affiliated broker/dealer.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $5,225,109 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

LONG-TERM DEBT SECURITIES:

     

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities (0.8%)

  

Asset-Backed Securities (0.4%)

     

Pegasus Aviation Lease Securitization,

     

Series 2001-1A A1

     

2.305%, 5/10/31(l)§

   $ 3,800,000    $ 760,000

Triton Aviation Finance,

     

Series 1A A1

     

1.965%, 6/15/25(b)(l)§

     9,541,278      4,818,346
         
        5,578,346
         

Non-Agency CMO (0.4%)

     

American Home Mortgage Assets,

     

Series 2006-1 2A1

     

0.661%, 5/25/46(l)

     110,254      43,340

Series 2006-2 2A1

     

0.661%, 9/25/46(l)

     61,636      24,417

Series 2006-4 1A12

     

0.681%, 10/25/46(l)

     154,031      53,655

Series 2006-5 A1

     

3.176%, 11/25/46(l)

     2,459,339      836,893

Series 2007-1 A1

     

2.956%, 2/25/47(l)

     85,081      28,597

Series 2007-3 22A1

     

6.250%, 6/25/37(e)

     1,401,364      630,140

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust,

     

Series 2005-2 4A1

     

5.660%, 9/25/45(l)

     49,258      23,319

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2007-3 1A1

     

5.472%, 5/25/47(l)

     86,749      50,183

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.,

     

Series 2007-A1 11M1

     

5.431%, 3/25/37(l)

     74,512      47,434

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.,

     

Series 2006-AR7 1A3A

     

5.664%, 7/25/46(l)

     64,396      32,765

Series 2007-10 22AA

     

6.014%, 9/25/37(l)

     178,721      94,910

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust,

     

Series 2005-59 1A1

     

0.838%, 11/20/35(l)

     53,711      26,849

Series 2005-62 2A1

     

3.256%, 12/25/35(l)

     42,272      18,108

Series 2006-HY13 4A1

     

5.894%, 2/25/37(l)

     77,434      39,039

Series 2006-OA11 A1B

     

0.661%, 9/25/46(l)

     88,736      34,576

Series 2006-OA17 1A1A

     

0.703%, 12/20/46(l)

     228,166      98,965

Series 2006-OA9 2A1A

     

0.718%, 7/20/46(l)

     137,161      56,075

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2006-AR1 2A1

     

5.181%, 1/25/36(l)

     72,828      50,179

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2006-5 2A1A

     

0.761%, 7/19/46(l)

     70,644      28,634

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust,

     

Series 2006-AR12 A1

     

0.661%, 9/25/46(l)

     67,707      27,350

Series 2006-AR6 2A1A

     

0.671%, 6/25/47(l)

     63,674      27,814
      Principal
Amount
   Value
(Note 1)

Luminent Mortgage Trust,

     

Series 2006-7 2A1

     

0.641%, 12/25/36(l)

   $ 81,626    $ 35,799

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust,

     

Series 2006-OA1 1A1

     

0.681%, 4/25/46(l)

     46,698      18,280

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,

  

Series 2007-1 2A1

     

5.819%, 4/25/37(l)

     75,855      54,170

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.,

     

Series 2007-QS4 2A1

     

0.801%, 3/25/37(l)

     1,637,354      482,811

Series 2007-QS9 A33

     

6.500%, 7/25/37

     2,692,431      1,395,858

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc.,

     

Series 2006-AR5 4A1

     

0.691%, 5/25/46(l)

     65,138      26,087

Series 2006-AR6 2A1

     

0.661%, 7/25/46(l)

     78,988      34,409

Suntrust Alternative Loan Trust,

     

Series 2006-1F 3A

     

0.821%, 4/25/36(l)

     1,312,857      545,643

WaMu Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,

     

Series 2006-AR10 1A1

     

5.929%, 9/25/36(l)

     64,582      37,342

Series 2006-AR17 1A

     

3.076%, 12/25/46(l)

     70,651      26,547

Series 2007-HY1 1A1

     

5.706%, 2/25/37(l)

     79,440      43,333

Series 2007-HY1 2A3

     

5.863%, 2/25/37(l)

     78,309      54,951

Series 2007-HY1 4A1

     

5.449%, 2/25/37(l)

     165,624      98,750

Series 2007-HY2 1A1

     

5.606%, 12/25/36(l)

     82,494      40,845

Series 2007-HY5 2A1

     

5.653%, 5/25/37(l)

     84,067      56,418

Series 2007-OA1 A1A

     

2.956%, 2/25/47(l)

     147,327      54,888

Series 2007-OA2 1A

     

2.956%, 3/25/47(l)

     77,423      28,883

Series 2007-OA3 2A1A

     

3.016%, 4/25/47(l)

     79,287      34,915

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust,

  

Series 2006-AR10 5A6

     

5.594%, 7/25/36(l)

     76,528      42,112
         
        5,385,283
         

Total Asset-Backed and Mortgage- Backed Securities

        10,963,629
         

Convertible Bonds (1.0%)

     

Consumer Discretionary (0.4%)

     

Specialty Retail (0.4%)

     

Sonic Automotive, Inc.

     

5.250%, 5/7/09

   $ 5,475,000      4,653,750
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        4,653,750
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Energy (0.2%)

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.2%)

     

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     

2.250%, 12/15/38

   $ 5,625,000    $ 2,524,219
         

Total Energy

        2,524,219
         

Financials (0.1%)

     

Insurance (0.1%)

     

Prudential Financial, Inc.

     

0.366%, 12/15/37(l)

     2,125,000      2,011,312
         

Total Financials

        2,011,312
         

Health Care (0.1%)

     

Pharmaceuticals (0.1%)

     

Mylan, Inc.

     

1.250%, 3/15/12^

     1,600,000      1,176,000
         

Total Health Care

        1,176,000
         

Information Technology (0.1%)

     

Communications Equipment (0.0%)

     

Nortel Networks Corp.

     

1.750%, 4/15/12

     350,000      49,875

2.125%, 4/15/14

     1,725,000      241,500
         
        291,375
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%)

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

     

6.000%, 5/1/15

     1,650,000      470,250
         

Total Information Technology

        761,625
         

Telecommunication Services (0.1%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.1%)

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

     

3.500%, 11/15/25

     1,950,000      1,640,438
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        1,640,438
         

 

Total Convertible Bonds

        12,767,344
         

Corporate Bonds (87.8%)

     

Consumer Discretionary (19.8%)

     

Auto Components (2.3% )

     

Allison Transmission, Inc.

     

11.000%, 11/1/15^§

   $ 3,625,000      1,776,250

American Tire Distributors, Inc.

     

7.709%, 4/1/12(l)

     4,500,000      3,330,000

7.709%, 4/1/12(l)§

     4,300,000      3,182,000

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

     

8.750%, 3/1/12^

     5,195,000      2,805,300

8.125%, 9/15/15^

     3,618,000      1,628,100

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc.

     

7.000%, 12/15/12

     3,655,000      1,096,500

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.

     

6.318%, 12/1/09(l)

     3,450,000      3,139,500

9.000%, 7/1/15^

     4,530,000      3,646,650

Tenneco, Inc.

     

8.125%, 11/15/15

     5,575,000      2,564,500

Series B

     

10.250%, 7/15/13

     1,627,000      1,008,740

TRW Automotive, Inc.

     

7.000%, 3/15/14^§

     2,340,000      1,240,200

7.250%, 3/15/17^§

     5,590,000      2,850,900
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

United Components, Inc.

     

9.375%, 6/15/13

   $ 4,090,000    $ 1,717,800
         
        29,986,440
         

Automobiles (0.2%)

     

Ford Motor Co.

     

7.500%, 8/1/26^

     5,000,000      1,175,000

General Motors Corp.

     

7.700%, 4/15/16

     1,375,000      254,375

8.250%, 7/15/23^

     8,900,000      1,468,500

8.100%, 6/15/24

     1,550,000      232,500

7.400%, 9/1/25

     50,000      8,250
         
        3,138,625
         

Distributors (0.3%)

     

SGS International, Inc.

     

12.000%, 12/15/13

     7,035,000      3,526,294
         

Diversified Consumer Services (0.1%)

     

Service Corp. International

     

7.375%, 10/1/14

     500,000      425,000

7.625%, 10/1/18

     900,000      666,000
         
        1,091,000
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (2.8%)

     

Choctaw Resort Development Enterprise

     

7.250%, 11/15/19(b)§

     2,227,000      1,158,040

Dave & Buster’s, Inc.

     

11.250%, 3/15/14

     3,242,000      1,718,260

Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma

     

12.000%, 10/15/15§

     4,000,000      2,200,000

El Pollo Loco, Inc.

     

11.750%, 11/15/13^

     4,000,000      2,960,000

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.

     

10.750%, 2/1/16^§

     5,550,000      1,581,750

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc.

     

7.000%, 3/1/14^

     3,500,000      1,487,500

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

     

9.500%, 12/15/14

     5,501,000      5,501,000

MGM MIRAGE

     

13.000%, 11/15/13^§

     6,000,000      5,715,000

Mirage Resorts, Inc.

     

7.250%, 8/1/17

     3,060,000      1,851,300

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     

7.250%, 3/15/18

     2,500,000      1,275,000

Shingle Springs Tribal Gaming Authority

     

9.375%, 6/15/15§

     4,750,000      2,375,000

Travelport LLC

     

6.828%, 9/1/14(l)

     3,700,000      1,091,500

9.875%, 9/1/14

     4,700,000      1,762,500

11.875%, 9/1/16^

     1,107,000      309,960

Turning Stone Resort Casino Enterprise

     

9.125%, 12/15/10§

     4,075,000      3,423,000

Wynn Las Vegas LLC/Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.

     

6.625%, 12/1/14

     3,154,000      2,381,270
         
        36,791,080
         

Household Durables (0.6%)

     

Blyth, Inc.

     

5.500%, 11/1/13

     8,050,000      6,037,500

Sealy Mattress Co.

     

8.250%, 6/15/14^

     4,000,000      2,360,000
         
        8,397,500
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.1%)

     

Visant Corp.

     

7.625%, 10/1/12

     1,710,000      1,402,200
         

 

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.2%)

     

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc.

     

7.000%, 3/1/14§

   $ 3,200,000    $ 2,224,000
         

Media (12.5%)

     

Allbritton Communications Co.

     

7.750%, 12/15/12

     7,283,000      3,577,774

AMC Entertainment, Inc.

     

11.000%, 2/1/16

     5,159,000      3,604,851

Block Communications, Inc.

     

8.250%, 12/15/15§

     5,000,000      3,300,000

Cablevision Systems Corp.

     

Series B

     

8.334%, 4/1/09(l)

     4,000,000      3,990,000

CanWest Media, Inc.

     

8.000%, 9/15/12^

     7,550,000      3,322,000

CCH II LLC/CCH II Capital Corp.

     

10.250%, 9/15/10^

     1,200,000      552,000

10.250%, 10/1/13^§

     3,598,000      1,223,320

CCO Holdings LLC/CCO Holdings Capital Corp.

     

8.750%, 11/15/13^

     6,615,000      4,167,450

Charter Communications Operating LLC/ Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp.

     

8.000%, 4/30/12^§

     1,000,000      820,000

Cinemark, Inc.

     

0.000%, 3/15/14(e)

     1,000,000      808,750

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.

     

4.250%, 5/15/09

     6,750,000      5,940,000

CSC Holdings, Inc.

     

6.750%, 4/15/12^

     3,539,000      3,238,185

8.500%, 6/15/15§

     125,000      110,000

7.625%, 7/15/18

     3,675,000      2,866,500

Series B

     

7.625%, 4/1/11

     3,320,000      3,129,100

CW Media Holdings, Inc.

     

13.500%, 8/15/15 PIK§

     6,025,000      2,651,000

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co.

     

Series B

     

8.500%, 8/15/10^

     3,970,000      2,401,850

9.875%, 8/15/13

     1,100,000      261,250

Dex Media, Inc.

     

8.000%, 11/15/13

     4,700,000      869,500

9.000%, 11/15/13(e)

     1,250,000      231,250

DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co.

     

8.375%, 3/15/13

     3,852,000      3,832,740

7.625%, 5/15/16

     9,650,000      9,360,500

Echostar DBS Corp.

     

7.000%, 10/1/13

     5,525,000      4,792,937

6.625%, 10/1/14

     4,720,000      3,941,200

7.750%, 5/31/15

     2,200,000      1,870,000

7.125%, 2/1/16^

     9,590,000      8,007,650

Gallery Capital S.A.

     

10.125%, 5/15/13§

     3,550,000      887,500

Intelsat Intermediate Holding Co., Ltd.

     

0.000%, 2/1/15(e)§

     4,500,000      3,420,000

Intelsat Jackson Holdings Ltd.

     

9.500%, 6/15/16§

     6,250,000      5,750,000

Intelsat Subsidiary Holding Co., Ltd.

     

8.500%, 1/15/13§

     3,725,000      3,445,625

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     

5.400%, 11/15/09^

     2,000,000      1,780,000

7.250%, 8/15/11^

     4,000,000      2,080,000

6.250%, 11/15/14

     4,500,000      2,002,500

Kabel Deutschland GmbH

     

10.625%, 7/1/14

     6,500,000      5,785,000

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Lighthouse International Co. S.A.

     

8.000%, 4/30/14(b)§

   EUR 3,205,000    $ 2,116,177

8.000%, 4/30/14(b)(m)

     75,000      49,521

Local Insight Regatta Holdings, Inc.

     

11.000%, 12/1/17

   $ 5,071,000      1,318,460

Network Communications, Inc.

     

10.750%, 12/1/13

     7,350,000      2,030,437

Quebecor Media, Inc.

     

7.750%, 3/15/16

     14,977,000      10,109,475

R.H. Donnelley Corp.

     

Series A-3

     

8.875%, 1/15/16

     9,755,000      1,463,250

Series A-4

     

8.875%, 10/15/17

     5,250,000      787,500

R.H. Donnelley, Inc.

     

11.750%, 5/15/15§

     350,000      85,750

Reader’s Digest Association, Inc.

     

9.000%, 2/15/17

     8,000,000      690,000

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC

     

11.000%, 11/1/15§

     2,975,000      2,112,250

Unitymedia GmbH

     

10.125%, 2/15/15§

   EUR 1,750,000      2,031,211

10.375%, 2/15/15§

   $ 7,250,000      5,636,875

Unitymedia Hessen GmbH & Co. KG

     

7.702%, 4/15/13(l)§

   EUR 1,000,000      1,118,990

UPC Holding B.V.

     

7.750%, 1/15/14(b)(m)

     925,000      983,634

8.625%, 1/15/14(b)(m)

     2,500,000      2,710,598

8.625%, 1/15/14§

     11,000,000      11,926,629

Videotron Ltd.

     

9.125%, 4/15/18^§

   $ 9,600,000      8,928,000

WMG Holdings Corp.

     

0.000%, 12/15/14(e)

     12,120,000      4,484,400
         
        162,603,589
         

Specialty Retail (0.2%)

     

Rent-A-Center, Inc.

     

Series B

     

7.500%, 5/1/10^

     2,225,000      2,047,000
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%)

     

Perry Ellis International, Inc.

     

Series B

     

8.875%, 9/15/13

     7,325,000      4,395,000

Rafaella Apparel Group, Inc.

     

Series B

     

11.250%, 6/15/11

     7,586,000      2,693,030
         
        7,088,030
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        258,295,758
         

Consumer Staples (4.3%)

     

Food & Staples Retailing (1.6%)

     

American Stores Co.

     

8.000%, 6/1/26

     2,690,000      1,681,250

General Nutrition Centers, Inc.

     

7.584%, 3/15/14 PIK(l)

     2,325,000      1,302,000

Ingles Markets, Inc.

     

8.875%, 12/1/11

     8,223,000      7,154,010

New Albertsons, Inc.

     

6.950%, 8/1/09

     500,000      488,750

7.750%, 6/15/26

     2,500,000      1,525,000

6.570%, 2/23/28

     100,000      47,000

7.450%, 8/1/29

     4,250,000      2,507,500

8.000%, 5/1/31

     600,000      360,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Rite Aid Corp.

     

8.625%, 3/1/15

   $ 2,500,000    $ 862,500

9.375%, 12/15/15^

     7,450,000      2,607,500

10.375%, 7/15/16^

     1,000,000      735,000

Roundy’s, Inc.
Term Loan

     

4.190%, 10/27/11(b)(l)

     650,733      447,379

4.630%, 10/27/11(l)

     669,296      460,142
         
        20,178,031
         

Household Products (1.5%)

     

American Achievement Corp.

     

8.250%, 4/1/12§

     9,035,000      6,956,950

Amscan Holdings, Inc.

     

8.750%, 5/1/14

     8,100,000      4,738,500

Prestige Brands, Inc.

     

9.250%, 4/15/12^

     6,769,000      6,227,480

Visant Holding Corp.

     

10.250%, 12/1/13(e)

     3,000,000      2,220,000
         
        20,142,930
         

Tobacco (1.2%)

     

Altria Group, Inc.

     

9.700%, 11/10/18

     7,700,000      8,322,391

Reynolds American, Inc.

     

7.750%, 6/1/18

     2,040,000      1,673,677

Vector Group Ltd.

     

11.000%, 8/15/15

     8,250,000      6,187,500
         
        16,183,568
         

Total Consumer Staples

        56,504,529
         

Energy (7.6%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (0.8%)

     

Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas

     

7.750%, 5/15/17

     2,850,000      1,653,000

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.

     

7.375%, 11/1/14

     61,000      46,970

Forbes Energy Services Ltd.

     

11.000%, 2/15/15

     4,900,000      2,940,000

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

     

9.500%, 1/15/16§

     6,000,000      3,180,000

Stewart & Stevenson LLC

     

10.000%, 7/15/14

     3,800,000      2,356,000
         
        10,175,970
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (6.8%)

     

Atlas Pipeline Partners LP

     

8.750%, 6/15/18§

     4,375,000      2,865,625

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     

7.500%, 6/15/14

     1,350,000      1,140,750

7.000%, 8/15/14^

     2,900,000      2,407,000

6.625%, 1/15/16^

     1,000,000      790,000

6.875%, 1/15/16^

     475,000      380,000

6.250%, 1/15/17

   EUR 475,000      396,164

Citic Resources Finance Ltd.

     

6.750%, 5/15/14^§

   $ 425,000      276,250

Colorado Interstate Gas Co.

     

5.950%, 3/15/15

     1,550,000      1,290,192

Connacher Oil and Gas Ltd.

     

10.250%, 12/15/15§

     4,400,000      1,760,000

Copano Energy LLC/Copano Energy Finance Corp.

  

7.750%, 6/1/18§

     5,000,000      3,375,000
      Principal
Amount
   Value
(Note 1)

El Paso Corp.

     

7.000%, 5/15/11

   $ 175,000    $ 159,212

7.875%, 6/15/12^

     175,000      157,146

6.875%, 6/15/14^

     200,000      161,463

7.000%, 6/15/17

     4,925,000      3,854,330

7.250%, 6/1/18

     250,000      198,418

8.050%, 10/15/30^

     3,700,000      2,410,979

Energy Partners Ltd.

     

9.750%, 4/15/14

     6,025,000      1,988,250

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.

     

10.000%, 6/15/13

     6,400,000      2,816,000

Enterprise Products Operating LP

     

8.375%, 8/1/66(l)

     5,375,000      2,956,250

Ferrellgas Escrow LLC/
Ferrellgas Finance Escrow Corp.

     

6.750%, 5/1/14

     5,060,000      3,491,400

Ferrellgas Partners LP/
Ferrellgas Partners Finance Corp.

     

7.240%, 8/1/10†

     9,000,000      7,087,500

8.750%, 6/15/12

     3,000,000      2,100,000

Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp.

     

6.875%, 12/15/14

     1,150,000      897,000

8.250%, 3/1/16^

     4,790,000      3,736,200

James River Coal Co.

     

9.375%, 6/1/12

     3,975,000      2,921,625

KCS Energy, Inc.

     

7.125%, 4/1/12

     4,400,000      3,300,000

Kinder Morgan Finance Co. ULC

     

5.700%, 1/5/16

     7,210,000      5,371,450

Linn Energy LLC

     

9.875%, 7/1/18§

     4,500,000      2,632,500

Massey Energy Co.

     

6.875%, 12/15/13

     6,489,000      4,801,860

Newfield Exploration Co.

     

6.625%, 4/15/16

     2,000,000      1,590,000

OPTI Canada, Inc.

     

8.250%, 12/15/14

     2,370,000      1,279,800

PetroHawk Energy Corp.

     

9.125%, 7/15/13

     2,725,000      2,207,250

Plains Exploration & Production Co.

     

7.750%, 6/15/15

     3,000,000      2,265,000

Range Resources Corp.

     

7.250%, 5/1/18

     2,000,000      1,670,000

SandRidge Energy, Inc.

     

8.000%, 6/1/18§

     7,840,000      4,351,200

Sonat, Inc.

     

7.625%, 7/15/11

     2,925,000      2,666,834

Stone Energy Corp.

     

8.250%, 12/15/11

     6,500,000      4,030,000

Williams Cos., Inc.

     

7.875%, 9/1/21

     1,541,000      1,178,865

Series A

     

7.500%, 1/15/31

     2,775,000      1,859,250
         
        88,820,763
         

Total Energy

        98,996,733
         

Financials (16.2%)

     

Capital Markets (1.4%)

     

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

6.250%, 9/1/17

     500,000      484,818

6.150%, 4/1/18

     2,100,000      2,018,018

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

5.625%, 1/24/13(h)

     2,250,000      213,750

6.750%, 12/28/17(h)

     2,450,000      245

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
   Value
(Note 1)

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

     

4.485%, 5/12/10(l)

   $ 1,800,000    $ 1,734,388

6.875%, 4/25/18

     4,125,000      4,314,857

Morgan Stanley

     

4.233%, 5/14/10(l)

     8,000,000      7,446,376

UBS AG/Jersey

     

7.152%, 12/29/49(l)

   EUR 2,200,000      2,110,035
         
        18,322,487
         

Commercial Banks (2.3% )

     

Barclays Bank plc

     

6.050%, 12/4/17§

   $ 1,625,000      1,433,567

7.700%, 4/29/49(l)§

     850,000      562,071

5.926%, 9/29/49(l)§

     2,700,000      992,849

7.434%, 9/29/49(l)§

     2,000,000      1,011,160

Credit Agricole S.A.

     

4.130%, 11/29/49(l)

   EUR 350,000      329,178

HBOS plc

     

6.750%, 5/21/18§

   $ 2,000,000      1,760,198

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

     

8.047%, 6/29/49(l)

   EUR 1,000,000      834,016

Rabobank Capital Funding Trust III

     

5.254%, 12/29/49(l)§

   $ 1,100,000      603,100

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

     

7.640%, 3/31/49(l)

     6,500,000      2,588,846

6.990%, 10/29/49(l)§

     1,500,000      701,304

Societe Generale S.A.

     

6.999%, 12/29/49(l)

   EUR 600,000      543,933

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

7.980%, 2/28/49(l)

   $ 9,925,000      8,460,070

Wells Fargo Capital XIII

     

7.700%, 12/29/49(l)

     1,650,000      1,361,763

Wells Fargo Capital XV

     

9.750%, 12/29/49(l)

     8,200,000      8,282,000
         
        29,464,055
         

Consumer Finance (3.9%)

     

American Express Co.

     

7.000%, 3/19/18

     8,425,000      8,518,888

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

     

9.203%, 4/15/09(l)

     3,900,000      3,763,500

7.375%, 10/28/09

     3,850,000      3,381,151

5.700%, 1/15/10

     225,000      191,212

9.750%, 9/15/10

     3,200,000      2,559,981

9.875%, 8/10/11

     2,450,000      1,807,414

7.800%, 6/1/12

     9,600,000      6,735,110

7.000%, 10/1/13

     6,105,000      4,218,109

8.000%, 12/15/16

     800,000      521,094

GMAC LLC

     

6.625%, 5/15/12

     2,475,000      1,907,502

6.875%, 8/28/12

     3,625,000      2,748,743

6.750%, 12/1/14

     4,120,000      2,816,622

8.000%, 11/1/31

     11,560,000      6,763,745

Russell-Stanley Holdings, Inc.

     

9.000%, 11/30/09(h)†

     729,508     

SLM Corp.

     

3.695%, 7/26/10(l)

     800,000      682,785

4.500%, 7/26/10

     1,375,000      1,193,317

5.125%, 8/27/12^

     725,000      542,560

4.750%, 3/17/14

   EUR 3,800,000      3,063,670

8.450%, 6/15/18

   $ 200,000      158,124
         
        51,573,527
         

Diversified Financial Services (7.0%)

  

AES Ironwood LLC

     

8.857%, 11/30/25

     6,000,911      5,220,792
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

AES Red Oak LLC

     

Series A

     

8.540%, 11/30/19

   $ 1,558,441    $ 1,371,428

Altra Industrial Motion, Inc.

     

9.000%, 12/1/11

     4,525,000      4,276,125

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.

     

12.750%, 3/1/16

     6,350,000      5,334,000

Bank of America Corp.

     

8.000%, 12/29/49(l)

     8,775,000      6,311,752

8.125%, 12/29/49(l)

     740,000      553,520

C10 Capital SPV Ltd.

     

6.722%, 12/31/49(l)§

     1,000,000      475,830

CIT Group Funding Co. of Canada

     

4.650%, 7/1/10

     80,000      70,230

5.600%, 11/2/11

     450,000      366,917

CIT Group, Inc.

     

2.219%, 3/12/10(l)

     675,000      625,946

5.200%, 11/3/10

     2,400,000      2,079,845

4.750%, 12/15/10

     3,060,000      2,693,611

5.600%, 4/27/11

     900,000      759,861

Citigroup Capital XXI

     

8.300%, 12/21/57(l)

     3,025,000      2,332,992

Citigroup, Inc.

     

5.500%, 4/11/13

     4,625,000      4,503,289

6.125%, 5/15/18^

     1,200,000      1,213,346

El Paso Performance-Linked Trust

     

7.750%, 7/15/11§

     3,250,000      2,813,687

Hexion US FinanceCorp./Hexion Nova Scotia
Finance ULC

  

9.750%, 11/15/14

     5,000,000      1,425,000

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp.

  

8.125%, 6/1/12^

     1,100,000      847,000

7.125%, 2/15/13^

     9,275,000      6,399,750

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     

7.900%, 4/29/49(l)

     6,350,000      5,282,121

KRATON Polymers LLC/KRATON Polymers
Capital Corp.

  

8.125%, 1/15/14

     3,200,000      1,280,000

Leucadia National Corp.

     

8.125%, 9/15/15

     8,900,000      7,142,250

7.125%, 3/15/17

     500,000      371,250

NSG Holdings LLC/NSG Holdings, Inc.

     

7.750%, 12/15/25(b)§

     4,650,000      3,627,000

Rainbow National Services LLC

     

10.375%, 9/1/14§

     11,620,000      10,341,800

SMFG Preferred Capital USD 3 Ltd.

     

9.500%, 7/25/49(l)^§

     800,000      732,986

Smurfit Kappa Funding plc

     

7.750%, 4/1/15

     350,000      190,750

Susser Holdings LLC

     

10.625%, 12/15/13

     4,018,000      3,515,750

UBS Preferred Funding Trust V

     

Series 1

     

6.243%, 5/29/49(l)

     1,200,000      655,349

Universal City Development Partners Ltd.

     

11.750%, 4/1/10

     10,025,000      6,466,125

Universal City Florida Holding Co. I/II

     

7.943%, 5/1/10(l)

     2,600,000      1,118,000

8.375%, 5/1/10

     3,650,000      1,660,750
         
        92,059,052
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Insurance (1.3%)

     

American International Group, Inc.

     

3.548%, 1/29/10(l)§

   $ 1,350,000    $ 1,188,000

4.613%, 10/18/11(l)^

     1,725,000      1,240,190

1.625%, 3/20/12(l)

     2,800,000      1,754,841

5.850%, 1/16/18

     2,800,000      1,876,798

8.250%, 8/15/18§

     4,200,000      3,074,060

8.625%, 5/22/38(b)(l)(m)

   GBP 2,000,000      862,650

8.175%, 5/15/58(l)§

   $ 5,525,000      2,149,363

HUB International Holdings, Inc.

     

9.000%, 12/15/14§

     3,250,000      1,986,563

10.250%, 6/15/15§

     5,000,000      2,206,250
         
        16,338,715
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.3%)

  

Ventas Realty LP/Ventas Capital Corp.

  

6.750%, 6/1/10

     1,920,000      1,816,800

9.000%, 5/1/12

     1,200,000      1,068,000

6.625%, 10/15/14

     225,000      171,000

7.125%, 6/1/15

     1,000,000      782,500

6.750%, 4/1/17

     405,000      307,800
         
        4,146,100
         

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%)

  

Forest City Enterprises, Inc.

     

6.500%, 2/1/17

     450,000      157,500
         

Total Financials

        212,061,436
         

Health Care (8.9%)

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.9%)

  

Accellent, Inc.

     

10.500%, 12/1/13

     7,000,000      4,795,000

Biomet, Inc.

     

10.000%, 10/15/17^

     5,630,000      5,404,800

10.375%, 10/15/17 PIK

     2,055,000      1,623,450

11.625%, 10/15/17

     12,110,000      10,354,050

Fresenius Medical Care Capital Trust IV

  

7.875%, 6/15/11

     600,000      570,000

Fresenius SE

     

6.750%, 8/22/14(l)

     974,842      882,232

Term B2 Loan

     

6.750%, 8/20/13(l)

     525,158      475,268
         
        24,104,800
         

Health Care Providers & Services (4.8%)

  

Community Health Systems, Inc.

     

8.875%, 7/15/15^

     11,185,000      10,290,200

DaVita, Inc.

     

6.625%, 3/15/13

     700,000      665,000

7.250%, 3/15/15^

     2,820,000      2,679,000

HCA, Inc.

     

6.300%, 10/1/12^

     1,500,000      1,057,500

9.125%, 11/15/14^

     4,175,000      3,872,312

9.250%, 11/15/16

     24,530,000      22,506,275

9.625%, 11/15/16 PIK^

     3,200,000      2,496,000

7.500%, 12/15/23

     410,000      192,557

Health Management Associates, Inc.

     

6.125%, 4/15/16

     700,000      434,000

HealthSouth Corp.
Term Loan

     

4.270%, 2/2/13(b)§

     13,381      10,246

4.690%, 2/2/13§

     693,418      530,960

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.

     

11.000%, 1/15/14

     3,795,000      3,567,300

Surgical Care Affiliates, Inc.

     

8.875%, 7/15/15 PIK§

     1,950,000      1,189,500

10.000%, 7/15/17§

     3,250,000      1,690,000
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

U.S. Oncology Holdings, Inc.

     

8.334%, 3/15/12 PIK(l)

   $ 5,212,000    $ 3,283,560

U.S. Oncology, Inc.

     

10.750%, 8/15/14

     10,000,000      8,150,000
         
        62,614,410
         

Pharmaceuticals (2.2%)

     

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

     

5.953%, 12/1/13(l)

     6,300,000      3,055,500

7.750%, 4/1/14^

     2,200,000      473,000

Argatroban Royalty Sub LLC

     

18.500%, 9/30/14†

     4,497,120      3,597,696

Elan Finance plc/Elan Finance Corp.

     

6.149%, 11/15/11(l)

     2,800,000      1,526,000

6.328%, 12/1/13(l)

     2,075,000      975,250

8.875%, 12/1/13

     6,475,000      3,367,000

Phibro Animal Health Corp.

     

13.000%, 8/1/14§

     9,540,000      7,441,200

Royalty Pharma AG
Term Loan

     

7.750%, 5/15/15(l)

     10,000,000      8,783,330
         
        29,218,976
         

Total Health Care

        115,938,186
         

Industrials (4.6%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.3%)

     

Alion Science and Technology Corp.

     

10.250%, 2/1/15

     7,075,000      3,192,594
         

Airlines (0.2%)

     

Continental Airlines, Inc.
Series 01-1

     

7.373%, 12/15/15

     1,080,611      626,754

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     

8.954%, 8/10/14

     3,581,852      1,898,382

UAL Pass-Through Trust
Series 2000-2

     

7.032%, 10/1/10

     386,326      360,249
         
        2,885,385
         

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.7%)

     

Allied Waste North America, Inc.

     

7.250%, 3/15/15

     5,395,000      5,017,350

ARAMARK Corp.

     

6.693%, 2/1/15(l)

     700,000      528,500

8.500%, 2/1/15^

     5,375,000      4,864,375

Knowledge Learning Corp., Inc.

     

7.750%, 2/1/15§

     6,610,000      4,627,000

MSX International UK/
MXS International Business Services FR/
MXS International GmBH

  

12.500%, 4/1/12§

     5,620,000      2,248,000

Quintiles Transnational Corp., Term Loan

     

6.810%, 3/31/14(l)

     1,500,000      885,000

Sheridan Group, Inc.

     

10.250%, 8/15/11

     5,375,000      3,769,219
         
        21,939,444
         

Construction & Engineering (0.4%)

     

Esco Corp.

     

8.625%, 12/15/13§

     7,250,000      5,075,000
         

Electrical Equipment (0.2%)

     

Legrand France S.A.

     

8.500%, 2/15/25

     3,000,000      2,624,187
         

Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%)

     

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

     

6.899%, 5/15/15(l)

     8,845,000      2,830,400
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Machinery (0.4%)

     

Actuant Corp.

     

6.875%, 6/15/17

   $ 1,430,000    $ 1,076,075

Trimas Corp.

     

9.875%, 6/15/12

     9,278,000      4,639,000
         
        5,715,075
         

Road & Rail (1.2%)

     

Amadeus IT Group S.A.
Term Loan

     

5.525%, 4/8/13(l)§

   EUR 1,936,138      1,190,396

Hertz Corp.

     

8.875%, 1/1/14

   $ 4,070,000      2,503,050

Term B Loan

     

0.000%, 12/21/12(b)(l)

     3,057      1,794

2.720%, 12/21/12(l)

     111,718      65,541

2.950%, 12/21/12(l)

     88,889      52,148

3.190%, 12/21/12(l)

     130,276      76,429

3.200%, 12/21/12(l)

     533,333      312,889

3.630%, 12/21/12(l)

     133,333      78,222

3.640%, 12/21/12(l)

     111,111      65,185

3.750%, 12/21/12(l)

     111,111      65,185

Term Loan

     

1.525%, 12/21/12(l)

     222,222      130,371

Kansas City Southern de Mexico S.A. de C.V.

  

9.375%, 5/1/12

     2,250,000      2,058,750

United Rentals North America, Inc.

     

6.500%, 2/15/12^

     11,700,000      9,243,000
         
        15,842,960
         

Total Industrials

        60,105,045
         

Information Technology (5.3%)

     

Communications Equipment (0.4%)

     

Nortel Networks Ltd.

     

9.003%, 7/15/11(l)

     12,200,000      3,050,000

10.125%, 7/15/13(h)

     7,145,000      1,893,425
         
        4,943,425
         

Computers & Peripherals (0.2%)

     

Seagate Technology HDD Holdings, Inc.

     

2.275%, 10/1/09(l)^

     2,690,000      2,461,350

6.375%, 10/1/11^

     575,000      396,750
         
        2,858,100
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.5%)

  

Celestica, Inc.

     

7.875%, 7/1/11

     12,430,000      11,311,300

7.625%, 7/1/13

     1,300,000      1,066,000

NXP B.V./NXP Funding LLC

     

8.068%, 10/15/13(l)

   EUR 5,000,000      1,702,811

8.625%, 10/15/15

     1,000,000      243,259

Sanmina-SCI Corp.

     

6.750%, 3/1/13

   $ 1,000,000      430,000

4.746%, 6/15/14(l)§

     8,000,000      4,320,000

8.125%, 3/1/16

     2,475,000      965,250
         
        20,038,620
         

IT Services (2.2%)

     

Compucom Systems, Inc.

     

12.500%, 10/1/15§

     3,600,000      2,430,000

First Data Corp.

     

9.875%, 9/24/15

     13,375,000      8,091,875

SunGard Data Systems, Inc.

     

3.750%, 1/15/09

     3,000,000      2,992,500

9.125%, 8/15/13

     18,125,000      15,678,125
         
        29,192,500
         
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.0%)

  

Amkor Technologies, Inc.

     

7.750%, 5/15/13

   $ 8,750,000    $ 4,987,500

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

     

5.871%, 12/15/14(l)

     3,000,000      1,020,000

8.875%, 12/15/14

     5,900,000      2,596,000

9.125%, 12/15/14 PIK

     2,175,000      500,250

Sensata Technologies B.V.

     

8.000%, 5/1/14^

     6,975,000      3,138,750
         
        12,242,500
         

Total Information Technology

        69,275,145
         

Materials (6.1%)

     

Chemicals (1.8%)

     

Chemtura Corp.

     

6.875%, 6/1/16

     5,400,000      2,754,000

Huntsman LLC

     

11.625%, 10/15/10

     2,800,000      2,450,000

11.500%, 7/15/12

     5,698,000      4,558,400

Ineos Group Holdings plc

     

8.500%, 2/15/16^§

     14,845,000      1,336,050

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.

     

10.125%, 12/1/14 PIK

     7,051,597      2,185,995

Nalco Co.

     

8.875%, 11/15/13

     3,500,000      2,957,500

Reichhold Industries, Inc.

     

9.000%, 8/15/14§

     4,745,000      3,131,700

Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc.

     

7.500%, 11/15/14

     4,405,000      3,391,850
         
        22,765,495
         

Containers & Packaging (1.4%)

     

Berry Plastics Corp.

     

9.503%, 2/15/15(l)

     6,275,000      4,329,750

Berry Plastics Holding Corp.

     

5.871%, 9/15/14(l)

     200,000      68,000

8.875%, 9/15/14^

     5,725,000      2,490,375

Cascades, Inc.

     

7.250%, 2/15/13

     3,650,000      1,861,500

Crown Americas LLC/Crown Americas Capital Corp.

  

7.750%, 11/15/15^

     2,355,000      2,343,225

Graham Packaging Co., Inc.

     

8.500%, 10/15/12

     1,550,000      1,104,375

9.875%, 10/15/14^

     5,450,000      3,351,750

Impress Holdings B.V.

     

7.878%, 9/15/13(l)§

     4,725,000      2,368,406

Norampac Industries, Inc.

     

6.750%, 6/1/13

     1,675,000      753,750
         
        18,671,131
         

Metals & Mining (1.5%)

     

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

     

Series B

     

12.000%, 6/1/13(e)

     3,486,000      3,486,000

FMG Finance Property Ltd.

     

6.203%, 9/1/11(l)^§

     6,250,000      3,812,500

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     

6.875%, 2/1/14

     2,000,000      1,800,000

7.084%, 4/1/15(l)

     2,310,000      1,524,600

8.250%, 4/1/15

     5,586,000      4,748,100

8.375%, 4/1/17

     2,100,000      1,722,000

Noranda Aluminium Acquisition Corp.

     

6.595%, 5/15/15 PIK(l)

     8,965,000      3,048,100
         
        20,141,300
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Paper & Forest Products (1.4%)

     

Georgia-Pacific LLC

     

8.125%, 5/15/11^

   $ 500,000    $ 470,000

7.000%, 1/15/15^§

     3,280,000      2,788,000

7.700%, 6/15/15^

     525,000      399,000

7.125%, 1/15/17§

     1,625,000      1,365,000

8.000%, 1/15/24

     8,825,000      5,956,875

7.375%, 12/1/25^

     6,650,000      4,256,000

7.250%, 6/1/28

     1,000,000      610,000

Newark Group, Inc.

     

9.750%, 3/15/14

     5,660,000      537,700

Smurfit Kappa Treasury Funding Ltd.

     

7.500%, 11/20/25

     300,000      177,000

Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc.

     

Series B

     

9.125%, 8/1/14

     4,165,000      1,645,175
         
        18,204,750
         

Total Materials

        79,782,676
         

Telecommunication Services (7.7%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (6.5%)

  

Cincinnati Bell, Inc.

     

7.250%, 7/15/13

     1,650,000      1,452,000

Citizens Communications Co.

     

7.125%, 3/15/19

     5,950,000      3,986,500

Embarq Corp.

     

6.738%, 6/1/13

     3,485,000      2,944,825

Fairpoint Communications, Inc.

     

13.125%, 4/1/18§

     8,500,000      4,080,000

Frontier Communications Corp.

     

9.250%, 5/15/11

     1,200,000      1,140,000

6.625%, 3/15/15

     1,570,000      1,146,100

7.000%, 11/1/25

     200,000      98,500

7.875%, 1/15/27

     750,000      435,000

9.000%, 8/15/31

     1,865,000      1,174,950

Hawaiian Telcom Communications, Inc.

     

Series B

     

9.750%, 5/1/13(h)^

     4,050,000      303,750

Level 3 Financing, Inc.

     

12.250%, 3/15/13

     7,055,000      4,268,275

Nordic Telephone Co. Holdings ApS

     

5.449%, 11/30/14§

   EUR 708,135      822,910

5.699%, 11/30/14§

     847,857      985,279

8.250%, 5/1/16(b)§

     3,500,000      3,211,016

8.875%, 5/1/16(b)§

   $ 1,650,000      1,155,000

Qwest Capital Funding, Inc.

     

7.000%, 8/3/09

     2,950,000      2,891,000

7.900%, 8/15/10

     900,000      819,000

7.250%, 2/15/11

     5,000,000      4,200,000

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

     

7.250%, 2/15/11

     250,000      217,500

7.500%, 2/15/14^

     13,100,000      9,366,500

Series B

     

7.500%, 2/15/14

     1,900,000      1,358,500

Qwest Corp.

     

8.875%, 3/15/12

     7,381,000      6,827,425

5.246%, 6/15/13(l)

     6,150,000      4,581,750

Sprint Capital Corp.

     

6.375%, 5/1/09

     550,000      546,562

6.900%, 5/1/19

     11,670,000      8,285,700

Telcordia Technologies, Inc.

     

8.503%, 7/15/12(l)§

     9,900,000      4,801,500

10.000%, 3/15/13^§

     2,000,000      880,000

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Time Warner Telecom Holdings, Inc.

     

9.250%, 2/15/14

   $ 3,350,000    $ 2,747,000

Virgin Media Finance plc

     

8.750%, 4/15/14

   EUR 575,000      563,492

9.125%, 8/15/16

   $ 1,000,000      740,000

West Corp.

     

9.500%, 10/15/14

     5,605,000      3,082,750

Wind Acquisition Finance S.A.

     

10.750%, 12/1/15(b)§

     1,600,000      1,376,000

Windstream Corp.

     

8.625%, 8/1/16

     5,300,000      4,690,500
         
        85,179,284
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.2%)

  

Centennial Cellular Operating Co./
Centennial Communications Corp.

     

10.125%, 6/15/13

     4,700,000      4,747,000

iPCS, Inc.

     

6.443%, 5/1/14 PIK(l)

     7,000,000      4,270,000

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.

     

9.250%, 11/1/14

     900,000      805,500

Sprint Nextel Corp.

     

6.000%, 12/1/16

     7,155,000      5,044,275
         
        14,866,775
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        100,046,059
         

Utilities (7.3%)

     

Electric Utilities (2.4%)

     

Edison Mission Energy

     

7.200%, 5/15/19

     4,005,000      3,284,100

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

     

11.250%, 11/1/17 PIK§

     625,000      303,125

Intergen N.V.

     

9.000%, 6/30/17(b)§

     3,875,000      3,177,500

Ipalco Enterprises, Inc.

     

8.625%, 11/14/11

     2,100,000      1,963,500

7.250%, 4/1/16§

     1,850,000      1,517,000

Midwest Generation LLC

     

Series B

     

8.560%, 1/2/16

     2,671,361      2,551,149

Mirant North America LLC

     

7.375%, 12/31/13

     2,210,000      2,121,600

PSEG Energy Holdings LLC

     

8.500%, 6/15/11^

     9,205,000      8,676,780

Tenaska Alabama Partners LP

     

7.000%, 6/30/21§

     2,952,740      2,315,943

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC

  

10.500%, 11/1/15^§

     7,250,000      5,147,500

10.500%, 11/1/16 PIK^§

     225,000      112,500
         
        31,170,697
         

Gas Utilities (0.7%)

     

AmeriGas Partners LP

     

7.250%, 5/20/15

     4,250,000      3,463,750

AmeriGas Partners LP/
AmeriGas Eagle Finance Corp.

     

7.125%, 5/20/16

     3,825,000      3,060,000

Knight, Inc.

     

6.500%, 9/1/12

     1,223,000      1,033,435

SemGroup LP

     

8.750%, 11/15/15(h)§

     6,485,000      226,975

Suburban Propane Partners LP/
Suburban Energy Finance Corp.

     

6.875%, 12/15/13

     2,350,000      1,927,000
         
        9,711,160
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (3.5%)

  

AES Corp.

     

8.000%, 10/15/17

   $ 610,000 $    500,200

8.000%, 6/1/20§

     100,000    77,500

Dynegy Holdings, Inc.

     

6.875%, 4/1/11

     350,000    306,250

8.375%, 5/1/16

     1,000,000    710,000

7.125%, 5/15/18

     400,000    244,000

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

     

10.875%, 11/1/17^§

     14,750,000    10,472,500

NRG Energy, Inc.

     

7.250%, 2/1/14

     3,025,000    2,828,375

7.375%, 2/1/16

     17,953,000    16,696,290

7.375%, 1/15/17(b)

     4,425,000    4,071,000

Reliant Energy Mid-Atlantic Power Holdings LLC

  

Series B

  

9.237%, 7/2/17

     2,546,394    2,317,219

Reliant Energy, Inc.

     

6.750%, 12/15/14^

     8,250,000    7,425,000
       
      45,648,334
       

Multi-Utilities (0.3% )

     

CMS Energy Corp.

     

8.500%, 4/15/11^

     2,000,000    1,969,612

2.875%, 12/1/24

     1,875,000    1,624,219
       
      3,593,831
       

Multi-Utilities & Unregulated Power (0.4%)

     

Dynegy-Roseton/Danskammer Pass Through Trust

  

Series A

     

7.270%, 11/8/10

     4,454,288    4,231,573

Series B

     

7.670%, 11/8/16

     1,000,000    710,625
       
      4,942,198
       

Total Utilities

      95,066,220
       

Total Corporate Bonds

      1,146,071,787
       

Government Securities (0.1%)

     

Municipal Bonds (0.1%)

     

State of Texas

     

5.000%, 4/1/37

   $ 1,900,000    1,816,856
       

Total Government Securities

      1,816,856
       

Total Long-Term Debt Securities (89.7%)
(Cost $1,691,254,696)

      1,171,619,616
       
           
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (0.0%)

     

Automobiles (0.0%)

     

General Motors Corp.

     

Series B

     

5.250%

     81,000    283,500
       

Total Consumer Discretionary

      283,500
       

Financials (0.8%)

     

Commercial Banks (0.4% )

     

Wells Fargo & Co.

     

Series L

     

7.500%

     6,475    4,856,250
       

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%)

     

Bank of America Corp.

     

Series L

     

7.250%

     8,185    5,330,481
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Citigroup, Inc.

     

Series T

     

6.500%

     18,550    $ 519,400
         
        5,849,881
         

Total Financials

        10,706,131
         

Materials (0.1%)

     

Metals & Mining (0.1%)

     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

     

6.750%

     8,800      415,800
         

Total Materials

        415,800
         

Total Convertible Preferred Stocks (0.9%)
(Cost $15,233,550)

        11,405,431
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Commercial Paper (0.3%)

     

DnB NOR Bank ASA

     

1.32%, 2/17/09 (n)(p)

   $ 3,400,000      3,394,007
         

Government Securities (2.9%)

     

Federal Home Loan Bank

     

0.07%, 1/2/09 (o)(p)^

     3,700,000      3,699,986

0.03%, 1/5/09 (o)(p)

     700,000      699,997

0.10%, 1/21/09 (o)(p)

     21,100,000      21,098,770

0.08%, 1/22/09 (o)(p)

     1,600,000      1,599,922

0.12%, 1/26/09 (o)(p)

     10,600,000      10,599,081

0.07%, 3/4/09 (o)(p)

     100,000      99,988

U.S. Treasury Bills

     

0.00%, 1/2/09 (p)

     200,000      200,000
         

Total Government Securities

        37,997,744
         

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned (7.1%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

     3,840,000      3,821,633

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     2,820,000      2,758,913

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     3,840,000      3,816,376

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,279,981      1,247,845

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.,
Repurchase Agreement

     

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     34,783,811      34,783,811

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     510,000      486,834

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     3,580,000      3,561,682

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     1,020,000      1,020,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     5,119,297      5,086,534

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     6,399,062      6,352,733

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     3,199,984      288,002

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     1,919,762      1,902,630

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     3,200,000      3,150,499

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     6,020,000      5,177,200

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     9,970,676      9,970,676

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     6,400,000      6,292,205

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

   $ 3,839,426    $ 3,395,749  
           

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral
for Securities Loaned

     93,113,322  
           

Time Deposit (3.7%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     47,807,094      47,807,094  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (14.0%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $186,936,506)

        182,312,167  
           

Total Investments (104.6%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $1,893,424,752)

        1,365,337,214  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-4.6%)

        (59,578,548 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 1,305,758,666  
           
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Securities (totaling $10,685,196 or 0.8% of net assets) at fair value.
§ Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2008, the market value of these securities amounted to $236,141,332 or 18.1% of net assets. Securities denoted with “§” but without “b” have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. To the extent any securities might provide a right to demand registration, such rights have not been relied upon when determining liquidity.
(b) Illiquid Security.
(e) Step Bond - Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(m) Regulation S is an exemption for securities offerings that are made outside of the United States and do not involve direct selling efforts in the United States. Resale restrictions may apply for purposes of the Securities Act of 1933.
(n) Section 4(2) Commercial Paper. Private placement for non-current transactions. Notes are usually sold to accredited investors without the intent to freely re-sell their holding.
(o) Discount Note Security. Effective rate calculated as of December 31, 2008.
(p) Yield to maturity.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

CMO  —    Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

EUR   —    European Currency Unit

GBP   —    British Pound

PIK    —    Payment-in Kind Security


 

 

At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had the following futures contracts open: (Note 1)

 

     Number of
Contracts
  

Expiration

Date

   Original
Value
   Value at
12/31/2008
   Unrealized
Appreciation

Purchases

              

90 Day Sterling

   91    September-09    $   15,850,091    $ 16,069,022    $ 218,931

90 Day Sterling

   86    December-09      14,970,589      15,128,922      158,333

EURODollar

   390    March-09      93,845,450      96,466,500      2,621,050

EURODollar

   86    June-09      20,773,300      21,257,050      483,750

EURODollar

   39    December-09      9,292,238      9,612,038      319,800
                  
               $   3,801,864
                  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had outstanding foreign currency contracts to buy/sell foreign currencies as follows: (Note 1)

 

     Local
Contract Buy
Amount
(000’s)
   Local
Contract Sell
Amount
(000’s)
  

U.S. $
Current
Buy

Value

  

U.S. $
Current
Sell

Value

   Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
 

Foreign Currency Buy Contracts

              

Canadian Dollar vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 7/27/09

   2,000    1,588    $ 1,623,843    $ 1,588,310    $ 35,533  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   440    554      611,315      553,753      57,562  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   335    432      465,433      432,200      33,233  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   350    532      486,274      532,046      (45,772 )

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   1,575    1,989      2,188,232      1,989,068      199,164  
                    
               $ 279,720  
                    

Foreign Currency Sell Contracts

              

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   1,014    688    $ 1,014,456    $ 988,952    $ 25,504  

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   403    272      403,202      390,981      12,221  

British Pound vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   330    219      330,000      315,506      14,494  

Canadian Dollar vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 7/27/09

   1,587    2,000      1,587,175      1,623,842      (36,667 )

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   15,795    12,479      15,794,795      17,340,111      (1,545,316 )

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/13/09

   3,061    2,410      3,060,892      3,348,799      (287,907 )

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   2,378    1,550      2,377,995      2,153,498      224,497  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   3,022    1,950      3,021,525      2,709,239      312,286  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   233    150      232,875      208,403      24,472  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 1/16/09

   1,492    960      1,492,099      1,333,779      158,320  

European Union vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 7/27/09

   12,891    10,100      12,890,630      13,967,211      (1,076,581 )
                    
               $ (2,174,677 )
                    
               $ (1,894,957 )
                    

Options Written:

Options written through the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

     Total
Number of
Contracts
    Total
Premiums
Received
 

Options Outstanding - January 1, 2008

   —       $ —    

Options Written

   360       206,130  

Options Terminated in Closing Purchase Transactions

   (360 )     (206,130 )

Options Expired

   —         —    

Options Exercised

   —         —    
      

Options Outstanding - December 31, 2008

   —       $ —    
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   4,856,250     $   1,349,795,768     $   10,685,196     $   1,365,337,214  

Other Investments*

    3,801,864       1,097,286       —         4,899,150  
   

Total

  $   8,658,114     $   1,350,893,054     $   10,685,196     $   1,370,236,364  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

    —         2,992,243       —         2,992,243  
   

Total

  $   —       $   2,992,243     $   —       $   2,992,243  
   

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     

Investments in
Securities

 

        

Other Investments*

 

     

Balance as of 12/31/07

   $ 15,234,443         $ —       

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

     (2,857,528)           —       

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

     (1,691,719)           —       

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     —           —       
                       
                         

Balance as of 12/31/08

   $ 10,685,196       $ —       
                       
                         
                     
The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.    $ (7,039,908)         $ —       

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 2,568,110,256

Long-term U.S. Treasury securities

     6,078,516
      
   $ 2,574,188,772
      
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 2,652,355,619

Long-term U.S. Treasury securities

     19,920,555
      
   $     2,672,276,174
      

 

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December 31, 2008

 

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,994,120  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (537,748,021 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (532,753,901 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $   1,898,091,115  
        

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $92,031,746. This was secured by collateral of $97,742,000 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $93,113,322, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $298,581,254 of which $114,524,895 expires in the year 2009, $91,978,211 expires in the year 2010, $11,568,090 expires in the year 2014, and $80,510,058 expires in the year 2016.

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number
of Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Australia (3.1%)

     

Amcor Ltd.

   573,600    $ 2,331,316

Australia & New Zealand Banking
Group Ltd.

   528,900      5,676,970

BHP Billiton Ltd.

   961,224      20,244,653

CSL Ltd.

   839,580      19,825,437

Lend Lease Corp., Ltd.

   376,600      1,904,333

Macquarie Airports

   1,707,571      2,875,908

Macquarie Infrastructure Group

   744,745      893,244

National Australia Bank Ltd.

   126,221      1,850,438

OZ Minerals Ltd.†

   161,796      62,042

Qantas Airways Ltd.

   1,524,200      2,810,546

Rio Tinto Ltd.^

   28,563      765,059
         
        59,239,946
         

Austria (0.1%)

     

Voestalpine AG

   75,800      1,625,249
         

Belgium (0.6%)

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

   226,250      5,245,458

Delhaize Group

   53,400      3,294,979

Dexia S.A.^

   82,121      369,631

Solvay S.A., Class A^

   34,400      2,557,564
         
        11,467,632
         

Brazil (2.4%)

     

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (ADR)

   392,536      4,753,611

Gafisa S.A.

   979,444      4,505,204

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
(Mexico Exchange) (ADR)

   540,878      13,246,102

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (New York
Exchange) (ADR)

   351,670      8,612,398

Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos
Brasileiros S.A. (ADR)

   240,062      15,512,807
         
        46,630,122
         

Canada (2.6%)

     

Bombardier, Inc., Class B

   312,500      1,126,468

Canadian Imperial Bank
of Commerce

   85,000      3,517,740

EnCana Corp.

   73,400      3,386,686

Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd.

   12,300      3,885,784

Imperial Oil Ltd.

   98,200      3,260,606

Inmet Mining Corp.

   29,200      463,132

Magna International, Inc., Class A

   75,000      2,232,685

National Bank of Canada

   18,200      461,450

Nexen, Inc.

   167,802      2,915,636

Nova Chemicals Corp.^

   95,100      450,656

Petro-Canada

   263,100      5,694,639

Research In Motion Ltd.*

   55,987      2,271,952

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

   639,175      18,944,847

Westjet Airlines Ltd. (Variable-
Voting), Class A*

   124,300      1,291,834
         
        49,904,115
         

China (0.3%)

     

Industrial & Commercial Bank of
China Ltd., Class H^

   10,999,000      5,845,618
         

Denmark (1.4%)

     

Vestas Wind Systems A/S*^

   457,712      27,203,604
         

Finland (1.8%)

     

Nokia Oyj^

   1,948,979      30,214,901
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Stora Enso Oyj, Class R^

   572,400    $ 4,468,293
         
        34,683,194
         

France (9.9%)

     

Accor S.A.^

   395,751      19,474,840

Air France-KLM^

   63,400      815,028

Alstom S.A.^

   164,365      9,706,223

BNP Paribas S.A.

   510,007      21,535,768

Cie de Saint-Gobain S.A.^

   117,126      5,524,261

Cie Generale de Geophysique-
Veritas*^

   330,292      4,931,974

Compagnie Generale des
Etablissements Michelin, Class B^

   108,500      5,689,113

Credit Agricole S.A.

   571,216      6,496,141

France Telecom S.A.

   227,100      6,352,257

GDF Suez S.A.^

   123,820      6,132,437

Imerys S.A.^

   60,001      2,728,756

J.C. Decaux S.A.^

   256,359      4,413,882

Lafarge S.A.^

   92,205      5,606,111

Lagardere SCA

   113,500      4,606,920

Pernod-Ricard S.A.^

   90,299      6,696,154

Renault S.A.^

   281,800      7,350,536

Sanofi-Aventis S.A.

   319,911      20,318,805

Societe Generale S.A.

   158,518      8,028,549

Suez Environnement S.A.*

   26,317      443,754

Total S.A.

   751,232      40,955,442

Vallourec S.A.

   22,800      2,593,170
         
        190,400,121
         

Germany (9.2%)

     

Allianz SE (Registered)^

   148,200      15,895,656

BASF SE^

   268,900      10,625,464

Bayer AG^

   234,260      13,761,555

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG^

   201,372      6,189,945

Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)^

   363,800      14,507,766

Deutsche Lufthansa
AG (Registered)^

   260,900      4,130,670

Deutsche Post AG (Registered)

   306,976      5,193,423

Deutsche Telekom AG (Registered)^

   468,900      7,124,266

E.ON AG

   698,532      28,246,666

Linde AG^

   278,485      23,566,382

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-
Gesellschaft AG (Registered)^

   67,000      10,528,855

RWE AG

   113,120      10,169,114

SAP AG^

   189,650      6,796,895

Siemens AG (Registered)^

   192,942      14,451,453

Symrise AG^

   264,212      3,731,680

TUI AG^

   145,200      1,655,841
         
        176,575,631
         

Greece (0.1%)

     

Piraeus Bank S.A.

   235,693      2,122,432
         

Hong Kong (1.9%)

     

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

   754,000      7,188,603

China Mobile Ltd.

   446,500      4,526,976

CNOOC Ltd.

   6,666,100      6,334,731

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

   2,494,358      14,217,923

Hang Lung Properties Ltd.

   1,483,000      3,253,102
         
        35,521,335
         

India (0.3%)

     

ICICI Bank Ltd. (ADR)

   332,688      6,404,244
         

 

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Israel (1.6%)

     

Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. (ADR)

   722,937    $ 30,775,428
         

Italy (2.5%)

     

ENI S.p.A.

   1,089,043      25,805,850

Fondiaria-Sai S.p.A.

   99,195      1,795,157

Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

   2,186,821      7,876,786

Telecom Italia S.p.A.

   3,370,200      5,481,809

Telecom Italia S.p.A. (RNC)

   1,709,500      1,907,572

UniCredit S.p.A.

   1,885,956      4,695,178
         
        47,562,352
         

Japan (16.3%)

     

Aeon Co., Ltd.

   229,000      2,293,719

Alps Electric Co., Ltd.^

   341,600      1,671,504

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

   198,400      8,073,174

Canon, Inc.

   471,600      14,804,251

Daikin Industries Ltd.^

   369,564      9,746,510

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

   1,347,000      8,027,402

DIC Corp.

   895,000      1,877,617

East Japan Railway Co.†

   1,346      10,230,491

Fujitsu Ltd.

   1,322,000      6,389,840

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.

   413,000      2,010,319

Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.

   115,000      1,834,158

Hitachi Ltd.

   907,000      3,517,437

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

   1,033,700      22,418,156

Isuzu Motors Ltd.

   1,595,000      2,047,193

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

   2,641      8,745,417

JFE Holdings, Inc.

   239,100      6,324,164

Komatsu Ltd.^

   484,600      6,138,450

Kyocera Corp.

   33,900      2,445,545

Marubeni Corp.

   2,771,000      10,561,472

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

   767,000      3,384,899

Mitsubishi Corp.

   970,700      13,627,116

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

   620,700      3,851,396

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

   584,000      5,973,915

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.

   259,000      957,366

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

   258,000      4,287,425

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.^†

   2,525      7,178,075

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.^

   194,700      7,632,209

Nidec Corp.

   106,600      4,145,430

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

   88,200      33,885,989

Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.

   753,500      3,237,729

Nippon Telegraph &
Telephone Corp.†

   1,549      7,997,044

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

   1,487,300      5,387,013

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   255,800      2,109,403

ORIX Corp.

   16,170      918,763

Panasonic Corp.

   159,000      1,992,328

Sharp Corp.^

   644,000      4,616,723

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

   163,600      7,503,656

SMC Corp.

   49,500      5,064,350

Sony Corp.

   524,300      11,397,767

Sumitomo Corp.

   522,000      4,600,508

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

   290,000      3,082,287

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial
Group, Inc.^†

   3,268      13,555,080

Sumitomo Realty & Development
Co., Ltd.

   98,000      1,460,108

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.

   222,600      7,432,441

Toshiba Corp.

   1,693,000      6,970,972
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Toyota Motor Corp.

   360,100    $ 11,787,092
         
        313,193,903
         

Luxembourg (0.3%)

     

ArcelorMittal S.A.

   226,751      5,465,429
         

Mexico (1.1%)

     

America Movil S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR)

   107,879      3,343,170

Cemex S.A.B. de C.V. (ADR)*

   1,424,978      13,024,299

Fomento Economico Mexicano S.A.B. de
C.V. (ADR)

   119,967      3,614,606
         
        19,982,075
         

Netherlands (4.8%)

     

European Aeronautic Defence and
Space Co. N.V.^

   288,110      4,864,157

Heineken N.V.

   561,450      17,249,761

ING Groep N.V. (CVA)

   1,150,420      12,025,556

Koninklijke Ahold N.V.

   696,220      8,556,897

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.

   275,732      5,362,709

Reed Elsevier N.V.

   409,060      4,819,581

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class A

   1,254,511      32,696,869

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Class B

   71,028      1,787,599

Wolters Kluwer N.V.

   222,746      4,206,761
         
        91,569,890
         

New Zealand (0.1%)

     

Telecom Corp of New Zealand Ltd.

   1,828,700      2,450,937
         

Norway (0.4%)

     

Norsk Hydro ASA^

   379,900      1,534,272

StatoilHydro ASA^

   395,750      6,518,110
         
        8,052,382
         

Singapore (0.3%)

     

CapitaLand Ltd.

   731,000      1,605,996

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.

   378,000      296,753

Singapore Airlines Ltd.

   385,000      3,022,227
         
        4,924,976
         

South Korea (0.1%)

     

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   5,660      2,055,246
         

Spain (3.6%)

     

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya
Argentaria S.A.

   559,500      6,865,372

Banco Santander S.A.

   521,750      5,035,477

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica S.A.

   753,443      13,666,333

Inditex S.A.^

   166,542      7,361,380

Telefonica S.A.

   1,624,766      36,419,907
         
        69,348,469
         

Sweden (1.4%)

     

Atlas Copco AB, Class A^

   764,380      6,579,959

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B^

   83,655      3,268,907

Nordea Bank AB^

   482,000      3,392,873

Svenska Cellulosa AB, Class B

   328,500      2,809,170

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,
Class B^

   863,000      6,618,785

Volvo AB, Class B^

   781,250      4,316,745
         
        26,986,439
         

Switzerland (10.9%)

     

ABB Ltd. (Registered)*^

   1,101,598      16,605,722

Actelion Ltd. (Registered)*^

   119,977      6,757,262

Adecco S.A. (Registered)

   162,720      5,523,043

Compagnie Financiere
Richemont S.A.^

   167,604      3,253,957

Credit Suisse Group AG (Registered)

   1,037,105      28,426,263

Holcim Ltd. (Registered)

   117,655      6,774,491

Julius Baer Holding AG (Registered)

   259,771      9,992,798

 

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Lonza Group AG (Registered)^

   226,962    $ 20,981,496

Nestle S.A. (Registered)

   1,041,248      41,038,265

Novartis AG (Registered)

   505,871      25,346,407

Roche Holding AG

   186,316      28,680,310

UBS AG (Registered)*

   165,608      2,401,945

Zurich Financial Services
AG (Registered)

   56,085      12,174,675
         
        207,956,634
         

Taiwan (1.8%)

     

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. (ADR)

   4,286,441      33,862,884
         

United Kingdom (15.6%)

     

Associated British Foods plc

   453,300      4,783,616

Aviva plc

   649,781      3,678,056

Barclays plc

   5,925,544      13,358,678

BG Group plc

   1,652,634      22,944,776

BHP Billiton plc

   285,659      5,380,923

BP plc

   3,645,639      27,933,925

British Land Co. plc (REIT)

   255,331      2,046,739

Burberry Group plc

   1,231,077      3,948,322

Centrica plc

   1,882,035      7,232,073

GlaxoSmithKline plc

   1,230,229      22,838,455

HBOS plc

   4,516,760      4,584,003

Home Retail Group plc

   750,200      2,301,061

HSBC Holdings plc^

   3,267,945      31,322,195

ICAP plc

   1,423,992      5,938,537

Kazakhmys plc

   136,300      457,920

Lloyds TSB Group plc

   908,700      1,663,210

Man Group plc

   1,655,512      5,714,164

Marks & Spencer Group plc

   1,280,050      3,984,018

Prudential plc

   935,260      5,694,058

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc

   239,195      8,911,069

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc

   7,173,195      5,185,575

RSA Insurance Group plc

   968,892      1,936,673

Standard Chartered plc

   1,119,454      14,310,326

Tesco plc

   5,863,544      30,548,542

Vodafone Group plc

   22,836,752      45,972,970

Wm. Morrison Supermarkets plc

   1,153,584      4,678,672

Wolseley plc

   567,266      3,162,833

WPP plc

   1,518,824      8,853,590
         
        299,364,979
         

United States (0.9%)

     

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.

   391,200      2,383,009

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

   1,007,484      5,974,380

Transocean Ltd.*

   203,328      9,607,248
         
        17,964,637
         

Total Common Stocks (95.4%)
(Cost $2,619,554,536)

        1,829,139,903
         
           
      Number of
Rights
  

Value

(Note 1)

RIGHTS:

     

United Kingdom (0.0%)

     

HBOS plc, expiring 1/9/09*

   4,516,760      —  

Lloyds TSB Group plc,
expiring 1/9/09*

   908,700      —  
         

Total Rights (0.0%)
(Cost $—)

        —  
         
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned (13.2%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09(l)

   $ 2,530,000    $ 2,517,899  

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10(l)

     1,850,000      1,809,925  

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09(l)

     2,530,000      2,514,436  

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09(l)

     839,988      818,898  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.,
Repurchase Agreement

     

0.10%, 1/2/09(r)(u)

     214,066,675      214,066,675  

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10(l)

     340,000      324,556  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09(l)

     2,360,000      2,347,924  

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09(l)

     670,000      670,000  

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09(l)

     3,369,537      3,347,972  

0.37%, 6/18/09(l)

     4,209,383      4,178,908  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09(h)(s)

     2,109,990      189,901  

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09(l)

     1,259,844      1,248,601  

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09(l)

     2,110,000      2,077,360  

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10(l)

     3,960,000      3,405,600  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09(l)

     6,563,862      6,563,862  

0.19%, 5/7/09(l)

     4,210,000      4,139,091  

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10(l)

     2,529,622      2,237,304  
           

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral
for Securities Loaned

     252,458,912  
           

Time Deposit (3.5%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     66,626,016      66,626,016  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (16.7%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $322,134,916)

        319,084,928  
           

Total Investments (112.1%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $2,941,689,452)

        2,148,224,831  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-12.1%)

        (231,369,026 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 1,916,855,805  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Securities (totaling $39,022,732 or 2.0% of net assets) at fair value.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.

 

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(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% -7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

 

Glossary:

ADR  —    American Depositary Receipt

CVA  —    Dutch Certification

REIT —    Real Estate Investment Trust

RNC  —    Risparmio Non-Convertible Savings Shares


 

 

At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had the following futures contracts open: (Note 1)

 

     Number of
Contracts
   Expiration
Date
   Original
Value
   Value at
12/31/2008
   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Purchase

              

Dow Jones EURO Stoxx 50 Index

   114    March-09    $   3,897,881    $   3,882,410    $   (15,471 )
                    

 

 

At December 31, 2008 the Portfolio had outstanding foreign currency contracts to buy/sell foreign currencies as follows: (Note 1)

 

     Local
Contract Buy
Amount
(000’s)
  

Local

Contract Sell

Amount
(000’s)

  

U.S. $
Current

Buy

Value

  

U.S. $

Current

Sell

Value

   Unrealized
Depreciation
 

Foreign Currency Buy Contract

              

Canadian Dollar vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 3/16/09

   30,181    24,804    $   24,451,917    $   24,803,583    $ (351,666 )
                    

Foreign Currency Sell Contracts

              

Canadian Dollar vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 3/16/09

   21,580    27,290    $ 21,579,946    $ 22,109,699    $   (529,753 )

Canadian Dollar vs. U.S. Dollar, expiring 3/16/09

   5,648    6,983      5,648,374      5,657,458      (9,084 )
                    
               $ (538,837 )
                    
               $ (890,503 )
                    

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   201,018,301     $   1,908,183,798     $   39,022,732     $   2,148,224,831  

Other Investments*

    —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   201,018,301     $   1,908,183,798     $   39,022,732     $   2,148,224,831  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

    15,471       890,503       —         905,974  
   

Total

  $   15,471     $   890,503     $   —       $   905,974  
   

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Investments in    
Securities    

 

  

Other Investments*

 

Balance as of 12/31/07

   $        —                 $—

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

   —                   —

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

   —                   —

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

   39,022,732         —
           
           

Balance as of 12/31/08

   $ 39,022,732        $—
           
           
           

The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.

   $(15,628,866)      $—

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 1,770,360,348  

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 1,372,379,654  

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

  

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 11,723,128  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (893,990,517 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (882,267,389 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 3,030,492,220  
        

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $239,296,892. This was secured by collateral of $255,508,900 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $252,458,912, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $718 as brokerage commissions with Exane S.A., an affiliated broker/dealer.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $154,814,122 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (10.8%)

     

Auto Components (0.1%)

     

Autoliv, Inc.^

   18,200    $ 390,572

Lear Corp.*

   24,600      34,686

Magna International, Inc., Class A

   28,700      858,991
         
        1,284,249
         

Automobiles (0.9%)

     

Toyota Motor Corp.

   216,700      7,093,204

Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR)^

   17,900      1,171,376
         
        8,264,580
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.7%)

     

Life Time Fitness, Inc.*^

   134,900      1,746,955

McDonald’s Corp.

   11,900      740,061

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.^

   90,000      589,500

Wynn Resorts Ltd.*^

   62,930      2,659,422
         
        5,735,938
         

Household Durables (0.2%)

     

Black & Decker Corp.

   16,600      694,046

Centex Corp.^

   55,100      586,264

KB Home^

   28,100      382,722
         
        1,663,032
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.8%)

     

Liberty Media Corp., Interactive,
Class A*

   200,210      624,655

priceline.com, Inc.*^

   89,354      6,580,922
         
        7,205,577
         

Media (5.6%)

     

CBS Corp., Class B^

   222,500      1,822,275

Comcast Corp., Class A

   25,300      427,064

Comcast Corp., Special Class A

   648,580      10,474,567

DIRECTV Group, Inc.*^

   853,432      19,552,127

DISH Network Corp., Class A*

   458,800      5,088,092

Gannett Co., Inc.^

   140,800      1,126,400

News Corp., Class A

   264,500      2,404,305

Time Warner, Inc.

   444,700      4,473,682

Viacom, Inc., Class B*

   83,200      1,585,792

Walt Disney Co.

   85,600      1,942,264
         
        48,896,568
         

Multiline Retail (0.4%)

     

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   28,300      737,781

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.^

   69,900      1,377,030

Macy’s, Inc.^

   170,700      1,766,745
         
        3,881,556
         

Specialty Retail (0.6%)

     

Gap, Inc.

   76,300      1,021,657

Home Depot, Inc.^

   112,700      2,594,354

Limited Brands, Inc.

   4,400      44,176

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   87,700      1,887,304
         
        5,547,491
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.5%)

     

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

   95,600      560,216

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   242,705      12,377,955
         
        12,938,171
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        95,417,162
         

Consumer Staples (8.0%)

     

Beverages (1.6%)

     

Coca-Cola Co.

   19,600      887,292

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   151,200      1,818,936

Dr. Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.*

   372,706      6,056,473

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B^

   13,200      645,744
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

   62,100    $ 1,397,871

PepsiCo, Inc.

   59,300      3,247,861
         
        14,054,177
         

Food & Staples Retailing (2.2%)

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

   354,858      10,198,619

Kroger Co.

   38,000      1,003,580

Rite Aid Corp.*^

   2,286,700      708,877

Safeway, Inc.

   80,700      1,918,239

SUPERVALU, Inc.

   55,000      803,000

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   81,400      4,563,284
         
        19,195,599
         

Food Products (1.0%)

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   70,900      2,044,047

Bunge Ltd.^

   30,500      1,578,985

Del Monte Foods Co.

   67,300      480,522

General Mills, Inc.

   24,800      1,506,600

JM Smucker Co.

   2,400      104,064

Kellogg Co.

   26,100      1,144,485

Sara Lee Corp.

   112,400      1,100,396

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A^

   72,200      632,472
         
        8,591,571
         

Household Products (1.0%)

     

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   22,900      1,569,566

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

   23,700      1,249,938

Procter & Gamble Co.

   91,631      5,664,628
         
        8,484,132
         

Tobacco (2.2%)

     

Altria Group, Inc.

   409,735      6,170,609

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   285,235      12,410,575

Reynolds American, Inc.

   36,800      1,483,408
         
        20,064,592
         

Total Consumer Staples

        70,390,071
         

Energy (10.6%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (0.7%)

     

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.^

   127,704      2,905,266

Transocean Ltd.*

   75,450      3,565,013
         
        6,470,279
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (9.9%)

     

Apache Corp.

   46,800      3,488,004

BP plc (ADR)^

   84,500      3,949,530

Chevron Corp.

   88,400      6,538,948

ConocoPhillips

   467,390      24,210,802

Devon Energy Corp.

   46,700      3,068,657

EOG Resources, Inc.

   102,740      6,840,429

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   150,600      12,022,398

Gazprom OAO (ADR)^

   99,300      1,423,268

Hess Corp.

   127,260      6,826,226

Marathon Oil Corp.

   393,400      10,763,424

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   50,300      3,017,497

Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR)

   56,700      3,001,698

Sunoco, Inc.^

   15,500      673,630

Valero Energy Corp.

   48,000      1,038,720
         
        86,863,231
         

Total Energy

        93,333,510
         

Financials (13.8%)

     

Capital Markets (3.8%)

     

Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)^

   47,900      1,949,051

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   274,121      23,133,071

 

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      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Morgan Stanley^

   544,045    $ 8,726,482
         
        33,808,604
         

Commercial Banks (1.1%)

     

Fifth Third Bancorp^

   703,896      5,814,181

SunTrust Banks, Inc.^

   19,000      561,260

U.S. Bancorp^

   52,800      1,320,528

Wells Fargo & Co.

   78,300      2,308,284
         
        10,004,253
         

Consumer Finance (0.1%)

     

Discover Financial Services

   111,100      1,058,783
         

Diversified Financial Services (2.3%)

     

Bank of America Corp.

   219,900      3,096,192

Citigroup, Inc.

   32,800      220,088

Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing Ltd.

   308,500      2,957,687

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   440,650      13,893,694
         
        20,167,661
         

Insurance (6.5%)

     

ACE Ltd.

   175,845      9,305,717

Aflac, Inc.

   5,000      229,200

Allstate Corp.

   353,840      11,591,799

American International Group, Inc.^

   177,300      278,361

Chubb Corp.

   35,100      1,790,100

Cincinnati Financial Corp.^

   225,500      6,555,285

Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd.^

   8,100      616,734

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.,
Class A

   28,600      507,650

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A

   118,500      335,355

Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.^

   358,398      5,884,895

Lincoln National Corp.

   56,600      1,066,344

MetLife, Inc.

   117,100      4,082,106

Old Republic International Corp.^

   76,600      913,072

PartnerReinsurance Ltd.

   900      64,143

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   37,900      1,146,854

RenaissanceReinsurance
Holdings Ltd.^

   25,700      1,325,092

Swiss Reinsurance (Registered)

   117,400      5,703,449

Torchmark Corp.^

   16,100      719,670

Travelers Cos., Inc.

   49,700      2,246,440

Unum Group

   84,000      1,562,400

XL Capital Ltd., Class A

   112,700      416,990
         
        56,341,656
         

Total Financials

        121,380,957
         

Health Care (19.1%)

     

Biotechnology (7.2%)

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   63,000      3,638,250

Celgene Corp.*

   116,695      6,450,900

Genentech, Inc.*

   342,170      28,369,315

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

   409,985      20,966,633

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   90,040      3,516,062
         
        62,941,160
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (2.2%)

     

Alcon, Inc.

   43,559      3,885,027

Baxter International, Inc.

   67,300      3,606,607

Covidien Ltd.

   257,110      9,317,667

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*^

   83,560      2,927,942
         
        19,737,243
         

Health Care Providers & Services (2.1%)

     

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   45,000      1,551,150

McKesson Corp.

   28,100      1,088,313
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

   604,650    $ 16,083,690
         
        18,723,153
         

Health Care Technology (0.5%)

     

Eclipsys Corp.*^

   315,802      4,481,230
         

Pharmaceuticals (7.1%)

     

Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

   6,300      336,231

Allergan, Inc.

   142,875      5,760,720

AstraZeneca plc (ADR)^

   30,300      1,243,209

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   149,300      3,471,225

Eli Lilly & Co.

   369,700      14,887,820

GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)^

   37,000      1,378,990

Johnson & Johnson

   93,700      5,606,071

Merck & Co., Inc.

   386,870      11,760,848

Novartis AG (ADR)

   34,500      1,716,720

Pfizer, Inc.

   271,300      4,804,723

Sanofi-Aventis S.A. (ADR)

   65,300      2,100,048

Schering-Plough Corp.

   131,300      2,236,039

Teva Pharmaceutical
Industries Ltd. (ADR)

   96,200      4,095,234

Wyeth^

   82,200      3,083,322
         
        62,481,200
         

Total Health Care

        168,363,986
         

Industrials (3.5%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.7%)

     

Boeing Co.

   141,230      6,026,284
         

Air Freight & Logistics (0.0%)

     

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   600      33,096
         

Airlines (0.1%)

     

UAL Corp.^

   48,000      528,960
         

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.3%)

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   37,500      955,500

Republic Services, Inc.

   61,470      1,523,841
         
        2,479,341
         

Electrical Equipment (0.2%)

     

SunPower Corp., Class B*^

   70,497      2,145,929
         

Industrial Conglomerates (0.8%)

     

3M Co.

   27,500      1,582,350

General Electric Co.

   281,100      4,553,820

Tyco International Ltd.

   57,100      1,233,360
         
        7,369,530
         

Machinery (1.4%)

     

Caterpillar, Inc.

   41,300      1,844,871

Danaher Corp.

   156,380      8,852,672

Dover Corp.

   39,500      1,300,340

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   8,000      280,400
         
        12,278,283
         

Total Industrials

        30,861,423
         

Information Technology (17.5%)

     

Communications Equipment (4.2%)

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   94,600      1,541,980

Corning, Inc.

   1,434,240      13,668,307

Motorola, Inc.

   441,600      1,956,288

Nokia Oyj (ADR)^

   256,425      4,000,230

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   227,205      8,140,755

Research In Motion Ltd.*

   133,865      5,432,242

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Telefonaktiebolaget LM
Ericsson (ADR)^

   301,600    $ 2,355,496
         
        37,095,298
         

Computers & Peripherals (4.3%)

     

Apple, Inc.*

   182,122      15,544,113

Dell, Inc.*

   849,500      8,698,880

EMC Corp.*

   581,215      6,085,321

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   40,400      1,466,116

International Business Machines Corp.

   48,400      4,073,344

Lexmark International, Inc.,
Class A*^

   45,600      1,226,640

Western Digital Corp.*

   58,600      670,970
         
        37,765,384
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.3%)

  

AU Optronics Corp. (ADR)^

   209,500      1,608,960

Flextronics International Ltd.*

   27,511      70,428

Sanmina-SCI Corp.*

   34,300      16,121

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

   68,400      1,108,764
         
        2,804,273
         

Internet Software & Services (1.2%)

     

eBay, Inc.*^

   732,150      10,220,814
         

IT Services (1.2%)

     

Accenture Ltd., Class A^

   21,200      695,148

Paychex, Inc.

   131,800      3,463,704

Visa, Inc., Class A

   66,730      3,499,988

Western Union Co.

   197,240      2,828,422
         
        10,487,262
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.8%)

  

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.*^

   257,035      1,148,946

Intel Corp.

   574,110      8,416,453

NVIDIA Corp.*

   160,900      1,298,463

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

   567,527      1,929,592

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. (ADR)

   169,551      1,339,453

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   89,700      1,392,144
         
        15,525,051
         

Software (4.5%)

     

Amdocs Ltd.*^

   243,900      4,460,931

Microsoft Corp.

   1,071,167      20,823,485

Oracle Corp.*

   738,750      13,098,038

Symantec Corp.*

   114,100      1,542,632
         
        39,925,086
         

Total Information Technology

        153,823,168
         

Materials (1.2%)

     

Chemicals (0.9%)

     

Eastman Chemical Co.^

   32,700      1,036,917

Syngenta AG (ADR)

   179,635      7,030,914
         
        8,067,831
         

Containers & Packaging (0.3%)

     

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*^

   67,700      1,850,241

Sonoco Products Co.

   25,000      579,000
         
        2,429,241
         

Total Materials

        10,497,072
         

Telecommunication Services (4.3%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (2.9%)

  

AT&T, Inc.

   767,600      21,876,600

Level 3 Communications, Inc.*^

   2,398,930      1,679,251

Telefonica S.A. (ADR)^

   11,600      781,724
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Verizon Communications, Inc.

     42,000    $ 1,423,800
         
        25,761,375
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services (1.4%)

  

China Mobile Ltd.

     331,000      3,355,944

Crown Castle International Corp.*^

     354,800      6,237,384

Sprint Nextel Corp.*^

     770,100      1,409,283

Vodafone Group plc (ADR)

     53,100      1,085,364
         
        12,087,975
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        37,849,350
         

Utilities (1.8%)

     

Electric Utilities (1.5%)

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     61,100      2,033,408

Entergy Corp.

     144,705      12,029,327
         
        14,062,735
         

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.1%)

Reliant Energy, Inc.*^

     128,700      743,886
         

Multi-Utilities (0.2%)

     

CMS Energy Corp.^

     74,500      753,195

Dominion Resources, Inc.

     18,200      652,288
         
        1,405,483
         

Total Utilities

        16,212,104
         

Total Common Stocks (90.6%)
(Cost $1,088,602,583)

        798,128,803
         

PREFERRED STOCK:

     

Financials (0.1%)

     

Diversified Financial Services (0.1%)

     

CIT Group, Inc.

     

8.750%

     23,400      675,324
         

Total Preferred Stocks (0.1%)
(Cost $1,170,000)

        675,324
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

LONG-TERM DEBT SECURITIES:

     

Corporate Bonds (0.3%)

     

Consumer Discretionary (0.1%)

     

Media (0.1%)

     

DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co.

8.375%, 3/15/13

   $ 662,000      658,690

Echostar DBS Corp.

     

7.750%, 5/31/15

     267,000      226,950
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        885,640
         

Financials (0.2%)

     

Commercial Banks (0.0%)

     

Fifth Third Capital Trust IV

     

6.500%, 4/15/37(l)

     658,000      328,812
         

Diversified Financial Services (0.2%)

     

CIT Group, Inc.

     

5.000%, 2/13/14

     402,900      292,829

5.000%, 2/1/15

     588,900      414,586

5.400%, 1/30/16

     1,163,400      810,060

5.850%, 9/15/16

     322,200      226,871
         
        1,744,346
         

Total Financials

        2,073,158
         

Total Long-Term Debt Securities (0.3%)
(Cost $2,408,406)

        2,958,798
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned (10.0%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 1,580,000    $ 1,572,443  

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     1,170,000      1,144,655  

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,590,000      1,580,218  

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     529,992      516,686  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

  

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     63,674,812      63,674,812  

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     210,000      200,461  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     1,480,000      1,472,427  

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     420,000      420,000  

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     2,119,709      2,106,143  

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     2,649,612      2,630,428  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     1,319,994      118,802  

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     789,902      782,853  

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     1,320,000      1,299,581  

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     2,490,000      2,141,399  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     4,126,142      4,126,142  

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     2,650,000      2,605,366  

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     1,589,762      1,406,052  
           

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned

     87,798,468  
           

Time Deposit (8.8%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     77,620,036      77,620,036  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (18.8%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $167,329,960)

        165,418,504  
           

Total Investments (109.8%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $1,259,510,949)

        967,181,429  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-9.8%)

        (86,346,776 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 880,834,653  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR—    American Depositary Receipt


 

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   778,270,575     $   188,910,854     $   —       $   967,181,429  

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   778,270,575     $   188,910,854     $   —       $   967,181,429  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    
   

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $     790,388,636 

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 473,726,517 

 

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 15,437,596 

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (317,468,643)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (302,031,047)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $     1,269,212,476 
      

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $89,119,310. This was secured by collateral of $89,709,925 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $87,798,468, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $12,441 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., an affiliated broker/dealer.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $105,713,400 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (9.7%)

     

Diversified Consumer Services (2.3%)

     

Apollo Group, Inc., Class A*

   62,250    $ 4,769,595
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (1.4%)

     

International Game Technology^

   39,200      466,088

Marriott International, Inc., Class A^

   71,300      1,386,785

MGM MIRAGE*^

   24,397      335,703

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   23,500      740,250
         
        2,928,826
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.7%)

     

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   61,500      3,153,720

Expedia, Inc.*^

   59,200      487,808
         
        3,641,528
         

Media (0.0%)

     

Sirius XM Radio, Inc.*^

   400,200      48,024
         

Multiline Retail (2.1%)

     

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

   44,300      1,851,740

Kohl’s Corp.*

   26,800      970,160

Target Corp.

   43,400      1,498,602
         
        4,320,502
         

Specialty Retail (1.1%)

     

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*^

   42,200      1,072,724

Home Depot, Inc.

   55,800      1,284,516
         
        2,357,240
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%)

     

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

   28,700      2,292,269
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        20,357,984
         

Consumer Staples (4.7%)

     

Food & Staples Retailing (3.0%)

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

   74,200      2,132,508

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   74,300      4,165,258
         
        6,297,766
         

Food Products (1.7%)

     

Bunge Ltd.

   30,800      1,594,516

Nestle S.A. (Registered) (ADR)

   50,200      1,992,940
         
        3,587,456
         

Total Consumer Staples

        9,885,222
         

Energy (4.8%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (2.9%)

     

Halliburton Co.

   93,600      1,701,648

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*

   51,400      1,256,216

Schlumberger Ltd.

   43,600      1,845,588

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   105,100      1,137,182
         
        5,940,634
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.9%)

     

EOG Resources, Inc.

   14,500      965,410

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   36,500      2,189,635

Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.
(Preference) (ADR)

   19,500      397,995

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   26,900      524,550
         
        4,077,590
         

Total Energy

        10,018,224
         

Financials (5.3%)

     

Capital Markets (3.1%)

     

BlackRock, Inc.

   7,300      979,295

Charles Schwab Corp.

   109,000      1,762,530
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   13,400    $ 854,652

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   13,100      1,105,509

Morgan Stanley

   28,700      460,348

State Street Corp.

   32,000      1,258,560
         
        6,420,894
         

Commercial Banks (1.6%)

     

Banco Bradesco S.A. (ADR)

   71,200      702,744

Wells Fargo & Co.

   88,900      2,620,772
         
        3,323,516
         

Diversified Financial Services (0.6%)

     

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   41,050      1,294,307
         

Total Financials

        11,038,717
         

Health Care (26.4%)

     

Biotechnology (12.7%)

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   10,500      606,375

Biogen Idec, Inc.*

   61,700      2,938,771

Celgene Corp.*

   62,550      3,457,764

Cephalon, Inc.*

   30,800      2,372,832

Genentech, Inc.*

   74,500      6,176,795

Gilead Sciences, Inc.*

   158,900      8,126,146

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*

   44,300      2,935,318
         
        26,614,001
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (5.4%)

     

Alcon, Inc.

   8,000      713,520

Baxter International, Inc.

   12,000      643,080

Covidien Ltd.

   30,600      1,108,944

Masimo Corp.*

   99,900      2,980,017

Medtronic, Inc.

   36,500      1,146,830

Stryker Corp.^

   20,600      822,970

Thoratec Corp.*

   118,600      3,853,314
         
        11,268,675
         

Health Care Providers & Services (1.8%)

     

Humana, Inc.*

   14,000      521,920

McKesson Corp.

   27,200      1,053,456

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.*

   51,900      2,175,129
         
        3,750,505
         

Health Care Technology (1.1%)

     

Cerner Corp.*

   61,900      2,380,055
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.4%)

     

Illumina, Inc.*

   35,400      922,170

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.*

   61,700      2,102,119
         
        3,024,289
         

Pharmaceuticals (4.0%)

     

Allergan, Inc.

   35,900      1,447,488

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   109,200      2,538,900

Elan Corp. plc (ADR)*

   185,000      1,110,000

Wyeth

   87,650      3,287,752
         
        8,384,140
         

Total Health Care

        55,421,665
         

Industrials (10.0%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.9%)

     

Boeing Co.

   32,000      1,365,440

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   6,100      512,888
         
        1,878,328
         

Air Freight & Logistics (0.8%)

     

Expeditors International of
Washington, Inc.^

   36,300      1,207,701

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class B

   7,900    $ 435,764
         
        1,643,465
         

Construction & Engineering (1.2%)

     

Foster Wheeler Ltd.*

   57,100      1,334,998

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

   23,900      1,149,590
         
        2,484,588
         

Electrical Equipment (4.1%)

     

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc.*

   114,000      2,873,940

First Solar, Inc.*

   38,200      5,270,072

SunPower Corp., Class B*^

   16,100      490,084
         
        8,634,096
         

Machinery (3.0%)

     

Danaher Corp.

   84,000      4,755,240

ITT Corp.

   33,100      1,522,269
         
        6,277,509
         

Total Industrials

        20,917,986
         

Information Technology (31.0%)

     

Communications Equipment (10.2%)

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   43,400      707,420

F5 Networks, Inc.*

   122,200      2,793,492

Juniper Networks, Inc.*^

   373,700      6,543,487

Nokia Oyj (ADR)

   61,100      953,160

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   270,100      9,677,682

Research In Motion Ltd.*

   20,700      840,006
         
        21,515,247
         

Computers & Peripherals (7.8%)

     

Apple, Inc.*

   98,370      8,395,879

EMC Corp.*

   66,000      691,020

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   129,100      4,685,039

International Business Machines Corp.

   8,120      683,379

NetApp, Inc.*

   132,500      1,851,025
         
        16,306,342
         

Internet Software & Services (1.6%)

     

Google, Inc., Class A*

   9,750      2,999,588

VeriSign, Inc.*^

   22,100      421,668
         
        3,421,256
         

IT Services (3.4%)

     

Accenture Ltd., Class A^

   69,800      2,288,742

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A*

   89,000      1,607,340

Visa, Inc., Class A

   60,300      3,162,735
         
        7,058,817
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.6%)

  

ASML Holding N.V. (N.Y. Shares)^

   66,902      1,208,919

Broadcom Corp., Class A*

   73,400      1,245,598

Intel Corp.

   24,900      365,034

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*

   210,200      1,402,034

Xilinx, Inc.

   72,200      1,286,604
         
        5,508,189
         

Software (5.4%)

     

Autodesk, Inc.*

   96,000      1,886,400

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   37,500      601,500

Microsoft Corp.

   168,600      3,277,584

Nintendo Co., Ltd. (ADR)

   12,300      587,325

Oracle Corp.*

   109,600      1,943,208

Salesforce.com, Inc.*^

   96,400      3,085,764
         
        11,381,781
         

Total Information Technology

        65,191,632
         

Materials (3.7%)

     

Chemicals (3.7%)

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   19,400      975,238

Monsanto Co.

   25,300      1,779,855
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Praxair, Inc.

     58,900    $ 3,496,304

Syngenta AG (ADR)

     37,350      1,461,879
         

Total Materials

        7,713,276
         

Telecommunication Services (2.4%)

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.4%)

  

American Tower Corp., Class A*^

     97,300      2,852,836

Crown Castle International Corp.*^

     50,000      879,000

MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*^

     82,400      1,223,640
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        4,955,476
         

Utilities (0.5%)

     

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.5%)

  

NRG Energy, Inc.*

     46,300      1,080,179
         

Total Utilities

        1,080,179
         

Total Common Stocks (98.5%)
(Cost $267,334,905)

        206,580,361
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned (5.5%)

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 260,000      258,757

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     180,000      176,100

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     270,000      268,339

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     99,999      97,488

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

  

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     7,605,528      7,605,528

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     20,000      19,092

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     250,000      248,720

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     100,000      100,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     349,952      347,712

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     419,938      416,898

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     209,999      18,900

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     139,983      138,733

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     210,000      206,752

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     410,000      352,601

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     689,355      689,355

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     420,000      412,926

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     269,960      238,764
         

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned

     11,596,665
         

Time Deposit (1.6%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     3,378,030      3,378,030
         

Total Short-Term Investments (7.1%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $15,282,744)

        14,974,695
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

Total Investments (105.6%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $282,617,649)

      $ 221,555,056  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-5.6%)

        (11,685,723 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 209,869,333  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 - 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR—    American Depositary Receipt


 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   206,580,361     $   14,974,695     $   —       $   221,555,056  

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   206,580,361     $   14,974,695     $   —       $   221,555,056  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    
   

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $         519,971,134

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $         538,175,475

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 3,622,331  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (82,284,088 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (78,661,757 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 300,216,813  
        

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $11,530,349. This was secured by collateral of $11,904,714 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $11,596,665, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $1,460 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., an affiliated broker/dealer.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $9,817,379 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (10.1%)

     

Auto Components (0.4%)

     

Autoliv, Inc.^

   63,500    $ 1,362,710

Johnson Controls, Inc.^

   155,540      2,824,606

Magna International, Inc., Class A

   49,000      1,466,570

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*^

   27,100      97,560
         
        5,751,446
         

Automobiles (0.1%)

     

Toyota Motor Corp. (ADR)^

   35,200      2,303,488
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.6%)

     

Intercontinental Hotels Group
plc (ADR)

   751,538      6,290,373

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.^

   253,420      3,484,525
         
        9,774,898
         

Household Durables (0.1%)

     

Centex Corp.^

   73,500      782,040

D.R. Horton, Inc.^

   64,425      455,485

KB Home^

   55,600      757,272
         
        1,994,797
         

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.1%)

     

Hasbro, Inc.

   41,560      1,212,305
         

Media (4.9%)

     

CBS Corp., Class B

   497,800      4,076,982

Gannett Co., Inc.^

   299,700      2,397,600

News Corp., Class A

   2,453,555      22,302,815

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   255,270      6,871,868

Time Warner, Inc.

   953,500      9,592,210

Viacom, Inc., Class B*

   935,700      17,834,442

Walt Disney Co.^

   552,100      12,527,149

WPP plc

   485,324      2,829,070
         
        78,432,136
         

Multiline Retail (1.4%)

     

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   86,200      2,247,234

J.C. Penney Co., Inc.^

   128,700      2,535,390

Macy’s, Inc.^

   535,850      5,546,048

Target Corp.^

   377,900      13,048,887
         
        23,377,559
         

Specialty Retail (2.0%)

     

AutoNation, Inc.*^

   145,100      1,433,588

Gap, Inc.

   184,100      2,465,099

Home Depot, Inc.^

   205,300      4,726,006

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   715,650      15,400,788

Sherwin-Williams Co.^

   90,160      5,387,060

Staples, Inc.

   129,630      2,322,970
         
        31,735,511
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.5%)

     

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.^

   170,600      999,716

NIKE, Inc., Class B

   152,440      7,774,440
         
        8,774,156
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        163,356,296
         

Consumer Staples (12.3%)

     

Beverages (4.5%)

     

Coca-Cola Co.

   528,800      23,938,776

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   298,300      3,588,549

Diageo plc

   523,848      7,287,000

Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B^

   138,300      6,765,636

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

   129,460      2,914,145

PepsiAmericas, Inc.

   49,400      1,005,784
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

PepsiCo, Inc.

   516,690    $ 28,299,110
         
        73,799,000
         

Food & Staples Retailing (2.6%)

     

CVS Caremark Corp.

   1,064,442      30,592,063

Kroger Co.

   74,160      1,958,566

Safeway, Inc.

   171,500      4,076,555

SUPERVALU, Inc.

   121,900      1,779,740

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   55,000      3,083,300
         
        41,490,224
         

Food Products (1.7%)

     

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   162,200      4,676,226

Bunge Ltd.^

   73,300      3,794,741

Del Monte Foods Co.

   128,700      918,918

JM Smucker Co.

   49,157      2,131,448

Kellogg Co.

   55,800      2,446,830

Kraft Foods, Inc., Class A

   39,200      1,052,520

Nestle S.A. (Registered)

   234,394      9,238,071

Sara Lee Corp.

   217,600      2,130,304

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   162,600      1,424,376
         
        27,813,434
         

Household Products (1.1%)

     

Procter & Gamble Co.

   286,706      17,724,165
         

Tobacco (2.4%)

     

Altria Group, Inc.

   371,210      5,590,423

Lorillard, Inc.

   54,700      3,082,345

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   627,790      27,315,143

Reynolds American, Inc.^

   82,100      3,309,451
         
        39,297,362
         

Total Consumer Staples

        200,124,185
         

Energy (15.7%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (1.2%)

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   524,600      16,823,922

National Oilwell Varco, Inc.*

   104,830      2,562,045
         
        19,385,967
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (14.5%)

     

Apache Corp.

   208,610      15,547,703

BP plc (ADR)

   140,900      6,585,666

Chevron Corp.

   443,229      32,785,649

ConocoPhillips

   306,620      15,882,916

Devon Energy Corp.

   220,440      14,485,112

EOG Resources, Inc.

   72,970      4,858,343

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   631,230      50,391,091

Hess Corp.^

   115,940      6,219,022

Marathon Oil Corp.

   560,030      15,322,421

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   537,022      32,215,950

Royal Dutch Shell plc (ADR)

   48,000      2,541,120

Sunoco, Inc.

   29,700      1,290,762

Total S.A. (ADR)^

   638,740      35,322,322

Valero Energy Corp.

   76,500      1,655,460
         
        235,103,537
         

Total Energy

        254,489,504
         

Financials (17.7%)

     

Capital Markets (3.4%)

     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

   452,598      12,822,101

Deutsche Bank AG (Registered)^

   68,800      2,799,472

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   58,490      3,730,492

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   220,480      18,606,307

Invesco Ltd.^

   59,940      865,534

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   216,800      2,523,552

Morgan Stanley^

   328,800      5,273,952

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

State Street Corp.

   212,060    $ 8,340,320
         
        54,961,730
         

Commercial Banks (2.5%)

     

BB&T Corp.^

   46,600      1,279,636

Fifth Third Bancorp^

   287,100      2,371,446

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.^

   94,490      4,630,010

SunTrust Banks, Inc.^

   77,150      2,279,011

U.S. Bancorp^

   103,000      2,576,030

Wells Fargo & Co.

   951,220      28,041,966
         
        41,178,099
         

Consumer Finance (1.0%)

     

Capital One Financial Corp.^

   444,150      14,163,944

Discover Financial Services^

   212,800      2,027,984
         
        16,191,928
         

Diversified Financial Services (4.0%)

     

Bank of America Corp.

   1,215,573      17,115,268

Citigroup, Inc.

   566,700      3,802,557

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   1,389,720      43,817,871
         
        64,735,696
         

Insurance (6.8%)

     

ACE Ltd.

   426,750      22,583,610

Allstate Corp.

   596,630      19,545,599

American International Group, Inc.^

   413,700      649,509

Aon Corp.

   45,810      2,092,601

Chubb Corp.

   176,060      8,979,060

Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd.^

   14,400      1,096,416

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.,
Class A^

   127,700      2,266,675

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A^

   627,280      1,775,202

Hartford Financial Services
Group, Inc.^

   83,900      1,377,638

Lincoln National Corp.

   160,300      3,020,052

MetLife, Inc.^

   702,740      24,497,517

Old Republic International Corp.^

   131,400      1,566,288

PartnerReinsurance Ltd.^

   43,800      3,121,626

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   181,630      5,496,124

RenaissanceReinsurance
Holdings Ltd.^

   52,700      2,717,212

Travelers Cos., Inc.

   162,380      7,339,576

Unum Group

   169,400      3,150,840

XL Capital Ltd., Class A

   70,800      261,960
         
        111,537,505
         

Total Financials

        288,604,958
         

Health Care (11.5%)

     

Biotechnology (0.2%)

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   67,900      3,921,225
         

Health Care Providers & Services (0.3%)

     

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   29,300      1,044,838

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   75,500      2,602,485

WellPoint, Inc.*

   31,400      1,322,882
         
        4,970,205
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.1%)

     

Waters Corp.*^

   63,560      2,329,474
         

Pharmaceuticals (10.9%)

     

Abbott Laboratories, Inc.

   64,120      3,422,084

Eli Lilly & Co.

   30,000      1,208,100

GlaxoSmithKline plc

   156,470      2,904,771

GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR)^

   66,600      2,482,182

Johnson & Johnson

   811,870      48,574,182

Merck & Co., Inc.

   622,110      18,912,144

Novartis AG (ADR)

   70,900      3,527,984
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Pfizer, Inc.

   991,260    $ 17,555,215

Roche Holding AG

   15,000      2,309,005

Sanofi-Aventis S.A. (ADR)

   99,500      3,199,920

Schering-Plough Corp.

   947,950      16,143,589

Wyeth

   1,442,460      54,106,674
         
        174,345,850
         

Total Health Care

        185,566,754
         

Industrials (8.0%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (3.8%)

     

Honeywell International, Inc.

   445,050      14,610,992

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   306,880      25,802,470

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   278,740      12,554,450

United Technologies Corp.^

   180,400      9,669,440
         
        62,637,352
         

Airlines (0.1%)

     

UAL Corp.^

   89,400      985,188
         

Building Products (0.3%)

     

Masco Corp.^

   474,600      5,282,298
         

Commercial Services & Supplies (0.2%)

     

Republic Services, Inc.

   125,212      3,104,005
         

Industrial Conglomerates (1.4%)

     

3M Co.

   102,820      5,916,263

General Electric Co.

   877,200      14,210,640

Tyco International Ltd.

   126,100      2,723,760
         
        22,850,663
         

Machinery (0.9%)

     

Caterpillar, Inc.

   24,600      1,098,882

Danaher Corp.^

   85,130      4,819,209

Dover Corp.

   78,400      2,580,928

Eaton Corp.^

   93,280      4,636,949

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   33,300      1,167,165
         
        14,303,133
         

Road & Rail (0.9%)

     

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   19,470      1,474,074

CSX Corp.

   383,350      12,447,374
         
        13,921,448
         

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%)

     

W.W. Grainger, Inc.^

   75,500      5,952,420
         

Total Industrials

        129,036,507
         

Information Technology (10.3%)

     

Communications Equipment (3.1%)

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   1,383,850      22,556,755

Corning, Inc.

   130,300      1,241,759

Motorola, Inc.

   984,600      4,361,778

Nokia Oyj (ADR)

   167,700      2,616,120

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   470,000      16,840,100

Telefonaktiebolaget LM
Ericsson (ADR)^

   330,400      2,580,424
         
        50,196,936
         

Computers & Peripherals (2.4%)

     

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   719,680      26,117,187

International Business
Machines Corp.

   106,200      8,937,792

Lexmark International, Inc.,
Class A*^

   87,700      2,359,130

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number
of Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Western Digital Corp.*

   137,100    $ 1,569,795
         
        38,983,904
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.4%)

  

Agilent Technologies, Inc.*

   86,880      1,357,934

AU Optronics Corp. (ADR)^

   253,900      1,949,952

Flextronics International Ltd.*

   66,761      170,908

Sanmina-SCI Corp.*

   228,400      107,348

Tyco Electronics Ltd.

   162,000      2,626,021

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*

   20,100      68,742
         
        6,280,905
         

IT Services (1.0%)

     

Accenture Ltd., Class A^

   314,300      10,305,897

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.^

   50,130      1,972,114

Visa, Inc., Class A^

   41,520      2,177,724

Western Union Co.

   171,850      2,464,329
         
        16,920,064
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.3%)

  

Intel Corp.

   779,560      11,428,350

NVIDIA Corp.*

   287,400      2,319,318

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. (ADR)

   348,850      2,755,915

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   1,303,050      20,223,336
         
        36,726,919
         

Software (1.1%)

     

Oracle Corp.*

   851,170      15,091,244

Symantec Corp.*

   256,500      3,467,880
         
        18,559,124
         

Total Information Technology

        167,667,852
         

Materials (3.1%)

     

Chemicals (2.1%)

     

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   82,620      4,153,307

Ashland, Inc.

   16,489      173,299

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   703,800      17,806,140

Eastman Chemical Co.^

   64,600      2,048,466

PPG Industries, Inc.

   225,320      9,560,328
         
        33,741,540
         

Containers & Packaging (0.5%)

     

Ball Corp.

   68,900      2,865,551

Bemis Co., Inc.

   58,300      1,380,544

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

   139,700      3,818,001
         
        8,064,096
         

Metals & Mining (0.5%)

     

Newmont Mining Corp.

   194,650      7,922,255
         

Total Materials

        49,727,891
         

Telecommunication Services (5.5%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (3.2%)

     

AT&T, Inc.

   1,428,870      40,722,795

Telefonica S.A. (ADR)

   18,600      1,253,454

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   289,330      9,808,287
         
        51,784,536
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.3%)

     

America Movil S.A.B. de
C.V. (ADR)^

   14,560      451,214

Rogers Communications, Inc., Class B

   95,130      2,819,609

Sprint Nextel Corp.*

   1,417,500      2,594,025

Vodafone Group plc

   3,583,347      7,213,684

Vodafone Group plc (ADR)^

   1,173,850      23,993,493
         
        37,072,025
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        88,856,561
         
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Utilities (3.0%)

     

Electric Utilities (1.4%)

     

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

     132,100    $ 4,396,288

Entergy Corp.^

     59,020      4,906,333

FPL Group, Inc.^

     104,940      5,281,630

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.^

     84,600      2,718,198

PPL Corp.

     165,800      5,088,402
         
        22,390,851
         

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.1%)

  

Reliant Energy, Inc.*

     249,200      1,440,376
         

Multi-Utilities (1.5%)

     

Ameren Corp.^

     64,400      2,141,944

CMS Energy Corp.^

     75,700      765,327

Dominion Resources, Inc.^

     367,498      13,171,128

PG&E Corp.

     106,030      4,104,421

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

     146,510      4,273,697
         
        24,456,517
         

Total Utilities

        48,287,744
         

Total Common Stocks (97.2%)

     

(Cost $2,152,316,365)

        1,575,718,252
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for
Securities Loaned (6.3%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 2,450,000      2,438,282

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     1,790,000      1,751,225

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     2,440,000      2,424,989

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     809,988      789,652

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc.,
Repurchase Agreement

     

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     64,926,625      64,926,625

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     330,000      315,010

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     2,280,000      2,268,333

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     650,000      650,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     3,259,552      3,238,691

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     4,069,404      4,039,941

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     2,039,990      183,601

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     1,219,849      1,208,963

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     2,040,000      2,008,443

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     3,830,000      3,293,800

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     6,344,068      6,344,068

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     4,070,000      4,001,449

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     2,439,635      2,157,716
         

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral
for Securities Loaned

     102,040,788
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

Time Deposit (3.1%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

   $ 50,517,612    $ 50,517,612  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (9.4%)

     

(Cost/Amortized Cost $155,506,723)

        152,558,400  
           

Total Investments (106.6%)

     

(Cost/Amortized Cost $2,307,823,088)

        1,728,276,652  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-6.6%)

        (107,727,237 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 1,620,549,415  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 - 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 - 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27- 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR —      American Depositary Receipt


 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   1,543,936,651     $   184,340,001     $   —       $   1,728,276,652  

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   1,543,936,651     $   184,340,001     $   —       $   1,728,276,652  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    
   

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $      1,737,722,398
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $      1,141,704,970

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 13,422,405

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (641,278,917)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (627,856,512)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 2,356,133,164
      

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $104,703,130. This was secured by collateral of $104,989,111 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at 102,040,788, as reported in the portfolio of investments. Additionally, uninvested cash received as collateral on loaned securities was held in an interest bearing account in the amount of $17,571, which the Portfolio cannot repledge and accordingly is not reflected in the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $32,032 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., an affiliated broker/dealer.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $165,673,773 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (14.9%)

     

Auto Components (0.4%)

     

BorgWarner, Inc.^

   6,400    $ 139,328

Drew Industries, Inc.*^

   102,400      1,228,800

Tenneco, Inc.*^

   100,300      295,885
         
        1,664,013
         

Diversified Consumer Services (3.6%)

     

Capella Education Co.*^

   23,100      1,357,356

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.*^

   129,800      2,124,826

ITT Educational Services, Inc.*^

   67,395      6,401,177

K12, Inc.*^

   62,300      1,168,125

Strayer Education, Inc.

   17,600      3,773,616

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.*^

   79,300      1,361,581
         
        16,186,681
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (3.0%)

     

Burger King Holdings, Inc.

   181,900      4,343,772

Las Vegas Sands Corp.*

   193,300      1,146,269

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., Class A^

   64,050      490,623

Panera Bread Co., Class A*^

   66,800      3,489,632

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*^

   69,280      1,165,982

Shuffle Master, Inc.*

   471,200      2,337,152
         
        12,973,430
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.8%)

     

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   600      30,768

Gaiam, Inc., Class A*

   160,700      742,434

Netflix, Inc.*^

   90,600      2,708,034
         
        3,481,236
         

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.2%)

     

Pool Corp.

   43,700      785,289
         

Media (1.7%)

     

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., Class A*

   78,600      1,985,436

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.*^

   331,000      1,820,500

Marvel Entertainment, Inc.*

   41,800      1,285,350

National CineMedia, Inc.^

   216,900      2,199,366
         
        7,290,652
         

Multiline Retail (0.3%)

     

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

   32,700      1,366,860
         

Specialty Retail (3.8%)

     

Abercrombie & Fitch Co., Class A^

   4,600      106,122

Aeropostale, Inc.*

   39,400      634,340

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   171,100      1,601,496

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.*

   61,600      1,565,872

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   138,500      3,893,235

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc.*^

   214,900      3,032,239

GameStop Corp., Class A*

   61,800      1,338,588

Guess?, Inc.

   10,900      167,315

Hibbett Sports, Inc.*^

   136,600      2,145,986

PetSmart, Inc.^

   6,200      114,390

Ross Stores, Inc.

   57,100      1,697,583

Tractor Supply Co.*^

   23,847      861,831
         
        17,158,997
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.1%)

     

Carter’s, Inc.*^

   98,700      1,900,962

FGX International Holdings Ltd.*

   183,600      2,522,664

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

   10,990      231,230
         
        4,654,856
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        65,562,014
         
      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Consumer Staples (3.0%)

     

Beverages (0.6%)

     

Hansen Natural Corp.*

   81,100    $ 2,719,283
         

Food Products (1.3%)

     

Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*^

   140,000      2,672,600

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.*

   26,000      1,518,400

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

   57,400      1,563,576
         
        5,754,576
         

Household Products (1.1%)

     

Clorox Co.

   87,500      4,861,500
         

Total Consumer Staples

        13,335,359
         

Energy (6.8%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (2.5%)

     

Cameron International Corp.*

   4,700      96,350

Complete Production Services, Inc.*^

   143,300      1,167,895

Dril-Quip, Inc.*^

   133,900      2,746,289

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

   35,200      838,816

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

   89,800      650,152

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

   41,900      1,220,966

Smith International, Inc.

   6,300      144,207

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

   134,000      2,134,620

Tesco Corp.*^

   50,200      358,428

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   134,800      1,458,536
         
        10,816,259
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.3%)

     

Bill Barrett Corp.*^

   103,500      2,186,955

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*

   84,100      1,354,010

Concho Resources, Inc.*^

   30,700      700,574

Forest Oil Corp.*

   74,900      1,235,101

Lundin Petroleum AB*

   52,408      278,798

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

   185,790      1,895,058

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

   178,400      1,748,320

Newfield Exploration Co.*

   57,500      1,135,625

Penn Virginia Corp.

   35,000      909,300

Petrohawk Energy Corp.*^

   13,450      210,224

Range Resources Corp.

   55,100      1,894,889

Southwestern Energy Co.*

   10,280      297,812

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

   38,700      1,294,902

XTO Energy, Inc.

   107,000      3,773,889
         
        18,915,457
         

Total Energy

        29,731,716
         

Financials (5.7%)

     

Capital Markets (3.8%)

     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*^

   78,100      3,273,952

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   33,200      775,552

BlackRock, Inc.

   600      80,490

Greenhill & Co., Inc.^

   31,224      2,178,498

Julius Baer Holding AG (Registered)

   29,919      1,150,916

KBW, Inc.*^

   66,100      1,520,300

Lazard Ltd., Class A^

   76,800      2,284,032

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.^

   126,470      1,689,639

State Street Corp.

   18,400      723,672

Stifel Financial Corp.*^

   35,300      1,618,505

T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.^

   6,000      212,640

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.,

     

Class A

   79,100    $ 1,222,886
         
        16,731,082
         

Commercial Banks (0.1%)

     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   11,800      578,200
         

Diversified Financial Services (0.7%)

     

Deutsche Boerse AG

   8,774      639,031

MSCI, Inc., Class A*

   68,000      1,207,680

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.*

   52,100      1,287,391
         
        3,134,102
         

Insurance (0.9%)

     

ACE Ltd.

   24,200      1,280,664

Assured Guaranty Ltd.^

   63,100      719,340

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.

   36,400      883,428

Travelers Cos., Inc.

   26,600      1,202,320
         
        4,085,752
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (0.2%)

     

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (REIT)^

   183,600      337,824

iStar Financial, Inc. (REIT)^

   161,500      360,145
         
        697,969
         

Total Financials

        25,227,105
         

Health Care (17.9%)

     

Biotechnology (3.7%)

     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*^

   64,800      1,329,048

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   101,200      3,662,428

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   42,400      460,040

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^

   66,400      1,181,920

Cephalon, Inc.*

   39,000      3,004,560

Incyte Corp.*^

   140,800      533,632

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*^

   36,000      2,385,360

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   41,900      1,431,304

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   34,300      1,339,415

United Therapeutics Corp.*^

   16,500      1,032,075
         
        16,359,782
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (4.9%)

     

Abiomed, Inc.*^

   72,800      1,195,376

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

   246,433      2,215,433

C.R. Bard, Inc.

   3,440      289,854

Covidien Ltd.

   39,500      1,431,480

DexCom, Inc.*^

   174,800      482,448

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

   37,000      1,585,080

Immucor, Inc.*^

   83,700      2,224,746

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

   5,300      673,047

Masimo Corp.*^

   82,100      2,449,043

Meridian Bioscience, Inc.^

   64,000      1,630,080

NuVasive, Inc.*^

   60,200      2,085,930

St. Jude Medical, Inc.*

   87,400      2,880,704

Stereotaxis, Inc.*^

   6,600      29,040

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

   68,900      2,414,256
         
        21,586,517
         

Health Care Providers & Services (3.3%)

     

Community Health Systems, Inc.*^

   7,515      109,569

DaVita, Inc.*

   2,800      138,796

Express Scripts, Inc.*

   5,100      280,398

Henry Schein, Inc.*

   4,200      154,098

HMS Holdings Corp.*

   35,500      1,118,960

Humana, Inc.*

   45,900      1,711,152

McKesson Corp.

   72,800      2,819,544

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*^

   41,000      1,105,360

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc.*^

   187,100      5,210,735

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

VCA Antech, Inc.*^

   96,200    $ 1,912,456
         
        14,561,068
         

Health Care Technology (1.0%)

     

Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions, Inc.

   9,800      97,216

Cerner Corp.*^

   66,300      2,549,235

MedAssets, Inc.*^

   126,200      1,842,520

Phase Forward, Inc.*

   300      3,756
         
        4,492,727
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (3.2%)

     

AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   11,700      419,445

ICON plc (ADR)*

   183,000      3,603,270

Illumina, Inc.*^

   61,900      1,612,495

PAREXEL International Corp.*^

   127,200      1,235,112

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

   77,900      2,259,879

Qiagen N.V.*^

   6,900      121,164

Sequenom, Inc.*^

   226,150      4,486,816

Waters Corp.*^

   6,500      238,225
         
        13,976,406
         

Pharmaceuticals (1.8%)

     

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   130,000      3,697,200

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   112,500      813,375

Impax Laboratories, Inc.(b)*^†

   52,200      417,652

KV Pharmaceutical Co., Class A*^

   119,500      344,160

Penwest Pharmaceuticals Co.*

   128,100      201,117

Shionogi & Co., Ltd.

   87,000      2,234,592
         
        7,708,096
         

Total Health Care

        78,684,596
         

Industrials (14.8%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (2.4%)

     

Applied Signal Technology, Inc.^

   32,088      575,659

Axsys Technologies, Inc.*

   49,000      2,688,140

BE Aerospace, Inc.*^

   159,800      1,228,862

Hexcel Corp.*^

   336,700      2,488,213

Orbital Sciences Corp.*^

   61,200      1,195,236

Precision Castparts Corp.

   5,600      333,088

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   2,100      82,089

Stanley, Inc.*^

   51,800      1,876,196
         
        10,467,483
         

Air Freight & Logistics (0.2%)

     

C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.^

   3,600      198,108

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.^

   6,700      222,909

Pacer International, Inc.^

   45,000      469,350
         
        890,367
         

Airlines (0.8%)

     

Allegiant Travel Co.*^

   40,900      1,986,513

Ryanair Holdings plc (ADR)*

   45,300      1,317,324
         
        3,303,837
         

Commercial Services & Supplies (2.4%)

     

Copart, Inc.*

   18,400      500,296

Covanta Holding Corp.*

   73,100      1,605,276

Iron Mountain, Inc.*^

   115,485      2,855,944

Mobile Mini, Inc.*^

   132,400      1,909,208

Republic Services, Inc.

   78,500      1,946,015

Stericycle, Inc.*

   35,560      1,851,965
         
        10,668,704
         

Construction & Engineering (0.2%)

     

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. (N.Y. Shares)^

   84,900      853,245

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

   3,434    $ 165,175
         
        1,018,420
         

Electrical Equipment (2.1% )

     

AMETEK, Inc.^

   98,250      2,968,132

Baldor Electric Co.^

   112,700      2,011,695

EnerSys*

   97,900      1,076,900

First Solar, Inc.*

   7,800      1,076,088

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   8,800      283,712

SunPower Corp., Class A*^

   4,000      148,000

SunPower Corp., Class B*

   25,800      785,352

Vestas Wind Systems A/S*

   13,696      814,007
         
        9,163,886
         

Machinery (4.3% )

     

Actuant Corp., Class A^

   97,700      1,858,254

Bucyrus International, Inc.^

   90,700      1,679,764

Chart Industries, Inc.*

   81,900      870,597

Colfax Corp.*^

   79,700      828,083

Flowserve Corp.

   49,500      2,549,250

Force Protection, Inc.*^

   225,100      1,346,098

IDEX Corp.^

   89,125      2,152,369

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

   22,100      774,605

Joy Global, Inc.^

   83,600      1,913,604

Kaydon Corp.^

   2,200      75,570

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.^

   38,200      1,945,526

Pall Corp.

   47,500      1,350,425

RBC Bearings, Inc.*^

   43,100      874,068

Valmont Industries, Inc.^

   17,600      1,079,936
         
        19,298,149
         

Professional Services (2.0%)

     

Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A*^

   40,000      764,800

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

   68,000      3,038,240

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*^

   84,200      4,822,134

Robert Half International, Inc.^

   8,800      183,216
         
        8,808,390
         

Road & Rail (0.4% )

     

Kansas City Southern*^

   37,800      720,090

Knight Transportation, Inc.

   50,900      820,508
         
        1,540,598
         

Total Industrials

        65,159,834
         

Information Technology (29.2%)

     

Communications Equipment (2.9% )

     

F5 Networks, Inc.*^

   72,100      1,648,206

Harris Corp.

   7,800      296,790

Ixia*

   366,200      2,116,636

Nice Systems Ltd. (ADR)*

   123,356      2,771,809

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*^

   166,600      1,897,574

Tandberg ASA

   10,400      114,484

ViaSat, Inc.*

   165,400      3,982,832
         
        12,828,331
         

Computers & Peripherals (0.8% )

     

Compellent Technologies, Inc.*

   135,900      1,322,307

NCR Corp.*

   145,200      2,053,128

Xyratex Ltd.*

   93,300      275,235
         
        3,650,670
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (4.4%)

Coherent, Inc.*

   91,700      1,967,882

FARO Technologies, Inc.*

   109,300      1,842,798

Flir Systems, Inc.*^

   294,700      9,041,396

Itron, Inc.*

   50,800      3,237,992

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*^.

   3,300      222,420

National Instruments Corp.^

   28,550      695,478

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Trimble Navigation Ltd.*^

   105,900    $ 2,288,499
         
        19,296,465
         

Internet Software & Services (3.6% )

     

Ariba, Inc.*

   158,700      1,144,227

comScore, Inc.*^

   133,400      1,700,850

DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.*^

   104,000      1,236,560

Digital River, Inc.*^

   80,900      2,006,320

DivX, Inc.*

   71,500      373,945

Equinix, Inc.*

   64,000      3,404,160

Netease.com (ADR)*

   61,300      1,354,730

Omniture, Inc.*^

   114,500      1,218,280

VistaPrint Ltd.*^

   116,900      2,175,509

Websense, Inc.*

   70,800      1,059,876
         
        15,674,457
         

IT Services (2.6%)

     

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., Class A*

   3,400      156,230

Alliance Data Systems Corp.*^

   5,200      241,956

CACI International, Inc., Class A*

   10,400      468,936

Cybersource Corp.*^

   231,000      2,769,689

Global Payments, Inc.

   53,635      1,758,692

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.^

   34,900      610,750

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

   2,100      300,153

SAIC, Inc.*

   3,981      77,550

Sapient Corp.*

   465,599      2,067,260

VeriFone Holdings, Inc.*

   90,200      441,980

Western Union Co.

   191,500      2,746,110
         
        11,639,306
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (6.5% )

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc.*^

   86,600      261,532

Atheros Communications, Inc.*^

   364,900      5,221,719

Cavium Networks, Inc.*

   117,600      1,235,976

Cymer, Inc.*^

   27,500      602,525

FormFactor, Inc.*^

   158,165      2,309,209

Hittite Microwave Corp.*^

   59,700      1,758,762

Lam Research Corp.*^

   4,700      100,016

Microchip Technology, Inc.

   5,000      97,650

Microsemi Corp.*^

   235,000      2,970,400

Microtune, Inc.*

   328,426      669,989

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*^

   112,400      2,473,924

ON Semiconductor Corp.*^

   412,500      1,402,500

PMC-Sierra, Inc.*

   253,900      1,233,954

Power Integrations, Inc.^

   128,500      2,554,580

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*^

   95,900      2,376,402

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc.*^

   85,725      1,553,337

Verigy Ltd.*

   148,800      1,431,456
         
        28,253,931
         

Software (8.4%)

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.*

   24,466      211,386

Amdocs Ltd.*

   106,700      1,951,543

ANSYS, Inc.*

   85,600      2,387,384

Autonomy Corp.*

   199,346      2,743,814

Bottomline Technologies, Inc.*

   302,000      2,144,200

Commvault Systems, Inc.*

   104,800      1,405,368

Concur Technologies, Inc.*^

   81,300      2,668,266

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   88,200      1,414,728

EPIQ Systems, Inc.*^

   75,700      1,264,947

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.^

   4,000      176,960

Informatica Corp.*

   94,670      1,299,819

McAfee, Inc.*

   108,800      3,761,216

Nuance Communications, Inc.*^

   239,800      2,484,328

Quest Software, Inc.*

   261,000      3,285,990

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Red Hat, Inc.*

     111,200    $ 1,470,064

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

     39,700      1,270,797

Solera Holdings, Inc.*

     178,500      4,301,850

SuccessFactors, Inc.*^

     177,807      1,020,612

Synopsys, Inc.*

     61,000      1,129,720

UBISOFT Entertainment S.A.*

     8,000      156,412
         
        36,549,404
         

Total Information Technology

        127,892,564
         

Materials (1.7%)

     

Chemicals (1.6% )

     

Calgon Carbon Corp.*

     80,200      1,231,872

Ecolab, Inc.

     3,800      133,570

Ferro Corp.

     109,400      771,270

FMC Corp.

     116,900      5,228,937
         
        7,365,649
         

Containers & Packaging (0.1%)

     

Sealed Air Corp.

     20,698      309,228
         

Total Materials

        7,674,877
         

Telecommunication Services (2.1%)

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services (2.1%)

  

American Tower Corp., Class A*

     3,700      108,484

MetroPCS Communications, Inc.*^ .

     275,200      4,086,720

NII Holdings, Inc.*

     8,700      158,166

SBA Communications Corp., Class A*^

     296,800      4,843,776
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        9,197,146
         

Total Common Stocks (96.1%)
(Cost $568,842,025)

        422,465,211
         

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)(0.6%)

     

MidCap SPDR Trust Series 1

     20,900      2,030,644

Oil Service HOLDRs Trust

     10,500      774,375
         

Total Investment Companies (0.6%)
(Cost $4,163,199)

        2,805,019
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

LONG-TERM DEBT SECURITIES:

     

Convertible Bond (0.0%)

     

Information Technology (0.0%)

     

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.0%)

     

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     

2.125%, 12/15/37

   $ 38,000      24,035
         

Total Information Technology

        24,035
         

Total Convertible Bonds

        24,035
         

Total Long-Term Debt Securities (0.0%)
(Cost $29,985)

        24,035
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned (24.8%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 2,900,000      2,886,129

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     2,130,000      2,083,860

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

   $ 2,900,000    $ 2,882,159

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     969,986      945,632

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     64,766,512      64,766,512

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     390,000      372,285

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     2,710,000      2,696,133

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     770,000      770,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     3,869,469      3,844,704

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     4,839,291      4,804,254

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     2,419,988      217,802

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     1,449,820      1,436,882

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     2,420,000      2,382,565

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     4,550,000      3,913,001

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     7,542,947      7,542,947

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     4,840,000      4,758,480

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     2,899,566      2,564,498
         

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

        108,867,843
         

Time Deposit (4.8%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     21,038,340      21,038,340
         

Total Short-Term Investments (29.6%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $133,405,919)

        129,906,183
         

Total Investments (126.3%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $706,441,128)

        555,200,448

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-26.3%)

        (115,630,226)
         

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 439,570,222
         

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Securities (totaling $417,652 or 0.1% of net assets) at fair value.
(b) Illiquid Security.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR       —     American Depositary Receipt

HOLDRs —     Holding Company Depositary Receipts


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   416,720,524     $   138,062,272     $   417,652     $   555,200,448  

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   416,720,524     $   138,062,272     $   417,652     $   555,200,448  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    
   

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     

Investments in
Securities

 

        

Other Investments*

 

     

Balance as of 12/31/07

   $ 539,080         $ —       

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

     1,096,520           —       

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

     (1,635,600)           —       

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     417,652         —       
                       
                         

Balance as of 12/31/08

   $ 417,652       $ —       
                       
                         
                     
The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.    $ (161,768)         $ —       

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $      837,688,270
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $      911,194,864

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 10,434,326

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (180,530,792)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (170,096,466)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 725,296,914
      

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $112,865,170. This was secured by collateral of $112,367,579 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $108,867,843, as reported in the portfolio of investments. Additionally, uninvested cash received as collateral on loaned securities was held in an interest bearing account in the amount of $19,224, which the Portfolio cannot repledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $2,972 as brokerage commissions with Exane S.A. and $1,256 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., affiliated broker/dealers.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $25,357,373 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (8.5%)

     

Auto Components (1.3%)

     

Autoliv, Inc.

   16,561    $ 355,399

Exide Technologies, Inc.*

   132,230      699,497

Hawk Corp., Class A*

   12,000      199,200

Magna International, Inc., Class A

   184,000      5,507,120

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.*

   16,530      64,467

Stoneridge, Inc.*

   26,400      120,384

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.*^

   338,724      1,219,406
         
        8,165,473
         

Distributors (0.3%)

     

Genuine Parts Co.

   49,500      1,874,070
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.3%)

     

Bluegreen Corp.*^

   31,464      98,482

Bob Evans Farms, Inc.^

   5,013      102,416

CEC Entertainment, Inc.*

   9,330      226,253

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.^

   19,200      395,328

Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment, Inc.^

   10,199      32,433

Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc.

   4,870      91,800

Jack in the Box, Inc.*^

   8,300      183,347

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.

   19,200      222,720

Speedway Motorsports, Inc.

   25,230      406,454
         
        1,759,233
         

Household Durables (1.9%)

     

Cavco Industries, Inc.*^

   4,700      126,383

CSS Industries, Inc.

   5,671      100,604

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^

   17,436      250,555

Flexsteel Industries, Inc.

   9,663      64,645

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.^

   153,300      4,644,990

National Presto Industries, Inc.

   6,020      463,540

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

   176,500      1,726,170

Sekisui House Ltd. (ADR)

   354,100      3,130,244

Toll Brothers, Inc.*^

   103,400      2,215,862

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   5,610      127,347
         
        12,850,340
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.1%)

     

Netflix, Inc.*^

   25,100      750,239
         

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.4%)

     

Hasbro, Inc.

   48,890      1,426,122

JAKKS Pacific, Inc.*^

   44,810      924,430
         
        2,350,552
         

Media (1.2%)

     

Fisher Communications, Inc.

   11,400      235,296

Harte-Hanks, Inc.

   4,600      28,704

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.*

   47,880      189,605

Scholastic Corp.

   125,100      1,698,858

Viacom, Inc., Class B*

   170,900      3,257,354

Virgin Media, Inc.^

   472,200      2,356,278
         
        7,766,095
         

Multiline Retail (0.3%)

     

Big Lots, Inc.*^

   138,440      2,005,996

Fred’s, Inc., Class A

   2,419      26,028
         
        2,032,024
         

Specialty Retail (1.9%)

     

Aaron Rents, Inc.

   2,670      71,076

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   223,100      2,088,216

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc.*

   12,007      58,354

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc.*^

   37,700    $ 817,336

Conn’s, Inc.*^

   16,200      137,376

Finish Line, Inc., Class A

   50,101      280,566

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc.*^

   28,300      438,367

Office Depot, Inc.*

   695,600      2,072,888

RadioShack Corp.

   219,500      2,620,831

Rent-A-Center, Inc.*

   123,499      2,179,757

REX Stores Corp.*^

   15,520      125,246

Systemax, Inc.^

   15,194      163,639

TJX Cos., Inc.

   74,700      1,536,579

Zale Corp.*^

   8,095      26,956
         
        12,617,187
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.8%)

     

LaCrosse Footwear, Inc.

   2,572      32,099

Perry Ellis International, Inc.*^

   5,120      32,461

Steven Madden Ltd.*

   26,400      562,848

VF Corp.^

   57,500      3,149,274

Warnaco Group, Inc.*

   12,860      252,442

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

   52,680      1,108,387
         
        5,137,511
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        55,302,724
         

Consumer Staples (7.2%)

     

Food & Staples Retailing (1.0%)

     

Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A

   3,800      66,842

Nash Finch Co.^

   8,280      371,689

Pantry, Inc.*

   24,380      522,951

Whole Foods Market, Inc.

   509,600      4,810,624

Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.*^

   58,222      937,374
         
        6,709,480
         

Food Products (6.1%)

     

American Italian Pasta Co., Class A*

   18,230      407,258

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.^

   3,200      91,840

Chaoda Modern Agriculture (Holdings) Ltd.

   2,497,520      1,607,773

Chiquita Brands International, Inc.*

   9,220      136,272

Corn Products International, Inc.

   93,176      2,688,128

Cosan Ltd., Class A*^

   38,000      131,480

Cresud SACIF y A (ADR)

   283,400      2,536,430

Dean Foods Co.*

   202,080      3,631,378

Diamond Foods, Inc.^

   21,940      442,091

First Pacific Co.

   4,128,000      1,440,371

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.*^

   55,100      1,235,342

JM Smucker Co.

   64,671      2,804,135

Marfrig Frigorificos e Comercio de Alimentos S.A.*

   234,600      767,442

Marine Harvest ASA*

   6,321,000      964,801

Omega Protein Corp.*^

   27,820      111,558

Overhill Farms, Inc.*

   21,200      88,828

Perdigao S.A.*

   65,700      855,360

Seneca Foods Corp., Class A*

   2,710      56,666

Smithfield Foods, Inc.*^

   603,900      8,496,873

Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A

   1,170,600      10,254,455

Zapata Corp.*

   5,500      33,165
         
        38,781,646
         

Household Products (0.0%)

     

Oil-Dri Corp. of America

   9,725      182,344
         

Personal Products (0.1%)

     

Elizabeth Arden, Inc.*^

   25,200      317,772

Inter Parfums, Inc.

   3,510      26,957

Nutraceutical International Corp.*

   2,610      20,071

Revlon, Inc., Class A*^

   66,697      444,869

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Schiff Nutrition International, Inc.*

   23,130    $ 138,086
        947,755
         

Total Consumer Staples

        46,621,225
         

Energy (8.0%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (3.2%)

     

BJ Services Co.

   437,300      5,103,291

Cie Generale de Geophysique-
Veritas (ADR)*^

   105,000      1,573,950

Complete Production Services, Inc.*

   55,600      453,140

GulfMark Offshore, Inc.*

   5,560      132,272

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

   78,062      565,169

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

   36,780      600,985

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

   3,940      135,930

Oil States International, Inc.*^

   44,900      839,181

Rowan Cos., Inc.^

   70,099      1,114,574

SBM Offshore N.V

   54,654      716,195

SEACOR Holdings, Inc.*^

   37,290      2,485,379

Solar Cayman Ltd.*§†

   141,300      1,563,767

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*^

   44,653      711,322

Technip S.A. (ADR)

   48,300      1,509,858

Tidewater, Inc.

   62,700      2,524,929

Trico Marine Services, Inc.*^

   24,200      108,174

Unit Corp.*

   25,800      689,376

Willbros Group, Inc.*

   23,910      202,518
         
        21,030,010
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (4.8%)

     

Adams Resources & Energy, Inc.

   1,940      32,980

Arch Coal, Inc.

   180,800      2,945,232

ATP Oil & Gas Corp.*^

   23,140      135,369

Barnwell Industries, Inc.

   1,980      8,811

Callon Petroleum Co.*^

   37,091      96,437

Cameco Corp.

   198,600      3,425,850

Cimarex Energy Co.

   1,571      42,071

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc.*

   5,300      240,832

Consol Energy, Inc.

   56,200      1,606,196

Delta Petroleum Corp.*

   252,000      1,199,520

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

   79,290      808,758

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

   28,280      277,144

Newfield Exploration Co.*^

   170,380      3,365,005

Nexen, Inc.

   64,600      1,135,668

Noble Energy, Inc.

   33,700      1,658,714

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.^

   5,830      245,501

Peabody Energy Corp.

   88,300      2,008,825

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   85,900      1,389,862

Ship Finance International Ltd.^

   5,390      59,560

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.^

   4,578      92,979

Stone Energy Corp.*

   45,138      497,421

Swift Energy Co.*^

   51,707      869,195

Tesoro Corp.

   393,000      5,175,809

Uranium One, Inc.*

   447,200      648,431

USEC, Inc.*

   274,400      1,232,056

VAALCO Energy, Inc.*

   10,477      77,949

W&T Offshore, Inc.

   18,537      265,450

Warren Resources, Inc.*

   618,800      1,231,412

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

   1,640      54,874
         
        30,827,911
         

Total Energy

        51,857,921
         

Financials (17.5%)

     

Capital Markets (1.3%)

     

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*^

   38,900      1,630,688

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

   118,700      2,772,832

Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A

   12,770      94,498

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Invesco Ltd.

   115,800    $ 1,672,152

Penson Worldwide, Inc.*^

   4,500      34,290

Sanders Morris Harris Group, Inc.

   9,463      56,683

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.*

   165,400      2,356,950
         
        8,618,093
         

Commercial Banks (3.9%)

     

Alliance Financial Corp./New York

   3,870      91,719

American River Bankshares/California

   2,486      25,034

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones S.A., Class E^

   45,000      646,200

Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc.

   1,860      39,432

Bancorpsouth, Inc.^

   34,600      808,256

Bank of Hawaii Corp.

   18,300      826,611

Bar Harbor Bankshares

   1,369      35,252

BOK Financial Corp.^

   7,100      286,840

Britton & Koontz Capital Corp.

   1,752      20,586

C&F Financial Corp.

   2,438      37,180

Capital Bank Corp.

   1,510      9,271

Cascade Financial Corp.

   7,296      39,544

Center Financial Corp.

   20,196      124,609

Centrue Financial Corp.

   6,043      37,285

Century Bancorp, Inc./Massachusetts, Class A

   3,402      53,582

City National Corp./California^

   6,200      301,940

Codorus Valley Bancorp, Inc.

   3,267      25,483

Comerica, Inc.^

   57,900      1,149,315

Commerce Bancshares, Inc./Missouri

   30,240      1,329,048

Community Bank Shares of Indiana, Inc.

   1,300      15,873

Community Capital Corp.

   4,552      33,002

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.

   19,600      993,328

ECB Bancorp, Inc.

   1,220      19,532

First Bancorp, Inc./Maine^

   3,450      68,621

First Bancorp/Puerto Rico^

   41,977      467,624

First Citizens Banc Corp.

   1,900      11,476

First Citizens BancShares, Inc./North Carolina, Class A

   9,300      1,421,040

First M&F Corp.

   12,900      103,845

First Merchants Corp.

   2,315      51,416

First United Corp.

   9,072      122,291

Firstbank Corp./Michigan

   4,490      37,716

FirstMerit Corp.^

   26,400      543,576

FNB United Corp.

   16,289      51,147

Glacier Bancorp, Inc.^

   29,390      558,998

Hawthorn Bancshares, Inc.

   5,600      96,544

Horizon Bancorp/Indiana

   4,550      56,875

Huntington Bancshares, Inc./Ohio^

   270,319      2,070,644

ICICI Bank Ltd. (ADR)

   126,500      2,435,124

Intervest Bancshares Corp., Class A

   11,500      45,885

Landmark Bancorp, Inc.

   3,353      58,678

M&T Bank Corp.^

   29,300      1,682,113

MetroCorp Bancshares, Inc.

   1,900      14,155

National Bankshares, Inc./Virginia

   4,050      78,692

NB&T Financial Group, Inc.

   1,185      17,159

Northrim BanCorp, Inc.

   7,769      79,710

Old Point Financial Corp.

   1,348      25,787

Old Second Bancorp, Inc.^

   507      5,881

Oriental Financial Group, Inc.

   40,800      246,840

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc.

   7,308      67,087

Popular, Inc.^

   381,300      1,967,508

Premier Financial Bancorp, Inc.

   6,787      50,563

Princeton National Bancorp, Inc.

   3,096      71,146

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.^

   19,400      574,046

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Signature Bank/New York*

   2,600    $ 74,594

Southwest Bancorp, Inc./Oklahoma^

   19,670      254,923

Sumitomo Trust & Banking
Co., Ltd. (ADR)

   439,500      2,601,839

SVB Financial Group*^

   12,000      314,760

Tamalpais Bancorp.

   2,700      22,869

TCF Financial Corp.

   37,900      517,714

UMB Financial Corp.^

   6,800      334,152

United Bancorp, Inc./Ohio

   6,080      60,800

United Bancshares, Inc./Ohio

   2,649      24,742

Valley National Bancorp^

   61,882      1,253,111

Westamerica Bancorp.

   6,300      322,245

Wilmington Trust Corp.^

   12,080      268,659
         
        26,081,517
         

Consumer Finance (0.1%)

     

Dollar Financial Corp.*^

   27,040      278,511

QC Holdings, Inc.

   7,806      29,585

White River Capital, Inc.*

   4,950      32,423
         
        340,519
         

Diversified Financial Services (1.1%)

     

California First National Bancorp.

   2,716      17,953

CIT Group, Inc.^

   335,100      1,521,354

Encore Capital Group, Inc.*^

   20,826      149,947

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.,
Class A*

   50,285      899,599

PHH Corp.*^

   359,424      4,575,467
         
        7,164,320
         

Insurance (7.2%)

     

21st Century Holding Co.

   6,950      32,179

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings
Ltd./Bermuda

   28,740      1,166,844

American Financial Group, Inc./Ohio

   120,620      2,759,786

American Physicians Service Group, Inc.

   10,140      218,111

American Safety Insurance
Holdings Ltd.*^

   12,960      171,202

Arch Capital Group Ltd.*

   41,800      2,930,180

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

   133,610      3,240,043

CNA Financial Corp.

   74,900      1,231,356

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd.

   69,600      2,124,888

Everest Reinsurance Group Ltd.

   47,700      3,631,878

Fidelity National Financial, Inc.,
Class A

   111,100      1,972,025

First American Corp.^

   49,400      1,427,166

Hilltop Holdings, Inc.*^

   10,642      103,653

IPC Holdings Ltd.

   40,527      1,211,757

Max Capital Group Ltd.

   7,905      139,919

Odyssey Reinsurance Holdings Corp.

   7,100      367,851

PartnerReinsurance Ltd.

   67,579      4,816,355

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.^

   212,675      7,673,313

Presidential Life Corp.^

   11,995      118,631

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.

   121,295      5,193,851

RenaissanceReinsurance
Holdings Ltd.

   46,610      2,403,212

Selective Insurance Group, Inc.

   10,334      236,959

Unico American Corp.*

   4,190      36,914

Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   17,202      41,973

Unum Group

   219,300      4,078,980
         
        47,329,026
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (2.5%)

Annaly Capital Management,
Inc. (REIT)^

   289,400      4,592,778

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)^

   91,856      1,076,552

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

CBL & Associates
Properties, Inc. (REIT)^

   109,830    $ 713,895

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (REIT)

   46,052      326,048

Entertainment Properties
Trust (REIT)

   6,220      185,356

Hospitality Properties Trust (REIT)^

   134,856      2,005,309

HRPT Properties Trust (REIT)^

   93,230      314,185

Kimco Realty Corp. (REIT)^

   134,200      2,453,176

Medical Properties Trust,
Inc. (REIT)^

   111,908      706,139

Mission West Properties, Inc. (REIT)^

   35,183      269,150

Monmouth Real Estate Investment
Corp. (REIT), Class A^

   5,351      37,457

National Retail
Properties, Inc. (REIT)^

   99,800      1,715,562

One Liberty Properties, Inc. (REIT)

   18,100      159,280

Ramco-Gershenson
Properties Trust (REIT)^

   29,337      181,303

SL Green Realty Corp. (REIT)^

   20,400      528,360

Sunstone Hotel Investors
, Inc. (REIT)^

   85,189      527,320

Transcontinental Realty
Investors, Inc.*

   11,310      132,893

Urstadt Biddle Properties,
Inc. (REIT), Class A

   2,590      41,259
         
        15,966,022
         

Real Estate Management & Development (0.0%)

Avatar Holdings, Inc.*^

   2,529      67,069
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (1.4%)

     

Astoria Financial Corp.

   54,260      894,205

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc.*^

   14,972      168,435

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.^

   21,300      657,318

Citizens South Banking Corp.

   8,570      51,334

ESB Financial Corp.

   7,674      82,419

First Defiance Financial Corp.

   13,100      101,263

First Federal Bancshares of
Arkansas, Inc.

   1,420      10,437

First Financial Holdings, Inc.^

   6,082      123,100

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   24,500      396,165

First Place Financial Corp./Ohio^

   30,308      116,080

Harleysville Savings Financial Corp.

   3,030      40,814

HF Financial Corp.

   7,656      98,150

Hingham Institution for Savings

   900      22,572

Imperial Capital Bancorp, Inc.^

   8,524      19,179

Indiana Community Bancorp.

   3,237      38,844

MutualFirst Financial, Inc.^

   6,405      43,234

New Hampshire Thrift
Bancshares, Inc.

   6,286      48,214

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

   114,000      1,363,439

OceanFirst Financial Corp.^

   12,133      201,408

Ocwen Financial Corp.*^

   63,200      580,176

Parkvale Financial Corp.

   5,949      73,887

People’s United Financial, Inc.

   108,653      1,937,282

Severn Bancorp, Inc./Maryland

   11,592      49,498

Southern Missouri Bancorp, Inc.

   2,002      22,202

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc.*^

   437,900      1,304,942

Teche Holding Co.^

   1,262      31,563

TF Financial Corp.

   3,881      74,903

United Western Bancorp, Inc.

   11,000      102,960

WSFS Financial Corp.^

   11,520      552,845

WVS Financial Corp.

   1,910      30,369
         
        9,237,237
         

Total Financials

        114,803,803

 

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Health Care (6.9%)

     

Biotechnology (0.6%)

     

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*^

   11,700    $ 305,487

Facet Biotech Corp.*

   26,292      252,140

Maxygen, Inc.*^

   24,700      220,324

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

   131,460      812,423

Theravance, Inc.*^

   191,500      2,372,685
         
        3,963,059
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.0%)

     

Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.*

   2,710      7,886

Atrion Corp.^

   440      42,724

Cantel Medical Corp.*

   8,180      120,001

Cardiac Science Corp.*

   4,182      31,365

CONMED Corp.*^

   47,170      1,129,250

Invacare Corp.^

   47,011      729,611

Kewaunee Scientific Corp.

   3,700      33,337

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.*

   20,000      383,600

National Dentex Corp.*

   8,410      38,266

Span-America Medical Systems, Inc.

   4,200      39,942

Teleflex, Inc.

   4,100      205,410

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.^ .

   94,300      3,561,710

Zoll Medical Corp.*

   7,341      138,671
         
        6,461,773
         

Health Care Providers & Services (3.3%)

     

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

   73,200      2,160,864

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

   67,400      2,403,484

CIGNA Corp.

   132,100      2,225,885

Dynacq Healthcare, Inc.*

   5,168      21,499

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc.*

   33,645      488,189

Health Net, Inc.*^

   500,990      5,455,782

Humana, Inc.*

   140,900      5,252,752

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings*^

   42,500      2,737,425

Omnicare, Inc.

   1,050      29,148

RehabCare Group, Inc.*

   27,820      421,751
         
        21,196,779
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (0.4%)

     

Albany Molecular Research, Inc.*^ .

   9,106      88,692

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   1,100      82,841

Cambrex Corp.*

   11,964      55,274

Life Technologies Corp.*

   94,400      2,200,464

PAREXEL International Corp.*^

   8,512      82,652

PerkinElmer, Inc.^

   15,640      217,552
         
        2,727,475
         

Pharmaceuticals (1.6%)

     

Caraco Pharmaceutical
Laboratories Ltd.*

   8,940      52,925

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.*

   62,000      1,604,560

Impax Laboratories, Inc.*^†

   437,900      3,503,638

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   361,440      3,838,493

Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc.*

   10,040      134,636

ViroPharma, Inc.*

   13,700      178,374

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   42,660      1,133,476
         
        10,446,102
         

Total Health Care

        44,795,188
         

Industrials (11.4%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.8%)

     

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.*^

   51,700      4,433,792

Esterline Technologies Corp.*^

   1,210      45,847

SIFCO Industries, Inc.*

   1,595      9,490

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Teledyne Technologies, Inc.*

   13,700    $ 610,335
         
        5,099,464
         

Air Freight & Logistics (0.1%)

     

Pacer International, Inc.^

   37,800      394,254

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp.*

   14,422      88,984
         
        483,238
         

Airlines (1.8%)

     

Alaska Air Group, Inc.*^

   25,000      731,250

Delta Air Lines, Inc.*

   779,300      8,930,778

Hawaiian Holdings, Inc.*^

   8,200      52,316

Republic Airways Holdings, Inc.*

   66,600      710,622

SkyWest, Inc.^

   88,700      1,649,820
         
        12,074,786
         

Building Products (0.4%)

     

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

   38,900      841,018

Griffon Corp.*

   49,970      466,220

NCI Building Systems, Inc.*^

   32,400      528,120

Universal Forest Products, Inc.^

   30,100      809,991
         
        2,645,349
         

Commercial Services & Supplies (1.5%)

     

Comfort Systems USA, Inc.^

   56,446      601,714

Copart, Inc.*^

   44,000      1,196,360

Deluxe Corp.

   86,780      1,298,229

Ecology and Environment, Inc.,
Class A

   5,428      65,027

GeoEye, Inc.*^

   10,200      196,146

Intersections, Inc.*

   15,550      80,860

North American Galvanizing &
Coatings, Inc.*

   9,131      34,972

R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.

   122,700      1,666,266

Republic Services, Inc.

   196,785      4,878,300
         
        10,017,874
         

Construction & Engineering (1.6%)

     

EMCOR Group, Inc.*

   75,000      1,682,250

Granite Construction, Inc.^

   55,400      2,433,722

MasTec, Inc.*^

   7,910      91,598

Michael Baker Corp.*^

   10,580      390,508

Perini Corp.*^

   31,565      737,990

Shaw Group, Inc.*

   139,500      2,855,565

Sterling Construction Co., Inc.*

   1,500      27,810

URS Corp.*^

   72,000      2,935,439
         
        11,154,882
         

Electrical Equipment (0.2%)

     

Acuity Brands, Inc.^

   20,620      719,844

Preformed Line Products Co.^

   2,742      126,242

SL Industries, Inc.*

   7,300      64,240

Thomas & Betts Corp.*

   3,790      91,036
         
        1,001,362
         

Industrial Conglomerates (0.2%)

     

Seaboard Corp.^

   542      647,148

Standex International Corp.

   25,200      499,968

United Capital Corp.*

   1,113      20,190
         
        1,167,306
         

Machinery (2.8%)

     

AGCO Corp.*

   137,000      3,231,830

Alamo Group, Inc.

   126,000      1,883,700

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.

   1,760      38,192

Dover Corp.

   51,100      1,682,212

EnPro Industries, Inc.*^

   26,000      560,040

Federal Signal Corp.

   8,800      72,248

Force Protection, Inc.*

   5,720      34,206

Hurco Cos., Inc.*^

   11,281      135,372

K-Tron International, Inc.*

   3,800      303,620

L.S. Starrett Co., Class A

   9,720      156,492

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Lydall, Inc.*

   21,320    $ 122,590

Manitowoc Co., Inc.

   19,510      168,957

NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A

   5,999      224,423

Navistar International Corp.*

   76,802      1,642,027

Pentair, Inc.

   115,400      2,731,518

Tata Motors Ltd. (ADR)

   786,108      3,498,180

Timken Co.

   98,700      1,937,481

Trinity Industries, Inc.^

   2,800      44,128

Twin Disc, Inc.^

   13,560      93,428
         
        18,560,644
         

Marine (0.1%)

     

Horizon Lines, Inc., Class A^

   38,196      133,304

International Shipholding Corp.

   10,400      263,432

TBS International Ltd., Class A*^

   13,646      136,869
         
        533,605
         

Professional Services (0.6%)

     

CDI Corp.^

   17,020      220,239

Franklin Covey Co.*

   9,193      55,618

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.^

   1,499      32,288

ICF International, Inc.*^

   2,432      59,754

Kelly Services, Inc., Class A

   36,510      474,995

Manpower, Inc.

   22,660      770,213

MPS Group, Inc.*^

   186,680      1,405,700

National Technical Systems, Inc.

   6,385      23,944

On Assignment, Inc.*^

   59,000      334,530

Volt Information Sciences, Inc.*^

   10,404      75,221

VSE Corp.^

   7,668      300,816
         
        3,753,318
         

Road & Rail (0.9%)

     

Con-way, Inc.^

   75,800      2,016,280

Ryder System, Inc.

   87,800      3,404,884

Saia, Inc.*

   15,396      167,201
         
        5,588,365
         

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%)

     

Aircastle Ltd.^

   37,850      180,923

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.

   21,090      399,023

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

   38,800      538,544

DXP Enterprises, Inc.*

   1,900      27,759

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.*

   15,790      121,741

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A*

   99,600      853,571

Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class B*^

   11,850      97,052

United Rentals, Inc.*

   620      5,654

Willis Lease Finance Corp.*

   11,591      107,449
         
        2,331,716
         

Total Industrials

        74,411,909
         

Information Technology (8.9%)

     

Communications Equipment (1.0%)

     

Arris Group, Inc.*^

   182,691      1,452,394

Avocent Corp.*

   69,892      1,251,766

Black Box Corp.

   32,000      835,840

Communications Systems, Inc.

   13,200      102,960

Digi International, Inc.*

   13,659      110,774

Emulex Corp.*

   72,330      504,863

JDS Uniphase Corp.*^

   220,800      805,920

Tekelec*

   102,150      1,362,681
         
        6,427,198
         

Computers & Peripherals (0.4%)

     

Astro-Med, Inc.

   5,850      35,510

Lexmark International, Inc., Class A*

   3,800      102,220

NetApp, Inc.*

   106,600      1,489,202

Seagate Technology

   204,100      904,163

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Super Micro Computer, Inc.*

   8,700    $ 55,071
         
        2,586,166
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.6%)

Arrow Electronics, Inc.*

   291,291      5,487,922

Avnet, Inc.*

   113,190      2,061,190

Coherent, Inc.*

   3,366      72,234

CTS Corp.^

   45,600      251,256

Flextronics International Ltd.*

   592,900      1,517,824

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*

   163,000      2,182,570

Insight Enterprises, Inc.*^

   77,300      533,370

Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd.

   4,884,500      1,145,873

LeCroy Corp.*^

   15,440      47,092

Measurement Specialties, Inc.*^

   28,799      200,153

O.I. Corp.

   4,500      44,910

Spectrum Control, Inc.*

   17,470      107,266

SYNNEX Corp.*^

   5,110      57,896

Tech Data Corp.*

   147,400      2,629,616

TESSCO Technologies, Inc.*

   6,635      57,791

Vicon Industries, Inc.*

   5,520      30,802
         
        16,427,765
         

Internet Software & Services (0.3%)

     

EarthLink, Inc.*

   206,900      1,398,644

Internet Gold-Golden Lines Ltd.*^

   14,645      32,219

United Online, Inc.^

   118,281      717,966
         
        2,148,829
         

IT Services (1.9%)

     

CACI International, Inc., Class A*^ .

   106,000      4,779,539

CIBER, Inc.*

   104,680      503,511

Computer Task Group, Inc.*

   19,850      63,917

Convergys Corp.*

   109,480      701,767

CSG Systems International, Inc.*^

   29,100      508,377

Hewitt Associates, Inc., Class A*

   107,041      3,037,824

infoGROUP, Inc.

   28,375      134,498

MAXIMUS, Inc.^

   30,790      1,081,037

Ness Technologies, Inc.*^

   56,553      242,047

Perot Systems Corp., Class A*

   87,734      1,199,324

TechTeam Global, Inc.*

   13,064      76,424

Wright Express Corp.*

   3,800      47,880
         
        12,376,145
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (1.6%)

Actel Corp.*

   9,290      108,879

Amkor Technology, Inc.*

   10,943      23,856

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

   1,530,609      780,611

Cirrus Logic, Inc.*^

   38,400      102,912

Cypress Semiconductor Corp.*^

   124,992      558,714

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.*

   9,900      48,411

FEI Co.*^

   25,283      476,837

Integrated Device Technology, Inc.* .

   214,800      1,205,028

IXYS Corp.^

   18,290      151,075

MKS Instruments, Inc.*

   34,791      514,559

Pericom Semiconductor Corp.*^

   10,166      55,710

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*^

   163,940      908,228

Standard Microsystems Corp.*^

   21,971      359,006

Teradyne, Inc.*

   230,600      973,132

Varian Semiconductor Equipment
Associates, Inc.*^

   222,525      4,032,152
         
        10,299,110
         

Software (1.1%)

     

Dynamics Research Corp.*

   8,150      65,200

JDA Software Group, Inc.*

   31,979      419,884

McAfee, Inc.*^

   126,400      4,369,649

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

   88,149      455,730

Novell, Inc.*

   70,474      274,144

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Pervasive Software, Inc.*

   12,900    $ 54,567

SPSS, Inc.*^

   15,647      421,843

SumTotal Systems, Inc.*

   22,110      62,792

Sybase, Inc.*

   37,200      921,444

Synopsys, Inc.*

   12,343      228,592

Versant Corp.*

   2,800      41,832

Wind River Systems, Inc.*^

   12,520      113,056
         
        7,428,733
         

Total Information Technology

        57,693,946
         

Materials (15.8%)

     

Chemicals (2.6%)

     

Agrium, Inc.

   49,100      1,675,783

American Pacific Corp.*

   10,440      84,042

Arch Chemicals, Inc.^

   24,015      626,071

Celanese Corp., Class A

   160,200      1,991,286

Ferro Corp.

   8,230      58,022

FMC Corp.

   105,300      4,710,068

GenTek, Inc.*

   3,260      49,063

Innophos Holdings, Inc.

   12,278      243,227

Innospec, Inc.

   23,586      138,922

JSR Corp.

   21,100      237,475

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   2,250      92,025

Mosaic Co.

   44,200      1,529,320

NewMarket Corp.^

   4,400      153,604

Olin Corp.^

   119,883      2,167,484

OM Group, Inc.*^

   29,606      624,983

Penford Corp.^

   2,932      29,672

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

   47,311      510,959

Stepan Co.

   8,579      403,127

Terra Industries, Inc.

   97,700      1,628,659
         
        16,953,792
         

Construction Materials (0.0%)

     

United States Lime & Minerals, Inc.*^

   2,070      49,577
         

Containers & Packaging (1.7%)

     

AEP Industries, Inc.*

   3,961      69,634

Bway Holding Co.*

   2,960      23,562

Greif, Inc., Class A

   72,100      2,410,303

Owens-Illinois, Inc.*

   118,900      3,249,537

Pactiv Corp.*

   129,600      3,224,448

Rock-Tenn Co., Class A^

   60,400      2,064,472

UFP Technologies, Inc.*

   7,913      41,860
         
        11,083,816
         

Metals & Mining (10.8%)

     

Alumina Ltd. (ADR)

   419,300      1,794,604

Banro Corp.

   1,903,400      1,998,570

Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.

   57,600      1,475,136

Compass Minerals International, Inc.^

   18,000      1,055,880

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

   78,600      1,920,984

Friedman Industries, Inc.

   7,090      47,361

Gammon Gold, Inc.*

   273,100      1,493,857

Geovic Mining Corp.*

   635,825      257,509

Gold Fields Ltd. (ADR)

   1,103,068      10,953,465

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.*

   1,367,851      3,693,198

Kinross Gold Corp.

   625,300      11,518,026

Lihir Gold Ltd. (ADR)*

   794,700      17,427,771

Newmont Mining Corp.

   276,200      11,241,340

Novagold Resources, Inc.*

   426,800      635,932

Olympic Steel, Inc.^

   6,600      134,442

Orezone Resources, Inc.*

   5,845,902      2,689,115

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A^

   17,835      671,488

 

     

Number of

Shares

  

Value

(Note 1)

Silver Standard Resources, Inc.*

   105,500    $ 1,681,670
         
        70,690,348
         

Paper & Forest Products (0.7%)

     

Buckeye Technologies, Inc.*

   64,346      234,219

Domtar Corp.*

   2,026,500      3,384,255

Glatfelter^

   7,830      72,819

KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp.*

   10,721      25,516

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.

   25,900      518,518
         
        4,235,327
         

Total Materials

        103,012,860
         

Telecommunication Services (2.0%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (1.5%)

CenturyTel, Inc.^

   130,400      3,563,832

D&E Communications, Inc.

   20,166      135,112

HickoryTech Corp.

   17,124      93,155

Premiere Global Services, Inc.*

   26,630      229,284

SureWest Communications^

   9,108      104,013

TELUS Corp. (Non-Voting), Class A

   199,000      5,655,581
         
        9,780,977
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%)

Tim Participacoes S.A.

     

(Preference) (ADR)

   136,400      1,703,636

USA Mobility, Inc.*

   15,302      177,044

Vivo Participacoes S.A. (ADR)*

   88,500      1,109,790
        2,990,470
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        12,771,447
         

Utilities (6.7%)

     

Electric Utilities (3.8%)

     

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.
(Preference) (ADR), Class B

   182,100      1,943,007

El Paso Electric Co.*

   1,360      24,602

IDACORP, Inc.

   17,260      508,307

Northeast Utilities

   209,800      5,047,788

NV Energy, Inc.

   563,800      5,575,981

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   181,100      3,216,336

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.^

   121,500      3,903,795

Portland General Electric Co.

   102,566      1,996,960

UIL Holdings Corp.^

   13,610      408,708

Unisource Energy Corp.

   60,110      1,764,830
         
        24,390,314
         

Gas Utilities (1.0%)

     

AGL Resources, Inc.

   27,320      856,482

Delta Natural Gas Co., Inc.

   1,578      38,267

Energy West, Inc.

   5,726      47,297

New Jersey Resources Corp.

   2,460      96,801

RGC Resources, Inc.

   1,390      35,445

Southwest Gas Corp.^

   60,170      1,517,487

UGI Corp.

   168,900      4,124,538
         
        6,716,317
         

Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders (0.0%)

Reliant Energy, Inc.*

   13,000      75,140
         

Multi-Utilities (1.9%)

     

Alliant Energy Corp.^

   123,960      3,617,153

Black Hills Corp.^

   3,000      80,880

CMS Energy Corp.^

   50,000      505,500

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   71,550      1,544,049

NorthWestern Corp.

   12,210      286,569

TECO Energy, Inc.^

   130,900      1,616,615

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Wisconsin Energy Corp.^

     112,100    $ 4,705,958
         
        12,356,724
         

Water Utilities (0.0%)

     

Artesian Resources Corp., Class A

     3,317      52,475
         

Total Utilities

        43,590,970
         

Total Common Stocks (92.9%)
(Cost $737,296,988)

        604,861,993
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

LONG-TERM DEBT SECURITIES:

     

Convertible Bonds (4.9%)

     

Consumer Discretionary (0.3%)

     

Media (0.3%)

     

Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.

     

4.250%, 3/15/23

   $ 3,080,000      1,998,150
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        1,998,150
         

Energy (0.9%)

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (0.9%)

     

Delta Petroleum Corp.

     

3.750%, 5/1/37

     527,000      225,293

Nabors Industries, Inc.

     

0.940%, 5/15/11

     2,200,000      1,812,250

USEC, Inc.

     

3.000%, 10/1/14

     8,694,000      3,662,347
         

Total Energy

        5,699,890
         

Health Care (0.7%)

     

Health Care Providers & Services (0.7%)

     

Omnicare, Inc.

     

3.250%, 12/15/35

     8,500,000      4,770,625
         

Total Health Care

        4,770,625
         

Industrials (1.5%)

     

Airlines (0.3%)

     

JetBlue Airways Corp.

     

3.750%, 3/15/35

     2,500,000      1,925,000
         

Building Products (0.3%)

     

Griffon Corp.

     

4.000%, 7/18/23

     2,200,000      1,916,750
         

Machinery (0.9% )

     

Albany International Corp.

     

2.250%, 3/15/26(e)

     6,737,000      3,747,456

Trinity Industries, Inc.

     

3.875%, 6/1/36

     3,600,000      1,638,000
         
        5,385,456
         

Total Industrials

        9,227,206
         

Information Technology (0.4%)

     

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (0.3%)

Tech Data Corp.

     

2.750%, 12/15/26

     2,909,000      2,123,570
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (0.1%)

Qimonda Finance LLC

     

6.750%, 3/22/13

     5,000,000      618,750
         

Total Information Technology

        2,742,320
         

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Materials (0.7%)

     

Metals & Mining (0.7%)

     

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp.

     

1.250%, 1/15/24

   $ 15,757,000    $ 4,648,315

Total Materials

        4,648,315

Telecommunication Services (0.4%)

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.4%)

NII Holdings, Inc.

     

3.125%, 6/15/12

     4,700,000      2,849,375
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        2,849,375
         

Total Convertible Bonds

        31,935,881
         

Total Long-Term Debt Securities (4.9%)
(Cost $31,792,400)

        31,935,881
         
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned (14.1%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 3,470,000      3,453,403

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     2,540,000      2,484,979

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     3,470,000      3,448,652

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,149,983      1,121,110

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     39,137,033      39,137,033

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     460,000      439,105

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     3,240,000      3,223,421

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     920,000      920,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     4,619,366      4,589,801

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     5,779,153      5,737,312

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     2,889,986      260,102

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     1,729,786      1,714,349

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     2,890,000      2,845,295

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     5,430,000      4,669,799

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     9,001,583      9,001,583

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     5,780,000      5,682,648

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     3,469,481      3,068,555
         

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

     91,797,147
         

Time Deposit (2.7%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     17,687,183      17,687,183
         

Total Short-Term Investments (16.8%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $113,663,554)

        109,484,330
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

Total Investments (114.6%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $882,752,942)

      $ 746,282,204

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-14.6%)

        (95,274,319 )
         

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 651,007,885
         

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Securities (totaling $5,067,405 or 0.8% of net assets) at fair value.
§ Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2008, the market value of these securities amounted to $1,563,767 or 0.2% of net assets. Securities denoted with “§” but without “b” have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. To the extent any securities might provide a right to demand registration, such rights have not been relied upon when determining liquidity.
(e) Step Bond - Coupon rate increases in increments to maturity. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008. Maturity date disclosed is the ultimate maturity date.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR—     American Depositary Receipt

 

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1- Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description       

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

      

Significant Other  
Observable Inputs  

(Level 2)  

      

Significant  
Unobservable  

Inputs  

(Level 3)  

       Total  

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $   592,059,298     $   149,155,501     $   5,067,405     $   746,282,204  

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   592,059,298     $   149,155,501     $   5,067,405     $   746,282,204  
   

Liabilities

               

Investments in Securities

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    

Other Investments*

  $   —         —         —         —    
   

Total

  $   —       $   —       $   —       $   —    
   

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     

Investments in
Securities

 

        

Other Investments*

 

     

Balance as of 12/31/07

   $ 1,801,575         $ —       

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

     (237,808)           —       

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

     —             —       

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

     3,503,638         —       
                       
                         

Balance as of 12/31/08

   $ 5,067,405       $ —       
                       
                         
                     
The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.    $ (1,549,101)         $ —       

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

Cost of Purchases:

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $      689,923,570
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $      727,114,566

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 46,787,830

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (193,499,718)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (146,711,888)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 892,994,092
      

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $96,469,912. This was secured by collateral of $95,976,370 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $91,797,147, as reported in the portfolio of investments. Additionally, uninvested cash received as collateral on loaned securities was held in an interest bearing account in the amount of $143, which the Portfolio cannot repledge and accordingly are not reflected in the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $82 as brokerage commissions with BNP Paribas S.A., $2,882 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc. and $6,795 as brokerage commissions with Williams Capital Group, affiliated broker/dealers.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $87,489,302 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (14.7%)

     

Distributors (0.2%)

     

LKQ Corp.*

   97,100    $ 1,132,186
         

Diversified Consumer Services (2.0%)

     

American Public Education, Inc.*

   102,610      3,816,065

Capella Education Co.*

   40,500      2,379,780

Corinthian Colleges, Inc.*

   36,100      590,957

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.*

   32,783      615,665

K12, Inc.*^

   174,350      3,269,063

New Oriental Education &
Technology Group (ADR)*^

   18,590      1,020,777
         
        11,692,307
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (5.9%)

     

Bally Technologies, Inc.*^

   331,645      7,969,429

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc.*^

   341,845      3,681,671

Burger King Holdings, Inc.

   152,900      3,651,252

Great Wolf Resorts, Inc.*^

   498,665      767,944

Panera Bread Co., Class A*^

   22,500      1,175,400

Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.*

   44,898      344,817

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc.*^

   28,755      483,947

Shuffle Master, Inc.*^

   993,344      4,926,986

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A*^

   49,000      379,750

WMS Industries, Inc.*^

   364,072      9,793,536
         
        33,174,732
         

Household Durables (1.0%)

     

Universal Electronics, Inc.*^

   362,136      5,873,846
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (1.1%)

     

Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.*^

   281,722      1,093,081

priceline.com, Inc.*^

   50,300      3,704,596

Shutterfly, Inc.*^

   235,495      1,646,110

U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc.*^

   67,590      93,950
         
        6,537,737
         

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.3%)

     

Polaris Industries, Inc.^

   59,400      1,701,810
         

Media (2.3%)

     

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

   140,886      1,046,783

Entravision Communications Corp., Class A*

   553,105      862,844

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A^

   120,730      4,295,574

Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.*^

   504,920      2,777,060

Live Nation, Inc.*^

   285,654      1,639,654

LodgeNet Interactive Corp.*^

   99,709      69,796

National CineMedia, Inc.^

   252,730      2,562,682
         
        13,254,393
         

Specialty Retail (1.7%)

     

Buckle, Inc.^

   16,800      366,576

Genesco, Inc.*

   415,349      7,027,705

hhgregg, Inc.*^

   157,800      1,369,704

Tractor Supply Co.*^

   23,100      834,834
         
        9,598,819
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (0.2%)

     

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*^

   2,000      159,740

True Religion Apparel, Inc.*

   59,300      737,692

Warnaco Group, Inc.*

   25,200      494,676
         
        1,392,108
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        84,357,938
         
      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Consumer Staples (0.7%)

     

Food Products (0.1%)

     

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

   30,400    $ 828,096
         

Personal Products (0.6%)

     

Herbalife Ltd.

   135,685      2,941,651
         

Total Consumer Staples

        3,769,747
         

Energy (5.0%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (2.2%)

     

Core Laboratories N.V.^

   50,300      3,010,958

IHS, Inc., Class A*^

   35,159      1,315,650

Lufkin Industries, Inc.^

   167,208      5,768,676

OYO Geospace Corp.*^

   158,260      2,764,802
         
        12,860,086
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (2.8%)

     

Arena Resources, Inc.*

   120,800      3,393,272

Brigham Exploration Co.*^

   170,900      546,880

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*

   18,450      297,045

CNX Gas Corp.*^

   21,700      592,410

Concho Resources, Inc.*^

   83,300      1,900,906

Denbury Resources, Inc.*

   198,990      2,172,971

Goodrich Petroleum Corp.*

   66,900      2,003,655

McMoRan Exploration Co.*

   199,150      1,951,670

Penn Virginia Corp.

   11,500      298,770

Petroleum Development Corp.*

   77,117      1,856,206

Venoco, Inc.*

   82,200      222,762

Whiting Petroleum Corp.*

   26,600      890,036
         
        16,126,583
         

Total Energy

        28,986,669
         

Financials (4.9%)

     

Capital Markets (1.2%)

     

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A^

   98,570      1,231,139

GFI Group, Inc.^

   251,100      888,894

Investment Technology Group, Inc.*^

   147,095      3,341,999

Riskmetrics Group, Inc.*^

   101,410      1,509,995
         
        6,972,027
         

Commercial Banks (0.8%)

     

First Commonwealth Financial Corp.^

   325,995      4,035,818

Signature Bank/New York*

   13,665      392,049
         
        4,427,867
         

Consumer Finance (1.2%)

     

Cash America International, Inc.

   202,060      5,526,341

Dollar Financial Corp.*^

   120,800      1,244,240
         
        6,770,581
         

Diversified Financial Services (0.4%)

     

MSCI, Inc., Class A*

   121,300      2,154,288
         

Insurance (1.2%)

     

First Mercury Financial Corp.*

   92,400      1,317,624

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   34,300      917,525

Navigators Group, Inc.*

   24,741      1,358,528

ProAssurance Corp.*^

   11,800      622,804

Tower Group, Inc.^

   114,828      3,239,298
         
        7,455,779
         

Real Estate Management & Development (0.1%)

  

CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., Class A*

   161,600      698,112
         

Total Financials

        28,478,654
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Health Care (23.9%)

     

Biotechnology (3.8%)

     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   101,800    $ 3,684,142

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*^

   187,275      3,333,495

Celera Corp.*

   145,923      1,624,123

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   172,330      4,163,493

Emergent Biosolutions, Inc.*

   25,500      665,805

Martek Biosciences Corp.*^

   66,900      2,027,739

Myriad Genetics, Inc.*^

   38,776      2,569,298

Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   40,440      1,381,430

Senomyx, Inc.*^

   217,093      605,689

United Therapeutics Corp.*^

   29,700      1,857,735
         
        21,912,949
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (10.3%)

     

Abiomed, Inc.*

   55,200      906,384

Align Technology, Inc.*^

   113,200      990,500

American Medical Systems
Holdings, Inc.*

   630,895      5,671,745

CONMED Corp.*^

   80,000      1,915,200

CryoLife, Inc.*^

   97,831      949,939

Cutera, Inc.*

   319,805      2,836,670

ev3, Inc.*^

   227,700      1,388,970

Greatbatch, Inc.*^

   74,400      1,968,624

Haemonetics Corp.*

   12,100      683,650

Hansen Medical, Inc.*^

   66,125      477,423

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.*^

   72,615      1,373,150

Masimo Corp.*^

   95,700      2,854,731

Natus Medical, Inc.*^

   37,800      489,510

NuVasive, Inc.*^

   87,330      3,025,985

Quidel Corp.*

   33,800      441,766

ResMed, Inc.*^

   86,595      3,245,581

SenoRx, Inc.*

   139,013      325,290

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*^

   154,386      1,621,053

SonoSite, Inc.*

   107,837      2,057,530

Spectranetics Corp.*^

   332,146      866,901

STERIS Corp.

   33,000      788,370

SurModics, Inc.*^

   126,529      3,197,388

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*

   173,480      1,382,636

Thoratec Corp.*^

   435,975      14,164,827

Volcano Corp.*

   201,202      3,018,030

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.^

   27,400      1,034,898

Wright Medical Group, Inc.*^

   95,900      1,959,237
         
        59,635,988
         

Health Care Providers & Services (4.6%)

     

Almost Family, Inc.*^

   38,100      1,713,738

Amedisys, Inc.*^

   71,845      2,970,072

CardioNet, Inc.*

   131,610      3,244,187

Centene Corp.*^

   320,260      6,312,324

Coventry Health Care, Inc.*

   60,100      894,288

Genoptix, Inc.*

   53,900      1,836,912

inVentiv Health, Inc.*^

   144,828      1,671,315

Lincare Holdings, Inc.*^

   164,850      4,439,411

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*^

   56,950      1,535,372

Omnicare, Inc.

   64,200      1,782,192
         
        26,399,811
         

Health Care Technology (2.5%)

     

Eclipsys Corp.*^

   708,515      10,053,828

MedAssets, Inc.*^

   68,200      995,720

Phase Forward, Inc.*

   70,881      887,430

Vital Images, Inc.*^

   178,320      2,480,431
         
        14,417,409
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (2.4%)

     

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   4,600      346,426

ICON plc (ADR)*

   460,930      9,075,712
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Illumina, Inc.*^

   55,400    $ 1,443,170

PAREXEL International Corp.*

   60,612      588,543

Sequenom, Inc.*^

   38,500      763,840

Varian, Inc.*

   44,285      1,483,990
         
        13,701,681
         

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%)

     

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*^

   145,896      1,604,856
         

Total Health Care

        137,672,694
         

Industrials (15.7%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (1.3%)

     

Aerovironment, Inc.*^

   59,100      2,175,471

American Science &
Engineering, Inc.^

   11,500      850,540

Axsys Technologies, Inc.*

   40,300      2,210,858

Esterline Technologies Corp.*^

   43,000      1,629,270

Stanley, Inc.*

   17,900      648,338
         
        7,514,477
         

Air Freight & Logistics (0.2%)

     

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

   49,800      1,321,194
         

Building Products (0.5%)

     

Ameron International Corp.^

   45,080      2,836,434
         

Commercial Services & Supplies (5.2%)

     

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

   24,800      1,573,312

Corrections Corp. of America*^

   271,885      4,448,039

GEO Group, Inc.*^

   304,745      5,494,552

Innerworkings, Inc.*^

   265,440      1,738,632

Sykes Enterprises, Inc.*

   283,961      5,429,334

Waste Connections, Inc.*^

   335,575      10,594,102
         
        29,277,971
         

Construction & Engineering (1.1%)

     

Northwest Pipe Co.*^

   153,011      6,519,799
         

Electrical Equipment (0.9%)

     

Acuity Brands, Inc.^

   29,060      1,014,485

GrafTech International Ltd.*

   90,200      750,464

Polypore International, Inc.*

   131,896      997,134

Regal-Beloit Corp.

   49,900      1,895,701

Woodward Governor Co.

   14,520      334,250
         
        4,992,034
         

Machinery (1.3%)

     

Actuant Corp., Class A^

   148,698      2,828,236

Badger Meter, Inc.^

   22,300      647,146

Chart Industries, Inc.*

   66,200      703,706

Gardner Denver, Inc.*

   100,153      2,337,571

Middleby Corp.*^

   26,700      728,109
         
        7,244,768
         

Professional Services (4.9%)

     

Advisory Board Co.*^

   55,491      1,237,449

FTI Consulting, Inc.*^

   196,908      8,797,850

Huron Consulting Group, Inc.*^

   11,900      681,513

Monster Worldwide, Inc.*

   299,305      3,618,597

Navigant Consulting, Inc.*^

   72,851      1,156,145

On Assignment, Inc.*^

   428,678      2,430,604

Resources Connection, Inc.*^

   337,690      5,531,363

School Specialty, Inc.*^

   158,592      3,032,279

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc., Class A^

   38,722    $ 1,851,686
         
        28,337,486
         

Road & Rail (0.2%)

     

Landstar System, Inc.

   34,000      1,306,620
         

Transportation Infrastructure (0.1%)

     

Aegean Marine Petroleum
Network, Inc.

   48,600      824,256
         

Total Industrials

        90,175,039
         

Information Technology (28.8%)

     

Communications Equipment (2.8%)

     

DG FastChannel, Inc.*

   56,900      710,112

EMS Technologies, Inc.*

   387,133      10,015,131

F5 Networks, Inc.*

   47,500      1,085,850

Harmonic, Inc.*

   321,500      1,803,615

Ixia*^

   409,273      2,365,598
         
        15,980,306
         

Computers & Peripherals (2.3%)

     

Compellent Technologies, Inc.*

   583,485      5,677,309

Data Domain, Inc.*^

   86,200      1,620,560

Netezza Corp.*

   493,110      3,274,250

Synaptics, Inc.*^

   162,607      2,692,772
         
        13,264,891
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.9%)

Coherent, Inc.*

   305,509      6,556,223

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

   95,487      3,128,154

Universal Display Corp.*^

   121,440      1,147,608
         
        10,831,985
         

Internet Software & Services (6.6%)

     

Bankrate, Inc.*^

   109,835      4,173,730

comScore, Inc.*^

   19,600      249,900

Equinix, Inc.*^

   28,400      1,510,596

GSI Commerce, Inc.*^

   447,775      4,710,593

Internet Capital Group, Inc.*^

   214,970      1,171,587

Knot, Inc.*^

   140,607      1,169,850

LoopNet, Inc.*

   112,900      769,978

Marchex, Inc., Class B

   307,326      1,791,711

MercadoLibre, Inc.*^

   38,400      630,144

Omniture, Inc.*^

   320,687      3,412,110

SkillSoft plc (ADR)*^

   847,032      6,047,808

Sohu.com, Inc.*

   22,800      1,079,352

VistaPrint Ltd.*^

   441,656      8,219,218

Vocus, Inc.*

   107,000      1,948,470

Websense, Inc.*

   72,700      1,088,319
         
        37,973,366
         

IT Services (3.3%)

     

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A*

   15,200      274,512

Cybersource Corp.*^

   146,200      1,752,938

Forrester Research, Inc.*^

   75,100      2,118,571

Gartner, Inc.*^

   154,882      2,761,546

Global Cash Access Holdings, Inc.*^

   501,149      1,112,551

Information Services Group, Inc.*^

   336,117      1,142,798

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

   86,755      2,554,935

ManTech International Corp.,
Class A*^

   16,800      910,392

Sapient Corp.*

   272,800      1,211,232

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.*^

   227,103      1,896,310
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Wright Express Corp.*^

   246,640    $ 3,107,663
         
        18,843,448
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (3.1%)

  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*^

   278,010      2,766,200

Intersil Corp., Class A

   55,300      508,207

Microsemi Corp.*^

   324,852      4,106,128

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.*

   220,300      2,777,983

PMC-Sierra, Inc.*

   774,200      3,762,612

Power Integrations, Inc.^

   104,195      2,071,397

Silicon Laboratories, Inc.*^

   69,000      1,709,820
         
        17,702,347
         

Software (8.8%)

     

ANSYS, Inc.*

   268,140      7,478,425

Blackboard, Inc.*

   14,800      388,204

Concur Technologies, Inc.*^

   132,800      4,358,496

EPIQ Systems, Inc.*^

   58,500      977,535

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.^

   130,045      5,753,191

Lawson Software, Inc.*^

   413,827      1,961,540

Macrovision Solutions Corp.*^

   328,602      4,156,815

Quality Systems, Inc.^

   229,445      10,008,390

Shanda Interactive
Entertainment Ltd. (ADR)*^

   29,200      944,912

Solera Holdings, Inc.*

   291,796      7,032,284

Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.*^

   184,850      1,970,501

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

   1,166,430      6,053,772
         
        51,084,065
         

Total Information Technology

        165,680,408
         

Materials (3.0%)

     

Chemicals (2.4%)

     

Airgas, Inc.

   18,000      701,820

Huntsman Corp.

   1,053,740      3,624,866

Intrepid Potash, Inc.*^

   227,000      4,714,789

Quaker Chemical Corp.^

   116,011      1,908,381

Terra Industries, Inc.^

   163,295      2,722,128
         
        13,671,984
         

Construction Materials (0.6%)

     

Texas Industries, Inc.^

   100,575      3,469,838
         

Total Materials

        17,141,822
         

Telecommunication Services (1.1%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.6%)

  

Cbeyond, Inc.*^

   184,125      2,942,317

PAETEC Holding Corp.*

   598,640      862,042
         
        3,804,359
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.5%)

     

NII Holdings, Inc.*

   70,800      1,287,144

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.*

   116,700      1,393,398
         
        2,680,542
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        6,484,901
         

Total Common Stocks (97.8%)
(Cost $728,196,693)

        562,747,872
         
     
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

INVESTMENT COMPANY:

     

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) (1.5%)

     

iShares Russell 2000 Growth Index Fund
(Cost $8,452,921)

   171,390      8,716,895
         

 

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      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned (27.1%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 3,230,000    $ 3,214,551  

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     2,370,000      2,318,661  

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     3,230,000      3,210,129  

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,079,984      1,052,869  

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

  

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     106,905,214      106,905,214  

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     430,000      410,468  

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     3,010,000      2,994,598  

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     860,000      860,000  

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     4,309,408      4,281,828  

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     5,389,210      5,350,192  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     2,689,987      242,102  

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     1,619,799      1,605,344  

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     2,690,000      2,648,388  

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     5,060,000      4,351,600  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     8,392,153      8,392,153  

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     5,390,000      5,299,217  

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     3,229,517      2,856,320  
           

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

     155,993,634  
           

Time Deposit (3.1%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     17,912,343      17,912,343  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (30.2%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $177,797,615)

        173,905,977  
           

Total Investments (129.5%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $914,447,229)

        745,370,744  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-29.5%)

        (169,798,579 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 575,572,165  
           

 

* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR—    American Depositary Receipt


 

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                    571,464,767       $                    173,905,977       $                                —       $   745,370,744    

Other Investments*

  $    —          —          —                                         —    
   

Total

  $    571,464,767       $                     173,905,977       $    —       $   745,370,744    
   

Liabilities

     

Investments in Securities

  $    —       $                                     —       $    —       $   —    

Other Investments*

  $    —                                         —          —         —    
   

Total

  $    —       $                                     —       $    —       $   —    
   

 

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 1,054,032,960  

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $ 552,610,069  

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

  

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 16,229,484  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (205,368,509 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (189,139,025 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $          934,509,769  
        

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $160,107,837. This was secured by collateral of $159,885,272 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $155,993,634, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

For the year ended December 31, 2008 the Portfolio incurred approximately $7,676 as brokerage commissions with Raymond James & Associates, Inc., $5,575 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., and $28 as brokerage commissions with Williams Capital Group, affiliated broker/dealers.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $69,758,333 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (11.0%)

     

Auto Components (0.9%)

     

Amerigon, Inc.*

   570,000    $ 1,858,200

Autoliv, Inc.

   111,000      2,382,060

Gentex Corp.^

   232,700      2,054,741

Noble International Ltd.

   800,000      352,000
         
        6,647,001
         

Automobiles (0.6%)

     

Monaco Coach Corp.^

   391,000      199,410

Thor Industries, Inc.^

   243,000      3,202,740

Winnebago Industries, Inc.^

   234,700      1,415,241
         
        4,817,391
         

Diversified Consumer Services (0.5%)

     

Coinstar, Inc.*

   108,900      2,124,639

Regis Corp.

   125,000      1,816,250
         
        3,940,889
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure (0.8%)

     

Choice Hotels International, Inc.

   17,000      511,020

Gaylord Entertainment Co.*

   167,200      1,812,448

International Speedway Corp., Class A

   100,400      2,884,492

Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A*

   146,900      1,138,475
         
        6,346,435
         

Household Durables (1.9%)

     

Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.

   19,600      65,660

Centex Corp.

   35,000      372,400

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   270,000      1,908,900

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.^

   173,300      2,490,321

Hooker Furniture Corp.^

   200,000      1,532,000

La-Z-Boy, Inc.^

   300,000      651,000

Lennar Corp., Class A

   41,400      358,938

M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.

   119,500      3,620,850

M/I Homes, Inc.^

   220,000      2,318,800

Russ Berrie & Co., Inc.*

   29,694      88,191

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc.

   148,600      1,053,574
         
        14,460,634
         

Leisure Equipment & Products (0.2%)

     

Brunswick Corp.^

   210,000      884,100

Polaris Industries, Inc.

   31,608      905,569
         
        1,789,669
         

Media (0.2%)

     

Entravision Communications Corp.,
Class A*

   886,433      1,382,835
         

Multiline Retail (0.7%)

     

Fred’s, Inc., Class A^

   258,700      2,783,612

Saks, Inc.*^

   317,500      1,390,650

Tuesday Morning Corp.*^

   519,399      846,620
         
        5,020,882
         

Specialty Retail (3.6%)

     

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   141,400      1,323,504

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.^

   693,876      5,877,131

Childrens Place Retail Stores, Inc.*

   55,200      1,196,736

Christopher & Banks Corp.^

   520,000      2,912,000

Collective Brands, Inc.*

   282,510      3,311,017

Conn’s, Inc.*

   295,000      2,501,600

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.^

   152,800      1,645,656

Gymboree Corp.*

   45,900      1,197,531

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.^

   192,200      2,602,388

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.*^

   275,000      101,750

Sonic Automotive, Inc., Class A

   390,000      1,552,200

West Marine, Inc.*^

   250,000      1,060,000
      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Zale Corp.*^

   245,000    $ 815,850
         
        26,097,363
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods (1.6%)

     

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*^

   559,700      5,473,866

Liz Claiborne, Inc.

   98,500      256,100

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

   100,000      2,013,000

Timberland Co., Class A*

   80,000      924,000

True Religion Apparel, Inc.*

   52,500      653,100

Warnaco Group, Inc.*

   126,000      2,473,380
         
        11,793,446
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        82,296,545
         

Consumer Staples (2.4%)

     

Food & Staples Retailing (0.9%)

     

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

   155,000      3,529,350

Pantry, Inc.*^

   172,104      3,691,631
         
        7,220,981
         

Food Products (0.6%)

     

Corn Products International, Inc.

   97,100      2,801,335

Omega Protein Corp.*

   400,000      1,604,000
         
        4,405,335
         

Personal Products (0.9%)

     

Bare Escentuals, Inc.*

   127,700      667,871

Chattem, Inc.*

   35,000      2,503,550

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

   310,700      3,277,885
         
        6,449,306
         

Total Consumer Staples

        18,075,622
         

Energy (6.0%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (4.6%)

     

Atwood Oceanics, Inc.*

   76,200      1,164,336

Boots & Coots International
Control, Inc.*

   2,050,000      2,419,000

Bristow Group, Inc.*^

   113,000      3,027,270

CARBO Ceramics, Inc.^

   8,500      302,005

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

   31,250      640,937

Global Industries Ltd.*^

   403,280      1,407,447

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*^

   154,200      1,116,408

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.*

   160,000      2,614,400

ION Geophysical Corp.*

   215,000      737,450

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

   295,400      1,302,714

Matrix Service Co.*

   389,800      2,989,766

Mitcham Industries, Inc.*

   310,000      1,230,700

Oceaneering International, Inc.*

   18,800      547,832

Oil States International, Inc.*

   110,000      2,055,900

Parker Drilling Co.*

   610,000      1,769,000

Rowan Cos., Inc.

   130,600      2,076,540

Superior Energy Services, Inc.*

   108,100      1,722,033

Tidewater, Inc.

   119,500      4,812,265

Unit Corp.*

   80,000      2,137,600
         
        34,073,603
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (1.4%)

     

Arch Coal, Inc.

   115,000      1,873,350

Denbury Resources, Inc.*

   115,000      1,255,800

Forest Oil Corp.*^

   99,900      1,647,351

General Maritime Corp.^

   148,338      1,602,050

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

   55,500      2,337,106

Quest Resource Corp.*

   600,000      264,000

Teekay Corp.^

   85,800      1,685,970

TXCO Resources, Inc.*

   105,380      157,016
         
        10,822,643
         

Total Energy

        44,896,246
         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)

Financials (22.6%)

     

Capital Markets (1.3%)

     

Jefferies Group, Inc.

   67,600    $ 950,456

Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A*

   210,802      3,404,453

Piper Jaffray Cos., Inc.*

   29,500      1,172,920

Stifel Financial Corp.*^

   68,271      3,130,225

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc.,
Class A

   62,400      964,704
         
        9,622,758
         

Commercial Banks (6.2%)

     

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.

   38,336      1,136,279

Cascade Bancorp

   36,118      243,797

Cathay General Bancorp

   196,927      4,677,017

Chemical Financial Corp.^

   188,000      5,241,440

City National Corp./California

   75,100      3,657,370

Colonial BancGroup, Inc.^

   866,000      1,792,620

East West Bancorp, Inc.

   415,000      6,627,549

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc./Illinois^

   133,700      2,669,989

IBERIABANK Corp.

   26,103      1,252,944

PacWest Bancorp

   116,176      3,125,134

Peoples Bancorp, Inc./Ohio^

   70,000      1,339,100

Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.

   40,200      1,189,518

Signature Bank/New York*

   65,040      1,865,998

South Financial Group, Inc.^

   556,700      2,404,944

SVB Financial Group*^

   122,300      3,207,929

UCBH Holdings, Inc.^

   589,691      4,057,074

Webster Financial Corp.^

   169,400      2,334,332
         
        46,823,034
         

Consumer Finance (1.5%)

     

Dollar Financial Corp.*^

   274,250      2,824,775

EZCORP, Inc., Class A*

   330,000      5,019,300

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.*

   156,700      2,986,702

United PanAm Financial Corp.*

   278,578      445,725
         
        11,276,502
         

Insurance (8.5%)

     

American National Insurance Co.

   30,400      2,241,392

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

   124,000      3,212,840

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.

   354,700      8,601,475

Castlepoint Holdings Ltd.

   456,759      6,193,652

Delphi Financial Group, Inc.,
Class A^

   184,400      3,400,336

Erie Indemnity Co., Class A

   61,900      2,329,297

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   179,400      4,798,950

IPC Holdings Ltd.

   200,000      5,980,000

Max Capital Group Ltd.

   292,700      5,180,791

Montpelier Reinsurance
Holdings Ltd.^

   300,000      5,037,000

Old Republic International Corp.^

   574,000      6,842,080

Protective Life Corp.^

   159,000      2,281,650

RLI Corp.^

   55,000      3,363,800

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.^

   88,100      3,679,937

Syncora Holdings Ltd.*^

   394,800      67,116

Zenith National Insurance Corp.

   35,900      1,133,363
         
        64,343,679
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) (2.5%)

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities,
Inc. (REIT)

   12,800      772,352

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)

   41,400      1,359,990

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (REIT)^

   280,800      2,897,856

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT)^

   133,400      3,132,232

Home Properties, Inc. (REIT)^

   48,300      1,960,980

Macerich Co. (REIT)

   32,700      593,832

MFA Financial, Inc. (REIT)

   717,300      4,224,897
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Tanger Factory Outlet
Centers (REIT)

   21,800    $ 820,116

Washington Real Estate Investment
Trust (REIT)^

   95,100      2,691,330
         
        18,453,585
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (2.6%)

     

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.^

   315,100      3,355,815

Corus Bankshares, Inc.^

   262,061      290,887

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.

   182,614      2,428,766

NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.

   344,200      4,533,114

TrustCo Bank Corp./New York^

   570,000      5,420,700

WSFS Financial Corp.

   77,949      3,740,773
         
        19,770,055
         

Total Financials

        170,289,613
         

Health Care (5.8%)

     

Biotechnology (0.1%)

     

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   36,800      889,088
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (1.5%)

     

American Medical Systems
Holdings, Inc.*

   90,500      813,595

HealthTronics, Inc.*

   955,000      2,148,750

STERIS Corp.

   79,000      1,887,310

Symmetry Medical, Inc.*

   169,700      1,352,509

Teleflex, Inc.

   49,400      2,474,940

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   70,000      2,643,900
         
        11,321,004
         

Health Care Providers & Services (2.7%)

     

Air Methods Corp.*

   40,322      644,749

America Service Group, Inc.*‡

   500,000      5,350,000

AMERIGROUP Corp.*

   122,900      3,628,008

Emergency Medical Services Corp.,
Class A*

   50,256      1,839,872

Five Star Quality Care, Inc.*^

   777,568      1,189,679

inVentiv Health, Inc.*

   134,200      1,548,668

Magellan Health Services, Inc.*

   23,400      916,344

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc.*

   21,100      668,870

PSS World Medical, Inc.*

   139,400      2,623,508

Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc.,
Class A*

   127,300      1,074,412
         
        19,484,110
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services (1.5%)

     

eResearchTechnology, Inc.*

   97,900      649,077

Kendle International, Inc.*

   155,800      4,007,176

Nektar Therapeutics*^

   578,500      3,216,460

Varian, Inc.*

   108,500      3,635,835
         
        11,508,548
         

Total Health Care

        43,202,750
         

Industrials (22.3%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.7%)

     

AAR Corp.*^

   182,752      3,364,464

Stanley, Inc.*

   60,700      2,198,554
         
        5,563,018
         

Air Freight & Logistics (1.0%)

     

Air Transport Services Group, Inc.*

   1,254,620      225,832

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc.*

   114,972      2,172,971

UTi Worldwide, Inc.

   367,220      5,265,934
         
        7,664,737
         

Airlines (1.2%)

     

Continental Airlines, Inc., Class B*^

   217,100      3,920,826

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

SkyWest, Inc.

   267,500    $ 4,975,499
         
        8,896,325
         

Building Products (3.1%)

     

American Woodmark Corp.^

   132,300      2,411,829

Apogee Enterprises, Inc.^

   563,000      5,832,680

Gibraltar Industries, Inc.^

   370,000      4,417,800

Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.^

   143,800      3,991,888

Trex Co., Inc.*

   84,400      1,389,224

Universal Forest Products, Inc.^

   205,000      5,516,550
         
        23,559,971
         

Commercial Services & Supplies (4.0%)

     

ABM Industries, Inc.

   210,700      4,013,835

ATC Technology Corp.*

   149,300      2,184,259

Brink’s Co.

   123,700      3,325,056

Clean Harbors, Inc.*^

   42,900      2,721,576

Knoll, Inc.

   88,500      798,270

Mine Safety Appliances Co.^

   264,400      6,321,805

Mobile Mini, Inc.*

   243,500      3,511,270

Team, Inc.*

   85,000      2,354,500

Viad Corp.

   116,733      2,887,974

Waste Connections, Inc.*

   56,548      1,785,220
         
        29,903,765
         

Construction & Engineering (1.8%)

     

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. (N.Y. Shares)

   145,000      1,457,250

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

   169,249      1,391,227

EMCOR Group, Inc.*^

   93,000      2,085,990

Furmanite Corp.*

   185,000      997,150

Orion Marine Group, Inc.*

   317,555      3,067,581

URS Corp.*^

   101,900      4,154,463
         
        13,153,661
         

Electrical Equipment (1.7%)

     

A.O. Smith Corp.

   50,000      1,476,000

Brady Corp., Class A^

   180,000      4,311,000

Franklin Electric Co., Inc.

   101,700      2,858,787

Powell Industries, Inc.*

   29,000      841,580

Regal-Beloit Corp.

   44,900      1,705,751

Roper Industries, Inc.

   35,000      1,519,350
         
        12,712,468
         

Industrial Conglomerates (0.4%)

     

Carlisle Cos., Inc.^

   160,000      3,312,000
         

Machinery (5.2%)

     

Altra Holdings, Inc.*

   71,710      567,226

Astec Industries, Inc.*

   29,200      914,836

Briggs & Stratton Corp.^

   135,000      2,374,650

CIRCOR International, Inc.

   50,100      1,377,750

CNH Global N.V.

   30,000      468,000

Graco, Inc.^

   151,700      3,599,841

Kennametal, Inc.

   316,600      7,025,354

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.^

   70,700      3,600,751

Middleby Corp.*

   38,300      1,044,441

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   195,000      4,890,600

Nordson Corp.

   87,000      2,809,230

RBC Bearings, Inc.*

   44,150      895,362

Timken Co.

   43,100      846,053

Trinity Industries, Inc.^

   177,200      2,792,672

Wabash National Corp.^

   440,000      1,980,000

Wabtec Corp.

   5,500      218,625

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A^

   115,000      2,871,550
         
        38,276,941
         

Marine (0.5%)

     

Diana Shipping, Inc.

   35,900      458,084
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.

   17,500    $ 259,000

Kirby Corp.*

   115,000      3,146,400
         
        3,863,484
         

Professional Services (0.5%)

     

Duff & Phelps Corp., Class A*

   112,638      2,153,639

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

   21,300      951,684

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc., Class A

   20,589      984,566
         
        4,089,889
         

Road & Rail (1.8%)

     

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*^

   220,000      6,710,000

Kansas City Southern*^

   60,000      1,143,000

Saia, Inc.*

   300,000      3,258,000

Vitran Corp., Inc.*

   340,000      2,108,000
         
        13,219,000
         

Trading Companies & Distributors (0.4%)

     

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.^

   70,000      1,324,400

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

   57,600      799,488

Genesis Lease Ltd. (ADR)

   118,100      334,223

Kaman Corp.

   36,321      658,500
         
        3,116,611
         

Total Industrials

        167,331,870
         

Information Technology (11.9%)

     

Communications Equipment (1.6%)

     

Avocent Corp.*

   40,000      716,400

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*

   102,500      861,000

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.*

   267,100      747,880

CommScope, Inc.*

   201,000      3,123,540

Comtech Telecommunications Corp.*^

   53,916      2,470,431

Finisar Corp.*

   2,025,825      769,814

Harmonic, Inc.*

   298,900      1,676,829

Hughes Communications, Inc.*

   79,400      1,265,636

Polycom, Inc.*

   47,100      636,321
         
        12,267,851
         

Computers & Peripherals (0.1%)

     

Diebold, Inc.

   35,000      983,150
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (2.9%)

Benchmark Electronics, Inc.*^

   380,000      4,852,600

CPI International, Inc.*

   201,679      1,746,540

Itron, Inc.*^

   46,700      2,976,658

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*^

   52,000      3,504,800

Plexus Corp.*

   169,100      2,866,245

Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc.*^

   186,300      3,834,054

TTM Technologies, Inc.*^

   394,829      2,057,059
         
        21,837,956
         

Internet Software & Services (0.7%)

Ariba, Inc.*

   157,700      1,137,017

Equinix, Inc.*

   39,500      2,101,005

United Online, Inc.

   388,400      2,357,588
         
        5,595,610
         

IT Services (3.2%)

     

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   284,400      3,566,376

CACI International, Inc., Class A*^

   102,300      4,612,707

Ness Technologies, Inc.*

   354,500      1,517,260

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*^

   146,000      2,792,980

SRA International, Inc., Class A*

   276,000      4,760,999

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.*

   366,323      3,058,797

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

TNS, Inc.*

   331,843    $ 3,116,006
         
        23,425,125
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (2.3%)

  

ATMI, Inc.*

   114,900      1,772,907

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Bermuda Ltd.*

   1,086,800      271,700

Cohu, Inc.^

   246,300      2,992,545

Cymer, Inc.*^

   69,400      1,520,554

FEI Co.*

   51,200      965,632

Microsemi Corp.*

   185,379      2,343,191

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.*

   235,900      2,974,699

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

   43,700      961,837

OmniVision Technologies, Inc.*

   126,900      666,225

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

   242,100      823,140

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*

   92,900      514,666

Teradyne, Inc.*

   316,100      1,333,942
         
        17,141,038
         

Software (1.1%)

     

ANSYS, Inc.*

   23,700      660,993

Informatica Corp.*

   52,200      716,706

Lawson Software, Inc.*^

   537,400      2,547,276

Macrovision Solutions Corp.*^

   125,500      1,587,575

Mentor Graphics Corp.*

   253,034      1,308,186

MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A*

   33,300      1,236,429
         
        8,057,165
         

Total Information Technology

        89,307,895
         

Materials (8.2%)

     

Chemicals (3.5% )

     

Airgas, Inc.^

   106,900      4,168,031

Ashland, Inc.

   45,600      479,256

Cabot Corp.^

   119,400      1,826,820

Cytec Industries, Inc.^

   122,800      2,605,816

H.B. Fuller Co.

   180,000      2,899,800

Innospec, Inc.

   271,500      1,599,135

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.*

   283,900      3,066,120

RPM International, Inc.^

   303,000      4,026,870

Westlake Chemical Corp.^

   323,900      5,276,331
         
        25,948,179
         

Construction Materials (0.4%)

     

Eagle Materials, Inc.^

   151,050      2,780,830

Headwaters, Inc.*

   74,918      505,697
         
        3,286,527
         

Containers & Packaging (1.3%)

     

AptarGroup, Inc.^

   91,000      3,206,840

Packaging Corp. of America^

   213,700      2,876,402

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   79,200      3,786,552
         
        9,869,794
         

Metals & Mining (2.6%)

     

Commercial Metals Co.

   225,000      2,670,750

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp.^

   461,000      2,793,660

Haynes International, Inc.*^

   90,922      2,238,500

Kaiser Aluminum Corp.

   135,500      3,051,460

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   156,000      3,110,640

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., Class A

   20,200      760,530

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   373,000      4,170,140

United States Steel Corp.

   16,000      595,200
         
        19,390,880
         

Paper & Forest Products (0.4%)

     

Glatfelter

   265,000      2,464,500
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Mercer International, Inc.*^

     100,000    $ 192,000
         
        2,656,500
         

Total Materials

        61,151,880
         

Telecommunication Services (1.3%)

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services (0.5%)

  

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.

     230,900      2,165,842

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

     64,534      1,591,408
         
        3,757,250
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services (0.8%)

  

SBA Communications Corp., Class A*

     145,400      2,372,928

Syniverse Holdings, Inc.*

     291,000      3,474,540
         
        5,847,468
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        9,604,718
         

Utilities (5.1%)

     

Electric Utilities (1.8%)

     

Cleco Corp.

     52,800      1,205,424

El Paso Electric Co.*

     157,900      2,856,411

IDACORP, Inc.^

     109,200      3,215,940

NV Energy, Inc.

     496,000      4,905,440

Westar Energy, Inc.

     46,900      961,919
         
        13,145,134
         

Gas Utilities (1.9%)

     

Atmos Energy Corp.

     60,000      1,422,000

Energen Corp.^

     60,000      1,759,800

Northwest Natural Gas Co.

     26,500      1,172,095

South Jersey Industries, Inc.

     158,100      6,300,285

UGI Corp.

     146,400      3,575,088
         
        14,229,268
         

Multi-Utilities (1.4%)

     

Avista Corp.

     157,300      3,048,474

CMS Energy Corp.^

     491,300      4,967,043

Vectren Corp.

     112,800      2,821,128
         
        10,836,645
         

Total Utilities

        38,211,047
         

Total Common Stocks (96.6%)
(Cost $1,091,126,947)

        724,368,186
         
     
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned (10.2%)

     

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 1,690,000      1,681,917

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     1,240,000      1,213,139

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,690,000      1,679,603

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     559,992      545,932

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

  

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     50,258,024      50,258,024

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     230,000      219,552

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     1,580,000      1,571,915

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     450,000      450,000

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

   $ 2,259,690    $ 2,245,228  

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     2,819,587      2,799,173  

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     1,409,993      126,901  

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     849,895      842,310  

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     1,410,000      1,388,189  

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     2,650,000      2,279,000  

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     4,395,889      4,395,890  

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     2,820,000      2,772,503  

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

     1,689,747      1,494,483  
           

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

     75,963,759  
           

Time Deposit (2.8%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     21,139,236      21,139,236  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (13.0%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $99,142,052)

        97,102,995  
           

Total Investments (109.6%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $1,190,268,999)

        821,471,181  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-9.6%)

        (72,170,377 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $     749,300,804  
           
* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 – 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR —    American Depositary Receipt


 

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases at
Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized Loss

America Service Group, Inc.

   $    $ 5,121,513    $    $ 5,350,000    $    $

Five Star Quality Care, Inc.

     13,534,594      126,376      9,378,734      1,189,679           (4,842,680)
                                         
   $         13,534,594    $         5,247,889    $         9,378,734    $         6,539,679    $    $         (4,842,680)
                                         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                    724,368,186       $                    97,102,995       $                                —       $   821,471,181    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —                                     —    
   

Total

  $    724,368,186       $    97,102,995       $    —       $   821,471,181    
   

Liabilities

     

Investments in Securities

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —         —    
   

Total

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    
   

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $       1,091,773,097

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $       1,437,844,496

 

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $           19,278,577

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (400,755,483 )
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $       (381,476,906)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $      1,202,948,087
      

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $78,106,723. This was secured by collateral of $78,002,817 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $75,963,759, as reported in the portfolio of investments.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $237,764,301 which expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

COMMON STOCKS:

     

Consumer Discretionary (2.1%)

     

Diversified Consumer Services (0.4%)

     

ITT Educational Services, Inc.*^

   14,300    $ 1,358,214
         

Internet & Catalog Retail (0.2%)

     

Amazon.com, Inc.*

   12,845      658,692
         

Media (1.5%)

     

Comcast Corp., Class A

   177,740      3,000,251

DIRECTV Group, Inc.*

   88,796      2,034,316
         
        5,034,567
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        7,051,473
         

Energy (0.0%)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (0.0%)

     

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.^

   420      24,755

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   2,536      27,439
         

Total Energy

        52,194
         

Industrials (4.9%)

     

Aerospace & Defense (0.2%)

     

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   2,875      241,730

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   5,710      257,178

Raytheon Co.

   4,615      235,550
         
        734,458
         

Electrical Equipment (3.6%)

     

ABB Ltd. (Registered)*

   118,235      1,782,299

First Solar, Inc.*^

   9,297      1,282,614

SunPower Corp., Class B*^

   138,205      4,206,960

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (ADR)*^

   396,875      4,643,438
         
        11,915,311
         

Industrial Conglomerates (0.9%)

     

Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
(N.Y. Shares)

   157,380      3,127,141
         

Professional Services (0.2%)

     

Manpower, Inc.^

   23,900      812,361
         

Total Industrials

        16,589,271
         

Information Technology (85.1%)

     

Communications Equipment (16.3%)

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   1,113,565      18,151,110

Corning, Inc.

   670,029      6,385,376

Juniper Networks, Inc.*^

   88,330      1,546,658

Nice Systems Ltd. (ADR)*

   220,170      4,947,220

Nokia Oyj (ADR)

   419,010      6,536,556

QUALCOMM, Inc.

   338,920      12,143,504

Research In Motion Ltd.*

   72,130      2,927,035

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*^

   220,800      2,514,912
         
        55,152,371
         

Computers & Peripherals (14.7%)

     

Apple, Inc.*

   145,250      12,397,087

Data Domain, Inc.*^

   35,042      658,790

Dell, Inc.*

   354,230      3,627,315

EMC Corp.*

   193,455      2,025,474

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   504,350      18,302,861

International Business Machines Corp.

   89,990      7,573,558

NetApp, Inc.*^

   189,080      2,641,448
      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Seagate Technology

   611,239    $ 2,707,789
         
        49,934,322
         

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components (1.9%)

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

   582,562      1,148,496

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (GDR)

   257,265      1,022,531

L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.*

   624,694      4,210,438
         
        6,381,465
         

Internet Software & Services (7.6%)

     

Baidu.com (ADR)*

   2,185      285,295

Equinix, Inc.*^

   45,715      2,431,581

Google, Inc., Class A*

   60,135      18,500,533

Netease.com (ADR)*^

   77,690      1,716,949

Tencent Holdings Ltd.

   75,000      488,268

VeriSign, Inc.*^

   87,900      1,677,132

Yahoo!, Inc.*

   52,070      635,254
         
        25,735,012
         

IT Services (7.0%)

     

Accenture Ltd., Class A^

   170,855      5,602,335

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   93,120      3,663,341

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A*

   155,370      2,805,982

DST Systems, Inc.*^

   40,500      1,538,190

VeriFone Holdings, Inc.*^

   495,490      2,427,901

Visa, Inc., Class A

   35,400      1,856,730

Western Union Co.

   408,000      5,850,720
         
        23,745,199
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment (17.2%)

Altera Corp.

   121,800      2,035,278

Analog Devices, Inc.

   157,355      2,992,892

Applied Materials, Inc.

   110,690      1,121,290

ASML Holding N.V. (N.Y. Shares)^

   43,900      793,273

Atheros Communications, Inc.*^

   74,860      1,071,247

Broadcom Corp., Class A*^

   225,103      3,819,998

Intel Corp.

   998,500      14,638,009

Lam Research Corp.*^

   136,195      2,898,230

Linear Technology Corp.^

   119,625      2,646,105

Marvell Technology Group Ltd.*

   286,600      1,911,622

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.^

   124,500      1,421,790

ON Semiconductor Corp.*

   795,585      2,704,989

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   3,604      1,308,676

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (GDR)^§

   27,765      4,860,825

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.*^

   302,300      1,674,742

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.

   1,829,102      2,503,547

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. (ADR)

   140,085      1,106,672

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   446,087      6,923,270

Xilinx, Inc.

   105,400      1,878,228
         
        58,310,683
         

Software (20.4%)

     

Activision Blizzard, Inc.*

   539,170      4,658,429

Adobe Systems, Inc.*

   122,360      2,605,044

BMC Software, Inc.*

   103,595      2,787,741

CA, Inc.

   103,615      1,919,986

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   164,700      2,641,788

Intuit, Inc.*

   47,300      1,125,267

Longtop Financial Technologies
Ltd. (ADR)*

   8,067      121,973

McAfee, Inc.*^

   144,415      4,992,427

Microsoft Corp.

   1,283,620      24,953,573

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

     8,650    $ 3,323,286

Oracle Corp.*

     696,305      12,345,488

Red Hat, Inc.*

     136,000      1,797,920

Salesforce.com, Inc.*^

     37,430      1,198,134

VMware, Inc., Class A*^

     203,670      4,824,942
         
        69,295,998
         

Total Information Technology

        288,555,050
         

Materials (0.4%)

     

Chemicals (0.4%)

     

Monsanto Co.

     19,340      1,360,569
         

Total Materials

        1,360,569
         

Telecommunication Services (3.0%)

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services (3.0%)

  

American Tower Corp., Class A*

     79,700      2,336,804

China Mobile Ltd. (ADR)^

     153,355      7,798,102
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        10,134,906
         

Total Common Stocks (95.5%)
(Cost $468,624,420)

        323,743,463
         

INVESTMENT COMPANY:

     

Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) (0.2%)

     

Semiconductor HOLDRs Trust
(Cost $599,761)

     32,145      568,967
         
     
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS:

     

Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned (12.8%)

  

Banco de Sabadell S.A.

     

3.87%, 4/23/09 (l)

   $ 1,020,000      1,015,121

BBVA Senior Finance S.A.

     

2.15%, 3/12/10 (l)

     750,000      733,754

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

     

0.36%, 3/16/09 (l)

     1,010,000      1,003,786

Comerica Bank

     

1.06%, 3/16/09 (l)

     339,995      331,459

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., Repurchase Agreement

  

0.10%, 1/2/09 (r)(u)

     28,146,978      28,146,978

General Electric Capital Corp.

     

0.40%, 3/12/10 (l)

     140,000      133,641

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     

0.41%, 3/27/09 (l)

     950,000      945,139

Hartford Life, Inc.

     

1.62%, 2/2/09 (l)

     270,000      270,000

K2 (USA) LLC

     

0.37%, 5/29/09 (l)

     1,349,815      1,341,176

0.37%, 6/18/09 (l)

     1,689,752      1,677,518

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

     

0.00%, 8/21/09 (h)(s)

     849,996      76,500

Links Finance LLC

     

0.37%, 6/25/09 (l)

     509,937      505,386

MBIA Global Funding LLC

     

0.37%, 3/30/09 (l)

     850,000      836,851

Monumental Global Funding II

     

0.43%, 5/26/10 (l)

     1,590,000      1,367,400

Morgan Stanley

     

2.87%, 2/9/09 (l)

     2,637,534      2,637,534

0.19%, 5/7/09 (l)

     1,690,000      1,661,536
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

Pricoa Global Funding I

     

0.40%, 6/25/10 (l)

   $ 1,009,849    $ 893,153  
           

Total Short-Term Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities Loaned

     43,576,932  
           

Time Deposit (3.7%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau

     

0.001%, 1/2/09

     12,451,723      12,451,723  
           

Total Short-Term Investments (16.5%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $57,255,578)

        56,028,655  
           

Total Investments (112.2%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $526,479,759)

        380,341,085  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-12.2%)

        (41,322,167 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 339,018,918  
           
* Non-income producing.
^ All, or a portion of security out on loan (See Note 1).
§ Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may only be resold to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2008, the market value of these securities amounted to $4,860,825 or 1.4% of net assets. Securities denoted with “§” but without “b” have been determined to be liquid under the guidelines established by the Board of Trustees. To the extent any securities might provide a right to demand registration, such rights have not been relied upon when determining liquidity.
(h) Security in default.
(l) Floating Rate Security. Rate disclosed is as of December 31, 2008.
(r) The repurchase agreements are fully collateralized by U.S. government and/or agency obligations based on market prices at the date of this portfolio of investments.
(s) Issuer in bankruptcy.
(u) Represents the Portfolio’s undivided interest in a joint repurchase agreement. The repurchase agreement was fully collateralized by U.S. government agency securities at the date of this Portfolio of Investments as follows: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.000% - 7.500%, maturing 3/15/23 - 6/15/38; Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.000%, maturing 5/25/09 – 10/1/38; Government National Mortgage Association, 0.000% - 7.390%, maturing 10/16/27 – 11/16/44.

Glossary:

ADR          —    American Depositary Receipt

GDR          —    Global Depositary Receipt

HOLDRs   —    Holding Company Depositary Receipts


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                    307,874,502       $                    72,466,583       $                                —       $   380,341,085    

Other Investments*

  $    —          —          —                                     —    
   

Total

  $    307,874,502       $    72,466,583       $    —       $   380,341,085    
   

Liabilities

     

Investments in Securities

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    

Other Investments*

  $    —          —          —         —    
   

Total

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    
   

Following is a reconciliation of Level 3 assets for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:

 

     

Investments in
Securities

 

  

Other Investments*

 

Balance as of 12/31/07

  

$            863,573    

 

  

$                    —  

 

Total gains or losses (realized/unrealized) included in earnings

  

(160,660)    

 

  

                      —  

 

Purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements (net)

  

(702,913)    

 

  

                      —  

 

Transfers in and/or out of Level 3

   —                                —  
           
           

Balance as of 12/31/08

   $                  —          $                    —  
           
           
     
The amount of total gains or losses for the year included in earnings attributable to the change in unrealized gains or losses relating to assets and liabilities still held at year ending 12/31/08.    $                  —          $                    —  

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $     747,390,614
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Stocks and long-term corporate debt securities

   $     775,485,305

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ —  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (189,652,042)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (189,652,042)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 569,993,127
      

At December 31, 2008, the Portfolio had loaned securities with a total value of $44,048,802. This was secured by collateral of $44,803,855 which was received as cash and subsequently invested in short-term investments currently valued at $43,576,932, as reported in the portfolio of investments. Additionally, uninvested cash received as collateral on loaned securities was held in an interest bearing account in the amount of $14,352, which the Portfolio cannot repledge and accordingly is not reflected in the Portfolio’s assets and liabilities.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the Portfolio incurred approximately $680 as brokerage commissions with BNP Paribas S.A. and $1,883 as brokerage commissions with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Inc., affiliated broker/dealers.

The Portfolio has a net capital loss carryforward of $86,028,035 of which $38,254,621 expires in the year 2010, $25,653,017 expires in the year 2011, and $22,120,397 expires in the year 2016.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio‡

     1,493,054    $ 15,264,311

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio‡

     880,067      13,867,546

EQ/International ETF Portfolio‡

     1,594,100      10,111,089

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio‡

     59,019      547,408

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio‡

     390,868      2,644,635

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio‡

     392,419      3,000,069

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio‡

     165,453      2,800,187

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio‡

     965,723      3,444,376

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio‡

     444,724      3,208,569

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio‡

     30,076      153,771

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio‡

     242,593      1,401,247
         

Total Investment Companies (99.9%)
(Cost $77,869,791)

        56,443,208
         
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT:

     

Time Deposit (0.5%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau
0.001%, 1/2/09
(Amortized Cost $302,705)

   $ 302,705      302,705
         

Total Investments (100.4%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $78,172,496)

        56,745,913
     

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-0.4%)

        (224,730)
         

Net Assets (100%)

      $     56,521,183
         
Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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TARGET 2015 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio

   $ 3,488,698    $ 20,414,239    $ 8,571,704    $ 15,264,311    $ 656,131    $ (70,989)

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio

     3,577,893      21,958,089      5,320,080      13,867,546      368,905      (1,134,790)

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

     2,251,786      17,298,935      3,714,676      10,111,089      741,167      (978,049)

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

          1,014,162      418,164      547,408      18,273      (11,195)

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

     832,473      4,008,968      900,523      2,644,635      36,333      5,965

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

     756,449      6,035,432      1,623,883      3,000,069      15,726      (437,545)

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

     1,242,657      4,979,656      1,567,212      2,800,187      22,624      (416,311)

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

     772,941      5,040,215      1,054,695      3,444,376      426,258      (180,783)

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

     425,904      5,481,525      1,170,861      3,208,569      70,949      (305,505)

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

     69,169      235,734      69,157      153,771           (19,767)

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

     310,044      2,289,678      570,201      1,401,247      12,275      (144,038)
                                         
   $     13,728,014    $     88,756,633    $     24,981,156    $     56,443,208    $     2,368,641    $     (3,693,007)
                                         

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                                —       $        56,745,913       $                                —       $   56,745,913    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —                                     —    
   

Total

  $                                —       $    56,745,913       $    —       $   56,745,913    
   

Liabilities

     

Investments in Securities

  $    —       $                                —       $    —       $   —    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —         —    
   

Total

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    
   

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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TARGET 2015 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:   

Investment Companies

   $       88,756,633
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Investment Companies

   $       20,576,831

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,781

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (21,106,014)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (21,104,233)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 77,850,146
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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TARGET 2025 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)
 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio‡

   863,019    $ 8,823,115  

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio‡

   1,109,661      17,485,334  

EQ/International ETF Portfolio‡

   1,728,419      10,963,054  

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio‡

   45,633      423,252  

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio‡

   521,999      3,531,876  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio‡

   383,740      2,933,722  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio‡

   172,797      2,924,488  

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio‡

   602,962      2,150,542  

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio‡

   452,204      3,262,534  

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio‡

   22,387      114,461  

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio‡

   280,057      1,617,642  
           

Total Investments (100.0%)
(Cost $80,317,533)

        54,230,020  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (0.0%)

        (6,310 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $     54,223,710  
           

 

Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio

   $ 2,903,739    $ 10,006,091    $ 4,047,710    $ 8,823,115    $ 371,129    $ 183,875

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio

     5,775,058      23,308,149      2,783,234      17,485,334      450,662      (599,375)

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

     3,419,898      15,924,235      1,716,630      10,963,054      780,721      (364,939)

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

          559,757      87,071      423,252      12,386      10,868

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

     1,310,528      4,489,274      470,736      3,531,876      47,355      246,460

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

     1,111,291      5,320,247      705,360      2,933,722      14,803      (27,930)

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

     1,661,127      3,947,031      583,072      2,924,488      22,698      (101,794)

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

     544,225      2,724,241      262,928      2,150,542      259,108      (37,789)

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

     572,952      4,806,379      533,653      3,262,534      69,942      (152,233)

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

     135,182      80,272      29,648      114,461           (5,338)

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

     422,590      2,224,972      259,542      1,617,642      13,724      (54,235)
                                         
   $ 17,856,590    $     73,390,648    $     11,479,584    $ 54,230,020    $     2,042,528    $     (902,430)
                                         

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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TARGET 2025 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                                —       $                    54,230,020       $                                —       $   54,230,020    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —                                     —    
   

Total

  $                                —       $    54,230,020       $    —       $   54,230,020    
   

Liabilities

     

Investments in Securities

  $    —       $                                —       $    —       $   —    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —         —    
   

Total

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    
   

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:   

Investment Companies

   $       73,390,648
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Investment Companies

   $       9,730,153

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,416

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (25,742,220)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (25,740,804)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 79,970,824
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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TARGET 2035 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
   Value
(Note 1)
 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio‡

     179,861    $ 1,838,822  

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio‡

     606,998      9,564,697  

EQ/International ETF Portfolio‡

     865,882      5,492,134  

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio‡

     13,412      124,398  

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio‡

     247,268      1,673,030  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio‡

     199,519      1,525,334  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio‡

     82,260      1,392,198  

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio‡

     174,303      621,675  

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio‡

     208,993      1,507,827  

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio‡

     20,683      105,746  

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio‡

     107,646      621,774  
           

Total Investment Companies (100.0%)
(Cost $37,059,274)

        24,467,635  
           
      Principal
Amount
   Value
(Note 1)
 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT:

     

Time Deposit (0.1%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau
0.001%, 1/2/09
(Amortized Cost $17,385)

   $ 17,385      17,385  
           

Total Investments (100.1%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $37,076,659)

        24,485,020  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-0.1%)

        (16,796 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $     24,468,224  
           

 

Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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TARGET 2035 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market
Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases
at Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market
Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

EQ/Bond Index Portfolio

   $ 725,876    $ 1,904,451    $ 788,841    $ 1,838,822    $ 77,902    $ (10,735)  

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio

     3,867,742      11,285,419      960,633      9,564,697      249,206      (159,025)  

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

     2,273,602      7,030,368      585,128      5,492,134      395,061      (172,355)  

EQ/PIMCO Real Return Portfolio

          157,647      20,084      124,398      3,799      2,807  

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

     831,159      1,866,452      168,499      1,673,030      22,603      112,996  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

     739,064      2,420,434      236,280      1,525,334      7,806      1,819  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

     965,925      1,546,004      180,470      1,392,198      10,929      (45,093)  

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

     221,099      688,608      49,083      621,675      75,501      (12,099)  

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

     320,396      2,039,685      152,199      1,507,827      32,647      (53,923 )

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

     103,739      79,608      11,006      105,746           (1,623 )

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

     224,760      745,738      64,502      621,774      5,328      (15,813 )
                                           
   $ 10,273,362    $     29,764,414    $     3,216,725    $ 24,467,635    $     880,782    $     (353,044)  
                                           

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                                —       $                    24,485,020       $                                —       $   24,485,020    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —                                     —    
   

Total

  $                                —       $    24,485,020       $    —       $   24,485,020    
   

Liabilities

     

Investments in Securities

  $    —       $                                —       $    —       $   —    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —         —    
   

Total

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    
   

* Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:   

Investment Companies

   $       29,764,414
Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:   

Investment Companies

   $       2,451,933

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,505

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (12,420,878)
      

Net unrealized depreciation

   $     (12,419,373)
      

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 36,904,393
      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS

December 31, 2008

 

      Number of
Shares
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

INVESTMENT COMPANIES:

     

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio‡

     327,742    $ 5,164,352  

EQ/International ETF Portfolio‡

     451,926      2,866,485  

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio‡

     145,328      983,300  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio‡

     101,413      775,313  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio‡

     42,836      724,968  

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio‡

     99,502      717,881  

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio‡

     15,647      79,999  

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio‡

     59,193      341,906  
           

Total Investment Companies (99.5%)
(Cost $18,521,312)

        11,654,204  
           
      Principal
Amount
  

Value

(Note 1)

 

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT:

     

Time Deposit (0.7%)

     

JP Morgan Chase Nassau
0.001%, 1/2/09
(Amortized Cost $73,592)

   $ 73,592      73,592  
           

Total Investments (100.2%)
(Cost/Amortized Cost $18,594,904)

        11,727,796  

Other Assets Less Liabilities (-0.2%)

        (17,753 )
           

Net Assets (100%)

      $ 11,710,043  
           

 

Affiliated company as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

The holdings in Investment Companies are all Class A shares for AXA Premier VIP Trust Portfolios (Multimanager) and Class IA shares for EQ Advisors Trust Portfolios.


 

 

Investments in companies which were affiliates for the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

 

Securities

   Market Value
December 31,
2007
   Purchases at
Cost
   Sales
at Cost
   Market Value
December 31,
2008
   Dividend
Income
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
 

EQ/Equity 500 Index Portfolio

   $ 3,063,876    $ 4,921,577    $ 309,467    $ 5,164,352    $ 132,411    $ (5,860 )

EQ/International ETF Portfolio

     1,777,561      3,055,318      178,035      2,866,485      202,876      (31,152 )

EQ/Small Company Index Portfolio

     637,834      905,913      56,335      983,300      13,084      85,105  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging Markets Equity Portfolio

     580,850      1,043,425      65,498      775,313      3,883      34,926  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

     678,524      597,103      49,973      724,968      5,603      (6,427 )

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

     222,816      863,304      43,506      717,881      15,271      (11,759 )

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

     91,060      48,119      3,252      79,999           802  

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

     154,389      357,359      23,461      341,906      2,872      (2,856 )
                                           
   $ 7,206,910    $     11,792,118    $     729,527    $ 11,654,204    $     376,000    $     62,779  
                                           

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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TARGET 2045 ALLOCATION PORTFOLIO

PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Continued)

December 31, 2008

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

•  Level 1 - Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

•  Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

•  Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the value is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s net assets as of December 31, 2008:

 

Description  

Quoted Prices in  
Active Markets for  
Identical  

Securities  

(Level 1)  

 

Significant Other
Observable Inputs

(Level 2)

 

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

  Total

Assets

               

Investments in Securities

  $                                —       $                    11,727,796       $                                —       $   11,727,796    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —                                     —    
   

Total

  $                                —       $    11,727,796       $    —       $   11,727,796    
   

Liabilities

     

Investments in Securities

  $    —       $                                —       $    —       $   —    

Other Investments*

     —          —          —         —    
   

Total

  $    —       $    —       $    —       $   —    
   

*Other investments are derivative instruments, such as futures, forwards and written options, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.

Investment security transactions for the year ended December 31, 2008 were as follows:

 

Cost of Purchases:

  

Investment Companies

   $     11,792,118  

Net Proceeds of Sales and Redemptions:

  

Investment Companies

   $             569,771  

 

As of December 31, 2008, the gross unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments based on the aggregate cost of investments for Federal income tax purposes was as follows:

 

  

Aggregate gross unrealized appreciation

   $ 483  

Aggregate gross unrealized depreciation

     (6,778,030 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (6,777,547 )
        

Federal income tax cost of investments

   $ 18,505,343  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $1,611,790,172)

   $ 1,459,119,422  

Unaffiliated Issuers (Amortized Cost $2,140,216)

     2,140,216  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     1,368,899  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     24  

Other assets

     913  
        

Total assets

     1,462,629,474  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     4,103,112  

Payable for securities purchased

     1,017,935  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     295,097  

Administrative fees payable

     20,918  

Trustees’ fees payable

     4,979  

Accrued expenses

     152,631  
        

Total liabilities

     5,594,672  
        

NET ASSETS

   $     1,457,034,802  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 1,653,414,148  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     27,060  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (43,735,656 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (152,670,750 )
        

Net assets

   $ 1,457,034,802  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $13,471,684 / 1,475,502 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 9.13  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $1,443,563,118 / 158,062,529 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 9.13  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 60,730,197  

Interest

     74,993  
        

Total income

     60,805,190  
        

EXPENSES

  

Distribution fees - Class B

     2,492,048  

Administrative fees

     1,547,307  

Investment management fees

     1,008,180  

Printing and mailing expenses

     217,161  

Custodian fees

     112,000  

Professional fees

     96,082  

Trustees’ fees

     7,922  

Miscellaneous

     17,843  
        

Gross expenses

     5,498,543  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (2,000,202 )
        

Net expenses

     3,498,341  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     57,306,849  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (37,991,388 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     12,630,683  
        

Net realized loss

     (25,360,705 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (150,175,746 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (175,536,451 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (118,229,602 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 57,306,849     $ 19,024,473  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (25,360,705 )     16,134,910  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (150,175,746 )     (7,009,936 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (118,229,602 )     28,149,447  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (655,043 )     (343,169 )

Class B

     (65,328,312 )     (20,640,951 )
                
     (65,983,355 )     (20,984,120 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (159,162 )     (142,356 )

Class B

     (15,035,571 )     (8,915,689 )
                
     (15,194,733 )     (9,058,045 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (81,178,088 )     (30,042,165 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 1,069,978 and 906,451 shares, respectively ]

     10,982,944       10,076,332  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 88,583 and 44,696 shares, respectively ]

     814,205       485,525  

Capital shares repurchased [ (510,048) and (584,264) shares, respectively ]

     (5,278,473 )     (6,472,977 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     6,518,676       4,088,880  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 127,294,015 and 45,830,767 shares, respectively ]

     1,300,858,008       509,102,243  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 8,758,366 and 2,720,777 shares, respectively ]

     80,363,883       29,556,640  

Capital shares repurchased [ (31,689,523) and (26,138,927) shares, respectively ]

     (325,801,892 )     (291,328,656 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     1,055,419,999       247,330,227  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     1,061,938,675       251,419,107  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     862,530,985       249,526,389  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     594,503,817       344,977,428  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 1,457,034,802     $     594,503,817  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 27,060     $ (4,099 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $1,693,730,696)

   $ 1,413,029,447  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     1,655,012  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     2  

Other assets

     1,259  
        

Total assets

     1,414,685,720  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Overdraft payable

     515,642  

Payable for securities purchased

     941,522  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     550,814  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     278,534  

Administrative fees payable

     14,641  

Trustees’ fees payable

     11,540  

Accrued expenses

     144,215  
        

Total liabilities

     2,456,908  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,412,228,812  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 1,782,332,509  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     74,061  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (89,476,509 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (280,701,249 )
        

Net assets

   $ 1,412,228,812  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $42,358,449 / 4,851,110 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.73  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $1,369,870,363 / 156,839,641 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.73  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 51,050,900  

Interest

     32,790  
        

Total income

     51,083,690  
        

EXPENSES

  

Distribution fees - Class B

     3,331,331  

Administrative fees

     2,086,496  

Investment management fees

     1,367,631  

Printing and mailing expenses

     246,357  

Custodian fees

     156,000  

Professional fees

     104,068  

Trustees’ fees

     12,961  

Miscellaneous

     29,996  
        

Gross expenses

     7,334,840  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (2,639,563 )
        

Net expenses

     4,695,277  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     46,388,413  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (82,009,503 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     14,387,384  
        

Net realized loss

     (67,622,119 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (278,360,522 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (345,982,641 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (299,594,228 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 46,388,413     $ 30,307,938  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (67,622,119 )     42,759,713  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (278,360,522 )     (21,304,675 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (299,594,228 )     51,762,976  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (1,766,250 )     (360,633 )

Class B

     (52,906,098 )     (36,655,205 )
                
     (54,672,348 )     (37,015,838 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (1,208,976 )     (200,658 )

Class B

     (35,694,108 )     (22,427,474 )
                
     (36,903,084 )     (22,628,132 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (91,575,432 )     (59,643,970 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 4,553,949 and 595,711 shares, respectively ]

     51,240,975       7,122,738  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 325,666 and 48,600 shares, respectively ]

     2,975,226       561,291  

Capital shares repurchased [ (972,595) and (177,858) shares, respectively ]

     (9,886,872 )     (2,131,161 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     44,329,329       5,552,868  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 76,638,582 and 44,471,426 shares, respectively ]

     809,236,946       528,746,071  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 9,721,698 and 5,114,496 shares, respectively ]

     88,600,206       59,082,679  

Capital shares repurchased [ (28,758,156) and (20,050,818) shares, respectively ]

     (300,109,816 )     (238,903,327 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     597,727,336       348,925,423  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     642,056,665       354,478,291  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     250,887,005       346,597,297  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     1,161,341,807       814,744,510  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 1,412,228,812     $ 1,161,341,807  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 74,061     $ (8,863 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $10,655,378,039)

   $ 8,381,624,812  

Unaffiliated Issuers (Amortized Cost $9,305,230)

     9,305,230  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     7,790,927  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     67  

Other assets

     12,125  
        

Total assets

     8,398,733,161  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     3,401,915  

Payable for securities purchased

     1,823,690  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     1,195,024  

Administrative fees payable

     346,760  

Trustees’ fees payable

     237,101  

Accrued expenses

     490,157  
        

Total liabilities

     7,494,647  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 8,391,238,514  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 11,193,411,776  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     459,926  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (528,879,961 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (2,273,753,227 )
        

Net assets

   $ 8,391,238,514  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $2,494,211,899 / 210,983,913 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 11.82  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $5,897,026,615 / 501,655,383 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 11.76  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 322,626,673  

Interest

     171,119  
        

Total income

     322,797,792  
        

EXPENSES

  

Distribution fees - Class B

     15,715,521  

Administrative fees

     13,943,927  

Investment management fees

     9,272,392  

Printing and mailing expenses

     1,537,797  

Professional fees

     218,048  

Trustees’ fees

     188,885  

Custodian fees

     140,000  

Miscellaneous

     172,012  
        

Gross expenses

     41,188,582  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (16,225,583 )
        

Net expenses

     24,962,999  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     297,834,793  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities ($460,778,617 realized loss from affiliates)

     (455,301,678 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     112,261,687  
        

Net realized loss

     (343,039,991 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (2,541,084,273 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (2,884,124,264 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (2,586,289,471 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 297,834,793     $ 224,801,190  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (343,039,991 )     460,181,046  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (2,541,084,273 )     (158,451,328 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (2,586,289,471 )     526,530,908  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (113,469,497 )     (105,236,725 )

Class B

     (251,507,749 )     (193,396,912 )
                
     (364,977,246 )     (298,633,637 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (125,314,508 )     (59,012,131 )

Class B

     (269,192,698 )     (110,325,508 )
                
     (394,507,206 )     (169,337,639 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (759,484,452 )     (467,971,276 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 35,369,207 and 8,562,854 shares, respectively ]

     582,522,475       150,370,214  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 18,657,286 and 9,650,572 shares, respectively ]

     238,784,005       164,248,856  

Capital shares repurchased [ (26,852,722) and (17,668,925) shares, respectively ]

     (400,995,956 )     (309,062,387 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     420,310,524       5,556,683  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 133,325,290 and 91,622,538 shares, respectively ]

     1,991,829,536       1,595,381,036  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 41,150,293 and 17,951,582 shares, respectively ]

     520,700,447       303,722,420  

Capital shares repurchased [ (42,683,134) and (28,753,776) shares, respectively ]

     (629,109,230 )     (501,225,485 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     1,883,420,753       1,397,877,971  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     2,303,731,277       1,403,434,654  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (1,042,042,646 )     1,461,994,286  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     9,433,281,160       7,971,286,874  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 8,391,238,514     $ 9,433,281,160  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 459,926     $ (239,308 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $12,491,868,210)

   $ 9,139,141,444  

Unaffiliated Issuers (Amortized Cost $3,508,052)

     3,508,052  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     8,152,343  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     14  

Other assets

     8,778  
        

Total assets

     9,150,810,631  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     6,954,860  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     1,803,395  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     721,689  

Administrative fees payable

     391,475  

Trustees’ fees payable

     107,059  

Accrued expenses

     526,051  
        

Total liabilities

     10,504,529  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 9,140,306,102  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 13,422,558,025  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     867,598  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (930,392,755 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (3,352,726,766 )
        

Net assets

   $ 9,140,306,102  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $225,733,997 / 25,764,163 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.76  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $8,914,572,105 / 1,017,274,977 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.76  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 227,157,365  

Interest

     129,054  
        

Total income

     227,286,419  
        

EXPENSES

  

Distribution fees - Class B

     25,507,017  

Administrative fees

     15,710,875  

Investment management fees

     10,450,328  

Printing and mailing expenses

     1,687,530  

Professional fees

     239,483  

Custodian fees

     130,000  

Trustees’ fees

     108,182  

Miscellaneous

     217,284  
        

Gross expenses

     54,050,699  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (18,138,784 )
        

Net expenses

     35,911,915  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     191,374,504  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (900,374,265 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     131,681,163  
        

Net realized loss

     (768,693,102 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (3,387,522,063 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (4,156,215,165 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (3,964,840,661 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 191,374,504     $ 161,866,430  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (768,693,102 )     717,649,885  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (3,387,522,063 )     (391,048,010 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (3,964,840,661 )     488,468,305  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (6,777,370 )     (5,766,451 )

Class B

     (245,065,760 )     (281,561,007 )
                
     (251,843,130 )     (287,327,458 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (14,654,657 )     (5,060,406 )

Class B

     (543,755,340 )     (282,755,087 )
                
     (558,409,997 )     (287,815,493 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (810,253,127 )     (575,142,951 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 12,794,101 and 6,867,459 shares, respectively ]

     164,217,999       99,354,568  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 2,104,181 and 780,462 shares, respectively ]

     21,432,027       10,826,857  

Capital shares repurchased [ (3,380,022) and (634,910) shares, respectively ]

     (36,717,327 )     (9,235,532 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     148,932,699       100,945,893  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 243,066,982 and 275,720,472 shares, respectively ]

     2,886,327,395       3,971,971,916  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 77,555,400 and 40,655,773 shares, respectively ]

     788,821,100       564,316,094  

Capital shares repurchased [ (67,941,486) and (27,473,093) shares, respectively ]

     (772,629,652 )     (394,688,638 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     2,902,518,843       4,141,599,372  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     3,051,451,542       4,242,545,265  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (1,723,642,246 )     4,155,870,619  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     10,863,948,348       6,708,077,729  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 9,140,306,102     $ 10,863,948,348  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 867,598     $ (66,480 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $3,696,087,058)

   $ 2,500,933,429  

Unaffiliated Issuers (Amortized Cost $908,395)

     908,395  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     3,081,506  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     13  

Other assets

     2,545  
        

Total assets

     2,504,925,888  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     892,821  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     490,545  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     403,995  

Administrative fees payable

     81,807  

Trustees’ fees payable

     28,772  

Accrued expenses

     204,243  
        

Total liabilities

     2,102,183  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,502,823,705  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 4,099,212,207  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     234,517  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (401,469,390 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (1,195,153,629 )
        

Net assets

   $ 2,502,823,705  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $75,826,602 / 9,302,635 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.15  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $2,426,997,103 / 297,705,827 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.15  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 45,228,797  

Interest

     62,619  
        

Total income

     45,291,416  
        

EXPENSES

  

Distribution fees - Class B

     7,161,168  

Administrative fees

     4,485,137  

Investment management fees

     2,966,685  

Printing and mailing expenses

     469,187  

Professional fees

     126,344  

Custodian fees

     115,000  

Trustees’ fees

     31,419  

Miscellaneous

     70,316  
        

Gross expenses

     15,425,256  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (5,313,541 )
        

Net expenses

     10,111,715  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     35,179,701  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (379,438,292 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     35,772,811  
        

Net realized loss

     (343,665,481 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (1,140,191,318 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (1,483,856,799 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (1,448,677,098 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 35,179,701     $ 28,231,110  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (343,665,481 )     262,997,472  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (1,140,191,318 )     (179,437,938 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (1,448,677,098 )     111,790,644  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (1,685,108 )     (2,513,188 )

Class B

     (47,952,586 )     (70,282,453 )
                
     (49,637,694 )     (72,595,641 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (7,547,940 )     (3,170,531 )

Class B

     (199,089,293 )     (98,280,335 )
                
     (206,637,233 )     (101,450,866 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (256,274,927 )     (174,246,507 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 4,923,698 and 3,530,859 shares, respectively ]

     63,432,867       54,140,171  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 896,432 and 389,142 shares, respectively ]

     9,233,048       5,683,719  

Capital shares repurchased [ (3,175,873) and (743,806) shares, respectively ]

     (35,571,422 )     (11,501,059 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     37,094,493       48,322,831  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 96,966,280 and 100,541,684 shares, respectively ]

     1,136,496,815       1,542,421,807  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 24,424,473 and 11,538,418 shares, respectively ]

     247,041,879       168,562,788  

Capital shares repurchased [ (30,662,291) and (13,558,004) shares, respectively ]

     (349,212,091 )     (207,039,761 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     1,034,326,603       1,503,944,834  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     1,071,421,096       1,552,267,665  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (633,530,929 )     1,489,811,802  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     3,136,354,634       1,646,542,832  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 2,502,823,705     $ 3,136,354,634  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 234,517     $ (16,380 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $1,271,438,608)
(Securities on loan at market value $171,611,953)

   $ 975,709,661  

Cash

     3,252,418  

Foreign Cash (Cost $840)

     721  

Receivable from affiliate (†)

     2,927,830  

Receivable for securities sold

     2,617,811  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     998,208  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     44,836  

Other assets

     4,590  
        

Total assets

     985,556,075  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     172,894,203  

Payable for securities purchased

     4,982,805  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     1,119,155  

Investment management fees payable

     426,302  

Administrative fees payable

     113,475  

Trustees’ fees payable

     57,065  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     23,633  

Accrued expenses

     36,043  
        

Total liabilities

     179,652,681  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 805,903,394  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 2,262,562,366  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     816,261  

Accumulated net realized loss

     (1,161,754,800 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (295,720,433 )
        

Net assets

   $ 805,903,394  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $690,098,050 / 40,518,221 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 17.03  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $115,805,344 / 6,916,689 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 16.74  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $3,364 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 19,543,340  

Interest

     2,149,230  

Securities lending (net)

     2,767,173  
        

Total income

     24,459,743  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     13,721,090  

Administrative fees

     3,451,765  

Distribution fees - Class B

     453,617  

Printing and mailing expenses

     243,284  

Custodian fees

     167,000  

Professional fees

     92,760  

Trustees’ fees

     27,203  

Miscellaneous

     76,886  
        

Gross expenses

     18,233,605  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (441,379 )
        

Net expenses

     17,792,226  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     6,667,517  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized loss on:

  

Securities ($7,378,337 of realized loss from affiliates)

     (855,669,114 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (70,767 )
        

Net realized loss

     (855,739,881 )
        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Securities

     (538,991,073 )

Foreign currency translations

     410  
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (538,990,663 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (1,394,730,544 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (1,388,063,027 )
        

 

 

(†) The receivable from affiliate is related to certain adjustments to historic net asset values.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 6,667,517     $ 3,173,270  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (855,739,881 )     299,039,484  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (538,990,663 )     (7,694,106 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (1,388,063,027 )     294,518,648  
                

DIVIDENDS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (5,592,283 )     (2,642,629 )

Class B

     (622,035 )     —    
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS

     (6,214,318 )     (2,642,629 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 22,148,887 and 12,870,045 shares, respectively ]

     615,691,400       400,505,013  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends [ 322,194 and 84,486 shares, respectively ]

     5,592,283       2,642,629  

Capital contribution from affiliate (†)

     2,507,112       —    

Capital shares repurchased [ (64,122,774) and (11,845,666) shares, respectively ]

     (1,284,073,194 )     (362,956,658 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     (660,282,399 )     40,190,984  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 1,414,805 and 1,546,097 shares, respectively ]

     34,514,749       47,450,699  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends [ 36,655 and 0 shares, respectively ]

     622,035       —    

Capital contribution from affiliate (†)

     420,718       —    

Capital shares repurchased [ (2,284,702) and (3,031,285) shares, respectively ]

     (57,780,111 )     (91,377,737 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (22,222,609 )     (43,927,038 )
                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (682,505,008 )     (3,736,054 )
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (2,076,782,353 )     288,139,965  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     2,882,685,747       2,594,545,782  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 805,903,394     $ 2,882,685,747  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of

   $ 816,261     $ 257,588  
                

(†) The capital contribution from affiliate is related to certain adjustments to historic net asset values.

    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $5,037,900,425)
(Securities on loan at market value $47,494,100)

   $ 4,897,677,276  

Cash Held as Collateral at Broker

     8,847,000  

Foreign Cash (Cost $5,970,223)

     7,137,413  

Foreign Cash Held as Collateral at Broker

     212,068  

Receivable for forward commitments

     977,571,703  

Receivable for securities sold

     61,878,640  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     22,721,168  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     1,853,102  

Variation margin receivable on futures contracts

     4,002,970  

Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     1,299,728  

Other assets

     4,168  
        

Total assets

     5,983,205,236  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Overdraft payable

     3,561,593  

Payable for forward commitments

     2,174,633,269  

Securities sold short
(Proceeds received $185,755,945)

     186,474,221  

Payable for securities purchased

     174,743,678  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     45,375,442  

Investment management fees payable

     1,436,424  

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     1,402,730  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     824,561  

Administrative fees payable

     430,522  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     190,092  

Trustees’ fees payable

     35,835  

Options written, at value
(Premiums received $19,374)

     15,525  

Accrued expenses

     292,966  
        

Total liabilities

     2,589,416,858  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 3,393,788,378  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 3,536,328,154  

Accumulated overdistributed net investment income

     (10,785,707 )

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (33,429,503 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments, securities sold short, options written, futures and foreign currency translations

     (98,324,566 )
        

Net assets

   $ 3,393,788,378  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $2,481,593,780 / 251,669,602 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 9.86  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $912,194,598 / 92,360,790 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 9.88  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 171,157,329  

Dividends

     247,916  

Securities lending (net)

     146,145  
        

Total income

     171,551,390  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     18,670,459  

Administrative fees

     4,830,732  

Distribution fees - Class B

     2,175,891  

Printing and mailing expenses

     616,108  

Custodian fees

     167,000  

Professional fees

     113,501  

Trustees’ fees

     30,178  

Miscellaneous

     116,820  
        

Gross expenses

     26,720,689  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (264,477 )
        

Net expenses

     26,456,212  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     145,095,178  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Securities

     24,467,473  

Securities sold short

     1,815,674  

Options written

     4,172,788  

Futures

     39,473,008  

Foreign currency transactions

     (1,372,693 )
        

Net realized gain

     68,556,250  
        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Securities

     (156,280,826 )

Securities sold short

     (854,003 )

Options written

     (15,015 )

Futures

     19,630,660  

Foreign currency translations

     1,475,763  
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (136,043,421 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (67,487,171 )
        

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 77,608,007  
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 145,095,178     $ 129,418,760  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, securities sold short, options written, futures and foreign currency transactions

     68,556,250       (9,032,907 )

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, securities sold short, options written, futures and foreign currency translations

     (136,043,421 )     56,125,390  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     77,608,007       176,511,243  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (120,047,277 )     (92,059,665 )

Class B

     (41,697,405 )     (33,917,052 )
                
     (161,744,682 )     (125,976,717 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (67,622,982 )     —    

Class B

     (24,943,903 )     —    
                
     (92,566,885 )     —    
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (254,311,567 )     (125,976,717 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 78,463,696 and 32,923,745 shares, respectively ]

     805,019,693       335,428,782  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 18,707,632 and 9,065,854 shares, respectively ]

     187,670,259       92,059,665  

Capital shares repurchased [ (46,636,439) and (28,138,218) shares, respectively ]

     (467,681,701 )     (284,512,063 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     525,008,251       142,976,384  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 27,264,855 and 16,321,752 shares, respectively ]

     278,132,675       166,105,786  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 6,632,030 and 3,343,916 shares, respectively ]

     66,641,308       33,917,052  

Capital shares repurchased [ (21,339,123) and (20,777,420) shares, respectively ]

     (217,710,586 )     (211,694,160 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     127,063,397       (11,671,322 )
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     652,071,648       131,305,062  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     475,368,088       181,839,588  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     2,918,420,290       2,736,580,702  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 3,393,788,378     $ 2,918,420,290  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ (10,785,707 )   $ 867,297  
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $406,316,855)
(Securities on loan at market value $34,486,541)

   $ 349,594,133  

Foreign Cash (Cost $87,064)

     18,881  

Receivable for securities sold

     5,527,180  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     465,100  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     325,471  

Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     152,069  

Other assets

     685  
        

Total assets

     356,083,519  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     34,687,095  

Payable for securities purchased

     2,476,746  

Investment management fees payable

     307,951  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     285,714  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     62,872  

Administrative fees payable

     50,352  

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     535,904  

Trustees’ fees payable

     5,409  

Accrued expenses

     75,077  
        

Total liabilities

     38,487,120  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 317,596,399  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 400,536,173  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     28,809  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (25,803,519 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (57,165,064 )
        

Net assets

   $ 317,596,399  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $6,397,443 / 792,029 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.08  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $311,198,956 / 39,322,098 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 7.91  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $137,502 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 4,123,222  

Interest

     351,755  

Securities lending (net)

     216,050  
        

Total income

     4,691,027  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     4,679,166  

Distribution fees - Class B

     938,195  

Administrative fees

     708,300  

Custodian fees

     90,000  

Printing and mailing expenses

     65,827  

Professional fees

     65,692  

Trustees’ fees

     4,127  

Miscellaneous

     24,930  
        

Gross expenses

     6,576,237  

Less : Fees paid indirectly

     (70,991 )
        

Net expenses

     6,505,246  
        

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

     (1,814,219 )
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Securities

     (19,003,362 )

Options written

     (5,528 )

Foreign currency transactions

     630,720  
        

Net realized loss

     (18,378,170 )
        

Change in unrealized depreciation on:

  

Securities

     (98,549,048 )

Foreign currency translations

     (534,398 )
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (99,083,446 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (117,461,616 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (119,275,835 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (1,814,219 )   $ (3,004,995 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written and foreign currency transactions

     (18,378,170 )     36,523,337  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

     (99,083,446 )     1,773,759  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (119,275,835 )     35,292,101  
                

DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (181,157 )     (1,369,320 )

Class B

     (4,416,351 )     (31,620,263 )
                

TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

     (4,597,508 )     (32,989,583 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 470,368 and 388,461 shares, respectively ]

     4,858,163       4,521,255  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 17,408 and 123,507 shares, respectively ]

     181,157       1,369,320  

Capital shares repurchased [ (1,344,906) and (386,020) shares, respectively ]

     (13,332,862 )     (4,505,084 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     (8,293,542 )     1,385,491  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 11,176,790 and 7,373,915 shares, respectively ]

     109,308,874       84,485,159  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 432,734 and 2,902,285 shares, respectively ]

     4,416,351       31,620,263  

Capital shares repurchased [ (10,283,981) and (7,336,126) shares, respectively ]

     (98,220,063 )     (83,792,191 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     15,505,162       32,313,231  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     7,211,620       33,698,722  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (116,661,723 )     36,001,240  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     434,258,122       398,256,882  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 317,596,399     $ 434,258,122  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 28,809     $ (86,572 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $1,893,424,752)
(Securities on loan at market value $92,031,746)

   $ 1,365,337,214  

Foreign Cash (Cost $4,045,969)

     4,409,952  

Cash Held as Collateral at Broker

     737,800  

Foreign Cash Held at Broker as Collateral

     15,224  

Receivable for forward commitments

     147,321,752  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     33,936,383  

Receivable for securities sold

     13,093,486  

Unrealized appreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     1,097,286  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     605,140  

Other assets

     4,197  
        

Total assets

     1,566,558,434  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Overdraft payable

     1,115,918  

Payable for forward commitments

     145,047,267  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     97,742,000  

Payable for securities purchased

     11,840,689  

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     2,992,243  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     1,006,161  

Investment management fees payable

     613,578  

Administrative fees payable

     166,228  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     125,366  

Trustees’ fees payable

     29,002  

Variation margin payable on futures contracts

     28,276  

Accrued expenses

     93,040  
        

Total liabilities

     260,799,768  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,305,758,666  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 2,179,714,603  

Accumulated overdistributed net investment income

     (1,929,049 )

Accumulated net realized loss

     (346,241,096 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     (525,785,792 )
        

Net assets

   $ 1,305,758,666  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $682,451,285 / 191,444,716 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 3.56  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $623,307,381 / 175,737,869 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 3.55  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Interest

   $ 162,008,518  

Dividends

     865,976  

Securities lending (net)

     1,013,001  
        

Total income

     163,887,495  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     9,911,263  

Administrative fees

     2,614,401  

Distribution fees - Class B

     2,147,429  

Printing and mailing expenses

     278,329  

Custodian fees

     124,000  

Professional fees

     72,820  

Trustees’ fees

     18,110  

Miscellaneous

     41,669  
        

Total expenses

     15,208,021  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     148,679,474  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Securities

     (117,730,784 )

Options written

     206,130  

Futures

     (7,519 )

Foreign currency transactions

     2,687,899  
        

Net realized loss

     (114,844,274 )
        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Securities

     (464,193,391 )

Futures

     2,841,997  

Foreign currency translations

     (838,266 )
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (462,189,660 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (577,033,934 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (428,354,460 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 148,679,474     $ 151,046,438  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments, options written, futures and foreign currency transactions

     (114,844,274 )     9,799,349  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, futures and foreign currency translations

     (462,189,660 )     (99,380,216 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (428,354,460 )     61,465,571  
                

DIVIDENDS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (82,876,638 )     (69,446,852 )

Class B

     (74,414,047 )     (78,894,181 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS

     (157,290,685 )     (148,341,033 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 46,279,901 and 35,661,526 shares, respectively ]

     231,958,242       204,940,445  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends [ 24,707,354 and 13,019,884 shares, respectively ]

     82,876,638       69,446,852  

Capital shares repurchased [ (45,699,159) and (34,920,799) shares, respectively ]

     (215,969,049 )     (200,430,567 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     98,865,831       73,956,730  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 13,491,804 and 29,486,508 shares, respectively ]

     64,048,592       168,775,032  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends [ 22,288,111 and 14,869,781 shares, respectively ]

     74,414,047       78,894,181  

Capital shares repurchased [ (54,694,517) and (47,081,271) shares, respectively ]

     (268,514,678 )     (268,597,434 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (130,052,039 )     (20,928,221 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (31,186,208 )     53,028,509  
                

TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

     (616,831,353 )     (33,846,953 )

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     1,922,590,019       1,956,436,972  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 1,305,758,666     $ 1,922,590,019  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ (1,929,049 )   $ 2,383,547  
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $2,941,689,452)
(Securities on loan at market value $239,296,892)

   $ 2,148,224,831  

Cash

     19,261,923  

Foreign Cash (Cost $10,844,475)

     10,714,539  

Cash Held as Collateral at Broker

     415,589  

Foreign Cash Held as Collateral at Broker

     557,705  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     3,738,287  

Receivable for securities sold

     2,796,882  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     584,146  

Other assets

     2,606  
        

Total assets

     2,186,296,508  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     255,508,900  

Payable for securities purchased

     10,330,140  

Investment management fees payable

     1,567,788  

Unrealized depreciation of forward foreign currency contracts

     890,503  

Administrative fees payable

     242,506  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     95,680  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     94,156  

Trustees’ fees payable

     33,020  

Accrued expenses

     678,010  
        

Total liabilities

     269,440,703  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,916,855,805  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 3,027,743,016  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     1,908,988  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (318,264,626 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments, futures, and foreign currency translations

     (794,531,573 )
        

Net assets

   $ 1,916,855,805  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $1,448,943,285 / 174,682,899 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.29  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $467,912,520 / 56,517,224 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 8.28  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $8,870,960 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 82,009,008  

Interest

     1,560,214  

Securities lending (net)

     3,881,034  
        

Total income

     87,450,256  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     25,591,653  

Administrative fees

     3,843,002  

Distribution fees - Class B

     1,796,547  

Custodian fees

     1,590,000  

Printing and mailing expenses

     366,453  

Professional fees

     97,554  

Trustees’ fees

     28,392  

Miscellaneous

     81,199  
        

Gross expenses

     33,394,800  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (4,486 )
        

Net expenses

     33,390,314  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     54,059,942  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

  

Realized loss on:

  

Securities

     (312,712,944 )

Futures

     (2,639,740 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (2,864,306 )
        

Net realized loss

     (318,216,990 )
        

Change in unrealized depreciation on:

  

Securities

     (1,229,847,052 )

Futures

     (147,987 )

Foreign currency translations

     (1,185,159 )
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (1,231,180,198 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (1,549,397,188 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (1,495,337,246 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 54,059,942     $ 31,828,637  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (318,216,990 )     193,023,484  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, futures, and foreign currency translations

     (1,231,180,198 )     76,829,806  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (1,495,337,246 )     301,681,927  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (37,729,523 )     (20,142,793 )

Class B

     (11,217,728 )     (6,143,148 )
                
     (48,947,251 )     (26,285,941 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (33,799,999 )     (119,932,885 )

Class B

     (13,736,009 )     (50,613,639 )
                
     (47,536,008 )     (170,546,524 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (96,483,259 )     (196,832,465 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 47,952,557 and 40,414,171 shares, respectively ]

     513,161,328       673,036,589  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 6,870,354 and 8,815,526 shares, respectively ]

     71,529,522       140,075,678  

Capital shares repurchased [ (14,029,381) and (2,380,763) shares, respectively ]

     (190,017,100 )     (39,646,603 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     394,673,750       773,465,664  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 12,372,256 and 14,770,972 shares, respectively ]

     161,484,401       243,588,578  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 2,309,136 and 3,576,266 shares, respectively ]

     24,953,737       56,756,787  

Capital shares repurchased [ (13,537,669) and (12,196,701) shares, respectively ]

     (171,337,925 )     (201,869,162 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     15,100,213       98,476,203  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     409,773,963       871,941,867  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (1,182,046,542 )     976,791,329  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     3,098,902,347       2,122,111,018  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 1,916,855,805     $ 3,098,902,347  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 1,908,988     $ (328,305 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $1,259,510,949)
(Securities on loan at market value $89,119,310)

   $ 967,181,429  

Foreign Cash (Cost $690)

     537  

Receivable for securities sold

     2,172,152  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     1,738,533  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     567,172  

Other assets

     900  
        

Total assets

     971,660,723  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     89,709,925  

Investment management fees payable

     635,392  

Payable for securities purchased

     204,918  

Administrative fees payable

     118,381  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     68,981  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     23,548  

Trustees’ fees payable

     11,909  

Accrued expenses

     53,016  
        

Total liabilities

     90,826,070  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 880,834,653  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 1,331,524,788  

Accumulated overdistributed net investment income

     (36,962 )

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (158,322,896 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (292,330,277 )
        

Net assets

   $ 880,834,653  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $764,480,921 / 109,506,471 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.98  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $116,353,732 / 16,661,957 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.98  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $171,074 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 17,752,809  

Interest

     1,108,441  

Securities lending (net)

     736,283  
        

Total income

     19,597,533  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     8,931,915  

Administrative fees

     1,607,707  

Distribution fees - Class B

     416,449  

Printing and mailing expenses

     164,466  

Recoupment fees

     152,039  

Professional fees

     74,973  

Custodian fees

     60,000  

Trustees’ fees

     10,606  

Miscellaneous

     32,549  
        

Gross expenses

     11,450,704  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (64,023 )
        

Net expenses

     11,386,681  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     8,210,852  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

  

Realized loss on:

  

Securities

     (152,650,322 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (75,878 )
        

Net realized loss

     (152,726,200 )
        

Change in unrealized depreciation on:

  

Securities

     (362,656,250 )

Foreign currency translations

     (794 )
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (362,657,044 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (515,383,244 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (507,172,392 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 8,210,852     $ 6,512,231  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (152,726,200 )     53,140,420  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (362,657,044 )     (18,341,744 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (507,172,392 )     41,310,907  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (7,535,645 )     (5,469,603 )

Class B

     (867,135 )     (881,387 )
                
     (8,402,780 )     (6,350,990 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (2,063,806 )     (53,799,639 )

Class B

     (364,847 )     (14,317,335 )
                
     (2,428,653 )     (68,116,974 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (10,831,433 )     (74,467,964 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 39,980,981 and 20,732,724 shares, respectively ]

     385,557,896       259,550,553  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 1,290,637 and 5,096,178 shares, respectively ]

     9,599,451       59,269,242  

Capital shares repurchased [ (3,977,623) and (3,634,586) shares, respectively ]

     (36,109,296 )     (46,536,011 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     359,048,051       272,283,784  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 3,846,811 and 4,229,101 shares, respectively ]

     36,151,719       52,944,114  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 160,975 and 1,304,411 shares, respectively ]

     1,231,982       15,198,722  

Capital shares repurchased [ (5,810,314) and (4,485,255) shares, respectively ]

     (55,192,133 )     (56,034,483 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (17,808,432 )     12,108,353  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     341,239,619       284,392,137  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (176,764,206 )     251,235,080  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     1,057,598,859       806,363,779  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 880,834,653     $ 1,057,598,859  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ (36,962 )   $ 126,803  
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $282,617,649)
(Securities on loan at market value $11,530,349)

   $ 221,555,056  

Cash

     1,227,337  

Receivable for securities sold

     325,175  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     214,926  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     95,356  

Other assets

     739  
        

Total assets

     223,418,589  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     11,904,714  

Payable for securities purchased

     1,289,678  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     137,742  

Investment management fees payable

     124,838  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     41,267  

Administrative fees payable

     37,465  

Trustees’ fees payable

     5,453  

Accrued expenses

     8,099  
        

Total liabilities

     13,549,256  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 209,869,333  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 326,208,782  

Accumulated net investment loss

     (10,144 )

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (55,266,712 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (61,062,593 )
        

Net assets

   $ 209,869,333  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $6,822,650 / 1,268,350 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 5.38  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $203,046,683 / 38,464,268 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 5.28  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $4,925 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 2,298,803  

Interest

     149,471  

Securities lending (net)

     74,472  
        

Total income

     2,522,746  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     2,958,847  

Distribution fees - Class B

     773,956  

Administrative fees

     618,782  

Professional fees

     64,429  

Printing and mailing expenses

     48,861  

Custodian fees

     41,500  

Trustees’ fees

     3,785  

Miscellaneous

     16,469  
        

Gross expenses

     4,526,629  

Less: Waiver from investment manager

     (140,289 )

Fees paid indirectly

     (294,456 )
        

Net expenses

     4,091,884  
        

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

     (1,569,138 )
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

  

Net realized loss on securities

     (51,658,403 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (126,987,521 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (178,645,924 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (180,215,062 )
        

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (1,569,138 )   $ (1,155,992 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (51,658,403 )     43,921,908  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (126,987,521 )     (739,037 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (180,215,062 )     42,026,879  
                

DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (3,344 )     (2,874,715 )

Class B

     (50,652 )     (44,364,657 )
                

TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

     (53,996 )     (47,239,372 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 1,017,658 and 717,861 shares, respectively ]

     8,794,907       7,716,030  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 379 and 297,847 shares, respectively ]

     3,344       2,874,715  

Capital shares repurchased [ (2,389,119) and (495,964) shares, respectively ]

     (18,558,572 )     (5,219,771 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     (9,760,321 )     5,370,974  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 7,724,754 and 7,331,682 shares, respectively ]

     58,553,655       76,906,394  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 5,863 and 4,675,077 shares, respectively ]

     50,652       44,364,657  

Capital shares repurchased [ (9,741,861) and (9,448,777) shares, respectively ]

     (76,008,976 )     (97,883,503 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (17,404,669 )     23,387,548  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (27,164,990 )     28,758,522  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (207,434,048 )     23,546,029  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     417,303,381       393,757,352  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 209,869,333     $ 417,303,381  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated net investment loss of

   $ (10,144 )   $ (10,548 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $2,307,823,088)
(Securities on loan at market value $104,703,130)

   $ 1,728,276,652  

Receivable for securities sold

     10,804,367  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     3,926,321  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     1,089,662  

Other assets

     1,857  
        

Total assets

     1,744,098,859  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     104,989,111  

Payable for securities purchased

     16,593,561  

Investment management fees payable

     1,142,277  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     358,050  

Administrative fees payable

     207,833  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     89,318  

Trustees’ fees payable

     23,420  

Accrued expenses

     145,874  
        

Total liabilities

     123,549,444  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 1,620,549,415  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 2,492,088,905  

Accumulated overdistributed net investment income

     (20,523 )

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (291,979,582 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (579,539,385 )
        

Net assets

   $ 1,620,549,415  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $1,180,737,913 / 163,713,056 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 7.21  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $439,811,502 / 60,969,062 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 7.21  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $107,488 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 53,767,816  

Interest

     849,379  

Securities lending (net)

     610,474  
        

Total income

     55,227,669  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     16,896,554  

Administrative fees

     2,983,660  

Distribution fees - Class B

     1,503,952  

Printing and mailing expenses

     310,390  

Custodian fees

     121,000  

Professional fees

     89,363  

Trustees’ fees

     20,579  

Miscellaneous

     55,582  
        

Gross expenses

     21,981,080  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (439,971 )
        

Net expenses

     21,541,109  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     33,686,560  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized loss on:

  

Securities

     (286,881,371 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (36,022 )
        

Net realized loss

     (286,917,393 )
        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Securities

     (639,403,518 )

Foreign currency translations

     684  
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (639,402,834 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (926,320,227 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (892,633,667 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 33,686,560     $ 24,313,273  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (286,917,393 )     182,067,483  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (639,402,834 )     (145,722,757 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (892,633,667 )     60,657,999  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (25,468,370 )     (16,324,347 )

Class B

     (8,457,415 )     (7,910,661 )
                
     (33,925,785 )     (24,235,008 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (3,399,561 )     (121,085,914 )

Class B

     (1,455,238 )     (72,851,732 )
                
     (4,854,799 )     (193,937,646 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (38,780,584 )     (218,172,654 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 62,027,988 and 29,275,591 shares, respectively ]

     632,740,276       391,542,225  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 3,898,398 and 11,708,646 shares, respectively ]

     28,867,931       137,410,261  

Capital shares repurchased [ (5,703,677) and (8,787,423) shares, respectively ]

     (52,081,556 )     (121,420,874 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     609,526,651       407,531,612  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 13,961,284 and 12,781,555 shares, respectively ]

     139,480,412       170,912,150  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 1,326,728 and 6,872,492 shares, respectively ]

     9,912,653       80,762,393  

Capital shares repurchased [ (15,235,176) and (13,487,158) shares, respectively ]

     (145,462,697 )     (179,967,965 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     3,930,368       71,706,578  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     613,457,019       479,238,190  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (317,957,232 )     321,723,535  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     1,938,506,647       1,616,783,112  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 1,620,549,415     $ 1,938,506,647  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated distributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ (20,523 )   $ 60,046  
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $641,674,616)
(Securities on loan at market value $112,865,170)

   $ 490,433,936  

Repurchase Agreement
(Amortized cost $64,766,512)

     64,766,512  

Cash

     297,708  

Receivable for securities sold

     3,264,658  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     321,328  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     154,734  

Other assets

     1,569  
        

Total assets

     559,240,445  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     112,367,579  

Payable for securities purchased

     6,504,889  

Investment management fees payable

     388,372  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     194,769  

Administrative fees payable

     64,413  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     57,391  

Trustees’ fees payable

     10,980  

Accrued expenses

     81,830  
        

Total liabilities

     119,670,223  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 439,570,222  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 671,325,988  

Accumulated net investment loss

     (13,351 )

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (80,501,882 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (151,240,533 )
        

Net assets

   $ 439,570,222  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $151,539,012 / 29,678,233 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 5.11  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $288,031,210 / 57,718,126 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 4.99  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends

   $ 2,503,666  

Interest

     298,820  

Securities lending (net)

     1,883,815  
        

Total income

     4,686,301  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     7,296,911  

Administrative fees

     1,106,651  

Distribution fees - Class B

     1,069,501  

Custodian fees

     117,000  

Printing and mailing expenses

     95,682  

Professional fees

     69,002  

Trustees’ fees

     7,554  

Miscellaneous

     23,104  
        

Gross expenses

     9,785,405  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (710,043 )
        

Net expenses

     9,075,362  
        

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

     (4,389,061 )
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized loss on:

  

Securities

     (76,914,657 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (37,318 )
        

Net realized loss

     (76,951,975 )
        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Securities

     (268,837,943 )

Foreign currency translations

     147  
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (268,837,796 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (345,789,771 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (350,178,832 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (4,389,061 )   $ (6,754,809 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (76,951,975 )     87,200,572  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

     (268,837,796 )     7,561,638  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (350,178,832 )     88,007,401  
                

DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (2,516,275 )     (28,110,709 )

Class B

     (4,656,218 )     (55,110,513 )
                

TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

     (7,172,493 )     (83,221,222 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 4,893,136 and 10,049,446 shares, respectively ]

     37,042,881       99,700,680  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 317,947 and 3,171,593 shares, respectively ]

     2,516,275       28,110,709  

Capital shares repurchased [ (8,745,164) and (5,513,389) shares, respectively ]

     (68,166,773 )     (52,429,736 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     (28,607,617 )     75,381,653  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 7,796,683 and 6,989,574 shares, respectively ]

     55,365,033       67,277,400  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 601,367 and 6,322,799 shares, respectively ]

     4,656,218       55,110,513  

Capital shares repurchased [ (12,662,453) and (12,357,865) shares, respectively ]

     (92,186,358 )     (118,585,178 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (32,165,107 )     3,802,735  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (60,772,724 )     79,184,388  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (418,124,049 )     83,970,567  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     857,694,271       773,723,704  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 439,570,222     $ 857,694,271  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated net investment loss of

   $ (13,351 )   $ (17,903 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $882,752,942)
(Securities on loan at market value $96,469,912)

   $ 746,282,204  

Cash

     102  

Foreign Cash (Cost $81)

     81  

Receivable for securities sold

     1,765,177  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     1,357,585  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     161,305  

Receivable from investment manager

     77,140  

Other assets

     2,337  
        

Total assets

     749,645,931  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     95,976,370  

Payable for securities purchased

     1,709,911  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     711,617  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     62,755  

Trustees’ fees payable

     15,638  

Accrued expenses

     161,755  
        

Total liabilities

     98,638,046  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 651,007,885  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 988,891,442  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     1,083,752  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (202,496,571 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (136,470,738 )
        

Net assets

   $ 651,007,885  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $330,996,454 / 57,364,645 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 5.77  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $320,011,431 / 56,580,224 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 5.66  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $19,927 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 15,599,500  

Interest

     540,888  

Securities lending (net)

     1,221,636  
        

Total income

     17,362,024  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     9,812,378  

Administrative fees

     1,451,477  

Distribution fees - Class B

     1,081,570  

Custodian fees

     199,000  

Printing and mailing expenses

     131,057  

Professional fees

     72,369  

Trustees’ fees

     10,204  

Miscellaneous

     35,076  
        

Gross expenses

     12,793,131  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (1,394,526 )
        

Net expenses

     11,398,605  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     5,963,419  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized loss on:

  

Securities

     (186,117,639 )

Foreign currency transactions

     (24,879 )
        

Net realized loss

     (186,142,518 )
        

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:

  

Securities

     (189,504,985 )

Foreign currency translations

     26  
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (189,504,959 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (375,647,477 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (369,684,058 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 5,963,419     $ 343,869  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (186,142,518 )     81,462,344  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (189,504,959 )     (88,534,639 )
                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (369,684,058 )     (6,728,426 )
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (2,845,283 )      

Class B

     (1,974,190 )      
                
     (4,819,473 )      
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (6,355,612 )     (45,707,191 )

Class B

     (5,603,113 )     (47,970,841 )
                
     (11,958,725 )     (93,678,032 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (16,778,198 )     (93,678,032 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 7,719,084 and 17,872,003 shares, respectively ]

     62,116,295       192,444,922  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 1,273,135 and 4,988,611 shares, respectively ]

     9,200,895       45,707,191  

Capital shares repurchased [ (9,937,043) and (3,252,579) shares, respectively ]

     (80,277,882 )     (33,707,596 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     (8,960,692 )     204,444,517  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 10,362,685 and 8,667,369 shares, respectively ]

     76,774,572       89,994,620  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 1,048,960 and 5,326,225 shares, respectively ]

     7,577,303       47,970,841  

Capital shares repurchased [ (14,752,271) and (14,840,150) shares, respectively ]

     (113,657,374 )     (154,081,066 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (29,305,499 )     (16,115,605 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (38,266,191 )     188,328,912  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (424,728,447 )     87,922,454  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     1,075,736,332       987,813,878  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 651,007,885     $ 1,075,736,332  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed net investment income of

   $ 1,083,752     $ 406,321  
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $807,542,015)
(Securities on loan at market value $160,107,837)

   $ 638,465,530  

Repurchase Agreement

  

(Amortized Cost $106,905,214)

     106,905,214  

Receivable for securities sold

     3,431,799  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     980,419  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     155,470  

Other assets

     233  
        

Total assets

     749,938,665  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Overdraft payable

     499,484  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     159,885,272  

Payable for securities purchased

     13,025,857  

Investment management fees payable

     473,645  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     160,945  

Administrative fees payable

     78,773  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     40,980  

Trustees’ fees payable

     727  

Accrued expenses

     200,817  
        

Total liabilities

     174,366,500  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 575,572,165  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 889,634,444  

Accumulated net investment loss

     (3,307 )

Accumulated net realized loss

     (144,982,487 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (169,076,485 )
        

Net assets

   $ 575,572,165  
        

Class A*

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $367,823,062 / 71,361,153 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 5.15  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $207,749,103 / 40,458,571 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 5.13  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $7,614 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 2,103,607  

Interest

     415,152  

Securities lending (net)

     1,260,168  
        

Total income

     3,778,927  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     6,113,599  

Administrative fees

     979,285  

Distribution fees - Class B

     731,326  

Custodian fees

     145,000  

Printing and mailing expenses

     102,813  

Professional fees

     42,340  

Recoupment fees

     21,948  

Trustees’ fees

     6,340  

Miscellaneous

     18,842  
        

Gross expenses

     8,161,493  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (289,550 )
        

Net expenses

     7,871,943  
        

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

     (4,093,016 )
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

  

Net realized loss on securities

     (140,345,864 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (174,244,893 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (314,590,757 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (318,683,773 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (4,093,016 )   $ (659,644 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (140,345,864 )     46,877,747  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (174,244,893 )     (47,542,539 )
                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (318,683,773 )     (1,324,436 )
                

DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A*

     (1,488,507 )      

Class B

     (1,149,052 )     (36,537,518 )
                

TOTAL DISTRIBUTIONS

     (2,637,559 )     (36,537,518 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A*

    

Capital shares sold [ 73,387,630 and 0 shares, respectively ]

     545,258,661        

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 194,933 and 0 shares, respectively ]

     1,488,507        

Capital shares repurchased [ (2,221,410) and 0 shares, respectively ]

     (13,828,734 )      
                

Total Class A transactions

     532,918,434        
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 8,185,618 and 8,631,980 shares, respectively ]

     55,336,899       87,822,048  

Capital shares issued in connection with the substitution [ 0 and 16,003,257 shares, respectively ] (See Note 9)

           170,425,185  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of distributions [ 150,717 and 4,299,021 shares, respectively ]

     1,149,052       36,537,518  

Capital shares repurchased [ (11,868,175) and (14,111,222) shares, respectively ]

     (84,548,019 )     (142,695,300 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (28,062,068 )     152,089,451  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     504,856,366       152,089,451  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     183,535,034       114,227,497  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     392,037,131       277,809,634  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 575,572,165     $ 392,037,131  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated net investment loss of

   $ (3,307 )   $ (1,936 )
                

* Class A commenced operations on January 22, 2008.

    

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:

(Securities on loan at market value $78,106,723)

    Unaffiliated issuers (Cost $1,185,147,486)

   $ 816,121,181  

Affiliated issuers (Cost $5,121,513)

     5,350,000  

Receivable for securities sold

     11,790,343  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     1,125,343  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     152,304  
        

Total assets

     834,539,171  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     78,002,817  

Payable for securities purchased

     5,893,545  

Investment management fees payable

     408,165  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     358,761  

Administrative fees payable

     250,014  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     189,716  

Trustees’ fees payable

     9,998  

Accrued expenses

     125,351  
        

Total liabilities

     85,238,367  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 749,300,804  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 1,421,893,329  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     52,871  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (303,847,578 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (368,797,818 )
        

Net assets

   $ 749,300,804  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $242,715,104 / 35,066,209 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.92  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $506,585,700 / 73,128,586 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.93  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31,2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $17,044 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 16,566,855  

Interest

     651,563  

Securities lending (net)

     1,282,787  
        

Total income

     18,501,205  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     11,583,604  

Distribution fees - Class B

     1,882,839  

Administrative fees

     1,778,888  

Printing and mailing expenses

     156,410  

Custodian fees

     128,000  

Professional fees

     71,751  

Trustees’ fees

     16,154  

Miscellaneous

     41,942  
        

Gross expenses

     15,659,588  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (636,475 )
        

Net expenses

     15,023,113  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     3,478,092  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

  

Net realized loss on securities ($4,842,680 of realized loss from affiliates)

     (296,890,842 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (201,580,569 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (498,471,411 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (494,993,319 )
        

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 3,478,092     $ 11,104,317  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (296,890,842 )     98,365,376  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (201,580,569 )     (297,674,545 )
                

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (494,993,319 )     (188,204,852 )
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (1,454,138 )     (3,839,704 )

Class B

     (1,814,260 )     (3,512,727 )
                
     (3,268,398 )     (7,352,431 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (1,359,535 )     (58,358,622 )

Class B

     (3,142,013 )     (91,128,079 )
                
     (4,501,548 )     (149,486,701 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (7,769,946 )     (156,839,132 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 2,165,916 and 17,659,173 shares, respectively ]

     21,131,804       244,515,624  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 351,563 and 5,402,219 shares, respectively ]

     2,813,673       62,198,326  

Capital shares repurchased [ (23,427,863) and (9,255,416) shares, respectively ]

     (242,504,041 )     (116,308,836 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     (218,558,564 )     190,405,114  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 4,655,483 and 6,758,137 shares, respectively ]

     42,737,903       92,738,567  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 582,928 and 8,202,184 shares, respectively ]

     4,956,273       94,640,806  

Capital shares repurchased [ (19,378,975) and (24,468,614) shares, respectively ]

     (186,700,967 )     (327,607,336 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (139,006,791 )     (140,227,963 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (357,565,355 )     50,177,151  
                

TOTAL DECREASE IN NET ASSETS

     (860,328,620 )     (294,866,833 )

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     1,609,629,424       1,904,496,257  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 749,300,804     $ 1,609,629,424  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 52,871     $ (49,723 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value (Cost $526,479,759)
(Securities on loan at market value $44,048,802)

   $ 380,341,085  

Foreign Cash (Cost $5,636,378)

     5,282,174  

Receivable for securities sold

     5,403,372  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     307,529  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     129,336  

Other assets

     1,281  
        

Total assets

     391,464,777  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Overdraft payable

     1,520,388  

Payable for return of cash collateral on securities loaned

     44,803,855  

Payable for securities purchased

     5,266,733  

Investment management fees payable

     336,460  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     302,091  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     70,300  

Administrative fees payable

     54,969  

Trustees’ fees payable

     8,336  

Accrued expenses

     82,727  
        

Total liabilities

     52,445,859  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 339,018,918  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 646,456,379  

Accumulated net investment loss

     (18,288 )

Accumulated net realized loss

     (160,927,326 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     (146,491,847 )
        

Net assets

   $ 339,018,918  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $7,124,455 / 1,019,647 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.99  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $331,894,463 / 48,350,651 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.86  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (net of $105,164 foreign withholding tax)

   $ 4,122,119  

Interest

     588,029  

Securities lending (net)

     322,886  
        

Total income

     5,033,034  
        

EXPENSES

  

Investment management fees

     6,401,432  

Distribution fees - Class B

     1,270,541  

Administrative fees

     916,964  

Custodian fees

     105,000  

Professional fees

     79,213  

Printing and mailing expenses

     78,253  

Trustees’ fees

     6,156  

Miscellaneous

     27,214  
        

Gross expenses

     8,884,773  

Less: Fees paid indirectly

     (50,602 )
        

Net expenses

     8,834,171  
        

NET INVESTMENT LOSS

     (3,801,137 )
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Realized gain (loss) on:

  

Securities

     (88,947,766 )

Foreign currency transactions

     63,767  
        

Net realized loss

     (88,883,999 )
        

Change in unrealized depreciation on:

  

Securities

     (224,630,038 )

Foreign currency translations

     (353,869 )
        

Net change in unrealized depreciation

     (224,983,907 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (313,867,906 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (317,669,043 )
        

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment loss

   $ (3,801,137 )   $ (5,018,133 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (88,883,999 )     82,319,008  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

     (224,983,907 )     14,353,092  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (317,669,043 )     91,653,967  
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 872,625 and 1,153,282 shares, respectively ]

     9,947,303       14,772,479  

Capital shares repurchased [ (2,602,977) and (963,783) shares, respectively ]

     (26,549,959 )     (11,746,779 )
                

Total Class A transactions

     (16,602,656 )     3,025,700  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 14,217,141 and 18,689,328 shares, respectively ]

     148,874,264       234,165,563  

Capital shares repurchased [ (16,465,307) and (15,149,320) shares, respectively ]

     (168,507,712 )     (180,946,364 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     (19,633,448 )     53,219,199  
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     (36,236,104 )     56,244,899  
                

TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS

     (353,905,147 )     147,898,866  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     692,924,065       545,025,199  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 339,018,918     $ 692,924,065  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated net investment loss of

   $ (18,288 )   $ (8,435 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:

    Affiliated Issuers (Cost $77,869,791)

   $ 56,443,208  

Unaffiliated Issuers (Amortized Cost $302,705)

     302,705  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     114,826  

Receivable from investment manager

     7,280  

Dividends, interest and other receivables

     2  
        

Total assets

     56,868,021  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     240,749  

Payable for securities purchased

     80,396  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     4,860  

Trustees’ fees payable

     64  

Accrued expenses

     20,769  
        

Total liabilities

     346,838  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 56,521,183  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 82,096,961  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     322,205  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (4,471,400 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (21,426,583 )
        

Net assets

   $ 56,521,183  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $33,118,753 / 4,619,096 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 7.17  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $23,402,430 / 3,262,950 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 7.17  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 2,368,641  

Interest

     6,350  
        

Total income

     2,374,991  
        

EXPENSES

  

Administrative fees

     110,877  

Professional fees

     71,867  

Custodian fees

     56,000  

Distribution fees - Class B

     53,547  

Investment management fees

     50,583  

Printing and mailing expenses

     12,323  

Trustees’ fees

     452  

Miscellaneous

     4,451  
        

Gross expenses

     360,100  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (129,824 )
        

Net expenses

     230,276  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     2,144,715  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (4,404,325 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     711,318  
        

Net realized loss

     (3,693,007 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (21,060,283 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (24,753,290 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (22,608,575 )
        

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 2,144,715     $ 307,151  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (3,693,007 )     447,454  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (21,060,283 )     (387,089 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (22,608,575 )     367,516  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (1,352,082 )     (17,843 )

Class B

     (905,135 )     (367,981 )
                
     (2,257,217 )     (385,824 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (382,443 )     (6,552 )

Class B

     (237,911 )     (122,890 )
                
     (620,354 )     (129,442 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (2,877,571 )     (515,266 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 5,416,870 and 0 shares, respectively ]

     56,270,383       —    

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 241,780 and 2,263 shares, respectively ]

     1,734,525       24,395  

Capital shares repurchased [ (1,093,022) and 0 shares, respectively ]

     (9,277,484 )     —    
                

Total Class A transactions

     48,727,424       24,395  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 3,049,586 and 1,141,094 shares, respectively ]

     28,434,019       12,655,495  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 160,317 and 45,569 shares, respectively ]

     1,143,046       490,871  

Capital shares repurchased [ (1,165,277) and (160,367) shares, respectively ]

     (10,095,569 )     (1,787,428 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     19,481,496       11,358,938  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     68,208,920       11,383,333  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     42,722,774       11,235,583  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     13,798,409       2,562,826  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 56,521,183     $ 13,798,409  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 322,205     $ (28 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:
Affiliated Issuers (Cost $80,317,533)

   $ 54,230,020  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     101,538  

Receivable from investment manager

     8,172  
        

Total assets

     54,339,730  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Overdraft payable

     21,686  

Payable for securities purchased

     59,211  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     11,119  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     4,431  

Trustees’ fees payable

     92  

Accrued expenses

     19,481  
        

Total liabilities

     116,020  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 54,223,710  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 81,708,628  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     346,565  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (1,743,970 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (26,087,513 )
        

Net assets

   $ 54,223,710  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $31,868,213 / 4,679,525 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.81  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $22,355,497 / 3,281,710 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.81  
        

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 2,042,528  

Interest

     2,832  
        

Total income

     2,045,360  
        

EXPENSES

  

Administrative fees

     107,064  

Professional fees

     71,808  

Custodian fees

     56,000  

Distribution fees - Class B

     51,973  

Investment management fees

     48,041  

Printing and mailing expenses

     11,429  

Trustees’ fees

     439  

Miscellaneous

     4,289  
        

Gross expenses

     351,043  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (131,260 )
        

Net expenses

     219,783  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     1,825,577  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (1,749,431 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     847,001  
        

Net realized loss

     (902,430 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (25,537,634 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (26,440,064 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING

  

FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (24,614,487 )
        

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 1,825,577     $ 301,918  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (902,430 )     688,089  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (25,537,634 )     (589,309 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (24,614,487 )     400,698  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (1,179,240 )     (15,175 )

Class B

     (763,601 )     (399,127 )
                
     (1,942,841 )     (414,302 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (507,352 )     (7,212 )

Class B

     (298,804 )     (187,682 )
                
     (806,156 )     (194,894 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (2,748,997 )     (609,196 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 5,043,287 and 0 shares, respectively ]

     52,605,183        

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 242,561 and 2,047 shares, respectively ]

     1,686,592       22,387  

Capital shares repurchased [ (659,409) and 0 shares, respectively ]

     (5,674,222 )      
                

Total Class A transactions

     48,617,553       22,387  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 2,146,095 and 1,519,435 shares, respectively ]

     19,443,385       17,110,231  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 154,462 and 53,667 shares, respectively ]

     1,062,405       586,809  

Capital shares repurchased [ (587,845) and (206,308) shares, respectively ]

     (5,418,973 )     (2,325,640 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     15,086,817       15,371,400  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     63,704,370       15,393,787  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     36,340,886       15,185,289  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     17,882,824       2,697,535  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 54,223,710     $ 17,882,824  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 346,565     $ (36 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:

    Affiliated Issuers (Cost $37,059,274)

   $ 24,467,635  

Unaffiliated Issuers (Amortized Cost $17,385)

     17,385  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     46,477  

Receivable from investment manager

     15,159  
        

Total assets

     24,546,656  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     56,050  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     2,897  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     255  

Trustees’ fees payable

     58  

Accrued expenses

     19,172  
        

Total liabilities

     78,432  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 24,468,224  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 37,644,683  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     172,194  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (757,014 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (12,591,639 )
        

Net assets

   $ 24,468,224  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $10,038,443 / 1,522,295 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.59  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $14,429,781 / 2,187,834 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.60  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 880,782  

Interest

     1,107  
        

Total income

     881,889  
        

EXPENSES

  

Professional fees

     71,361  

Administrative fees

     67,594  

Custodian fees

     53,000  

Distribution fees - Class B

     33,035  

Investment management fees

     21,729  

Printing and mailing expenses

     6,226  

Trustees’ fees

     200  

Miscellaneous

     4,226  
        

Gross expenses

     257,371  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (89,323 )

Reimbursement from investment manager

     (59,142 )
        

Net expenses

     108,906  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     772,983  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (764,792 )

Net distributions of realized gain received from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     411,748  
        

Net realized loss

     (353,044 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (12,353,416 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (12,706,460 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (11,933,477 )
        

 

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 772,983     $ 136,339  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (353,044 )     382,674  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (12,353,416 )     (293,881 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (11,933,477 )     225,132  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (352,218 )     (13,592 )

Class B

     (476,040 )     (193,724 )
                
     (828,258 )     (207,316 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (197,695 )     (5,735 )

Class B

     (246,026 )     (70,941 )
                
     (443,721 )     (76,676 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (1,271,979 )     (283,992 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 1,544,854 and 0 shares, respectively ]

     15,928,606        

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 79,746 and 1,740 shares, respectively ]

     549,913       19,327  

Capital shares repurchased [ (154,903) and 0 shares, respectively ]

     (1,124,312 )      
                

Total Class A transactions

     15,354,207       19,327  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 1,467,660 and 794,679 shares, respectively ]

     13,372,024       9,057,926  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 105,984 and 23,836 shares, respectively ]

     722,066       264,665  

Capital shares repurchased [ (262,540) and (55,890) shares, respectively ]

     (2,189,537 )     (643,909 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     11,904,553       8,678,682  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     27,258,760       8,698,009  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     14,053,304       8,639,149  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     10,414,920       1,775,771  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 24,468,224     $ 10,414,920  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 172,194     $ (23 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

ASSETS

  

Investments at value:

    Affiliated Issuers (Cost $18,521,312)

   $ 11,654,204  

Unaffiliated Issuers (Amortized Cost $73,592)

     73,592  

Receivable from Separate Accounts for Trust shares sold

     35,193  

Receivable from investment manager

     13,136  
        

Total assets

     11,776,125  
        

LIABILITIES

  

Payable for securities purchased

     48,209  

Distribution fees payable - Class B

     1,713  

Payable to Separate Accounts for Trust shares redeemed

     702  

Trustees’ fees payable

     48  

Accrued expenses

     15,410  
        

Total liabilities

     66,082  
        

NET ASSETS

   $ 11,710,043  
        

Net assets were comprised of:

  

Paid in capital

   $ 18,632,356  

Accumulated undistributed net investment income

     89,524  

Accumulated overdistributed net realized gain

     (144,729 )

Unrealized depreciation on investments

     (6,867,108 )
        

Net assets

   $ 11,710,043  
        

Class A

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $3,013,733 / 486,123 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.20  
        

Class B

  

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share, $8,696,310 / 1,402,447 shares outstanding (unlimited amount authorized: $0.001 par value)

   $ 6.20  
        

 

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the Year Ended December 31, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME

  

Dividends (All dividend income received from affiliates)

   $ 376,000  

Interest

     793  
        

Total income

     376,793  
        

EXPENSES

  

Professional fees

     71,176  

Administrative fees

     51,586  

Custodian fees

     46,000  

Distribution fees - Class B

     21,092  

Investment management fees

     11,056  

Printing and mailing expenses

     4,057  

Trustees’ fees

     107  

Miscellaneous

     4,193  
        

Gross expenses

     209,267  

Less: Waiver from investment advisor

     (62,642 )

Reimbursement from investment manager

     (86,937 )
        

Net expenses

     59,688  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     317,105  
        

REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS)

  

Net realized loss on securities (All realized loss from affiliates)

     (159,756 )

Net distributions of realized gain from Underlying Portfolios (All gains received from affiliates)

     222,535  
        

Net realized gain

     62,779  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on securities

     (6,615,297 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS

     (6,552,518 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING

  

FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (6,235,413 )
        

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS    Year Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007  

INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS FROM OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

   $ 317,105     $ 67,640  

Net realized gain on investments

     62,779       406,031  

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (6,615,297 )     (302,715 )
                

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     (6,235,413 )     170,956  
                

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

Dividends from net investment income

    

Class A

     (94,101 )     (11,597 )

Class B

     (249,904 )     (109,846 )
                
     (344,005 )     (121,443 )
                

Distributions from net realized capital gains

    

Class A

     (83,604 )     (17,537 )

Class B

     (212,964 )     (168,412 )
                
     (296,568 )     (185,949 )
                

TOTAL DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

     (640,573 )     (307,392 )
                

CAPITAL SHARES TRANSACTIONS:

    

Class A

    

Capital shares sold [ 426,915 and 0 shares, respectively ]

     4,328,983       —    

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 26,115 and 2,629 shares, respectively ]

     177,705       29,134  

Capital shares repurchased [ (20,253) and 0 shares, respectively ]

     (150,888 )     —    
                

Total Class A transactions

     4,355,800       29,134  
                

Class B

    

Capital shares sold [ 894,274 and 574,865 shares, respectively ]

     7,809,024       6,664,583  

Capital shares issued in reinvestment of dividends and distributions [ 68,732 and 25,142 shares, respectively ]

     462,868       278,258  

Capital shares repurchased [ (150,840) and (106,565) shares, respectively ]

     (1,224,740 )     (1,255,013 )
                

Total Class B transactions

     7,047,152       5,687,828  
                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

     11,402,952       5,716,962  
                

TOTAL INCREASE IN NET ASSETS

     4,526,966       5,580,526  

NET ASSETS:

    

Beginning of year

     7,183,077       1,602,551  
                

End of year (a)

   $ 11,710,043     $ 7,183,077  
                

 

(a) Includes accumulated undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income of

   $ 89,524     $ (16 )
                

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.90     $ 10.87     $ 10.69     $ 10.80     $ 10.45  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.53       0.47       0.41       0.34       0.38  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.71 )     0.18       0.30       (0.04 )     0.28  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (1.18 )     0.65       0.71       0.30       0.66  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.46 )     (0.43 )     (0.38 )     (0.30 )     (0.30 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.13 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.59 )     (0.62 )     (0.53 )     (0.41 )     (0.31 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 9.13     $ 10.90     $ 10.87     $ 10.69     $ 10.80  
                                        

Total return

     (10.79 )%     6.11 %     6.55 %     2.78 %     6.29 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 13,472     $ 9,015     $ 4,999     $ 3,054     $ 2,071  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.30 %     0.31 %     0.32 %     0.32 %     0.51 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     5.12 %     4.17 %     3.80 %     3.17 %     3.50 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     4.92 %     3.96 %     3.58 %     2.95 %     3.09 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     59 %     39 %     55 %     101 %     18 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.04  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.90     $ 10.87     $ 10.69     $ 10.80     $ 10.45  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.58       0.45       0.38       0.32       0.35  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (1.78 )     0.17       0.30       (0.05 )     0.28  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (1.20 )     0.62       0.68       0.27       0.63  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.44 )     (0.40 )     (0.35 )     (0.27 )     (0.27 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.13 )     (0.19 )     (0.15 )     (0.11 )     (0.01 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.57 )     (0.59 )     (0.50 )     (0.38 )     (0.28 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 9.13     $ 10.90     $ 10.87     $ 10.69     $ 10.80  
                                        

Total return

     (11.02 )%     5.74 %     6.37 %     2.52 %     6.02 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 1,443,563     $ 585,489     $ 339,978     $ 217,999     $ 109,357  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.55 %     0.56 %     0.57 %     0.57 %     0.76 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     5.69 %     4.02 %     3.48 %     2.92 %     3.25 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     5.50 %     3.81 %     3.26 %     2.70 %     2.84 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     59 %     39 %     55 %     101 %     18 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.04  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.59     $ 11.61     $ 11.16     $ 11.22     $ 10.66  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.44       0.43       0.36       0.30       0.33  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (2.65 )     0.23       0.65       0.09       0.52  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (2.21 )     0.66       1.01       0.39       0.85  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.38 )     (0.42 )     (0.36 )     (0.25 )     (0.28 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.27 )     (0.26 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.01 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.65 )     (0.68 )     (0.56 )     (0.45 )     (0.29 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.73     $ 11.59     $ 11.61     $ 11.16     $ 11.22  
                                        

Total return

     (19.24 )%     5.73 %     9.06 %     3.53 %     7.96 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 42,358     $ 10,943     $ 5,544     $ 3,466     $ 1,403  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.30 %     0.29 %     0.28 %     0.29 %     0.40 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     4.29 %     3.58 %     3.10 %     2.74 %     3.01 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     4.10 %     3.39 %     2.91 %     2.55 %     2.71 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     51 %     21 %     20 %     64 %     5 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.03  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.59     $ 11.61     $ 11.16     $ 11.22     $ 10.66  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.35       0.37       0.33       0.27       0.30  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (2.58 )     0.26       0.64       0.09       0.52  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (2.23 )     0.63       0.97       0.36       0.82  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.36 )     (0.39 )     (0.32 )     (0.22 )     (0.25 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.27 )     (0.26 )     (0.20 )     (0.20 )     (0.01 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.63 )     (0.65 )     (0.52 )     (0.42 )     (0.26 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.73     $ 11.59     $ 11.61     $ 11.16     $ 11.22  
                                        

Total return

     (19.45 )%     5.46 %     8.78 %     3.27 %     7.68 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 1,369,870     $ 1,150,399     $ 809,200     $ 487,000     $ 214,970  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.55 %(m)     0.54 %     0.53 %     0.54 %     0.65 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     3.37 %     3.07 %     2.84 %     2.49 %     2.76 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     3.18 %     2.88 %     2.65 %     2.30 %     2.46 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     51 %     21 %     20 %     64 %     5 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.03  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 17.10     $ 16.93     $ 15.88     $ 15.51     $ 14.63  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.48       0.45       0.39       0.33       0.25  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (4.57 )     0.65       1.29       0.46       1.06  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.09 )     1.10       1.68       0.79       1.31  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.57 )     (0.60 )     (0.49 )     (0.42 )     (0.43 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.62 )     (0.33 )     (0.14 )            
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (1.19 )     (0.93 )     (0.63 )     (0.42 )     (0.43 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 11.82     $ 17.10     $ 16.93     $ 15.88     $ 15.51  
                                        

Total return

     (24.29 )%     6.56 %     10.58 %     5.06 %     8.99 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 2,494,212     $ 3,143,322     $ 3,103,418     $ 3,052,781     $ 3,160,074  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.09 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     0.27 %     0.27 %     0.27 %     0.27 %     0.26 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     3.19 %     2.58 %     2.36 %     2.11 %     1.65 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     3.19 %     2.58 %     2.36 %     2.11 %     1.66 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     3.02 %     2.41 %     2.20 %     1.94 %     1.49 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     34 %     9 %     19 %     34 %     ‡%

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.02  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 17.01     $ 16.84     $ 15.79     $ 15.43     $ 14.55  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.48       0.45       0.37       0.27       0.21  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (4.57 )     0.60       1.26       0.46       1.06  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.09 )     1.05       1.63       0.73       1.27  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.54 )     (0.55 )     (0.44 )     (0.37 )     (0.39 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.62 )     (0.33 )     (0.14 )            
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (1.16 )     (0.88 )     (0.58 )     (0.37 )     (0.39 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 11.76     $ 17.01     $ 16.84     $ 15.79     $ 15.43  
                                        

Total return

     (24.46 )%     6.31 %     10.34 %     4.74 %     8.75 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 5,897,027     $ 6,289,959     $ 4,867,869     $ 3,518,020     $ 2,341,547  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.34 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     0.52 %(m)     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.51 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     3.23 %     2.57 %     2.26 %     1.86 %     1.40 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     3.23 %     2.57 %     2.26 %     1.86 %     1.41 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly (f)

     3.05 %     2.40 %     2.09 %     1.69 %     1.24 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     34 %     9 %     19 %     34 %     ‡%

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.03     $ 0.02  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 13.95     $ 13.89     $ 12.60     $ 12.25     $ 11.17  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.25       0.32       0.32       0.23       0.26  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.55 )     0.60       1.52       0.62       1.07  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.30 )     0.92       1.84       0.85       1.33  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.28 )     (0.43 )     (0.33 )     (0.25 )     (0.25 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.61 )     (0.43 )     (0.22 )     (0.25 )     #
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.89 )     (0.86 )     (0.55 )     (0.50 )     (0.25 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.76     $ 13.95     $ 13.89     $ 12.60     $ 12.25  
                                        

Total return

     (31.63 )%     6.68 %     14.77 %     6.97 %     12.00 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 225,734     $ 198,686     $ 100,459     $ 37,779     $ 13.194  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.27 %     0.27 %     0.27 %     0.27 %     0.30 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     2.17 %     2.20 %     2.38 %     1.84 %     2.24 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     2.00 %     2.03 %     2.22 %     1.67 %     2.04 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     35 %     8 %     4 %     29 %     ‡%

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 13.95     $ 13.89     $ 12.60     $ 12.25     $ 11.17  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.21       0.26       0.26       0.20       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.54 )     0.62       1.55       0.62       1.07  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.33 )     0.88       1.81       0.82       1.30  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.25 )     (0.39 )     (0.30 )     (0.22 )     (0.22 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.61 )     (0.43 )     (0.22 )     (0.25 )     #
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.86 )     (0.82 )     (0.52 )     (0.47 )     (0.22 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.76     $ 13.95     $ 13.89     $ 12.60     $ 12.25  
                                        

Total return

     (31.81 )%     6.41 %     14.48 %     6.70 %     11.71 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 8,914,572     $ 10,665,262     $ 6,607,618     $ 2,956,385     $ 1,003,694  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.52 %     0.55 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     1.83 %     1.83 %     1.95 %     1.59 %     1.99 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     1.65 %     1.66 %     1.79 %     1.42 %     1.79 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     35 %     8 %     4 %     29 %     ‡%

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.02  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 14.68     $ 14.71     $ 12.96     $ 12.44     $ 11.26  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.15       0.22       0.24       0.19       0.11  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (5.71 )     0.71       2.10       0.84       1.26  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (5.56 )     0.93       2.34       1.03       1.37  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.19 )     (0.40 )     (0.30 )     (0.24 )     (0.18 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.78 )     (0.56 )     (0.29 )     (0.27 )     (0.01 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.97 )     (0.96 )     (0.59 )     (0.51 )     (0.19 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.15     $ 14.68     $ 14.71     $ 12.96     $ 12.44  
                                        

Total return

     (39.05 )%     6.43 %     18.22 %     8.27 %     12.15 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 75,827     $ 97,742     $ 51,217     $ 18,069     $ 5,704  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %     0.10 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.28 %     0.27 %     0.28 %     0.29 %     0.39 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     1.27 %     1.41 %     1.72 %     1.50 %     0.91 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     1.09 %     1.23 %     1.54 %     1.31 %     0.62 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     39 %     10 %     6 %     50 %     2 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.03     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.03  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004 (c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 14.68     $ 14.71     $ 12.96     $ 12.43     $ 11.26  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.14       0.18       0.18       0.17       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (5.72 )     0.71       2.13       0.84       1.25  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (5.58 )     0.89       2.31       1.01       1.33  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.17 )     (0.36 )     (0.27 )     (0.21 )     (0.15 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.78 )     (0.56 )     (0.29 )     (0.27 )     (0.01 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.95 )     (0.92 )     (0.56 )     (0.48 )     (0.16 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.15     $ 14.68     $ 14.71     $ 12.96     $ 12.43  
                                        

Total return

     (39.21 )%     6.16 %     17.92 %     8.08 %     11.78 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 2,426,997     $ 3,038,613     $ 1,595,326     $ 609,650     $ 241,623  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     0.53 %     0.52 %     0.53 %     0.54 %     0.64 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements (f)

     1.18 %     1.17 %     1.30 %     1.25 %     0.66 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (f)

     1.01 %     1.00 %     1.12 %     1.06 %     0.37 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     39 %     10 %     6 %     50 %     2 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.03     $ 0.02     $ 0.02     $ 0.03  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 32.11     $ 28.78     $ 27.36     $ 25.23     $ 22.45  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.08       0.04       0.05       (0.02 )     (0.03 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (15.09 )     3.32       1.42       2.15       2.81  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (15.01 )     3.36       1.47       2.13       2.78  
                                        

Capital contribution from affiliate (†)

     0.06                          
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.13 )     (0.03 )     (0.05 )            
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 17.03     $ 32.11     $ 28.78     $ 27.36     $ 25.23  
                                        

Total return

     (46.55 )%(n)     11.69 %     5.38 %     8.44 %     12.38 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 690,098     $ 2,638,093     $ 2,332,898     $ 2,122,576     $ 2,485,132  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.77 %     0.72 %     0.78 %     0.73 %     0.68 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.79 %     0.79 %     0.80 %     0.80 %     0.80 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.31 %     0.14 %     0.20 %     (0.07 )%     (0.12 )%

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.30 %     0.07 %     0.18 %     (0.14 )%     (0.24 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     98 %     87 %     90 %     96 %     111 %
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 31.56     $ 28.33     $ 26.96     $ 24.91     $ 22.22  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.02       (0.03 )     (0.01 )     (0.08 )     (0.08 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (14.82 )     3.26       1.38       2.13       2.77  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (14.80 )     3.23       1.37       2.05       2.69  
                                        

Capital contribution from affiliate (†)

     0.07                          
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.09 )                        
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 16.74     $ 31.56     $ 28.33     $ 26.96     $ 24.91  
                                        

Total return

     (46.68 )%(o)     11.40 %     5.08 %     8.23 %     12.11 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 115,805     $ 244,593     $ 261,648     $ 267,802     $ 258,689  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.02 %     0.97 %     1.03 %     0.98 %     0.93 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.04 %     1.04 %     1.05 %     1.05 %     1.05 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.08 %     (0.10 )%     (0.05 )%     (0.32 )%     (0.37 )%

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.06 %     (0.18 )%     (0.07 )%     (0.39 )%     (0.49 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     98 %     87 %     90 %     96 %     111 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.38     $ 10.21     $ 10.25     $ 10.43     $ 10.42  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.46       0.47       0.44       0.36       0.24  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, securities sold short, futures, options, and foreign currency transactions

     (0.19 )     0.17       (0.04 )     (0.16 )     0.18  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     0.27       0.64       0.40       0.20       0.42  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.52 )     (0.47 )     (0.44 )     (0.38 )     (0.26 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.27 )                       (0.15 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.79 )     (0.47 )     (0.44 )     (0.38 )     (0.41 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 9.86     $ 10.38     $ 10.21     $ 10.25     $ 10.43  
                                        

Total return

     2.55 %     6.53 %     3.96 %     2.00 %     4.13 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 2,481,594     $ 2,088,488     $ 1,911,399     $ 1,237,241     $ 944,330  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     0.75 %     0.71 %     0.70 %     0.70 %     0.70 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     0.75 %     0.71 %     0.70 %     0.70 %     0.70 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.77 %     0.78 %     0.80 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     4.55 %     4.62 %     4.31 %     3.51 %     2.38 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     4.55 %     4.62 %     4.31 %     3.51 %     2.38 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     4.54 %     4.57 %     4.24 %     3.43 %     2.28 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     431 %     475 %     366 %     654 %     767 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ #   $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.40     $ 10.20     $ 10.24     $ 10.42     $ 10.41  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.44       0.44       0.41       0.34       0.22  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, securities sold short, futures, options, and foreign currency transactions

     (0.20 )     0.18       (0.03 )     (0.16 )     0.18  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     0.24       0.62       0.38       0.18       0.40  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.49 )     (0.42 )     (0.42 )     (0.36 )     (0.24 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.27 )                       (0.15 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.76 )     (0.42 )     (0.42 )     (0.36 )     (0.39 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 9.88     $ 10.40     $ 10.20     $ 10.24     $ 10.42  
                                        

Total return

     2.30 %     6.23 %     3.80 %     1.74 %     3.87 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 912,195     $ 829,932     $ 825,182     $ 806,356     $ 781,977  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     1.00 %     0.96 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.00 %     0.96 %     0.95 %     0.95 %     0.95 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.01 %     1.01 %     1.02 %     1.03 %     1.05 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     4.29 %     4.37 %     4.04 %     3.26 %     2.13 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     4.29 %     4.37 %     4.04 %     3.26 %     2.13 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     4.28 %     4.32 %     3.97 %     3.18 %     2.03 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     431 %     475 %     366 %     654 %     767 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ #   $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.14     $ 11.03     $ 10.98     $ 10.78     $ 10.22  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.04 )     (0.06 )     (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.05 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (2.91 )     1.07       0.59       0.81       1.28  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (2.95 )     1.01       0.56       0.76       1.23  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.11 )     (0.90 )     (0.51 )     (0.56 )     (0.67 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.08     $ 11.14     $ 11.03     $ 10.98     $ 10.78  
                                        

Total return

     (26.69 )%     9.17 %     5.39 %     7.30 %     12.32 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 6,397     $ 18,376     $ 16,808     $ 15,347     $ 10,588  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.44 %     1.43 %     1.43 %     1.48 %     1.60 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.42 %     1.42 %     1.38 %     1.46 %     1.56 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.44 %     1.43 %     1.43 %     1.48 %     1.60 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     (0.45 )%     (0.49 )%     (0.34 )%     (0.46 )%     (0.59 )%

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.43 )%     (0.48 )%     (0.28 )%     (0.44 )%     (0.55 )%

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.45 )%     (0.49 )%     (0.34 )%     (0.46 )%     (0.59 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

     120 %     105 %     145 %     109 %     127 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment loss

   $     $     $     $     $  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 10.95     $ 10.88     $ 10.86     $ 10.70     $ 10.17  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.04 )     (0.08 )     (0.06 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (2.89 )     1.05       0.59       0.79       1.27  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (2.93 )     0.97       0.53       0.72       1.20  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.11 )     (0.90 )     (0.51 )     (0.56 )     (0.67 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 7.91     $ 10.95     $ 10.88     $ 10.86     $ 10.70  
                                        

Total return

     (26.97 )%     9.04 %     5.08 %     6.98 %     12.09 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 311,199     $ 415,882     $ 381,449     $ 334,012     $ 270,570  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.69 %(m)     1.68 %     1.68 %     1.73 %     1.85 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.68 %     1.67 %     1.63 %     1.71 %     1.81 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.70 %     1.68 %     1.68 %     1.73 %     1.85 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     (0.49 )%     (0.74 )%     (0.59 )%     (0.71 )%     (0.84 )%

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.47 )%     (0.73 )%     (0.53 )%     (0.69 )%     (0.80 )%

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.49 )%     (0.74 )%     (0.59 )%     (0.71 )%     (0.84 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

     120 %     105 %     145 %     109 %     127 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment loss

   $     $     $     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004(c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 5.34     $ 5.61     $ 5.47     $ 5.75     $ 5.63  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.44       0.45       0.42       0.41       0.42  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (1.72 )     (0.27 )     0.14       (0.23 )     0.09  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (1.28 )     0.18       0.56       0.18       0.51  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.50 )     (0.45 )     (0.42 )     (0.46 )     (0.39 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 3.56     $ 5.34     $ 5.61     $ 5.47     $ 5.75  
                                        

Total return

     (23.39 )%     3.29 %     10.21 %     3.26 %     9.02 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 682,451     $ 887,961     $ 855,156     $ 770,374     $ 974,088  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.76 %     0.76 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     8.81 %     7.78 %     7.45 %     7.08 %     7.20 %

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     155 %     108 %     103 %     116 %     78 %
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004(c)  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 5.32     $ 5.58     $ 5.44     $ 5.71     $ 5.59  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.42       0.43       0.41       0.39       0.40  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (1.70 )     (0.25 )     0.13       (0.21 )     0.09  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (1.28 )     0.18       0.54       0.18       0.49  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.49 )     (0.44 )     (0.40 )     (0.45 )     (0.37 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 3.55     $ 5.32     $ 5.58     $ 5.44     $ 5.71  
                                        

Total return

     (23.55 )%     3.18 %     9.93 %     3.13 %     8.75 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 623,307     $ 1,034,629     $ 1,101,281     $ 1,043,950     $ 1,029,570  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.01 %     1.01 %     1.01 %     1.01 %     1.01 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     8.46 %     7.53 %     7.20 %     6.83 %     6.95 %

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     155 %     108 %     103 %     116 %     78 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 16.38     $ 15.58     $ 13.03     $ 12.14     $ 10.60  
                                        

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.28       0.21       0.11       0.14       0.09  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures, and foreign currency transactions

     (7.90 )     1.73       3.20       1.73       1.83  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (7.62 )     1.94       3.31       1.87       1.92  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.22 )     (0.16 )     (0.11 )     (0.21 )     (0.12 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.25 )     (0.98 )     (0.65 )     (0.77 )     (0.26 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.47 )     (1.14 )     (0.76 )     (0.98 )     (0.38 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.29     $ 16.38     $ 15.58     $ 13.03     $ 12.14  
                                        

Total return

     (47.13 )%     12.73 %     25.58 %     15.74 %     18.18 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 1,448,943     $ 2,193,441     $ 1,356,428     $ 379,616     $ 238,906  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.25 %     1.23 %     1.27 %     1.29 %     1.50 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.25 %     1.23 %     1.28 %     1.33 %     1.55 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     2.19 %     1.27 %     0.78 %     1.17 %     0.78 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     2.19 %     1.27 %     0.77 %     1.13 %     0.73 %

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     56 %     47 %     45 %     67 %     83 %
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 16.35     $ 15.56     $ 13.01     $ 12.12     $ 10.58  
                                        

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.26       0.17       0.10       0.11       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, futures, and foreign currency transactions

     (7.88 )     1.72       3.17       1.72       1.82  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (7.62 )     1.89       3.27       1.83       1.89  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.20 )     (0.12 )     (0.07 )     (0.17 )     (0.09 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.25 )     (0.98 )     (0.65 )     (0.77 )     (0.26 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.45 )     (1.10 )     (0.72 )     (0.94 )     (0.35 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 8.28     $ 16.35     $ 15.56     $ 13.01     $ 12.12  
                                        

Total return

     (47.23 )%     12.39 %     25.30 %     15.47 %     17.91 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 467,913     $ 905,461     $ 765,683     $ 449,400     $ 336,354  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.49 %     1.48 %     1.52 %     1.54 %     1.75 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.49 %     1.48 %     1.53 %     1.58 %     1.80 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.99 %     1.08 %     0.68 %     0.92 %     0.53 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.99 %     1.08 %     0.67 %     0.88 %     0.48 %

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     56 %     47 %     45 %     67 %     83 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.66     $ 11.96     $ 10.79     $ 10.37     $ 9.89  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.08       0.09       0.08       0.06       0.08  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (4.67 )     0.52       1.40       0.67       0.90  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.59 )     0.61       1.48       0.73       0.98  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.03 )     (0.13 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.02 )     (0.83 )     (0.24 )     (0.28 )     (0.37 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.09 )     (0.91 )     (0.31 )     (0.31 )     (0.50 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 6.98     $ 11.66     $ 11.96     $ 10.79     $ 10.37  
                                        

Total return

     (39.40 )%     5.22 %     13.84 %     7.07 %     9.92 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 764,481     $ 842,193     $ 598,068     $ 309,162     $ 6,932  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.09 %     1.09 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.07 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.15 %     1.22 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     0.86 %     0.74 %     0.73 %     0.52 %     0.79 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     0.86 %     0.74 %     0.75 %     0.54 %     0.82 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     0.86 %     0.74 %     0.72 %     0.47 %     0.67 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     50 %     51 %     49 %     39 %     52 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $     $     $ #   $ 0.01     $ 0.01  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.67     $ 11.96     $ 10.79     $ 10.38     $ 9.89  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.06       0.06       0.06       0.03       0.05  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (4.68 )     0.53       1.39       0.66       0.91  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.62 )     0.59       1.45       0.69       0.96  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.05 )     (0.05 )     (0.04 )     #     (0.10 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.02 )     (0.83 )     (0.24 )     (0.28 )     (0.37 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.07 )     (0.88 )     (0.28 )     (0.28 )     (0.47 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 6.98     $ 11.67     $ 11.96     $ 10.79     $ 10.38  
                                        

Total return

     (39.61 )%     5.05 %     13.56 %     6.70 %     9.75 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 116,354     $ 215,406     $ 208,296     $ 185,408     $ 173,875  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.34 %     1.34 %     1.33 %     1.33 %     1.32 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.40 %     1.47 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     0.58 %     0.49 %     0.47 %     0.27 %     0.54 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     0.59 %     0.50 %     0.49 %     0.29 %     0.57 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     0.58 %     0.49 %     0.47 %     0.22 %     0.42 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     50 %     51 %     49 %     39 %     52 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $     $     $ #   $ 0.01     $ 0.01  

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 9.84     $ 9.96     $ 10.40     $ 9.66     $ 9.03  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.02 )     (0.01 )     (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.44 )     1.13       0.08       0.79       0.64  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.46 )     1.12       0.05       0.74       0.63  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from realized gains

     —#       (1.24 )     (0.49 )            
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 5.38     $ 9.84     $ 9.96     $ 10.40     $ 9.66  
                                        

Total return

     (45.32 )%     11.51 %     0.44 %     7.66 %     6.98 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 6,823     $ 25,968     $ 21,104     $ 17,780     $ 12,166  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.01 %     1.04 %     1.08 %     1.08 %     1.05 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.14 %     1.12 %     1.12 %     1.13 %     1.16 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     (0.35 )%     (0.12 )%     (0.27 )%     (0.49 )%     (0.23 )%

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.25 )%     (0.06 )%     (0.25 )%     (0.47 )%     (0.18 )%

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.38 )%     (0.14 )%     (0.28 )%     (0.52 )%     (0.29 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

     162 %     77 %     48 %     42 %     53 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment loss

   $ —#     $ —#     $ —#     $ —#     $ 0.01  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 9.67     $ 9.83     $ 10.30     $ 9.58     $ 8.99  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.05 )     (0.07 )     (0.04 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.35 )     1.11       0.07       0.79       0.63  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.39 )     1.08       0.02       0.72       0.59  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from realized gains

     —#       (1.24 )     (0.49 )            
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 5.28     $ 9.67     $ 9.83     $ 10.30     $ 9.58  
                                        

Total return

     (45.39 )%     11.26 %     0.15 %     7.52 %     6.56 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 203,047     $ 391,335     $ 372,653     $ 362,850     $ 343,638  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.26 %     1.29 %(m)     1.33 %     1.33 %     1.30 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.39 %     1.37 %     1.37 %     1.38 %     1.41 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     (0.58 )%     (0.37 )%     (0.52 )%     (0.74 )%     (0.48 )%

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.49 )%     (0.30 )%     (0.50 )%     (0.72 )%     (0.43 )%

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     (0.62 )%     (0.39 )%     (0.53 )%     (0.77 )%     (0.54 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

     162 %     77 %     48 %     42 %     53 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment loss

   $ #   $ #   $ #   $ #   $ 0.01  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.79     $ 12.83     $ 11.19     $ 10.99     $ 10.28  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.18       0.19       0.14       0.13       0.13  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (4.58 )     0.29       2.05       0.68       1.36  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.40 )     0.48       2.19       0.81       1.49  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.16 )     (0.18 )     (0.12 )     (0.09 )     (0.14 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.02 )     (1.34 )     (0.43 )     (0.52 )     (0.64 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.18 )     (1.52 )     (0.55 )     (0.61 )     (0.78 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 7.21     $ 11.79     $ 12.83     $ 11.19     $ 10.99  
                                        

Total return

     (37.33 )%     3.88 %     19.62 %     7.37 %     14.71 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 1,180,738     $ 1,220,184     $ 914,471     $ 309,385     $ 9,758  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.05 %     1.07 %     1.10 %     1.10 %     1.10 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.03 %     1.01 %     1.06 %     1.04 %     0.96 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.05 %     1.07 %     1.10 %     1.12 %     1.15 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.79 %     1.38 %     1.12 %     1.03 %     1.35 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.82 %     1.44 %     1.16 %     1.09 %     1.49 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.79 %     1.38 %     1.12 %     1.01 %     1.30 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     60 %     77 %     63 %     76 %     99 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $     $     $     $ #   $ 0.01  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.79     $ 12.83     $ 11.19     $ 10.99     $ 10.28  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.15       0.16       0.11       0.09       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (4.57 )     0.29       2.05       0.69       1.34  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.42 )     0.45       2.16       0.78       1.46  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.14 )     (0.15 )     (0.09 )     (0.06 )     (0.11 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.02 )     (1.34 )     (0.43 )     (0.52 )     (0.64 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.16 )     (1.49 )     (0.52 )     (0.58 )     (0.75 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 7.21     $ 11.79     $ 12.83     $ 11.19     $ 10.99  
                                        

Total return

     (37.49 )%     3.61 %     19.32 %     7.10 %     14.42 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 439,812     $ 718,323     $ 702,312     $ 526,727     $ 406,626  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.30 %     1.32 %     1.35 %     1.35 %     1.35 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.28 %     1.26% (m)     1.31% (m)     1.29 %     1.21 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.30 %     1.32 %     1.35 %     1.37 %     1.40 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers and reimbursements

     1.51 %     1.12 %     0.85 %     0.78 %     1.10 %

After waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.53 %     1.18 %     0.89 %     0.84 %     1.24 %

Before waivers, reimbursements and fees paid indirectly

     1.51 %     1.12 %     0.85 %     0.76 %     1.05 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     60 %     77 %     63 %     76 %     99 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $     $     $     $ #   $ 0.01  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 9.13     $ 9.04     $ 9.12     $ 9.63     $ 8.75  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.06 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (3.90 )     1.14       0.96       0.89       1.10  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.94 )     1.07       0.89       0.81       1.04  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.08 )     (0.98 )     (0.97 )     (1.32 )     (0.16 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 5.11     $ 9.13     $ 9.04     $ 9.12     $ 9.63  
                                        

Total return

     (43.47 )%     12.22 %     9.83 %     8.66 %     12.04 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 151,539     $ 303,194     $ 230,585     $ 223,527     $ 395,739  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.21 %     1.27 %     1.26 %     1.30 %     1.25 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.31 %     1.30 %     1.30 %     1.35 %     1.35 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     (0.50 )%     (0.67 )%     (0.74 )%     (0.84 )%     (0.90 )%

Before fees paid indirectly

     (0.61 )%     (0.70 )%     (0.78 )%     (0.89 )%     (1.00 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     128 %     81 %     77 %     87 %     76 %
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 8.95     $ 8.90     $ 9.01     $ 9.55     $ 8.70  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.05 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )     (0.10 )     (0.09 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (3.83 )     1.12       0.95       0.88       1.10  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.88 )     1.03       0.86       0.78       1.01  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.08 )     (0.98 )     (0.97 )     (1.32 )     (0.16 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 4.99     $ 8.95     $ 8.90     $ 9.01     $ 9.55  
                                        

Total return

     (43.68 )%     11.97 %     9.62 %     8.41 %     11.76 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 288,031     $ 554,500     $ 543,139     $ 498,431     $ 468,973  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.46 %     1.52 %     1.51 %     1.55 %     1.50 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.56 %(m)     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.60 %     1.60 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     (0.75 )%     (0.93 )%     (0.99 )%     (1.09 )%     (1.15 )%

Before fees paid indirectly

     (0.86 )%     (0.96 )%     (1.03 )%     (1.14 )%     (1.25 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     128 %     81 %     77 %     87 %     76 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 9.19     $ 10.03     $ 9.74     $ 11.48     $ 10.50  
                                        

Income from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.06       0.02       0.03       0.01       0.01  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (3.33 )     #     1.41       0.83       1.60  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.27 )     0.02       1.44       0.84       1.61  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.05 )           (0.02 )            

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.10 )     (0.86 )     (1.13 )     (2.58 )     (0.63 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.15 )     (0.86 )     (1.15 )     (2.58 )     (0.63 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 5.77     $ 9.19     $ 10.03     $ 9.74     $ 11.48  
                                        

Total return

     (35.88 )%     0.31 %     15.08 %     7.61 %     15.47 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 330,996     $ 535,842     $ 387,990     $ 319,455     $ 842,150  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.15 %     1.28 %     1.30 %     1.24 %     1.29 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.30 %     1.29 %     1.31 %     1.29 %     1.35 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.78 %     0.17 %     0.25 %     0.09 %     0.08 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.62 %     0.17 %     0.24 %     0.04 %     0.02 %

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     78 %     60 %     67 %     58 %     61 %
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 9.01     $ 9.87     $ 9.61     $ 11.39     $ 10.45  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income (loss)

     0.04       (0.01 )     #     (0.02 )     (0.02 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (3.25 )     0.01       1.39       0.82       1.59  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.21 )           1.39       0.80       1.57  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.04 )                        

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.10 )     (0.86 )     (1.13 )     (2.58 )     (0.63 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.14 )     (0.86 )     (1.13 )     (2.58 )     (0.63 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 5.66     $ 9.01     $ 9.87     $ 9.61     $ 11.39  
                                        

Total return

     (35.99 )%     0.10 %     14.75 %     7.29 %     15.16 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 320,011     $ 539,894     $ 599,824     $ 510,799     $ 498,370  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.39 %     1.53 %     1.55 %     1.49 %     1.54 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.55 %     1.54 %     1.56 %(m)     1.54 %     1.60 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     0.54 %     (0.08 )%     (0.01 )%     (0.16 )%     (0.17 )%

Before fees paid indirectly

     0.38 %     (0.09 )%     (0.02 )%     (0.21 )%     (0.23 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     78 %     60 %     67 %     58 %     61 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Class A   

January 22,

2008* to

December 31,

2008 (c)

                             

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 7.61          
                

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.04 )        

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

     (2.39 )        
                

Total from investment operations

     (2.43 )        
                

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.03 )        
                

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 5.15          
                

Total return (b)

     (32.08 )%        
                

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 367,823          

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly (a)

     1.30 %(m)        

Before fees paid indirectly (a)

     1.35 %(m)        

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly (a)

     (0.59 )%        

Before fees paid indirectly (a)

     (0.64 )%        

Portfolio turnover rate

     98 %        
                                          
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 8.91     $ 9.52     $ 8.76     $ 8.28     $ 7.36  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.06 )     (0.02 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.07 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (3.69 )     0.33       0.95       0.70       0.99  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.75 )     0.31       0.88       0.63       0.92  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.03 )     (0.92 )     (0.12 )     (0.15 )      
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 5.13     $ 8.91     $ 9.52     $ 8.76     $ 8.28  
                                        

Total return

     (42.21 )%     3.60 %     10.26 %     7.55 %     12.50 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 207,749     $ 392,037     $ 277,810     $ 176,610     $ 93,964  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     1.53 %     1.47 %     1.30 %     1.30 %     1.30 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.48 %     1.27 %     1.30 %     1.30 %     1.30 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.53 %     1.54 %     1.39 %     1.37 %     1.43 %

Ratio of net investment income (loss) to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     (0.90 )%     (0.39 )%     (0.77 )%     (0.85 )%     (0.89 )%

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     (0.85 )%     (0.19 )%     (0.77 )%     (0.85 )%     (0.89 )%

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     (0.90 )%     (0.46 )%     (0.85 )%     (0.92 )%     (1.02 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

     98 %     177 %     279 %     273 %     199 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment loss

   $     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01     $ 0.01  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.23     $ 13.70     $ 13.37     $ 14.02     $ 13.29  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.05       0.10       0.07       0.06       0.07  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.28 )     (1.42 )     2.09       0.61       2.20  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.23 )     (1.32 )     2.16       0.67       2.27  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.04 )     (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.06 )     (0.05 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.04 )     (1.08 )     (1.75 )     (1.26 )     (1.49 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.08 )     (1.15 )     (1.83 )     (1.32 )     (1.54 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 6.92     $ 11.23     $ 13.70     $ 13.37     $ 14.02  
                                        

Total return

     (37.75 )%     (9.62 )%     16.38 %     4.94 %     17.45 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 242,715     $ 628,684     $ 577,637     $ 523,308     $ 281,509  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     1.23 %     1.07 %(m)     0.85 %(m)     0.79 %     0.80 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.17 %     1.06 %     0.77 %(m)     0.70 %     0.61 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.23 %     1.10 %     0.85 %(m)     0.79 %     0.80 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     0.42 %     0.71 %     0.40 %(m)     0.37 %     0.37 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     0.47 %     0.72 %     0.47 %(m)     0.46 %     0.56 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     0.42 %     0.68 %     0.40 %(m)     0.37 %     0.37 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     98 %     103 %     114 %     90 %     96 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $     $ #   $     $     $  
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 11.24     $ 13.71     $ 13.38     $ 14.02     $ 13.30  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment income

     0.02       0.07       0.03       0.03       0.03  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.27 )     (1.42 )     2.09       0.62       2.19  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.25 )     (1.35 )     2.12       0.65       2.22  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.02 )     (0.04 )     (0.04 )     (0.03 )     (0.01 )

Distributions from realized gains

     (0.04 )     (1.08 )     (1.75 )     (1.26 )     (1.49 )
                                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.06 )     (1.12 )     (1.79 )     (1.29 )     (1.50 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 6.93     $ 11.24     $ 13.71     $ 13.38     $ 14.02  
                                        

Total return

     (37.87 )%     (9.84 )%     16.07 %     4.75 %     17.06 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 506,586     $ 980,945     $ 1,326,859     $ 1,153,566     $ 1,042,729  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     1.48 %     1.32 %(m)     1.10 %(m)     1.04 %     1.05 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.42 %     1.31 %(m)     1.02 %(m)     0.95 %     0.86 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     1.48 %     1.35 %(m)     1.10 %(m)     1.04 %     1.05 %

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

          

After waivers

     0.17 %     0.48 %     0.15 %(m)     0.12 %     0.12 %

After waivers and fees paid indirectly

     0.23 %     0.50 %     0.22 %(m)     0.21 %     0.31 %

Before waivers and fees paid indirectly

     0.17 %     0.46 %     0.15 %(m)     0.12 %     0.12 %

Portfolio turnover rate

     98 %     103 %     114 %     90 %     96 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the year:

          

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $     $ #   $     $     $  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,  
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 13.18     $ 11.12     $ 10.34     $ 9.26     $ 8.87  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.05 )     (0.08 )     (0.07 )     (0.08 )     (0.05 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (6.14 )     2.14       0.85       1.16       0.50  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (6.19 )     2.06       0.78       1.08       0.45  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from realized gains

                             (0.06 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 6.99     $ 13.18     $ 11.12     $ 10.34     $ 9.26  
                                        

Total return

     (46.97 )%     18.53 %     7.54 %     11.54 %     5.25 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 7,124     $ 36,248     $ 28,469     $ 27,263     $ 25,939  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.41 %     1.41 %     1.39 %     1.36 %     1.50 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.42 %     1.42 %     1.43 %     1.42 %     1.60 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     (0.41 )%     (0.62 )%     (0.69 )%     (0.85 )%     (0.70 )%

Before fees paid indirectly

     (0.42 )%     (0.63 )%     (0.72 )%     (0.91 )%     (0.80 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     148 %     132 %     163 %     148 %     160 %
     Year Ended December 31,  
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     2006 (c)     2005 (c)     2004  

Net asset value, beginning of year

   $ 12.98     $ 10.98     $ 10.23     $ 9.19     $ 8.82  
                                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

          

Net investment loss

     (0.07 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.10 )     (0.06 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (6.05 )     2.11       0.85       1.14       0.49  
                                        

Total from investment operations

     (6.12 )     2.00       0.75       1.04       0.43  
                                        

Less distributions:

          

Distributions from realized gains

                             (0.06 )
                                        

Net asset value, end of year

   $ 6.86     $ 12.98     $ 10.98     $ 10.23     $ 9.19  
                                        

Total return

     (47.15 )%     18.21 %     7.33 %     11.20 %     5.05 %
                                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net assets, end of year (000’s)

   $ 331,894     $ 656,676     $ 516,556     $ 507,474     $ 486,608  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     1.66 %(m)     1.66 %     1.64 %     1.61 %     1.75 %

Before fees paid indirectly

     1.67 %(m)     1.67 %     1.68 %     1.67 %     1.85 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets:

          

After fees paid indirectly

     (0.73 )%     (0.87 )%     (0.94 )%     (1.10 )%     (0.95 )%

Before fees paid indirectly

     (0.74 )%     (0.88 )%     (0.97 )%     (1.16 )%     (1.05 )%

Portfolio turnover rate

 

     148 %     132 %     163 %     148 %     160 %

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,        
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                 10.85     $                                 10.54     $                                 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.40       0.26       0.23  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (3.69 )   $ 0.53       0.56  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.29 )   $ 0.79       0.79  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.31 )     (0.35 )     (0.25 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.08 )   $ (0.13 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.39 )     (0.48 )     (0.25 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7.17     $ 10.85     $ 10.54  
                        

Total return (b)

     (30.31 )%     7.49 %     7.94 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 33,119     $ 580     $ 540  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.55 %     1.81 %     7.98 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     4.45 %     2.37 %     6.68 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     4.25 %     0.91 %     (1.66 )%(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     43 %     12 %     3 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.16     $ 0.29  
     Year Ended December 31,        
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 10.85     $ 10.54     $ 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.36       0.46       0.39  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (3.67 )     0.30       0.39  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.31 )     0.76       0.78  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.29 )     (0.32 )     (0.24 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.08 )     (0.13 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.37 )     (0.45 )     (0.24 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 7.17     $ 10.85     $ 10.54  
                        

Total return (b)

     (30.50 )%     7.22 %     7.85 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 23,402     $ 13,218     $ 2,023  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.80 %(m)     2.06 %(m)     8.23 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.97 %     4.12 %     11.01 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.63 %     2.72 %     3.72 %(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     43 %     12 %     3 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.03     $ 0.16     $ 0.26  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,        
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                 11.02     $                                 10.65     $                                 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.36       0.21       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.20 )     0.60       0.68  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.84 )     0.81       0.87  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.26 )     (0.30 )     (0.22 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.11 )     (0.14 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.37 )     (0.44 )     (0.22 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.81     $ 11.02     $ 10.65  
                        

Total return (b)

     (34.83 )%     7.62 %     8.71 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 31,868     $ 585     $ 544  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.57 %     1.51 %     7.39 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     4.11 %     1.86 %     5.55 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.90 %     0.69 %     (2.33 )%(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     21 %     15 %     2 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.02     $ 0.13     $ 0.27  
     Year Ended December 31,        
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                 11.02     $                                 10.65     $                                 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.31       0.35       0.31  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.16 )     0.43       0.55  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (3.85 )     0.78       0.86  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.25 )     (0.27 )     (0.21 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.11 )     (0.14 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.36 )     (0.41 )     (0.21 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.81     $ 11.02     $ 10.65  
                        

Total return (b)

     (35.00 )%     7.35 %     8.62 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 22,355     $ 17,298     $ 2,154  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.82 %(m)     1.76 %(m)     7.64 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.40 %     3.10 %     8.86 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.05 %     2.03 %     2.18 %(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     21 %     15 %     2 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.03     $ 0.12     $ 0.24  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,        
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                 11.21     $                                 10.76     $                                 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.34       0.17       0.16  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.58 )     0.66       0.78  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.24 )     0.83       0.94  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.24 )     (0.27 )     (0.18 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.14 )     (0.11 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.38 )     (0.38 )     (0.18 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.59     $ 11.21     $ 10.76  
                        

Total return (b)

     (37.94 )%     7.75 %     9.45 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 10,038     $ 589     $ 547  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.94 %     2.48 %     9.66 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.92 %     1.48 %     4.50 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.33 %     (0.64 )%     (4.99 )%(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     12 %     6 %     4 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.05     $ 0.24     $ 0.33  
     Year Ended December 31,        
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                 11.21     $                                 10.76     $                                 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.30       0.29       0.19  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.55 )     0.51       0.74  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.25 )     0.80       0.93  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.22 )     (0.24 )     (0.17 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.14 )     (0.11 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.36 )     (0.35 )     (0.17 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.60     $ 11.21     $ 10.76  
                        

Total return (b)

     (38.01 )%     7.37 %     9.45 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 14,430     $ 9,825     $ 1,228  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     1.19 %(m)     2.73 %(m)     9.91 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.34 %     2.54 %     5.42 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     2.59 %     0.53 %     (3.77 )%(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     12 %     6 %     4 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.07     $ 0.23     $ 0.32  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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     Year Ended December 31,        
Class A    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                 11.16     $                                 10.86     $                                 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.29       0.13       0.12  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.86 )     0.74       0.89  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.57 )     0.87       1.01  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.20 )     (0.23 )     (0.15 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.19 )     (0.34 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.39 )     (0.57 )     (0.15 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.20     $ 11.16     $ 10.86  
                        

Total return (b)

     (41.18 )%     8.09 %     10.16 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 3,014     $ 595     $ 551  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.35 %     0.35 %     0.35 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     1.63 %     2.91 %     10.59 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     3.40 %     1.13 %     3.47 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     2.12 %     (1.42 )%     (6.92 )%(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     5 %     23 %     7 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.11     $ 0.29     $ 0.36  
     Year Ended December 31,        
Class B    2008 (c)     2007 (c)     August 31, 2006* to
December 31, 2006 (c)
 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $                                 11.16     $                                 10.86     $                                 10.00  
                        

Income (loss) from investment operations:

      

Net investment income

     0.24       0.21       0.18  

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     (4.82 )     0.63       0.82  
                        

Total from investment operations

     (4.58 )     0.84       1.00  
                        

Less distributions:

      

Dividends from net investment income

     (0.19 )     (0.20 )     (0.14 )

Distributions from net realized gains

     (0.19 )     (0.34 )     #
                        

Total dividends and distributions

     (0.38 )     (0.54 )     (0.14 )
                        

Net asset value, end of period

   $ 6.20     $ 11.16     $ 10.86  
                        

Total return (b)

     (41.33 )%     7.82 %     10.06 %
                        

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

      

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

   $ 8,696     $ 6,588     $ 1,052  

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     0.60 %     0.60 %     0.60 %

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     1.88 %(m)     3.16 %(m)     10.84 %(m)

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets:

      

After waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     2.71 %     1.78 %     5.06 %(l)

Before waivers and reimbursements (a)(f)

     1.33 %     (0.70 )%     (5.07 )%(l)

Portfolio turnover rate

     5 %     23 %     7 %

Effect of contractual expense limitation during the period:

      

Per share benefit to net investment income

   $ 0.12     $ 0.29     $ 0.36  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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* Commencement of operations.
# Per share amount is less than $0.01.
(†) The capital contribution from affiliate is related to certain adjustments to historic net asset values.
Amount is less than 1%.
(a) Ratios for periods less than one year are annualized.
(b) Total returns for periods less than one year are not annualized.
(c) Net investment income and capital changes are based on average shares outstanding.
(d) On July 6, 2007, this Portfolio received, through a merger, the assets and liabilities of the EQ/Wells Fargo Montgomery Small Cap Portfolio that followed the same investment objectives of this Portfolio. The information from October 1, 2004 through July 6, 2007 is that of the predecessor EQ/Wells Fargo Montgomery Small Cap Portfolio. Information for the year ended December 31, 2007 includes the results of the operations of the predecessor EQ/Wells Fargo Montgomery Small Cap Portfolio from January 1, 2007 through July 6, 2007.
(f) Expenses do not include the expenses of the underlying funds.
(l) The annualized ratio of net investment income to average net assets may not be indicative of operating results for a full year.
(m) Reflects overall fund ratios for investment income and non-class specific expense.
(n) Includes a gain incurred resulting from a litigation payment. Without this gain, the total return would have been (46.77)%.
(o) Includes a gain incurred resulting from a litigation payment. Without this gain, the total return would have been (46.87)%.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2008

Note 1 Organization and Selected Significant Accounting Policies

AXA Premier VIP Trust (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware business trust on October 2, 2001 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company with thirteen diversified Portfolios and nine non-diversified Portfolios (each a “Portfolio”). The non-diversified Portfolios are: AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio, AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio, AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio, AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio, AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio, Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio, Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio, Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio and Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio. The investment manager to each Portfolio is AXA Equitable Life Insurance Company (“AXA Equitable” or the “Manager”). The day-to-day portfolio management of each Portfolio, other than the AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio, AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio, AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio, AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio and AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio (“AXA Allocation Portfolios”), and the Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio, Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio, Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio and Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio (“Target Allocation Portfolios”), is provided by multiple investment sub-advisers (each an “Adviser”).

Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, in the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts with their vendors and others that provide for general indemnifications. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Trust. However, based on experience, the Trust and management expect that risk of loss to be remote.

The AXA Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios are types of mutual funds often described as “fund of funds.” Each AXA Allocation Portfolio and Target Allocation Portfolio pursues its investment objective by investing exclusively in other affiliated mutual funds managed by AXA Equitable (EQ Advisors Trust and AXA Premier VIP Trust).

All of the Portfolios, except the AXA Allocation Portfolios and Target Allocation Portfolios, employ multiple Advisers. Each of the Advisers independently chooses and maintains a portfolio of securities for the Portfolio and each is responsible for investing a specific allocated portion of the Portfolio’s assets. Because each Adviser will be managing its allocated portion of the Portfolio independently from the other Advisers, the same security may be held in different portions of the Portfolio, or may be acquired for one portion of the Portfolio at a time when the Adviser of another portion deems it appropriate to dispose of the security. Similarly, under some market conditions, one Adviser may believe that temporary defensive investments in short-term instruments or cash are appropriate when the other Adviser or Advisers believe continued exposure to the equity markets is appropriate for their portions of the Portfolio. Because each Adviser directs the trading for its own portion of the Portfolio, and does not aggregate its transactions with those of the other Advisers, the Portfolio may incur higher brokerage costs, and have higher portfolio turnover, than would be the case if a single Adviser were managing the entire Portfolio.

The Trust has the right to issue two classes of shares, Class A and Class B. The Class B shares are subject to distribution fees imposed under a distribution plan (“Distribution Plan”) adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. Under the Trust’s multiple class distribution system, both classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights, other than the payment of distribution fees under the Distribution Plan. The Trust’s shares are currently sold only to insurance company separate accounts in connection with variable life insurance contracts and variable annuity certificates and contracts issued by AXA Equitable, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of AXA, AXA Life and Annuity Company and other affiliated or unaffiliated insurance companies and to the AXA Equitable 401(k) Plan.

 

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The investment objectives of each Portfolio are as follows:

AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio — Seeks a high level of current income.

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio — Seeks current income and growth of capital, with a greater emphasis on current income.

AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio — Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income.

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio — Seeks long-term capital appreciation and current income, with a greater emphasis on capital appreciation.

AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio — Seeks long-term capital appreciation.

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio (advised by AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”) (an affiliate of AXA Equitable), ClearBridge Advisors, LLC, Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc. and Marsico Capital Management, LLC (“Marsico”)) — Long-term growth of capital.

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio (advised by BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (“PIMCO”)) — To seek a balance of a high current income and capital appreciation, consistent with a prudent level of risk.

Multimanager Health Care Portfolio (advised by Invesco Aim Capital Management, Inc., RCM Capital Management LLC (“RCM”) and Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington Management”)) — Long-term growth of capital.

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio (advised by PIMCO and Post Advisory Group, LLC) — High total return through a combination of current income and capital appreciation.

Multimanager International Equity Portfolio (advised by AllianceBernstein, JPMorgan Investment Management Inc. and Marsico) — Long-term growth of capital.

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio (advised by AllianceBernstein, Janus Capital Management LLC and Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.) — Long-term growth of capital.

Multimanager Large Cap Growth Portfolio (advised by Goodman & Co. NY Ltd. (“Goodman”), T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. and Westfield Capital Management Company, LP (“Westfield”)) — Long-term growth of capital. Effective August 1, 2008, Westfield replaced RCM as a sub-advisor to the Portfolio. Effective August 1, 2008, Goodman replaced TCW Investment Management Company as a sub-advisor to the Portfolio.

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio (advised by AllianceBernstein, Institutional Capital LLC and MFS Investment Management) — Long-term growth of capital.

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio (advised by AllianceBernstein, Franklin Advisers, Inc., and Wellington Management) — Long-term growth of capital. Effective July 31, 2008, Wellington Management replaced Provident Investment Counsel, Inc. as a sub-advisor to the Portfolio.

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio (advised by AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (an affiliate of AXA Equitable), Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC (“Tradewinds”) and Wellington Management) — Long-term growth of capital. Effective December 1, 2008, Tradewinds replaced TCW as a sub-advisor to the Portfolio.

Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio (advised by Eagle Asset Management, Inc. and Wells Capital Management Inc.) — Long-term growth of capital.

Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio (advised by Franklin Advisory Services, LLC, Lazard Asset Management LLC and Pacific Global Management Company (“Pacific Global”)) — Long-term growth of capital. Effective July 18, 2008, Pacific Global was added as a sub-advisor to the Portfolio.

 

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Multimanager Technology Portfolio (advised by Firsthand Capital Management, Inc., RCM and Wellington Management) — Long-term growth of capital.

Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio — Seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital growth and income.

Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio — Seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital growth and income.

Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio — Seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital growth and income.

Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio — Seeks the highest total return over time consistent with its asset mix. Total return includes capital growth and income.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the Trust:

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Valuation:

The Portfolios are subject to the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157), effective with the beginning of each Portfolio’s fiscal year. This standard defines fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3 measurements) when market prices are not readily available or reliable. The three levels of the hierarchy under SFAS 157 are summarized below:

 

   

Level 1 - quoted prices in active markets for identical assets

 

   

Level 2 - other significant inputs (including quoted prices of similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

 

   

Level 3 - significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level within the hierarchy.

The inputs or methodology used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For example, money market securities are valued using amortized cost, in accordance with the rules under the 1940 Act. Generally, amortized cost approximates the current fair value of a security, but since the valuation is not obtained from a quoted price in an active market, such securities are reflected as Level 2.

A summary of inputs used to value each Portfolio’s investments as of December 31, 2008 is included in the Portfolio of Investments.

Equity securities listed on national securities exchanges are valued at the last sale price or official closing price on the date of valuation or, if there is no sale or official closing price, at the latest available bid price. Other unlisted equity securities are valued at their last sale price or official closing price or, if no reported sale occurs during the day, at a bid price estimated by a broker. Securities listed on the NASDAQ exchange will be valued using the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”). Generally, the

 

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NOCP will be the last sale price unless the reported trade for the security is outside the range of the bid/ ask price. In such cases, the NOCP will be normalized to the nearer of the bid or ask price.

Convertible preferred stocks listed on national securities exchanges or included on the NASDAQ stock market are valued as of their last sale price or, if there is no sale, at the latest available bid price. Convertible bonds and unlisted convertible preferred stocks are valued at bid prices obtained from one or more of the major dealers in such securities. Where there is a discrepancy between dealers, values may be adjusted based on recent premium spreads to the underlying common stocks. Convertible bonds may be matrix-priced based upon the conversion value to the underlying common stocks and market premiums.

Mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities are valued at prices obtained from a bond pricing service where available, or at a bid price obtained from one or more of the major dealers in such securities. If a quoted price is unavailable, an equivalent yield or yield spread quote will be obtained from a broker and converted to a price.

Options, including options on futures that are traded on exchanges, are valued at their last sale price, and if the last sale price is not available then the previous day’s last sale price is used. If the bid price is higher or the asked price is lower than the last sale price, the higher bid or lower asked price may be used. Options not traded on an exchange or actively traded are valued at fair value under the direction of the Board of Trustees (“Trustees”).

Long-term corporate bonds may be valued on the basis of prices provided by a pricing service when such prices are believed to reflect the fair market value of such securities. The prices provided by a pricing service take into account many factors, including institutional size, trading in similar groups of securities and any developments related to specific securities; however, when such prices are unavailable, such bonds will be valued using broker quotes.

U.S. Treasury securities and other obligations issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, are valued at representative quoted prices.

Foreign securities, including foreign government securities, not traded directly, or in American Depositary Receipt (“ADR”) or similar form in the United States, are valued at representative quoted prices from the primary exchange in the currency of the country of origin.

Investments in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are valued based on last sale price on the respective exchange.

Short-term investments which mature in 60 days or less from the date of valuation are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Short-term investments, which mature in more than 60 days, are valued at representative quoted prices.

Futures contracts are valued at their last sale price or, if there is no sale, at the latest available bid price.

Forward foreign exchange contracts are valued by interpolating between the forward and spot currency rates as quoted by a pricing service as of a designated hour on the valuation date.

Other securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which valuation can not be provided, are valued at fair value under the direction of the Trustees.

Investments in the AXA Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios are valued based on the net asset value per share of each underlying open-end mutual fund, which follow the policies as described above.

Pursuant to procedures approved by the Trustees, events or circumstances affecting the values of portfolio securities that occur between the closing of their principal markets and the time the NAV is determined may be reflected, as by a method approved by the Trustees, in the Trust’s calculation of net asset values for each applicable Portfolio when the Trust’s Manager deems that the particular event or

 

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circumstance would materially affect such Portfolio’s net asset value. The value and percentage, based on Total Investments, of the investments that applied these procedures on December 31, 2008 are as follows:

 

Portfolios:

  

Market Value

  

Percentage of Total Investments*

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

   $ 6,955,324    0.9%

Multimanager Health Care

     32,543,269    10.3

Multimanager International Equity

     1,589,098,870    83.8

Multimanager Large Cap Core

     20,533,552    2.3

Multimanager Large Cap Value

     31,781,601    2.0

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

     8,132,052    1.8

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

     7,735,290    1.2

Multimanager Technology

     16,044,058    4.8

* excluding Investments of Cash Collateral for Securities on Loan

Securities transactions are recorded on the trade date net of brokerage fees, commissions, and transfer fees. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income (including amortization of premium and discount on long-term securities using the effective yield method) is accrued daily.

Realized gains and losses on the sale of investments are computed on the basis of the specific identification method of the investments sold. Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities is presented net of deferred taxes on unrealized gains in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Expenses attributable to a single Portfolio or class are charged to that Portfolio or class. Expenses of the Trust not attributable to a single Portfolio or class are charged to each Portfolio or class in proportion to the average net assets of each Portfolio or other appropriate allocation methods.

All income earned and expenses incurred by each Portfolio are borne on a pro-rata basis by each outstanding class of shares, based on the proportionate interest in the Portfolio represented by the daily net assets of such class, except for distribution fees which are charged on a class specific basis.

Foreign Currency Valuation:

The books and records of the Trust are kept in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates at the following dates:

 

  (i) market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities - at the valuation date.

 

  (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses - at the date of such transactions.

The Portfolios do not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on securities.

Net currency gains or losses realized and unrealized as a result of differences between interest or dividends, withholding taxes, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and foreign cash recorded on the Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amount actually received or paid are presented under foreign currency transactions in the realized and unrealized gains and losses section of the Statements of Operations. Net realized gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains (losses) from forward foreign currency contracts, disposition of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amount of investment income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on a Portfolio’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent of amounts actually received or paid.

 

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Taxes:

The Portfolios adopted the provisions of the FASB Interpretation number 48 Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“the Interpretation”), on December 31, 2007. At December 31, 2008, the Portfolios did not have any liabilities for uncertain tax positions. The Portfolios recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions as income tax expense in the Statements of Operations. During the year, the Portfolios did not incur any interest or penalties.

Each of the tax years in the four year period ended December 31, 2008 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. FIN 48 had no impact on the Portfolios for the year ended December 31, 2008.

The Trust intends to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment income and net realized capital gains to shareholders of each Portfolio. Therefore, no Federal income tax provision is required. Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually for all Portfolios (Multimanager Core Bond declares and distributes monthly). Distributions from net realized short-term and long-term capital gains, if any, are declared and distributed at least annually to the shareholders of the Portfolios to which such gains are attributable unless such gains are offset by capital loss carryforwards. All dividends are reinvested in additional full and fractional shares of the related Portfolios. All dividends and distributions are calculated on a tax basis and, as such, the amounts may differ from financial statement investment income and realized gains. Those differences are primarily due to differing book and tax treatments for organization costs, forward foreign currency transactions, losses due to wash sales transactions, mark-to-market of forward contracts, mark-to-market of passive foreign investment companies and straddle transactions. In addition, short-term capital gains and foreign currency gains are treated as capital gains for accounting (book) purposes but are considered ordinary income for tax purposes. Net capital and net currency losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Portfolio’s next taxable year.

The tax composition of distributed and undistributed income and gains for the years ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007, were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2008    Year Ended December 31, 2007
     Distributed
Ordinary
Income
   Distributed
Long Term
Gains
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Long Term
Gains
   Distributed
Ordinary
Income
   Distributed
Long Term
Gains
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Long Term
Gains

AXA Conservative
Allocation

   $ 66,401,374    $ 14,776,714    $    $ 2,702,908    $ 21,368,434    $ 8,673,731    $    $ 8,204,533

AXA Conservative-
Plus Allocation

     54,829,847      36,745,585           2,679,153      37,710,012      21,933,958      30,000      25,692,644

AXA Moderate
Allocation

     370,627,445      388,857,007           11,769,459      298,600,094      52,620,672           281,484,720

AXA Moderate-
Plus Allocation

     250,828,191      559,424,936           20,523,372      287,282,601      287,860,350           460,742,283

AXA Aggressive
Allocation

     49,303,399      206,971,528      59,296      3,083,153      73,945,478      100,301,029           164,086,702

Multimanager
Aggressive Equity

     6,214,318           35,872           2,642,629           456,432     

Multimanager
Core Bond

     207,175,981      47,135,586                125,976,717           2,620,754      3,011,991

Multimanager Health
Care

     3,018,648      1,578,860                14,562,365      18,427,218      2,912,273      1,502,977

Multimanager
High Yield

     157,290,685                     147,966,792           1,728,137     

Multimanager
International
Equity

     77,511,552      18,971,707      972,411           95,478,324      101,354,141      31,129,819      18,971,707

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2008    Year Ended December 31, 2007
     Distributed
Ordinary
Income
   Distributed
Long Term
Gains
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Long Term
Gains
   Distributed
Ordinary
Income
   Distributed
Long Term
Gains
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
   Accumulated
Undistributed
Long Term
Gains

Multimanager Large
Cap Core Equity

   $ 10,831,433    $    $    $    $ 32,902,483    $ 41,565,481    $ 2,563,155    $

Multimanager Large
Cap Growth

     53,996                     5,929,173      41,310,199      51,863     

Multimanager Large
Cap Value

     35,259,292      3,521,292                111,537,136      106,635,518      1,415,383      3,343,040

Multimanager Mid
Cap Growth

     3,043,981      4,128,512                     83,221,222      3,069,989      4,100,311

Multimanager Mid
Cap Value

     4,821,485      11,956,713      3,755,335           13,148,254      80,529,778      560,811      11,960,386

Multimanager Small
Cap Growth

     2,535,039      102,520                24,310,615      12,226,903      2,369,788      101,427

Multimanager Small
Cap Value

     3,268,398      4,501,548                70,233,923      86,605,208           3,389,593

Multimanager
Technology

                                       

Target 2015 Allocation

     1,952,642      924,929                443,794      71,472           280,687

Target 2025 Allocation

     1,595,453      1,153,544           70,416      474,399      134,797           431,133

Target 2035 Allocation

     653,191      618,788           28,830      235,561      48,431           271,474

Target 2045 Allocation

     253,717      386,856           26,023      145,251      162,141           206,051

Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions resulted in reclassifications to undistributed (overdistributed) net investment income (loss), accumulated net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital at December 31, 2008 as follows:

 

Portfolios:

   Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Paid
In
Capital
 

AXA Conservative Allocation

   $ 8,707,665     $ (8,707,665 )   $  

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

     8,366,859       (8,366,859 )      

AXA Moderate Allocation

     67,841,687       (67,841,687 )      

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

     61,402,704       (61,402,704 )      

AXA Aggressive Allocation

     14,708,890       (14,708,890 )      

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

     105,474       1,317,416       (1,422,890 )

Multimanager Core Bond

     4,996,500       8,201,971       (13,198,471 )

Multimanager Health Care

     1,929,600       (626,983 )     (1,302,617 )

Multimanager High Yield

     4,298,615       64,306,533       (68,605,148 )

Multimanager International Equity

     (2,875,398 )     2,875,398        

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

     28,163       81,195       (109,358 )

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

     1,569,542       2,132       (1,571,674 )

Multimanager Large Cap Value

     158,656       48,299       (206,955 )

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

     4,393,613       76,297       (4,469,910 )

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

     (466,515 )     606,993       (140,478 )

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

     4,091,645       8,718       (4,100,363 )

Multimanager Small Cap Value

     (107,100 )     566,839       (459,739 )

Multimanager Technology

     3,791,284       (63,767 )     (3,727,517 )

Target 2015 Allocation

     434,735       (435,842 )     1,107  

Target 2025 Allocation

     463,865       (463,997 )     132  

Target 2035 Allocation

     227,492       (230,873 )     3,381  

 

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Portfolios:

   Undistributed
Net Investment
Income (Loss)
   Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Paid
In
Capital

Target 2045 Allocation

   $ 116,440    $ (116,915 )   $ 475

Net capital and net currency losses incurred after October 31 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Portfolio’s next taxable year. For the period from November 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008, the Portfolios elected to defer until the first business day of 2009 for U.S. Federal income tax purposes, net capital and net currency losses, as follows:

 

Portfolios:

   Net Currency Loss    Net Capital Loss

AXA Conservative Allocation

   $    $

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

         

AXA Moderate Allocation

         

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

         

AXA Aggressive Allocation

         

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

     163      118,129,481

Multimanager Core Bond

     10,050,543      2,706,811

Multimanager Health Care

     346,570      5,050,063

Multimanager High Yield

     3,497,482      39,568,891

Multimanager International Equity

          74,647,735

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

     25,655      42,907,967

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

          27,850,175

Multimanager Large Cap Value

          77,995,731

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

     3,797      36,215,832

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

     225      107,415,490

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

          55,161,614

Multimanager Small Cap Value

          53,336,692

Multimanager Technology

     11,597      31,385,925

Target 2015 Allocation

         

Target 2025 Allocation

         

Target 2035 Allocation

         

Target 2045 Allocation

         

Fees Paid Indirectly:

For all Portfolios, the Board of Trustees has approved the payment of certain Trust expenses using brokerage service arrangements. These payments are reflected on the Statements of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2008, several Portfolios reduced expenses under these arrangements as follows:

 

Portfolios:

   Amount

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

   $ 441,379

Multimanager Health Care

     70,991

Multimanager International Equity

     4,486

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

     64,023

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

     294,456

Multimanager Large Cap Value

     439,971

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

     710,043

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

     1,394,526

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

     289,550

 

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Portfolios:

   Amount

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   $ 636,475

Multimanager Technology

     50,602

Securities Lending:

For all Portfolios, the Board of Trustees has approved the lending of portfolio securities, through its custodian bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank (“JPMorgan”), acting as lending agent, to certain approved broker-dealers in exchange for negotiated lenders’ fees. By lending investment securities, a Portfolio attempts to increase its net investment income through the return on the investment of cash collateral received on the loan. Any gain or loss in the market price of the securities loaned that might occur and any interest earned or dividends declared during the term of the loan would be for the account of the Portfolio. Risks of delay in recovery of the securities or even loss of rights in the collateral may occur should the borrower of the securities fail financially. Risks may also arise to the extent that the value of the securities loaned increases above the value of the collateral received. Any such loan of Portfolio securities will be continuously secured by collateral in cash or high grade debt securities at least equal at all times to the market value of the security loaned. JPMorgan will indemnify each Portfolio from any loss resulting from a borrower’s failure to return a loaned security when due. JPMorgan invests the cash collateral on behalf of the Portfolios and retains a portion of the interest earned. Cash collateral is invested on behalf of a Portfolio in a manner similar to the Portfolio’s investment of its cash reserves and the Portfolio bears all of the gains and losses on such investments. The net asset value of a Portfolio will be affected by an increase or decrease in the value of the securities loaned and by an increase or decrease in the value of instruments in which cash collateral is invested. The net amount of interest earned, after the interest rebate, is included in the Statements of Operations as securities lending income. At December 31, 2008, the cash collateral received by each Portfolio for securities loaned was invested by JPMorgan and is summarized in the Portfolio of Investments. The Portfolios bear the risk of any loss in market value of the investments purchased with cash collateral.

Repurchase Agreements:

Certain Portfolios may enter into repurchase agreements with qualified and Manager approved banks, broker-dealers or other financial institutions as a means of earning a fixed rate of return on their cash reserves for periods as short as overnight. A repurchase agreement is a contract pursuant to which a Portfolio, against receipt of securities of at least equal value including accrued interest, agrees to advance a specified sum to the financial institution which agrees to reacquire the securities at a mutually agreed upon time (usually one day) and price. Each repurchase agreement entered into by a Portfolio will provide that the value of the collateral underlying the repurchase agreement will always be at least equal to the repurchase price, including any accrued interest. A Portfolio’s right to liquidate such securities in the event of a default by the seller could involve certain costs, losses or delays and, to the extent that proceeds from any sale upon a default of the obligation to repurchase are less than the repurchase price, the Portfolio could suffer a loss.

Options Written:

Certain Portfolios may write (sell) covered options as a hedge to provide protection against adverse movements in the price of securities in the portfolio or to enhance investment performance. Certain Portfolios may purchase and sell exchange traded options on foreign currencies. When a Portfolio writes an option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Portfolio is recorded as a liability and is subsequently adjusted on a daily basis to the current market price of the option written. Premiums received from writing options which expire unexercised are recognized as gains on the expiration date. Premiums received from writing options which are exercised or are cancelled in closing purchase transactions are offset against the cost of any securities purchased or added to the proceeds or netted against the amount paid on the transaction to determine the realized gain or loss. In writing options, a Portfolio must assume that the option may be exercised at any time prior to the expiration of its obligation as a writer, and that in such circumstances the net proceeds of the sale or cost of purchase of the

 

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underlying securities and currencies pursuant to the call or put option may be substantially below or above the prevailing market price. By writing a covered call option, a Portfolio, in exchange for the premium, foregoes the opportunity for capital appreciation above the exercise price should the market price of the underlying security increase. A Portfolio also has the additional risk of not being able to enter into a closing purchase transaction if a liquid secondary market does not exist and bears the risk of unfavorable changes in the price of the financial instruments underlying the options. The Portfolios, however, are not subject to credit risk on written options as the counterparty has already performed its obligation by paying the premium at the inception of the contract.

Short Sales Against the Box:

Certain Portfolios may enter into a “short sale” of securities in circumstances in which, at the time the short position is open, the Portfolio owns at least an equal amount of the securities sold short or owns preferred stocks or debt securities, convertible or exchangeable without payment of further consideration, into at least an equal number of securities sold short. This kind of short sale, which is referred to as one “against the box,” may be entered into by the Portfolio to, for example, lock in a sale price for a security the Portfolio does not wish to sell immediately. The Portfolio will designate the segregation, either on its records or with the Trust’s custodian, of the securities sold short or convertible or exchangeable preferred stocks or debt securities sold in connection with short sales against the box. Not more than 10% of a Portfolio’s net assets may be held as collateral for short sales against the box at any one time. Liabilities for securities sold short are reported at market value in the financial statements. Such liabilities are subject to off-balance sheet risk to the extent of any future increases in market value of the securities sold short. The ultimate liability for securities sold short could exceed the liabilities recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Portfolio bears the risk of potential inability of the broker to meet their obligation to perform.

Futures Contracts, Options on Futures Contracts, Forward Commitments and Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts:

The futures contracts and options on futures contracts used by the Portfolios are agreements to buy or sell a financial instrument for a set price in the future. Certain Portfolios may buy or sell futures contracts and options on futures contracts for the purpose of protecting their portfolio securities against future changes in interest rates and indices which might adversely affect the value of the Portfolios’ securities or the price of securities that it intends to purchase at a later date. Initial margin deposits are made upon entering into futures contracts and options on futures contracts and can be in cash, certain money market instruments, treasury securities or other liquid, high grade debt securities. During the period the futures contracts and options on futures contracts are open, changes in the market price of the contracts are recognized as unrealized gains or losses by “marking-to-market” at the end of each trading day. Variation margin payments on futures contracts and options on futures contracts are received or made, depending upon whether unrealized gains or losses are incurred. When the contract is closed, the Portfolio records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transactions and the Portfolio’s basis in the contract. Should interest rates or indices move unexpectedly, the Portfolio may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the futures contracts and may incur a loss. The use of futures contracts transactions involves the risk of imperfect correlation in movements in the price of futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying hedged assets. Use of long futures contracts subjects the Portfolios to risk of loss in excess of the amounts shown on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, up to the notional value of the futures contracts. Use of short futures contracts subjects the Portfolios to unlimited risk of loss. The Portfolios enter into futures contracts only on exchanges or boards of trade. The exchange or board of trade acts as the counterparty to each futures transaction, therefore, the Portfolio’s credit risk is limited to failure of the exchange or board of trade.

Certain Portfolios may make contracts to purchase or sell securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time (“forward commitments”) if they designate the segregation, either on their records or with the Trust’s custodian, of cash or other liquid securities in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price, or if they enter into offsetting contracts for the forward sale of other securities

 

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they own. These commitments are reported at market value in the financial statements. Forward commitments may be considered securities in themselves and involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines or if the value of the security to be sold increases prior to the settlement date, which is risk in addition to the risk of decline in value of the Portfolio’s other assets. Where such purchases or sales are made through dealers, a Portfolio relies on the dealer to consummate the sale. The dealer’s failure to do so may result in the loss to a Portfolio of an advantageous yield or price. Market risk exists on these commitments to the same extent as if the securities were owned on a settled basis and gains and losses are recorded and reported in the same manner. However, during the commitment period, these investments earn no interest or dividends. The use of forward commitments may result in market risk to the Portfolios that is greater than if the Portfolios had engaged solely in transactions that settle in the customary time.

Certain Portfolios may purchase foreign currency on a spot (or cash) basis. In addition, certain Portfolios may enter into contracts to purchase or sell foreign currencies at a future date (“forward contracts”). A forward foreign currency exchange contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency at a future date at a negotiated forward rate. Daily fluctuations in the value of such contracts are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by “marking to market.” The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contracts and the closing of such contracts is included in realized gains or losses from foreign currency transactions in the Statement of Operations. The Advisers may engage in these forward contracts to protect against uncertainty in the level of future exchange rates in connection with the purchase and sale of Portfolio securities (“transaction hedging”) and to protect the value of specific portfolio positions (“position hedging”). The Portfolios are subject to off-balance sheet risk to the extent of the value of the contracts for purchase of foreign currency and in an unlimited amount for sales of foreign currency.

Swaps:

Certain Portfolios may invest in swap contracts, which are derivatives in the form of a contract or other similar instrument which is an agreement to exchange the return generated by one instrument for the return generated by another instrument. The payment streams are calculated by reference to a specified index and agreed upon notional amount. A Portfolio will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two return streams are netted out in a cash settlement on the payment date or dates specified in the instrument, with the Portfolio receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two returns. A Portfolio’s obligations under a swap agreement will be accrued daily (offset against any amounts owing to the Portfolio) and any accrued but unpaid net amounts owed to a swap counterparty will be covered by designating the segregation, either on its records or with the Trust’s custodian, of cash or other liquid obligations. A Portfolio will not enter into any swap agreement unless the counterparty meets the rating requirements set forth in guidelines established by the Trust’s Board of Trustees. Swap agreements are stated at market value on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Swaps are marked-to-market daily based upon quotations from market makers and the change, if any, is recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the Statement of Operations. A realized gain or loss is recorded upon payment or receipt of a periodic payment or termination of swap agreements. Notional principal amounts are used to express the extent of involvement in these transactions, but the amount potentially subject to credit risk is much smaller. None of the Portfolios held swaps at December 31, 2008.

Dollar Roll Transactions:

Certain Portfolios may enter into dollar roll transactions with financial institutions to take advantage of opportunities in the mortgage market. A dollar roll transaction involves a sale by a Portfolio of securities with a simultaneous agreement to repurchase substantially similar securities at an agreed-upon price at a future date. The securities repurchased will bear the same interest rate as those sold, but generally will be collateralized by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories. Dollar roll transactions involve the risk that the market value of the securities sold by the Portfolio may decline below the repurchase price of the similar securities. None of the Portfolios had dollar roll transactions outstanding at December 31, 2008.

 

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Market and Credit Risk:

Written options, futures contracts, forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and swaps involve elements of both market and credit risk in excess of the amounts reflected in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. The risk involved in writing an option on a security is that, if the option is exercised, the underlying security is then purchased or sold by the Portfolio at the contract price, which could be disadvantageous relative to the market price. The Portfolio bears the market risk, which arises from any changes in security values. The credit risk for futures contracts and exchange traded options is limited to failure of the exchange or board of trade which acts as the counterparty to the Portfolio’s futures transactions. Forward commitments, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, over-the-counter options and swaps are done directly with the counterparty and not through an exchange and can be terminated only by agreement of both parties to such contracts. With respect to such transactions there is no daily margin settlement and the Portfolio is exposed to the risk of default by the counterparty.

Note 2    Management of the Trust

The Trust has entered into two separate investment management agreements (the “Management Agreements”) with AXA Equitable. The Management Agreement for the Portfolios (other than the AXA Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios) obligates the Manager to: (i) provide investment management services to the Trust; (ii) select the sub-advisers for each portfolio: (iii) monitor each sub-adviser’s investment programs and results; (iv) review brokerage matters: (v) oversee the Trust’s compliance with various federal and state statutes; and (vi) carry out the directives of the Board of Trustees. The Management Agreement for the AXA Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios obligates the Manager to: (i) provide investment management and advisory services; (ii) render investment advice concerning the underlying funds in which to invest and the appropriate allocations for each of the AXA Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios; (iii) review brokerage matters; (iv) oversee the Trust’s compliance with various federal and state statutes; and (v) carry out the directives of the Board of Trustees. For the year ended December 31, 2008, for its services under the Management Agreements, the Manager was entitled to receive an annual fee as a percentage of average daily net assets, for each of the following Portfolios, calculated daily and payable monthly as follows:

 

Portfolios:   

Management Fee

AXA Conservative Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

AXA Moderate Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

Target 2015 Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

Target 2025 Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

Target 2035 Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

Target 2045 Allocation

   0.10% of average daily net assets

 

     (as a percentage of average daily net assets)  
Portfolios:    First $750
Million
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $3
Billion
    Next $5
Billion
    Thereafter  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

   0.650 %   0.600 %   0.575 %   0.550 %   0.525 %

Multimanager Health Care

   1.200     1.150     1.125     1.100     1.075  

Multimanager International Equity

   1.050     1.000     0.975     0.950     0.925  

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

   0.900     0.850     0.825     0.800     0.775  

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

   0.900     0.850     0.825     0.800     0.775  

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   0.900     0.850     0.825     0.800     0.775  

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   1.100     1.050     1.025     1.000     0.975  

 

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     (as a percentage of average daily net assets)  
Portfolios:    First $750
Million
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $3
Billion
    Next $5
Billion
    Thereafter  

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   1.100 %   1.050 %   1.025 %   1.000 %   0.975 %

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

   1.050     1.000     0.975     0.950     0.925  

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   1.050     1.000     0.975     0.950     0.925  

Multimanager Technology

   1.200     1.150     1.125     1.100     1.075  
     (as a percentage of average daily net assets)  
     First $500
Million
    Next $750
Million
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $2.5
Billion
    Thereafter  

Multimanager High Yield

   0.600 %   0.575 %   0.550 %   0.530 %   0.520 %
     First $1.25
Billion
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $2.5
Billion
    Thereafter  

Multimanager Core Bond

   0.600 %   0.575 %   0.550 %   0.525 %   0.500 %

On behalf of the Trust, with the exception of the AXA Allocation Portfolios and Target Allocation Portfolios, the Manager has entered into investment advisory agreements (“Advisory Agreements”) with each of the Advisers for the Trust’s Portfolios. Each of the Advisory Agreements obligates the Advisers for the respective Portfolios to: (i) continuously furnish investment programs for the Portfolios; (ii) place all orders for the purchase and sale of investments for the Portfolios with brokers or dealers selected by the Manager or the respective Advisers; and (iii) perform certain limited related administrative functions in connection therewith. The Manager pays the expenses of providing investment advisory services to the Portfolios, including the fees of the Advisers of each Portfolio.

Note 3    Administrative Fees

Pursuant to an administrative agreement, AXA Equitable (“Administrator”) provides the Trust with necessary administrative services. In addition, the Administrator makes available the office space, equipment, personnel and facilities required to provide such administrative services to the Trust. For these administrative services, the Trust shall pay to AXA Equitable an annual fee in accordance with the following schedule:

(i) $35,000 for each Portfolio and for each multi-advised Portfolio, each “sleeve” of the multi-advised Portfolio; and

(ii) With respect to all Portfolios except the Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios (“Multimanager Portfolios”):

0.150 of 1% of total average net assets of the Multimanager Portfolios up to and including $15 billion;

0.125 of 1% of total average net assets of the Multimanager Portfolios in excess of $15 billion and up to and including $30 billion;

0.100 of 1% of total average net assets of the Multimanager Portfolios in excess of $30 billion; and

(iii) With respect to the Allocation Portfolios and Target Allocation Portfolios:

0.150 of 1% of total average net assets of the Allocation Portfolios and Target Allocation Portfolios (excluding the assets of the Multimanager Portfolios).

The foregoing calculations are based on the average daily net assets of the Trust as described. The fees will be computed, billed and payable monthly.

Pursuant to a sub-administration arrangement with AXA Equitable, J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co. (“Sub-administrator”) provides the Trust with administrative services, including monitoring of portfolio compliance and portfolio accounting services.

Note 4    Custody Fees

JPMorgan, an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Investor Services Co., serves as custodian of the Trust’s portfolio securities and other assets. The Custody Agreement provides for an annual fee based on the amount of assets under custody plus transaction charges. Under the terms of the Custody Agreement between the

 

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Trust and JPMorgan, JPMorgan maintains cash, securities and other assets of the Portfolios. JPMorgan is also required, upon the order of the Trust, to deliver securities held by JPMorgan, and make payments for securities purchased by the Trust. JPMorgan has also entered into sub-custodian agreements with a number of foreign banks and clearing agencies, pursuant to which portfolio securities purchased outside the U.S. are maintained in the custody of these entities.

Note 5    Distribution Plans

The Trust has entered into distribution agreements with AXA Advisors, LLC (“AXA Advisors”) and AXA Distributors, LLC (“AXA Distributors”), both indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of AXA Equitable (collectively, the “Distributors”), pursuant to which the Distributors serve as the principal underwriters of the Class A and Class B shares of the Trust. The Trust has adopted in the manner prescribed under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act a plan of distribution pertaining to the Class B shares of the Trust (“Distribution Plan”). The Distribution Plan provides that each Distributor will be entitled to receive a maximum distribution fee at the annual rate of 0.50% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Trust’s Class B shares for which it provides service. The distribution agreements, however, limit payments for services provided under the Distribution Plan to an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets attributable to the Trust’s Class B shares. This limitation will be in effect at least until April 30, 2009. The Trust’s Class A shares are not subject to such fees.

Note 6    Expense Limitation

The Manager has contractually agreed to make payments or waive its fees to limit the expenses of certain Portfolios (exclusive of taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, capitalized expenses, fees and expenses of other investment companies in which a Portfolio invests and extraordinary expenses) through April 30, 2009 (“Expense Limitation Agreement”). The Manager first waives its management fees, then waives its administration fees, and then reimburses the Portfolio’s expenses out of its own resources. AXA Equitable may be reimbursed the amount of any such payments and waivers in the future provided that the payments and waivers are reimbursed within three years of the payment or waiver being made and the combination of the Portfolio’s expense ratio and such reimbursements do not exceed the Portfolio’s expense ratio cap. If the actual expense ratio is less than the expense cap and AXA Equitable has recouped any eligible previous payments and waivers made, the Portfolio will be charged such lower expenses. The expenses as a percentage of daily average net assets (excluding the 0.25% annual fee under the Trust’s Class B Distribution Plan) for each Portfolio are limited to:

 

Portfolios:

      

AXA Conservative Allocation

   0.10 %

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   0.10 %

AXA Moderate Allocation

   0.10 %

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   0.10 %

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   0.10 %

Multimanager Core Bond

   0.75 %

Multimanager Health Care

   1.60 %

Multimanager International Equity

   1.55 %

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

   1.10 %

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

   1.10 %

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   1.10 %

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   1.35 %

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   1.35 %

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

   1.30 %

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   1.30 %

Multimanager Technology

   1.60 %

Target 2015 Allocation

   0.35 %

 

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Portfolios:

      

Target 2025 Allocation

   0.35 %

Target 2035 Allocation

   0.35 %

Target 2045 Allocation

   0.35 %

During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Manager received $247,337 in recoupment for all of the Portfolios within the Trust. These recoupments in excess of waivers during the year are presented as Recoupment Fees in the Statement of Operations. At December 31, 2008, under the Expense Limitation Agreement, the amount that would be recoverable from each Portfolio is as follows:

 

     Amount Eligible through    Total Eligible for
Reimbursement

Portfolios:

   2009    2010    2011   

AXA Conservative Allocation

   $ 618,709    $ 1,007,400    $ 2,000,202    $ 3,626,311

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

     1,196,229      1,828,927      2,639,563      5,664,719

AXA Moderate Allocation

     11,899,559      14,811,005      16,225,583      42,936,147

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

     7,678,378      14,795,509      18,138,784      40,612,671

AXA Aggressive Allocation

     1,843,837      4,142,198      5,313,541      11,299,576

Multimanager Core Bond

     1,606,496      1,435,547      300,242      3,342,285

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

     63,008      73,575      140,289      276,872

Target 2015 Allocation

     40,611      108,122      129,824      278,557

Target 2025 Allocation

     40,627      106,806      131,260      278,693

Target 2035 Allocation

     40,740      113,404      148,465      302,609

Target 2045 Allocation

     40,673      100,020      149,579      290,272

The AXA Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios invest exclusively in shares of other mutual funds (the “Underlying Portfolios”) managed by AXA Equitable. Therefore, each AXA Allocation Portfolio, in addition to its own expenses such as management fees, bears its pro-rata share of the fees and expenses incurred by the Underlying Portfolios and the investment return of each AXA Allocation Portfolio is reduced by each Underlying Portfolio’s expenses. The range of expenses (as a percentage of average daily net assets) incurred indirectly in connection with each AXA Allocation Portfolio’s investments in Underlying Portfolios is:

 

Portfolios:

  

Range of Expenses

AXA Conservative Allocation

   0.55% to 0.80%

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   0.60% to 0.85%

AXA Moderate Allocation

   0.65% to 0.90%

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   0.70% to 0.95%

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   0.80% to 1.05%

Target 2015 Allocation

   0.45% to 0.70%

Target 2025 Allocation

   0.45% to 0.70%

Target 2035 Allocation

   0.45% to 0.70%

Target 2045 Allocation

   0.45% to 0.70%

Thus, the net expense ratio of the Class A shares and the Class B shares of each AXA Allocation Portfolio, including the AXA Allocation Portfolio’s direct and indirect expenses, would range from:

 

Portfolios:

  

Class A

  

Class B

AXA Conservative Allocation

   0.65% to 0.90%    0.90% to 1.15%

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   0.70% to 0.95%    0.95% to 1.20%

AXA Moderate Allocation

   0.75% to 1.00%    1.00% to 1.25%

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   0.80% to 1.05%    1.05% to 1.30%

 

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Portfolios:

  

Class A

  

Class B

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   0.90% to 1.15%    1.15% to 1.40%

Target 2015 Allocation

   0.80% to 1.05%    1.05% to 1.30%

Target 2025 Allocation

   0.80% to 1.05%    1.05% to 1.30%

Target 2035 Allocation

   0.80% to 1.05%    1.05% to 1.30%

Target 2045 Allocation

   0.80% to 1.05%    1.05% to 1.30%

Absent the Expense Limitation Agreement of the Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios, the total expense ratio of the Class A shares and the Class B shares of each AXA Allocation Portfolio would range from:

 

Portfolios:

  

Class A

  

Class B

AXA Conservative Allocation

   0.85% to 1.10%    1.10% to 1.35%

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   0.90% to 1.15%    1.15% to 1.40%

AXA Moderate Allocation

   0.92% to 1.17%    1.17% to 1.42%

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   0.97% to 1.22%    1.22% to 1.47%

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   1.08% to 1.33%    1.33% to 1.58%

Target 2015 Allocation

   1.00% to 1.25%    1.25% to 1.50%

Target 2025 Allocation

   1.02% to 1.27%    1.27% to 1.52%

Target 2035 Allocation

   1.39% to 1.64%    1.64% to 1.89%

Target 2045 Allocation

   2.08% to 2.33%    2.33% to 2.58%

The above Allocation Portfolio information is based on a weighted-average range of the expense ratios since the average assets of each AXA Allocation Portfolio invested in Underlying Portfolios will fluctuate. The total expense ratios may be higher or lower depending on the allocation of an AXA Allocation Portfolio’s assets among Underlying Portfolios and the actual expenses of the Underlying Portfolios. An investor could realize lower overall expenses by allocating investments directly to the Underlying Portfolios.

Note 7    Trustees Deferred Compensation Plan

A deferred compensation plan (the “Plan”) for the benefit of the Independent Trustees has been adopted by the Trust. Under the Plan, each Trustee may defer payment of all or part of the fees payable for such Trustee’s services. Each Trustee may defer payment of such fees until their retirement as a Trustee or until the earlier attainment of a specified age. Fees deferred under the Plan, together with accrued earnings thereon, will be disbursed to a participating Trustee in monthly installments over a five to twenty year period elected by such Trustee. At December 31, 2008, the total amount deferred by the Trustees participating in the Plan was $455,486.

Note 8    Percentage of Ownership by Affiliates

At December 31, 2008, AXA Equitable held investments in each of the Portfolios as follows:

 

Portfolios:

   Percentage of Ownership

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   0.01%

AXA Conservative Allocation

   —#

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   0.02

AXA Moderate Allocation

   0.01

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   —#

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

   0.06

Multimanager Core Bond

   0.04

Multimanager Health Care

   0.02

Multimanager High Yield

   0.02

 

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Portfolios:

   Percentage of Ownership

Multimanager International Equity

   0.03%

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

   0.06

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

   0.03

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   0.01

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   0.01

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   0.04

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

   0.03

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   0.01

Multimanager Technology

   0.05

Target 2015 Allocation

   0.02

Target 2025 Allocation

   —#

Target 2035 Allocation

   4.96

Target 2045 Allocation

   7.72

# Percentage of ownership is less than 0.005%.

Shares of some of the Portfolios are held by the All Asset Allocation Portfolio and the Crossings Portfolios of the EQ Advisors Trust, also advised by AXA Equitable, and the AXA Allocation Portfolios and Target Allocation Portfolios. The following tables represent the percentage of ownership that the All Asset Allocation Portfolio, each Crossings Portfolio, and each AXA Allocation Portfolio and Target Allocation Portfolio has in each respective underlying investment company’s net assets as of December 31, 2008.

 

Portfolios:

   All Asset
Allocation

Multimanager Core Bond

   0.30%

Multimanager High Yield

   0.19

Multimanager International Equity

   0.59

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

   1.12

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   0.54

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   0.35

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   0.65

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

   0.96

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   0.09

 

Portfolios:

  

Crossings
Aggressive
Allocation

 

Crossings
Conservative
Allocation

 

Crossings
Conservative-

Plus
Allocation

 

Crossings
Moderate
Allocation

 

Crossings
Moderate-
Plus
Allocation

Multimanager High Yield

   —%   —%#   —%#   —%#   —%

# Percentage of ownership is less than 0.005%.

 

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Portfolios:

   AXA
Aggressive
Allocation
    AXA
Conservative
Allocation
    AXA
Conservative-
Plus
Allocation
    AXA
Moderate
Allocation
    AXA
Moderate-
Plus
Allocation
 

EQ/BlackRock Basic
Value Equity

   1.40 %   2.60 %   20.76 %   30.39 %   10.52 %

EQ/BlackRock
International Value

   0.54     1.17     8.81     20.47     10.62  

EQ/Boston Advisors Equity

   1.86     4.84     19.37     24.14     6.01  

EQ/Davis New York Venture

   1.97     3.34     20.36     30.30     14.55  

EQ/Evergreen
International Bond

   9.67     7.04     31.61          

EQ/Franklin Small Cap Value

       4.52     24.16     32.63     14.32  

EQ/GAMCO Small
Company Value

       1.50     11.86     14.73     6.52  

EQ/International Core PLUS

   1.07     2.72     20.41     30.52     8.11  

EQ/Large Cap Core PLUS

   2.62     3.98     30.43     38.33     12.18  

EQ/Large Cap Growth PLUS

   2.09     3.29     24.01     36.53     14.28  

EQ/Large Cap Value PLUS

   0.15     0.20     2.75     5.04     1.80  

EQ/Long Term Bond

   10.95     7.29     34.56     29.83      

EQ/Marsico Focus

   0.04     0.07     0.30     0.38     0.27  

EQ/Money Market

   8.19     6.16     10.82     3.73      

EQ/PIMCO Real Return

   5.42     4.16     20.84     13.87     1.22  

EQ/Quality Bond PLUS

   1.84     1.97     39.36     8.36     0.44  

EQ/Short Duration Bond

   12.78     7.49     38.13     31.38      

EQ/Small Company Index

       0.84     14.07     8.35     0.96  

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Markets Equity

   0.30     0.67     5.51     7.63     2.56  

Multimanager Core Bond

   4.20     4.97     3.63     28.19     30.74  

Multimanager High Yield

       5.20     4.13     23.16      

Multimanager
International Equity

   10.76     1.07     2.87     23.72     35.99  

Multimanager Large Cap
Core Equity

   14.42     2.77     3.56     21.63     42.12  

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   13.13     1.73     3.22     18.77     33.08  

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   4.88     1.86     1.39     11.74     14.10  

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   5.52         2.03     16.92     21.79  

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

   12.18             17.69     33.06  

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   3.98         0.64     4.37     22.12  

# Percentage of ownership is less than 0.005%.

 

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Portfolios:

   Target 2015
Allocation
  Target 2025
Allocation
  Target 2035
Allocation
  Target 2045
Allocation

EQ/International ETF

   32.48%   35.22%   17.64%   9.21%

EQ/Bond Index

   23.52   13.59   2.83  

EQ/Equity 500 Index

   0.62   0.79   0.43   0.23

EQ/PIMCO Real Return

   0.03   0.02   0.01  

EQ/Small Company Index

   0.41   0.55   0.26   0.15

EQ/Van Kampen Emerging
Market Equity

   0.20   0.20   0.10   0.05

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

   0.35   0.37   0.17   0.09

Multimanager High Yield

   0.26   0.16   0.05  

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   0.20   0.20   0.09   0.04

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   0.03   0.03   0.02   0.02

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   0.22   0.25   0.10   0.05

Note 9 New Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2008, FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about Funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.

Note 10 Substitution and Reorganization Transactions

On May 25, 2007, the net assets of the EQ/Small Cap Value Portfolio, an affiliate of the Trust, merged into the Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio, a shell fund with no prior operations. The information for the period January 1, 2007 through May 25, 2007 and for prior periods is that of the predecessor EQ/ Small Cap Value Portfolio.

On May 25, 2007, the net assets of the EQ/Small Company Growth Portfolio, an affiliate of the Trust, merged into the Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio, a shell fund with no prior operations. The information for the period January 1, 2007 through May 25, 2007 and for prior periods is that of the predecessor EQ/Small Company Growth Portfolio.

At a shareholder meeting that occurred on May 24, 2007, shareholders voted to approve an Agreement or Plan of Reorganization and Termination relating to the reorganization of the EQ/Wells Fargo Montgomery Small Cap Portfolio, a series of the EQ Advisors Trust, into the Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio, a series of the Trust. The reorganization occurred on July 6, 2007.

After the close of business on July 6, 2007, Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio acquired the net assets of the EQ/Wells Fargo Montgomery Small Cap Portfolio, an affiliate of the Trust, pursuant to a Plan of Reorganization and Termination (the “Plan”). For accounting purposes, this transaction is treated as a merger. The reorganization was accomplished by a tax-free exchange of 16,003,257 Class B shares of Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio (valued at $170,425,185) for the Class IA and IB shares of EQ/ Wells Fargo Montgomery Small Cap Portfolio outstanding on July 6, 2007. EQ/Wells Fargo Montgomery Small Cap Portfolio’s net assets at that date ($170,425,185), including $20,852,497 of unrealized appreciation, were combined with those of Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio. Prior to the combination, the net assets of the portfolio totaled $302,623,190. Immediately after the combination, the net assets of the portfolio totalled $473,048,375.

On January 22, 2008, AXA Equitable contributed $100,000 in seed capital to the Class A shares of the Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio.

 

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December 31, 2008

 

Note 11 Subsequent Events

At a meeting held on December 11, 2008, the Trustees approved an amendment to the Expense Limitation Agreement, which establishes a maximum total annual operating expense limit for each AXA Allocation Portfolio that includes the Underlying Portfolios fees and expenses. Effective January 1, 2009, expenses for each AXA Allocation Portfolio will be limited to:

 

Portfolios:

  

As a percentage of daily average net assets
(excluding the 0.25% annual fee under the
Trust’s Class B Distribution Plan)

AXA Conservative Allocation

   0.75%

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation

   0.85    

AXA Moderate Allocation

   0.90    

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation

   0.95    

AXA Aggressive Allocation

   1.00    

Effective January 1, 2009, AXA Equitable is not eligible to recoup any waivers or reimbursements made prior to January 1, 2009 for the AXA Allocation Portfolios, Multimanager Core Bond and Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity.

At the same meeting, the Trustees approved the proposal to establish an additional allocated portion to each portfolio, with the exception of the AXA Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios, that seeks to achieve the performance returns of a specific index (“Index Allocated Portion”). The Index Allocation Portion will be established on or about January 15, 2009.

At the same meeting, the Trustees approved the appointment of SSgA Funds Management, Inc. to serve as adviser to the Index Allocated Portion of each Portfolio.

At the same meeting, the Trustees approved the following Management fee structure effective January 1, 2009:

 

    

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

 

 
Portfolios:    First $750
Million
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $3
Billion
    Next $5
Billion
    Thereafter  

Multimanager Aggressive Equity

   0.600 %   0.550 %   0.525 %   0.500 %   0.475 %

Multimanager Health Care

   0.950     0.900     0.875     0.850     0.825  

Multimanager International Equity

   0.850     0.800     0.775     0.750     0.725  

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity

   0.700     0.650     0.625     0.600     0.575  

Multimanager Large Cap Growth

   0.750     0.700     0.675     0.650     0.625  

Multimanager Large Cap Value

   0.750     0.700     0.675     0.650     0.625  

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth

   0.800     0.750     0.725     0.700     0.675  

Multimanager Mid Cap Value

   0.800     0.750     0.725     0.700     0.675  

Multimanager Small Cap Growth

   0.850     0.800     0.775     0.750     0.725  

Multimanager Small Cap Value

   0.850     0.800     0.775     0.750     0.725  

Multimanager Technology

   0.950     0.900     0.875     0.850     0.825  
    

(as a percentage of average daily net assets)

 

 
     First $500
Million
    Next $750
Million
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $2.5
Billion
    Thereafter  

Multimanager High Yield

   0.550 %   0.525 %   0.500 %   0.480 %   0.470 %
     First $1.25
Billion
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $1
Billion
    Next $2.5
Billion
    Thereafter  

Multimanager Core Bond

   0.550 %   0.525 %   0.500 %   0.475 %   0.450 %

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of AXA Premier VIP Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the portfolios constituting the AXA Premier VIP Trust (as listed in note 1 to the financial statements and collectively referred to as the “Trust”) at December 31, 2008, and the results of each of their operations, the changes in each of their net assets and the financial highlights for each of the periods presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Trust’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2008 by correspondence with the custodian, transfer agents and brokers, and the application of alternative auditing procedures where such confirmations were not received, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 13, 2009

 

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APPROVALS OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENTS DURING THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2008 (UNAUDITED)

During the six-month period ended December 31, 2008, the Board of Trustees of AXA Premier VIP Trust (the “Trust”), including those Trustees who are not “interested persons” (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) of the Trust (“Independent Trustees”), unanimously approved or renewed the Investment Management Agreements with AXA Equitable (“Manager”) (the “Management Agreements”) and the Investment Advisory Agreement(s) (each, an “Advisory Agreement” and together with the Management Agreements, the “Agreements”) with each investment sub-adviser (“Adviser”) as shown in the table below with respect to the Portfolio(s) listed.

 

     Agreements Approved or Renewed by the Trust’s Board of
Portfolios    Trustees with respect to the Portfolio(s)

AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio

   Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio

  

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio

  

AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio

  

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio

  

(collectively, the “Allocation Portfolios”)

  

Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio

  

Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio

  

Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio

  

Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio

  

(collectively, the “Target Allocation Portfolios”)

  
  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with AllianceBernstein L.P. (“AllianceBernstein”)

  

Advisory Agreement with ClearBridge Advisors, LLC

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio   

Advisory Agreement with Legg Mason Capital Management, Inc.

  

Advisory Agreement with Marsico Capital Management, LLC (“Marsico”)

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM”)*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreements with BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio   

Advisory Agreement with Pacific Investment Management Company, LLC (“PIMCO”)

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with Invesco AIM Capital Management, Inc.

Multimanager Health Care Portfolio   

Advisory Agreement with RCM Capital Management LLC (“RCM”)

  

Advisory Agreement with Wellington Management Company, LLP (“Wellington”)

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with PIMCO

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio   

Advisory Agreement with Post Advisory Group, LLC

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with AllianceBernstein

Multimanager International Equity Portfolio   

Advisory Agreement with JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.

   Advisory Agreement with Marsico
   Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

 

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Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with AllianceBernstein

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

  

Advisory Agreement with Janus Capital Management LLC

  

Advisory Agreement with Thornburg Investment Management, Inc.

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

Multimanager Large Cap Growth Portfolio**

  

Advisory Agreement with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with AllianceBernstein

  

Advisory Agreement with Institutional Capital LLC

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

  

Advisory Agreement with MFS Investment Management

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with AllianceBernstein

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio**

  

Advisory Agreement with Franklin Advisers, Inc.

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with AXA Rosenberg Investment Management LLC (“AXA Rosenberg”)

  

Advisory Agreement with TCW Investment Management Company (“TCW”)

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

  

Advisory Agreement with Wellington

  

Advisory Agreement with Tradewinds Global Investors, LLC (“Tradewinds”)*

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with Eagle Asset Management, Inc.

Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio**

  

Advisory Agreement with Wells Capital Management Inc. (“Wells Capital”)

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with Franklin Advisory Services, LLC

Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio**

  

Advisory Agreement with Lazard Asset Management LLC

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

  

Management Agreement with AXA Equitable

  

Advisory Agreement with Firsthand Capital Management, Inc.

Multimanager Technology Portfolio

  

Advisory Agreement with RCM

  

Advisory Agreement with Wellington

  

Advisory Agreement with SSgA FM*

* Initial approval of the Advisory Agreement.

** The investment advisory agreements with Westfield Capital Management Company, LLC (Multimanager Large Cap Growth Portfolio), Goodman & Co. NY Ltd. (Multimanager Large Cap Growth Portfolio), Wellington (Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio), Wells Capital (Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio) and Pacific Global Investment Management Company (Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio) are not included in the table above because their continuance is not scheduled to be considered by the Board until July 2009.

The Board considered the annual renewal of Agreements at a meeting on July 23-24, 2008, the initial approval of an Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and Tradewinds at a meeting on September 24, 2008 and the initial approval of an Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM at a meeting on December 11, 2008. In approving or renewing each Agreement, the Board considered the overall fairness of the Agreement and whether the Agreement was in the best interest of the affected

 

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Portfolio. The Board further considered factors it deemed relevant with respect to each Portfolio, including, as applicable: (1) the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Portfolio by the Manager, each Adviser and their respective affiliates; (2) the performance of the Portfolio (and, where applicable, each portion of the Portfolio advised by a different Adviser) as compared to a peer group and an appropriate benchmark or, with respect to the initial approval of an Advisory Agreement, the performance of comparable accounts advised by the new Adviser as compared to an appropriate benchmark; (3) the level of the Portfolio’s management and subadvisory fees; (4) the costs of the services provided and profits realized by the Manager and its affiliates from their relationship with the Portfolio; (5) the anticipated effect of growth and size on the Portfolio’s performance and expenses; and (6) the “fall out” benefits to be realized by the Manager, each Adviser and their respective affiliates (i.e., any direct or indirect benefits to be derived by the Manager, each Adviser and their respective affiliates from their relationships with the Trust). In considering each Agreement, the Board did not identify any single factor or information as all-important or controlling.

Moreover, with respect to the Portfolios with multiple Advisers (the “Multi-Adviser Portfolios”), the Board considered factors in the context of the overall objectives for the Portfolios including the following: (1) to offer multiple Advisers with different investment styles and disciplines for each Multi-Adviser Portfolio; (2) to seek to provide performance over extended market cycles that exceeds the performance of the relevant benchmark with lower volatility by combining different investment styles and Advisers within the same discipline; (3) to offer a product to investors that provides access to Advisers that may not otherwise be available to many of the Portfolios’ investors because of those Advisers’ minimum investment amounts; and (4) to provide active oversight through the Manager’s monitoring of compliance with performance, volatility and other stated objectives. The Board considered the fact that the cost of creating and maintaining this structure may place the Multi-Adviser Portfolios in a comparatively high mutual fund expense quartile. However, the Board factored into its decision on the relevant Management Agreement the totality of services provided by the Manager and the fact that the disclosure of all fees and expenses is explicit to potential and current shareholders.

In connection with its deliberations, the Board, among other things, received information, in advance of the meetings at which the Agreements were approved or renewed, from the Manager and each Adviser regarding the factors set forth above and met with senior representatives of the Manager to discuss the Agreements. The Independent Trustees also met several times in advance of the meetings at which the Agreements were approved or renewed, and in executive session during the meetings as they deemed necessary, to review the information provided. The Board received, and primarily considered, the most current information reasonably available at the time of each meeting and also took into account the totality of the performance, fee, expense and other information regarding each Portfolio provided to them on a periodic basis throughout the year. The Independent Trustees were assisted by independent counsel during their deliberations and received materials discussing the legal standards applicable to their consideration of the Agreements.

The Board, in examining the nature and quality of the services provided by the Manager and each Adviser to each Portfolio, considered the Manager’s and each Adviser’s experience in serving as an investment adviser for the Portfolio(s) and for portfolios similar to the Portfolio(s) it advises. In considering the renewal of the Management Agreements, the Board noted the responsibilities of the Manager to the Trust and each Portfolio. In particular, the Board considered that the Manager is responsible for the search, selection and monitoring of the Advisers for the Multi-Adviser Portfolios, oversight of the selection of investments by Advisers for the Multi-Adviser Portfolios, oversight of other service providers to the Portfolios, the selection of investments for the Allocation Portfolios and Target Allocation Portfolios, oversight of compliance with the Portfolios’ investment objectives and policies as well as oversight of the Portfolios’ compliance with applicable law, review of brokerage matters and implementation of Board directives as they relate to the Portfolios. In addition, the Board reviewed information regarding the Manager’s process for selecting and monitoring Advisers and its process for making investment decisions for the Allocation Portfolios and Target Allocation Portfolios as well as the backgrounds of the personnel who perform those functions with respect to the Portfolios.

In considering the approval or renewal of the Advisory Agreements, the Board also noted the responsibilities of each Adviser to the Multi-Adviser Portfolio(s) it advises. In particular, the Board considered

 

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that each Adviser is responsible for making investment decisions on behalf of each of the allocated portions of the Portfolio(s) it advises, placing all orders for the purchase and sale of investments for each of the allocated portions it advises with brokers or dealers and performing related administrative functions. In addition, the Board reviewed requested information regarding, among other things, each Adviser’s investment process and the background of each portfolio manager of each Adviser who provides services to the Multi-Adviser Portfolios.

As discussed further below with respect to each Portfolio, the Board also received and reviewed information regarding the short, intermediate- and long-term performance of each Portfolio (or, in the case of a new Adviser, of comparable accounts) over multiple periods, which generally included annual total returns, average annual total returns and rolling period total returns, on both an absolute basis and relative to an appropriate benchmark and/or peer group(s) provided by Lipper, Inc. (“Lipper”), an independent third party company (with the first quartile being the best performers of the peer group and the fourth quartile being the worst performers of the peer group). In general, the Board considered long-term performance to be more important in its evaluation than short-term performance. The Board also generally considered the performance of the allocated portions of each Multi-Adviser Portfolio and the Manager’s representations as to whether the performance of the portions allocated to each of the Advisers met expectations as to the compatibility of the Advisers’ different investment strategies and styles and the contributions of each to the overall Portfolio strategy and performance.

The Board also reviewed the fees payable under each Agreement. In connection with its deliberations regarding the annual renewal of the Management Agreements, the Board examined the management fees paid by each Portfolio in light of fees charged by the Manager to similar portfolios that serve as underlying funds for variable insurance products that are advised by other investment advisers. The Board also considered the quality and level of services provided and the Manager’s responsibilities to each Portfolio. The Board further considered a report provided by Lipper containing information regarding the contractual and net management fee (including the administration fee) and the total or net expense ratios for each Portfolio relative to the median and average management fee and expense ratio of its Lipper peer group (“Lipper Peer Group”) (with the first quartile having the lowest fees and expenses of the peer group and the fourth quartile having the highest fees and expenses of the peer group). For the Multi-Adviser Portfolios, the Board also considered a separate report provided by Lipper containing similar information regarding the management fee and expense ratios for each Multi-Adviser Portfolio relative to the median and average management fee and expense ratio for a peer group of multi-adviser portfolios (“Multi-Adviser Peer Group”). The Board considered that the contractual management fee and expense ratios for each Multi-Adviser Portfolio generally were higher than the median contractual management fee and expense ratio for the Lipper Peer Group. The Board noted, however, that the higher contractual management fees and expense ratios were consistent with the higher costs and greater complexity associated with multi-manager funds and with the higher contractual median management fees and expense ratios of the funds in the Multi-Adviser Peer Group when compared to the Lipper Peer Group. The Board also considered that the Multi-Adviser Portfolios’ contractual management fee rates include breakpoints that reduce the applicable management fee rates as assets increase and that the Manager had undertaken contractual and voluntary expense limitations with respect to certain Portfolios. The Board also reviewed and considered the aggregate expense ratios incurred by shareholders of the Allocation Portfolios and the Target Allocation Portfolios.

The Board also considered the Manager’s presentation of its costs and profitability in providing services to the Portfolios, including the costs associated with the research and investment processes, personnel, systems and infrastructure necessary to perform its functions. In connection with its deliberations regarding the approval or renewal of the Advisory Agreements for the Multi-Adviser Portfolios, the Board also examined the advisory fees paid with respect to each Portfolio in light of the fees paid by similar portfolios advised by each Adviser. With respect to the Multi-Adviser Portfolios, the Board determined that the Manager’s management fee and profitability with respect to each Multi-Adviser Portfolio and each Multi-Adviser Portfolio’s overall expense ratios generally were more significant to the Board’s evaluation of the fees and expenses paid by the Multi-Adviser Portfolios than each Adviser’s costs and profitability.

 

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As part of its evaluation of the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation, the Board considered other benefits that may be realized by the Manager, each Adviser and each of their respective affiliates from their relationships with the Trust. The Board noted, among other things, that the Manager also serves as the administrator for the Portfolios, receiving compensation for acting in this capacity. In addition, the Board recognized that two of the Manager’s affiliates, AllianceBernstein and AXA Rosenberg, serve as Advisers to certain Portfolios and receive advisory fees that are paid by the Manager out of the fees that it earns from those Portfolios. The Board also recognized that AXA Advisors, LLC and AXA Distributors, LLC, which also are affiliated with the Manager, serve as the underwriters for the Trust and receive payments pursuant to Rule 12b-1 plans from the Portfolios with respect to their Class B shares to compensate them for providing shareholder services and selling activities, which could lead to growth in the Trust’s assets and corresponding benefits from such growth, including economies of scale. Further, the Board considered that Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, a registered broker-dealer, is an affiliate of the Manager and from time to time may receive brokerage commissions from the Portfolios in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities, provided, however, that those transactions, among other things, must be consistent with seeking best execution. The Board also noted that the Manager, as the depositor of insurance company separate accounts investing in the Portfolios, receives certain tax benefits associated with such investments.

In its consideration of the Advisory Agreements, the Board received information regarding each Adviser’s procedures for executing portfolio transactions for the allocated portion of the Portfolio(s) it advises and each Adviser’s policies and procedures for the selection of brokers and dealers and obtaining research from those brokers and dealers. In addition, the Board considered that each Adviser may be affiliated with registered broker-dealers, who may, from time to time, receive brokerage commissions from the Portfolios in connection with the purchase and sale of portfolio securities; provided, however, that those transactions, among other things, must be consistent with seeking best execution. Finally, the Board recognized that affiliates of the Advisers may sell, and earn sales commissions and/or other compensation with respect to, insurance products issued by the Manager or its affiliates and that the proceeds of those sales may be invested in the Portfolios.

Based on these considerations, the Board determined, with respect to each Portfolio, that the Portfolio would benefit from the nature, quality and extent of the Manager’s and each Adviser’s services. The Board also reached the determinations described below with respect to the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation for providing services to the applicable Portfolio(s) and the performance of each Portfolio. Based on the foregoing, the information described below and the more detailed information provided at the meetings, the Board, including the Independent Trustees, approved or renewed each Agreement.

AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was in the second quartile relative to the peer group and, therefore, is lower than the median net management fee for the peer group.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the first quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board further considered that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and

 

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determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the first quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the three-year period ended May 31, 2008, and was in the second quartile for the one-year period ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its weighted benchmark for the three-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but slightly underperformed the benchmark for the one-year period ended on that date.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was in the second quartile relative to its peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median net management fee for the peer group.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the second quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board further considered that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the first quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008, but was in the fourth quartile for the three-year period ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio slightly underperformed its weighted benchmark for the one-year, three-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the three-year and since inception periods ended on that date generally was comparable to that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to its peer group and benchmark. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s investment objective and policies generally are more conservative than those of other portfolios included in the peer group, which limits the Portfolio’s ability to outperform its peer group but also generally reduces the Portfolio’s risk profile.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its peer group and benchmark given the Portfolio’s conservative investment objective and policies.

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In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was approximately equal to the median net management fee for the peer group.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the second quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board further considered that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the three-year period ended May 31, 2008, but was in the third quartile for the one-year period ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio had outperformed its weighted benchmark for the three-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but slightly underperformed the benchmark for the one-year period ended on that date.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, as lower than the contractual management fee and was approximately equal to the median net management fee for the peer group.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the first quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board further considered that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio had outperformed its weighted benchmark for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended May 31, 2008, but had

 

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slightly underperformed the benchmark for the one-year period ended on that date. In addition, the Board considered that the Portfolio converted to its current fund-of-funds structure in August 2003 and that the performance of the Portfolio generally had improved as a result of the change.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the first quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board further considered that the Manager has entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one- and three-year periods ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its weighted benchmark for the three-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but slightly underperformed the benchmark for the one-year period ended on that date.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was in the first quartile relative to the peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median net management fee for the peer group.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the third and fourth quartiles, respectively, relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving its

 

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entire management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio slightly underperformed its time weighted benchmark for the one-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the since inception period ended on that date generally was comparable to that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to the benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance. The Board took into consideration in connection with its review that the Portfolio commenced operations on September 1, 2006 and, therefore, had a relatively short operating history on which to evaluate performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance given its relatively short operating history and its favorable performance relative to its peer group, and with the Manager’s explanations of, and efforts to improve, the Portfolio’s performance.

Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was in the first quartile relative to the peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median net management fee for the peer group.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the third and fourth quartiles, respectively, relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving its entire management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio slightly underperformed its time weighted benchmark for the one-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the since inception period ended on that date generally was comparable to that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance. The Board took into consideration in connection with its review that the Portfolio commenced operations on September 1, 2006 and, therefore, had a relatively short operating history on which to evaluate performance.

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and its comparable performance relative to the benchmark, and with the Manager’s explanations of, and efforts to improve, the Portfolio’s performance.

Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was in the first quartile relative to the peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median net management fee for the peer group.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the third and fourth quartiles, respectively, relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving its entire management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its time weighted benchmark for the since inception period and slightly underperformed the benchmark for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the one-year period ended on that date generally was comparable to that of the benchmark. The Board took into consideration in connection with its review that the Portfolio commenced operations on September 1, 2006 and, therefore, had a relatively short operating history on which to evaluate performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio

In connection with its review of the Agreement relating to the Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board also noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was in the first quartile relative to the peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median net management fee for the peer group.

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higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into an expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving its entire management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its time weighted benchmark for the one-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008. The Board took into consideration in connection with its review that the Portfolio commenced operations on September 1, 2006 and, therefore, had a relatively short operating history on which to evaluate performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee and was in the third quartile relative to the peer group. The Board also noted that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the first quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board further considered that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager have made these fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board noted that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one- and five-year periods ended May 31, 2008, and was in the fourth quartile for the three- and ten-year periods ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the five-year period ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio underperformed the benchmark for the one-, three- and ten-year periods ended on that date. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s performance for the three-year period ended May 31, 2008 generally was in line with that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods

 

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relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s overall performance. The Board also considered that the Manager had taken steps to strengthen the Portfolio’s performance through the appointment of new Advisers in June 2005 and January 2007 and that the performance of the Portfolio generally had improved as a result of these changes.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board also was satisfied with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s overall performance.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into an additional voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangements, was lower than the contractual management fee. The Board also noted that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the third and fourth quartiles, respectively, relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board also considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to

 

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the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one- and three-year periods ended May 31, 2008, but was in the third quartile for the five-year period ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008 and slightly underperformed its benchmark for the three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended on that date, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the three- and five-year periods ended on that date generally was comparable to that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s overall performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark for the short- and medium-term time periods and with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s long-term performance.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Health Care Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Health Care Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into an additional voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board also considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

 

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The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares are in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, are higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager has entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager have made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board also considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance relative to its peer group and efforts to improve performance relative to the peer group. The Board also factored into its evaluation the fact that the Portfolio is a specialty portfolio that offers a unique investment strategy and enhances the range of investment options available to investors.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark and with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager High Yield Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual

 

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management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board further considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the second quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios as set forth in the prospectus and that the Board and the Manager had made these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board also noted that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008, but was in the third quartile for the three- and five-year periods ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the three-, five- and ten-year periods ended on that date. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s performance for the three- and five-year periods ended May 31, 2008 generally was in line with that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance. The Board also considered that the Manager had taken steps to improve the Portfolio’s performance through the appointment of a new Adviser for a portion of the Portfolio in June 2005 and that the performance of the Portfolio generally had improved as a result of this change.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s short-term performance relative to its peer group and benchmark and with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s medium- and long-term performance.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

 

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Multimanager International Equity Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager International Equity Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares relative to its Lipper peer group was in the second quartile for the one- and three-year periods ended May 31, 2008, but was in the third quartile for the five-year period ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods ended May 31, 2008, but slightly underperformed its benchmark for the five-year and since inception periods ended on that date. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark for the short-term periods and with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s long-term performance.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered

 

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whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Large Cap Core Equity Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008, and was in the fourth quartile for the three- and five-year periods ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended on that date generally was in line with the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to the benchmark for the medium- and long-term periods and with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the overall performance of the Portfolio.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a

 

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new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Large Cap Growth Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Large Cap Growth Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangements, was lower than the contractual management fee. The Board also noted that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the third and fourth quartiles, respectively, relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008, and was in the fourth quartile for the three- and five-year periods ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the one-year period ended on that date generally was comparable to that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance. The Board noted that the Manager had taken steps to improve the Portfolio’s performance by hiring a new Adviser for a portion of the Portfolio in January 2007 and that the performance of the Portfolio generally had improved as a result of this change. In addition, the Board noted that the Manager had recently taken further steps to improve

 

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the Portfolio’s performance by hiring additional new Advisers for certain portions of the Portfolio in June 2008, but the very short period of time during which the Advisers had been advising the Portfolio provided a limited basis on which to evaluate the Portfolio’s performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Large Cap Value Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

 

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In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the first quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the five-year period ended May 31, 2008, and was in the second quartile for the one- and three-year periods ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended May 31, 2008 and that the Portfolio had slightly underperformed its benchmark for the since inception period ended on that date.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Mid Cap Growth Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and B shares were in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the

 

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management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the five-year period ended May 31, 2008, and was in the fourth quartile for the one- and three-year periods ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio underperformed its benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but that the Portfolio’s performance for the three-year period ended on that date generally was in line with that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance. The Board noted that the Manager had recently taken steps to improve the Portfolio’s performance by hiring a new Adviser in June 2008, but the very short period of time during which the Adviser had been advising the Portfolio provided a limited basis on which to evaluate the Portfolio’s performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Mid Cap Value Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

 

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The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and B shares were in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one- and three-year periods ended May 31, 2008, and was in the fourth quartile for the five-year period ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the one- and three-year periods ended May 31, 2008, but underperformed its benchmark for the five-year and since inception periods ended on that date. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s performance for the five-year period ended May 31, 2008 generally was in line with that of the benchmark. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its benchmark for the short- and medium-term time periods and with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the overall performance of the Portfolio relative to its peer group and benchmark.

At a subsequent Board meeting in September 2008, the Board considered and approved a new Advisory Agreement with Tradewinds to replace one of the then-current Advisers to the Portfolio. In connection with its approval of the new Advisory Agreement, the Board considered the subadvisory fees to be paid thereunder, whether the proposed fee schedule provides for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase and any changes in the profitability of the Manager as a result of the Advisory Agreement. The Board also considered that there would be no change in the management fee rate paid by the Portfolio as a result of the Advisory Agreement with Tradewinds. In addition, the Board reviewed the performance of the comparable accounts managed by Tradewinds and considered that they outperformed their benchmark for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended June 30, 2008. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Adviser’s proposed compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board also was satisfied with the Adviser’s performance with respect to similar accounts.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its

 

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review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Small Cap Growth Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee. The Board also noted that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the second quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board also noted that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the third quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the three-year period ended May 31, 2008, and was in the fourth quartile for the one- and five-year periods ended on that date. The Board also considered that the Portfolio had outperformed its benchmark for the since inception period ended May 31, 2008, but had underperformed its benchmark for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended on that date. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance for certain periods relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s overall performance. The Board considered that the Manager had taken steps to improve the Portfolio’s performance by hiring a new Adviser for a portion of the Portfolio in October 2007 and that the performance of the Portfolio had shown some improvement since the changes were made.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s long-term performance relative to the benchmark and with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the overall performance of the Portfolio.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated

 

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portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Small Cap Value Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board noted that the Portfolio’s net management fee, after taking into account the expense limitation arrangement, was lower than the contractual management fee. The Board also noted that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class A shares was in the second quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was lower than the median expense ratio for the peer group, and that the expense ratio for the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it was waiving a portion of its management fee to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board also noted that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio was in the fourth quartile relative to its peer group for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended May 31, 2008 and that the Portfolio had underperformed its benchmark for the one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods ended May 31, 2008. The Board and the Manager discussed the reasons for the Portfolio’s underperformance relative to its peer group and benchmark and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance. The Board noted that the Manager had recently taken steps to improve the Portfolio’s performance by hiring an additional Adviser for the Portfolio in June 2008, but that the very short period of

 

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time during which the Adviser had been advising the Portfolio provided a limited basis on which to evaluate the Portfolio’s performance.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Manager’s explanations and efforts to improve the Portfolio’s performance.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

Multimanager Technology Portfolio

In connection with its review of the annual renewal of Agreements relating to the Multimanager Technology Portfolio at its July 2008 meeting, the Board considered, among other things, that the Portfolio’s contractual management fee was in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s Lipper peer group and, therefore, was higher than the median contractual management fee for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s management fee includes breakpoints, which reduce the management fee as the assets of the Portfolio increase. The Board also noted that the Manager had contractually agreed to waive all or a portion of its management fee and to reimburse all or a portion of the other expenses of the Portfolio so that the Portfolio’s total expense ratios did not exceed certain levels as set forth in the prospectus. The Board further noted that the Manager had entered into a voluntary expense limitation arrangement with the Portfolio effective August 1, 2007 to reflect a $250 million reduction in the requisite asset levels necessary to reach each breakpoint of the Portfolio’s contractual management fee rate schedule and to reduce the applicable administration fee rate at certain asset levels of the Portfolio. The Board considered that it had approved a proposal by the Manager at its July 2008 meeting to make these voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements.

The Board also considered that the expense ratios for the Portfolio’s Class A and Class B shares were in the fourth quartile relative to the Portfolio’s peer group and, therefore, were higher than the median expense ratio for the peer group. The Board noted, however, that the Manager had entered into expense limitation arrangements with the Portfolio under which it would waive all or a portion of its management fee and reimburse all or a portion of the Portfolio’s other expenses to limit the Portfolio’s total expense ratios and that the Board and the Manager had made the voluntary fee reductions permanent by amending the relevant agreements. The Board considered that any reduction in the Portfolio’s management fee due to increases in the Portfolio’s assets above the breakpoints in the management fee schedule could result in a corresponding reduction in the Portfolio’s total expense ratios. The Board then evaluated the level of the management fee in relation to the nature, quality and extent of the services provided by the Manager and the costs of providing these services and determined that the Manager’s overall level of profitability from the management fee was fair and reasonable.

 

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In addition, the Board reviewed the Portfolio’s performance and considered that the performance of the Portfolio’s Class B shares was in the second quartile relative to its Lipper peer group for the one-, three- and five-year periods ended May 31, 2008. The Board also considered that the Portfolio outperformed its benchmark for the three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended May 31, 2008, but slightly underperformed its benchmark for the one-year period ended on that date. The Board noted, however, that the Portfolio’s performance for the one-year period ended May 31, 2008 generally was comparable to that of the benchmark. The Board also factored into its evaluation the fact that the Portfolio is a specialty portfolio that offers a unique investment strategy and enhances the range of investment options available to investors.

Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and each Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable. The Board was also satisfied with the Portfolio’s performance relative to its peer group and benchmark.

At a subsequent Board meeting in December 2008, the Board approved a proposal by the Manager that is intended to enhance the Portfolio’s overall performance relative to its volatility by more closely tracking the Portfolio’s benchmark. The proposal provided for the creation of an additional allocated portion that will track the performance of a broad-based index and allocating the remaining portion of the Portfolio’s assets to each of the actively managed portions of the Portfolio. In connection with the proposal, the Board considered and approved an amendment to the relevant Management Agreement and a new Advisory Agreement between AXA Equitable and SSgA FM with respect to the index allocated portion of the Portfolio. In approving the amendment to the Management Agreement and the new Advisory Agreement, the Board reviewed and considered the proposed management and subadvisory fees and noted that the amended Management Agreement provided for a reduction in the fees paid with respect to the Portfolio. At the Board’s request, the Manager agreed to provide pro forma profitability data reflecting the lower advisory fees and reduced management fees as relating to the proposed new alignment of assets at the next Board review of Advisory and Management Agreements. The Board also considered whether the proposed fee schedules provide for economies of scale as the assets of the Portfolio increase through breakpoints. In addition, the Board reviewed SSgA FM’s experience and historical performance record in managing similar accounts. Finally, the Board requested from the Manager and received additional information about the proposal, which the Board considered as part of its review. Based on its review, the Board was satisfied that the Manager’s and the Adviser’s compensation was fair and reasonable and with the Manager’s efforts to enhance the Portfolio’s performance.

 

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Federal Income Tax Information (Unaudited)

For the year ended December 31, 2008, the percentage of dividends paid that qualify for the 70% dividends received deductions for corporate shareholders, foreign taxes which are expected to be passed through to shareholders for foreign tax credits, gross income derived from sources within foreign countries, long-term capital gain dividends for the purpose of the dividend paid deduction on its Federal income tax return were as follows:

 

     70% Dividend
Received
Deduction
    Foreign
Taxes
   Foreign
Source Income
   Long Term
Capital Gain

AXA Conservative Allocation Portfolio

   56.69 %   $    $    $ 14,776,714

AXA Conservative-Plus Allocation Portfolio

   41.29                 36,745,585

AXA Moderate Allocation Portfolio

   12.00                 388,857,007

AXA Moderate-Plus Allocation Portfolio

   40.91                 559,424,936

AXA Aggressive Allocation Portfolio

   67.01                 206,971,528

Multimanager Aggressive Equity Portfolio

   100.00                

Multimanager Core Bond Portfolio

   0.12                 47,135,586

Multimanager Health Care Portfolio

   11.08            1,292,146      1,578,860

Multimanager High Yield Portfolio

                  

Multimanager International
Equity Portfolio

   3.31       1,954,948      45,386,493      18,979,649

Multimanager Large Cap
Core Equity Portfolio

   86.61                

Multimanager Large Cap
Growth Portfolio

   53.40                

Multimanager Large Cap
Value Portfolio

   97.43                 3,521,292

Multimanager Mid Cap
Growth Portfolio

                   4,128,512

Multimanager Mid Cap
Value Portfolio

   100.00                 11,958,725

Multimanager Small Cap
Growth Portfolio

   9.46                 102,520

Multimanager Small Cap
Value Portfolio

   100.00                 4,501,548

Multimanager Technology Portfolio

                  

Target 2015 Allocation Portfolio

   55.78                 924,929

Target 2025 Allocation Portfolio

   60.04                 1,153,544

Target 2035 Allocation Portfolio

   76.54                 618,788

Target 2045 Allocation Portfolio

   100.00                 386,856

 

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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST (UNAUDITED)

The Trust’s Board has the responsibility for the overall management of the Trust and the Portfolios, including general supervision and review of the Portfolios’ investment activities and their conformity with Delaware law and the stated policies of the Portfolios. The Board elects the officers of the Trust who are responsible for administering the Trust’s day-to-day operations. The Trustees and officers of the Trust, together with information as to their principal business occupation during the last five years, and other information are shown below.

The Trustees and Officers

 

Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Trust
 

Term of
Office**
and Length
of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
in Complex
Overseen
by

Trustee

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

Interested Trustee

Steven M. Joenk*

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(50)

  Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   Trustee and Chairman from September 2004 to present; Chief Executive Officer from December 2002 to present; President from November 2001 to present   From July 1999 to present, Senior Vice President of AXA Financial; from September 2004 to present, President of AXA Financial’s Funds Management Group; since July 2004, Chairman and President of Enterprise Capital Management, Inc., Co-Chairman of Enterprise Funds Distributor, Inc. and a director of 1740 Advisers, Inc., MONY Asset Management Inc., MONY Financial Resources of the Americas Limited (Jamaica), MONY International Life Insurance Co. (Argentina), MONY Bank & Trust Company of the Americas Ltd. (Cayman Islands) and MONY Consultoria de Correlagem de Seguros Ltd. (Brazil).   86   None

Gerald C. Crotty

c/o AXA Premier

VIP Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(57)

  Trustee   From November 2001 to present   President of Weichert Enterprise LLC, a private equity investment firm; Co-founder and CEO of Excelsior Ventures Management, a private equity and venture capital firm; from 1991 to 1998, held various positions with ITT Corporation, including President and COO of ITT Consumer Financial Corp. and Chairman, President and CEO of ITT Information Services.   22   From 2002 to present, Director of Access Integrated Technologies, Inc.; from 2005 to present, director of Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

*   Affiliated with the Manager and Distributors.

** Each Trustee serves until his or her resignation or retirement. Each officer is elected on an annual basis.

 

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Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Trust
 

Term of
Office**
and Length
of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

 

Number of
Portfolios
in Complex
Overseen
by

Trustee

 

Other

Directorships

Held by Trustee

Independent Trustees (Continued)

Barry Hamerling

c/o AXA Premier

VIP Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(62)

  Trustee  

From November 2001

to present

  Since 1998, Managing Partner of Premium Ice Cream of America; Since 2003, Managing Partner of Premium Salads; from 1970 to 1998, President of Ayco Co. L.P., the largest independent financial counseling firm in the United States.   22   From 2007 to present, Trustee of the Merger Fund; from 1998 to present, Director and Chairman of Ayco Charitable Foundation.

Cynthia R. Plouché

c/o AXA Premier

VIP Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(51)

  Trustee   From November 2001 to present   Since June 2006, Portfolio Manager at Williams Capital Management, Inc.; from June 2003 to 2006, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Blaylock-Abacus Asset Management, Inc.; prior thereto, Founder, Chief Investment Officer and Managing Director of Abacus Financial Group from May 1991 to 2003, a manager of fixed income portfolios for institutional clients.   22   None

Rayman Louis Solomon

c/o AXA Premier

VIP Trust

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(61)

  Trustee   From November 2001 to present   Since 1998, Dean and a Professor of Law at Rutgers University School of Law; prior thereto, an Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Northwestern University School of Law.   22   None

*   Affiliated with the Manager and Distributors.

** Each Trustee serves until his or her resignation or retirement. Each officer is elected on an annual basis.

 

271


Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Trust
 

Term of

Office**

and Length

of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Officers

Steven M. Joenk*

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(50)

  Trustee, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer   Trustee and Chairman from September 2004 to present; Chief Executive Officer from December 2002 to present; President from November 2001 to present   From July 1999 to present, Senior Vice President of AXA Financial; from September 2004 to present, President of AXA Financial’s Funds Management Group; since July 2004, Chairman and President of Enterprise Capital Management, Inc., Co-Chairman of Enterprise Funds Distributor, Inc. and a director of 1740 Advisers, Inc., MONY Asset Management Inc., MONY Financial Resources of the Americas Limited (Jamaica), MONY International Life Insurance Co. (Argentina), MONY Bank & Trust Company of the Americas Ltd. (Cayman Islands) and MONY Consultoria de Correlagem de Seguros Ltd. (Brazil).

Patricia Louie, Esq.

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(53)

  Vice President and Secretary   From November 2001 to present   From May 2003 to present, Vice President and Associate General Counsel of AXA Financial and AXA Equitable.

Joseph J. Paolo

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(38)

  Chief Compliance Officer, Vice President and Anti- Money Laundering (“AML”) Compliance Officer   Chief Compliance Officer from May 2007 to present; Vice President and AML Compliance Officer from December 2005 to present   From June 2007 to present, Vice President of AXA Equitable and Chief Compliance Officer of AXA Equitable’s Funds Management Group; from August 2005 to June 2007, Vice President of AXA Equitable and Deputy Chief Compliance Officer of AXA Equitable’s Fund Management Group; from March 2004 to August 2005, Vice President of AXA Equitable and Compliance Officer of AXA Equitable’s Funds Management Group.

Brian E. Walsh

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(41)

  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer   From June 2007 to present   From December 2002 to May 2007, Vice President and Assistant Treasurer of the Trust; from November 2001 to May 2007, Assistant Treasurer of the Trust; from February 2003 to present, Vice President of AXA Equitable.

Mary E. Cantwell

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(47)

  Vice President   From November 2001 to present   From February 2001 to present, Vice President of AXA Equitable; from July 2004 to present, a director of Enterprise Capital Management, Inc.

Armando Capasso, Esq.

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(34)

  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   From December 2007 to present   From September 2008 to present, Vice President of AXA Equitable; from September 2007 to August 2008, Counsel of AXA Equitable; from March 2005 September 2007, Investment Management Associate, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP; from September 2004 to March 2005, Associate, Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP.

William T. MacGregor, Esq.

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(33)

  Vice President and Assistant Secretary   From June 2006 to present   From May 2008 to present, Vice President and Counsel of AXA Equitable; from May 2007 to May 2008, Assistant Vice President and Counsel of AXA Equitable; from May 2006 to May 2007, Counsel of AXA Equitable; from March 2005 to April 2006, Associate Attorney, Sidley Austin LLP; from September 2003 to February 2005, Contract Attorney, Prudential Financial, Inc.

*   Affiliated with the Manager and Distributors.

** Each Trustee serves until his or her resignation or retirement. Each officer is elected on an annual basis.

 

272


Name, Address and Age   Position(s)
Held With
Trust
 

Term of
Office**
and Length
of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years

Officers (Continued)

Alwi Chan

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(33)

  Vice President   From June 2007 to present   From May 2007 to present, Vice President, AXA Equitable; from November 2005 to May 2007, Assistant Vice President, AXA Equitable; from December 2002 to November 2005, Senior Investment Analyst of AXA Equitable.

James D. Kelly

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(40)

  Controller   From June 2007 to present   From September 2008 to present, Vice President of AXA Equitable; from March 2006 to September 2008, Assistant Vice President, AXA Equitable; from July 2005 to February 2006, Assistant Treasurer, Lord Abbett & Co.; from July 2002 to June 2005, Director, Prudential Investments.

Carla Price

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(32)

  Assistant Treasurer   From December 2006 to present   From September 2008 to present, Vice President of AXA Equitable; from February 2004 to September 2008, Assistant Vice President of AXA Equitable; from January 2003 to February 2004, Mutual Fund Manager of AXA Equitable.

David Shagawat

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(34)

  Assistant AML Compliance Officer   From December 2005 to present   From September 2007 to present, Assistant Vice President and Compliance Risk Manager of AXA Equitable; from August 2005 to present, Associate Compliance Officer of AXA Equitable; from June 2004 to August 2005, Fiduciary Oversight Analyst, Citigroup Asset Management.

Judy Guhring

1290 Avenue of the Americas,

New York, New York

10104

(37)

  Assistant Secretary   From December 2005 to present   From August 2001 to present, Senior Legal Assistant of AXA Equitable.

*   Affiliated with the Manager and Distributors.

** Each Trustee serves until his or her resignation or retirement. Each officer is elected on an annual basis.

 

273


PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES (UNAUDITED)

A description of the policies and procedures that the Portfolios use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling a toll-free number at 1-888-292-4492 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Information regarding how the Portfolios voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, 2008 is available (i) on the Trust’s proxy voting information website at http://www.axaonline.com (go to “Tools & Calculators” and click on “Proxy Voting” box under the “Investing Tools” column) and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http:// www.sec.gov.

QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

The Portfolios file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Portfolios’ Forms N-Q are available on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

274


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the registrant has adopted a “code of ethics,” as defined in Item 2, that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. A copy of the registrant’s code of ethics is filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 12(a)(1).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The registrant’s board of trustees has determined that Gerald C. Crotty and Barry Hamerling each serve on its audit committee as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Item 3. Messrs. Crotty and Hamerling are each considered to be “independent” for purposes of Item 3(a)(2).

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees for fiscal year 2008: $1,116,429 and fiscal year 2007: $706,545

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees for fiscal year 2008: $55,374 and fiscal year 2007: $31,763

 

(c) Tax Fees for fiscal year 2008: $293,563 and fiscal year 2007: $334,027

Tax fees include amounts related to tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning.

 

(d) All Other Fees for fiscal year 2008: $0 and fiscal year 2007 $0

All other fees include amounts related to review of the registrant’s various regulatory filings.

(e)(1)

The registrant’s audit committee has adopted policies and procedures relating to pre-approval of services performed by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant. Audit, audit-related and tax services provided to the registrant on an annual basis require pre-approval by the entire audit committee. With respect to audit fees, the audit committee also pre-approves an additional amount above the pre-approved amount to allow for unanticipated scope extensions and overruns. Any audit amounts in excess of the pre-approved amounts must be approved by the audit committee or its delegate prior to payment. The audit committee chair also has the authority to approve de minimis non-audit services (i.e., services in which the fee does not exceed $10,000 per engagement) to be provided by the registrant’s principal accountant for the registrant, provided


that each such service is brought to the attention of the audit committee prior to the completion of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements.

(e)(2) None of the services included in (b) – (d) above was approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) Not applicable.

 

(g) For fiscal year 2008: $6,324,127

 

(h) For fiscal year 2007: $6,224,020

 

(i) The registrant’s audit committee has considered that the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser, and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed- End Management Investment Companies

Not applicable.

 

Item 9 Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Disclosures.


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

 

(b) The registrant’s certifying officers are not aware of any changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1) The Amended and Restated Code of Ethics for Senior Officers of the Registrant is filed herewith.

 

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

 

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


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.

 

AXA Premier VIP Trust
/s/ Steven M. Joenk
Steven M. Joenk
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 5, 2009

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.

 

/s/ Steven M. Joenk
Steven M. Joenk
Chief Executive Officer
March 5, 2009
/s/ Brian E. Walsh
Brian E. Walsh
Chief Financial Officer
March 5, 2009