N-CSRS 1 d45643dncsrs.htm BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL SERIES TRUST BLACKROCK MUNICIPAL SERIES 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: 811-21744

Name of Fund:  FDP Series, Inc.

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

Invesco Value FDP Fund

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

MFS Research International FDP Fund

Fund Address:    100 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington, DE 19809

Name and address of agent for service: John M. Perlowski, Chief Executive Officer, FDP Series, Inc., 55 East 52nd

Street, New York, NY 10055

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 441-7762

Date of fiscal year end: 05/31/2016

Date of reporting period: 11/30/2015


Item 1 – Report to Stockholders

 


NOVEMBER 30, 2015

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT (UNAUDITED)

 

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FDP Series, Inc.

 

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MFS Research International FDP Fund

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Marsico Growth FDP Fund

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Invesco Value FDP Fund

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Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Not FDIC Insured • May Lose Value • No Bank Guarantee


Table of Contents     

 

     Page  

The Markets in Review

    3   

Semi-Annual Report:

 

Fund Summaries

    4   

About Fund Performance

    12   

Disclosure of Expenses

    13   

Derivative Financial Instruments

    13   

Portfolio Information

    14   
Financial Statements:  

Schedules of Investments

    16   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    39   

Statements of Operations

    41   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

    42   

Financial Highlights

    44   

Notes to Financial Statements

    52   

Officers and Directors

    66   

Additional Information

    67   

 

FDP Series, Inc. is part of the Funds Diversified PortfoliosSM (“FDP”) Service. You may receive separate shareholder reports for other funds available through the Service.

 

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The Markets in Review

 

Dear Shareholder,

Diverging monetary policies and shifting economic outlooks across regions have been the overarching themes driving financial markets over the past couple of years. With U.S. growth outpacing the global economic recovery in 2015, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) has been posturing for a change from its low-rate policy while the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Japan have taken a more accommodative stance. In this environment, the U.S. dollar strengthened considerably, causing profit challenges for U.S. exporters and high levels of volatility in emerging market currencies and commodity prices. After plunging in late 2014, oil prices have been particularly volatile and below the historical norm due to an ongoing imbalance in global supply and demand.

Global market volatility increased in the summer of 2015, beginning with a sharp, but temporary, sell-off in June as Greece’s long-brewing debt troubles came to an impasse. These concerns abated with the passing of austerity and reform measures in July, but the market’s calm was short-lived as signs of weakness in China’s economy sparked a significant decline in Chinese equities. Higher volatility spread through markets globally in the third quarter as further indications of a deceleration in China stoked worries about the broader global economy, resulting in the worst quarterly performance for equities since 2011. Given a dearth of evidence of global growth, equity markets became more reliant on central bank policies to drive performance. As such, equities powered higher in October when China’s central bank provided more stimulus, the ECB poised for more easing and soft U.S. data pushed back expectations for a Fed rate hike. As the period came to a close, volatility crept higher and asset prices again weakened as investors digested more mixed economic data against a backdrop of generally high valuations.

At BlackRock, we believe investors need to think globally, extend their scope across a broad array of asset classes and be prepared to move freely as market conditions change over time. We encourage you to talk with your financial advisor and visit blackrock.com for further insight about investing in today’s markets.

Sincerely,

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

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Rob Kapito

President, BlackRock Advisors, LLC

 

Total Returns as of November 30, 2015  
    6-month     12-month  

U.S. large cap equities
(S&P 500® Index)

    (0.21 )%      2.75

U.S. small cap equities
(Russell 2000® Index)

    (3.21     3.51   

International equities
(MSCI Europe, Australasia,
Far East Index)

    (7.42     (2.94

Emerging market equities
(MSCI Emerging Markets
Index)

    (17.67     (16.99

3-month Treasury bills
(BofA Merrill Lynch
3-Month U.S. Treasury

Bill Index)

    0.01        0.02   

U.S. Treasury securities
(BofA Merrill Lynch
10-Year U.S. Treasury Index)

    (0.21     1.60   

U.S. investment-grade bonds
(Barclays U.S.
Aggregate Bond Index)

    (0.12     0.97   

Tax-exempt municipal
bonds (S&P Municipal
Bond Index)

    2.24        3.14   

U.S. high yield bonds
(Barclays U.S. Corporate
High Yield 2% Issuer
Capped Index)

    (5.80     (3.38
Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Index performance is shown for illustrative purposes only. You cannot invest directly in an index.    

 

                
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Fund Summary as of November 30, 2015    MFS Research International FDP Fund

 

Investment Objective

MFS Research International FDP Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide shareholders with capital appreciation.

On April 14, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including the Independent Directors, approved the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund, subject to the approval of the Fund’s shareholders, and changing the Fund’s name to FDP BlackRock MFS Research International Fund upon receiving such shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers structure, the Manager will be able to hire and replace sub-advisors and may amend sub-advisory agreements for the Fund, subject to the prior approval of the Board, but without shareholder approval.

At a special meeting on November 25, 2015, shareholders of the Fund approved the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund. These changes will take effect on or about January 29, 2016.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2015, the Fund underperformed its primary benchmark, the MSCI Europe, Australasia and Far East (“EAFE”) Index, while it outperformed the secondary benchmark, the MSCI All Country World (excluding U.S.) Index. The following discussion of relative performance pertains to the MSCI EAFE Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

In terms of sectors, stock selection in health care was a primary detractor from relative performance. In particular, the Fund’s positions in Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (Canada) and Novartis AG (Switzerland) detracted from performance relative to the benchmark. Stock selection in consumer staples was another area of relative weakness as a lack of holdings in Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc. (Belgium) detracted. In addition, positions in Mediatek, Inc. (Taiwan), Rio Tinto PLC (U.K.), Iluka Resources Ltd. (Australia), Orica Ltd. (Australia), Barclays PLC (U.K.), Lloyds Banking Group PLC (U.K.) and Schneider Electric SE (France) weighed on relative results during the six-month period.

 

 

Conversely, stock selection in consumer cyclicals issues contributed to relative results. Within this area, positions in Sundrug Co. Ltd. (Japan) and RELX NV (U.K.) benefited performance. In addition, holdings in Terumo Corp. (Japan), Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan), KDDI Corp. (Japan), Danone SA (France), Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (U.K.), a lack of holdings in Glencore PLC (U.K./Switzerland), and positions in Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan) and BHP Billiton PLC (Australia) contributed to relative performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Within capital goods, the Fund’s position in mining equipment companies was increased to a slight overweight. This reflects the sub-advisor’s view that after prolonged underperformance, share prices for mining equipment firms now reflect unsustainably low commodity prices. In addition, economic uncertainty and extreme market volatility typically result in downward pressure on financials, especially banks, as such activity calls into question bank balance sheets. While the Fund has sought to build non-bank exposure within financials, it has been difficult to find bottom-up opportunities, and, in fact, the Fund’s insurance exposure was trimmed during the period. Within technology, end-user demand for technology hardware has decreased, and inventories that were already at above-average levels have not been digested. As a result, most technology hardware makers ranging from semiconductors and other components to PCs and phones underperformed. However, weakness in China made it possible for the Fund to initiate a position in the internet software & services sub-sector. The sub-advisor continues to search for similar opportunities to purchase strong companies at attractive valuations.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

The Fund is a sector-neutral portfolio that emphasizes bottom-up fundamental analysis and therefore, regional and industry allocations are strictly a by-product of where the sub-advisor finds the most attractive opportunities. Relative to the MSCI EAFE Index, the Fund ended the period underweight in Europe ex-U.K., Japan, Asia-Pacific ex-Japan and the United Kingdom, while overweight in emerging markets and North America.

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of the Fund’s sub-advisor as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

                
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     MFS Research International FDP Fund

 

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

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  1   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including advisory fees. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2   

The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 65% of its assets in equity securities of foreign companies, including emerging market issuers.

 

  3   

The index is an unmanaged broad-based index that measures the total returns of developed foreign stock markets in Europe, Australasia and the Far East.

 

  4   

The Index is a market capitalization index that measures performance in the developed and emerging market, excluding the United States.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended November 30, 2015

 

          Average Annual Total Returns5  
          1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  
     6-Month
Total Returns
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    (9.47 )%      (4.72 )%      N/A        4.18     N/A        3.46     N/A   

Investor A

    (9.58     (4.89     (9.88 )%      3.92        2.81     3.21        2.65

Investor C

    (9.92     (5.65     (6.59     3.15        3.15        2.43        2.43   

MSCI EAFE Index

    (7.42     (2.94     N/A        5.52        N/A        3.64        N/A   

MSCI All Country World (ex U.S.) Index

    (10.16     (7.32     N/A        2.99        N/A        3.60        N/A   

 

  5   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

      N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

      Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical7        
    

Beginning
Account Value

June 1, 2015

    Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2015
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period6
   

Beginning
Account Value

June 1, 2015

   

Ending
Account Value

November 30, 2015

    Expenses Paid
During the
Period6
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 905.30      $ 6.38      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.30      $ 6.76        1.34

Investor A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 904.20      $ 7.57      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.05      $ 8.02        1.59

Investor C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 900.80      $ 11.17      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.25      $ 11.83        2.35

 

  6   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  7   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 13 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

                
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Fund Summary as of November 30, 2015    Marsico Growth FDP Fund

 

Investment Objective

Marsico Growth FDP Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide shareholders with long-term growth of capital.

On April 14, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including the Independent Directors, approved a replacement of the sub-advisor of the Fund from Marsico Capital Management, LLC to Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”), subject to the approval of the Fund’s shareholders. In connection with such pending replacement, the Board approved changing the name of the Fund to FDP BlackRock Janus Growth Fund, certain changes to the Fund’s principal investment strategies and investment process, and changes to the Fund’s portfolio managers and benchmark index. All of these changes are contingent upon approval by the Fund’s shareholders of Janus as the sub-advisor to the Fund.

The Board, including the Independent Directors, also approved the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund, subject to the approval of the Fund’s shareholders, and adding “BlackRock” to the Fund’s name upon receiving such shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers structure, the Manager will be able to hire and replace sub-advisors and may amend sub-advisory agreements for the Fund, subject to the prior approval of the Board, but without shareholder approval.

At a special meeting on December 17, 2015, shareholders of the Fund approved both the replacement of the sub-advisor and the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund. These changes will take effect on or about January 29, 2016.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2015, the Fund’s Institutional Shares outperformed its benchmark, the S&P 500® Index, while Investor A performed inline and Investor C Shares underperformed.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

Stock selection and an overweight posture toward two of the better-performing sectors in the benchmark index, information technology (“IT”) and consumer discretionary, were the primary sources of outperformance in the period. Within IT, positions in the social networking company Facebook, Inc., Class A, the electronic payments firm Visa, Inc., Class A and the customer relationship management company salesforce.com, Inc. posted solid returns. Facebook emerged as the top individual contributor during the six-month period, as the company benefited from the advertising shift to online venues from traditional media outlets. Within consumer discretionary, shares of the athletic apparel company NIKE, Inc., Class B rallied after the company reported accelerating sales in a number of its markets. In addition, holdings in the online retailer Amazon.com, Inc. posted strong results as the company continued to take market share from “brick and mortar” retailers. The Fund also benefited from its underweight position in energy, the weakest-performing sector in the benchmark index during the period.

 

Stock selection within the pharmaceuticals biotechnology & life sciences sub-sector, and an overweight position in the weak-performing health care sector, represented the main detractors from performance. The genome sequencing company Illumina, Inc. was the largest individual detractor from performance and was sold after posting disappointing earnings results and reducing its earnings forecast. Additionally, holdings in the biotechnology company Biogen, Inc., the global leader in the treatment of multiple sclerosis (“MS”), disappointed as sales of its blockbuster MS drug, Tecfidera, slowed. The Fund’s position in Biogen was sold.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the reporting period, the Fund decreased its positions in the health care sector while increasing exposure to the consumer discretionary sector. In addition to the above-noted sales of Illumina, Inc. and Biogen, Inc., positions in Allergan PLC and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. were sold. In the consumer discretionary sector, the Fund initiated a position in Amazon.com, Inc.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

On an absolute basis, the Fund’s largest sector allocations were IT, consumer discretionary and health care. Relative to the S&P 500® Index, the Fund was overweight in consumer discretionary, IT and health care, and underweight financials, consumer staples, energy and industrials. The Fund had no exposure to telecommunication services or utilities.

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of the Fund’s sub-advisor as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

                
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     Marsico Growth FDP Fund

 

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

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  1   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including advisory fees. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2   

The Fund invests primarily in equity securities of large cap companies that are selected for their growth potential.

 

  3   

This unmanaged broad-based index that is comprised of 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended November 30, 2015

 

          Average Annual Total Returns4  
          1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  
     6-Month
Total Returns
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o
sales charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    (0.11 )%      1.33     N/A        11.58     N/A        6.40     N/A   

Investor A

    (0.24     1.06        (4.24 )%      11.33        10.13     6.14        5.57

Investor C

    (0.60     0.29        (0.58     10.46        10.46        5.34        5.34   

S&P 500® Index

    (0.21     2.75        N/A        14.40        N/A        7.48        N/A   

 

  4   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

      N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

      Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical6        
    Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2015
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
    Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value

November  30, 2015
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 998.90      $ 6.40      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.60      $ 6.46        1.28

Investor A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 997.60      $ 7.64      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.35      $ 7.72        1.53

Investor C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 994.00      $ 11.42      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.55      $ 11.53        2.29

 

  5   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  6   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 13 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    7


Fund Summary as of November 30, 2015    Invesco Value FDP Fund

 

Investment Objective

Invesco Value FDP Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide shareholders with capital growth and income.

On April 14, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including the Independent Directors, approved the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund, subject to the approval of the Fund’s shareholders, and changing the Fund’s name to FDP BlackRock Invesco Value Fund upon receiving such shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers structure, the Manager will be able to hire and replace sub-advisors and may amend sub-advisory agreements for the Fund, subject to the prior approval of the Board, but without shareholder approval.

As a special meeting on December 17, 2015, shareholders of the Fund approved the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund. These changes will take effect on or about January 29, 2016.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2015, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Russell 1000® Value Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

The Fund’s foreign currency forward contracts, used for the sole purpose of the risk management of foreign currency exposure, had a large positive impact on the Fund’s performance relative to the Russell 1000® Value Index for the period. This was mainly due to the strength of the U.S. dollar compared to the foreign currencies in which the Fund’s non-U.S. holdings were denominated. In addition, stock selection within the consumer staples sector contributed to relative performance. In particular, holdings in ConAgra Foods, Inc. contributed to returns as the packaged foods maker reported earnings that exceeded analysts’ estimates. Lastly, stock selection within information technology (“IT”) benefited performance, as positions in Citrix Systems, Inc. and eBay, Inc. posted strong returns. The Fund’s allocation to cash used for the purposes of liquidity and investment opportunity also was additive in a negative market environment.

 

 

Stock selection within health care had a significant negative impact on relative performance for the period, as positions in Novartis AG and Anthem, Inc. were both down sharply. Stock selection and an overweight in energy also detracted from relative performance. The Fund’s position in Weatherford International PLC was the largest individual detractor as the company announced the issuance of $1 billion in equity to fund acquisitions, then quickly rescinded the offer after its stock sold off due to investor concerns regarding the financing plan. In addition, stock selection and an underweight position in financials detracted significantly during the period. Within diversified financials, holdings in Morgan Stanley underperformed. Although the company reported profits and revenues

   

that exceeded analysts’ estimates, financial stocks generally declined from mid to late August on concerns over the outlook for a prolonged low interest rate environment. Also in financials, the Fund’s lack of holdings in real estate detracted, as real estate was one of the few industries in the sector that posted a positive return. Additionally, stock selection and an overweight in consumer discretionary detracted from relative performance. In particular, media holdings, including Viacom, Inc., Class B, posted sharply negative returns. An analyst downgraded Viacom, Inc. on speculation that the company’s channels could be dropped from Dish Network.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

Although the Fund is underweight in financials compared with the benchmark, investments in this sector increased during the period, notably in large diversified financial companies. Within energy, the Fund took advantage of weakness in the sector to add to select holdings, mainly within integrated oil & gas exploration & production stocks. The Fund has also been looking to reduce positions in oil services as prices recover there. Overall, portfolio activity was consistent with the Fund’s process and philosophy of purchasing deeply discounted companies and holding them for the long term, when most other investors are focused on the short-term prospects for these companies. The Fund’s exposure in each sector displays a higher degree of risk/reward compared with the benchmark. Therefore, the Fund should be more sensitive to broad moves within these sectors for the foreseeable future. The Fund’s most significant decrease in exposure was within health care.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

Relative to the Russell 1000® Value Index, the Fund ended the period overweight in energy, consumer discretionary and IT, and underweight in utilities, consumer staples, financials, industrials, health care, materials and telecommunication services.

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of the Fund’s sub-advisor as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

                
8    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


     Invesco Value FDP Fund

 

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

 

  1   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including advisory fees. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2   

The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in common stocks at the time of investment. The Fund invests in equity securities, including common stocks, preferred stocks, and securities convertible into common and preferred stocks (convertible securities).

 

  3   

This unmanaged broad-based index is a subset of the Russell 1000® Index consisting of those Russell 1000® securities with lower price/ book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended November 30, 2015

 

          Average Annual Total Returns4  
          1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  
     6-Month
Total Returns
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    (5.30 )%      (2.75 )%      N/A        12.42     N/A        6.12     N/A   

Investor A

    (5.44     (3.01     (8.10 )%      12.13        10.93     5.85        5.28

Investor C

    (5.77     (3.69     (4.64     11.29        11.29        5.06        5.06   

Russell 1000® Value Index

    (3.08     (1.11     N/A        13.47        N/A        6.45        N/A   

 

  4   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

      N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

      Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical6        
    

Beginning
Account Value

June 1, 2015

    Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2015
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
   

Beginning
Account Value

June 1, 2015

    Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2015
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 947.00      $ 5.89      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,018.95      $ 6.11        1.21

Investor A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 945.60      $ 7.10      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,017.70      $ 7.36        1.46

Investor C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 942.30      $ 10.83      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,013.85      $ 11.23        2.23

 

  5   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  6   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 13 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    9


Fund Summary as of November 30, 2015    Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Investment Objective

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund’s (the “Fund”) investment objective is to seek to provide shareholders with high current income, consistent with preservation of capital. The Fund’s secondary objective is capital appreciation over the long-term.

On April 14, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”), including the Independent Directors, approved the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund, subject to the approval of the Fund’s shareholders, and changing the Fund’s name to FDP BlackRock Franklin Templeton Total Return Fund upon receiving such shareholder approval. Under the manager of managers structure, the Manager will be able to hire and replace sub-advisors and may amend sub-advisory agreements for the Fund, subject to the prior approval of the Board, but without shareholder approval.

At a special meeting on November 25, 2015, shareholders of the Fund approved the use of a manager of managers structure for the Fund. These changes will take effect on or about January 29, 2016.

 

Portfolio Management Commentary

 

How did the Fund perform?

 

 

For the six-month period ended November 30, 2015, the Fund underperformed its benchmark, the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index.

What factors influenced performance?

 

 

During the period, the Fund’s positioning in high yield corporate credit and investment-grade corporate bonds detracted from performance. Exposure to U.S. yield curve movements also hindered results. The Fund’s positioning in senior secured floating rate loans represented another detractor during the period.

 

 

The Fund’s positioning in fixed-rate mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) had a positive impact on results during the period. Sovereign emerging market bond holdings and exposure to non-U.S. yield curves also boosted results. In addition, the Fund’s allocation to tax-exempt municipal bonds contributed to performance.

Describe recent portfolio activity.

 

 

During the period, the Fund increased its allocations to investment-grade corporate bonds and MBS at what were considered to be attractive valuations. The sub-advisor believed that many of the best opportunities in global bond markets existed outside of the United States, and therefore

   

maintained strong exposure to international bonds. The Fund reduced exposure to U.S. Treasuries.

 

 

The Fund transacts in mortgage dollar rolls, which require future mortgage settlements. To meet these forward liabilities, the Fund holds cash or invests in high-quality, liquid assets. The Fund’s allocation in cash and cash equivalents did not materially impact performance during the period.

 

 

In addition, the Fund employed derivatives as a tool in seeking efficient management of certain risks. If the Fund had not owned derivatives, the sub-advisor likely would have tried to obtain the same or similar exposure by using cash instruments (non-derivatives), which in many cases may have been less efficient.

Describe portfolio positioning at period end.

 

 

Relative to the Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, the Fund ended the period slightly overweight in many of the credit sectors, including corporate credit and securitized products such as commercial MBS and non-agency residential MBS, based on the belief that valuations remained relatively attractive on a longer-term basis. The Fund also maintained significant exposure to international bonds. Lastly, the Fund was underweight in U.S. Treasuries.

 

 

The views expressed reflect the opinions of the Fund’s sub-advisor as of the date of this report and are subject to change based on changes in market, economic or other conditions. These views are not intended to be a forecast of future events and are no guarantee of future results.

 

                
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     Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Total Return Based on a $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

 

  1   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any, transaction costs and other operating expenses, including advisory fees. Institutional Shares do not have a sales charge.

 

  2   

The Fund invests, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in investment grade debt securities and investments, including government and corporate debt securities, mortgage- and asset-backed securities, investment grade corporate loans, municipal securities and futures with reference securities that are investment grade.

 

  3   

A widely recognized unmanaged market-weighted index which is comprised of investment-grade corporate bonds rated BBB or better, mortgages and U.S. Treasury and U.S. Government agency issues with at least one year to maturity.

 

Performance Summary for the Period Ended November 30, 2015

 

                Average Annual Total Returns4  
                1 Year     5 Years     10 Years  
     Standardized
30-Day Yields
    6-Month
Total Returns
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
    w/o sales
charge
    w/sales
charge
 

Institutional

    2.32     (1.75 )%      (0.65 )%      N/A        3.39     N/A        4.73     N/A   

Investor A

    1.99        (1.87     (0.90     (4.86 )%      3.11        2.28     4.47        4.04

Investor C

    1.52        (2.14     (1.45     (2.41     2.54        2.54        3.89        3.89   

Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index

           (0.12     0.97        N/A        3.09        N/A        4.65        N/A   

 

  4   

Assuming maximum sales charges, if any. Average annual total returns with and without sales charges reflect reductions for distribution and service fees. See “About Fund Performance” on page 12 for a detailed description of share classes, including any related sales charges and fees.

 

      N/A — Not applicable as share class and index do not have a sales charge.

 

      Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Expense Example

 

    Actual     Hypothetical6        
     Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2015
   

Ending

Account Value
November 30, 2015

    Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
    Beginning
Account Value
June 1, 2015
    Ending
Account Value
November 30, 2015
    Expenses Paid
During the
Period5
    Annualized
Expense Ratio
 

Institutional

  $ 1,000.00      $ 982.50      $ 4.01      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,020.95      $ 4.09        0.81

Investor A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 981.30      $ 5.25      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,019.70      $ 5.35        1.06

Investor C

  $ 1,000.00      $ 978.60      $ 8.01      $ 1,000.00      $ 1,016.90      $ 8.17        1.62

 

  5   

For each class of the Fund, expenses are equal to the annualized net expense ratio for the class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 183/366 (to reflect the one-half year period shown).

 

  6   

Hypothetical 5% annual return before expenses is calculated by prorating the number of days in the most recent fiscal half year divided by 366.

 

      See “Disclosure of Expenses” on page 13 for further information on how expenses were calculated.

 

                
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About Fund Performance     

 

Shares are only available for purchase through the FDP Service.

 

 

Institutional Shares are not subject to any sales charge. These shares bear no ongoing distribution or service fees and are available only to eligible investors.

 

 

Investor A Shares (for all Funds except Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund) are subject to a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 5.25% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Investor A Shares for Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund incur a maximum initial sales charge (front-end load) of 4.00% and a service fee of 0.25% per year (but no distribution fee). Certain redemptions of these shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.

 

 

Investor C Shares (for all Funds except Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund) are subject to a distribution fee of 0.75% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. Investor C Shares for Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund are subject to a distribution fee of 0.55% per year and a service fee of 0.25% per year. In addition, these shares for all Funds are subject to a 1.00% CDSC if redeemed within one year of purchase. These shares are generally available through financial intermediaries.

 

 

Performance information reflects past performance and does not guarantee future results. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Refer to www.blackrock.com/funds to obtain performance data current to the most recent month end. Perform-

   

ance results do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. Figures shown in the performance tables on the previous pages assume reinvestment of all distributions, if any, at net asset value (“NAV”) on the ex-dividend/payable date. Investment return and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Distributions paid to each class of shares will vary because of the different levels of service, distribution and transfer agency fees applicable to each class, which are deducted from the income available to be paid to shareholders.

 

 

BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Funds’ investment advisor, has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse a portion of each Fund’s expenses. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, the Funds’ performance would have been lower. The Manager did not waive or reimburse any fees or expenses under these arrangements during the six months ended November 30, 2015. The Manager is under no obligation to waive or reimburse or to continue waiving or reimbursing its fees after the applicable termination date of such agreement. The Manager has agreed to voluntarily waive, as a percentage of average daily net assets, 0.10% and 0.05% of its advisory fee payable by MFS Research International FDP Fund and by Marsico Growth FDP Fund, respectively. Without such waiver and/or reimbursement, the performance of MFS Research International FDP Fund and Marsico Growth FDP Fund would have been lower. This voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time without notice. See Note 6 of the Notes to Financial Statements for additional information on waivers and reimbursements.

 

 

                
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Disclosure of Expenses     

 

 

Shareholders of these Funds may incur the following charges: (a) transactional expenses, such as sales charges; and (b) operating expenses, including investment advisory fees, service and distribution fees, including 12b-1 fees, acquired fund fees and expenses and other Fund expenses. The expense examples on previous pages (which are based on a hypothetical investment of $1,000 invested on June 1, 2015 and held through November 30, 2015) are intended to assist shareholders both in calculating expenses based on an investment in each Fund and in comparing these expenses with similar costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The expense examples provide information about actual account values and actual expenses. In order to estimate the expenses a shareholder paid during the period covered by this report, shareholders can divide their account value by $1,000 and then multiply the result by the number corresponding to their Fund and share class under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During the Period.”

 

The expense examples also provide information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on each Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses. In order to assist shareholders in comparing the ongoing expenses of investing in these Funds and other funds, compare the 5% hypothetical examples with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in shareholder reports of other funds.

The expenses shown in the expense examples are intended to highlight shareholders’ ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional expenses, such as sales charges, if any. Therefore, the hypothetical examples are useful in comparing ongoing expenses only, and will not help shareholders determine the relative total expenses of owning different funds. If these transactional expenses were included, shareholder expenses would have been higher.

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments     

 

The Funds may invest in various derivative financial instruments. Derivative financial instruments are used to obtain exposure to a security, index and/or market without owning or taking physical custody of securities or to manage market, equity, credit, interest rate, foreign currency exchange rate, commodity and/or other risks. Derivative financial instruments may give rise to a form of economic leverage. Derivative financial instruments also involve risks, including the imperfect correlation between the value of a derivative financial instrument and the underlying asset, possible default of the counterparty to the transaction or illiquidity of the

derivative financial instrument. The Funds’ ability to use a derivative financial instrument successfully depends on the investment advisor’s ability to predict pertinent market movements accurately, which cannot be assured. The use of derivative financial instruments may result in losses greater than if they had not been used, may limit the amount of appreciation a Fund can realize on an investment and/or may result in lower distributions paid to shareholders. The Funds’ investments in these instruments are discussed in detail in the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

 

                
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Portfolio Information as of November 30, 2015     

 

MFS Research International FDP Fund
Ten Largest Holdings   Percent of
Net Assets

Roche Holding AG

     4

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

     3   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

     3   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     2   

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

     2   

Danone SA

     2   

Rio Tinto PLC

     2   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     2   

UBS Group AG

     2   

Westpac Banking Corp.

     2   

 

Geographic Allocation  

Percent of
Net Assets

United Kingdom

     19

Japan

     19   

Switzerland

     15   

France

     9   

Germany

     7   

Australia

     5   

Netherlands

     4   

Hong Kong

     4   

United States

     3   

Sweden

     3   

Taiwan

     2   

Italy

     2   

Other1

     8   

 

  1   

Other includes a 1% holding or less in each of the following countries: Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, Greece, India, Philippines, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain and Thailand.

Marsico Growth FDP Fund
Ten Largest Holdings   Percent of
Net Assets

Facebook, Inc.

     6

Alphabet, Inc.

     6   

salesforce.com, Inc.

     5   

Amazon.com, Inc.

     4   

NIKE, Inc.

     4   

Starbucks Corp.

     4   

Visa, Inc.

     4   

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. – SP ADR

     3   

Apple, Inc.

     3   

Sherwin-Williams Co.

     3   

 

Sector Allocation  

Percent of
Net Assets

Information Technology

     34

Consumer Discretionary

     27   

Health Care

     19   

Industrials

     5   

Financials

     4   

Materials

     3   

Consumer Staples

     3   

Energy

     2   

Short-Term Investments

     3   

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

 

 

                
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Portfolio Information as of November 30, 2015 (concluded)     

 

Invesco Value FDP Fund
Ten Largest Holdings   Percent of
Net Assets

Citigroup, Inc.

     5

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     4   

Bank of America Corp.

     3   

Carnival Corp.

     3   

General Electric Co.

     3   

Cisco Systems, Inc.

     2   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

     2   

Wells Fargo & Co.

     2   

General Motors Co.

     2   

Merck & Co., Inc.

     2   

 

Sector Allocation  

Percent of
Net Assets

Financials

     27

Consumer Discretionary.

     16   

Energy

     15   

Information Technology

     13   

Health Care

     10   

Industrials

     7   

Consumer Staples

     5   

Materials

     1   

Utilities

     1   

Telecommunication Services

     1   

Short-Term Securities

     4   

For Fund compliance purposes, the Fund’s sector classifications refer to one or more of the sector sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by the investment advisor. These definitions may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such sector sub-classifications for reporting ease.

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund
Portfolio Composition   Percent of
Total Investments1

Corporate Bonds

     42

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

     22   

Foreign Agency Obligations

     8   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

     7   

Asset-Backed Securities

     6   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

     5   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

     4   

Municipal Bonds

     3   

Preferred Securities

     3   
  1   

Total investments exclude options purchased and short-term securities.

 

 

                
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Schedule of Investments November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

MFS Research International FDP Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks   

Shares

    Value  

Australia — 4.8%

  

APA Group (a)

       166,927      $ 1,071,444   

BHP Billiton PLC

       51,229        614,807   

Brambles Ltd.

       125,868        987,420   

Iluka Resources Ltd.

       159,376        662,001   

Oil Search Ltd.

       163,586        969,505   

Orica Ltd.

       91,080        1,038,469   

Westpac Banking Corp.

       121,549        2,819,077   
      

 

 

 
                   8,162,723   

Belgium — 0.9%

  

KBC Groep NV

         23,904        1,426,261   

Bermuda — 0.5%

  

Hiscox Ltd.

         57,695        885,071   

Brazil — 0.6%

  

AMBEV SA — ADR

       104,329        497,649   

Gerdau SA — ADR

       192,580        304,277   

M Dias Branco SA

       12,423        231,185   
      

 

 

 
                   1,033,111   

Canada — 1.4%

  

Element Financial Corp. (b)

       61,802        791,354   

Enbridge, Inc.

       21,874        776,880   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (b)

       8,405        756,114   
      

 

 

 
                   2,324,348   

China — 1.2%

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — SP ADR (b)

       12,490        1,050,159   

China Resources Gas Group Ltd.

       358,000        999,146   
      

 

 

 
                   2,049,305   

Denmark — 0.3%

  

TDC A/S

         106,814        560,088   

France — 9.2%

  

BNP Paribas SA

       37,888        2,243,152   

Danone SA

       45,952        3,213,342   

Dassault Systemes SA

       8,267        657,982   

Engie SA

       84,154        1,465,140   

L’Oreal SA

       13,441        2,377,181   

Legrand SA

       10,244        602,108   

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

       10,794        1,808,127   

Schneider Electric SE

       42,523        2,686,390   

Technip SA

       8,524        445,679   
      

 

 

 
                   15,499,101   

Germany — 7.4%

  

Bayer AG, Registered Shares

       25,479        3,386,507   

Brenntag AG

       10,701        583,550   

Deutsche Wohnen AG, Bearer Shares

       22,625        621,584   

Infineon Technologies AG

       100,262        1,472,669   

LEG Immobilien AG

       727        57,498   

Linde AG

       14,521        2,530,411   

Siemens AG, Registered Shares

       26,083        2,709,490   

Symrise AG

       17,836        1,204,744   
      

 

 

 
                   12,566,453   
Common Stocks   

Shares

    Value  

Greece — 0.3%

  

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

         54,282      $ 524,578   

Hong Kong — 3.5%

      

AIA Group Ltd.

       453,200        2,705,972   

BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.

       252,500        773,922   

CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.

       121,500        1,589,853   

Esprit Holdings Ltd.

       394,100        436,586   

Global Brands Group Holding Ltd. (b)

       2,112,000        409,564   
      

 

 

 
                   5,915,897   

India — 0.6%

  

HDFC Bank Ltd. — ADR

         17,949        1,043,196   

Italy — 1.9%

      

Enel SpA

       234,362        1,032,248   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

       652,034        2,234,462   
      

 

 

 
                   3,266,710   

Japan — 19.2%

  

ABC-Mart, Inc.

       10,200        554,824   

AEON Financial Service Co. Ltd.

       39,500        909,127   

Denso Corp.

       53,300        2,542,828   

Inpex Corp.

       78,300        777,156   

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

       65,200        2,335,122   

JSR Corp.

       11,900        187,238   

KDDI Corp.

       94,500        2,344,033   

Kubota Corp.

       140,000        2,336,198   

Mitsubishi Corp.

       51,300        863,010   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

       469,800        3,018,545   

Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.

       88,500        2,216,818   

Nomura Research Institute Ltd.

       25,710        971,836   

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.

       136,700        2,169,804   

Softbank Group Corp.

       23,100        1,225,214   

Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.

       58,600        1,079,850   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

       54,800        2,091,658   

Sundrug Co. Ltd.

       21,500        1,386,868   

Terumo Corp.

       41,700        1,329,586   

Tokyo Gas Co. Ltd.

       221,000        1,056,071   

USS Co. Ltd.

       54,500        867,627   

Yamato Holdings Co. Ltd.

       113,500        2,167,314   
      

 

 

 
                   32,430,727   

Netherlands — 4.0%

  

ABN AMRO Group NV (b)(c)

       42,190        886,167   

Akzo Nobel NV

       37,917        2,694,166   

ING Groep NV CVA

       117,775        1,617,035   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class A

       60,876        1,510,666   
      

 

 

 
                   6,708,034   

Philippines — 0.2%

      

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

         7,355        319,706   

Portugal — 0.6%

      

Galp Energia SGPS SA

         87,755        931,538   

Russia — 0.1%

      

Mobile Telesystems OJSC (b)

         71,708        235,782   
 

 

Portfolio Abbreviations

 

ABS    Asset-Backed Security      EUR    Euro    MYR    Malaysian Ringgit
ADR    American Depositary Receipts      GBP    British Pound    NVDR    Non-voting Depository Receipts
AGM    Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp.      GO    General Obligation Bonds    NZD    New Zealand Dollar
AUD    Australian Dollar      IDR    Indonesian Rupiah    PHP    Philippine Peso
BRL    Brazilian Real      INR    Indian Rupee    PLN    Polish Zloty
CAD    Canadian Dollar      JPY    Japanese Yen    PSF-GTD    Public School Fund Guaranteed
CHF    Swiss Franc      KRW    South Korean Won    RB    Revenue Bonds
DKK    Danish Krone      MBS    Mortgage-Backed Security    SGD    Singapore Dollar
EDA    Economic Development Authority      MXN    Mexican Peso    USD    U.S. Dollar

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

MFS Research International FDP Fund

 

Common Stocks   

Shares

    Value  

Singapore — 0.4%

      

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

         57,500      $ 671,710   

Spain — 0.4%

      

Amadeus IT Holding SA, Class A

         18,255        731,511   

Sweden — 2.7%

      

Atlas Copco AB, A Shares

       97,160        2,601,001   

Hennes & Mauritz AB, Class B

       28,444        1,053,315   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

       96,435        936,086   
      

 

 

 
                   4,590,402   

Switzerland — 14.7%

      

Julius Baer Group Ltd.

       23,318        1,114,756   

Nestle SA, Registered Shares

       76,387        5,661,743   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

       63,354        5,404,865   

Roche Holding AG

       22,182        5,941,691   

Schindler Holding AG, Participation Certificates

       10,292        1,692,866   

UBS Group AG

       149,439        2,866,623   

Zurich Insurance Group AG

       8,275        2,177,936   
      

 

 

 
                   24,860,480   

Taiwan — 2.2%

      

MediaTek, Inc.

       158,000        1,259,105   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

       550,439        2,355,387   
      

 

 

 
                   3,614,492   

Thailand — 0.3%

      

Kasikornbank PCL — NVDR

         94,200        449,741   

United Kingdom — 19.4%

      

Barclays PLC

       699,776        2,353,013   

BG Group PLC

       126,617        1,961,303   

BT Group PLC

       163,286        1,218,449   

Burberry Group PLC

       32,303        605,453   

Cairn Energy PLC (b)

       178,762        386,170   

Centrica PLC

       247,971        813,589   

Compass Group PLC

       76,235        1,325,513   

GKN PLC

       514,835        2,328,483   

HSBC Holdings PLC

       438,395        3,497,910   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

       2,493,070        2,737,718   

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

       29,870        2,800,781   

RELX NV

       146,187        2,528,350   

Rio Tinto PLC

       91,871        3,041,921   

Sky PLC

       46,453        773,239   
Common Stocks   

Shares

    Value  

United Kingdom (continued)

      

Stagecoach Group PLC

       85,238      $ 456,635   

Vodafone Group PLC

       532,591        1,792,351   

Whitbread PLC

       29,819        2,041,620   

WPP PLC

       90,601        2,093,851   
      

 

 

 
                       32,756,349   

United States — 2.3%

      

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp., Class A (b)

       30,950        1,998,751   

Mastercard, Inc., Class A

       12,727        1,246,228   

Yum! Brands, Inc.

       8,167        592,189   
      

 

 

 
                       3,837,168   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $149,913,335) — 99.1%
        167,394,482   
      
                          
Short-Term Securities   

Par  

(000)

        
Time Deposits — 0.9%                      

Europe — 0.0%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., (0.22)%, 12/01/15

     EUR        70        74,263   

Japan — 0.0%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.01%, 12/01/15

     JPY        4,522        36,732   

Switzerland — 0.1%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., (1.00)%, 12/01/15

     CHF        124        120,119   

United States — 0.8%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.12%, 12/01/15

     USD        1,338        1,337,821   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $1,568,935) — 0.9%
        1,568,935   
Total Investments (Cost — $151,482,270) — 100.0%        168,963,417   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.0)%        (49,057
      

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 168,914,360   
      

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   A security contractually bound to one or more other securities to form a single saleable unit which cannot be sold separately.

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

(c)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure.

For the six months ended November 30, 2015, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
   Credit
Contracts
   Equity
Contracts
   Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
   Total  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:                                     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

           $ 293          $ 293   
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                     

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    17


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

MFS Research International FDP Fund

 

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:           

Average amounts purchased — in USD

     $ 62,067 1 

1   Actual amounts for the period are shown due to limited outstanding derivative financial instruments as of each quarter.

    

For information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Common Stocks:

                

Australia

            $ 8,162,723              $ 8,162,723   

Belgium

              1,426,261                1,426,261   

Bermuda

              885,071                885,071   

Brazil

  $ 1,033,111                          1,033,111   

Canada

    2,324,348                          2,324,348   

China

    1,050,159           999,146                2,049,305   

Denmark

              560,088                560,088   

France

              15,499,101                15,499,101   

Germany

              12,566,453                12,566,453   

Greece

              524,578                524,578   

Hong Kong

              5,915,897                5,915,897   

India

    1,043,196                          1,043,196   

Italy

              3,266,710                3,266,710   

Japan

              32,430,727                32,430,727   

Netherlands

    2,503,202           4,204,832                6,708,034   

Philippines

              319,706                319,706   

Portugal

              931,538                931,538   

Russia

              235,782                235,782   

Singapore

              671,710                671,710   

Spain

              731,511                731,511   

Sweden

              4,590,402                4,590,402   

Switzerland

              24,860,480                24,860,480   

Taiwan

              3,614,492                3,614,492   

Thailand

              449,741                449,741   

United Kingdom

              32,756,349                32,756,349   

United States

    3,837,168                          3,837,168   

Short-Term Securities:

                

Time Deposits

              1,568,935                1,568,935   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11,791,184         $ 157,172,233              $ 168,963,417   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

The Fund may hold assets in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, foreign currency at value of $165 is categorized as Level 1 within the disclosure hierarchy.

Transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 were as follows:

 

     Transfers into
Level 11
       Transfers out
of Level 21
 

Assets:

      
Investments:       

Common Stocks:

      

Netherlands

  $ 2,881,400         $ (2,881,400
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

1    Systematic Fair Value Prices were not utilized at period end for these investments.

      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
18    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 3.0%

      

Boeing Co.

         31,480      $ 4,578,766   

Airlines — 2.1%

      

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

         69,037        3,207,459   

Automobiles — 1.1%

      

Tesla Motors, Inc. (a)

         7,098        1,634,386   

Biotechnology — 8.7%

      

Amgen, Inc.

       19,605        3,158,365   

Celgene Corp. (a)

       33,637        3,681,570   

Incyte Corp. (a)

       15,584        1,780,316   

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

       4,123        2,244,974   

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

       18,579        2,403,379   
      

 

 

 
                   13,268,604   

Capital Markets — 3.2%

      

Charles Schwab Corp.

         147,435        4,970,034   

Chemicals — 3.5%

      

Sherwin-Williams Co.

         19,166        5,291,158   

Communications Equipment — 1.3%

      

Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (a)

         10,439        1,955,642   

Consumer Finance — 0.5%

      

Synchrony Financial (a)

         24,659        784,896   

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.9%

      

Schlumberger Ltd.

         38,520        2,971,818   

Food & Staples Retailing — 2.7%

      

CVS Health Corp.

         44,599        4,196,320   

Health Care Providers & Services — 4.7%

      

HCA Holdings, Inc. (a)

       42,165        2,869,750   

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

       37,994        4,282,304   
      

 

 

 
                   7,152,054   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 8.1%

      

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (a)

       7,859        4,554,684   

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

       20,008        1,852,941   

Starbucks Corp.

       97,280        5,972,019   
      

 

 

 
                   12,379,644   

Internet & Catalog Retail — 9.8%

      

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. — SP ADR (a)

       63,045        5,300,824   

Amazon.com, Inc. (a)

       9,912        6,589,497   

Priceline Group, Inc. (a)

       2,527        3,155,844   
      

 

 

 
                   15,046,165   

Internet Software & Services — 11.7%

      

Alphabet, Inc., Class A (a)

       11,224        8,562,228   

Facebook, Inc., Class A (a)

       89,487        9,328,125   
      

 

 

 
                   17,890,353   
Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

IT Services — 5.9%

      

FleetCor Technologies, Inc. (a)

       20,271      $ 3,115,856   

Visa, Inc., Class A

       73,813        5,831,965   
      

 

 

 
                       8,947,821   

Media — 3.3%

      

Walt Disney Co.

             44,783        5,081,527   

Multiline Retail — 2.9%

      

Dollar Tree, Inc. (a)

             58,740        4,432,520   

Pharmaceuticals — 5.4%

      

Eli Lilly & Co.

       33,683        2,763,353   

Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)

       38,204        2,473,709   

Zoetis, Inc.

       64,407        3,007,807   
      

 

 

 
                       8,244,869   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 2.1%

  

 

NXP Semiconductor NV (a)

             34,602        3,233,903   

Software — 6.5%

      

Electronic Arts, Inc. (a)

       44,232        2,998,487   

salesforce.com, Inc. (a)

       87,075        6,939,007   
      

 

 

 
                       9,937,494   

Specialty Retail — 1.0%

      

Signet Jewelers Ltd.

             11,737        1,542,124   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 3.5%

  

 

Apple, Inc.

             44,794        5,299,130   

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods — 4.0%

      

NIKE, Inc., Class B

             45,763        6,053,530   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $123,313,941) — 96.9%
        148,100,217   
      
                          
Short-Term Securities   

Par  

(000)

        
Time Deposits — 3.2%                      

United States — 3.2%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.12%, 12/01/15

   $          4,972        4,972,189   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $4,972,189) — 3.2%
        4,972,189   
Total Investments (Cost — $128,286,130) — 100.1%        153,072,406   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (0.1)%        (220,588
      

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%      $ 152,851,818   
      

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Non-income producing security.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    19


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

 

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following table summarize the Fund’s investments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

  $ 148,100,217                        $ 148,100,217   

Short-Term Securities

            $ 4,972,189                4,972,189   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 148,100,217         $ 4,972,189              $ 153,072,406   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

1    See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.

       

During the six months ended November 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
20    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

Invesco Value FDP Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Aerospace & Defense — 1.1%

  

Textron, Inc.

         39,862      $ 1,700,912   

Auto Components — 1.8%

      

Johnson Controls, Inc.

         59,788        2,750,248   

Automobiles — 2.0%

      

General Motors Co.

         81,486        2,949,793   

Banks — 4.7%

      

Citizens Financial Group, Inc.

       43,654        1,162,506   

Fifth Third Bancorp

       105,586        2,182,463   

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (a)

       500        47,755   

U.S. Bancorp

       14,230        624,555   

Wells Fargo & Co.

       54,405        2,997,715   
      

 

 

 
                   7,014,994   

Beverages — 1.5%

  

Coca-Cola Co.

         54,708        2,331,655   

Biotechnology — 0.8%

      

AbbVie, Inc.

         20,990        1,220,569   

Capital Markets — 5.8%

      

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

       46,327        2,030,976   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

       8,907        1,692,508   

Morgan Stanley

       72,444        2,484,829   

State Street Corp.

       34,367        2,494,357   
      

 

 

 
                   8,702,670   

Communications Equipment — 2.3%

  

Cisco Systems, Inc.

         124,719        3,398,593   

Consumer Finance — 0.9%

      

Ally Financial, Inc. (b)

         70,974        1,416,641   

Diversified Financial Services — 11.7%

      

Bank of America Corp.

       255,632        4,455,666   

Citigroup, Inc.

       138,851        7,510,450   

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       84,826        5,656,198   
      

 

 

 
                   17,622,314   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.7%

  

Frontier Communications Corp.

         217,955        1,087,595   

Electric Utilities — 0.4%

      

FirstEnergy Corp.

         21,427        672,594   

Electrical Equipment — 1.4%

      

Emerson Electric Co.

         40,633        2,031,650   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.6%

  

 

Corning, Inc.

         51,431        963,303   

Energy Equipment & Services — 3.3%

      

Halliburton Co.

       34,685        1,382,197   

Noble Corp. PLC

       61,816        820,298   

Weatherford International PLC (b)

       258,013        2,789,121   
      

 

 

 
                   4,991,616   

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.3%

  

CVS Health Corp.

       6,854        644,893   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

       21,561        1,268,649   
      

 

 

 
                   1,913,542   

Food Products — 2.3%

  

ConAgra Foods, Inc.

       37,749        1,545,067   

Mondelez International, Inc., Class A

       27,055        1,181,221   

Unilever NV — NY Shares

       15,522        678,932   
      

 

 

 
                   3,405,220   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.7%

  

Medtronic PLC

         14,401        1,084,971   

Health Care Providers & Services — 1.6%

  

Anthem, Inc.

       9,800        1,277,724   

Express Scripts Holding Co. (b)

       13,285        1,135,602   
      

 

 

 
                   2,413,326   
Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 2.6%

  

Carnival Corp.

         78,070      $ 3,944,877   

Household Durables — 0.8%

  

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

         25,746        1,149,816   

Industrial Conglomerates — 2.6%

  

General Electric Co.

         128,956        3,860,943   

Insurance — 3.9%

  

Aflac, Inc.

       28,745        1,875,324   

Allstate Corp.

       29,854        1,873,637   

MetLife, Inc.

       42,857        2,189,564   
      

 

 

 
                   5,938,525   

Internet Software & Services — 1.9%

      

eBay, Inc. (b)

    68,974        2,040,940   

Yahoo!, Inc. (b)

       23,675        800,452   
      

 

 

 
                   2,841,392   

IT Services — 0.9%

  

PayPal Holdings, Inc. (b)

         37,752        1,331,136   

Leisure Products — 0.3%

  

Mattel, Inc.

         18,863        468,934   

Machinery — 1.8%

  

Caterpillar, Inc.

       24,827        1,803,681   

Ingersoll-Rand PLC

       14,919        875,298   
      

 

 

 
                   2,678,979   

Media — 6.0%

   

CBS Corp., Class B

       13,161        664,367   

Comcast Corp., Class A

       40,599        2,470,855   

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

       7,889        1,457,651   

Time Warner, Inc.

       9,147        640,107   

Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc., Class B

       59,622        1,785,679   

Viacom, Inc., Class B

       39,750        1,979,152   
      

 

 

 
                   8,997,811   

Metals & Mining — 0.6%

  

Alcoa, Inc.

         98,722        924,038   

Multi-Utilities — 0.6%

  

PG&E Corp.

         17,267        910,489   

Multiline Retail — 2.2%

  

Kohl’s Corp.

       36,973        1,742,537   

Target Corp.

       21,834        1,582,965   
      

 

 

 
                   3,325,502   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 11.4%

  

BP PLC — ADR

       72,446        2,506,632   

Chevron Corp.

       23,736        2,167,571   

Devon Energy Corp.

       35,997        1,656,222   

Hess Corp.

       23,016        1,357,944   

Murphy Oil Corp.

       37,148        1,061,690   

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

       18,983        1,434,925   

QEP Resources, Inc.

       65,696        1,037,997   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC — ADR, Class A

       54,435        2,708,686   

Suncor Energy, Inc.

       116,357        3,211,453   
      

 

 

 
                   17,143,120   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.8%

  

International Paper Co.

         27,523        1,151,287   

Pharmaceuticals — 7.4%

  

GlaxoSmithKline PLC — ADR

       13,982        566,411   

Merck & Co., Inc.

       53,426        2,832,112   

Novartis AG, Registered Shares

       22,544        1,923,277   

Pfizer, Inc.

       78,475        2,571,626   

Roche Holding AG — ADR

       40,041        1,340,973   

Sanofi — ADR

       43,909        1,941,656   
      

 

 

 
                   11,176,055   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    21


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Invesco Value FDP Fund

 

Common Stocks    Shares     Value  

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 1.0%

  

Intel Corp.

         41,459      $ 1,441,529   

Software — 3.8%

  

Autodesk, Inc. (b)

       5,300        336,391   

Citrix Systems, Inc. (b)

       14,080        1,079,513   

Microsoft Corp.

       44,582        2,423,032   

Symantec Corp.

       97,646        1,911,909   
      

 

 

 
                   5,750,845   

Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — 2.6%

  

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. (b)

       66,861        993,554   

HP, Inc.

       68,303        856,520   

NetApp, Inc.

       65,954        2,022,150   
      

 

 

 
                   3,872,224   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $113,745,964) — 96.1%
        144,579,708   
Short-Term Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
Time Deposits — 3.6%                      

United States — 3.6%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.12%, 12/01/15

   $          5,442      $ 5,442,178   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $5,442,178) — 3.6%
                     5,442,178   
Total Investments (Cost — $119,188,142) — 99.7%        150,021,886   
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 0.3%          397,047   
      

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%        $ 150,418,933   
      

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   During the six months ended November 30, 2015, investments in issuers considered to be an affiliate of the Fund for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:

 

Affiliate    Shares Held
at May 31,
2015
     Shares
Purchased
   Shares
Sold
   Shares Held
at November 30,
2015
     Value at
November 30, 2015
     Income      Realized
Gain (Loss)

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

     500               500       $ 47,755       $ 510      

 

(b)   Non-income producing security.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency

Purchased

      

Currency

Sold

    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
USD        683,201         CAD        912,396      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     12/18/15         $ 6   
USD        682,725         CAD        912,399      Deutsche Bank AG     12/18/15           (472
USD        683,133         CAD        912,399      Goldman Sachs International     12/18/15           (64
USD        682,692         CAD        912,399      Royal Bank of Canada     12/18/15           (504
USD        677,809         CHF        682,621      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     12/18/15           13,604   
USD        678,024         CHF        682,620      Deutsche Bank AG     12/18/15           13,821   
USD        677,747         CHF        682,620      Goldman Sachs International     12/18/15           13,544   
USD        677,926         CHF        682,604      Royal Bank of Canada     12/18/15           13,738   
USD        878,237         EUR        819,761      Barclays Bank PLC     12/18/15           11,736   
USD        877,898         EUR        819,761      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     12/18/15           11,398   
USD        878,631         EUR        819,753      Deutsche Bank AG     12/18/15           12,139   
USD        877,827         EUR        819,761      Goldman Sachs International     12/18/15           11,326   
USD        878,102         EUR        819,760      Royal Bank of Canada     12/18/15           11,603   
USD        631,675         GBP        415,670      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce     12/18/15           5,615   
USD        631,621         GBP        415,670      Deutsche Bank AG     12/18/15           5,561   
USD        631,670         GBP        415,671      Goldman Sachs International     12/18/15           5,609   
USD        631,714         GBP        415,670      Royal Bank of Canada     12/18/15           5,654   
Total                         $ 134,314   
                       

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Invesco Value FDP Fund

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure.

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location  

Commodity

Contracts

  

Credit

Contracts

  

Equity

Contracts

  

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   Total  
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments                                       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Net unrealized appreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

           $ 135,354          $ 135,354   
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments                                       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

 

Net unrealized depreciation on forward currency exchange contracts

           $ 1,040          $ 1,040   

For the six months ended November 30, 2015, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

    

Commodity

Contracts

  

Credit

Contracts

  

Equity

Contracts

  

Foreign

Currency

Exchange

Contracts

    

Interest

Rate

Contracts

   Total  
Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:                                       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

           $ 904,075          $ 904,075   
Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

           $ (216,960       $ (216,960

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:           

Average amounts purchased — in USD

     $ 13,366,865   

Average amounts sold — in USD

     $ 1,107,321   

For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

      
Forward foreign currency exchange contracts   $ 135,354         $ 1,040   
Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)                 
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 135,354         $ 1,040   
 

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    23


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

Invesco Value FDP Fund

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

Counterparty   Derivative Assets
Subject to an MNA
by Counterparty
      

Derivatives
Available

for Offset1

       Non-cash
Collateral
Received
    

Cash Collateral

Received

     Net Amount of
Derivative Assets2
 

Barclays Bank PLC

  $ 11,736                             $ 11,736   

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

    30,623                               30,623   

Deutsche Bank AG

    31,521         $ (472                  31,049   

Goldman Sachs International

    30,479           (64                  30,415   

Royal Bank of Canada

    30,995           (504                  30,491   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 135,354         $ (1,040                $ 134,314   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 
                     
Counterparty   Derivative Liabilities
Subject to an MNA
by Counterparty
      

Derivatives
Available

for Offset1

       Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash Collateral
Pledged
     Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities
 

Deutsche Bank AG

  $ 472         $ (472                    

Goldman Sachs International

    64           (64                    

Royal Bank of Canada

    504           (504                    
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 1,040         $ (1,040                    
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

1    The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

       

2    Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

       

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Long-Term Investments1

  $ 142,656,431         $ 1,923,277              $ 144,579,708   

Short-Term Securities

              5,442,178                5,442,178   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 142,656,431         $ 7,365,455              $ 150,021,886   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

1   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry, excluding Level 2, which includes a portion of Pharmaceuticals, within the table.

      

                
     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  
Derivative Financial Instruments2                 

Assets:

                

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

            $ 135,354              $ 135,354   

Liabilities:

                

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

              (1,040             (1,040
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

            $ 134,314              $ 134,314   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

2    Derivative financial instruments are forward foreign currency exchange contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

       

The Fund may hold assets in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, foreign currency at value of $54 is categorized as Level 1 within the disclosure hierarchy.

During the six months ended November 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
24    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)

 

Asset-Backed Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities — 5.1%

      

American Express Credit Account Master Trust, Class A (a):

      

Series 2008-2, 1.46%, 9/15/20

     USD        780      $ 795,201   

Series 2012-1, 0.47%, 1/15/20

       410        409,340   

American Express Credit Account Secured Note Trust, Series 2012-4, Class A, 0.44%, 5/15/20 (a)

       560        558,410   

American Homes 4 Rent, Series 2014-SFR1, Class A 1.25%, 6/17/31 (a)(b)

       127        124,353   

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2004-R4, Class M1, 1.05%, 6/25/34 (a)

       269        263,048   

Argent Securities, Inc., Series 2005-W2, Class A2C, 0.58%, 10/25/35 (a)

       203        191,687   

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust (a):

      

Series 2007-A1, Class A1, 0.25%, 11/15/19

       210        209,260   

Series 2007-A2, Class A2, 0.28%, 12/16/19

       1,290        1,285,380   

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-2, Class 2A2, 0.72%, 2/26/35 (a)

       119        103,570   

Chase Issuance Trust (a):

      

Series 2013-A6, Class A6, 0.62%, 7/15/20

       880        879,549   

Series 2014-A3, Class A3, 0.40%, 5/15/18

       1,330        1,329,372   

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust (a):

      

Series 2013-A12, Class A12, 0.57%, 11/07/18

       350        349,835   

Series 2013-A7, Class A7, 0.62%, 9/10/20

       560        559,105   

Series 2014-A3, Class A3, 0.39%, 5/09/18

       240        239,896   

Colony American Homes (a)(b):

      

Series 2014-1A, Class A, 1.40%, 5/17/31

       587        577,309   

Series 2014-2A, Class C, 2.10%, 7/17/31

       480        465,157   

Conseco Financial Corp., Series 1996-9, Class M1, 7.63%, 8/15/27 (a)

       109        118,684   

Countryplace Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Series 2005-1, Class A3, 4.80%, 12/15/35 (a)(b)

       10        9,764   

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (a):

      

Series 2004-1, Class M1, 0.97%, 3/25/34

       78        74,637   

Series 2005-11, Class AF4, 4.83%, 2/25/36

       700        679,884   

Greenpoint Manufactured Housing, Series 1999-3, Class 1A7, 7.27%, 6/15/29

       479        471,898   

GSAA Trust, Series 2005-5, Class M3, 1.17%, 2/25/35 (a)

       210        197,643   

Home Equity Mortgage Trust, Series 2004-4, Class M3, 1.20%, 12/25/34 (a)

       178        165,408   

Invitation Homes Trust (a)(b):

      

Series 2015-SFR1, Class B, 2.05%, 3/17/32

       350        345,035   

Series 2015-SFR2, Class C, 2.20%, 6/17/32

       110        106,653   

Series 2015-SFR3, Class C, 2.20%, 8/17/32

       500        484,285   

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Trust, Inc. (a):

      

Series 2003-HE1, Class M1, 1.42%, 5/25/33

       176        166,496   

Series 2005-WMC1, Class M2, 0.96%, 1/25/35

       78        75,391   
Asset-Backed Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Asset-Backed Securities (continued)

      

Progress Residential Trust, Series 2015-SFR1, Class A, 1.60%, 2/17/32 (a)(b)

     USD        530      $ 523,176   

Tricon American Homes Trust, Series 2015-SFR1, Class C, 2.10%, 5/17/32 (a)(b)

             400        385,880   
Total Asset-Backed Securities — 5.1%                      12,145,306   
      
                          
Corporate Bonds                      

Aerospace & Defense — 0.4%

      

Lockheed Martin Corp., 4.70%, 5/15/46

       700        716,760   

United Technologies Corp., 3.10%, 6/01/22

       356        363,775   
      

 

 

 
                       1,080,535   

Air Freight & Logistics — 0.4%

      

FedEx Corp., 3.20%, 2/01/25

             900        867,508   

Auto Components — 0.2%

      

BorgWarner, Inc., 4.38%, 3/15/45

       400        354,834   

Delphi Corp., 4.15%, 3/15/24

       200        202,563   
      

 

 

 
                       557,397   

Automobiles — 0.2%

      

Ford Motor Co., 4.75%, 1/15/43

             400        383,100   

Banks — 5.5%

      

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA, 2.88%, 4/16/59

     EUR        600        691,791   

Banco Comercial Portugues SA, 4.75%, 6/22/17

       100        112,614   

Bankinter SA, 1.75%, 6/10/19

       600        654,248   

CIT Group, Inc.:

      

5.38%, 5/15/20

     USD        100        105,500   

5.00%, 8/15/22

       200        204,250   

Depfa ACS Bank, 1.65%, 12/20/16

     JPY        120,000        983,298   

HSBC Holdings PLC:

      

4.25%, 8/18/25

     USD        200        201,347   

6.50%, 9/15/37

       400        485,843   

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China, Ltd., 4.88%, 9/21/25 (b)

       600        614,207   

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA:

      

2.38%, 1/13/17

       1,100        1,105,059   

3.88%, 1/16/18

       300        308,723   

3.88%, 1/15/19

       500        519,530   

Mizuho Financial Group Cayman 3 Ltd., 4.60%, 3/27/24 (b)

       1,100        1,131,305   

Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale, 2.00%, 2/05/19 (b)

       600        601,677   

Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Series 12H, 2.00%, 4/01/16

     DKK        11,498        1,639,905   

Royal Bank of Canada, 2.10%, 10/14/20

     USD        600        591,690   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC:

      

6.93%, 4/09/18

     EUR        150        178,610   

6.13%, 12/15/22

     USD        100        109,995   

Shinhan Bank, 1.88%, 7/30/18 (b)

       300        297,129   

SVB Financial Group, 3.50%, 1/29/25

       300        288,847   

Unione di Banche Italiane SCpA, 2.88%, 2/18/19

     EUR        500        558,193   

Wells Fargo & Co., 4.65%, 11/04/44

     USD        500        489,768   

Westpac Banking Corp., 2.25%, 11/09/20 (b)

       600        596,240   

Woori Bank Co. Ltd., 4.75%, 4/30/24 (b)

       650        668,723   
      

 

 

 
                       13,138,492   

Beverages — 0.8%

      

Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide, Inc., 3.75%, 7/15/42

       600        528,358   

Constellation Brands, Inc.:

      

7.25%, 5/15/17

       800        856,000   

3.88%, 11/15/19

       300        310,500   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    25


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Beverages (continued)

      

Pernod Ricard SA, 2.13%, 9/27/24

     EUR        200      $ 217,093   
      

 

 

 
                       1,911,951   

Biotechnology — 0.9%

      

Biogen, Inc., 5.20%, 9/15/45

     USD        500        502,024   

Celgene Corp., 4.00%, 8/15/23

       700        721,587   

Gilead Sciences, Inc.:

      

4.50%, 2/01/45

       300        293,861   

4.75%, 3/01/46

       600        609,548   
      

 

 

 
                       2,127,020   

Capital Markets — 0.5%

      

Morgan Stanley:

      

4.35%, 9/08/26

       200        203,316   

4.30%, 1/27/45

       1,000        970,550   
      

 

 

 
                       1,173,866   

Chemicals — 0.5%

      

Arkema SA, 1.50%, 1/20/25

     EUR        500        515,365   

LyondellBasell Industries NV, 4.63%, 2/26/55

     USD        700        596,898   
      

 

 

 
                       1,112,263   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.1%

      

Aviation Capital Group Corp., 6.75%, 4/06/21 (b)

             300        338,250   

Communications Equipment — 0.9%

      

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc., 4.63%, 7/01/17 (b)

       1,500        1,537,500   

Juniper Networks, Inc.:

      

4.50%, 3/15/24

       300        298,857   

4.35%, 6/15/25

       400        393,334   
      

 

 

 
                       2,229,691   

Construction Materials — 0.2%

      

Cemex Finance LLC, 9.38%, 10/12/22 (b)

       200        214,250   

Cemex SAB de CV, 5.70%, 1/11/25 (b)

       200        176,000   
      

 

 

 
                       390,250   

Consumer Finance — 0.2%

  

Discover Financial Services, 3.85%, 11/21/22

             400        398,557   

Containers & Packaging — 0.2%

  

Owens-Illinois, Inc., 7.80%, 5/15/18

       500        555,000   

Verso Paper Holdings LLC/Verso Paper, Inc., 11.75%, 1/15/19

       18        2,610   
      

 

 

 
                       557,610   

Diversified Financial Services — 2.8%

  

AerCap Ireland Capital Ltd./AerCap Global Aviation Trust, 4.25%, 7/01/20

       200        202,750   

Bank of America Corp., 4.00%, 1/22/25

       1,200        1,190,955   

Barclays PLC, 4.38%, 9/11/24

       600        587,788   

Capital One Bank USA NA, 3.38%, 2/15/23

       1,000        987,647   

Citigroup, Inc., 4.45%, 9/29/27

       1,000        999,411   

Deutsche Bank AG, 4.30%, 5/24/28 (a)

       500        467,340   

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 4.13%, 8/04/25

       400        400,640   

International Lease Finance Corp., 8.75%, 3/15/17

       1,000        1,068,750   

Navient LLC, 5.50%, 1/15/19

       200        192,400   

SLM Corp., 8.45%, 6/15/18

       100        104,950   

UniCredit SpA, 1.93%, 10/31/17 (a)

     EUR        500        540,055   
      

 

 

 
                       6,742,686   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 1.0%

  

AT&T, Inc., 4.50%, 5/15/35

     USD        700        656,936   

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA:

      

7.50%, 4/01/21

       100        83,000   

6.63%, 12/15/22

       200        121,000   

Telefonica Emisiones SAU, 4.57%, 4/27/23

       500        528,267   
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Telecommunication Services (continued)

  

   

Verizon Communications, Inc.:

      

6.40%, 9/15/33

     USD        382      $ 445,499   

4.52%, 9/15/48

       400        363,336   

Verizon New York, Inc., Series B, 7.38%, 4/01/32

       100        114,791   
      

 

 

 
                       2,312,829   

Electric Utilities — 1.4%

  

Dominion Resources, Inc., 3.90%, 10/01/25

       1,000        1,012,184   

Georgia Power Co., 4.30%, 3/15/42

       300        277,084   

PPL Energy Supply LLC, 6.20%, 5/15/16

       1,200        1,210,140   

State Grid Overseas Investment 2013 Ltd., 3.13%, 5/22/23 (b)

       300        295,240   

Three Gorges Finance I Cayman Islands, Ltd., 3.70%, 6/10/25 (b)

       500        506,905   
      

 

 

 
                       3,301,553   

Energy Equipment & Services — 1.0%

  

CGG SA, 6.50%, 6/01/21

       200        108,500   

CNOOC Finance 2013 Ltd., 3.00%, 5/09/23

       500        475,737   

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC, 4.25%, 4/30/24

       700        718,529   

Lukoil International Finance BV, 4.56%, 4/24/23 (b)

       500        457,500   

Oceaneering International, Inc., 4.65%, 11/15/24

       400        362,394   

Petrofac Ltd., 3.40%, 10/10/18 (b)

       300        293,387   
      

 

 

 
                       2,416,047   

Food & Staples Retailing — 1.5%

  

Casino Guichard Perrachon SA, 3.31%, 1/25/23

     EUR        300        333,486   

Cencosud SA, 4.88%, 1/20/23 (b)

     USD        500        488,947   

CVS Caremark Corp., 5.75%, 6/01/17

       91        96,841   

Dollar General Corp., 4.15%, 11/01/25

       600        592,386   

Kroger Co., 4.00%, 2/01/24

       1,000        1,040,944   

Mondelez International, Inc., 4.00%, 2/01/24

       1,000        1,035,649   
      

 

 

 
                       3,588,253   

Food Products — 0.7%

  

Kraft Heinz Foods Co., 3.50%, 7/15/22 (b)

       1,000        1,016,120   

Tyson Foods, Inc., 3.95%, 8/15/24

       600        614,350   
      

 

 

 
                       1,630,470   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.4%

  

PerkinElmer, Inc., 5.00%, 11/15/21

       600        635,471   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., 4.25%, 8/15/35

       300        283,911   
      

 

 

 
                       919,382   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.7%

  

Express Scripts Holding Co., 3.50%, 6/15/24

       800        797,858   

HCA Holdings, Inc., 6.25%, 2/15/21

       100        106,250   

HCA, Inc., 5.88%, 5/01/23

       300        309,750   

Tenet Healthcare Corp., 5.00%, 3/01/19

       400        385,000   
      

 

 

 
                       1,598,858   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.4%

  

Yum! Brands, Inc., 6.25%, 3/15/18

             1,000        1,071,729   

Household Durables — 0.4%

  

DR Horton, Inc., 5.63%, 1/15/16

             1,000        1,004,500   

Industrial Conglomerates — 0.2%

  

Hutchison Whampoa International Ltd. (b):

      

3.50%, 1/13/17

       300        305,813   

7.45%, 11/24/33

       50        68,457   
      

 

 

 
                       374,270   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Insurance — 0.9%

  

Aflac, Inc., 3.63%, 6/15/23

     USD        500      $ 517,940   

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc., 4.95%, 5/01/22 (b)

       600        642,954   

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America, 4.90%, 9/15/44 (b)

       1,000        1,026,930   
      

 

 

 
                       2,187,824   

IT Services — 0.5%

  

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., 4.50%, 11/28/34

       300        288,369   

First Data Corp. (b):

      

8.25%, 1/15/21

       200        209,000   

5.00%, 1/15/24

       200        200,000   

Fiserv, Inc., 3.85%, 6/01/25

       400        403,557   
      

 

 

 
                       1,100,926   

Media — 2.9%

  

21st Century Fox America, Inc.:

      

3.00%, 9/15/22

       600        595,894   

3.70%, 10/15/25 (b)

       100        100,427   

CSC Holdings LLC, 8.63%, 2/15/19

       500        537,755   

DIRECTV Holdings LLC/DIRECTV Financing Co., Inc., 3.95%, 1/15/25

       400        399,863   

DISH DBS Corp., 7.13%, 2/01/16

       2,500        2,519,750   

NBCUniversal Media LLC, 4.45%, 1/15/43

       400        402,901   

Time Warner, Inc.:

      

4.05%, 12/15/23

       1,000        1,036,065   

6.10%, 7/15/40

       200        221,304   

Viacom, Inc., 4.25%, 9/01/23

       800        792,836   

Wind Acquisition Finance SA, 7.38%, 4/23/21 (b)

       200        193,000   
      

 

 

 
                       6,799,795   

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

  

ArcelorMittal, 6.50%, 3/01/21

       400        349,000   

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., 9.75%, 3/01/22 (b)

       200        193,000   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., 4.50%, 4/15/23

       200        189,403   
      

 

 

 
                       731,403   

Multi-Utilities — 0.4%

  

Sempra Energy, 3.75%, 11/15/25

       400        403,947   

Veolia Environnement SA, 4.63%, 3/30/27

     EUR        400        544,768   
      

 

 

 
                       948,715   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 6.2%

  

Apache Corp., 4.25%, 1/15/44

     USD        1,000        897,147   

California Resources Corp., 6.00%, 11/15/24

       500        300,000   

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd., 6.50%, 2/15/37

       500        523,288   

Chesapeake Energy Corp.:

      

6.63%, 8/15/20

       200        94,500   

5.75%, 3/15/23

       50        21,250   

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 4.30%, 5/01/24

       500        416,158   

Enable Midstream Partners LP (b):

      

3.90%, 5/15/24

       300        234,608   

5.00%, 5/15/44

       100        67,751   

Enable Oklahoma Intrastate Transmission LLC, 6.25%, 3/15/20 (b)

       400        435,244   

Energy Transfer Equity LP, 7.50%, 10/15/20

       300        313,500   

Energy Transfer Partners LP:

      

4.90%, 3/15/35

       600        464,914   

5.15%, 2/01/43

       200        153,594   

Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc., 11.00%, 3/15/20 (b)

       300        134,625   

EnLink Midstream Partners LP, 5.05%, 4/01/45

       600        464,148   

Ensco PLC, 5.75%, 10/01/44

       800        619,086   
Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels (continued)

      

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 4.45%, 2/15/43

     USD        200      $ 167,115   

Exxon Mobil Corp., 2.71%, 3/06/25

       800        789,477   

Halcon Resources Corp.:

      

9.75%, 7/15/20

       100        31,500   

13.00%, 2/15/22 (b)

       130        60,125   

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, 5.95%, 2/15/18

       500        512,457   

Kinder Morgan Finance Co. LLC, 5.70%, 1/05/16

       3,000        3,011,115   

Kinder Morgan, Inc.:

      

5.55%, 6/01/45

       200        152,421   

5.05%, 2/15/46

       500        357,490   

Linn Energy LLC/Linn Energy Finance Corp., 12.00%, 12/15/20 (b)

       175        107,625   

MPLX LP, 4.00%, 2/15/25

       400        362,079   

Peabody Energy Corp., 10.00%, 3/15/22 (b)

       300        70,500   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 3.21%, 3/17/20 (a)

       900        688,500   

Sanchez Energy Corp., 6.13%, 1/15/23

       300        206,250   

Sinopec Group Overseas Development Ltd. (b):

      

2014, 4.38%, 4/10/24

       400        417,382   

2015, 3.25%, 4/28/25

       700        670,723   

Sunoco Logistics Partners Operations LP, 4.25%, 4/01/24

       400        361,252   

Valero Energy Corp., 4.90%, 3/15/45

       600        540,235   

Weatherford International Ltd., 5.95%, 4/15/42

       900        569,250   

Williams Partners LP, 5.10%, 9/15/45

       600        432,224   
      

 

 

 
                       14,647,533   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.4%

      

Georgia-Pacific LLC, 3.73%, 7/15/23 (b)

             1,000        1,010,457   

Personal Products — 0.4%

      

Avon Products, Inc., 6.35%, 3/15/20

             1,200        885,120   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.8%

      

Actavis Funding SCS, 4.55%, 3/15/35

       600        589,389   

Baxalta, Inc., 3.60%, 6/23/22 (b)

       400        397,079   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., 6.13%, 4/15/25 (b)

       200        173,000   

Zoetis, Inc., 4.70%, 2/01/43

       900        780,996   
      

 

 

 
                       1,940,464   

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 1.7%

      

American Tower Corp.:

      

3.50%, 1/31/23

       500        488,333   

5.00%, 2/15/24

       500        531,552   

ERP Operating LP, 5.75%, 6/15/17

       500        531,161   

HCP, Inc., 3.88%, 8/15/24

       900        874,704   

Marriott International, Inc., 3.75%, 10/01/25

       1,000        987,023   

Realty Income Corp., 4.13%, 10/15/26

       600        605,359   
      

 

 

 
                       4,018,132   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.4%

  

 

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc., 3.38%, 3/15/23

             1,000        1,003,335   

Specialty Retail — 1.0%

      

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., 5.17%, 8/01/44

       900        778,942   

Edcon Proprietary Ltd., 9.50%, 3/01/18 (b)

     EUR        200        131,033   

Tiffany & Co., 4.90%, 10/01/44

     USD        500        463,816   

Toys R US, Inc., 7.38%, 10/15/18

       1,500        960,000   
      

 

 

 
                       2,333,791   

Tobacco — 0.3%

      

Reynolds American, Inc.:

      

3.75%, 5/20/23 (b)

       300        302,776   

5.70%, 8/15/35

       400        439,367   
      

 

 

 
                       742,143   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    27


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Corporate Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Transportation Infrastructure — 0.4%

      

DP World Ltd., 6.85%, 7/02/37 (b)

     USD        380      $ 385,700   

Sydney Airport Finance Co. Property Ltd., 3.90%, 3/22/23 (b)

       200        200,528   

Transurban Finance Co., 4.13%, 2/02/26 (b)

       300        297,756   
      

 

 

 
                       883,984   

Wireless Telecommunication Services — 0.3%

      

Sprint Communications, Inc.:

      

8.38%, 8/15/17

       500        498,750   

6.00%, 11/15/22

       300        225,000   
      

 

 

 
                       723,750   
Total Corporate Bonds — 38.4%                      91,184,439   
      
                          
Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)               

Auto Components — 0.1%

      

Autoparts Holdings Ltd., 1st Lien Term Loan, 7.00%, 7/29/17

       246        184,437   

Crowne Group LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.00%, 9/30/20

       96        93,966   

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC, 2015 USD Term Loan, 4.50%, 6/30/22

       23        22,261   
      

 

 

 
                       300,664   

Capital Markets — 0.1%

      

First Eagle Investment Management LLC, Term Loan, 4.75%, 10/21/22

       150        147,000   

Guggenheim Partners LLC, Term Loan, 4.25%, 7/22/20

       44        44,001   

Navios Partners Finance (US), Inc., Term Loan B, 5.25%, 6/27/18

       7        6,685   
      

 

 

 
                       197,686   

Chemicals — 0.2%

      

Cyanco Intermediate Corp., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 5/01/20

       361        343,737   

Ineos US Finance LLC:

      

2015 Term Loan, 4.25%, 3/31/22

       28        26,965   

6 Year Term Loan, 3.75%, 5/04/18

       18        17,838   

Nexeo Solutions LLC:

      

Term Loan B, 5.00%, 9/08/17

       11        10,647   

Term Loan B3, 5.00%, 9/08/17

       11        10,336   

OCI Beaumont LLC, Term Loan B3, 6.50%, 8/20/19

       150        151,313   
      

 

 

 
                       560,836   

Commercial Services & Supplies — 0.2%

      

Connolly Corp., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/14/21

       235        231,759   

Onsite US Finco LLC, Term Loan, 5.50%, 7/30/21

       255        229,335   
      

 

 

 
                       461,094   

Communications Equipment — 0.1%

      

Ciena Corp., Term Loan B, 3.75%, 7/15/19

       24        23,847   

Zayo Group LLC, Term Loan B, 3.75%, 5/06/21

       130        128,068   
      

 

 

 
                       151,915   

Containers & Packaging — 0.3%

      

Caraustar Industries, Inc., Term Loan B:

      

Add on, 8.00%, 5/01/19

       136        135,668   

8.00%, 5/01/19

       335        333,501   

Exopack Holdings SA, 2015 Term Loan B1, 4.50%, 5/08/19

       318        313,228   
      

 

 

 
                       782,397   
Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Diversified Consumer Services — 0.4%

      

Fitness International LLC, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 7/01/20

     USD        431      $ 408,249   

ROC Finance LLC, Term Loan, 5.00%, 6/20/19

       230        215,686   

SunGard Availability Services Capital, Inc., Term Loan B, 6.00%, 3/31/19

       311        264,309   
      

 

 

 
                       888,244   

Diversified Telecommunication Services — 0.1%

  

 

Intelsat Jackson Holdings SA, Term Loan B2, 3.75%, 6/30/19

       140        131,021   

Virgin Media Investment Holdings Ltd., Term Loan F, 3.50%, 6/30/23

       58        57,063   

Windstream Corp., Term Loan B5, 3.50%, 8/08/19

       60        58,689   
      

 

 

 
                       246,773   

Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components — 0.1%

  

Sensus USA, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/09/17

             135        131,994   

Health Care Equipment & Supplies — 0.1%

      

Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Term Loan E1, 4.50%, 5/04/18

       306        297,697   

Millennium Health LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 4/16/21 (c)

       49        19,470   
      

 

 

 
                       317,167   

Health Care Providers & Services — 0.1%

      

Community Health Systems, Inc., Term Loan F, 3.66%, 12/31/18

             196        192,004   

Health Care Technology — 0.1%

      

Truven Health Analytics, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 6/06/19

             133        129,554   

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure — 0.2%

      

24 Hour Fitness Worldwide, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 5/28/21

       33        30,202   

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.75%, 10/20/21

       13        12,489   

Cannery Casino Resorts LLC, Term Loan B, 6.00%, 10/02/18 (d)

       326        315,126   

Travelport Finance (Luxembourg) Sarl, 2014 Term Loan B, 5.75%, 9/02/21

       273        267,686   
      

 

 

 
                       625,503   

Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers — 0.0%

  

Calpine Corporation, Term Loan B6, 3.00%, 1/13/23

             71        69,882   

Internet Software & Services — 0.2%

  

BMC Software Finance, Inc., Term Loan, 5.00%, 9/10/20

       469        405,545   

Match Group, Inc., Term Loan B, 5.50%, 11/06/22

       128        127,088   
      

 

 

 
                       532,633   

Machinery — 0.5%

  

Navistar International Corp., Term Loan B, 6.50%, 8/07/20

             1,279        1,165,533   

Media — 0.4%

  

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc., 2013 Term Loan, 4.25%, 12/23/20

       50        36,333   

Media General, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.00%, 7/31/20

       22        22,085   

Neptune Finco Corp., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.00%, 10/09/22

       123        122,111   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
28    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Floating Rate Loan Interests (a)   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Media (continued)

  

Radio One, Inc., 2015 Term Loan, 4.83%, 4/02/18

     USD        690      $ 699,104   
      

 

 

 
                       879,633   

Metals & Mining — 0.3%

  

FMG Resources August 2006 Property Ltd., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 6/30/19

       467        381,498   

Novelis, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 4.00%, 6/02/22

       279        270,474   
      

 

 

 
                       651,972   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.4%

  

Alfred Fueling Systems, Inc., 1st Lien Term Loan, 4.75%, 6/20/21

       49        47,917   

Bowie Resource Holdings LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 6.75%, 8/14/20

       221        213,739   

Fieldwood Energy LLC, 1st Lien Term Loan, 3.88%, 9/28/18

       420        342,398   

McDermott Finance LLC, Term Loan B, 5.25%, 4/16/19

       21        19,986   

Navios Maritime Midstream Partners LP, Term Loan B, 5.50%, 6/18/20

       135        133,238   

Peabody Energy Corp., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 9/24/20

       167        98,148   

UTEX Industries, Inc., 2014 1st Lien Term Loan, 5.00%, 5/22/21

       346        239,207   
      

 

 

 
                       1,094,633   

Paper & Forest Products — 0.1%

  

Appvion, Inc., Term Loan, 5.75%, 6/28/19

             148        138,426   

Personal Products — 0.2%

  

FGI Operating Co. LLC, Term Loan, 5.50%, 4/19/19

             521        416,747   

Pharmaceuticals — 0.3%

  

Grifols Worldwide Operations USA, Inc., Term Loan B, 3.23%, 2/27/21

       179        177,645   

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.:

      

Series D2 Term Loan B, 3.50%, 2/13/19

       130        122,362   

Term Loan B F1, 4.00%, 4/01/22

       364        343,565   
      

 

 

 
                       643,572   

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment — 0.0%

  

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc., Term Loan, 4.50%, 5/07/21

       61        60,704   

NXP B.V., 2015 Term Loan B, 3.75%, 10/30/20

       43        42,666   
      

 

 

 
                       103,370   

Specialty Retail — 0.3%

  

Ascena Retail Group, Inc., 2015 Term Loan B, 5.25%, 8/21/22

       369        327,021   

Evergreen Acqco 1 LP, Term Loan, 5.00%, 7/09/19

       295        240,409   

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.50%, 6/18/21

       89        83,066   

PetSmart, Inc., Term Loan B, 4.25%, 3/11/22

       199        195,740   
      

 

 

 
                       846,236   

Transportation — 0.1%

  

OSG International, Inc., Exit Term Loan B, 5.75%, 8/05/19

             206        205,146   
Total Floating Rate Loan Interests — 4.9%                      11,733,614   
      
Foreign Agency Obligations   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, 10.00%, 1/01/17 (e)

     BRL        1,200      $ 293,284   

Export-Import Bank of Korea, 2.25%, 1/21/20

     USD        800        794,778   

Hungary Government Bond:

      

6.00%, 1/11/19

     EUR        120        146,121   

3.88%, 2/24/20

       40        47,040   

Indonesia Treasury Bond, 8.25%, 7/15/21

     IDR        7,000,000        501,490   

Ireland Government Bond:

      

4.50%, 4/18/20

     EUR        113        142,692   

5.00%, 10/18/20

       186        243,240   

5.40%, 3/13/25

       201        295,082   

Italy Buoni Poliennali Del Tesoro, 2.50%, 12/01/24

       550        639,457   

Korea Monetary Stabilization Bond:

      

2.79%, 6/02/16

     KRW        1,000,000        868,370   

2.07%, 12/02/16

       900,000        779,771   

1.96%, 2/02/17

       58,000        50,208   

Korea Treasury Bond:

      

2.75%, 12/10/15

       250,830        216,661   

2.75%, 6/10/16

       100,000        86,830   

3.00%, 12/10/16

       2,045,500        1,789,025   

Lithuania Government International Bond, 7.38%, 2/11/20 (b)

     USD        310        369,003   

Malaysia Government Bond:

      

3.17%, 7/15/16

     MYR        2,500        588,027   

4.26%, 9/15/16

       1,000        237,734   

4.01%, 9/15/17

       1,870        447,074   

4.24%, 2/07/18

       2,250        539,539   

Mexican Bonos (f):

      

8.00%, 12/17/15

     MXN        4,948        298,937   

6.25%, 6/16/16

       18,907        1,156,234   

7.25%, 12/15/16

       21,721        1,357,627   

7.75%, 12/14/17

       15,500        1,000,717   

New Zealand Government Bond, 3.00%, 4/15/20

     NZD        4,300        2,846,571   

Poland Government Bond:

      

0.00%, 1/25/16 (g)

     PLN        375        92,601   

5.00%, 4/25/16

       935        234,499   

1.79%, 1/25/17 (a)

       376        93,036   

1.79%, 1/25/21 (a)

       381        92,501   

Portugal Government International Bond, 5.13%, 10/15/24 (b)

     USD        200        205,596   

Republic of Hungary:

      

3.50%, 7/18/16

     EUR        20        21,547   

4.38%, 7/04/17

       45        50,495   

5.75%, 6/11/18

       95        112,539   

Republic of Serbia,
4.88%, 2/25/20 (b)

     USD        300        309,048   

Spain Government Bond, 2.75%, 10/31/24 (b)

     EUR        550        644,983   

Ukraine Government International Bond (b):

      

7.75%, 9/01/19

     USD        (h)      344   

7.75%, 9/01/20

       160        154,432   

0.00%, 5/31/40 (a)(g)

       40        18,608   

Vietnam Government International Bond, 6.75%, 1/29/20 (b)

             320        352,702   
Total Foreign Agency Obligations — 7.6%                      18,118,443   
      
                          
Municipal Bonds                      

City of New York New York Municipal Water Finance Authority, Refunding RB, Water & Sewer System, 2nd General Resolution, Fiscal 2014, Series BB, 5.00%, 6/15/46

       160        180,074   

Coachella Valley Unified School District, GO, Series D (AGM), 5.00%, 8/01/37

       230        255,261   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Municipal Bonds   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Colorado Independent School District, GO (PSF-GTD), 5.00%, 8/15/38

     USD        200      $ 229,114   

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, GO, Series A, 4.50%, 12/01/43

       160        171,549   

County of Nassau New York, GO, Series B:

      

5.00%, 4/01/39

       270        300,237   

5.00%, 4/01/43

       270        299,492   

Evansville Local Public Improvement Bond Bank, RB, Series A, 5.00%, 7/01/36

       50        56,329   

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Finance Corp., RB, Series A, 3.00%, 7/01/20

       300        304,698   

Industry Public Facilities Authority, Refunding, Tax Allocation Bonds, 4.29%, 1/01/23

       400        415,084   

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Series 2015, 4.20%, 7/01/55

       300        281,614   

New Jersey EDA, Refunding RB, School Facilities Construction, Series NN, 5.00%, 3/01/30

       120        125,255   

New York Public Library Astor Lenox & Tilden Foundations, 4.31%, 7/01/45

       300        283,334   

New York State Urban Development Corp., RB, State Personal Income Tax, Series C, 5.00%, 3/15/29

       800        936,600   

Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, RB:

      

4.82%, 6/01/45

       700        716,555   

Series 192, 4.81%, 10/15/65

       800        828,720   

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, RB, Series A, 6.75%, 7/01/36

       425        277,776   

Puerto Rico Sales Tax Financing Corp., RB, First Sub-Series A, 6.50%, 8/01/44

       425        187,030   

State of Arkansas, GO, 3.25%, 6/15/22

       470        509,602   

State of California, GO, Various Purposes, 6.00%, 11/01/39

       210        249,990   

State of Minnesota, GO, Refunding Series F, 4.00%, 10/01/24

       200        229,380   

State of South Carolina Public Service Authority, Refunding RB, Santee Cooper, Series B, 5.00%, 12/01/38

       150        165,807   

University of California, Refunding RB, Series J, 4.13%, 5/15/45

             450        439,645   
Total Municipal Bonds — 3.1%                      7,443,146   
      
                          
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities                      

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.5%

      

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust, Series 2004-3, Class 4A, 1.98%, 10/25/34 (a)

       158        155,111   

Bear Stearns Alternative A Trust, Series 2004-13, Class A2, 1.10%, 11/25/34 (a)

       64        61,485   

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2013-A, Class A, 3.00%, 5/25/42 (a)(b)

       116        115,405   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2004-6, Class 3A1, 5.00%, 9/25/19

       62        63,781   

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates, Series 2009-15R, Class 3A1, 5.55%, 3/26/36 (a)(b)

       176        176,027   

Granite Master Issuer PLC (a):

      

Series 2005-1, Class A6, 0.75%, 12/20/54

     GBP        63        95,550   

Series 2007-1, Class 5A1, 0.73%, 12/20/54

       137        206,525   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust:

      

Series 2004-I, Class 2A1, 2.70%, 7/25/34 (a)

     USD        84        84,687   
Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (continued)

  

   

Wells Fargo Mortgage-Backed Securities Trust (continued):

      

Series 2004-W, Class A9, 2.75%, 11/25/34 (a)

     USD        117      $ 118,968   

Series 2007-3, Class 3A1, 5.50%, 4/25/22

       21        21,299   
      

 

 

 
                       1,098,838   

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities — 5.7%

  

   

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2007-3, Class AM, 5.73%, 6/10/49 (a)

       735        770,096   

Banc of America Merrill Lynch Commercial Mortgage, Inc., Series 2006-4:

      

Class AJ, 5.70%, 7/10/46 (a)

       732        732,475   

Class AM, 5.68%, 7/10/46

       500        512,559   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities, Series 2005-T20, Class E, 5.34%, 10/12/42 (a)

       800        798,897   

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust (a):

      

Series 2006-PW11, Class AJ, 5.65%, 3/11/39

       694        696,763   

Series 2006-PW12, Class AJ, 5.94%, 9/11/38

       112        112,338   

Series 2006-PW13, Class AJ, 5.61%, 9/11/41

       640        645,888   

Series 2007-PW16, Class AM, 5.91%, 6/11/40

       950        999,913   

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C5, Class AJ, 5.48%, 10/15/49

       135        133,102   

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-CD3, Class AJ, 5.69%, 10/15/48

       615        527,699   

Colony Multifamily Mortgage Trust, Series 2014-1, Class A, 2.54%, 4/20/50 (b)

       817        811,621   

Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2005-GG5, Class AJ, 5.61%, 4/10/37 (a)

       160        159,904   

Core Industrial Trust, Series 2015-CALW, Class A, 3.04%, 2/10/34 (b)

       730        734,814   

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2005-C5, Class C, 5.10%, 8/15/38 (a)

       168        167,884   

Eleven Madison Trust Mortgage Trust, Series 2015-11MD, Class A, 3.67%, 9/10/35 (a)(b)

       150        153,416   

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc., Series 2005-C1, Class B, 4.94%, 5/10/43

       750        139,751   

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.:

      

Series 2006-GG7, Class AJ, 6.02%, 7/10/38 (a)

       640        620,911   

Series 2006-GG7, Class AM, 6.02%, 7/10/38 (a)

       190        192,710   

Series 2007-GG9, Class A4, 5.44%, 3/10/39

       767        790,553   

JPMorgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust:

      

Series 2006-CB16, Class B, 5.67%, 5/12/45 (a)

       210        123,900   

Series 2006-CB17, Class AM, 5.46%, 12/12/43

       700        705,807   

Series 2006-LDP7, Class AJ, 6.10%, 4/15/45 (a)

       475        441,221   

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C4, Class AJ, 6.04%, 6/15/38 (a)

       790        803,107   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

  

   

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (a):

      

Series 2006-HQ8, Class AJ, 5.69%, 3/12/44

     USD        260      $ 260,155   

Series 2007-IQ16, Class AM, 6.28%, 12/12/49

       850        900,956   

Talisman Finance PLC, Series 6, Class A, 0.13%, 10/22/16 (a)

     EUR        11        11,377   

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust, Series 2006-C25, Class AJ, 5.90%, 5/15/43 (a)

     USD        600        605,293   
      

 

 

 
                       13,553,110   
Total Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities — 6.2%        14,651,948   
      
                          
U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities                      

Agency Obligations — 0.9%

      

Fannie Mae, 5.38%, 6/12/17

       1,000        1,066,441   

Freddie Mac, 6.25%, 7/15/32

       800        1,122,184   
      

 

 

 
                       2,188,625   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations — 0.9%

  

 

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities, Series 2007-1, Class NF, 0.47%, 2/25/37 (a)

       330        328,212   

Freddie Mac, Class M3 (a):

      

Series 2014-DN1, 4.72%, 2/25/24

       550        550,725   

Series 2014-DN4, 4.77%, 10/25/24

       250        250,623   

Series 2015-DN1, 4.37%, 1/25/25

       500        493,305   

Series 2015-DNA1, 3.52%, 10/25/27

       250        238,803   

Series 2015-HQ1, 4.02%, 3/25/25

       250        242,616   
      

 

 

 
                       2,104,284   

Mortgage-Backed Securities — 18.6%

      

Fannie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

1.53%, 5/01/33 (a)

       11        11,934   

1.81%, 10/01/32 (a)

       74        76,861   

1.89%, 11/01/27 (a)

       147        151,585   

1.90%, 9/01/34 (a)

       300        317,686   

2.05%, 4/01/35 (a)

       160        168,686   

2.19%, 4/01/35 (a)

       18        18,703   

3.50%, 12/01/45 (i)

       9,200        9,528,469   

4.00%, 12/01/45 (i)

       9,525        10,105,057   

4.50%, 12/01/45 (i)

       7,600        8,215,125   

5.00%, 8/01/35 — 4/01/37

       175        193,264   

5.50%, 11/01/34 — 3/01/36

       1,459        1,652,129   

6.00%, 6/01/21 — 9/01/38

       557        628,202   

6.50%, 1/01/36

       40        46,370   

Freddie Mac Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

2.54%, 9/01/32 (a)

       10        10,667   

2.59%, 4/01/32 (a)

       45        48,240   

3.50%, 12/01/45 (i)

       3,450        3,566,438   

4.00%, 12/01/45 (i)

       2,050        2,170,630   

4.50%, 9/01/20

       19        20,218   

5.00%, 7/01/23 — 2/01/39

       720        787,601   

5.50%, 11/01/37

       4        4,868   

6.00%, 10/01/21 — 4/01/38

       70        75,956   

6.50%, 9/01/38

       8        8,798   

Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities:

      

3.50%, 12/01/45 (i)

       5,800        6,057,489   

6.50%, 12/01/37 — 7/01/38

       150        174,196   
      

 

 

 
                       44,039,172   
Total U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities — 20.4%        48,332,081   
      
U.S. Treasury Obligations   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

U.S. Treasury Bonds:

      

3.50%, 2/15/39

     USD        100      $ 110,980   

4.63%, 2/15/40

       800        1,044,969   

3.88%, 8/15/40

       1,900        2,226,192   

4.38%, 5/15/41

       100        126,539   

3.13%, 11/15/41

       100        103,551   

3.13%, 2/15/42

       100        103,449   

3.00%, 5/15/42

       100        100,805   

2.88%, 5/15/43

       3,300        3,225,235   

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds:

      

2.00%, 1/15/16

       1,199        1,198,394   

0.13%, 4/15/16

             1,617        1,609,032   
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations — 4.2%                      9,849,146   
      
                          
Other Interests — 0.0%           Beneficial
Interest
(000)
        

General Motors II (j)

             7          
      
                          
Preferred Securities                      
Capital Trusts          

Par  

(000)

        

Banks — 0.9%

      

HSBC Holdings PLC, 6.38% (a)(k)

       400        400,204   

Wachovia Capital Trust III, 5.57% (a)(k)

       1,000        967,000   

Wells Fargo & Co., Series U, 5.88% (a)(k)

       700        737,625   
      

 

 

 
                       2,104,829   

Capital Markets — 0.1%

      

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Series M, 5.38% (a)(k)

             300        299,625   

Diversified Financial Services — 0.6%

      

Bank of America Corp., Series M, 8.13% (a)(k)

       300        311,625   

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (a)(k):

      

Series V, 5.00%

       500        480,000   

Series X, 6.10%

       600        609,300   
      

 

 

 
                       1,400,925   

Electric Utilities — 0.2%

      

Electricite de France SA, 5.25% (a)(b)(k)

             500        483,125   

Insurance — 0.4%

      

Allstate Corp, 5.75%, 8/15/53 (a)

       250        258,803   

MetLife, Inc.:

      

5.25% (a)(k)

       100        100,625   

6.40%, 12/15/66

       600        660,750   
      

 

 

 
                       1,020,178   

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels — 0.1%

      

Enterprise Products Operating LLC, 7.03%, 1/15/68 (a)

             100        105,125   
Total Capital Trusts — 2.3%                      5,413,807   
      
                          
Preferred Stock — 0.3%           Shares         

Banks — 0.3%

  

U.S. Bancorp, 6.00% (a)

             24,000        636,480   
Total Preferred Securities — 2.6%                      6,050,287   
Total Long-Term Investments
(Cost — $225,559,723) — 92.5%
                     219,508,410   
 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Short-Term Securities   

Par  

(000)

    Value  
Time Deposits                      

Europe — 0.1%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.,
(0.22)%, 12/01/15

     EUR        256      $ 270,210   

United Kingdom — 0.0%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.08%, 12/01/15

     GBP        52        78,936   

United States — 14.9%

      

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., 0.12%, 12/01/15

     USD        35,423        35,422,667   
Total Time Deposits — 15.0%                      35,771,813   
U.S. Treasury Obligations — 6.3%   

Par  

(000)

    Value  

U.S. Treasury Obligations — 6.3%

      

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.11%, 2/11/16 (l)

     USD        15,000      $ 14,995,800   
Total Short-Term Securities
(Cost — $50,768,529) — 21.3%
                     50,767,613   
Options Purchased
(Cost — $2,224,949) — 1.1%
                     2,490,245   
Total Investments (Cost — $278,553,201) — 114.9%        272,766,268   
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (14.9)%          (35,441,156
      

 

 

 
Net Assets — 100.0%        $ 237,325,112   
      

 

 

 
 
Notes to Schedule of Investments

 

(a)   Variable rate security. Rate shown is as of period end.

 

(b)   Security exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration to qualified institutional investors.

 

(c)   Issuer filed for bankruptcy and/or is in default of interest payments.

 

(d)   Represents a payment-in-kind security which may pay interest in additional par and/or in cash. Rates shown are the current rate and possible payment rates.

 

(e)   Security trades in units with each unit equal to a par amount of BRL 1,000.

 

(f)   Security trades in units with each unit equal to a par amount of MXN 100.

 

(g)   Zero-coupon bond.

 

(h)   Less than $500.

 

(i)   Represents or includes a TBA transaction. As of period end, unsettled TBA transactions were as follows:

 

Counterparty   Value        Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Bank of America Securities LLC

  $ 6,057,489         $ 17,332   

Goldman Sachs & Co.

  $ 10,105,057         $ 17,487   

JP Morgan Securities LLC

  $ 8,215,125         $ 5,938   

Wells Fargo Securities LLC

  $ 15,265,537         $ 35,481   

 

(j)   Other interests represent beneficial interests in liquidation trusts and other reorganization or private entities.

 

(k)   Security is perpetual in nature and has no stated maturity date.

 

(l)   Rates shown are discount rates or a range of discount rates at the time of purchase.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Outstanding as of Period End

Financial Futures Contracts

 

Contracts Long     Issue   Expiration      Notional Value              Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
      
  15      Euro-Bund Future   December 2015      USD     2,508,936         $ 54,645     
  32      10-Year Australian T-Bond   December 2015      USD     2,935,442           (38,145  
  15      10-Year U.S. Treasury Note   March 2016      USD     1,896,562           1,017     
  27      5-Year Canadian T-Bond   March 2016      USD     2,517,736           732     
  5      Long U.S. Treasury Bond   March 2016      USD     770,000           1,394       
  Total                    $ 19,643     
               

 

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
AUD        610,000         USD        440,754      Deutsche Bank AG     12/17/15         $ 43   
AUD        335,000         USD        245,187      Deutsche Bank AG     12/17/15           (3,110
EUR        527,000         USD        600,727      Deutsche Bank AG     12/17/15           (43,701
EUR        300,000         USD        340,770      Deutsche Bank AG     12/17/15           (23,677
SGD        823,234         USD        610,866      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC     12/17/15           (27,530

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
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Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts (continued)

 

Currency
Purchased
       Currency
Sold
    Counterparty   Settlement
Date
       Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
      
USD        17,415         EUR        15,341      Barclays Bank PLC     12/17/15         $ 1,200     
USD        128,036         EUR        112,766      Deutsche Bank AG     12/17/15           8,846     
USD        3,571,754         EUR        3,145,756      Deutsche Bank AG     12/17/15           246,767     
USD        123,021         EUR        109,303      Deutsche Bank AG     12/17/15           7,490     
USD        116,674         EUR        102,778      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/17/15           8,040     
USD        586,416         SGD        823,234      Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC     12/17/15           3,079     
USD        438,459         NZD        650,000      Deutsche Bank AG     1/11/16           11,741     
USD        2,865,406         NZD        4,378,342      Deutsche Bank AG     1/11/16           (8,929  
USD        240,574         NZD        370,000      Deutsche Bank AG     1/11/16           (2,327  
INR        33,975,000         USD        502,514      Deutsche Bank AG     1/14/16           4,902     
MYR        2,370,000         USD        560,284      Deutsche Bank AG     1/14/16           (3,799  
SGD        139,935         USD        101,801      Deutsche Bank AG     1/14/16           (2,736  
SGD        174,000         USD        126,536      HSBC Bank PLC     1/14/16           (3,356  
SGD        108,000         USD        78,528      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     1/14/16           (2,072  
USD        40,197         EUR        36,980      Barclays Bank PLC     1/14/16           1,072     
USD        2,644,458         EUR        2,430,345      Deutsche Bank AG     1/14/16           73,155     
USD        90,248         EUR        82,955      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     1/14/16           2,482     
USD        610,856         MYR        2,370,000      Deutsche Bank AG     1/14/16           54,372     
USD        99,591         SGD        139,935      Deutsche Bank AG     1/14/16           526     
USD        124,020         SGD        174,000      HSBC Bank PLC     1/14/16           840     
USD        77,186         SGD        108,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     1/14/16           729     
DKK        6,180,000         USD        964,179      Deutsche Bank AG     1/15/16           (87,275  
USD        542,986         DKK        3,120,000      Deutsche Bank AG     1/15/16           100,277     
USD        537,880         DKK        3,060,000      Deutsche Bank AG     1/15/16           103,685     
USD        239,330         EUR        182,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/05/16           46,657     
USD        107,535         EUR        83,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/05/16           19,668     
USD        1,842,408         DKK        12,018,025      Royal Bank of Scotland PLC     2/17/16           135,005     
SGD        131,569         USD        93,067      Deutsche Bank AG     2/22/16           (60  
SGD        131,000         USD        92,622      HSBC Bank PLC     2/22/16           (17  
USD        602,945         EUR        535,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/22/16           36,293     
USD        38,836         EUR        34,231      Deutsche Bank AG     2/22/16           2,581     
USD        203,039         EUR        182,000      Deutsche Bank AG     2/22/16           10,271     
USD        93,537         SGD        131,569      Deutsche Bank AG     2/22/16           530     
USD        93,272         SGD        131,000      HSBC Bank PLC     2/22/16           667     
INR        13,000,000         USD        193,452      Deutsche Bank AG     4/28/16           (2,586  
PHP        12,276,300         USD        264,918      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/28/16           (7,118  
USD        183,336         EUR        159,652      Barclays Bank PLC     4/28/16           13,889     
USD        75,924         EUR        66,164      Citibank N.A.     4/28/16           5,701     
USD        378,819         EUR        330,039      Deutsche Bank AG     4/28/16           28,531     
USD        414,281         EUR        360,715      Deutsche Bank AG     4/28/16           31,436     
USD        84,985         EUR        74,000      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     4/28/16           6,444     
USD        291,038         EUR        220,000      Deutsche Bank AG     8/05/16           56,707     
USD        218,625         EUR        165,000      Deutsche Bank AG     8/05/16           42,876     
JPY        61,450,000         USD        499,630      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     9/02/16           3,911     
USD        1,218,240         JPY        124,260,500      JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     9/02/16           200,009       
Total                         $ 1,052,129     
                       

 

 

OTC Options Purchased

 

Description      Put/
Call
   Counterparty      Strike
Price
       Expiration
Date
       Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value       

USD Currency

     Call    Citigroup, Inc.        JPY         113.00           12/11/15           USD         13,300      $ 1,102,956     

AUD Currency

     Put    Citigroup, Inc.        USD         0.79           2/04/16           AUD         2,500        170,106     

EUR Currency

     Put    Citigroup, Inc.        USD         1.19           5/03/16           EUR         9,400        1,217,183       

Total

  

  $ 2,490,245     
                              

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    33


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

Centrally Cleared Credit Default Swaps — Sold Protection

 

Index    Receive
Fixed
Rate
     Expiration
Date
     Credit
Rating1
  Notional
Amount
(000)2
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
      

Dow Jones CDX North America High Yield, Series 24, Version 1

     5.00      6/20/20       B   USD     2,277      $ 14,446     

Markit CDX North America Investment Grade, Series 24

     1.00      6/20/25       AA   USD     1,250        13,408     

Markit CDX North America Investment Grade, Series 25, Version 1

     1.00      12/20/20       BB+   USD     3,000        (1,293  

Markit iTraxx Europe, Series 24, Version 1

     1.00      12/20/20       BBB+   EUR     2,200        695       

Total

               $ 27,256     
              

 

 

1    Using Standard & Poor’s (“S&P’s”) rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

2    The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Buy Protection

 

Issuer   Pay
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Notional
Amount
(000)
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
      

DISH DBS Corp.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/16      USD         2,500      $ (30,356   $ (29,624   $ (732  

DR Horton, Inc.

    5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     3/20/16      USD     1,000        (14,956     (11,798     (3,158  

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/16      USD     1,500        (19,790     (20,090     300     

Kinder Morgan, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/16      USD     1,500        (19,790     (19,360     (430  

PPL Energy Supply LLC

    5.00   Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC     6/20/16      USD     600        (14,898     (14,216     (682  

PPL Energy Supply LLC

    5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     6/20/16      USD     600        (14,898     (14,248     (650  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    5.00   Barclays Capital, Inc.     12/20/16      USD     400        (16,868     (12,767     (4,101  

International Lease Finance Corp.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/17      USD     500        (25,230     (24,908     (322  

International Lease Finance Corp.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/17      USD     250        (12,615     (11,920     (695  

International Lease Finance Corp.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/17      USD     250        (12,615     (11,957     (658  

Constellation Brands, Inc.

    5.00   Deutsche Bank AG     6/20/17      USD     800        (59,739     (38,363     (21,376  

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17      USD     1,000        (85,769     (53,477     (32,292  

Alcatel-Lucent USA, Inc.

    5.00   Barclays Capital, Inc.     9/20/17      USD     500        (42,885     (40,061     (2,824  

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    1.00   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC     9/20/17      USD     700        (8,266     5,941        (14,207  

Sprint Communication, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     9/20/17      USD     500        9,772        (18,112     27,884     

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

    5.00   Citibank N.A.     3/20/18      USD     500        (34,588     (44,659     10,071     

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    5.00   Citibank N.A.     3/20/18      USD     500        (47,547     (43,493     (4,054  

Yum! Brands, Inc.

    5.00   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC     3/20/18      USD     500        (47,547     (41,063     (6,484  

Owens-Illinois, Inc.

    5.00   Citibank N.A.     6/20/18      USD     500        (58,362     (49,744     (8,618  

Toys R Us, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs & Co.     12/20/18      USD     500        153,295        134,122        19,173     

Toys R Us, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     12/20/18      USD     500        153,295        154,796        (1,501  

Toys R Us, Inc.

    5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/20/18      USD     300        91,977        62,258        29,719     

Toys R Us, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     12/20/18      USD     200        61,318        38,998        22,320     

CSC Holdings LLC

    5.00   Goldman Sachs & Co.     3/20/19      USD     500        (41,974     (27,113     (14,861  

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/19      USD     400        (20,372     (37,845     17,473     

Lennar Corp.

    5.00   Citibank N.A.     9/20/19      USD     200        (25,623     (17,172     (8,451  

Lennar Corp.

    5.00   Citibank N.A.     12/20/19      USD     300        (39,651     (30,675     (8,976  

Avon Products, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/20      USD     500        89,682        53,755        35,927     

Avon Products, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/20      USD     250        44,841        33,096        11,745     

Avon Products, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/20      USD     250        44,841        29,493        15,348     

Avon Products, Inc.

    5.00   Goldman Sachs International     3/20/20      USD     200        35,873        41,983        (6,110  

Rite Aid Corp.

    5.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     12/20/20      USD     350        (66,550     (63,732     (2,818    

Total

            $ (75,995   $ (121,955   $ 45,960     
           

 

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection

 

Issuer/Index   Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Credit
Rating1
  Notional
Amount
(000)2
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
      

Bank of America Corp.

    1.00   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC     9/20/17      A-   USD     700      $ 8,266      $ (5,941   $ 14,207     

Markit LCDX North America Index, Series 19

    2.50   Barclays Capital, Inc.     12/20/17      B+   USD     376        13,254        2,119        11,135     

Markit LCDX North America Index, Series 19

    2.50   Barclays Capital, Inc.     12/20/17      B+   USD     376        13,254        2,128        11,126     

iHeartCommunications, Inc.

    5.00   Barclays Capital, Inc.     6/20/18      CCC   USD     250        (176,638     (45,266     (131,372  

Markit LCDX North America Index, Series 21

    2.50   Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC     12/20/18      B+   USD     294        9,371        6,927        2,444     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.

    5.00   Barclays Capital, Inc.     12/20/18      CCC+   USD     400        24,136        16,397        7,739     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    1.00   Barclays Capital, Inc.     9/20/19      BBB   USD     500        (8,029     8,939        (16,968  

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

    5.00   Citibank N.A     9/20/19      CCC   USD     200        (2,784     3,100        (5,884  

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
34    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

OTC Credit Default Swaps — Sell Protection (continued)

 

Issuer/Index   Receive
Fixed
Rate
    Counterparty   Expiration
Date
    Credit
Rating1
  Notional
Amount
(000)2
    Value     Premiums
Paid
(Received)
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
      

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

    5.00   Citibank N.A.     12/20/19      CCC   USD     300      $ (7,436   $ 6,872      $ (14,308  

Poland Republic

    1.00   Goldman Sachs International     12/20/19      BB+   USD     400        6,833        5,632        1,201     

PSEG Power LLC

    1.00   JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.     3/20/20      BBB+   USD     800        1,089        (9,584     10,673     

United Mexican States

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     6/20/20      BBB+   USD     400        (7,075     (4,360     (2,715  

EDF S.A.

    1.00   Barclays Capital, Inc.     9/20/20      A+   EUR     500        6,094        12,412        (6,318  

GDF SUEZ

    1.00   Barclays Capital, Inc.     9/20/20      A+   EUR     500        11,569        15,328        (3,759  

Orange S.A.

    1.00   Citibank N.A.     9/20/20      BBB+   EUR     500        12,525        10,045        2,480     

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    1.00   Deutsche Bank AG     3/20/23      BBB-   USD     500        (181,637     (26,380     (155,257    

Total

              $ (277,208   $ (1,632   $ (275,576  
             

 

 

1    Using S&P’s rating of the issuer or the underlying securities of the index, as applicable.

       

     

2    The maximum potential amount the Fund may pay should a negative credit event take place as defined under the terms of the agreement.

       

     

For the six month ended November 30, 2015, transactions in options written including currency options were as follows:

 

     Calls  
     Contracts     

Notional

(000)1

      

Premiums

Received

 

Outstanding options, beginning of period

                     

Options written

         820         $ 5,059   

Options exercised

                     

Options expired

                     

Options closed

         (820      $ (5,059
 

 

 

Outstanding options, end of period

                     
 

 

 

1    Amount shown is the currency in which the transaction was denominated.

       

 

Derivative Financial Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure

The following is a summary of the Fund’s derivative financial instruments categorized by risk exposure. For more information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

As of period end, the fair values of derivative financial instruments located in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities were as follows:

 

     Commodity
Contracts
    Credit
Contracts
    Equity
Contracts
    Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
    Interest
Rate
Contracts
    Other
Contracts
    Total  
Statements of Assets and Liabilities Location              
Assets — Derivative Financial Instruments                                                 

Financial futures contracts

  Net unrealized appreciation1                               $ 57,788             $ 57,788   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts                        $ 1,270,422                      1,270,422   

Options purchased

  Investments at value — unaffiliated2                          2,490,245                      2,490,245   

Swaps — OTC

  Unrealized appreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums paid          $ 895,306                                    895,306   

Swaps — centrally cleared

  Net unrealized appreciation1            28,549                                    28,549   

Total

           $ 923,855             $ 3,760,667      $ 57,788             $ 4,742,310   
 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
               
Liabilities — Derivative Financial Instruments                                                 

Financial futures contracts

  Net unrealized depreciation1                               $ 38,145             $ 38,145   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

  Unrealized depreciation on forward foreign currency exchange contracts                        $ 218,293                      218,293   

Swaps — OTC

  Unrealized depreciation on OTC swaps; Swap premiums received          $ 1,248,509                                    1,248,509   

Swaps — centrally cleared

  Net unrealized depreciation1            1,293                                    1,293   

Total

           $ 1,249,802             $ 218,293      $ 38,145             $ 1,506,240   
 

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1   Includes cumulative appreciation (depreciation) on financial futures contracts and centrally cleared swaps, as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

       

2   Includes options purchased at value as reported in the Schedule of Investments.

      

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    35


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2015, the effect of derivative financial instruments in the Statements of Operations was as follows:

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) from:   Commodity
Contracts
     Credit
Contracts
     Equity
Contracts
     Foreign
Currency
Exchange
Contracts
     Interest
Rate
Contracts
     Other
Contracts
     Total  

Financial futures contracts

                                  $ (86,335            $ (86,335 )

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          $ 733,527                         733,527   

Options purchased1

                            888,052                         888,052   

Options written

                            31,838                         31,838   

Swaps

          $ (55,524                                      (55,524
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

          $ (55,524            $ 1,653,417       $ (86,335            $ 1,511,558   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

1   Options purchased are included in the net realized gain (loss) from investments.

      

Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:                                          

Financial futures contracts

                                  $ 120,652               $ 120,652   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                          $ (363,466                      (363,466

Options purchased2

                            (581,996                      (581,996

Swaps

          $ (93,382                                      (93,382
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

          $ (93,382            $ (945,462    $ 120,652               $ (918,192
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2   Options purchased are included in net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments.

      

 

Average Quarterly Balances of Outstanding Derivative Financial Instruments

 

Financial futures contracts:           

Average notional value of contracts — long

     $ 9,484,758   

Average notional value of contracts — short

     $ 7,958,500   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts:

    

Average amounts purchased — in USD

     $ 18,863,115   

Average amounts sold — in USD

     $ 5,399,275   
Options:     

Average value of option contracts purchased

     $ 2,244,440   

Average value of option contracts written

     $ 3,319   
Credit default swaps:     

Average notional value of contracts — buy protection

     $ 18,025,000   

Average notional value of contracts — sell protection

     $ 13,687,106   

For information about the Fund’s investment risks regarding derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

 

Derivative Financial Instruments — Offsetting as of Period End

The Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities (by type) were as follows:

 

     Assets        Liabilities  

Derivative Financial Instruments:

      

Financial futures contracts

  $ 781         $ 9,885   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

    1,270,422           218,293   

Options

    2,490,245 1           

Swaps — Centrally cleared

    5,634             

Swaps — OTC2

    895,306           1,248,509   

Total derivative assets and liabilities in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities

    4,662,388           1,476,687   

Derivatives not subject to a Master Netting Agreement or similar agreement (“MNA”)

    (6,415        (9,885

Total derivative assets and liabilities subject to an MNA

  $ 4,655,973         $ 1,466,802   

1    Includes options purchased at value which is included in Investments at value — unaffiliated in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and reported in the Schedule of Investments.

        

2    Includes unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on OTC swaps and swap premiums paid/received in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
36    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Schedule of Investments (continued)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

The following table presents the Fund’s derivative assets and liabilities by counterparty net of amounts available for offset under an MNA and net of the related collateral received and pledged by the Fund:

 

Counterparty      Derivative Assets
Subject to an MNA
by Counterparty
      

Derivatives
Available

for Offset1

       Non-cash
Collateral
Received
    

Cash Collateral

Received

     Net Amount of
Derivative Assets2
 

Barclays Bank PLC

     $ 16,161                             $ 16,161   

Barclays Capital, Inc.

       87,323         $ (87,323                    

Citibank N.A.

       38,269           (38,269                    

Citigroup, Inc.

       2,490,245                               2,490,245   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

       29,519           (29,519                    

Deutsche Bank AG

       887,354           (419,576                  467,778   

Goldman Sachs International

       643,246           (312,007                  331,239   

HSBC Bank PLC

       1,507           (1,507                    

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       324,265           (115,178                  209,087   

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

       3,079           (3,079                    

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

       135,005                               135,005   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 4,655,973         $ (1,006,458                $ 3,649,515   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 
                        
Counterparty      Derivative Liabilities
Subject to an MNA
by Counterparty
      

Derivatives
Available

for Offset1

       Non-cash
Collateral
Pledged
     Cash Collateral
Pledged
     Net Amount of
Derivative Liabilities3
 

Barclays Capital, Inc.

     $ 263,436         $ (87,323                $ 176,113   

Citibank N.A.

       243,109           (38,269                  204,840   

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

       67,695           (29,519                  38,176   

Deutsche Bank AG

       419,576           (419,576                    

Goldman Sachs International

       312,007           (312,007                    

HSBC Bank PLC

       3,373           (1,507                  1,866   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

       115,178           (115,178                    

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

       42,428           (3,079                  39,349   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     $ 1,466,802         $ (1,006,458                $ 460,344   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

    

 

 

 

1    The amount of derivatives available for offset is limited to the amount of derivative assets and/or liabilities that are subject to an MNA.

       

2    Net amount represents the net amount receivable from the counterparty in the event of default.

       

3    Net amount represents the net amount payable due to the counterparty in the event of default.

       

 

Fair Value Hierarchy as of Period End

Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. For information about the Fund’s policy regarding valuation of investments and derivative financial instruments, refer to the Notes to Financial Statements.

The following tables summarize the Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments categorized in the disclosure hierarchy:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3        Total  

Assets:

                
Investments:                 

Asset-Backed Securities

            $ 12,145,306                   $ 12,145,306   

Corporate Bonds

              91,184,439                     91,184,439   

Floating Rate Loan Interests

              10,768,174         $ 965,440           11,733,614   

Foreign Agency Obligations

              18,118,443                     18,118,443   

Municipal Bonds

              7,443,146                     7,443,146   

Non-Agency Mortgage-Backed Securities

              14,651,948                     14,651,948   

U.S. Government Sponsored Agency Securities

              48,332,081                     48,332,081   

U.S. Treasury Obligations

              24,844,946                     24,844,946   

Other Interests

                                    

Preferred Securities

  $ 636,480           5,413,807                     6,050,287   

Time Deposits

              35,771,813                     35,771,813   

Options Purchased:

                

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

              2,490,245                     2,490,245   

Liabilities:

                

Unfunded Floating Rate Loan Interests

                        (6,253        (6,253
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

  $ 636,480         $ 271,164,348         $ 959,187         $ 272,760,015   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    37


Schedule of Investments (concluded)

  

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Derivative Financial Instruments 1

                

Assets:

                

Credit contracts

            $ 279,514              $ 279,514   

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              1,270,422                1,270,422   

Interest rate contracts

  $ 57,788                          57,788   

Liabilities:

                

Credit contracts

              (481,874             (481,874

Foreign currency exchange contracts

              (218,293             (218,293

Interest rate contracts

    (38,145                       (38,145
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 19,643         $ 849,769              $ 869,412   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

1    Derivative financial instruments are swaps, financial futures contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts. Swaps, financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on the instrument.

        

The Fund may hold assets and/or liabilities in which the fair value approximates the carrying amount for financial statement purposes. As of period end, such assets and/or liabilities are categorized within the disclosure hierarchy as follows:

 

     Level 1        Level 2        Level 3      Total  

Assets:

                

Cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps

  $ 305,665                        $ 305,665   

Cash pledged for financial futures contracts

    176,842                          176,842   

Foreign currency at value

    358,994                          358,994   

Liabilities:

                

Bank overdraft

            $ (58,156             (58,156
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  $ 841,501         $ (58,156           $ 783,345   
 

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

    

 

 

 

During the six months ended November 30, 2015, there were no transfers between levels.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.

 

                
38    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Statements of Assets and Liabilities     

 

November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)   MFS
Research
International
FDP Fund
    Marsico
Growth
FDP Fund
    Invesco
Value
FDP Fund
    Franklin
Templeton Total
Return
FDP Fund
 
       
Assets                                

Investments at value — unaffiliated1

  $ 168,963,417      $ 153,072,406      $ 149,974,131      $ 272,766,268   

Investments at value — affiliated2

                  47,755          
Cash pledged:        

Financial futures contracts

                         176,842   

Centrally cleared swaps

                         305,665   

Foreign currency at value3

    165               54        358,994   
Receivables:        

Investments sold

    1,628,551               121,584        7,128,068   

Dividends

    594,996        108,757        457,022          

Capital shares sold

    225,495        184,887        174,183        540,347   

Interest

                         1,915,562   

Swaps

                         286,704   

Principal paydowns

                         1,773   

Swap premiums paid

                         644,341   
Unrealized appreciation on:        

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                  135,354        1,270,422   

OTC swaps

                         250,965   

Variation margin receivable on financial futures contracts

                         781   

Variation margin receivable on centrally cleared swaps

                         5,634   

Prepaid expenses

    23,775        25,100        22,739        25,865   
 

 

 

 

Total assets

    171,436,399        153,391,150        150,932,822        285,678,231   
 

 

 

 
       
Liabilities                                

Bank overdraft

                         58,156   
Payables:        

Investments purchased

    1,914,692                      45,277,480   

Capital shares redeemed

    325,405        361,254        285,389        418,449   

Investment advisory fees

    110,834        93,939        86,702        77,928   

Service and distribution fees

    93,635        83,958        83,162        108,909   

Other accrued expenses

    77,235               57,360        87,324   

Officer’s and Directors’ fees

    238        181        217          

Swaps

                         438,785   

Income dividends

                         403,148   

Other affiliates

                  19          

Swap premiums received

                         767,928   
Unrealized depreciation on:        

OTC swaps

                         480,581   

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

                  1,040        218,293   

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

                         6,253   

Variation margin payable on financial futures contracts

                         9,885   
 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

    2,522,039        539,332        513,889        48,353,119   
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 168,914,360      $ 152,851,818      $ 150,418,933      $ 237,325,112   
 

 

 

 
       
Net Assets Consist of                                

Paid-in capital

  $ 185,216,142      $ 124,755,975      $ 121,367,984      $ 238,473,900   

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

    (164,837     (1,699,913     (42,483     2,561,462   

Undistributed net realized gain (loss)

    (33,591,836     5,009,480        (1,870,781     1,269,569   

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    17,454,891        24,786,276        30,964,213        (4,979,819
 

 

 

 

Net Assets

  $ 168,914,360      $ 152,851,818      $ 150,418,933      $ 237,325,112   
 

 

 

 

1    Investments at cost — unaffiliated

  $ 151,482,270      $ 128,286,130      $ 119,160,749      $ 278,553,201   

2    Investments at cost — affiliated

                $ 27,393          

3    Foreign currency at cost

  $ 202             $ 54      $ 367,007   
       

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    39


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (concluded)     

 

November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)   MFS
Research
International
FDP Fund
    Marsico
Growth
FDP Fund
    Invesco
Value
FDP Fund
    Franklin
Templeton Total
Return
FDP Fund
 
       
Net Asset Value                                
Institutional        

Net assets

  $ 6,111,958      $ 5,877,307      $ 5,716,054      $ 7,528,846   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, 100 million shares authorized, $0.10 par value

    523,090        369,086        366,235        726,138   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 11.68      $ 15.92      $ 15.61      $ 10.37   
 

 

 

 
Investor A        

Net assets

  $ 64,986,410      $ 59,461,800      $ 58,367,016      $ 93,101,870   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, 100 million shares authorized, $0.10 par value

    5,592,458        3,843,385        3,774,190        8,976,077   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 11.62      $ 15.47      $ 15.46      $ 10.37   
 

 

 

 
Investor C        

Net assets

  $ 97,815,992      $ 87,512,711      $ 86,335,863      $ 136,694,396   
 

 

 

 

Shares outstanding, 100 million shares authorized, $0.10 par value

    8,491,312        6,195,961        5,689,148        13,179,168   
 

 

 

 

Net asset value

  $ 11.52      $ 14.12      $ 15.18      $ 10.37   
 

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
40    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Statements of Operations     

 

Six Months Ended November 30, 2015 (Unaudited)   MFS
Research
International
FDP Fund
    Marsico
Growth
FDP Fund
    Invesco
Value
FDP Fund
    Franklin
Templeton Total
Return
FDP Fund
 
       
Investment Income                                

Dividends — unaffiliated

  $ 1,736,357      $ 436,725      $ 1,764,640      $ 37,971   

Dividends — affiliated

                  510          

Interest

                         3,597,224   

Foreign taxes withheld

    (130,461     (825     (30,140     (11,640
 

 

 

 

Total income

    1,605,896        435,900        1,735,010        3,623,555   
 

 

 

 
       
Expenses                                

Investment advisory

    782,416        618,228        527,240        484,779   

Service — Investor A

    83,057        74,833        72,630        119,337   

Service and distribution — Investor C

    507,852        445,919        436,007        559,593   

Transfer agent — Institutional

    3,654        3,388        3,324        4,093   

Transfer agent — Investor A

    39,168        34,811        33,866        52,041   

Transfer agent — Investor C

    64,990        56,670        55,341        82,400   

Printing

    180,446        176,936        173,318        168,294   

Professional

    60,861        72,570        54,188        74,890   

Custodian

    46,357        5,815        6,040        21,676   

Registration

    27,563        26,092        26,332        28,492   

Accounting services

    25,859        19,215        18,855        28,387   

Officer and Directors

    10,680        10,496        10,496        11,047   

Miscellaneous

    11,477        8,326        8,579        32,402   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses

    1,844,380        1,553,299        1,426,216        1,667,431   

Less fees waived by the Manager

    (86,935     (38,639              
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1,757,445        1,514,660        1,426,216        1,667,431   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (151,549     (1,078,760     308,794        1,956,124   
 

 

 

 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                                
Net realized gain (loss) from:        

Investments — unaffiliated

    307,883        5,935,392        3,433,137        (898,898

Financial futures contracts

                         (86,335

Foreign currency transactions

    (33,608     (257     837,164        657,712   

Options written

                         31,838   

Swaps

                         (55,524
 

 

 

 
    274,275        5,935,135        4,270,301        (351,207
 

 

 

 
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:        

Investments — unaffiliated

    (18,115,439     (5,506,156     (13,187,516     (6,301,817

Investments — affiliated

                  (90       

Financial futures contracts

                         120,652   

Foreign currency translations

    (3,848            (220,291     (404,813

Swaps

                         (93,382

Unfunded floating rate loan interests

                         (1,902
 

 

 

 
    (18,119,287     (5,506,156     (13,407,897     (6,681,262
 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (17,845,012     428,979        (9,137,596     (7,032,469
 

 

 

 

Net decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

  $ (17,996,561   $ (649,781   $ (8,828,802   $ (5,076,345
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    41


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    MFS Research
International FDP Fund
        Marsico Growth FDP Fund  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Six Months Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31,
2015
        Six Months Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31,
2015
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income (loss)

  $ (151,549   $ 1,103,062        $ (1,078,760   $ (1,248,429

Net realized gain

    274,275        917,898          5,935,135        22,235,531   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (18,119,287     (2,635,470       (5,506,156     (7,524,160
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (17,996,561     (614,510       (649,781     13,462,942   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Shareholders1                                    
From net investment income:          

Institutional

    (74,484     (120,250                

Investor A

    (640,771     (1,127,458                

Investor C

    (180,101     (1,199,330                
From net realized gain:          

Institutional

                    (608,295     (340,920

Investor A

                    (6,329,307     (3,481,405

Investor C

                    (10,266,665     (6,067,639
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (895,356     (2,447,038       (17,204,267     (9,889,964
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Net increase in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    1,533,323        12,311,091          10,787,772        2,521,219   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (17,358,594     9,249,543          (7,066,276     6,094,197   

Beginning of period

    186,272,954        177,023,411          159,918,094        153,823,897   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 168,914,360      $ 186,272,954        $ 152,851,818      $ 159,918,094   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss), end of period

  $ (164,837   $ 882,068        $ (1,699,913   $ (621,153
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1    Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

       

       

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
42    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Statements of Changes in Net Assets     

 

    Invesco Value FDP Fund    

 

  Franklin Templeton
Total Return FDP Fund
 
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   Six Months Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31,
2015
        Six Months Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended
May 31,
2015
 
         
Operations                                    

Net investment income

  $ 308,794      $ 681,038        $ 1,956,124      $ 3,759,144   

Net realized gain (loss)

    4,270,301        13,837,824          (351,207     6,270,854   

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

    (13,407,897     (4,352,913       (6,681,262     (5,246,109
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

    (8,828,802     10,165,949          (5,076,345     4,783,889   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Distributions to Shareholders1                                    
From net investment income:          

Institutional

    (69,984     (93,350       (81,972     (175,515

Investor A

    (660,924     (765,507       (915,587     (2,034,844

Investor C

    (734,668     (631,733       (951,223     (2,295,990
From net realized gain:          

Institutional

                           (64,201

Investor A

                           (832,897

Investor C

                           (1,252,640
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Decrease in net assets resulting from distributions to shareholders

    (1,465,576     (1,490,590       (1,948,782     (6,656,087
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Capital Share Transactions                                    

Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital share transactions

    1,439,743        (1,094,960       (2,788,884     16,330,634   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Net Assets                                    

Total increase (decrease) in net assets

    (8,854,635     7,580,399          (9,814,011     14,458,436   

Beginning of period

    159,273,568        151,693,169          247,139,123        232,680,687   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of period

  $ 150,418,933      $ 159,273,568        $ 237,325,112      $ 247,139,123   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss), end of period

  $ (42,483   $ 1,114,299        $ 2,561,462      $ 2,554,120   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

1    Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

         

 

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    Institutional         Investor A  
   

Six Months
Ended
November 30,

2015
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended May 31,        

Six Months
Ended
November 30,

2015
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011           2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
                         
Per Share Operating Performance                                                                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.05      $ 13.32      $ 11.77      $ 9.45      $ 11.98      $ 9.02        $ 12.97      $ 13.24      $ 11.70      $ 9.41      $ 11.93      $ 8.97   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.03        0.17        0.28        0.19        0.20        0.17          0.02        0.14        0.25        0.16        0.17        0.14   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.25     (0.18     1.45        2.31        (2.56     2.95 2        (1.25     (0.17     1.45        2.29        (2.55     2.95 2 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.22     (0.01     1.73        2.50        (2.36     3.12          (1.23     (0.03     1.70        2.45        (2.38     3.09   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income3

    (0.15     (0.26     (0.18     (0.18     (0.17     (0.16       (0.12     (0.24     (0.16     (0.16     (0.14     (0.13
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.68      $ 13.05      $ 13.32      $ 11.77      $ 9.45      $ 11.98        $ 11.62      $ 12.97      $ 13.24      $ 11.70      $ 9.41      $ 11.93   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Total Return4                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

    (9.47)% 5      (0.04)%        14.88%        26.81%        (19.97)%        35.00% 6        (9.58)% 5      (0.25)%        14.67%        26.34%        (20.15)%        34.87% 6 
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                                               

Total expenses

    1.44% 7      1.26%        1.23%        1.27%        1.31%        1.27%          1.69% 7      1.51%        1.48%        1.51%        1.55%        1.52%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.34% 7      1.26%        1.23%        1.27%        1.31%        1.27%          1.59% 7      1.51%        1.48%        1.51%        1.55%        1.52%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.51% 7      1.32%        2.21%        1.73%        1.89%        1.62%          0.26% 7      1.09%        2.00%        1.51%        1.67%        1.29%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Supplemental Data                                                                                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $    6,112      $    6,478      $    5,961      $    4,768      $    3,761      $    3,788        $  64,986      $  70,702      $  62,636      $  43,560      $  30,343      $  29,747   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    16%        27%        29%        34%        39%        44%          16%        27%        29%        34%        39%        44%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.005 per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes redemption fees received by the Fund, which had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

 

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    Investor C  
   

Six Months Ended
November 30,

2015
(Unaudited)

    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 12.81      $ 13.08      $ 11.57      $ 9.29      $ 11.78      $ 8.86   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)1

    (0.03     0.04        0.14        0.07        0.08        0.05   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (1.24     (0.17     1.44        2.28        (2.52     2.93 2 
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (1.27     (0.13     1.58        2.35        (2.44     2.98   
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income3

    (0.02     (0.14     (0.07     (0.07     (0.05     (0.06
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 11.52      $ 12.81      $ 13.08      $ 11.57      $ 9.29      $ 11.78   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return4                                                

Based on net asset value

    (9.92)% 5      (0.97)%        13.72%        25.46%        (20.77)%        33.81% 6 
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                

Total expenses

    2.45% 7      2.26%        2.24%        2.27%        2.31%        2.28%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    2.35% 7      2.26%        2.24%        2.27%        2.31%        2.28%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.50)% 7      0.29%        1.16%        0.69%        0.79%        0.48%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $    97,816      $  109,093      $  108,426      $    89,448      $    77,861      $  104,687   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    16%        27%        29%        34%        39%        44%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Includes a redemption fee, which is less than $0.005 per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Includes redemption fees received by the Fund, which had an impact of less than 0.01%.

 

  7   

Annualized.

 

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    Institutional         Investor A  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011           2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
                         
Per Share Operating Performance                                                                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 17.66      $ 17.11      $ 15.23      $ 12.63      $ 12.68      $ 9.88        $ 17.23      $ 16.75      $ 14.94      $ 12.43      $ 12.50      $ 9.77   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)1

    (0.06     (0.02     (0.02     0.07        0.03        0.02          (0.08     (0.06     (0.06     0.04        0.00 2      (0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.10        1.60        2.67        2.53        (0.08     2.78          0.10        1.57        2.62        2.47        (0.07     2.74   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    0.04        1.58        2.65        2.60        (0.05     2.80          0.02        1.51        2.56        2.51        (0.07     2.73   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain3

    (1.78     (1.03     (0.77                            (1.78     (1.03     (0.75                     
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.92      $ 17.66      $ 17.11      $ 15.23      $ 12.63      $ 12.68        $ 15.47      $ 17.23      $ 16.75      $ 14.94      $ 12.43      $ 12.50   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Total Return4                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

    (0.11)% 5      9.55%        17.70%        20.59%        (0.39)%        28.34%          (0.24)% 5      9.32%        17.42%        20.19%        (0.56)%        27.94%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                                               

Total expenses

    1.33% 6      1.10%        1.07%        1.13%        1.14%        1.10%          1.58% 6      1.35%        1.32%        1.38%        1.39%        1.35%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    1.28% 6      1.05%        1.02%        1.08%        1.14%        1.10%          1.53% 6      1.30%        1.27%        1.33%        1.39%        1.35%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.71)% 6      (0.09)%        (0.10)%        0.54%        0.27%        0.19%          (0.97)% 6      (0.34)%        (0.35)%        0.30%        0.02%        (0.06)%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Supplemental Data                                                                                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $    5,877      $    5,959      $    5,597      $    4,789      $    3,787      $    3,430        $  59,462      $  61,289      $  55,133      $  40,097      $  28,104      $  24,809   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    35%        86%        101%        127%        61%        66%          35%        86%        101%        127%        61%        66%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Amount is less than $0.005 per share.

 

  3   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  4   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  5   

Aggregate total return.

 

  6   

Annualized.

 

 

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    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 15.93      $ 15.68      $ 14.08      $ 11.79      $ 11.96      $ 9.41   
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss1

    (0.12     (0.17     (0.17     (0.06     (0.09     (0.09

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    0.09        1.45        2.46        2.35        (0.08     2.64   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.03     1.28        2.29        2.29        (0.17     2.55   
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net realized gain2

    (1.78     (1.03     (0.69                     
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 14.12      $ 15.93      $ 15.68      $ 14.08      $ 11.79      $ 11.96   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return3                                                

Based on net asset value

    (0.60)% 4      8.46%        16.48%        19.42%        (1.42)%        27.10%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                

Total expenses

    2.34% 5      2.11%        2.08%        2.13%        2.15%        2.11%   
 

 

 

 

Total expenses after fees waived

    2.29% 5      2.06%        2.03%        2.08%        2.15%        2.11%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment loss

    (1.73)% 5      (1.10)%        (1.11)%        (0.46)%        (0.75)%        (0.82)%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  87,513      $  92,669      $  93,094      $  80,148      $  72,267      $  87,554   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    35%        86%        101%        127%        61%        66%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Aggregate total return.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

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    Institutional         Investor A  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011           2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
                         
Per Share Operating Performance                                                                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.68      $ 15.78      $ 13.36      $ 9.97      $ 10.69      $ 8.53        $ 16.53      $ 15.63      $ 13.26      $ 9.89      $ 10.61      $ 8.51   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.09        0.18        0.21        0.16        0.15        0.12          0.07        0.14        0.17        0.13        0.12        0.10   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.96     0.99        2.30        3.36        (0.72     2.10          (0.96     0.97        2.28        3.35        (0.72     2.08   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.87     1.17        2.51        3.52        (0.57     2.22          (0.89     1.11        2.45        3.48        (0.60     2.18   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income2

    (0.20     (0.27     (0.09     (0.13     (0.15     (0.06       (0.18     (0.21     (0.08     (0.11     (0.12     (0.08
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.61      $ 16.68      $ 15.78      $ 13.36      $ 9.97      $ 10.69        $ 15.46      $ 16.53      $ 15.63      $ 13.26      $ 9.89      $ 10.61   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Total Return3                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

    (5.30)% 4      7.49%        18.89%        35.68%        (5.36)%        26.09%          (5.44)% 4      7.19%        18.56%        35.47%        (5.63)%        25.72%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                                               

Total expenses

    1.21% 5      1.00%        0.98%        1.06%        1.05%        1.00%          1.46% 5      1.25%        1.22%        1.30%        1.30%        1.25%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.09% 5      1.13%        1.43%        1.37%        1.46%        1.25%          0.84% 5      0.88%        1.19%        1.13%        1.22%        1.00%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Supplemental Data                                                                                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $    5,716      $    5,890      $    5,373      $    4,330      $    3,347      $    3,226        $  58,367      $  60,815      $  54,119      $  38,807      $  26,457      $  24,215   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    7%        19%        14%        13%        17%        24%          7%        19%        14%        13%        17%        24%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Aggregate total return.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
48    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Financial Highlights (concluded)    Invesco Value FDP Fund

 

    Investor C  
    Six Months Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                                

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 16.24      $ 15.37      $ 13.09      $ 9.77      $ 10.47      $ 8.43   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.01        0.02        0.06        0.04        0.04        0.02   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.94     0.96        2.26        3.30        (0.70     2.05   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.93     0.98        2.32        3.34        (0.66     2.07   
 

 

 

 

Distributions from net investment income2

    (0.13     (0.11     (0.04     (0.02     (0.04     (0.03
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.18      $ 16.24      $ 15.37      $ 13.09      $ 9.77      $ 10.47   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return3                                                

Based on net asset value

    (5.77)% 4      6.40%        17.76%        34.30%        (6.28)%        24.61%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                

Total expenses

    2.23% 5      2.01%        1.98%        2.06%        2.05%        2.01%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    0.08% 5      0.12%        0.41%        0.37%        0.46%        0.24%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                                

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  86,336      $  92,568      $  92,201      $  79,259      $  67,211      $  85,130   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate

    7%        19%        14%        13%        17%        24%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Aggregate total return.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    49


Financial Highlights    Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

    Institutional         Investor A  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011           2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
                         
Per Share Operating Performance                                                                                               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.67      $ 10.75      $ 10.71      $ 10.56      $ 10.50      $ 9.78        $ 10.67      $ 10.76      $ 10.71      $ 10.57      $ 10.50      $ 9.79   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.11        0.23        0.28        0.30        0.33        0.38          0.10        0.20        0.26        0.27        0.30        0.35   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     0.05        0.06        0.23        0.08        0.72          (0.30     0.04        0.06        0.23        0.09        0.71   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.19     0.28        0.34        0.53        0.41        1.10          (0.20     0.24        0.32        0.50        0.39        1.06   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
Distributions:2                          

From net investment income

    (0.11     (0.23     (0.29     (0.38     (0.35     (0.38       (0.10     (0.20     (0.26     (0.36     (0.32     (0.35

From net realized gain

           (0.13     (0.01                                   (0.13     (0.01                     
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.11     (0.36     (0.30     (0.38     (0.35     (0.38       (0.10     (0.33     (0.27     (0.36     (0.32     (0.35
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.37      $ 10.67      $ 10.75      $ 10.71      $ 10.56      $ 10.50        $ 10.37      $ 10.67      $ 10.76      $ 10.71      $ 10.57      $ 10.50   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Total Return3                                                                                                

Based on net asset value

    (1.75)% 4      2.61%        3.18%        5.03%        3.89%        11.37%          (1.87)% 4      2.26%        3.03%        4.67%        3.74%        10.99%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                                                                               

Total expenses

    0.81% 5      0.69%        0.68%        0.71%        0.74%        0.71%          1.06% 5      0.94%        0.93%        0.95%        0.99%        0.96%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net investment income

    2.18% 5      2.12%        2.71%        2.76%        3.16%        3.71%          1.93% 5      1.87%        2.46%        2.51%        2.90%        3.47%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
                         
Supplemental Data                                                                                               

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $    7,529      $    7,455      $    6,791      $    5,506      $    4,809      $    3,989        $  93,102      $  97,067      $  86,986      $  63,283      $  48,467      $  38,482   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate6

    150%        283%        296%        322%        292%        200%          150%        283%        296%        322%        292%        200%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Aggregate total return.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

  6   

Includes mortgage dollar roll transactions (“MDRs”). Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,         Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011           2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  

 

     

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

          53%              80%            137%            128%            137%           80%                53%              80%            137%            128%            137%          80%   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
50    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Financial Highlights (concluded)    Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

 

    Investor C  
    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
           
Per Share Operating Performance                                           

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 10.67      $ 10.76      $ 10.71      $ 10.57      $ 10.50      $ 9.79   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

    0.07        0.14        0.20        0.21        0.24        0.30   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

    (0.30     0.04        0.06        0.23        0.09        0.70   
 

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) from investment operations

    (0.23     0.18        0.26        0.44        0.33        1.00   
 

 

 

 

Distributions:2

           

From net investment income

    (0.07     (0.14     (0.20     (0.30     (0.26     (0.29

From net realized gain

           (0.13     (0.01                     
 

 

 

 

Total distributions

    (0.07     (0.27     (0.21     (0.30     (0.26     (0.29
 

 

 

 

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 10.37      $ 10.67      $ 10.76      $ 10.71      $ 10.57      $ 10.50   
 

 

 

 
           
Total Return3                                            

Based on net asset value

    (2.14)% 4      1.69%        2.45%        4.10%        3.16%        10.38%   
 

 

 

 
           
Ratios to Average Net Assets                                           

Total expenses

    1.62% 5      1.50%        1.49%        1.51%        1.54%        1.52%   
 

 

 

 

Net investment income

    1.37% 5      1.31%        1.90%        1.96%        2.35%        2.92%   
 

 

 

 
           
Supplemental Data                                           

Net assets, end of period (000)

  $  136,694      $  142,617      $  138,904      $  116,996      $  113,271      $  131,002   
 

 

 

 

Portfolio turnover rate6

    150%        283%        296%        322%        292%        200%   
 

 

 

 

 

  1   

Based on average shares outstanding.

 

  2   

Distributions for annual periods determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations.

 

  3   

Where applicable, excludes the effects of any sales charges and assumes the reinvestment of distributions.

 

  4   

Aggregate total return.

 

  5   

Annualized.

 

  6   

Includes MDRs. Additional information regarding portfolio turnover rate is as follows:

 

    Six Months
Ended
November 30,
2015
(Unaudited)
    Year Ended May 31,  
      2015     2014     2013     2012     2011  
           

Portfolio turnover rate (excluding MDRs)

    53%        80%        137%        128%        137%        80%   
 

 

 

 

 

See Notes to Financial Statements.      
                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    51


Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)     

 

1. Organization:

FDP Series, Inc. (the “Corporation”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company. The Corporation is organized as a Maryland corporation. The following are referred to herein collectively as the “Funds” or individually, a “Fund”:

 

Fund Name        Herein referred to as    Diversification
Classification

MFS Research International FDP Fund

  MFS Fund    Diversified

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

  Marsico Fund    Diversified

Invesco Value FDP Fund

  Invesco Fund    Diversified

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

  Franklin Templeton Fund    Diversified

Each Fund offers multiple classes of shares. All classes of shares have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and are subject to the same terms and conditions, except that certain classes bear expenses related to the shareholder servicing and distribution of such shares, and may be subject to a CDSC. Institutional Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Investor A and Investor C Shares are generally available through financial intermediaries. Each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to matters relating to its shareholder servicing and distribution expenditures.

 

Share Name   Initial Sales Charge      CDSC      Conversion Privilege  

Institutional Shares

    No         No         None   

Investor A Shares

    Yes         Yes1         None   

Investor C Shares

    No         Yes         None   

 

  1   

Investor A Shares may be subject to a CDSC where no initial sales charge was paid at the time of purchase.

The Funds, together with certain other registered investment companies advised by BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”) or its affiliates, are included in a complex of open-end funds referred to as the Equity-Bond Complex.

2. Significant Accounting Policies:

The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial statements, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Each Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies. Below is a summary of significant accounting policies:

Foreign Currency: Each Fund’s books and records are maintained in U.S. dollars. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Generally, when the U.S. dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the investments denominated in that currency will lose value; the opposite effect occurs if the U.S. dollar falls in relative value.

Each Fund does not isolate changes in the exchange rates from the changes in the market prices of investments held or sold for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the effects of changes in exchange rates on investments are not segregated in the Statements of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those investments, but are included as a component of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investments. Each Fund reports realized currency gains (losses) on foreign currency related transactions as components of net realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are generally treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Segregation and Collateralization: In cases where a Fund enters into certain investments (e.g., dollar rolls, to-be-announced (“TBA”) sale commitments, financial futures contracts, forward foreign currency exchange contracts, options written and swaps) that would be treated as “senior securities” for 1940 Act purposes, a Fund may segregate or designate on its books and records cash or liquid assets having a market value at least equal to the amount of its future obligations under such investments. Doing so allows the investment to be excluded from treatment as a “senior security.” Furthermore, if required by an exchange or counterparty agreement, the Funds may be required to deliver/deposit cash and/or securities to/with an exchange, or broker-dealer or custodian as collateral for certain investments or obligations.

Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis. Income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Distributions: For MFS Fund, Marisco Fund and Invesco Fund, distributions paid by the Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date. For Franklin Templeton Fund, distributions from net investment income are declared daily and paid monthly. Distributions of capital gains are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character and timing of distributions are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from U.S. GAAP.

Indemnifications: In the normal course of business, a Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations that provide general indemnification. A Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown because it involves future potential claims against a Fund, which cannot be predicted with any certainty.

Other: Expenses directly related to a Fund or its classes are charged to that Fund or the applicable class. Other operating expenses shared by several funds, including other funds managed by the Manager, are prorated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. Expenses directly related to the Funds and other shared expenses prorated to the Funds are allocated daily to each class based on its relative net assets or other appropriate methods.

The Funds have an arrangement with their custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which, if applicable, are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statements of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.

3. Investment Valuation and Fair Value Measurements:

Investment Valuation Policies: The Funds’ investments are valued at fair value (also referred to as “market value” within the financial statements) as of the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) (generally 4:00 p.m., Eastern time). U.S. GAAP defines fair value as the price the Funds would receive to sell an asset or pay to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The Funds determine the fair values of their financial instruments using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board of Directors of each Fund (the “Board”). The BlackRock Global Valuation Methodologies Committee (the “Global Valuation Committee”) is the committee formed by management to develop global pricing policies and procedures and to provide oversight of the pricing function for the Funds for all financial instruments.

Fair Value Inputs and Methodologies: The following methods (or “techniques”) and inputs are used to establish the fair value of each Fund’s assets and liabilities:

 

 

Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange are valued at the official close price each day, if available. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the official close price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day may be valued at the last available bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price.

 

 

Bond investments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services. Floating rate loan interests are valued at the mean of the bid prices from one or more brokers or dealers as obtained from a pricing service. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments and calculated yield measures. Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities are valued by independent pricing services using models that consider estimated cash flows of each tranche of the security, establish a benchmark yield and develop an estimated tranche-specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche.

 

 

Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Funds’ net assets. Each business day, the Funds use a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.

 

 

Municipal investments (including commitments to purchase such investments on a “when-issued” basis) are valued on the basis of prices provided by dealers or pricing services. In determining the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to transactions in such investments, quotations from dealers, pricing matrixes, market transactions in comparable investments and information with respect to various relationships between investments.

 

 

TBA commitments are valued on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by pricing services.

 

 

Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at NAV each business day.

 

 

Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price.

 

                
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

 

 

Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.

 

 

Exchange-traded options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices at the close of the options market in which the options trade. An exchange-traded option for which there is no mean price is valued at the last bid (long positions) or ask (short positions) price. If no bid or ask price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that the prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the option. OTC options are valued by an independent pricing service using a mathematical model, which incorporates a number of market data factors, such as the trades and prices of the underlying instruments.

 

 

Swap agreements are valued utilizing quotes received daily by the Funds’ pricing service or through brokers, which are derived using daily swap curves and models that incorporate a number of market data factors, such as discounted cash flows, trades and values of the underlying reference instruments.

 

 

Certain centrally cleared swaps are valued at the price determined by the relevant exchange or clearinghouse.

If events (e.g., a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, or in the event that the application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment that is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment, or if a price is not available, the investment will be valued by the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Valued Investments”). When determining the price for Fair Valued Investments, the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, seeks to determine the price that each Fund might reasonably expect to receive or pay from the current sale or purchase of that asset or liability in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, deems relevant consistent with the principles of fair value measurement, which include the market approach, income approach and/or in the case of recent investments, the cost approach, as appropriate. The market approach generally consists of using comparable market transactions. The income approach generally is used to discount future cash flows to present value and is adjusted for liquidity as appropriate. These factors include but are not limited to: (i) attributes specific to the investment or asset; (ii) the principal market for the investment or asset; (iii) the customary participants in the principal market for the investment or asset; (iv) data assumptions by market participants for the investment or asset, if reasonably available; (v) quoted prices for similar investments or assets in active markets; and (vi) other factors, such as future cash flows, interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks, recovery rates, liquidation amounts and/or default rates. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such investments, the fair values may differ from the values that would have been used had an active market existed. The Global Valuation Committee, or its delegate, employs various methods for calibrating valuation approaches for investments where an active market does not exist, including regular due diligence of each Fund’s pricing vendors, regular reviews of key inputs and assumptions, transactional back-testing or disposition analysis to compare unrealized gains and losses to realized gains and losses, reviews of missing or stale prices and large movements in market values and reviews of any market related activity. The pricing of all Fair Valued Investments is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof on a quarterly basis.

Fair Value Hierarchy: Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments. These inputs to valuation techniques are categorized into a fair value hierarchy consisting of three broad levels for financial statement purposes as follows:

 

 

Level 1 — unadjusted price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets or liabilities that each Fund has the ability to access

 

 

Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market–corroborated inputs)

 

 

Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including each Fund’s own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivative financial instruments)

The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3. The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the fair value hierarchy classification is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The significant unobservable inputs used by the Global Valuation Committee in determining the price for Fair Valued Investments are typically categorized as Level 3. The fair value hierarchy for each Fund’s investments and derivative financial instruments has been included in the Schedules of Investments.

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers into or out of an assigned level within the hierarchy. In accordance with each Fund’s policy, transfers between different levels of the fair value hierarchy are deemed to have occurred as of the beginning of the reporting period. The categorization of a

 

                
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value determined for investments and derivative financial instruments is based on the pricing transparency of the investments and derivative financial instruments and is not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities.

4. Securities and Other Investments:

Asset-Backed and Mortgage-Backed Securities: Asset-backed securities are generally issued as pass-through certificates or as debt instruments. Asset-backed securities issued as pass-through certificates represent undivided fractional ownership interests in an underlying pool of assets. Asset-backed securities issued as debt instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations are typically issued as the debt of a special purpose entity organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. The yield characteristics of certain asset-backed securities may differ from traditional debt securities. One such major difference is that all or a principal part of the obligations may be prepaid at any time because the underlying assets (i.e., loans) may be prepaid at any time. As a result, a decrease in interest rates in the market may result in increases in the level of prepayments as borrowers, particularly mortgagors, refinance and repay their loans. An increased prepayment rate with respect to an asset-backed security will have the effect of shortening the maturity of the security. In addition, a Fund may subsequently have to reinvest the proceeds at lower interest rates. If a Fund has purchased such an asset-backed security at a premium, a faster than anticipated prepayment rate could result in a loss of principal to the extent of the premium paid.

For mortgage pass through securities, there are a number of important differences among the agencies and instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-related securities and among the securities that they issue. For example, mortgage-related securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae are guaranteed as to the timely payment of principal and interest by Ginnie Mae and such guarantee is backed by the full faith and credit of the United States. However, mortgage-related securities issued by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, including Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae guaranteed mortgage pass-through certificates, which are solely the obligations of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, are not backed by or entitled to the full faith and credit of the United States, but are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.

Non-agency mortgage-backed securities are securities issued by non-governmental issuers and have no direct or indirect government guarantees of payment and are subject to various risks. Non-agency mortgage loans are obligations of the borrowers thereunder only and are not typically insured or guaranteed by any other person or entity. The ability of a borrower to repay a loan is dependent upon the income or assets of the borrower. A number of factors, including a general economic downturn, acts of God, terrorism, social unrest and civil disturbances, may impair a borrower’s ability to repay its loans.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds: Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation. If the index measuring inflation rises or falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted upward or downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a larger or smaller principal amount) will be increased or reduced, respectively. Any upward or downward adjustment in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statements of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds. For bonds that do not provide a similar guarantee, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

Multiple Class Pass-Through Securities: Multiple class pass-through securities, including collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”) and commercial mortgage-backed securities may be issued by Ginnie Mae, U.S. Government agencies or instrumentalities or by trusts formed by private originators of, or investors in, mortgage loans. In general, CMOs are debt obligations of a legal entity that are collateralized by, a pool of residential or commercial mortgage loans or mortgage pass-through securities (the “Mortgage Assets”). The payments on these are used to make payments on the CMOs or multiple pass-through securities. Multiple class pass-through securities represent direct ownership interests in the Mortgage Assets. Classes of CMOs include interest only (“IOs”), principal only (“POs”), planned amortization classes and targeted amortization classes. IOs and POs are stripped mortgage-backed securities representing interests in a pool of mortgages, the cash flow from which has been separated into interest and principal components. IOs receive the interest portion of the cash flow while POs receive the principal portion. IOs and POs can be extremely volatile in response to changes in interest rates. As interest rates rise and fall, the value of IOs tends to move in the same direction as interest rates. POs perform best when prepayments on the underlying mortgages rise since this increases the rate at which the principal is returned and the yield to maturity on the PO. When payments on mortgages underlying a PO are slower than anticipated, the life of the PO is lengthened and the yield to maturity is reduced. If the underlying Mortgage Assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a Fund’s initial investment in the IOs may not fully recoup.

Zero-Coupon Bonds: Zero-coupon bonds are normally issued at a significant discount from face value and do not provide for periodic interest payments. These bonds may experience greater volatility in market value than other debt obligations of similar maturity which provide for regular interest payments.

Capital Trusts and Trust Preferred Securities: Capital trusts and/or trust preferred securities are typically issued by corporations, generally in the form of interest-bearing notes with preferred securities characteristics, or by an affiliated business trust of a corporation, generally in the form of beneficial interests in subordinated debentures or similarly structured securities. The securities can be structured as either fixed or adjustable coupon securities that can have either a perpetual or stated maturity date. For trust preferred securities, the issuing bank or corporation pays interest to the trust, which is then distributed

 

                
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to holders of the trust preferred securities as a dividend. Dividends can be deferred without creating an event of default or acceleration, although maturity cannot take place unless all cumulative payment obligations have been met. The deferral of payments does not affect the purchase or sale of these securities in the open market. Payments on these securities are treated as interest rather than dividends for federal income tax purposes. These securities generally are rated below that of the issuing company’s senior debt securities and are freely callable at the issuer’s option.

Preferred Stock: Preferred stock has a preference over common stock in liquidation (and generally in receiving dividends as well) but is subordinated to the liabilities of the issuer in all respects. As a general rule, the market value of preferred stock with a fixed dividend rate and no conversion element varies inversely with interest rates and perceived credit risk, while the market price of convertible preferred stock generally also reflects some element of conversion value. Because preferred stock is junior to debt securities and other obligations of the issuer, deterioration in the credit quality of the issuer will cause greater changes in the value of a preferred stock than in a more senior debt security with similar stated yield characteristics. Unlike interest payments on debt securities, preferred stock dividends are payable only if declared by the issuer’s board of directors. Preferred stock also may be subject to optional or mandatory redemption provisions.

Floating Rate Loan Interests: Floating rate loan interests are typically issued to companies (the “borrower”) by banks, other financial institutions, or privately and publicly offered corporations (the “lender”). Floating rate loan interests are generally non-investment grade, often involve borrowers whose financial condition is troubled or uncertain and companies that are highly leveraged. A Fund may invest in obligations of borrowers who are in bankruptcy proceedings. Floating rate loan interests may include fully funded term loans or revolving lines of credit. Floating rate loan interests are typically senior in the corporate capital structure of the borrower. Floating rate loan interests generally pay interest at rates that are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a premium. The base lending rates are generally the lending rate offered by one or more European banks, such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), the prime rate offered by one or more U.S. banks or the certificate of deposit rate. Floating rate loan interests may involve foreign borrowers, and investments may be denominated in foreign currencies. These investments are treated as investments in debt securities for purposes of a Fund’s investment policies.

When a Fund purchases a floating rate loan interest, it may receive a facility fee and when it sells a floating rate loan interest, it may pay a facility fee. On an ongoing basis, a Fund may receive a commitment fee based on the undrawn portion of the underlying line of credit amount of a floating rate loan interest. Facility and commitment fees are typically amortized to income over the term of the loan or term of the commitment, respectively. Consent and amendment fees are recorded to income as earned. Prepayment penalty fees, which may be received by a Fund upon the prepayment of a floating rate loan interest by a borrower, are recorded as realized gains. A Fund may invest in multiple series or tranches of a loan. A different series or tranche may have varying terms and carry different associated risks.

Floating rate loan interests are usually freely callable at the borrower’s option. A Fund may invest in such loans in the form of participations in loans (“Participations”) or assignments (“Assignments”) of all or a portion of loans from third parties. Participations typically will result in a Fund having a contractual relationship only with the lender, not with the borrower. A Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the Participation and only upon receipt by the lender of the payments from the borrower. In connection with purchasing Participations, a Fund generally will have no right to enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement, nor any rights of offset against the borrower. A Fund may not benefit directly from any collateral supporting the loan in which it has purchased the Participation. As a result, a Fund assumes the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the Participation. A Fund’s investment in loan participation interests involves the risk of insolvency of the financial intermediaries who are parties to the transactions. In the event of the insolvency of the lender selling the Participation, a Fund may be treated as a general creditor of the lender and may not benefit from any offset between the lender and the borrower. Assignments typically result in a Fund having a direct contractual relationship with the borrower, and a Fund may enforce compliance by the borrower with the terms of the loan agreement.

In connection with floating rate loan interests, certain Funds may also enter into unfunded floating rate loan interests (“commitments”). In connection with these commitments, a Fund earns a commitment fee, typically set as a percentage of the commitment amount. Such fee income, which is included in interest income in the Statements of Operations, is recognized ratably over the commitment period. Unfunded floating rate loan interests are marked-to-market daily, and any unrealized appreciation (depreciation) is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and Statements of Operations. As of period end, the Franklin Templeton Fund had the following unfunded floating rate loan interests:

 

Borrower   Par      Commitment
Amount
     Value      Unrealized
Depreciation
 

BMC Software Finance, Inc.

  $ 288,534       $ 272,426       $ 266,173       $ (6,253

TBA Commitments: TBA commitments are forward agreements for the purchase or sale of mortgage-backed securities for a fixed price, with payment and delivery on an agreed upon future settlement date. The specific securities to be delivered are not identified at the trade date. However, delivered securities must meet specified terms, including issuer, rate and mortgage terms. When entering into TBA commitments, a Fund may take possession of or deliver the underlying mortgage-backed securities but can extend the settlement or roll the transaction. TBA commitments involve a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased or sold declines or increases, respectively, prior to settlement date.

 

                
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In order to better define contractual rights and to secure rights that will help a Fund mitigate its counterparty risk, TBA commitments may be entered into by a Fund under Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreements (each, an “MSFTA”). An MSFTA typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of default and/or termination event. The collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of the collateral currently pledged by a Fund and the counterparty. Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover the obligations of a Fund and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral for TBA commitments or cash received as collateral for TBA commitments, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by a Fund, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Typically, a Fund is permitted to sell, repledge or use the collateral it receives; however, the counterparty is not permitted to do so. To the extent amounts due to a Fund are not fully collateralized, contractually or otherwise, a Fund bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance.

Mortgage Dollar Roll Transactions: Certain Funds may sell TBA mortgage-backed securities and simultaneously contract to repurchase substantially similar (i.e., same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specific future date at an agreed upon price. During the period between the sale and repurchase, a Fund is not entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Mortgage dollar roll transactions are treated as purchases and sales and realize gains and losses on these transactions. Mortgage dollar rolls involve the risk that the market value of the securities that a Fund is required to purchase may decline below the agreed upon repurchase price of those securities.

5. Derivative Financial Instruments:

The Funds engage in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Funds and/or to manage economically their exposure to certain risks such as credit risk, interest rate risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.

Financial Futures Contracts: Certain Funds invest in long and/or short positions in financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in interest rates (interest rate risk), changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Funds and a counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, financial futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on the settlement date.

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on a contract’s size and risk profile. The initial margin deposit must then be maintained at an established level over the life of the contract. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited, if any, is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for financial futures contracts. Pursuant to the contract, the Funds agree to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as variation margin. Variation margin is recorded by the Funds as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) and, if applicable, as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures contracts involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest or foreign currency exchange rates and the underlying assets.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: Certain Funds enter into forward foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to, or hedge exposure away from, foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A forward foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Funds, help to manage the overall exposure to the currencies in which some of the investments held by the Funds are denominated. Non-deliverable forward foreign currency exchange contracts are settled with the counterparty in cash without the delivery of foreign currency. The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Funds as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contract is closed, the Funds record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of forward foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a forward foreign currency exchange contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies.

Options: Certain Funds purchase and write call and put options to increase or decrease their exposure to underlying instruments including interest rate risk and/or, in the case of options written, to generate gains from options premiums. A call option gives the purchaser (holder) of the option the right (but not the obligation) to buy, and obligates the seller (writer) to sell (when the option is exercised) the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. A put option gives the holder the right to sell and obligates the writer to buy the underlying instrument at the exercise or strike price at any time or at a specified time during the option period. When the Funds purchase (write) an option, an amount equal to the premium paid (received) by the Funds is reflected as an asset (liability). The amount of the asset (liability) is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect

 

                
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the current market value of the option purchased (written). When an instrument is purchased or sold through an exercise of an option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the instrument acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the instrument sold. When an option expires (or the Funds enter into a closing transaction), the Funds realize a gain or loss on the option to the extent of the premiums received or paid (or gain or loss to the extent the cost of the closing transaction exceeds the premiums received or paid). When the Funds write a call option, such option is “covered,” meaning that the Funds hold the underlying instrument subject to being called by the option counterparty. When the Funds write a put option, such option is covered by cash in an amount sufficient to cover the obligation.

Options on swaps (“swaptions”) are similar to options on securities except that instead of selling or purchasing the right to buy or sell a security, the writer or purchaser of the swaptions is granting or buying the right to enter into a previously agreed upon interest rate or credit default swap agreement (interest rate risk and/or credit risk) at any time before the expiration of the option.

Certain Funds also purchase or sell listed or OTC foreign currency options, foreign currency futures and related options on foreign currency futures as a short or long hedge against possible variations in foreign exchange rates or to gain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). When foreign currency is purchased or sold through an exercise of a foreign currency option, the related premium paid (or received) is added to (or deducted from) the basis of the foreign currency acquired or deducted from (or added to) the proceeds of the foreign currency sold (receipts from the foreign currency purchased). Such transactions may be effected with respect to hedges on non-U.S. dollar denominated instruments owned by the Funds but not yet delivered, or committed or anticipated to be purchased by the Funds.

In purchasing and writing options, the Funds bear the risk of an unfavorable change in the value of the underlying instrument or the risk that the Funds may not be able to enter into a closing transaction due to an illiquid market. Exercise of a written option could result in the Funds purchasing or selling a security when it otherwise would not, or at a price different from the current market value.

Swaps: Certain Funds enter into swap agreements in which the Funds and a counterparty agree either to make periodic net payments on a specified notional amount or a net payment upon termination. Swap agreements are privately negotiated in the OTC market and may be entered into as a bilateral contract (“OTC swaps”) or centrally cleared (“centrally cleared swaps”). Swaps are marked-to-market daily and changes in value are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

For OTC swaps, any upfront premiums paid are recorded as assets and any upfront fees received are recorded as liabilities and are shown as swap premiums paid and swap premiums received, respectively, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities and amortized over the term of the OTC swap. Payments received or made by the Funds for OTC swaps are recorded in the Statements of Operations as realized gains or losses, respectively. When an OTC swap is terminated, the Funds will record a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the proceeds from (or cost of) the closing transaction and the Funds’ basis in the contract, if any. Generally, the basis of the contract is the premium received or paid.

In a centrally cleared swap, immediately following execution of the swap agreement, the swap agreement is novated to a central counterparty (the “CCP”) and the Funds’ counterparty on the swap agreement becomes the CCP. The Funds are required to interface with the CCP through a broker. Upon entering into a centrally cleared swap, the Funds are required to deposit initial margin with the broker in the form of cash or securities in an amount that varies depending on the size and risk profile of the particular swap. Securities deposited as initial margin are designated on the Schedules of Investments and cash deposited is recorded on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged for centrally cleared swaps. The daily change in valuation of centrally cleared swaps is recorded as a receivable or payable for variation margin in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Payments received from (paid to) the counterparty, including at termination, are recorded as realized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations.

Swap transactions involve, to varying degrees, elements of interest rate, credit and market risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. Such risks involve the possibility that there will be no liquid market for these agreements, that the counterparty to the agreements may default on its obligation to perform or disagree as to the meaning of the contractual terms in the agreements, and that there may be unfavorable changes in interest rates and/or market values associated with these transactions.

 

 

Credit default swaps — Certain Funds enter into credit default swaps to manage their exposure to the market or certain sectors of the market, to reduce their risk exposure to defaults of corporate and/or sovereign issuers or to create exposure to corporate and/or sovereign issuers to which they are not otherwise exposed (credit risk). The Funds may either buy or sell (write) credit default swaps on single-name issuers (corporate or sovereign), a combination or basket of single-name issuers or traded indexes. Credit default swaps on single-name issuers are agreements in which the protection buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the protection seller to make a specific payment should a negative credit event take place with respect to the referenced entity (e.g., bankruptcy, failure to pay, obligation accelerators, repudiation, moratorium or restructuring). Credit default swaps on traded indexes are agreements in which the buyer pays fixed periodic payments to the seller in consideration for a guarantee from the seller to make a specific payment should a write-down, principal or interest shortfall or default of all or individual underlying securities included in the index occur. As a buyer, if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds will either (i) receive from the seller an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and deliver the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index, or (ii) receive a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index. As a seller (writer), if an underlying credit event occurs, the Funds

 

                
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will either pay the buyer an amount equal to the notional amount of the swap and take delivery of the referenced security or underlying securities comprising the index or pay a net settlement of cash equal to the notional amount of the swap less the recovery value of the security or underlying securities comprising the index.

Master Netting Arrangements: In order to better define the Funds’ contractual rights and to secure rights that will help them mitigate their counterparty risk, the Funds may enter into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. Master Agreement (“ISDA Master Agreement”) or similar agreement with their counterparties. An ISDA Master Agreement is a bilateral agreement between each Fund and a counterparty that governs certain OTC derivatives and typically contains, among other things, collateral posting terms and netting provisions in the event of a default and/or termination event. Under an ISDA Master Agreement, each Fund may, under certain circumstances, offset with the counterparty certain derivative financial instruments’ payables and/or receivables with collateral held and/or posted and create one single net payment. The provisions of the ISDA Master Agreement typically permit a single net payment in the event of default including the bankruptcy or insolvency of the counterparty. Bankruptcy or insolvency laws of a particular jurisdiction may restrict or prohibit the right of offset in bankruptcy, insolvency or other events. In addition, certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Funds’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Funds fail to meet the terms of their ISDA Master Agreements. The result would cause the Funds to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.

Collateral Requirements: For derivatives traded under an ISDA Master Agreement, the collateral requirements are typically calculated by netting the mark-to-market amount for each transaction under such agreement and comparing that amount to the value of any collateral currently pledged by the Fund and the counterparty.

Cash collateral that has been pledged to cover obligations of the Funds and cash collateral received from the counterparty, if any, is reported separately on the Statements of Assets and Liabilities as cash pledged as collateral and cash received as collateral, respectively. Non-cash collateral pledged by the Funds, if any, is noted in the Schedules of Investments. Generally, the amount of collateral due from or to a party has to exceed a minimum transfer amount threshold (typically either $250,000 or $500,000) before a transfer is required, which is determined at the close of business of the Funds. Any additional required collateral is delivered to/pledged by the Funds on the next business day. Typically, a Fund’s counterparty is not permitted to sell, re-pledge or use cash and non-cash collateral it receives. A Fund generally agrees not to use non-cash collateral that it receives but may, absent default or certain other circumstances defined in the underlying ISDA Master Agreement, be permitted to use cash collateral received. In such cases, a Fund may pay interest pursuant to the collateral arrangement with the counterparty. To the extent amounts due to the Funds from their counterparties are not fully collateralized, the Funds bear the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. Likewise, to the extent the Funds have delivered collateral to a counterparty and stand ready to perform under the terms of their agreement with such counterparty, the Funds bear the risk of loss from a counterparty in the amount of the value of the collateral in the event the counterparty fails to return such collateral. Based on the terms of agreements, collateral may not be required to all derivative contracts.

For financial reporting purposes, the Funds do not offset derivative assets and derivative liabilities that are subject to netting arrangements, if any, in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

6. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:

The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. is the largest stockholder and an affiliate of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) for 1940 Act purposes.

The Corporation, on behalf of the Funds, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Manager, the Funds’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of each Fund’s portfolio and provides the personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of each Fund. For such services, each Fund pays the Manager a monthly fee based on a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets at the following annual rates:

 

     MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Not exceeding $1 Billion

    0.90%         0.80%         0.70%         0.40%   

In excess of $1 Billion but not more than $3 Billion

    0.85%         0.75%         0.66%         0.38%   

In excess of $3 Billion but not more than $5 Billion

    0.81%         0.72%         0.63%         0.36%   

In excess of $5 Billion but not more than $10 Billion

    0.78%         0.70%         0.61%         0.35%   

In excess of $10 Billion

    0.77%         0.68%         0.60%         0.34%   

The Manager entered into sub-advisory agreements on behalf of each Fund. Pursuant to the sub-advisory agreements, the Manager pays each sub-advisor for services they provide a monthly fee that is a percentage of the Manager’s investment advisory fee at the following annual rates, based on each Fund’s average daily net assets:

 

     Sub-Advisor    Sub-Advisory Fee  

MFS Fund

  Massachusetts Financial Services Company      0.45%   

Marsico Fund

  Marsico Capital Management, LLC      0.40%   

Invesco Fund

  Invesco Advisers, Inc.      0.35%   

Franklin Templeton Fund

  Franklin Advisers, Inc.      0.25%   

 

                
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For the six months ended November 30, 2015, the Funds reimbursed the Manager for certain accounting services, which is included in accounting services in the Statements of Operations. The reimbursements were as follows:

 

     MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Amount reimbursed

  $ 914       $ 824       $ 825       $ 1,282   

The Corporation, on behalf of the Funds, entered into a Distribution Agreement and a Distribution and Service Plan with BlackRock Investments, LLC (“BRIL”), an affiliate of the Manager. Pursuant to the Distribution and Service Plan and in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act, each Fund pays BRIL ongoing service and distribution fees. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly at annual rates based upon the average daily net assets of the relevant share class of each Fund as follows:

 

Service Fees   MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Investor A Shares

    0.25%         0.25%         0.25%         0.25%   

Investor C Shares

    0.25%         0.25%         0.25%         0.25%   
Distribution Fees                               

Investor C Shares

    0.75%         0.75%         0.75%         0.55%   

Pursuant to sub-agreements with BRIL, broker-dealers and BRIL provide shareholder servicing and distribution services to the Funds. The ongoing service and/or distribution fee compensates BRIL and each broker-dealer for providing shareholder servicing and/or distribution related services to Investor A and Investor C shareholders.

The Manager has agreed to voluntarily waive, as a percentage of average daily net assets, 0.10% and 0.05% of its advisory fees by MFS Fund and Marsico Fund, respectively. These amounts are shown as fees waived by the Manager in the Statements of Operations. This voluntary waiver may be reduced or discontinued at any time without notice.

The Manager has contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees or expenses in order to limit expenses, excluding interest expense, dividend expense, tax expense, acquired fund fees and expenses, and certain other fund expenses, which constitute extraordinary expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Funds’ business. This expense limitations as a percentage of average daily net assets is as follows:

 

     MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Institutional Shares

    1.95%         1.95%         1.95%         1.95%   

Investor A Shares

    2.20%         2.20%         2.20%         2.20%   

Investor C Shares

    2.95%         2.95%         2.95%         2.75%   

The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to October 1, 2016, unless terminated upon 90 days notice by a majority of the non-interested directors of the Funds or by a vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Funds. During the six months ended November 30, 2015, the Manager did not waive or reimburse any fees or expenses under these arrangements.

In addition, the Funds pay the transfer agent, which is not an affiliate, a fee for issuance, transfer and redemption of shares and the opening and maintenance of shareholder accounts, which is included in transfer agent in the Statements of Operations. This voluntary reimbursement may be reduced or discontinued at any time.

For the six months ended November 30, 2015, affiliates earned underwriting discounts, direct commissions and dealer concessions on sales of the Funds’ Investor A Shares as follows:

 

     MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Investor A

  $ 8,270       $ 7,762       $ 7,649       $ 12,625   

For the six months ended November 30, 2015, affiliates received CDSCs as follows:

 

     MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Investor A

  $ 1,029       $ 746       $ 790       $ 1,243   

Investor C

  $ 7,187       $ 5,470       $ 5,619       $ 14,335   

 

                
60    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Certain officers and/or directors of the Corporation are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates. The Funds reimburse the Manager for a portion of the compensation paid to the Funds’ Chief Compliance Officer, which is included in officer and directors in the Statements of Operations.

The Funds may purchase securities from, or sell securities to, an affiliated fund provided the affiliation is due solely to having a common investment advisor, common officers, or common trustees. For the six months ended November 30, 2015, the purchase and sale transactions with an affiliated fund in compliance with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 Act were as follows:

 

     Purchases      Sales  

MFS Fund

  $ 117,309       $ 167,755   

7. Purchases and Sales:

For the six months ended November 30, 2015, purchases and sales of investments, including mortgage dollar rolls and excluding short-term securities, were as follows:

 

Purchases   MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

  $ 28,345,730       $ 51,548,352       $ 10,562,990       $ 334,070,818   

U.S. Government Securities

                            5,783,114   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Purchases   $ 28,345,730       $ 51,548,352       $ 10,562,990       $ 339,853,932   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
          
Sales   MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Non-U.S. Government Securities

  $ 27,082,018       $ 53,409,373       $ 9,737,388       $ 323,638,697   

U.S. Government Securities

                            1,042,625   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Total Sales   $ 27,082,018       $ 53,409,373       $ 9,737,388       $ 324,681,322   
 

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the six months ended November 30, 2015, purchases and sales related to mortgage dollar rolls for Franklin Templeton Fund were $204,391,369 and $209,707,749, respectively.

8. Income Tax Information:

It is the Funds’ policy to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applicable to regulated investment companies, and to distribute substantially all of their taxable income to their shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

Each Fund files U.S. federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on each Fund’s U.S. federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended May 31, 2015. The statutes of limitations on each Fund’s state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction.

Management has analyzed tax laws and regulations and their application to the Funds as of November 30, 2015, inclusive of the open tax return years, and does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability in the Funds’ financial statements.

As of period end, the Funds had capital loss carryforwards available to offset future realized capital gains through the indicated expiration dates as follows:

 

Expires May 31,   MFS
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
 

2017

  $ 738,087           

2018

    30,473,505       $ 5,010,275   
 

 

 

 

Total

  $ 31,211,592       $ 5,010,275   
 

 

 

 

As of period end, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     MFS
Fund
     Marsico
Fund
     Invesco
Fund
     Franklin
Templeton
Fund
 

Tax cost

  $ 153,916,085       $ 128,319,736       $ 120,318,949       $ 278,542,745  
 

 

 

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

  $ 31,462,987       $ 27,264,347       $ 38,389,883       $ 4,075,104   

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (16,415,655      (2,511,677      (8,686,946      (9,851,581
 

 

 

 

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

  $ 15,047,332       $ 24,752,670       $ 29,702,937       $ (5,776,477 )
 

 

 

 

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    61


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

9. Bank Borrowings:

The Corporation, on behalf of the Funds, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates (“Participating Funds”), is a party to a 364-day, $2.1 billion credit agreement with a group of lenders, under which the Funds may borrow to fund shareholder redemptions. Excluding commitments designated for certain funds, the Participating Funds, including the Funds, can borrow up to an aggregate commitment amount of $1.6 billion at any time outstanding, subject to asset coverage and other limitations as specified in the agreement. The credit agreement has the following terms: a fee of 0.06% per annum on unused commitment amounts and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) one-month LIBOR (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) on the date the loan is made plus 0.80% per annum or (b) the Fed Funds rate (but, in any event, not less than 0.00%) in effect from time to time plus 0.80% per annum on amounts borrowed. The agreement expires in April 2016 unless extended or renewed. Participating Funds paid administration, legal and arrangement fees, which, if applicable, are included in miscellaneous expenses in the Statements of Operations, and along with commitment fees, were allocated among such funds based upon portions of the aggregate commitment available to them and relative net assets of Participating Funds. During the six months ended November 30, 2015, the Funds did not borrow under the credit agreement.

10. Principal Risks:

Many municipalities insure repayment of their bonds, which may reduce the potential for loss due to credit risk. The market value of these bonds may fluctuate for other reasons, including market perception of the value of such insurance, and there is no guarantee that the insurer will meet its obligation.

Inventories of municipal bonds held by brokers and dealers may decrease, which would lessen their ability to make a market in these securities. Such a reduction in market making capacity could potentially decrease a Fund’s ability to buy or sell bonds. As a result, a Fund may sell a security at a lower price, sell other securities to raise cash, or give up an investment opportunity, any of which could have a negative impact on performance. If a Fund needed to sell large blocks of bonds, those sales could further reduce the bonds’ prices and impact performance.

In the normal course of business, the Funds invest in securities and enter into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer to meet all its obligations, including the ability to pay principal and interest when due (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Funds may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers of securities owned by the Funds. Changes arising from the general economy, the overall market and local, regional or global political or/and social instability, as well as currency, interest rate and price fluctuations, may also affect the securities’ value.

Franklin Templeton Fund may be exposed to prepayment risk, which is the risk that borrowers may exercise their option to prepay principal earlier than scheduled during periods of declining interest rates, which would force the Fund to reinvest in lower yielding securities. The Fund may also be exposed to reinvestment risk, which is the risk that income from the Fund’s portfolio will decline if the Fund invests the proceeds from matured, traded or called fixed income securities at market interest rates that are below the Fund portfolio’s current earnings rate.

Counterparty Credit Risk: Similar to issuer credit risk, the Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments related to unsettled or open transactions. The Funds manage counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that the Manager believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Funds to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties. The extent of the Funds’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is approximately their value recorded in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Funds.

A derivative contract may suffer a mark-to-market loss if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument. Losses can also occur if the counterparty does not perform under the contract.

A Fund’s risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally limited to the aggregate unrealized gain less the value of any collateral held by such Fund.

For OTC options purchased, each Fund bears the risk of loss of the amount of the premiums paid plus the positive change in market values net of any collateral held by the Funds should the counterparty fail to perform under the contracts. Options written by the Funds do not typically give rise to counterparty credit risk, as options written generally obligate the Funds, and not the counterparty, to perform. The Funds may be exposed to counterparty credit risk with respect to options written to the extent the Funds deposit collateral with their counterparty to a written option.

With exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps, there is less counterparty credit risk to the Funds since the exchange or clearinghouse, as counterparty to such instruments, guarantees against a possible default. The clearinghouse stands between the buyer and the seller of the contract; therefore, credit risk is limited to failure of the clearinghouse. While offset rights may exist under applicable law, a Fund does not have a contractual right of offset against a clearing broker or clearinghouse in the event of a default (including the bankruptcy or insolvency). Additionally, credit risk exists in exchange-traded futures and centrally cleared swaps with respect to initial and variation margin that is held in a clearing broker’s customer accounts. While clearing brokers are required to segregate customer margin from their own assets, in the event that a clearing broker becomes insolvent or goes into bankruptcy and at that time there is a shortfall in the aggregate amount of margin held by the clearing broker for all its clients, typically the shortfall would be allocated on a pro rata basis across all the clearing broker’s customers, potentially resulting in losses to the Funds.

 

                
62    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

Concentration Risk: As of period end, Marsico Fund invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the information technology and consumer discretionary sectors. Invesco Fund invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the financial sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting such sectors would have a greater impact on the Funds and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.

Franklin Templeton Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in fixed-income securities and/or use derivatives tied to the fixed-income markets. Changes in market interest rates or economic conditions may affect the value and/or liquidity of such investments. Interest rate risk is the risk that prices of bonds and other fixed-income securities will increase as interest rates fall and decrease as interest rates rise. The Fund may be subject to a greater risk of rising interest rates due to the current period of historically low rates.

MFS Fund invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Fund concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on their investment performance. Foreign issuers may not be subject to the same uniform accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and practices as used in the United States. Foreign securities markets may also be less liquid, more volatile, and less subject to governmental supervision not typically associated with investing in U.S. securities. Investment percentages in specific countries are presented in the Schedule of Investments.

MFS Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities of issuers located in Europe or with significant exposure to European issuers or countries. The European financial markets have recently experienced volatility and adverse trends due to concerns about economic downturns in, or rising government debt levels of, several European countries. These events may spread to other countries in Europe and may affect the value and liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

As of period end, MFS Fund had the following industry classifications:

 

Industry   Percent of
Long-Term
Investments
 

Banks

    17

Pharmaceuticals

    11   

Chemicals

    6   

Food Products

    5   

Other1

    61   

 

  1  

All other industries held were each less than 5% of long-term investments.

Franklin Templeton Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in securities backed by commercial or residential mortgage loans or in issuers that hold mortgage and other asset-backed securities. Investment percentages in these securities are presented in the Schedule of Investments. Changes in economic conditions, including delinquencies and/or defaults on assets underlying these securities, can affect the value, income and/or liquidity of such positions.

11. Capital Share Transactions:

Transactions in capital shares for each class were as follows:

 

    Six Months Ended
November 30, 2015
        Year Ended
May 31, 2015
 
MFS Fund   Shares     Amount          Shares     Amount  
Institutional                                    

Shares sold

    62,902      $ 760,942          130,782      $ 1,650,101   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    5,067        64,961          7,890        102,173   

Shares redeemed

    (41,311     (497,525       (89,869     (1,137,477
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    26,658      $ 328,378          48,803      $ 614,797   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor A                                    

Shares sold

    617,446      $ 7,364,902          1,581,521      $ 19,716,326   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    44,728        570,735          76,828        990,311   

Shares redeemed

    (522,946     (6,318,839       (937,111     (11,806,429
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase

    139,228      $ 1,616,798          721,238      $ 8,900,208   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor C                                    

Shares sold

    849,780      $ 10,105,334          2,075,935      $ 25,608,885   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    12,141        154,075          78,589        1,007,500   

Shares redeemed

    (890,132     (10,671,262       (1,923,434     (23,820,299
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (28,211   $ (411,853       231,090      $ 2,796,086   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

    137,675      $ 1,533,323          1,001,131      $ 12,311,091   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    63


Notes to Financial Statements (continued)     

 

    Six Months Ended
November 30, 2015
        Year Ended
May 31, 2015
 
Marsico Growth FDP Fund   Shares     Amount          Shares     Amount  
Institutional                                    

Shares sold

    33,627      $ 544,411          61,736      $ 1,078,693   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    31,724        522,172          16,631        282,264   

Shares redeemed

    (33,686     (535,848       (68,164     (1,191,034
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase

    31,665      $ 530,735          10,203      $ 169,923   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor A                                    

Shares sold

    339,134      $ 5,322,207          808,977      $ 13,797,548   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    355,600        5,689,542          185,510        3,077,888   

Shares redeemed

    (408,748     (6,401,862       (728,417     (12,439,670
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase

    285,986      $ 4,609,887          266,070      $ 4,435,766   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor C                                    

Shares sold

    504,978      $ 7,299,818          1,045,778      $ 16,585,793   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    602,218        8,822,441          333,443        5,147,251   

Shares redeemed

    (726,958     (10,475,109       (1,500,370     (23,817,514
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    380,238      $ 5,647,150          (121,149   $ (2,084,470
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Net Increase

    697,889      $ 10,787,772          155,124      $ 2,521,219   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
    Six Months Ended
November 30, 2015
        Year Ended
May 31, 2015
 
Invesco Value FDP Fund   Shares     Amount          Shares     Amount  
Institutional                                    

Shares sold

    36,972      $ 575,438          71,851      $ 1,166,352   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    3,606        59,175          4,771        76,103   

Shares redeemed

    (27,467     (425,335       (63,909     (1,039,696
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    13,111      $ 209,278          12,713      $ 202,759   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor A                                    

Shares sold

    393,313      $ 6,025,089          842,338      $ 13,533,565   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    35,238        573,326          41,562        656,946   

Shares redeemed

    (332,836     (5,150,119       (667,242     (10,748,350
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    95,715      $ 1,448,296          216,658      $ 3,442,161   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor C                                    

Shares sold

    524,362      $ 7,948,755          1,045,096      $ 16,505,004   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    37,884        606,524          33,225        516,349   

Shares redeemed

    (573,802     (8,773,110       (1,376,014     (21,761,233
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net decrease

    (11,556   $ (217,831       (297,693   $ (4,739,880
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (Decrease)

    97,270      $ 1,439,743          (68,322   $ (1,094,960
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
    Six Months Ended
November 30, 2015
        Year Ended
May 31, 2015
 
Franklin Templeton Fund   Shares     Amount          Shares     Amount  
Institutional                                    

Shares sold

    90,485      $ 945,432          173,664      $ 1,861,098   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    6,737        70,166          19,217        205,224   

Shares redeemed

    (69,770     (727,311       (125,615     (1,345,758
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase

    27,452      $ 288,287          67,266      $ 720,564   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

                
64    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)     

 

    Six Months Ended
November 30, 2015
        Year Ended
May 31, 2015
 
Franklin Templeton Fund (concluded)   Shares     Amount          Shares     Amount  
Investor A                                    

Shares sold

    914,142      $ 9,556,576          2,342,192      $ 25,109,933   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    78,312        816,063          240,626        2,569,545   

Shares redeemed

    (1,109,981     (11,574,738       (1,574,463     (16,880,039
 

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (117,527   $ (1,202,099       1,008,355      $ 10,799,439   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 
         
Investor C                                    

Shares sold

    1,442,707      $ 15,083,084          3,156,689      $ 33,842,775   

Shares issued to shareholders in reinvestment of distributions

    77,946        812,101          287,490        3,067,147   

Shares redeemed

    (1,702,723     (17,770,257       (2,994,181     (32,099,291
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease)

    (182,070   $ (1,875,072       449,998      $ 4,810,631   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Net Increase (Decrease)

    (272,145   $ (2,788,884       1,525,619      $ 16,330,634   
 

 

 

     

 

 

 

12. Subsequent Events:

Management’s evaluation of the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds’ financial statements was completed through the date the financial statements were issued and the following items were noted:

The Board approved the use of a manager of managers structure for each Fund (“Proposal 1”) and a replacement of the sub-advisor of the Marsico Fund from Marsico Capital Management, LLC (“Marsico”) to Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”) (“Proposal 2” and, together with Proposal 1, the “Proposals”). The Proposals were subject to approval by the respective Fund’s shareholders.

At a special meeting on November 25, 2015, shareholders of each of the MFS Fund and the Franklin Templeton Fund approved Proposal 1 with respect to their Fund. At a special meeting on December 17, 2015, shareholders of the Invesco Fund approved Proposal 1 with respect to their Fund and shareholders of the Marsico Fund approved both Proposals with respect to their Fund.

In connection with each Fund’s use of the manager of managers structure (together with the approval of Janus as the Marsico Fund’s new sub-advisor), the Board approved a change in the name of each Fund as follows:

 

Current Fund Name   New Fund Name

MFS Research International FDP Fund

  FDP BlackRock MFS Research International Fund

Marsico Growth FDP Fund

  FDP BlackRock Janus Growth Fund

Invesco Value FDP Fund

  FDP BlackRock Invesco Value Fund

Franklin Templeton Total Return FDP Fund

  FDP BlackRock Franklin Templeton Total Return Fund

Each of the Fund name changes and Janus’ replacement of Marsico as sub-advisor to the Growth Fund will take effect on or about the close of business on January 29, 2016.

 

                
   FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015    65


Officers and Directors     

 

Robert M. Hernandez, Chair of the Board and Director

Fred G. Weiss, Vice Chair of the Board and Director

James H. Bodurtha, Director

Bruce R. Bond, Director

Valerie G. Brown, Director

Donald W. Burton, Director

Honorable Stuart E. Eizenstat, Director

Robert Fairbairn, Director

Kenneth A. Froot, Director

Henry Gabbay, Director

John F. O’Brien, Director

Donald C. Opatrny, Director

Roberta Cooper Ramo, Director

David H. Walsh, Director

John M. Perlowski, Director, President and Chief Executive Officer

Jennifer McGovern, Vice President

Neal Andrews, Chief Financial Officer

Jay Fife, Treasurer

Charles Park, Chief Compliance Officer

Fernanda Piedra, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer

Benjamin Archibald, Secretary

 

 

       

Investment Advisor

BlackRock Advisors, LLC

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Custodian

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.

Boston, MA 02109

 

Distributor

BlackRock Investments, LLC

New York, NY 10022

 

Legal Counsel

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

New York, NY 10019

Sub-Advisors

Massachusetts Financial Services
Company

Boston, MA 02199

 

Marsico Capital Management, LLC

Denver, CO 80202

 

Invesco Advisers, Inc.

Atlanta, GA 30309

 

Franklin Advisers, Inc.

San Mateo, CA 94403

 

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment
Servicing (US)
Inc.

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

Accounting Agent

State Street Bank and Trust Company

Boston, MA 02110

 

Independent Registered
Public
Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche LLP

Boston, MA 02116

 

Address of the Funds

100 Bellevue Parkway

Wilmington, DE 19809

 

                
66    FDP SERIES, INC.    NOVEMBER 30, 2015   


Additional Information     

 

Proxy Results

At the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the MFS Fund and the Franklin Templeton Fund and held on Wednesday, November 25, 2015, shareholders were asked to vote on the following proposal:

To approve the use of a manager of managers structure with respect to the MFS Fund and the Franklin Templeton Fund.

With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the MFS Fund were voted as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain  
  6,643,319        274,689        370,568   

With respect to this Proposal, the shares of the Franklin Templeton Fund were voted as follows:

 

For     Against     Abstain  
  10,987,930        468,735        533,348   

 

General Information

Householding

The Funds will mail only one copy of shareholder documents, including prospectuses, annual and semi-annual reports and proxy statements, to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address. This practice is commonly called “householding” and is intended to reduce expenses and eliminate duplicate mailings of shareholder documents. Mailings of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please call the Funds at (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Quarterly Schedule of Investments

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on how to access documents on the SEC’s website without charge may be obtained by calling (800) SEC-0330. The Funds’ Forms N-Q may also be obtained upon request and without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available upon request and without charge (1) by calling (800) 441-7762; (2) at http://www.blackrock.com; and (3) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information about how the Funds voted proxies relating to securities held in the Funds’ portfolios during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available upon request and without charge (1) at http://www.blackrock.com; or by calling (800) 441-7762 and (2) on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

BlackRock’s Mutual Fund Family

BlackRock offers a diverse lineup of open-end mutual funds crossing all investment styles and managed by experts in equity, fixed income and tax-exempt investing. Visit http://www.blackrock.com for more information.

 

                
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Shareholder Privileges

Account Information

Call us at (800) 441-7762 from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST on any business day to get information about your account balances, recent transactions and share prices. You can also reach us on the Web at http://www.blackrock.com/funds.

Automatic Investment Plans

Investor Class shareholders who want to invest regularly can arrange to have $50 or more automatically deducted from their checking or savings account and invested in any of the BlackRock funds.

Systematic Withdrawal Plans

Investor Class shareholders can establish a systematic withdrawal plan and receive periodic payments of $50 or more from their BlackRock funds, as long as their account balance is at least $10,000.

Retirement Plans

Shareholders may make investments in conjunction with Traditional, Rollover, Roth, Coverdell, Simple IRAs, SEP IRAs and 403(b) Plans.

 

BlackRock Privacy Principles

BlackRock is committed to maintaining the privacy of its current and former fund investors and individual clients (collectively, “Clients”) and to safe-guarding their non-public personal information. The following information is provided to help you understand what personal information BlackRock collects, how we protect that information and why in certain cases we share such information with select parties.

If you are located in a jurisdiction where specific laws, rules or regulations require BlackRock to provide you with additional or different privacy-related rights beyond what is set forth below, then BlackRock will comply with those specific laws, rules or regulations.

BlackRock obtains or verifies personal non-public information from and about you from different sources, including the following: (i) information we receive from you or, if applicable, your financial intermediary, on applications, forms or other documents; (ii) information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others; (iii) information we receive from a consumer reporting agency; and (iv) from visits to our websites.

BlackRock does not sell or disclose to non-affiliated third parties any non-public personal information about its Clients, except as permitted by law or as is necessary to respond to regulatory requests or to service Client accounts. These non-affiliated third parties are required to protect the confidentiality and security of this information and to use it only for its intended purpose.

We may share information with our affiliates to service your account or to provide you with information about other BlackRock products or services that may be of interest to you. In addition, BlackRock restricts access to non-public personal information about its Clients to those BlackRock employees with a legitimate business need for the information. BlackRock maintains physical, electronic and procedural safeguards that are designed to protect the non-public personal information of its Clients, including procedures relating to the proper storage and disposal of such information.

 

                
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This report is intended for current holders. It is not authorized for use as an offer of sale or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of the Funds unless preceded or accompanied by the Funds’ current prospectus. Past performance results shown in this report should not be considered a representation of future performance. Investment returns and principal value of shares will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Statements and other information herein are as dated and are subject to change.

 

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Item 2 –   Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 3 –   Audit Committee Financial Expert – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 4 –   Principal Accountant Fees and Services – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
Item 5 –   Audit Committee of Listed Registrants – Not Applicable
Item 6 –   Investments
 

(a) The registrant’s Schedule of Investments is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

(b) Not Applicable due to no such divestments during the semi-annual period covered since the previous Form N-CSR filing.

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 –There have been no material changes to these procedures.
Item 11 –   Controls and Procedures
  (a) – The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report 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) – There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Item 12 –   Exhibits attached hereto
  (a)(1) – Code of Ethics – Not Applicable to this semi-annual report
  (a)(2) – Certifications – Attached hereto
  (a)(3) – Not Applicable
  (b) – Certifications – Attached hereto

 

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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.

FDP Series, Inc.

 

By:   /s/ John M. Perlowski                        
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of  
  FDP Series, Inc.
Date:   January 29, 2016

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

 

By:   /s/ John M. Perlowski                        
  John M. Perlowski
  Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of  
  FDP Series, Inc.
Date:   January 29, 2016
By:   /s/ Neal J. Andrews                            
  Neal J. Andrews
  Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
  FDP Series, Inc.
Date:   January 29, 2016

 

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