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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             811-21866            

Pyxis Funds I (formerly, Highland Funds I)

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

200 Crescent Court

Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

 

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Pyxis Capital, L.P.

200 Crescent Court

Suite 700

Dallas, Texas 75201

 

(Name and address of agent for service)

registrant’s telephone number, including area code:    (877) 665-1287

Date of fiscal year end:    June 30

Date of reporting period:    June 30, 2012

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

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Pyxis Funds I

 

Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

 

Annual Report

June 30, 2012

 

 


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LOGO  

Pyxis Funds I

 

Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

(Formerly Highland Long/Short Equity Fund)

Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

(Formerly Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund)

Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

(Formerly Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund)

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Portfolio Manager Commentaries

     1   

Fund Profiles

     7   

Financial Statements

     10   

Investment Portfolios

     11   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     23   

Statements of Operations

     25   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     26   

Statements of Cash Flows

     32   

Financial Highlights

     35   

Notes to Financial Statements

     45   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     61   

Additional Information

     62   

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

     62   

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

     63   

Important Information About This Report

     70   

Economic and market conditions change frequently.

There is no assurance that the trends described in this report will continue or commence.

 

A prospectus must precede or accompany this report. Please read the prospectus carefully before you invest.


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PORTFOLIO MANAGER COMMENTARY

 

 

 

June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

 

Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund - Class A

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

All dividends and capital gains are reinvested. Indexes are unmanaged and do not take into account fees, expenses or other costs.

Returns shown in the chart and table do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of the Fund shares.

The Fund’s investment activities involve a significant degree of risk, such as short sales which theoretically involve unlimited loss potential. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of it’s assets in the securities of fewer issuers than if the Fund was diversified.

Please refer to Note 13, Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies, for more information.

 

Average Annual Total Returns  
    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class Z

 
     Without Sales
Charge
     With Sales
Charge
     Without Sales
Charge
     With Sales
Charge
     Without Sales
Charge
     With Sales
Charge
 
                 

Year Ended June 30, 2012

     2.42      -3.25      1.83      0.83      2.56      n/a   

Five Year

     1.80      0.66      1.20      1.20      2.14      n/a   

Since Inception:

  (December 5, 2006)

     3.72      2.68      3.14      3.14      4.05      n/a   

“Without Sales Charge” returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). “With Sales Charge” returns reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A Shares. The CDSC on Class C Shares is 1.00% within the first year for each purchase; there is no CDSC on Class C Shares thereafter. A 2.00% redemption fee will be charged on all class shares if Fund shares are redeemed or exchanged within the first two months of purchase.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.pyxisais.com.

The Fund’s Investment Adviser has voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee or reimburse expenses. Such waivers and reimbursements may be terminated at any time. The performance quoted would have been lower if these waivers had not been in effect.

The gross expense ratio as reported in the Fund’s prospectus was as follows: Class A: 3.69%, Class C: 4.34% and Class Z: 3.34%. Inclusive of the waiver and exclusive of the cost of dividends paid on short positions and acquired fund fees, the Fund’s net expense ratio was as follows: Class A: 1.98%, Class C: 2.63% and Class Z: 1.61%. Voluntary agreements may change or end at any time.

 

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June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

 

Performance Overview

The table below presents the annualized returns and annualized standard deviation for Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund — Class A (the “Fund”), the S&P 500 including reinvested dividends (the “S&P 500”), and the Morningstar category average1 which includes all funds in the Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category.

 

     Annualized Returns3     

Annualized

Standard
Deviation
2,4

 
Investment    1-year      Since
Inception
2
    
        
Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund      2.42      3.72      7.9
Morningstar Category Average      -2.88      -0.68      7.3
S&P 500      5.45      1.48      18.4

Managers Discussion

As can be seen in the table above, the fund has delivered annualized returns roughly 2.25% above the S&P 500 since inception while also generating a standard deviation4 of 7.9% vs. 18.4% for the S&P 500 during this timeframe. As the Fund has generated stronger returns and lower volatility than the Index over this time, the fund has generated much stronger risk-adjusted returns compared to the index.

The top five winners for the Fund from fiscal year 2012 were Apple, Equinix, Alliance Data Systems, Hain Celestial, and CBS. The Fund’s top five losers were VeriFone Systems, Iconix Brand Group, MetroPCS, Navistar, and Concho Resources. Both Apple and Equinix were also top 5 winners last year and continue to be owned by the fund.

The S&P 500 had a steep correction in the 2011 calendar third quarter, falling approximately 20% from July 21 to October 4. During this downdraft, the fund only fell 6%, showing the strong downside protection the Fund aims to provide in downdrafts. However, the market just as swiftly rebounded through the rest of the calendar year 2011, then had another nearly 10% correction in the second calendar quarter of 2012, creating the risk-on/risk-off swings that have become the norm over the last several years. These types of macro driven moves have not been helpful to fundamental driven equity investing, as correlations have proved to be a major obstacle in generating alpha. We have seen the correlations among individual stocks subside somewhat, but there continues to be other factors that are becoming important to individual equity returns besides traditional fundamentals. Recently, defensive, low beta, mega-cap, and high dividend yield type equities have been outperforming as the market moved higher, something not often seen. Usually, a rally will take the higher beta5, smaller cap names higher more swiftly. We continue to stay away from the guessing game of if the market is going to move into a beta risk-off/risk-on character, or what factors outside of fundamentals will steal the show. We still believe that individual fundamentals drive equity returns over the long term, and if we are right in that regard, our fund will be rewarded over the long term.

 

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Jonathan Lamensdorf

Portfolio Manager

 

1 

The Morningstar Long/Short Category Average is an average monthly return of all funds in the Morningstar Long/Short Equity Category, including the Fund. The Long/Short category includes funds that employ portfolio strategies combining long holdings of equities with short sales of equity, equity options, or equity index options. The funds may be either net long or net short, depending on the portfolio manager’s view of the market.

2 

Since 12/5/2006

3 

Without Sales Charge

4 

Standard deviation of returns measures the average a return series deviates from its mean. It is often used as a measure of risk. A large standard deviation implies that there have been large swings in the return series of the manager.

5 

Beta is a measure of systemic risk in reference to the market as a whole. For purposes of this calculation, the S&P 500 TR Index is used as a proxy for the market.

 

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to change and risk.

 

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June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

 

Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund - Class A

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

All dividends and capital gains are reinvested. Indexes are unmanaged and do not take into account fees, expenses or other costs.

Returns shown in the chart and table do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of the Fund shares.

The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers than if the Fund was diversified. The Fund’s performance largely depends on the healthcare industry and is susceptible to economic, political and regulatory risks. The Fund is subject to high portfolio turnover risk which may increase the Fund’s transaction costs and result in increased realization of net short-term capital gains, higher taxable distributions and lower after-tax performance.

Please refer to Note 13, Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies, for more information.

 

Average Annual Total Returns  
    

Class A

    

Class C

    

Class Z

 
     Without Sales
Charge
     With Sales
Charge
     Without Sales
Charge
     With Sales
Charge
     Without Sales
Charge
     With Sales
Charge
 
                 

Year Ended June 30, 2012

     -12.37      -17.18      -13.04      -13.82      -11.95      n/a   

Since Inception:

  (May 5, 2008)

     6.15      4.72      5.56      5.56      6.51      n/a   

“Without Sales Charge” returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). “With Sales Charge” returns reflect the maximum sales charge of 5.50% on Class A Shares. The CDSC on Class C Shares is 1.00% within the first year for each purchase; there is no CDSC on Class C Shares thereafter. A 2.00% redemption fee will be charged if Fund shares are redeemed or exchanged within the first two months of purchase.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.pyxisais.com.

The gross expense ratio as reported in the Fund’s prospectus was as follows: Class A: 3.20%, Class C: 3.85% and Class Z: 2.85%.

 

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June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

 

Performance Overview

The class A shares of the Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund (the “Fund) posted a return of 9.69% for the three year period ended June 30, 2012. That was below the return of the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Healthcare Index (the “Index”), which returned 15.43% over the same period. Since inception through June 30 2012, the Fund’s Class A shares annualized return is 6.15% and the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Healthcare Index annualized return is 6.97%. During the same period, the Fund’s Class A shares annualized standard deviation is 13.69% and the Fund’s benchmark, the S&P 500 Healthcare Index annualized standard deviation is 16.06%

Manager’s Discussion

The Fund’s objective is to seek long-term capital appreciation. In the three year period ended June 30, 2012 and also since inception, we believe we achieved this objective. The table below presents the monthly performance of the Fund from Inception through June 30, 2012:

 

Year     Jan        Feb        Mar        Apr        May        Jun        Jul        Aug        Sep        Oct        Nov        Dec        YTD   
2008               -0.2%        0.4%        2.9%        10.5%        5.4%        -4.8%        -0.2%        13.9%   
2009     -2.0%        -1.2%        -8.9%        -1.5%        -2.3%        0.4%        0.9%        -0.7%        -1.4%        -0.5%        2.1%        14.5%        -2.2%   
2010     0.0%        3.6%        1.3%        -0.6%        0.5%        -1.2%        0.5%        2.0%        2.4%        -2.6%        0.6%        7.2%        14.0%   
2011     0.9%        -0.3%        0.5%        5.5%        4.6%        3.2%        -0.6%        -7.1%        0.3%        2.4%        -1.9%        -1.1%        5.8%   
2012     -1.1%        0.3%        3.0%        -2.5%        -7.1%        2.9%                                                        -4.7%   

The Fund grew 23% over the twelve month period ended June 30, 2011. The Fund had net assets of approximately $43.5 million as of June 30, 2011 and ended the twelve month period on June 30, 2012 with net assets of $53.3 million. During the period long positions outperformed short positions. As of June 30, 2012, the Fund was invested in 61 long positions and 40 short positions. This resulted in a gross exposure of 134% and a net exposure of 29% for the Portfolio.

The Fund overlays a top down, macro view with a bottom up, fundamental long-short stock-picking strategy. Investments are made across the entire healthcare sector. The team uses academic, legislative and healthcare industry resources to pursue high absolute and risk-adjusted returns over an equity market cycle by managing a high alpha1, low beta portfolio, while minimizing volatility and drawdowns compared to traditional equity markets.

Three focus areas of the investment philosophy follow:

Limited Market Exposure: Significant attention to short opportunities. The event-driven downside potential in healthcare stocks presents attractive opportunity to add alpha through short selling.

Opportunity Driven Investments: Investments are made when we have an edge and our view is differentiated from market expectations.

Bottom-up Approach: Intensive healthcare industry and company research to identify both the best in class companies within each subsector, and short selling opportunities within companies with deteriorating fundamentals.

In the intermediate term, the healthcare sector is approaching an acute period of political and policy changes. The Manager operates at the nexus of finance, science and policy in order to make investments in the healthcare sector. Towards the end of 2012 and extending well into 2013, The United States will have the mid-term elections, Presidential election, expiration of the doc fix, expiration of employer tax cuts, expiration of Bush era tax cuts, expiration of unemployment benefits and most importantly, the pending fiscal cliff. Healthcare is about to go through a period that the Manager feels will continue to demonstrate the Fund differentiation and competitive advantages.

In the long term, we believe that the healthcare sector may be particularly well suited for a long/short strategy, as we believe that we are in the midst of the most significant structural change to the healthcare sector since the 1965 enactment of Medicare and Medicaid. It is our expectation that implementation of healthcare reform over the next 3-5 years and beyond will create a number of winners and losers. We believe there is a rationale for long exposure to the healthcare sector given that healthcare is 17% of the Gross Domestic Product (“GDP”), has grown as a percentage of GDP every year since 1997, and may provide defensive exposure to the macro economy. However, the healthcare sector also faces a unique and persistent set of challenges in the form of government reimbursement, the FDA, government reform, clinical trials and the practice of separating good science and bad science. We believe a portfolio should have both long and short exposure in order to capture the full investment potential in the healthcare sector.

Thank you for your continued participation in the Fund. We look forward to serving your future investment needs.

 

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Michael D. Gregory

Portfolio Manager

 

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Measures a manager’s contribution to performance due to security selection or market timings relative to the index.

 

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to change and risk.

 

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June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund - Class A

Growth of Hypothetical $10,000 Investment

 

LOGO

All dividends and capital gains are reinvested. Indexes are unmanaged and do not take into account fees, expenses or other costs.

Returns shown in the chart and table do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or on the sale of the Fund shares.

The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers than if the Fund was diversified. Floating rate funds present special financial risks and are considered to have speculative characteristics. Senior loans are subject to risk of non-payment of scheduled interest and/or principal. Please refer to Note 13, Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies, for more information.

 

Average Annual Total Returns  
   

Class A

   

Class B

   

Class C

   

Class Z

 
    Without Sales
Charge
    With Sales
Charge
    Without Sales
Charge
    With Sales
Charge
    Without Sales
Charge
    With Sales
Charge
    Without Sales
Charge
    With Sales
Charge
 
               

Year Ended June 30, 2012

    2.52     -1.02     2.01     -1.17     2.01     1.03     2.73     n/a   

Five Year

    -5.07     -5.73     -5.42     -5.56     -5.54     -5.54     -4.76     n/a   

Ten Year

    1.95     1.58     1.66     1.66     1.44     1.44     2.29     n/a   

“Without Sales Charge” returns do not include sales charges or contingent deferred sales charges (“CDSC”). “With Sales Charge” returns reflect the maximum sales charge of 3.50% on Class A Shares and the maximum CDSC for Class B shares is 3.25%. The CDSC on Class C Shares is 1.00% within the first year for each purchase; there is no CDSC on Class C Shares thereafter. A 2.00% redemption fee will be charged if Fund shares are redeemed or exchanged within the first two months of purchase.

The performance data quoted represents past performance and is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that an investor’s share when redeemed may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. For performance data current to the most recent month-end, please visit our website at www.pyxisais.com.

The gross expense ratio as reported in the Fund’s prospectus was as follows: Class A: 2.65%, Class B: 3.00%, Class C: 3.15% and Class Z: 2.30%.

 

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June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

Dear Shareholders:

Q: How has the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) performed?

A: For the twelve month period ended June 30, 2012, the Fund’s Class A Shares returned 2.52%. The Fund’s benchmark, the Credit Suisse Leveraged Loan Index (the “Index”), was 3.33% for the period, and the Lipper Loan Open Ended Participation Loan Category average, returned 3.30% for the period. During this same time period, the Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 Index returned 5.45%.

Q: What was the investment environment like for corporate bank loans during the period?

A: The twelve months ending June 30, 2012 marked a period of volatility for the leveraged loan market, but also one of resiliency with the Index returning 3.33% over the time period. During the second half of 2011 the Index experienced a -1.47% decline, the majority of which came from a -4.16% return in August. However, in January 2012 the Index returned 2.00% en route to a strong 4.52% return for the six months ending June 30, 2012. The average bid for the Index began the twelve month period at 95.07 and finished June 30, 2012 lower at 94.29.

Q: How is the Fund currently positioned?

A: As of June 30, 2012, the Fund is approximately 81.1% loans, 6.5% structured products, 6.4% other corporate debt and 6.0% equities, as a percentage of investments. With regards to diversification, the Fund is currently invested in approximately 27 industries and 131 issuers. In terms of credit quality, at June 30, 2012 the Fund is allocated 27% BB, 48% single-B and less than 9% allocated towards CCC or below.

Q: What is your outlook?

A: The challenges present in the macro economy (softness in the U.S. economy, impending fiscal cliff and uncertainty in Europe to name a few) lead us toward a view that the capital markets will continue to exhibit volatility through the remainder of 2012. However, relative to the equity and high yield bond markets we believe that the leveraged loan asset class offers a more attractive risk-return profile and should experience lower volatility. We view market credit spreads as being attractive in the context of estimated default rates in the range of 1-2% for 2012-20131 and the anticipation for a low growth environment. The Fund seeks to take advantage of the volatility in the leveraged loan market through rigorous fundamental credit analysis and by remaining flexible to allocate capital where opportunities are present in the market.

We thank you for your investment in the Fund.

 

LOGO

Greg Stuecheli, CFA

Partner & Senior

Portfolio Manager

Greg Stuecheli has been a portfolio manager of the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund since inception and its predecessor funds since December 31, 2008.

Funds that invest in floating rate loan investments present financial risks. Defaults on the loans in the portfolio could reduce the Fund’s net asset value and its distributions, as could nonpayment of scheduled interest and principal. Prepayment of principal by a borrower could mean the Fund’s managers have to replace the loan with a lower-yielding security, which could affect the valuation of the portfolio’s holdings.

 

 

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Credit Suisse Mid-Year 2012 U.S. Leveraged Finance Outlook

 

Current and future portfolio holdings are subject to change and risk.

 

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FUND PROFILE (unaudited)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

 

Objective

Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund seeks consistent, above-average total returns primarily through capital appreciation, while also attempting to preserve capital and mitigate risk through hedging activities.

 

Net Assets as of June 30, 2012

$723.1 million

 

Portfolio Data as of June 30, 2012

The information below provides a snapshot of Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund at the end of the reporting period. Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.

 

Sectors as of 06/30/12 (%)*      Long Exposure        Short Exposure        Net Exposure  

Consumer Discretionary

       16.5           (7.5        9.0   

Consumer Staples

       0.8           (0.3        0.5   

Energy

       3.1           (1.2        1.9   

Financial

       9.4           (1.6        7.8   

Healthcare

       6.7           (2.6        4.1   

Industrials

       7.7           (2.6        5.1   

Information Technology

       20.1           (9.9        10.2   

Materials

                 (1.7        (1.7

Telecommunication Services

       7.4           (0.9        6.5   

Other

                 (1.2        (1.2

 

Top 5 Holdings as of 06/30/12 (%)*

Long Securities

             Short Securities        

Alliance Data Systems Corp.

     5.5         MICROS Systems, Inc.      (1.6

Apple, Inc.

     4.5         Rackspace Hosting, Inc.      (1.4

Citrix Systems, Inc.

     3.3         VMware, Inc., Class A      (1.1

SBA Communications Corp., Class A

     3.0         Polaris Industries, Inc.      (1.0

Norfolk Southern Corp.

     2.8         McDonald’s Corp.      (1.0

The Fund’s investment activities involve a significant degree of risk such as short sales which theoretically involve unlimited loss potential. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers than if the Fund was diversified.

Please refer to Note 13, Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies, for more information.

 

* Long and short securities are calculated as a percentage of total net assets.

 

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FUND PROFILE (unaudited)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

 

Objective

Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation.

 

Net Assets as of June 30, 2012

$53.3 million

 

Portfolio Data as of June 30, 2012

The information below provides a snapshot of Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund at the end of the reporting period. Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.

 

Sectors as of 06/30/12 (%)*      Long Exposure        Short Exposure        Net Exposure  

Healthcare:

                                

Healthcare Equipment

       19.9           (9.8        10.1   

Pharmaceuticals

       16.7           (6.8        9.9   

Biotechnology

       8.6           (15.2        (6.6

Healthcare Technology

       7.6           0.0           7.6   

Life Sciences Tools & Services

       7.0           (6.7        0.3   

Managed Healthcare

       7.0           (1.2        5.8   

Healthcare Facilities

       4.6           (3.0        1.6   

Healthcare Services

       3.5           (5.1        (1.6

Healthcare Supplies

       3.5           (3.9        (0.4

Consumer Discretionary

       3.2           0.0           3.2   

Consumer Staples

       1.3           0.0           1.3   

Materials

       0.0           (1.2        (1.2

 

Top 5 Holdings as of 06/30/12 (%)*

Long Securities

             Short Securities        

Genesys Ventures IA, L.P.

     3.3         Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc.      (2.8

NuVasive, Inc.

     3.1         STERIS Corp.      (2.5

AstraZeneca PLC, SP ADR

     3.0         Seattle Genetics, Inc.      (2.2

Merck & Co., Inc.

     3.0         Cooper Co., Inc. (The)      (2.2

PAREXEL International Corp.

     2.9         Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.      (2.1

The Fund’s investment activities involve a significant degree of risk such as short sales which theoretically involve unlimited loss potential. The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of its assets in the securities of fewer issuers than if the Fund was diversified.

The Fund’s performance largely depends on the healthcare industry and is susceptible to economic, political and regulatory risks.

Please refer to Note 13, Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies, for more information.

 

* Long and short securities are calculated as a percentage of total net assets.

 

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FUND PROFILE (unaudited)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

Objective

Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund seeks to provide a high level of current income, consistent with preservation of capital.

 

Net Assets as of June 30, 2012

$550.5 million

 

Portfolio Data as of June 30, 2012

The information below provides a snapshot of Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund at the end of the reporting period. Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund is actively managed and the composition of its portfolio will change over time.

Floating rate loan investments present special financial risks. Defaults on the loans, nonpayment and prepayment of principal could affect the valuation of the portfolio’s holdings.

Short sales theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase.

The Fund’s ability to invest in high-yield debt securities (or junk securities) generally subjects the Fund to greater risk. The use of leverage involves certain risks, such as greater volatility of the NAV of the Fund’s shares and the nonpayment of dividends.

 

Quality Breakdown as of 6/30/12 (%)*  

A

       0.8   

BBB

       1.6   

BB

       28.7   

B

       51.6   

CCC

       8.8   

D

       0.3   

Not Rated

       8.2   
Top 5 Sectors as of 06/30/12 (%)*  

Broadcasting

       14.6   

Service

       14.4   

Healthcare

       12.2   

Financial

       8.8   

Chemicals

       8.7   
 

 

Top 10 Holdings as of 06/30/12 (%)*  

CCS Medical, Inc. (Senior Loans)

     5.3   

US Airways Group, Inc. (Senior Loans)

     3.2   

Sabre, Inc. (Senior Loans)

     3.1   

Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc., Class A (Common Stock)

     3.0   

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC (Senior Loans)

     3.0   

Travelport, LLC (Senior Loans)

     2.8   

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., Class A (Common Stock)

     2.3   

Univision Communications, Inc. (Senior Loans)

     2.3   

Tervita Corp. (Senior Loans)

     2.1   

All3Media Intermediate Ltd. (Senior Loans)

     1.8   

The Fund is non-diversified and may invest a larger portion of it’s assets in the securities of fewer issuers than if the Fund was diversified.

Please refer to Note 13, Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies, for more information.

 

* Quality is calculated as a percentage of total senior loans, asset-backed securities and corporate notes and bonds. Sectors and holdings are calculated as a percentage of total net assets. The quality ratings reflected were issued by Standard & Poors, a nationally recognized statistical rating organization. Ratings are measured on a scale that generally ranges from AAA (highest) to D (lowest). Quality ratings reflect the credit quality of the underlying bonds in the Fund’s portfolio and not that of the Fund itself. Quality Ratings are subject to change.

 

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

 

June 30, 2012  

 

A guide to understanding each Fund’s financial statements

 

Investment Portfolio      The Investment Portfolio details each of the Fund’s holdings and their market value as of the last day of the reporting period. Portfolio holdings are organized by type of asset and industry to demonstrate areas of concentration and diversification.
Statement of Assets and Liabilities      This statement details each Fund’s assets, liabilities, net assets and share price for each share class as of the last day of the reporting period. Net assets are calculated by subtracting all of a Fund’s liabilities (including any unpaid expenses) from the total of the Fund’s investment and non-investment assets. The net asset value per share for each class is calculated by dividing net assets allocated to that share class by the number of shares outstanding in that class as of the last day of the reporting period.
Statement of Operations      This statement reports income earned by each Fund and the expenses incurred by each Fund during the reporting period. The Statement of Operations also shows any net gain or loss a Fund realized on the sales of its holdings during the period as well as any unrealized gains or losses recognized over the period. The total of these results represents a Fund’s net increase or decrease in net assets from operations.
Statement of Changes in Net Assets      This statement details how each Fund’s net assets were affected by its operating results, distributions to shareholders and shareholder transactions (e.g., subscriptions, redemptions and distribution reinvestments) during the reporting period. The Statement of Changes in Net Assets also details changes in the number of shares outstanding.
Statement of Cash Flows      This statement reports net cash and foreign currency, excluding restricted cash, provided or used by operating, investing and financing activities and the net effect of those flows on cash and foreign currency during the period.
Financial Highlights      The Financial Highlights demonstrate how each Fund’s net asset value per share was affected by the Fund’s operating results. The Financial Highlights also disclose the classes’ performance and certain key ratios (e.g., net expenses and net investment income as a percentage of average net assets).
Notes to Financial Statements      These notes disclose the organizational background of the Funds, certain of their significant accounting policies (including those surrounding security valuation, income recognition and distributions to shareholders), federal tax information, fees and compensation paid to affiliates and significant risks and contingencies.

 

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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

 

 

    Shares    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

Common Stocks - 71.7%

  

  CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 16.5%   
  560,099     

CBS Corp., Class B

    18,360,045   
  563,000     

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. (b)

    19,333,420   
  59,188     

Genesco, Inc. (a)

    3,560,158   
  804,548     

Imax Corp. (Canada) (a)(b)

    19,333,289   
  315,700     

Jack in the Box, Inc. (a)

    8,801,716   
  410,164     

Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)

    19,076,728   
  240,000     

Mattress Firm Holding Corp. (a)(b)

    7,274,400   
  214,400     

Michael Kors Holdings, Ltd.
(Hong Kong) (a)

    8,970,496   
  4,406,400     

Sirius XM Radio, Inc. (a)

    8,151,840   
  159,856     

SodaStream International, Ltd.
(Isreal) (a)

    6,549,300   
   

 

 

 
    119,411,392   
   

 

 

 
  CONSUMER STAPLES—0.8%   
  103,402     

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)

    5,691,246   
   

 

 

 
  ENERGY—3.1%   
  56,400     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    3,733,680   
  46,000     

Concho Resources, Inc. (a)

    3,915,520   
  79,400     

Energy XXI Bermuda, Ltd.
(Bermuda)

    2,484,426   
  659,500     

McMorRan Exploration Co. (a)(b)

    8,355,865   
  45,338     

Pioneer Natural Resouces Co.

    3,999,265   
   

 

 

 
    22,488,756   
   

 

 

 
  FINANCIAL—9.4%   
  293,520     

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (a)(b)

    39,625,200   
  572,200     

Corelogic, Inc. (a)

    10,476,982   
  301,200     

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)

    5,156,544   
  381,000     

Wells Fargo & Co.

    12,740,640   
   

 

 

 
    67,999,366   
   

 

 

 
  HEALTH CARE—6.7%   
  33,644     

Alere, Inc. (a)

    654,039   
  103,900     

Cerner Corp. (a)

    8,588,374   
  519,901     

HealthSouth Corp. (a)

    12,092,897   
  194,000     

NuVasive, Inc. (a)

    4,919,840   
  563,500     

Pfizer, Inc.

    12,960,500   
  173,800     

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.

    9,021,958   
   

 

 

 
    48,237,608   
   

 

 

 
  INDUSTRIALS—7.7%   
  422,618     

AerCap Holdings NV
(Netherlands) (a)

    4,767,131   
  290,040     

BE Aerospace, Inc. (a)

    12,663,147   
  152,200     

Geo Group, Inc. (a)

    3,457,984   
  278,300     

Norfolk Southern Corp.

    19,973,591   
  333,199     

Pendrell Corp. (a)

    373,183   
  358,100     

Polypore International, Inc. (a)(b)

    14,463,659   
   

 

 

 
    55,698,695   
   

 

 

 
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—20.1%   
  55,836     

Apple, Inc. (a)(c)

    32,608,224   
  314,309     

Cavium, Inc. (a)(b)

    8,800,652   
  501,700     

Ciena Corp. (a)(b)

    8,212,829   
  288,200     

Citrix Systems, Inc. (a)

    24,191,508   
  271,363     

Cognizant Technology Solutions
Corp., Class A (a)

    16,281,780   

    Shares    

 

    Value ($)     

 
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)   
  207,500     

Intuit, Inc.

    12,315,125   
  115,602     

Linkedin Corp., Class A (a)(b)

    12,285,025   
  269,026     

Magnachip Semiconductor
Corp. (a)

    2,563,818   
  224,400     

Microsoft Corp.

    6,864,396   
  272,800     

Monolithic Power Systems,
Inc. (a)

    5,420,536   
  100,000     

Red Hat, Inc. (a)

    5,648,000   
  570,600     

Web.Com Group, Inc. (a)

    10,453,392   
   

 

 

 
    145,645,285   
   

 

 

 
  TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—7.4%   
  63,782     

Equinix, Inc. (a)(b)

    11,203,308   
  374,759     

SBA Communications Corp.,
Class A (a)(b)

    21,380,000   
  3,854,400     

Sprint Nextel Corp. (a)

    12,565,344   
  310,000     

tw telecom, Inc. (a)(b)

    7,954,600   
   

 

 

 
    53,103,252   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks (Cost $494,364,767)

    518,275,600   
   

 

 

 

    Contracts    

 

 

Purchased Call Options (a)—0.0%

  

  ENERGY—0.0%   
  901     

Pioneer Natural Resources,
Strike Price $95.00,
Expiration 07/21/12

    112,625   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Purchased Call Options
(Cost $304,511)

    112,625   
   

 

 

 

    Shares    

 

 

Registered Investment Company—23.1%

  

  166,819,372     

Federated Prime Obligations
Fund (c)

    166,819,372   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Registered Investment Company
(Cost $166,819,372)

    166,819,372   
   

 

 

 

 

Total Investments—94.8%

    685,207,597   
   

 

 

 

 

(Cost of $661,488,650) (d)

 

$263,889,138 in cash was segregated or on deposit with the brokers to cover investments sold short as of June 30, 2012 and is included in “Other Assets & Liabilities, Net”:

 

 

Short Sales - (29.5)%

  

  CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - (7.5)%   
  158,600     

BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (e)

    (6,026,800
  162,010     

Brunswick Corp.

    (3,599,862
  24,600     

Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (e)

    (1,225,818
  237,550     

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

    (5,428,017
  33,900     

Finish Line, Inc., Class A

    (708,849
  72,000     

Focus Media Holding, Ltd., ADR

    (1,690,560
  171,200     

HomeAway, Inc. (e)

    (3,721,888
  26,700     

LKQ Corp. (e)

    (891,780
  80,300     

McDonald’s Corp.

    (7,108,959
  107,100     

Omnicom Group, Inc.

    (5,205,060
  256,000     

Pandora Media, Inc. (e)

    (2,782,720
  104,500     

Polaris Industries, Inc.

    (7,469,660
  20,500     

Ralph Lauren Corp.

    (2,871,230
 

 

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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (continued)

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

 

 

    Shares    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

Short Sales (continued)

 
  CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY (continued)   
  61,700     

SPDR S&P Retail, ETF

    (3,645,853
  41,400     

Starbucks Corp.

    (2,207,448
   

 

 

 
      (54,584,504
   

 

 

 
  CONSUMER STAPLES—(0.3)%   
  29,100     

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

    (2,342,841
   

 

 

 
  ENERGY—(1.2)%   
  127,624     

SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, ETF

    (6,432,250
  125,000     

United States Natural Gas Fund LP, ETF (e)

    (2,411,250
   

 

 

 
      (8,843,500
   

 

 

 
  FINANCIAL—(1.6)%   
  90,000     

American Tower Corp., REIT

    (6,291,900
  111,500     

Equifax, Inc.

    (5,195,900
   

 

 

 
      (11,487,800
   

 

 

 
  HEALTHCARE—(2.6)%   
  18,300     

Agilent Technologies, Inc.

    (718,092
  66,500     

Allergan, Inc.

    (6,155,905
  60,200     

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

    (1,166,676
  57,400     

Life Technologies Corp. (e)

    (2,582,426
  131,570     

MAKO Surgical Corp. (e)

    (3,369,508
  47,700     

Stericycle, Inc. (e)

    (4,372,659
   

 

 

 
      (18,365,266
   

 

 

 
  INDUSTRIALS—(2.6)%   
  200,000     

ACCO Brands Corp. (e)

    (2,068,000
  191,473     

Air Lease Corp. (e)

    (3,712,661
  75,000     

Generac Holdings, Inc. (e)

    (1,804,500
  43,200     

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

    (2,574,720
  47,300     

Pall Corp.

    (2,592,513
  43,500     

Sherwin-Williams Co.

    (5,757,225
   

 

 

 
      (18,509,619
   

 

 

 
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY—(9.9)%   
  89,800     

Accenture PLC, Class A (Ireland)

    (5,396,082
  55,900     

Adobe Systems, Inc. (e)

    (1,809,483
  128,678     

Altera Corp.

    (4,354,464
  170,000     

Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.

    (2,597,600
  139,100     

Facebook, Inc., Class A (e)

    (4,328,792
  53,140     

Informatica Corp. (e)

    (2,251,010
  109,100     

Intel Corp.

    (2,907,515
  149,400     

Marvell Technology Group Ltd. (Bermuda)

    (1,685,232
  225,900     

MICROS Systems, Inc. (e)

    (11,566,080
  150,800     

Qihoo 360 Technology Co., Ltd.,
ADR (e)

    (2,607,332
  237,100     

Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (e)

    (10,418,174
  46,000     

Seagate Technology PLC (Ireland)

    (1,137,580
  111,870     

Synaptics, Inc. (e)

    (3,202,838
  330,000     

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson,
SP ADR

    (3,012,900
  67,500     

Verisign, Inc. (e)

    (2,940,975
  87,690     

VMware, Inc., Class A (e)

    (7,983,298
  156,900     

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (e)

    (3,679,305
   

 

 

 
      (71,878,660
   

 

 

 

    Shares    

 

    Value ($)     

 
  MATERIALS—(1.7)%   
  75,800     

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

    (5,782,024
  395,622     

Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

    (6,246,871
   

 

 

 
      (12,028,895
   

 

 

 
  OTHER—(1.2)%   
  59,769     

iShares Russell Midcap Index Fund, ETF

    (6,297,262
  11,900     

SPDR S&P Midcap 400 Trust, ETF

    (2,038,470
   

 

 

 
      (8,335,732
   

 

 

 
  TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES—(0.9)%   
  89,400     

Digital Reality Trust, Inc., REIT

    (6,711,258
   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments sold short
(Proceeds $213,679,305)

    (213,088,075
   

 

 

 

 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - 34.7%

    250,958,840   
   

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

    723,078,362   
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Non-income producing security.
(b) Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of June 30, 2012, the market value of securities loaned was $102,488,771. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $102,682,168. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.
(c) All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales.
(d) Cost for U.S. Federal income tax purposes is $672,476,250.
(e) No dividend payable on security sold short.

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
PLC   Public Limited Company
REIT   Real Estate Investment Trust
SP ADR   Sponsored American Depositary Receipt
SPDR   Standard & Poor’s Depositary Receipts

Transactions in written options for the year ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
       Premium  

Outstanding, June 30, 2011

             $   

Call Options Written

     2,430           392,148   

Put Options Written

     7,212           659,885   

Call Options Closed

     (930        (215,478

Put Options Closed

     (500        (70,347

Call Options Expired

     (1,500        (176,671

Put Options Expired

     (6,262        (501,987

Put Options Exercised

     (450        (87,550

Outstanding, June 30, 2012

             $   
 

 

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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

 

    Principal ($)    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

US Senior Loans (a) - 1.5%

 

  HEALTHCARE - 1.5%   

 

Healthcare Services - 1.5%

  

  400,000     

CNS Response, Inc., Term Loan, 9.0%, 02/25/13 (b) (c)

    400,000   
  400,000     

CNS Response, Inc., Term Loan, 9.0%, 11/11/13 (b)(c)

    400,000   
   

 

 

 
      800,000   
   

 

 

 
 

Total US Senior Loans
(Cost $800,000)

    800,000   
   

 

 

 

    Shares    

 

 

Common Stocks - 77.2%

  

  CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY - 3.2%   
  15,870     

GNC Holdings, Inc., Class A (d)

    622,104   
  61,732     

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A (d)

    440,766   
  11,839     

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (d) (e)

    650,316   
   

 

 

 
      1,713,186   
   

 

 

 
  CONSUMER STAPLES - 1.3%   
  23,478     

Walgreen Co.

    694,479   
   

 

 

 
  HEALTHCARE - 72.7%   

 

Biotechnology - 8.1%

  

  261,073     

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)

    459,488   
  38,142     

Addex Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (e)

    332,055   
  93,513     

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (e)

    1,091,297   
  34,039     

Amarin Corp. PLC ADR (e)

    492,204   
  400,000     

AVI BioPharma, Inc.

    250,400   
  6,799     

Biogen Idec, Inc. (e)

    981,640   
  50,033     

Galectin Therapeutics, Inc. (e)

    102,568   
  110,618     

Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (e)

    612,824   
   

 

 

 
      4,322,476   
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment - 19.9%

  

  25,079     

ArthroCare Corp. (d)(e)

    734,313   
  12,286     

Baxter International, Inc. (d)

    653,001   
  1,068,076     

Genesys Ventures IA, L.P. (b)(c)(e)

    1,783,687   
  10,199     

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (f)

    980,430   
  2,120     

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (d)(e)

    1,174,035   
  36,991     

Natus Medical, Inc.

    429,835   
  64,565     

NuVasive, Inc. (d)(e)

    1,637,368   
  11,914     

Orthofix International NV (e)

    491,452   
  17,003     

Stryker Corp. (Canada) (d)

    936,865   
  45,893     

Tornier NV (d)

    1,028,921   
  25,529     

Volcano Corp. (e)

    731,406   
   

 

 

 
      10,581,313   
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Facilities - 4.6%

  

  27,401     

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc. (d)(e)

    480,614   
  119,639     

Adcare Health Systems, Inc. (e)

    440,271   
  70,292     

VCA Antech, Inc. (e)

    1,545,018   
   

 

 

 
      2,465,903   
   

 

 

 

    Shares    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

Healthcare Services - 1.7%

  

  22,698     

CNS Response, Inc. (b) (e)

    77,742   
  8,487     

DaVita, Inc. (d) (e)

    833,508   
   

 

 

 
      911,250   
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Supplies - 3.5%

  

  56,556     

Endologix, Inc. (d) (e)

    873,225   
  9,394     

Haemonetics Corp. (d) (e)

    696,189   
  107,407     

TranS1, Inc. (e)

    266,369   
   

 

 

 
      1,835,783   
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Technology - 7.6%

  

  84,820     

Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (d)(e)

    927,083   
  16,698     

Computer Programs and System, Inc. (d)

    955,460   
  43,438     

HealthStream, Inc. (d) (e)

    1,129,388   
  10,519     

SXC Health Solutions Corp. (e) (f)

    1,043,590   
   

 

 

 
      4,055,521   
   

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 6.6%

  

  46,620     

ICON PLC, SP ADR (d) (e)

    1,050,349   
  55,221     

PAREXEL International Corp. (d) (e)

    1,558,889   
  128,660     

ShangPharma Corp. ADR (d) (e)

    876,175   
   

 

 

 
      3,485,413   
   

 

 

 

 

Managed Healthcare - 7.0%

  

  42,558     

Health Net, Inc. (e)

    1,032,883   
  14,270     

Humana, Inc. (d)

    1,105,069   
  84,822     

Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (d) (e)

    811,747   
  11,893     

WellPoint, Inc.

    758,654   
   

 

 

 
      3,708,353   
   

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 13.7%

  

  35,945     

AstraZeneca PLC, SP ADR (d)

    1,608,539   
  46,752     

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (e)

    1,448,377   
  143,680     

Endocyte, Inc. (d) (e) (f)

    1,181,050   
  37,762     

Merck & Co., Inc. (d)

    1,576,563   
  52,147     

Vivus, Inc. (f)

    1,488,275   
   

 

 

 
      7,302,804   
   

 

 

 
      38,668,816   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $39,424,916)

    41,076,481   
   

 

 

 

    Contracts    

     

 

Purchased Put Options - 0.1%

  

  HEALTHCARE - 0.1%   

 

Biotechnology - 0.1%

  

  867     

Protalix Biotherapeutics, Inc., Strike Price $6.00,
Expiration 07/21/12

    39,015   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Purchased Put Options
(Cost $18,240)

    39,015   
   

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       13


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As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

 

    Units    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

Warrants - 4.2%

  

  HEALTHCARE - 4.2%   

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.5%

  

       177,478     

Delcath Systems, Inc.,
Expiration 05/25/17 (c)

    177,371   
  40,000     

Pluristem Therapeutics, Inc.,
Expiration 01/27/16 (c)

    35,544   
  30,000     

pSivida Corp.,
Expiration 01/19/16 (c)

    23,472   
   

 

 

 
      236,387   
   

 

 

 

 

Biotechnology - 0.4%

  

  94,204     

Discovery Laboratories, Inc.,
Expiration 02/16/16 (c)

    98,669   
  137,950     

Galectin Therapeutics, Inc.,
Expiration 03/28/17

    57,939   
  121,816     

MediciNova, Inc.,
Expiration 03/24/16 (c)

    73,138   
   

 

 

 
      229,746   
   

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - 3.0%

  

  37,955     

ADVENTRX Pharamceuticals, Inc., Expiration 01/07/16 (c)

    3,124   
  521,727     

Neostem, Inc.,
Expiration 07/19/16 (c)

    79,198   
  271,081     

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Expiration 03/11/16 (c)

    1,532,177   
   

 

 

 
      1,614,499   
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Services - 0.3%

  

  66,667     

CNS Response, Inc.,
Expiration 02/25/18 (b)(c)

    87,720   
 
66,667
  
 

CNS Response, Inc.,
Expiration 11/09/17 (b)(c)

    85,600   
   

 

 

 
      173,320   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Warrants
(Cost $128,508)

    2,253,952   
   

 

 

 

 

Total Investments - 83.0%

    44,169,448   
   

 

 

 

 

(Cost of $40,371,664) (h)

 

$25,521,231 in cash was segregated or on deposit with the brokers to cover instruments sold short as of June 30, 2012 and is included in “Other Assets & Liabilities, Net”:

 

    Shares    

     

 

Short Sales - (52.9)%

  

  HEALTHCARE - (51.7)%   

 

Biotechnology - (15.2)%

  

  16,937     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (g)

    (399,036
  1,612     

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (160,072
  7,414     

Amgen, Inc.

    (541,519
       25,000     

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Ltd. (g)

    (93,750
  21,425     

Incyte Corp.

    (486,348
  12,749     

Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (172,876

    Shares    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

Biotechnology (continued)

  

  42,517     

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (585,884
  37,977     

Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (513,449
  152,248     

Oncolytics Biotech, Inc.

    (505,463
  30,664     

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (299,894
  126,000     

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (g)

    (721,980
  46,757     

Seattle Genetics, Inc.

    (1,187,160
  39,519     

Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (614,916
  9,099     

Synageva BioPharma Corp. (g)

    (369,055
  198,300     

Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (1,467,420
   

 

 

 
      (8,118,822
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Equipment - (9.8)%

  

  11,049     

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (g)

    (1,141,362
  23,678     

Medtronic, Inc.

    (917,049
  22,142     

Mindray Medical International, Ltd.
ADR (Canada)

    (670,681
  42,992     

STERIS Corp.

    (1,348,659
  18,692     

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (g)

    (1,135,913
   

 

 

 
      (5,213,664
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Facilities - (3.0)%

  

  19,564     

Community Health Systems, Inc.

    (548,379
  34,024     

HCA Holdings, Inc. (g)

    (1,035,350
   

 

 

 
      (1,583,729
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Services - (5.1)%

  

  8,512     

Air Methods Corp. (g)

    (836,304
  29,815     

Amedisys, Inc. (g)

    (371,197
  12,768     

MEDNAX, Inc. (g)

    (875,119
  21,128     

Omnicare, Inc.

    (659,827
   

 

 

 
      (2,742,447
   

 

 

 

 

Healthcare Supplies - (3.9)%

  

  14,430     

Cooper Co., Inc. (The)

    (1,150,937
  4,672     

Neogen Corp. (g)

    (215,846
  13,579     

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

    (685,604
   

 

 

 
      (2,052,387
   

 

 

 

 

Life Sciences Tools & Services - (6.7)%

  

  76,615     

Bruker Corp. (g)

    (1,019,746
  26,324     

Illumina, Inc. (g)

    (1,063,226
  16,466     

Luminex Corp.

    (403,252
  6,807     

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (g)

    (1,060,871
   

 

 

 
      (3,547,095
   

 

 

 

 

Managed Healthcare - (1.2)%

  

  21,279     

Centene Corp. (g)

    (641,775
   

 

 

 

 

Pharmaceuticals - (6.8)%

 
  18,467     

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (g)

    (646,160
  26,383     

Hospira, Inc. (g)

    (922,877
  9,778     

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (g)

    (520,581
  4,590     

Shire PLC, ADR

    (396,530
  25,496     

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (g)

    (1,141,966
   

 

 

 
      (3,628,114
   

 

 

 
      (27,528,033
   

 

 

 
 

 

14       See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

 

    Shares    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

MATERIALS - (1.2)%

 
  8,499     

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

    (628,331
   

 

 

 
 

Total Investments sold short (Proceeds $27,254,939)

    (28,156,364
   

 

 

 

 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - 69.9%

    37,238,777   
   

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

    53,251,861   
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. (Unless otherwise identified, all senior loans carry a variable rate interest.) These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Rate shown represents the weighted average rate at June 30, 2012. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy. As a result, the actual remaining maturity may be substantially less than the stated maturity shown.
(b) Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $2,834,749, or 5.3% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of June 30, 2012. See Note 11.
(c) Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”), or its designee in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. Securities with a total aggregate market value of $4,779,700, or 9.0% of net assets, were valued under the Fund’s Board fair value procedures as of June 30, 2012.
(d) All or part of this security is pledged as collateral for short sales.
(e) Non-income producing security.
(f) Securities (or a portion of securities) on loan. As of June 30, 2012, the market value of securities loaned was $3,101,678. The loaned securities were secured with cash collateral of $3,379,388. Collateral is calculated based on prior day’s prices.
(g) No dividend payable on security sold short.
(h) Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes is $42,351,253.

 

ADR   American Depositary Receipt
ETF   Exchange Traded Fund
PLC   Public Limited Company
SP ADR   Sponsored American Depositary Receipt

Transactions in written options for the year ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

     Number of
Contracts
       Premium  

Outstanding, June 30, 2011

             $   

Call Options Written

     1,152           274,127   

Call Options Closed

     (1,152        (274,127

Outstanding, June 30, 2012

             $   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       15


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As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

US Senior Loans (a) - 76.2%

  

  AEROSPACE - 5.5%   
  1,965,050     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Term Loan, 4.25%, 03/07/16

    1,911,011   
  2,082,411     

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., LLC
Series A New Term Loan (b)

    1,210,401   
  7,106,887     

TransDigm, Inc.
Tranche B-1 Term Loan,
4.00%, 02/14/17

    7,109,090   
  2,407,900     

Tranche B-2 Term Loan,
4.00%, 02/14/17

    2,414,919   
  18,182,885     

US Airways Group, Inc.
Term Loan, 2.75%, 03/21/14

    17,376,111   
   

 

 

 
      30,021,532   
   

 

 

 
  BROADCASTING - 6.5%   
  1,995,000     

Charter Communications
Operating, LLC
Term D Loan, 4.00%, 05/15/19

    1,986,801   
  209,429     

ComCorp Broadcasting, Inc. Revolving Loan,
9.00%, 10/03/12 (c) (d)

    203,837   
  5,448,553     

Term Loan,
9.00%, 04/03/13 (c) (d)

    5,303,077   
  5,968,302     

Cumulus Media Holdings, Inc.
First Lien Term Loan,
5.75%, 09/17/18

    5,961,916   
  2,227,500     

Raycom TV Broadcasting, LLC Tranche B Term Loan,
4.50%, 05/31/17

    2,182,950   
  4,982,343     

TWCC Holding Corp.
Term Loan, 4.25%, 02/13/17

    4,986,503   
  15,728,886     

Univision Communications, Inc. Extended First-Lien Term Loan, 4.50%, 03/31/17 (e)

    14,921,601   
   

 

 

 
      35,546,685   
   

 

 

 
  CABLE/WIRELESS VIDEO - 1.9%   
  63,852,411     

Broadstripe, LLC
First Lien Term Loan, PIK (b) (d)

    8,524,297   
  1,888,968     

Revolver (b) (d)

    252,177   
  1,801,762     

WideOpenWest Finance, LLC
Series A New Term Loan,
6.74%, 06/30/14

    1,798,024   
   

 

 

 
      10,574,498   
   

 

 

 
  CHEMICALS - 4.9%   
  9,975,000     

Ineos US Finance LLC
Dollar Term Loan,
6.50%, 05/04/18 (e)

    9,787,968   
  1,496,250     

Momentive Performance Materials
Term Loan B3, 3.75%, 05/05/15

    1,421,438   
  995,000     

Polyone Corp.
Term Loan, 5.00%, 12/20/17

    998,423   
  3,885,262     

W.R. Grace & Co.
5 Year Revolver (b)

    7,369,041   
  3,885,262     

Revolving Credit Loan (b)

    7,369,041   
   

 

 

 
      26,945,911   
   

 

 

 

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 
  CONSUMER NON-DURABLES - 0.8%   
  4,469,697     

Prestige Brands, Inc.
Term B Loan, 5.25%, 01/31/19

    4,497,990   
   

 

 

 
  DIVERSIFIED MEDIA - 3.0%   
  4,950,000     

AMC Networks, Inc.
Term Loan B, 4.00%, 12/31/18

    4,928,344   
  2,493,456     

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc. Term Loan, 2.50%, 07/03/14

    2,320,647   
  6,357,419     

Tranche B Term Loan,
5.75%, 07/05/17

    5,492,810   
  3,016,435     

Cydcor, Inc.
First Lien Tranche B Term Loan, 9.00%, 02/05/13

    3,016,435   
  2,997,484     

Endurance Business Media, Inc.
Term Loan, 6.50%, 12/14/14

    899,245   
   

 

 

 
      16,657,481   
   

 

 

 
  ENERGY - 2.9%   
  189,605     

Alon USA Energy, Inc.
Edington Facility, 2.50%, 08/05/13

    183,443   
  1,516,841     

Paramount Facility, 2.50%, 08/05/13

    1,467,544   
  4,000,000     

Arch Coal, Inc.
Term Loan, 5.75%, 05/16/18

    3,940,420   
  9,975,000     

PL Propylooene LLC
Term Loan B, 7.00%, 03/27/17

    10,093,453   
   

 

 

 
      15,684,860   
   

 

 

 
  FINANCIAL - 1.1%   
  1,500,000     

GMACM Borrower LLC
Term A-1 Loan, 11/18/13 (e)

    1,502,625   
  500,000     

Term A-2 Loan, 11/18/13 (e)

    502,875   
  3,990,000     

LPL Holdings, Inc.
Initial Tranche B Term Loan,
4.00%, 03/29/19

    3,962,070   
   

 

 

 
      5,967,570   
   

 

 

 
  FOOD AND DRUG - 0.6%   
  3,401,707     

Rite Aid Corp.
Tranche 5 Term Loan,
6.50%, 03/03/18

    3,345,017   
   

 

 

 
  FOOD/TOBACCO - 3.0%   
  4,956,714     

Burger King Corp.
Tranche B Term Loan,
4.50%, 10/19/16

    4,944,941   
  1,969,849     

Dean Foods Co.
Extended Tranche B Term Loan,
3.25%, 04/02/16

    1,943,246   
  1,969,849     

Extended Tranche B Term Loan,
3.50%, 04/02/17

    1,943,384   
  723,477     

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
Pre-Funded RC Term Loan,
0.06%, 06/14/13

    713,982   
  7,291,567     

Term Loan, 2.56%, 06/14/14

    7,195,865   
   

 

 

 
      16,741,418   
   

 

 

 
 

 

16       See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (continued)

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

US Senior Loans (continued)

  

  GAMING/LEISURE - 2.9%   
  23,243,312     

Ginn LA Conduit Lender, Inc.
First Lien Tranche A Credit-Linked Deposit (b)

    755,408   
  49,819,311     

First Lien Tranche B
Term Loan (b)

    1,619,128   
  7,000,000     

Second Lien Term Loan (b) (d)

      
  9,386,114     

LLV Holdco, LLC
Exit Revolving Loan,
5.00%, 12/31/12 (c) (f) (g)

    8,682,155   
  1,807,633     

Senior Secured Facility,
15.00%, 07/15/12 (c) (f) (g)

    1,808,807   
  1,133,075     

Nevada Land Group, LLC
First Lien Initial Loan, PIK,
40.25%, 11/10/13

    1,138,740   
  1,863,601     

Second Lien Initial Loan,
10.00%, 11/12/13 (g)

    1,602,697   
  613,197     

Tamarack Resort, LLC
Term Loan (b)

    521,217   
  18,000,000     

WAICCS Las Vegas 3, LLC
Second Lien Term Loan (b)

    90,000   
   

 

 

 
      16,218,152   
   

 

 

 
  HEALTHCARE - 9.8%   
  30,433,745     

CCS Medical, Inc.
First Lien Term Loan,
8.25%, 03/31/15 (c)

    29,064,227   
  210,393     

Second Lien Term Loan,
3.00%, 03/31/16 (c)

      
  2,906,959     

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc.
Extended Term Loan, 3.97%, 01/25/17

    2,867,773   
  5,655,213     

HCA, Inc.
Tranche B-3 Term Loan, 3.50%, 05/01/18

    5,497,942   
  4,975,000     

Health Management Associates, Inc. Term B Loan, 4.50%, 11/16/18

    4,945,996   
  9,471,203     

Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Dollar Term B-1 Loan,
7.00%, 05/04/18 (e)

    9,565,915   
  1,960,542     

Universal Health Services, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75%, 11/15/16

    1,937,879   
   

 

 

 
      53,879,732   
   

 

 

 
  HOUSING - 1.5%   
  8,000,000     

EH/Transeastern, LLC/TE TOUSA Term Loan (b) (d)

    7,108,800   
  414,935     

Las Vegas Land Holdings, LLC Term Loan, 2.46%, 03/31/16

    352,694   
  8,509,077     

LBREP/L-Suncal Master I, LLC
First Lien Term Loan (b) (d)

    646,690   
   

 

 

 
      8,108,184   
   

 

 

 
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 5.5%   
  6,223,936     

Avaya, Inc.
Term B-3 Loan, 4.97%, 10/26/17

    5,529,998   

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (continued)   
  8,465,973     

Commscope, Inc.
Tranche 1 Term Loan, 4.25%, 01/14/18 (e)

    8,428,173   
  1,909,821     

Dealer Computer Services, Inc. Tranche B Term Loan, 3.75%, 04/21/18

    1,910,222   
  8,600,000     

Kronos, Inc.
Second Lien Tranche B-1 Term Loan, 10.46%, 06/11/18

    8,702,125   
  3,000,000     

Novell, Inc.
First Lien Term Facility, 7.25%, 11/22/17

    2,973,750   
  2,885,782     

Vertafore, Inc.
First Lien Term Loan, 5.25%, 07/29/16

    2,876,764   
   

 

 

 
      30,421,032   
   

 

 

 
  MANUFACTURING - 0.6%   
  3,031,628     

Tomkins, LLC/Tomkins, Inc.
Term B-1 Loan, 4.25%, 09/29/16

    3,035,796   
   

 

 

 
  METALS/MINERALS - 0.9%   
  4,906,926     

Walter Energy, Inc.
B Term Loan, 04/02/18 (e)

    4,822,600   
   

 

 

 
  RETAIL - 7.4%   
  4,000,000     

Ascena Retail Group, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan, 4.75%, 06/14/18

    4,008,760   
  3,971,844     

Burlington Coat Factory
Warehouse Corporation
Term B-1 Loan, 5.50%, 02/23/17

    3,959,154   
  11,385,852     

Guitar Center, Inc.
Extended Term Loan, 5.72%, 04/09/17 (e)

    10,688,412   
  2,843,531     

J. Crew Group, Inc.
Term Loan, 4.75%, 03/07/18

    2,814,385   
  7,793,969     

Michaels Stores, Inc.
B-2 Term Loan,
5.00%, 07/31/16 (e)

    7,802,893   
  4,000,000     

B-3 Term Loan,
5.00%, 07/31/16 (e)

    4,004,580   
  7,870,573     

Spirit Finance Corp.
Term Loan C, 3.78%, 08/01/13

    7,706,589   
   

 

 

 
      40,984,773   
   

 

 

 
  SERVICE - 10.6%   
  9,250,000     

Energysolutions, LLC
08/15/16 (e)

    8,598,615   
  7,523,155     

First Data Corp.
2017 Dollar Term Loan, 5.25%, 03/24/17

    7,189,315   
  7,500,000     

2018 Dollar Term Loan, 4.25%, 03/23/18

    6,900,488   
  17,435,542     

Sabre, Inc.
Extended Term Loan,
6.00%, 09/30/17

    16,812,221   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       17


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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (continued)

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

US Senior Loans (continued)

  

  SERVICE (continued)   
  1,000,000     

Thomson Reuters, Inc.
Tranche B Term Loan,
6.75%, 06/06/19

    1,001,250   
  17,000,000     

Travelport, LLC
Tranche S Term Loan,
4.96%, 08/23/15

    15,597,500   
  2,000,000     

Weight Watchers International, Inc. Term F Loan, 3.75%, 03/15/19

    1,960,450   
   

 

 

 
      58,059,839   
   

 

 

 
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 3.1%   
  2,000,000     

Knowledgepoint360 Group, LLC Second Lien Term Loan,
7.47%, 04/13/15 (d)

    1,461,000   
  5,602,071     

Level 3 Financing, Inc.
Tranche A Term Loan,
2.65%, 03/13/14

    5,518,908   
  5,770,917     

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.
Tranche B-3 Term Loan,
4.00%, 03/19/18 (e)

    5,656,393   
  4,795,625     

U.S. Telepacific Corp.
Term Loan Advance,
5.75%, 02/23/17

    4,459,931   
   

 

 

 
      17,096,232   
   

 

 

 
  TRANSPORTATION - AUTOMOTIVE - 0.7%   
  1,028,082     

Federal-Mogul Corp.
Tranche B Term Loan,
2.18%, 12/29/14

    980,533   
  667,358     

Tranche C Term Loan,
2.18%, 12/28/15

    636,492   
  2,540,914     

Key Safety Systems, Inc.
First Lien Term Loan,
2.60%, 03/08/14

    2,458,970   
   

 

 

 
      4,075,995   
   

 

 

 
  TRANSPORTATION - LAND TRANSPORTATION - 0.0%   
  24,089     

JHT Holdings, Inc
Second Lien Term Loan, PIK, 12.50%, 10/24/13 (d)

    14,220   
   

 

 

 
  UTILITY - 3.0%   
  3,171,806     

GBGH, LLC
First Lien Term Loan (b) (d)

    282,608   
  27,305,782     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co., LLC
2017 Term Loan Extending, 4.74%, 10/10/17

    16,399,170   
   

 

 

 
      16,681,778   
   

 

 

 
 

Total US Senior Loans
(Cost $602,480,299)

    419,381,295   
   

 

 

 

    Principal Amount     

 

    Value ($)     

 

 
 

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled
Senior Loans (a) - 16.4%

  
  

  AUSTRIA - 0.3%   
  EUR   
  19,622,490     

Sacher Funding Ltd.
Euro Term Loan (b)

    1,758,239   
   

 

 

 
  CANADA - 3.5%   
  USD   
  1,812,500     

SS&C Technologies, Inc.,
/Sunshine Acquisition II, Inc.
Funded Term B-1 Loan,
5.00%, 06/07/19

    1,808,730   
  187,500     

Funded Term B-2 Loan,
5.00%, 06/08/19

    187,110   
  2,487,500     

Tervita Corp.
Series A Term Loan,
6.50%, 11/14/14

    2,490,609   
  15,178,516     

Term Loan,
3.25%, 11/14/14 (e)

    14,736,745   
   

 

 

 
      19,223,194   
   

 

 

 
  FRANCE - 0.3%   
  EUR   
  1,474,797     

Vivarte Acquisition/Capex Facility, 3.23%, 03/08/16

    1,492,596   
   

 

 

 
  GERMANY - 0.1%   
  EUR   
  592,323     

Schieder Mobel Holding, GmbH Delayed Draw Term Loan (b) (d)

    520,319   
   

 

 

 
  GERMANY - 0.4%   
  USD   
  2,000,000     

Schaeffler AG
Facility C2, 6.00%, 01/27/17

    2,003,750   
   

 

 

 
  IRELAND - 1.0%   
  USD   
  5,376,378     

SSI Investments II Ltd.
Term Loan, 6.50%, 05/26/17

    5,430,142   
   

 

 

 
  NETHERLANDS - 2.3%   
  USD   
  496,250     

Harko C.V.
Term B Dollar Loan,
5.75%, 08/02/17

    496,096   
  7,999,875     

Sensata Technology BV/Sensata Technology Finance Company, LLC Term Loan,
4.00%, 05/12/18 (e)

    7,966,116   
  3,142,857     

Tronox Pigments
Closing Date Term Loan,
4.25%, 02/08/18

    3,090,953   
  857,143     

Delayed Draw Term Loan, 4.25%, 02/08/18

    842,987   
   

 

 

 
      12,396,152   
   

 

 

 
  SPAIN - 2.2%   
  EUR   
  4,833,333     

Grupo Gasmedi, S.L.
Second Lien Tranche E Term Loan, 5.41%, 02/11/16

    5,336,362   
 

 

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As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

    Principal  Amount

 

    Value ($)     

 

 
 

Foreign Denominated or Domiciled
Senior Loans (continued)

  
  

  SPAIN (continued)   
  2,775,397     

Tranche B Term Loan, 3.16%, 08/11/14

    3,381,237   
  2,775,397     

Tranche C Term Loan, 3.66%, 08/11/15

    3,381,237   
   

 

 

 
      12,098,836   
   

 

 

 
  UNITED KINGDOM - 4.3%   
  GBP   
  1,377,996     

All3Media Intermediate Ltd.
Facility B1
2.97%, 08/29/14

    2,026,242   
  6,866,344     

Facility C1,
3.59%, 08/31/15

    10,150,303   
  6,000,000     

Facility D1,
5.47%, 02/29/16

    8,493,184   
  1,528,321     

Henson No. 4 Ltd.
Facility B (b) (d)

    545,437   
  1,529,655     

Facility C (b) (d)

    541,381   
  1,241,691     

United Biscuits Holdco Ltd.
Facility B1, 3.13%, 12/15/14

    1,912,247   
   

 

 

 
      23,668,794   
   

 

 

 
  UNITED KINGDOM - 1.3%   
  USD   
  7,757,763     

All3Media Intermediate Ltd.
Facility B1,
2.59%, 08/29/14

    7,350,480   
   

 

 

 
  UNITED STATES - 0.7%   
  GBP   
  2,814,108     

Knowledgepoint360 Group, LLC
First Lien U.K. Term Loan,
4.26%, 04/13/14 (d)

    4,135,732   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Foreign Denominated or Domiciled Senior Loans
(Cost $122,074,902)

    90,078,234   
   

 

 

 

Principal Amount ($)

     

 

US Denominated Asset-Backed Securities (h) - 7.4%

  

  2,000,000     

ABCLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class C, 2.32%, 04/15/21 (i)

    1,368,243   
  4,800,000     

ACA CLO, Ltd.
Series 2006-2A, Class B, 1.19%, 01/20/21 (i)

    3,552,000   
  2,000,000     

Series 2007-1A, Class D, 2.82%, 06/15/22 (i)

    1,300,000   
  1,500,000     

ACAS CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
4.72%, 04/20/21 (i)

    1,034,400   
  1,000,000     

Apidos CDO
Series 2007-5A, Class C, 1.92%, 04/15/21 (i)

    676,600   

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 
  2,000,000     

Babson CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-2A, Class D,
2.17%, 04/15/21 (i)

    1,460,000   
  1,000,000     

Series 2007-2A, Class E, 4.12%, 04/15/21

    640,000   
  1,000,000     

BlueMountain CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-3A, Class E,
4.02%, 03/17/21 (i)

    671,300   
  1,000,000     

Cent CDO, Ltd.
Series 2007-14A, Class D,
1.77%, 04/15/21 (i)

    650,000   
  3,000,000     

Series 2007-15A, Class C,
2.72%, 03/11/21 (i)

    2,055,780   
  2,000,000     

Columbus Nova CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007- 1A, Class D,
1.82%, 05/16/19 (i)

    1,360,000   
  2,500,000     

Cornerstone CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class C,
2.87%, 07/15/21 (i)

    1,721,000   
  2,000,000     

Goldman Sachs Asset
Management CLO, PLC,
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
3.22%, 08/01/22 (i)

    1,410,000   
  1,695,322     

Series 2007-1A, Class E,
5.47%, 08/01/22 (i)

    1,212,155   
  814,466     

Greywolf CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class E,
4.42%, 02/18/21 (i)

    578,271   
  2,000,000     

GSC Partners CDO Fund, Ltd.,
Series 2007-8A, Class C,
1.94%, 04/17/21 (i)

    1,254,840   
  1,000,000     

ING Investment Management
Series 2006-3A, Class C,
1.92%, 12/13/20 (i)

    716,500   
  6,000,000     

Series 2007-5A, Class B,
1.57%, 05/01/22 (i)

    4,455,000   
  1,000,000     

Inwood Park CDO, Ltd.
Series 2006-1A, Class E,
3.97%, 01/20/21 (i)

    655,000   
  1,000,000     

Landmark CDO
Series 2007-9A, Class E,
3.97%, 04/15/21 (i)

    650,000   
  835,038     

Navigator CDO, Ltd.
Series 2006-2A, Class D,
3.97%, 09/20/20 (i)

    548,102   
  2,500,000     

Ocean Trails CLO
Series 2007-2A, Class C,
2.82%, 06/27/22 (i)

    1,642,500   
  1,622,089     

Series 2007-2A, Class D,
4.97%, 06/27/22 (i)

    1,009,750   
  1,653,468     

PPM Grayhawk CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class D,
4.07%, 04/18/21 (i)

    1,059,641   
  1,889,756     

Primus CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-2A, Class E,
5.22%, 07/15/21 (i)

    1,074,515   
  2,000,000     

Stanfield Daytona CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class B1L,
1.82%, 04/27/21 (i)

    1,352,400   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       19


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As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 

 
 

US Denominated Asset-Backed
Securities (continued)

  
  

  3,000,000     

Stanfield McLaren CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-1A, Class B1L,
2.87%, 02/27/21 (i)

    2,289,600   
  951,289     

Series 2007-1A, Class B2L,
4.97%, 02/27/21 (i)

    666,187   
  6,000,000     

Stone Tower CLO, Ltd.
Series 2007-6A, Class C,
1.82%, 04/17/21 (i)

    3,906,000   
   

 

 

 
 

Total US Denominated Asset-
Backed Securities
(Cost $42,396,944)

    40,969,784   
   

 

 

 

 

Corporate Notes and Bonds - 7.3%

  

  CHEMICALS - 3.0%   
  5,325,000     

Ineos Finance PLC
8.38%, 02/15/19 (i)

    5,524,688   
  3,000,000     

Momentive Performance Materials, Inc.
10.00%, 10/15/20 (i)

    3,022,500   
  7,570,000     

TPC Group LLC
8.25%, 10/01/17

    8,043,125   
   

 

 

 
      16,590,313   
   

 

 

 
  DIVERSIFIED MEDIA - 0.8%   
  4,000,000     

Cengage Learning Acquisitions, Inc.
11.50%, 04/15/20 (i)

    4,160,000   
   

 

 

 
  ENERGY - 0.9%   
  2,250,000     

Calumet Specialty Products Partners LP
9.38%, 05/01/19

    2,266,875   
  3,000,000     

Venoco, Inc.
8.88%, 02/15/19

    2,745,000   
   

 

 

 
      5,011,875   
   

 

 

 
  MANUFACTURING - 0.4%   
  2,117,500     

Sensata Technology BV
6.50%, 05/15/19 (i)

    2,196,906   
   

 

 

 
  MEDIA/TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.4%   
  2,000,000     

Univision Communications, Inc.
6.88%, 05/15/19 (i)

    2,070,000   
   

 

 

 
  SERVICE - 0.7%   
  2,000,000     

First Data Corp.
7.38%, 06/15/19 (i)

    2,050,000   
  2,000,000     

Sabre, Inc.
8.50%, 05/15/19 (i)

    2,035,000   
   

 

 

 
      4,085,000   
   

 

 

 
  TRANSPORTATION - 0.7%   
  4,000,000     

Visteon Corp.
6.75%, 04/15/19

    3,910,000   
   

 

 

 
  UTILITY - 0.4%   
  3,000,000     

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC
11.50%, 10/01/20 (i)

    2,062,500   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Corporate Notes and Bonds
(Cost $40,156,472)

    40,086,594   
   

 

 

 

    Principal Amount ($)     

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

Claims (d) (j) - 0.0%

  

  OTHER - 0.0%   
  697,417     

Hillcrest IV (d)

      
   

 

 

 
 

Total Claims
(Cost $697,417)

      
   

 

 

 

    Shares    

 

 

Common Stocks (j) - 6.9%

  

  BROADCASTING - 3.1%   
  304,726     

Communications Corp.
of America (c) (d)

      
  5,594     

Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc.,
Class A (c)

    16,782,000   
   

 

 

 
      16,782,000   
   

 

 

 
  CHEMICALS - 0.0%   
  123,850     

Panda Hereford Ethanol, LP (d)

    63,164   
   

 

 

 
  DIVERSIFIED MEDIA - 2.3%   
  4,921     

Endurance Business Media, Inc., Class A

    54,133   
  501,736     

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc., Class A

    12,593,574   
   

 

 

 
      12,647,707   
   

 

 

 
  ENERGY - 0.1%   
  1,118,286     

Value Creation, Inc.

    559,143   
   

 

 

 
  GAMING/LEISURE - 0.2%   
  44     

LLV Holdco, LLC (c) (d)

      
  34,512     

LLV Holdco, LLC - Series A Membership Interest (c) (d)

    414,833   
  436     

LLV Holdco, LLC - Series B Membership Interest (c) (d)

    5,237   
  8     

Nevada Land Group, LLC (d)

    654,067   
   

 

 

 
      1,074,137   
   

 

 

 
  HEALTHCARE - 0.2%   
  207,031     

CCS Medical, Inc. (c)

    1,242,186   
   

 

 

 
  HOUSING - 0.8%   
  1,648,350     

CCD Equity Partners, LLC (d)

    3,824,172   
  5,000,000     

KAG Property LLC

    325,000   
  880,996     

Las Vegas Land Holdings, LLC

    207,034   
   

 

 

 
      4,356,206   
   

 

 

 
  TELECOMMUNICATIONS - 0.2%   
  180,540     

Fairpoint Communications, Inc.

    1,110,321   
   

 

 

 
  TRANSPORTATION - LAND TRANSPORTATION - 0.0%   
  2,023     

JHT Holdings, Inc (d)

      
   

 

 

 
  UTILITY - 0.0%   
  286,159     

Entegra TC, LLC

    107,310   
  6,356     

GBGH, LLC (d)

      
   

 

 

 
      107,310   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Common Stocks
(Cost $371,452,121)

    37,942,174   
   

 

 

 
 

 

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As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

    Units    

 

    Value ($)     

 

 

Warrants (j) - 0.0%

  

  BROADCASTING - 0.0%   
  759,904     

Cerberus Bawag Investors
(Sacher Warrants), expires
05/14/14 (d)

      
  1,834     

LLV Holdco, LLC - Series C
Membership Interest, expires
07/15/15 (c) (d)

      
  2,522     

LLV Holdco, LLC - Series D
Membership Interest, expires
07/15/15 (c) (d)

      
  2,819     

LLV Holdco, LLC - Series E
Membership Interest, expires
07/15/15 (c) (d)

      
  3,172     

LLV Holdco, LLC - Series F
Membership Interest, expires
07/15/15 (c) (d)

      
  3,594     

LLV Holdco, LLC - Series G Membership Interest, expires 07/15/15 (c) (d)

      
  10     

Young Broadcasting Holding Co., Inc., expires 12/24/24 (c)

    30,000   
   

 

 

 
      30,000   
   

 

 

 
  FINANCIAL - 0.0%   
  126,783     

Sacher Funding Ltd.
Jr. PIK Notes (d)

      
   

 

 

 
 

Total Warrants
(Cost $20,927)

    30,000   
   

 

 

 

 

Other (j) (k) - 0.4%

  

  3,791,858     

Wind Telecomunicazione S.P.A. Trade Claim Facility 3692 (b)

    2,183,466   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Other
(Cost $3,248,963)

    2,183,466   
   

 

 

 

    Shares    

 

 

Registered Investment Company - 2.9%

  

  16,050,326     

Federated Prime Obligation Fund

    16,050,326   
   

 

 

 
 

Total Registered Investment Company
(Cost $16,050,326)

    16,050,326   
   

 

 

 

 

Total Investments - 117.5%

    646,721,873   
   

 

 

 

 

(Cost of $1,198,578,371) (l)

  

 

Other Assets & Liabilities, Net - (17.5)%

    (96,218,402
   

 

 

 

 

Net Assets - 100.0%

    550,503,471   
   

 

 

 

 

(a) Senior loans (also called bank loans, leveraged loans, or floating rate loans) in which the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (the “Fund”) invests generally pay interest at rates which are periodically determined by reference to a base lending rate plus a spread. (Unless otherwise identified by (g), all senior loans carry a variable rate interest.) These base lending rates are generally (i) the Prime Rate offered by one or more major United States banks, (ii) the lending rate offered by one or more European banks such as the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or (iii) the Certificate of Deposit rate. Rate shown represents the weighted

 

  average rate at June 30, 2012. Senior loans, while exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “1933 Act”), contain certain restrictions on resale and cannot be sold publicly. Senior secured floating rate loans often require prepayments from excess cash flow or permit the borrower to repay at its election. The degree to which borrowers repay, whether as a contractual requirement or at their election, cannot be predicted with accuracy less than the stated maturity shown.
(b) The issuer is, or is in danger of being, in default of its payment obligation. Income is not being accrued.
(c) Affiliated issuer. Assets with a total aggregate market value of $63,536,359 or 11.5% of net assets, were affiliated with the Fund as of June 30, 2012. See Note 11.
(d) Represents fair value as determined by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) or its designees in good faith, pursuant to the policies and procedures approved by the Board. Securities with a total aggregate market value of $34,501,048 or 6.3% of net assets, were fair valued as under the Fund’s Board fair value procedures of June 30, 2012.
(e) All or a portion of this position has not settled. Full contract rates do not take effect until settlement date.
(f) Senior Loan has additional unfunded loan commitment. See Note 10.
(g) Fixed rate senior loan.
(h) Floating rate asset. The interest rate shown reflects the rate in effect at June 30, 2012.
(i) Securities exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the 1933 Act. These securities may only be resold, in transactions exempt from registration, to qualified institutional buyers. At June 30, 2012, these securities amounted to $61,254,472 or 11.1% of net assets.
(j) Non-income producing security.
(k) These positions represent claims that have been filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York against Lehman Commercial Paper, Inc. UK Branch.
(l) Cost for U.S. federal income tax purposes is $1,214,684,869.

 

EUR   Euro Currency
GBP   Great Britain Pound
CDO   Collateralized Debt Obligation
CLO   Collateralized Loan Obligation
PIK   Payment-in-Kind
PLC   Public Limited Company
PNC   PNC Financial Services

Forward foreign currency contracts outstanding as of June 30, 2012 were as follows:

 

Contracts
to Buy or
to Sell
  Currency     Counter-
party
    Principal
Amount
Covered
by
Contracts
    Expi
ration
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*
 

Sell

    EUR        PNC        14,150,000        08/02/12      $ 605,462   

Sell

    GBP        PNC        17,600,000        08/02/12        171,342   
         

 

 

 
          $ 776,804   
         

 

 

 

 

* The primary risk exposure is foreign exchange contracts (see Notes 2 and 13 ).
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       21


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INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO (continued)

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

Foreign Denominated Senior Loans

Industry Concentration Table:

(% of Net Assets)

 

Broadcasting

     5.1

Service

     3.1

Healthcare

     2.2

Manufacturing

     1.4

Information Technology

     1.3

Chemicals

     0.8

Telecommunications

     0.8

Retail

     0.5

Transportation

     0.4

Food/Tobacco

     0.4

Financial

     0.3

Consumer Durables

     0.1
  

 

 

 

Total

     16.4
  

 

 

 
 

 

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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Funds I

 

            Pyxis Long/
Short Equity
Fund
($)
       Pyxis
Long/Short
Healthcare
Fund
($)
       Pyxis
Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund
($)
 

Assets:

                 

Unaffiliated investments, at value (cost $661,488,650, $38,315,395 and $832,117,707, respectively)

          685,207,597           41,334,699           583,185,514   

Affiliated investments, at value (cost $0, $2,056,269, and $366,460,664, respectively) (Note 11)

                    2,834,749           63,536,359   
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total investments, at value (cost $661,488,650, $40,371,664, and $1,198,578,371, respectively)*

          685,207,597           44,169,448           646,721,873   

Cash and foreign currency**

                              251,736   

Restricted cash (Note 2)

          263,889,138           25,521,231             

Cash held as collateral for securities on loan (Note 8)

          102,682,168           3,379,388             

Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts

                              776,804   

Receivable for:

                 

Investments sold

          94,455,775           30,611,993           33,418,933   

Dividend and interest

          142,506           135,952           3,150,504   

Fund shares sold

          4,317,454           87,058           87,666   

Prepaid expenses

          11,399           1,159           22,817   

Prepaid litigation fee

                              322,187   
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total assets

            1,150,706,037             103,906,229             684,752,520   
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities:

                 

Due to custodian

                    847,157             

Notes payable (Note 9)

                              89,000,000   

Securities sold short, at value (proceeds $213,679,305 and $27,254,939, respectively) (Note 2 and 13)

          213,088,075           28,156,364             

Net discount and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded transactions (Note 10)

                              530,657   

Payables for:

                 

Upon receipt of securities on loan (Note 8)

          102,682,168           3,379,388             

Investments purchased

          105,146,783           18,012,636           40,991,457   

Fund shares redeemed

          5,471,209           131,998           1,572,015   

Accrued dividends on securities sold short

          49,344                       

Distributions to shareholders

          138                     589,096   

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

          577,061           42,619           335,087   

Administration fees (Note 4)

          115,412           8,524           103,104   

Trustees’ fees (Note 4)

          50,228           5,380           43,182   

Distribution and service fees (Note 4)

          73,601           9,482           170,251   

Accounting service fee

          26,109           8,650           23,455   

Audit fees

          95,000           11,000           110,000   

Legal fees

          77,765           5,422           307,450   

Transfer agent fees

          79,608           18,165           135,717   

Registration fees

          8,850           1,000           8,100   

Interest expense (Note 9)

                              245,255   

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

          86,324           16,583           84,223   
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total liabilities

          427,627,675           50,654,368           134,249,049   
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

          723,078,362           53,251,861           550,503,471   
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

 

 

* Includes market value of securities on loan of $102,488,771, $3,101,678 and $0, respectively.
** Foreign currency held at cost is $157,646 for the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund.

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       23


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STATEMENTS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES (continued)

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012   Pyxis Funds I

 

 

            Pyxis  Long/
Short  Equity
Fund

($)
       Pyxis
Long/  Short
Healthcare
Fund

($)
       Pyxis
Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund

($)
 

Composition of Net Assets:

                 

Par value (Note 1)

          63,542           4,903           80,395   

Paid-in capital

          697,533,740           60,992,718           1,982,592,971   

Accumulated net investment loss

                    (958,150        (17,328,255

Accumulated net realized gain/(loss) from investments, short positions, purchased options, written options, swaps and foreign currency transactions and capital gain distributions received

          1,170,903           (9,683,829        (863,742,730

Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, short positions, purchased options, written options and foreign currency transactions

          24,310,177           2,896,219           (551,098,910
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Assets

            723,078,362             53,251,861             550,503,471   
       

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Class A

                 

Net assets

          265,711,854           29,861,395           203,683,879   

Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization)

          23,513,908           2,747,091           29,740,780   

Net asset value per share (Net assets/shares outstanding)

          11.30 (a)         10.87 (a)         6.85 (a) 

Maximum offering price per share
(100 / 94.50 of $11.30, $10.87 and 100/96.50 of $6.85, respectively)

          11.96 (b)         11.50 (b)         7.10 (b) 

Class B

                 

Net assets

                              4,073,628   

Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization)

                              595,176   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets/shares outstanding)

                              6.84 (a) 

Class C

                 

Net assets

          57,677,161           9,180,812           320,178,206   

Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization)

          5,261,276           866,769           46,761,240   

Net asset value and offering price per share
(Net assets/shares outstanding)

          10.96 (a)         10.59 (a)         6.85 (a) 

Class Z

                 

Net assets

          399,689,347           14,209,654           22,567,758   

Shares outstanding (unlimited authorization)

          34,766,364           1,288,852           3,298,167   

Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share (Net assets/shares outstanding)

          11.50           11.03           6.84   

 

 

(a)

Redemption price per share is equal to net asset value less any applicable contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”).

(b)

On sales of $1,000,000 or more, there is no sales charge and therefore the offering price will be lower.

 

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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 

 

 

For the Year Ended June 30, 2012   Pyxis Funds I

 

          Pyxis Long/
Short Equity
Fund
($)
     Pyxis
Long/Short
Healthcare
Fund
($)
     Pyxis
Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund
($)
 

Investment Income:

           

Interest from unaffiliated issuers

        348,103         14,862         39,615,352   

Interest from affiliated issuers (Note 11)

                73,200         23,450   

Dividends from unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign withholding tax of $14,622, $6,340 and $0, respectively)

        2,070,623         272,686         26,270   

Securities lending income (Note 8)

        129,054         36,163           
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment income

        2,547,780         396,911         39,665,072   

Expenses:

           

Investment advisory fees (Note 4)

        13,658,290         629,080         5,074,409   

Administration fees (Note 4)

        1,214,070         125,816         1,561,357   

Fund accounting fees (Note 4)

        279,159         96,377         296,006   

Distribution and Service fees (Note 4)

        1,553,695         219,034         3,878,770   

Transfer agent fees

        517,005         92,927         946,555   

Audit fees

        107,979         18,429         128,493   

Legal fees

        371,477         44,890         1,913,151   

Trustees’ fees (Note 4)

        177,340         19,171         179,821   

Custodian fees

        102,749         33,181         83,151   

Registration fees

        100,915         64,252         103,667   

Insurance expense

        163,884         13,676         294,952   

Reports to shareholders

        178,280         25,036         254,458   

Interest expense (Note 9)

                        2,407,016   

Commitment fees-credit agreement (Note 9)

                        166,883   

Other

        26,747         5,967         25,607   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

        18,451,590         1,387,836         17,314,296   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fees and expenses waived by Investment Adviser (Note 4)

        (7,587,939      (190,829        

Fees and expenses waived by Administrator (Note 4)

                (36,257        
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net operating expenses

        10,863,651         1,160,750         17,314,296   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dividends and fees on securities sold short (Note 2)

        3,194,270         686,657           
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net expenses

        14,057,921         1,847,407         17,314,296   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Investment Income (loss)

        (11,510,141      (1,450,496      22,350,776   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments:

           

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments from unaffiliated issuers

        7,377,216         (5,063,310      (32,044,977

Net realized gain/(loss) from affiliated issuers (Note 11)

                        4,711,350   

Net realized gain/(loss) on securities sold short (Note 2)

        11,632,476         (225,085        

Net realized gain/(loss) on written options (Note 2)

        529,570         12,569           

Net realized gain/(loss) on credit default swaps (Note 2)

        (109,047                

Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions

        (113      (1,399      7,057,031   

Capital gain distributions received

        5,035                   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments

        8,159,055         643,556         6,913,425   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on securities sold short (Note 2)

        1,388,908         (1,608,649        

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded transactions (Note 10)

                        10,927   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency and forward foreign currency contracts

                (371      (941,050
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments

        28,983,100         (6,242,689      (14,293,294
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

        17,472,959         (7,693,185      8,057,482   
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       25


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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

 

 

 

  Pyxis Funds I

 

          Pyxis Long/Short
Equity Fund
 
          Year Ended
June 30, 2012
($)
     Year Ended
June 30, 2011
($)
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

        

From Operations

        

Net investment loss

        (11,510,141      (7,551,471

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, securities sold short positions, written options, swaps, foreign currency transactions and capital gains distributions received

        19,435,137         9,853,215   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short positions, written options and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

        9,547,963         18,098,765   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

        17,472,959         20,400,509   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions Declared to Shareholders

        

From capital gains:

        

Class A

        (1,480,464      (6,755,887

Class C

        (377,313      (2,016,367

Class Z

        (1,625,112      (1,207,297
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

        (3,482,889      (9,979,551
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share Transactions

        

Class A

        

Subscriptions

        127,509,203         187,620,626   

Distributions reinvested

        803,142         3,818,016   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (152,752,872      (120,549,024
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (24,440,527      70,889,618   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

        

Subscriptions

        8,963,308         35,183,388   

Distributions reinvested

        217,712         1,271,448   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (30,903,703      (18,556,983
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (21,722,683      17,897,853   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Subscriptions

        305,281,367         174,505,280   

Distributions reinvested

        411,794         762,894   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (79,755,466      (15,602,034
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        225,937,695         159,666,140   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase from share transactions

        179,774,485         248,453,611   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

        193,764,555         258,874,569   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

        529,313,807         270,439,238   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

        723,078,362         529,313,807   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

                (4,445
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

26       See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.


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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Funds I

 

 

          Pyxis Long/Short
Equity Fund
 
          Year Ended
June 30, 2012
     Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 

Changes in Shares

        

Class A

        

Subscriptions

        11,627,657         16,993,846   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        75,625         343,402   

Redemptions

        (13,998,859      (10,933,512
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (2,295,577      6,403,736   

Class C

        

Subscriptions

        832,495         3,257,899   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        21,096         116,947   

Redemptions

        (2,909,250      (1,716,069
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (2,055,659      1,658,777   

Class Z

        

Subscriptions

        27,423,143         15,477,450   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        38,129         67,964   

Redemptions

        (7,206,371      (1,388,048
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        20,254,901         14,157,366   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.       27


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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Funds I

 

          Pyxis Long/Short
Healthcare Fund
 
          Year Ended
June 30, 2012
($)
     Year Ended
June 30, 2011
($)
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

        

From Operations

        

Net investment loss

        (1,450,496      (279,555

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, securities sold short positions, written options and foreign currency transactions

        (5,277,225      3,812,903   

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, securities sold short positions, written options and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

        (965,464      3,145,826   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) in net assets from operations

        (7,693,185      6,679,174   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions Declared to Shareholders

        

From capital gains:

        

Class A

        (4,451,166      (328,719

Class C

        (990,840      (64,975

Class Z

        (1,343,875      (286,608
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

        (6,785,881      (680,302
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share Transactions

        

Class A

        

Subscriptions

        53,131,757         19,222,453   

Distributions reinvested

        3,639,301         194,953   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (41,780,876      (803,342
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        14,990,182         18,614,064   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

        

Subscriptions

        7,272,381         5,289,190   

Distributions reinvested

        876,329         43,021   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (2,879,212      (257,886
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        5,269,498         5,074,325   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Subscriptions

        16,693,132         4,021,696   

Distributions reinvested

        586,496         84,660   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (13,355,875      (232,016
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        3,923,753         3,874,340   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase from share transactions

        24,183,433         27,562,729   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase in net assets

        9,704,367         33,561,601   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

        43,547,494         9,985,893   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

        53,251,861         43,547,494   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

        (958,150      (91,418
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Funds I

 

          Pyxis Long/Short
Healthcare Fund
 
          Year Ended
June 30, 2012
     Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 

Changes in Shares

        

Class A

        

Subscriptions

        4,269,260         1,594,052   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        320,361         16,777   

Redemptions

        (3,570,469      (65,366
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        1,019,152         1,545,463   

Class C

        

Subscriptions

        596,964         434,882   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        78,949         3,757   

Redemptions

        (257,935      (20,450
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        417,978         418,189   

Class Z

        

Subscriptions

        1,392,255         324,128   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        50,999         7,223   

Redemptions

        (1,142,112      (18,903
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase

        301,142         312,448   

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Funds I

 

          Pyxis Floating Rate
Opportunities Fund
 
          Year Ended
June 30, 2012
($)
     Year Ended
June 30, 2011
($)
 

Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets:

        

From Operations

        

Net investment income

        22,350,776         19,338,324   

Net realized gain/(loss) on investments, unfunded transactions and foreign currency transactions

        (20,276,596      (102,726,010

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments, unfunded transactions and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

        5,983,302         135,352,433
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

        8,057,482         51,964,747   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions Declared to Shareholders

        

From net investment income:

        

Class A

        (10,044,284      (7,957,493

Class B

        (443,030      (574,114

Class C

        (14,360,751      (12,296,206

Class Z

        (1,317,591      (1,400,507
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

        (26,165,656      (22,228,320
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share Transactions

        

Class A

        

Subscriptions

        18,032,653         129,927,536 ** 

Distributions reinvested

        5,455,990         4,216,319   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (78,114,367      (71,454,607
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (54,625,724      62,689,248   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class B

        

Subscriptions

        29,518         8,949,860 ** 

Distributions reinvested

        226,006         287,092   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (14,121,315      (7,528,919
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (13,865,791      1,708,033   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class C

        

Subscriptions

        3,475,921         205,205,717 ** 

Distributions reinvested

        7,799,815         7,153,118   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (117,908,190      (124,876,961
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (106,632,454      87,481,874   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Class Z

        

Subscriptions

        1,008,151         20,146,064 ** 

Distributions reinvested

        829,787         831,834   

Redemptions (Note 5)

        (13,949,819      (28,874,096
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

        (12,111,881      (7,896,198
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease) from share transactions

        (187,235,850      143,982,957   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total increase/(decrease) in net assets

        (205,344,024      173,719,384   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets

        

Beginning of year

        755,847,495         582,128,111   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year

        550,503,471         755,847,495   
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accumulated net investment loss

        (17,328,255      (15,183,708
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

* Change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) does not include unrealized depreciation of $233,892,251 in connection with the reorganization of the Pyxis Floating Rate Fund (See Note 14).
** Subscriptions include the dollar value of the shares issued in connection with the reorganization of the Pyxis Floating Rate Fund of $123,487,927 for Class A, $8,925,038 for Class B, $201,068,133 for Class C and $19,980,358 for Class Z (See Notes 14).

 

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS (continued)

 

 

 

  Pyxis Funds I

 

          Pyxis Floating Rate
Opportunities Fund
 
          Year Ended
June 30, 2012
     Year Ended
June 30, 2011
 

Changes in Shares

        

Class A

        

Subscriptions (Note 14)

        2,689,732         18,557,539   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        816,284         616,480   

Redemptions

        (11,734,269      (10,496,045
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (8,228,253      8,677,974   

Class B

        

Subscriptions (Note 14)

        4,447         1,277,342   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        33,982         42,060   

Redemptions

        (2,112,193      (1,102,605
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (2,073,764      216,797   

Class C

        

Subscriptions (Note 14)

        516,608         29,294,411   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        1,167,939         1,046,138   

Redemptions

        (17,725,258      (18,272,429
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net increase/(decrease)

        (16,040,711      12,068,120   

Class Z

        

Subscriptions (Note 14)

        150,939         2,876,520   

Issued for distributions reinvested

        124,277         122,513   

Redemptions

        (2,103,741      (4,253,216
  

 

  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net decrease

        (1,828,525      (1,254,183

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

For the Year Ended June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

 

      ($)  

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

  

Net increase in net assets from operation

     17,472,959   

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Investment Loss to Net Cash used in Operating Activities

  

Purchases of investments securities

     (2,761,982,686

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     2,633,632,222   

Net purchases of short-term investments

     (166,819,372

Purchases of purchased options

     (19,652,027

Proceeds from dispositions of purchased options

     21,125,832   

Purchases of securities sold short

     1,914,942,693   

Proceeds from securities sold short

     (1,836,992,191

Increase in restricted cash

     (82,912,113

Increase in receivable for investments sold

     (30,727,088

Purchases of written options

     (522,463

Proceeds from written options

     1,052,033   

Realized loss from swaps

     (109,047

Increase in capital gain distribution received

     5,035   

Net realized gain on investments, securities sold short, written options, swaps, foreign currency and capital gains distributions received

     (19,435,137

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, securities sold short, written options and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

     (9,547,963

Decrease in dividends receivable

     114,624   

Increase in prepaid expenses

     (1,979

Increase in payable for dividends on short positions

     7,204   

Increase in payable for investments purchased

     62,648,354   

Increase in payables to related parties

     210,094   

Decrease in other expense and liabilities

     (34,858
  

 

 

 

Net cash flow used in operating activities

     (277,525,874
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

  

Proceeds from shares sold

     443,434,941   

Payment of shares redeemed

     (261,799,678

Distributions paid in cash

     (2,050,103
  

 

 

 

Net cash flow provided by financing activities

     179,585,160   
  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (113
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

     (97,940,827
  

 

 

 

Cash

  

Beginning of the year

     97,940,827   
  

 

 

 

End of the year

       
  

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

For the Year Ended June 30, 2012   Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

 

      ($)  

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

  

Net decrease in net assets from operations

     (7,693,185

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Investment Loss to Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

  

Purchases of investments securities

     (720,966,359

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     713,723,708   

Purchases of purchased options

     (14,922,792

Proceeds from dispositions of purchased options

     14,896,026   

Purchases of securities sold short

     379,223,962   

Proceeds from securities sold short

     (378,516,151

Purchases of written options

     274,127   

Proceeds from written options

     (261,558

Net realized loss on investments, securities sold short, written options and foreign currency transactions

     5,277,225   

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments, securities sold short, written options and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

     965,464   

Increase in restricted cash

     (7,727,930

Increase in receivable for investments sold

     (16,110,060

Increase in dividends, interest and fees receivable

     (82,941

Decrease in payable for dividends on short positions

     (5,550

Increase in payable for investments purchased

     8,869,671   

Increase in payables to related parties

     54,242   

Increase in expenses and other liabilities

     22,421   

Increase in prepaid expenses

     (428
  

 

 

 

Net cash flow used in operating activities

     (22,980,108
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

  

Proceeds from shares sold

     78,655,386   

Payment of shares redeemed

     (57,983,992

Distributions paid in cash

     (1,683,755
  

 

 

 

Net cash flow provided by financing activities

     18,987,639   
  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (1,770
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

     (3,994,239
  

 

 

 

Cash/ Due to Custodian

  

Beginning of the year

     3,147,082   
  

 

 

 

End of the year

     (847,157
  

 

 

 

 

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

For the Year Ended June 30, 2012   Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

 

      ($)  

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities

  

Net increase in net assets from operations

     8,057,482   

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Investment Loss to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

  

Purchases of investments securities

     (385,668,396

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     623,460,475   

Net purchases of short-term investments

     (16,050,326

Proceeds from bankruptcy settlement

     486,990   

Net realized loss on investments, unfunded transactions and foreign currency transactions

     20,276,596   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments, unfunded transactions and translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency

     (5,983,302

Increase in receivable for investments sold

     (27,695,272

Decrease in interest and fees receivable

     1,884,577   

Increase in payable for investments purchased

     12,521,012   

Decrease in payables to related parties

     (197,701

Decrease in other expenses and liabilities

     (350,754

Realized gain/(loss) on forward foreign currency contracts

     7,677,677   

Increase in cash received from litigation claim

     18,868   

Decrease in prepaid expenses

     17,349   

Net amortization/(accretion) of premium/(discount)

     934,346   
  

 

 

 

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

     239,389,621   
  

 

 

 

Cash Flows Used In Financing Activities

  

Decrease in notes payable

     (46,000,000

Proceeds from shares sold

     24,284,803   

Payment of shares redeemed

     (226,848,470

Distributions paid in cash

     (12,682,075
  

 

 

 

Net cash flow used in financing activities

     (261,245,742
  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     (451,634
  

 

 

 

Net decrease in cash

     (22,307,755
  

 

 

 

Cash

  

Beginning of the year

     22,559,491   
  

 

 

 

End of the year

     251,736   
  

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

  

Cash paid during the year for interest and commitment fees

     2,521,813   
  

 

 

 

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

  Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund, Class A

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

     For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11
    For the
Ten Months
Ended
06/30/10
    For the Years
Ended August 31,
    For the
Period
Ended

08/31/07(a)
 
           2009     2008    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.10      $ 10.68      $ 10.37      $ 10.50      $ 10.92      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (0.22 )(b)      (0.21 )(b)      (0.19 )(b)      (0.23 )(b)      (0.04 )(b)      (0.01

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital

     (b)(c)      (b)(c)      0.01 (b)      0.01 (b)      (b)(c)      (c) 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.48 (b)      0.93 (b)      0.59 (b)      0.10 (b)      0.04 (b)      0.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.26        0.72        0.41        (0.12            0.92   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

                          (0.01     (0.04       

From net realized gains

     (0.06     (0.30     (0.10            (0.38       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     (0.06     (0.30     (0.10     (0.01     (0.42       

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.30      $ 11.10      $ 10.68      $ 10.37      $ 10.50      $ 10.92   

Total return(d)

     2.42     6.62     3.90 %(e)      (1.16 )%      0.01     9.20 %(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period
(in 000’s)

   $    265,712      $    286,581      $    207,323      $      56,364      $      17,711      $      16,757   

Total operating expenses excluding interest expense

     3.13     3.23     3.49     4.35     4.33     5.25

Interest expense

                          0.01              

Waiver/reimbursement

     (1.25 )%      (1.25 )%      (1.25 )%      (1.86 )%      (1.85 )%      (2.30 )% 

Net operating expenses including interest expense(f)

     1.88     1.98     2.24     2.50     2.48     2.95

Dividends for short positions

     0.53     0.41     0.70     0.59     0.34     0.01

Net expenses(f)

     2.41     2.39     2.94     3.09     2.82     2.96

Net investment loss

     (1.99 )%      (1.89 )%      (2.10 )%      (2.30 )%      (0.36 )%      (0.41 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     650     684     496 %(e)      443     206     58 %(e) 

 

(a) Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund, Class A commenced operations on December 5, 2006.
(b) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

  Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund, Class C

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

     For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11
    For the
Ten Months
Ended
06/30/10
    For the Years
Ended August 31,
    For the
Period
Ended

08/31/07(a)
 
           2009     2008    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 10.83      $ 10.48      $ 10.22      $ 10.42      $ 10.90      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (0.28 )(b)      (0.27 )(b)      (0.24 )(b)      (0.29 )(b)      (0.11 )(b)      (0.03

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital

     (b)(c)      (b)(c)      0.01 (b)      0.01 (b)      (b)(c)      (c) 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.47 (b)      0.92 (b)      0.59 (b)      0.09 (b)      0.03 (b)      0.93   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.19        0.65        0.36        (0.19     (0.08     0.90   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

                          (0.01     (0.02       

From net realized gains

     (0.06     (0.30     (0.10            (0.38       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     (0.06     (0.30     (0.10     (0.01     (0.40       

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.96      $ 10.83      $ 10.48      $ 10.22      $ 10.42      $ 10.90   

Total return(d)

     1.83     6.18     3.46 %(e)      (1.84 )%      (0.74 )%      9.00 %(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period
(in 000’s)

   $      57,677      $      79,243      $      59,290      $      19,585      $        7,324      $        5,109   

Total operating expenses excluding interest expense

     3.78     3.88     4.14     5.00     4.98     5.90

Interest expense

                          0.01              

Waiver/reimbursement

     (1.25 )%      (1.25 )%      (1.25 )%      (1.86 )%      (1.85 )%      (2.30 )% 

Net operating expenses including interest expense(f)

     2.53     2.63     2.89     3.15     3.13     3.60

Dividends for short positions

     0.53     0.41     0.70     0.59     0.34     0.01

Net expenses(f)

     3.06     3.04     3.59     3.74     3.47     3.61

Net investment loss

     (2.64 )%      (2.54 )%      (2.75 )%      (2.95 )%      (1.01 )%      (1.06 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     650     684     496 %(e)      443     206     58 %(e) 

 

(a) Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund, Class C commenced operations on December 5, 2006.
(b) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

  Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund, Class Z

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

     For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11
    For the
Ten Months
Ended
06/30/10
    For the Years
Ended August 31,
    For the
Period
Ended

08/31/07(a)
 
           2009     2008    

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 11.27      $ 10.81      $ 10.46      $ 10.54      $ 10.94      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (0.18 )(b)      (0.17 )(b)      (0.16 )(b)      (0.20 )(b)      (b)(c)      (c) 

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital

     (b)(c)      (b)(c)      0.01 (b)      0.01 (b)      (b)(c)      (c) 

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.47 (b)      0.93 (b)      0.60 (b)      0.12 (b)      0.04 (b)      0.94   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.29        0.76        0.45        (0.07     0.04        0.94   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

                          (0.01     (0.06       

From net realized gains

     (0.06     (0.30     (0.10            (0.38       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     (0.06     (0.30     (0.10     (0.01     (0.44       

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 11.50      $ 11.27      $ 10.81      $   10.46      $ 10.54      $ 10.94   

Total return(d)

     2.56     7.02     4.25 %(e)      (0.68 )%      0.31     9.40 %(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period
(in 000’s)

   $    399,689      $    163,490      $        3,827      $           975      $        6,023      $        7,837   

Total operating expenses excluding interest expense

     2.78     2.88     3.14     4.00     3.98     4.90

Interest expense

                          0.01              

Waiver/reimbursement

     (1.25 )%      (1.25 )%      (1.25 )%      (1.86 )%      (1.85 )%      (2.30 )% 

Net operating expenses including interest expense(f)

     1.53     1.63     1.89     2.15     2.13     2.60

Dividends for short positions

     0.53     0.41     0.70     0.59     0.34     0.01

Net expenses(f)

     2.06     2.04     2.59     2.74     2.47     2.61

Net investment loss

     (1.64 )%      (1.54 )%      (1.75 )%      (1.95 )%      (0.01 )%      (0.06 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     650     684     496 %(e)      443     206     58 %(e) 

 

(a) Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund, Class Z commenced operations on December 5, 2006.
(b) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

 

 

  Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund, Class A

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

     For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11
    For the
Ten Months
Period Ended
06/30/10
    For the
Year
Ended
08/31/09
    For the
Period
Ended
08/31/08
(a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.75      $ 11.19      $ 9.42      $ 10.30      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (0.28 )(b)      (0.15 )(b)      (0.51 )(b)      (1.37 )(b)      (0.03

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital

     0.01 (b)      (b)(c)             0.02 (b)        

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     (1.36 )(b)      3.06 (b)      2.28 (b)      0.82 (b)      0.33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.63     2.91        1.77        (0.53     0.30   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

                                   

From net realized gains

     (1.25     (0.35            (0.35       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     (1.25     (0.35            (0.35       

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.87      $ 13.75      $ 11.19      $ 9.42      $   10.30   

Total return(d)

     (12.37 )%      26.63     18.79 %(e)      (5.61 )%      3.00 %(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $      29,861      $      23,767      $        2,042      $           154      $           155   

Total operating expenses

     2.21     2.61     6.83     15.35     6.85

Waiver/reimbursement

     (0.36 )%      (1.19 )%      (0.91 )%      (1.62 )%      (4.50 )% 

Net operating expenses(f)

     1.85     1.42     5.92     13.73     2.35

Dividends for short positions

     1.09     0.53     0.03              

Net expenses(f)

     2.94     1.95     5.95        13.73     2.35

Net investment loss

     (2.31 )%      (1.26 )%      (5.69 )%      (13.29 )%      (1.00 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     1,336     1,553     262 %(e)      23     36 %(e) 

 

(a) Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund, Class A commenced operations on May 5, 2008.
(b) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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  Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund, Class C

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

     For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11
    For the
Ten Months
Period Ended
06/30/10
    For the
Year
Ended
08/31/09
    For the
Period
Ended
08/31/08
(a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 13.54      $ 11.04      $ 9.33      $ 10.28      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment loss

     (0.34 )(b)      (0.23 )(b)      (0.55 )(b)      (1.43 )(b)      (0.05

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital

     0.01 (b)      (b)(c)             0.02 (b)        

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

     (1.37 )(b)      3.08 (b)      2.26 (b)      0.81 (b)      0.33   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     (1.70     2.85        1.71        (0.60     0.28   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

                                   

From net realized gains

     (1.25     (0.35            (0.35       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

     (1.25     (0.35            (0.35       

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 10.59      $ 13.54      $   11.04      $ 9.33      $   10.28   

Total return(d)

     (13.04 )%      26.35     18.33 %(e)      (6.32 )%      2.80 %(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

   $        9,181      $        6,075      $           338      $           145      $           159   

Total operating expenses

     2.86     3.26     7.48     16.00     7.50

Waiver/reimbursement

     (0.36 )%      (1.19 )%      (0.91 )%      (1.62 )%      (4.50 )% 

Net operating expenses(f)

     2.50     2.07     6.57     14.38     3.00

Dividends for short positions

     1.09     0.53     0.03              

Net expenses(f)

     3.59     2.60     6.60        14.38     3.00

Net investment loss

     (2.96 )%      (1.91 )%      (6.34 )%      (13.94 )%      (1.65 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

     1,336     1,553     262 %(e)      23     36 %(e) 

 

(a) Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund, Class C commenced operations on May 5, 2008.
(b) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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  Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund, Class Z

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11
    For the
Ten Months
Period Ended
06/30/10
    For the
Year
Ended
08/31/09
    For the
Period
Ended
08/31/08
(a)
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 13.88      $ 11.26      $ 9.47      $ 10.31      $ 10.00   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment loss

    (0.24 )(b)      (0.11 )(b)      (0.49 )(b)      (1.34 )(b)      (0.02

Redemption fees added to paid-in-capital

    0.01 (b)      (b)(c)             0.02 (b)        

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)

    (1.37 )(b)      3.08 (b)      2.28 (b)      0.84 (b)      0.33   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    (1.60     2.97        1.79        (0.48     0.31   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

                         (0.01       

From net realized gains

    (1.25     (0.35            (0.35       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

    (1.25     (0.35            (0.36       

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 11.03      $ 13.88      $ 11.26      $ 9.47      $ 10.31   

Total return(d)

    (11.95 )%      26.79     18.90 %(e)      (5.15 )%      3.10 %(e) 

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (in 000’s)

  $      14,210      $      13,705      $        7,606      $        1,673      $        6,940   

Total operating expenses

    1.86     2.26     6.48     15.00     6.50

Waiver/reimbursement

    (0.36 )%      (1.19 )%      (0.91 )%      (1.62 )%      (4.50 )% 

Net operating expenses(f)

    1.50     1.07     5.57     13.38     2.00

Dividends for short positions

    1.09     0.53     0.03              

Net expenses(f)

    2.59     1.60     5.60     13.38     2.00

Net investment loss

    (1.96 )%      (0.91 )%      (5.34 )%      (12.94 )%      (0.65 )% 

Portfolio turnover rate

    1,336     1,553     262 %(e)      23     36 %(e) 

 

 

(a) Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund, Class Z commenced operations on May 5, 2008.
(b) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(c) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(d) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(e) Not annualized.
(f) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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  Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, Class A

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11*
    For the
Ten Months
Ended
06/30/10*
   

For the Years Ended August 31,

 
          2009*     2008*     2007*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.98      $ 9.70      $ 11.75      $ 12.43   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income(a)

    0.26        0.27        0.18        0.51        0.90        1.00   

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital(a)

    (b)                                    

Net realized and unrealized
gain/(loss)
(a)

    (0.07     0.46        0.57        (3.50     (2.05     (0.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.19        0.73        0.75        (2.99     (1.15     0.40   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

    (0.30     (0.32     (0.06     (0.73     (0.89     (1.01

From net realized gains

                                (0.01     (0.07

From return of capital

                  (0.12                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

    (0.30     (0.32     (0.18     (0.73     (0.90     (1.08

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 6.85      $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.98      $ 9.70      $ 11.75   

Total return(c)

    2.52     11.73     12.68 %(d)      (30.25 )%      (10.28 )%      3.10

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $    203,684      $    264,385      $    191,925      $    219,010      $    567,048      $ 1,050,738   

Total expenses excluding interest expense and commitment fee

    2.11     2.18     2.27     1.87     1.58     1.33

Interest expense and commitment fee

    0.42     0.47     0.61     1.08     1.47     1.06

Waiver/reimbursement

                         (0.01 )%      (0.02 )%        

Net expenses including interest expense and commitment fee(e)

    2.53     2.65     2.88     2.94     3.03     2.39

Net investment income

    3.91     3.97     3.29     8.09     8.28     8.05

Portfolio turnover rate

    50     104     57 %(d)      21     22     70

 

* Historical data shown is that of the Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund, which reorganized into the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund on June 13, 2011 (See Note 14).
(a) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(c) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no initial sales charge or CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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  Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, Class B

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11*
    For the
Ten Months
Ended
06/30/10*
   

For the Years Ended August 31,

 
          2009*     2008*     2007*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.98      $ 9.70      $ 11.75      $ 12.43   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income(a)

    0.24        0.25        0.16        0.49        0.86        0.96   

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital(a)

    (b)                                    

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)(a)

    (0.08     0.45        0.58        (3.50     (2.05     (0.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.16        0.70        0.74        (3.01     (1.19     0.36   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

    (0.28     (0.29     (0.06     (0.71     (0.85     (0.97

From net realized gains

                                (0.01     (0.07

From return of capital

                  (0.11                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

    (0.28     (0.29     (0.17     (0.71     (0.86     (1.04

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 6.84      $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.98      $ 9.70      $ 11.75   

Total return(c)

    2.01     11.34     12.36 %(d)      (30.50 )%      (10.60 )%      2.74

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 4,073      $      18,575      $      16,063      $      20,660      $      58,486      $      95,122   

Total expenses excluding interest expense and commitment fee

    2.46     2.53     2.62     2.22     1.93     1.68

Interest expense and commitment fee

    0.42     0.47     0.61     1.08     1.47     1.06

Waiver/reimbursement

                         (0.01 )%      (0.02 )%        

Net expenses including interest expense and commitment fee(e)

    2.88     3.00     3.23     3.29     3.38     2.74

Net investment income

    3.56     3.62     2.94     7.74     7.93     7.70

Portfolio turnover rate

    50     104     57 %(d)      21     22     70

 

* Historical data shown is that of the Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund, which reorganized into the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund on June 13, 2011 (See Note 14).
(a) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(c) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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  Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, Class C

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11*
    For the
Ten Months
Ended
06/30/10*
   

For the Years Ended August 31,

 
          2009*     2008*     2007*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.98      $ 9.70      $ 11.75      $ 12.43   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income(a)

    0.23        0.24        0.15        0.48        0.84        0.93   

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital(a)

    (b)                                    

Net realized and unrealized
gain/(loss)
(a)

    (0.07     0.45        0.58        (3.50     (2.04     (0.59
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.16        0.69        0.73        (3.02     (1.20     0.34   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

    (0.27     (0.28     (0.06     (0.70     (0.84     (0.95

From net realized gains

                                (0.01     (0.07

From return of capital

                  (0.10                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

    (0.27     (0.28     (0.16     (0.70     (0.85     (1.02

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 6.85      $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.98      $ 9.70      $ 11.75   

Total return(c)

    2.01     11.16     12.22 %(d)      (30.60 )%      (10.73 )%      2.50

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 320,178      $    437,220      $    332,355      $    359,579      $    784,597      $ 1,269,850   

Total expenses excluding interest expense and commitment fee

    2.61     2.68     2.77     2.37     2.08     1.83

Interest expense and commitment fee

    0.42     0.47     0.61     1.08     1.47     1.06

Waiver/reimbursement

                         (0.01 )%      (0.02 )%        

Net expenses including interest expense and commitment fee(e)

    3.03     3.15     3.38     3.44     3.53     2.89

Net investment income

    3.41     3.47     2.79     7.59     7.78     7.55

Portfolio turnover rate

    50     104     57 %(d)      21     22     70

 

* Historical data shown is that of the Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund, which reorganized into the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund on June 13, 2011 (See Note 14).
(a) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(c) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested and no CDSC. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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  Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, Class Z

 

Selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period is as follows:

 

    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/12
    For the
Year
Ended
06/30/11*
    For the
Ten Months
Ended
06/30/10*
   

For the Years Ended August 31,

 
          2009*     2008*     2007*  

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

  $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.97      $ 9.70      $ 11.75      $ 12.43   

Income from Investment Operations:

  

Net investment income(a)

    0.29        0.29        0.20        0.54        0.94        1.04   

Redemption fees added to paid-in capital(a)

    (b)                                    

Net realized and unrealized
gain/(loss)
(a)

    (0.08     0.46        0.58        (3.52     (2.05     (0.60
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

    0.21        0.75        0.78        (2.98     (1.11     0.44   

Less Distributions Declared to Shareholders:

  

From net investment income

    (0.33     (0.34     (0.07     (0.75     (0.93     (1.05

From net realized gains

                                (0.01     (0.07

From return of capital

                  (0.13                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total distributions declared to shareholders

    (0.33     (0.34     (0.20     (0.75     (0.94     (1.12

Net Asset Value, End of Period

  $ 6.84      $ 6.96      $ 6.55      $ 5.97      $ 9.70      $ 11.75   

Total return(c)

    2.73     12.11     13.20 %(d)      (30.12 )%      (9.97 )%      3.46

Ratios to Average Net Assets/Supplemental Data:

  

Net assets, end of period (000’s)

  $ 22,568      $      35,668      $      41,785      $      62,842      $    170,147      $    280,383   

Total expenses excluding interest expense and commitment fee

    1.76     1.83     1.92     1.52     1.23     0.98

Interest expense and commitment fee

    0.42     0.47     0.61     1.08     1.47     1.06

Waiver/reimbursement

                         (0.01 )%      (0.02 )%        

Net expenses including interest expense and commitment fee(e)

    2.18     2.30     2.53     2.59     2.68     2.04

Net investment income

    4.26     4.32     3.64     8.44     8.63     8.40

Portfolio turnover rate

    50     104     57 %(d)      21     22     70

 

* Historical data shown is that of the Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund, which reorganized into the Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund on June 13, 2011 (See Note 14).
(a) Per share data was calculated using average shares outstanding during the period.
(b) Represents less than $0.005 per share.
(c) Total return is at net asset value assuming all distributions are reinvested. For periods with waivers/reimbursements, had the Fund’s investment adviser not waived or reimbursed a portion of expenses, total return would have been reduced.
(d) Not annualized.
(e) Net expense ratio has been calculated after applying any waiver/reimbursement, if applicable.

 

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Note 1. Organization

Pyxis Funds I (formerly known as Highland Funds I) (the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on February 28, 2006. The Trust is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company with three separate portfolios, each of which is non-diversified: Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund (formerly known as Highland Long/Short Equity Fund) (the “Long/Short Equity Fund”), Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund (formerly known as Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund) (the “Long/Short Healthcare Fund”) and Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (formerly known as Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund) (the “Floating Rate Opportunities Fund”) (each a “Fund” and, collectively, the “Funds”).

On June 13, 2011, the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund issued 62,989,733 shares and 50,429,439 shares in exchange for 62,989,733 shares of the Highland Floating Rate Advantage Fund (“Floating Rate Advantage Fund”) and 53,602,884 shares of the Highland Floating Rate Fund (“Floating Rate Fund”), respectively. The beginning net assets on such date of the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, Floating Rate Advantage Fund and Floating Rate Fund were $0, $441,501,360 and $353,461,456, respectively (see Note 14).

Investment Objectives

The investment objectives of the Funds are as follows:

Long/Short Equity Fund. To seek consistent, above-average total returns primarily through capital appreciation, while also attempting to preserve capital and mitigate risk through hedging activities.

Long/Short Healthcare Fund. To seek long-term capital appreciation.

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund. To provide a high level of current income consistent with preservation of capital.

Fund Shares

Each Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of transferable shares of beneficial interest with a par value of $0.001 per share (each a “Share” and, collectively, the “Shares”). The Funds currently offer Class A, Class C and Class Z Shares. Class A Shares are sold with a front-end sales charge. Class A, Class B and Class C Shares may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge. Class Z Shares are sold only to certain eligible investors. Certain share classes have their own sales charge and bear class specific expenses, which include distribution fees and service fees.

The Floating Rate Opportunities Fund does not sell Class B Shares to new and existing investors, except that existing Class B Share investors may still reinvest distributions in Class B Shares until such time as those shares are converted to

Class A Shares. Class B Shares automatically convert to Class A Shares after eight years.

At June 30, 2012, Highland Capital Management, L.P., an affiliate of Pyxis Capital, L.P. (the “Investment Adviser”) owned 15.30% of the total shares outstanding of the Long/Short Healthcare Fund.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Valuation of Investments

In computing each Fund’s net assets attributable to Shares, securities with readily available market quotations use those quotations for valuation. When portfolio securities are traded on the relevant day of valuation, the valuation will be the last reported sale price on that day. If there are no such sales on that day, the security will be valued at the mean between the most recently quoted bid and ask prices provided by the principal market makers. If there is more than one such principal market maker, the value shall be the average of such means. Securities without a sale price or quotations from principal market makers on the valuation day may be priced by an independent pricing service. Investments in mutual funds are valued at their respective net asset values as determined by those mutual funds each business day. Generally, the Funds’ loan and bond positions are not traded on exchanges and consequently are valued based on a mean of the bid and ask price from the third-party pricing services or broker-dealer sources that the Investment Adviser has determined generally have the capability to provide appropriate pricing services and have been approved by the Trustees.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available and for which the Funds have determined the price received from a pricing service or broker-dealer is “stale” or otherwise does not represent fair value (such as when events occur between the time when market price is determined and calculation of the Funds’ net asset value materially affect the value of securities), will be valued by the Funds at fair value, as determined by the Funds’ Board of Trustees (the “Board”) or its designee in good faith in accordance with procedures approved by the Board, taking into account factors reason-

 

 

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ably determined to be relevant, including: (i) the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; (ii) the nature and duration of restrictions on disposition of the securities; and (iii) an evaluation of the forces that influence the market in which these securities are purchased and sold. In these cases, the Funds’ net asset value will reflect the affected portfolio securities’ fair value as determined in the judgment of the Board or its designee instead of being determined by the market. Using a fair value pricing methodology to value securities may result in a value that is different from a security’s most recent sale price and from the prices used by other investment companies to calculate their net asset values. Determination of fair value is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates not easily substantiated.

There can be no assurance that the Funds’ valuation of a security will not differ from the amount that it realizes upon the sale of such security. Short-term debt investments, that is, those with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less, are valued at cost adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discounts, a method of valuation which approximates market values. Repurchase agreements are valued at cost plus accrued interest. Foreign price quotations are converted to U.S. dollar equivalents using the 4:00 PM London Time Spot Rate.

Fair Value Measurements:

The Funds have performed an analysis of all existing investments and derivative instruments to determine the significance and character of all inputs to their fair value determination. The levels of fair value inputs used to measure the Funds’ investments are characterized into a fair value hierarchy. Where inputs for an asset or liability fall into more than one level in the fair value hierarchy, the investment is classified in its entirety based on the lowest level input that is significant to that investment’s valuation. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below:

 

Level 1 — Quoted unadjusted prices for identical instruments in active markets to which the Fund has access at the date of measurement;

 

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, but are valued based on executed trades; broker quotations that constitute an executable price; and alternative pricing sources supported by observable inputs are classified within Level 2. Level 2 inputs are either directly or indirectly observable for the asset in connection with market data at the measurement date; and
Level 3 — Model derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable. In certain cases, investments classified within Level 3 may include securities for which the Fund has obtained indicative quotes from broker-dealers that do not necessarily represent prices the broker may be willing to trade on, as such quotes can be subject to material management judgment. Unobservable inputs are those inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions that market participants would use to price the asset or liability based on the best available information.

The fair value of the Funds’ loans, bonds and asset-backed securities are generally based on quotes received from brokers or independent pricing services. Loans and bonds with quotes that are based on actual trades with a sufficient level of activity on or near the measurement date are classified as Level 2 assets. Loans, bonds and asset-backed securities that are priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited number of actual trades are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

The fair value of the Funds’ common stocks, preferred stocks and warrants that are not actively traded on national exchanges are generally priced using quotes derived from implied values, indicative bids, or a limited amount of actual trades and are classified as Level 3 assets because the inputs used by the brokers and pricing services to derive the values are not readily observable.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the Level 2 and 3 assets and liabilities for changes in liquidity, including but not limited to: whether a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price, the depth and consistency of prices from third party services, and the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market. Additionally, management evaluates the Level 1 and 2 assets and liabilities on a quarterly basis for changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have a readily available market value, the fair value of the Funds’ investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Funds may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

 

 

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The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. Transfers in and out of the levels are recognized at the value at the end of the period. A summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s assets as of June 30, 2012 is as follows:

 

        Total Market
value at
06/30/12
       Level 1
Quoted
Prices
       Level 2 Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
       Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Long/Short Equity Fund

                   

Assets

                   

Common Stocks*

     $ 518,275,600         $ 518,275,600         $         $   

Registered Investment Company

       166,819,372           166,819,372                       

Purchased Options By Risk Category

                   

Equity Price Risk

       112,625           112,625                       
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 685,207,597         $ 685,207,597         $         $   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

                   

Short Sales

     $ (213,088,075      $ (213,088,075      $         $   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ (213,088,075      $ (213,088,075      $         $   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 472,119,522         $ 472,119,522         $         $   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

                   

Assets

                   

US Senior Loans

     $ 800,000         $         $         $ 800,000   

Common Stocks

                   

Consumer Discretionary

       1,713,186           1,713,186                       

Consumer Staples

       694,479           694,479                       

Healthcare

                   

Biotechnology

       4,322,476           4,322,476                       

Healthcare Equipment

       10,581,313           8,797,626                     1,783,687   

Healthcare Facilities

       2,465,903           2,465,903                       

Healthcare Services

       911,250           911,250                       

Healthcare Supplies

       1,835,783           1,835,783                       

Healthcare Technology

       4,055,521           4,055,521                       

Life Sciences Tools & Services

       3,485,413           3,485,413                       

Managed Healthcare

       3,708,353           3,708,353                       

Pharmaceuticals

       7,302,804           7,302,804                       

Purchased Options by Risk Category

                   

Equity Price Risk

       39,015           39,015                       

Warrants by Risk Category

                   

Equity Price Risk

       2,253,952           57,939           35,544           2,160,469   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Assets

     $ 44,169,448         $ 39,389,748         $ 35,544         $ 4,744,156   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Liabilities

                   

Short Sales

     $ (28,156,364      $ (28,156,364      $         $   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     $ (28,156,364      $ (28,156,364      $         $   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 16,013,084         $ 11,233,384         $ 35,544         $ 4,744,156   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

                   

Assets

                   

US Denominated Senior Loans

     $ 419,381,295                   $ 316,261,677         $ 103,119,618   

Foreign Denominated Senior Loans

       90,078,234                     35,535,343           54,542,891   

Asset Backed Securities

       40,969,784                               40,969,784   

Corporate Notes and Bonds

       40,086,594                     40,086,594             

Common Stocks

                   

Broadcasting

       16,782,000                               16,782,000   

Chemicals

       63,164                               63,164   

Diversified Media

       12,647,707                               12,647,707   

Energy

       559,143                               559,143   

Gaming/Leisure

       1,074,137                               1,074,137   

Healthcare

       1,242,186                               1,242,186   

Housing

       4,356,206                               4,356,206   

Telecommunications

       1,110,321           1,110,321                       

Utility

       107,310                               107,310   

Other

       2,183,466                     2,183,466             

Registered Investment Company

       16,050,326           16,050,326                       

Warrants by Risk Category

                   

Equity Price Risk

       30,000                               30,000   

Other Financial Instruments

                   

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts by Risk Category

                   

Foreign Exchange Contracts

       776,804                     776,804             
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total

     $ 647,498,677         $ 17,160,647         $ 394,843,884         $ 235,494,146   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

* Please refer to the Investment Portfolio for industry breakout

 

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The table below sets forth a summary of changes in the Long/Short Healthcare Fund’s and the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund’s assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the period ended June 30, 2012. The Long/Short Equity Fund had no Level 3 assets as of June 30, 2011 or June 30, 2012.

 

    

Balance

as of
June 30,
2011

   

Transfers

into
Level 3

   

Transfers

Out

of Level 3

    Net
Amortization
(Accretion) of
Premium/
(Discount)
   

Net

Realized

Gains/

(Losses)

   

Net

Unrealized
Gains/

(Losses)

   

Net

Purchase

   

Net

(Sales)

   

Balance

as of
June 30,
2012

 

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

                 

Common Stocks

                 

Healthcare Equipment

  $ 1,922,537      $      $      $      $      $ (138,850   $      $      $ 1,783,687   

Warrants

                 

Debt

    986,912               (35,544                   1,209,101                      2,160,469   

Debt

                 

Senior Loans

    800,000                                                         800,000   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 3,709,449      $      $ (35,544   $      $      $ 1,070,251      $      $      $ 4,744,156   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

  

         

Common Stocks

                 

Broadcasting

  $ 48,826,400      $      $      $      $ 12,098,287      $ (7,251,237   $      $ (36,891,450   $ 16,782,000   

Chemicals

    185,775                                    (122,611                   63,164   

Diversified Media

    54,133        12,593,574                                                  12,647,707   

Energy

    2,516,144                                    (1,957,001                   559,143   

Gaming/Leisure

    11,415,175                                    (10,341,038                   1,074,137   

Healthcare

    2,070,310                                    (828,124                   1,242,186   

Housing

    264,299                                    (35,275,822     39,367,729               4,356,206   

Media/Telecommunications

    11,289,060               (12,593,574                   1,304,514                        

Metals/Minerals

    1,811,600                             861,106        (1,184,606            (1,488,100       

Utility

    221,773                                    (114,463                   107,310   

Warrants

                 

Equity Price Risk

    39,200                             4,825        (825            (13,200     30,000   

Debt

                 

US Denominated Senior Loans

    156,866,543        8,745,478        (16,681,466     260,797        (30,555,484     69,893,641        27,562,738        (112,972,629     103,119,618   

Foreign Denominated Senior Loans

    80,759,141                      22,530        (3,441,392     (9,329,501     374,356        (13,842,243     54,542,891   

Asset-Backed Securities

    50,772,130                             706,589        (1,641,729     14,170        (8,881,376     40,969,784   

Other

    2,774,331               (2,183,466                   (590,865                     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 369,866,014      $ 21,339,052      $ (31,458,506   $ 283,327      $ (20,326,069   $ 2,560,333      $ 67,318,993      $ (174,088,998   $ 235,494,146   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

For the year ended June 30, 2012, total change in unrealized gain/(loss) on Level 3 securities held at period-end and included in the change in net assets for Long/Short Healthcare Fund and Floating Rate Opportunities Fund were $1,070,251 and $(30,248,412). The Funds present these unrealized gains on the Statement of Operations as net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments. For the year ended June 30, 2012, there were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2.

Investments designated as Level 3 may include assets valued using quotes or indications furnished by brokers which are based on models or estimates and may not be executable prices. In light of the developing market conditions, the

Investment Adviser continues to search for observable data points and evaluate broker quotes and indications received for portfolio investments. As a result, for the year ended June 30, 2012, a net amount of $0 and $21,339,052 of the Long/Short Healthcare Fund and the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund’s portfolio investments, respectively, was transferred to Level 3 from Level 2 and a net amount of $(35,544) and $(31,458,506) of the Long/Short Healthcare Fund and the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund’s portfolio investments, respectively, was transferred to Level 2 from Level 3. Determination of fair values is uncertain because it involves subjective judgments and estimates that are unobservable.

 

 

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The following is a summary of significant unobservable inputs used in the fair valuations of assets and liabilities categorized within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

Fund and

Category

     Ending Balance at
6/30/2012
     Valuation Technique    Unobservable Inputs      Input Value(s)

Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

  

          

Debt

     $ 800,000       Expected Recovery    Probability of Recovery      100%

Common Stocks

       1,783,687       Fair Valuation - Multiple Scenarios    Discount Rate      25.99%
           Scenario Probabilities      25%

Warrants

       2,160,470       Option Pricing Model    Custom Volatility      45% - 75%
    

 

 

            

Total

     $ 4,744,157              

Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

       

Debt

     $ 198,632,293       Third-Party Pricing Vendor         56.8 - 100.1
        Liquidation Analysis    Discount Rate      0.13% - 15%
        Debt - Loan Spread    Comparable Valuations      511 - 645
           Weighted Comparables      10% - 40%
           Spread on Weighted Avg Discount      3%
           Comparable Broker Quotes      51 - 99.5
           Liquidity Discount      2% - 3%
        Recovery Analysis    Discount Rate      15%
        Expected Sale Proceeds    Scenario Probabilities      88.86%
           Discount Rate      15%
        Discounted Cash Flows    LTM Multiple      4.6
           Liquidity Discount      20%
           Discount Rate      25% - 45%
        Multiple Analysis    Liquidity Discount      28%

Common Stocks

       36,831,852       Discounted Cash Flows    Discount Rate      15%
       .       Liquidation Analysis    Scenario Probabilities      75%
        Third-Party Pricing Vendor         0.07 - 3,000
        Multiple Analysis    Broker Recommended Discount      60%
           Partial Proposed Sale Agreement      $17,300,000

Warrants

       30,000       Third-Party Pricing Vendor         3,000
    

 

 

            

Total

     $ 235,494,145              

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Fund’s debt investments are discount rates, scenario probabilities, assumed accrued interest, and LTM multiples. Significant increases or decreases in any of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the reporting entity’s common stock investments are discount rates and scenario probabilities. Significant changes in either of those inputs in isolation would result in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the trade date. Cost and gains/(losses) are determined based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Funds consider liquid assets deposited with a bank, and certain short term debt instruments with original maturities of 3 months or less to be cash equivalents. These investments represent amounts held with financial institutions that are readily accessible to pay Fund expenses or investments. Cash and cash equivalents are valued at cost plus accrued

interest, which approximates market value. The value of cash equivalents denominated in foreign currencies is determined by converting to U. S. dollars on the date of the statement of assets and liabilities. At June 30, 2012, the Funds invested their cash in the Federated Prime Obligations Fund.

Short Sales

The Funds may sell securities short. A short sale is a transaction in which a Fund sells a security it does not own in anticipation that the market price of that security will decline. When a Fund makes a short sale, it must borrow the security sold short from a broker-dealer and deliver it to the buyer upon conclusion of the transaction. A Fund may have to pay a fee to borrow particular securities and is often obligated to pay over any dividends or other payments received on such borrowed securities. Cash held as collateral for short sales is classified as restricted cash on Long/Short Equity Fund’s and Long/Short Healthcare Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Restricted cash in the amount of $183,389,138 and $25,271,231 was held with the broker for the Long/Short Equity Fund and the Long/Short Healthcare Fund, respectively. Restricted cash in the amount of $80,500,000 for the Long/Short Equity Fund and $250,000 for the Long/Short Healthcare Fund is held in each Fund’s segregated account at The Bank of New York Mellon, the

 

 

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Funds’ custodian. Additionally, securities valued at $26,280,000 and $22,694,587 were posted in the Long/Short Equity Fund and Long/Short Healthcare Fund’s segregated accounts as collateral.

At June 30, 2012 the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund did not have any securities sold short.

Options

The Funds may utilize options on securities or indexes to varying degrees as part of their principal investment strategy. An option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specified exercise or “strike” price. The writer of an option on a security has the obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security. The Funds may hold options, write option contracts, or both.

If an option written by a Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes on the expiration date a capital gain equal to the premium received by the Fund at the time the option was written. If an option purchased by a Fund expires unexercised, the Fund realizes a capital loss equal to the premium paid. Prior to the earlier of exercise or expiration, an exchange-traded option may be closed out by an offsetting purchase or sale of an option of the same series (type, underlying security, exercise price and expiration). There can be no assurance, however, that a closing purchase or sale transaction can be effected when a Fund desires. A Fund will realize a capital gain from a closing purchase transaction if the cost of the closing option is less than the premium received from writing the option, or, if it is more, the Fund will realize a capital loss.

During the year ended June 30, 2012, the Long/Short Equity Fund had written options to provide leveraged short exposure, and purchased options to provide leveraged long exposure, to the underlying equity, which is consistent with the investment strategy of the Fund.

During the year ended June 30, 2012, the Long/Short Healthcare Fund had written options to provide leveraged short exposure, and purchased options to provide leveraged long exposure to the underlying equity, which is consistent with the investment strategy of the Fund.

During the year ended June 30, 2012, the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund did not hold any written or purchased options.

Credit Default Swaps

To the extent consistent with the Funds’ prospectus, the Funds may enter into credit default swap agreements. The “buyer” in a credit default contract is obligated to pay the “seller” a periodic stream of payments over the term of the

contract provided that no event of default on an underlying reference obligation has occurred. If an event of default occurs, the seller typically pays the buyer the “par value” (full notional value) of the reference obligation in exchange for the reference obligation. The Funds may be either the buyer or seller in the transaction. If a Fund is a buyer and no event of default occurs, the Fund loses its investment and recovers nothing. However, if an event of default occurs, the buyer receives full notional value for a reference obligation that may have little or no value. As a seller, a Fund receives income throughout the term of the contract, which typically is between six months and five years, provided that there is no default event.

Credit default swaps involve greater risks than if the Funds had invested in the reference obligation directly. In addition to general market risks, credit default swaps are subject to illiquidity risk, counterparty risk and credit risks.

If an event of default were to occur, the value of the reference obligation received by the seller, coupled with the periodic payments previously received, may be less than the full notional value it pays to the buyer, resulting in a loss of value to the seller. When a Fund acts as a seller of a credit default swap agreement it is exposed to many of the same risks of leverage as certain other leveraged transactions, since if an event of default occurs the seller must pay the buyer the full notional value of the reference obligation. At June 30, 2012, the Long/Short Equity Fund, the Long/Short Healthcare Fund and the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund held no credit default swaps.

Foreign Currency

Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates using the current 4:00 PM London Time Spot Rate. Fluctuations in the value of the foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates, between trade and settlement dates on securities transactions and between the accrual and payment dates on dividends, interest income and foreign withholding taxes, are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains/(losses). Realized gains/(losses) and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, but are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

In order to minimize the movement in NAV resulting from a decline or appreciation in the value of a particular foreign currency against the U.S. dollar or another foreign currency or for other reasons, the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund may enter into forward currency exchange contracts. These

 

 

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contracts involve an obligation to purchase or sell a specified currency at a future date at a price set at the time the contract is initiated. Forward currency contracts do not eliminate fluctuations in the values of portfolio securities but rather allow the Fund to establish a rate of exchange for a future point in time. Forwards involve counterparty credit risk to the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund because the forwards are not exchange traded and there is no clearinghouse to guarantee forwards against default. As of June 30, 2012, the open notional values of the Fund’s forward foreign currency contracts were EUR 14,150,000 and GBP 17,600,000 and during the year ended June 30, 2012, the closed notional values were AUD 24,652,620, EUR 106,873,543 and GBP 52,516,822.

Financial Instruments

The Funds adopted amendments to authoritative guidance on disclosures about derivative instruments and hedging activities which require that the Funds disclose: a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments, b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are accounted for and c) how derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows.

The fair value of derivative instruments on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, have the following risk exposure at June 30, 2012.

 

    Fair Value  
Risk Exposure   Asset
Derivatives
    Liability
Derivatives
 

Long/Short Equity Fund

   

Equity Price Risk

  $ 112,625 (1)    $   

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

   

Equity Price Risk

    2,292,967 (1)        

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

   

Equity Price Risk

    30,000 (1)        

Foreign Exchange Risk

    776,804 (2)        

 

(1) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Total investments, at value.
(2) Statement of Assets and Liabilities location: Unrealized appreciation on forward foreign currency contracts.

The effect of derivative instruments on the Statement of Operations for the year ended June 30, 2012 was as follows:

 

Risk Exposure   Net
Realized
Gain (Loss)
on
Derivatives
    Net Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
on
Derivatives
 

Long/Short Equity Fund

   

Equity Price Risk

  $ 2,307,886 (1)    $ (191,886 )(3) 

Credit Risk

    (109,047 )(5)        

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

   

Equity Price Risk

    (265,125 )(1)      1,231,815 (3) 

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

   

Foreign Exchange Risk

    7,677,677 (2)      (818,231 )(4) 
(1) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain/(loss) on written options, and/or investments.
(2) Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain/(loss) on foreign currency transactions.
(3) Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) on investments.
(4) Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on translation of Assets and Liabilities denominated in foreign currency and forward currency contracts.
(5) Statement of Operations: Net realized gain/(loss) on credit default swaps.

For the year ended June 30, 2012, each Fund’s average volume of derivatives is as follows:

 

Derivatives   Long/Short
Equity
Fund
    Long/Short
Healthcare
Fund
    Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund
 

Warrants (Units)

           3,333,659        900,640   

Purchased Options (Contracts)

    1,880        1,247          

Forward Contracts Sold (Appreciation)

                $ 2,349,761   

Swaps (Depreciation)

  $ (8,107              

Income Recognition

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and includes accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums of debt instruments.

Determination of Class Net Asset Values

All income, expenses (other than distribution fees and service fees, which are class-specific expenses, as shown on the Statement of Operations) and realized and unrealized gains/(losses) are allocated to each class of shares of each Fund on a daily basis for purposes of determining the net asset value of each class. Income and expenses are allocated to each class based on the settled shares method, while realized and unrealized gains/(losses) are allocated based on the relative net assets of each class.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Status

Each Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and will distribute substantially all of its taxable income and gains, if any, for the tax year, and as such will not be subject to U.S. federal income taxes. In addition, the Funds intend to distribute, in each calendar year, all of their net investment income, capital gains and certain other amounts, if any, such that the Funds should not be subject to U.S. federal excise tax. Therefore, no U.S. federal income or excise tax provisions are recorded.

Management has analyzed the Funds’ tax positions taken on federal income tax returns for all open tax years (current and prior three tax years), and has concluded that no provision for federal income tax is required in the Funds’ financial statements. The Funds’ federal and state income and federal

 

 

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excise tax returns for tax years for which the applicable statutes of limitations have not expired are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state departments of revenue.

Distributions to Shareholders

The Funds intend to pay distributions from net investment income, if any, on a monthly basis. The Funds intend to pay net realized capital gains, if any, on an annual basis.

Statement of Cash Flows

Information on financial transactions which have been settled through the receipt or disbursement of cash is presented in the Statement of Cash Flows. The cash amount shown in the Statement of Cash Flows is the amount included within each Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities and includes cash on hand at its custodian bank and sub-custodian bank, respectively, and does not include cash posted as collateral in the segregated account or with the broker-dealers.

Note 3. U.S. Federal Tax Information

The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. As a result, net investment income/(loss) and net realized gain/(loss) on investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period.

Reclassifications are made to the Funds’ capital accounts for permanent tax differences to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryforwards) under income tax regulations.

For the year ended June 30, 2012, permanent differences chiefly resulting from net investment losses, dividends on short sales, disallowed blue sky fees, partnership holdings, and the different book/tax treatment of forward currency contracts and premium accrued were identified and reclassified among the components of the Funds’ net assets as follows:

 

Fund   Undistributed
Net Investment
Income
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Paid-In
Capital
 

Long/Short
Equity Fund

  $ 11,514,586      $ (11,514,488   $ (98

Long/Short
Healthcare Fund

    583,764        (583,764       

Floating Rate
Opportunities Fund

    1,670,333        (1,131,758     (538,575

The tax character of distributions paid during the year ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 were as follows:

 

Fund   Ordinary
Income*
    Distributions
paid from:
Long-Term
Capital
Gains
    Distributions
in Excess
 

Long/Short
Equity Fund

     

2012

  $ 3,482,889      $      $         —   

2011

    9,979,551                 

Long/Short
Healthcare Fund

     

2012

    6,785,881                 

2011

    485,727        194,575          

Floating Rate
Opportunities Fund

     

2012

    26,165,656                 

2011

                    

 

* For tax purposes, short-term capital gains distributions, if any, are considered ordinary income distributions.

As of June 30, 2012, the Funds’ tax year end, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Fund   Accumulated
Capital and
Other Losses
    Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
    Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Net Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*
 

Long/Short
Equity Fund

  $      $ 18,367,361      $         —      $ 7,113,857   

Long/Short Healthcare
Fund

    (7,037,464                   249,854   

Floating
Rate Opportunities Fund

    (864,417,994     1,015,388               (567,205,408

 

* Any differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sale, premium amortization, and other adjustments.

For the year ended June 30, 2012, The Floating Rate Opportunity Fund had capital loss carryforwards, which will expire in the indicated years:

 

        Capital Loss
Carryforwards
       Expiration
Date
 
     $ (8,394,093)        2015   
       (232,159,979)        2016   
       (450,912,670)        2017   
       (143,999,490)        2018   
       (5,842,812)        N/A ** 
    

 

 

      

Total

     $ (841,309,044)        
    

 

 

      

 

* These capital loss carryforward amounts were acquired in the reorganizations (see Note 14) and are available to offset future capital gains of Floating Rate Opportunities Fund. Floating Rate Opportunities Fund ability to utilize the capital loss carryforwards is limited under Internal Revenue Service regulations. The amount of $(5,842,812) is long term in character.
 

 

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** On December 22, 2010, The Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010 (the “Modernization Act”) was signed into law. The Modernization Act modifies several of the Federal income and excise tax provisions related to RICs. Under the Modernization Act, new capital losses may now be carried forward indefinitely, and retain the character of the original loss as compared with pre-enactment law where capital losses could be carried forward for eight years, and carried forward as short-term capital losses, irrespective of the character of the original loss.

For the year ended June 30, 2012 there were no capital loss carryforwards for the Long/Short Equity Fund and the Long/Short Healthcare Fund.

Unrealized appreciation and depreciation at December 31, 2012, based on cost of investments for U.S. federal income tax purposes, was:

 

Fund   Gross
Appreciation
    Gross
Depreciation
    Net
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)*
    Cost  

Long/Short Equity Fund

  $ 33,821,824      $ (21,090,477   $ 12,731,347      $ 672,476,250   

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

    5,705,577        (3,887,382     1,818,195        42,351,253   

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

    15,340,763        (583,303,759     (567,962,996     1,214,684,869   

 

* Any differences between book-basis and tax-basis net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sale, premium amortization, and other adjustments

Qualified Late Year Ordinary and Post-October Losses

Under current laws, certain capital losses realized after October 31 may be deferred (and certain ordinary losses after January 1st may be deferred) and treated as occurring on the first day of the following fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, the Funds elected to defer the following losses incurred from November 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012:

 

Fund   Realized
Capital Losses
    Ordinary
Losses
 

Long/Short Equity Fund

  $      $   

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

    7,037,464        874,743   

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

    23,108,950          

Note 4. Advisory, Administration, Service and Distribution, Trustee, and Other Fees

Investment Advisory Fees and Subadvisory Fees

Effective January 9, 2012, the Funds’ Investment Adviser, Highland Funds Asset Management, L.P., changed its name to Pyxis Capital, L.P. Prior to December 15, 2011, the Funds’ Investment Adviser was Highland Capital Management, L.P. The Investment Adviser receives from the Long/Short Equity Fund and the Long/Short Healthcare Fund monthly investment advisory fees, computed and accrued

daily based on the Average Daily Managed Assets of each Fund, at the annual rate of 2.25% and 1.00%, respectively.

The Long/Short Healthcare Fund and the Investment Adviser have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Cummings Bay Capital Management, L.P. The Fund pays sub-advisory fees to Cummings Bay Capital Management, L.P. at an annual rate of 0.50% of the Average Daily Managed Assets of the Fund.

The Investment Adviser receives from the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund monthly investment advisory fees, computed and accrued daily, based on an annual rate of 0.65% of the Fund’s Average Daily Managed Assets for the first $1 billion, 0.60% of the Fund’s Average Daily Managed Assets for the next $1 billion and 0.55% of the Fund’s Average Daily Managed Assets over $2 billion.

“Average Daily Managed Assets” of a Fund means the average daily value of the total assets of the Fund less all accrued liabilities of the Fund (other than the aggregate amount of any outstanding borrowings constituting financial leverage).

Administration Fees

The Investment Adviser provides administrative services to each Fund. For its services, the Investment Adviser receives a monthly administration fee, computed and accrued daily, at the annual rate of 0.20% of each Fund’s Average Daily managed net assets. Under a separate sub-administration agreement, the Investment Adviser has delegated certain administrative functions to BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc. (“BNY Mellon”). The Investment Adviser pays BNY Mellon directly for these sub-administration services.

Service and Distribution Fees

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, formerly known as BNY Mellon Distributors LLC (the “Underwriter”), serves as the principal underwriter and distributor of each Fund’s shares. The Underwriter receives the front-end sales charge imposed on the sale of Class A Shares and the contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) imposed on certain redemptions of Class A and Class C Shares. For the year ended June 30, 2012, the Underwriter received $36,189, $33,287 and $511 of front end sales charges for Class A Shares of the Long/Short Equity Fund, the Long/Short Healthcare Fund and the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, respectively. The Underwriter received $1,515 of CDSC for Class B of the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund. The Underwriter also received $11,343, $8,142 and $1,971 of CDSC for Class C Shares of the Long/Short Equity Fund, the Long/Short Healthcare Fund and the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund, respectively.

The Funds have adopted a plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act (the “Plan”) for Class A Shares, Class B

 

 

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Shares and Class C Shares of the Funds, which requires the payment of a monthly fee to the Underwriter at an annual rate of the average daily net assets of each class as follows:

 

Fund   Class A
Shares
    Class B
Shares
    Class C
Shares
 

Long/Short Equity Fund

    0.35     N/A        1.00

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

    0.35     N/A        1.00

Floating Rate Opportunities

    0.35     0.70     0.85

For the year ended June 30, 2012, the Distribution and Service fees, which are included on the Statement of Operations for each class, were as follows:

 

Fund   Long/Short
Equity
Fund
    Long/Short
Healthcare
Fund
    Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund
 

Fees:

     

Class A

  $ 909,487      $ 129,989      $ 776,236   

Class B

                  73,876   

Class C

    644,208        89,045        3,028,658   

Expense Limits and Fee Reimbursements

For the Long/Short Equity Fund, the Investment Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive a portion of its advisory fee in an amount equal to 1.25% of the Fund’s Average Daily Managed Assets. This waiver may be terminated at any time by the Investment Adviser on fourteen days written notice to shareholders.

For the Long/Short Healthcare Fund, prior to November 1, 2011, the Investment Adviser voluntarily agreed to waive all of its advisory fee and 0.19% of its administration fee. Effective November 1, 2011, the Investment Adviser has discontinued all waivers.

For the year ended June 30, 2012, the Investment Adviser waived $7,587,939 and $190,829 for the Long/Short Equity Fund and the Long/Short Healthcare Fund, respectively, and the administrator waived $36,257 for the Long/Short Healthcare Fund.

Fees Paid to Officers and Trustees

Each Trustee who is not an “interested person” of the Funds as defined in the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”) receives an annual retainer of $150,000 payable in quarterly installments and allocated among each portfolio in the Pyxis Fund Complex based on relative net assets. The “Pyxis Fund Complex” consists of all of the registered investment companies advised by the Investment Adviser as of the date of this report.

The Funds pay no compensation to their one interested Trustee or any of their officers, all of whom are employees of the Investment Adviser.

Note 5. Redemption Fees

The Funds impose a 2.00% redemption fee on some Class A, Class B, Class C and Class Z Shares that are redeemed or exchanged within two months or less after the date of purchase, unless otherwise waived by a Fund. The fee is calculated based on the shares’ aggregate net asset value on the date of redemption, is allocated back to each class based on relative net assets and is deducted from the redemption proceeds on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. The redemption fee is not a sales charge and is retained by the Funds. For the year ended June 30, 2012, the Funds collected the following redemption fees:

 

   

Redemption Fee Amount

 
Fund   Class A      Class B      Class C     Class Z  

Long/Short Equity Fund

  $ 40,939               $ 10,821      $ 39,809   

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

    27,049                 6,539        12,825   

Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

    2,298         121         3,719        287   

Note 6. Portfolio Information

For the year ended June 30, 2012, the cost of purchases and the proceeds from sales of the Funds’ portfolio securities (excluding short-term investments) amounted to the following:

 

   

Purchases

   

Sales

 
Fund   U.S.
Government*
    Other     U.S.
Government*
    Other  

Long/Short Equity Fund

  $     —      $ 2,761,982,686      $     —      $ 2,633,632,222   

Long/Short Healthcare Fund

           720,966,359               713,723,708   

Floating Rate
Opportunities Fund

           385,668,396               623,460,475   

 

* The Funds did not have any purchases or sales of U.S. Government Securities for the year ended June 30, 2012.

Note 7. Periodic Repurchase Offers

Prior to the Reorganization (see Note 14), the predecessor fund to the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”) had adopted a policy to offer each fiscal quarter to repurchase a specified percentage (between 5% and 25%) of the shares then outstanding at the Predecessor Fund’s NAV (“Repurchase Offers”). Repurchase Offers were scheduled to occur on or about the 15th day (or the next business day if the 15th is not a business day) in the months of February, May, August and November.

For the year ended June 30, 2011, there were four Repurchase Offers. In each of the August 2010, November 2010, February 2011 and May 2011 Repurchase Offers, the Fund offered to repurchase 9.0% of its outstanding shares. In the August 2010, November 2010, February 2011 and May 2011 Repurchase Offers, 9.0%, 10.5%, 9.6% and 6.9%

 

 

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respectively, of shares outstanding were repurchased. In connection with each Repurchase Offer, the Fund repurchased an additional 0.0%, 1.5%, 1.4% and 0.0%, respectively, of the shares outstanding on the Repurchase Request Deadline to accommodate the shareholder repurchase requests. Repurchase Offers for the year ended June 30, 2011 are included in the Share Transactions in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets.

Note 8. Securities Lending

Each Fund may make secured loans of its portfolio securities amounting to not more than one-third of the value of its total assets, thereby realizing additional income. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions of credit, consist of possible delays in recovery of the securities or possible loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially and possible investment losses in the investment of collateral. Pursuant to the Fund’s securities lending policies, securities loans are made to unaffiliated broker-dealers pursuant to agreements requiring that loans be continuously secured by collateral in cash or short-term debt obligations at least equal at all times to the value of the securities subject to the loan. The borrower pays to a Fund an amount equal to any interest or dividends received on securities subject to the loan. When the collateral falls below 102% of market value for U.S. securities and 105% of market value for international securities, the lending agent will use its best effort to obtain additional collateral on the next business day to meet required amounts under the security lending agreement. The Fund retains all or a portion of the interest received on investment of the cash collateral or receives a fee from the borrower. As of June 30, 2012, the market values of securities loaned by the Long/Short Equity Fund and the Long/Short Healthcare Fund were $102,488,771 and $3,101,678, respectively. The loaned securities on the Long/Short Equity Fund and the Long/Short Healthcare Fund were secured by cash collateral of $102,682,168 and $3,379,388, respectively, which was invested in the Federated Prime-Obligations Fund.

Note 9. Credit Agreement

Effective June 13, 2011, as part of the Reorganization (see Note 14), the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund entered into a $225,000,0000 credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with State Street Bank and Trust Company. On October 31, 2011, the Credit Agreement was amended, increasing the commitment from $225 million to $300 million. On June 13, 2012, the Credit Agreement was renewed with an expiration of June 10, 2013. At June 30, 2012, the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund had borrowings under the Credit Agreement of $89,000,000, secured by substantially all of the assets in the portfolio, including cash and cash equivalents. Interest is charged at a rate equal to the adjusted LIBOR plus

1.10% per annum based on the outstanding borrowings. In addition, a commitment fee on the unutilized commitment amount of 0.15% per annum is charged. Included in the Statement of Operations is $2,407,016 of interest expense related to the Credit Agreement and $166,883 of Commitment fees in the Statement of Operations.

The average daily loan balance was $165,032,787 at a weighted average interest rate of 1.45%, excluding any commitment fee, for the year ended June 30, 2012. As of June 30, 2012, the fair value of the outstanding Credit Agreement was estimated to be $89,940,750, and would be categorized as Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value was estimated based on discounting the cash flows owed using a discount rate of 0.50% over the 1 year risk free rate.

The Floating Rate Opportunities Fund is required to maintain 300% asset coverage with respect to amounts outstanding under the New Credit Agreement, as amended, and the Fund is required to maintain 300% asset coverage under Section 18(a) of the 1940 Act. Asset coverage is calculated by subtracting the Fund’s total liabilities, not including any amount representing bank loans and senior securities, from the Fund’s total assets and dividing the result by the principal amount of the borrowings outstanding. As of the dates indicated below, the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund’s debt outstanding and asset coverage was as follows:

 

Date   Total Amount
Outstanding
    % of Asset
Coverage of
Indebtedness
 

06/30/2012

  $ 89,000,000        718.4

06/30/2011

    135,000,000        659.9   

06/30/2010

    115,000,000        606.0   

08/31/2009

    181,000,000        465.8   

08/31/2008

    511,000,000        409.3   

08/31/2007

    960,000,000        400.5   

Note 10. Unfunded Loan Commitments

As of June 30, 2012, the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund had unfunded loan commitments of $3,136,306, which could be extended at the option of the borrower, as detailed below:

 

Borrower   Unfunded
Loan
Commitment
 

LLV Holdco, LLC

  $ 1,136,306   

Sorenson Communications

    2,000,000   
 

 

 

 
  $ 3,136,306   
 

 

 

 

Unfunded loan commitments are marked to market on the relevant day of valuation in accordance with the Fund’s valuation policies. Any applicable unrealized gain/(loss) and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on unfunded loan commitments are recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations, respectively. As

 

 

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of June 30, 2012, the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund recognized net discount and unrealized depreciation on unfunded transactions of $530,657. The net change in

unrealized appreciation on unfunded transactions of $10,927 is recorded in the Statement of Operations.

 

 

Note 11. Affiliated Issuers

Under Section 2 (a) (3) of the 1940 Act, a portfolio company is defined as “affiliated” if a Fund owns five percent or more of its outstanding voting securities. The Long/Short Healthcare Fund held at least five percent of the outstanding voting securities of the following companies as of June 30, 2012:

 

    Par Value
at June 30,
2012
    Shares at
June 30,
2012
    Market Value     Affiliated
Income
    Purchases     Sales  
        

June 30,

2011

    June 30,
2012
       

CNS response, Inc. (Senior Loans)

  $ 400,000             $ __      $ 400,000      $ 36,600      $      $   

CNS response, Inc. (Senior Loans)

    400,000               __        400,000        36,600                 

CNS response, Inc. (Common Stock)

           22,698        __        77,742               90,750          

CNS response, Inc. (Warrants)

           66,667        __        87,720                        

CNS response, Inc. (Warrants)

           66,667        __        85,600                        

Genesys Ventures IA, L.P. (Common Stock)

           1,068,076        1,922,537        1,783,687                        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 800,000        1,224,108      $ 1,922,537      $ 2,834,749      $ 73,200      $ 90,750      $   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Floating Rate Opportunities Fund held at least five percent of the outstanding voting securities of the following companies as of June 30, 2012:

 

    Par Value
at
June 30,
2012
    Shares at
June 30,
2012
    Market Value    

Affiliated
Income

   

Purchases

   

Sales

 
Issuer       June 30,
2011
    June 30,
2012
       

CCS Medical, Inc, (Senior Loans)

  $ 30,644,138             $ 34,139,565      $ 29,064,227      $      $ 2,879,961      $ 10,534,226   

CCS Medical, Inc, (Common Stocks)

           207,031        2,070,310        1,242,186                        

ComCorp Broad Casting, Inc. (Senior Loans)

    5,657,982               5,590,846        5,506,914        18,410        14,946        335,199   

Communications Corp. of America (Common Stocks)

           304,726                                      

LLV, Holdco, LLC (Senior Loans)

    11,193,747               5,391,280        10,490,962        5,040        3,541,878        464,854   

LLV, Holdco, LLC (Common Stocks)

           34,992        10,222,514        420,070                        

LLV, Holdco, LLC (Warrants)

           13,941                                      

Young Broadcasting, Inc. (Senior Loans)

                  10,580,622                             10,471,561   

Young Broadcasting, Inc. (Common Stocks)

           5,594        48,826,400        16,782,000                      36,891,450   

Young Broadcasting, Inc. (Warrants)

           10        39,200        30,000                      13,200   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 47,495,867        566,294      $ 116,860,737      $ 63,536,359      $ 23,450      $ 6,436,785      $ 58,710,490   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

* Company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Communications Corp. of America.

 

The Fund is permitted to purchase or sell securities from or to certain other affiliated funds under specified conditions outlined in the procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Fund. The procedures have been designed to provide assurance that any purchase or sale of securities by the Fund from or to another fund that is or could be considered an affiliate by virtue of having a common investment adviser (or affiliated investment adviser), common Trustees and/or common officers complies with Rule 17a-7 under the 1940 act. Further, as defined under the procedures, each transaction is effective at the current market price. For the period

ended June 30, 2012, the Fund engaged in security transactions with affiliated funds with proceeds from sales of $20,081,250 and net realized gain from sales of $5,957,145.

Note 12. Indemnification

The Funds have a variety of indemnification obligations under contracts with their service providers. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Funds have not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

 

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Note 13. Disclosure of Significant Risks and Contingencies

Counterparty Credit Risk

Counterparty credit risk is the potential loss a Fund may incur as a result of the failure of a counterparty or an issuer to make payments according to the terms of a contract. Counterparty credit risk is measured as the loss a Fund would record if its counterparties failed to perform pursuant to the terms of their obligations to the Fund. Because a Fund may enter into over-the-counter forwards, options, swaps and other derivative financial instruments, a Fund may be exposed to the credit risk of its counterparties. To limit the counterparty credit risk associated with such transactions, a Fund conducts business only with financial institutions judged by the Investment Adviser to present acceptable credit risk.

Regulatory Risk

Recent legislation has called for a new regulatory framework for the derivatives market. The impact of the new regulations are still unknown, but has the potential to increase the costs of using derivatives, may limit the availability of some forms of derivatives or the Funds’ ability to use derivatives, and may adversely affect the performance of some derivative instruments used by the Funds as well as the Funds’ ability to pursue its investment objective through the use of such instruments.

Non-Diversification Risk

Due to the nature of each Fund’s investment strategy and its non-diversified status, it is possible that a material amount of a Fund’s portfolio could be invested in the securities of one or a few issuers. Investing a significant portion of a Fund’s portfolios in any one or a few issuers may result in the Fund’s shares being more sensitive to the economic results of those few issuers.

Hedging Transactions Risk

Each Fund may engage in “hedging,” the practice of attempting to offset a potential loss in one position by establishing an opposite position in another investment. Hedging strategies in general are usually intended to limit or reduce investment risk, but can also be expected to limit or reduce the potential for profit. For example, if the Fund has taken a defensive posture by hedging its portfolio, and stock prices advance, the return to investors will be lower than if the portfolio had not been hedged. No assurance can be given that any particular hedging strategy will be successful, or that the Investment Adviser will elect to use a hedging strategy at a time when it is advisable.

Illiquid and Restricted Securities Risk

Restricted securities (i.e., securities acquired in private placement transactions) and illiquid securities may offer higher

yields than comparable publicly traded securities. The Funds, however, may not be able to sell these securities when the Investment Adviser considers it desirable to do so or, to the extent they are sold privately, may have to sell them at less than the price of otherwise comparable securities. Restricted securities are subject to limitations on resale which can have an adverse effect on the price obtainable for such securities. Also, if in order to permit resale the securities are registered under the Securities Act at a Fund’s expense, the Fund’s expenses would be increased.

Short Selling Risk

Short sales by the Funds that are not made where there is an offsetting long position in the asset that it is being sold short theoretically involve unlimited loss potential since the market price of securities sold short may continuously increase. Short selling allows the Funds to profit from declines in market prices to the extent such decline exceeds the transaction costs and costs of borrowing the securities. However, since the borrowed securities must be replaced by purchases at market prices in order to close out the short position, any appreciation in the price of the borrowed securities would result in a loss. Purchasing securities to close out the short position can itself cause the price of securities to rise further, thereby exacerbating the loss. The Funds may mitigate such losses by replacing the securities sold short before the market price has increased significantly. Under adverse market conditions, a Fund might have difficulty purchasing securities to meet margin calls on its short sale delivery obligations, and might have to sell portfolio securities to raise the capital necessary to meet its short sale obligations at a time when fundamental investment considerations would not favor such sales.

Options Risk

There are several risks associated with transactions in options on securities. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A transaction in options or securities may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.

When a Fund writes a covered call option, the Fund forgoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call, but retains the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation and once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it must deliver the underlying security in exchange for the strike price.

 

 

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When a Fund writes a covered put option, the Fund bears the risk of loss if the value of the underlying stock declines below the exercise price minus the put premium. If the option is exercised, the Fund could incur a loss if it is required to purchase the stock underlying the put option at a price greater than the market price of the stock at the time of exercise plus the put premium the Fund received when it wrote the option. While the Fund’s potential gain in writing a covered put option is limited to distributions earned on the liquid assets securing the put option plus the premium received from the purchaser of the put option, the Fund risks a loss equal to the entire exercise price of the option minus the put premium.

Non-Payment Risk

Corporate debt obligations, including Senior Loans, are subject to the risk of non-payment of scheduled interest and/or principal. Non-payment would result in a reduction of income to the Fund, a reduction in the value of the Senior Loan experiencing non-payment and a potential decrease in the NAV of the Fund.

Credit Risk

The Floating Rate Opportunities Fund invests all or substantially all of its assets in Senior Loans of other securities that are rated below investment grade and unrated Senior Loans of comparable quality. Investments rated below investment grade are commonly referred to as “high yield securities” or “junk securities”. They are regarded as predominantly speculative with respect to the issuing company’s continuing ability to meet principal and interest payments. Investments in high-yield securities may result in greater NAV fluctuation than if the Fund did not make such investments.

Leverage Risk

Each of the Funds may use leverage in their investment program, including the use of borrowed funds and investments in certain types of options, such as puts, calls and warrants, which may be purchased for a fraction of the price of the underlying securities. While such strategies and techniques increase the opportunity to achieve higher returns on the amounts invested, they also increase the risk of loss. To the extent the Funds purchase securities with borrowed funds, their net assets will tend to increase or decrease at a greater rate than if borrowed funds are not used. If the interest expense on borrowings were to exceed the net return on the portfolio securities purchased with borrowed funds, the Funds’ use of leverage would result in a lower rate of return than if the Funds were not leveraged.

Currency Risk

A portion of the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund assets may be quoted or denominated in non-U.S. currencies. These

securities may be adversely affected by fluctuations in relative currency exchange rates and by exchange control regulations. The Fund’s investment performance may be negatively affected by a devaluation of a currency in which the Fund’s investments are quoted or denominated. Further, the Fund’s investment performance may be significantly affected, either positively or negatively, by currency exchange rates because the U.S. dollar value of securities quoted or denominated in another currency will increase or decrease in response to changes in the value of such currency in relation to the U.S. dollar.

Non-U.S. Securities Risk

Each of the Funds may invest in non-U.S. securities. Investing in non-U.S. securities involves certain risks not involved in domestic investments, including, but not limited to: fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; future foreign economic, financial, political and social developments; different legal systems; the possible imposition of exchange controls or other foreign governmental laws or restrictions; lower trading volume; much greater price volatility and illiquidity of certain non-U.S. securities markets; different trading and settlement practices; less governmental supervision; changes in currency exchange rates; high and volatile rates of inflation; fluctuating interest rates; less publicly available information; and different accounting, auditing and financial recordkeeping standards and requirements.

Forward Currency Contracts Risk

The Floating Rate Opportunities Fund is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk in the normal course of pursuing its investment objectives. The Fund may use forward contracts to gain exposure to, or hedge against, changes in the value of foreign currencies. A forward contract represents a commitment for the future purchase or sale of an asset at a specified price on a specified date. Upon entering into such contracts, daily fluctuations in the value of the contract are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Fund. At the expiration of the contracts the Fund realizes the gain or loss. Upon entering into such contracts, the Fund bears the risk of exchange rates moving unexpectedly, in which case, the Fund may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the forward contracts and may realize a loss. Forwards involve counterparty credit risk to the Fund because forwards are not exchange traded and there is no clearinghouse to guarantee the forwards against default.

Industry Concentration Risk

The Long/Short Healthcare Fund has a policy of investing primarily in securities issued by healthcare companies, which makes the Fund susceptible to economic, political or regulatory risks or other occurrences associated with the healthcare industry.

 

 

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Note 14. Reorganization of Floating Rate Fund and Floating Rate Advantage Fund into Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

On February 21, 2011, the Board of Trustees approved an agreement and plan of reorganization (the “Agreement”) which provided for the transfer of all of the assets and liabilities of the Floating Rate Advantage Fund and the Floating Rate Fund (collectively, the “Acquired Funds”) into the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (the “Reorganization”). The Floating Rate Opportunities Fund was created in anticipation of the Reorganization. Shareholders of each of the Acquired Funds approved the Reorganization at a joint meeting held on May 23, 2011. The primary purpose of the Reorganization was to provide greater liquidity to the shareholders of the Acquired Funds. The tax-free Reorganization was completed on June 13, 2011. The cost of the reorganization was $641,470, of which 57% and 43% was paid by the Floating Rate Advantage Fund and the Floating Rate Fund, respectively. For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund were recorded at fair value; however, for tax purposes, the cost basis of the investments received from the Acquired Funds was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes. Using the facts and circumstances of the Reorganization, it was determined that the Floating Rate Advantage Fund would be the accounting survivor. The financial statements and historical information contained in the Financial Highlights and footnotes for Floating Rate Opportunities Fund reflect this determination.

The shares outstanding and net assets for each Share class of the Floating Rate Advantage Fund immediately before the Reorganization were:

 

Highland Floating  Rate
Advantage Fund
  Net Assets     Shares
Outstanding
    Conversion
Ratio
 

Class A

  $ 152,005,518        21,683,600        1.0000   

Class B

    10,590,972        1,511,544        1.0000   

Class C

    260,755,064        37,203,278        1.0000   

Class Z

    18,149,806        2,591,311        1.0000   

The shares outstanding for each Share class of the Floating Rate Fund immediately before the Reorganization and shares of the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund issued to Floating Rate Fund shareholders were:

 

Merged Fund
Highland
Floating
Rate Fund
  Shares
Exchanged
    Highland
Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund
    Shares
Issued
    Net
Asset
Value
    Conversion
Ratio
 

Class A

    18,720,164        Class A        17,615,566      $ 7.01        0.9410   

Class B

    1,354,869        Class B        1,273,780      $ 7.01        0.9402   

Class C

    30,496,942        Class C        28,687,427      $ 7.01        0.9407   

Class Z

    3,030,909        Class Z        2,852,666      $ 7.00        0.9412   

The net assets and net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of Floating Rate Fund and Floating Rate Opportunities Fund immediately before the Reorganization were:

 

Merged Fund
Highland
Floating
Rate Fund
  Shares
Exchanged
    Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Acquiring
Fund
  Net Asset
Value
 
Highland Floating Rate Fund     353,461,456      $ 233,892,251      Highland
Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund
  $ 441,501,360   

The net assets and shares outstanding of the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund upon the completion of the Reorganization were:

 

Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund   Net Assets     Shares
Outstanding
 

Class A

  $ 275,493,444        39,299,166   

Class B

    19,516,010        2,785,324   

Class C

    461,823,197        65,890,705   

Class Z

    38,130,164        5,443,977   

Assuming the reorganization had been completed on July 1, 2010 the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund results of operations for the year ended June 30, 2011 would have been as follows:

 

Net investment income (loss)

  $ 33,880,318   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

  $ (178,621,241

Net increase (decrease) in assets from operations

  $ (144,364,864

Because the combined investment portfolios have been managed as a single portfolio since the Reorganization was completed, it is not practicable to separate the amounts of revenue and earnings of the Floating Rate Fund that have been included in the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund’s statement of operations since June 13, 2011.

 

 

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Note 15: Legal Matters

Matters Relating to the Floating Rate Opportunities Fund’s (“FRO”) Investment in Broadstripe, LLC.

FRO, the Adviser, other accounts managed by the Adviser, and an unaffiliated investment manager are defendants in a lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court on November 17, 2008 (and subsequently amended to include FRO as a party) by WaveDivision Holdings, LLC (“Wave”) and an affiliate, alleging causes of action stemming from the plaintiffs’ 2006 agreements with Millennium Digital Media Systems, LLC (“Millennium”) (now known as Broadstripe, LLC), pursuant to which Millennium had agreed, subject to certain conditions, to sell certain cable television systems to the plaintiffs. During the relevant period, FRO and other defendants managed by the Adviser held debt obligations of Millennium. As of December 31, 2010, FRO attributed total value to FRO’s investment in the Millennium revolving credit agreement and term loan, each of which is secured by a first lien, of an aggregate of approximately $17.9 million. The complaint alleges that the Adviser and an unaffiliated investment manager caused Millennium to terminate the contracts to sell the cable systems to the plaintiffs.

On October 31, 2011, the Court granted summary judgment dismissing claims against all defendants, including FRO and the Advisor, on the grounds that (1) the Wave would have suffered financial loss if it had consummated the transaction, and (2) FRO was permitted to vote to terminate the transaction because FRO was acting in its legitimate self-interest. Wave filed an appeal. The Delaware Supreme Court denied Wave’s appeal on July 19, 2012. Wave has moved to reconsider, but it is unlikely the Court will ask for Defendants’ response in denying Wave’s motion.

Matters Relating to FRO’s Investment in TOUSA, Inc.

FRO is one of numerous defendants (“Lenders”) that have been named in an adversary proceeding pending in the Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of Florida (the “Court”). The action, entitled In re Tousa Inc., et al., was filed on July 15, 2008, by the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of TOUSA, Inc. and its affiliates (the “Plaintiff”), which are home building companies to which the Lenders loaned money through different lending facilities. Plaintiff alleges that monies used to repay the Lenders should be voided as fraudulent and preferential transfers under the bankruptcy laws. More specifically, Plaintiff alleges that subsidiaries of the home building companies were forced to become co-borrowers and guarantors of the monies used to repay the Lenders, and that the subsidiaries did not receive fair consideration or reasonably equivalent value when they transferred the proceeds to repay the Lenders.

Plaintiff seeks to void the transfers and other equitable relief. FRO and other Funds and accounts managed by the Investment Adviser and the other Lenders are named as defendants in two separate lending capacities; first, as lenders in a credit agreement (the “Credit Lenders”); and second, as lenders in a term loan (the “Term Loan Lenders”). The case went to trial, which concluded in August 2009. On October 13, 2009, the Bankruptcy Court ruled for the Plaintiff in the action and ordered the Defendants to return the proceeds received from the pay-off of the term loan at par on July 31, 2007. The proceeds received by FRO totaled $4,000,000. Additionally, the court ordered the Defendants to pay simple interest on the amount returned at an annual rate of 9%. In November 2009, FRO and other Defendants filed appealed the decision from the Bankruptcy Court to the District Court. On December 22, 2009, FRO posted $5,310,479 (“Security”) with the Court. This amount was recorded in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities and the Statement of Operations. On February 11, 2011, the District Court entered an order quashing all liability of the Lenders and declaring the remedies against the Lenders null and void. On May 15, 2012, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeal (“Eleventh Circuit”) issued its decision reversing the judgment of the District Court, affirming the liability findings of the Bankruptcy Court, and remanding to the District Court for further proceedings consistent with their opinion. FRO’s posted Security will be released upon a final appellate ruling.

Note 16. Subsequent Events

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Funds through the date the financial statements were issued, and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

 

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of Pyxis Funds I (the “Trust”):

 

In our opinion, the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the investment portfolios, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and of cash flows and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund (formerly, Highland Long/Short Equity Fund), Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund (formerly, Highland Long/Short Healthcare Fund) and Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (formerly, Highland Floating Rate Opportunities Fund), (constituting Pyxis Fund I (formerly Highland Funds I), hereafter referred to as the “Trust”) at June 30, 2012, and the results of each of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in each of their net assets for the years ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011, and their financial highlights for each of the periods indicated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Trust’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of investments at June 30, 2012 by correspondence with the custodian, brokers and banks with whom the Trust owns assignments in loans, and where replies were not received, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Dallas, Texas

August 29, 2012

 

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Tax Information

For shareholders that do not have a June 30, 2012 tax year end, this notice is for informational purposes only. For shareholders with an June 30, 2012 tax year end, please consult your tax adviser a to the pertinence of this notice. For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, the following Funds are designating the following items with regard to distributions paid during the year.

 

    

Long-Term
Capital Gain
Designation

   

Qualified
Dividends and
Corporate
Dividends
Received
Deduction

   

Qualifying
Dividend
Income
(15% tax
rate for
QDI)

   

Qualifying
Interest
Income

 

Long/Short
Equity Fund

  $        25.85     23.13    

Long/Short
Healthcare Fund

           2.66     2.29       

Floating Rate
Opportunities
Fund

                         100

Additional Portfolio Information

The Investment Adviser and its affiliates manage other accounts, including registered and private funds and individual accounts. Although investment decisions for the Funds are made independently from those of such other accounts, the Investment Adviser may, consistent with applicable law, make investment recommendations to other clients or accounts that may be the same or different from those made to the Funds, including investments in different levels of the capital structure of a company, such as equity versus senior loans, or that involve taking contradictory positions in multiple levels of the capital structure. The Investment Adviser has adopted policies and procedures that address the allocation of investment opportunities, execution of portfolio transactions, personal trading by employees and other potential conflicts of interest that are designed to ensure that all client accounts are treated equitably over time. Nevertheless, this may create situations where a client could be disadvantaged because of the investment activities conducted by the Investment Adviser for other client accounts. When the Funds and one or more of such other accounts are prepared to invest in, or desire to dispose of, the same security, available investments or opportunities for each will be allocated in a manner believed by the Investment Adviser to be equitable to the Funds and such other accounts. The Investment Adviser also may aggregate orders to purchase and sell securities for the Funds and such other accounts. Although the Investment Adviser believes that, over time, the potential benefits of participating in volume transactions and negotiating lower transaction costs should benefit all accounts including the Funds, in some cases these activities may adversely affect the price paid or

received by the Funds or the size of the position obtained or disposed of by the Funds.

Disclosure of Fund Expenses

As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including sales charges (loads) on purchases and redemption fees; and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees; distribution (12b-1) and service fees; and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand the ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in your Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the six-month period January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012, unless otherwise indicated.

This table illustrates your Fund’s costs in two ways:

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes: The second part of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on your Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not your Fund’s actual return. The actual expense ratio includes voluntary fee waivers or expense reimbursements by the Fund’s investment adviser. The expense ratio would be higher had the fee waivers or expense reimbursements not been in effect. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in your Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs, such as sales charges (loads) or redemption fees. Therefore, the second part of the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

 

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     Beginning
Account
Value
01/01/12
    Ending
Account
Value
06/30/12
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
(1)
    Annualized
Expense
Ratio
(2)
    Expenses
Paid
During the
Period
(3)
    Expenses
Paid
During the
Period
(4)
    Actual
Returns
for
Period
 

Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund

  

       

Actual Fund Return

  

           

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,045.30        2.53%        1.94%      $ 12.90      $ 9.89        4.53%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,043.80        3.18%        2.59%        16.20        13.20        4.38%   

Class Z

    1,000.00        1,046.50        2.18%        1.59%        11.12        8.11        4.65%   

Hypothetical

  

           

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,012.25        2.53%        1.94%      $ 12.62      $ 9.69        5.00%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,009.03        3.18%        2.59%        15.84        12.92        5.00%   

Class Z

    1,000.00        1,013.98        2.18%        1.59%        10.89        7.95        5.00%   

Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund

  

     

Actual Fund Return

  

           

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 952.60        3.56%        2.39%      $ 17.35      $ 11.63        -4.74%   

Class C

    1,000.00        949.70        4.21%        3.04%        20.48        14.78        -5.03%   

Class Z

    1,000.00        954.90        3.21%        2.04%        15.66        9.94        -4.51%   

Hypothetical

  

           

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,007.13        3.56%        2.39%      $ 17.73      $ 11.93        5.00%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,003.90        4.21%        3.04%        20.93        15.15        5.00%   

Class Z

    1,000.00        1,008.86        3.21%        2.04%        16.00        10.19        5.00%   

Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund

  

     

Actual Fund Return

  

           

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,070.50        2.63%        2.25%      $ 13.58      $ 11.61        7.05%   

Class B

    1,000.00        1,067.00        2.68%        2.30%        13.81        11.85        6.70%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,067.90        3.13%        2.75%        16.14        14.18        6.79%   

Class Z

    1,000.00        1,072.40        2.28%        1.90%        11.78        9.82        7.24%   

Hypothetical

  

           

Class A

  $ 1,000.00      $ 1,011.75        2.63%        2.25%      $ 13.12      $ 11.23        5.00%   

Class B

    1,000.00        1,011.50        2.68%        2.30%        13.37        11.48        5.00%   

Class C

    1,000.00        1,009.27        3.13%        2.75%        15.59        13.71        5.00%   

Class Z

    1,000.00        1,013.49        2.28%        1.90%        11.38        9.49        5.00%   

 

(1) Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses, including dividends on short positions and interest expenses, if any.
(2) Annualized, based on the Fund’s most recent fiscal half-year expenses, excluding dividends on short positions and interest expense, if any.
(3) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio including interest expense and dividends on short positions, if any, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the fiscal half-year, then divided by 366.
(4) Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio excluding interest expense and dividends on short positions, if any, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number of days in the fiscal half-year, then divided by 366.

 

Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement

Approval of Long/Short Healthcare Fund Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements

The Long/Short Healthcare Fund (for the purposes of this section, the “Fund”) has retained the Investment Adviser to manage its assets pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Investment Adviser (the “Advisory Agreement”). The Fund has also retained Cummings Bay Capital Management, L.P. (“CBCM”) to serve as sub-adviser to the Fund pursuant to a Sub-Advisory Agreement between

the Investment Adviser and CBCM with respect to the Fund (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”). The Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements have been approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees, including a majority of the Independent Trustees.

Each of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements continues in effect from year-to-year provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually by the vote of holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund, or by the Board of Trustees, and, in either event, by a majority of the Independent Trustees of the Fund casting votes in person at a meeting called for such purpose.

 

 

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The Board of Trustees, including the Independent Trustees, approved the continuance of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements at a meeting held on February 17, 2012. As part of its review process, the Board of Trustees requested, through Fund counsel and its independent legal counsel, and received from the Investment Adviser and CBCM, various information and written materials, including: (1) information regarding the financial soundness of the Investment Adviser and CBCM; (2) information on the advisory and compliance personnel of the Investment Adviser and CBCM, including compensation arrangements; (3) information on the internal compliance procedures of the Investment Adviser and CBCM; (4) comparative information showing how the Fund’s proposed fees and anticipated operating expenses compare to (a) other registered investment companies and private funds that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund and (b) other private and registered investment companies managed by the Investment Adviser; (5) information regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions; and (6) information on any legal proceedings or regulatory audits or investigations affecting the Investment Adviser or CBCM. The Trustees also relied on information provided in connection with the initial approval of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement on March 22, 2010, as well as new information specifically relating to changes from such time. The Trustees reviewed various factors discussed in independent counsel’s legal memorandum, the detailed information provided by the Investment Adviser and CBCM and other relevant information and factors.

Advisory Agreement

The Trustees’ conclusions as to the approval of the Advisory Agreement were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees without any single factor being dispositive in and of itself. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors.

The nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by the Investment Adviser

The Board of Trustees considered the portfolio management services to be provided by the Investment Adviser under the Advisory Agreement and the activities related to portfolio management, including use of technology, research capabilities, and investment management staff. The Board discussed the experience and qualifications of the personnel who would be overseeing the provision of advisory services to be provided by personnel of CBCM. The Trustees reviewed the management structure, assets under management and investment philosophies and processes of the Investment Adviser. The Trustees also reviewed and

discussed information regarding the Investment Adviser’s compliance policies and procedures. The Trustees concluded that the Investment Adviser had the quality and depth of personnel and investment methods essential to performing its duties under the Advisory Agreement, and that the nature and the quality of such advisory services were satisfactory.

The Investment Adviser’s Historical Performance in Managing the Fund

The Board of Trustees reviewed the Investment Adviser’s historical performance in managing the Fund over various time periods and reflected on previous discussions regarding matters bearing on the Investment Adviser’s performance at their meetings throughout the year. With respect to the Fund, the Trustees discussed relative performance and contrasted the performance of the Fund versus that of the Fund’s peers, as represented by certain other registered investment companies that follow investment strategies similar to the Fund, the S&P 500 Healthcare Index and the S&P 500 Index. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with the Investment Adviser’s responses relating to performance.

The costs of the services to be provided by the Investment Adviser and the profits to be realized by the Investment Adviser and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund

The Board of Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement, including: (1) information regarding the financial condition of the Investment Adviser; (2) information regarding the total fees and payments received by the Investment Adviser from the Fund and whether such fees are appropriate given economies of scale and other considerations; (3) information on the advisory and compliance personnel of the Investment Adviser, including compensation arrangements; (4) information on the internal compliance procedures of the Investment Adviser; (5) information regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions; (6) information on any legal proceedings or regulatory audits or investigations affecting the Investment Adviser; (7) comparative information showing (a) the fees payable under the Advisory Agreement versus the investment advisory fees of certain registered investment companies and private pooled vehicles that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, (b) the expense ratios of the Fund versus the expense ratios of certain registered investment companies and private pooled vehicles that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, (c) the performance of the Fund versus (i) certain registered investment companies that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, (ii) certain indices, and (iii) the profitability of the Fund versus the other registered

 

 

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investment companies and private pooled investment vehicles managed by the Investment Adviser that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund; and (8) the fact that the fees payable to the Investment Adviser would be reduced by amounts payable to CBCM for a given period. The Trustees also considered the so-called “fall-out benefits” to the Adviser with respect to the Fund, such as the reputational value of serving as the Adviser to the Fund, potential fees paid to the Adviser’s affiliates by the Fund or portfolio companies for services provided and the benefits of research made available to the Adviser by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. After such review, the Trustees determined that the anticipated profitability rate to the Investment Adviser with respect to the Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable. The Trustees also noted the Investment Adviser’s prior waiver of advisory fees and its current waiver of a portion of administration fees.

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders

The Board of Trustees considered the effective fees under the Advisory Agreement, as a percentage of assets at different asset levels, and possible economies of scale to the Investment Adviser. The Trustees considered the current and anticipated asset levels of the Fund, the information provided by the Investment Adviser relating to costs, and information comparing the fee rates charged by the Investment Adviser with fee rates charged by other unaffiliated investment advisers to their clients. The Trustees concluded that the fee structures are reasonable, and appropriately should result in a sharing of economies of scale in view of the information provided by the Investment Adviser.

Sub-Advisory Agreement

The Trustees’ conclusions as to the approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreement were based on a comprehensive consideration of all information provided to the Trustees without any single factor being dispositive in and of itself. Some of the factors that figured particularly in the Trustees’ deliberations are described below, although individual Trustees may have evaluated the information presented differently from one another, giving different weights to various factors.

The nature, extent, and quality of the services to be provided by CBCM

The Board of Trustees considered the portfolio management services to be provided by CBCM and the activities related to portfolio management, including use of technology, research capabilities, and investment management staff. The Trustees

discussed the experience and qualifications of the personnel who will be providing advisory services, including the background and experience of the members of the portfolio management team. The Trustees reviewed the management structure, expected assets under management and investment philosophies and processes of CBCM. The Trustees also reviewed and discussed information regarding CBCM’s compliance policies and procedures. The Trustees concluded that CBCM had the quality and depth of personnel and investment methods essential to performing its duties under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, and that the nature and the quality of such advisory services were satisfactory. The Trustees noted that CBCM is under common control with the Investment Adviser, and that CBCM’s performance is subject to the oversight of the Investment Adviser.

CBCM’s Historical Performance

The Board of Trustees reviewed the historical performance of the portfolio management team of CBCM. The Trustees discussed relative performance and contrasted the performance of the portfolio management team of CBCM versus that of the Fund’s peers, as represented by certain other registered investment companies that follow investment strategies similar to the proposed long/short healthcare strategy of the Fund, the S&P 500 Healthcare Index and the S&P 500 Index. After reviewing these and related factors, the Trustees concluded that they were satisfied with CBCM’s responses relating to performance.

The costs of the services to be provided by CBCM and the profits realized by CBCM and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund

The Board of Trustees also gave substantial consideration to the fees payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, including: (1) information regarding the financial condition of CBCM; (2) information regarding the total fees and payments received by CBCM under the Sub-Advisory Agreement and whether such fees are appropriate given economies of scale and other considerations; (3) information on the advisory and compliance personnel of CBCM, including compensation arrangements; (4) information on the internal compliance procedures of CBCM; (5) information regarding brokerage and portfolio transactions; (6) information on any legal proceedings or regulatory audits or investigations affecting CBCM; and (7) comparative information showing (a) the fees payable under the Sub-Advisory Agreement versus the investment advisory fees of certain private pooled vehicles that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, (b) the expense ratios of the Fund versus the expense ratios of certain registered investment companies and private pooled vehicles that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund,

 

 

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(c) the performance of the Fund versus (i) certain registered investment companies that follow investment strategies similar to those of the Fund, (ii) a private pooled investment vehicles employing a similar strategy managed by CBCM and (iii) certain indices. The Trustees also considered the so-called “fall-out benefits” to CBCM with respect to the Fund, such as the reputational value of serving as the sub-adviser to the Fund, potential fees paid to CBCM’s affiliates by the Fund or portfolio companies for services provided and the benefits of research made available to CBCM by reason of brokerage commissions (if any) generated by the Fund’s securities transactions. After such review, and after considering that the Fund’s long/short investment strategy takes a significant amount of time and resources to manage, the Trustees determined that the anticipated profitability rate to CBCM with respect to the Sub-Advisory Agreement is fair and reasonable.

The extent to which economies of scale would be realized as the Fund grows and whether fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of shareholders

The Board of Trustees considered the effective fees under the Sub-Advisory Agreement, as a percentage of assets at different asset levels, and possible economies of scale to CBCM. The Trustees considered the current and anticipated asset levels of the Fund, the information provided by CBCM relating to estimated costs, and information comparing the fee rates to be charged by CBCM with fee rates charged by other unaffiliated investment advisers to their clients. The Trustees concluded that the fee structures are reasonable, and appropriately should result in a sharing of economies of scale in view of the information provided by CBCM.

Following a further discussion of the factors above and the merits of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements and their various provisions, it was noted that in considering the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements, no single factor was determinative to the decision of the Board of Trustees. Rather, after weighing all of the factors and reasons discussed above, the Trustees agreed that the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements, including the advisory and sub-advisory fees to be paid to the Investment Adviser and CBCM, respectively, are fair and reasonable to the Fund in light of the services that the Investment Adviser and CBCM are expected to provide, the expenses that are expected to be incurred and the reasonably foreseeable asset levels of the Fund. Accordingly, on February 17, 2012, the Board of Trustees, including all of the Independent Trustees, unanimously voted to approve the continuance of each of the Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements for a one-year period.

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) provides broad oversight over the operations and affairs of the Funds and protects the interests of shareholders. The Board has overall responsibility to manage and control the business affairs of the Funds, including the complete and exclusive authority to establish policies regarding the management, conduct and operation of the Funds’ business. The names and ages of the Trustees and officers of the Funds, the year each was first elected or appointed to office, their principal business occupations during the last five years, the number of portfolios in the Pyxis Fund complex overseen by each Trustee and other directorships or trusteeships they hold are shown below. The business address for each Trustee and officer of the Funds is c/o Pyxis Capital, L.P., 200 Crescent Court, Suite 700, Dallas, TX 75201.

 

Name and
Date of Birth
 

Position(s)

with the

Fund

 

Term of
Office and
Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in
Pyxis Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)

 

Other

Directorships/

Trusteeships

Held

  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills for
Board Membership
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES
Timothy K. Hui (6/13/1948)   Trustee  

Indefinite Term;

Trustee since

inception in 2006

   Retired Vice President since February 2008, Dean of Educational Resources from July 2006 to January 2008, and Assistant Provost for Graduate Education from July 2004 to June 2006 at Cairn University.   22   None   Significant
experience
on this and/or
other boards
of directors/
trustees;
administrative
and
managerial
experience;
legal training
and practice.

Scott F. Kavanaugh

(1/27/1961)

  Trustee and Chairman of the Board  

Indefinite Term;

Trustee since

inception in 2006

   Vice-Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer at Keller Financial Group since September 2007; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at First Foundation Bank since September 2007; Vice-Chairman, President and Chief Operating Officer of First Foundation, Inc. (holding company) since September 2007; and private investor since February 2004.   22   None   Significant
experience
on this and/or
other boards
of directors/
trustees;
significant
executive
experience
including
current and
past service
as chairman
and chief
executive
officer of a
bank; other
financial
industry and
banking
experience.

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

Name and
Date of Birth
 

Position(s)

with the

Fund

 

Term of
Office and
Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in
Pyxis Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)

 

Other

Directorships/

Trusteeships

Held

  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills for
Board Membership

James F. Leary

(3/9/1930)

  Trustee  

Indefinite Term;

Trustee since

inception in 2006

   Managing Director, Benefit Capital Southwest, Inc. (a financial consulting firm) since January 1999.   22   Board
Member
of

Capstone
Group of

Funds (7

portfolios)

  Significant
experience
on this and/
or other
boards of
directors/
trustees;
significant
executive
experience
including
past service
as chief
financial
officer of an
operating
company;
audit
committee
financial
expert.
Bryan A. Ward (2/4/1955)   Trustee  

Indefinite Term;

Trustee since

inception in 2006

   Senior Manager, Accenture, LLP (a consulting firm) since January 2002.   22   None   Significant
experience
on this and/
or other
boards of
directors/
trustees;
significant
managerial
and
executive
experience;
significant
experience
as a
management
consultant.

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

Name and
Date of Birth
 

Position(s)

with the

Fund

 

Term of
Office and
Length of

Time Served

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Number of

Portfolios in
Pyxis Fund
Complex
Overseen by
Trustee(1)

 

Other

Directorships/

Trusteeships

Held

  Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes, Skills for
Board Membership
INTERESTED TRUSTEES

Ethan Powell(2)

(6/20/1975)

  Trustee, Executive Vice President and Secretary   Indefinite Term; Trustee since June 2012    Senior Retail Fund Analyst of HCM since 2007 and of Pyxis since its inception; Secretary of the funds in the Pyxis Fund Complex since November 2010; Manager in the Merger and Acquisitions Division at Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2006   22   None   Positions
and
experience
at Pyxis
and HCM;
continuing
service as
Secretary
of the
Trust;
significant
executive
and
financial
experience.

 

1 The “Pyxis Fund Complex” consists of all of the registered investment companies advised by the Investment Adviser and an affiliated adviser, NexPoint Advisors, L.P., as of the date of this report.
2 Mr. Powell is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Fund under the 1940 Act because of his position with Pyxis.

 

Name and Date of Birth  

Position(s)

with the Fund

 

Term of

Office

and Length of

Time Served

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

OFFICERS      

Ethan Powell

(6/20/1975)

  Trustee, Executive Vice President and Secretary   Indefinite Term; Secretary since November 2010   Senior Retail Fund Analyst of HCM since 2007 and of Pyxis since its inception; Secretary of the funds in the Pyxis Fund Complex since November 2010; Manager in the Merger and Acquisitions Division at Ernst & Young from 1999 to 2006.

Brian Mitts

(8/26/1970)

  Treasurer (Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer)   Indefinite Term; Treasurer since November 2010   Senior Retail Fund Analyst of HCM since 2007 and of Pyxis since its inception; Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer of the funds in the Pyxis Fund Complex since November 2010; Manager of Financial Reporting at HBK Investments (a hedge fund) from 2005 to 2007.

Alan Head

(8/5/1973)

  Chief Compliance Officer  

Indefinite Term;

Chief Compliance Officer since January 2012

  Compliance Director at Highland Capital Management and Chief Compliance Officer of NexBank Securities, Inc. (an affiliated broker-dealer) since November 2010; Vice President, Manager of Reporting and Research from May 2008 to September 2010 and Compliance Manager from August 2005 to May 2008 at Capital Institutional Services.

 

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS REPORT

 

 

 

Investment Adviser

Pyxis Capital, L.P.

200 Crescent Court, Suite 700

Dallas, TX 75201

Subadviser

(for Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund)

Cummings Bay Capital Management, L.P.

200 Crescent Court, Suite 700

Dallas, TX 75201

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.

4400 Computer Drive

Westborough, MA 01581

Underwriter

Foreside Funds Distributors LLC

400 Berwyn Park

899 Cassatt Road, 1st Floor

Berwyn, PA 19312

Custodian

The Bank of New York Mellon

One Wall Street

New York, NY 10286

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 1800

Dallas, TX 75201

Fund Counsel

Ropes & Gray LLP

Prudential Tower

800 Boylston Street

Boston, MA 02199

This report has been prepared for shareholders of Pyxis Long/Short Equity Fund, Pyxis Long/Short Healthcare Fund and Pyxis Floating Rate Opportunities Fund (collectively, the “Funds”). The Funds mail one shareholder report to each shareholder address. If you would like more than one report, please call shareholder services at 1-877-665-1287 to request that additional reports be sent to you.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to their portfolio securities, and the Funds’ proxy voting records for the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-877-665-1287 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

The Funds file their complete schedules of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Funds’ Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov and also may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. Shareholders may also obtain the Form N-Q by visiting the Funds’ website at www.pyxisais.com.

The Statements of Additional Information include additional information about the Funds’ Trustees and are available upon request without charge by calling 1-877-665-1287.

 

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a) The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or third party.

 

  (b) Not applicable.

 

  (c) There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d) The registrant has not granted any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

 

  (e) Not applicable.

 

  (f) The registrant’s code of ethics is filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1).

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

The Registrant’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has determined that James Leary, a member of the Audit Committee of the Board, is an audit committee financial expert as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Mr. Leary is “independent” as defined by the SEC for purposes of this Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a) The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $254,500 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 and $210,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.


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Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b) The aggregate fees billed for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $49,500 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 and $53,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Services related to semi-annual and valuation work.

Tax Fees

 

  (c) The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $34,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 and $34,000 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. Services related to assistance on the Fund’s tax returns and excise tax calculations.

All Other Fees

 

  (d) The aggregate fees billed for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 and $0 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

 

  (e)(1) Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

The Audit Committee shall:

 

  (a) have direct responsibility for the appointment, compensation, retention and oversight of the Fund’s independent auditors and, in connection therewith, to review and evaluate matters potentially affecting the independence and capabilities of the auditors; and

 

  (b) review and pre-approve (including associated fees) all audit and other services to be provided by the independent auditors to the Fund and all non-audit services to be provided by the independent auditors to the Fund’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the investment adviser (an “Adviser Affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Fund, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Fund; and

 

  (c) establish, to the extent permitted by law and deemed appropriate by the Audit Committee, detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for such services; and

 

  (d) consider whether the independent auditors’ provision of any non-audit services to the Fund, the Fund’s investment adviser or an Adviser Affiliate not pre-approved by the Audit Committee are compatible with maintaining the independence of the independent auditors.

 

  (e)(2) The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:


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  (b) 100%

 

  (c) 100%

 

  (d) 100%

 

  (f) The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was less than fifty percent.

 

  (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant was $1,090,238 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011 and $611,620 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

 

  (h) The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

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

Not applicable.


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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 the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

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”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

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

 

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1) Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

  (a)(2) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3) Not applicable.

 

  (b) Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


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SIGNATURES

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

 

(registrant)  

                     Pyxis Funds I (formerly, Highland Funds I)

 
By (Signature and Title)*     

/s/ Ethan Powell

 
       Ethan Powell, Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer  
       (principal executive officer)  

 

Date  

    9/5/12

 

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Ethan Powell

 
    Ethan Powell, Executive Vice President and Principal Executive Officer  
    (principal executive officer)  
Date  

    9/5/12

 
By (Signature and Title)*  

/s/ Brian Mitts

 
    Brian Mitts, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer  
    (principal financial officer)  
Date  

    9/5/12

 

 

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