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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-03153

 

 

Russell Investment Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

909 A Street, Tacoma Washington 98402

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Greg J. Lyons, Assistant Secretary

Russell Investment Company

909 A Street

Tacoma, Washington 98402

253-439-2406

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 253-572-9500

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2007 – July 31, 2008

 

 

 


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2008 QUARTERLY REPORT

 

 

Russell Funds

 

 

JULY 31, 2008

FUND    SHARE CLASS
Diversified Equity Fund*    A, C, E, S
Special Growth Fund*    A, C, E, S
Quantitative Equity Fund**    A, C, E, S
International Securities Fund*    A, C, E, S
Global Equity Fund***    A, C, E, S
Multistrategy Bond Fund**    A, C, E, S

 

* As of September 8, 2008, this fund was acquired by another Russell Investment Company Fund.
** As of September 22, 2008, this fund was acquired by another Russell Investment Company Fund.
*** Effective September 2, 2008, this fund’s name changed to Russell Global Equity Fund.

 

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Russell Investment Company

Russell Investment Company is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on six of these Funds.


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Russell Investment Company

Russell Funds

Quarterly Report

July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

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Diversified Equity Fund        3
Special Growth Fund    9
Quantitative Equity Fund    22
International Securities Fund    32
Global Equity Fund    49
Multistrategy Bond Fund    57
Notes to Schedules of Investments    115
Notes to Quarterly Report    117
Shareholder Requests for Additional Information    128


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Russell Investment Company - Russell Funds.

Copyright © Russell Investment Group 2008. All rights reserved.

Russell Investment Group is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Securities distributed through Russell Financial Services, Inc. (effective June 2, 2008, the name changed from Russell Fund Distributors, Inc.) member FINRA, part of Russell Investments.

Russell Investment Group and Standard & Poor’s Corporation are the owners of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to their respective indexes. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. Indexes are not managed and may not be invested in directly.


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Diversified Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Common Stocks - 93.9%

       

Auto and Transportation - 2.2%

    

Autoliv, Inc.

   22,300      871

CSX Corp.

   71,219      4,813

Daimler AG

   11,200      646

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   14,700      522

FedEx Corp.

   25,800      2,034

General Motors Corp. (Ñ)

   68,600      759

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Ñ)

   104,450      3,863

Magna International, Inc. Class A

   39,050      2,308

Navistar International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   210,925      11,812

Norfolk Southern Corp.

   76,282      5,486

Southwest Airlines Co.

   20,200      315

Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR

   7,500      645

Union Pacific Corp.

   682,065      56,230

Visteon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   287,450      819
         
        91,123
         

Consumer Discretionary - 12.1%

    

Accenture, Ltd. Class A

   221,540      9,252

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

   247,419      8,902

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)

   97,000      1,174

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   81,893      6,252

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Æ)

   154,250      941

Avon Products, Inc.

   209,502      8,883

Baidu.com - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,930      4,489

Black & Decker Corp. (Ñ)

   11,100      666

Carnival Corp.

   195,200      7,211

CBS Corp. Class B

   94,950      1,553

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   364,600      2,031

Citadel Broadcasting Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,190      3

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   731,885      11,681

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   216,007      13,539

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   234,600      6,339

Discovery Holding Co. Class A (Æ)

   425,315      8,455

eBay, Inc. (Æ)

   528,291      13,297

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Æ)

   440,100      19,004

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A (Ñ)

   68,720      3,031

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

   13,000      303

FTI Consulting, Inc. (Æ)

   31,130      2,215

Gannett Co., Inc. (Ñ)

   61,400      1,113

Gap, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   56,100      904

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   149,721      70,930

Guess ?, Inc. (Ñ)

   257,912      8,168

Home Depot, Inc.

   114,700      2,733
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC - ADR (Ñ)

   232,141      3,043

JC Penney Co., Inc.

   192,550      5,936

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   57,600      964

Kohl’s Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   109,990      4,610

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   124,012      5,645

Liberty Media Corp. - Capital Series A (Æ)

   79,335      1,233

Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment Series A (Æ)

   88,159      2,170

Limited Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

   31,800      524

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   433,477      8,808

Macy’s, Inc.

   323,280      6,081

McDonald’s Corp.

   1,120,267      66,981

News Corp. Class A

   1,068,550      15,099

Nike, Inc. Class B

   595,948      34,970

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   146,740      6,264

priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,020      2,991

RadioShack Corp.

   48,300      806

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (Ñ)

   313,330      7,984

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,452,720      3,924

Staples, Inc.

   322,120      7,248

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

   69,200      2,373

Target Corp.

   305,950      13,838

Time Warner, Inc.

   174,750      2,502

TJX Cos., Inc.

   102,300      3,449

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   110,000      3,631

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Æ)

   446,400      12,468

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   783,052      45,902

Walt Disney Co. (The)

   222,340      6,748

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (Ñ)

   95,916      9,350

Yum! Brands, Inc.

   222,117      7,956
         
        506,567
         

Consumer Staples - 6.4%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

   127,150      2,587

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   1,009,784      52,004

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   45,400      769

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   90,700      6,736

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Ñ)

   27,100      587

Diageo PLC - ADR

   124,410      8,756

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR

   245,500      11,259

General Mills, Inc.

   184,190      11,860

HJ Heinz Co.

   162,300      8,177

Kellogg Co.

   97,900      5,195

Kroger Co. (The)

   49,300      1,394

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Lorillard, Inc. (Æ)

   72,060      4,836

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

   217,960      11,763

Nestle SA - ADR

   186,340      8,162

PepsiCo, Inc.

   508,800      33,866

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   339,480      17,534

Procter & Gamble Co.

   929,060      60,835

Reynolds American, Inc. (Ñ)

   36,300      2,027

Safeway, Inc.

   34,900      932

Sara Lee Corp.

   63,700      870

SUPERVALU, Inc.

   62,900      1,611

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

   316,750      4,720

Unilever NV

   358,500      9,934
         
        266,414
         

Financial Services - 17.0%

       

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (Æ)

   143,229      9,188

Allstate Corp. (The)

   359,370      16,610

American International Group, Inc.

   727,805      18,959

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

   1,113,675      16,783

Assurant, Inc.

   8,700      523

Bank of America Corp.

   1,198,338      39,425

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   651,964      23,145

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (Æ)

   965      3,695

BlackRock, Inc. (Ñ)

   22,210      4,813

Capital One Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   449,400      18,812

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

   497,300      11,383

Chubb Corp.

   345,280      16,587

Citigroup, Inc.

   1,212,423      22,660

Comerica, Inc. (Ñ)

   18,100      520

Deutsche Bank AG (Ñ)

   6,000      553

Discover Financial Services

   108,600      1,591

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

   4,300      352

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)

   1,138,675      13,095

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   356,650      4,765

Fiserv, Inc. (Æ)

   115,820      5,539

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   25,200      2,535

Freddie Mac (Ñ)

   70,850      579

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A

   1,149,760      18,362

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

   418,259      76,976

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   245,000      15,531

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (ö)

   622,400      8,160

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,121,275      7,871

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund

   96,333      6,580

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   1,560,437      63,401
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Keycorp (Ñ)

   56,300      594

Lincoln National Corp.

   185,800      8,863

M&T Bank Corp. (Ñ)

   119,300      8,396

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   151,587      37,010

MetLife, Inc.

   295,050      14,980

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. (ö)

   546,950      3,528

Morgan Stanley

   886,050      34,981

National City Corp. (Ñ)

   44,190      209

Old Republic International Corp. (Ñ)

   62,800      659

PartnerRe, Ltd. - ADR

   8,300      584

PMI Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   137,950      346

Progressive Corp. (The)

   66,100      1,339

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   266,670      18,392

Redwood Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   166,250      3,629

Regions Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   43,200      410

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

   98,375      5,004

Ryder System, Inc.

   18,600      1,227

State Street Corp.

   231,429      16,580

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Ñ)

   320,430      13,157

T Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   94,570      5,660

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

   260,459      11,491

Unum Group

   134,700      3,254

Visa, Inc.

   279,385      20,412

Wachovia Corp. (Ñ)

   267,700      4,623

Washington Mutual, Inc. (Ñ)

   114,480      610

Wells Fargo & Co. (Ñ)

   1,597,624      48,360

Western Union Co. (The)

   355,071      9,814

Willis Group Holdings, Ltd.

   87,825      2,746

XL Capital, Ltd. Class A (Ñ)

   68,000      1,217
         
        707,068
         

Health Care - 12.6%

       

Abbott Laboratories

   304,300      17,144

Alcon, Inc.

   54,427      9,385

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   46,020      4,314

Allergan, Inc.

   258,100      13,403

AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A

   31,600      1,323

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)

   223,500      13,998

Baxter International, Inc.

   279,273      19,161

Boston Scientific Corp. (Æ)

   196,800      2,340

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (Ñ)

   129,100      1,970

Cardinal Health, Inc.

   11,100      596

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Æ)

   61,800      4,107

Covidien, Ltd.

   166,500      8,198

CVS Caremark Corp.

   1,645,934      60,077

Dentsply International, Inc.

   78,570      3,162

Express Scripts, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   130,064      9,175

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

   192,973      18,381

Genzyme Corp. (Æ)

   71,254      5,462

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

   918,250      49,567

GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (Ñ)

   17,500      815

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   632,400      4,193

Illumina, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,640      2,484

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)

   56,811      17,685

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)

   227,900      10,107

Johnson & Johnson

   446,820      30,594

Merck & Co., Inc.

   389,330      12,809

Mylan, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   781,300      10,133

Omnicare, Inc. (Ñ)

   281,650      8,292

Pfizer, Inc.

   1,035,500      19,333

Sanofi-Aventis SA - ADR

   24,500      857

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   220,300      5,856

Schering-Plough Corp.

   1,839,350      38,773

Sequenom, Inc. (Æ)

   205,000      4,379

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Æ)

   146,787      6,837

Stericycle, Inc. (Æ)

   52,470      3,135

Stryker Corp.

   234,800      15,072

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. -ADR

   186,147      8,347

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ)

   494,985      29,956

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   231,000      7,969

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ)

   102,090      5,355

Wyeth

   1,034,150      41,904
         
        526,648
         

Integrated Oils - 5.0%

       

BP PLC - ADR

   214,500      13,179

Chevron Corp.

   232,157      19,631

ConocoPhillips

   183,172      14,951

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   461,000      37,078

Hess Corp.

   337,798      34,253

Marathon Oil Corp.

   539,650      26,696

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   393,250      31,000

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

   268,559      15,015

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR

   10,400      736

Total SA - ADR

   190,850      14,600
         
        207,139
         

Materials and Processing - 5.7%

    

Acuity Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

   61,700      2,521

Agrium, Inc.

   74,600      6,565

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

   61,210      5,828

Alcoa, Inc.

   53,700      1,812

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (Ñ)

   57,596      2,724

ArcelorMittal (Ñ)

   14,800      1,294
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Bunge, Ltd.

   29,400      2,908

Cameco Corp.

   24,150      868

Celanese Corp. Class A

   289,600      11,158

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   16,218      1,758

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   22,800      1,233

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   111,800      3,724

Eastman Chemical Co. (Ñ)

   21,500      1,289

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   581,635      25,481

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   69,400      4,951

Fluor Corp.

   156,780      12,754

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

   54,600      5,283

Lennar Corp. Class B (Ñ)

   13,200      144

Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (Ñ)

   59,600      504

Masco Corp. (Ñ)

   452,450      7,461

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

   56,676      2,702

Monsanto Co.

   372,419      44,359

Mosaic Co. (The)

   29,790      3,790

Nucor Corp.

   74,321      4,253

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

   73,120      3,089

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

   64,735      13,223

PPG Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   211,410      12,820

Praxair, Inc.

   149,380      14,001

Precision Castparts Corp.

   157,982      14,760

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) (Ñ)

   42,800      2,279

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (Æ)

   55,600      317

Sonoco Products Co.

   41,700      1,360

St. Joe Co. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   144,780      5,072

United States Steel Corp.

   99,100      15,892
         
        238,177
         

Miscellaneous - 2.0%

       

Brunswick Corp. (Ñ)

   82,100      1,059

Eaton Corp.

   84,640      6,013

General Electric Co.

   1,430,955      40,482

Honeywell International, Inc.

   184,400      9,375

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   276,400      8,336

SPX Corp.

   32,440      4,113

Textron, Inc.

   264,550      11,500

Tyco International, Ltd.

   73,950      3,295
         
        84,173
         

Other Energy - 7.2%

       

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

   60,500      3,504

Apache Corp.

   154,600      17,341

Arch Coal, Inc.

   257,035      14,474

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   156,000      12,934

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   164,800      7,253

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   424,098      20,255

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Ñ)

   260,990      13,089

Consol Energy, Inc.

   188,130      13,995

Devon Energy Corp.

   425,103      40,338

Dynegy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   423,800      2,852

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   51,849      3,203

Halliburton Co.

   1,063,507      47,666

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

   108,482      8,530

Noble Energy, Inc.

   25,100      1,854

Peabody Energy Corp.

   84,066      5,687

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Ñ)

   110,700      6,581

Reliant Energy, Inc. (Æ)

   571,950      10,358

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   400,439      40,685

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)

   131,362      17,869

Weatherford International, Ltd. (Æ)

   15,165      572

XTO Energy, Inc.

   214,700      10,140
         
        299,180
         

Producer Durables - 5.4%

       

American Tower Corp. Class A (Æ)

   108,762      4,557

Applied Materials, Inc.

   1,376,876      23,848

Boeing Co.

   63,750      3,896

Bombardier, Inc. (Ñ)

   72,850      522

Caterpillar, Inc.

   69,163      4,808

Centex Corp. (Ñ)

   454,450      6,671

Crane Co.

   16,800      596

Deere & Co.

   156,961      11,012

Dover Corp.

   14,400      715

DR Horton, Inc. (Ñ)

   250,550      2,786

Emerson Electric Co.

   438,883      21,374

Flowserve Corp.

   25,210      3,362

Goodrich Corp.

   11,700      575

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. Class A

   46,100      1,660

KB Home (Ñ)

   40,600      714

Lam Research Corp. (Æ)

   90,640      2,981

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,400      610

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   570,570      59,528

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   225,740      15,213

NVR, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,430      11,284

Parker Hannifin Corp.

   171,170      10,558

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   17,700      561

Pulte Homes, Inc. (Ñ)

   59,900      731

Raytheon Co.

   34,500      1,964

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

   11,600      574

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)

   71,586      2,712
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

United Technologies Corp.

   362,667      23,203

WW Grainger, Inc.

   79,740      7,138
         
        224,153
         

Technology - 14.5%

       

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   68,750      2,843

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   41,090      959

Amphenol Corp. Class A

   451,490      21,523

Analog Devices, Inc.

   275,469      8,405

Apple, Inc. (Æ)

   443,157      70,440

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

   44,500      1,434

AU Optronics Corp. - ADR (Ñ)

   130,634      1,476

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

   118,300      3,225

BearingPoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   822,950      724

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ)

   327,500      7,955

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   2,458,585      54,064

Corning, Inc.

   485,800      9,721

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   238,200      6,491

Dell, Inc. (Æ)

   496,100      12,189

F5 Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   91,560      2,669

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

   54,149      15,438

General Dynamics Corp.

   244,479      21,793

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   1,388,736      62,215

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   69,900      1,288

Intel Corp.

   1,082,530      24,021

International Business Machines Corp.

   231,670      29,649

International Rectifier Corp. (Æ)

   430,000      7,258

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)

   605,400      15,759

Linear Technology Corp. (Ñ)

   552,147      17,144

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Æ)

   290,740      4,300

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

   379,600      7,455

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

   87,959      4,065

Microsoft Corp.

   747,299      19,221

Motorola, Inc.

   445,850      3,852

NetApp, Inc. (Æ)

   221,500      5,659

Oracle Corp. (Æ)

   547,370      11,785

Qimonda AG - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   349,850      630

Qualcomm, Inc.

   1,540,281      85,239

Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ)

   172,140      21,142

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   48,040      3,064

SanDisk Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   55,100      777

Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ)

   302,700      536

Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   9,200     

Siemens AG - ADR

   23,770      2,885

Texas Instruments, Inc.

   449,600      10,961

Tyco Electronics, Ltd.

   555,733      18,417

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)

   29,300      844

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Xilinx, Inc. (Ñ)

   178,890      4,442
         
        603,957
         

Utilities - 3.8%

       

ACE, Ltd.

   286,350      14,518

Ameren Corp.

   40,700      1,672

America Movil SAB de CV - ADR Series L

   148,740      7,510

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   60,800      2,402

AT&T, Inc.

   1,175,883      36,229

China Mobile, Ltd. - ADR

   206,425      13,799

CMS Energy Corp. (Ñ)

   79,700      1,076

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   290,200      12,821

Duke Energy Corp.

   84,600      1,487

Embarq Corp.

   119,361      5,463

FPL Group, Inc.

   136,880      8,833

Millicom International Cellular SA

   10,080      780

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   49,200      2,689

Progress Energy, Inc. - CVO (ß)

   5,500     

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

   144,400      6,036

Sprint Nextel Corp.

   385,000      3,134

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   499,900      17,017

Vodafone Group PLC - ADR

   892,280      23,940

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

   34,400      1,552
         
        160,958
         
Total Common Stocks        

(cost $3,789,016)

        3,915,557
         
Preferred Stocks - 0.1%        

Producer Durables - 0.1%

       

General Motors Corp.

   398,700      4,553
         
Total Preferred Stocks        

(cost $6,551)

        4,553
         
Long-Term Investments - 0.1%        

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 0.1%

    

Continental Airlines, Inc.
5.000% due 06/15/23

   1,204      1,076

International Debt - 0.0%

       

Qimonda Finance LLC Series ADS 6.750% due 03/22/13

   1,572      1,010
         
Total Long-Term Investments        

(cost $2,566)

        2,086
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 

Short-Term Investments - 5.9%

    

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

   229,904,926      229,905  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)
1.920% due 09/18/08

   16,000      15,960  
           
Total Short-Term Investments        

(cost $245,865)

        245,865  
           
Other Securities - 6.7%        

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

   101,064,854      101,065  

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

   176,915,752      176,916  
           
Total Other Securities        

(cost $277,981)

        277,981  
           
Total Investments - 106.7%        

(identified cost $4,321,979)

        4,446,042  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (6.7%)         (277,920 )
           
Net Assets - 100.0%         4,168,122  
           

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
            
            

Long Positions

            

Russell 1000 Index

  65    USD 22,568    09/08      (1,411 )

Russell 1000 Mini Index

  74    USD 5,139    09/08      (186 )

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

  910    USD  57,653    09/08      (3,424 )

S&P 500 Index (CME)

  315    USD 99,784    09/08      (2,856 )

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index (CME)

  770    USD 61,900    09/08      (3,711 )
                

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

             (11,588 )
                

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Common Stocks - 93.5%

       

Auto and Transportation - 4.0%

    

Accuride Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,050      19

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   30,000      27

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,600      82

Allegiant Travel Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   32,082      792

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   11,990      70

American Railcar Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,924      42

Arctic Cat, Inc.

   4,900      44

Arkansas Best Corp. (Ñ)

   52,826      1,962

BorgWarner, Inc. (Ñ)

   45,000      1,814

Bristow Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   29,380      1,322

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

   266,400      2,454

DHT Maritime, Inc.

   7,500      70

DryShips, Inc. (Ñ)

   24,800      1,913

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. (Ñ)

   49,100      1,426

Excel Maritime Carriers, Ltd. Class A

   35,876      1,330

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   47,270      1,679

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   24,500      8

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. (Ñ)

   48,210      3,287

K-Sea Transportation Partners, LP

   44,500      1,335

Kansas City Southern (Æ)

   50,550      2,780

Kirby Corp. (Æ)

   83,574      3,988

Lear Corp. (Æ)

   40,009      577

Marten Transport, Ltd. (Æ)

   23,745      494

Monaco Coach Corp.

   133,500      299

Pacer International, Inc. (Ñ)

   49,570      1,177

PHI, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   48,190      1,936

Polaris Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   17,592      753

Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   19,200      185

Safe Bulkers, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   80,000      1,516

Saia, Inc. (Æ)

   17,600      308

Skywest, Inc.

   86,827      1,321

Spartan Motors, Inc. (Ñ)

   16,400      89

StealthGas, Inc.

   95,909      1,439

Stoneridge, Inc. (Æ)

   7,100      94

Strattec Security Corp.

   44,193      1,457

Superior Industries International, Inc. (Ñ)

   82,880      1,400

Teekay Corp. (Ñ)

   27,500      1,201

Thor Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,649      52

Tidewater, Inc. (Ñ)

   26,300      1,576

Titan International, Inc. (Ñ)

   17,131      792
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

TRW Automotive Holdings
Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   63,800      1,183

Ultrapetrol Bahamas, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,000      223

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

   110,627      2,012

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

   50,383      2,275

Wabtec Corp. (Ñ)

   103,845      5,763

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)

   13,263      316
         
        54,882
         

Consumer Discretionary - 15.0%

    

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   30,580      169

4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   373,356      3,218

99 Cents Only Stores (Æ)(Ñ)

   487,630      3,262

Aaron Rents, Inc.

   37,200      1,022

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A (Ñ)

   27,000      1,491

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

   184,297      6,631

Administaff, Inc. (Ñ)

   16,196      465

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

   21,800      896

Advisory Board Co. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,003      345

Aeropostale, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   35,900      1,158

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   78,800      1,103

American Public Education, Inc. (Æ)

   13,500      613

Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

   186,500      2,456

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   36,844      696

AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   24,300      548

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   44,327      2,761

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   43,600      432

AutoNation, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   75,700      781

Bally Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,300      359

Big Lots, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   24,695      752

Blockbuster, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   161,100      449

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Ñ)

   800      23

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   6,913      35

Brightpoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   63,754      439

Brown Shoe Co., Inc. (Ñ)

   141,809      2,289

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,300      120

Callaway Golf Co. (Ñ)

   24,868      315

Capella Education Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,023      1,358

Career Education Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   36,671      673

Carter’s, Inc. (Æ)

   2,412      40

CBRL Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   72,778      1,759

CDI Corp. (Ñ)

   21,509      443

Central European Distribution Corp. (Æ)

   59,100      4,312

Central European Media Enterprises, Ltd. Class A (Æ)

   37,571      3,128

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,692      203

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   81,796      446

Chindex International, Inc. (Æ)

   2,385      37

Christopher & Banks Corp. (Ñ)

   34,041      296

Churchill Downs, Inc.

   34,300      1,295

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

   36,600      537

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

   142,300      1,746

Convergys Corp. (Æ)

   110,500      1,403

Copart, Inc. (Æ)

   98,483      4,319

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,600      98

Corrections Corp. of America (Æ)

   183,400      5,141

Cox Radio, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,028      218

CRA International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,343      615

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   38,579      615

CSS Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,900      365

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Ñ)

   41,500      1,352

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,439      728

Denny’s Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   73,358      189

DeVry, Inc.

   37,381      2,124

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   3,600      19

Dress Barn, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,003      290

Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   182,900      1,646

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,900      390

Entercom Communications Corp.
Class A (Ñ)

   15,600      96

Entravision Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   68,502      216

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (Ñ)

   18,763      471

EZCORP, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   100,700      1,811

Finish Line Class A (Ñ)

   188,400      2,044

First Advantage Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,201      79

Focus Media Holding, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   85,808      2,549

Fred’s, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   11,200      144

FTD Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   45,093      645

FTI Consulting, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,000      1,352

Furniture Brands International, Inc. (Ñ)

   130,395      1,548

GameStop Corp. Class A (Æ)

   81,503      3,302

Geo Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   134,849      3,242

Gray Television, Inc.

   341,300      853

Group 1 Automotive, Inc. (Ñ)

   32,600      641

Gymboree Corp. (Æ)

   6,451      241

Hasbro, Inc. (Ñ)

   54,300      2,103

Heidrick & Struggles International,
Inc. (Ñ)

   18,875      535

Helen of Troy, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   168,430      3,463
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Hewitt Associates, Inc.
Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   57,000      2,100

Hooker Furniture Corp. (Ñ)

   5,300      89

HOT Topic, Inc. (Æ)

   27,900      175

Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Ñ)

   10,175      200

ICF International, Inc. (Æ)

   18,000      341

Idearc, Inc. (Ñ)

   178,582      234

IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (Ñ)

   113,199      1,619

Infospace, Inc.

   7,488      71

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)

   29,300      374

International Speedway Corp. Class A

   35,000      1,288

inVentiv Health, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   109,600      2,648

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,000      113

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   81,697      7,237

Jack in the Box, Inc. (Æ)

   61,000      1,316

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,770      259

JOS A Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   62,430      1,398

Journal Communications, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   61,600      293

Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   100,946      1,408

La-Z-Boy, Inc. Class Z (Ñ)

   21,100      156

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (Æ)

   97,153      1,239

LECG Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,569      137

LIN TV Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   60,526      359

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   14,700      68

LKQ Corp. (Æ)

   203,360      4,169

LS Starrett Co.

   26,732      605

Maidenform Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   35,981      551

Marcus Corp. (Ñ)

   8,400      134

Media General, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   31,478      399

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

   62,900      1,252

Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (Æ)

   16,300      107

Movado Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   15,800      340

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Class A (Ñ)

   8,700      415

Nautilus, Inc.

   9,600      47

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   64,483      1,192

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   28,887      681

NetFlix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,117      343

New York & Co., Inc. (Æ)

   22,500      218

NIC, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,960      29

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A

   28,476      460

NutriSystem, Inc. (Ñ)

   30,369      523

O’Charleys, Inc. (Ñ)

   60,499      681

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Æ)

   111,907      2,858

On Assignment, Inc. (Æ)

   89,103      760

Overstock.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   29,330      521

Pantry, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,400      310

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   391,261      2,336

PC Connection, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,500      111

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,000      174

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.

   42,000      1,487

Pool Corp.

   74,500      1,645

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   111,425      1,105

Priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,833      2,280

RC2 Corp. (Æ)

   6,889      158

Red Lion Hotels Corp. (Æ)

   165,102      1,397

Rent-A-Center, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   59,513      1,262

Republic Services, Inc. Class A

   147,521      4,794

Revlon, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   76,500      93

Ross Stores, Inc.

   99,930      3,793

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   28,061      317

Scholastic Corp. (Ñ)

   60,117      1,550

School Specialty, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,797      659

Sealy Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,100      49

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,600      24

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A

   211,300      1,612

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (Æ)

   28,211      533

Sohu.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,034      1,361

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   45,200      455

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (Ñ)

   111      2

Spherion Corp. (Æ)

   1,000      5

Stage Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

   38,420      569

Standard Parking Corp. (Æ)

   672      14

Stanley Furniture Co., Inc. (Ñ)

   1,500      13

Stanley Works (The)

   32,500      1,446

Stein Mart, Inc. (Ñ)

   17,100      76

Steinway Musical Instruments (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,101      114

Steven Madden, Ltd. (Æ)

   11,600      261

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A

   143,900      1,282

Strayer Education, Inc. (Ñ)

   11,862      2,642

Talbots, Inc. (Ñ)

   18,700      262

Tech Data Corp. (Æ)

   35,700      1,245

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. (Ñ)

   31,500      296

Tractor Supply Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,632      670

Tween Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   48,929      674

Unifirst Corp.

   5,100      228

United Online, Inc. (Ñ)

   426,600      4,633

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   172,750      5,702

VeriSign, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   114,745      3,734

VF Corp.

   16,800      1,203

Viad Corp.

   17,000      518

VisionChina Media, Inc. - ADR (Æ)

   26,425      662

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,100      223

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   48,760      2,045

Warner Music Group Corp. (Ñ)

   29,060      242

Washington Post Co. (The) Class B (Ñ)

   2,605      1,611
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Waste Connections, Inc. (Æ)

   163,909      5,965

Waste Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,423      23

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. Class A

   52,586      3,047

WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)

   55,958      2,107

Wet Seal, Inc. (The) Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   246,300      1,081

Whirlpool Corp. (Ñ)

   18,500      1,400

WMS Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,757      557

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (Ñ)

   61,216      1,636

Zale Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   31,656      700
         
        207,748
         

Consumer Staples - 1.8%

       

Alliance One International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   42,000      188

B&G Foods, Inc. Class A

   130,848      1,165

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

   27,377      673

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   52,817      811

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Ñ)

   20,024      673

Del Monte Foods Co.

   280,768      2,384

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,116      295

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   52,300      1,102

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   58,850      2,139

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

   61,000      1,932

Lance, Inc.

   100,600      1,851

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

   41,400      2,234

Monterey Gourmet Foods, Inc. (Æ)

   842,088      1,398

Nash Finch Co. (Ñ)

   17,891      706

NBTY, Inc. (Æ)

   3,588      124

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Ñ)

   11,329      138

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,862      748

Renesola, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   78,500      1,238

Ruddick Corp. (Ñ)

   21,813      675

Sadia SA - ADR (Æ)

   43,250      951

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (Ñ)

   18,100      337

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

   41,900      1,096

Weis Markets, Inc. (Ñ)

   67,740      2,573
         
        25,431
         

Financial Services - 11.9%

       

Acadia Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   2,700      61

Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc. (Ñ)

   57,252      313

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   43,709      3,776

Agree Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   6,100      176

Alexander’s, Inc. (Æ)(ö)(Ñ)

   1,451      515

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   47,670      3,058

Allied Capital Corp. (Ñ)

   119,240      1,640

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.

   23,800      990

American Financial Group, Inc.

   61,100      1,770

AmeriCredit Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   111,900      981

Amerisafe, Inc. (Æ)

   11,340      206

Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. (Ñ)

   39,659      578

Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,000      7

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

   62,100      936

Anthracite Capital, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   136,282      861

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (ö)

   291,800      1,736

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

   20,200      690

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (Æ)

   47,100      3,284

Ares Capital Corp. (Ñ)

   176,714      2,020

Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (Ñ)

   29,700      755

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   312,215      1,239

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

   1,800      46

Asta Funding, Inc. (Ñ)

   11,400      91

Astoria Financial Corp.

   14,600      327

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

   45,800      1,451

Bancfirst Corp. (Ñ)

   4,100      194

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones SA Class E

   27,600      506

Bancorp, Inc. (Æ)

   2,800      16

Bancorpsouth, Inc. (Ñ)

   33,250      708

Bank of Hawaii Corp. (Ñ)

   31,100      1,567

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (Ñ)

   15,206      312

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,571      121

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)

   63,893      1,648

Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)

   12,200      196

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   20,040      195

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   36,600      749

Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   900      21

Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. (Ñ)

   18,700      249

CapLease, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   49,200      385

Capstead Mortgage Corp. (ö)

   109,300      1,194

Cash America International, Inc.

   26,464      1,116

Castlepoint Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   15,500      144

Cathay General Bancorp (Ñ)

   29,334      468

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   56,300      718

Center Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   24,457      269

City Bank (Ñ)

   6,900      65
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

City Holding Co. (Ñ)

   8,100      360

CNA Surety Corp. (Æ)

   111,847      1,453

Cohen & Steers, Inc. (Ñ)

   10,522      263

Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   72,000      480

Colonial Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   21,100      421

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,416      52

Community Bank System, Inc. (Ñ)

   21,247      501

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,500      170

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (Ñ)

   7,100      374

Cybersource Corp. (Æ)

   123,200      2,187

Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,329      227

Delphi Financial Group, Inc. Class A

   124,230      3,100

Deluxe Corp.

   270,206      3,864

Dime Community Bancshares (Ñ)

   8,300      139

Duke Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   64,470      1,594

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   2,663      124

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)

   29,900      335

Electro Rent Corp. (Ñ)

   163,460      2,239

Employers Holdings, Inc.

   38,000      677

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,000      37

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

   5,100      156

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   8,515      409

Equity One, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   13,123      253

Evercore Partners, Inc. Class A

   138,900      1,814

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   1,055      15

FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   12,800      267

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   72,600      580

First American Corp. (Ñ)

   25,700      648

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,800      64

First Financial Bancorp (Ñ)

   16,200      183

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   5,905      271

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   50,000      1,240

First Merchants Corp. (Ñ)

   2,500      53

First Place Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   25,900      282

First Potomac Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   34,400      546

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   18,500      82

Flushing Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   82,756      1,459

Franklin Street Properties Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   110,487      1,356

Frontier Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   37,656      435

Fulton Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   38,710      408

GAMCO Investors, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   4,200      188

Glimcher Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   11,800      110

Gramercy Capital Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   4,548      31

Green Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,900      178

Hallmark Financial Services (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,278      186

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

   51,500      2,210

Harleysville Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   17,932      639

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   50,700      1,148

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,698      292

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

   236,503      2,353

Heritage Commerce Corp. (Ñ)

   9,177      96

Hersha Hospitality Trust (ö)

   9,100      65

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (ö)

   1,157      42

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   1,000      26

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

   28,700      398

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   87,300      1,859

HRPT Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   195,100      1,368

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.

   27,700      506

Hypercom Corp. (Æ)

   487,614      2,370

Independent Bank Corp. (Ñ)

   8,800      45

Independent Bank Corp. (Ñ)

   12,574      329

Inland Real Estate Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   2,500      37

Integra Bank Corp. (Ñ)

   11,800      92

Interactive Data Corp.

   23,601      680

Intersections, Inc. (Æ)

   104,793      919

Intervest Bancshares Corp. Class A (Ñ)

   3,400      26

Invesco, Ltd. (Ñ)

   109,566      2,552

Investors Bancorp, Inc. (Æ)

   110,700      1,684

Investors Real Estate Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   17,700      186

IPC Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   49,600      1,592

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Ñ)

   14,953      323

Jefferies Group, Inc.

   125,200      2,378

Kayne Anderson Energy
Development Co. (Ñ)

   4,000      90

Kite Realty Group Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   17,500      217

Knight Capital Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   322,128      5,280

Kohlberg Capital Corp. (Ñ)

   104,070      938

LaBranche & Co., Inc. (Æ)

   90,200      623

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc. Class A

   34,200      393

LTC Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   42,128      1,231

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)

   39,700      1,524

MainSource Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   23,100      412

Marlin Business Services Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,400      46

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   27,800      178

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   63,826      708

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. (ö)

   68,202      440

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö)

   9,853      566

Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   110,998      618

MVC Capital, Inc.

   8,500      120
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

National Health Investors, Inc. (ö)

   2,429      75

National Interstate Corp. (Ñ)

   4,439      89

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   48,757      655

National Retail Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   161,239      3,409

Navigators Group, Inc. (Æ)

   21,364      1,016

NBT Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   6,500      161

NewStar Financial, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,700      86

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   262,348      2,198

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   8,883      161

Old National Bancorp (Ñ)

   45,339      688

Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,000      30

Omega Healthcare Investors,
Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   39,218      677

OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. Class A (Ñ)

   23,700      429

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   15,574      386

Oriental Financial Group, Inc.

   55,400      962

Oritani Financial Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,517      125

Pacific Capital Bancorp NA (Ñ)

   33,118      433

Parkway Properties, Inc. (ö)

   21,800      769

PartnerRe, Ltd. - ADR

   23,300      1,638

Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,600      18

Pennsylvania Real Estate
Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   57,700      1,063

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (Ñ)

   71,200      1,590

Piper Jaffray Cos. (Æ)(Ñ)

   74,560      2,647

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd.

   39,400      1,422

PMA Capital Corp. Class A (Æ)

   9,400      94

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,549      62

Potlatch Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   71,264      3,319

Preferred Bank (Ñ)

   3,900      27

Procentury Corp. (Ñ)

   700      12

Prospect Capital Corp. (Ñ)

   7,900      104

Protective Life Corp.

   45,800      1,647

Provident Bankshares Corp. (Ñ)

   42,600      388

PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö)

   3,378      178

Pzena Investment Management, Inc.

   71,100      661

RAIT Financial Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   17,969      119

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   16,080      348

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

   19,100      972

Renasant Corp. (Ñ)

   13,100      232

Ryder System, Inc.

   26,175      1,727

S1 Corp. (Æ)

   89,100      723

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   14,290      607

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   10,700      178

Santander BanCorp

   2,400      26

SCBT Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   7,333      255

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   31,009      357

Senior Housing Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   61,552      1,296

Simmons First National Corp. Class A (Ñ)

   3,300      98

Southside Bancshares, Inc.

   3,780      75

Southwest Bancorp, Inc.

   9,601      134

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (ö)

   37,500      1,568

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   36,900      1,822

Sterling Bancorp (Ñ)

   35,300      496

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

   66,680      648

Stifel Financial Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,326      982

Sun Bancorp, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,870      108

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   105,480      1,365

SVB Financial Group (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,834      969

SWS Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,600      49

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,969      226

TNS, Inc. (Æ)

   6,700      153

Tompkins Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   2,500      107

Tower Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   9,882      225

TradeStation Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,322      57

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   9,100      527

U-Store-It Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   213,300      2,485

UDR, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

   26,300      672

United America Indemnity, Ltd. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,100      223

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

   2,465      30

United Rentals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   107,793      1,744

Universal American Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   33,500      351

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   6,243      218

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

   12,900      213

ViewPoint Financial Group

   78,227      1,266

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A

   23,849      797

Webster Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   53,600      1,064

WesBanco, Inc. (Ñ)

   13,400      305

West Coast Bancorp (Ñ)

   9,700      107

Westfield Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

   7,400      73

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   11,100      137

World Acceptance Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,969      589

WSFS Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   13,238      721

Zenith National Insurance Corp. (Ñ)

   125,400      4,315
         
        164,736
         

Health Care - 10.9%

       

Adolor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   71,200      285

Affymetrix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   251,213      1,980
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,500      703

Align Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   48,720      488

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,845      725

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,913      56

AMERIGROUP Corp. Class A (Æ)

   55,384      1,407

Amsurg Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,099      699

Analogic Corp. (Ñ)

   29,930      2,190

Angiodynamics, Inc. (Æ)

   4,309      68

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   115,790      379

Arthrocare Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   35,547      751

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   37,788      217

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   10,397      926

Bio-Reference Labs, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   14,109      365

BioScrip, Inc. (Æ)

   607,263      2,314

Candela Corp. (Æ)

   726,702      1,664

Capital Senior Living Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,681      116

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   11,214      156

Centene Corp. (Æ)

   152,886      3,411

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Æ)

   61,739      4,103

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   39,218      160

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,800      119

Conmed Corp. (Æ)

   3,777      115

Covance, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   27,800      2,552

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,342      438

Datascope Corp.

   76,540      3,573

DaVita, Inc. (Æ)

   63,601      3,552

eResearchTechnology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   187,322      2,727

Gen-Probe, Inc. (Æ)

   72,790      3,881

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,864      661

Haemonetics Corp. (Æ)

   80,954      4,700

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (Æ)

   9,700      165

Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   207,576      1,034

HealthExtras, Inc. (Æ)

   22,316      670

Healthsouth Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   30,996      509

Healthspring, Inc. (Æ)

   104,078      2,024

HMS Holdings Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   158,685      3,948

Hologic, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   169,751      3,135

Humana, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   14,200      623

Icon PLC - ADR (Æ)

   37,760      3,034

Illumina, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   155,192      14,470

Immucor, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   181,087      5,456

Invacare Corp. (Ñ)

   27,706      652

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   28,400      1,260

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   37,087      635

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Kendle International, Inc. (Æ)

   16,191      666

Kensey Nash Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   8,299      288

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)

   45,324      1,222

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   246,300      2,835

Life Sciences Research, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   7,016      237

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   50,000      1,611

Luminex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   93,800      2,064

Magellan Health Services, Inc. (Æ)

   7,301      305

Masimo Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   104,500      3,947

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Class A (Ñ)

   32,257      592

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   51,600      1,043

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   44,399      1,325

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,300      1,483

Natus Medical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   94,700      2,198

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,227      71

NuVasive, Inc. (Æ)

   94,386      5,302

Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (Æ)

   8,600      81

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,118      1,164

Owens & Minor, Inc. (Ñ)

   15,400      707

Parexel International Corp. (Æ)

   111,288      3,253

Patterson Cos., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   104,702      3,270

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (Æ)

   29,280      1,424

Perrigo Co. (Ñ)

   140,778      4,960

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

   16,700      637

PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,843      406

PharMerica Corp. (Æ)

   30,700      726

Phase Forward, Inc. (Æ)

   78,000      1,435

PSS World Medical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   31,301      525

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   143,458      5,024

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,510      63

RehabCare Group, Inc. (Æ)

   21,300      353

Res-Care, Inc. (Æ)

   15,688      288

Retractable Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   293,945      359

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,927      544

Somanetics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,717      60

SonoSite, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,433      571

Stericycle, Inc. (Æ)

   68,950      4,120

STERIS Corp.

   9,527      326

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (Æ)

   27,295      390

Symmetry Medical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,580      227

Techne Corp. (Æ)

   63,928      5,084

Viropharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   172,571      2,124

Vivus, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   67,475      569

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

   99,454      2,875
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

   39,300      1,805
         
        151,655
         

Integrated Oils - 0.1%

       

Vaalco Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   184,931      1,211
         

Materials and Processing - 10.7%

    

Aceto Corp. (Ñ)

   136,725      1,028

Acuity Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

   22,315      912

Airgas, Inc.

   79,762      4,569

AK Steel Holding Corp. (Ñ)

   11,200      711

AM Castle & Co.

   101,283      2,050

Andersons, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   7,500      341

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)

   115,142      1,990

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   9,500      320

Ashland, Inc.

   32,400      1,353

Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,245      36

Barnes Group, Inc.

   79,100      1,787

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,608      316

Brady Corp. Class A (Ñ)

   21,747      797

Buckeye Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   136,466      1,331

Cabot Corp. (Ñ)

   171,670      4,606

Calgon Carbon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   41,996      798

Celanese Corp. Class A

   60,300      2,323

Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,400      1,177

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   14,800      2,419

Chemtura Corp.

   220,800      1,440

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

   49,896      1,635

CIRCOR International, Inc.

   29,100      1,733

Clean Harbors, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,269      801

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   22,630      2,453

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   547,911      1,583

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (Ñ)

   51,500      683

Domtar Corp. Class W (Æ)(Ñ)

   246,600      1,406

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (ö)

   93,400      1,527

Dycom Industries, Inc. (Æ)

   27,700      440

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ)

   185,977      5,602

Encore Wire Corp. (Ñ)

   25,600      467

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,350      934

EnerSys (Æ)

   29,700      959

Ennis, Inc. (Ñ)

   88,200      1,363

Ferro Corp.

   85,650      1,864

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. (Ñ)

   117,000      1,867

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   94,900      1,500

Glatfelter

   169,733      2,482

GrafTech International, Ltd. (Æ)

   21,699      509

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Granite Construction, Inc. (Ñ)

   2,600      82

Haynes International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   32,170      1,526

HB Fuller Co.

   27,000      675

Hercules, Inc.

   42,470      852

Horsehead Holding Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   87,900      1,072

IAMGOLD Corp.

   365,939      2,423

Innophos Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   7,400      217

Innospec, Inc.

   11,729      208

Insituform Technologies, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   161,550      2,793

Insteel Industries Inc. (Ñ)

   17,788      314

Interface, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   34,094      404

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   32,400      2,506

KBR, Inc.

   130,543      3,720

Koppers Holdings, Inc.

   13,385      578

LB Foster Co. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,889      380

Lennox International, Inc.

   50,000      1,785

LSB Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,700      60

LSI Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   43,041      397

Lubrizol Corp.

   21,000      1,046

Lundin Mining Corp. (Æ)

   273,447      1,466

Lydall, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   194,753      3,030

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

   147,298      7,022

Memry Corp. (Æ)

   51,441      125

Mercer International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,900      124

Michael Baker Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   686      20

Mueller Industries, Inc.

   8,339      214

Myers Industries, Inc.

   166,447      1,864

NCI Building Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,900      71

NewMarket Corp. (Ñ)

   400      25

Novagold Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   84,050      728

Olin Corp.

   17,593      523

Olympic Steel, Inc. (Ñ)

   21,551      1,096

OM Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   94,027      3,159

Owens Corning, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   45,700      1,189

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

   16,900      714

Penn Virginia GP Holdings, LP

   6,395      200

Perini Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   66,400      1,817

PolyOne Corp. (Æ)

   46,770      351

Quaker Chemical Corp.

   1,812      54

Quanex Building Products Corp. (Ñ)

   3,643      56

Quanta Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   127,226      3,929

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   21,300      1,345

Resource Capital Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   10,900      73

Richmont Mines, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   24,058      69

Rock-Tenn Co. Class A (Ñ)

   28,495      1,013

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   732      28
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A

   14,200      1,281

Schulman A, Inc. (Ñ)

   21,500      499

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A

   8,985      175

Shaw Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   36,100      2,087

Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (Ñ)

   21,300      1,294

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

   2,535      134

Sims Group, Ltd. - ADR

   164,034      5,100

Sonoco Products Co.

   21,200      692

Spartech Corp. (Ñ)

   46,700      472

Standard Register Co. (The) (Ñ)

   13,700      121

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   95,216      3,016

Symyx Technologies (Æ)(Ñ)

   373,003      3,540

Temple-Inland, Inc.

   330,700      5,374

Timken Co.

   41,600      1,374

Tredegar Corp.

   59,600      976

Tronox, Inc. Class B

   4,900      7

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Ñ)

   800      22

Universal Stainless & Alloy (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,100      118

URS Corp. (Æ)

   190,541      7,987

US Concrete, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   64,833      262

Valspar Corp.

   41,100      891

Wausau Paper Corp. (Ñ)

   24,181      214

WCA Waste Corp. (Æ)

   137,299      706

Xerium Technologies, Inc. (Ñ)

   15,813      73
         
        147,870
         

Miscellaneous - 1.1%

       

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   123,100      3,766

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   53,800      1,622

Kaman Corp. Class A

   80,846      2,028

Lancaster Colony Corp. (Ñ)

   49,883      1,622

Teleflex, Inc.

   36,900      2,263

Walter Industries, Inc. Class A

   20,134      2,111

Wesco Financial Corp.

   4,658      1,723
         
        15,135
         

Other Energy - 11.4%

       

Atlas America, Inc. (Ñ)

   47,200      1,748

Atlas Pipeline Partners, LP

   40,475      1,512

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   107,700      4,945

Berry Petroleum Co. Class A (Ñ)

   67,438      2,903

Bill Barrett Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,115      704

Bois d’Arc Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   99,669      2,183

Brigham Exploration Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   213,582      2,990

Bronco Drilling Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   149,500      2,616

Callon Petroleum Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,723      224

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)

   61,200      2,923

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

CARBO Ceramics, Inc. (Ñ)

   30,080      1,646

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Æ)

   46,050      2,318

Cimarex Energy Co. (Ñ)

   60,524      3,154

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,546      237

Complete Production Services, Inc. (Æ)

   47,000      1,496

Comstock Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   47,588      2,903

Concho Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   62,390      2,043

Continental Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   77,486      4,426

Core Laboratories NV (Ñ)

   44,941      5,825

Dawson Geophysical Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,332      350

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   26,000      208

Denbury Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   170,513      4,798

Dril-Quip, Inc. (Æ)

   99,001      5,360

Edge Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

   4,564      23

Enbridge Energy Partners, LP Class A (Ñ)

   36,770      1,829

Energy Partners, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   43,293      514

EXCO Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   220,614      5,747

Exterran Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   79,217      4,471

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   47,350      2,925

Forest Oil Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,600      1,004

Geokinetics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   109,514      1,971

GMX Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,225      542

Grey Wolf, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   187,800      1,604

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.

   21,900      971

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Æ)

   79,450      2,537

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

   49,150      2,906

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   88,461      2,209

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   151,064      6,734

Hugoton Royalty Trust (Ñ)

   50,308      1,588

International Coal Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   124,320      1,302

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   86,100      1,306

Key Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

   35,300      567

Mariner Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   122,539      3,242

Matrix Service Co. (Æ)

   1,573      36

McMoRan Exploration Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,307      250

Meridian Resource Corp. (Æ)

   27,212      86

Mitcham Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,184      234

Newfield Exploration Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   53,400      2,616

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   79,533      4,823

Oil States International, Inc. (Æ)

   15,400      845

Omni Energy Services Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   34,030      174

OSG America, LP

   89,000      1,184

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (Ñ)

   19,600      557
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Penn Virginia Corp.

   33,039      2,007

PetroHawk Energy Corp. (Æ)

   72,517      2,416

Petroquest Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   97,590      2,037

Pioneer Drilling Co. (Æ)

   18,758      298

Rosetta Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   93,437      2,207

Rowan Cos., Inc. (Ñ)

   110,500      4,398

Sabine Royalty Trust (Ñ)

   10,100      642

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.

   30,700      1,307

Stone Energy Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   75,444      3,849

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   164,460      7,800

Swift Energy Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,000      1,270

Teekay Tankers, Ltd. (Ñ)

   71,000      1,609

TEPPCO Partners, LP (Ñ)

   48,500      1,485

Union Drilling, Inc. (Æ)

   14,300      275

Unit Corp. (Æ)

   132,072      8,921

USEC, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   66,380      347

W&T Offshore, Inc. (Ñ)

   25,100      1,111

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

   23,817      2,231

XTO Energy, Inc.

   33,061      1,561
         
        158,080
         

Producer Durables - 8.7%

       

Actuant Corp. Class A (Ñ)

   26,874      819

Aerovironment, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   38,800      1,266

AGCO Corp. (Æ)

   72,128      4,317

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,900      980

Altra Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   105,585      1,760

Ametek, Inc.

   22,300      1,067

AO Smith Corp. (Ñ)

   32,200      1,278

Argon ST, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   29,500      731

Arris Group, Inc. (Æ)

   23,763      227

ATMI, Inc. (Æ)

   6,752      152

AZZ, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   30,100      1,378

BE Aerospace, Inc. (Æ)

   12,000      308

Belden, Inc. (Ñ)

   56,333      2,080

Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A

   54,900      3,844

Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Æ)

   18,613      727

Canadian Solar, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   79,150      2,277

Chart Industries, Inc. (Æ)

   154,739      8,189

Cognex Corp. (Ñ)

   14,513      274

Cohu, Inc.

   64,400      1,025

Columbus McKinnon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   53,023      1,363

CommScope, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   35,776      1,595

Credence Systems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   296,289      379

CTS Corp.

   35,600      458

Darling International, Inc. (Æ)

   60,848      985

Donaldson Co., Inc. (Ñ)

   62,050      2,799

Dover Corp.

   42,300      2,099

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Ducommun, Inc.

   11,326      310

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   210,520      3,293

EnergySolutions, Inc. (Ñ)

   28,500      585

EnPro Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,283      730

Entegris, Inc. (Æ)

   49,035      310

Esterline Technologies Corp. (Æ)

   13,867      676

Federal Signal Corp. (Ñ)

   46,800      673

Flowserve Corp.

   39,800      5,307

Gardner Denver, Inc. (Æ)

   25,800      1,176

Goodrich Corp.

   7,100      349

Graham Corp.

   15,665      1,394

GT Solar International, Inc. (Æ)

   31,600      387

Hardinge, Inc. (Ñ)

   6,100      96

Herman Miller, Inc. (Ñ)

   8,183      214

HNI Corp. (Ñ)

   17,145      371

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   36,812      259

InterDigital, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,047      48

Itron, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   32,084      2,962

Joy Global, Inc.

   128,623      9,289

K-Tron International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,328      184

Kennametal, Inc.

   42,500      1,265

Kimball International, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

   262,592      2,812

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Ñ)

   42,012      1,579

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   33,600      1,179

M/I Homes, Inc. (Ñ)

   20,600      390

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

   42,000      1,107

MasTec, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   32,900      472

MDC Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   8,700      361

Metalico, Inc. (Æ)

   31,900      491

Molex, Inc. (Ñ)

   45,100      1,106

NVR, Inc. (Æ)

   800      442

Orbital Sciences Corp. (Æ)

   29,532      739

Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   2,700      47

Perceptron, Inc. (Æ)

   260,675      2,085

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   37,303      1,182

Plantronics, Inc. (Ñ)

   41,469      1,010

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   79,300      325

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

   260,067      6,790

Robbins & Myers, Inc. (Ñ)

   129,951      6,598

Ryland Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   25,721      530

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)

   110,162      4,174

Steelcase, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   54,200      540

Sun Hydraulics Corp. (Ñ)

   8,800      363

Technitrol, Inc.

   162,121      2,273
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Tecumseh Products Co. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   79,099      2,591

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   2,990      188

Terex Corp. (Æ)

   24,500      1,160

Thomas & Betts Corp. (Æ)

   43,500      1,800

Twin Disc, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,817      77

Ultra Clean Holdings (Æ)(Ñ)

   129,100      846

Ultratech, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   20,775      306

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Æ)

   64,122      1,874

Waters Corp. (Æ)

   37,338      2,537

Woodward Governor Co.

   24,900      1,121

Zygo Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,800      19
         
        121,369
         

Technology - 14.5%

       

3Com Corp. (Æ)

   270,400      508

Adaptec, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   80,122      292

Adtran, Inc. (Ñ)

   75,414      1,686

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   42,800      2,063

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

   12,200      690

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   154,000      1,349

Amphenol Corp. Class A

   188,234      8,973

Ansys, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   161,763      7,422

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

   95,800      3,087

Atheros Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   74,360      2,305

AuthenTec, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   235,810      1,802

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

   124,800      3,402

Avocent Corp. (Æ)

   40,594      965

Bel Fuse, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

   5,600      159

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

   113,800      1,666

BGC Partners, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   54,400      386

Blackbaud, Inc. (Ñ)

   21,866      391

Blackboard, Inc. (Æ)

   61,900      2,474

Bookham, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   86,500      163

CACI International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   28,188      1,267

Cavium Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   66,746      1,071

Celestica, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   211,789      1,684

Ceva, Inc. (Æ)

   3,800      31

Check Point Software Technologies (Æ)

   58,000      1,324

ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES
Bermuda, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   327,706      813

Ciber, Inc. (Æ)

   112,100      793

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (Æ)

   46,280      1,299

Commvault Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   8,499      129

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Compuware Corp. (Æ)

   129,900      1,429

COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. (Æ)

   1,387      14

Comverse Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   162,111      2,428

Concur Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   72,145      2,974

Constant Contact, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   59,650      1,063

Cray, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   35,948      182

CSG Systems International, Inc. (Æ)

   55,000      976

Cubic Corp. (Ñ)

   24,000      641

Daktronics, Inc. (Ñ)

   22,345      399

Data Domain, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,550      292

Digital River, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,315      770

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Æ)

   42,627      597

Emulex Corp. (Æ)

   42,242      476

Equinix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,500      1,342

Extreme Networks (Æ)(Ñ)

   111,500      327

F5 Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   88,318      2,574

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

   10,000      2,851

Flextronics International, Ltd. (Æ)

   225,420      2,013

Flir Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   56,200      2,290

Foundry Networks, Inc. (Æ)

   37,944      662

Garmin, Ltd. (Ñ)

   50,526      1,802

Gartner, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,308      129

Gerber Scientific, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   14,400      171

Harmonic, Inc. (Æ)

   25,229      197

Harris Corp.

   30,100      1,449

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   4,050      30

Hittite Microwave Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   37,658      1,202

II-VI, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,019      231

Imation Corp. (Ñ)

   66,213      1,262

Informatica Corp. (Æ)

   124,860      2,021

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   106,300      1,959

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   342,689      3,434

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Æ)

   1,500      7

International Rectifier Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   87,741      1,481

Interwoven, Inc. (Æ)

   42,600      600

ION Geophysical Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   55,159      881

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   130,600      2,124

JDA Software Group, Inc. (Æ)

   34,995      597

Mantech International Corp. Class A (Æ)

   31,100      1,737

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Æ)

   178,011      2,633

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

   23,940      1,106

Mentor Graphics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   10,881      151

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   6,400      49

Methode Electronics, Inc.

   27,700      310

Micrel, Inc.

   337,600      3,214
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Micros Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   253,415      8,028

Microsemi Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   142,268      3,693

MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   9,489      574

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   90,300      1,964

NAM TAI Electronics, Inc.

   185,334      2,137

NCI, Inc. (Æ)

   2,852      68

NCR Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   107,641      2,891

Ness Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   98,000      1,212

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   161,760      5,178

Nice Systems, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)

   261,500      7,730

Omniture, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   108,178      1,877

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   37,000      347

OSI Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   80,030      1,686

Park Electrochemical Corp. (Ñ)

   10,651      270

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   212,025      6,170

Perot Systems Corp. Class A (Æ)

   8,672      145

Plexus Corp. (Æ)

   15,100      430

Power Integrations, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   71,325      1,949

QLogic Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   71,400      1,345

Rackable Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   20,208      256

RealNetworks, Inc. (Æ)

   88,500      608

SAIC, Inc. (Æ)

   144,500      2,730

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)

   12,800      817

Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ)

   650,600      1,152

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

   61,260      1,307

Scansource, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,206      712

Seagate Technology

   85,082      1,274

Secure Computing Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   72,622      285

Sierra Wireless, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   72,670      901

Silicon Image, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   76,689      538

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   115,200      1,090

Solera Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   86,240      2,500

SonicWALL, Inc. (Æ)

   59,600      348

SPSS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,400      112

Standard Microsystems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,906      263

STEC, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   49,622      496

Sunpower Corp. Class A (Æ)

   7,800      629

Sybase, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   141,228      4,747

SYKES Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   900      16

Synaptics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   21,784      1,050

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   214,522      3,475

SYNNEX Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   23,000      537

Tekelec (Æ)(Ñ)

   34,181      533

Tellabs, Inc. (Æ)

   151,500      779

Tier Technologies, Inc. Class B (Æ)

   296,450      2,404

Trimble Navigation, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   87,385      2,901

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Æ)

   209,252      1,178

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

TTM Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   52,847      595

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   58,663      937

Verint Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   64,033      1,377

Vignette Corp. (Æ)

   15,087      170

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Æ)

   357,330      3,205

Vocus, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   143,370      5,103

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   54,400      892

Website Pros, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,200      21

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)

   55,200      1,589

White Electronic Designs Corp. (Æ)

   518,730      2,433

Xilinx, Inc.

   65,900      1,636

Zoran Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   57,833      478
         
        201,039
         

Utilities - 3.4%

       

Alliant Energy Corp. (Ñ)

   35,400      1,141

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (Ñ)

   10,500      321

Atmos Energy Corp.

   82,981      2,197

Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   31,700      216

Avista Corp. (Ñ)

   133,020      3,009

Black Hills Corp.

   20,279      654

California Water Service Group

   30,000      1,102

Centennial Communications Corp. (Æ)

   35,418      285

CenturyTel, Inc.

   117,400      4,366

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (Æ)

   170,979      667

Cleco Corp. (Ñ)

   171,763      4,316

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A (Ñ)

   8,785      61

El Paso Electric Co. (Æ)

   42,541      879

El Paso Pipeline Partners, LP (Ñ)

   76,000      1,482

Empire District Electric Co. (The)

   20,757      424

Frontier Communications Corp. (Ñ)

   134,500      1,571

Idacorp, Inc. (Ñ)

   155,710      4,642

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Ñ)

   28,757      533

iPCS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   9,050      243

Laclede Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

   16,069      682

MDU Resources Group, Inc.

   25,000      798

MGE Energy, Inc.

   1,900      67

New Jersey Resources Corp. (Ñ)

   37,749      1,287

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   31,700      1,733

NTELOS Holdings Corp.

   18,206      435

Oneok, Inc.

   24,400      1,110

Pepco Holdings, Inc.

   37,400      933

Pike Electric Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,922      283

Portland General Electric Co.

   45,000      1,057

Premiere Global Services, Inc. (Æ)

   52,000      786

Southwest Gas Corp.

   170,812      4,936
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 

Southwest Water Co. (Ñ)

   15,500      167  

Suburban Propane Partners, LP (Ñ)

   14,300      552  

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   2,010      85  

UGI Corp.

   120,400      3,258  

USA Mobility, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,304      205  

WGL Holdings, Inc.

   8,600      297  
           
        46,780  
           
Total Common Stocks        

(cost $1,270,710)

        1,295,936  
           
Short-Term Investments - 6.0%     

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Money Market Fund

   75,201,444      75,201  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.920% due 09/18/08

   8,000      7,980  
           
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $83,181)

        83,181  
           
Other Securities - 38.8%        

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Money Market Fund (×)

   195,489,287      195,489  

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

   342,207,334      342,207  
           
Total Other Securities        

(cost $537,696)

        537,696  
           
Total Investments - 138.3%        

(identified cost $1,891,587)

        1,916,813  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (38.3%)
        (530,840 )
           
Net Assets - 100.0%         1,385,973  
           

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
            
            

Long Positions

            

Russell 2000 Mini Index (CME)

  1173    USD  83,928    09/08      1,117
              

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

             1,117
              

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Common Stocks - 104.0%

       

Auto and Transportation - 2.2%

    

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

   28,800      1,250

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

   67,300      929

Autoliv, Inc.

   49,100      1,917

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

   77,850      8,106

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

   5,100      246

CSX Corp. (Û)

   219,600      14,841

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   10,100      359

FedEx Corp. (Û)

   80,700      6,362

Forward Air Corp.

   5,100      187

Frontline, Ltd.

   81,900      5,255

Genuine Parts Co.

   106,400      4,268

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (Æ)

   176,900      3,473

HUB Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   8,600      334

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Ñ)

   218,570      8,083

Kansas City Southern (Æ)

   3,800      209

Kirby Corp. (Æ)

   114,300      5,454

Landstar System, Inc.

   39,600      2,003

Lear Corp. (Æ)

   84,800      1,222

Navistar International Corp. (Æ)

   14,100      790

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Û)

   140,200      10,083

Pacer International, Inc.

   12,400      294

Skywest, Inc.

   69,900      1,064

Southwest Airlines Co.

   4,800      75

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (Æ)

   85,900      1,593

Union Pacific Corp. (Û)

   116,800      9,629

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

   36,600      666

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

   6,000      271

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)

   119,700      2,850
         
        91,813
         

Consumer Discretionary - 14.4%

    

Accenture, Ltd. Class A (Û)

   1,062,410      44,366

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

   86,100      3,098

Aeropostale, Inc. (Æ)

   215,000      6,934

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)

   188,800      2,284

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)

   9,000      687

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

   162,600      2,276

American Greetings Corp. Class A

   20,120      298

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   81,200      5,058

AutoNation, Inc. (Æ)

   88,000      908

Avon Products, Inc. (Û)

   8,000      339

Best Buy Co., Inc. (Û)

   860,100      34,163

Big Lots, Inc. (Æ)

   92,100      2,805

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (Æ)

   220,900      8,290
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Brinker International, Inc.

   70,200      1,291

Burger King Holdings, Inc.

   26,100      700

CBS Corp. Class B

   1,038,459      16,989

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   3,450      236

Coach, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   339,200      8,653

Columbia Sportswear Co.

   19,600      731

Convergys Corp. (Æ)

   112,700      1,431

Copart, Inc. (Æ)

   39,100      1,715

Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)

   26,800      1,004

Costco Wholesale Corp.

   137,500      8,619

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

   100,200      3,264

DeVry, Inc.

   15,800      898

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)(Û)

   708,200      19,136

DISH Network Corp. Class A (Æ)

   121,500      3,575

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   25,600      1,042

Dollar Tree, Inc. (Æ)

   3,100      116

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   63,900      1,898

Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)

   6,400      58

eBay, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   610,000      15,354

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

   76,800      3,387

Expedia, Inc. (Æ)

   104,200      2,039

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

   47,100      1,097

Foot Locker, Inc.

   32,900      495

GameStop Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   706,000      28,600

Gap, Inc. (The) (Û)

   678,000      10,929

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   11,752      5,568

Guess ?, Inc.

   45,200      1,431

Hasbro, Inc.

   137,300      5,316

Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   65,000      2,395

Home Depot, Inc. (Û)

   419,200      9,990

IAC/InterActiveCorp (Æ)

   60,100      1,049

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

   11,900      540

Liberty Global, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Û)

   128,900      3,716

Macy’s, Inc. (Û)

   342,900      6,450

Manpower, Inc.

   226,209      10,858

Mattel, Inc.

   180,500      3,619

McDonald’s Corp. (Û)

   895,531      53,544

News Corp. Class A

   776,900      10,978

Nike, Inc. Class B (Û)

   375,300      22,023

Office Depot, Inc. (Æ)

   264,500      1,799

OfficeMax, Inc.

   18,600      237

Omnicom Group, Inc. (Û)

   150,100      6,408

Penske Auto Group, Inc.

   30,600      407

Ross Stores, Inc.

   115,219      4,374

RR Donnelley & Sons Co. (Û)

   178,500      4,766

Sohu.com, Inc. (Æ)

   66,900      5,050

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Tech Data Corp. (Æ)

   69,100      2,410

Tiffany & Co.

   123,100      4,652

Time Warner, Inc. (Û)

   3,636,270      52,071

TJX Cos., Inc.

   370,600      12,493

United Online, Inc.

   61,800      671

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)

   181,200      5,981

VeriSign, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   73,800      2,401

VF Corp.

   35,800      2,563

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Æ)(Û)

   377,600      10,546

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Û)

   548,100      32,130

Walt Disney Co. (The) (Û)

   1,528,830      46,400

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. Class A

   25,415      1,473

WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)

   58,300      2,195

Yahoo!, Inc. (Æ)

   23,100      459

Yum! Brands, Inc. (Û)

   267,800      9,593
         
        591,319
         

Consumer Staples - 7.3%

       

Altria Group, Inc.

   446,300      9,082

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

   67,500      4,574

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

   6,400      351

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   166,300      8,565

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

   158,000      2,675

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Û)

   143,100      10,628

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Û)

   23,941      515

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Æ)

   62,500      1,292

General Mills, Inc. (Û)

   176,400      11,358

Herbalife, Ltd.

   117,000      5,053

Hormel Foods Corp.

   23,800      861

Kroger Co. (The) (Û)

   1,564,779      44,252

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (Û)

   345,264      9,616

PepsiCo, Inc. (Û)

   490,800      32,668

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   195,700      10,108

Procter & Gamble Co. (Û)

   813,995      53,300

Ruddick Corp. (Ñ)

   7,300      226

Safeway, Inc.

   837,400      22,375

SUPERVALU, Inc.

   199,000      5,098

SYSCO Corp. (Û)

   1,570,700      44,545

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

   580,980      8,657

UST, Inc.

   119,920      6,309

Walgreen Co. (Û)

   174,500      5,992
         
        298,100
         

Financial Services - 17.0%

       

Advent Software, Inc. (Æ)

   28,800      1,254

Aflac, Inc. (Û)

   253,400      14,092
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Allied Capital Corp.

   78,898      1,085

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.

   19,900      828

Allstate Corp. (The) (Û)

   287,900      13,307

AMB Property Corp. (ö)

   68,000      3,329

American Capital, Ltd.

   175,200      3,560

American Express Co.

   327,400      12,153

American Financial Group, Inc.

   97,900      2,836

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Û)

   223,980      9,519

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

   318,600      4,801

AON Corp.

   32,700      1,498

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (ö)

   150,800      5,153

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (Æ)

   61,300      4,274

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

   45,100      1,147

Assurant, Inc. (Û)

   129,800      7,804

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Û)

   320,700      13,697

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (ö)

   58,650      5,848

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

   341,200      10,809

Bancorpsouth, Inc.

   55,382      1,180

Bank of America Corp. (Û)

   1,039,322      34,194

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) (Û)

   396,004      14,058

BB&T Corp.

   84,000      2,354

BlackRock, Inc. Class A (Û)

   51,337      11,125

BOK Financial Corp.

   1,500      60

Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)

   97,900      1,571

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   118,200      2,447

Capital One Financial Corp. (Û)

   311,700      13,048

Cash America International, Inc.

   52,200      2,201

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö)

   93,000      1,806

Charles Schwab Corp. (The) (Û)

   663,300      15,183

Chubb Corp. (Û)

   327,000      15,709

Cigna Corp. (Û)

   428,500      15,863

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

   176,527      4,914

Citigroup, Inc.

   1     

CME Group, Inc. Class A

   500      180

CNA Financial Corp.

   15,800      422

Colonial Properties Trust (ö)

   31,600      631

Comerica, Inc.

   205,500      5,902

Deluxe Corp.

   33,000      472

Discover Financial Services

   353,000      5,171

Duke Realty Corp. (ö)

   207,100      5,122

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

   46,500      4,494

Eaton Vance Corp.

   80,400      2,986

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

   159,991      4,896

Equity Residential (ö)

   112,500      4,857

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

   40,900      3,346

Federal Realty Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   39,700      2,883

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Federated Investors, Inc. Class B

   41,100      1,351

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

   10,900      207

Fifth Third Bancorp

   377,100      5,268

First American Corp.

   2,500      63

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Û)

   106,800      10,745

GFI Group, Inc.

   99,600      1,005

Global Payments, Inc.

   2,200      97

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (Û)

   96,900      17,833

H&R Block, Inc.

   468,400      11,396

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

   30,100      1,292

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Û)

   127,100      8,057

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

   157,300      3,563

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

   14,100      324

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)

   322,505      6,869

HRPT Properties Trust (ö)

   188,800      1,323

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)(Û)

   733,100      13,386

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   7,600      53

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (Æ)

   29,500      2,944

Invesco Ltd. (Æ)

   34,700      808

Invesco, Ltd.

   75,600      1,761

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (Æ)

   58,973      1,754

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc. (Ñ)

   31,600      1,505

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Û)

   922,580      37,484

Kilroy Realty Corp. (ö)

   2,700      124

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

   54,500      560

LaSalle Hotel Properties (ö)

   41,800      949

Legg Mason, Inc.

   35,000      1,412

Lexington Realty Trust (ö)

   70,700      1,018

Lincoln National Corp. (Û)

   294,700      14,057

Macerich Co. (The) (ö)

   33,900      1,876

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)

   58,100      2,230

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

   102,700      1,561

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

   4,800      1,172

MetLife, Inc. (Û)

   454,700      23,085

Nasdaq OMX Group (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   144,300      4,007

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (ö)

   23,700      879

Northern Trust Corp. (Û)

   217,100      16,971

NYSE Euronext (Û)

   130,562      6,168

PartnerRe, Ltd. - ADR

   57,254      4,026

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)

   31,200      575

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   38,600      2,752

Progressive Corp. (The)

   228,300      4,623

Prologis (ö)

   643,141      31,437

Protective Life Corp.

   29,500      1,061
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Û)

   249,900      17,236

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

   71,300      2,061

Regency Centers Corp. (ö)

   15,400      916

Regions Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   644,260      6,108

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

   56,000      2,849

Ryder System, Inc.

   2,100      138

Safeco Corp.

   46,200      3,057

SEI Investments Co.

   137,700      3,171

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

   38,800      1,916

State Street Corp. (Û)

   204,100      14,622

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (ö)

   83,700      1,083

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   2,600      107

T Rowe Price Group, Inc.

   153,700      9,199

Taubman Centers, Inc. (ö)

   1,600      77

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Æ)(Û)

   506,300      10,080

Total System Services, Inc.

   71,200      1,394

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) (Û)

   830,595      36,646

UnionBanCal Corp.

   5,100      274

US Bancorp

   262,500      8,035

Ventas, Inc. (ö)

   47,300      2,122

Wachovia Corp.

   50,200      867

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A

   21,200      708

Webster Financial Corp.

   13,000      258

Wells Fargo & Co.

   429,050      12,987

Western Union Co. (The) (Û)

   360,000      9,950

WR Berkley Corp.

   95,675      2,260

XL Capital, Ltd. Class A

   241,100      4,313
         
        696,134
         

Health Care - 13.9%

       

Abbott Laboratories

   82,000      4,620

Aetna, Inc. (Û)

   385,200      15,797

AMERIGROUP Corp. Class A (Æ)

   72,200      1,834

AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A (Û)

   908,305      38,031

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   339,220      21,245

Baxter International, Inc. (Û)

   163,600      11,225

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   37,100      2,684

Becton Dickinson & Co. (Û)

   76,900      6,530

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   697,500      48,658

Boston Scientific Corp. (Æ)(Û)

   1,224,700      14,562

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

   608,000      12,841

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Û)

   312,800      16,807

Centene Corp. (Æ)

   19,800      442

Community Health Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   81,797      2,698

Covidien, Ltd.

   45,600      2,245

CVS/Caremark Corp.

   63,100      2,303

Dentsply International, Inc.

   5,900      237

 

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     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Æ)

   1,600      100

Eli Lilly & Co. (Û)

   329,200      15,509

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings,
Inc. (Æ)

   40,400      935

Express Scripts, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Û)

   515,200      36,342

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   428,300      15,209

Gen-Probe, Inc. (Æ)

   3,400      181

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

   30,700      2,924

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   253,300      13,673

Health Net, Inc. (Æ)

   197,900      5,533

Healthspring, Inc. (Æ)

   39,100      760

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   3,600      101

HLTH Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   194,300      2,126

Humana, Inc. (Æ)

   246,600      10,828

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)

   3,600      193

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)

   147,300      6,533

Johnson & Johnson (Û)

   488,050      33,417

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)

   16,900      456

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (Æ)

   83,900      2,932

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   350,300      4,032

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (Æ)

   41,200      1,179

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   102,900      3,315

McKesson Corp. (Û)

   302,100      16,915

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   834,780      41,388

Medtronic, Inc.

   162,900      8,606

Merck & Co., Inc. (Û)

   563,460      18,538

Owens & Minor, Inc.

   19,100      877

Patterson Cos., Inc. (Æ)

   116,800      3,648

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

   46,300      517

Pfizer, Inc. (Û)

   4,351,180      81,236

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Æ)

   145,000      6,754

Stryker Corp.

   55,900      3,588

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ)

   33,900      2,052

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Û)

   315,600      8,862

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

   35,200      2,134

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   10,600      636

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class B (Æ)

   213,200      6,164

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Æ)

   67,000      2,635

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   124,000      6,504

Wyeth

   10,300      417
         
        570,508
         

Integrated Oils - 6.4%

       

Chevron Corp. (Û)

   492,360      41,634

ConocoPhillips (Û)

   548,400      44,760

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Û)

   1,394,118      112,129
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Hess Corp. (Û)

   157,500      15,970

Marathon Oil Corp. (Û)

   414,000      20,481

Murphy Oil Corp. (Û)

   106,900      8,523

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Û)

   243,700      19,211
         
        262,708
         

Materials and Processing - 7.1%

    

Airgas, Inc.

   54,700      3,133

AK Steel Holding Corp.

   116,200      7,379

Alcoa, Inc. (Û)

   305,400      10,307

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (Û)

   496,600      14,218

Ashland, Inc.

   131,800      5,505

Avery Dennison Corp.

   29,400      1,294

Bunge, Ltd.

   101,312      10,022

Carpenter Technology Corp.

   68,400      2,647

Celanese Corp. Class A

   39,850      1,535

Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)

   5,200      241

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   75,200      12,292

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   38,600      4,185

Commercial Metals Co.

   144,900      4,325

Crown Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   61,700      1,729

Cytec Industries, Inc.

   1,500      81

Domtar Corp. (Æ)

   254,100      1,448

Dow Chemical Co. (The) (Û)

   315,800      10,519

Eastman Chemical Co.

   45,900      2,752

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

   163,700      7,172

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ)

   117,100      3,527

Fluor Corp. (Û)

   171,540      13,955

FMC Corp.

   7,500      558

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

   89,900      8,698

Granite Construction, Inc.

   58,400      1,847

Harsco Corp.

   67,000      3,625

International Paper Co.

   135,500      3,756

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)

   107,900      8,345

KBR, Inc.

   225,300      6,421

Lubrizol Corp.

   5,200      259

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

   98,000      4,672

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

   11,900      768

Monsanto Co.

   180,392      21,486

Mosaic Co. (The) (Û)

   137,000      17,428

Nucor Corp. (Û)

   305,600      17,486

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

   232,700      9,829

Perini Corp. (Æ)

   11,900      326

PPG Industries, Inc.

   70,500      4,275

Precision Castparts Corp.

   81,600      7,624

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   77,600      4,901

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A

   64,200      5,793

 

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     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Sonoco Products Co.

   57,200      1,866

Southern Copper Corp. (Û)

   190,450      5,291

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   131,400      4,163

Terra Industries, Inc.

   167,700      9,056

Timken Co.

   52,300      1,727

United States Steel Corp. (Û)

   90,400      14,497

URS Corp. (Æ)

   104,000      4,360

Valspar Corp.

   39,600      858

Worthington Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   68,800      1,220
         
        289,401
         

Miscellaneous - 2.2%

       

3M Co.

   48,900      3,442

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

   56,100      1,716

Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ)

   207,400      11,774

General Electric Co. (Û)

   1,658,420      46,917

Honeywell International, Inc.

   138,228      7,027

ITT Corp. (Û)

   83,300      5,578

Johnson Controls, Inc.

   185,000      5,580

SPX Corp.

   38,399      4,868

Tyco International, Ltd.

   72,900      3,248

Walter Industries, Inc. Class A

   4,700      493
         
        90,643
         

Other Energy - 7.8%

       

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   60,100      5,947

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Û)

   627,100      36,315

Apache Corp. (Û)

   422,150      47,353

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   19,600      1,625

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

   12,200      328

Bill Barrett Corp. (Æ)

   23,900      983

BJ Services Co.

   247,600      7,279

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

   58,600      2,579

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)

   16,900      807

Cimarex Energy Co.

   69,900      3,643

Complete Production Services, Inc. (Æ)

   5,900      188

Continental Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   79,100      4,518

Denbury Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   126,000      3,546

Devon Energy Corp. (Û)

   170,190      16,149

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Û)

   34,500      4,116

Dynegy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   4,230      29

Encore Acquisition Co. (Æ)

   16,000      990

ENSCO International, Inc.

   57,300      3,962

EOG Resources, Inc.

   38,698      3,890

Exterran Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   36,200      2,043

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   107,000      6,610

Forest Oil Corp. (Æ)

   1,200      68
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Halliburton Co. (Û)

   495,500      22,208

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Æ)

   40,200      1,284

Holly Corp.

   65,100      1,861

Mariner Energy, Inc. (Æ)

   95,508      2,527

Massey Energy Co.

   53,600      3,980

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

   242,000      19,029

Newfield Exploration Co. (Æ)

   65,100      3,189

Noble Energy, Inc.

   26,700      1,972

NRG Energy, Inc. (Æ)

   182,800      6,634

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Æ)

   12,500      758

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   147,100      4,181

Pioneer Drilling Co. (Æ)

   28,900      459

Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

   58,700      3,490

Reliant Energy, Inc. (Æ)

   508,300      9,205

SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   25,350      2,121

Southwestern Energy Co. (Æ)(Û)

   312,200      11,336

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.

   54,300      2,311

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

   73,100      3,467

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   117,600      15,997

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

   43,800      3,126

Unit Corp. (Æ)

   44,100      2,979

Valero Energy Corp. (Û)

   538,800      18,001

W&T Offshore, Inc.

   104,600      4,630

Weatherford International, Ltd. (Æ)(Û)

   209,500      7,904

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

   7,500      703

Williams Cos., Inc.

   382,300      12,253
         
        318,573
         

Producer Durables - 6.4%

       

AGCO Corp. (Æ)

   114,560      6,856

Applied Biosystems, Inc.

   74,189      2,740

Boeing Co. (Û)

   386,300      23,607

Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A

   77,400      5,419

Caterpillar, Inc. (Û)

   264,000      18,353

Crane Co.

   6,900      245

Cummins, Inc. (Û)

   165,300      10,966

Deere & Co.

   41,200      2,891

Donaldson Co., Inc.

   31,500      1,421

Dover Corp. (Û)

   147,700      7,330

Emerson Electric Co.

   115,700      5,635

Flowserve Corp.

   64,792      8,639

Gardner Denver, Inc. (Æ)

   45,400      2,070

Goodrich Corp.

   20,000      983

Graco, Inc.

   35,502      1,286

Herman Miller, Inc. (Ñ)

   12,800      335

HNI Corp. (Ñ)

   33,300      721

Hubbell, Inc. Class B

   33,100      1,396

 

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     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. Class A

   323,800      11,657

Joy Global, Inc.

   49,900      3,604

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Û)

   81,800      3,075

Lennar Corp. Class A

   149,600      1,810

Lexmark International, Inc.
Class A (Æ)

   86,600      3,038

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

   6,500      522

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Û)

   433,760      45,254

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

   58,400      1,539

Mettler Toledo International, Inc. (Æ)

   14,300      1,537

Molex, Inc.

   85,200      2,090

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Û)

   739,575      49,840

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Û)

   118,700      7,321

Raytheon Co.

   87,700      4,993

Steelcase, Inc. Class A

   69,902      696

Teradyne, Inc. (Æ)

   191,700      1,796

Terex Corp. (Æ)

   46,800      2,215

Thomas & Betts Corp. (Æ)

   27,200      1,126

United Technologies Corp.

   49,800      3,186

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

   50,000      4,476

Xerox Corp.

   776,500      10,591
         
        261,259
         

Technology - 13.3%

       

3Com Corp. (Æ)

   270,571      509

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   474,500      19,621

Adtran, Inc.

   9,800      219

Altera Corp.

   28,400      623

Amdocs, Ltd. (Æ)

   5,800      176

Analog Devices, Inc.

   136,200      4,155

Apple, Inc. (Æ)

   192,803      30,646

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

   86,600      2,790

Autodesk, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   186,700      5,954

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

   592,790      16,159

BMC Software, Inc. (Æ)

   17,700      582

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ)

   343,100      8,334

Brocade Communications Systems,
Inc. (Æ)

   91,400      617

CACI International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   18,900      850

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   592,670      13,033

Computer Sciences Corp. (Æ)

   227,500      10,777

Dell, Inc. (Æ)

   393,200      9,661

EMC Corp. (Æ)

   338,700      5,084

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

   6,900      1,967

General Dynamics Corp.

   147,700      13,166

Harris Corp.

   137,200      6,606

Hewlett-Packard Co. (Û)

   1,726,540      77,349

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   110,900      2,044
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Intel Corp.

   376,890      8,363

International Business Machines Corp. (Û)

   125,900      16,113

j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Æ)

   1,800      43

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   519,800      8,452

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

   441,700      11,497

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (Û)

   77,300      7,629

LSI Corp. (Æ)

   22,600      157

Macrovision Solutions Corp. (Æ)

   295      4

Mantech International Corp. Class A (Æ)

   7,800      436

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Æ)

   239,800      3,547

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

   18,600      859

Microsoft Corp. (Û)

   2,179,440      56,055

Motorola, Inc. (Û)

   876,500      7,573

Novell, Inc. (Æ)

   152,100      847

Oracle Corp. (Æ)(Û)

   2,306,400      49,657

Plexus Corp. (Æ)

   13,700      390

Qualcomm, Inc. (Û)

   288,300      15,955

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Æ)

   77,800      254

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

   71,800      3,196

SAIC, Inc. (Æ)

   194,500      3,674

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)

   32,700      2,086

Seagate Technology (Û)

   790,600      11,835

Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ)

   67,668     

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)

   46,500      1,521

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Æ)

   788,025      8,377

Sybase, Inc. (Æ)

   6,100      205

Symantec Corp. (Æ)(Û)

   2,013,130      42,417

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   34,800      564

Synopsys, Inc. (Æ)

   121,951      2,929

Tellabs, Inc. (Æ)

   740,600      3,807

Teradata Corp. (Æ)

   15,100      354

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Û)

   1,535,880      37,445

Unisys Corp. (Æ)

   216,700      800

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Æ)

   55,700      500

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)

   300,400      8,648
         
        547,111
         

Utilities - 6.0%

       

ACE, Ltd. (Û)

   159,700      8,097

AES Corp. (The) (Æ)

   208,500      3,365

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Û)

   186,600      7,371

AT&T, Inc. (Û)

   1,210,999      37,311

Atmos Energy Corp.

   44,200      1,170

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

   360,100      5,679

CenturyTel, Inc.

   118,099      4,392

Comcast Corp. Class A

   4,100      84

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (Û)

   171,100      14,229

Dominion Resources, Inc.

   111,200      4,913

DPL, Inc.

   115,300      2,926

Duke Energy Corp.

   915,740      16,099

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A

   700      5

Edison International (Û)

   216,841      10,482

Embarq Corp.

   379,200      17,356

Entergy Corp.

   44,700      4,779

Exelon Corp.

   30,800      2,421

FirstEnergy Corp. (Û)

   160,500      11,805

FPL Group, Inc.

   2,800      181

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

   700      18

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

   74,600      1,846

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

   2,000      102

Millicom International Cellular SA

   1,300      100

New Jersey Resources Corp.

   7,300      249

Nicor, Inc.

   6,500      259

OGE Energy Corp.

   14,500      474

Oneok, Inc.

   17,810      810

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

   90,300      3,031

Portland General Electric Co.

   34,000      799

PPL Corp.

   48,400      2,273

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Û)

   1,071,100      44,772

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

   568,698      2,178

Sierra Pacific Resources

   185,900      2,108

Sprint Nextel Corp. (Û)

   950,200      7,735

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

   34,500      1,463

UGI Corp.

   40,800      1,104

US Cellular Corp. (Æ)

   4,700      280

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Û)

   606,510      20,645

Windstream Corp.

   189,900      2,264
         
        245,175
         
Total Common Stocks        

(cost $4,367,932)

        4,262,744
         
Short-Term Investments - 6.6%     

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

   257,102,000      257,102

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.915% due 09/18/08

   15,000      14,962
         
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $272,064)

        272,064
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
       Market
Value
$
 

Other Securities - 0.2%

       

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

   2,461,840        2,462  

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

   4,309,492        4,309  
           
Total Other Securities        

(cost $6,771)

        6,771  
           
Total Investments - 110.8%       

(identified cost $4,646,767)

        4,541,579  
           
Securities Sold Short - (10.6%)       

Auto and Transportation - (0.6%)

 

    

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

   (192,800 )      (6,846 )

Ford Motor Co. (Æ)

   (734,100 )      (3,524 )

Gentex Corp.

   (143,000 )      (2,211 )

Southwest Airlines Co.

   (640,500 )      (9,985 )
           
        (22,566 )
           

Consumer Discretionary - (2.1%)

 

    

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)

   (114,800 )      (8,764 )

Carnival Corp.

   (137,000 )      (5,061 )

Cheesecake Factory (The) (Æ)

   (5,200 )      (73 )

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Æ)

   (105,300 )      (1,848 )

DynCorp International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   (31,600 )      (497 )

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Æ)

   (171,700 )      (7,414 )

Gaylord Entertainment Co. (Æ)

   (87,400 )      (2,625 )

Geo Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)

   (53,500 )      (1,286 )

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

   (53,400 )      (2,148 )

J Crew Group, Inc. (Æ)

   (36,100 )      (1,038 )

Lamar Advertising Co. Class A (Æ)

   (700 )      (27 )

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)

   (202,100 )      (9,200 )

Liberty Media Corp. - Capital Series A (Æ)

   (296,218 )      (4,603 )

Live Nation, Inc. (Æ)

   (70,700 )      (892 )

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

   (30,800 )      (613 )

MGM Mirage (Æ)

   (276,800 )      (8,033 )

Nordstrom, Inc.

   (113,300 )      (3,256 )

PHH Corp. (Æ)

   (20,100 )      (311 )

Scientific Games Corp. Class A (Æ)

   (109,000 )      (3,307 )

Service Corp. International

   (321,800 )      (3,080 )

Target Corp.

   (75,800 )      (3,428 )

Toro Co.

   (19,400 )      (631 )

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)

   (99,000 )      (3,268 )

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
       Market
Value
$
 
       

Waste Management, Inc.

   (154,600 )      (5,494 )

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

   (78,000 )      (7,603 )
           
        (84,500 )
           

Consumer Staples - (0.3%)

       

Hershey Co. (The)

   (203,300 )      (7,475 )

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   (70,100 )      (855 )

Reynolds American, Inc.

   (29,600 )      (1,653 )

Universal Corp.

   (43,600 )      (2,251 )
           
        (12,234 )
           

Financial Services - (2.1%)

       

Advent Software, Inc. (Æ)

   (54,600 )      (2,377 )

Alleghany Corp. (Æ)

   (941 )      (297 )

American International Group, Inc.

   (393,500 )      (10,251 )

CIT Group, Inc.

   (480,300 )      (4,073 )

Citigroup, Inc.

   (608,700 )      (11,377 )

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Class A

   (124,683 )      (1,666 )

Fifth Third Bancorp

   (585,700 )      (8,182 )

Freddie Mac

   (203,100 )      (1,659 )

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (Æ)

   (28,000 )      (1,460 )

Loews Corp.

   (94,516 )      (4,212 )

MBIA, Inc.

   (212,300 )      (1,259 )

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   (321,500 )      (8,568 )

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (ö)

   (58,700 )      (2,860 )

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

   (135,100 )      (3,904 )

SLM Corp. (Æ)

   (565,100 )      (9,680 )

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (ö)

   (14,100 )      (526 )

TFS Financial Corp.

   (33,200 )      (378 )

Wachovia Corp.

   (314,600 )      (5,433 )

Washington Federal, Inc.

   (65,100 )      (1,211 )

Washington Mutual, Inc.

   (1,150,700 )      (6,133 )

Wilmington Trust Corp.

   (31,600 )      (745 )

Wright Express Corp. (Æ)

   (29,726 )      (790 )
           
        (87,041 )
           

Health Care - (1.2%)

       

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   (17,400 )      (1,631 )

Alpharma, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   (17,100 )      (388 )

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   (70,500 )      (2,616 )

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

   (15,500 )      (237 )

Celgene Corp. (Æ)

   (30,700 )      (2,318 )

Cepheid, Inc. (Æ)

   (60,540 )      (1,036 )

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

   (55,874 )      (1,883 )

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

   (202,600 )      (1,343 )

ImClone Systems, Inc. (Æ)

   (36,300 )      (2,321 )

Medarex, Inc. (Æ)

   (148,200 )      (1,464 )

Medicines Co. (The) (Æ)

   (43,100 )      (957 )
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
       Market
Value
$
 

Millipore Corp. (Æ)

   (49,000 )      (3,447 )

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Æ)

   (29,100 )      (1,935 )

NuVasive, Inc. (Æ)

   (63,100 )      (3,544 )

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (Æ)

   (47,000 )      (1,646 )

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   (115,600 )      (6,145 )

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   (26,100 )      (664 )

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   (122,600 )      (3,259 )

Stryker Corp.

   (78,500 )      (5,039 )

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Æ)

   (95,300 )      (1,709 )

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   (124,000 )      (4,278 )

XenoPort, Inc. (Æ)

   (23,000 )      (1,055 )
           
        (48,915 )
           

Materials and Processing - (0.9%)

 

    

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Æ)

   (19,900 )      (653 )

Eagle Materials, Inc.

   (1,400 )      (35 )

Hecla Mining Co. (Æ)

   (43,300 )      (397 )

Hexcel Corp. (Æ)

   (61,600 )      (1,169 )

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)

   (89,400 )      (6,914 )

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

   (75,200 )      (3,585 )

Mosaic Co. (The)

   (54,200 )      (6,895 )

Polypore International, Inc. (Æ)

   (36,800 )      (962 )

Quanta Services, Inc. (Æ)

   (28,700 )      (886 )

Royal Gold, Inc.

   (33,116 )      (1,182 )

RTI International Metals, Inc. (Æ)

   (37,100 )      (1,011 )

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

   (99,300 )      (6,031 )

Temple-Inland, Inc.

   (254,665 )      (4,138 )

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   (74,100 )      (3,962 )
           
        (37,820 )
           

Miscellaneous - (0.2%)

       

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   (139,700 )      (8,006 )
           

Other Energy - (1.5%)

       

Arch Coal, Inc.

   (122,400 )      (6,892 )

Consol Energy, Inc.

   (36,500 )      (2,715 )

Equitable Resources, Inc.

   (126,500 )      (6,610 )

EXCO Resources, Inc. (Æ)

   (100,000 )      (2,605 )

Exterran Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   (60,900 )      (3,437 )

Parker Drilling Co. (Æ)

   (59,300 )      (479 )

Peabody Energy Corp.

   (152,200 )      (10,296 )

PetroHawk Energy Corp. (Æ)

   (76,500 )      (2,549 )

Range Resources Corp.

   (174,400 )      (8,469 )

Rex Energy Corp. (Æ)

   (58,500 )      (1,164 )

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   (93,400 )      (9,489 )

Venoco, Inc. (Æ)

   (11,100 )      (186 )

XTO Energy, Inc.

   (155,000 )      (7,322 )
           
        (62,213 )
           

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
       Market
Value
$
 
       

Producer Durables - (0.7%)

 

    

American Tower Corp. Class A (Æ)

   (72,400 )      (3,034 )

Danaher Corp.

   (103,400 )      (8,236 )

Dionex Corp. (Æ)

   (38,900 )      (2,704 )

Entegris, Inc. (Æ)

   (117,276 )      (742 )

ESCO Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   (6,500 )      (267 )

Flowserve Corp.

   (57,900 )      (7,720 )

InterDigital, Inc. (Æ)

   (5,498 )      (128 )

KLA-Tencor Corp.

   (44,300 )      (1,665 )

Lindsay Corp.

   (15,800 )      (1,458 )

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)

   (28,700 )      (1,087 )

TransDigm Group, Inc. (Æ)

   (64,100 )      (2,360 )
           
        (29,401 )
           

Technology - (0.5%)

       

Compuware Corp. (Æ)

   (118,386 )      (1,302 )

Concur Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

   (19,100 )      (787 )

Diodes, Inc. (Æ)

   (45,100 )      (1,171 )

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

   (19,700 )      (5,618 )

II-VI, Inc. (Æ)

   (24,000 )      (923 )

Lawson Software, Inc. (Æ)

   (15,000 )      (122 )

Macrovision Solutions Corp. (Æ)

   (78,100 )      (1,187 )

Microsemi Corp. (Æ)

   (73,300 )      (1,903 )

Omniture, Inc. (Æ)

   (70,100 )      (1,216 )

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)

   (122,900 )      (7,840 )
           
        (22,069 )
           

Utilities - (0.5%)

       

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (Æ)

   (231,400 )      (5,618 )

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

   (168,300 )      (6,682 )

DPL, Inc.

   (19,330 )      (491 )

Leap Wireless International, Inc. (Æ)

   (4,700 )      (203 )

Southern Co.

   (106,500 )      (3,769 )

Unisource Energy Corp.

   (59,900 )      (1,830 )

Vectren Corp.

   (73,900 )      (2,158 )
           
        (20,751 )
           
Total Securities Sold Short       

(proceeds $466,792)

        (435,516 )
           
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (0.2%)         (7,295 )
           
Net Assets - 100.0%         4,098,768  
           

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
            
            

Long Positions

            

Russell 1000 Index

  49    USD 17,013    09/08      (1,064 )

Russell 1000 Mini Index

  48    USD 3,333    09/08      (199 )

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

  623    USD 39,470    09/08      (2,006 )

S&P 500 Index (CME)

  355    USD  112,455    09/08      (5,335 )

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index (CME)

  1,212    USD 97,433    09/08      (5,348 )
                

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

             (13,952 )
                

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Common Stocks - 91.2%

       

Australia - 3.4%

       

ABC Learning Centres, Ltd. (Æ)

   28,824      20

AGL Energy, Ltd.

   14,371      180

Allco Finance Group, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   196,372      85

Amcor, Ltd.

   1,338,822      6,593

AMP, Ltd.

   573,787      3,496

Ansell, Ltd. - GDR

   79,136      755

Austereo Group, Ltd.

   8,614      11

Australand Property Group (ö)

   4,242      3

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

   186,583      2,802

AWB, Ltd.

   52,030      138

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd.

   27,950      117

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

   238,603      8,912

BlueScope Steel, Ltd.

   103,450      1,122

Centennial Coal Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   59,952      291

CFS Retail Property Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   27,736      53

Challenger Financial Services Group, Ltd. (Ñ)

   75,536      165

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

   18,134      668

Crown, Ltd.

   8,466      63

CSL, Ltd.

   740,964      24,061

CSR, Ltd. (Ñ)

   56,065      110

Dexus Property Group (ö)(Ñ)

   140,434      184

Downer EDI, Ltd. (Æ)

   16,911      110

Felix Resources, Ltd.

   1,098      22

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   38,391      310

Foster’s Group, Ltd.

   2,282,472      10,576

Goodman Fielder, Ltd.

   96,389      118

Goodman Group (ö)

   25,211      60

GPT Group (ö)

   55,254      78

Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.

   16,524      50

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

   815      124

Leighton Holdings, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

   4,211      166

Lion Nathan, Ltd.

   485      4

Macquarie Infrastructure Group

   839,782      2,003

Macquarie Office Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   52,719      45

Mirvac Group (ö)

   8,305      20

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

   764,509      17,410

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

   13,598      378

Orica, Ltd.

   10,735      239

Origin Energy, Ltd.

   29,925      445

Oxiana, Ltd.

   863,733      1,610

Pacific Brands, Ltd.

   7,430      13

PaperlinX, Ltd.

   281,934      511

Qantas Airways, Ltd.

   177,571      546

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

   74,074      1,574
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Rio Tinto, Ltd. (Ñ)

   60,650      7,003

Santos, Ltd.

   76,437      1,290

Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

   17,227      16

Sons of Gwalia, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)(ß)

   34,800     

SP AusNet

   180,294      193

Spotless Group, Ltd.

   16,186      43

St. George Bank, Ltd.

   19,607      504

Stockland (ö)

   53,220      228

Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.

   77,629      964

TABCORP Holdings, Ltd.

   71,908      581

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

   4,123,681      17,338

Wesfarmers, Ltd. (Ñ)

   192,009      6,159

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

   3,024      97

Westfield Group (ö)(Ñ)

   66,525      1,000

Westpac Banking Corp.

   92,432      1,843

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

   11,915      596

Woolworths, Ltd.

   93,940      2,206
         
        126,302
         

Austria - 0.3%

       

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (Ñ)

   132,018      8,472

Voestalpine AG

   49,200      3,230
         
        11,702
         

Belgium - 0.8%

       

Colruyt SA (Ñ)

   307      85

D’ieteren SA

   263      65

Delhaize Group (Æ)

   5,486      301

Dexia SA (Ñ)

   66,763      911

Fortis (Ñ)

   481,408      6,772

Fortis

   697,197      9,852

Fortis (Æ)

   166,644      3

Hansen Transmissions International NV (Æ)

   961,550      5,994

InBev NV

   28,415      1,913

Nationale A Portefeuille (Æ)

   3,331      262

Solvay SA (Ñ)

   31,300      3,737

Umicore (Æ)

   11,413      512
         
        30,407
         

Bermuda - 0.9%

       

Aquarius Platinum, Ltd.

   125,262      1,235

Benfield Group, Ltd. (Ñ)

   1,204,919      5,800

Bunge, Ltd. (Ñ)

   18,300      1,810

Catlin Group, Ltd.

   36,924      240

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

   8,000      35

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Chinese Estates Holdings, Ltd.

   40,000      57

Credicorp, Ltd.

   35,200      2,605

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.

   400,315      4,279

Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ)

   15,400      874

Giordano International, Ltd.

   241,053      98

Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd.

   19,000      55

Guoco Group, Ltd.

   8,000      84

Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.

   168,172      5,296

Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.

   3,500      60

Li & Fung, Ltd.

   862,800      2,930

Midland Holdings, Ltd.

   92,000      48

Mongolia Energy Co. ltd (Æ)(Ñ)

   163,000      169

Noble Group, Ltd.

   98,000      152

Orient Overseas International, Ltd.

   43,000      187

Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.

   192,000      269

Seadrill, Ltd. (Ñ)

   206,700      6,211

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.

   1,086,000      2,330

Vostok Gas, Ltd.

   3,780      262

VTech Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   37,273      227
         
        35,313
         

Brazil - 1.0%

       

All America Latina Logistica SA (Æ)

   181,255      2,416

Banco do Brasil SA

   80,400      1,288

Bovespa Holding SA - ADR

   282,500      3,569

Cia Vale do Rio Doce - ADR (Æ)

   170,000      5,105

Gafisa SA (Æ)

   242,919      4,188

Magnesita Refratarios SA (Æ)

   109,000      1,628

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA (Æ)

   500      246

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

   189,023      10,568

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA - GDR (Æ)

   71,203      9,373
         
        38,381
         

Canada - 2.4%

       

Agrium, Inc.

   19,300      1,696

Barrick Gold Corp.

   37,500      1,588

Cameco Corp.

   31,000      1,114

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Ñ)

   38,000      2,300

Canadian National Railway Co.

   95,100      5,017

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

   44,900      3,508

EnCana Corp.

   83,700      6,041

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

   7,700      1,973

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. (Ñ)

   105,900      1,674

Inmet Mining Corp.

   24,300      1,541

Methanex Corp.

   68,818      1,850
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

National Bank of Canada

   26,800      1,309

Nexen, Inc.

   87,400      2,749

Petro-Canada

   94,400      4,357

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

   92,010      18,805

Precision Drilling Trust

   65,400      1,464

Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ)

   147,751      18,147

Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

   388,416      13,121

Suncor Energy, Inc.

   32,400      1,761

Teck Cominco, Ltd. Class B

   37,256      1,711
         
        91,726
         

Cayman Islands - 0.3%

       

Hidili Industry International Development, Ltd. (Æ)

   1,611,000      2,410

Hutchison Telecommunications International, Ltd.

   54,413      71

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.

   10,500      51

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   197,600      6,653

Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd.

   5,500      8

Subsea 7, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   65,550      1,539

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   18,900      2,571
         
        13,303
         

China - 0.4%

       

China Communications Construction
Co., Ltd. Class H (Ñ)

   1,612,000      3,001

China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd. Class H (Ñ)

   286,500      689

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,538,500      5,573

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H (Ñ)

   2,274,000      2,386

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

   4,916,000      3,698
         
        15,347
         

Czech Republic - 0.1%

       

Komercni Banka AS

   14,115      3,613
         

Denmark - 1.8%

       

AP Moller - Maersk A/S (Æ)

   116      1,347

Carlsberg A/S Class B

   127,965      10,382

D/S Norden (Æ)

   6,650      645

Danske Bank A/S

   12,700      359

East Asiatic Co., Ltd. A/S (Æ)

   4,350      296

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

   13,600      1,319

H Lundbeck A/S

   5,000      127

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

   117,400      7,469

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Æ)

   340,345      44,744
         
        66,688
         

Finland - 1.2%

       

Fortum OYJ

   166,826      7,372

Konecranes OYJ

   11,160      444

Nokia OYJ

   1,042,329      28,491

Orion OYJ Class B

   2,032      42

Outokumpu OYJ

   25,346      591

Outotec OYJ

   20,385      1,044

Stora Enso OYJ Class R (Ñ)

   294,500      2,657

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

   327,367      5,175
         
        45,816
         

France - 11.3%

       

Accor SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   91,723      6,112

Air France-KLM (Ñ)

   27,900      691

Air Liquide (Æ)(Ñ)

   70,994      9,314

Alcatel-Lucent - ADR (Æ)

   654,310      3,932

Alstom

   192,533      21,692

Arkema (Æ)

   16,008      811

AXA SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   652,179      19,263

BNP Paribas

   236,422      23,475

Bouygues (Æ)

   2,819      181

Carrefour SA (Ñ)

   354,696      18,043

Christian Dior SA

   10,129      1,089

Cie de Saint-Gobain (Æ)(Ñ)

   129,368      8,042

Cie Generale de Geophysique-Veritas (Æ)

   100,326      3,922

CNP Assurances (Æ)

   6,551      730

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B (Æ)

   31,600      2,073

Credit Agricole SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   269,353      5,771

EDF Energies Nouvelles SA

   17,868      1,249

Eramet (Æ)

   1,123      775

France Telecom SA (Ñ)

   577,345      18,331

Gaz de France SA (Ñ)

   444,291      27,765

Groupe Danone (Æ)

   17,400      1,287

JC Decaux SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   148,204      3,744

L’Oreal SA (Æ)

   55,493      5,821

Lafarge SA (Æ)

   2,230      303

Lagardere SCA (Æ)

   69,000      3,779

Legrand SA

   203,830      5,195

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (Ñ)

   171,985      18,979

Nexans SA (Æ)

   7,699      914
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

NicOx SA (Ñ)

   28,762      400

Pernod-Ricard SA (Ñ)

   63,954      5,562

PPR (Ñ)

   79,841      8,649

Rallye SA

   4,517      218

Renault SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   183,696      15,278

Rhodia SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,175      306

Sanofi-Aventis SA (Ñ)

   247,819      17,392

Schneider Electric SA (Ñ)

   115,759      12,784

SEB SA

   3,828      214

Societe BIC SA (Ñ)

   2,173      111

Societe Generale

   271,430      25,271

Sodexho Alliance SA (Æ)

   42,655      2,779

Suez Environnement SA (Æ)

   15,950      460

Suez SA (Æ)

   40,378      3

Teleperformance - GDR (Æ)

   11,813      454

Thales SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   56,930      3,213

Total SA (Ñ)

   884,008      67,776

Total SA - ADR

   47,200      3,611

UBISOFT Entertainment (Æ)

   16,845      1,665

Unibail-Rodamco (ö)

   750      169

Valeo SA (Æ)

   15,436      497

Vallourec

   25,841      7,673

Veolia Environnement (Ñ)

   261,467      13,961

Vivendi (Ñ)

   557,360      23,296
         
        425,025
         

Germany - 8.2%

       

Adidas AG (Æ)

   23,856      1,465

Allianz SE

   142,744      24,209

Altana AG

   10,678      168

Arcandor AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   694,694      8,042

Arques Industries AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,829      189

BASF SE (Æ)

   270,644      17,161

Bayer AG (Æ)

   187,133      16,174

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Æ)

   95,110      4,270

Commerzbank AG (Æ)

   437,014      14,136

Continental AG

   105,295      11,876

Daimler AG (Æ)

   77,425      4,492

Demag Cranes AG

   5,094      279

Deutsche Bank AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   145,303      13,496

Deutsche Boerse AG

   96,294      10,980

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

   191,600      4,396

Deutsche Telekom AG

   1,171,456      20,364

E.ON AG

   134,000      25,568

Epcos AG

   38,505      1,071

Freenet AG (Ñ)

   15,820      288

Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA (Æ)

   4,723      261

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

GEA Group AG (Æ)

   129,094      4,260

Gildemeister AG (Æ)

   25,434      732

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Æ)

   22,719      1,086

Infineon Technologies AG (Æ)

   196,600      1,486

K+S AG (Æ)

   37,025      4,590

Krones AG

   2,143      170

KUKA AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,532      323

Lanxess AG

   33,473      1,297

Linde AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   168,557      23,276

MAN AG (Æ)

   12,012      1,211

Merck KGAA

   66,420      8,030

Metro AG (Æ)

   88,267      4,986

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

   55,100      9,177

RWE AG

   187,881      22,534

Salzgitter AG

   6,834      1,120

SAP AG

   148,166      8,576

SGL Carbon AG (Æ)

   27,100      1,814

Siemens AG

   64,867      7,958

Solarworld AG (Ñ)

   79,323      3,729

Stada Arzneimittel AG

   13,953      721

Suedzucker AG (Ñ)

   38,534      674

Symrise AG

   257,491      4,406

ThyssenKrupp AG

   4,943      277

Tognum AG

   26,250      577

TUI AG (Ñ)

   86,600      1,987

United Internet AG

   138,450      2,669

Volkswagen AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   5,426      1,731

Vossloh AG

   1,320      171

Wacker Chemie AG (Æ)

   41,445      8,578
         
        307,031
         

Greece - 0.3%

       

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

   68,762      1,700

National Bank of Greece SA

   165,652      7,892
         
        9,592
         

Hong Kong - 1.0%

       

Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (Ñ)

   21,000      101

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.

   197,833      499

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

   264,950      3,725

China Mobile, Ltd. (Ñ)

   634,500      8,487

China Netcom Group Corp. Hong Kong, Ltd. (Æ)

   552,000      1,680

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

   64,000      525

CNOOC, Ltd.

   2,573,200      3,793

Hang Lung Group, Ltd.

   35,837      160

Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.

   18,600      366
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

   22,000      136

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Ltd. (Ñ)

   15,077      223

HongKong Electric Holdings (Ñ)

   1,148,500      6,644

Hopewell Holdings

   53,000      190

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

   110,500      1,037

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

   78,000      223

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Asia, Ltd. (Ñ)

   48,143      114

Link REIT (The) (ö)(Ñ)

   75,000      168

Melco International Development (Æ)

   66,000      41

Minmetals Resources, Ltd.

   152,000      42

New World Development, Ltd.

   71,000      133

PCCW, Ltd.

   29,000      18

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

   52,333      781

Swire Pacific, Ltd.

   45,000      479

Television Broadcasts, Ltd.

   21,667      121

Wharf Holdings, Ltd.

   1,525,843      6,756

Wheelock & Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   97,068      264

Wing Hang Bank, Ltd.

   6,500      87
         
        36,793
         

India - 0.3%

       

ICICI Bank, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

   132,241      3,916

Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

   83,400      3,078

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd.

   92,080      823

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

   45,920      980

State Bank of India, Ltd. - GDR

   24,500      1,608
         
        10,405
         

Indonesia - 0.1%

       

Bumi Resources Tbk PT

   2,737,000      2,022
         

Ireland - 0.3%

       

Dragon Oil PLC

   124,962      726

Elan Corp. PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   307,457      6,164

Ryanair Holdings PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   146,512      3,568
         
        10,458
         

Israel - 0.6%

       

Check Point Software
Technologies (Æ)

   115,600      2,639

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR

   417,345      18,714
         
        21,353
         

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Italy - 2.4%

       

Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA

   485,922      4,747

Ansaldo STS SpA

   360,438      5,359

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

   549,091      3,299

Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Æ)

   28,110      976

Banca Italease SpA (Æ)

   8,075      67

Buzzi Unicem SpA

   31,039      654

Danieli & Co. SpA

   6,814      149

Enel SpA

   123,386      1,143

ENI SpA

   551,832      18,667

Esprinet SpA Class A (Ñ)

   16,079      80

Fiat SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

   108,629      1,868

Fondiaria-Sai SpA

   91,814      3,053

Fondiaria-Sai SpA (Æ)

   9,900      214

Indesit Co. SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

   14,911      152

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   3,415,115      19,247

Mediaset SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

   77,870      552

Milano Assicurazioni SpA (Æ)

   39,486      202

Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (Ñ)(ß)

   42,200     

Pirelli & C SpA

   616,144      382

Prysmian SpA

   13,701      340

Saras SpA (Æ)

   41,502      206

Telecom Italia SpA (Æ)

   6,327,722      9,303

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Ñ)

   103,583      431

UniCredit SpA

   3,285,515      19,566

Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA

   6,266      149
         
        90,806
         

Japan - 15.5%

       

77 Bank, Ltd. (The)

   80,000      479

Acom Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   14,470      422

Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   188,400      2,401

Aiful Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   19,300      201

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

   20,900      544

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

   3,800      233

Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

   167,300      1,710

Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.

   5,200      91

Asahi Kasei Corp.

   102,000      521

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

   245,600      10,620

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The)

   601,009      3,853

Bridgestone Corp.

   188,100      3,058

Brother Industries, Ltd.

   27,000      340

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

   73,000      244

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

   24,000      354

Canon, Inc. (Ñ)

   820,400      37,489

Central Glass Co., Ltd.

   89,000      352
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.

   7,000      168

Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   14,900      259

Coca-Cola West Holdings Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   7,700      170

COMSYS Holdings Corp. (Ñ)

   100,000      887

Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   14,000      293

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

   48,000      660

Daiei, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

   36,900      289

Daifuku Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   19,500      169

Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Ñ)

   96,100      4,074

Daishi Bank, Ltd. (The)

   44,000      182

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

   7,700      351

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

   807,920      6,979

Denki Kagaku Kogyo KK

   75,000      223

Denso Corp.

   34,400      892

DIC Corp.

   503,000      1,343

Duskin Co., Ltd.

   4,100      70

East Japan Railway Co.

   232      1,816

Exedy Corp.

   15,800      349

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd.

   2,000      23

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

   31,500      1,376

Fanuc, Ltd.

   67,700      5,319

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   29,100      3,249

FCC Co., Ltd.

   6,900      117

Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

   130,000      376

Fuji Television Network, Inc.

   2,885      3,980

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

   26,600      833

Fujitsu, Ltd.

   1,083,000      7,880

Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   4,900      153

Glory, Ltd.

   34,300      746

Gunze, Ltd.

   26,000      111

H2O Retailing Corp. (Ñ)

   71,000      459

Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)

   55,000      352

Hanwa Co., Ltd.

   53,000      304

Higo Bank, Ltd. (The)

   43,000      241

Hino Motors, Ltd.

   137,000      716

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   29,100      2,756

Hitachi Capital Corp.

   9,100      161

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

   79,281      2,059

Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.

   47,000      351

Hitachi, Ltd.

   447,000      3,200

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

   241,300      7,715

Hosiden Corp. (Ñ)

   122,100      1,985

Hoya Corp.

   271,900      5,547

Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. (The)

   19,000      106

Inpex Holdings, Inc.

   748      7,517

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.

   188,000      806

 

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     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Itoham Foods, Inc.

   44,000      240

Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

   16,000      187

Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. (Ñ)

   19,000      128

Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (The)

   135,000      2,406

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

   636      2,976

JFE Holdings, Inc.

   158,100      7,635

JFE Shoji Holdings, Inc.

   118,000      902

JGC Corp.

   24,000      487

Joyo Bank, Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

   1,391,590      6,521

JTEKT Corp.

   27,500      412

Kagoshima Bank, Ltd. (The)

   63,000      454

Kandenko Co., Ltd.

   18,000      118

Kaneka Corp. (Æ)

   28,000      173

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   25,000      174

Kao Corp.

   1,098,500      28,475

Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   23,000      90

KDDI Corp.

   1,030      5,903

Keihin Corp.

   40,500      620

Keiyo Bank, Ltd. (The)

   99,000      540

Keyence Corp. (Æ)

   10,759      2,325

Kintetsu World Express, Inc.

   12,100      294

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

   152,000      427

Komatsu, Ltd.

   122,400      3,017

Komori Corp.

   17,600      291

Kose Corp.

   311,100      7,565

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   28,500      308

Kureha Corp.

   18,000      99

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. (Æ)

   76,000      2,412

Kyocera Corp. (Ñ)

   4,800      414

Kyoei Steel, Ltd. (Ñ)

   4,200      91

Lawson, Inc.

   23,600      1,221

Leopalace21 Corp.

   13,200      176

Makino Milling Machine Co., Ltd.

   26,000      138

Makita Corp.

   9,800      336

Marubeni Corp.

   1,000,000      7,283

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

   78,000      1,652

Meiji Dairies Corp. (Ñ)

   110,000      563

MID Reit, Inc. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

   864      2,405

Millea Holdings, Inc.

   300,200      11,204

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

   6,000      144

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

   140,000      833

Mitsubishi Corp.

   614,400      17,816

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

   68,000      660

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

   37,000      887

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. 2010

   98,000      384

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

   564,390      4,973

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.

   12,160      531
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

   243,000      5,047

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Ñ)

   463,000      2,214

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

   321,000      7,207

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

   104,000      316

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd.

   500,000      6,443

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   278,608      9,177

Mitsui-Soko Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   598,480      2,975

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

   2,032      9,731

Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   22,000      261

Musashino Bank, Ltd. (The)

   8,100      308

NEC Corp.

   139,000      760

NEC Electronics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   12,500      335

New City Residence Investment Corp. Class A (ö)

   473      855

Nichirei Corp.

   165,000      963

Nifco, Inc.

   6,300      143

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

   71,700      34,575

Nippon Commercial Investment Corp. (ö)

   685      1,910

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

   159,000      2,338

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

   295,000      1,342

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

   71,000      450

Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co., Ltd.

   24,000      271

Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.

   562,500      3,396

Nippon Oil Corp.

   87,000      547

Nippon Residential Investment Corp. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

   567      1,620

Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd.

   7,000      101

Nippon Steel Corp.

   160,000      910

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   1,282      6,499

Nippon Yusen KK

   102,000      867

Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd.

   1,249,020      9,985

Nishi-Nippon City Bank, Ltd. (The)

   12,000      35

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

   858,200      6,599

Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.

   77,000      580

Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd.

   19,100      327

Nitto Denko Corp.

   157,400      4,502

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   1,098,860      15,851

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (Æ)

   282,540      6,317

Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   2,700      36

NTN Corp. (Ñ)

   59,000      368

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

   425      685

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   530,000      804

Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

   1,800      90

Omron Corp.

   170,500      2,975

Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.

   22,000      240

ORIX Corp.

   32,340      4,895

 

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     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

   162,000      584

Promise Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   11,900      303

QP Corp. (Ñ)

   38,300      352

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

   343,000      5,521

Rohm Co., Ltd.

   13,800      782

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

   20,300      1,225

Sankyu, Inc. (Ñ)

   32,000      158

Sanwa Holdings Corp. (Ñ)

   33,000      128

Seino Holdings Corp.

   28,000      165

Sekisui House, Ltd. (Ñ)

   257,000      2,392

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

   521,579      15,943

Sharp Corp.

   248,000      3,446

Shiga Bank, Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

   24,000      156

Shima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd. - GDR

   15,300      380

Shimano, Inc.

   10,500      485

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

   146,200      8,953

Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.

   49,000      239

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

   66,579      734

SMC Corp.

   71,507      7,117

Softbank Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   14,900      272

Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   7,600      89

Sony Corp.

   20,400      768

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

   22,000      452

Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

   17,100      238

Sugi Pharmacy Co., Ltd. - GDR (Ñ)

   228,797      6,484

Sumco Corp. (Ñ)

   2,660      60

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   1,029,170      5,315

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   16,300      131

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   863      6,649

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

   11,000      224

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (The)

   1,031,997      7,045

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

   14,900      512

Suzuki Motor Corp. (Ñ)

   186,120      4,042

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

   328,900      17,471

Takefuji Corp. (Ñ)

   17,570      241

TDK Corp.

   12,300      714

THK Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   180,822      3,188

Toagosei Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   36,000      149

Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   20,272      381

Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   28,400      483

Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc.

   35,400      435

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

   188,900      5,201

Tokyo Electron, Ltd.

   22,700      1,274

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

   194,000      780
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   62,000      692

Tokyu Land Corp.

   450,900      2,239

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

   79,000      818

Toshiba Corp. (Ñ)

   631,000      4,083

Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.

   78,000      421

Toshiba TEC Corp.

   79,000      436

Toyo Engineering Corp. Class A

   102,000      761

Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   6,000      20

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

   21,200      382

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

   54,000      1,358

Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.

   34,000      592

Toyota Motor Corp.

   598,200      25,704

TS Tech Co., Ltd.

   8,000      125

United Urban Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

   384      1,676

USS Co., Ltd.

   6,080      405

West Japan Railway Co.

   1,384      6,558

Yamaha Corp.

   49,300      1,014

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

   25,600      431

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

   48,000      599

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. - GDR

   15,000      672
         
        583,911
         

Luxembourg - 0.4%

       

ArcelorMittal

   108,186      9,579

Evraz Group SA - GDR

   4,975      478

Millicom International Cellular SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   700      51

Oriflame Cosmetics SA (Æ)(Ñ)

   42,025      2,722

SES

   48,234      1,174
         
        14,004
         

Malaysia - 0.0%

       

Sime Darby BHD

   450,127      1,087
         

Mauritius - 0.0%

       

Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd.

   526,384      274
         

Mexico - 0.5%

       

America Movil SAB de CV Series L (Ñ)

   245,326      12,386

Cemex SAB de CV - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   186,454      3,964

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV (Æ)

   513,800      2,690
         
        19,040
         

Netherlands - 4.0%

       

Akzo Nobel NV

   69,157      3,949

ASML Holding NV

   56,087      1,288

Boskalis Westminster (Æ)(Ñ)

   59,305      3,176

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Fugro NV (Æ)

   20,596      1,461

Gemalto NV (Æ)

   5,511      208

Heineken NV (Ñ)

   862,638      40,123

ING Groep NV (Ñ)

   915,417      29,925

Koninklijke Ahold NV

   679,668      7,738

Koninklijke DSM NV (Æ)(Ñ)

   105,700      6,408

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   385,266      12,793

OCE NV (Ñ)

   50,162      475

Reed Elsevier NV (Ñ)

   491,002      8,104

Rodamco Europe NV (ö)(Ñ)

   3,882      504

Royal KPN NV (Ñ)

   139,409      2,429

SNS Reaal

   35,439      592

TNT NV (Ñ)

   255,450      8,926

TomTom NV (Æ)

   15,583      351

Unilever NV

   501,446      13,862

Wolters Kluwer NV

   279,540      6,489
         
        148,801
         

Netherlands Antilles - 0.0%

       

Hunter Douglas NV (Æ)

   7,488      448

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   9,400      955
         
        1,403
         

New Zealand - 0.1%

       

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand,
Ltd. (Ñ)

   1,473,221      4,077
         

Norway - 0.8%

       

Norsk Hydro ASA (Æ)

   356,950      4,491

Renewable Energy Corp. AS (Æ)(Ñ)

   233,650      6,786

StatoilHydro ASA (Ñ)

   332,455      10,801

Telenor ASA (Æ)(Ñ)

   117,600      1,777

Yara International ASA (Ñ)

   85,460      6,081
         
        29,936
         

Portugal - 0.1%

       

Energias de Portugal SA

   772,939      4,218
         

Russia - 0.2%

       

Gazprom OAO - ADR (Æ)

   63,190      3,028

LUKOIL - ADR

   19,450      1,628

MMC Norilsk Nickel - ADR

   119,800      2,614
         
        7,270
         

Singapore - 0.9%

       

Allgreen Properties, Ltd. (Æ)

   165,610      112

Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   15,000      25
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

CapitaCommercial Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   15,000      21

CapitaLand, Ltd. (Ñ)

   498,629      2,066

CapitaMall Trust (ö)(Ñ)

   28,571      62

China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp., Ltd. (Æ)

   37,000      37

Creative Technology, Ltd. (Ñ)

   5,950      25

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

   258,000      3,604

Haw Par Corp., Ltd.

   15,667      75

Indofood Agri Resources, Ltd. (Æ)

   16,000      21

Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd.

   23,000      292

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

   32,222      248

Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd. (Ñ)

   134,269      275

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

   971,800      5,968

Pacific Century Regional Developments, Ltd.

   322,000      71

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

   34,240      377

Singapore Petroleum Co., Ltd.

   48,625      226

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

   6,399,310      16,706

STATS ChipPAC, Ltd.

   11,793      9

Straits Asia Resources, Ltd. (Ñ)

   611,000      1,238

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

   41,143      584

United Overseas Land, Ltd. (Æ)

   41,000      101

Venture Corp., Ltd. (Æ)

   9,000      71

Wing Tai Holdings, Ltd.

   36,638      43
         
        32,257
         

South Africa - 0.4%

       

ABSA Group, Ltd.

   92,300      1,283

Gold Fields, Ltd. - ADR

   300,728      3,552

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

   73,006      2,437

MTN Group, Ltd. (Æ)

   537,749      9,264

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

   32,712      401
         
        16,937
         

South Korea - 0.6%

       

Honam Petrochemical Corp. (Ñ)

   9,400      697

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. (Ñ)

   28,700      613

Hyundai Mobis

   13,890      1,208

Hyundai Motor Co. - GDR (Å)

   12,130      425

Industrial Bank of Korea (Ñ)

   58,000      902

Kookmin Bank

   9,300      533

Kookmin Bank - ADR (Ñ)

   60,220      3,453

KT&G Corp.

   34,072      3,019

LG Chem, Ltd.

   16,500      1,675

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   18,482      10,288

STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   533,000      1,013
         
        23,826
         

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Spain - 3.2%

       

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Ñ)

   146,026      2,671

Banco Santander SA (Ñ)

   1,549,318      29,896

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (Æ)

   245,256      11,676

Iberdrola Renovables (Æ)

   766,948      5,081

Iberdrola SA

   1,385,697      18,816

Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana (Æ)(Ñ)

   230,880      690

Promotora de Informaciones SA (Ñ)

   25,681      222

Red Electrica de Espana

   61,144      3,680

Repsol YPF SA (Ñ)

   182,937      6,143

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

   36,209      2,722

Telefonica SA

   1,261,655      32,868

Union Fenosa SA

   194,106      5,201

Vertice Trescientos Sesenta Grados (Æ)(Ñ)

   16,660      30
         
        119,696
         

Sweden - 0.8%

       

Alfa Laval AB (Æ)

   26,600      414

Electrolux AB (Ñ)

   2,700      33

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (Æ)

   13,900      745

Industrivarden AB Class A (Æ)

   7,200      102

Investor AB Class B (Æ)

   4,600      100

JM AB

   7,000      82

Kinnevik Investment AB (Æ)(Ñ)

   6,100      92

NCC AB

   7,400      97

Nordea Bank AB (Ñ)

   469,443      6,694

PA Resources AB (Æ)

   10,200      103

Peab AB (Æ)

   9,800      63

Peab Industri AB Class B

   4,900      47

Scania AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

   146,200      2,293

Skanska AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

   88,200      1,136

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

   283,700      3,210

Swedish Match AB (Æ)

   83,700      1,658

Tele2 AB Class B (Ñ)

   151,000      2,639

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Class B (Ñ)

   826,102      8,657

Volvo AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

   283,150      3,413
         
        31,578
         

Switzerland - 7.7%

       

ABB, Ltd. (Æ)

   513,980      13,544

Actelion, Ltd. (Ñ)

   136,137      7,396

Alcon, Inc.

   27,000      4,656

Baloise Holding AG (Æ)

   19,838      1,857

Bucher Industries AG (Æ)

   728      167

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A

   48,622      2,918
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Credit Suisse Group (Æ)

   641,756      32,217

Givaudan SA

   9,130      7,438

Helvetia Holding AG (Æ)

   1,941      724

Julius Baer Holding AG (Æ)

   411,319      26,243

Lonza Group AG (Ñ)

   122,486      17,798

Nestle SA

   1,433,049      62,804

Novartis AG

   780,259      46,250

Roche Holding AG

   191,767      35,413

Swatch Group AG

   75,472      3,301

Swatch Group AG Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

   4,739      1,098

Swiss Life Holding

   3,557      915

Swiss Reinsurance

   78,612      4,882

Syngenta AG

   27,649      8,059

UBS AG

   509,324      9,746

Zurich Financial Services AG

   3,417      898
         
        288,324
         

Taiwan - 0.4%

       

Asustek Computer, Inc.

   541,000      1,419

China Steel Corp. Class H

   869,938      1,241

Compal Electronics, Inc.

   1,005,000      966

High Tech Computer Corp.

   256,100      4,013

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

   706,000      3,406

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. (Æ)

   945,471      1,246

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR

   338,188      3,213

United Microelectronics Corp.

   1,255,596      581
         
        16,085
         

Thailand - 0.1%

       

Bangkok Bank PCL

   733,910      2,432

Banpu PCL

   102,000      1,267

Thai Oil PCL

   771,600      1,129
         
        4,828
         

Turkey - 0.0%

       

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS - ADR (Æ)

   1     
         

United Kingdom - 17.7%

       

3i Group PLC

   657,453      11,674

Anglo American PLC

   63,420      3,636

Antofagasta PLC

   98,500      1,122

ARM Holdings PLC (Ñ)

   4,588,933      8,651

Associated British Foods PLC

   155,600      2,207

AstraZeneca PLC

   121,909      5,909

Atkins WS PLC

   56,376      970

Autonomy Corp. PLC (Æ)

   552,029      11,638

Aviva PLC

   847,290      8,407

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

BAE Systems PLC

   1,653,863      14,708

Barclays PLC

   1,048,598      7,042

BBA Aviation PLC

   130,746      317

BG Group PLC

   1,579,358      35,684

BHP Billiton PLC

   428,862      14,312

BP PLC

   2,480,491      25,477

BP PLC - ADR

   151,580      9,313

Brit Insurance Holdings PLC

   190,456      576

British Airways PLC (Ñ)

   1,364,208      6,824

British American Tobacco PLC

   172,500      6,223

British Energy Group PLC

   38,591      558

British Land Co. PLC (ö)

   18,864      261

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

   450,827      4,038

BT Group PLC

   225,734      759

Burberry Group PLC (Æ)

   398,980      3,543

Cadbury PLC

   941,366      11,115

Capita Group PLC (The)

   160,279      2,183

Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (Ñ)

   39,238      146

Cattles PLC (Æ)

   107,161      253

Centrica PLC

   652,615      4,051

Charter PLC

   60,900      1,023

Close Brothers Group PLC

   88,309      1,037

Compass Group PLC

   1,120,015      8,065

CSR PLC (Æ)(Ñ)

   34,465      196

Daily Mail & General Trust Class A

   371      2

Dana Petroleum PLC (Æ)

   29,918      851

Davis Service Group PLC

   44,550      365

Dawnay Day Treveria PLC

   3,048,983      1,473

De La Rue PLC

   107,526      1,793

Diageo PLC

   1,421,480      24,724

Drax Group PLC (Æ)

   115,743      1,663

DSG International PLC (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,026,707      905

easyJet PLC (Ñ)

   1,295,481      8,469

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (Æ)

   204,683      4,249

Experian Group, Ltd.

   1,160,700      8,963

Friends Provident PLC (Æ)

   41,025      68

Galiform PLC

   96,734      59

GKN PLC

   805,328      3,381

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   2,269,309      52,831

Hays PLC (Æ)

   350,494      554

HBOS PLC

   3,249,320      18,650

Home Retail Group PLC

   855,719      3,656

HSBC Holdings PLC

   413,184      6,836

IG Group Holdings PLC

   84,405      591

International Power PLC

   522,896      4,253

Invensys PLC (Æ)

   158,500      882

ITV PLC

   1,832,640      1,534

J Sainsbury PLC

   300,277      1,873
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

John Wood Group PLC

   394,053      3,301

Johnson Matthey PLC

   64,227      2,112

Kazakhmys PLC

   47,100      1,386

Kesa Electricals PLC

   279,524      828

Kingfisher PLC

   1,157,991      2,692

Ladbrokes PLC

   639,910      3,174

Lamprell PLC

   16,945      167

Land Securities Group PLC (ö)

   17,749      451

Legal & General Group PLC

   502,082      966

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

   1,498,081      8,746

Man Group PLC

   1,531,839      18,504

Michael Page International PLC (Ñ)

   961,579      4,894

Mondi PLC (Æ)

   74,041      367

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

   91,345      1,717

Old Mutual PLC

   1,221,944      2,331

Petrofac, Ltd.

   10,424      132

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

   536,203      29,308

Reed Elsevier PLC

   18,529      211

Regus Group PLC (Æ)

   385,715      527

Rio Tinto PLC

   74,694      7,833

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group

   557,116      1,444

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   4,767,361      19,949

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (Ñ)

   1,295,107      46,197

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

   211,497      7,450

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC

   184,028      5,094

Smiths Group PLC

   299,799      6,178

Spectris PLC

   1,770      25

Stagecoach Group PLC

   233,017      1,304

Standard Chartered PLC

   527,563      16,037

Taylor Wimpey PLC

   496,179      385

Tesco PLC

   1,627,915      11,567

Thomson Reuters PLC (Æ)

   3,273      88

Tomkins PLC

   33,882      83

Trinity Mirror PLC

   351,125      597

TUI Travel PLC

   354,500      1,397

Tullett Prebon PLC

   53,544      491

Unilever PLC

   664,118      18,188

United Utilities Group PLC (Æ)

   6,874      54

Vodafone Group PLC

   6,597,508      17,714

Vodafone Group PLC - ADR

   374,550      10,049

Weir Group PLC (The)

   111,551      1,969

Wellstream Holdings PLC (Æ)

   102,071      2,401

WH Smith PLC

   32,412      231

William Hill PLC

   760,954      4,713

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

   201,075      1,025

WPP Group PLC

   2,617,546      24,914

Xstrata PLC

   207,150      14,850
         
        664,584
         

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

United States - 0.7%

       

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Æ)

   72,225      1,493

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   130,737      5,951

Mettler Toledo International, Inc. (Æ)

   9,900      1,064

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   137,500      7,102

Synthes, Inc.

   80,621      11,146
         
        26,756
         
Total Common Stocks        

(cost $3,354,844)

        3,430,975
         

Preferred Stocks - 0.4%

       

Brazil - 0.1%

       

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA

   98,450      2,105

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA

   34,500      1,520
         
        3,625
         

Germany - 0.3%

       

Fresenius SE (Æ)

   4,103      334

Henkel KGaA (Æ)

   189,701      7,552

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

   10,890      1,642

RWE AG (Æ)

   4,215      405

Volkswagen AG (Æ)

   1,173      183
         
        10,116
         

South Korea - 0.0%

       

Hyundai Motor Co.

   21,000      581

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   1,600      585
         
        1,166
         
Total Preferred Stocks        

(cost $16,830)

        14,907
         
         

Notional
Amount

      

Options Purchased - 0.0%

          

(Number of Contracts)

          

Switzerland - 0.0%

          

Swiss Market Index

          

Sep 2008 6,605.00 Put (373)

   CHF    24,637      1,781
            
Total Options Purchased           

(cost $1,833)

           1,781
            
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 

Warrants & Rights - 0.1%

       

Australia - 0.0%

       

Australand Property Group (Æ)
2008 Rights

   4,242       

Orica Ltd. (Æ) 2008 Rights

   1,341      2  
           
        2  
           

Netherlands Antilles - 0.1%

       

Merrill Lynch International (Æ) 2010 Warrants

   42,862      2,746  
           

United States - 0.0%

       

Bharti Airtel, Ltd. (Æ)(Å)
2012 Warrants

   97,700      1,820  
           
Total Warrants & Rights        

(cost $4,766)

        4,568  
           

Short-Term Investments - 7.7%

    

United States - 7.7%

       

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

   265,539,000      265,539  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)

       

1.321% due 09/18/08

   500      499  

1.781% due 09/18/08

   500      499  

1.915% due 09/18/08

   21,500      21,446  
           
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $287,983)

        287,983  
           

Other Securities - 9.8%

       

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

   133,616,964      133,617  

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

   233,898,776      233,899  
           
Total Other Securities        

(cost $367,516)

        367,516  
           

Total Investments - 109.2%

    

(identified cost $4,033,772)

        4,107,730  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (9.2%)         (347,376 )
           
Net Assets - 100.0%         3,760,354  
           

A portion of the portfolio has been fair valued as of period end.


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
                 
                 

Long Positions

                 

AEX Index (Netherlands)

   248      EUR 19,736      08/08      1,180  

CAC-40 Index (France)

   554      EUR 24,390      08/08      2,358  

DAX Index (Germany)

   129      EUR 21,043      09/08      (1,239 )

EUR STOXX 50 Index

   1,093      EUR 36,932      09/08      (2,373 )

FTSE-100 Index (UK)

   924      GBP 49,947      09/08      (6,954 )

Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)

   181      HKD 206,114      08/08      250  

MIB-30 (Italy)

   37      EUR 5,273      09/08      (794 )

MSCI Singapore Index

   9      SGD 643      08/08      4  

SPI 200 Index (Australia)

   143      AUD 17,796      09/08      (970 )

TOPIX Index (Japan)

   587      JPY  7,639,805      09/08      (3,815 )
Short Positions                  

DAX Index (Germany)

   26      EUR 4,241      09/08      340  

IBEX Plus Index (Spain)

   57      EUR 6,749      08/08      (622 )

OMX Index (Sweden)

   723      SEK 63,028      08/08      (614 )

SPI 200 Index (Australia)

   228      AUD 28,375      09/08      2,300  
                     

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

     (10,949 )
                     

 

Options Written
(Number of Contracts)
   Notional
Amount
     Market
Value
$
 
       
       

Switzerland

       

Swiss Market Index

       

Sep 2008 6,605.00 Call (373)

   CHF  24,637      (3,764 )
           

Total Liability for Options Written
(premiums received $1,833)

        (3,764 )
           

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
     
USD   101   AUD   106   08/01/03   (1 )
USD   440   AUD   473   08/01/08   5  
USD   148   AUD   156   08/05/08    
USD   283   AUD   299   08/06/08   (2 )
USD   465   AUD   500   09/17/08   3  
USD   468   AUD   500   09/17/08    
USD   469   AUD   500   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   473   AUD   500   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   473   AUD   500   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   474   AUD   500   09/17/08   (6 )
USD   475   AUD   500   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   478   AUD   500   09/17/08   (10 )
USD   481   AUD   500   09/17/08   (14 )
USD   485   AUD   500   09/17/08   (18 )
USD   936   AUD   1,000   09/17/08    
USD   937   AUD   1,000   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   937   AUD   1,000   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   942   AUD   1,000   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   1,427   AUD   1,500   09/17/08   (24 )
USD   1,489   AUD   1,574   09/17/08   (16 )
USD   4,465   AUD   4,723   09/17/08   (46 )
USD   5,539   AUD   5,900   09/17/08   (19 )
USD   8,442   AUD   9,000   09/17/08   (22 )
USD   8,931   AUD   9,446   09/17/08   (94 )
USD   12,907   AUD   13,750   09/17/08   (43 )
USD   26,961   AUD   28,512   09/17/08   (287 )
USD   367   BRL   574   08/01/08    
USD   126   BRL   196   08/04/08    
USD   1,806   CAD   1,851   08/05/08   2  
USD   1,831   CAD   1,877   08/05/08   2  
USD   183   CHF   192   08/04/08   1  
USD   316   CHF   331   08/04/08    
USD   357   CHF   374   08/05/08    
USD   1,911   CHF   2,001   08/05/08   (1 )
USD   273   CHF   286   08/06/08    
USD   14,459   CHF   15,045   09/17/08   (89 )
USD   114   DKK   548   08/01/08    
USD   755   DKK   3,611   08/04/08    
USD   472   DKK   2,258   08/05/08    
USD   23   DKK   112   09/17/08    
USD   176   DKK   831   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   176   DKK   833   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   263   DKK   1,252   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   146   EUR   66   08/01/08   (44 )
USD   151   EUR   96   08/01/08   (1 )
USD   274   EUR   176   08/01/08    
USD   383   EUR   245   08/01/08   (1 )
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)

$
 
     
USD   747   EUR   479   08/01/08    
USD   755   EUR   485   08/01/08   2  
USD   1,051   EUR   675   08/01/08   2  
USD   1,284   EUR   825   08/01/08   2  
USD   2,057   EUR   1,319   08/01/08   1  
USD   146   EUR   93   08/04/08    
USD   235   EUR   151   08/04/08    
USD   237   EUR   151   08/04/08   (1 )
USD   353   EUR   227   08/04/08    
USD   608   EUR   390   08/04/08    
USD   926   EUR   594   08/04/08   1  
USD   2,845   EUR   1,824   08/04/08   1  
USD   3,292   EUR   2,112   08/04/08   2  
USD   187   EUR   120   08/05/08    
USD   1,384   EUR   888   08/05/08   1  
USD   35   EUR   23   09/17/08   1  
USD   79   EUR   50   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   155   EUR   100   09/17/08    
USD   470   EUR   300   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   783   EUR   500   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   823   EUR   522   09/17/08   (11 )
USD   3,055   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   57  
USD   3,092   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   20  
USD   3,106   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   5  
USD   3,111   EUR   2,000   09/17/08    
USD   3,121   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   3,138   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   (26 )
USD   3,159   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   (48 )
USD   3,171   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   (59 )
USD   3,936   EUR   2,500   09/17/08   (46 )
USD   5,447   EUR   3,500   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   7,626   EUR   4,914   09/17/08   19  
USD   7,844   EUR   5,054   09/17/08   20  
USD   8,489   EUR   5,500   09/17/08   68  
USD   8,497   EUR   5,500   09/17/08   60  
USD   8,966   EUR   5,800   09/17/08   58  
USD   11,001   EUR   7,025   09/17/08   (71 )
USD   11,008   EUR   7,031   09/17/08   (70 )
USD   12,516   EUR   8,000   09/17/08   (69 )
USD   28,753   EUR   18,600   09/17/08   186  
USD   40,954   EUR   26,500   09/17/08   275  
USD   44,771   EUR   29,000   09/17/08   348  
USD   110,099   EUR   71,300   09/17/08   832  
USD   172   GBP   87   08/01/08   1  
USD   229   GBP   114   08/01/08   (3 )
USD   289   GBP   146   08/01/08    
USD   356   GBP   180   08/01/08   1  

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   1,733   GBP   876   08/01/08   2  
USD   2,322   GBP   1,173   08/01/08   3  
USD     GBP     08/04/08    
USD   19   GBP   10   08/04/08    
USD   1,006   GBP   507   08/04/08    
USD   1,266   GBP   636   08/04/08   (6 )
USD   151   GBP   76   08/05/08    
USD   922   GBP   465   08/05/08    
USD   1,970   GBP   994   08/05/08   (1 )
USD   3,605   GBP   1,841   09/05/08   34  
USD   4,145   GBP   2,117   09/05/08   40  
USD   6,409   GBP   3,275   09/05/08   65  
USD   12   GBP   6   09/17/08    
USD   22   GBP   11   09/17/08    
USD   966   GBP   500   09/17/08   22  
USD   972   GBP   500   09/17/08   15  
USD   974   GBP   500   09/17/08   13  
USD   975   GBP   500   09/17/08   13  
USD   984   GBP   500   09/17/08   3  
USD   988   GBP   500   09/17/08    
USD   1,941   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   34  
USD   1,959   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   16  
USD   1,960   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   15  
USD   1,976   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   1,976   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   1,983   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   (8 )
USD   1,990   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   (15 )
USD   1,995   GBP   1,000   09/17/08   (20 )
USD   2,041   GBP   1,050   09/17/08   33  
USD   2,524   GBP   1,300   09/17/08   44  
USD   2,837   GBP   1,445   09/17/08   18  
USD   2,867   GBP   1,461   09/17/08   18  
USD   2,928   GBP   1,500   09/17/08   35  
USD   3,493   GBP   1,800   09/17/08   62  
USD   5,333   GBP   2,722   09/17/08   42  
USD   5,384   GBP   2,748   09/17/08   43  
USD   5,919   GBP   3,000   09/17/08   6  
USD   10,149   GBP   5,225   09/17/08   170  
USD   11,937   GBP   6,111   09/17/08   132  
USD   18,466   GBP   9,500   09/17/08   296  
USD   63,360   GBP   32,600   09/17/08   1,023  
USD   8   HKD   62   08/01/08    
USD   22   HKD   173   08/01/08    
USD   2,317   HKD   18,078   08/01/08   1  
USD   132   HKD   1,030   09/17/08    
USD   248   HKD   1,934   09/17/08    
USD   758   HKD   5,913   09/17/08    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   38   JPY   4,305   08/01/08   2  
USD   155   JPY   16,240   08/01/08   (4 )
USD   243   JPY   26,182   08/04/08   (1 )
USD   27   JPY   2,900   09/17/08    
USD   104   JPY   10,837   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   927   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   3  
USD   931   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   932   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   934   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   947   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (17 )
USD   1,131   JPY   120,000   09/17/08   (15 )
USD   1,391   JPY   150,000   09/17/08   3  
USD   1,399   JPY   150,000   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   1,409   JPY   150,000   09/17/08   (15 )
USD   1,433   JPY   150,000   09/17/08   (39 )
USD   1,859   JPY   200,000   09/17/08    
USD   1,859   JPY   200,000   09/17/08    
USD   1,881   JPY   200,000   09/17/08   (22 )
USD   2,323   JPY   250,000   09/17/08   1  
USD   2,591   JPY   275,000   09/17/08   (35 )
USD   2,787   JPY   300,000   09/17/08   2  
USD   2,814   JPY   300,000   09/17/08   (26 )
USD   3,943   JPY   420,000   09/17/08   (39 )
USD   5,644   JPY   600,000   09/17/08   (67 )
USD   5,647   JPY   600,000   09/17/08   (70 )
USD   6,734   JPY   700,000   09/17/08   (227 )
USD   9,122   JPY   970,000   09/17/08   (106 )
USD   14,891   JPY   1,600,599   09/17/08   (13 )
USD   59,589   JPY   6,330,000   09/17/08   (751 )
USD   71,026   NOK   370,648   09/17/08   979  
USD   47   SEK   289   08/01/08    
USD   464   SEK   2,824   08/01/08   2  
USD   169   SEK   1,023   08/04/08    
USD   210   SEK   1,273   08/05/08    
USD   32   SEK   194   09/17/08    
USD   32   SEK   195   09/17/08    
USD   67   SEK   408   09/17/08    
USD   482   SEK   2,920   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   638   SEK   3,898   09/17/08   5  
USD   667   SEK   3,994   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   1   SGD   1   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   1   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   3   SGD   4   09/17/08    
USD   163   SGD   222   09/17/08    
USD   975   SGD   1,324   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   1,321   SGD   1,795   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   1,321   SGD   1,795   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   1,321   SGD   1,795   09/17/08   (6 )
USD   362   ZAR   2,731   08/04/08   10  
AUD   297   USD   288   08/01/08   9  
AUD   57   USD   55   09/17/08   2  
AUD   908   USD   858   09/17/08   8  
AUD   2,416   USD   2,320   09/17/08   60  
AUD   11,481   USD   10,688   09/17/08   (53 )
AUD   400   USD   374   09/17/08   (1 )
AUD   500   USD   484   09/17/08   16  
AUD   600   USD   561   09/17/08   (1 )
AUD   700   USD   656   09/17/08   2  
AUD   930   USD   871   09/17/08   1  
AUD   1,250   USD   1,173   09/17/08   4  
AUD   2,800   USD   2,628   09/17/08   8  
AUD   3,900   USD   3,661   09/17/08   12  
AUD   5,800   USD   5,511   09/17/08   84  
BRL   1,474   USD   937   08/01/08   (4 )
BRL   142   USD   91   08/01/08    
BRL   335   USD   214   08/04/08    
BRL   225   USD   144   08/04/08    
CAD   1,305   USD   1,274   08/01/08    
CAD   235   USD   230   08/05/08    
CHF   1,994   USD   1,904   08/04/08    
CHF   33   USD   31   08/06/08    
CHF   503   USD   483   09/17/08   3  
CHF   1,069   USD   1,045   09/17/08   24  
CHF   1,525   USD   1,474   09/17/08   18  
CHF   3,237   USD   3,120   09/17/08   28  
CHF   9,715   USD   9,434   09/17/08   155  
CHF   9,723   USD   9,441   09/17/08   155  
DKK   17,741   USD   3,672   09/17/08   (27 )
EUR   1,360   USD   2,118   08/01/08   (3 )
EUR   100   USD   156   08/01/08    
EUR   1,079   USD   1,679   08/01/08   (3 )
EUR   1,172   USD   1,825   08/01/08   (3 )
EUR   414   USD   650   08/04/08   4  
EUR   17   USD   26   08/04/08    
EUR   21   USD   33   08/04/08    
EUR   29   USD   46   08/04/08    
EUR   427   USD   666   08/04/08    
EUR   285   USD   445   08/05/08    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
EUR   28,006   USD   43,219   09/17/08   (354 )
EUR   1,000   USD   1,565   09/17/08   9  
EUR   1.000   USD   1,569   09/17/08   13  
EUR   1,000   USD   1,573   09/17/08   17  
EUR   2,000   USD   3,078   09/17/08   (34 )
EUR   2,000   USD   3,095   09/17/08   (16 )
EUR   2,000   USD   3,163   09/17/08   51  
EUR   5,000   USD   7,732   09/17/08   (47 )
EUR   5,200   USD   8,026   09/17/08   (64 )
EUR   6,000   USD   9,278   09/17/08   (57 )
EUR   19,000   USD   29,364   09/17/08   (197 )
EUR   23,000   USD   36,116   09/17/08   332  
EUR   34,700   USD   53,645   09/17/08   (343 )
EUR   17.215   USD   26,884   10/31/08   162  
GBP   79   USD   155   08/01/08    
GBP   1,124   USD   2,224   08/01/08   (4 )
GBP   35   USD   69   08/01/08    
GBP   94   USD   187   08/01/08    
GBP   77   USD   153   08/04/08    
GBP   238   USD   472   08/04/08    
GBP   742   USD   1,471   08/04/08    
GBP   19   USD   38   08/05/08    
GBP   57   USD   113   08/05/08    
GBP   3,616   USD   7,064   09/05/08   (84 )
GBP   3,617   USD   7,067   09/05/08   (83 )
GBP   335   USD   664   09/17/08   3  
GBP   1,373   USD   2,730   09/17/08   18  
GBP   200   USD   398   09/17/08   3  
GBP   500   USD   975   09/17/08   (13 )
GBP   500   USD   986   09/17/08   (1 )
GBP   500   USD   991   09/17/08   4  
GBP   500   USD   994   09/17/08   6  
GBP   500   USD   995   09/17/08   7  
GBP   600   USD   1,164   09/17/08   (21 )
GBP   1,000   USD   1,943   09/17/08   (32 )
GBP   1,200   USD   2,332   09/17/08   (38 )
GBP   7,500   USD   14,585   09/17/08   (227 )
GBP   8,100   USD   16,097   09/17/08   100  
GBP   12,800   USD   24,866   09/17/08   (413 )
GBP   6,569   USD   12,962   10/31/08   29  
HKD   136   USD   17   08/01/08   .—  
HKD   17,451   USD   2,236   08/01/08   (1 )
HKD   740   USD   95   08/01/08    
HKD   2,385   USD   306   08/01/08    
HKD   237   USD   30   08/04/08    
HKD   1,686   USD   216   09/17/08    
JPY   201,079   USD   1,865   08/01/08   1  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
JPY   50,148   USD   464   08/04/08   (1 )
JPY   18,897   USD   181   09/17/08   5  
JPY   176,778   USD   1,646   09/17/08   3  
JPY   201,468   USD   1,881   09/17/08   8  
JPY   201,468   USD   1,882   09/17/08   9  
JPY   402,935   USD   3,763   09/17/08   17  
JPY   1,007,338   USD   9,405   09/17/08   42  
JPY   1,007,338   USD   9,406   09/17/08   42  
JPY   2,002,478   USD   18,739   09/17/08   126  
JPY   2,768,460   USD   25,850   09/17/08   117  
JPY   30,000   USD   282   09/17/08   3  
JPY   60,000   USD   564   09/17/08   6  
JPY   200,000   USD   1,876   09/17/08   17  
JPY   200,000   USD   1,878   09/17/08   19  
JPY   200,000   USD   1,881   09/17/08   22  
JPY   250,000   USD   2,340   09/17/08   16  
JPY   900,000   USD   8,462   09/17/08   96  
JPY   1,640,000   USD   15,457   09/17/08   213  
JPY   2,150,000   USD   20,059   09/17/08   74  
NOK   287   USD   55   08/01/08   (1 )
NOK   967   USD   189   08/04/08    
NOK   183   USD   35   08/04/08    
NOK   4,795   USD   930   09/17/08   (1 )
NOK   4,801   USD   932   09/17/08   (1 )
NOK   12,207   USD   2,348   09/17/08   (24 )
NOK   12,420   USD   2,389   09/17/08   (24 )
SEK   123   USD   20   08/01/08    
SEK   207   USD   34   08/04/08    
SEK   141   USD   23   08/05/08    
SEK   4,202   USD   700   09/17/08   8  
SEK   71,575   USD   11,817   09/17/08   27  
SGD   312   USD   231   09/17/08   3  
SGD   5,963   USD   4,355   09/17/08   (16 )
             
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   2,469  
             

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Index Swap Contracts  
                 

Fund Receives

   Counter
Party
   Notional
Amount
  

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
                 

1 Month DKK LIBOR plus 1.000%

   Merrill Lynch    DKK    2,036   

MSCI Denmark Local Net Total Return Index

   09/17/08    (19 )

MSCI Belgium Local Net Total Return Index

   Merrill Lynch    EUR    3,495   

1 Month EUR LIBOR

   09/17/08    135  

MSCI Denmark Local Net Total Return Index

   Merrill Lynch    DKK    25,638   

1 Month DKK LIBOR minus 0.820%

   09/17/08    (257 )
                     

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Index Swaps

         (141 )
                     

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Common Stocks - 89.0%

       

Australia - 0.6%

       

Alumina, Ltd. - ADR

   48,700      838

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group, Ltd.

   103,600      1,556

Centennial Coal Co., Ltd.

   201,949      981

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

   13,304      2,028

Minara Resources, Ltd. (Ñ)

   278,300      502

Mineral Deposits, Ltd. (Æ)

   361,300      296
         
        6,201
         

Belgium - 0.1%

       

Dexia SA (Ñ)

   28,382      387

Tessenderlo Chemie NV (Æ)

   13,666      658
         
        1,045
         

Bermuda - 2.3%

       

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

   103,700      3,285

Benfield Group, Ltd. (Ñ)

   221,800      1,068

Bunge, Ltd.

   24,300      2,404

Central European Media Enterprises, Ltd. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   59,600      4,962

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

   361,000      1,594

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings, Ltd.

   7,612,000      3,175

K Wah International Holdings, Ltd.

   1,166,000      444

Midland Holdings, Ltd.

   1,072,000      560

Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.

   2,719,529      3,818

TBS International, Ltd. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   22,700      829

TPV Technology, Ltd.

   1,042,000      534

Tyco Electronics, Ltd.

   61,200      2,028

Warner Chilcott, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   44,200      747
         
        25,448
         

Brazil - 2.6%

       

B2W Cia Global Do Varejo

   77,600      2,923

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA - ADR (Ñ)

   201,175      4,285

Bovespa Holding SA - ADR

   299,300      3,782

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   150,350      2,488

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,475      775

Cia Vale do Rio Doce - ADR

   113,200      2,963
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA - ADR (Ñ)

   171,400      1,755

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

   163,300      7,486

Tam SA - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

   120,500      2,439
         
        28,896
         

British Virgin Islands - 0.2%

       

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

   128,500      2,337
         

Canada - 1.5%

       

Addax Petroleum Corp.

   35,000      1,367

Agrium, Inc.

   26,800      2,358

Barrick Gold Corp.

   106,230      4,499

Eastern Platinum, Ltd. (Æ)

   270,700      500

Gabriel Resources, Ltd. (Æ)

   223,800      595

Ivanhoe Mines, Ltd. (Æ)

   44,900      505

Manulife Financial Corp. (Æ)

   45,500      1,676

Moto Goldmines, Ltd. (Æ)

   112,800      333

Patheon, Inc. (Æ)

   42,500      173

Petro-Canada

   49,750      2,297

Quadra Mining, Ltd. (Æ)

   109,300      2,001

RONA, Inc. (Æ)

   21,900      245
         
        16,549
         

Cayman Islands - 1.9%

       

Chaoda Modern Agriculture

   1,444,000      1,670

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   61,500      1,297

Hutchison Telecommunications International, Ltd.

   3,347,000      4,388

Kingboard Laminates Holdings, Ltd.

   500     

Noble Corp.

   57,500      2,983

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)

   77,373      10,525
         
        20,863
         

China - 1.0%

       

Beijing Capital International Airport Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

   1,820,000      1,498

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.

   1,105,500      4,076

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

   5,409,000      4,069

PetroChina Co., Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

   4,500      600

Zhejiang Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H

   1,694,000      1,172
         
        11,415
         

Denmark - 0.2%

       

D/S Norden (Æ)

   27,500      2,668
         

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Egypt - 0.7%

       

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding (Æ)

   210,966      1,885

Orascom Telecom Holding SAE

   548,056      5,843
         
        7,728
         

Finland - 0.7%

       

Fortum OYJ

   130,019      5,745

UPM-Kymmene OYJ

   104,100      1,646
         
        7,391
         

France - 3.0%

       

Alcatel-Lucent (Æ)(Ñ)

   1,674,883      9,985

Credit Agricole SA

   22,487      482

Electricite de France

   13,700      1,188

Groupe Danone

   56,900      4,209

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA

   7,600      839

Pernod-Ricard SA (Ñ)

   56,405      4,906

Peugeot SA

   12,565      611

Publicis Groupe (Ñ)

   125,300      4,079

Sanofi-Aventis SA - ADR

   99,675      3,485

Technip SA (Æ)

   14,600      1,236

Thales SA (Æ)

   39,925      2,253
         
        33,273
         

Germany - 2.2%

       

Bayer AG (Æ)

   35,300      3,051

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   45,200      2,029

Daimler AG

   43,800      2,542

Deutsche Boerse AG

   25,194      2,873

E.ON AG

   40,500      7,728

Salzgitter AG

   5,543      908

SAP AG

   94,700      5,481
         
        24,612
         

Hong Kong - 0.7%

       

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

   232,000      3,262

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

   391,500      3,212

Hang Lung Group, Ltd.

   69     

HongKong Electric Holdings

   336,500      1,946
         
        8,420
         

Ireland - 0.4%

       

Bank of Ireland

   341,600      2,887

Bank of Ireland PLC (Æ)

   216,600      1,799
         
        4,686
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Israel - 0.2%

       

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR

   60,200      2,699
         

Italy - 1.4%

       

Assicurazioni Generali SpA

   29,848      1,037

Enel SpA

   594,418      5,508

ERG SpA (Æ)

   25,300      469

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

   530,300      2,988

Luxottica Group SpA (Ñ)

   98,900      2,412

Telecom Italia SpA (Æ)

   661,200      890

UniCredit SpA

   413,595      2,463
         
        15,767
         

Japan - 9.4%

       

Advantest Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   26,700      546

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   149,200      4,443

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

   704,000      6,081

Fields Corp. (Æ)

   320      538

Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

   4,850      263

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

   56,000      1,790

Itochu Corp.

   601,000      5,895

Izumi Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   69,700      1,087

JS Group Corp. (Æ)

   34,600      499

Kao Corp.

   86,000      2,229

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

   102,000      798

KDDI Corp.

   409      2,344

Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   57,000      1,214

Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.

   191,000      4,019

Marubeni Corp.

   112,000      816

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

   74,000      1,568

Mitsubishi Corp.

   106,600      3,091

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

   91,000      2,180

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc. (Æ)

   55,000      363

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

   67,000      1,504

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd.

   72,000      928

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

   8,500      4,099

Nippon Denko Co., Ltd.

   115,000      1,246

Nippon Oil Corp.

   153,000      962

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

   2,502      12,683

Nippon Yusen

   417,000      3,543

Nipro Corp. (Ñ)

   31,000      523

Nomura Holdings, Inc.

   168,700      2,433

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

   2,943      4,744

Obayashi Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   67,000      286

Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.

   404,000      1,456

Paramount Bed Co., Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

   85,500      1,269

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Rohm Co., Ltd.

   72,300      4,099

Sekisui House, Ltd. (Ñ)

   218,000      2,029

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

   82,300      2,516

Sumitomo Corp. (Ñ)

   240,800      3,238

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.

   352,000      1,683

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. (Æ)

   252,000      423

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (The)

   109,000      744

Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

   56,700      1,064

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

   151,000      1,563

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

   29,600      533

Toyota Motor Corp.

   264,900      11,383

TV Asahi Corp.

   411      592
         
        105,307
         

Luxembourg - 0.4%

       

ArcelorMittal

   25,500      2,257

Stolt-Nielsen SA (Æ)

   114,400      2,367
         
        4,624
         

Mexico - 1.4%

       

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

   220,700      11,143

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O

   941,500      4,076

Grupo Televisa SA - ADR

   35,000      787
         
        16,006
         

Netherlands - 0.4%

       

Akzo Nobel NV

   12,500      714

TomTom NV (Æ)(Ñ)

   176,246      3,970
         
        4,684
         

Netherlands Antilles - 0.3%

       

Schlumberger, Ltd.

   30,000      3,048
         

Norway - 0.2%

       

Marine Harvest (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,323,300      2,378
         

Oman - 0.3%

       

Bank Muscat SAOG - GDR

   163,375      2,928
         

Panama - 0.5%

       

Carnival Corp. (Ñ)

   139,400      5,149
         

Papua New Guinea - 0.2%

       

Lihir Gold, Ltd. (Æ)

   745,200      1,935
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Qatar - 0.1%

       

Commercial Bank of Qatar - GDR (Æ)

   219,400      1,643
         

Russia - 0.9%

       

Gazprom OAO - ADR

   145,532      6,973

Sberbank

   868,510      2,585
         
        9,558
         

Singapore - 0.1%

       

Singapore Petroleum Co., Ltd.

   209,000      973
         

South Africa - 0.8%

       

AngloGold Ashanti, Ltd. - ADR

   146,470      4,829

Gold Fields, Ltd.

   185,800      2,221

Remgro, Ltd.

   66,977      1,759
         
        8,809
         

South Korea - 0.1%

       

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

   2,700      1,503
         

Spain - 0.6%

       

Banco Santander SA

   83,200      1,606

Iberdrola Renovables (Æ)

   779,600      5,164
         
        6,770
         

Sweden - 0.3%

       

Atlas Copco AB Class A (Ñ)

   189,591      2,937

JM AB

   100      1

Peab AB

   59,200      380

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB Class A

   100      2
         
        3,320
         

Switzerland - 5.3%

       

ABB, Ltd. (Æ)

   168,674      4,445

ACE, Ltd.

   83,700      4,244

Adecco SA

   102,700      4,692

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A

   67,400      4,044

Credit Suisse Group (Æ)

   116,400      5,843

Julius Baer Holding AG (Æ)

   156,427      9,980

Nestle SA

   245,113      10,742

Novartis AG

   63,100      3,740

UBS AG (Æ)(Ñ)

   113,300      2,188

UBS AG

   438,309      8,387

Zurich Financial Services AG

   6,081      1,598
         
        59,903
         

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Taiwan - 0.1%

       

Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. (Æ)

   906,150      762
         

Turkey - 0.1%

       

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmet AS - ADR (Ñ)

   32,300      623
         

United Kingdom - 10.1%

       

Anglo American PLC

   52,654      3,019

AstraZeneca PLC (Ñ)

   85,086      4,124

AstraZeneca PLC - ADR

   43,406      2,107

Aviva PLC

   285,906      2,837

BAE Systems PLC

   349,537      3,108

BG Group PLC

   165,188      3,732

BHP Billiton PLC

   160,758      5,365

BP PLC

   63,288      650

BP PLC - ADR

   13,042      801

British American Tobacco PLC

   119,243      4,302

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

   355,100      3,181

Centrica PLC

   215,545      1,338

Diageo PLC

   330,902      5,755

Experian Group, Ltd.

   467,200      3,608

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   196,700      4,579

HSBC Holdings PLC

   214,600      3,551

Laird Group PLC

   114,625      658

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

   524,400      3,061

Mondi PLC (Æ)

   165,600      821

Old Mutual PLC

   1,214,250      2,316

Prudential PLC

   584,254      6,266

Rio Tinto PLC

   34,721      3,641

Rolls-Royce Group PLC (Æ)

   1,196,896      8,430

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR

   50,545      3,546

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

   142,580      5,022

Standard Chartered PLC

   82,853      2,519

Standard Life PLC

   390,668      1,759

Tesco PLC

   414,000      2,942

Vedanta Resources PLC

   39,835      1,583

Venture Production PLC

   67,479      989

Vodafone Group PLC

   1,615,179      4,337

Wolseley PLC (Æ)

   555,000      3,727

Xstrata PLC

   135,390      9,706
         
        113,380
         

United States - 37.7%

       

AbitibiBowater, Inc.

   79,800      673

Aetna, Inc.

   53,500      2,194

Aflac, Inc.

   15,400      856

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   136,300      1,649

Altria Group, Inc.

   117,100      2,383
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)

   119,500      9,123

American Tower Corp. Class A (Æ)

   119,300      4,999

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   17,400      1,090

Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. (Ñ)

   120,928      1,762

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

   106,000      1,597

AON Corp.

   24,800      1,136

Apache Corp.

   12,100      1,357

Apple, Inc. (Æ)

   37,200      5,913

Arch Coal, Inc.

   46,200      2,602

AT&T, Inc.

   99,700      3,072

ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (Æ)

   46,900      1,334

Avon Products, Inc.

   18,400      780

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   61,600      5,107

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   147,000      5,218

Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   104,400      2,905

Best Buy Co., Inc. (Ñ)

   58,500      2,324

Capital One Financial Corp. (Ñ)

   56,000      2,344

Celgene Corp. (Æ)

   31,600      2,385

Cephalon, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   38,500      2,817

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

   123,600      2,829

Chevron Corp.

   69,400      5,868

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

   63,200      6,852

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

   45,000      2,318

ConocoPhillips (Ñ)

   64,600      5,273

Consol Energy, Inc.

   60,100      4,471

Cummins, Inc.

   49,500      3,284

Deere & Co.

   145,400      10,201

Dell, Inc. (Æ)

   289,900      7,123

Discover Financial Services

   137,800      2,019

DR Horton, Inc. (Ñ)

   266,400      2,962

DTE Energy Co. (Ñ)

   19,500      799

Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   214,900      1,934

Eaton Vance Corp. (Ñ)

   51,300      1,905

eBay, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   68,200      1,717

ENSCO International, Inc. (Ñ)

   27,500      1,901

Express Scripts, Inc. (Æ)

   7,500      529

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   125,400      10,086

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

   90,200      8,727

FTD Group, Inc. (Ñ)

   53,100      759

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. (Ñ)

   14,800      1,009

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

   80,500      7,668

Genzyme Corp. (Æ)

   15,900      1,219

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

   149,700      8,081

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

   42,500      7,822

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   25,700      12,175

Gulfmark Offshore, Inc. (Æ)

   16,700      838

Health Net, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   15,000      419

Healthspring, Inc. (Æ)

   82,300      1,601

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Hess Corp.

   21,800      2,211

Hewlett-Packard Co.

   291,100      13,041

Home Depot, Inc.

   226,560      5,399

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

   187,500      1,318

Humana, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   27,600      1,212

Idacorp, Inc.

   33,500      999

Intel Corp.

   523,000      11,605

International Business Machines Corp.

   62,900      8,050

Johnson Controls, Inc. (Ñ)

   25,100      757

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   247,900      10,072

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)

   345,400      8,991

Lam Research Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   13,700      451

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   186,900      8,508

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   26,800      2,796

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

   247,900      5,037

Marathon Oil Corp.

   34,300      1,697

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   3,300      806

McDonald’s Corp.

   235,200      14,063

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

   15,700      725

Merck & Co., Inc.

   44,700      1,471

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Ñ)

   337,500      8,994

Microsoft Corp. (Ñ)

   127,325      3,275

Monsanto Co.

   13,200      1,572

Monster Worldwide, Inc. (Æ)

   134,700      2,390

Morgan Stanley (Ñ)

   79,100      3,123

Mosaic Co. (The)

   32,700      4,160

Murphy Oil Corp.

   64,900      5,174

National City Corp. (Ñ)

   525,200      2,484

Newmont Mining Corp. (Ñ)

   105,200      5,045

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

   10,400      820

Oracle Corp. (Æ)

   442,600      9,529

Peabody Energy Corp. (Ñ)

   62,900      4,255

Pfizer, Inc.

   314,100      5,864

Philip Morris International, Inc.

   80,600      4,163

Procter & Gamble Co.

   8,200      537

Red Hat, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   123,500      2,640

Ross Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

   40,700      1,545

Schering-Plough Corp.

   278,900      5,879

Smith International, Inc.

   38,400      2,856

Smithfield Foods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   128,500      2,760

Sprint Nextel Corp. (Ñ)

   964,400      7,850

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (Ñ)(ö)

   50,500      1,732

State Street Corp.

   89,740      6,429

Tech Data Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   31,300      1,091

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Ñ)

   58,300      1,421
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ)

   13,900      841  

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

   60,400      2,665  

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

   205,650      3,064  

Union Pacific Corp. (Ñ)

   55,200      4,551  

Unit Corp. (Æ)

   13,500      912  

United Technologies Corp.

   72,000      4,607  

Valero Energy Corp.

   18,100      605  

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   82,000      4,807  

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ)

   192,500      10,097  

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (Ñ)

   75,300      7,340  
           
        422,295  
           
Total Common Stocks        

(cost $1,038,359)

        995,596  
           
Preferred Stocks - 0.2%        

United States - 0.2%

       

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

   3,300      2,121  

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Æ)

   16      921  
           
Total Preferred Stocks        

(cost $3,988)

        3,042  
           
Short-Term Investments - 10.5%     

United States - 10.5%

       

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

   109,680,000      109,680  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)
1.920% due 09/18/08

   7,500      7,481  
           
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $117,161)

        117,161  
           
Other Securities - 11.8%        

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

   47,999,679      48,000  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

   84,024,258      84,024  
           
Total Other Securities        

(cost $132,024)

        132,024  
           
Total Investments - 111.5%        

(identified cost $1,291,532)

        1,247,823  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (11.5%)
        (128,857 )
           
Net Assets - 100.0%         1,118,966  
           

A portion of the portfolio has been fair valued as of period end.


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
            
            

Long Positions

            

EUR STOXX 50 Index (EMU)

  485    EUR 16,388    09/08      (968 )

FTSE-100 Index (United Kingdom)

  107    GBP 5,784    09/08      (608 )

Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)

  10    HKD 11,388    08/08      41  

S&P 500 E-Mini Index

  166    USD 10,517    09/08      (487 )

S&P 500 Index

  139    USD 44,032    09/08      (1,528 )

SPI 200 Index (Australia)

  31    AUD 3,858    09/08      (213 )

TOPIX Index (Japan)

  97    JPY 1,262,455    09/08      (580 )

TSE 60 Index (Canada)

  34    CAD 5,530    09/08      (419 )
                

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

             (4,762 )
                

 

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Global Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   94   AUD   100   09/17/08    
USD   94   AUD   100   09/17/08    
USD   94   AUD   100   09/17/08    
USD   95   AUD   100   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   140   AUD   150   09/17/08    
USD   141   AUD   150   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   146   AUD   150   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   184   AUD   200   09/17/08   3  
USD   187   AUD   200   09/17/08    
USD   193   AUD   200   09/17/08   (6 )
USD   242   AUD   250   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   281   AUD   300   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   285   AUD   300   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   290   AUD   300   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   751   AUD   800   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   935   AUD   1,000   09/17/08    
USD   1,155   AUD   1,230   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   2,506   AUD   2,670   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   3,379   AUD   3,600   09/17/08   (12 )
USD   43   CAD   44   08/01/08    
USD   98   CAD   100   09/17/08    
USD   98   CAD   100   09/17/08    
USD   195   CAD   200   09/17/08    
USD   199   CAD   200   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   199   CAD   200   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   293   CAD   300   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   294   CAD   300   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   295   CAD   300   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   300   CAD   300   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   300   CAD   300   09/17/08   (8 )
USD   399   CAD   400   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   497   CAD   500   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   685   CAD   700   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   833   CAD   850   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   1,468   CAD   1,500   09/17/08   (6 )
USD   3,013   CAD   3,105   09/17/08   12  
USD   3,716   CAD   3,800   09/17/08   (13 )
USD   79   EUR   49   08/01/08   (3 )
USD   166   EUR   106   08/01/08    
USD   575   EUR   369   08/01/08   1  
USD   306   EUR   196   08/04/08    
USD   779   EUR   499   08/04/08   (1 )
USD   48   EUR   31   08/05/08    
USD   206   EUR   132   08/05/08    
USD   463   EUR   300   09/17/08   4  
USD   463   EUR   300   09/17/08   3  
USD   769   EUR   500   09/17/08   8  
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD   772   EUR   500   09/17/08   5  
USD   773   EUR   500   09/17/08   5  
USD   784   EUR   500   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   790   EUR   500   09/17/08   (13 )
USD   792   EUR   500   09/17/08   (15 )
USD   796   EUR   500   09/17/08   (18 )
USD   947   EUR   600   09/17/08   (14 )
USD   1,081   EUR   700   09/17/08   7  
USD   1,082   EUR   700   09/17/08   6  
USD   1,584   EUR   1,000   09/17/08   (29 )
USD   2,190   EUR   1,400   09/17/08   (13 )
USD   2,395   EUR   1,550   09/17/08   15  
USD   4,792   EUR   3,100   09/17/08   29  
USD   8,812   EUR   5,700   09/17/08   52  
USD   9,415   EUR   6,100   09/17/08   71  
USD   11,057   EUR   7,150   09/17/08   62  
USD   29,595   EUR   19,150   09/17/08   186  
USD   50   GBP   25   08/01/08   (1 )
USD   491   GBP   248   08/05/08    
USD   193   GBP   100   09/17/08   4  
USD   195   GBP   100   09/17/08   2  
USD   196   GBP   100   09/17/08   1  
USD   197   GBP   100   09/17/08    
USD   389   GBP   200   09/17/08   6  
USD   398   GBP   200   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   399   GBP   200   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   488   GBP   250   09/17/08   5  
USD   588   GBP   300   09/17/08   4  
USD   597   GBP   300   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   777   GBP   400   09/17/08   13  
USD   799   GBP   400   09/17/08   (10 )
USD   970   GBP   500   09/17/08   16  
USD   986   GBP   500   09/17/08    
USD   2,295   GBP   1,180   09/17/08   34  
USD   2,721   GBP   1,400   09/17/08   41  
USD   2,818   GBP   1,450   09/17/08   43  
USD   10,261   GBP   5,280   09/17/08   159  
USD   10,976   GBP   5,650   09/17/08   174  
USD   1   HKD   11   08/01/08    
USD   39   HKD   306   08/01/08    
USD   13   HKD   99   08/04/08    
USD   34   HKD   267   08/04/08    
USD   67   HKD   523   08/04/08    
USD   33   JPY   3,395   08/01/08   (1 )
USD   282   JPY   30,000   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   287   JPY   30,000   09/17/08   (8 )
USD   288   JPY   30,000   09/17/08   (9 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD   372   JPY   40,000   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   373   JPY   40,000   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   374   JPY   40,000   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   376   JPY   40,000   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   376   JPY   40,000   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   465   JPY   50,000   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   466   JPY   50,000   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   467   JPY   50,000   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   469   JPY   50,000   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   470   JPY   50,000   09/17/08   (6 )
USD   564   JPY   60,000   09/17/08   (8 )
USD   658   JPY   70,000   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   760   JPY   80,000   09/17/08   (18 )
USD   1,154   JPY   120,000   09/17/08   (41 )
USD   1,502   JPY   160,000   09/17/08   (18 )
USD   2,544   JPY   270,000   09/17/08   (39 )
USD   4,147   JPY   440,000   09/17/08   (65 )
USD   11,153   JPY   1,185,000   09/17/08   (160 )
USD   11,847   JPY   1,260,000   09/17/08   (158 )
USD   35   SEK   210   08/05/08    
AUD   64   USD   61   08/01/08   1  
AUD   100   USD   93   09/17/08   (1 )
AUD   100   USD   93   09/17/08    
AUD   150   USD   142   09/17/08   1  
AUD   150   USD   145   09/17/08   5  
AUD   200   USD   190   09/17/08   3  
AUD   300   USD   278   09/17/08   (3 )
AUD   6,530   USD   6,116   09/17/08   8  
CAD   150   USD   147   09/17/08   1  
CAD   200   USD   194   09/17/08   (1 )
CAD   200   USD   196   09/17/08   1  
CAD   300   USD   294   09/17/08   2  
CAD   300   USD   299   09/17/08   7  
CAD   450   USD   439   09/17/08    
CAD   5,850   USD   5,723   09/17/08   23  
CHF   463   USD   442   08/04/08    
EUR   582   USD   908   08/04/08   (1 )
EUR   100   USD   154   09/17/08   (2 )
EUR   200   USD   313   09/17/08   2  
EUR   200   USD   314   09/17/08   3  
EUR   200   USD   314   09/17/08   3  
EUR   500   USD   772   09/17/08   (5 )
EUR   600   USD   944   09/17/08   10  
EUR   900   USD   1,386   09/17/08   (14 )
EUR   1,000   USD   1,577   09/17/08   22  
EUR   29,750   USD   45,929   09/17/08   (336 )
GBP   134   USD   265   08/04/08    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
GBP   104   USD   206   08/05/08    
GBP   208   USD   412   08/05/08    
GBP   50   USD   97   09/17/08   (2 )
GBP   100   USD   194   09/17/08   (3 )
GBP   150   USD   292   09/17/08   (4 )
GBP   150   USD   298   09/17/08   1  
GBP   150   USD   298   09/17/08   2  
GBP   350   USD   682   09/17/08   (8 )
GBP   350   USD   696   09/17/08   6  
GBP   10,775   USD   20,929   09/17/08   (335 )
JPY   39,172   USD   362   08/04/08   (1 )
JPY   190,327   USD   1,764   08/05/08   (1 )
JPY   10,000   USD   95   09/17/08   2  
JPY   20,000   USD   186   09/17/08   1  
JPY   30,000   USD   279   09/17/08    
JPY   40,000   USD   373   09/17/08   2  
JPY   40,000   USD   383   09/17/08   12  
JPY   50,000   USD   464   09/17/08   1  
JPY   50,000   USD   466   09/17/08   2  
JPY   50,000   USD   468   09/17/08   4  
JPY   60,000   USD   573   09/17/08   17  
JPY   2,504,000   USD   23,591   09/17/08   363  
             
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   (86 )
             

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Multistrategy Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Long-Term Investments - 103.6%

    

Asset-Backed Securities - 10.1%

    

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2004-2 Class A2

       

2.761% due 07/25/34

   219      95

ACE Securities Corp. (Ê)

       

Series 2003-HE1 Class M1

       

3.436% due 11/25/33

   4,618      3,694

Series 2003-OP1 Class M2

       

3.961% due 12/25/33

   460      394

Series 2004-IN1 Class A1

       

2.781% due 05/25/34

   291      205

Series 2005-HE2 Class M3

       

2.941% due 04/25/35

   1,045      899

Series 2005-HE3 Class A2C

       

2.781% due 05/25/35

   4,679      4,646

Series 2005-HE5 Class A2C

       

2.841% due 08/25/35

   10,786      10,524

Series 2005-HE7 Class A2B

       

2.641% due 11/25/35

   403      400

Series 2005-SD3 Class A

       

2.861% due 08/25/45

   1,604      1,460

Series 2006-ASP Class A2A

       

2.541% due 10/25/36

   284      281

Series 2006-FM1 Class A2C

       

2.611% due 07/25/36

   4,725      3,131

Series 2006-HE2 Class A2C

       

2.621% due 05/25/36

   2,235      1,871

Series 2006-OP1 Class M3

       

2.771% due 04/25/36

   1,056      233

Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2003-3 Class M2

       

4.936% due 01/25/34

   1,255      733

Alliance Bancorp Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2007-OA1 Class A1

       

2.701% due 07/25/37

   4,440      2,705

American Airlines Pass Through Trust 2001-01

       

Series 01-1

       

6.817% due 11/23/12

   820      627

6.977% due 05/23/21

   179      136

American Express Credit Account Master Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2004-1 Class B

       

2.708% due 09/15/11

   117      116

Series 2004-3 Class C (Å)

       

2.928% due 12/15/11

   2,000      1,953
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2004-4 Class B

       

2.738% due 03/15/12

   1,749      1,721

Series 2004-5 Class B

       

2.708% due 04/16/12

   1,224      1,202

Series 2004-C Class C (Å)

       

2.958% due 02/15/12

   3,031      2,961

Series 2006-A Class C (Å)

       

2.688% due 08/15/11

   3,500      3,466

American Express Issuance Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2007-1 Class B

       

3.008% due 09/15/11

   4,500      4,305

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

       

Series 2005-DA Class A3

       

4.870% due 12/06/10

   1,094      1,085

Series 2006-AF Class A3

       

5.560% due 09/06/11

   4,956      4,949

Series 2007-BF Class A2

       

5.310% due 01/06/11

   4,567      4,570

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2002-D Class M1

       

6.211% due 02/25/33

   655      384

Series 2004-R8 Class A5

       

2.831% due 09/25/34

   216      213

Series 2004-R10 Class A5

       

2.851% due 11/25/34

   3      3

Series 2005-R3 Class A1A

       

2.661% due 05/25/35

   4,879      4,712

Series 2005-R5 Class A2B

       

2.691% due 07/25/35

   1,001      981

Series 2005-R6 Class A2

       

2.661% due 08/25/35

   9,641      9,261

Series 2005-R7 Class A2C

       

2.721% due 09/25/35

   2,842      2,802

Series 2005-R10 Class A2B

       

2.703% due 12/25/35

   1,026      971

Series 2006-R1 Class A2C

       

2.651% due 08/01/16

   820      783

Argent Securities, Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2005-W2 Class A2B1

       

2.661% due 10/25/35

   8,186      7,949

Series 2005-W2 Class A2B2

       

2.721% due 10/25/35

   1,389      1,344

Series 2006-M2 Class A2A

       

2.511% due 09/25/36

   164      163

Series 2006-M3 Class A2A

       

2.511% due 10/25/36

   786      766

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-W5 Class A2C

       

2.611% due 06/25/36

   2,100      1,503

Asset Backed Funding Certificates (Ê)

       

Series 2006-HE1 Class A2A

       

2.521% due 01/25/37

   1,460      1,416

Series 2006-HE1 Class A2C

       

2.621% due 01/25/37

   1,710      1,067

Series 2006-OPT Class A3A

       

2.521% due 10/25/36

   630      623

Series 2006-OPT Class A3B

       

2.621% due 11/25/36

   1,390      904

Series 2006-OPT Class M2

       

2.751% due 09/25/36

   1,152      239

Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (Ê)

       

Series 2003-HE1 Class M2

       

5.983% due 01/15/33

   1,585      1,407

Series 2004-HE7 Class M9 (Þ)

       

5.983% due 10/25/34

   927      254

Series 2006-HE2 Class M3

       

2.851% due 03/25/36

   1,300      247

Series 2006-HE3 Class A4

       

2.631% due 03/25/36

   1,141      1,050

Bank of America Credit Card Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-C4 Class C4

       

2.688% due 11/15/11

   13,292      12,989

Series 2006-C7 Class C7

       

2.688% due 03/15/12

   1,300      1,257

Series 2008-A1 Class A1

       

3.038% due 04/15/13

   7,700      7,643

Bank One Issuance Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2004-B1 Class B1

       

2.778% due 03/15/12

   1,942      1,910

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

       

Series 2004-C Class A1 (Ê)

       

3.090% due 05/28/44

   403      360

Series 2006-A Class 1A3

       

5.865% due 02/28/41

   1,540      1,263

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-AQ1 Class 2A1

       

2.681% due 03/25/35

   17      17

Series 2006-HE4 Class 1A1

       

2.521% due 05/25/36

   1,569      1,551

Series 2006-HE8 Class 2M1

       

2.791% due 10/25/36

   1,600      483

Series 2006-HE9 Class 1A2

       

2.611% due 11/25/36

   2,710      1,774
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Corp.

       

4.967% due 04/01/23

   209      193

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust

       

Series 2007-A7 Class A7

       

5.750% due 07/15/20

   2,810      2,676

Carmax Auto Owner Trust

       

Series 2007-2 Class A2

       

5.320% due 01/15/10

   1,328      1,332

Series 2008-1 Class A2 (Ê)

       

3.158% due 04/15/11

   4,244      4,251

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-FRE Class A3

       

2.611% due 07/25/36

   1,120      973

Series 2006-NC3 Class A1

       

2.511% due 08/25/36

   1,139      1,130

Cendant Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC (Þ)

       

Series 2004-1A Class A1

       

3.670% due 05/20/16

   63      55

Centex Home Equity

       

Series 2002-D Class AF4

       

5.210% due 11/25/28

   144      131

Series 2005-D Class AF4

       

5.270% due 10/25/35

   700      636

Series 2006-A Class AV2 (Ê)

       

2.561% due 06/25/36

   1,889      1,857

Chase Credit Card Master Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2002-3 Class B

       

2.908% due 09/15/11

   1,458      1,442

Series 2003-6 Class A

       

2.568% due 02/15/11

   1,300      1,300

Series 2003-6 Class B

       

2.808% due 02/15/11

   1,307      1,306

Series 2003-6 Class C

       

3.258% due 02/15/11

   1,500      1,497

Chase Issuance Trust

       

Series 2004-C3 Class C3 (Ê)

       

2.928% due 06/15/12

   900      872

Series 2005-C1 Class C1 (Ê)

       

2.828% due 11/15/12

   9,000      8,603

Series 2005-C3 Class C3 (Ê)

       

2.798% due 11/15/12

   1,166      1,096

Series 2006-A3 Class A3 (Ê)

       

2.448% due 07/15/11

   1,100      1,096

Series 2006-B1 Class B1 (Ê)(Ñ)

       

2.608% due 04/15/13

   2,831      2,658

 

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Multistrategy Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-B2 Class B (Ê)(Ñ)

       

2.558% due 10/15/12

   2,612      2,486

Series 2006-C3 Class C3 (Ê)

       

2.688% due 06/15/11

   1,600      1,572

Series 2007-A17 Class A

       

5.120% due 10/15/14

   510      512

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)(Å)

       

Series 2007-1 Class 2A1

       

3.461% due 05/25/09

   5,219      4,697

Series 2007-1 Class 2A2

       

3.711% due 10/01/37

   1,700      1,262

Series 2007-1 Class 2A3

       

3.911% due 10/01/37

   3,150      1,475

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

       

Series 2004-A3 Class A3 (Ê)

       

2.866% due 07/25/11

   3,217      3,204

Series 2006-B1 Class B1 (Ê)

       

2.570% due 03/07/11

   7,000      6,921

Series 2007-A8 Class A8

       

5.650% due 09/20/19

   1,660      1,627

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust,
Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2006-AMC Class A2B

       

2.621% due 09/25/36

   2,590      1,988

Series 2006-NC2 Class A2A

       

2.500% due 09/25/36

   1,440      1,423

Series 2006-NC2 Class A2B

       

2.621% due 09/25/36

   8,335      6,134

Series 2006-WFH Class A1

       

2.500% due 08/25/36

   28      28

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

       

Series 2004-13 Class AF3

       

3.989% due 02/25/31

   28      27

Series 2004-AB2 Class M3 (Ê)

       

3.061% due 05/25/36

   1,165      626

Series 2004-BC1 Class M1 (Ê)

       

2.961% due 02/25/34

   708      526

Series 2005-4 Class AF3

       

4.456% due 10/25/35

   1,016      975

Series 2005-7 Class AF3

       

4.454% due 11/25/35

   410      406

Series 2005-11 Class 3AV2 (Ê)

       

2.751% due 02/25/36

   2,707      2,597

Series 2005-16 Class 2AF1 (Ê)

       

2.611% due 05/25/36

   196      194

Series 2005-17 Class 1AF1 (Ê)

       

2.661% due 05/25/36

   45      45

Series 2005-AB1 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.671% due 10/25/34

   1,175      1,145
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-1 Class AF3

       

5.348% due 07/25/36

   1,725      1,597

Series 2006-2 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.651% due 06/25/36

   891      833

Series 2006-3 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.641% due 06/25/36

   4,757      4,325

Series 2006-6 Class 2A3 (Ê)

       

2.741% due 09/25/36

   8,700      6,594

Series 2006-11 Class 1AF3

       

6.050% due 09/25/46

   2,085      1,589

Series 2006-11 Class 1AF4

       

6.300% due 09/25/46

   1,935      954

Series 2006-13 Class 1AF3

       

5.944% due 01/25/37

   3,050      2,398

Series 2006-13 Class 3AV1 (Ê)

       

2.511% due 01/25/37

   154      154

Series 2006-15 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.571% due 10/25/46

   363      357

Series 2006-15 Class A3

       

5.689% due 10/25/46

   1,095      979

Series 2006-16 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.511% due 12/25/46

   117      116

Series 2006-19 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.521% due 03/25/37

   412      405

Series 2006-22 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.511% due 05/25/37

   389      380

Series 2006-23 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.511% due 05/25/28

   354      342

Series 2006-BC1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.641% due 04/25/36

   736      710

Series 2006-S1 Class A2

       

5.549% due 08/25/21

   363      329

Series 2006-S3 Class A2

       

6.085% due 06/25/21

   1,355      763

Series 2006-S6 Class A2

       

5.519% due 03/25/34

   5,025      3,739

Series 2006-S7 Class A3

       

5.712% due 11/25/35

   5,860      1,975

Series 2006-S9 Class A3

       

5.728% due 08/25/36

   1,530      583

Series 2007-4 Class A2

       

5.530% due 03/25/37

   2,232      2,089

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-HW Class 2A1B

       

2.608% due 11/15/36

   3,534      2,317

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

       

Series 2005-AGE Class A2

       

4.640% due 02/25/32

   780      780

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

       

Series 2004-CB7 Class AF5

       

4.585% due 10/25/34

   770      652

Series 2006-CB5 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.521% due 06/25/36

   166      165

Series 2007-CB1 Class AF2

       

5.721% due 01/25/37

   1,560      1,204

CSAB Mortgage Backed Trust

       

Series 2006-3 Class A1B2 (Ê)

       

2.556% due 11/25/36

   351      336

Series 2006-4 Class A1A

       

5.868% due 12/25/36

   751      739

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

       

6.821% due 08/10/22

   2,442      2,008

Dunkin Securitization (Þ)

       

Series 2006-1 Class A2

       

5.779% due 06/20/31

   3,435      2,796

FBR Securitization Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-2 Class AV3A

       

2.751% due 09/25/35

   3,137      2,963

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Pass Through Securities

       

Series 2000-30 Class A5

       

8.610% due 12/25/30

   487      486

Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corp. (Ê)

       

Series 2006-1 Class A2

       

2.651% due 05/25/36

   2,619      2,279

Series 2006-3 Class 2A1

       

2.531% due 11/25/36

   279      270

Series 2006-3 Class 2A3

       

2.621% due 11/25/36

   645      376

Series 2006-3 Class M1

       

2.721% due 11/25/36

   2,650      484

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê)

       

Series 2005-FF4 Class 2A3

       

2.681% due 05/25/35

   72      72

Series 2005-FF8 Class A2C

       

2.731% due 09/25/35

   4,795      4,710

Series 2006-FF1 Class 2A1

       

2.501% due 08/25/36

   748      737
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-FF1 Class 2A3

       

2.601% due 12/25/36

   6,005      3,414

Series 2006-FF1 Class A2

       

2.511% due 07/25/36

   467      462

2.521% due 10/25/36

   903      848

Series 2006-FF1 Class A2C

       

2.621% due 10/25/36

   2,621      1,594

2.621% due 12/25/37

   8,631      4,761

Series 2006-FF1 Class A3

       

2.961% due 11/25/36

   774      729

Series 2006-FF1 Class A5

       

2.621% due 11/25/36

   5,321      3,207

Series 2006-FF2 Class A2

       

2.531% due 02/25/36

   7      7

Series 2006-FF9 Class M1

       

2.711% due 06/25/36

   5,180      1,277

Series 2007-FF1 Class A2A

       

2.501% due 01/25/38

   1,691      1,633

First USA Credit Card Master Trust (Ê)

       

Series 1998-6 Class A

       

2.616% due 04/18/11

   5,400      5,400

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2008-A Class A2

       

3.058% due 07/15/10

   4,000      4,004

Fremont Home Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-3 Class 2A1

       

2.531% due 02/25/37

   524      514

Series 2006-3 Class 2A2

       

2.581% due 02/25/37

   3,780      3,414

Series 2006-A Class 2A2

       

2.561% due 05/25/36

   621      603

Series 2006-A Class M2

       

2.781% due 05/25/36

   1,085      176

Series 2006-B Class 2A3

       

2.621% due 08/25/36

   1,720      1,094

Series 2006-E Class 2A1

       

2.521% due 01/25/37

   419      399

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust

       

Series 2005-3 Class B (Ê)

       

2.758% due 06/15/13

   1,049      973

Series 2006-1 Class A

       

5.080% due 09/15/12

   4,960      5,024

Series 2006-1 Class B (Ê)

       

2.568% due 09/15/12

   1,000      959

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

       

Series 2007-HE2 Class A2

       

6.054% due 12/25/37

   2,780      1,552

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Government National Mortgage Association Series 1998-23 Class ZA

       

6.500% due 09/20/28

   1,915      1,971

Green Tree Financial Corp.

       

Series 1994-1 Class A5

       

7.650% due 04/15/19

   3,684      3,755

Series 1994-3 Class A5

       

8.400% due 06/15/19

   2,131      2,202

Series 1994-5 Class A5

       

8.300% due 12/15/19

   2,096      2,160

GSAA Trust

       

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3 (Ê)

       

2.731% due 12/25/35

   2,675      2,363

Series 2006-4 Class 1A2

       

5.993% due 03/25/36

   1,742      841

Series 2006-4 Class 3A1

       

6.087% due 03/25/36

   16,699      11,812

GSAMP Trust

       

Series 2003-HE2 Class M1 (Ê)

       

3.111% due 08/25/33

   729      611

Series 2006-FM1 Class A2C (Ê)

       

2.621% due 04/25/36

   500      421

Series 2006-FM2 Class A2A (Ê)

       

2.531% due 09/25/36

   1,126      1,108

Series 2007-FM1 Class A2A (Ê)

       

2.531% due 12/25/36

   999      956

Series 2007-H1 Class M1 (Ê)

       

2.801% due 02/25/37

   2,252      573

HFC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê)

       

Series 2005-1 Class A

       

2.748% due 01/20/34

   2,252      1,975

Series 2007-1 Class AS

       

2.658% due 03/20/36

   3,418      2,956

Series 2007-2 Class A1V

       

2.548% due 07/20/36

   1,650      1,616

Series 2007-3 Class APT

       

3.682% due 11/20/36

   5,509      4,649

Home Equity Asset Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-5 Class 2A2

       

2.711% due 11/25/35

   4,930      4,857

Series 2005-7 Class M1

       

2.911% due 01/25/36

   3,910      2,463

Series 2006-3 Class 2A2

       

2.591% due 07/25/36

   1,203      1,189

Series 2006-4 Class M3

       

2.821% due 08/25/36

   788      172
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-7 Class 2A3

       

2.611% due 01/25/37

   1,650      1,142

Household Automotive Trust

       

Series 2006-1 Class A3

       

5.430% due 06/17/11

   4,805      4,811

Series 2006-2 Class A3

       

5.610% due 08/17/11

   1,626      1,650

Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I

       

Series 2006-1 Class A

       

5.100% due 06/15/12

   2,770      2,796

Series 2006-1 Class B (Ê)

       

2.598% due 06/15/12

   932      889

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-HE2 Class 2A1

       

2.511% due 12/25/36

   4,680      4,261

Series 2006-HE2 Class 2A2

       

2.571% due 12/25/36

   1,830      1,315

Series 2006-HE2 Class M1

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

2.701% due 12/25/36

   1,045      101

Huntington Auto Trust (Ê)(Å)

       

Series 2008-1A Class A2B

       

3.458% due 11/15/10

   3,500      3,501

Indymac Residential Asset Backed Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-E Class 2A3

       

2.631% due 04/25/37

   6,370      3,966

Series 2006-H2 Class A

       

2.633% due 06/28/36

   1,731      927

IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-HE2 Class A3

       

2.621% due 08/25/36

   1,945      1,458

Series 2006-HE2 Class M2

       

2.781% due 08/25/36

   1,517      247

Series 2006-HE3 Class A1

       

2.511% due 10/25/36

   640      631

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp.

       

Series 2006-WF1 Class M1

       

6.240% due 07/25/36

   1,200      165

Series 2006-WMC Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.511% due 07/25/30

   128      127

2.511% due 08/25/36

   172      169

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-1 Class 2A2

       

3.983% due 07/25/35

   768      510

Series 2005-9N Class 1A2

       

2.811% due 02/25/36

   8,328      3,671

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-2N Class 1A2

       

2.801% due 02/25/46

   2,305      945

Series 2006-9 Class A1A

       

2.553% due 05/25/46

   119      115

Series 2006-11 Class 1A1

       

2.541% due 06/25/46

   1,003      968

Series 2006-16N Class A1A

       

2.541% due 11/25/46

   1,032      980

Series 2007-4N Class 3A2A

       

4.544% due 04/25/37

   7,159      4,342

Long Beach Auto Receivables Trust

       

Series 2007-A Class A2

       

5.150% due 11/15/10

   581      581

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2002-5 Class M1

       

3.706% due 11/25/32

   2,805      2,236

Series 2003-3 Class M1

       

3.586% due 07/25/33

   3,051      2,401

Series 2004-4 Class 1A1

       

2.741% due 10/25/34

   29      23

Series 2004-6 Class A3

       

3.111% due 11/25/34

   1,450      1,239

Series 2005-3 Class 2A2

       

2.741% due 09/25/35

   3,961      3,854

Series 2005-WL2 Class 3A3

       

2.731% due 08/25/35

   623      612

Series 2005-WL3 Class 2A2A

       

2.601% due 11/25/35

   5,538      5,489

Series 2006-9 Class 2A1

       

2.521% due 10/25/36

   2,579      2,455

Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2003-WMC Class M2

       

4.936% due 08/25/33

   436      275

Series 2005-WMC Class A5

       

2.783% due 03/25/35

   799      796

Series 2006-AB1 Class A2

       

2.691% due 02/25/36

   3,025      2,657

Series 2006-AM3 Class A1

       

2.521% due 10/25/36

   30      30

Series 2006-NC2 Class A4

       

2.611% due 08/25/36

   5,600      3,737

Series 2006-WMC Class M1

       

2.691% due 10/25/36

   2,056      246

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2003-B5 Class B5

       

2.828% due 02/15/11

   2,000      1,999
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

MBNA Master Credit Card Trust

       

Series 2000-E Class A

       

7.800% due 10/15/12

   600      638

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2006-RM3 Class A2A

       

2.491% due 06/25/37

   229      227

Mid-State Trust

       

Series 2003-11 Class A1

       

4.864% due 07/15/38

   128      117

Series 2004-1 Class A

       

6.005% due 08/15/37

   163      159

Series 2005-1 Class A

       

5.745% due 01/15/40

   158      122

Series 2006-1 Class A (Þ)

       

5.787% due 10/15/40

   736      696

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I (Ê)

       

Series 2003-NC8 Class M1

       

3.511% due 09/25/33

   2,866      2,289

Series 2003-NC8 Class M3

       

4.561% due 09/25/33

   266      164

Series 2006-HE1 Class A3

       

2.641% due 01/25/36

   6,252      5,874

Series 2006-HE2 Class M1

       

2.791% due 03/25/36

   6,610      2,144

Series 2006-HE2 Class M2

       

2.811% due 03/25/36

   800      203

Series 2006-HE3 Class A2C

       

2.621% due 04/25/36

   1,030      898

Series 2006-HE3 Class M2

       

2.761% due 04/25/36

   7,920      1,291

Series 2006-HE4 Class A2

       

2.561% due 06/25/36

   558      551

Series 2006-HE4 Class A3

       

2.611% due 06/25/36

   945      732

Series 2006-HE5 Class A2C

       

2.601% due 08/25/36

   3,000      2,106

Series 2006-HE7 Class A2A

       

2.511% due 09/25/36

   2,243      2,217

Series 2006-HE8 Class A2C

       

2.601% due 10/25/36

   2,880      2,025

Series 2006-NC5 Class A2A

       

2.501% due 10/25/36

   3,825      3,773

Series 2006-NC5 Class A2C

       

2.611% due 10/25/36

   610      354

Series 2006-WMC Class A2C

       

2.611% due 06/25/36

   9,405      6,568

Series 2007-NC3 Class A2A

       

2.521% due 05/25/37

   2,538      2,351

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-2 Class A1

       

2.511% due 11/25/36

   339      335

Series 2006-2 Class A3

       

2.611% due 11/25/36

   5,150      3,910

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-12X Class A1

       

2.581% due 10/25/36

   379      363

Series 2006-17X Class A1

       

2.581% due 10/25/46

   1,452      1,346

Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-B Class AV1

       

2.531% due 09/25/36

   249      249

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2004-4 Class M2

       

2.991% due 02/25/35

   1,720      1,432

Series 2006-1 Class M2

       

2.821% due 05/25/36

   2,559      643

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust

       

Series 2008-A Class A3

       

3.890% due 08/15/11

   540      540

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2003-2 Class M2

       

5.011% due 04/25/33

   326      178

Series 2003-3 Class M3

       

4.461% due 06/25/33

   194      53

Series 2003-4 Class M2

       

4.111% due 07/25/33

   188      110

Series 2005-2 Class A5

       

2.791% due 05/25/35

   2,014      1,980

Series 2005-3 Class A4

       

2.711% due 08/25/35

   1,453      1,451

Series 2005-4 Class A3

       

2.721% due 11/25/35

   1,189      1,129

Series 2007-1 Class 2A1

       

2.511% due 01/25/37

   1,090      1,064

Park Place Securities, Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2004-MCW Class A1

       

2.774% due 10/25/34

   789      662

Series 2004-WHQ Class A3D

       

2.940% due 02/25/35

   7,266      7,112

Series 2004-WWF Class A1D

       

2.921% due 02/25/35

   107      104

Series 2005-WCW Class M1

       

2.911% due 09/25/35

   1,705      1,327
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

       

Series 2005-6 Class A3

       

5.680% due 01/25/36

   1,855      1,759

Power Contract Financing LLC (Þ)

       

6.256% due 02/01/10

   1,051      1,063

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-1 Class M1

       

5.357% due 05/25/35

   880      653

Series 2005-2 Class AF4

       

4.934% due 08/25/35

   610      566

Series 2005-4 Class A3

       

5.565% due 02/25/36

   322      312

Series 2006-1 Class AF6

       

5.746% due 05/25/36

   1,445      1,203

Series 2007-1 Class AF2

       

5.512% due 04/25/37

   4,745      4,569

Series 2007-2 Class AF2

       

5.675% due 06/25/37

   1,425      1,283

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

       

Series 2003-RS1 Class AI6A

       

5.980% due 12/25/33

   1,361      1,162

Series 2006-RZ3 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.531% due 08/25/36

   692      677

Residential Asset Securities Corp.

       

Series 2001-KS3 Class AII (Ê)

       

2.921% due 09/25/31

   152      126

Series 2003-KS2 Class MI1

       

4.800% due 04/25/33

   2,636      1,994

Series 2003-KS2 Class MI3

       

6.100% due 04/25/33

   572      208

Series 2003-KS5 Class AI4

       

3.230% due 12/25/30

   18      17

Series 2005-AHL Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.731% due 07/25/35

   447      427

Series 2005-KS8 Class A3 (Ê)

       

2.720% due 08/25/35

   1,885      1,852

Series 2006-KS1 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.600% due 02/25/36

   366      366

Series 2006-KS2 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.930% due 03/25/36

   1,050      1,046

Series 2006-KS3 Class AI2 (Ê)

       

2.581% due 04/25/36

   1,296      1,284

Series 2006-KS3 Class AI3 (Ê)

       

2.631% due 04/25/36

   875      807

Series 2006-KS6 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.501% due 08/25/36

   47      47

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-KS9 Class AI1 (Ê)

       

2.531% due 11/25/36

   422      418

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc. (Ê)
Series 2006-HI1 Class A1
2.571% due 02/25/36

   75      75

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-4 Class A2C

       

2.711% due 11/25/37

   3,268      3,155

Series 2006-3 Class A1

       

2.521% due 10/25/46

   939      918

SBI Heloc Trust (Ê)(Þ)
Series 2006-1A Class 1A2A
2.631% due 08/25/36

   290      278

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-HE1 Class A1A (Þ)

       

2.761% due 10/25/35

   6,999      6,751

Series 2006-FR4 Class A2A

       

2.541% due 08/25/36

   4,457      4,239

Series 2006-HE1 Class M1

       

2.761% due 05/25/36

   1,980      480

Series 2006-OP1 Class A2B

       

2.661% due 10/25/35

   822      810

Series 2007-HE1 Class A2A

       

2.521% due 12/25/36

   1,345      1,262

Series 2007-NC1 Class A2B

       

2.611% due 12/25/36

   8,535      5,456

SG Mortgage Securities Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-FRE Class A2B
2.641% due 02/25/36

   1,540      1,171

SLM Student Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-8 Class A2

       

2.800% due 10/25/16

   1,846      1,834

Series 2008-7 Class A2

       

2.983% due 10/25/17

   25,600      24,968

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-4 Class 2A3 (Ê)

       

2.691% due 03/25/36

   5,434      5,372

Series 2005-OPT Class 2A3 (Ê)

       

2.721% due 12/25/35

   4,128      3,896

Series 2006-EQ1 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.511% due 10/25/36

   142      141

Series 2006-EQ2 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.541% due 01/25/37

   2,170      2,123

Series 2006-OPT Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.581% due 05/25/36

   357      355

Series 2006-OPT Class M3 (Ê)

       

2.781% due 07/25/36

   1,320      162
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-WF1 Class A1F

       

5.998% due 10/25/36

   1,164      1,157

Series 2006-WF1 Class A2

       

5.645% due 10/25/36

   3,105      2,976

Series 2007-OPT Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.541% due 06/25/37

   2,395      2,309

Series 2007-OPT Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.591% due 07/25/37

   4,200      3,252

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance (Ê)

       

Series 2005-BC4 Class A2B

       

2.691% due 09/25/36

   1,539      1,487

Series 2006-AB1 Class A1

       

2.541% due 12/25/36

   3      3

Series 2006-AB2 Class A2A

       

2.501% due 06/25/37

   240      239

Series 2006-BC5 Class A2D

       

2.611% due 11/25/37

   8,205      5,864

Series 2006-BC5 Class M1

       

2.701% due 11/25/37

   3,900      843

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2003-BC1 Class A2

       

3.141% due 01/25/33

   4,097      3,601

Series 2005-3 Class M2

       

2.901% due 04/25/35

   675      477

Series 2005-6 Class A8

       

2.701% due 07/25/35

   1,520      1,515

Series 2005-7 Class A4

       

2.651% due 08/25/35

   3,745      3,701

Series 2005-HE3 Class A2

       

2.711% due 09/25/35

   1,256      1,226

Series 2006-BNC Class A2

       

2.501% due 09/25/36

   1,207      1,174

Series 2006-BNC Class A3

       

2.611% due 09/25/36

   10,000      7,456

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

       

Series 2001-SB1 Class A2

       

3.375% due 08/25/31

   596      491

Series 2004-19X Class A2

       

4.370% due 10/25/34

   34      34

Series 2005-4XS Class 1A2B

       

4.670% due 03/25/35

   420      403

Series 2005-GEL Class A (Ê)

       

2.811% due 12/25/34

   293      270

Series 2006-BC3 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.511% due 10/25/36

   1,452      1,396

Series 2006-BC6 Class A4 (Ê)

       

2.631% due 01/25/37

   1,725      1,003

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-OW1 Class A3 (Ê)(Å)

       

2.621% due 12/25/35

   6,000      5,914

Series 2007-BC3 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.601% due 08/25/09

   6,308      5,380

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust

       

Series 2006-A Class A3

       

4.770% due 01/12/11

   2,823      2,795

Series 2006-B Class A3

       

5.410% due 08/12/11

   2,430      2,409

Series 2006-C Class A3

       

5.260% due 11/14/11

   3,808      3,745

Series 2007-A Class A2

       

5.350% due 03/14/11

   2,439      2,437

TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Co. LLC
Series 2004-1 Class A2
4.810% due 11/17/14

   300      302

United Airlines Pass Through Trust
6.636% due 07/02/22

   2,379      1,799

USAA Auto Owner Trust
Series 2006-2 Class A4
5.370% due 02/15/12

   500      510

VTB 24 Capital PLC (Ê)
3.497% due 12/07/09

   1,240      1,207

Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust 2006-1 (Ê)
Series 2008-1 Class A2B
3.308% due 03/21/11

   5,000      5,008

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates (Ê)

       

Series 2006-HE2 Class A1

       

2.501% due 05/25/36

   21      21

Series 2006-HE5 Class 2A1

       

2.521% due 10/25/36

   2,407      2,286

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-3 Class A1
2.511% due 01/25/37

   239      232

World Financial Properties (Å)
6.950% due 09/01/13

   142      140
         
        633,055
         

Certificates of Deposit - 0.2%

    

Bank of Ireland Governor & Co.
2.753% due 01/15/10

   9,000      8,904
         

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 18.8%

    

Abbott Laboratories
5.600% due 11/30/17

   1,039      1,048
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Ace Capital Trust II
9.700% due 04/01/30

   1,050      1,113

Aetna, Inc.
6.750% due 12/15/37

   1,840      1,716

AIG SunAmerica Global
Financing VI (Þ)
6.300% due 05/10/11

   3,095      3,084

Allied Waste NA, Inc.
Series B
7.125% due 05/15/16

   500      485

Allison Transmission (Ñ)(Þ)
11.000% due 11/01/15

   2,475      2,240

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts
5.375% due 04/30/13

   1,700      1,701

Alltel Corp.
6.800% due 05/01/29

   1,800      1,678

AMB Property, LP (Ñ)
6.300% due 06/01/13

   790      788

American Electric Power Co., Inc.
Series C
5.375% due 03/15/10

   100      101

American Express Bank FSB
Series BKNT
6.000% due 09/13/17

   500      463

American Express Centurion Bank
Series BKN1
6.000% due 09/13/17

   500      464

American Express Credit Corp.

       

2.523% due 11/09/09 (Ê)

   900      879

5.875% due 05/02/13

   1,605      1,576

American General Finance Corp.
4.875% due 05/15/10

   1,300      1,205

American Honda Finance Corp. (Ê)(Ñ)(Þ)
2.784% due 02/09/10

   1,600      1,592

American International Group, Inc.

       

4.700% due 10/01/10

   405      396

5.375% due 10/18/11

   2,110      2,055

5.050% due 10/01/15

   1,775      1,581

5.850% due 01/16/18

   8,800      7,893

6.250% due 03/15/37

   3,325      2,524

8.175% due 05/15/58 (Þ)

   4,260      3,817

Americo Life, Inc. (Å)
7.875% due 05/01/13

   250      254

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
7.518% due 06/01/66

   9,690      8,342

AmerisourceBergen Corp.
Series WI
5.625% due 09/15/12

   3,540      3,527

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Amgen, Inc. (Ñ)
6.150% due 06/01/18

   7,175      7,317

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
5.950% due 09/15/16

   470      468

ANZ Capital Trust (ƒ)(Þ)
4.484% due 12/31/49

   2,550      2,470

Apache Corp.
5.250% due 04/15/13

   1,610      1,633

Appalachian Power Co.
Series O
5.650% due 08/15/12

   795      794

ARAMARK Corp.

       

Series WI

       

6.301% due 02/01/15 (Ê)

   1,190      1,095

8.500% due 02/01/15

   1,805      1,798

Arantes International, Ltd.
10.250% due 06/19/13

   500      449

ArcelorMittal USA
6.500% due 04/15/14

   2,820      2,838

Arizona Public Service Co.

       

5.800% due 06/30/14

   1,525      1,453

6.250% due 08/01/16

   850      815

AT&T Corp.

       

7.300% due 11/15/11

   4,730      5,029

8.000% due 11/15/31

   2,375      2,697

AT&T, Inc.

       

6.300% due 01/15/38

   3,235      3,043

6.400% due 05/15/38

   2,325      2,213

Atmos Energy Corp.
6.350% due 06/15/17

   800      785

Avista Capital Trust III
6.500% due 04/01/34

   1,426      1,343

Bank of America Corp.

       

5.625% due 10/14/16

   465      439

5.420% due 03/15/17

   480      430

6.000% due 09/01/17

   4,190      4,033

5.750% due 12/01/17

   6,245      5,860

5.650% due 05/01/18

   4,715      4,401

8.000% due 12/29/49 (ƒ)

   15,675      14,460

8.125% due 12/29/49 (ƒ)

   29,700      27,627

Bank of America NA

       

Series BKNT

       

3.056% due 06/15/16 (Ê)

   3,100      2,804

6.000% due 10/15/36

   500      438

BankAmerica Capital III (Ê)
3.361% due 01/15/27

   1,600      1,154

Baxter International, Inc. (Ñ)
5.375% due 06/01/18

   1,565      1,539
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The)

       

2.768% due 08/21/09 (Ê)

   4,100      4,083

2.839% due 05/18/10 (Ê)

   8,400      8,287

6.400% due 10/02/17

   1,265      1,239

7.250% due 02/01/18

   6,000      6,237

3.063% due 02/01/12 (Ê)

   10,000      9,524

Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
7.000% due 12/01/95

   2,185      2,024

Best Buy Co., Inc. (Þ)
6.750% due 07/15/13

   3,100      3,149

BNP Paribas Capital Trust (ƒ)(Å)
9.003% due 12/29/49

   2,600      2,650

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP
5.875% due 11/15/16

   2,825      2,713

Boston Scientific Corp.
6.400% due 06/15/16

   4,700      4,512

Bowater, Inc.
9.000% due 08/01/09

   3,435      3,143

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

       

6.875% due 12/01/27

   100      101

6.750% due 03/15/29

   110      110

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (Ñ)
8.125% due 05/15/11

   3,000      2,250

Calpine Construction Finance Co. (Ê)(Þ)
11.499% due 08/26/11

   2,950      3,142

Capmark Financial Group, Inc.

       

5.875% due 05/10/12

   3,955      2,520

6.300% due 05/10/17

   5,950      3,494

Cargill, Inc. (Þ)
5.200% due 01/22/13

   3,225      3,191

Carolina Power & Light Co.
6.500% due 07/15/12

   60      63

Catlin Insurance Co., Ltd. (ƒ)(Å)
7.249% due 12/31/49

   575      343

CCH I Holdings LLC (Ñ)
13.500% due 01/15/14

   3,855      2,641

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC
Series J2
5.700% due 03/15/13

   470      473

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

       

6.125% due 11/01/17

   605      589

6.250% due 02/01/37

   170      150

Series B

       

7.875% due 04/01/13

   3,295      3,525

Charter Communications, Inc. (Þ)
10.875% due 09/15/14

   3,155      3,281

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (Ñ)
Series WI
8.875% due 07/15/15

   5,600      5,642

Chubb Corp.

       

6.375% due 03/29/67

   2,000      1,824

Series 1

       

6.500% due 05/15/38

   900      854

CIT Group, Inc. (Ê)
2.839% due 08/17/09

   6,300      5,771

Citigroup Capital XXI
8.300% due 12/21/77

   3,265      2,981

Citigroup, Inc.

       

2.831% due 12/28/09 (Ê)

   1,600      1,564

4.125% due 02/22/10

   720      711

6.500% due 01/18/11

   2,160      2,218

5.500% due 08/27/12

   1,900      1,854

5.300% due 10/17/12

   800      776

5.500% due 04/11/13

   12,610      12,318

5.850% due 07/02/13

   5,150      5,074

4.700% due 05/29/15

   180      162

6.000% due 08/15/17

   4,000      3,783

6.125% due 11/21/17

   5,060      4,850

6.125% due 05/15/18

   499      478

6.125% due 08/25/36

   700      585

6.875% due 03/05/38

   3,275      3,161

8.400% due 04/29/49 (ƒ)

   25,036      21,437

Clorox Co.
4.200% due 01/15/10

   725      719

CNA Financial Corp.
6.500% due 08/15/16

   850      806

Columbus Southern Power Co.
Series C
5.500% due 03/01/13

   360      360

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.
9.455% due 11/15/22

   1,575      1,876

Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Ñ)
6.750% due 01/30/11

   425      440

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC

       

9.800% due 02/01/12

   1,310      1,473

7.875% due 08/01/13

   2,245      2,417

Comcast Corp.

       

5.500% due 03/15/11

   1,300      1,300

6.300% due 11/15/17

   6,855      6,806

5.875% due 02/15/18

   200      193

6.500% due 11/15/35

   880      821

6.450% due 03/15/37

   200      183
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Comcast Holdings Corp.
10.625% due 07/15/12

   2,025      2,320

Commonwealth Edison Co.

       

6.150% due 09/15/17

   1,105      1,103

6.950% due 07/15/18

   300      294

5.900% due 03/15/36

   1,100      983

Series 100

       

5.875% due 02/01/33

   975      869

Series 105

       

5.400% due 12/15/11

   625      628

Computer Sciences Corp. (Þ)
6.500% due 03/15/18

   2,575      2,597

Consolidated Natural Gas Co.

       

Series C

       

6.250% due 11/01/11

   155      160

Constellation Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

       

Series B

       

8.125% due 01/15/12

   2,365      2,371

Continental Airlines, Inc.

       

Series 01-1

       

6.503% due 06/15/11

   3,310      2,979

Series 99-2

       

7.056% due 09/15/09

   2,350      2,256

Cooper Industries, Inc.

       

Series WI

       

5.250% due 11/15/12

   500      502

Countrywide Financial Corp.

       

Series MTn

       

5.800% due 06/07/12

   1,000      938

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

       

4.125% due 09/15/09

   6,595      6,410

Series MTNL

       

4.000% due 03/22/11

   2,895      2,692

COX Communications, Inc.

       

4.625% due 01/15/10

   3,785      3,759

5.875% due 12/01/16 (Þ)

   525      510

6.250% due 06/01/18 (Å)

   2,325      2,290

Credit Suisse USA, Inc.

       

4.875% due 08/15/10 (Ñ)

   335      337

5.500% due 08/15/13 (Ñ)

   325      323

4.875% due 01/15/15

   1,025      967

CSC Holdings, Inc.

       

Series B

       

8.125% due 08/15/09

   2,180      2,202

Series WI

       

6.750% due 04/15/12

   500      476

CSX Corp.
6.250% due 03/15/18

   675      627

Daimler Finance NA LLC

       

3.241% due 08/03/09 (Ê)

   800      794

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

8.500% due 01/18/31

   620      664

Darden Restaurants, Inc.
6.800% due 10/15/37

   1,005      873

Dayton Power & Light Co. (The)
5.125% due 10/01/13

   1,560      1,576

DCP Midstream LLC
6.875% due 02/01/11

   90      92

Delta Air Lines, Inc./Old

       

Series 00-1

       

7.379% due 05/18/10

   1,158      1,088

7.570% due 11/18/10

   4,225      3,982

Series 01-1

       

7.111% due 09/18/11

   500      448

Detroit Edison Co. (The)

       

5.400% due 08/01/14

   240      238

6.350% due 10/15/32

   350      339

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

       

5.000% due 05/03/10

   420      408

4.625% due 08/01/10

   876      844

5.250% due 04/15/11

   50      48

5.375% due 10/15/12

   2,630      2,419

Dex Media West LLC/Dex
Media Finance Co.
Series B
9.875% due 08/15/13

   1,500      1,177

DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co.
8.375% due 03/15/13

   1,000      1,032

Discover Financial Services (Ê)
3.316% due 06/11/10

   4,750      3,871

Dominion Resources, Inc.

       

Series 06-B

       

6.300% due 09/30/66

   2,760      2,493

Series B

       

6.250% due 06/30/12

   1,131      1,163

DPL, Inc.
6.875% due 09/01/11

   1,555      1,618

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Þ)

       

6.820% due 05/01/18

   4,100      4,123

7.450% due 05/01/38

   925      940

E*Trade Financial Corp. (Þ)
12.500% due 11/30/17

   5,500      5,802

Echostar DBS Corp.
7.125% due 02/01/16

   1,500      1,384

El Paso Natural Gas Co.
7.500% due 11/15/26

   1,175      1,168

Elwood Energy LLC
8.159% due 07/05/26

   217      210
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Energy Future Holdings Corp. (Þ)
10.875% due 11/01/17

   1,745      1,797

Energy Partners, Ltd.
9.750% due 04/15/14

   900      828

Energy Transfer Partners, LP

       

5.950% due 02/01/15

   4,500      4,483

6.700% due 07/01/18

   2,100      2,118

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC (Þ)
6.000% due 05/01/18

   2,095      2,044

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
6.500% due 01/31/19

   3,025      3,041

Enterprise Products Operating, LP

       

4.950% due 06/01/10

   825      822

8.375% due 08/01/66

   1,300      1,270

7.034% due 01/15/68

   475      414

Series B (Ñ)

       

5.750% due 03/01/35

   675      570

Farmers Exchange Capital (Þ)
7.050% due 07/15/28

   2,510      2,064

Farmers Insurance Exchange (Þ)

       

6.000% due 08/01/14

   570      565

8.625% due 05/01/24

   1,830      1,880

Federal Express Corp.
7.600% due 07/01/97

   585      657

FedEx Corp.
5.500% due 08/15/09

   620      623

First Data Corp. (Ñ)(Þ)
9.875% due 09/24/15

   2,510      2,221

First Union Institutional Capital II
7.850% due 01/01/27

   1,680      1,564

FirstEnergy Corp.

       

Series B

       

6.450% due 11/15/11

   3,450      3,524

Series C

       

7.375% due 11/15/31

   1,630      1,743

Fiserv, Inc.
6.125% due 11/20/12

   2,550      2,550

Ford Motor Co. (Ñ)
7.450% due 07/16/31

   5,735      2,982

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

       

7.375% due 10/28/09

   1,800      1,640

9.875% due 08/10/11

   15,650      12,762

7.250% due 10/25/11

   600      454

5.538% due 01/13/12 (Ê)

   3,235      2,345

7.800% due 06/01/12

   1,515      1,138

7.000% due 10/01/13

   675      484

8.000% due 12/15/16

   1,625      1,148

Series WI

       

9.750% due 09/15/10

   2,710      2,340

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
8.375% due 04/01/17

   3,115      3,263

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.

       

Series WI

       

8.875% due 12/15/14

   3,825      3,242

10.125% due 12/15/16 (Ñ)

   200      157

Frontier Communications Corp.

       

9.250% due 05/15/11

   1,250      1,300

9.000% due 08/15/31

   3,625      3,208

General Electric Capital Corp.

       

2.856% due 01/20/10 (Ê)

   5,000      4,977

2.989% due 01/08/16 (Ê)

   1,100      1,030

5.625% due 05/01/18

   2,600      2,529

5.875% due 01/14/38

   4,785      4,297

6.375% due 11/15/67

   22,300      20,598

Series GMTN (Ê)

       

2.816% due 03/12/10

   1,300      1,292

Series MTN (Ê)

       

2.825% due 10/26/09

   300      299

Series MTNA

       

5.450% due 01/15/13

   5,900      5,920

General Electric Co.
5.250% due 12/06/17

   2,025      1,962

General Mills, Inc.

       

2.921% due 01/22/10 (Ê)

   1,100      1,082

5.650% due 09/10/12

   880      895

General Motors Corp.
8.375% due 07/15/33

   5,740      2,827

Georgia-Pacific LLC

       

8.125% due 05/15/11

   1,000      985

9.500% due 12/01/11

   1,260      1,269

GMAC LLC

       

6.875% due 09/15/11

   12,006      7,928

8.000% due 11/01/31

   5,610      3,144

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

2.800% due 11/16/09 (Ê)

   600      592

6.250% due 09/01/17

   6,300      6,152

6.750% due 10/01/37

   9,275      8,198

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

       

6.678% due 12/01/09 (Ê)

   1,000      990

9.000% due 07/01/15

   625      630

GrafTech Finance, Inc.
10.250% due 02/15/12

   562      579

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc.

       

5.500% due 07/01/10

   525      457

6.500% due 06/01/16

   3,980      1,791

HBOS PLC (Þ)
6.750% due 05/21/18

   7,545      6,802
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

HCA, Inc.

       

6.375% due 01/15/15 (Ñ)

   1,675      1,373

Series WI

       

9.125% due 11/15/14 (Ñ)

   1,750      1,802

9.250% due 11/15/16

   2,730      2,812

9.625% due 11/15/16

   1,000      1,030

HCP, Inc.
5.950% due 09/15/11

   1,750      1,705

Health Net, Inc.

       

6.375% due 06/01/17

   2,095      1,791

Healthsouth Corp. (Ñ)

       

9.133% due 06/15/14 (Ê)

   2,340      2,381

10.750% due 06/15/16

   2,780      2,975

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Å)
9.500% due 01/15/16

   500      500

Hertz Corp. (The)
8.875% due 01/01/14

   750      688

Historic TW, Inc.
8.050% due 01/15/16

   2,360      2,463

HJ Heinz Co. (Þ)

       

6.428% due 12/01/20

   200      201

Hospira, Inc. (Ê)
3.281% due 03/30/10

   1,580      1,519

Hospitality Properties Trust
Series WI
5.625% due 03/15/17

   5,775      4,419

HRPT Properties Trust
5.750% due 02/15/14

   2,140      1,937

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ê)

       

2.846% due 10/21/09

   1,500      1,470

2.966% due 05/10/10

   1,300      1,262

HSN, LP (Å)
11.250% due 08/01/16

   2,425      2,410

HUB International Holdings, Inc. (Þ)
10.250% due 06/15/15

   4,865      3,892

Huntsman LLC
11.500% due 07/15/12

   750      782

Idearc, Inc.
8.000% due 11/15/16

   500      228

ING Capital Funding Trust III (ƒ)
8.439% due 12/29/49

   3,550      3,591

Inmarsat Finance PLC
(Step Up, 10.375%, 11/15/2008)
Zero coupon due 11/15/12

   1,625      1,633

International Business Machines Corp.
5.700% due 09/14/17

   2,000      2,030

International Lease Finance Corp.

       

4.950% due 02/01/11

   1,425      1,317

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

International Paper Co.
5.850% due 10/30/12

   6,530      6,185

Iron Mountain, Inc.
8.000% due 06/15/20

   1,400      1,435

iStar Financial, Inc.
Series B
5.125% due 04/01/11

   1,100      842

Jackson National Life Fund LLC
3.059% due 08/06/11

   22,900      21,962

JC Penney Corp., Inc.
6.375% due 10/15/36

   1,345      1,075

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.

       

5.625% due 05/01/16

   1,240      1,169

JP Morgan Chase Capital XIII (Ê) Series M
3.751% due 09/30/34

   4,550      3,418

JP Morgan Chase Capital XX
Series T
6.550% due 09/29/36

   200      164

JP Morgan Chase Capital XXII Series V
6.450% due 02/02/37

   3,100      2,504

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

       

2.810% due 05/07/10 (Ê)

   3,200      3,170

5.375% due 01/15/14

   2,070      2,058

6.000% due 01/15/18

   13,200      12,807

6.400% due 05/15/38

   10,808      9,962

Series 1 (ƒ)

       

7.900% due 04/29/49

   18,300      16,928

JPMorgan Chase Bank
Series EMTN
6.000% due 05/22/45

   4,511      4,566

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
Series BKNT
6.000% due 10/01/17

   3,300      3,204

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)
6.000% due 01/15/10

   1,050      913

Kansas City Southern Railway
8.000% due 06/01/15

   915      924

KAR Holdings, Inc.
10.000% due 05/01/15

   4,075      3,382

KBC Bank Funding Trust III (ƒ)(Þ)
9.860% due 11/29/49

   1,960      1,962

Kerr-McGee Corp.
6.950% due 07/01/24

   2,455      2,510

KeyBank NA (Ê)
Series BKNT
4.682% due 06/02/10

   3,200      3,189
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Kraft Foods, Inc.

       

3.303% due 08/11/10 (Ê)

   8,200      8,055

6.500% due 08/11/17

   1,475      1,482

6.125% due 02/01/18

   800      782

6.125% due 08/23/18

   4,765      4,646

6.875% due 01/26/39

   350      338

L-3 Communications Corp.
Series B
6.375% due 10/15/15

   1,500      1,410

LaBranche & Co., Inc.
11.000% due 05/15/12

   1,550      1,583

Land O’ Lakes, Inc.
8.750% due 11/15/11

   625      630

Lear Corp.
Series B
8.750% due 12/01/16

   805      636

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

       

2.778% due 08/21/09 (Ê)

   800      751

2.778% due 05/25/10 (Ê)

   900      833

3.005% due 07/18/11 (Ê)

   600      527

6.200% due 09/26/14

   2,825      2,600

6.875% due 05/02/18 (Ñ)

   895      840

7.000% due 09/27/27

   990      875

6.875% due 07/17/37

   2,240      1,856

7.500% due 05/11/38

   4,835      4,309

Series MTn (Ê)
2.820% due 11/16/09

   5,600      5,179

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-16N Class 2A2
3.311% due 09/25/47

   11,650      7,174

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (Þ)

       

7.000% due 03/15/37

   5,065      4,116

7.800% due 03/15/37

   9,035      6,706

10.750% due 06/15/88

   4,530      4,168

Limited Brands, Inc.
7.600% due 07/15/37

   690      558

MacDermid, Inc. (Þ)
9.500% due 04/15/17

   3,840      3,514

Macys Retail Holdings, Inc.

       

7.875% due 07/15/15

   1,375      1,367

6.375% due 03/15/37

   2,500      1,888

Mandalay Resort Group
9.375% due 02/15/10

   500      488

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.585% due 12/28/20

   411      346

Max USA Holdings, Ltd. (Þ)
7.200% due 04/14/17

   1,915      1,938

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

McDonald’s Corp.
5.800% due 10/15/17

   1,650      1,676

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
6.125% due 03/15/13

   1,350      1,358

7.250% due 08/15/13

   3,697      3,878

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

       

2.756% due 12/04/09 (Ê)

   1,000      963

3.000% due 07/25/11 (Ê)

   1,100      981

6.050% due 08/15/12

   1,300      1,239

5.450% due 02/05/13

   2,350      2,180

6.150% due 04/25/13

   2,680      2,556

6.400% due 08/28/17

   1,650      1,506

6.875% due 04/25/18

   3,950      3,698

6.110% due 01/29/37

   2,175      1,619

7.750% due 05/14/38

   4,175      3,788

Series MTn (Ê)

       

2.768% due 08/14/09

   700      680

MetLife Capital Trust X (Þ)
9.250% due 04/08/68

   1,100      1,116

MetLife, Inc.
6.125% due 12/01/11

   2,120      2,216

5.000% due 06/15/15

   500      477

6.400% due 12/15/36 (Ñ)

   400      340

MetroPCS Wireless, Inc.
9.250% due 11/01/14

   1,000      970

Metropolitan Life Global
Funding I (Ê)(Þ)
2.759% due 05/17/10

   4,300      4,244

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.
5.750% due 04/01/18 (Þ)
Series WI

   1,200      1,182

6.125% due 04/01/36

   2,775      2,606

Midamerican Funding LLC
6.750% due 03/01/11

   1,660      1,746

Miller Brewing Co. (Þ)
5.500% due 08/15/13

   2,300      2,304

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC
Series A
8.625% due 06/30/12

   2,907      3,060

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Ñ)
8.000% due 04/01/12

   1,000      840

Monsanto Co. (Ñ)
5.125% due 04/15/18

   5,000      4,886

Morgan Stanley
4.778% due 05/14/10 (Ê)

   3,400      3,373

6.250% due 08/28/17

   900      814

5.950% due 12/28/17

   1,850      1,631

6.625% due 04/01/18

   13,120      12,144

Series

       

GMTN 5.750% due 08/31/12

   1,600      1,569
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series MTn (Ê)

       

2.881% due 01/15/10

   2,300      2,236

Nationwide Financial Services
6.250% due 11/15/11

   395      404

Nationwide Life Global

Funding I (Ê)(Å)
2.919% due 05/19/10

   17,500      17,481

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (Þ)
7.875% due 04/01/33

   1,317      1,257

Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc.
7.125% due 06/01/28

   2,500      2,200

Nelnet, Inc.
7.400% due 09/29/36

   600      395

Nevada Power Co. Series L
5.875% due 01/15/15

   550      543

News America Holdings, Inc.
7.900% due 12/01/95

   595      627

8.250% due 10/17/96

   195      213

News America, Inc.
6.650% due 11/15/37

   3,525      3,348

Nextel Communications, Inc. Series E
6.875% due 10/31/13

   1,795      1,409

Nisource Finance Corp.
7.875% due 11/15/10

   1,510      1,565

6.400% due 03/15/18

   1,785      1,706

Nordstrom, Inc.
6.250% due 01/15/18

   2,750      2,631

Norfolk Southern Corp.
7.900% due 05/15/97

   6,280      6,766

North Front Pass-Through Trust (Þ)
5.810% due 12/15/24

   6,115      5,599

Nuveen Investments, Inc.
5.000% due 09/15/10

   940      834

10.500% due 11/15/15 (Å)

   898      808

Ohio Power Co. Series F
5.500% due 02/15/13

   55      55

ONEOK Partners, LP
6.650% due 10/01/36

   2,175      2,042

6.850% due 10/15/37

   1,150      1,107

Oracle Corp.
5.750% due 04/15/18

   2,950      2,943

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
4.200% due 03/01/11

   1,815      1,802

5.800% due 03/01/37

   5,425      4,937

Pacificorp
5.650% due 07/15/18

   2,600      2,574

Panama Canal Railway Co. (Å)
7.000% due 11/01/26

   1,000      880

PartnerRe Finance II
6.440% due 12/01/66

   150      116

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Peabody Energy Corp.
7.875% due 11/01/26

   400      400

Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.875% due 05/16/13

   3,870      3,790

5.650% due 05/16/18

   14,830      14,363

6.375% due 05/16/38

   2,750      2,632

Phoenix Life Insurance Co. (Þ)
7.150% due 12/15/34

   1,450      1,336

PNC Bank NA
Series BKNT
6.875% due 04/01/18

   1,950      1,923

Popular NA Capital Trust I
6.564% due 09/15/34

   677      438

Pride International, Inc. (Ñ)
7.375% due 07/15/14

   1,865      1,879

Progress Energy, Inc.
7.100% due 03/01/11

   1,039      1,088

7.750% due 03/01/31

   135      150

Public Service Co. of New Mexico
7.950% due 05/15/18

   2,600      2,638

Qwest Corp.
7.875% due 09/01/11

   3,985      3,925

7.625% due 06/15/15

   800      730

Rabobank Capital Funding II (ƒ)(Þ)
5.260% due 12/31/49

   865      781

RBS Capital Trust I (ƒ)
4.709% due 12/29/49

   660      560

RBS Capital Trust III (ƒ)
5.512% due 09/29/49

   3,750      3,130

Realogy Corp. (Ñ)
Series WI
12.375% due 04/15/15

   2,560      1,216

Reckson Operating Partnership, LP
5.150% due 01/15/11

   457      423

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
6.750% due 12/15/65

   325      250

Residential Capital LLC (Þ)
8.500% due 05/15/10

   2,419      1,729

Rohm & Haas Co.
6.000% due 09/15/17

   1,300      1,271

Roper Industries, Inc.
6.625% due 08/15/13

   1,875      1,891

Rural Cellular Corp.
9.875% due 02/01/10

   2,410      2,464

8.250% due 03/15/12

   820      838

8.623% due 11/01/12 (Ê)

   1,750      1,763

Sabine Pass LNG, LP (Ñ)
7.250% due 11/30/13

   2,750      2,379
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Simon Property Group, LP
5.600% due 09/01/11

   1,000      991

5.300% due 05/30/13

   7,340      6,988

6.100% due 05/01/16

   1,540      1,485

6.125% due 05/30/18

   3,400      3,150

SLM Corp.
5.400% due 10/25/11 (Ñ)

   1,150      1,033

5.125% due 08/27/12

   925      794

8.450% due 06/15/18

   4,470      4,219

Series MTNA

       

4.500% due 07/26/10

   1,510      1,391

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)
8.375% due 07/01/12

   2,260      1,994

Southern California Edison Co.
7.625% due 01/15/10

   600      618

Southern Copper Corp.
7.500% due 07/27/35

   845      810

Southwestern Energy Co. (Þ)
7.500% due 02/01/18

   870      892

Sprint Capital Corp.
7.625% due 01/30/11

   4,675      4,535

6.875% due 11/15/28

   1,100      872

8.750% due 03/15/32

   1,930      1,723

Stingray Pass-Through Trust (Þ)
5.902% due 01/12/15

   3,400      556

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (Ê)
Series 2006-AR5 Class 1A2
2.721% due 05/25/36

   649      270

Sun Life Financial Global Funding, LP (Ê)(Þ)
3.041% due 07/06/10

   13,500      13,437

Sungard Data Systems, Inc.
10.250% due 08/15/15

   2,100      2,131

Swiss Re Capital I, LP (ƒ)(Þ)
6.854% due 05/29/49

   2,250      1,929

Symetra Financial Corp.
6.125% due 04/01/16 (Å)

   900      790

8.300% due 10/15/67 (Þ)

   2,695      2,338

Target Corp.
7.000% due 01/15/38

   1,115      1,145

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC (Þ)
12.500% due 11/01/17

   2,100      1,995

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. (Ñ)
7.000% due 10/15/28

   700      674

TEPPCO Partners, LP
6.650% due 04/15/18

   2,875      2,899

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Tesoro Corp.
6.500% due 06/01/17

   1,200      1,020

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (Þ)
10.250% due 11/01/15

   3,540      3,540

10.500% due 11/01/16

   3,900      3,754

Ticketmaster (Å)
10.750% due 08/01/16

   1,545      1,599

Time Warner Cable, Inc.
6.750% due 07/01/18

   3,815      3,847

7.300% due 07/01/38

   3,730      3,729

Series WI

       

5.400% due 07/02/12

   6,710      6,669

6.550% due 05/01/37

   1,400      1,289

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP
Series *

       

8.375% due 03/15/23

   886      945

Time Warner, Inc.
3.034% due 11/13/09 (Ê)

   2,655      2,594

5.500% due 11/15/11

   1,960      1,933

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. (Ñ)
7.250% due 12/01/26

   975      997

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)
5.375% due 06/15/12

   885      892

6.250% due 06/15/37

   1,110      1,021

Twin Reefs Pass-Through Trust (Ê)(ƒ)(Þ)
3.459% due 12/10/49

   2,300      230

UBS Preferred Funding Trust V (ƒ)(Ñ)
Series 1
6.243% due 05/12/49

   3,600      3,069

Union Electric Co.
6.400% due 06/15/17

   3,635      3,603

Union Pacific Corp.

       

3.625% due 06/01/10

   590      580

6.125% due 01/15/12

   1,550      1,601

United Rentals NA, Inc. (Ñ)
6.500% due 02/15/12

   1,500      1,354

United States Steel Corp.
5.650% due 06/01/13

   1,320      1,278

6.050% due 06/01/17

   2,990      2,755

6.650% due 06/01/37

   520      432

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
6.000% due 06/15/17

   775      735

Series WI

       

6.500% due 06/15/37

   480      419
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Universal City Development Partners
11.750% due 04/01/10

   1,895      1,933

US Oncology, Inc. (Ñ)
9.000% due 08/15/12

   1,235      1,216

USB Capital IX (ƒ)
6.189% due 04/15/49

   200      140

USB Realty Corp. (ƒ)(Þ)
6.091% due 12/22/49

   4,500      2,925

Valero Energy Corp.
6.625% due 06/15/37

   1,275      1,133

Valero Logistics Operations, LP
6.050% due 03/15/13

   2,777      2,720

Verizon Communications, Inc.

       

5.250% due 04/15/13

   300      300

6.100% due 04/15/18

   3,420      3,412

6.400% due 02/15/38

   2,225      2,076

6.900% due 04/15/38

   610      605

Viacom, Inc.
5.750% due 04/30/11

   1,805      1,788

Wachovia Bank NA

       

Series BKNT

       

2.698% due 05/25/10 (Ê)

   3,800      3,663

6.600% due 01/15/38

   2,785      2,189

Wachovia Capital Trust III
5.800% due 03/15/42

   11,890      6,718

Wachovia Corp.

       

2.921% due 10/15/11 (Ê)

   1,800      1,633

5.500% due 05/01/13

   350      323

5.750% due 06/15/17 (Ñ)

   2,280      1,923

7.980% due 12/31/49 (ƒ)(Ñ)

   12,535      9,633

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
6.200% due 04/15/38

   1,980      1,935

Walt Disney Co. (The) (Ê)
Series MTNC
2.861% due 07/16/10

   6,500      6,474

Washington Mutual Preferred Funding LLC (Ñ)(ƒ)

       

9.750% due 10/29/49 (Å)

   9,500      4,370

6.665% due 12/31/49 (Å)

   5,000      1,625

WellPoint, Inc.

       

5.850% due 01/15/36

   965      789

6.375% due 06/15/37

   1,455      1,292

Wells Fargo & Co.

       

2.876% due 09/15/09 (Ê)

   400      400

4.375% due 01/31/13

   4,625      4,400

5.625% due 12/11/17

   11,870      11,313

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Wells Fargo Capital XIII (ƒ)
Series GMTN
7.700% due 12/29/49

   5,040      4,775

Willis NA, Inc.
5.125% due 07/15/10

   1,540      1,518

Windstream Corp.
Series WI
8.625% due 08/01/16

   3,285      3,326

WMG Acquisition Corp.
7.375% due 04/15/14

   1,230      972

Xcel Energy, Inc.
6.500% due 07/01/36

   970      927

Xlliac Global Funding (Å)
4.800% due 08/10/10

   730      706

XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc. (Å)
13.000% due 08/01/13

   375      342

Yum! Brands, Inc.
8.875% due 04/15/11

   350      377

ZFS Finance USA Trust I

       

5.875% due 05/09/32 (Þ)

   2,100      1,925

6.500% due 05/09/37 (Þ)

   1,390      1,191

Series 144a (Þ)

       

6.150% due 12/15/35

   4,450      4,067

ZFS Finance USA Trust II (Þ)
6.450% due 12/15/65

   4,605      4,016
         
        1,175,788
         

International Debt - 6.6%

       

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (Å)

       

6.600% due 08/01/13

   4,950      5,004

7.250% due 08/01/18

   2,450      2,515

America Movil SAB de CV
5.500% due 03/01/14

   500      491

ANZ National Int’l, Ltd. (Ê)(Þ)
2.843% due 08/07/09

   2,800      2,795

ANZ National International, Ltd. (Å)
6.200% due 07/19/13

   4,000      4,001

ArcelorMittal (Þ)
6.125% due 06/01/18

   3,525      3,385

Arlington Street CDO, Ltd. (Þ)
Series 2000-1A Class A2
7.660% due 06/10/12

   1,556      1,579

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
6.000% due 08/15/14

   200      191
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

AstraZeneca PLC

       

5.900% due 09/15/17

   900      925

6.450% due 09/15/37

   800      818

AXA SA

       

6.463% due 12/14/18 (ƒ)(Þ)

   275      221

8.600% due 12/15/30

   355      364

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA (Þ)
6.862% due 10/13/21

   2,150      2,007

Barclays Bank PLC

       

5.450% due 09/12/12

   14,600      14,642

6.050% due 12/04/17 (Þ)

   2,200      2,120

7.375% due 06/29/49 (ƒ)(Þ)

   2,110      2,067

7.434% due 09/29/49 (ƒ)(Þ)

   235      202

Series BRL$ (Ê)(Å)

       

10.031% due 05/19/15

   25,000      25,212

Blue City Investments 1, Ltd.
for Blue City Co. 1 SAOC (Ê)
Series A3
6.570% due 11/07/16

   5,500      5,225

C10 Capital SPV, Ltd. (ƒ)(Ñ)(Þ)
6.722% due 12/31/49

   1,500      1,365

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

       

5.150% due 02/01/13

   1,225      1,221

5.700% due 05/15/17 (Ñ)

   1,325      1,291

5.850% due 02/01/35

   75      67

6.500% due 02/15/37

   700      681

6.250% due 03/15/38

   1,900      1,794

Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd. (Þ)
4.800% due 08/10/09

   1,091      1,097

Catalyst Paper Corp. (Ñ)
Series D
8.625% due 06/15/11

   5,688      4,664

China Development Bank
5.000% due 10/15/15

   300      292

Citigroup Global Markets
Deutschland AG for OAO Gazprom
10.500% due 10/21/09

   1,300      1,389

Commonwealth Bank of Australia (ƒ)(Þ)
6.024% due 03/29/49

   3,700      3,142

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de
Chile - CODELCO (Þ)
6.150% due 10/24/36

   100      94

Covidien International Finance SA

       

5.450% due 10/15/12

   900      896

6.000% due 10/15/17

   2,940      2,942

6.550% due 10/15/37

   1,800      1,748

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Credit Agricole SA/London (Ê)(Þ)
2.696% due 05/28/10

   2,300      2,282

Credit Suisse Guernsey, Ltd. (Ê)(ƒ)
Series 1
3.366% due 05/29/49

   2,820      2,097

Credit Suisse NY
5.000% due 05/15/13

   3,700      3,597

Deutsche ALT-A Securities NIM Trust (Å)
Series 2007-AHM Class N1
6.750% due 02/25/47

   303      288

Deutsche Bank AG/London
6.000% due 09/01/17

   4,700      4,705

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

       

5.375% due 03/23/11

   475      477

8.750% due 06/15/30

   500      556

Digicel Group, Ltd. (Þ)
8.875% due 01/15/15

   880      812

DNB NOR Bank ASA (Ê)(Þ)
2.858% due 10/13/09

   7,100      7,102

DP World, Ltd. (Þ)
6.850% due 07/02/37

   2,455      2,058

Egypt Government AID Bonds
4.450% due 09/15/15

   2,950      2,991

EnCana Corp.
6.500% due 02/01/38

   3,275      3,148

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

       

6.150% due 10/15/15

   500      463

7.000% due 07/15/34

   1,500      1,251

Evraz Group SA (Å)
8.875% due 04/24/13

   1,900      1,848

Export-Import Bank of China (Þ)
4.875% due 07/21/15

   200      194

FMG Finance Pty, Ltd.
10.625% due 09/01/16

   740      858

Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd. (Þ)
9.875% due 12/15/12

   4,190      4,043

Gaz Capital for Gazprom
8.625% due 04/28/34

   14,500      15,515

Gaz Capital SA

       

7.343% due 04/11/13 (Å)

   500      506

7.510% due 07/31/13 (Å)

   4,250      4,331

8.146% due 04/11/18 (Þ)

   5,965      6,040

Grupo Senda Autotransporte SA de CV (Å)
10.500% due 10/03/15

   3,600      3,492
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

HBOS PLC (ƒ)(Þ)
5.920% due 09/29/49

   700      455

HKCG Finance, Ltd. (Þ)
6.250% due 08/07/18

   2,780      2,761

HSBC Holdings PLC

       

6.500% due 05/02/36

   500      456

6.500% due 09/15/37

   1,000      903

Inco, Ltd.
5.700% due 10/15/15

   1,050      1,003

Independencia International, Ltd.
9.875% due 01/31/17

   1,688      1,647

Invesco, Ltd.

       

4.500% due 12/15/09

   3,257      3,149

5.625% due 04/17/12

   3,995      3,824

5.375% due 02/27/13

   1,600      1,479

Ispat Inland ULC
9.750% due 04/01/14

   7,976      8,506

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (Þ)
7.250% due 01/15/19

   1,250      1,238

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.364% due 06/20/11

   56,000      2,398

Kansas City Southern de Mexico SA de CV
9.375% due 05/01/12

   350      361

Keycorp (Ê)
5.056% due 11/22/10

   7,260      10,314

Korea Development Bank (Ê)
2.928% due 04/03/10

   8,900      8,784

Korea Electric Power Corp. (Þ)
5.125% due 04/23/34

   400      388

Landsbanki Islands HF (ƒ)(Þ)
7.431% due 12/31/49

   3,785      2,107

Millicom International Cellular SA
10.000% due 12/01/13

   200      211

Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.
6.125% due 08/15/13

   4,710      4,604

MUFG Capital Finance 1, Ltd. (ƒ)
6.346% due 07/29/49

   3,625      3,108

National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Þ)
5.350% due 06/12/13

   6,825      6,818

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd. (Þ) 7.875% due 04/29/13

   1,500      1,471

Nippon Life Insurance (Þ)
4.875% due 08/09/10

   2,685      2,669

Norske Skogindustrier ASA (Þ)

       

6.125% due 10/15/15

   2,735      1,723

7.125% due 10/15/33

   3,940      2,325

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Petrobras International Finance Co. (Ñ)
5.875% due 03/01/18

   1,650      1,612

Petroleum Export, Ltd. (Þ)
5.265% due 06/15/11

   137      134

PSB Finance SA for Promsvyazbank
9.625% due 05/23/12

   1,175      1,103

Quebecor World Capital Corp. (Ø)(Ñ)
6.125% due 11/15/13

   1,565      548

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. II (Þ)
5.298% due 09/30/20

   500      467

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III (Þ)

       

5.832% due 09/30/16

   3,395      3,309

5.838% due 09/30/27

   300      258

6.332% due 09/30/27

   2,490      2,222

Reliance Industries, Ltd. (Þ)
10.250% due 01/15/97

   750      802

RESI Finance, LP (Ê)(Þ)

       

Series 2003-D Class B3 (Ê)(Þ)

       

3.759% due 12/10/35

   1,461      548

Series 2003-D Class B4 (Ê)(Þ)

       

3.959% due 12/10/35

   1,698      629

Series 2007-B Class B5
3.558% due 03/27/37

   2,233      1,005

Resix Finance, Ltd. Credit-Linked Notes (Ê)(Þ)
Series 2003-D Class B7
8.209% due 12/10/35

   2,185      1,688

Resona Bank, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)
5.850% due 09/29/49

   7,300      5,979

Resona Preferred Global Securities Cayman, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)
7.191% due 12/29/49

   16,405      14,281

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd.

       

5.875% due 07/15/13

   6,065      6,135

7.125% due 07/15/28

   1,820      1,847

Rogers Communications, Inc.

       

6.375% due 03/01/14

   4,410      4,425

6.800% due 08/15/18

   6,580      6,589

7.500% due 08/15/38

   1,015      1,011

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

       

7.640% due 03/31/49 (ƒ)

   2,700      2,255

6.990% due 10/29/49 (ƒ)(Å)

   7,325      6,106

Series 1 (ƒ)

       

9.118% due 03/31/49

   4,025      4,035
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank
6.875% due 11/29/10

   1,550      1,575

Santander Perpetual SA Unipersonal (ƒ)(Þ)
6.671% due 10/29/49

   2,700      2,556

Santander US Debt SA Unipersonal (Ê)(Þ)
2.733% due 11/20/09

   2,800      2,775

Sappi Papier Holding AG (Þ)
6.750% due 06/15/12

   1,495      1,348

Shinsei Finance II (ƒ)(Þ)
7.160% due 07/25/49

   1,400      891

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV (Ê)(Þ)
2.728% due 08/14/09

   1,500      1,500

SMFG Preferred Capital USD 1, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)
6.078% due 01/29/49

   1,000      815

Steel Capital SA for OAO Severstal (Ñ)(Å)
9.750% due 07/29/13

   2,700      2,701

Stora Enso Oyj (Þ)
7.250% due 04/15/36

   1,595      1,202

Systems 2001 AT LLC

       

7.156% due 12/15/11(Þ)

   296      307

6.664% due 09/15/13(Å)

   324      335

Telecom Italia Capital SA

       

4.000% due 01/15/10

   1,751      1,725

4.875% due 10/01/10 (Ñ)

   950      943

3.395% due 07/18/11 (Ê)

   1,100      1,050

6.200% due 07/18/11

   3,530      3,617

6.999% due 06/04/18

   2,050      2,038

6.000% due 09/30/34

   1,050      865

7.721% due 06/04/38

   5,425      5,340

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

       

5.984% due 06/20/11

   1,285      1,300

6.421% due 06/20/16

   810      819

TMK Capital SA for OAO TMK
10.000% due 07/29/11

   1,100      1,101

TNK-BP Finance SA

       

6.125% due 03/20/12 (Þ)

   400      374

7.500% due 03/13/13 (Þ)

   3,705      3,585

7.875% due 03/13/18 (Å)

   4,280      3,959

Series REGS

       

7.875% due 03/13/18

   5,400      4,968

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

TransCapitalInvest, Ltd. for OJSC AK Transneft (Þ)

       

7.700% due 07/08/13

   1,200      1,200

8.700% due 08/07/18

   1,770      1,775

Transocean, Inc.

       

6.000% due 03/15/18

   3,735      3,786

6.800% due 03/15/38

   1,975      2,032

Tristan Oil, Ltd.

       

10.500% due 01/01/12 (Þ)

   700      686

Series REGS

       

10.500% due 01/01/12

   1,035      1,014

Tyco Electronics Group SA

       

6.000% due 10/01/12

   6,570      6,612

6.550% due 10/01/17

   3,235      3,197

7.125% due 10/01/37

   2,350      2,299

UBS AG/Stamford Branch

       

Series DPNT

       

5.875% due 12/20/17

   5,625      5,472

5.750% due 04/25/18

   1,100      1,046

Vale Overseas, Ltd.

       

6.250% due 01/23/17

   200      197

6.875% due 11/21/36

   200      191

Vedanta Resources PLC (Å)
9.500% due 07/18/18

   2,000      1,980

VIP Finance Ireland, Ltd. for OJSC Vimpel Communications
Series REGS
9.125% due 04/30/18

   4,800      4,705

Virgin Media Finance PLC
Series $
8.750% due 04/15/14

   750      699

Westfield Capital Corp., Ltd. /
WT Finance Aust Pty Ltd /
WEA Finance LLC (Å)
5.125% due 11/15/14

   700      638

Westfield Group (Þ)
5.400% due 10/01/12

   827      781

White Mountains Re Group, Ltd. (ƒ)(Å)
7.506% due 05/29/49

   11,855      8,997

XL Capital, Ltd. (ƒ)
Series E
6.500% due 12/31/49

   12,425      8,076

Xstrata Canada Corp.

       

7.250% due 07/15/12

   275      287

6.000% due 10/15/15

   800      765

Xstrata Finance Dubai, Ltd. (Ê)(Þ)

3.154% due 11/13/09

   885      865
         
        412,557
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Loan Agreements - 0.9%

       

Adam Aircraft
14.890% due 05/01/12

   723      72

ALLTEL Holding Corp., Term Loan
5.208% due 07/17/13

   1,489      1,435

Avis Budget Holdings, Term Loan
4.050% due 04/19/12

   669      583

AWAS, Second Lien Term Loan
8.813% due 03/21/13

   721      602

Coffeyville Resources, LLC

       

5.541% due 12/28/13

   315      293

5.641% due 12/28/13

   97      90

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC
9.280% due 07/01/13

   4,425      2,655

Douglas Dynamics
5.051% due 05/21/13

   1,876      1,651

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Term B Loan
6.478% due 10/10/14

   717      671

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Term Loan B

       

5.961% due 10/10/14

   617      577

6.234% due 10/10/14

   3,736      3,497

First Data Corp., Term Loan B

       

5.219% due 09/24/14

   5,143      4,729

5.551% due 09/24/14

   364      335

5.552% due 09/24/14

   156      144

Ford Motor Co.
5.460% due 12/15/13

   8,439      6,636

General Motors Corp.

       

5.163% due 11/01/13

   1,496      1,198

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Term Loan B

       

4.399% due 12/20/12

   523      494

4.446% due 12/20/12

   5,570      5,254

4.551% due 12/20/12

   646      609

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B
5.051% due 12/30/13

   4,749      4,476

Healthsouth Corp., Term Loan B
5.290% due 03/10/13

   2,508      2,360

Hexion Specialty Chemicals
5.063% due 05/05/13

   492      431

Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B

       

4.470% due 11/17/14

   204      151

4.800% due 11/17/14

   4,558      3,378

Newsday Corp.
9.750% due 07/09/13

   2,400      2,389

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
5.026% due 06/14/14

   96      80

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Term Loan B
5.125% due 06/14/14

   1,199      1,003

Realogy Corp.

       

5.313% due 04/10/13

   294      227

5.459% due 04/10/13

   1,092      845

Stallion Oilfield Services, Inc.
8.362% due 06/12/13

   4,500      3,848

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc., Second Lien Term Loan
9.180% due 12/06/14

   800      732

United Airlines, Inc.

       

4.500% due 02/01/14

   851      617

4.750% due 02/01/14

   361      262

Univision Communications, Inc.

       

4.710% due 09/15/14

   107      87

5.049% due 09/15/14

   1,669      1,358

USI Holdings Corp.
5.560% due 05/04/14

   1,167      1,072

Visteon Corp., Term Loan B
5.460% due 06/13/13

   2,200      1,625

Windstream Corp.

       

4.290% due 06/17/13

   2,306      2,223

4.170% due 07/17/13

   6      6
         
        58,695
         

Mortgage-Backed
Securities - 62.6%

    

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-2 Class A2
2.551% due 09/25/36

   2,680      2,616

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2004-5 Class 2A1

       

4.996% due 04/25/35

   1,308      1,183

Series 2005-1 Class 5A2 (Ê)

       

2.791% due 05/25/35

   572      360

Series 2005-3 Class 8A2 (Ê)

       

2.701% due 07/25/35

   1,153      740

American Home Mortgage Assets

       

Series 2006-3 Class 1A22 (Ê)

       

4.541% due 07/25/36

   3,751      1,557

Series 2006-6 Class A1C

       

2.741% due 11/25/36

   2,112      465

Series 2007-1 Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.228% due 02/25/47

   3,432      1,979
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2007-2 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.586% due 03/25/47

   3,940      2,401

Series 2007-4 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.651% due 08/25/37

   12,480      4,782

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2004-1 Class 1A

       

2.811% due 04/25/44

   212      211

Series 2004-4 Class 4A

       

4.390% due 02/25/45

   903      641

Series 2005-2 Class 1A1

       

2.761% due 09/25/45

   4,939      3,274

Series 2005-2 Class 5A2

       

2.611% due 09/25/35

   27      26

Series 2005-4 Class 1A1

       

2.751% due 11/25/45

   1,120      711

Series 2007-1 Class GA1C

       

2.651% due 05/25/47

   5,676      3,304

Asset Backed Funding Certificates (Ê)
Series 2006-OPT Class A3A
2.521% due 11/25/36

   496      473

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2003-1 Class A2

       

5.500% due 02/25/33

   964      924

Series 2003-2 Class CB2 (Ê)

       

2.961% due 04/25/33

   623      587

Series 2003-10 Class 2A1

       

6.000% due 12/25/33

   534      494

Series 2003-10 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.911% due 12/25/33

   1,478      1,343

Series 2004-2 Class 1A1

       

6.000% due 03/25/34

   1,237      1,143

Series 2004-10 Class 1CB1

       

6.000% due 11/25/34

   340      314

Series 2004-11 Class 1CB1

       

6.000% due 12/25/34

   391      361

Series 2005-1 Class 2A1

       

5.500% due 02/25/20

   2,905      2,834

Series 2005-3 Class 2A1

       

5.500% due 04/25/20

   473      471

Series 2005-5 Class 2CB1

       

6.000% due 06/25/35

   597      576

Series 2005-6 Class 7A1

       

5.500% due 07/25/20

   875      852

Series 2005-9 Class 5A1

       

5.500% due 10/25/20

   990      986

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-5 Class CB17

       

6.000% due 06/25/36

   2,214      1,943

Series 2006-6 Class CB6

       

6.000% due 07/25/46

   1,936      1,599

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

       

6.201% due 01/01/51

   3,069      2,528

Series 2003-1 Class SBB (Þ)

       

5.860% due 03/11/32

   183      199

Series 2003-1 Class SBC (Þ)

       

5.790% due 03/11/32

   390      424

Series 2003-1 Class SBE (Þ)

       

6.770% due 03/11/32

   1,250      1,404

Series 2004-3 Class A3

       

4.875% due 06/10/39

   1,598      1,598

Series 2005-2 Class A3

       

4.611% due 07/10/43

   364      362

Series 2005-2 Class A4

       

4.783% due 07/10/43

   3,125      3,061

Series 2005-3 Class A2

       

4.501% due 07/10/43

   1,720      1,702

Series 2005-5 Class A4

       

5.115% due 10/10/45

   6,255      5,874

Series 2005-6 Class A4

       

5.403% due 09/10/47

   1,500      1,419

Series 2006-1 Class A4

       

5.372% due 09/10/45

   3,465      3,243

Series 2006-3 Class A4

       

5.889% due 07/10/44

   515      495

Series 2006-4 Class A4

       

5.634% due 07/10/46

   1,870      1,768

Series 2007-2 Class A2

       

5.634% due 04/10/49

   3,540      3,455

Series 2007-2 Class A4

       

5.689% due 04/10/49

   3,500      3,255

Series 2008-1 Class A4

       

6.346% due 12/10/17

   1,970      1,885

Banc of America Funding Corp.

       

Series 2005-5 Class 1A11

       

5.500% due 09/25/35

   888      824

Series 2005-8 Class 1A1

       

5.500% due 01/25/36

   1,089      1,057

Series 2005-D Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.109% due 05/25/35

   1,256      1,095

Series 2005-F Class 1A2 (Ê)

       

2.808% due 09/20/35

   292      125

Series 2006-3 Class 5A8

       

5.500% due 03/25/36

   3,710      3,441
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-A Class 3A2

       

5.863% due 02/20/36

   1,301      936

Series 2006-A Class 4A1 (Ê)

       

5.563% due 02/20/36

   3,594      3,049

Series 2006-F Class 1A2 (Ê)

       

5.179% due 07/20/36

   349      267

Series 2006-H Class 4A4

       

6.172% due 09/20/46

   1,295      757

Series 2006-J Class 4A1

       

6.140% due 01/20/47

   1,070      819

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.

       

Series 2003-9 Class 1A12 (Ê)

       

2.911% due 12/25/33

   3,757      3,611

Series 2003-D Class 1A2 (Ê)

       

5.372% due 05/25/33

   1      1

Series 2004-1 Class 5A1

       

6.500% due 09/25/33

   65      64

Series 2004-2 Class 1A9 (Ê)

       

2.911% due 03/25/34

   2,318      2,190

Series 2004-11 Class 2A1

       

5.750% due 01/25/35

   2,944      2,815

Series 2004-D Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

4.962% due 05/25/34

   114      110

Series 2004-F Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

4.518% due 07/25/34

   1,521      1,428

Series 2004-I Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

4.684% due 10/25/34

   287      265

Series 2004-L Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

4.368% due 01/25/35

   2,243      2,065

Series 2005-8 Class A7

       

5.500% due 09/25/35

   1,004      1,007

Series 2005-9 Class 2A1

       

4.750% due 10/25/20

   980      948

Series 2005-G Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

4.923% due 08/25/35

   2,049      1,910

Series 2005-H Class 2A5 (Ê)

       

4.803% due 09/25/35

   2,700      2,452

Series 2005-I Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

4.866% due 10/25/35

   3,488      2,804

Series 2005-I Class 4A1 (Ê)

       

5.269% due 10/25/35

   1,727      1,507

Series 2005-L Class 3A1 (Ê)

       

5.465% due 01/25/36

   1,751      1,562

Series 2006-2 Class A12

       

6.000% due 07/25/36

   1,510      1,443

Series 2006-2 Class A15

       

6.000% due 07/25/36

   2,517      2,457

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-B Class 1A1 (Ê)
6.152% due 11/20/36

   1,524      1,283

Series 2007-3 Class 1A1

       

6.000% due 09/25/37

   19,307      18,377

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-C Class 2A1
2.570% due 11/28/36

   419      407

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2002-11 Class 1A2

       

6.736% due 02/25/33

   16      16

Series 2003-1 Class 6A1

       

5.033% due 04/25/33

   102      98

Series 2003-8 Class 4A1

       

4.599% due 01/25/34

   401      369

Series 2004-1 Class 21A1

       

4.449% due 04/25/34

   1,908      1,762

Series 2004-3 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

4.670% due 07/25/34

   1,322      1,264

Series 2004-8 Class 2A1

       

5.072% due 11/25/34

   3,447      3,298

Series 2004-10 Class 22A1

       

4.949% due 01/25/35

   1,500      1,381

Series 2005-2 Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.125% due 03/25/35

   15,858      15,146

Series 2005-2 Class A2 (Ê)

       

4.125% due 03/25/35

   812      777

Series 2005-3 Class 2A1

       

5.071% due 06/25/35

   4,872      4,514

Series 2005-10 Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.750% due 10/25/35

   2,556      2,502

Series 2007-1 Class 3A2

       

5.753% due 02/25/47

   3,055      2,461

Series 2007-3 Class 1A1

       

5.473% due 05/25/47

   6,471      5,720

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust

       

Series 2005-4 Class 23A1

       

5.371% due 05/25/35

   1,686      1,432

Series 2005-5 Class 21A1

       

5.509% due 06/25/35

   3,191      2,478

Series 2005-7 Class 22A1

       

5.712% due 09/25/35

   680      553

Series 2005-8 Class 11A1 (Ê)

       

2.731% due 10/25/35

   2,824      1,454

Series 2006-3 Class 33A1 (Ê)

       

6.134% due 05/25/36

   1,396      1,026
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust II

       

Series 2007-1 Class 1A1

       

6.259% due 09/25/47

   10,728      8,057

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2005-AC8 Class A5

       

5.500% due 11/25/35

   990      850

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

       

Series 2005-PW1 Class A4

       

5.405% due 12/11/40

   3,500      3,342

Series 2005-PWR Class A4B

       

4.943% due 09/11/42

   85      79

Series 2006-PW1 Class A4

       

5.540% due 09/11/41

   4,250      3,997

Series 2007-PW1 Class A4

       

5.712% due 06/11/40

   2,600      2,417

5.694% due 06/11/50

   2,800      2,577

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A2

       

2.711% due 07/25/36

   8,168      3,720

Series 2006-AR2 Class 1A1

       

2.661% due 09/25/36

   8,550      5,278

Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1

       

2.691% due 10/25/36

   1,998      1,208

Series 2006-AR3 Class 1A1

       

2.641% due 10/25/36

   1,997      1,226

Series 2006-AR4 Class A1

       

2.671% due 12/25/36

   2,407      1,577

Series 2006-AR5 Class 1A1

       

2.621% due 12/25/46

   5,363      3,349

Series 2007-AR2 Class A1

       

2.631% due 03/25/37

   2,506      1,461

Series 2007-AR2 Class A3

       

2.691% due 03/25/37

   7,858      1,937

Series 2007-AR3 Class 1A1

       

2.601% due 03/25/37

   3,910      2,388

Bear Stearns Structured Products, Inc.

       

Series 2007-R6 Class 1A1

       

5.673% due 01/26/36

   2,415      1,966

Series 2007-R6 Class 2A1

       

5.775% due 12/26/46

   1,407      1,127

Series 2007-R7 Class A1 (Ê)(Å)

       

2.682% due 01/25/37

   4,169      4,044

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.

       

Series 2003-S8 Class A1

       

4.500% due 09/25/18

   1,549      1,449

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-S4 Class A3

       

6.000% due 12/25/36

   2,545      2,306

Series 2006-S4 Class A4

       

6.000% due 12/25/36

   1,525      1,448

Series 2007-A1 Class 1A3

       

4.353% due 02/25/37

   2,077      1,983

Series 2007-A1 Class 4A1

       

4.487% due 02/25/37

   672      635

Series 2007-A1 Class 5A1

       

4.169% due 02/25/37

   1,676      1,583

Series 2007-A1 Class 8A1

       

4.238% due 02/25/37

   8,610      7,975

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.

       

Series 2006-3 Class 1A6

       

6.000% due 06/25/36

   984      903

Series 2006-3 Class 1A9

       

5.750% due 06/25/36

   1,650      1,421

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2006-C5 Class A4

       

5.431% due 10/15/49

   395      368

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

       

Series 2005-11 Class A2A (Ê)

       

4.700% due 12/25/35

   299      280

Series 2006-AR3 Class 2A4A

       

5.900% due 06/25/36

   2,553      1,837

Series 2006-AR5 Class 2A1A

       

6.207% due 07/25/36

   2,270      1,647

Series 2006-WFH Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.583% due 10/25/36

   6,300      5,868

Series 2007-AR8 Class 2A1A

       

5.913% due 08/25/37

   2,746      2,438

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-CD1 Class A4

       

5.225% due 07/15/44

   8,095      7,729

Series 2006-CD3 Class A5

       

5.617% due 10/15/48

   2,605      2,458

Citimortgage Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2006-A3 Class 1A5

       

6.000% due 07/25/36

   1,579      1,430

Series 2007-A1 Class 1A5

       

6.000% due 01/25/37

   2,829      2,421

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

       

Series 2001-J1A Class A2 (Þ)

       

6.457% due 02/16/34

   1,199      1,223

Series 2006-C7 Class A2

       

5.690% due 06/10/46

   825      822
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2007-C9 Class A4

       

6.010% due 12/10/49

   5,422      5,069

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2004-2CB Class 1A4 (Ê)

       

2.861% due 03/25/34

   634      600

Series 2004-28C Class 6A1

       

6.000% due 01/25/35

   515      465

Series 2004-J7 Class 1A2

       

4.673% due 08/25/34

   40      39

Series 2004-J8 Class 1A1

       

7.000% due 09/25/34

   502      475

Series 2005-1CB Class 2A2

       

5.500% due 03/25/35

   1,487      1,418

Series 2005-16 Class A1 (Ê)

       

5.173% due 06/25/35

   2,464      1,845

Series 2005-32T Class A7 (Ê)

       

2.711% due 08/25/35

   1,759      1,658

Series 2005-38 Class A1 (Ê)

       

5.028% due 09/25/35

   1,050      651

Series 2005-38 Class A3 (Ê)

       

2.811% due 09/25/35

   1,400      886

Series 2005-51 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

2.778% due 11/20/35

   1,797      1,150

Series 2005-56 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

5.568% due 11/25/35

   1,116      735

Series 2005-56 Class 3A1 (Ê)

       

2.751% due 11/25/35

   503      320

Series 2005-56 Class 4A1 (Ê)

       

2.771% due 11/25/35

   1,219      794

Series 2005-58 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.848% due 12/20/35

   1,320      554

Series 2005-59 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

2.813% due 11/20/35

   2,921      1,863

Series 2005-59 Class 1A2B (Ê)

       

2.718% due 11/20/35

   385      341

Series 2005-62 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

2.761% due 12/25/35

   2,014      1,317

Series 2005-63 Class 3A1

       

5.890% due 11/25/35

   2,376      1,797

Series 2005-63 Class 5A1 (Ê)

       

5.314% due 12/25/35

   3,480      2,838

Series 2005-85C Class 2A2

       

5.500% due 02/25/36

   84      76

Series 2005-J8 Class 1A3

       

5.500% due 07/25/35

   2,148      1,918

Series 2005-J13 Class 2A3

       

5.500% due 11/25/35

   1,081      947

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-9T1 Class A7

       

6.000% due 05/25/36

   1,070      929

Series 2006-43C Class 1A7

       

6.000% due 02/25/37

   3,067      2,832

Series 2006-J2 Class A3

       

6.000% due 04/25/36

   1,589      1,379

Series 2006-OA1 Class 1A3 (Ê)

       

2.758% due 12/20/46

   5,316      1,317

Series 2006-OA1 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.668% due 03/20/46

   4,691      2,943

Series 2006-OA1 Class 4A1 (Ê)

       

2.651% due 08/25/46

   2,599      1,602

Series 2006-OA1 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.638% due 02/20/47

   3,281      2,022

Series 2006-OA2 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.621% due 02/25/47

   2,994      1,841

Series 2006-OA6 Class 1A3 (Ê)

       

2.731% due 07/25/46

   1,058      418

Series 2006-OA7 Class 1A4 (Ê)

       

4.468% due 06/25/46

   5,522      1,854

Series 2007-15C Class A5

       

5.750% due 07/25/37

   10,780      8,621

Series 2007-J2 Class 2A1

       

6.000% due 07/25/37

   3,396      2,630

Series 2007-OA1 Class A1A (Ê)

       

4.908% due 04/25/43

   4,869      2,839

Series 2007-OA4 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.631% due 05/25/47

   4,530      2,802

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust

       

Series 2003-8 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.961% due 05/25/18

   1,946      1,940

Series 2003-20 Class 1A9

       

5.500% due 07/25/33

   1,604      1,565

Series 2003-42 Class M (Ê)

       

4.261% due 10/25/33

   691      671

Series 2003-52 Class A1

       

4.500% due 02/19/34

   2,780      2,606

Series 2004-12 Class 1M

       

4.902% due 08/25/34

   323      188

Series 2004-16 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

2.861% due 09/25/34

   1,291      1,065

Series 2004-22 Class A3

       

4.799% due 11/25/34

   2,178      1,936

Series 2004-HYB Class 1A1

       

4.718% due 02/20/35

   3,833      3,459

Series 2004-HYB Class A2

       

4.544% due 11/20/34

   1,654      1,374
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2004-J9 Class 2A1

       

5.250% due 01/25/35

   1,655      1,598

Series 2005-8R Class A4

       

6.000% due 10/25/34

   1,328      1,311

Series 2005-20 Class A5

       

5.500% due 10/25/35

   5,658      4,998

Series 2005-23 Class A1

       

5.500% due 11/25/35

   3,218      3,100

Series 2005-29 Class A1

       

5.750% due 12/25/35

   1,948      1,675

Series 2005-HYB Class 2A1

       

4.904% due 08/20/35

   6,471      5,230

Series 2005-HYB Class 3A2A (Ê)

       

5.250% due 02/20/36

   345      287

Series 2005-HYB Class 4A1

       

5.609% due 12/20/35

   3,329      2,393

Series 2006-1 Class A2

       

6.000% due 03/25/36

   895      855

Series 2006-1 Class A3

       

6.000% due 03/25/36

   316      306

Series 2006-13 Class 1A23

       

6.250% due 09/25/36

   483      486

Series 2006-15 Class A3

       

6.250% due 10/25/36

   1,003      1,010

Series 2006-20 Class B1

       

6.000% due 02/25/37

   988      350

Series 2006-HYB Class 3A1A

       

6.086% due 05/20/36

   2,126      1,821

Series 2006-J4 Class A10

       

6.250% due 09/25/36

   473      430

Series 2006-J4 Class A2

       

6.250% due 09/25/36

   828      819

Series 2006-OA5 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.661% due 04/25/46

   3,698      2,242

Series 2006-R2 Class AF1 (Ê)(Þ)

       

2.881% due 08/25/36

   3,283      3,257

Series 2007-18 Class 2A1

       

6.500% due 09/25/37

   3,087      2,706

Series 2007-HY1 Class 1A2

       

5.696% due 04/25/37

   1,003      689

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

       

Series 2006-C1 Class AAB

       

5.552% due 02/15/39

   1,480      1,443

Series 2006-C3 Class B

       

5.827% due 06/15/38

   1,341      1,034

Series 2006-C4 Class A3

       

5.467% due 09/15/39

   3,350      3,127

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2007-C1 Class A3

       

5.383% due 02/15/40

   4,050      3,676

Series 2007-C1 Class AAB

       

5.336% due 02/15/40

   4,500      4,231

Series 2007-C3 Class A4

       

5.723% due 06/15/39

   2,600      2,416

Series 2007-C3 Class AAB

       

5.723% due 06/15/39

   4,650      4,439

Series 2007-C3 Class B

       

5.723% due 06/15/39

   794      565

Series 2007-C5 Class B

       

6.134% due 09/15/40

   2,584      1,877

Crown Castle Towers LLC (Þ)

       

Series 2005-1A Class AFL (Ê)

       

2.838% due 06/15/35

   6,685      6,496

Series 2005-1A Class AFX

       

4.643% due 06/15/35

   1,635      1,613

Series 2005-1A Class C

       

5.074% due 06/15/35

   591      555

Series 2006-1A Class AFX

       

5.245% due 11/15/36

   1,325      1,292

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

       

Series 1998-C2 Class A2

       

6.300% due 11/15/30

   368      368

Series 2001-CKN Class A4

       

5.435% due 09/15/34

   7,807      7,795

Series 2001-SPG Class A2 (Þ)

       

6.515% due 08/13/18

   800      820

Series 2002-30 Class DB1

       

7.396% due 11/25/32

   593      536

Series 2003-29 Class 5A1

       

7.000% due 12/25/33

   96      91

Series 2004-1 Class 3A1

       

7.000% due 02/25/34

   38      35

Series 2004-C1 Class A3

       

4.321% due 01/15/37

   2,780      2,732

Series 2005-9 Class 2A1

       

5.500% due 10/25/35

   5,694      5,230

CW Capital Cobalt, Ltd.

       

Series 2006-C1 Class A2

       

5.174% due 08/15/48

   80      78

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-AR1 Class 2A3

       

4.967% due 08/25/35

   3,735      2,904

Series 2006-AB4 Class A1C

       

6.000% due 10/25/36

   1,275      1,222
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2007-OA1 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.611% due 02/25/47

   1,049      524

Series 2007-OA2 Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.061% due 04/25/47

   15,454      9,912

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp.

       

Series 1999-CG1 Class S

       

1.042% due 03/10/32

   15,324      84

Series 1999-CG3 Class A3

       

7.730% due 10/10/32

   1,160      1,196

Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2004-AR3 Class 1A1B (Ê)

       

5.826% due 07/19/44

   434      217

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

4.231% due 04/19/47

   1,622      1,547

Fannie Mae

       

7.000% due 2009

   1      1

5.190% due 2012

   2,112      2,136

5.500% due 2013

   12      12

5.000% due 2014

   31      31

5.500% due 2014

   34      35

6.500% due 2015

   12      12

5.000% due 2016

   310      306

5.500% due 2016

   64      64

6.000% due 2016

   660      677

11.000% due 2016

   75      84

5.000% due 2017

   5,887      5,842

5.500% due 2017

   473      480

6.000% due 2017

   463      473

6.500% due 2017

   699      726

8.000% due 2017

   33      36

4.000% due 2018

   4,460      4,202

4.500% due 2018

   12,261      11,952

5.000% due 2018

   21,346      21,199

5.500% due 2018

   401      406

6.500% due 2018

   212      220

4.500% due 2019

   851      828

5.000% due 2019

   12,357      12,261

5.500% due 2019

   171      174

6.000% due 2019

   4,254      4,361

6.500% due 2019

   103      106

4.500% due 2020

   1,662      1,619

5.000% due 2020

   5,628      5,567

5.500% due 2020

   1,056      1,066

6.000% due 2020

   5,356      5,491

6.500% due 2020

   43      45

8.000% due 2020

   5      5

5.000% due 2021

   6,568      6,476

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

5.500% due 2021

   2,850      2,866

5.500% due 2022

   32,110      32,254

6.500% due 2022

   59      62

4.500% due 2023

   10,038      9,785

5.000% due 2023

   823      810

6.500% due 2024

   1,185      1,222

7.500% due 2024

   5      6

8.000% due 2024

   71      78

6.500% due 2025

   746      769

7.000% due 2025

   2      3

5.611% due 2026 (Ê)

   173      175

7.000% due 2026

   233      247

9.000% due 2026

   27      30

6.000% due 2027

   5,616      5,688

7.000% due 2027

   6      7

7.500% due 2027

   8      9

6.500% due 2028

   283      292

7.000% due 2028

   374      397

6.500% due 2029

   639      660

7.000% due 2029

   1,799      1,900

7.500% due 2029

   42      45

6.500% due 2030

   185      192

7.000% due 2030

   673      713

7.500% due 2030

   313      338

8.000% due 2030

   401      432

8.500% due 2030

   577      635

9.500% due 2030

   68      76

6.500% due 2031

   560      578

7.000% due 2031

   1,373      1,448

7.500% due 2031

   419      451

8.000% due 2031

   496      534

8.500% due 2031

   259      283

6.000% due 2032

   3,488      3,529

6.500% due 2032

   1,645      1,704

7.000% due 2032

   4,687      4,935

7.500% due 2032

   687      737

8.000% due 2032

   2      3

8.500% due 2032

   46      50

3.683% due 2033 (Ê)

   19      20

3.823% due 2033 (Ê)

   1,352      1,362

4.007% due 2033 (Ê)

   26      26

4.381% due 2033 (Ê)

   75      76

4.942% due 2033 (Ê)

   675      687

5.000% due 2033

   3,292      3,148

5.500% due 2033

   11,078      10,904

5.560% due 2033 (Ê)

   628      638

6.000% due 2033

   805      814

6.500% due 2033

   1,168      1,207
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

7.000% due 2033

   516      544

4.395% due 2034 (Ê)

   2,379      2,383

4.659% due 2034 (Ê)

   293      293

5.000% due 2034

   3,890      3,716

5.500% due 2034

   50,654      49,839

6.000% due 2034

   2,185      2,204

6.265% due 2034 (Ê)

   2,224      2,267

6.500% due 2034

   1,322      1,363

6.634% due 2034 (Ê)

   1,247      1,255

7.000% due 2034

   271      285

7.500% due 2034

   157      168

4.124% due 2035 (Ê)

   2,729      2,745

4.166% due 2035 (Ê)

   2,587      2,604

4.312% due 2035 (Ê)

   2,674      2,682

4.476% due 2035 (Ê)

   1,583      1,589

4.507% due 2035 (Ê)

   3,074      3,081

4.724% due 2035 (Ê)

   1,615      1,623

4.835% due 2035 (Ê)

   3,682      3,708

5.000% due 2035

   11,204      10,694

5.068% due 2035 (Ê)

   387      383

5.500% due 2035

   94,582      92,899

6.000% due 2035

   2,703      2,722

6.500% due 2035

   98      101

7.000% due 2035

   539      565

7.500% due 2035

   1,359      1,456

5.000% due 2036

   31,684      30,219

5.500% due 2036

   23,555      23,053

6.000% due 2036

   30,614      30,775

6.500% due 2036

   21,111      21,707

7.000% due 2036

   898      939

7.500% due 2036

   796      840

5.000% due 2037

   4,268      4,063

5.237% due 2037 (Ê)

   2,888      2,923

5.483% due 2037 (Ê)

   3,390      3,429

5.500% due 2037

   105,572      103,360

5.557% due 2037 (Ê)

   3,078      3,123

5.981% due 2037 (Ê)

   3,658      3,727

6.000% due 2037

   81,487      81,947

6.108% due 2037 (Ê)

   2,103      2,111

6.500% due 2037

   28,276      29,047

7.000% due 2037

   91,201      95,497

7.500% due 2037

   20,566      21,681

5.000% due 2038

   9,830      9,345

5.500% due 2038

   85,251      83,506

6.000% due 2038

   7,165      7,206

7.000% due 2038

   21,193      22,195

7.500% due 2038

   3,691      3,891

4.928% due 2040 (Ê)

   315      315

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 1997-281 Class 2

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

9.000% due 11/01/26

   34      6

Series 2000-306 Class IO

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

8.000% due 05/01/30

   37      10

Series 2001-317 Class 2

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

8.000% due 08/01/31

   76      20

Series 2002-320 Class 2

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

7.000% due 04/01/32

   24      7

Series 2003-339 Class 23

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.000% due 07/01/18

   1,673      234

Series 2003-343 Class 6

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.000% due 10/01/33

   2,573      644

Series 2003-345 Class 18

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

4.500% due 12/01/18

   8,038      1,095

Series 2003-345 Class 19

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

4.500% due 01/01/19

   8,958      1,211

Series 2005-365 Class 12

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.500% due 12/01/35

   11,820      3,174

Series 2006-369 Class 8

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.500% due 04/01/36

   2,230      564

15 Year TBA (Ï)

       

4.500%

   18,800      18,013

5.000%

   85,735      84,181

5.500%

   15,975      16,025

6.000%

   21,465      21,914

30 Year TBA (Ï)

       

5.000%

   193,640      183,377

5.500%

   624,246      610,629

6.000%

   244,457      245,527

6.500%

   34,510      35,114

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust

       

Series 1999-T2 Class A1

       

7.500% due 01/19/39

   31      33

Series 2001-T8 Class A2

       

9.500% due 07/25/41

   171      187

Series 2002-T19 Class A1

       

6.500% due 07/25/42

   665      686

Series 2003-T4 Class 2A5

       

5.407% due 09/26/33

   842      739
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Fannie Mae REMICS

       

Series 1996-46 Class ZA

       

7.500% due 11/25/26

   231      243

Series 1997-68 Class SC (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.031% due 05/18/27

   88      11

Series 1999-56 Class Z

       

7.000% due 12/18/29

   1,001      1,056

Series 2001-4 Class SA (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.092% due 02/17/31

   165      17

Series 2003-16 Class NI

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.000% due 02/25/15

   39     

Series 2003-21 Class M

       

5.000% due 02/25/17

   439      443

Series 2003-25 Class IK

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

7.000% due 04/25/33

   281      77

Series 2003-32 Class FH (Ê)

       

2.861% due 11/25/22

   2,322      2,303

Series 2003-32 Class UI

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.000% due 05/25/33

   378      105

Series 2003-33 Class IA

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.500% due 05/25/33

   1,584      397

Series 2003-35 Class FY (Ê)

       

2.861% due 05/25/18

   4,597      4,572

Series 2003-35 Class IU

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.000% due 05/25/33

   392      105

Series 2003-35 Class UI

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.500% due 05/25/33

   383      95

Series 2003-64 Class JI

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.000% due 07/25/33

   411      115

Series 2003-78 Class FI (Ê)

       

2.861% due 01/25/33

   2,331      2,291

Series 2003-82 Class IA

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.000% due 08/25/32

   306      36

Series 2003-82 Class WI

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.000% due 08/25/32

   48      5

Series 2003-122 Class AJ

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

4.500% due 02/25/28

   465      462

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2004-21 Class FL (Ê)

       

2.811% due 11/25/32

   1,101      1,082

Series 2004-70 Class EB

       

5.000% due 10/25/24

   2,575      2,456

Series 2005-65 Class FP (Ê)

       

2.711% due 08/25/35

   399      394

Series 2005-69 Class IO (Ê)

       

Principal Only STRIP

       

Zero coupon due 08/25/35

   47      10

Series 2005-79 Class FC (Ê)

       

2.761% due 02/25/22

   2,625      2,588

Series 2005-110 Class MB

       

5.500% due 09/25/35

   1,858      1,897

Series 2006-5 Class 3A2 (Ê)

       

4.667% due 05/25/35

   469      470

Series 2006-22 Class CE

       

4.500% due 08/25/23

   1,190      1,070

Series 2006-48 Class LG

       

Principal Only STRIP

       

Zero coupon due 06/25/36

   658      414

Series 2006-81 Class LF (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 09/25/36

   151      140

Series 2006-118 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.543% due 12/25/36

   427      412

Series 2006-118 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.520% due 12/25/36

   1,217      1,171

Series 2007-27 Class XA (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 05/25/35

   81      73

Series 2007-42 Class LF (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 05/25/37

   222      218

Series 2007-53 Class UF (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 06/25/37

   162      167

Series 2007-56 Class GY (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 06/25/37

   76      73

Series 2007-73 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.543% due 07/25/37

   3,474      3,417

Series 2008-62 Class DY

       

4.000% due 07/25/23

   4,620      4,197

Series 2008-70 Class BY

       

4.000% due 08/25/23

   3,815      3,468

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

       

Series 2003-W17 Class 1A6

       

5.310% due 08/25/33

   5,400      5,517

Series 2004-W9 Class 2A1

       

6.500% due 02/25/44

   260      273

Series 2004-W11 Class 1A2

       

6.500% due 05/25/44

   492      521

Series 2004-W11 Class 1A3

       

7.000% due 05/25/44

   859      914
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Fannie Mae-Aces
Series 2006-M2 Class A2F
5.259% due 05/25/20

   300      289

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.
Structured Pass Through Securities

       

Series 2003-58 Class 2A

       

6.500% due 09/25/43

   244      256

Series 2005-63 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

4.728% due 02/25/45

   119      109

FHA PJ Reilly 67 NCP
7.430% due 01/01/24

   60      60

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê)
Series 2006-FF1 Class A5
2.611% due 12/25/36

   4,675      2,803

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities

       

Series 2004-AA3 Class A1 (Ê)

       

5.304% due 09/25/34

   353      313

Series 2005-AA2 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

6.586% due 03/25/35

   222      165

Series 2005-AA5 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

4.628% due 07/25/35

   304      239

Series 2005-AA7 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

5.401% due 09/25/35

   2,808      2,197

Series 2006-AA5 Class A2 (Ê)

       

6.522% due 09/25/36

   1,451      761

Series 2006-FA3 Class A6

       

6.000% due 07/25/36

   1,664      1,528

First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc.

       

Series 2003-5 Class 1A17

       

8.000% due 07/25/33

   111      112

Series 2004-AR5 Class 4A1 (Ê)

       

5.700% due 10/25/34

   403      356

Series 2004-AR6 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

4.750% due 12/25/34

   665      599

Series 2005-AR3 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

5.366% due 08/25/35

   773      697

Series 2005-AR5 Class 3A1 (Ê)

       

5.537% due 10/25/35

   784      700

First Union - Chase Commercial Mortgage
Series 1999-C2 Class A2
6.645% due 06/15/31

   127      128

Freddie Mac

       

5.500% due 2013

   1      1

12.000% due 2013

   9      10

12.000% due 2014

   12      14

11.000% due 2015

   9      9

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

5.500% due 2016

   28      28

6.000% due 2016

   88      89

10.000% due 2016

   49      54

5.500% due 2017

   193      195

4.000% due 2018

   10,843      10,206

4.500% due 2018

   1,978      1,927

5.000% due 2018

   3,737      3,706

5.500% due 2018

   66      67

4.500% due 2019

   273      266

5.000% due 2019

   4,779      4,734

5.500% due 2019

   185      188

4.500% due 2020

   2,040      1,981

5.000% due 2020

   12,103      11,955

5.500% due 2020

   6,748      6,807

8.000% due 2020

   93      100

11.000% due 2020

   40      46

5.000% due 2021

   1,254      1,243

10.500% due 2021

   22      25

6.500% due 2025

   4      5

8.500% due 2025

   24      26

7.000% due 2027

   179      189

8.500% due 2027

   155      171

7.500% due 2028

   47      51

6.500% due 2029

   128      132

7.500% due 2029

   71      77

6.280% due 2030 (Ê)

   30      31

6.500% due 2030

   8      8

7.500% due 2030

   200      216

8.000% due 2030

   43      47

8.500% due 2030

   127      140

6.500% due 2031

   1,016      1,051

7.000% due 2031

   403      423

7.500% due 2031

   124      133

8.000% due 2031

   228      246

6.000% due 2032

   117      118

7.000% due 2032

   208      220

7.500% due 2032

   111      119

3.539% due 2033 (Ê)

   711      712

3.766% due 2033 (Ê)

   130      130

5.000% due 2033

   945      903

5.500% due 2033

   4,464      4,391

6.000% due 2033

   246      249

6.500% due 2033

   376      389

7.000% due 2033

   505      531

7.500% due 2033

   92      100

3.935% due 2034 (Ê)

   187      189

4.839% due 2034 (Ê)

   2,056      2,113

5.055% due 2034 (Ê)

   557      561

5.299% due 2034 (Ê)

   1,465      1,465
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

5.500% due 2034

   1,547      1,519

6.000% due 2034

   847      855

6.704% due 2034 (Ê)

   145      145

4.832% due 2035 (Ê)

   2,023      2,031

4.862% due 2035 (Ê)

   3,909      3,939

5.000% due 2035

   1,623      1,548

5.032% due 2035 (Ê)

   536      537

5.000% due 2036

   6,183      5,895

5.873% due 2036 (Ê)

   1,245      1,265

5.917% due 2036 (Ê)

   2,199      2,236

5.969% due 2036 (Ê)

   1,485      1,509

5.499% due 2037 (Ê)

   1,842      1,866

5.523% due 2037 (Ê)

   5,117      5,161

5.590% due 2037 (Ê)

   3,394      3,435

5.693% due 2037 (Ê)

   4,479      4,560

5.698% due 2037 (Ê)

   1,069      1,083

5.699% due 2037 (Ê)

   6,881      6,980

5.730% due 2037 (Ê)

   2,698      2,738

5.767% due 2037 (Ê)

   2,239      2,275

5.770% due 2037 (Ê)

       

5.809% due 2037 (Ê)

   2,189      2,221

5.851% due 2037 (Ê)

   715      725

5.872% due 2037 (Ê)

   1,041      1,056

5.973% due 2037 (Ê)

   188      190

6.110% due 2037 (Ê)

   4,725      4,800

7.000% due 2037

   621      650

5.500% due 2038

   62,231      60,897

15 Year TBA (Ï)

       

5.500%

   54,500      53,878

30 Year TBA (Ï)

       

5.500%

   58,000      58,091

6.000%

   16,080      16,144

Freddie Mac Reference REMIC

       

Series 2006-R00 Class AK

       

5.750% due 12/15/18

   1,921      1,968

Freddie Mac REMICS

       

Series 1991-103 Class Z

       

9.000% due 02/15/21

   42      42

Series 1994-167 Class J

       

6.000% due 04/15/23

   129      131

Series 1994-173 Class Z

       

7.000% due 05/15/24

   268      284

Series 1999-212 Class SG (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

4.500% due 06/17/27

   1,245      93

Series 2000-224 Class SC (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.043% due 08/15/30

   49      4

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2000-226 Class F (Ê)

       

2.908% due 11/15/30

   76      75

Series 2001-229 Class KF (Ê)

       

2.711% due 07/25/22

   948      939

Series 2001-232 Class ZQ

       

6.500% due 06/15/31

   1,678      1,774

Series 2002-246 Class SJ (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.543% due 03/15/32

   198      20

Series 2003-256 Class FJ (Ê)

       

2.858% due 02/15/33

   1,456      1,441

Series 2003-256 Class IM

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.000% due 09/15/14

   51     

Series 2003-259 Class IQ

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.000% due 06/15/17

   1,003      96

Series 2003-262 Class AB

       

2.900% due 11/15/14

   1,394      1,384

Series 2003-262 Class QH

       

5.000% due 05/15/33

   1,210      1,131

5.000% due 06/15/33

   1,310      1,222

Series 2003-264 Class IM

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

7.000% due 07/15/33

   347      97

Series 2003-266 Class MA

       

4.500% due 10/15/31

   817      815

Series 2004-277 Class UF (Ê)

       

2.758% due 06/15/33

   2,662      2,623

Series 2004-281 Class DF (Ê)

       

2.908% due 06/15/23

   585      579

Series 2004-282 Class JE

       

4.500% due 07/15/19

   4,165      3,992

Series 2004-287 Class AL

       

5.000% due 10/15/24

   1,850      1,763

Series 2004-287 Class GC

       

5.000% due 11/15/29

   835      835

Series 2004-289 Class PC

       

5.000% due 07/15/30

   1,595      1,595

Series 2005-291 Class KP

       

5.000% due 11/15/29

   1,495      1,496

Series 2005-294 Class FA (Ê)

       

2.628% due 03/15/20

   1,100      1,080

Series 2005-299 Class KF (Ê)

       

2.858% due 06/15/35

   470      462

Series 2005-300 Class ED

       

5.000% due 07/15/25

   1,835      1,733
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2005-301 Class IM

       

5.500% due 01/15/31

   1,757      166

Series 2005-302 Class MB

       

5.000% due 12/15/28

   640      646

Series 2005-303 Class AQ

       

4.500% due 10/15/22

   610      610

Series 2005-303 Class XA (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 09/15/35

   282      248

Series 2005-305 Class JF (Ê)

       

2.758% due 10/15/35

   476      471

Series 2005-306 Class PC

       

5.000% due 02/15/29

   1,795      1,814

Series 2006-312 Class HT

       

5.000% due 03/15/26

   3,356      3,130

Series 2006-313 Class FP (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 04/15/36

   661      550

Series 2006-313 Class X (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 04/15/36

   121      99

Series 2006-314 Class LF (Ê)

       

2.758% due 05/15/36

   536      524

Series 2006-315 Class EQ

       

5.000% due 05/15/36

   1,485      1,386

Series 2006-316 Class X (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 06/15/36

   332      293

Series 2006-317 Class XI (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 10/15/35

   1,292      25

Series 2006-323 Class PA

       

6.000% due 03/15/26

   2,594      2,654

Series 2007-326 Class DO (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 01/15/37

   87      78

Series 2007-327 Class SX (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 07/15/36

   153      156

Series 2007-327 Class UF (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 02/15/37

   160      178

Series 2007-327 Class WF (Ê)

       

Zero coupon due 09/15/36

   72      58

Series 2007-330 Class GL (Ê)

       

5.143% due 04/15/37

   539      642

Series 2007-333 Class AF (Ê)

       

2.608% due 10/15/20

   18,505      18,096

Series 2007-333 Class BF (Ê)

       

2.608% due 07/15/19

   3,017      2,951

Series 2007-333 Class FT (Ê)

       

2.608% due 08/15/19

   13,617      13,319

Series 2007-334 Class FA (Ê)

       

2.688% due 02/15/19

   13,419      13,115

Series 2008-345 Class MB

       

4.500% due 06/15/23

   16,365      14,946

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Freddie Mac Strips

       

Series 1998-191 Class IO

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

8.000% due 01/01/28

   30      7

Series 1998-194 Class IO

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.500% due 04/01/28

   186      50

Series 2001-212 Class IO

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.000% due 05/01/31

   286      76

Series 2001-215 Class IO

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

8.000% due 06/01/31

   125      32

Fremont Home Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-D Class 2A1

       

2.521% due 11/25/36

   1,034      971

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.

       

Series 2001-1 Class A2

       

6.531% due 05/15/33

   4,965      5,085

Series 2002-1A Class A3

       

6.269% due 12/10/35

   935      952

Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.

       

Series 2002-3A Class A1

       

4.229% due 12/10/37

   2,858      2,831

Series 2006-C1 Class A4

       

5.518% due 03/10/44

   1,010      948

Ginnie Mae I

       

11.000% due 2010

   7      7

11.000% due 2013

   6      6

10.500% due 2015

   40      44

11.000% due 2015

   2      2

10.500% due 2016

   36      42

10.500% due 2021

   53      62

8.000% due 2022

   19      21

10.000% due 2022

   50      56

9.500% due 2023

   210      232

8.000% due 2025

   11      12

10.000% due 2025

   63      71

8.000% due 2030

   306      334

7.500% due 2031

   51      55

8.000% due 2031

   2      2

8.000% due 2032

   13      14

6.000% due 2036

   268      271

6.000% due 2037

   564      571

6.000% due 2038

   100      101

30 Year TBA (Ï)

       

5.500%

   4,085      4,048

6.000%

   8,480      8,570
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Ginnie Mae II

       

5.125% due 2023 (Ê)

   243      245

5.375% due 2023 (Ê)

   201      202

5.625% due 2023 (Ê)

   16      16

5.125% due 2024 (Ê)

   121      121

5.625% due 2024 (Ê)

   106      107

5.125% due 2025 (Ê)

   11      11

5.375% due 2025 (Ê)

   149      150

5.625% due 2025 (Ê)

   7      7

6.375% due 2025 (Ê)

   64      66

5.125% due 2026 (Ê)

   51      51

8.500% due 2026

   35      38

5.375% due 2027 (Ê)

   70      70

5.625% due 2027 (Ê)

   125      128

5.125% due 2029 (Ê)

   256      258

30 Year TBA (Ï)

       

6.500%

   40,280      41,388

Global Signal Trust (Þ)

       

Series 2004-2A Class A

       

4.232% due 12/15/14

   2,100      2,068

Series 2006-1 Class B

       

5.588% due 02/15/36

   750      747

Series 2006-1 Class C

       

5.707% due 02/15/36

   635      593

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

       

Series 1999-C2 Class A2

       

6.945% due 09/15/33

   2,305      2,331

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

       

Series 2004-JR1 Class A6 (Ê)

       

2.911% due 12/25/33

   1,039      999

Series 2005-AR2 Class 4A (Ê)

       

5.178% due 05/25/35

   7,101      6,192

Series 2005-AR6 Class 3A1

       

5.297% due 11/19/35

   2,752      2,468

Series 2007-HE3 Class 1A1

       

7.000% due 09/25/37

   1,256      954

Series 2007-HE3 Class 2A1

       

7.000% due 09/25/37

   1,282      995

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2007-GG1 Class A4

   4,675      4,368

5.799% due 08/10/45

       

Government National Mortgage Association

       

Series 1999-27 Class SE (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.140% due 08/16/29

   83      10

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 1999-40 Class FE (Ê)

       

3.010% due 11/16/29

   762      764

Series 1999-44 Class SA (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

6.090% due 12/16/29

   161      20

Series 2001-46 Class SA (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

5.120% due 09/16/31

   28      3

Series 2003-5 Class B

       

4.486% due 10/16/25

   795      794

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-AR5 Class A1A

       

2.541% due 10/25/46

   1,927      1,664

Series 2006-AR6 Class A1A

       

2.541% due 10/25/46

   719      615

Series 2006-AR8 Class 1A1A

       

2.541% due 01/25/47

   718      681

Greenpoint Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (Ê)
Series 2003-1 Class A1
4.400% due 10/25/33

   1,648      1,567

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

       

Series 2002-C1 Class XP (Þ)

Interest Only STRIP

       

1.978% due 01/11/35

   5,269      131

Series 2003-C2 Class A2

       

4.022% due 01/05/36

   2,280      2,267

Series 2004-GG1 Class A7

       

5.317% due 06/10/36

   4,950      4,818

Series 2005-GG5 Class A41

       

5.243% due 04/10/37

   2,680      2,628

Series 2007-GG9 Class A4

       

5.444% due 03/10/39

   2,700      2,464

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

       

Series 2004-GG2 Class A3

       

4.602% due 08/10/38

   470      469

Series 2006-GG6 Class A4

       

5.553% due 04/10/38

   3,955      3,742

Series 2006-GG8 Class AAB

       

5.535% due 11/10/39

   2,250      2,171

Series 2007-EOP Class A1 (Ê)(Þ)

       

2.550% due 03/06/20

   2,444      2,251

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust (Þ)

       

Series 1998-1 Class A

       

8.000% due 09/19/27

   152      155

Series 1998-3 Class A

       

7.750% due 09/19/27

   118      117
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 1999-3 Class A

       

8.000% due 08/19/29

   318      344

Series 2005-RP1 Class 1A3

       

8.000% due 01/25/35

   789      788

Series 2005-RP1 Class 1A4

       

8.500% due 01/25/35

   963      977

Series 2006-RP1 Class 1A2

       

7.500% due 01/25/36

   889      919

Series 2006-RP1 Class 1A3

       

8.000% due 01/25/36

   383      416

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2004-7 Class 1A1

       

4.519% due 06/25/34

   442      395

Series 2004-11 Class 1A1

       

6.231% due 09/25/34

   428      393

Series 2004-12 Class 2A3

       

6.515% due 12/25/34

   473      437

Series 2005-AR6 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

4.540% due 09/25/35

   3,699      3,339

Series 2005-AR7 Class 6A1

       

5.247% due 11/25/35

   2,579      2,263

Series 2006-1F Class 5A2

       

6.000% due 02/25/36

   536      527

Series 2006-OA1 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.651% due 08/25/46

   1,723      1,055

Series 2007-AR1 Class B1

       

1.000% due 03/25/37

   2,280      693

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2005-2 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.678% due 05/19/35

   130      84

Series 2005-4 Class 3A1

       

5.147% due 07/19/35

   1,819      1,657

Series 2005-5 Class 2A1B (Ê)

       

2.748% due 07/19/45

   344      218

Series 2005-10 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.768% due 11/19/35

   2,027      1,312

Series 2005-10 Class 2A1B (Ê)

       

2.838% due 11/19/35

   676      293

Series 2005-14 Class 3A1A

       

5.296% due 12/19/35

   713      680

Series 2005-14 Class 5A1A

       

5.741% due 12/19/35

   3,561      2,523

Series 2005-15 Class 2A11 (Ê)

       

2.728% due 10/20/45

   1,504      972

Series 2005-16 Class 3A1A (Ê)

       

2.708% due 01/19/36

   5,960      3,855

Series 2005-16 Class 3A1B (Ê)

       

2.798% due 01/19/36

   781      345

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-1 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.698% due 03/19/37

   1,150      714

Series 2006-9 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.668% due 11/19/36

   2,071      1,280

Series 2006-10 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.638% due 11/19/36

   2,407      1,492

Series 2006-10 Class 2A1B (Ê)

       

2.698% due 11/19/36

   2,808      1,147

Series 2006-12 Class 2A2A (Ê)

       

2.648% due 01/19/38

   14,848      9,001

Series 2006-12 Class 2A2B (Ê)

       

2.708% due 01/19/38

   5,553      2,196

Series 2006-14 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.608% due 03/19/38

   7,102      4,389

Series 2006-14 Class 2A1B (Ê)

       

2.658% due 03/19/38

   1,764      716

Series 2007-1 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.613% due 04/19/38

   1,421      882

Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust

       

Series 2005-2 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.781% due 03/25/36

   1,186      865

Series 2006-4 Class A2A (Ê)

       

2.541% due 01/25/37

   371      348

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust

       

6.346% due 01/01/37

   8,064      5,307

Series 2005-AR1 Class 4A1

       

5.373% due 08/25/35

   2,921      2,403

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1

       

5.439% due 09/25/35

   2,614      1,915

Series 2005-AR2 Class 1A21

       

5.837% due 12/25/35

   775      576

Series 2005-AR3 Class 1A1

       

5.216% due 01/25/36

   1,460      1,114

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A1A (Ê)

       

3.361% due 11/25/46

   406      379

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A4A (Ê)

       

2.631% due 11/25/46

   5,299      2,149

Series 2006-AR2 Class A2 (Ê)

       

2.541% due 11/25/36

   1,120      1,068

Series 2006-AR3 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.631% due 01/25/37

   7,465      3,741

Series 2006-AR4 Class A1B (Ê)

       

2.761% due 05/25/46

   7,076      2,837

Series 2006-AR7 Class 1A1

       

6.163% due 05/25/36

   1,405      1,017

Series 2006-AR9 Class 1A1

       

5.997% due 06/25/36

   7,924      6,188
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2007-AR5 Class 2A1

       

6.109% due 05/25/37

   2,725      1,840

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2007-A2 Class 12A2

       

2.561% due 06/25/37

   5,258      4,548

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

       

Series 2002-C1 Class A3

       

5.376% due 07/12/37

   5,050      4,986

Series 2002-C2 Class A2

       

5.050% due 12/12/34

   12,000      11,679

Series 2003-C1 Class A2

       

4.985% due 01/12/37

   2,188      2,117

Series 2004-LN2 Class A1

       

4.475% due 07/15/41

   3,753      3,665

Series 2005-LDP Class A3A1

       

4.871% due 10/15/42

   3,620      3,552

Series 2005-LDP Class A4

       

4.918% due 10/15/42

   1,345      1,250

5.179% due 12/15/44

   5,980      5,671

Series 2006-CB1 Class A4

       

5.552% due 05/12/45

   3,435      3,227

Series 2006-LDP Class A3

       

5.336% due 05/15/47

   3,995      3,677

Series 2006-LDP Class A3B

       

5.447% due 05/15/45

   3,080      2,911

Series 2006-LDP Class A4

       

5.875% due 04/15/45

   3,355      3,223

5.399% due 05/15/45

   3,005      2,793

Series 2006-LDP Class AJ

       

5.875% due 04/15/45

   1,135      952

Series 2007-CB1 Class A4

       

5.440% due 06/12/47

   2,500      2,274

Series 2007-CB2 Class A4

       

5.794% due 02/12/51

   4,600      4,262

Series 2007-CB2 Class AJ

       

6.303% due 02/12/51

   1,055      841

Series 2007-LD1 Class A4

       

5.819% due 06/15/49

   4,325      4,043

Series 2007-LDP Class A3

       

5.420% due 01/15/49

   3,390      3,072

Series 2008-C2 Class E (Þ)

       

6.580% due 02/12/51

   3,541      2,318

Series 2008-C2 Class F (Þ)

       

6.580% due 02/12/51

   2,044      1,297

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (Ê)

       

Series 2006-WMC Class A3

       

2.581% due 03/25/36

   1,626      1,595

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-A1 Class 4A1 (Ê)

       

4.777% due 02/25/35

   1,987      1,769

Series 2005-A1 Class 6T1 (Ê)

       

5.023% due 02/25/35

   897      796

Series 2005-A4 Class 1A1

       

5.399% due 07/25/35

   1,907      1,692

Series 2005-A4 Class 2A1

       

5.067% due 07/25/35

   6,229      5,923

Series 2005-A6 Class 1A2

       

5.137% due 09/25/35

   2,175      1,819

Series 2005-A8 Class 1A1

       

5.403% due 11/25/35

   4,113      3,667

Series 2006-A6 Class 1A2

       

6.041% due 10/25/36

   508      482

Series 2007-A1 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

4.200% due 07/25/35

   873      797

Series 2007-A1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

4.744% due 07/25/35

   790      730

Series 2007-A1 Class 4A2 (Ê)

       

4.069% due 07/25/35

   834      762

Series 2007-A1 Class 5A2 (Ê)

       

4.766% due 07/25/35

   801      734

Series 2007-A1 Class B1

       

4.814% due 07/25/35

   158      108

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2000-C5 Class A2

       

6.510% due 12/15/26

   245      251

Series 2001-C2 Class A2

       

6.653% due 11/15/27

   12,000      12,351

Series 2002-C1 Class A4

       

6.462% due 03/15/31

   65      67

Series 2002-C2 Class F

       

5.794% due 07/15/35

   584      547

Series 2002-C2 Class G

       

5.873% due 07/15/35

   891      811

Series 2003-C8 Class A2

       

4.207% due 11/15/27

   415      414

Series 2006-C3 Class A4

       

5.661% due 03/15/39

   2,450      2,332

Series 2006-C4 Class A4

       

5.883% due 06/15/38

   2,495      2,412

Series 2007-C1 Class A3

       

5.398% due 02/15/40

   2,400      2,220

Series 2007-C6 Class A4

       

5.858% due 07/15/40

   3,250      3,031

Series 2008-C1 Class AJ

       

6.150% due 04/15/41

   1,570      1,247
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-LLF Class A1 (Þ)

       

2.538% due 09/15/21

   104      99

Series 2006-LLF Class A2 (Å)

       

2.578% due 09/15/21

   1,738      1,620

Lehman Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-2 Class 2A3

       

5.500% due 12/25/35

   977      941

Series 2005-3 Class 1A3

       

5.500% due 01/25/36

   4,514      4,308

Series 2006-8 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

3.220% due 12/25/36

   8,360      6,336

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2005-5N Class 1A1

       

2.761% due 11/25/35

   816      514

Series 2005-5N Class 3A1A

       

2.761% due 11/25/35

   1,886      1,196

Series 2005-9N Class 1A1

       

2.731% due 02/25/36

   599      389

Series 2006-16N Class A4A

       

2.651% due 11/25/46

   3,336      2,061

Series 2007-7N Class 1A2

       

2.701% due 06/25/47

   8,481      5,612

Luminent Mortgage Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2006-1 Class A1

       

2.701% due 04/25/36

   1,576      963

Series 2006-5 Class A1A

       

2.651% due 07/25/36

   2,625      1,610

Series 2006-6 Class A1

       

2.661% due 10/25/46

   1,229      776

Mastr Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust

       

Series 2004-13 Class 3A4 (Ê)

       

3.788% due 11/21/34

   1,549      1,525

Series 2005-6 Class 7A1

       

5.331% due 06/25/35

   456      402

Series 2006-2 Class 4A1

       

4.980% due 02/25/36

   4,750      4,028

Mastr Reperforming Loan Trust (Þ)

       

Series 2005-1 Class 1A5

       

8.000% due 08/25/34

   793      810

Series 2005-2 Class 1A4

       

8.000% due 05/25/35

   825      847

Mastr Specialized Loan Trust (Þ)

       

Series 2005-2 Class A2

       

5.150% due 07/25/35

   469      352

Mastr Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust

       

Series 2004-10 Class 2A2

       

6.916% due 10/25/34

   13      11

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2005-1 Class B1

       

5.804% due 03/25/35

   1,165      795

Series 2005-7 Class 2A2

       

5.355% due 09/25/35

   2,331      2,354

Series 2006-1 Class I2A3 (Ê)

       

4.534% due 01/25/47

   3,441      2,373

Series 2006-2 Class 3A1

       

4.848% due 01/25/36

   699      638

Series 2006-OA2 Class 4A1A (Ê)

       

4.644% due 12/25/46

   3,196      2,029

Series 2006-OA2 Class 4A1B (Ê)

       

4.994% due 12/25/46

   11,728      7,009

Series 2007-3 Class 22A1 (Ê)

       

2.571% due 05/25/47

   1,364      1,338

Mastr Alternative Loans Trust

       

Series 2003-4 Class B1

       

5.683% due 06/25/33

   1,416      1,157

Series 2003-6 Class 3A1

       

8.000% due 09/25/33

   83      87

Series 2003-9 Class 1A1

       

5.500% due 12/25/18

   370      364

Series 2004-10 Class 5A6

       

5.750% due 09/25/34

   1,810      1,566

Series 2005-3 Class 7A1

       

6.000% due 04/25/35

   2,216      2,049

Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-HE1 Class A1
2.541% due 05/25/37

   1,374      1,318

Mastr Asset Securitization Trust

       

Series 2003-7 Class 4A35 (Ê)

       

2.861% due 09/25/33

   2,393      2,264

Series 2003-11 Class 6A8 (Ê)

       

2.961% due 12/25/33

   3,167      2,931

Series 2004-4 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.911% due 04/25/34

   598      581

Series 2005-2 Class 1A1

       

5.250% due 11/25/35

   1,195      1,122

Mellon Residential Funding Corp. (Ê)
Series 2000-TBC Class A1
2.698% due 06/15/30

   731      689

Merrill Lynch Floating Trust (Ê)(Þ)
Series 2006-1 Class A1
2.528% due 06/15/22

   3,617      3,356

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc.

       

Series 2005-A8 Class A1B1

       

5.250% due 08/25/36

   1,197      1,150

Series 2005-A10 Class A (Ê)

       

2.671% due 02/25/36

   702      563
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2002-MW1 Class J (Þ)

       

5.695% due 07/12/34

   365      265

Series 2004-MKB Class A2

       

4.353% due 02/12/42

   2,865      2,854

Series 2005-CIP Class AM

       

5.107% due 07/12/38

   1,700      1,556

Series 2008-C1 Class A4

       

5.690% due 02/12/51

   605      557

Series 2008-C1 Class AJ

       

6.266% due 02/12/51

   3,245      2,607

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2004-HB1 Class A2

       

3.551% due 04/25/29

   209      194

Series 2005-2 Class 3A

       

3.471% due 10/25/35

   249      225

Series 2005-3 Class 5A

       

2.961% due 11/25/35

   1,236      1,068

Morgan Stanley Capital I

       

Series 1999-FNV Class G (Þ)

       

6.120% due 03/15/31

   500      492

Series 1999-LIF Class A2

       

7.110% due 04/15/33

   220      223

Series 2005-HQ7 Class A4

       

5.208% due 11/14/42

   3,000      2,878

Series 2005-IQ1 Class AAB

       

5.178% due 09/15/42

   3,305      3,226

Series 2006-HQ1 Class A4

       

5.328% due 11/12/41

   1,615      1,494

Series 2006-HQ8 Class A4

       

5.387% due 03/12/44

   3,895      3,671

Series 2006-HQ9 Class A4

       

5.731% due 07/12/44

   3,299      3,140

Series 2007-HQ1 Class D (Þ)

       

6.308% due 12/15/44

   1,674      1,027

Series 2007-IQ1 Class A2

       

5.610% due 04/15/49

   4,000      3,901

Series 2007-IQ1 Class A4

       

5.809% due 12/12/49

   7,330      6,794

Series 2007-T27 Class A4

       

5.650% due 06/13/42

   683      632

Series 2008-T29 Class A4

       

6.280% due 01/11/43

   2,800      2,699

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter
Capital I (Þ)
Series 2001-TOP Class E
7.362% due 02/15/33

   180      159

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-2 Class 6A
6.500% due 02/25/36

   2,376      2,083

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-ALT Class AV1
2.521% due 07/25/36

   869      840

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.

       

Series 2005-WF1 Class 2A2

       

4.786% due 03/25/35

   1,573      1,485

Series 2006-AP1 Class A2

       

5.515% due 01/25/36

   7,010      4,571

Nomura Asset Securities Corp.
Series 1998-D6 Class A1B
6.590% due 03/15/30

   46      46

Prime Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A1

       

6.000% due 02/25/34

   303      274

Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A2 (Ê)

       

2.861% due 02/25/34

   128      116

Series 2004-CL1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

2.861% due 02/25/19

   28      27

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust
Series 2006-2 Class AF2
5.762% due 08/25/36

   1,018      1,013

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.

       

Series 2004-QS5 Class A1

       

4.600% due 04/25/34

   1,006      912

Series 2004-QS5 Class A5

       

4.750% due 04/25/34

   704      641

Series 2004-QS5 Class A6 (Ê)

       

3.061% due 04/25/34

   325      289

Series 2004-QS8 Class A4 (Ê)

       

2.861% due 06/25/34

   2,112      1,960

Series 2005-QA1 Class A41

       

5.673% due 09/25/35

   1,294      1,043

Series 2005-QA8 Class NB3

       

5.479% due 07/25/35

   1,738      1,488

Series 2005-QO4 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.741% due 12/25/45

   2,478      1,595

Series 2005-QO5 Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.528% due 01/25/46

   4,531      2,881

Series 2005-QS1 Class 2A1

       

6.000% due 09/25/35

   1,963      1,946

Series 2005-QS1 Class 2A3

       

5.750% due 09/25/35

   11,205      10,379

Series 2006-QO1 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

2.721% due 02/25/46

   422      170

Series 2006-QO1 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

2.731% due 02/25/46

   493      300

Series 2006-QS4 Class A11

       

6.000% due 04/25/36

   940      662
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-QS6 Class 1A13

       

6.000% due 06/25/36

   3,600      3,232

Series 2007-QH9 Class A1

       

6.550% due 11/25/37

   12,611      8,145

Series 2007-QO4 Class A1 (Ê)

       

Interest Only STRIP

       

2.661% due 05/25/47

   7,926      4,860

Series 2007-QS6 Class A1 (Ê)

       

2.791% due 04/25/37

   25,758      20,445

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

       

Series 2004-SL1 Class A3

       

7.000% due 11/25/31

   50      51

Series 2004-SL4 Class A3

       

6.500% due 07/25/32

   288      273

Residential Asset Securities Corp. (Ê)

       

Series 2003-KS4 Class AIIB

       

3.063% due 06/25/33

   261      181

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

       

Series 2003-A15 Class 1A2 (Ê)

       

2.911% due 02/25/34

   2,393      2,134

Series 2007-A5 Class 2A3

       

6.000% due 05/25/37

   1,612      1,436

Series 2007-A9 Class A6

       

6.250% due 08/25/13

   9,657      8,894

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I

       

Series 2003-S5 Class 1A2 (Ê)

       

2.911% due 11/25/18

   910      909

Series 2003-S14 Class A5 (Ê)

       

2.861% due 07/25/18

   1,858      1,845

Series 2003-S20 Class 1A7 (Ê)

       

2.961% due 12/25/33

   191      184

Series 2005-SA4 Class 1A21

       

5.209% due 09/25/35

   2,292      1,982

Series 2005-SA4 Class 2A1

       

5.203% due 09/25/35

   3,414      3,141

Series 2005-SA4 Class 2A2

       

5.182% due 09/25/35

   3,745      3,239

Series 2006-SA3 Class 3A1

       

6.036% due 09/25/36

   1,349      1,169

Series 2006-SA4 Class 2A1

       

6.127% due 11/25/36

   5,870      5,237

Series 2007-S5 Class A9

       

6.000% due 05/25/37

   875      567

Series 2007-S9 Class 1A1

       

6.000% due 10/25/37

   3,828      3,759

SBA CMBS Trust (Þ)

       

Series 2006-1A Class B

       

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

5.451% due 11/15/36

   3,030      2,992

Sequoia Mortgage Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2004-3 Class A

       

2.633% due 04/20/34

   1,904      1,788

Small Business Administration

       

Series 1999-P10 Class 1

       

7.540% due 08/10/09

   112      114

Series 2000-10B Class 1

       

7.452% due 09/10/10

   122      126

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates

       

Series 2004-20F Class 1

       

5.520% due 06/01/24

   284      285

Series 2005-20G Class 1

       

4.750% due 07/01/25

   2,383      2,263

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance (Ê)
Series 2006-BC3 Class M2
2.751% due 06/25/37

   924      252

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

       

Series 2004-5 Class 3A1

       

4.380% due 05/25/34

   2,167      1,914

Series 2004-12 Class 3A2

       

5.250% due 09/25/34

   962      790

Series 2004-16 Class 3A1

       

5.450% due 11/25/34

   4,164      3,648

Series 2004-18 Class 5A

       

5.500% due 12/25/34

   409      347

Series 2004-20 Class 3A1

       

5.348% due 01/25/35

   2,466      2,315

Series 2005-19X Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

2.781% due 10/25/35

   733      458

Series 2005-21 Class 7A1

       

6.018% due 11/25/35

   15,258      12,200

Series 2005-22 Class 4A2

       

5.376% due 12/25/35

   120      87

Series 2006-1 Class 2A3

       

5.628% due 02/25/36

   1,733      901

Series 2006-1 Class 5A2

       

5.250% due 02/25/36

   6,000      4,880

Series 2006-5 Class 2A1

       

5.970% due 06/25/36

   4,042      2,903

Series 2006-5 Class 5A4

       

5.528% due 06/25/36

   288      193

Series 2006-12 Class 2A1

       

5.961% due 01/25/37

   4,160      3,019
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (Ê)

       

Series 2005-AR8 Class A2

       

5.008% due 02/25/36

   3,370      2,607

Series 2006-AR1 Class 3A1

       

2.691% due 02/25/36

   720      445

Series 2006-AR3 Class 3A1

       

2.651% due 02/25/36

   574      342

Series 2006-AR6 Class 1A3

       

2.651% due 07/25/46

   1,694      696

Series 2006-AR7 Class A12

       

2.711% due 08/25/36

   3,480      1,462

Series 2006-AR8 Class A1A

       

2.661% due 10/25/36

   7,186      4,479

Series 2007-AR4 Class A4A

       

2.641% due 09/25/47

   6,123      3,782

Series 2007-AR6 Class A1

       

5.028% due 08/25/47

   11,738      7,483

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

       

Series 2002-22H Class 1A

       

6.942% due 11/25/32

   76      69

Series 2003-26A Class 3A4

       

4.500% due 09/25/33

   299      298

Series 2003-26A Class 3A5

       

4.530% due 09/25/33

   2,000      1,988

Series 2004-12H Class 1A

       

6.000% due 05/25/34

   317      287

Series 2004-21X Class 1A3

       

4.440% due 12/25/34

   2,569      2,573

Series 2005-6 Class B2

       

5.345% due 05/25/35

   277      132

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust (Ê)

       

Series 2003-2 Class A1

       

3.141% due 04/25/43

   842      823

Series 2006-5 Class A1

       

2.581% due 09/25/46

   4,239      4,079

Series 2006-6 Class A1

       

2.571% due 11/25/11

   1,425      1,364

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

       

Series 2005-C16 Class A2

       

4.380% due 10/15/41

   3,811      3,788

Series 2005-C20 Class A4

       

5.243% due 07/15/42

   5,000      4,992

Series 2005-C21 Class A4

       

5.210% due 10/15/44

   4,000      3,818

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-C28 Class A2

       

5.500% due 10/15/48

   1,630      1,608

Series 2006-C29 Class E

       

5.516% due 11/15/48

   1,668      1,100

Series 2006-WL7 Class A1 (Ê)(Þ)

       

2.548% due 09/15/21

   10,567      9,917

Series 2007-C31 Class A2

       

5.421% due 04/15/47

   4,000      3,876

Series 2007-WHL Class A1 (Ê)(Þ)

       

2.538% due 06/15/20

   3,111      2,831

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

       

Series 2003-S9 Class A2 (Ê)

       

3.011% due 10/25/33

   2,586      2,462

Series 2004-CB3 Class 4A

       

6.000% due 10/25/19

   564      559

Series 2005-AR1 Class 1A1

       

4.833% due 10/25/35

   1,999      1,926

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê)

       

2.751% due 10/25/45

   3,289      2,080

Series 2005-AR6 Class B3 (Ê)

       

3.121% due 04/25/45

   1,423      356

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A1

       

5.931% due 09/25/36

   1,300      1,138

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A4

       

5.645% due 11/25/36

   6,204      5,333

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A (Ê)

       

4.611% due 09/25/46

   570      415

Series 2006-AR8 Class 1A5

       

5.880% due 08/25/46

   226      171

Series 2006-AR8 Class 2A3 (Ê)

       

6.130% due 08/25/46

   153      108

Series 2007-HY1 Class 1A1

       

5.713% due 02/25/37

   3,683      2,871

Series 2007-HY2 Class 3A1

       

5.930% due 09/25/36

   3,962      3,399

Series 2007-HY3 Class 4A1

       

5.349% due 03/25/37

   7,617      6,656

Series 2007-HY3 Class 4B1

       

5.349% due 03/25/37

   1,470      935

Series 2007-HY4 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

5.550% due 04/25/37

   1,892      1,659

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

       

Series 2005-4 Class CB11

       

5.500% due 06/25/35

   980      861

Series 2005-9 Class 3CB

       

5.500% due 10/25/20

   713      710
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-5 Class 3A2

       

6.000% due 07/25/36

   500      463

Series 2006-AR2 Class A1A (Ê)

       

4.468% due 04/25/46

   1,395      868

Series 2006-AR5 Class 3A (Ê)

       

5.083% due 07/25/46

       

Series 2006-AR8 Class 2A (Ê)

       

4.378% due 10/25/46

   3,081      1,782

Series 2006-AR9 Class 2A (Ê)

       

4.368% due 11/25/46

   3,436      1,971

Series 2007-OA1 Class 2A (Ê)

       

4.248% due 12/25/46

   17,782      10,624

Series 2007-OA1 Class CA1C (Ê)

       

2.661% due 12/25/46

   3,486      925

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

       

Series 2002-AR9 Class 1A (Ê)

       

4.928% due 08/25/42

   229      205

Series 2004-AR1 Class A

       

4.229% due 03/25/34

   281      275

Series 2004-AR3 Class A2

       

4.243% due 06/25/34

   2,927      2,637

Series 2004-CB3 Class 1A

       

6.000% due 10/25/34

   292      280

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A (Ê)

       

2.781% due 08/25/45

   1,201      782

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê)

       

2.721% due 11/25/45

   10,968      6,953

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A2 (Ê)

       

2.741% due 11/25/45

   1,053      668

2.751% due 12/25/45

   1,714      1,210

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1B1 (Ê)

       

2.751% due 08/25/45

   24      23

2.721% due 10/25/45

   87      86

2.711% due 11/25/45

   253      233

2.711% due 12/25/45

   228      199

Series 2005-AR8 Class 2A1A (Ê)

       

2.751% due 07/25/45

   648      455

Series 2005-AR8 Class 2AB3 (Ê)

       

2.821% due 07/25/45

   518      231

Series 2006-AR1 Class 3A1A (Ê)

       

4.448% due 09/25/46

   740      415

Series 2006-AR2 Class 1A1

       

5.301% due 03/25/37

   9,762      8,747

Series 2006-AR6 Class 1A (Ê)

       

2.651% due 07/25/46

   723      446

Series 2006-AR7 Class 1A (Ê)

       

5.306% due 07/25/46

       

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Series 2006-AR7 Class 2A (Ê)

       

4.508% due 07/25/46

   7,496      4,198

Series 2007-OA2 Class 1A (Ê)

       

4.228% due 03/25/47

   1,616      873

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust

       

Series 2007-PA6 Class A1

       

6.599% due 12/26/37

   11,301      8,459

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

       

Series 2004-AA Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.992% due 12/25/34

   2,180      2,028

Series 2004-CC Class A1 (Ê)

       

4.945% due 01/25/35

   2,877      2,671

Series 2004-EE Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

3.991% due 12/25/34

   186      175

Series 2004-I Class 1A1

       

6.785% due 07/25/34

   1,728      1,654

Series 2004-T Class A1 (Ê)

       

5.588% due 09/25/34

   296      263

Series 2005-12 Class 1A7

       

5.500% due 11/25/35

   1,730      1,650

Series 2005-14 Class 2A1

       

5.500% due 12/25/35

   2,436      2,140

Series 2005-17 Class 1A1

       

5.500% due 01/25/36

   1,979      1,837

Series 2005-17 Class 1A2

       

5.500% due 01/25/36

   1,150      1,097

Series 2005-18 Class 1A1

       

5.500% due 01/25/36

   7,141      6,701

Series 2005-AR2 Class 2A2 (Ê)

       

4.542% due 03/25/35

   141      128

Series 2005-AR6 Class A1 (Ê)

       

5.035% due 04/25/35

   8,514      7,526

Series 2006-1 Class A3

       

5.000% due 03/25/21

   1,197      1,133

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3

       

5.500% due 03/25/36

   3,209      3,128

Series 2006-2 Class 3A1

       

5.750% due 03/25/36

   10,420      9,945

Series 2006-4 Class 1A8

       

5.750% due 04/25/36

   735      724

Series 2006-4 Class 2A3

       

5.750% due 04/25/36

   602      594

Series 2006-7 Class 2A1

       

6.000% due 06/25/36

   421      415

Series 2006-9 Class 1A14

       

6.000% due 08/25/36

   685      645

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A2 (Ê)

       

6.027% due 09/25/36

   660      555
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A2

       

5.716% due 11/25/36

   829      666

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A4 (Ê)

       

6.085% due 10/25/36

   1,059      760

Series 2006-AR1 Class 5A1 (Ê)

       

5.595% due 07/25/36

   1,392      1,255

Series 2006-AR1 Class A1

       

5.634% due 12/25/36

   4,745      4,068

Series 2006-AR1 Class A7

       

5.513% due 08/25/36

   1,742      1,417

Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1

       

4.950% due 03/25/36

   2,577      2,360

Series 2006-AR4 Class 1A1 (Ê)

       

5.858% due 04/25/36

   2,008      1,699

Series 2006-AR4 Class 2A1 (Ê)

       

5.771% due 04/25/36

   3,610      3,046

Series 2006-AR6 Class 7A1 (Ê)

       

5.112% due 03/25/36

   10,423      8,813

Series 2007-8 Class 1A16

       

6.000% due 07/25/37

   4,326      4,042

Series 2007-10 Class 2A5

       

6.250% due 07/25/37

   2,081      1,991

Series 2007-14 Class 1A1

       

6.000% due 10/25/37

   4,941      4,395

Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-OA1 Class A1

       

2.591% due 08/25/36

   1,900      1,806
         
        3,910,028
         

Municipal Bonds - 0.3%

       

Badger TOB Asset Securitization Corp. Revenue Bonds
6.375% due 06/01/32

   700      676

Chicago Transit Authority Revenue Bonds

       

6.300% due 12/01/21

   200      201

6.899% due 12/01/40

   4,000      4,060

Michigan State University Revenue Bonds (Ê)(m)
2.423% due 02/15/37

   4,200      3,032

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds
5.750% due 06/15/34

   745      703

San Diego Tobacco Settlement Revenue Funding Corp. Revenue Bonds
7.125% due 06/01/32

   1,165      1,064

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

State of California General Obligation Unlimited
5.000% due 02/01/33

     270      264

State of Texas General Obligation Unlimited
4.750% due 04/01/35

     450      429

Tobacco Settlement Authority of Iowa Revenue Bonds
6.500% due 06/01/23

     360      331

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority of West Virginia Revenue Bonds
7.467% due 06/01/47

     5,840      5,210

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Revenue Bonds
5.500% due 06/01/26

     1,500      1,640

West Virginia Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds (m)
5.370% due 07/01/20

     200      189
         
        17,799
         

Non-US Bonds - 1.0%

       

Arab Republic of Egypt (Ñ)(Þ)
1.648% due 07/18/12

   EGP 4,020      761

Argentina Bonos Series $ V 10.500% due 06/12/12

   ARS 2,895      651

Bombardier, Inc. (Å)
7.250% due 11/15/16

   EUR 375      553

Brazilian Government International Bond

       

12.500% due 01/05/22

   BRL 1,800      1,130

6.575% due 01/10/28

   BRL 1,504      811

Byggingarsjodur Verkamanna

       

Series 2

       

3.750% due 04/15/34

   ISK 278,827      3,374

Series 3

       

3.750% due 06/15/44

   ISK 517,817      6,240

Colombia Government International Bond
9.850% due 06/28/27

   COP 1,679,000      1,493

Federal Republic of Germany Bonds
4.250% due 07/04/18

   EUR 3,285      5,076

Federative Republic of Brazil

       

12.500% due 01/05/22

   BRL 1,650      1,105

10.250% due 01/10/28

   BRL 10,445      6,018
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Hellas Telecommunications Luxembourg V (Ê)
Series REGS
8.463% due 10/15/12

   EUR 1,500      2,071

Impress Holdings B.V.
8.088% due 09/15/13

   EUR 500      699

Ineos Group Holdings PLC Series REGS
7.875% due 02/15/16

   EUR 1,000      994

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
5.375% due 10/17/12

   EUR 4,200      5,625

Mexican Bonos

       

Series M 20

       

10.000% due 12/05/24

   MXN 72,000      7,744

7.500% due 06/03/27

   MXN 60,985      5,211

Republic of Colombia
9.850% due 06/28/27

   COP  508,000      239

Republic of Hungary Bonds 6.000% due 11/24/23

   HUF 711,890      4,074

Rhodia SA (Ê)
Series REGS
7.713% due 10/15/13

   EUR 1,250      1,755

TELUS Corp.
Series CD
4.950% due 03/15/17

   CAD 1,095      1,004

United Kingdom Gilt
5.000% due 09/07/14

   GBP 1,600      3,214

United Kingdom Treasury Bills 5.000% due 03/07/12

   GBP 1,958      3,911
         
        63,753
         

United States Government Agencies - 0.3%

Fannie Mae

       

5.250% due 08/01/12

     2,100      2,060

3.875% due 07/12/13 (Ñ)

     6,970      6,921

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)
Zero coupon due 10/09/19

     1,960      1,021

Freddie Mac

       

3.750% due 06/28/13 (Ñ)

     955      943

5.750% due 06/27/16

     895      872

5.000% due 12/14/18 (Ñ)

     4,800      4,320

Small Business Administration
Series 2000-P10 Class 1
7.449% due 08/10/10

     31      31

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates
Series 1997-20D Class 1
7.500% due 04/01/17

     825      857
         
        17,025
         

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

United States Government Treasuries - 2.8%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

       

2.375% due 04/15/11

       

2.000% due 04/15/12 (Ñ)

   1,398      1,450

3.000% due 07/15/12

       

2.375% due 01/15/17

   10      10

2.625% due 07/15/17

       

2.375% due 01/15/25

       

2.000% due 01/15/26 (Ñ)

   17,568      17,210

2.375% due 01/15/27 (Ñ)

   2,470      2,552

1.750% due 01/15/28 (Æ)(Ñ)

   25,934      24,230

3.625% due 04/15/28 (Ñ)

   1,875      2,302

United States Treasury Notes

       

2.500% due 03/31/13 (Ñ)

   60,870      59,025

3.375% due 07/31/13

   14,803      14,872

4.875% due 08/15/16 (Ñ)

   16,230      17,448

8.750% due 08/15/20 (Ñ)

   1,160      1,633

6.000% due 02/15/26 (Ñ)

       

6.125% due 11/15/27

   13,824      16,199

5.500% due 08/15/28 (Ñ)

   10,600      11,739

5.000% due 05/15/37 (Ñ)

   5,755      6,114

United States Treasury Principal (Ñ)

Principal Only STRIP
Zero coupon due 11/15/21

   5      3
         
        174,787
         
Total Long-Term Investments     

(cost $6,858,492)

        6,472,391
         
Common Stocks - 0.1%        

Auto and Transportation - 0.0%

    

Northwest Airlines Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

   141      1
         

Financial Services - 0.1%

       

Pacific Investment Management Co. Series High Yield Portfolio Institutional

   77,506      601

UBS AG

   3,800,000      2,179
         
        2,780
         

Producer Durables - 0.0%

       

Nexen, Inc.

   15,695      374
         
Total Common Stocks        

(cost $2,467)

        3,155
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
Preferred Stocks - 0.2%        

Financial Services - 0.2%

       

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II (Ñ)

   36,650      766

DG Funding Trust (Ê)(Å)

   361      3,617

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)

   294,675      5,025

Freddie Mac (Ñ)

   358,550      6,077
         
Total Preferred Stocks        

(cost $20,173)

        15,485
         

Warrants & Rights - 0.0%

       

Materials and Processing - 0.0%

Solutia, Inc. (Þ)(Æ)
2009 Warrants

   1     
         
Total Warrants & Rights        

(cost $73)

       
         
    

Notional
Amount

      

Options Purchased - 0.0%

          

(Number of Contracts)

          

Euro-Bund Futures 92.50 Put
Sep 2008 due 09/15/08

   USD    1,538      8

Eurodollar Futures 92.25 Put
Sep 2008 due 09/15/08

   USD    3,270      4

Swaptions

          

(Fund Pays/Fund Receives)

          

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.150% Dec 2008 0.00 Call (2)

      151,600      359

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.000% Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

      162,400      309

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.150% Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

      70,200      178

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.500% Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

      103,000      472

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.60% Jul 2009 0.00 Call (1)

      16,100      83

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.450% Aug 2009 0.00 Call (5)

      102,800      434

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.850% Aug 2009 0.00 Call (1)

      17,300      118
            
Total Options Purchased           

(cost $6,261)

           1,965
            

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       
Short-Term Investments - 17.3%        

AES Corp. (The)
9.500% due 06/01/09

   500      513

American Express Bank FSB (Ê) Series BKNT
2.470% due 10/16/08

   3,000      2,997

American Express Centurion Bank (Ê) Series BKNT
2.481% due 06/12/09

   5,700      5,658

American Express Credit Corp. (Ê)
2.523% due 03/02/09

   1,800      1,789

American International Group, Inc. (Ê)(þ)
2.510% due 06/16/09

   700      688

Amgen, Inc. (Ê)
Series WI
2.726% due 11/28/08

   2,300      2,295

AT&T, Inc. (Ê)
2.888% due 11/14/08

   3,400      3,399

Bank of America NA (Ê)

       

Series BKNT

       

5.646% due 12/18/08

   400      400

Series BKNt

       

2.638% due 02/27/09

   400      399

Series BKNT

       

2.786% due 06/12/09

   6,200      6,187

Bank of Scotland PLC (Ê)(Å)
Series Mtn
2.829% due 07/17/09

   2,900      2,899

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The)

       

3.061% due 07/16/09 (Ê)

   1,500      1,497

Series MTNB

       

3.096% due 01/30/09

   1,000      997

2.891% due 03/30/09

   900      897

BellSouth Corp. (Ê)
2.776% due 08/15/08

   1,300      1,300

BNP Paribas Financial, Inc.
2.405% due 08/18/08

   17,920      17,900

BP AMI Leasing, Inc. (Ê)(þ)
2.819% due 06/26/09

   4,700      4,702

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. (Ê)
2.779% due 05/18/09

   1,600      1,600

CIT Group, Inc. (Ê)

       

2.959% due 12/19/08

   1,800      1,764

2.946% due 01/30/09

   800      765

Citibank Omni-S Master Trust
3.570% due 10/23/08

   25,000      24,714
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Citigroup Funding, Inc. (Ê)

       

2.667% due 12/08/08

   400      399

2.461% due 04/23/09

   3,600      3,558

2.809% due 06/26/09

   1,800      1,777

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Ê)
Series MTNA
2.914% due 03/17/09

   300      298

Citigroup, Inc. (Ê)

       

2.848% due 12/26/08

   3,200      3,191

2.836% due 01/30/09

   400      397

Comcast Corp. (Ê)
3.088% due 07/14/09

   1,000      988

Countrywide Financial Corp. (Ê)(Ñ)

       

2.796% due 09/02/08

   5,690      5,690

2.931% due 01/05/09

   1,250      1,233

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

       

Series MTNH

       

6.250% due 04/15/09

   350      347

Series MTNK

       

5.625% due 07/15/09

   1,175      1,152

Credit Agricole
SA/London (Ê)(Þ)
2.646% due 05/28/09

   2,000      1,993

CSC Holdings, Inc.
Series B
8.125% due 07/15/09

   2,600      2,626

Daimler Finance NA LLC (Ê)

       

3.138% due 03/13/09

   1,700      1,692

3.218% due 03/13/09 (Ñ)

   2,900      2,891

Delphi Corp., Second Lien
Term Loan
8.500% due 12/31/08

   512      455

Deutsche Telekom International
Finance BV (Ê)
2.981% due 03/23/09

   6,400      6,364

Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (Ê)(Å)
3.427% due 12/08/08

   261      261

Erac USA Finance Co. (Þ)
5.300% due 11/15/08

   350      350

Export-Import Bank of Korea (Ê)
2.772% due 06/01/09

   2,800      2,777

Fannie Mae REMICS
Series 1993-134 Class H
6.500% due 08/25/08

   4      4

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes (ç)(ž)

       

Zero coupon due 08/12/08

   63,860      63,817

Zero coupon due 08/18/08 (Ñ)

   53,303      53,246

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Zero coupon due 08/21/08

     4,230      4,224

Zero coupon due 09/15/08

     16,475      16,425

Zero coupon due 09/17/08

     33,840      33,736

Ferro Corp.
9.125% due 01/01/09

     1,500      1,535

Gazinvest Luxembourg SA

for Gazprombank
7.250% due 10/30/08

     2,300      2,308

General Electric Capital Corp. (Ê)
2.831% due 01/05/09

     100      100

General Motors Acceptance Corp.
6.205% due 06/30/09

     200      263

Glitnir Banki HF
12.500% due 08/25/08

   ISK  90,500      1,137

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

       

2.841% due 12/23/08 (Ê)

     800      798

2.851% due 03/30/09 (Ê)

     2,800      2,785

2.891% due 06/23/09 (Ê)

     4,000      3,977

Series MTNB (Ê)

       

2.891% due 12/22/08

     1,800      1,796

3.129% due 07/23/09

     3,500      3,474

HSBC Bank USA NA NY (Ê)
Series BKNT
2.836% due 06/10/09

     500      498

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ê)
2.906% due 09/15/08

     4,500      4,498

Jefferson-Pilot Capital
Trust B (Ê)(Þ)
2.558% due 11/14/08

     10,800      10,744

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Ê)
Series 1
2.510% due 06/26/09

     700      698

Kroger Co. (The)
7.250% due 06/01/09

     270      277

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

       

2.881% due 10/22/08

     1,800      1,786

2.510% due 11/24/08

     1,400      1,384

2.878% due 04/03/09

     5,500      5,285

Mandalay Resort Group

       

9.500% due 08/01/08

     495      495

6.500% due 07/31/09

     500      489

Mantis Reef, Ltd. (Å)
4.692% due 11/14/08

     585      583

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

       

Zero coupon due 08/25/08

     17,995      17,964

Series MTN (Ê)

       

2.853% due 05/08/09

     2,300      2,250

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

       

2.986% due 01/01/09

     3,700      3,413
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Morgan Stanley

       

2.852% due 05/07/09 (Ê)

   5,100      5,042

Series GMTN (Ê)

       

2.844% due 02/09/09

   3,100      3,086

Quebecor World Capital
Corp. (Ø)
4.875% due 11/15/08

   525      184

Rabobank USA Financial Corp. Zero coupon due 08/21/08

   8,170      8,159

Reckson Operating Partnership, LP
7.750% due 03/15/09

   175      173

Residential Capital LLC

       

8.125% due 11/21/08 (Ñ)

   2,920      2,672

5.758% due 05/22/09 (Ê)

   2,600      1,716

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

   659,205,000      659,205

Salomon Brothers AG for OAO Siberian Oil Co.
Series REGS
10.750% due 01/15/09

   3,045      3,106

Santander US Debt SA
Unipersonal (Ê)(Þ)
2.861% due 09/19/08

   4,300      4,297

SLM Corp. (Ê)
Series MTNA
2.940% due 07/27/09

   600      571

Southern California Edison Co. (Ê)
2.950% due 02/02/09

   600      599

Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Ê)
3.103% due 06/19/09

   1,000      993

Transocean, Inc. (Ê)
2.873% due 09/05/08

   2,000      1,999

Unicredit Luxembourg Finance
SA (Ê)(Þ)
2.846% due 10/24/08

   4,100      4,098

United States Treasury Bills (ž)(§)

       

1.843% due 08/28/08 (ç)

   250      250

1.889% due 08/28/08 (ç)

   100      100

1.890% due 08/28/08 (ç)

   200      200

1.894% due 08/28/08 (ç)

   200      200

1.219% due 09/11/08 (ç)

   500      499

1.272% due 09/11/08 (ç)

   50      50

1.956% due 09/11/08 (ç)

   1,000      998

1.975% due 09/11/08 (ç)

   500      499

1.925% due 09/18/08 (ç)

   2,800      2,793

1.285% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   300      299

1.301% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   2,500      2,495

1.351% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   1,000      998

1.564% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   200      200

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

1.565% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   500      499

1.679% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   400      399

1.693% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   100      100

1.783% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   500      499

1.790% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   250,000      249

1.792% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   2,500      2,493

1.875% due 09/25/08 (Ñ)(ç)

   500      499

1.462% due 10/16/08 (ç)

   1,104      1,100

1.557% due 10/16/08

   8      8

1.690% due 10/16/08

   1      10

Unum Group
5.859% due 05/15/09

   740      747

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Ê)
2.838% due 04/03/09

   4,800      4,790

VTB Capital SA (Ê)(Þ)
3.384% due 08/01/08

   3,500      3,500

VTB Capital SA for Vneshtorgbank (Ê)
Series REGS
3.384% due 08/01/08

   1,840      1,840

Wachovia Bank NA (Ê) Series BKNT
2.841% due 03/23/09

   1,500      1,497

Wachovia Corp. (Ê)(Ñ)
2.846% due 10/28/08

   2,000      1,998

Westpactrust Securities NZ Ltd.
2.770% due 09/18/08

   500      498
         
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $1,083,718)

        1,081,542
         
Repurchase Agreements - 0.8%     

Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston and JP Morgan Chase & Co. (Tri-Party) of $52,100 dated July 31, 2008, at 2.020% to be repurchased at $52,103 on August 1, 2008, collateralized by: $49,563 par United States Treasury Inflation Protected Bonds, valued at $52,103.

   52,100      52,100
         
Total Repurchase Agreements     

(cost $52,100)

        52,100
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 
Other Securities - 4.5%        

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

   102,406,790      102,407  

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

   179,264,834      179,265  
           
Total Other Securities        

(cost $281,672)

        281,672  
           
Total Investments - 126.5%        

(identified cost $8,304,956)

        7,908,310  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (26.5%)         (1,658,551 )
           
Net Assets - 100.0%         6,249,759  
           

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
     Notional
Amount
     Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
                      

Long Positions

                      

Euribor Futures

   1      EUR      238      09/08       

Euribor Futures

   64      EUR      15,194      12/08      55  

Euribor Futures

   48      EUR      11,417      03/09      76  

Euribor Futures

   43      EUR      10,243      06/09      80  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   220      USD      53,455      09/08      (68 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   2,543      USD      616,709      12/08      5,369  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   1,746      USD      423,034      03/09      928  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   1,409      USD      340,767      06/09      269  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   412      USD      99,374      09/09      (326 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   267      USD      64,187      12/09      (397 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   169      USD      40,526      03/10      (231 )

Euro-Schatz Bond Futures

   1,100      EUR      113,207      09/08      (182 )

Federal Funds Target Rate Futures

   70      USD      28,581      08/08      45  

Federal Funds Target Rate Futures

   66      USD      26,940      09/08      74  

Germany, Federal Republic 5 Year Bonds

   929      EUR      99,710      09/08      446  

Germany, Federal Republic 30 Year Bonds

   123      EUR      11,001      09/08      457  

LIBOR Futures

   125      GBP      14,733      12/08      (186 )

LIBOR Futures

   94      GBP      11,127      06/09      115  

LIBOR Futures

   5      GBP      592      12/09      (7 )

Three Month Short Sterling Interest Rate Futures (UK)

   152      GBP      17,967      03/09      183  

United Kingdom Treasury Bonds

   28      GBP      3,006      09/08      42  

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

   1,541      USD      326,692      09/08      1,545  

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes

   2,523      USD      280,900      09/08      1,971  

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

   1,688      USD      193,830      09/08      3,243  

United States Treasury Bonds

   1,797      USD      207,554      09/08      3,581  
Short Positions                       

Germany, Federal Republic 2 Year Bonds

   71      EUR      7,307      09/08      13  

Germany, Federal Republic 10 Year Bonds

   189      EUR      21,264      09/08      (148 )

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

   32      USD      6,784      09/08      (52 )

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes

   352      USD      39,190      09/08      (570 )

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

   1,268      USD      145,602      09/08      (2,169 )

United States Treasury Bonds

   105      USD      12,128      09/08      (290 )
                          

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

     13,866  
                          

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Options Written
(Number of Contracts)
  Notional
Amount
   Market
Value
$
 
      

Swaptions

(Fund Pays/Fund Receives)

      

USD 4.300%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Dec 2008 0.00 Call (2)

  USD   50,600    (588 )

USD 3.950%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  USD   70,600    (610 )

USD 4.250%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  USD   23,400    (275 )

USD 4.300%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  USD   30,700    (447 )

USD 4.600%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  USD   10,900    (223 )

USD 4.200%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Jul 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  USD   7,000    (95 )

USD 4.150%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Aug 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  USD   4,000    (52 )

USD 4.400%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Aug 2009 0.00 Call (5)

  USD   31,200    (551 )

USD 4.550%/USD Three Month LIBOR

      

Aug 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  USD   5,800    (122 )

United States Treasury Notes
10 Year Futures

    

Aug 2008 117.00 Call (373)

  USD   43,641    (76 )

Aug 2008 111.00 Put (320)

  USD   35,520    (20 )

Aug 2008 113.00 Put (53)

  USD   5,989    (13 )
          

Total Liability for Options Written
(premiums received $6,971)

   (3,072 )
          

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts      
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   342   AUD   352   08/14/08   (12 )
USD   1,404   AUD   1,500   09/15/08    
USD   1,422   AUD   1,500   09/15/08   (18 )
USD   20   AUD   21   09/16/08    
USD   820   AUD   850   09/16/08   (25 )
USD   1,270   AUD   1,340   09/16/08   (17 )
USD   3,293   AUD   3,472   09/16/08   (44 )
USD   5,134   AUD   5,489   09/16/08   2  
USD   8,198   AUD   8,493   09/17/08   (253 )
USD   8,272   AUD   8,814   09/17/08   (27 )
USD   1,824   BRL   2,870   08/04/08   6  
USD   15,881   BRL   25,148   08/04/08   174  
USD   15,997   BRL   25,148   08/04/08   58  
USD   150   BRL   247   10/15/08   4  
USD   146   CAD   149   08/01/08    
USD   100   CAD   101   09/16/08   (1 )
USD   1,799   CAD   1,845   09/16/08   2  
USD   8,434   CAD   8,631   09/17/08   (10 )
USD   17,085   CAD   17,386   09/17/08   (117 )
USD   1,635   CHF   1,713   09/16/08   1  
USD   8,404   CHF   8,524   09/17/08   (263 )
USD   8,533   CHF   8,944   09/17/08   9  
USD   1,691   CLP   874,070   08/07/08   42  
USD   882   CLP   438,150   08/25/08   (16 )
USD   1,676   CLP   832,175   08/25/08   (30 )
USD   834   CLP   424,965   09/04/08   6  
USD   3,314   CNY   22,820   08/20/08   31  
USD   669   CNY   4,494   11/13/08   (4 )
USD   901   COP   1,598,910   08/08/08   (12 )
USD   386   EUR   248   08/01/08   1  
USD   5,114   EUR   3,280   08/06/08    
USD   10,452   EUR   6,679   08/26/08   (48 )
USD   1,291   EUR   830   09/12/08    
USD   2,420   EUR   1,550   09/12/08   (8 )
USD   1,193   EUR   760   09/16/08   (11 )
USD   1,504   EUR   975   09/16/08   13  
USD   1,964   EUR   1,280   09/16/08   28  
USD   1,998   EUR   1,277   09/16/08   (10 )
USD   2,370   EUR   1,500   09/16/08   (30 )
USD   2,548   EUR   1,643   09/16/08   9  
USD   8,146   EUR   5,189   09/17/08   (72 )
USD   8,301   EUR   5,251   09/17/08   (131 )
USD   8,330   EUR   5,227   09/17/08   (198 )
USD   25,581   EUR   16,273   09/17/08   (263 )
USD   18   GBP   9   08/01/08    
USD   1,480   GBP   750   09/16/08   1  
USD   1,699   GBP   875   09/17/08   29  
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts      
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD   8,402   GBP   4,274   09/17/08   39  
USD   1,154   HUF   167,523   08/15/08   (40 )
USD   1,183   HUF   173,754   08/15/08   (27 )
USD   2,314   HUF   335,217   08/15/08   (85 )
USD   7,641   INR   305,879   08/12/08   (472 )
USD   2,111   INR   90,360   11/12/08   (22 )
USD   2,785   INR   119,135   11/12/08   (30 )
USD   803   JPY   84,991   09/16/08   (13 )
USD   1,000   JPY   105,890   09/16/08   (16 )
USD   2,500   JPY   269,216   09/16/08   2  
USD   3,035   JPY   324,534   09/16/08   (19 )
USD   3,516   JPY   377,125   09/16/08   (10 )
USD   7,581   JPY   799,064   09/17/08   (154 )
USD   8,434   JPY   901,603   09/17/08   (53 )
USD   9,901   KRW   10,014,502   08/04/08   (7 )
USD   10,274   KRW   10,014,502   08/04/08   (381 )
USD   101   MXN   1,011   08/01/08    
USD   497   MXN   4,977   08/01/08   (1 )
USD   1,669   MXN   17,340   08/04/08   58  
USD   1,525   MXN   15,397   08/29/08   2  
USD   668   MYR   2,180   08/04/08   2  
USD   1,064   MYR   3,407   08/04/08   (17 )
USD   1,166   MYR   3,807   08/04/08   3  
USD   1,681   MYR   5,436   08/04/08   (12 )
USD   669   MYR   2,180   11/12/08    
USD   882   MYR   2,856   11/12/08   (5 )
USD   1,177   MYR   3,807   11/12/08   (8 )
USD   8,533   NOK   44,452   09/17/08   103  
USD   8,330   NZD   10,887   09/17/08   (401 )
USD   1,141   PEN   3,240   08/25/08   12  
USD   340   PHP   15,198   08/22/08   4  
USD   341   PHP   15,260   08/22/08   4  
USD   341   PHP   15,294   08/22/08   5  
USD   341   PHP   15,294   08/22/08   5  
USD   341   PHP   15,379   08/22/08   7  
USD   476   PHP   21,000   11/12/08   (3 )
USD   488   PHP   21,700   11/12/08    
USD   2,093   RUB   49,151   11/05/08   (2 )
USD   13,245   SEK   79,250   08/14/08   (166 )
USD   2,602   SEK   15,750   09/16/08   (8 )
USD   4,650   SEK   28,470   09/16/08   40  
USD   1,982   SGD   2,673   09/19/08   (22 )
USD   2,770   SGD   3,723   09/19/08   (40 )
USD   7,450   SGD   10,075   09/19/08   (63 )
USD   1,756   TRY   2,130   08/14/08   67  
USD   1,711   TRY   2,105   08/18/08   87  
USD   96   ZAR   765   11/03/08   6  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts      
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
AUD   5,489   USD   5,161   08/06/08   (7 )
AUD   1,500   USD   1,404   09/15/08    
AUD   725   USD   674   09/16/08   (5 )
AUD   7,989   USD   7,370   09/16/08   (105 )
AUD   8,505   USD   8,146   09/17/08   189  
AUD   8,888   USD   8,404   09/17/08   88  
AUD   9,106   USD   8,434   09/17/08   (85 )
BRL   2,870   USD   1,768   08/04/08   (62 )
BRL   50,295   USD   29,081   08/04/08   (2,995 )
BRL   2,614   USD   1,586   10/15/08   (50 )
BRL   25,148   USD   15,626   11/04/08   (41 )
BRL   25,148   USD   15,518   11/04/08   (149 )
CAD   275   USD   272   09/16/08   3  
CAD   8,718   USD   8,533   09/17/08   24  
CHF   8,425   USD   8,146   09/17/08   99  
CHF   9,027   USD   8,678   09/17/08   56  
CLP   874,070   USD   1,751   08/07/08   19  
COP   1,598,910   USD   864   08/08/08   (25 )
EUR   87   USD   135   08/01/08   (1 )
EUR   277   USD   430   08/01/08   (2 )
EUR   6,490   USD   10,156   08/06/08   36  
EUR   17   USD   26   08/11/08    
EUR   7,619   USD   11,916   08/11/08   38  
EUR   13,636   USD   21,624   08/26/08   382  
EUR   750   USD   1,156   09/16/08   (11 )
EUR   760   USD   1,195   09/16/08   12  
EUR   1,500   USD   2,332   09/16/08   (8 )
EUR   1,500   USD   2,353   09/16/08   13  
EUR   3,280   USD   5,103   09/16/08   (2 )
EUR   877   USD   1,341   09/17/08   (24 )
EUR   4,430   USD   6,876   09/17/08   (17 )
EUR   5,145   USD   8,166   09/17/08   161  
EUR   5,342   USD   8,404   09/17/08   92  
EUR   5,405   USD   8,402   09/17/08   (7 )
EUR   5,489   USD   8,434   09/17/08   (107 )
EUR   5,554   USD   8,533   09/17/08   (108 )
GBP   681   USD   1,352   08/21/08   5  
GBP   919   USD   1,789   08/21/08   (30 )
GBP   650   USD   1,297   09/16/08   13  
GBP   750   USD   1,473   09/16/08   (8 )
GBP   1,369   USD   2,645   09/16/08   (58 )
GBP   1,615   USD   3,201   09/16/08   10  
GBP   763   USD   1,475   09/17/08   (32 )
GBP   4,075   USD   8,073   09/17/08   25  
GBP   4,351   USD   8,434   09/17/08   (158 )
GBP   4,411   USD   8,533   09/17/08   (177 )
HUF   1,673   USD   11   07/29/08    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts    
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
HUF   676,494   USD   4,076   08/15/08   (421)
INR   90,360   USD   2,136   08/12/08   19
INR   96,384   USD   2,356   08/12/08   97
INR   119,135   USD   2,816   08/12/08   24
ISK   705,000   USD   9,136   08/08/08   265
JPY   39,221   USD   364   09/08/08  
JPY   62,322   USD   580   09/16/08   1
JPY   114,524   USD   1,065   09/16/08   1
JPY   134,523   USD   1,250   09/16/08  
JPY   187,814   USD   1,759   09/16/08   13
JPY   867,202   USD   8,073   09/17/08   12
JPY   900,769   USD   8,533   09/17/08   160
JPY   409,507   USD   3,812   09/19/08   5
KRW   30,743   USD   29   08/04/08   (1)
KRW   9,983,759   USD   9,561   08/04/08   (301)
KRW   10,014,502   USD   9,901   08/04/08   7
MXN   17,340   USD   1,677   08/04/08   (50)
MXN   9,798   USD   967   10/17/08   2
MXN   24,209   USD   2,383   10/17/08  
MXN   39,809   USD   3,906   10/17/08   (12)
MYR   2,180   USD   669   08/04/08   (1)
MYR   2,580   USD   790   08/04/08   (2)
MYR   2,856   USD   880   08/04/08   3
MYR   3,407   USD   1,044   08/04/08   (3)
MYR   3,807   USD   1,175   08/04/08   6
NZD   1,824   USD   1,341   09/17/08   13
NZD   9,523   USD   7,201   09/17/08   266
NZD   11,367   USD   8,533   09/17/08   255
PEN   3,240   USD   1,142   08/25/08   (11)
PHP   21,000   USD   477   08/22/08   2
PHP   21,700   USD   490   08/22/08   (1)
SEK   10,065   USD   1,672   09/16/08   14
SEK   18,339   USD   3,021   09/19/08   1
TRY   2,130   USD   1,714   08/14/08   (109)
TRY   2,105   USD   1,800   08/18/08   1
           
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts       (5,589)
           

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  
              

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
  Fund Receives  

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
  Market
Value
$
 
              

Bank of America

   USD    37,500   5.473%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/14/11   1,756  

Bank of America

   USD    1,100   Three Month LIBOR  

4.250%

   12/17/13   5  

Bank of America

   USD    13,200   5.548%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/14/16   900  

Bank of America

   USD    1,700   Three Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18   5  

Bank of America

   USD    2,500   4.750%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18   (7 )

Bank of America

   USD    3,600   4.750%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18   (10 )

Bank of America

   USD    3,900   Three Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18   11  

Bank of America

   USD    8,400   4.750%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18   (23 )

Bank of America

   USD    10,500   4.750%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18   (29 )

Bank of America

   USD    18,400   Three Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18   51  

Bank of America

   USD    1,700   5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28   (12 )

Bank of America

   USD    3,500   Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28   26  

Bank of America

   USD    3,900   5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28   (29 )

Bank of America

   USD    8,100   Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28   59  

Bank of America

   USD    18,000   4.100%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28   (132 )

Bank of America

   USD    7,000   5.628%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/16/36   646  

Bank of America

   USD    13,300   Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38   157  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    3,700   6.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   03/20/09   6  

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL    5,600   11.360%  

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10   (142 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    21,650   Six Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   06/11/10   (36 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    2,800   Consumer Price Index (France)  

Consumer Price Index (France)

   10/15/10   (22 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   BRL    3,900   Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate  

12.540%

   01/02/12   (73 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   SEK    1,840   Six Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/13   6  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    1,980   5.250%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13   (34 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD    5,390   4.250%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13   (24 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    6,340   Two Month Libor  

5.250%

   12/17/13   109  

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    5,270   4.750%  

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17   (44 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    1,350   4.750%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18   (15 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    1,970   Six Month LIBOR  

5.250%

   12/17/18   (8 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   SEK    143,600   Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/18   233  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    600   Six Month LIBOR  

4.000%

   12/15/36   118  

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    360   Six Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38   (17 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD    7,160   5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38   (85 )

Citibank

   USD    28,330   4.228%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/10/11   78  

Citibank

   USD    47,210   Three Month LIBOR  

4.206%

   06/11/11   109  

Citibank

   SEK    16,500   4.750%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13   (55 )

Citibank

   JPY    158,000   Six Month LIBOR  

1.500%

   12/17/13   (5 )

Citibank

   JPY    162,000   Six Month LIBOR  

1.500%

   12/17/13   (7 )

Citibank

   EUR    2,180   Six Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18   24  

Citibank

   EUR    2,430   Six Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18   27  

Citibank

   SEK    20,500   5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18   (29 )

Citibank

   SEK    23,200   5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18   (33 )

Citibank

   USD    6,900   Three Month LIBOR  

5.058%

   06/10/19   (75 )

Citibank

   USD    11,500   Three Month LIBOR  

4.970%

   06/11/19   (46 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                 

Citibank

   USD    97,600    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    714  

Citibank

   USD    3,400    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    40  

Citibank

   EUR    5,200    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    249  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    9,040    Six Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/10    99  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    10,340    4.792%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/11    (13 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    31,040    4.774%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/11    (55 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   GBP    1,200    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/13    21  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    1,300    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (27 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    1,510    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (32 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    1,610    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (34 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    3,330    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (15 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    51,400    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (233 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    10,020    Six Month LIBOR   

4.696%

   03/18/16    78  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    30,060    Six Month LIBOR   

4.668%

   03/18/16    308  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    2,270    Six Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    25  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   SEK    61,100    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    99  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    32,500    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    822  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    3,980    4.965%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/24    31  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    11,940    4.934%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/24    35  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    3,300    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (39 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    11,820    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    771  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    18,360    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    217  

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    69,600    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   06/11/10    116  

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    15,270    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (167 )

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    23,900    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (261 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    1,472,000    1.183%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    1  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    1,937,000    1.160%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (7 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    3,848,000    1.181%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    2  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    4,045,000    1.183%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    3  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    20,640    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/29/10    (100 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    37,380    Three Month LIBOR   

3.658%

   01/07/11    73  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    26,060    Three Month LIBOR   

3.161%

   01/28/11    317  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    9,200    3.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/11    (66 )

Deutsche Bank

   BRL    9,000    13.950%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/02/12    8  

Deutsche Bank

   BRL    11,000    13.980%   

Six Month LIBOR

   01/02/12    10  

Deutsche Bank

   CAD    2,270    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (20 )

Deutsche Bank

   CAD    2,640    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    23  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    148,100    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (672 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    22,100    Three Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/15    81  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    23,400    Three Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/15    110  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    933,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.703%

   12/17/15    (70 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    1,224,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.641%

   12/17/15    (46 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    2,436,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.699%

   12/17/15    (179 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    2,561,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.691%

   12/17/15    (175 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    18,100    4.745%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/29/15    167  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    32,500    4.487%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/07/16    (213 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                 

Deutsche Bank

   USD    22,600    4.224%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/28/16    (525 )

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    16,940    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   07/04/17    140  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    6,800    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (19 )

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    16,420    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (184 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    6,700    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    49  

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    8,390    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    402  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    13,740    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    162  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    189,000    2.595%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    51  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    245,000    2.540%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    39  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    490,000    2.594%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    130  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    515,000    2.585%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    128  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    4,980    Three Month LIBOR   

5.215%

   12/29/38    (102 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    8,900    Three Month LIBOR   

5.017%

   01/07/39    92  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    6,210    Three Month LIBOR   

4.939%

   01/28/39    144  

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    400    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   06/15/09    (6 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    24,600    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   06/19/09    42  

Goldman Sachs

   BRL    1,400    11.465%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (33 )

Goldman Sachs

   EUR    800    1.960%   

Consumer Price Index (France)

   03/30/12    (33 )

Goldman Sachs

   USD    21,405    4.987%   

Three Month LIBOR

   05/02/12    (769 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    800    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/17/13    (34 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    1,600    Six Month LIBOR   

5.500%

   12/15/36    (411 )

HSBC

   GBP    200    Six Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/15/36    39  

JP Morgan

   EUR    2,600    Three Month LIBOR   

1.000%

   12/24/08    20  

JP Morgan

   BRL    17,590    12.395%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/04/10    (127 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    23,140    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   06/11/10    (39 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    12,660    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (138 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    23,820    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (260 )

JP Morgan

   BRL    14,000    14.170%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/03/11    (33 )

JP Morgan

   USD    9,500    3.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/11    (68 )

JP Morgan

   USD    11,100    3.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/11    (80 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    2,500    1.948%   

Consumer Price Index (France)

   03/15/12    (102 )

JP Morgan

   USD    1,600    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    7  

JP Morgan

   USD    3,000    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    14  

JP Morgan

   CAD    3,690    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (32 )

JP Morgan

   AUD    5,730    Six Month LIBOR   

7.500%

   12/17/13    (94 )

JP Morgan

   USD    30,700    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (139 )

JP Morgan

   USD    44,700    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    203  

JP Morgan

   USD    88,600    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    402  

JP Morgan

   USD    33,200    Three Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/15    157  

JP Morgan

   USD    197,600    4.500%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/15    (932 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    5,630    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17    (47 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    20,390    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17    (169 )

JP Morgan

   AUD    800    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    12  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                 

JP Morgan

   USD    900    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    2  

JP Morgan

   EUR    1,910    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (21 )

JP Morgan

   USD    3,000    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    8  

JP Morgan

   AUD    3,400    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    53  

JP Morgan

   USD    3,700    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (10 )

JP Morgan

   USD    3,700    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (10 )

JP Morgan

   SEK    9,800    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (14 )

JP Morgan

   SEK    9,900    5.000%   

Stockholm Interbank Offered rates 3 Month

   12/17/18    (14 )

JP Morgan

   USD    10,700    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    29  

JP Morgan

   USD    17,500    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (48 )

JP Morgan

   SEK    21,900    5.000%   

Stockholm Interbank Offered rates 3 Month

   12/17/18    (31 )

JP Morgan

   USD    25,300    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    70  

JP Morgan

   USD    8,000    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    202  

JP Morgan

   USD    23,400    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    592  

JP Morgan

   USD    83,400    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    2,110  

JP Morgan

   USD    3,000    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (22 )

JP Morgan

   USD    3,500    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    26  

JP Morgan

   USD    3,600    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    26  

JP Morgan

   USD    3,600    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    26  

JP Morgan

   USD    10,500    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (77 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    5,790    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (277 )

JP Morgan

   USD    6,300    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (74 )

JP Morgan

   USD    8,100    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (96 )

Lehman Brothers

   GBP    12,600    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/20/09    (321 )

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    24,810    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   06/11/10    (41 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    7,400    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    39  

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    11,070    Six Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/10    121  

Lehman Brothers

   JPY    3,356,000    1.188%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    5  

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    25,800    4.328%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/11    (370 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    63,720    4.170%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/03/11    125  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    28,330    Three Month LIBOR   

4.380%

   06/11/11    157  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    21,300    4.478%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/13/11    154  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    28,330    4.740%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/11    341  

Lehman Brothers

   JPY    2,127,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.709%

   12/17/15    (169 )

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    24,610    Six Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   03/18/16    617  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    51,000    5.336%   

Three Month LIBOR

   05/24/17    2,711  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    46,100    5.403%   

Three Month LIBOR

   05/25/17    2,675  

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    6,040    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17    (50 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    15,520    4.928%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/03/19    (19 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    6,900    Three Month LIBOR   

4.970%

   06/11/19    (28 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    5,170    Three Month LIBOR   

5.040%

   06/13/19    (48 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    6,900    Three Month LIBOR   

5.190%

   06/17/19    (142 )

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    9,730    4.875%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/24    (62 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                 

Lehman Brothers

   USD    2,100    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    15  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    2,140    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (25 )

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    3,260    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (156 )

Lehman Brothers

   JPY    431,000    2.648%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    161  

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    29,800    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/20/09    (760 )

Merrill Lynch

   BRL    1,200    12.948%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (5 )

Merrill Lynch

   BRL    3,700    11.430%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (90 )

Merrill Lynch

   USD    13,700    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    73  

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    1,670    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18    (7 )

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    300    Six Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/15/35    9  

Merrill Lynch

   USD    3,300    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    39  

Morgan Stanley

   BRL    3,000    12.670%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (35 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    33,300    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    88  

Morgan Stanley

   EUR    67,090    Six Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/13    1,413  

Morgan Stanley

   GBP    350    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18    (1 )

Morgan Stanley

   GBP    1,520    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18    (6 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    2,100    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    (36 )

Morgan Stanley

   SEK    82,600    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    134  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    1,400    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    10  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    1,500    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    18  

Morgan Stanley

   EUR    4,110    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (197 )

Morgan Stanley

   EUR    6,640    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (318 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    7,140    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (84 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    9,180    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (108 )

Royal Bank of Canada

   CAD    2,010    4.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    17  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    500    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/20/09    1  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    3,700    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   06/19/09    6  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    19,600    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    52  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   EUR    900    1.955%   

Consumer Price Index (France)

   03/28/12    (37 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    1,870    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    16  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    2,670    5.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (46 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    2,920    4.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    25  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    4,240    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (37 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    5,700    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (49 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    900    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    (15 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    1,000    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18    (4 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   EUR    2,570    Six Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    29  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   SEK    24,400    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (34 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    2,100    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    15  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    200    Six Month LIBOR   

5.500%

   12/15/36    (51 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    1,600    Six Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/15/36    314  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   EUR    5,250    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (251 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    7,190    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (85 )

UBS

   AUD    26,900    7.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   09/15/09    (79 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                 

UBS

   BRL    3,000    12.410%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (35 )

UBS

   AUD    2,400    7.500%   

Three Month LIBOR

   03/15/10    11  

UBS

   BRL    3,800    12.540%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/02/12    (71 )

UBS

   GBP    1,220    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/13    21  

UBS

   AUD    1,680    Six Month LIBOR   

7.500%

   12/17/13    (28 )

UBS

   SEK    8,750    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/13    31  

UBS

   JPY    45,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.500%

   12/17/13    (1 )

UBS

   JPY    316,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.500%

   12/17/13    (10 )

UBS

   AUD    2,250    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    35  

UBS

   AUD    3,750    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    58  

UBS

   AUD    4,420    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    69  

UBS

   USD    8,810    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    104  
                     

Total Market Value of Open Interest Rate Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - $8,571

   11,435  
                     

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts                                  

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/
Receives
Fixed Rate
     Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD 5,000    0.090%      08/25/37    (2,611 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD 5,000    0.090%      08/25/37    (2,611 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD 4,000    0.760%      01/25/38    (2,229 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD 2,600    0.760%      01/25/38    (1,449 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Deutsche Bank    USD        55,000    (1.550% )    06/20/13    567  

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Deutsche Bank    USD 7,100    0.110%      05/25/46    (2,347 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD 5,000    0.090%      08/25/37    (2,611 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD 3,500    0.090%      08/25/37    (1,828 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD 4,000    0.090%      08/25/37    (2,089 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD 7,500    0.760%      01/25/38    (4,179 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD 5,000    0.760%      01/25/38    (2,786 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD 6,000    0.170%      05/25/46    (4,610 )

Alltel Communications Inc.

   Lehman Brothers    USD 5,000    2.700%      06/20/13    113  

American International Group

   Deutsche Bank    USD 6,700    2.050%      03/20/13    (108 )

American International Group

   Deutsche Bank    USD 9,000    1.630%      06/20/13    (299 )

Argentina Government International Bond

   Lehman Brothers    USD 8,000    1.700%      08/20/08    (9 )

Berkshire Hathaway

   Deutsche Bank    USD 13,500    (1.000% )    03/20/13    14  

Brazilian Government International Bond

   Lehman Brothers    USD 5,200    1.120%      11/20/11    37  

Brazilian Government International Bond

   Morgan Stanley    USD 500    1.660%      03/20/13    12  

CDX

   Deutsche Bank    USD 55,000    (1.550% )    06/20/13    567  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD 8,000    0.750%      09/20/08    (4 )

CMBS AAA Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD 2,200    0.080%      12/13/49    (222 )

CMBS AAA Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD 2,800    0.080%      12/13/49    (282 )

Computer Sciences Corp.

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD 2,575    (1.180% )    03/20/18    99  

Countrywide Home Loans

   Deutsche Bank    USD 10,000    4.500%      06/20/10    357  

Countrywide Home Loans

   Merrill Lynch    USD 800    6.300%      06/20/09    26  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts                                  

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/
Receives
Fixed Rate
     Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 

Custom FTD Basket

   Morgan Stanley    USD 15,600    11.400%      08/20/08    678  

Deutsche Bank

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD 6,100    0.550%      12/20/08    6  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Barclays    USD 2,500    (1.550% )    06/20/13    26  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD 1,600    1.120%      12/20/12    19  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD 6,000    1.120%      12/20/12    70  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Citibank    USD 5,068    0.355%      06/20/12    (160 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Citibank    USD 4,968    0.360%      06/20/12    (156 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Citibank    USD 1,093    0.401%      06/20/12    (33 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD 7,500    0.708%      12/20/12    84  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD 24,900    (1.550% )    06/20/13    257  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD 1,400    0.530%      06/20/13    7  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD 800    (5.000% )    06/20/13    (53 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD 26,500    (1.550% )    06/20/13    273  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD 1,800    0.463%      06/20/13    3  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD 1,200    0.555%      12/20/17     

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD 500    0.548%      12/20/17     

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   JP Morgan    USD 1,200    0.553%      12/20/17     

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Merrill Lynch    USD 1,100    1.833%      06/20/12    (79 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Merrill Lynch    USD 17,000    1.640%      12/20/12    33  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Merrill Lynch    USD 19,873    1.580%      12/20/12    (4 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD        20,400    (1.550%)      06/20/13    210  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD 1,100    2.080%      06/20/12    (70 )

Ford Motor Credit Co.

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD 700    5.650%      09/20/12    (155 )

Ford Motor Credit Co.

   Goldman Sachs    USD 300    3.850%      09/20/12    (79 )

Ford Motor Credit Co.

   Lehman Brothers    USD 1,500    5.150%      09/20/12    (350 )

Freddie Mac

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD 2,700    0.720%      03/20/13    34  

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD 3,500    1.600%      12/20/12    (54 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD 500    0.970%      10/20/12    (19 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD 500    1.020%      10/20/12    (18 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   JP Morgan    USD 300    0.970%      11/20/08     

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   JP Morgan    USD 1,000    0.360%      05/20/09    (5 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Morgan Stanley    USD 200    2.180%      02/20/13    1  

GE Capital Corporation

   Banque National De Paris    USD 1,700    1.100%      12/20/09    4  

GE Capital Corporation

   Citibank    USD 400    0.750%      03/20/09     

GE Capital Corporation

   Citibank    USD 200    1.150%      03/20/10    1  

GE Capital Corporation

   Citibank    USD 600    1.050%      03/20/10     

GE Capital Corporation

   Goldman    USD 200    0.830%      12/20/09     

GE Capital Corporation

   Morgan Stanley    USD 300    0.950%      01/20/09     

GE Capital Corporation

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD 200    1.100%      09/20/09    1  

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Bank of America    USD 4,000    (1.000%)      09/20/08    (57 )

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD 4,000    3.600%      09/20/08    (41 )

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Merrill Lynch    USD 400    1.850%      09/20/09    (70 )

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Morgan Stanley    USD 5,000    0.970%      09/20/08    (71 )

General Motors Corp.

   Citibank    USD 10,000    4.630%      12/20/12    (4,125 )

General Motors Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD 5,000    2.300%      09/20/08    (2 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts                                

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/
Receives
Fixed Rate
   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD 3,300    0.940%    09/20/12    (41 )

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    USD 1,700    0.880%    09/20/12    (25 )

Indonesia Government International Bond

   JP Morgan    USD 1,000    0.390%    12/20/08    (1 )

Indonesia Government International Bond

   Lehman Brothers    USD 400    0.400%    12/20/08     

Kazkommerts International BV

   Lehman Brothers    USD 2,700    4.250%    10/20/12    (293 )

Merrill Lynch & Co.

   Banque National De Paris    USD 5,300    2.170%    06/20/13    (127 )

Merrill Lynch & Co.

   Deutsche Bank    USD 1,800    2.200%    06/20/13    (41 )

Merrill Lynch & Co.

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD 3,500    2.200%    06/20/13    (80 )

Metlife, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    USD 6,700    2.050%    03/20/13    228  

Metlife, Inc.

   UBS    USD 6,700    2.050%    03/20/13    228  

Mexico Government International Bond

   Mexico Government International Bond    USD 2,400    0.920%    03/20/16    (40 )

Neiman Marcus Group (The)

   Lehman Brothers    USD 4,000    1.100%    09/20/08    (5 )

Nordstrom, Inc.

   JP Morgan    USD 2,750    (0.870%)    12/20/17    (79 )

Panama Government International Bond

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD 300    1.250%    01/20/17    (9 )

Prudential

   Deutsche Bank    USD 6,700    2.300%    03/20/13    179  

Prudential

   UBS    USD 6,700    2.300%    03/20/13    179  

Russia Government International Bond

   Morgan Stanley    USD 2,900    0.795%    08/20/12    (8 )

Russia Government International Bond

   Morgan Stanley    USD 300    0.780%    03/20/16    (6 )
              

Russia Government International Bond

   Morgan Stanley    USD 300    0.800%    03/20/16    (5 )

SLM Corporation

   Barclays    USD 300    5.100%    06/20/09    (1 )

Sunguard Data Systems

   Lehman Brothers    USD        8,000    3.500%    09/20/12    (152 )

Ukraine SP Dub

   JP Morgan    USD 4,500    0.730%    04/20/09    (36 )

Univision Communications Inc.

   Lehman Brothers    USD 8,000    1.750%    12/20/08    209  

Wachovia

   JP Morgan    USD 2,300    3.020%    03/20/13    48  

Wells Fargo & Co

   UBS    USD 600    0.800%    09/20/09    1  
                  

Total Market Value of Open Credit Default Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($21,263)

         (32,253 )
                  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Footnotes:

(Æ) Nonincome-producing security.
(Ï) Forward commitment.
(Ê) Adjustable or floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ƒ) Perpetual floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ö) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
(m) Bond is insured by a guarantor.
(ß) Illiquid security.
(Ø) In default.
(ç) At amortized cost, which approximates market.
(ž) Rate noted is yield-to-maturity from date of acquisition.
(æ) Pre-refunded: These bonds are collateralized by US Treasury securities, which are held in escrow by a trustee and used to pay principal and interest in the tax-exempt issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
(§) All or a portion of the shares of this security are held as collateral in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund.
(×) The security is purchased with the cash collateral from the securities loaned.
(Ñ) All or a portion of the shares of this security are on loan.
(Þ) Restricted security. Security may have contractual restrictions on resale, may have been offered in a private placement transaction, and may not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
(Å) Illiquid and restricted security.
(å) Currency balances were held in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund. See Note 2.
(Û) All or a portion of the shares of this security are held as collateral in connection with securities sold short.

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

ADS - American Depositary Share

CIBOR - Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate

CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CMO - Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CVO - Contingent Value Obligation

EMU - European Economic and Monetary Union

FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Company

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

GDS - Global Depositary Share

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

NIBOR - Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

PIK - Payment in Kind

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIP - Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA - To Be Announced Security

 

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Foreign Currency Abbreviations:

 

ARS - Argentine peso

  HUF - Hungarian forint   PKR - Pakistani rupee

AUD - Australian dollar

  IDR - Indonesian rupiah   PLN - Polish zloty

BRL - Brazilian real

  ILS - Israeli shekel   RUB - Russian ruble

CAD - Canadian dollar

  INR - Indian rupee   SEK - Swedish krona

CHF - Swiss franc

  ISK - Iceland krona   SGD - Singapore dollar

CLP - Chilean peso

  ITL - Italian lira   SKK - Slovakian koruna

CNY - Chinese renminbi yuan

  JPY - Japanese yen   THB - Thai baht

COP - Colombian peso

  KES - Kenyan schilling   TRY - Turkish lira

CRC - Costa Rica colon

  KRW - South Korean won   TWD - Taiwanese dollar

CZK - Czech koruna

  MXN - Mexican peso   USD - United States dollar

DKK - Danish krone

  MYR - Malaysian ringgit   VEB - Venezuelan bolivar

EGP - Egyptian pound

  NOK - Norwegian krone   VND - Vietnam dong

EUR - Euro

  NZD - New Zealand dollar   ZAR - South African rand

GBP - British pound sterling

  PEN - Peruvian nouveau sol  
HKD - Hong Kong dollar   PHP - Philippine peso  

 

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1.   Organization

Russell Investment Company (the “Investment Company” or “RIC”) is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). This Quarterly Report reports on six of these Funds. The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under an amended and restated master trust agreement dated August 19, 2002, as amended. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.

Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is the Funds’ adviser and Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the Funds’ administrator and transfer agent.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of this Quarterly Report. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of these schedules of investments in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Funds value portfolio securities according to Board-approved securities valuation procedures, including market value procedures, fair value procedures and pricing services. Money market fund securities are priced using the amortized cost method of valuation, as are debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days at the time of purchase, unless the Board determines that amortized cost does not represent market value of short-term debt obligations. The Board has delegated the responsibility for administration of the securities valuation procedures to RFSC.

Ordinarily, the Funds value each portfolio security based on market quotations provided by pricing services or alternative pricing services or dealers (when permitted by the market value procedures). Generally, Fund securities are valued at the close of the market on which they are traded as follows:

 

   

US listed equities; equity and fixed income options: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

US over-the-counter equities: Official closing price; last bid price if no closing price;

 

   

Listed ADRs/GDRs: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

Municipal bonds, US bonds, Eurobonds/foreign bonds: Evaluated bid price; broker quote if no evaluated bid price;

 

   

Futures: Settlement price.

 

   

Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier.

 

   

The value of swap agreements are equal to the Funds’ obligation (or rights) under swap contracts which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the contracts based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the contracts.

 

   

Equity securities traded on a national foreign securities exchange or a foreign over the counter market are valued on the basis of the official closing price, or lacking the official closing price, at the last sale price of the primary exchange on which the security is traded.

If market quotations are not readily available for a security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not reliable, the Funds will use the security’s fair value, as determined in accordance with the fair value procedures. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Fund’s Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated using normal pricing methods. Fair value pricing could also cause discrepancies between the daily movement of the value of Fund shares and the daily movement of the benchmark index if the index is valued using another pricing method.

 

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This policy is intended to assure that the Funds’ net asset values fairly reflect security values as of the time of pricing. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Fund securities that occur between the closing of the principal markets on which they trade and the time the net asset value of Fund shares is determined may be reflected in the calculation of net asset values for each applicable Fund when the Funds deem that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such Fund’s net asset value. Funds that invest primarily in frequently traded exchange listed securities will use fair value pricing in limited circumstances since reliable market quotations will often be readily available. Funds that invest in foreign securities are likely to use fair value pricing more often since significant events may occur between the close of foreign markets and the time of pricing which would trigger fair value pricing of the foreign securities. Funds that invest in low rated debt securities are also likely to use fair value pricing more often since the markets in which such securities are traded are generally thinner, more limited and less active than those for higher rated securities. Examples of events that could trigger fair value pricing of one or more securities are: a material market movement of the US securities market (defined in the fair value procedures as the movement by any two of four major US Indexes greater than a certain percentage) or other significant event; foreign market holidays if on a daily basis, Fund exposure exceeds 20% in aggregate (all closed markets combined); a company development; a natural disaster; or an armed conflict.

Because foreign securities can trade on non-business days, the net asset value of a Fund’s portfolio that includes foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem fund shares.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosure.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statements disclosures.

Investment Transactions

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost incurred by each money manager within a particular Fund.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon thereafter as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis. All premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized/accreted using the interest method.

Foreign Currency Translations

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currency amounts and transactions of the Funds are translated into US dollars on the following basis:

 

  (a) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the closing rate of exchange on the valuation date.

 

  (b) Purchases and sales of investment securities and income at the closing rate of exchange prevailing on the respective trade dates of such transactions.

Net realized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from: sales and maturities of short-term securities; sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the US dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at year-end, as a result of changes in the exchange rates.

 

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The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations of the Funds that arises as a result of changes in exchange rates from that portion that arises from changes in market prices of investments during the year. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. However, for federal income tax purposes the Funds do isolate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices for realized gain (or loss) on debt obligations.

Derivatives

To the extent permitted by the investment objectives, restrictions and policies set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, the Funds may participate in various derivative-based transactions. Derivative securities are instruments or agreements whose value is derived from an underlying security or index. They include options, futures, swaps, forwards, structured notes and stripped securities. These instruments offer unique characteristics and risks that assist the Funds in meeting its investment strategies.

The Funds typically use derivatives in three ways: exposing cash reserves to markets, hedging and return enhancement. The Funds may pursue their strategy of being fully invested by exposing cash reserves to the performance of appropriate markets by purchasing securities and/or derivatives. This is intended to cause the Funds to perform as though cash reserves were actually invested in those markets. Hedging is also used by the Funds to limit or control risks, such as adverse movements in exchange rates and interest rates. Return enhancement can be accomplished through the use of derivatives in a Fund. By purchasing certain instruments, the Funds may more effectively achieve the desired portfolio characteristics that assist them in meeting their investment objectives. Depending on how the derivatives are structured and utilized, the risks associated with them may vary widely. These risks are generally categorized as market risk, liquidity risk and counterparty or credit risk.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

In connection with investment transactions consistent with the Funds’ investment objective and strategies, certain Funds may enter into foreign currency exchange spot contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“contracts”). The International Securities and Global Equity Funds may enter into forward foreign currency overlays on liquidity reserve balances. Additionally, from time to time the International Securities, Global Equity and Multistrategy Bond Funds may enter into contracts to hedge certain foreign currency-denominated assets. Contracts are recorded at market value. Certain risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and are generally limited to the amount of unrealized gain on the contracts, if any, that are recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gains or losses arising from such transactions are included in net realized gain (or loss) from foreign currency-related transactions. Open contracts at July 31, 2008 are presented on the Schedules of Investments for the applicable Funds.

Forward Commitments

The Funds may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time consistent with a Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The Funds may dispose of a forward commitment transaction prior to settlement if it is appropriate to do so and realize short-term gains (or losses) upon such sale. When effecting such transactions, cash or liquid high-grade debt obligations of the Fund in a dollar amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio securities to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records at the trade date and maintained until the transaction is settled. A forward commitment transaction involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date or the other party to the transaction fails to complete the transaction.

Loan Agreements

The Multistrategy Bond Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers to lenders or lending syndicates. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower.

 

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As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the loan agreement. When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. At the period ended July 31, 2008, the Multistrategy Bond Fund had $3,000,000 in unfunded loan commitments.

Options

The Funds may purchase and sell (write) call and put options on securities and securities indices, provided such options are traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market. The Funds may also purchase and sell call and put options on foreign currencies. The domestic equity Funds may utilize options to equitize liquidity reserve balances.

When a Fund writes a covered call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund receives a premium on the sale of a call option but gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in stock value above the exercise price of the option, and when the Fund writes a put option it is exposed to a decline in the price of the underlying security.

Whether an option which the Fund has written expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss, if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option which the Fund has written is exercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. When a put option which a Fund has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security which a Fund purchases upon exercise of the option. Realized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

The Funds’ use of written options involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to market risk. The risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instrument and the price of the underlying securities and interest rates.

Futures Contracts

The Funds presented herein may invest in futures contracts (i.e., interest rate, foreign currency and index futures contracts) to a limited extent. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to off balance sheet risk. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents 5% of the purchase price indicated in the futures contract. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement value are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. As of July 31, 2008, the International Securities Fund and the Multistrategy Bond Fund had cash collateral balances of $15,713,579 and $11,631,067 respectively in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold).

Swap Agreements

The Funds may enter into several different types of agreements including interest rate, index, credit default and currency swaps.

The Funds may enter into index swap agreements as an additional hedging strategy for cash reserves held by the Funds or to effect investment transactions consistent with the Funds’ investment objectives and strategies. Index swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard index swap transaction, the two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular investments or instruments. The returns to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. a specified dollar amount that is hypothetically invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). Amounts paid to and received from the swap counterparties representing capital appreciation and depreciation on the underlying securities and accrued interest expense and interest income are recorded as net realized gain (loss). The Funds are exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparties; however, the Funds do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.

 

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The Multistrategy Bond, Global Equity and International Securities Funds may enter into swap agreements, on either an asset-based or liability-based basis, depending on whether they are hedging their assets or their liabilities, and will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Funds receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. When the Funds engage in a swap, they exchange their obligations to pay or rights to receive payments for the obligations to pay or rights to receive payments of another party (i.e., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments).

Interest rate swaps are counterparty agreements and can be customized to meet each party’s needs and involve the exchange of a fixed payment per period for a payment that is not fixed. Currency swaps are agreements where two parties exchange specified amounts of different currencies which are followed by a series of interest payments that are exchanged based on the principal cash flow. At maturity the principal amounts are exchanged back to the original party. Credit default swaps are counterparty agreements which allow the transfer of third party credit risk (the possibility that an issuer will default on their obligation by failing to pay principal or interest in a timely manner) from one party to another. The lender faces the credit risk from a third party and the counterparty in the swap agrees to insure this risk in exchange for regular periodic payments.

The Funds expect to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio or to protect against any increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Funds’ obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid high-grade debt securities having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by the Funds’ custodian. To the extent that the Funds enter into swaps on other than a net basis, the amount maintained in a segregated account will be the full amount of the Fund’s obligations, if any, with respect to such swaps, accrued on a daily basis. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Funds will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreement related to the transaction. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid.

Short Sales

The Quantitative Equity Fund may enter into short sale transactions. In a short sale, the seller sells a security that it does not own, typically a security borrowed from a broker or dealer. Because the seller remains liable to return the underlying security that it borrowed from the broker or dealer, the seller must purchase the security prior to the date on which delivery to the broker or dealer is required. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of the short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund must return the borrowed security. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. The making of short sales exposes the Fund to the risk of liability for the market value of the security that is sold (the amount of which liability increases as the market value of the underlying security increases), in addition to the costs associated with establishing, maintaining and closing out the short position.

Although the Fund’s potential for gain as a result of a short sale is limited to the price at which it sold the security short less the cost of borrowing the security, its potential for loss is theoretically unlimited because there is no limit to the cost of replacing the borrowed security. When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund may use all or a portion of the cash proceeds of short sales to purchase other securities or for any other permissible Fund purpose. To the extent necessary to meet collateral requirements, the Fund is required to pledge assets in a segregated account maintained by the Fund’s custodian for the benefit of the broker. The Fund also may use securities it owns to meet any such collateral obligations. Until a Fund replaces a borrowed security in connection with a short sale, the Fund will: (a) maintain daily a segregated account, containing cash, cash equivalents, or liquid marketable securities, at such a level that the amount deposited in the segregated account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current requirement under Regulation T promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the authority of section 7 and 8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or (b) otherwise cover its short position in accordance with positions taken by the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (e.g., taking an offsetting long position in the security sold short.) As of July 31, 2008, $1,415,947,160 was held as collateral.

Investments in Emerging Markets

Investing in emerging markets may involve special risks and considerations for the International Securities Fund and Global Equity Fund not typically associated with investing in the United States markets. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation, restrictions on income and capital, and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the United States.

 

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Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities

The Multistrategy Bond Fund may invest in mortgage or other asset-backed securities. These securities may include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMOresiduals, stripped mortgage-backed securities (“SMBSs”) and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by a payable from, mortgage loans on real property. Mortgage-backed securities often have stated maturities of up to thirty years when they are issued, depending upon the length of the mortgages underlying the securities. In practice, however, unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may make the securities’ effective maturity shorter than this, and the prevailing interest rates may be higher or lower than the current yield of a Fund’s portfolio at the time the Fund receives the payments for reinvestment. Mortgage-backed securities may have less potential for capital appreciation than comparable fixed income securities due to the likelihood of increased prepayments of mortgages as interest rates decline. If a Fund buys mortgage-backed securities at a premium, mortgage foreclosures and prepayments of principal by mortgagors (which may be made at any time without penalty) may result in some loss of the Fund’s principal investment to the extent of the premium paid. The value of mortgage-backed securities may also change due to shifts in the market’s perception of issuers. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities markets as a whole. Non-governmental mortgage-backed securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than governmental issues.

Through its investments in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), including those that are issued by private issuers, a Fund may have some exposure to subprime loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Private issuers include commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies and special purpose finance entities (called special purpose vehicles or SPVs) and other entities that acquire and package mortgage loans for resale as MBS. Unlike MBS issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its sponsored entities, MBS issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee, but may have credit enhancements provided by external entities such as banks or financial institutions or achieved through the structuring of the transaction itself. Examples of such credit support arising out of the structure of the transaction include the issue of senior and subordinated securities (e.g., the issuance of securities by an SPV in multiple classes or “tranches”, with one or more classes being senior to other subordinated classes as to the payment of principal and interest, with the result that defaults on the underlying mortgage loans are borne first by the holders of the subordinated class); creation of “reserve funds” (in which case cash or investments, sometimes funded from a portion of the payments on the underlying mortgage loans, are held in reserve against future losses); and “overcollateralization” (in which case the scheduled payments on, or the principal amount of, the underlying mortgage loans exceeds that required to make payment of the securities and pay any servicing or other fees). However, there can be no guarantee that credit enhancements, if any, will be sufficient to prevent losses in the event of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans. In addition, MBS that are issued by private issuers are not subject to the underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those MBS that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying private MBS may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored MBS and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Privately issued pools more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value mortgages and manufactured housing loans. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a private-label MBS pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements. The risk of non-payment is greater for MBS that are backed by mortgage pools that contain subprime loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Privately issued MBS are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, MBS held in a Fund’s portfolio may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.

Asset-backed securities may include pools of mortgages (“mortgage-backed securities”), loans, receivables or other assets. Payment of principal and interest may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. For purposes of determining the percentage of a Fund’s total assets invested in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in a particular industry, asset-backed securities will be classified separately, based on the nature of the underlying assets, according to the following categories: captive auto, diversified, retail and consumer loans, captive equipment and business, business trade receivables, nuclear fuel and capital and mortgage lending. Asset-backed securities (other than

 

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mortgage-backed securities) present certain risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. There is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the securities may contain elements of credit support which fall into two categories: (i) liquidity protection, and (ii) protection against losses resulting from ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets. Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion. Protection against losses results from payment of the insurance obligations on at least a portion of the assets in the pool. This protection may be provided through guarantees, policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. The Funds will not pay any additional or separate fees for credit support. The degree of credit support provided for each issue is generally based on historical information respecting the level of credit risk associated with the underlying assets. Delinquency or loss in excess of that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security. The availability of asset-backed securities may be affected by legislative or regulatory developments. It is possible that such developments may require the Funds to dispose of any then existing holdings of such securities.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds

The Multistrategy Bond Fund may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on these bonds is generally fixed at issuance at a rate lower than typical bonds. Over the life of an inflation-indexed bond, however, interest will be paid based on a principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.

Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.   Investment Transactions

Written Options Contracts

Transactions in written options contracts for the period ended July 31, 2008 for the following Funds were as follows:

 

     International Securities     Multistrategy Bond Fund  
      Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 
        

Outstanding October 31, 2007

       $     17,035     $ 5,536,309  

Opened

   3,470       16,399,389     7,375       10,316,120  

Closed

   (3,097 )     (14,566,826 )   (10,653 )     (4,844,944 )

Expired

             (12,997 )     (4,036,225 )
                            

Outstanding July 31, 2008

   373     $ 1,832,563     760     $ 6,971,260  
                            

Securities Lending

The Investment Company has a securities lending program whereby each Fund can loan securities with a value up to 33 1/3% of each Fund’s total assets. The Fund receives cash (US currency), US Government or US Government agency obligations as collateral against the loaned securities. To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such collateral is invested by the securities lending agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) in short-term instruments, money market mutual funds and other short-term investments that meet certain quality and diversification requirements. Cash collateral invested in

 

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money market funds is included in the Schedules of Investments. The collateral received is recorded on a lending Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities along with the related obligation to return the collateral.

Income generated from the investment of cash collateral, less negotiated rebate fees paid to participating brokers and transaction costs, is divided between the Fund and State Street and is recorded as income for the Fund. To the extent that a loan is secured by non-cash collateral, brokers pay the Fund negotiated lenders’ fees, which are divided between the Fund and State Street and are recorded as securities lending income for the Fund. All collateral received will be in an amount at least equal to 102% (for loans of US securities) or 105% (for non-US securities) of the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund the next day. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, there is a risk of delay in recovery of the securities or loss of rights in the collateral. Consequently, loans are made only to borrowers which are deemed to be of good financial standing.

As of July 31, 2008, the non-cash collateral pledged for the securities on loan in the following funds was:

 

Funds    Non-Cash
Collateral Value
   Non-Cash Collateral Holding
     

Diversified Equity

   $ 13,860,880    Pool of US Government securities

International Securities

     1,198,775    Pool of US Government securities

Multi-Strategy Bond

     2,829,202    Pool of US Government securities

Quantitative Equity

     2,127,411    Pool of US Government securities

Special Growth

     5,658,638    Pool of US Government securities

Global Equity

     2,496,347    Pool of US Government securities

 

4.   Related Party Transactions

The Funds are permitted to invest their cash reserves (i.e., cash awaiting investment or cash held to meet redemption requests or to pay expenses) and also may invest a portion of the collateral received from the Investment Company’s securities lending program, in the RIC Money Market Fund. As of July 31, 2008, $1,596,632,371 of the Money Market Fund’s net assets represents investments by the Funds.

 

5.   Federal Income Taxes

At July 31, 2008, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Diversified Equity
Fund
    Special Growth
Fund
    Quantitative Equity
Fund
 
      

Cost of Investments

   $ 4,414,274,510     $ 1,909,372,572     $ 4,699,576,121  
                        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 122,906,003     $ 40,867,247     $ 506,627,061  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (91,138,347 )     (33,426,646 )     (664,623,821 )
                        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 31,767,656     $ 7,440,601     $ (157,996,760 )
                        
     International
Securities Fund
    Global Equity
Fund
    Multistrategy Bond
Fund
 

Cost of Investments

   $ 4,120,309,326     $ 1,309,649,985     $ 8,312,854,398  
                        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 57,224,096     $ 76,768,447     $ 40,310,642  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (69,803,698 )     (138,595,773 )     (444,855,142 )
                        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (12,579,602 )   $ (61,827,326 )   $ (404,544,500 )
                        

 

6.   Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to contractual limitations on resale, are often issued in private placement transactions, and are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). The most common types of restricted securities are those sold under Rule 144A of the Act and commercial paper sold under Section 4(2) of the Act.

 

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A Fund may invest a portion of its net assets not to exceed 15% in securities that are illiquid. Illiquid securities are securities that may not be readily marketable, and that cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. Restricted securities are generally considered to be illiquid.

The following table lists restricted securities held by a Fund that are illiquid. The following table does not include (1) securities deemed liquid by RIMCo or a money manager pursuant to Board approved policies and procedures or (2) illiquid securities that are not restricted securities as designated on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

Fund - % of Net Assets
Securities
   Acquistion
Date
   Amount ($)
or Shares
   Cost per
Unit
$
   Cost
(000)
$
   Market Value
(000)
$
              

International Securities Fund - 0.1 %

              

Bharti Airtel, Ltd.

   08/06/08    97,700    185.28    1,810    1,819

Hyundai Motor Co.

   06/12/08    12,130    33.64    408    425
                
               2,244
                

Multistrategy Bond Fund - 2.3%

              

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

   07/24/08    2,450,000    99.85    2,446    2,515

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

   07/24/08    4,950,000    99.94    4,947    5,004

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

   08/02/07    3,030,994    100.03    3,032    2,961

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

   08/02/07    3,500,000    96.37    3,373    3,466

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

   08/02/07    2,000,000    97.60    1,952    1,953

Americo Life, Inc.

   06/20/06    250,000    101.60    254    254

ANZ National International, Ltd.

   07/09/08    4,000,000    99.91    3,996    4,001

BNP Paribas Capital Trust

   06/01/06    2,600,000    112.16    2,916    2,650

Barclays Bank PLC

   05/04/07    25,000,000    74.96    18,740    25,212

Bank of Scotland PLC

   09/26/07    2,900,000    100.34    2,910    2,899

Bear Stearns Structured Products, Inc.

   01/11/08    4,168,805    64.89    27,051    4,044

Bombardier, Inc.

   11/10/06    375,000    128.47    482    553

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust

   10/15/07    5,219,155    100.00    5,219    4,697

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust

   10/15/07    1,700,000    100.00    1,700    1,262

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust

   10/15/07    3,150,000    100.00    3,150    1,475

Catlin Insurance Co., Ltd.

   01/11/07    575,000    100.00    575    343

COX Communications, Inc.

   05/29/08    2,325,000    99.61    2,316    2,290

Deutsche ALT-A Securities NIM Trust

   03/12/07    303,448    99.65    302    288

DG Funding Trust

   10/04/06    361    10,584.58    3,821    3,617

Entergy Gulf States, Inc.

   11/30/05    261,000    100.00    261    261

Evraz Group SA

   05/15/08    1,900,000    100.65    1,912    1,848

Gaz Capital SA

   02/28/07    4,250,000    100.97    4,291    4,331

Gaz Capital SA

   02/28/07    500,000    100.00    500    506

Grupo Senda Autotransporte SA de CV

   03/07/08    3,600,000    94.88    3,416    3,492

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.

   12/18/07    500,000    100.00    500    500

HSN, LP

   07/16/08    2,425,000    99.35    2,409    2,410

Huntington Auto Trust

   06/03/08    3,500,000    100.00    3,500    3,501

Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Trust

   02/14/07    1,737,754    100.03    1,738    1,620

Mantis Reef, Ltd.

   10/28/03    585,000    99.98    585    583

Nationwide Life Global Funding I

   11/14/01    17,500,000    97.83    17,119    17,481

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

   02/15/08    898,000    87.46    785    808

Panama Canal Railway Co.

   10/29/07    1,000,000    100.00    1,000    880

Steel Capital SA for OAO Severstal

   07/22/08    2,700,000    100.00    2,700    2,701

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

   02/11/08    6,000,000    95.61    5,736    5,914

Symetra Financial Corp.

   06/02/06    900,000    98.40    886    790

Systems 2001 AT LLC

   09/25/03    324,464    102.32    332    335

 

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Fund - % of Net Assets
Securities
   Acquistion
Date
   Amount ($)
or Shares
   Cost per
Unit
$
   Cost
(000)
$
   Market Value
(000)
$
              

Ticketmaster

   07/16/08    1,545,000    100.00    1,545    1,599

TNK-BP Finance SA

   09/28/07    4,280,000    98.45    4,214    3,959

Vedanta Resources PLC

   06/28/08    2,000,000    100.00    2,000    1,980

Washington Mutual Preferred Funding LLC

   12/06/06    5,000,000    60.53    3,027    1,625

Washington Mutual Preferred Funding LLC

   12/06/06    9,500,000    93.99    8,929    4,372

Westfield Capital Corp., Ltd.

   11/10/06    700,000    93.08    6516    638

White Mountains Re Group, Ltd.

   05/17/08    11,855,000    94.30    11,179    8,995

World Financial Properties

   11/08/02    141,970    103.93    148    140

Xlliac Global Funding

   08/03/05    730,000    99.85    729    706

XM Satellite Radio Holdings, Inc.

   07/24/08    375,000    88.00    330    342
                
               141,801
                

Illiquid securities and restricted securities may be priced by the Funds using fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

7.   Subsequent Events

At a meeting held on May 20, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Russell Investment Company, upon the recommendation of Russell Investment Management Company, approved a separate Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (each a “Plan”) with respect to the reorganization of each Acquired Fund (as defined below) into its corresponding Acquiring Fund (as defined below) (each a “Reorganization”).

 

Acquired Fund         Acquiring Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

  into    Equity I Fund

Quantitative Equity Fund

  into    Equity Q Fund

Special Growth Fund

  into    Equity II Fund

International Securities Fund

  into    International Fund

Multistrategy Bond Fund

  into    Fixed Income III Fund

Each Plan provides for the reorganization of an Acquired Fund with and into its corresponding Acquiring Fund in exchange for Shares issued by the Acquiring Fund. The value of Shares issued by the Acquiring Fund in connection with each Reorganization will be equal at the time of the Reorganization to the value of the Shares of the corresponding Acquired Fund. Pursuant to each Plan, shares issued to an Acquired Fund by the corresponding Acquiring Fund will be distributed to Shareholders of the Acquired Fund in connection with the liquidation of the Acquired Fund. As a result, each Shareholder of the Acquired Fund will cease to be a Shareholder of the Acquired Fund and will instead be the owner of that number of full and fractional Shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund having an aggregate value equal at the time of the Reorganization to the aggregate value of the Shares of the Acquired Fund held by that Shareholder at the effective time of the Reorganization.

Timing of Reorganizations

The Reorganizations are expected to occur on the dates set forth below. On September 2, 2008, prior to the Reorganizations, each Acquiring Fund will change its name.

Diversified Equity Fund: The Reorganization of the Diversified Equity Fund into the Equity I Fund (the Equity I Fund will change its name to the Russell U.S. Core Equity Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

Special Growth Fund: The Reorganization of the Special Growth Fund into the Equity II Fund (the Equity II Fund will change its name to the Russell U.S. Small & Mid Cap Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

 

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International Securities Fund: The Reorganization of the International Securities Fund into the International Fund (the International Fund will change its name to the Russell International Developed Markets Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

Quantitative Equity Fund: The Reorganization of the Quantitative Equity Fund into the Equity Q Fund (the Equity Q Fund will change its name to the Russell U.S. Quantitative Equity Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 22, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

Multistrategy Bond Fund: The Reorganization of the Multistrategy Bond Fund into the Fixed Income III Fund (the Fixed Income III Fund will change its name to the Russell Strategic Bond Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 22, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

The Diversified Equity, Special Growth and International Securities Funds will be closed to new and existing shareholders on September 5, 2008 and no purchases of these Funds’ shares will be allowed on or after that date.

The Quantitative Equity and Multistrategy Bond Funds will be closed to new and existing shareholders on September 19, 2008 and no purchases of these Funds’ shares will be allowed on or after that date.

Prior to the closing date of the Reorganizations, each Acquired Fund will declare and pay to its shareholders of record one or more dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid), if any, and realized net capital gain, if any, for the current taxable year through the closing date. The record date for this special dividend for the Diversified Equity, Special Growth and International Securities Funds will be August 26, 2008, based on Fund records as of the close of business on August 25, 2008. The record date for this special dividend for the Quantitative Equity and Multistrategy Bond Funds will be September 9, 2008, based on Fund records as of the close of business on September 8, 2008.

You should consult your own tax adviser concerning the possible tax consequences of such dividends and/or other distributions.

Effective September 2, 2008, the Global Equity Fund will change its name to Russell Global Equity Fund.

 

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A complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iv) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to RIMCo, as RIC’s investment adviser, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Funds may be invested. RIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Funds maintain a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Funds. A description of the P&P, Guidelines, Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and additional information about Fund Trustees are contained in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Funds’ prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please contact your financial institution.

Some Financial Intermediaries may offer electronic delivery of the Funds’ prospectus and annual and semiannual reports. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for further details.

 

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FUND    SHARE CLASS    FUND NAME EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Emerging Markets Fund    A, C, E, S    Russell Emerging Markets Fund
Real Estate Securities Fund    A, C, E, S    Russell Real Estate Securities Fund
Short Duration Bond Fund    A, C, E, S    Russell Short Duration Bond Fund
Tax Exempt Bond Fund    C, E, S    Russell Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund    C, E, S    Russell Tax-Managed U.S. Large Cap Fund
Tax-Managed Mid & Small Cap Fund    C, E, S    Russell Tax-Managed U.S. Mid & Small Fund
Select Growth Fund    C, E, I, S    Russell U.S. Growth Fund
Select Value Fund    C, E, I, S    Russell U.S. Value Fund
Fixed Income I Fund    C, E, I, S, Y    Russell Investment Grade Bond Fund

 

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Emerging Markets Fund        3
Real Estate Securities Fund    15
Short Duration Bond Fund    18
Tax Exempt Bond Fund    36
Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund    48
Tax-Managed Mid & Small Cap Fund    53
Select Growth Fund    61
Select Value Fund    66
Fixed Income I Fund    71
Notes to Schedules of Investments    101
Notes to Quarterly Report    103
Shareholder Requests for Additional Information    112


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Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved.

Russell Investments is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Securities distributed through Russell Financial Services, Inc. (effective June 2, 2008, the name changed from Russell Fund Distributors, Inc.) member FINRA, part of Russell Investments.

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Emerging Markets Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 86.3%

    

Bahrain - 0.2%

    

Gulf Finance House EC - GDR (Þ)

  39,050    1,503

Gulf Finance House EC - GDR

  19,250    740
      
     2,243
      

Bermuda - 0.8%

    

Aquarius Platinum, Ltd.

  87,600    863

C C Land Holdings, Ltd.

  805,000    473

Central European Media Enterprises (Æ)

  1,000    82

Central European Media Enterprises, Ltd. Class A (Æ)

  18,378    1,530

China Hongxing Sports, Ltd. (Ñ)

  6,041,100    2,104

Cosan, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  46,789    613

Credicorp, Ltd.

  36,742    2,719

GOME Electrical Appliances Holdings, Ltd.

  3,125,000    1,304

Hopson Development Holdings, Ltd.

  54,000    57

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd.

  187,000    145

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.

  318,000    682

Wilson Sons, Ltd. - BDR (Æ)

  94,643    1,157

Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings, Ltd. (Æ)

  20,000    52
      
     11,781
      

Brazil - 9.6%

    

All America Latina Logistica SA (Æ)

  189,800    2,530

Amil Participacoes SA

  140,240    1,209

Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA

  79,015    1,539

Aracruz Celulose SA - ADR (Ñ)

  59,598    4,142

Banco Bradesco SA - ADR (Ñ)

  57,600    1,223

Banco do Brasil SA

  658,600    10,554

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA - ADR (Ñ)

  207,750    4,425

Bovespa Holding SA - ADR

  187,900    2,374

Brasil Brokers Participacoes SA (Æ)

  3,500    2,782

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA

  51,100    1,672

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA

  262,745    5,100

Cia Brasileira de Distribuicao Grupo Pao de Acucar - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,819    729

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (Æ)

  348,640    8,650

Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  23,710    1,188

Cia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais-Copasa MG (Æ)

  51,400    961

Cia Paranaense de Energia

  2,000    40

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (Æ)

  99,600    3,010

Cia Vale do Rio Doce Class B - ADR (Æ)

  932,040    26,124
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Cyrela Brazil Realty SA

  180,700    2,630

Gerdau SA

  39,600    695

Gerdau SA - ADR (Ñ)

  189,900    4,134

JBS SA (Æ)

  521,600    2,797

Lojas Renner SA (Æ)

  60,000    1,202

Magnesita Refratarios SA (Æ)

  110,000    1,643

Marfrig Frigorificos e Comercio de Alimentos SA (Æ)

  151,347    1,874

MRV Engenharia e Participacoes SA

  12,600    290

NET Servicos de Comunicacao SA - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  150,900    1,895

PDG Realty SA Empreendimentos e Participacoes

  47,000    705

Perdigao SA (Æ)

  72,509    1,977

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

  430,240    22,754

Redecard SA

  35,300    658

Souza Cruz SA

  60,800    1,714

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA (Æ)

  45,200    1,183

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA - ADR

  185,300    4,375

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA (Æ)

  133,200    1,769

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA - GDR (Æ)

  38,300    5,041

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA

  89,750    3,831

Weg SA

  83,600    961
      
     140,380
      

Canada - 0.3%

    

First Quantum Minerals, Ltd.

  73,396    5,053
      

Cayman Islands - 2.0%

    

Agile Property Holdings, Ltd.

  658,000    612

Alibaba.com, Ltd. (Æ)(Å)

  186,500    235

ASM Pacific Technology

  319,500    2,299

Belle International Holdings, Ltd.

  1,906,500    1,960

China Mengniu Dairy Co., Ltd.

  840,000    2,478

China Shanshui Cement Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  1,577,000    639

Focus Media Holding, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  58,500    1,738

Foxconn International Holdings, Ltd.

  1,075,000    1,016

Hidili Industry International Development, Ltd. (Æ)

  677,000    1,013

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.

  299,000    1,434

Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd.

  533,500    801

Luen Thai Holdings, Ltd.

  1,389,000    154

Pacific Textile Holdings, Ltd.

  1,069,000    187

Parkson Retail Group, Ltd.

  2,533,973    3,496

Shimao Property Holdings, Ltd.

  593,000    733

Shui On Land, Ltd.

  2,481,162    2,246

Sina Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  82,800    3,745

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Soho China, Ltd.

  315,500    187

Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  49,000    1,640

Tencent Holdings, Ltd.

  180,000    1,590

Uni-President China Holdings, Ltd. (Æ)

  2,089,000    835
      
     29,038
      

Chile - 0.5%

    

Banco de Credito e Inversiones (Æ)

  41,000    1,122

Banco Santander Chile SA - ADR

  75,730    3,461

Embotelladora Andina SA - ADR

  58,900    1,087

Lan Airlines SA - ADR (Ñ)

  100,100    1,162

SACI Falabella

  174,045    738
      
     7,570
      

China - 5.2%

    

Air China, Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  2,508,000    1,410

Anhui Conch Cement Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  895,695    5,261

Bank of China, Ltd. (Æ)

  2,164,000    989

Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  1,218,000    1,542

China Coal Energy Co.

  92,000    165

China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. Class H

  2,226,000    4,144

China Construction Bank Corp. Class H

  2,865,000    2,513

China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd. Class H

  1,301,000    3,128

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  434,000    1,572

China National Building Material Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  558,000    1,077

China Oilfield Services, Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  142,000    212

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. - ADR (Ñ)

  17,742    1,867

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. Class H

  16,506,000    17,322

China Railway Construction Corp. (Æ)

  43,500    67

China Shenhua Energy Co., Ltd.

  1,780,000    6,562

China Telecom Corp., Ltd. Class H

  5,561,000    3,040

Datang International Power Generation Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  644,000    377

Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  1,970,000    849

Guangzhou R&F Properties Co., Ltd.

  360,500    734

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

  8,179,085    6,154

Jiangsu Expressway Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  2,752,000    2,331

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. Class H

  976,000    1,784

PetroChina Co., Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  54,239    7,239

PetroChina Co., Ltd. Class H

  1,423,000    1,900
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Ping An Insurance Group Co. of China, Ltd. Class H

  261,600    1,815

Shanghai Forte Land Co. Class H

  1,280,000    340

Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd. Class H

  264,000    87

Weiqiao Textile Co. Class H

  780,000    599

Yanzhou Coal Mining Co., Ltd. Class H (Æ)

  984,000    1,771
      
     76,851
      

Colombia - 0.4%

    

BanColombia SA

  160,900    1,326

BanColombia SA - ADR

  118,296    3,990
      
     5,316
      

Cyprus - 0.0%

    

Mirland Development Corp. PLC (Æ)

  106,900    582
      

Czech Republic - 0.8%

    

CEZ (Æ)

  76,200    6,331

Komercni Banka AS (Ñ)

  13,000    3,328

Telefonica O2 Czech Republic AS

  80,900    2,737
      
     12,396
      

Egypt - 1.5%

    

Egyptian Financial Group-Hermes Holding (Æ)

  507,839    4,536

Orascom Construction Industries (Æ)

  127,800    9,355

Orascom Construction Industries - GDR

  35,094    5,092

Orascom Telecom Holding SAE (Æ)

  167,388    1,785

Orascom Telecom Holding SAE - GDR (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,200    323

Talaat Moustafa Group (Æ)

  638,403    976
      
     22,067
      

Greece - 0.3%

    

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

  165,249    4,085
      

Hong Kong - 3.2%

    

Beijing Enterprises Holdings, Ltd.

  546,000    2,064

China Insurance International Holdings Co., Ltd.

  1,811,000    4,140

China Merchants Holdings International Co., Ltd.

  1,017,684    3,876

China Mobile, Ltd.

  501,500    6,708

China Mobile, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  74,790    5,000

China Netcom Group Corp. Hong Kong, Ltd. (Æ)

  1,812,500    5,516

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

China Overseas Land & Investment, Ltd.

  812,000    1,448

China Resources Enterprise

  2,522,189    6,439

China Resources Power Holdings Co.

  98,000    217

China Unicom, Ltd.

  392,000    805

Citic Pacific, Ltd.

  981,000    3,755

CNOOC, Ltd.

  3,106,000    4,578

Franshion Properties China, Ltd. (Æ)

  1,968,000    759

Guangdong Investment, Ltd.

  138,000    54

Guangzhou Investment Co., Ltd.

  390,000    57

Sinotrans Shipping, Ltd. (Æ)

  3,755,500    1,819
      
     47,235
      

Hungary - 0.5%

    

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Nyrt (Æ)

  24,516    3,376

MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Nyrt - ADR (Æ)

  21,900    1,581

Richter Gedeon Nyrt

  9,718    2,216
      
     7,173
      

India - 4.7%

    

Allahabad Bank

  243,535    337

Andhra Bank

  429,000    533

Associated Cement Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  4,573    64

Bajaj Auto, Ltd. (Æ)

  27,571    341

Bajaj Finserv, Ltd. (Æ)

  27,571    282

Bajaj Holdings and Investment, Ltd.

  8,440    69

Bank of Baroda

  220,000    1,310

BF Utilities, Ltd.

  17,297    799

Bharti Airtel, Ltd. (Æ)

  245,070    4,569

Chennai Petroleum Corp., Ltd.

  81,660    568

Container Corp. of India

  72,498    1,425

Dish TV India, Ltd.

  3,716    3

DLF, Ltd.

  193,664    2,300

GAIL India, Ltd. - GDR

  34,353    1,821

Genesis Indian Investment Co., Ltd.

  559,919    22,934

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

  5,437    84

GMR Infrastructure, Ltd. (Æ)

  363,543    783

Great Eastern Shipping Co., Ltd. (The) Class A

  223,050    2,131

HDFC Bank, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  29,200    2,283

Housing Development Finance Corp.

  55,913    2,960

ICICI Bank, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  15,400    456

Indian Overseas Bank

  250,000    492

Jaiprakash Associates, Ltd.

  170,900    623

Larsen & Toubro, Ltd.

  44,970    2,725

Maruti Suzuki India, Ltd.

  40,791    551

Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone, Ltd. (Æ)

  67,411    899
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

NTPC, Ltd.

  464,830    1,844

Oil & Natural Gas Corp., Ltd.

  72,735    1,689

Oriental Bank of Commerce (Æ)

  111,000    398

Reliance Industries, Ltd.

  99,254    5,104

Reliance Industries, Ltd. - GDR (Þ)

  12,700    1,301

State Bank of India, Ltd. - GDR

  29,197    1,917

Steel Authority of India, Ltd.

  156,605    508

Sun TV Network, Ltd.

  148,536    809

Suzlon Energy, Ltd. (Æ)

  415,205    2,143

Union Bank of India (Æ)

  118,000    360

United Spirits, Ltd.

  29,145    873
      
     68,288
      

Indonesia - 2.0%

    

Aneka Tambang Tbk PT (Æ)

  13,303,000    3,603

Astra Agro Lestari Tbk PT

  336,789    808

Bank Rakyat Indonesia

  11,682,982    7,715

Bumi Resources Tbk PT

  3,739,500    2,762

International Nickel Indonesia Tbk PT

  3,203,000    1,602

Kawasan Industri Jababeka Tbk PT (Æ)

  28,570,000    419

PT Astra International Tbk

  597,000    1,474

Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk PT (Æ)

  6,191,492    509

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT

  7,754,807    6,501

Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk PT - ADR

  66,470    2,192

Timah Tbk PT (Æ)

  703,000    2,462
      
     30,047
      

Israel - 3.3%

    

Bank Hapoalim BM

  1,187,300    4,921

Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM

  1,355,702    5,947

Cellcom Israel, Ltd.

  61,687    2,026

Check Point Software Technologies (Æ)(Ñ)

  208,080    4,751

IDB Development Corp., Ltd.

  20,729    466

Israel Chemicals, Ltd.

  574,810    10,576

Israel Corp., Ltd. (The) (Æ)

  660    777

Makhteshim-Agan Industries, Ltd.

  222,578    1,925

Oil Refineries, Ltd.

  695,405    485

Partner Communications

  262,041    5,674

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  233,441    10,468
      
     48,016
      

Kazakhstan - 0.1%

    

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan Class A

  66,374    855

Halyk Savings Bank of Kazakhstan JSC - GDR

  200    3
      
     858
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Luxembourg - 3.0%

    

Evraz Group SA - GDR

  47,400    4,550

Genesis Smaller Companies

  425,584    30,119

MHP SA - GDR (Æ)

  77,900    1,262

Millicom International Cellular SA (Ñ)

  30,800    2,383

Tenaris SA - ADR

  96,665    5,824
      
     44,138
      

Malaysia - 1.2%

    

Bumiputra-Commerce Holdings BHD

  2,469,925    6,590

Bursa Malaysia BHD

  259,800    570

IGB Corp. BHD

  1,829,900    791

IOI Corp. BHD

  1,086,550    1,910

KLCC Property Holdings BHD

  256,000    225

Kuala Lumpur Kepong BHD

  142,200    596

Malaysian Bulk Carriers BHD

  358,025    405

MISC BHD

  755,195    1,955

PPB Group BHD

  123,000    350

Proton Holdings BHD

  169,800    160

Public Bank BHD

  80,400    258

Sime Darby BHD

  1,053,672    2,545

SP Setia BHD

  332,550    310

TA Enterprise BHD (Æ)

  725,200    193

TM International BHD (Æ)

  395,200    766
      
     17,624
      

Mexico - 4.8%

    

Alfa SAB de CV Class A (Æ)

  678,600    4,391

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

  318,373    16,075

Carso Global Telecom SAB de CV Class A

  140,600    765

Cemex SAB de CV (Æ)

  4,700,205    10,010

Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV (Æ)

  29,600    169

Corp. GEO SAB de CV (Æ)(Ñ)

  570,000    2,078

Corp. Moctezuma SAB de CV (Æ)

  308,282    731

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR

  86,982    3,989

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SA de CV - ADR

  22,100    656

Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacifico SA de CV Class B (Æ)

  98,100    293

Grupo Carso SAB de CV (Æ)

  32,800    143

Grupo Famsa SAB de CV Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  410,000    1,253

Grupo Financiero Banorte SAB de CV Class O

  1,406,790    6,090

Grupo Financiero Inbursa SA Class O (Æ)

  568,189    2,138

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV

  2,134,800    3,785

Grupo Televisa SA - ADR (Ñ)

  39,092    879

Megacable Holdings SAB de CV (Æ)

  461,203    1,011
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV (Ñ)

  798,800    1,010

Telefonos de Mexico SAB de CV Series L - ADR (Ñ)

  122,700    3,092

Telmex Internacional SAB de CV (Æ)

  479,000    332

Telmex Internacional SAB de CV - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  40,100    551

Urbi Desarrollos Urbanos SA de CV (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,250,700    4,180

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV (Æ)(Ñ)

  969,279    3,942

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV - ADR

  61,400    2,474
      
     70,037
      

Netherlands - 0.5%

    

New World Resources NV (Æ)

  38,000    1,171

X 5 Retail Group NV - GDR

  211,797    6,311
      
     7,482
      

Nigeria - 0.2%

    

First City Monument Bank PLC

  4,643,721    651

Guaranty Trust Bank - GDR

  149,345    1,717

Nigerian Breweries PLC

  203,792    90

Nigerian Breweries PLC (Æ)

  395,840    175

United Bank for Africa PLC (Æ)

  3,361,902    912
      
     3,545
      

Oman - 0.3%

    

Bank Muscat SAOG

  29,310    123

Bank Muscat SAOG - GDR

  188,190    3,366

National Bank of Oman, Ltd.

  806,050    1,311
      
     4,800
      

Pakistan - 0.5%

    

Engro Chemical Pakistan, Ltd.

  396,600    1,156

Fauji Fertilizer Co., Ltd.

  1,804,822    3,209

ICI Pakistan, Ltd.

  170,400    361

Oil & Gas Development Co., Ltd.

  344,000    555

Pakistan Petroleum, Ltd.

  170,500    505

Pakistan State Oil Co., Ltd.

  224,500    1,167
      
     6,953
      

Philippines - 0.3%

    

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.

  34,630    1,964

Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. - ADR

  29,840    1,696

Universal Robina Corp.

  2,009,000    487
      
     4,147
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Poland - 0.8%

    

Bank Pekao SA

  14,500    1,322

KGHM Polska Miedz SA

  182,867    7,498

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA

  40,000    1,008

Telekomunikacja Polska SA

  117,403    1,299
      
     11,127
      

Qatar - 0.5%

    

Commercial Bank of Qatar - GDR (Æ)

  508,600    3,809

Qatar Islamic Bank

  28,000    1,165

Qatar National Bank SAQ

  25,000    1,610
      
     6,584
      

Russia - 9.0%

    

Bank St. Petersburg (Æ)

  183,700    1,021

Gazprom OAO - ADR

  359,234    17,315

Gazprom OAO - ADR (Æ)

  258,031    12,363

Kalina

  15,100    362

LSR Group - GDR (Æ)

  49,681    641

LUKOIL - ADR

  431,547    36,098

Magnit OAO (Æ)

  74,050    3,406

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works - GDR (Þ)

  87,200    1,253

Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works - GDR

  137,200    1,969

Mechel - ADR (Ñ)

  44,000    934

MMC Norilsk Nickel

  9,894    2,102

MMC Norilsk Nickel - ADR

  593,000    12,939

Mobile Telesystems OJSC - ADR

  82,979    5,925

NovaTek OAO - GDR (Þ)

  19,900    1,473

NovaTek OAO - GDR

  8,100    618

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port - GDR (Þ)

  23,647    319

Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port - GDR

  142,352    1,922

Pharmstandard - GDR (Æ)

  71,900    1,977

PIK Group - GDR

  113,300    2,596

RBC Information Systems (Æ)

  146,581    1,114

Rosneft Oil Co. (Æ)

  77,000    813

Sberbank

  1,685,379    5,017

Seventh Continent (Æ)

  47,000    1,222

Severstal - GDR

  19,733    379

Surgutneftegaz - ADR (Ñ)

  137,130    1,230

Surgutneftegaz - ADR (Æ)

  94,460    842

Tatneft - GDR

  10,600    1,267

TMK OAO

  87,000    696

TMK OAO - GDR

  10,500    346

Uralkali - GDR (Æ)

  86,218    5,050

Vimpel-Communications - ADR

  56,100    1,415
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

VTB Bank OJSC - GDR (Þ)

  43,600    305

VTB Bank OJSC - GDR

  781,694    5,452

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC - ADR

  14,289    1,390
      
     131,771
      

Singapore - 0.2%

    

Straits Asia Resources, Ltd. (Ñ)

  957,000    1,940

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,007,000    586
      
     2,526
      

South Africa - 5.5%

    

ABSA Group, Ltd.

  118,787    1,651

African Rainbow Minerals, Ltd.

  7,721    259

ArcelorMittal South Africa, Ltd.

  216,667    5,759

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, Ltd. (Æ)

  59,261    339

Aveng, Ltd.

  116,279    981

Barloworld, Ltd.

  293,740    2,672

Bidvest Group, Ltd.

  399,055    5,462

DataTec, Ltd.

  270,000    995

Exxaro Resources, Ltd.

  293,656    4,318

Grindrod, Ltd.

  261,948    851

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

  200,653    6,699

Imperial Holdings, Ltd.

  85,100    511

Kumba Iron Ore, Ltd.

  33,786    1,171

Massmart Holdings, Ltd.

  123,508    1,261

Mondi, Ltd.

  105,557    639

MTN Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  231,105    3,981

Murray & Roberts Holdings, Ltd.

  104,521    1,356

Netcare, Ltd. (Æ)

  1,253,000    1,218

Pick’n Pay Stores, Ltd.

  142,954    558

Pretoria Portland Cement Co., Ltd.

  108,525    500

Reunert, Ltd.

  113,383    806

Sanlam, Ltd.

  2,194,700    5,220

Sasol, Ltd.

  455,732    24,199

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

  782,011    9,597
      
     81,003
      

South Korea - 9.4%

    

Amorepacific Corp.

  1,157    733

Daelim Industrial Co.

  12,240    1,091

Daum Communications Corp. (Æ)

  9,816    650

DC Chemical Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  4,035    1,481

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co., Ltd.

  11,730    572

GS Holdings Corp.

  26,600    986

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

  101,600    3,847

Hankook Tire Co., Ltd.

  174,610    2,585

Hanwha Chem Corp. (Ñ)

  119,120    1,476

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Honam Petrochemical Corp. (Ñ)

  73,814    5,471

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. (Ñ)

  339,980    7,262

Hyosung Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  22,450    1,666

Hyundai Development Co. (Ñ)

  27,500    1,280

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  14,415    967

Hyundai Marine & Fire Insurance Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  67,100    1,353

Hyundai Mobis

  34,350    2,988

Hyundai Motor Co. (Ñ)

  79,470    5,546

Hyundai Steel Co.

  49,740    3,375

Hyunjin Materials Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  15,306    693

Industrial Bank of Korea

  237,400    3,692

KCC Corp.

  5,315    2,277

Kookmin Bank

  159,202    9,130

Kookmin Bank - ADR (Ñ)

  30,270    1,736

Korea Electric Power Corp.

  152,070    4,856

Korea Electric Power Corp. - ADR

  3,900    62

Korea Investment Holdings Co., Ltd.

  20,911    861

KT Corp.

  31,580    1,301

KT Corp. - ADR

  6,700    137

LG Chem, Ltd. (Ñ)

  46,754    4,746

LG Corp.

  17,800    1,136

LG Display Co., Ltd.

  8,680    254

LG Display Co., Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  24,105    358

LG Household & Health Care, Ltd. (Ñ)

  16,333    3,190

LIG Insurance Co., Ltd.

  73,400    1,607

MegaStudy Co., Ltd.

  3,450    864

NHN Corp.

  11,457    1,878

Poongsan Corp. (Ñ)

  7,025    151

Poongsan Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  37,364    463

POSCO

  8,029    4,273

S-Oil Corp. (Ñ)

  53,548    3,630

Samsung Card Co.

  23,801    1,047

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

  8,588    284

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

  37,676    20,972

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR (Þ)

  21,985    5,646

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - GDR

  880    160

Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  32,279    6,339

Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  37,532    3,105

Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd.

  92,760    4,336

Shinsegae Co., Ltd.

  1,938    997

SK Energy Co., Ltd.

  14,227    1,450

SK Holdings Co., Ltd.

  2,246    270

STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  1,156,600    2,198

Taewoong Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  1,226    120

Taihan Electric Wire Co., Ltd.

  13,880    537
      
     138,085
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Taiwan - 6.7%

    

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. - ADR (Ñ)

  159,956    702

Asia Cement Corp.

  241,930    352

Asustek Computer, Inc.

  1,533,000    4,021

AU Optronics Corp. (Ñ)

  1,653,177    1,863

AU Optronics Corp. - ADR (Ñ)

  5,723    65

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  956,807    1,850

Cathay Financial Holding Co., Ltd. - GDR

  63,893    1,256

China Steel Corp. - GDR

  8,140    232

China Steel Corp. Class H

  6,775,429    9,667

Chinatrust Financial Holding Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  1,278,000    920

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd.

  352,000    887

CMC Magnetics Corp. (Æ)

  5,459,000    1,431

Compal Electronics, Inc.

  2,887,746    2,776

Delta Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

  1,243,030    3,161

Evergreen Marine Corp. Taiwan, Ltd.

  1,513,870    976

Far Eastern Department Stores Co., Ltd.

  1,893,150    1,647

Far Eastern Textile Co., Ltd.

  2,637,254    3,364

Farglory Land Development Co., Ltd.

  478,000    1,215

Formosa Chemicals & Fibre Corp. (Æ)

  2,237,000    3,903

Formosa Plastics Corp. (Æ)

  509,000    1,068

Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.

  302,935    1,384

High Tech Computer Corp.

  285,623    4,476

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

  510,330    2,462

InnoLux Display Corp.

  274,000    424

InnoLux Display Corp. - GDR (Æ)(Þ)

  122,800    379

Inventec Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  195,300    99

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp. (Æ)

  454,260    790

MediaTek, Inc.

  610,381    6,291

Micro-Star International Co., Ltd.

  511,340    320

Nan Ya Plastics Corp.

  1,392,710    2,374

POU Chen Corp. Class B

  1,155,610    890

Powerchip Semiconductor Corp.

  6,552,308    1,535

Quanta Computer, Inc.

  282,306    403

Ritek Corp.

  2,653,161    449

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. (Æ)

  1,533,475    2,020

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. - ADR (Ñ)

  159,782    1,059

Synnex Technology International Corp.

  1,398,100    3,075

Taiwan Cement Corp. (Æ)

  369,134    467

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  6,370,889    11,554

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd. - ADR

  218,072    2,072

Teco Electric and Machinery Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  1,037,000    500

U-Ming Marine Transport Corp.

  609,000    1,627

Uni-President Enterprises Corp.

  1,296,240    1,722

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

United Microelectronics Corp.

  10,686,812    4,946

United Microelectronics Corp. - ADR (Ñ)

  414,843    1,066

Vanguard International Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)

  1,110,854    604

Walsin Lihwa Corp.

  2,931,000    1,009

Wistron Corp.

  1,486,765    2,189

Wistron Corp. - GDR

  36,142    524

Yuanta Financial Holding Co., Ltd.

  1,645,135    951
      
     99,017
      

Thailand - 1.6%

    

Airports of Thailand PCL

  223,212    260

Bank of Ayudhya PCL (Æ)

  1,028,541    605

Banpu PCL

  96,500    1,199

Charoen Pokphand Foods PCL

  1,099,500    114

CP 7-Eleven PCL (Æ)

  70,180    21

Electricity Generating PCL

  19,400    47

Glow Energy PCL - GDR

  942,500    781

Hana Microelectronics PCL

  623,500    322

IRPC PCL

  3,460,900    413

Precious Shipping PCL

  922,100    518

PTT Aromatics & Refining PCL

  1,891,626    1,203

PTT Chemical PCL

  1,424,732    2,957

PTT Exploration & Production PCL

  369,300    1,632

PTT PCL

  560,800    4,220

Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding PCL

  270,600    319

Regional Container Lines PCL

  962,600    417

Siam Cement PCL

  102,000    520

Siam Commercial Bank PCL

  1,161,900    2,585

Thai Airways International PCL

  162,400    75

Thai Beverage PCL

  12,374,868    1,943

Thai Oil PCL

  725,200    1,061

Thoresen Thai Agencies PCL

  539,600    600

Total Access Communication PCL

  953,200    1,252
      
     23,064
      

Turkey - 3.3%

    

Akcansa Cimento AS (Æ)

  75,895    308

Anadolu Efes Biracilik Ve Malt Sanayii AS (Æ)

  414,595    4,665

Asya Katilim Bankasi AS

  297,000    756

BIM Birlesik Magazalar AS (Æ)

  27,000    1,016

Cimsa Cimento Sanayi VE Tica

  263,875    1,280

Dogan Sirketler Grubu Holdings

  2,341,900    3,453

Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari TAS (Æ)

  909,730    7,542

Ford Otomotiv Sanayi AS

  143,300    1,218
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS (Æ)

  572,370    2,851

Migros Turk TAS (Æ)

  157,357    2,761

Trakya Cam Sanayi AS

  448,051    597

Tupras Turkiye Petrol Rafine (Æ)

  250,037    6,778

Turk Hava Yollari (Æ)(Ñ)

  65,887    335

Turk Sise ve Cam Fabrikalari AS (Æ)

  100,353    139

Turk Telekomunikasyon AS (Æ)

  24,258    89

Turkiye Garanti Bankasi AS (Æ)

  1,595,152    5,321

Turkiye Is Bankasi Class C

  1,216,009    5,633

Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi Tao Class D

  167,700    339

Vestel Elektronik Sanayi (Æ)(Ñ)

  402,003    607

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi AS

  1,488,403    3,393
      
     49,081
      

United Arab Emirates - 0.3%

    

Dubai Financial Market

  885,300    1,114

Emaar Properties PJSC

  899,100    2,570
      
     3,684
      

United Kingdom - 2.0%

    

Anglo American PLC

  221,352    12,695

Antofagasta PLC

  151,000    1,720

Astro All Asia Networks PLC

  219,067    222

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (Æ)

  66,165    1,373

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC

  294,610    2,312

Kazakhmys PLC

  21,876    644

SABMiller PLC

  163,489    3,407

Sibir Energy PLC

  50,000    611

Tullow Oil PLC

  383,143    5,949
      
     28,933
      

United States - 0.8%

    

Central European Distribution Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  77,510    5,655

CTC Media, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  49,100    1,135

Southern Copper Corp. (Ñ)

  188,052    5,224
      
     12,014
      

Venezuela - 0.0%

    

Siderurgica Venezolana Sivensa SACA - ADR (Ñ)

  13,332    182
      

Zimbabwe - 0.0%

    

Delta Corp., Ltd. (ß)

  1,323,859    666
      
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $1,050,177)

     1,265,442
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Preferred Stocks - 5.8%

    

Brazil - 4.8%

    

Aracruz Celulose SA (Æ)

  61,500    428

Banco Bradesco SA (Æ)

  133,813    2,832

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA

  189,325    4,049

Brasil Telecom Participacoes SA

  379,200    5,835

Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA (Æ)

  328,419    5,500

Cia Paranaense de Energia (Æ)

  158,500    3,255

Cia Vale do Rio Doce (Æ)

  90,800    2,368

Eletropaulo Metropolitana Eletricidade de Sao Paulo SA

  12,600    301

Fertilizantes Fosfatados SA

  12,000    782

Investimentos Itau SA

  613,002    4,035

Metalurgica Gerdau SA

  80,400    2,412

Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Æ)

  479,300    10,986

Tam SA

  42,300    864

Tele Norte Leste Participacoes SA (Æ)

  254,200    6,037

Telemar Norte Leste SA (Æ)

  30,200    1,805

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA

  402,150    17,716

Votorantim Celulose e Papel SA (Æ)

  66,500    1,619
      
     70,824
      

Chile - 0.1%

    

Embotelladora Andina SA Class A

  13,200    38

Embotelladora Andina SA Class B

  318,000    987
      
     1,025
      

Colombia - 0.0%

    

BanColombia SA

  7,200    61
      

Russia - 0.2%

    

Transneft (Æ)

  1,270    1,610

URSA Bank (Æ)

  1,509,305    1,509
      
     3,119
      

South Korea - 0.7%

    

Hyundai Motor Co.

  27,190    752

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

  25,585    9,357
      
     10,109
      
Total Preferred Stocks     

(cost $52,465)

     85,138
      
Warrants & Rights - 0.3%     

Netherlands Antilles - 0.1%

    

Merrill Lynch International & Co. (Æ)

    

2010 Warrants

  21,224    1,360
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Taiwan - 0.0%

    

Farglory Developers Co. Ltd. (Æ)

    

2008 Rights

    478,000   
      

United States - 0.2%

    

Far Eastern Textile Co., Ltd. (Æ)(Þ)

    

2012 Warrants

    1,032,279    1,318

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (Æ)(Þ)

    

2012 Warrants

    195,836    951

JSW Steel, Ltd. (Æ)

    

2010 Warrants

    60,381    1,031
      
     3,300
      
Total Warrants & Rights     

(cost $5,177)

     4,660
      
   

Notional
Amount

    

Options Purchased - 0.2%

    

(Number of Contracts)

    

Brazil - 0.0%

    

Bovespa Index Futures

    

Aug 2008 61,570.00 Call (50)

  BRL  3,079    10

Aug 2008 67,450.00 Call (30)

  BRL  2,024    6

Aug 2008 68,154.00 Call (180)

  BRL  12,268    34

Aug 2008 69,606.88 Call (190)

  BRL  13,225         36
      
     86
      

South Korea - 0.2%

    

Kospi 200 Index Futures

    

Sep 2008 177.01 Call (25)

  KRW  12,500    509

Sep 2008 194.65 Call (140)

  KRW  70,000    3,068
      
     3,577
      
Total Options Purchased     

(cost $3,592)

     3,663
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    

Short-Term Investments - 6.3%

    

United States - 6.3%

    

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

  87,158,000    87,158  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)

    

1.792% due 09/25/08

  6,000    5,984  
        
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $93,142)

     93,142  
        
Other Securities - 5.6%     

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

  29,804,993    29,805  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  52,174,148    52,174  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $81,979)

     81,979  
        
Total Investments - 104.5%     

(identified cost $1,286,532)

     1,534,024  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (4.5%)
     (66,342 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      1,467,682  
        

 


 

A portion of the portfolio has been fair valued as of period end.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
            
            

Long Positions

            

H-Shares Index (Hong Kong)

  111    HKD 69,625    08/08      367  

Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)

  64    HKD 72,880    08/08      238  

JSE-40 Index (South Africa)

  440    ZAR  113,951    09/08      (1,961 )

MexDer IPC Index (Mexico)

  260    MXN 72,114    09/08      (754 )

MSCI Taiwan Index

  470    USD 12,685    08/08      245  

S&P CNX Nifty Index

  850    USD 7,342    08/08      254  
                

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

             (1,611 )
                

 

Options Written
(Number of Contracts)
  Notional
Amount
   Market
Value
$
 
    

Brazil

    

Bovespa Index Futures

    

Aug 2008 61,570.00 Put (50)

  BRL 3,079    (66 )

Aug 2008 67,450.00 Put (30)

  BRL 2,024    (152 )

Aug 2008 68,154.00 Put (180)

  BRL  12,268    (995 )

Aug 2008 69,606.88 Put (190)

  BRL 13,225    (1,226 )

South Korea

    

Kospi 200 Index Futures

    

Sep 2008 177.01 Put (25)

  KRW 12,500    (163 )

Sep 2008 194.65 Put (140)

  KRW  70,000    (2,348 )
        

Total Liability for Options Written
(premiums received $883)

     (4,950 )
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD   71   BRL   111   08/01/08    
USD   107   BRL   167   08/01/08    
USD   129   BRL   202   08/01/08    
USD   162   BRL   253   08/01/08    
USD   79   BRL   124   08/04/08    
USD   196   BRL   306   08/04/08    
USD   1,239   BRL   1,935   08/04/08   (3 )
USD   1,731   BRL   2,705   08/04/08   (4 )
USD   601   BRL   1,000   09/17/08   30  
USD   841   BRL   1,400   09/17/08   41  
USD   1,201   BRL   2,000   09/17/08   60  
USD   1,804   BRL   3,000   09/17/08   87  
USD   3,010   BRL   5,000   09/17/08   142  
USD   11,485   BRL   19,100   09/17/08   555  
USD   126   CAD   129   08/01/08    
USD   86   CZK   1,314   08/04/08    
USD   5   HKD   40   08/01/08    
USD   47   HKD   366   08/01/08    
USD   9   HKD   67   08/04/08    
USD   51   HKD   400   08/04/08    
USD   1,235   HKD   9,638   08/04/08    
USD   7,860   HKD   61,331   08/04/08   1  
USD   137   HUF   20,448   08/01/08   (1 )
USD   119   HUF   17,487   08/04/08   (2 )
USD   21   IDR   187,002   08/01/08    
USD   65   IDR   597,129   08/01/08    
USD   92   IDR   840,371   08/01/08    
USD   146   IDR   1,330,209   08/04/08    
USD   88   IDR   799,533   08/05/08    
USD   57   ILS   199   08/04/08   (1 )
USD   1,156   INR   50,000   09/17/08   8  
USD   5,787   INR   250,000   09/17/08   35  
USD   1,918   KRW   2,000,000   09/17/08   54  
USD   1,930   KRW   2,000,000   09/17/08   42  
USD   2,414   KRW   2,500,000   09/17/08   51  
USD   6,181   KRW   6,400,000   09/17/08   131  
USD   12,656   KRW   13,100,000   09/17/08   262  
USD   285   MXN   3,000   09/17/08   11  
USD   286   MXN   3,000   09/17/08   11  
USD   395   MXN   4,000   09/17/08   1  
USD   479   MXN   5,000   09/17/08   16  
USD   495   MXN   5,000   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   758   MXN   8,000   09/17/08   33  
USD   1,048   MXN   11,000   09/17/08   40  
USD   1,141   MXN   12,000   09/17/08   46  
USD   1,361   MXN   14,300   09/17/08   53  
USD   1,729   MXN   18,200   09/17/08   70  
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD   4,754   MXN   50,000   09/17/08   189  
USD   3   NGN   389   07/31/08    
USD   1,369   PLN   2,814   08/04/08   (6 )
USD   45   PLN   93   08/05/08    
USD   1   THB   46   08/01/08    
USD   20   THB   670   08/01/08    
USD   4   THB   138   08/04/08    
USD   16   THB   528   08/04/08    
USD   5   THB   167   08/05/08    
USD   42   THB   1,408   08/05/08    
USD   142   ZAR   874   08/01/08   (23 )
USD   197   ZAR   1,452   08/05/08   1  
USD   304   ZAR   2,241   08/06/08   2  
USD   291   ZAR   2,128   08/07/08   (1 )
USD   406   ZAR   3,000   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   755   ZAR   6,000   09/17/08   52  
USD   856   ZAR   7,000   09/17/08   86  
USD   935   ZAR   7,000   09/17/08   8  
USD   1,004   ZAR   8,200   09/17/08   100  
USD   1,286   ZAR   10,000   09/17/08   60  
USD   1,700   ZAR   14,000   09/17/08   184  
USD   2,660   ZAR   21,742   09/17/08   266  
USD   5,829   ZAR   47,500   09/17/08   563  
USD   6,088   ZAR   49,700   09/17/08   600  
BRL   56   USD   36   08/01/08    
BRL   173   USD   110   08/01/08    
BRL   2,482   USD   1,586   08/01/08   1  
BRL   3,667   USD   2,343   08/01/08   1  
BRL   6,249   USD   3,992   08/01/08   3  
BRL   22   USD   14   08/04/08    
BRL   95   USD   61   08/04/08    
BRL   401   USD   257   08/04/08   1  
BRL   500   USD   300   09/17/08   (15 )
BRL   1,000   USD   599   09/17/08   (31 )
HKD   969   USD   124   08/01/08    
HKD   5,530   USD   709   08/01/08    
HKD   160   USD   20   08/04/08    
HKD   2,400   USD   308   08/04/08    
KRW   200,000   USD   193   09/17/08   (4 )
KRW   3,900,000   USD   3,768   09/17/08   (78 )
KRW   7,900,000   USD   7,633   09/17/08   (158 )
MXN   3   USD   1   08/01/08    
MXN   207   USD   21   08/01/08    
MXN   480   USD   48   08/04/08    
MXN   14,000   USD   1,332   09/17/08   (52 )
MXN   16,500   USD   1,569   09/17/08   (62 )
MXN   23,000   USD   2,188   09/17/08   (86 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
         
SGD   7   USD   5   08/04/08    
SGD   335   USD   245   08/04/08    
THB   698   USD   21   08/04/08    
THB   26,620   USD   793   08/04/08   (1 )
THB   87   USD   3   08/05/08    
TRY   265   USD   227   08/01/08   (1 )
TRY   14   USD   12   08/04/08    
ZAR   747   USD   99   08/01/08   (3 )
ZAR   7,700   USD   1,053   08/04/08   3  
ZAR   4,100   USD   502   09/17/08   (50 )
ZAR   12,742   USD   1,562   09/17/08   (153 )
ZAR   13,100   USD   1,604   09/17/08   (159 )
ZAR   13,200   USD   1,617   09/17/08   (160 )
ZAR   21,000   USD   2,571   09/17/08   (255 )
             
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   2,588  
             

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 97.7%

    

Apartments - 16.5%

    

American Campus Communities, Inc. (ö)

  475,079    13,910

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

  367,601    12,561

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  864,647    86,214

Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)

  53,679    2,056

BRE Properties, Inc. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

  695,754    34,008

Camden Property Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  789,050    38,806

Deutsche Wohnen AG

  1,947    24

Equity Residential (ö)

  2,145,805    92,634

Essex Property Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  274,447    33,304

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö)

  185,300    10,649

Post Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  391,350    12,441

UDR, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  396,498    10,127
      
     346,734
      

Diversified - 9.7%

    

British Land Co. PLC (ö)

  148,154    2,048

Canadian Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)

  57,671    1,633

CapitaLand, Ltd.

  408,000    1,691

Castellum AB

  40,995    411

Country Garden Holdings Co., Ltd.

  1,318,545    788

Dexus Property Group (ö)

  907,649    1,190

Forest City Enterprises, Inc. Class A

  2,886    75

Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd.

  1,064,805    3,066

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

  659,984    4,085

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

  578,983    1,653

ICADE (Æ)(ö)

  17,073    1,848

iStar Financial, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  265,600    2,181

Kenedix Realty Investment Corp. Class A (ö)

  136    675

Kerry Properties, Ltd.

  295,500    1,559

Land Securities Group PLC (ö)

  319,721    8,131

Mirvac Group (ö)

  590,682    1,417

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

  565,000    13,537

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

  407,600    9,152

New World China Land, Ltd.

  1,644,461    758

Sino Land Co.

  254,046    509

Stockland (ö)

  262,513    1,125

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

  135,000    2,751

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

  481,571    7,185

Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)

  803,000    908

Unibail-Rodamco (ö)

  42,145    9,470

Vornado Realty Trust (ö)

  1,174,566    111,666
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  402,800    13,800

Wharf Holdings, Ltd.

  120,515    534
      
     203,846
      

Free Standing Retail - 0.2%

    

National Retail Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  178,500    3,773
      

Health Care - 10.0%

    

Cogdell Spencer, Inc. (ö)

  94,250    1,772

HCP, Inc. (ö)

  478,900    17,274

Health Care REIT, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  746,073    37,207

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  152,800    4,433

LTC Properties, Inc. (ö)

  206,710    6,042

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  483,713    5,364

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (ö)

  1,545,298    57,346

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (ö)

  605,242    10,453

Senior Housing Properties Trust (ö)

  1,064,535    22,408

Ventas, Inc. (ö)

  1,067,519    47,889
      
     210,188
      

Industrial - 7.6%

    

AMB Property Corp. (ö)

  723,900    35,442

DCT Industrial Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  2,130,100    18,042

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (ö)

  43,949    2,039

First Potomac Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  288,100    4,575

Goodman Group (ö)

  187,180    443

Prologis (ö)

  1,999,049    97,714

Segro PLC (ö)

  134,026    1,079
      
     159,334
      

Lodging/Resorts - 4.0%

    

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  567,600    2,253

DiamondRock Hospitality Co. (ö)

  422,500    3,895

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  4,951,149    64,910

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.

  97,165    209

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

  404,893    13,884
      
     85,151
      

Manufactured Homes - 0.6%

    

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ö)

  284,902    13,678
      

Mixed Industrial/Office - 0.6%

    

Duke Realty Corp. (ö)

  242,200    5,990

PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö)

  124,049    6,525
      
     12,515
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Office - 12.2%

    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. (ö)

  267,240    27,595

Beni Stabili SpA (Æ)

  457,400    499

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  902,303    23,279

Boston Properties, Inc. (ö)

  866,762    83,374

Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)

  418,400    6,715

Brookfield Properties Corp.

  925,394    17,472

CapitaCommercial Trust (ö)

  1,093,000    1,526

Commonwealth Property Office Fund (ö)

  11,345    14

Corporate Office Properties Trust SBI MD (ö)(Ñ)

  277,600    10,793

Derwent London PLC (ö)

  121,197    2,636

Douglas Emmett, Inc. (ö)

  315,586    7,426

Great Portland Estates PLC (ö)

  467,043    3,146

Hongkong Land Holdings, Ltd.

  1,477,000    6,079

HRPT Properties Trust (ö)

  683,300    4,790

Japan Real Estate Investment Corp. (ö)

  103    1,059

Kilroy Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  226,400    10,371

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)

  285,360    10,952

Maguire Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  259,180    2,797

Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc. (ö)

  125    937

NTT Urban Development Corp.

  1,248    1,714

SL Green Realty Corp. (ö)

  382,460    31,874

Societe Immobiliere de Location pour l’Industrie et le Commerce (ö)

  3,890    516

Tishman Speyer Office Fund (ö)

  287,497    366
      
     255,930
      

Regional Malls - 14.6%

    

Aeon Mall Co., Ltd.

  32,200    959

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  98,700    1,917

General Growth Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  1,731,031    47,447

Macerich Co. (The) (ö)

  689,610    38,156

Simon Property Group, Inc. (ö)

  1,908,941    176,825

Taubman Centers, Inc. (ö)

  674,912    32,396

Westfield Group (ö)

  587,383    8,826
      
     306,526
      

Self Storage - 5.0%

    

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  721,060    10,217

Public Storage (ö)(Ñ)

  1,161,585    95,122

Safestore Holdings, Ltd.

  169,616    470
      
     105,809
      

Shopping Centers - 12.7%

    

Acadia Realty Trust (ö)

  46,392    1,053

Corio NV (ö)

  47,372    3,638

Developers Diversified Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  998,700    31,918

Eurocommercial Properties NV (ö)

  22,091    1,042
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

Federal Realty Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  933,085    67,751  

Hammerson PLC (ö)

  159,583    3,014  

Kimco Realty Corp. (ö)

  1,118,350    39,467  

Kite Realty Group Trust (ö)

  403,500    5,011  

Klepierre - GDR (ö)

  19,700    797  

Liberty International PLC Class H (ö)

  16,126    297  

Liberty Property Trust (ö)

  1,171,473    42,642  

Mercialys SA (ö)

  34,370    1,566  

Primaris Retail Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)

  28,967    481  

Regency Centers Corp. (ö)

  977,069    58,136  

Saul Centers, Inc. (ö)

  40,450    1,961  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (ö)(Ñ)

  253,200    9,454  

Weingarten Realty Investors (ö)

  4,421    135  
        
     268,363  
        

Specialty - 3.8%

    

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  1,062,982    45,612  

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  325,100    5,315  

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  237,480    11,570  

Rayonier, Inc. (ö)

  357,461    16,701  
        
     79,198  
        

Whole Loans - 0.2%

    

Realty Income Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  149,700    3,771  
        
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $1,791,299)

     2,054,816  
        

Short-Term Investments - 2.2%

  

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  45,394,000    45,394  
        
Total Short-Term Investments   

(cost $45,394)

     45,394  
        
Other Securities - 15.2%     

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

  115,795,404    115,795  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  202,701,831    202,702  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $318,497)

     318,497  
        
Total Investments - 115.1%     

(identified cost $2,155,190)

     2,418,707  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (15.1%)      (316,813 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      2,101,894  
        

 

A portion of the portfolio has been fair valued as of period end.

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Real Estate Securities Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD   25   CAD   26   08/01/08    
USD   6   EUR   4   08/01/08    
USD   11   EUR   7   08/04/08    
USD   91   EUR   58   08/04/08    
USD   227   EUR   145   08/04/08    
USD   132   GBP   67   08/01/08    
USD   6   HKD   44   08/01/08    
USD   6   HKD   45   08/01/08    
USD   46   HKD   361   08/01/08    
USD   75   HKD   582   08/01/08    
USD   75   HKD   584   08/01/08    
USD   15   JPY   1,627   08/01/08    
USD   49   JPY   5,299   08/01/08    
USD   118   JPY   12,698   08/01/08    
USD   54   JPY   5,785   08/04/08    
USD   101   JPY   10,932   08/04/08    
AUD   6   USD   6   08/01/08    
AUD   17   USD   16   08/01/08    
AUD   54   USD   51   08/01/08    
AUD   32   USD   30   08/05/08    
AUD   48   USD   46   08/05/08    
AUD   101   USD   95   08/05/08    
EUR   4   USD   7   08/01/08    
EUR   7   USD   11   08/01/08    
EUR   10   USD   16   08/01/08    
EUR   6   USD   9   08/04/08    
EUR   20   USD   31   08/04/08    
EUR   51   USD   80   08/04/08    
GBP   17   USD   33   08/01/08    
GBP   66   USD   130   08/01/08    
GBP   13   USD   26   08/04/08    
HKD   33   USD   4   08/01/08    
JPY   20,483   USD   189   08/04/08   (1 )
JPY   25,279   USD   234   08/04/08   (1 )
JPY   37,137   USD   344   08/04/08   (1 )
             
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   (3 )
     

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

Short Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Long-Term Investments - 91.3%

    

Asset-Backed Securities - 21.2%

    

American Airlines Pass Through Trust 2001-01

    

Series 01-1
6.817% due 11/23/12

  370    283

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

    

2.528% due 01/15/15

  1,388    1,341

Series 2007-7 Class A (Ê)
2.498% due 02/17/15

  3,000    2,893

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust

    

Series 2007-BF Class A2
5.310% due 01/06/11

  294    294

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2005-R10 Class A2B
2.703% due 12/25/35

  88    83

Argent Securities, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2006-M2 Class A2A
2.511% due 09/25/36

  137    136

Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (Ê)

    

Series 2002-HE1 Class M1
4.108% due 03/15/32

  640    556

Series 2004-HE6 Class A1
2.736% due 09/25/34

  160    139

Atlantic City Electric Transition Funding LLC

    

Series 2003-1 Class A2
4.460% due 10/20/16

  1,525    1,517

Bank of America Credit Card Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2007-A9 Class A9
2.498% due 11/17/14

  1,400    1,351

Series 2008-A1 Class A1
3.038% due 04/15/13

  200    199

Series 2008-A5 Class A5
3.658% due 12/16/13

  4,545    4,565

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2007-HE7 Class 1A1
3.461% due 08/25/37

  637    489

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust

    

Series 2006-1 Class A3 (Ñ)
5.030% due 10/15/09

  276    277

Series 2007-1 Class A4A
5.010% due 04/16/12

  1,025    1,038
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust

    

Series 2008-A5 Class A5
4.850% due 02/18/14

  3,500    3,466

Capital One Prime Auto Receivables Trust

    

Series 2004-3 Class A4
3.690% due 06/15/10

  421    421

Series 2004-3 Class B
3.860% due 08/15/11

  1,500    1,500

Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust

    

Series 2006-A Class A3
5.570% due 05/25/10

  380    383

Centex Home Equity

    

Series 2003-C Class AF4
4.960% due 04/25/32

  110    107

Chase Funding Mortgage Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates

    

Series 2001-4 Class 1A6
6.241% due 01/25/13

  17    16

Series 2003-3 Class 1A4
3.303% due 11/25/29

  26    26

Chase Issuance Trust

    

Series 2005-A10 Class A10
4.650% due 12/17/12

  3,155    3,175

Series 2007-A15 Class A
4.960% due 09/17/12

  3,200    3,242

Chase Manhattan Auto Owner Trust

    

Series 2005-A Class CTFS
4.040% due 04/15/11

  134    135

Series 2006-A Class A3
5.340% due 07/15/10

  776    783

Series 2006-A Class A4
5.360% due 01/15/13

  1,700    1,732

CIT Marine Trust

    

Series 1999-A Class A4
6.250% due 11/15/19

  327    312

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

    

Series 2007-A5 Class A5
5.500% due 06/22/12

  2,175    2,225

Series 2007-A8 Class A8
5.650% due 09/20/19

  150    147

Community Program Loan Trust

    

Series 1987-A Class A4
4.500% due 10/01/18

  1,357    1,344

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

    

Series 2001-BC3 Class A (Ê)
2.701% due 12/25/31

  90    79

Series 2005-1 Class AF4
5.147% due 07/25/35

  655    612

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2005-7 Class AF2
4.367% due 11/25/35

  244    243

Series 2006-16 Class 2A1 (Ê)
2.511% due 12/25/46

  117    116

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust

    

Series 2006-C Class A4
4.980% due 11/08/11

  500    508

Series 2007-A Class A4
5.280% due 03/08/13

  1,400    1,419

Series 2008-A Class A3A
3.700% due 06/08/12

  600    596

Discover Card Master Trust
Series 2008-A3 Class A3
5.100% due 10/15/13

  4,600    4,580

Dunkin Securitization (Þ)
Series 2006-1 Class A2
5.779% due 06/20/31

  375    305

E-Trade RV and Marine Trust
Series 2004-1 Class A3
3.620% due 10/08/18

  993    977

Equity One ABS, Inc.
Series 2003-4 Class M1
5.369% due 10/25/34

  1,358    1,159

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Pass Through Securities
Series 2002-50 Class A6
3.614% due 09/27/12

  102    98

First USA Credit Card Master Trust (Ê)
Series 1998-6 Class A
2.616% due 04/18/11

  700    700

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust
Series 2005-B Class A4
4.380% due 01/15/10

  274    274

Series 2005-B Class B

    

4.640% due 04/15/10

  1,250    1,251

Series 2005-C Class B

    

4.520% due 09/15/10

  1,000    1,008

Series 2007-B Class A4A

    

5.240% due 07/15/12

  5,750    5,830

Series 2008-A Class A2 (Ê)

    

3.058% due 07/15/10

  400    400

Series 2008-B Class A2 (Ê)

    

3.658% due 12/15/10

  1,000    1,004

Fremont Home Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-E Class 2A1
2.521% due 01/25/37

  419    399

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust
Series 2007-3 Class A2
5.400% due 06/15/13

  4,450    4,502
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

GE Commercial Equipment
Financing LLC (Ê)
Series 2004-1 Class B
2.986% due 12/20/15

  468    466

GE Corporate Aircraft Financing
LLC (Ê)(Þ)
Series 2004-1A Class B
3.311% due 01/25/18

  117    111

GE-WMC Mortgage Securities LLC (Ê)
Series 2006-1 Class A2A
2.501% due 08/25/36

  200    195

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust
Series 2004-GH1 Class A2
4.390% due 12/25/25

  509    507

Series 2007-HE2 Class A2

    

6.054% due 12/25/37

  280    156

GSAMP Trust (Ê)
Series 2004-SEA Class A2A
2.751% due 03/25/34

  180    178

Series 2007-FM1 Class A2A
2.531% due 12/25/36

  562    538

Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust

    

Series 2006-3 Class A3

    

5.240% due 01/15/12

  1,612    1,624

Series 2007-3 Class A4

    

5.520% due 11/15/13

  2,000    2,038

HFC Home Equity Loan Asset
Backed Certificates (Ê)
Series 2005-1 Class A
2.748% due 01/20/34

  273    239

Honda Auto Receivables Owner Trust

    

Series 2005-2 Class A4

    

4.150% due 10/15/10

  541    542

Series 2005-3 Class A4

    

4.030% due 12/20/10

  2,500    2,506

Series 2006-3 Class A3

    

5.120% due 10/15/10

  466    470

Series 2008-1 Class A2

    

3.770% due 09/20/10

  1,200    1,202

Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I (Ê)

    

Series 2007-1 Class A

    

2.508% due 04/15/13

  750    733

Series 2007-2 Class A

    

3.008% due 07/15/13

  3,860    3,780

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-9 Class A1A
2.553% due 05/25/46

  102    98

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2004-4 Class 1A1
2.741% due 10/25/34

  20    16

Mastr Asset Backed Securities
Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-HE5 Class A1
2.521% due 11/25/36

  416    405

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust

    

Series 2005-C Class A4

    

4.310% due 03/15/11

  900    906

Series 2008-A Class A3

    

3.890% due 08/15/11

  430    430

Onyx Acceptance Grantor Trust
Series 2005-A Class A4
3.910% due 09/15/11

  1,103    1,096

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset
Backed Certificates
Series 2006-1 Class AF1
5.424% due 12/25/36

  54    54

PG&E Energy Recovery Funding LLC

    

Series 2005-1 Class A2
3.870% due 06/25/11

  521    523

Series 2005-2 Class A1
4.850% due 06/25/11

  350    352

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

    

Series 2005-5 Class AF2
4.973% due 11/25/35

  180    180

Power Contract Financing LLC (Þ)

    

6.256% due 02/01/10

  137    139

Public Service New Hampshire Funding LLC

    

Series 2001-1 Class A2
5.730% due 11/01/10

  210    210

Railcar Leasing LLC (Þ)

    

Series 1997-1 Class A2
7.125% due 01/15/13

  725    750

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

    

Series 2006-3 Class AF2

5.580% due 11/25/36

  358    356

SBI Heloc Trust (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2006-1A Class 1A2A
2.631% due 08/25/36

  290    277

SLM Student Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-9 Class A2
2.800% due 04/25/17

  281    281

Series 2008-2 Class A1
3.100% due 01/26/15

  96    96

Series 2008-7 Class A2
2.983% due 10/25/17

  2,600    2,536
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

USAA Auto Owner Trust

    

Series 2005-2 Class A4
4.170% due 02/15/11

  1,885    1,894

Series 2006-2 Class A4
5.370% due 02/15/12

  600    612

Series 2007-2 Class A3
4.900% due 02/15/12

  1,900    1,928

Series 2008-1 Class A3
4.160% due 04/16/12

  525    524

Series 2008-2 Class A3
4.640% due 10/15/12

  385    386

Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust

    

Series 2008-1 Class A3
4.500% due 07/20/12

  2,000    2,009

Wachovia Auto Owner Trust

    

Series 2005-B Class A4
4.840% due 04/20/11

  590    595

WFS Financial Owner Trust

    

Series 2004-4 Class A4
3.440% due 05/17/12

  234    235
      
     92,408
      

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 28.8%

  

Abbott Laboratories

    

5.600% due 05/15/11

  160    167

Aetna, Inc.

    

7.875% due 03/01/11

  200    211

AIG SunAmerica Global Financing VI (Å)

    

6.300% due 05/10/11

  1,500    1,495

Alabama Power Co.

    

Series 07-D
4.850% due 12/15/12

  750    755

Allstate Corp. (The)

    

7.200% due 12/01/09

  2,000    2,074

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts

    

5.375% due 04/30/13

  200    200

AMB Property, LP (Ñ)

    

6.300% due 06/01/13

  650    648

American Airlines Pass Through Trust 1999

    

Series 99-1
7.324% due 04/15/11

  95    86

American Express Bank FSB (Ñ)

    

Series BKNT
5.500% due 04/16/13

  300    291

American Express Centurion Bank (Ñ)

    

Series BKNT
5.200% due 11/26/10

  500    499

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

American Express Credit Corp.

    

5.875% due 05/02/13

  250    246

American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. (Å)

    

5.250% due 11/21/11

  4,120    4,031

American International Group, Inc.

    

4.700% due 10/01/10

  1,950    1,906

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

    

5.350% due 11/15/10

  500    496

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Ê)

    

3.176% due 09/15/09

  300    297

AT&T Corp.

    

7.300% due 11/15/11

  900    957

AT&T, Inc.

    

4.125% due 09/15/09

  110    110

Bank of America Corp.

    

5.650% due 05/01/18

  1,355    1,265

8.000% due 12/29/49 (ƒ)

  3,870    3,570

Best Buy Co., Inc. (Þ)

    

6.750% due 07/15/13

  300    305

Boston Scientific Corp.

    

6.400% due 06/15/16

  390    374

Capmark Financial Group, Inc.

    

5.875% due 05/10/12

  655    417

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. (Ê)

    

3.208% due 02/08/10

  2,000    2,002

Charter Communications, Inc. (Þ)

    

10.875% due 09/15/14

  240    250

CIT Group, Inc.

    

4.250% due 02/01/10

  795    684

2.906% due 03/12/10 (Ê)(Ñ)

  1,305    1,080

3.075% due 07/28/11 (Ê)

  358    272

Citigroup, Inc.

    

2.869% due 05/18/10 (Ê)(Ñ)

  1,900    1,848

5.500% due 04/11/13 (Ñ)

  700    684

4.385% due 05/15/18 (Ê)

  3,655    3,528

8.400% due 04/29/49 (ƒ)

  1,075    920

Commonwealth Edison Co.

    

Series 98
6.150% due 03/15/12

  250    256

ConocoPhillips

    

8.750% due 05/25/10

  1,246    1,353

4.400% due 05/15/13

  335    329

Constellation Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

    

Series B
8.125% due 01/15/12

  200    201

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

    

4.125% due 09/15/09

  160    156
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

COX Communications, Inc.

    

4.625% due 01/15/10

  420    417

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

    

Series 00-1
7.570% due 11/18/10

  480    452

Deutsche Bank AG/London

    

4.875% due 05/20/13

  270    265

Discover Financial Services (Ê)

    

Series WI
3.316% due 06/11/10

  650    530

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    

Series B
6.250% due 06/30/12

  350    360

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Þ)

    

6.120% due 05/01/13

  500    505

E*Trade Financial Corp. (Þ)

    

12.500% due 11/30/17

  450    475

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

    

5.000% due 01/15/13

  2,220    2,227

Enterprise Products Operating, LP

    

Series B
4.625% due 10/15/09

  350    348

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

    

7.375% due 10/28/09

  200    182

9.875% due 08/10/11

  295    241

Series WI (Ñ)
9.750% due 09/15/10

  205    177

Fortune Brands, Inc.

    

5.125% due 01/15/11

  350    349

FPL Group Capital, Inc.

    

5.625% due 09/01/11

  240    248

5.350% due 06/15/13

  375    382

General Electric Capital Corp.

    

4.875% due 10/21/10

  3,150    3,218

4.800% due 05/01/13

  1,365    1,344

General Mills, Inc.

    

5.650% due 09/10/12

  415    422

General Motors Corp. (Ñ)

    

8.375% due 07/15/33

  260    128

Genworth Financial, Inc.

    

5.650% due 06/15/12

  500    465

Georgia-Pacific LLC

    

9.500% due 12/01/11

  235    237

GMAC LLC

    

6.875% due 09/15/11

  400    264

6.000% due 12/15/11

  100    63

Goldman Sachs Capital II (ƒ)

    

5.793% due 12/29/49

  750    496

 

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Short Duration Bond Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Hertz Vehicle Financing LLC (Þ)

    

Series 2005-2A Class A2
4.930% due 02/25/10

  1,000    998

Hewlett-Packard Co. (Ñ)

    

4.500% due 03/01/13

  1,055    1,046

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ñ)

    

4.125% due 11/16/09

  3,270    3,247

IBM International Group Capital LLC

    

5.050% due 10/22/12

  335    343

International Lease Finance Corp.

    

6.375% due 03/25/13

  1,900    1,643

Jackson National Life Fund LLC

    

3.059% due 08/06/11

  2,600    2,493

John Deere Capital Corp. (Ê)(Ñ)

    

3.081% due 10/16/09

  4,950    4,938

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    

4.850% due 06/16/11

  3,040    3,045

6.625% due 03/15/12

  2,600    2,681

4.750% due 05/01/13

  1,840    1,774

6.000% due 01/15/18

  1,105    1,072

Series 1 (ƒ)
7.900% due 04/29/49

  1,060    981

KBC Bank Funding Trust III (ƒ)(Þ)

    

9.860% due 11/29/49

  650    651

KeyBank NA (Ê)

    

Series BKNT
4.682% due 06/02/10

  300    299

Kraft Foods, Inc. (Ñ)

    

4.125% due 11/12/09

  190    189

LaBranche & Co., Inc.
11.000% due 05/15/12

  225    230

Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust V (ƒ) 5.857% due 11/29/49

  540    286

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ê)
2.778% due 05/25/10

  800    740

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Ñ)
5.600% due 09/15/12

  1,300    1,345

Lubrizol Corp.
4.625% due 10/01/09

  560    557

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
5.150% due 09/15/10

  840    836

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
5.626% due 08/17/09

  4,850    4,812

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Ê)
2.946% due 04/30/10

  1,300    1,264

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
6.125% due 03/15/13

  485    488

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    

3.000% due 07/25/11 (Ê)

  500    446

6.150% due 04/25/13

  470    448
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

MetLife, Inc.
6.400% due 12/15/36

  90    77

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I (Þ)
5.125% due 04/10/13

  1,500    1,479

Morgan Stanley (Ê)
4.778% due 05/14/10

  400    397

Motorola, Inc. (Ñ)
5.375% due 11/15/12

  300    271

National City Bank (Ñ)

    

Series BKNT
4.250% due 01/29/10

  650    595

Nationwide Life Global Funding I (Ê)(Å)
2.919% due 05/19/10

  1,800    1,798

Nuveen Investments, Inc.
5.000% due 09/15/10

  385    342

ONEOK Partners, LP
5.900% due 04/01/12

  500    504

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
4.200% due 03/01/11

  480    477

Pacific Life Global Funding (Þ)
5.150% due 04/15/13

  900    893

Philip Morris International, Inc.
4.875% due 05/16/13

  4,630    4,534

Pricoa Global Funding I (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.896% due 01/30/12

  200    192

3.008% due 09/27/13

  200    187

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts
5.300% due 04/24/13

  200    200

Protective Life Secured Trusts (Ê)
2.621% due 11/09/10

  1,600    1,558

SLM Corp.

    

2.960% due 07/26/10 (Ê)

  100    90

8.450% due 06/15/18

  320    302

Series MTNA

    

4.500% due 07/26/10

  1,075    990

Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. (Ê)
3.031% due 03/23/10

  200    169

Sprint Capital Corp.
7.625% due 01/30/11

  190    184

Sprint Nextel Corp. (Ê)(Ñ)
3.201% due 06/28/10

  210    194

Sun Life Financial Global Funding, LP (Ê)(Þ) 2.951% due 07/06/11

  1,300    1,284

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Ñ)
5.250% due 11/05/12

  2,950    2,791

Textron Financial Corp. (Ê)
2.768% due 02/25/11

  1,350    1,280

TIAA Global Markets, Inc. (Þ)
5.125% due 10/10/12

  2,500    2,502

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    

6.200% due 07/01/13

  260    266

Series WI

    

5.400% due 07/02/12

  470    467

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. Series B
7.000% due 08/15/11

  600    624

Twin Reefs Pass-Through Trust (Ê)(ƒ)(Þ)
3.459% due 12/10/49

  500    50

Union Pacific Corp.
6.500% due 04/15/12

  690    717

Union Planters Corp.
7.750% due 03/01/11

  1,060    1,074

United Technologies Corp.

    

4.375% due 05/01/10 (Ñ)

  425    434

7.125% due 11/15/10

  270    291

Verizon Communications, Inc.
4.350% due 02/15/13

  1,055    1,018

Viacom, Inc.
5.750% due 04/30/11

  520    515

Wachovia Capital Trust III
5.800% due 03/15/42

  895    506

Wachovia Corp. (Ñ)

    

5.500% due 05/01/13

  1,200    1,108

7.980% due 12/31/49 (ƒ)

  500    384

Wachovia Mortgage FSB
Series BKNT
4.125% due 12/15/09

  130    129

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Ñ)
4.250% due 04/15/13

  300    298

Walgreen Co.

    

4.875% due 08/01/13

  4,000    3,992

Washington Mutual Preferred
Funding LLC (ƒ)(Ñ)(Þ)

    

9.750% due 10/29/49

  500    230

Washington Mutual, Inc. (Ê)

    

3.101% due 03/22/12

  310    222

WellPoint, Inc.

    

6.375% due 01/15/12

  461    473

Wells Fargo & Co.

    

5.250% due 10/23/12

  3,500    3,465

4.375% due 01/31/13

  425    404

5.625% due 12/11/17

  545    519

Wells Fargo Capital XIII (ƒ)

    

Series GMTN

    

7.700% due 12/29/49

  175    166

Willis NA, Inc.

    

5.125% due 07/15/10

  230    227
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

XTO Energy, Inc.

    

4.625% due 06/15/13

  345    328
      
     125,807
      

International Debt - 5.4%

    

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (Å)

    

6.600% due 08/01/13

  450    455

7.250% due 08/01/18

  270    277

ANZ National International, Ltd. (Å)

    

6.200% due 07/19/13

  200    200

Bank of Scotland PLC (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.737% due 12/08/10

  600    587

Barclays Bank PLC

    

5.450% due 09/12/12

  4,510    4,523

7.434% due 09/29/49 (ƒ)(Þ)

  150    129

Catalyst Paper Corp.

    

Series D

    

8.625% due 06/15/11

  210    172

Credit Agricole SA/London (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.696% due 05/28/10

  300    298

Diageo Capital PLC

    

7.250% due 11/01/09

  480    501

EnCana Corp.

    

4.750% due 10/15/13

  425    409

Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd. (Þ)

    

9.875% due 12/15/12

  350    338

Gaz Capital SA

    

7.510% due 07/31/13 (Å)

  1,040    1,055

8.146% due 04/11/18 (Þ)

  200    202

Glitnir Banki HF (Þ)

    

6.375% due 09/25/12

  5,420    4,150

HKCG Finance, Ltd. (Þ)

    

6.250% due 08/07/18

  310    308

ICICI Bank, Ltd. (Ê)(Þ)

    

3.328% due 01/12/10

  1,100    1,065

Invesco, Ltd.

    

5.625% due 04/17/12

  390    373

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (Þ)

    

7.250% due 01/15/19

  200    198

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV (Ñ)

    

4.625% due 03/11/13

  755    746

Norske Skogindustrier ASA (Þ)

    

6.125% due 10/15/15

  215    135

7.125% due 10/15/33

  100    59

Quebecor World Capital Corp. (Ø)(Ñ)

    

6.125% due 11/15/13

  70    25

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd.

    

5.875% due 07/15/13

  4,040    4,087

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Sappi Papier Holding AG (Þ)

    

6.750% due 06/15/12

  440    397

TransCapitalInvest, Ltd. for OJSC AK Transneft (Þ)

    

7.700% due 07/08/13

  1,100    1,100

Transocean, Inc. (Ñ)

    

5.250% due 03/15/13

  335    338

Tyco Electronics Group SA

    

6.000% due 10/01/12

  760    765

XL Capital, Ltd.

    

5.250% due 09/15/14

  165    147

Series E (ƒ)

    

6.500% due 12/31/49

  530    344
      
     23,383
      

Loan Agreements - 0.3%

    

ALLTEL Holding Corp., Term Loan B

    

5.208% due 05/15/15

  124    124

First Data Corp., Term Loan B

    

5.212% due 09/24/14

  248    228

5.551% due 09/24/14

  18    16

5.552% due 09/24/14

  8    7

Ford Motor Co.

    

5.460% due 12/15/13

  350    275

Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B

    

4.470% due 11/17/14

  10    8

4.800% due 11/17/14

  234    173

Newsday Corp.

    

9.750% due 07/09/13

  225    224

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC

    

5.026% due 06/14/14

  7    6

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC, Term Loan B

    

5.125% due 06/14/14

  92    77

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC

    

5.961% due 10/10/14

  30    28

6.234% due 10/10/14

  183    172

6.478% due 10/10/14

  35    33
      
     1,371
      

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 32.0%

  

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-3 Class 5A

    

4.290% due 10/25/34

  1,393    1,192

Series 2004-4 Class 4A

    

4.390% due 02/25/45

  414    294
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

    

Series 2003-1 Class SBB (Þ)

    

5.860% due 03/11/32

  114    124

Series 2003-1 Class SBC (Þ)

    

5.790% due 03/11/32

  114    124

Series 2006-4 Class A2

    

5.522% due 09/10/11

  1,200    1,189

Banc of America Funding Corp.

    

Series 2005-D Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.109% due 05/25/35

  6,613    5,768

Series 2006-2 Class 2A18

    

5.750% due 03/25/36

  2,646    2,510

Series 2006-A Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

4.624% due 02/20/36

  325    299

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

Series 2004-2 Class 2A1

    

5.250% due 03/25/34

  755    748

Series 2004-2 Class 5A1

    

6.500% due 10/25/31

  159    159

Series 2004-I Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

4.684% due 10/25/34

  513    473

Series 2004-L Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

6.271% due 01/25/35

  54    53

Series 2004-L Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.368% due 01/25/35

  1,426    1,313

Series 2005-8 Class A7

    

5.500% due 09/25/35

  420    421

Series 2005-9 Class 2A1

    

4.750% due 10/25/20

  485    469

Series 2005-G Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.923% due 08/25/35

  321    299

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2003-1 Class 5A1

    

5.425% due 04/25/33

  428    401

Series 2003-8 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.747% due 01/25/34

  288    277

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust

    

Series 2005-4 Class 23A1

    

5.371% due 05/25/35

  843    716

Series 2005-7 Class 22A1

    

5.712% due 09/25/35

  52    42

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust
Series 2003-AC3 Class A1

    

4.000% due 07/25/33

  326    291

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

    

Series 2001-TOP Class A1

    

5.060% due 11/15/16

  186    187

Series 2004-ESA Class H (Þ)

    

5.426% due 05/14/16

  900    914

Series 2004-PWR Class A2

    

4.254% due 07/11/42

  442    439

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2007-AR1 Class 2A1

    

2.531% due 02/25/37

  992    882

Bear Stearns Structured Products, Inc.

    

Series 2007-R6 Class 1A1

    

5.673% due 01/26/36

  259    211

Series 2007-R6 Class 2A1

    

5.775% due 12/26/46

  176    141

Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

    

Series 2000-2 Class B

    

7.782% due 07/15/32

  415    433

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.
Series 2007-A1 Class 8A1

    

4.238% due 02/25/37

  891    825

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

    

Series 2001-J1A Class A2 (Þ)

    

6.457% due 02/16/34

  89    91

Series 2004-LB2 Class A2

    

3.600% due 03/10/39

  1,000    996

Series 2006-C7 Class A2

    

5.690% due 06/10/46

  110    110

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

    

Series 2003-6T2 Class A1

    

6.500% due 06/25/33

  9    9

Series 2003-J2 Class A1

    

6.000% due 10/25/33

  282    270

Series 2004-12C Class 1A1

    

5.000% due 07/25/19

  1,898    1,788

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust

    

Series 2004-22 Class A3

    

4.799% due 11/25/34

  258    230

Series 2004-HYB Class 1A1

    

4.718% due 02/20/35

  473    427

Series 2005-HYB Class 5A1 (Ê)

    

5.250% due 02/20/36

  864    655
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Crown Castle Towers LLC (Þ)

    

Series 2005-1A Class AFX

    

4.643% due 06/15/35

  115    113

Series 2006-1A Class AFX

    

5.245% due 11/15/36

  130    127

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc.
Alternate Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2007-AR1 Class A3B

    

2.531% due 01/25/47

  412    384

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp.

    

Series 1999-CG3 Class A3

    

7.730% due 10/10/32

  900    928

Fannie Mae

    

6.000% due 2010

  32    33

6.500% due 2010

  46    48

6.000% due 2011

  65    67

6.500% due 2011

  27    28

5.000% due 2013

  441    444

5.500% due 2013

  409    415

6.000% due 2013

  204    209

6.000% due 2014

  1,060    1,088

5.500% due 2016

  776    785

5.000% due 2017

  65    65

5.500% due 2017

  1,229    1,243

6.000% due 2017

  131    136

7.000% due 2017

  132    138

8.000% due 2017

  690    727

5.000% due 2018

  2,179    2,164

5.000% due 2019

  376    373

5.000% due 2020

  236    234

5.000% due 2021

  777    767

6.000% due 2033

  21    22

6.081% due 2033 (Ê)

  81    82

4.646% due 2035 (Ê)

  383    388

4.661% due 2035 (Ê)

  3,282    3,327

4.751% due 2035 (Ê)

  474    477

4.898% due 2035 (Ê)

  22,931    23,130

4.778% due 2041 (Ê)

  591    590

4.729% due 2042 (Ê)

  273    273

15 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.000%

  500    491

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.000%

  2,000    1,899

6.000%

  11,430    11,480

6.500%

  2,760    2,833

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust

    

Series 2001-T3 Class A1

    

7.500% due 11/25/40

  457    481

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2001-T4 Class A1

    

7.500% due 07/25/41

  72    77

Series 2001-T10 Class A1

    

7.000% due 12/25/41

  109    114

Series 2001-T10 Class A2

    

7.500% due 12/25/41

  60    63

Series 2002-T19 Class A1

    

6.500% due 07/25/42

  849    876

Fannie Mae REMICS

    

Series 2001-50 Class BA

    

7.000% due 10/25/41

  131    139

Series 2003-16 Class BH

    

5.000% due 03/25/17

  1,509    1,522

Series 2003-24 Class PU

    

3.500% due 11/25/15

  131    129

Series 2003-63 Class GU

    

4.000% due 07/25/33

  370    369

Series 2003-75 Class NB

    

3.250% due 08/25/18

  346    340

Series 2007-73 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.543% due 07/25/37

  414    407

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

    

Series 2002-W3 Class A4

    

6.500% due 09/25/28

  601    623

Series 2003-W2 Class 1A1

    

6.500% due 07/25/42

  321    337

Series 2004-W11 Class 1A3

    

7.000% due 05/25/44

  351    373

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Pass Through Securities

    

Series 2002-51 Class 1A

    

6.500% due 09/25/43

  266    271

Series 2003-54 Class 2A

    

6.500% due 02/25/43

  223    228

Series 2004-59 Class 1A2

    

7.000% due 10/25/43

  907    970

Series 2005-63 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

4.728% due 02/25/45

  586    537

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities (Ê)

    

Series 2005-AA7 Class 2A1

    

5.401% due 09/25/35

  323    253

First Union-Chase Commercial Mortgage

    

Series 1999-C2 Class A2

    

6.645% due 06/15/31

  560    563

Freddie Mac

    

3.500% due 2010

  146    145

4.000% due 2010

  355    355

6.000% due 2010

  12    12
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

8.000% due 2010

  1    1

6.000% due 2011

  174    177

6.000% due 2013

  66    67

5.500% due 2014

  258    260

6.000% due 2014

  74    76

6.000% due 2016

  323    328

5.000% due 2018

  402    398

6.000% due 2018

  286    292

6.000% due 2028

  99    101

5.500% due 2029

  52    40

6.000% due 2029

  177    180

6.000% due 2031

  243    246

6.000% due 2032

  294    297

6.000% due 2033

  523    529

4.906% due 2035 (Ê)

  675    680

Freddie Mac REMICS

    

Series 2003-255 Class PB

    

5.500% due 08/15/30

  5    5

Series 2003-258 Class NS

    

3.250% due 09/15/15

  637    630

Series 2003-261 Class JA

    

3.760% due 03/15/29

  947    923

Series 2004-285 Class BA

    

4.500% due 02/15/20

  889    890

Series 2006-314 Class LF (Ê)

    

2.758% due 05/15/36

  536    524

Series 2007-333 Class AF (Ê)

    

2.608% due 10/15/20

  2,494    2,439

Series 2007-333 Class BF (Ê)

    

2.608% due 07/15/19

  397    388

Series 2007-333 Class FT (Ê)

    

2.608% due 08/15/19

  1,900    1,858

Series 2007-334 Class FA (Ê)

    

2.688% due 02/15/19

  1,657    1,619

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.

    

Series 2001-1 Class A2

    

6.531% due 05/15/33

  420    430

Series 2001-3 Class A1

    

5.560% due 06/10/38

  612    617

Series 2002-1A Class A3

    

6.269% due 12/10/35

  420    427

Series 2004-C3 Class A1

    

3.752% due 07/10/39

  506    504

Series 2005-C1 Class A1

    

4.012% due 06/10/48

  443    442

Ginnie Mae I

    

6.500% due 2036

  1,079    1,114

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

6.000% due

  3,000    3,032

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Ginnie Mae II (Ê)

    

5.625% due 2027

  62    62

5.000% due 2032

  85    85

Global Signal Trust (Þ)

    

Series 2004-2A Class A

    

4.232% due 12/15/14

  350    345

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

Series 1999-C1 Class A2

    

6.175% due 05/15/33

  57    57

Series 2000-C2 Class B

    

7.594% due 06/16/10

  450    468

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-AR2 Class 4A

    

5.178% due 05/25/35

  103    90

Government National Mortgage Association

    

Series 2004-78 Class A

    

3.590% due 11/16/17

  1,371    1,365

Series 2006-67 Class A

    

3.947% due 11/16/30

  884    875

Series 2007-4 Class A

    

4.206% due 06/15/29

  966    961

Series 2007-15 Class A

    

4.512% due 10/16/28

  1,250    1,250

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-AR8 Class 1A1A

    

2.541% due 01/25/47

  638    605

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

    

Series 2007-GG1 Class A1

    

5.690% due 08/10/45

  1,216    1,196

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-RP1 Class 1A3 (Þ)

    

8.000% due 01/25/35

  167    166

Series 2005-RP1 Class 1A4 (Þ)

    

8.500% due 01/25/35

  98    99

Series 2006-RP1 Class 1A2 (Å)

    

7.500% due 01/25/36

  116    119

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-7 Class 1A1

    

4.519% due 06/25/34

  442    395

Series 2005-AR6 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.540% due 09/25/35

  682    615

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-4 Class 3A1

    

5.147% due 07/19/35

  227    207

Series 2006-12 Class 2A11 (Ê)

    

2.548% due 01/19/38

  732    667
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Host Marriot Trust (Þ)
Series 1999-HMT Class E

    

8.070% due 08/03/15

  650    673

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A1A

    

3.361% due 11/25/46

  404    378

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

    

Series 2002-C2 Class A1

    

4.326% due 12/12/34

  476    468

Series 2005-LDP Class A1

    

4.655% due 08/15/42

  895    894

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2005-A1 Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

4.777% due 02/25/35

  719    640

Series 2005-A1 Class 6T1 (Ê)

    

5.023% due 02/25/35

  64    57

Series 2005-A4 Class 1A1

    

5.399% due 07/25/35

  393    349

Series 2005-A8 Class 1A1

    

5.403% due 11/25/35

  730    650

Series 2006-A6 Class 1A2

    

6.041% due 10/25/36

  149    142

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2000-C4 Class B

    

7.480% due 07/15/32

  200    208

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-13 Class 3A4

    

3.788% due 11/21/34

  202    199

Mellon Residential Funding Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2000-TBC Class A1

    

2.698% due 06/15/30

  774    730

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2005-A10 Class A

    

2.671% due 02/25/36

  64    51

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2006-C1 Class A1

    

5.528% due 05/12/39

  1,002    1,006

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2005-3 Class 5A

    

2.961% due 11/25/35

  112    97

Morgan Stanley Capital I

    

Series 1999-LIF Class A2

    

7.110% due 04/15/33

  207    210

Series 2005-HQ6 Class A1

    

4.646% due 08/13/42

  1,129    1,126

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

PNC Mortgage Acceptance Corp.

    

Series 1999-CM1 Class A1B

    

7.330% due 12/10/32

  315    323

Prime Mortgage Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A2

    

2.861% due 02/25/34

  146    133

Series 2004-CL1 Class 2A2

    

2.861% due 02/25/19

  28    26

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I

    

Series 2006-SA3 Class 3A1

    

6.036% due 09/25/36

  611    529

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.

    

Series 2003-UP2 Class A1

    

4.000% due 12/25/18

  558    516

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2002-AR3 Class A1

    

2.788% due 09/19/32

  29    26

Structured Asset Securities Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2001-21A Class 1A1

    

5.369% due 01/25/32

  18    18

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-6 Class A1

    

2.571% due 11/25/11

  518    496

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

    

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê)

    

2.751% due 10/25/45

  176    111

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A4

    

5.645% due 11/25/36

  155    133

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A (Ê)

    

4.611% due 09/25/46

  570    415

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2002-AR6 Class A

    

4.928% due 06/25/42

  107    97

Series 2002-AR9 Class 1A

    

4.928% due 08/25/42

  263    235

Series 2003-AR7 Class A7

    

3.842% due 08/25/33

  327    316

Series 2004-AR1 Class A2A

    

2.808% due 11/25/34

  726    623

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

    

Series 2004-CC Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.945% due 01/25/35

  658    611

Series 2004-E Class A2 (Ê)

    

4.500% due 05/25/34

  925    843
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2004-EE Class 3A1 (Ê)

    

4.018% due 12/25/34

  264    246

Series 2004-I Class 1A1

    

6.785% due 07/25/34

  455    436

Series 2005-9 Class 1A1

    

4.750% due 10/25/35

  1,951    1,879

Series 2005-AR2 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.542% due 03/25/35

  186    169

Series 2005-AR2 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

4.542% due 03/25/35

  676    613

Series 2005-AR4 Class 2A2

    

4.526% due 04/25/35

  214    191

Series 2005-AR8 Class 2A1

    

4.543% due 06/25/35

  187    178

Series 2006-AR1 Class 5A1 (Ê)

    

5.595% due 07/25/36

  455    411

Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1

    

4.950% due 03/25/36

  968    887

Series 2006-AR4 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

5.858% due 04/25/36

  154    131

Series 2006-AR4 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

5.771% due 04/25/36

  751    633

Series 2006-AR5 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

5.539% due 04/25/36

  1,027    916

Series 2006-AR6 Class 7A1 (Ê)

    

5.112% due 03/25/36

  88    74
      
     139,696
      

Municipal Bonds - 0.9%

    

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (Ê)

    

Series 2008-1 Class A1

    

2.864% due 10/25/38

  1,900    1,900

South Carolina Student Loan Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2008-1 Class A1

    

3.303% due 09/02/14

  200    200

Series 2008-1 Class A4

    

3.803% due 09/03/24

  400    382

South Carolina Student Loan Corp. Revenue Bonds (Ê)

    

Series 2008-1 Class A2

    

3.353% due 12/01/15

  600    589

Series 2008-1 Class A3

    

3.553% due 12/01/18

  700    676
      
     3,747
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Non-US Bonds - 1.7%

    

Colombia Government International Bond

    

11.750% due 03/01/10

  COP  650,000    365

Federal Republic of Germany Bonds

    

4.250% due 07/04/18

  EUR 315    487

German Treasury Bills

    

5.000% due 01/04/12

  EUR  140    223

Keycorp (Ê)
5.056% due 11/22/10

  EUR  1,100    1,563

Morgan Stanley (Ê)
5.190% due 03/01/13

  EUR 1,700    2,378

United Kingdom Gilt
5.000% due 09/07/14

  GBP 150    301

United Kingdom Treasury Bills
5.000% due 03/07/12

  GBP 775    1,548

United Kingdom Treasury Gilt Bonds 5.000% due 03/07/18

  GBP 350    704
      
     7,569
      

United States Government Agencies - 0.5%

Fannie Mae

    

2.500% due 04/09/10

    500    495

6.250% due 02/01/11

    900    917

Federal Home Loan Bank

    

Discount Notes Series HK10

    

Zero coupon due 04/27/10

    313    306

Freddie Mac
4.875% due 06/13/18

    400    407
      
     2,125
      

United States Government Treasuries - 0.5%

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

    

2.375% due 04/15/11

    142    148

3.000% due 07/15/12

    265    286

United States Treasury Notes

    

2.125% due 04/30/10

    55    55

2.625% due 05/31/10

    105    105

2.875% due 06/30/10

    680    685

3.500% due 05/31/13

    290    293

3.375% due 06/30/13

    450    452

3.375% due 07/31/13

    125    125

3.875% due 05/15/18

    145    144
      
     2,293
      
Total Long-Term Investments   

(cost $408,003)

     398,399
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Preferred Stocks - 0.9%

    

Financial Services - 0.9%

    

Bank of America Corp. (Ñ)

  1,000    933

DG Funding Trust (Ê)(ƒ)(Å)

  219    2,195

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)

  20,825    358

Freddie Mac (Ñ)

  19,825    336
      
Total Preferred Stocks     

(cost $4,314)

     3,822
      
   

Notional
Amount

    

Options Purchased - 0.1%

    

(Number of Contracts)

    

Swaptions

    

(Fund Pays/Fund Receives)

    

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.150%
Dec 2008 0.00 Call (1)

  17,000    40

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.000%
Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  66,200    126

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.150%
Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  11,400    29

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.500%
Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  9,400    43

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.450%
Aug 2009 0.00 Call (5)

  31,900    134
      

Total Options Purchased

    

(cost $1,358)

     372
      
   

Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares

    

Short-Term Investments - 12.1%

  

AIG Matched Funding Corp. (Ê)(Å)

    

2.110% due 10/06/08

  1,300    1,294

American General Finance Corp.

    

Series MTNI

    

4.625% due 05/15/09

  530    522

Ameritech Capital Funding Corp.

    

6.250% due 05/18/09

  2,000    2,029

Associates Corp. of NA

    

8.550% due 07/15/09

  750    777

Bank of Scotland PLC

    

2.770% due 09/17/08

  900    897

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The) (Ê)

    

3.061% due 07/16/09

    1,600    1,597

Capital One Bank USA NA (Ñ)

    

5.000% due 06/15/09

    530    529

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp. (Ñ)

    

4.500% due 06/15/09

    1,250    1,261

Centex Corp.

    

4.875% due 08/15/08

    300    300

CIT Group, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.946% due 01/30/09

    2,320    2,219

Citigroup Funding, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.809% due 06/26/09

    200    197

Comcast Cable Communications LLC

    

6.875% due 06/15/09

    1,040    1,066

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

    

Series MTNH

    

6.250% due 04/15/09

    1,900    1,881

Credit Agricole
SA/London (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.646% due 05/28/09

    300    299

Dean Holding Co. (Ñ)

    

6.625% due 05/15/09

    275    274

Fannie Mae

    

6.000% due 12/01/08

    5    5

5.500% due 02/01/09

    343    348

5.500% due 03/01/09

    22    22

5.500% due 04/01/09

    40    40

5.500% due 05/01/09

    15    15

5.500% due 07/01/09

    9    9

French Discount Treasury Bills Zero coupon due 08/21/08

  EUR  1,300    2,023

Freddie Mac

    

5.500% due 10/01/08

    5    5

6.000% due 02/01/09

    5    5

6.500% due 02/01/09

    33    33

5.500% due 04/01/09

    25    25

6.000% due 06/01/09

    7    7

Ginnie Mae I

    

6.000% due 12/15/08

    4    4

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (Ê)

    

2.851% due 03/30/09

    2,100    2,089

Landwirtschaftliche Rentenbank

    

0.650% due 09/30/08

  JPY  60,000    556

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    

4.831% due 10/27/08

    750    749

4.495% due 05/20/09 (Ê)(Ñ)

    2,300    2,279
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

Nissan Auto Receivables Owner Trust

    

Series 2005-B Class A3

    

3.990% due 07/15/09

  38    38  

Quebecor World Capital Corp. (Ø)

    

4.875% due 11/15/08

  205    72  

Residential Capital LLC

    

8.125% due 11/21/08

  280    256  

Rouse Co., LP (The) (Ñ)

    

8.000% due 04/30/09

  275    270  

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  24,938,000    24,938  

Saks, Inc. (Ñ)

    

8.250% due 11/15/08

  175    175  

Simon Property Group, LP

    

7.125% due 02/09/09

  310    311  

Susquehanna Auto Lease Trust (Þ)

    

Series 2006-1 Class A3

    

5.210% due 03/16/09

  158    158  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)

    

1.869% due 09/11/08

  250    249  

1.284% due 09/25/08

  100    100  

1.792% due 09/25/08

  150    150  

1.879% due 09/25/08

  250    249  

VTB Capital SA (Ê)(Þ)

    

3.384% due 08/01/08

  700    700  

Wachovia Corp.

    

5.625% due 12/15/08

  1,560    1,556  

6.375% due 01/15/09

  210    211  
        
Total Short-Term Investments   

(cost $53,000)

     52,789  
        
Other Securities - 3.4%     

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

  5,452,916    5,453  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  9,545,423    9,545  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $14,998)

     14,998  
        
Total Investments - 107.8%     

(identified cost $481,673)

     470,380  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (7.8%)
     (33,976 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      436,404  
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
  Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
             
             

Long Positions

             

Euribor Futures

  3   EUR   713    09/08       

Euribor Futures

  10   EUR   2,374    12/08      7  

Euribor Futures

  7   EUR   1,665    03/09      11  

Euribor Futures

  4   EUR   953    06/09      7  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  19   USD   4,617    09/08      14  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  239   USD   57,960    12/08      512  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  152   USD   36,828    03/09      238  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  66   USD   15,962    06/09      15  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  38   USD   9,166    09/09      34  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  24   USD   5,770    12/09      (1 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  23   USD   5,515    03/10      (4 )

Germany, Federal Republic 5 Year Bonds

  22   EUR   2,361    09/08      (4 )

LIBOR Futures

  2   GBP   236    12/08      (4 )

LIBOR Futures

  2   GBP   237    06/09      3  

Three Month Short Sterling Interest Rate Futures (UK)

  4   GBP   473    03/09      4  

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

  59   USD   12,508    09/08      38  

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes

  57   USD   6,346    09/08      16  

Short Positions

             

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

  58   USD   12,296    09/08      (105 )

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes

  75   USD   8,350    09/08      (50 )

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

  59   USD   6,775    09/08      (99 )
                 

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

              632  
                 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Options Written

(Number of Contracts)

  Notional
Amount
   Market
Value
$
 
    

Swaptions

    

(Fund Pays/Fund Receives)

    

USD 4.300%/USD Three Month LIBOR

    

Dec 2008 0.00 Call (1)

  5,800    (67 )

USD 3.950%/USD Three Month LIBOR

    

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  28,800    (249 )

USD 4.250%/USD Three Month LIBOR

    

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  3,800    (45 )

USD 4.300%/USD Three Month LIBOR

    

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  1,700    (25 )

USD 4.600%/USD Three Month LIBOR

    

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  1,800    (37 )

USD 4.150%/USD Three Month LIBOR

    

Aug 2009 0.00 Call (1)

  1,100    (14 )

USD 4.400%/USD Three Month LIBOR

    

Aug 2009 0.00 Call (5)

  9,800    (173 )
        

Total Liability for Options Written (premiums received $1,497)

     (610 )
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   105   AUD   110   09/16/08   (2 )
USD   142   AUD   150   09/16/08   (2 )
USD   348   AUD   372   09/16/08    
USD   83   BRL   137   10/15/08   3  
USD   15   CAD   15   09/16/08    
USD   26   CAD   26   09/16/08    
USD   202   CAD   205   09/16/08   (3 )
USD   363   CHF   381   09/16/08    
USD   1,032   CNY   6,932   11/13/08   (6 )
USD   490   EUR   315   08/06/08    
USD   334   EUR   215   09/16/08   1  
USD   160   INR   6,404   08/12/08   (10 )
USD   64   INR   2,760   11/12/08   (1 )
USD   85   INR   3,644   11/12/08   (1 )
USD   1   JPY   151   09/16/08    
USD   180   JPY   19,060   09/16/08   (3 )
USD   334   JPY   35,915   09/16/08   (1 )
USD   104   KRW   104,900   08/04/08    
USD   208   KRW   210,340   08/04/08    
USD   259   KRW   261,921   08/04/08    
USD   311   KRW   314,310   08/04/08    
USD   1,022   KRW   996,341   08/04/08   (37 )
USD   191   SGD   257   09/19/08   (2 )
USD   260   SGD   349   09/19/08   (4 )
USD   700   SGD   947   09/19/08   (6 )
AUD   372   USD   350   08/06/08   (1 )
AUD   400   USD   369   09/16/08   (5 )
EUR   6   USD   9   08/01/08    
EUR   3,920   USD   6,216   08/26/08   110  
EUR     USD     09/16/08    
EUR   215   USD   339   09/16/08   4  
EUR   315   USD   489   09/16/08    
GBP   151   USD   300   09/16/08   1  
GBP   200   USD   399   09/16/08   4  
GBP   314   USD   616   09/16/08   (5 )
GBP   359   USD   703   09/16/08   (6 )
GBP   471   USD   910   09/16/08   (20 )
INR   2,760   USD   65   08/12/08   1  
INR   3,644   USD   86   08/12/08   1  
JPY   61,278   USD   569   09/08/08    
KRW   65,156   USD   62   08/04/08   (2 )
KRW   104,500   USD   100   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW   104,640   USD   100   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW   104,870   USD   100   08/04/08   (4 )
KRW   104,900   USD   100   08/04/08   (4 )
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
         
KRW   105,170   USD   100   08/04/08   (4 )
KRW   196,765   USD   188   08/04/08   (6 )
KRW   210,340   USD   200   08/04/08   (8 )
KRW   891,471   USD   881   08/04/08   1  
             
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   (23 )
             

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
  

Fund Receives

  

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

Bank of America

   USD    3,200    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    23  

Bank of America

   USD    400    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    5  

Barclays

   BRL    6,900    13.845%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/02/12    (23 )

Barclays

   USD    100    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    1  

BNP Paribas

   EUR    1,200    Consumer Price Index (France)   

2.090%

   10/15/10    (10 )

Citibank

   USD    100    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    1  

Deutsche Bank

   GBP    600    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/20/08    (1 )

JP Morgan

   USD    3,300    0.763%   

5YR Mid Market Swap Spread

   02/05/09    (8 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    200    1.948%   

Consumer Price Index (France)

   03/15/12    (8 )

Lehman Brothers

   GBP    1,500    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/20/09    (38 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,700    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    9  

Merrill Lynch

   BRL    700    12.948%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (3 )

Merrill Lynch

   BRL    100    14.765%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/02/12    1  

Merrill Lynch

   USD    800    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/23    (1 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    1,500    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    4  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    200    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    (3 )

Morgan Stanley

   BRL    400    12.670%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (5 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    2,000    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    5  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    200    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    (3 )

UBS

   BRL    400    12.410%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (5 )

UBS

   AUD    1,600    7.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/15/11    15  

UBS

   BRL    800    12.540%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/02/12    (15 )

UBS

   BRL    1,000    10.575%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/02/12    (51 )
                     

Total Market Value of Open Interest Rate Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($18)

   (110 )
                     

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts  

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/
Receives
Fixed Rate
   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

American International Group

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

200

   1.970%    03/20/13    (4 )

American International Group

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

300

   1.380%    06/20/13    (13 )

American International Group

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

100

   2.125%    03/20/13    (1 )

American International Group

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD   

200

   1.360%    06/20/13    (9 )

Brazilian Government International Bond

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

900

   0.290%    06/20/09     

Brazilian Government International Bond

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

3,200

   1.120%    11/20/11    23  

Brazilian Government International Bond

   Merrill Lynch    BRL   

100

   11.980%    01/02/12    (3 )

CMBS AAA Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

1,600

   0.080%    12/13/49    (161 )

Countrywide Home Loans

   BNP Paribas    USD   

200

   4.400%    03/20/13    15  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Barclays    USD   

300

   (1.550%)    06/20/13    3  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Citibank    USD   

500

   2.144%    06/20/12    (31 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

800

   0.708%    12/20/12    9  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

4,500

   (1.550%)    06/20/13    46  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

200

   (5.000%)    06/20/13    (13 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

1,600

   (1.550%)    06/20/13    16  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

100

   0.555%    12/20/17     

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

100

   0.548%    12/20/17     

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts  

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/
Receives
Fixed Rate
   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   JP Morgan    USD   

100

   0.553%    12/20/17     

Ford Motor Credit Co.

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

2,000

   6.150%    09/20/12    (419 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

1,400

   0.860%    11/20/11    (40 )

GECC SP BPS

   BNP Paribas    USD   

100

   1.250%    03/20/13     

GECC SP BPS

   BNP Paribas    USD   

1,200

   1.300%    03/20/13    4  

GECC SP BRC

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

700

   1.670%    03/20/13    13  

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

700

   1.680%    09/20/08    (9 )

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Merrill Lynch    USD   

1,000

   1.850%    09/20/09    (175 )

General Motors Corp.

   UBS    USD   

300

   8.150%    03/20/13    (102 )

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

1,300

   0.320%    09/20/08    (1 )

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   Bear Stearns    USD   

500

   0.820%    09/20/12    (8 )

Indonesia Government International Bond

   JP Morgan    USD   

1,000

   0.400%    12/20/08    (1 )

Indonesia Government International Bond

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD   

1,000

   0.438%    06/20/09    (5 )

Lehman Brothers

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

800

   0.190%    09/20/08    (8 )

Lehman Brothers

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD   

500

   0.300%    09/20/08    (5 )

Panama Government International Bond

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

300

   0.250%    12/20/08     

Russia Government International Bond

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

1,000

   0.275%    06/20/09    (2 )

Russia Government International Bond

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

1,000

   0.305%    12/20/08     

SLM Corp.

   BNP Paribas    USD   

100

   5.050%    03/20/13    2  

SLM Corp.

   Citibank    USD   

500

   5.600%    09/20/09    1  

Ukraine Government International Bond

   HSBC    USD   

1,000

   0.490%    06/20/09    (12 )
                     

Total Market Value of Open Credit Default Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($264)

      (890 )
                     

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

Municipal Bonds - 97.1%

                 

Alabama - 0.5%

                 

Courtland Industrial Development Board Revenue Bonds

   250      5.000      11/01/13      242

Mobile County Board of School Commissioners General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)

   375      5.000      03/01/12      397

Mobile Industrial Development Board Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,400      4.875      06/01/34      1,428
                   
                  2,067
                   

Alaska - 0.3%

                 

City of Anchorage Alaska General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)

   500      5.750      12/01/16      540

Northern TOB Securitization Corp. Revenue Bonds

   850      4.625      06/01/23      761
                   
                  1,301
                   

Arizona - 3.1%

                 

Arizona Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,000      5.250      01/01/22      2,034

Arizona State Transportation Board Revenue Bonds

   500      5.250      07/01/12      532

Arizona State Transportation Board Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.000      07/01/14      1,632

Arizona Water Infrastructure Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,165      5.000      10/01/21      1,237

City of Phoenix Arizona General Obligation Limited

   1,000      5.000      07/01/17      1,095

Gilbert Arizona General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      07/01/19      1,075

Maricopa County Pollution Control Corp. Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,000      2.900      06/01/35      998

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Revenue Bonds

   1,350      5.000      01/01/25      1,377

Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power District Revenue Bonds

   1,365      5.000      01/01/28      1,401

Scottsdale Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,515      5.000      09/01/22      1,450
                   
                  12,831
                   

California - 6.4%

                 

Abag Finance Authority for Nonprofit Corps. Certificate Of Participation

   600      5.700      08/15/14      604

California State Department of Water Resources Revenue Bonds

   250      5.500      05/01/10      264

California State Department of Water Resources Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.250      05/01/12      1,079

California State Department of Water Resources Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      12/01/21      1,057

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,405      6.000      05/15/23      1,464

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue
Bonds (Ê)(m)

   610      4.100      04/01/28      604

California Statewide Communities Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,000      5.200      12/01/29      1,024

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.000      06/01/20      497

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Revenue Bonds (m)

   750      4.600      06/01/23      622

Golden State Tobacco Securitization Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,175      4.500      06/01/27      1,035

Irvine Ranch Water District Certificate Of Participation (Ê)(m)

   400      2.070      08/01/16      400

Kings River Conservation District Certificate Of Participation

   850      5.000      05/01/15      890

Roseville Westpark Community Facilities District No. 1 Special Tax

   600      5.250      09/01/37      489

Santa Clara Unified School District General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   2,895      5.000      07/01/26      2,948

Southern California Public Power Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   405      5.375      01/01/12      436

State of California General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      6.600      02/01/10      1,065

State of California General Obligation Unlimited

   2,050      5.000      02/01/12      2,179

State of California General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.250      07/01/12      1,082

State of California General Obligation Unlimited

   550      5.000      08/01/14      590

State of California General Obligation Unlimited

   880      5.000      11/01/15      942

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

State of California General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   500      5.000      03/01/17      526

State of California General Obligation Unlimited (Ê)

   1,565      5.000      07/01/23      1,656

State of California General Obligation Unlimited

   2,000      5.250      02/01/25      2,051

State of California General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,500      5.000      02/01/26      1,513

Tobacco Securitization Authority of Southern California Revenue Bonds

   910      4.750      06/01/25      812

University of California Revenue Bonds

   500      4.000      05/15/14      516

University of California Revenue Bonds

   300      5.000      05/15/15      327
                   
                  26,672
                   

Colorado - 0.8%

                 

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   1,000      5.500      05/15/14      1,039

Colorado Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.250      06/01/23      972

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   25      7.250      04/01/10      25

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   35      6.300      08/01/12      35

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   40      6.300      08/01/16      41

Colorado Housing & Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   20      6.700      10/01/16      20

Denver City & County Colorado General Obligation Unlimited

   750      5.250      08/01/18      831

Jefferson County School District R-001 General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   500      5.000      12/15/14      545
                   
                  3,508
                   

Connecticut - 0.5%

                 

State of Connecticut General Obligation Unlimited

   2,000      5.000      04/15/18      2,174
                   

Delaware - 0.6%

                 

Delaware State Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)(m)

   250      4.900      05/01/26      256

Wilmington Delaware General Obligation Unlimited (µ)

   2,000      5.000      12/01/23      2,089
                   
                  2,345
                   

District of Columbia - 0.5%

                 

District of Columbia General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,000      5.500      06/01/09      1,030

District of Columbia Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      02/01/12      1,047
                   
                  2,077
                   

Florida - 6.6%

                 

City of Gulf Breeze Florida Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,825      5.000      12/01/15      1,915

City of Pembroke Pines Florida Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      10/01/16      1,052

City of Tallahassee Florida Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.000      10/01/11      530

County of Hillsborough Florida Revenue Bonds

   10      6.200      12/01/08      10

County of Hillsborough Florida Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.500      08/01/12      1,085

County of Miami-Dade Florida Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      06/01/14      1,058

County of Miami-Dade Florida Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,500      5.250      10/01/19      1,606

Escambia County Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.250      11/15/11      1,051

Escambia County Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.250      11/15/13      1,063

Florida Department of Childrens & Family Services Certificate Of Participation (m)

   1,175      5.000      10/01/15      1,243

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Revenue Bonds

   1,600      5.000      07/01/10      1,646

Florida State Board of Education General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      06/01/16      1,085

Florida State Board of Education Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.250      01/01/13      1,067

Florida State Division of Bond Finance Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,600      5.250      07/01/13      1,648

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

Florida State Turnpike Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   2,000      5.000      07/01/13      2,145

Florida Water Pollution Control Financing Corp. Revenue Bonds

   500      5.500      01/15/12      534

Hillsborough County Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Revenue Bonds (m)

   720      5.750      04/01/18      739

Miami-Dade County Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   1,750      5.000      04/01/34      1,902

Miami-Dade County School Board Certificate Of Participation (m)

   1,000      5.000      05/01/15      1,045

North Miami Fl Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,325      5.000      04/01/10      1,369

Orlando Utilities Commission Revenue Bonds (æ)

   630      5.250      10/01/20      684

Orlando Utilities Commission Revenue Bonds

   370      5.250      10/01/20      385

Palm Beach County School Board Certificate Of Participation (m)

   1,000      5.000      08/01/14      1,063

Palm Glades Community Development District Special Assessment

   825      4.850      08/01/11      779

Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      07/01/14      1,065
                   
                  27,769
                   

Georgia - 4.9%

                 

Burke County Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)(m)

   1,660      4.625      01/01/37      1,680

Dalton Georgia Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.750      01/01/09      508

Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority Revenue Bonds

   590      5.250      03/01/11      628

Gwinnett County School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,750      5.000      02/01/11      1,851

Gwinnett County School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,090      5.000      02/01/21      1,157

Hall County School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      11/01/12      1,079

Main Street Natural Gas, Inc. Revenue Bonds

   825      5.000      03/15/16      820

Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia Revenue Bonds (m)

   850      6.250      01/01/17      994

New Jersey State Turnpike Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.500      01/01/09      506

State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.750      08/01/08      1,000

State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited

   600      6.500      12/01/09      635

State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited

   2,000      5.000      07/01/12      2,153

State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited

   1,550      5.000      08/01/12      1,671

State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      04/01/13      1,623

State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited

   2,800      5.000      07/01/13      3,038

State of Georgia General Obligation Unlimited

   1,240      5.000      07/01/17      1,357
                   
                  20,700
                   

Hawaii - 0.8%

                 

City & County of Honolulu Hawaii Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,500      5.000      07/01/19      1,605

Hawaii Housing & Community Development Corp. Revenue Bonds

   420      3.700      01/01/22      411

Kauai County Hawaii General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)

   375      6.250      08/01/19      405

State of Hawaii General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,000      5.750      01/01/10      1,047
                   
                  3,468
                   

Idaho - 1.2%

                 

Boise State University Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   1,230      5.375      04/01/22      1,336

Boise State University Revenue Bonds (m)

   20      5.375      04/01/22      21

Idaho Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)(m)

   2,200      2.590      07/01/35      2,200

Idaho Housing & Finance Association Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,330      5.250      07/15/21      1,414
                   
                  4,971
                   

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

Illinois - 2.7%

                 

City of Chicago Illinois General Obligation Limited (m)

   1,000      5.500      01/01/19      1,099

City of Chicago Illinois General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   750      6.000      01/01/11      793

City of Chicago Illinois General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   2,135      5.000      12/01/23      2,191

Cook County Community Consolidated School District No. 15-Palatine General Obligation Limited (m)

   2,235      Zero coupon      12/01/13      1,818

County of Cook Illinois General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)

   2,160      5.375      11/15/21      2,315

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   400      Zero coupon      01/01/10      386

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   670      5.500      10/01/12      720

Illinois Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   470      5.000      04/01/36      417

Illinois Health Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   200      6.000      05/15/10      201

Lake County Community Unit School District No. 116-Round Lake General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   400      7.600      02/01/14      486

State of Illinois Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      06/15/16      1,082
                   
                  11,508
                   

Indiana - 1.9%

                 

Ball State University Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      07/01/16      1,085

Columbus Multi School Building Corp. Indiana Revenue Bonds (m)

   450      5.000      01/10/10      468

Indiana Bond Bank Revenue Bonds (m)

   250      5.750      08/01/13      262

Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.500      11/15/10      1,061

Indiana Health Facility Financing Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,000      5.000      11/01/11      1,043

Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   925      5.000      07/01/11      972

Indiana State Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.250      02/01/18      1,659

Indiana University Revenue Bonds (æ)

   500      5.750      08/01/10      525

Indianapolis Local Public Improvement Bond Bank Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      02/01/18      1,087
                   
                  8,162
                   

Iowa - 0.6%

                 

Iowa Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   290      6.000      07/01/10      304

Iowa Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      07/01/14      980

Tobacco Settlement Authority of Iowa Revenue Bonds (æ)

   1,000      5.600      06/01/35      1,082
                   
                  2,366
                   

Kansas - 0.4%

                 

Butler & Sedgwick Counties Unified School District No. 385 Andover General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   500      5.000      09/01/09      516

Kansas Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   150      5.000      08/01/10      158

Kansas Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   230      5.000      08/01/13      250

Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government Revenue Bonds

   305      4.750      12/01/16      300

Wyandotte County-Kansas City Unified Government Transportation Development Dist Revenue Bonds

   720      4.875      10/01/28      606
                   
                  1,830
                   

Louisiana - 0.2%

                 

Louisiana Offshore Terminal Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,000      4.000      09/01/23      1,001
                   

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

Maryland - 3.2%

                 

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.400      01/01/31      894

Maryland Health & Higher Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   465      5.000      05/15/48      483

Maryland State Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      03/01/16      1,090

State of Maryland General Obligation Unlimited

   2,000      5.000      02/01/12      2,144

State of Maryland General Obligation Unlimited

   2,500      5.250      03/01/13      2,734

State of Maryland General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.500      03/01/14      1,115

State of Maryland General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      08/01/14      1,642

State of Maryland General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      03/15/17      1,097

State of Maryland General Obligation Unlimited

   1,895      5.000      03/15/19      2,043
                   
                  13,242
                   

Massachusetts - 4.7%

                 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Limited (æ)

   430      6.000      02/01/11      458

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Unlimited

   4,000      5.250      08/01/13      4,375

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Limited

   1,000      5.500      11/01/15      1,123

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.500      10/01/16      1,126

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Limited (æ)

   1,000      5.750      10/01/19      1,066

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Limited (m)(æ)

   1,000      5.250      01/01/22      1,078

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds

   675      5.500      07/01/19      760

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue Bonds

   100      5.125      12/01/11      102

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue Bonds

   50      5.150      10/01/14      52

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.000      10/01/17      1,541

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,160      5.375      07/01/21      2,192

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   210      5.250      07/01/38      190

Massachusetts Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,000      1.600      11/01/49      1,000

Massachusetts Port Authority Revenue Bonds

   150      5.750      07/01/10      159

Massachusetts School Building Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   750      5.000      08/15/13      813

Massachusetts State Water Pollution Abatement Revenue Bonds

   1,090      5.000      08/01/16      1,192

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   1,425      5.500      08/01/20      1,545

University of Massachusetts Building Authority Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   1,000      5.250      11/01/16      1,102
                   
                  19,874
                   

Michigan - 1.8%

                 

Bishop International Airport Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   750      5.000      12/01/10      779

Detroit Michigan Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      07/01/14      1,067

Detroit Michigan Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,015      5.000      07/01/18      1,063

Kent Hospital Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   500      5.250      01/15/47      525

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.250      10/01/11      1,074

Michigan Municipal Bond Authority Revenue Bonds (æ)

   500      5.750      10/01/11      541

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.500      11/01/14      1,046

Michigan State Hospital Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   1,000      6.125      11/15/26      1,062

Michigan State Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   375      4.150      10/01/13      374
                   
                  7,531
                   

Minnesota - 1.5%

                 

State of Minnesota General Obligation Unlimited

   2,500      5.000      06/01/10      2,624

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

State of Minnesota General Obligation Unlimited

   1,425      5.000      11/01/11      1,524

State of Minnesota General Obligation Unlimited

   545      5.000      06/01/14      594

State of Minnesota General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      08/01/15      1,095

State of Minnesota Revenue Bonds

   360      5.875      06/01/27      372
                   
                  6,209
                   

Mississippi - 0.3%

                 

Mississippi Development Bank Special Obligation Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      07/01/15      1,077
                   

Missouri - 0.7%

                 

City of State Louis Missouri Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.250      07/01/11      1,060

City of State Louis Missouri Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      07/01/14      1,064

Joplin Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   270      5.500      02/15/13      283

Missouri Development Finance Board Revenue Bonds

   380      5.000      03/01/28      366

Southeast Missouri State University Revenue Bonds (m)

   250      5.625      04/01/10      263
                   
                  3,036
                   

Montana - 0.8%

                 

City of Forsyth Montana Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,450      5.200      05/01/33      1,464

Montana Department of Transportation Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,750      5.250      06/01/16      1,910
                   
                  3,374
                   

Nevada - 0.8%

                 

Clark County School District General Obligation Limited (m)(æ)

   330      5.250      06/15/10      340

Clark County School District General Obligation Limited (Ê)(m)

   500      2.340      06/15/21      500

County of Clark Nevada General Obligation Limited (m)

   1,000      5.000      11/01/13      1,077

County of Clark Nevada Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      07/01/12      1,057

Truckee Meadows Water Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.500      07/01/11      538
                   
                  3,512
                   

New Jersey - 2.2%

                 

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      09/01/12      1,063

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.250      03/01/14      1,078

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,020      5.375      06/15/15      1,011

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      09/15/17      1,059

New Jersey Health Care Facilities Financing Authority Revenue Bonds

   500      5.250      07/01/25      504

New Jersey State Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.750      09/01/10      1,060

New Jersey Transportation Trust Fund Authority Revenue Bonds (æ)

   1,000      5.500      06/15/18      1,109

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.500      06/01/11      1,074

Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,310      4.500      06/01/23      1,167
                   
                  9,125
                   

New York - 9.4%

                 

Battery Park City Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.250      11/01/22      1,583

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   500      5.000      08/01/10      524

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.250      08/01/10      1,053

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      08/01/11      1,587

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   125      5.750      08/01/11      133

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   850      5.000      03/01/12      902

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   750      5.000      11/01/12      802

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   235      5.250      11/01/12      252

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,000      5.000      08/01/14      1,076

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,000      5.000      08/01/17      1,052

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      08/01/21      1,538

City of New York New York General Obligation Unlimited

   2,000      5.000      04/01/23      2,059

Long Island Power Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,250      5.000      12/01/23      1,268

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      11/15/18      1,068

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.250      06/15/12      1,624

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.500      02/01/09      1,019

New York City Transitional Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,100      2.140      08/01/31      1,100

New York Mortgage Agency Revenue Bonds

   415      5.150      04/01/17      419

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   285      7.000      07/01/09      299

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      6.500      12/01/21      1,039

New York State Dormitory Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   2,000      5.250      11/15/23      2,114

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      6.000      06/15/12      1,105

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. Revenue Bonds

   770      5.000      06/15/22      812

New York State Environmental Facilities Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,640      5.000      09/15/23      1,709

New York State Thruway Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,575      5.250      04/01/13      1,709

New York State Thruway Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.000      04/01/14      1,625

Sales Tax Asset Receivables Corp. Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      10/15/29      1,022

Suffolk County Judicial Facilities Agency Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.500      04/15/09      511

Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,030      5.000      06/01/12      1,086

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue Bonds

   950      5.000      11/15/17      1,035

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.500      11/15/20      1,117

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   2,250      5.000      11/15/25      2,387

Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   900      5.000      11/15/38      953

TSASC, Inc. Revenue Bonds

   1,005      4.750      06/01/22      908

United Nations Development Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      07/01/11      1,002
                   
                  39,492
                   

North Carolina - 1.6%

                 

Mecklenburg County North Carolina General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      02/01/11      1,058

North Carolina Eastern Municipal Power Agency Revenue Bonds

   250      5.500      01/01/10      257

North Carolina Medical Care Commission Revenue Bonds

   500      5.400      10/01/27      464

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1 Catawba Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,500      6.000      01/01/12      1,627

North Carolina Municipal Power Agency No. 1 Catawba Revenue Bonds

   200      5.500      01/01/13      214

State of North Carolina General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      03/01/12      1,072

State of North Carolina General Obligation Unlimited

   900      5.000      06/01/14      983

University of North Carolina Revenue Bonds (æ)

   1,065      5.375      12/01/14      1,142
                   
                  6,817
                   

North Dakota - 0.2%

                 

County of Williams North Dakota Revenue Bonds

   750      5.000      11/01/31      672
                   

Ohio - 2.0%

                 

Buckeye Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,235      5.125      06/01/24      1,987

City of Columbus Ohio General Obligation Limited

   585      5.250      01/01/11      621

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

Ohio State Higher Educational Facility Commission Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      12/01/09      1,033

State of Ohio General Obligation Unlimited

   2,700      5.000      06/15/13      2,921

State of Ohio General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      09/15/14      1,634
                   
                  8,196
                   

Oklahoma - 0.6%

                 

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds (æ)

   1,000      5.750      08/15/13      1,050

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   275      5.000      10/01/13      285

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      02/15/16      1,054

Oklahoma Housing Finance Agency Revenue Bonds

   40      7.600      09/01/15      40
                   
                  2,429
                   

Oregon - 1.7%

                 

City of Portland Oregon Revenue Bonds

   2,000      5.000      06/15/18      2,175

Clackamas County School Distrist No. 62C Oregon City General Obligation Unlimited (æ)

   435      6.000      06/15/11      465

Morrow County School District No. 1 General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,955      5.500      06/15/21      2,183

Oregon State Department of Administrative Services Revenue Bonds (m)

   750      5.250      04/01/10      773

Oregon State Department of Transportation Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      11/15/13      1,090

State of Oregon General Obligation Limited

   630      5.700      10/01/32      635
                   
                  7,321
                   

Pennsylvania - 3.5%

                 

Allegheny County Hospital Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,000      5.000      09/01/16      2,107

Allegheny County Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)(m)

   600      2.190      10/01/25      600

Allegheny County Port Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   250      5.500      03/01/17      259

Berks County Vocational Technical School Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,260      5.000      06/01/15      1,360

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Obligation Unlimited

   2,000      5.000      08/01/13      2,166

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Obligation Unlimited

   2,500      5.500      01/01/14      2,765

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,300      5.375      07/01/17      1,457

County of Allegheny Pennsylvania General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,000      5.000      10/01/15      1,091

Erie County Industrial Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   180      5.300      04/01/12      180

Norwin School District General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)

   250      6.000      04/01/20      266

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,450      5.500      12/01/13      1,590

Sayre Health Care Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (æ)

   475      5.300      12/01/12      503

University of Pittsburgh Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   500      2.220      09/15/28      500
                   
                  14,844
                   

Puerto Rico - 4.8%

                 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited

   750      5.250      07/01/15      767

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,060      5.000      07/01/16      1,104

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.500      07/01/18      1,028

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited

   1,780      5.250      07/01/22      1,784

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,000      5.250      07/01/27      1,012

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,215      6.000      07/01/27      1,284

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited (æ)

   620      5.250      07/01/32      694

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico General Obligation Unlimited

   380      5.250      07/01/32      366

Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico Revenue Bonds

   3,250      5.000      12/01/09      3,321

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.500      07/01/17      522

Puerto Rico Highway & Transportation Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,000      5.000      07/01/13      2,040

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue Bonds

   500      5.750      07/01/16      526

Puerto Rico Public Buildings Authority Revenue Bonds (æ)

   2,000      5.500      07/01/23      2,189

Puerto Rico Public Finance Corp. Revenue Bonds (Ê)(m)

   3,250      5.750      08/01/27      3,312
                   
                  19,949
                   

Rhode Island - 0.3%

                 

Rhode Island Economic Development Corp. Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      06/15/12      1,066
                   

South Carolina - 1.8%

                 

Greenville County School District Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      12/01/11      1,064

Orangeburg Joint Governmental Action Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,050      5.000      10/01/09      1,077

Richland-Lexington Airport District Revenue Bonds (m)

   500      5.000      01/01/09      505

Richland-Lexington Airport District Revenue Bonds (m)

   440      5.000      01/01/10      453

South Carolina State Public Service Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   375      5.500      01/01/11      392

South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   2,500      5.250      10/01/31      2,691

Tobacco Settlement Revenue Management Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,340      5.000      06/01/18      1,297
                   
                  7,479
                   

South Dakota - 0.4%

                 

South Dakota Housing Development Authority Revenue Bonds

   340      4.800      05/01/22      319

South Dakota State Building Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,330      5.000      09/01/12      1,428
                   
                  1,747
                   

Tennessee - 1.5%

                 

Clarksville Natural Gas Acquisition Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      12/15/14      942

Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,160      5.050      09/01/12      2,184

Metropolitan Government Nashville & Davidson County Health & Educational Facs Bd Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      10/01/18      1,085

Tennessee Energy Acquisition Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      02/01/16      989

Tennessee Housing Development Agency Revenue Bonds

   950      5.375      01/01/18      961
                   
                  6,161
                   

Texas - 13.8%

                 

Alvin Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   515      6.750      08/15/09      542

Alvin Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   545      6.750      08/15/10      592

Boerne Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,380      5.250      02/01/27      1,414

Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   800      5.000      02/15/17      846

Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   415      5.000      02/15/18      435

City of Austin Texas Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.250      11/15/14      1,087

City of Dallas Texas Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      4.875      08/15/23      1,003

City of Dallas Texas Revenue Bonds (m)

   3,500      5.000      10/01/24      3,524

City of San Antonio Texas Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.250      02/01/13      1,085

City of San Antonio Texas Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      02/01/14      1,080

Conroe Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,445      5.000      02/15/13      1,553

County of Fort Bend Texas General Obligation Limited (m)

   1,000      5.000      03/01/16      1,080

County of Harris Texas General Obligation Limited

   1,435      5.250      08/15/09      1,486

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

County of Harris Texas Revenue Bonds (Ê)(m)

   1,500      5.000      08/15/21      1,534

County of Harris Texas Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   1,000      5.250      08/15/35      1,060

Dallas Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   2,100      5.000      02/15/14      2,270

Dickinson Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      02/15/21      1,033

Dickinson Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      02/15/23      1,538

Fort Worth Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   2,000      5.000      02/15/18      2,165

Grand Prairie Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   750      5.000      02/15/19      797

Laredo Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,070      5.375      08/01/16      1,151

Midlothian Development Authority Tax Allocation (m)

   500      5.000      11/15/09      511

New Braunfels Texas General Obligation Limited (m)(æ)

   665      5.250      10/01/21      737

North East Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      08/01/18      1,077

North East Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)

   1,000      5.000      08/01/33      1,092

North Harris Montgomery Community College District General Obligation Limited (m)

   1,000      5.000      02/15/12      1,062

North Texas Municipal Water District Revenue Bonds (m)

   2,000      5.000      09/01/13      2,143

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,000      6.000      01/01/24      2,098

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   1,235      5.750      01/01/38      1,296

Port of Corpus Christi Authority of Nueces County Texas Revenue Bonds

   385      5.350      11/01/10      386

Round Rock Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      6.500      08/01/10      1,079

Round Rock Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited (æ)

   750      6.500      08/01/11      812

Round Rock Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   430      5.375      08/01/12      468

SA Energy Acquisition Public Facility Corp. Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.250      08/01/15      1,504

Sabine River Authority Revenue Bonds

   1,500      5.200      05/01/28      1,079

San Antonio Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited (æ)

   1,000      5.500      08/15/24      1,040

Spring Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      08/15/16      1,089

State of Texas General Obligation Unlimited

   1,750      5.000      04/01/19      1,873

State of Texas General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      04/01/24      1,551

Texas A&M University Revenue Bonds

   3,855      5.000      05/15/19      4,129

Texas Municipal Gas Acquisition & Supply Corp. I Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      12/15/11      984

Texas State Transportation Commission Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      04/01/18      1,076

Tyler Independent School District General Obligation Unlimited

   1,350      5.000      02/15/10      1,407

University of Houston Revenue Bonds (m)(æ)

   2,000      5.500      02/15/30      2,100
                   
                  57,868
                   

Utah - 0.4%

                 

County of Utah Utah Revenue Bonds

   200      5.050      11/01/17      204

Intermountain Power Agency Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,400      6.500      07/01/10      1,500
                   
                  1,704
                   

Virgin Islands - 0.6%

                 

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   200      5.000      10/01/13      204

Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority Revenue Bonds

   2,500      5.500      10/01/14      2,527
                   
                  2,731
                   

Virginia - 1.4%

                 

Chesapeake Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Ê)

   550      3.600      02/01/32      538

County of Fairfax Virginia General Obligation Unlimited

   1,750      5.250      04/01/14      1,931

University of Virginia Revenue Bonds

   1,295      5.000      06/01/20      1,349

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

      Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity
     Market
Value
$
                 

University of Virginia Revenue Bonds

   1,495      5.000      06/01/21      1,550

Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board Revenue Bonds

   360      5.375      05/15/12      383
                   
                  5,751
                   

Washington - 3.7%

                 

County of King Washington Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,625      5.000      01/01/14      1,741

Energy Northwest Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      07/01/11      1,058

Energy Northwest Revenue Bonds

   1,000      5.000      07/01/14      1,077

Energy Northwest Revenue Bonds

   1,000      7.125      07/01/16      1,218

King County Public Hospital District No. 2 General Obligation Limited (m)

   1,000      5.000      12/01/19      1,037

King County School District No. 405 Bellevue General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,000      5.000      12/01/14      1,087

Kitsap County Washington General Obligation Limited (m)(æ)

   775      5.750      07/01/14      826

Mason County School District No. 309 Shelton General Obligation Unlimited (m)

   1,115      5.000      12/01/18      1,194

State of Washington General Obligation Unlimited

   1,780      5.000      07/01/16      1,935

State of Washington General Obligation Unlimited

   1,000      5.000      07/01/17      1,084

State of Washington General Obligation Unlimited

   1,500      5.000      01/01/20      1,506

Tobacco Settlement Authority of Washington Revenue Bonds

   800      6.500      06/01/26      805

Washington Higher Education Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,000      5.000      11/01/13      1,034
                   
                  15,602
                   

Wisconsin - 1.4%

                 

City of Madison Wisconsin Revenue Bonds

   280      4.875      10/01/27      295

Oconto Falls Public School District General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)

   750      5.750      03/01/13      809

State of Wisconsin Certificate Of Participation (m)

   2,825      5.000      03/01/11      2,967

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (m)

   1,425      5.000      12/01/10      1,505

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   210      5.250      05/01/12      218

Wisconsin Health & Educational Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds

   220      5.250      05/01/13      228
                   
                  6,022
                   
Total Municipal Bonds (cost $408,118)                   407,581
                   
Short-Term Investments - 2.0%                  

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

   8,383,000                8,383
                   
Total Short-Term Investments (cost $8,383)                   8,383
                   
Total Investments - 99.1% (identified cost $416,501)                   415,964
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.9%                   3,710
                   
Net Assets - 100%                   419,674
                   

 

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     %
  
Quality Ratings as a % of Value   

AAA

   18

AA

   40

A

   30

BBB

   11

BB

   1
    
   100
    

Economic Sector Emphasis as a % of Value

 

General Obligation

   38

Utility Revenue

   13

Other Revenue

   12

Industrial Revenue

   10

Cash Equivalents

   7

Education Revenue

   7

Healthcare Revenue

   8

Pollution Control Revenue

   2

Leasing Revenue

   2

Housing Revenue

   1

Refunded and Special Obligations

  
    
   100
    

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 95.2%

    

Auto and Transportation - 2.3%

  

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.

  4,200    437

CSX Corp.

  24,600    1,663

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  45,400    1,612

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  44,900    3,229

PACCAR, Inc. (Ñ)

  21,200    892

Union Pacific Corp.

  20,460    1,687

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

  35,590    2,245
      
     11,765
      

Consumer Discretionary - 12.6%

    

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A (Ñ)

  9,300    514

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

  59,640    2,146

Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,500    349

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)

  212,844    2,575

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  78,400    5,985

Carmax, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,500    248

Citadel Broadcasting Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  51,716    46

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,800    277

eBay, Inc. (Æ)

  19,000    478

Electronic Arts, Inc. Series C (Æ)

  3,400    147

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  24,180    11,455

Guess ?, Inc. (Ñ)

  30,510    966

Hanesbrands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  59,600    1,278

International Game Technology

  9,300    202

Iron Mountain, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  40,250    1,167

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,800    159

JC Penney Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  43,600    1,344

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  3,300    191

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  60,000    2,731

Lowe’s Cos., Inc. (Ñ)

  101,700    2,067

McDonald’s Corp.

  39,600    2,368

News Corp. Class A

  103,800    1,467

Nike, Inc. Class B

  25,600    1,502

Nintendo Co., Ltd. - ADR

  24,500    1,415

priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,480    1,205

Staples, Inc.

  77,450    1,743

Starbucks Corp. (Æ)

  202,100    2,969

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,300    250

Target Corp. (Ñ)

  14,900    674

Tim Hortons, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,573    70

Time Warner, Inc.

  177,375    2,540

VF Corp.

  5,600    401

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  104,000    6,096

Walt Disney Co. (The)

  175,000    5,311
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Wyndham Worldwide Corp. (Ñ)

  102,500    1,839

Yum! Brands, Inc.

  7,500    269
      
     64,444
      

Consumer Staples - 5.8%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

  45,800    932

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

  123,500    6,360

General Mills, Inc.

  60,000    3,863

Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  135,004    4,296

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

  28,500    1,538

PepsiCo, Inc.

  15,500    1,032

Philip Morris International, Inc.

  45,800    2,366

Procter & Gamble Co.

  109,385    7,162

Safeway, Inc.

  33,500    895

SUPERVALU, Inc.

  26,500    679

SYSCO Corp. (Ñ)

  9,900    281
      
     29,404
      

Financial Services - 16.1%

    

Aflac, Inc.

  3,800    211

Allstate Corp. (The)

  25,500    1,179

American Express Co.

  84,010    3,118

American International Group, Inc.

  69,300    1,805

Apartment Investment & Management Co.
Class A (ö)(Ñ)

  12,901    441

Assurant, Inc.

  6,900    415

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

  15,900    504

Bank of America Corp.

  123,979    4,079

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

  57,011    2,024

BlackRock, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  5,320    1,153

Capital One Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  80,670    3,377

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

  38,900    890

Cigna Corp.

  16,500    611

CIT Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  23,000    195

Citigroup, Inc.

  157,345    2,941

CME Group, Inc. Class A

  7,100    2,557

Comerica, Inc. (Ñ)

  62,900    1,806

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  5,900    253

Discover Financial Services

  107,700    1,578

Duke Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  8,100    200

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)

  29,900    344

Fiserv, Inc. (Æ)

  20,850    997

Freddie Mac (Ñ)

  71,900    587

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A

  8,600    137

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

  30,640    5,639

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

  9,800    621

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  7,000    149

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  69,000    1,260

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  24,800    174

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (Æ)

  36,500    3,643

Janus Capital Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  87,500    2,655

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  121,220    4,925

Keycorp (Ñ)

  11,500    121

Kimco Realty Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  5,200    184

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  122,100    2,117

Lincoln National Corp.

  6,600    315

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  146,370    3,901

MetLife, Inc.

  28,720    1,458

Moody’s Corp. (Ñ)

  74,500    2,593

Morgan Stanley

  63,000    2,487

NYSE Euronext

  14,300    676

Paychex, Inc. (Ñ)

  15,800    520

Piper Jaffray Cos. (Æ)(Ñ)

  700    25

Prologis (ö)(Ñ)

  9,200    450

Protective Life Corp.

  5,600    201

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  2,400    166

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

  7,700    392

State Street Corp.

  15,900    1,139

TCF Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  12,200    156

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Æ)

  137,500    2,738

Torchmark Corp.

  7,900    459

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

  12,000    529

Unum Group

  17,400    420

US Bancorp

  54,300    1,662

Visa, Inc. New

  62,675    4,579

Wachovia Corp. (Ñ)

  33,800    584

Washington Mutual, Inc. (Ñ)

  252,009    1,343

Wells Fargo & Co.

  52,700    1,595

Western Union Co. (The)

  2,440    67

WR Berkley Corp.

  1,350    32

Zions Bancorporation (Ñ)

  21,200    621
      
     81,998
      

Health Care - 14.9%

    

Abbott Laboratories

  110,400    6,220

Abraxis Bioscience, Inc. (Æ)

  9,000    678

Aetna, Inc.

  51,460    2,110

Allergan, Inc./United States

  83,100    4,315

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)

  5,100    319

Baxter International, Inc.

  14,900    1,022

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Æ)

  5,000    349

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  62,600    1,322

Cardinal Health, Inc.

  7,500    403

Celgene Corp. (Æ)

  21,300    1,608

Cerner Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,400    1,134

Covidien, Ltd. Class W

  76,025    3,743
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

CR Bard, Inc.

  7,700    715

CVS/Caremark Corp.

  118,610    4,329

Express Scripts, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  29,100    2,053

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)

  12,100    430

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

  35,900    3,419

Genzyme Corp. (Æ)

  65,000    4,982

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

  87,280    4,711

GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (Ñ)

  28,300    1,318

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)

  20,970    6,528

Johnson & Johnson

  63,616    4,356

McKesson Corp.

  7,400    414

Medtronic, Inc.

  6,800    359

Merck & Co., Inc.

  97,200    3,198

Pfizer, Inc.

  215,200    4,018

Schering-Plough Corp.

  75,900    1,600

Stryker Corp.

  35,600    2,285

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ)

  30,020    1,817

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  50,100    3,006

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  47,200    1,365

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ)

  6,200    325

Wyeth

  24,000    973

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  7,800    538
      
     75,962
      

Integrated Oils - 5.2%

    

Chevron Corp.

  94,987    8,032

ConocoPhillips (Ñ)

  73,479    5,997

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  111,046    8,931

Marathon Oil Corp.

  15,700    777

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  15,700    1,238

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

  19,740    1,104

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR

  8,000    566
      
     26,645
      

Materials and Processing - 3.4%

  

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

  5,000    476

Alcoa, Inc.

  75,070    2,534

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

  5,100    146

Bunge, Ltd. (Ñ)

  18,200    1,800

Cemex SAB de CV - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  83,767    1,781

Domtar Corp. (Æ)

  47,300    270

Forestar Real Estate Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,266    41

Monsanto Co.

  27,610    3,289

Mosaic Co. (The)

  8,090    1,029

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

  25,100    1,060

Praxair, Inc.

  6,800    637

Rohm & Haas Co.

  23,200    1,740

United States Steel Corp.

  14,400    2,309
      
     17,112
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Miscellaneous - 2.5%

    

3M Co.

  3,700    260

Eaton Corp.

  15,700    1,115

General Electric Co.

  222,000    6,280

Honeywell International, Inc.

  4,300    219

Johnson Controls, Inc.

  52,000    1,568

SPX Corp.

  11,970    1,518

Tyco International, Ltd. Class W

  43,215    1,926
      
     12,886
      

Other Energy - 7.5%

    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  24,100    1,396

Baker Hughes, Inc.

  23,100    1,915

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)

  27,230    1,301

Devon Energy Corp.

  38,010    3,607

Dynegy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  103,172    694

El Paso Corp. (Ñ)

  148,030    2,654

EOG Resources, Inc.

  5,400    543

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  50,900    3,145

Halliburton Co.

  23,700    1,062

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

  105,500    8,295

Range Resources Corp.

  20,170    979

Schlumberger, Ltd.

  86,900    8,829

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)

  1,300    177

Valero Energy Corp.

  6,600    221

Weatherford International, Ltd. (Æ)

  49,940    1,884

XTO Energy, Inc.

  31,075    1,468
      
     38,170
      

Producer Durables - 4.7%

  

American Tower Corp. Class A (Æ)

  14,600    612

Applied Materials, Inc. (Ñ)

  110,190    1,908

Boeing Co.

  11,800    721

Caterpillar, Inc.

  13,000    904

Danaher Corp.

  14,500    1,155

Deere & Co.

  29,280    2,054

Dover Corp.

  12,300    610

Emerson Electric Co.

  16,100    784

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. Class A

  20,400    734

Lam Research Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,000    954

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  36,000    1,263

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  8,600    897

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  12,000    809

NVR, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,420    1,337

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Ñ)

  13,200    814

Raytheon Co.

  8,200    467

Toll Brothers, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,400    229
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

United Technologies Corp.

  117,000    7,486
      
     23,738
      

Technology - 15.0%

    

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,530    479

Altera Corp.

  50,400    1,106

Apple, Inc. (Æ)

  61,830    9,828

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  175,830    4,271

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  386,730    8,504

Computer Sciences Corp. (Æ)

  5,300    251

Corning, Inc. 2008

  64,400    1,289

Dell, Inc. (Æ)

  91,400    2,246

EMC Corp./Massachusetts (Æ)

  246,500    3,700

F5 Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  23,000    671

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

  6,020    1,716

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  142,500    6,384

Intel Corp.

  22,900    508

International Business Machines Corp.

  70,170    8,980

Intersil Corp. Class A

  1,700    41

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

  42,900    698

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)

  83,290    2,168

Macrovision Solutions Corp. (Æ)

  457    7

Microsoft Corp.

  145,800    3,750

NCR Corp. (Æ)

  22,300    599

Oracle Corp. (Æ)

  182,400    3,927

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  93,830    5,193

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  73,330    4,678

Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ)

  26,700   

Sybase, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,200    948

Teradata Corp. (Æ)

  22,300    522

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  2,300    56

Tyco Electronics, Ltd.

  23,425    776

Xilinx, Inc. (Ñ)

  131,230    3,258
      
     76,554
      

Utilities - 5.2%

    

ACE, Ltd.

  25,300    1,283

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

  53,300    2,691

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

  18,000    711

AT&T, Inc.

  237,906    7,330

CMS Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  51,000    689

Comcast Corp. Class A

  8,800    181

Comcast Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  135,200    2,777

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

  5,700    474

Edison International

  31,300    1,513

Embarq Corp.

  1,252    57

Exelon Corp.

  23,050    1,812

Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,432    10

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    

FirstEnergy Corp.

  8,900    655  

Millicom International Cellular SA

  1,640    127  

PG&E Corp. (Ñ)

  46,600    1,795  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

  2,200    74  

PPL Corp.

  3,600    169  

Sierra Pacific Resources

  21,800    247  

Sprint Nextel Corp.

  12,156    99  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  99,580    3,390  

Xcel Energy, Inc. (Ñ)

  15,300    307  
        
     26,391  
        
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $419,496)

     485,069  
        

Short-Term Investments - 5.4%

    

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

  25,298,000    25,298  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)
1.915% due 09/18/08

  2,400    2,394  
        
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $27,692)

     27,692  
        
Other Securities - 14.2%     

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

  26,236,714    26,237  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  45,927,815    45,928  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $72,165)

     72,165  
        
Total Investments - 114.8%     

(identified cost $519,353)

     584,926  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (14.8%)      (75,243 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      509,683  
        

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
            
            

Long Positions

            

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

  137    USD  8,680    09/08      (427 )

S&P 500 Index (CME)

  60    USD  19,007    09/08      (703 )
                

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

             (1,130 )
                

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 96.9%

    

Auto and Transportation - 5.7%

    

AAR Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,350    178

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc. (Ñ)

  13,599    590

AMR Corp. (Æ)

  18,204    164

ArvinMeritor, Inc. (Ñ)

  11,190    155

BorgWarner, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,150    288

Bristow Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,580    251

Con-way, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,752    240

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. (Ñ)

  66,700    614

Copa Holdings SA Class A

  3,614    129

Dana Holding Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,575    138

Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Æ)

  32,300    244

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. (Ñ)

  4,250    290

General Maritime Corp. (Ñ)

  45,807    1,234

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,725    1,163

Gentex Corp. (Ñ)

  15,360    238

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (Æ)

  11,722    230

Kansas City Southern (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,317    237

Kirby Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,900    472

Landstar System, Inc.

  4,780    242

Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,600    719

Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.

  3,515    277

Skywest, Inc.

  11,225    171

Tenneco, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  88,927    1,282

UTi Worldwide, Inc. (Ñ)

  86,070    1,566

Visteon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,725    122

Wabtec Corp.

  34,600    1,920
      
     13,154
      

Consumer Discretionary - 16.9%

    

99 Cents Only Stores (Æ)(Ñ)

  67,207    450

Aaron Rents, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,893    272

AC Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc. (Æ)

  18,020    136

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

  6,531    235

Advisory Board Co. (The) (Æ)

  6,532    251

Aeropostale, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,275    299

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)

  21,510    260

American Public Education, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,650    211

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,050    228

AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (Æ)

  9,100    205

Arbitron, Inc. (Ñ)

  19,605    921

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  11,652    115

Bare Escentuals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  46,260    534

Big Lots, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,980    334

Brinker International, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,750    271

Cabela’s, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,056    198

Callaway Golf Co. (Ñ)

  12,895    164
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Capella Education Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,474    808

Career Education Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,625    195

Carter’s, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  54,782    906

Cato Corp. (The) Class A (Ñ)

  29,875    534

CDI Corp. (Ñ)

  7,353    151

Central European Distribution Corp. (Æ)

  8,704    635

Chemed Corp. (Ñ)

  22,425    960

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,571    159

Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,675    257

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,200    196

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  62,299    981

Corrections Corp. of America (Æ)

  11,134    312

CoStar Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,185    758

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,010    340

DeVry, Inc. (Ñ)

  13,340    758

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  9,405    279

Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,129    226

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

  11,530    269

Fossil, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  59,311    1,588

Fred’s, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  76,692    986

FTI Consulting, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,239    1,298

Gaylord Entertainment Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,125    184

Greenfield Online, Inc. (Æ)

  17,003    235

Guess ?, Inc. (Ñ)

  17,460    553

Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  9,984    211

International Speedway Corp. Class A

  5,825    214

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (Æ)

  2,138    189

Jack in the Box, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,575    466

Jackson Hewitt Tax Service, Inc.

  11,300    175

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

  5,840    265

Landry’s Restaurants, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,308    107

Lululemon Athletica, Inc. Class W (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,060    201

Matthews International Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  16,076    802

MAXIMUS, Inc.

  6,252    232

Meredith Corp. (Ñ)

  22,975    587

MPS Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,742    239

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Class A (Ñ)

  6,174    295

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,067    149

Papa John’s International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,125    428

PF Chang’s China Bistro, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  34,580    899

Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  3,978    235

Pool Corp. (Ñ)

  7,850    173

priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,800    322

RadioShack Corp.

  16,265    271

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  23,625    587

School Specialty, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  22,289    742

Scientific Games Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  32,225    978

Service Corp. International (Ñ)

  25,716    246

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Æ)

  11,061    169

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  25,241    193

Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (Æ)

  64,370    289

Sonic Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,225    185

Strayer Education, Inc. (Ñ)

  12,611    2,808

Tetra Tech, Inc. (Æ)

  18,923    544

Tivo, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,900    207

Toro Co. (Ñ)

  5,785    188

Tractor Supply Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  16,561    630

Tupperware Brands Corp. (Ñ)

  14,734    575

Tween Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  37,125    511

United Online, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,256    155

United Stationers, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,725    603

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)

  10,110    334

Valassis Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  47,775    421

Valueclick, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  129,493    1,541

VistaPrint, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  16,010    413

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,650    321

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  5,298    307

WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)

  7,443    280

Weyco Group, Inc.

  6,757    196

WMS Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,625    722
      
     39,257
      

Consumer Staples - 3.5%

    

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

  36,627    901

Del Monte Foods Co.

  29,738    252

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (Æ)

  8,170    297

Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,729    202

Lance, Inc. (Ñ)

  42,697    786

Longs Drug Stores Corp. (Ñ)

  3,416    160

Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  65,360    1,274

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,120    222

Ruddick Corp. (Ñ)

  7,780    241

SunOpta, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  122,615    651

TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  59,770    1,620

United Natural Foods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  37,110    713

Whole Foods Market, Inc. (Ñ)

  32,430    719
      
     8,038
      

Financial Services - 16.3%

    

Alexander’s, Inc. (Æ)(ö)(Ñ)

  485    172

American Campus Communities, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  20,050    587

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

  85,500    747

Apollo Investment Corp. (Ñ)

  14,988    239
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  44,051    483

Ares Capital Corp. (Ñ)

  21,500    246

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. (Æ)

  27,594    939

Assurant, Inc.

  6,010    361

BancTrust Financial Group, Inc.

  18,810    141

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (Ñ)

  31,050    637

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  20,725    535

Capital Southwest Corp. (Ñ)

  1,510    197

Cash America International, Inc.

  5,325    224

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  51,928    663

Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,695    775

Delphi Financial Group, Inc. Class A

  8,367    209

Deluxe Corp.

  8,950    128

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

  3,850    372

East West Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  41,334    492

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (ö)

  5,000    232

Employers Holdings, Inc.

  12,837    229

Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  65,255    1,044

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  15,650    222

Fair Isaac Corp. (Ñ)

  26,621    593

Federal Realty Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  3,380    245

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  19,108    255

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

  3,369    64

First Commonwealth Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  22,212    253

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  19,417    481

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  25,378    521

First Place Financial Corp.

  20,121    219

Franklin Street Properties Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  17,600    216

GATX Corp. (Ñ)

  22,362    1,017

General Growth Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  7,783    213

Glacier Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  12,044    261

Greenhill & Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  8,990    552

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

  16,214    696

Hatteras Financial Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  7,175    165

HCP, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  6,612    238

Health Care REIT, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  5,150    257

Hersha Hospitality Trust (ö)

  52,725    374

Home Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  11,965    658

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

  26,906    189

IBERIABANK Corp.

  4,775    246

Inland Real Estate Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  15,625    234

Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,100    227

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (Æ)

  7,536    224

Investors Real Estate Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  22,730    239

Janus Capital Group, Inc.

  8,960    272

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Kayne Anderson Energy Development Co. (Ñ)

  9,024    203

Leucadia National Corp. (Ñ)

  5,359    240

Maiden Holdings, Ltd.

  30,173    211

Mercury General Corp. (Ñ)

  4,950    250

MGIC Investment Corp. (Ñ)

  98,129    628

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  27,096    1,557

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (ö)

  7,670    285

Navigators Group, Inc. (Æ)

  4,675    222

NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.

  18,750    243

Old National Bancorp (Ñ)

  69,028    1,048

Pacific Capital Bancorp NA (Ñ)

  14,925    195

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Co. (Æ)

  10,775    630

Post Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  8,105    258

PrivateBancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,940    235

Raymond James Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,760    195

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,845    241

Riskmetrics Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,740    356

RLI Corp. (Ñ)

  11,475    627

Selective Insurance Group (Ñ)

  30,765    664

Signature Bank NY (Æ)(Ñ)

  57,420    1,690

State Auto Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  7,580    219

State Street Corp.

  3,248    233

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  23,950    233

Stewart Information Services Corp. (Ñ)

  30,007    524

Sun Communities, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  31,946    542

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (ö)(Ñ)

  6,322    236

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Æ)

  12,371    246

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  82,725    1,336

UCBH Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  110,438    498

Umpqua Holdings Corp. (Ñ)

  18,100    246

UnionBanCal Corp. (Ñ)

  3,300    177

United Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  16,400    413

United Fire & Casualty Co. (Ñ)

  13,850    376

Valley National Bancorp (Ñ)

  12,161    240

Vornado Realty Trust (ö)

  2,472    235

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A

  23,200    775

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  7,104    243

Westamerica Bancorporation (Ñ)

  15,203    791

Wintrust Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  39,413    814

World Acceptance Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,694    383

WSFS Financial Corp.

  3,802    207
      
     37,728
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Health Care - 13.3%

    

Abraxis Bioscience, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,111    234

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,730    537

Align Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,975    210

Amedisys, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,318    277

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,375    253

AMERIGROUP Corp. Class A (Æ)

  17,050    433

Amsurg Corp. Class A (Æ)

  9,025    242

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  7,001    221

Arthrocare Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  48,215    1,019

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,825    142

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Æ)

  3,130    102

Celgene Corp. (Æ)

  3,193    241

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Æ)

  11,108    738

Chattem, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,889    895

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  6,240    210

Covance, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,580    788

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,876    243

Durect Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  48,870    217

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,825    251

Gen-Probe, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,630    460

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,481    1,085

Greatbatch, Inc. (Æ)

  9,604    196

Haemonetics Corp. (Æ)

  19,623    1,139

Healthsouth Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,050    132

Henry Schein, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,840    581

HLTH Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,335    201

Hologic, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,117    242

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,775    191

Icon PLC - ADR (Æ)

  3,770    303

ICU Medical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,207    802

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)

  30,346    1,624

Illumina, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,735    535

ImClone Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,990    383

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (Æ)

  5,525    186

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)

  23,450    632

KV Pharmaceutical Co. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,875    387

Medarex, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,200    249

Medical Action Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  51,008    507

Mentor Corp. (Ñ)

  25,146    624

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  73,505    1,486

Nighthawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  195,000    1,628

NuVasive, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,175    235

Omnicare, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,575    282

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Omnicell, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,670    141

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,694    300

Perrigo Co. (Ñ)

  12,200    430

PSS World Medical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  48,407    811

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,480    262

Quality Systems, Inc. (Ñ)

  44,964    1,477

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,850    395

Stericycle, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,420    563

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  40,760    731

SurModics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,474    735

Techne Corp. (Æ)

  3,040    242

Tenet Healthcare Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  38,900    225

United Therapeutics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,470    507

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

  6,210    376

US Physical Therapy, Inc. (Æ)

  32,007    523

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  10,350    357

Viropharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,275    188

Vital Signs, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,700    563

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,575    141

Wright Medical Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,462    266

Zoll Medical Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,301    261
      
     30,837
      

Industrials - 0.0%

    

Lender Processing Services, Inc.

  1,684    56
      

Integrated Oils - 0.1%

    

Delta Petroleum Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,325    254
      

Materials and Processing - 9.1%

  

AAON, Inc. (Ñ)

  11,450    218

Airgas, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,090    177

AK Steel Holding Corp. (Ñ)

  4,104    261

American Superconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,040    239

Arch Chemicals, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,780    186

Brush Engineered Materials, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,973    358

Celanese Corp. Class A

  12,430    479

Celera Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  94,945    1,296

Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)

  17,112    793

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

  7,862    1,285

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

  2,226    241

Commercial Metals Co. (Ñ)

  18,725    559

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

  19,914    1,505

Cytec Industries, Inc.

  5,542    300

Deltic Timber Corp. (Ñ)

  13,450    819

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,948    136

EnerSys (Æ)

  8,097    261

ENGlobal Corp. (Æ)

  57,732    712
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Ennis, Inc. (Ñ)

  28,050    433

Ferro Corp.

  11,758    256

FMC Corp.

  5,662    421

GrafTech International, Ltd. (Æ)

  12,742    299

Harsco Corp.

  7,460    404

HB Fuller Co. (Ñ)

  7,775    194

Hercules, Inc.

  22,175    445

Interline Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,425    180

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,004    232

Kaydon Corp. (Ñ)

  12,954    614

Lennox International, Inc.

  7,530    269

MGP Ingredients, Inc. (Ñ)

  50,977    280

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

  3,910    252

Polypore International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  65,260    1,707

Precision Castparts Corp.

  2,455    229

Quanex Building Products Corp.

  12,775    197

Quanta Services, Inc. (Æ)

  7,196    222

Rogers Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,800    157

RPM International, Inc.

  13,056    268

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A (Ñ)

  14,800    288

Sonoco Products Co.

  9,475    309

Southern Copper Corp.

  7,800    217

Terra Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  25,922    1,400

Texas Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  10,800    558

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,137    166

USG Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,417    213

Watsco, Inc. (Ñ)

  13,675    682

Wausau Paper Corp. (Ñ)

  53,825    477
      
     21,194
      

Miscellaneous - 0.6%

    

Brunswick Corp. (Ñ)

  25,031    323

Carlisle Cos., Inc. (Ñ)

  6,847    209

GenCorp, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,225    161

Walter Industries, Inc. Class A

  6,775    711
      
     1,404
      

Other Energy - 5.7%

    

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,240    617

Arch Coal, Inc.

  4,203    237

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,525    364

Core Laboratories NV (Ñ)

  3,910    507

Denbury Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,810    248

Encore Acquisition Co. (Æ)

  11,037    683

Energy Partners, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,800    176

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  3,803    235

Forest Oil Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,100    861

Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.

  8,481    504

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

FX Energy, Inc. (Æ)

  21,565    147

Grey Wolf, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,589    270

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  27,750    886

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,252    181

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,596    249

International Coal Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  72,310    757

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,160    215

Lufkin Industries, Inc.

  3,020    269

Massey Energy Co.

  2,849    211

NATCO Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,875    852

Oil States International, Inc. (Æ)

  5,894    323

Parker Drilling Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,395    253

Patriot Coal Corp. (Æ)

  1,360    172

Peabody Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  3,549    240

PetroHawk Energy Corp. (Æ)

  22,810    760

Plains Exploration & Production Co. (Æ)

  4,322    242

RAM Energy Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  47,582    222

Range Resources Corp.

  10,301    500

Southwestern Energy Co. (Æ)

  6,790    247

Stone Energy Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,440    278

Tesoro Corp. (Ñ)

  11,479    177

USEC, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  22,300    116

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,960    933

Willbros Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,406    278
      
     13,210
      

Producer Durables - 7.7%

    

Aerovironment, Inc. (Æ)

  6,975    228

AGCO Corp. (Æ)

  4,308    258

Ametek, Inc.

  9,820    470

Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,810    235

AZZ, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,567    575

BE Aerospace, Inc. (Æ)

  5,731    147

C&D Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  68,300    548

Centex Corp.

  12,275    180

Champion Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  103,622    409

Covanta Holding Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,980    365

Crown Castle International Corp. (Æ)

  6,292    240

Darling International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  22,360    362

Dionex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,870    269

Donaldson Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  22,163    1,000

DR Horton, Inc.

  16,844    187

EnPro Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,375    734

Entegris, Inc. (Æ)

  33,241    210

ESCO Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,575    229

Federal Signal Corp. (Ñ)

  17,925    258

Flowserve Corp.

  4,610    615

General Cable Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,170    989
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

HNI Corp. (Ñ)

  11,675    253

IDEX Corp.

  16,878    638

Joy Global, Inc.

  6,850    495

Kadant, Inc. (Æ)

  18,725    401

Kennametal, Inc.

  28,135    837

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,350    293

Littelfuse, Inc. (Æ)

  6,355    203

MDC Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,472    269

Middleby Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,600    449

MTS Systems Corp. (Ñ)

  15,800    662

Mueller Water Products, Inc. Class B

  10,300    90

Orbital Sciences Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,776    270

Pentair, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,700    301

Polycom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,745    466

Robbins & Myers, Inc.

  26,484    1,345

TAL International Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  26,600    673

Tennant Co. (Ñ)

  44,820    1,179

Terex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,555    216

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,541    396
      
     17,944
      

Technology - 13.6%

    

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (Æ)

  41,571    175

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,975    209

Altera Corp. (Ñ)

  9,380    206

American Science & Engineering, Inc. (Ñ)

  15,382    869

Anixter International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,788    666

Ansys, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,888    545

Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (Æ)

  21,825    169

Ariba, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  16,139    265

Atheros Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,310    289

Atmel Corp. (Æ)

  69,875    247

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

  9,085    248

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  45,462    666

Black Box Corp.

  6,756    201

BMC Software, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,111    234

CACI International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  24,656    1,109

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (Æ)

  6,000    168

Digital River, Inc. (Æ)

  8,070    322

Diodes, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,212    863

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,750    445

Emulex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  76,422    861

EPIQ Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,341    343

F5 Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  53,145    1,549

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  30,425    370

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

  625    178

Flir Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,180    496

Foundry Networks, Inc. (Æ)

  59,575    1,039

GTSI Corp. (Æ)

  45,996    332

Harris Corp.

  3,880    187

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,675    115

Informatica Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  77,564    1,256

Intersil Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  10,504    253

ION Geophysical Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,485    678

IPG Photonics Corp. (Æ)

  9,350    166

Jabil Circuit, Inc. (Ñ)

  18,700    304

Kenexa Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  49,340    922

LSI Corp. (Æ)

  50,420    350

Macrovision Solutions Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  135,847    2,065

Mantech International Corp. Class A (Æ)

  26,740    1,493

Mentor Graphics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  68,475    950

MercadoLibre, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,700    204

Microchip Technology, Inc.

  7,485    239

MSCI, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  7,370    219

Nuance Communications, Inc. (Æ)

  10,955    170

Omniture, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,040    330

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,450    267

Parametric Technology Corp. (Æ)

  33,785    654

Perot Systems Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  58,300    975

Plexus Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,375    210

PMC-Sierra, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  50,320    364

Progress Software Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,875    938

Red Hat, Inc. (Æ)

  10,322    221

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  39,075    128

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,390    408

SAVVIS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,075    163

Sonus Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  121,945    443

Sycamore Networks, Inc. (Æ)

  63,630    221

Syntel, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,991    197

Taleo Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  50,980    955

Tellabs, Inc. (Æ)

  38,143    196

TIBCO Software, Inc. (Æ)

  25,425    209

Time Warner Telecom, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,450    167

Unisys Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  53,542    198

Varian, Inc. (Æ)

  14,946    738

Veraz Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  61,762    53

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Æ)

  27,178    244

Vocus, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,920    317

Zebra Technologies Corp. Class A (Æ)

  9,020    278
      
     31,509
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Utilities - 4.4%

    

Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  107,788    1,373

Avista Corp.

  24,700    559

Black Hills Corp. (Ñ)

  18,000    581

Central Vermont Public Service Corp. (Ñ)

  9,325    206

Cleco Corp. (Ñ)

  34,338    863

El Paso Electric Co. (Æ)

  38,003    785

Empire District Electric Co. (The)

  11,275    230

Fairpoint Communications, Inc. (Ñ)

  23,775    165

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

  9,189    232

Laclede Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  5,600    238

Leap Wireless International, Inc. Class W (Æ)

  3,951    170

NeuStar, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  67,143    1,409

New Jersey Resources Corp. (Ñ)

  7,807    266

Northwest Natural Gas Co. (Ñ)

  5,300    240

NorthWestern Corp. (Ñ)

  36,134    895

NSTAR

  9,261    295

Otter Tail Corp. (Ñ)

  5,993    272

Puget Energy, Inc.

  9,494    261

SCANA Corp.

  8,400    304

Southwest Gas Corp.

  9,005    260

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,815    204

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

  8,615    389
      
     10,197
      
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $208,933)

     224,782
      
Short-Term Investments - 3.9%   

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  7,713,000    7,713

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.915% due 09/18/08

  1,300    1,297
      
Total Short-Term Investments   

(cost $9,010)

     9,010
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    

Other Securities - 41.8%

    

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

  35,273,985    35,274  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  61,747,713    61,748  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $97,022)

     97,022  
        
Total Investments - 142.6%     

(identified cost $314,965)

     330,814  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (42.6%)      (98,824 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      231,990  
        

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
            

Long Positions

            

Russell 2000 Mini Index (CME)

  121    USD  8,658    09/08      188
              

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

     188
              

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 94.7%

    

Auto and Transportation - 2.5%

  

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (Ñ)

  47,962    1,703

FedEx Corp. (Ñ)

  8,500    670

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,282    36

Union Pacific Corp.

  7,720    636

United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

  20,000    1,262
      
     4,307
      

Consumer Discretionary - 16.8%

  

Accenture, Ltd. Class A

  8,200    342

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

  7,000    252

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,947    912

America’s Car-Mart, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,700    74

Autobytel, Inc. (Æ)

  15,500    18

Baidu.com - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,330    462

Cache, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,600    65

Central Garden and Pet Co. (Æ)

  8,400    39

Cost Plus, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,200    29

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  3,303    207

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  900    102

Discovery Holding Co. Class A (Æ)

  12,150    242

eBay, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  90,600    2,280

Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,000    33

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Æ)

  39,800    1,719

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A (Ñ)

  7,110    314

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  12,307    5,830

Guess ?, Inc. (Ñ)

  12,647    401

Infospace, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,000    57

Inter Parfums, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,600    54

International Game Technology (Ñ)

  28,500    619

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,900    39

Kohl’s Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,400    645

Lakes Entertainment, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,300    39

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,380    973

LodgeNet Interactive Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,200    22

Looksmart (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,700    18

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

  32,700    664

McDonald’s Corp.

  6,400    383

MGM Mirage (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,300    966

MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,400    20

Nautilus, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,400    31

Nike, Inc. Class B

  5,220    306

PetMed Express, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,400    64

Revlon, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  46,100    56

Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,700    32
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Shuffle Master, Inc. (Æ)

  4,700    23

Stamps.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,900    53

Staples, Inc.

  130,990    2,947

Starbucks Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  43,500    639

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (Ñ)(ö)

  3,200    110

Stein Mart, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,100    36

Target Corp. (Ñ)

  14,216    643

Time Warner Cable, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,038    399

Trans World Entertainment Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,800    21

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,580    580

Valuevision Media, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,800    30

VeriSign, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  32,000    1,041

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  26,299    1,542

Walt Disney Co. (The) (Ñ)

  24,886    755

Weight Watchers International, Inc. (Ñ)

  23,800    851

Westwood One, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  16,400    21

Wet Seal, Inc. (The) Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,000    75

Yahoo!, Inc. (Æ)

  16,961    337

Youbet.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,300    32
      
     28,444
      

Consumer Staples - 7.8%

  

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

  64,187    3,306

Diageo PLC - ADR (Ñ)

  10,579    744

Diamond Foods, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,600    112

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR

  7,980    366

General Mills, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,050    905

HJ Heinz Co.

  7,500    378

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

  21,438    1,157

Monterey Gourmet Foods, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,948    10

PepsiCo, Inc.

  13,400    892

Procter & Gamble Co.

  54,050    3,539

SYSCO Corp. (Ñ)

  23,600    669

Walgreen Co. (Ñ)

  33,300    1,143
      
     13,221
      

Financial Services - 10.7%

  

American Express Co.

  27,199    1,010

American International Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,300    216

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

  22,100    944

BlackRock, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  2,290    496

Blackstone Group, LP (The) (Ñ)

  26,491    492

CBRE Realty Finance, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  8,000    22

CME Group, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  4,900    1,765

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  26,201    802

Fiserv, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,940    571

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

  6,852    1,261

GSC Investment Corp.

  4,300    45

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,200    330

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,128    2,608

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  7,800    1,904

Morgan Stanley

  25,807    1,019

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,600    386

SLM Corp. (Æ)

  22,786    390

State Street Corp.

  13,200    946

T Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,750    583

Visa, Inc.

  20,000    1,461

Western Union Co. (The) (Ñ)

  30,300    837

ZipRealty, Inc. (Æ)

  8,400    33
      
     18,121
      

Health Care - 15.7%

    

Abbott Laboratories

  6,100    344

Allergan, Inc. (Ñ)

  28,500    1,480

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)

  5,400    338

Angiodynamics, Inc. (Æ)

  4,400    70

Baxter International, Inc.

  11,280    774

Cerus Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,200    42

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,193    679

Covidien, Ltd.

  6,200    305

CVS/Caremark Corp.

  14,580    532

Dentsply International, Inc.

  17,190    692

Dov Pharmaceutical, Inc. (Æ)

  24,800    1

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

  26,600    2,534

Genzyme Corp. (Æ)

  17,600    1,349

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

  44,729    2,415

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (Æ)

  900    15

Henry Schein, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,400    503

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,282    50

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,400    221

Immunogen, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,900    50

Insite Vision, Inc. (Æ)

  21,500    12

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,580    803

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,400    461

Johnson & Johnson (Ñ)

  6,900    472

Medtronic, Inc. (Ñ)

  39,606    2,092

Merck & Co., Inc.

  48,028    1,580

Mylan, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,800    348

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,400    77

Noven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,400    42

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,200    131

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,100    268

Schering-Plough Corp. (Ñ)

  53,428    1,126
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Sequenom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,300    327

Stericycle, Inc. (Æ)

  6,700    400

Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,392    91

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR

  55,342    2,482

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ)

  12,450    754

Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,900    7

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

  47,500    1,334

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  10,600    366

Wyeth

  5,300    215

Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,600    937
      
     26,719
      

Integrated Oils - 0.5%

    

Hess Corp.

  2,800    284

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

  9,450    528
      
     812
      

Materials and Processing - 4.5%

  

Agrium, Inc.

  3,400    299

AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,600    60

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,000    67

Building Materials Holding Corp. (Ñ)

  19,200    36

Bunge, Ltd. (Ñ)

  3,030    300

California Coastal Communities, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,200    10

Celanese Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  17,400    670

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

  22,050    723

Ecolab, Inc. (Ñ)

  12,400    554

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,200    228

Fluor Corp. (Ñ)

  2,780    226

Innophos Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,600    76

Landec Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,100    63

Monogram Biosciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,400    21

Monsanto Co.

  8,740    1,041

Mosaic Co. (The)

  3,080    392

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

  5,450    230

Praxair, Inc.

  13,200    1,237

Precision Castparts Corp.

  12,600    1,177

Trex Co., Inc. (Æ)

  300    5

Unifi, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,400    49

US Concrete, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,300    46

Valence Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,300    76
      
     7,586
      

Miscellaneous - 3.0%

    

ABB, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)

  43,787    1,148

General Electric Co.

  25,200    713

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Honeywell International, Inc.

  8,500    432

SPX Corp.

  3,340    424

Textron, Inc.

  47,648    2,071

Tyco International, Ltd.

  7,630    340
      
     5,128
      

Other Energy - 5.5%

    

Apache Corp.

  11,561    1,297

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

  8,400    370

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,590    649

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  5,800    291

Consol Energy, Inc.

  6,720    500

Dynegy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  43,800    295

EOG Resources, Inc.

  10,500    1,056

Halliburton Co. (Ñ)

  21,900    981

PetroHawk Energy Corp. (Æ)

  38,877    1,295

Schlumberger, Ltd.

  23,750    2,413

XTO Energy, Inc.

  5,490    259
      
     9,406
      

Producer Durables - 4.3%

    

Applied Materials, Inc.

  77,200    1,337

Caterpillar, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,210    293

Crown Castle International Corp. (Æ)

  47,500    1,815

DayStar Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,600    24

Deere & Co.

  4,120    289

EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,200    18

Electroglas, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,900    16

Flowserve Corp.

  3,610    481

Lam Research Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,220    205

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  3,600    376

Mattson Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,600    34

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,800    77

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

  500    25

Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,000    52

Terex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,634    1,355

Titan Machinery, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,600    71

Ultratech, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,500    52

United Technologies Corp.

  6,900    441

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,300    330
      
     7,291
      

Technology - 23.0%

    

Actuate Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,900    45

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  19,261    796

Agilysys, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,300    40

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,270    100
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Apple, Inc. (Æ)

  38,025    6,044

Avistar Communications Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,800    29

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,160    805

CA, Inc. (Ñ)

  20,443    488

Catapult Communications Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,000    44

Centillium Communications, Inc. (Æ)

  15,926    11

Cirrus Logic, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,000    74

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  181,686    3,995

Corning, Inc.

  79,770    1,596

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,700    292

Ditech Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,300    26

Extreme Networks (Æ)(Ñ)

  24,200    71

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,500    713

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  14,500    650

Immersion Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,700    47

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,900    36

Intel Corp.

  80,676    1,790

International Business Machines Corp.

  6,100    781

Intuit, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  47,500    1,298

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)

  11,300    294

Leadis Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,800    9

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  30,510    451

MathStar, Inc. (Æ)

  3,760    5

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc. (Ñ)

  18,500    363

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

  22,742    1,051

Micrel, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,400    61

Microsoft Corp.

  79,200    2,037

Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,800    75

NetApp, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,100    258

Netezza Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,100    79

Netscout Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,700    78

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  54,200    509

Oracle Corp. (Æ)

  81,415    1,753

Phoenix Technologies, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,100    86

Pixelworks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,833    13

Powell Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,400    74

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  102,590    5,677

Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ)

  15,200    1,867

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,930    315

SAP AG - ADR (Ñ)

  16,100    931

Seachange International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,200    83

Seagate Technology (Ñ)

  85,800    1,284

Siemens AG - ADR

  2,450    297

SourceForge, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,500    35

Teradata Corp. (Æ)

  45,600    1,068

Transwitch Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  30,400    25

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,200    69

Xilinx, Inc. (Ñ)

  18,440    458
      
     39,076
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    

Utilities - 0.4%

    

FPL Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,600    232  

MDU Communications International, Inc. (Æ)

  17,800    7  

Millicom International Cellular SA

  1,060    82  

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,100    279  
        
     600  
        
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $157,216)

     160,711  
        
Short-Term Investments - 4.2%   

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  6,181,000    6,181  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)
1.915% due 09/18/08

  1,000    995  
        
Total Short-Term Investments   

(cost $7,176)

     7,176  
        
Other Securities - 23.7%     

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

  14,596,301    14,596  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  25,551,074    25,551  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $40,147)

     40,147  
        
Total Investments - 122.6%     

(identified cost $204,539)

     208,034  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (22.6%)      (38,385 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      169,649  
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
            

Long Positions

            

Nasdaq 100 E-Mini Index (CME)

  65    USD 2,410    09/08      (56 )

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

  26    USD 1,647    09/08      10  

S&P 500 Index (CME)

  15    USD 4,752    09/08      19  
                

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

             (27 )
                

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 94.2%

    

Auto and Transportation - 1.5%

    

General Motors Corp. (Ñ)

  20,200    224

Genuine Parts Co.

  20,842    836

Navistar International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  32,600    1,825

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  6,700    482

UAL Corp. (Ñ)

  8,400    70

Union Pacific Corp.

  10,700    882
      
     4,319
      

Consumer Discretionary - 10.2%

    

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

  10,600    436

Black & Decker Corp. (Ñ)

  13,600    816

Brinker International, Inc.

  53,400    982

CBS Corp. Class B

  69,700    1,140

DeVry, Inc.

  11,500    653

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  44,850    1,212

Expedia, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  24,700    483

Foot Locker, Inc.

  50,700    764

Home Depot, Inc.

  44,200    1,053

JC Penney Co., Inc.

  66,000    2,035

Jones Apparel Group, Inc.

  43,800    733

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

  38,870    2,248

Liberty Media Corp. Entertainment
Series A (Æ)

  116,990    2,880

Limited Brands, Inc.

  72,400    1,194

Macy’s, Inc.

  63,700    1,198

McDonald’s Corp.

  10,500    628

McGraw-Hill Cos., Inc. (The)

  19,500    793

Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.

  50,700    838

Nike, Inc. Class B

  6,800    399

OfficeMax, Inc.

  69,800    891

priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)

  4,300    494

RR Donnelley & Sons Co.

  34,500    921

Snap-On, Inc.

  13,900    783

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (ö)

  32,500    1,114

VF Corp. (Ñ)

  8,500    608

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  19,220    1,127

Walt Disney Co. (The)

  25,900    786

Whirlpool Corp. (Ñ)

  16,400    1,242

Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (Ñ)

  53,600    935
      
     29,386
      

Consumer Staples - 3.4%

    

Clorox Co.

  28,400    1,548

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

  11,800    608

Hershey Co. (The) (Ñ)

  35,700    1,313
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Kroger Co. (The)

  31,590    893

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

  7,200    388

Philip Morris International, Inc.

  31,300    1,617

Procter & Gamble Co.

  11,900    779

Safeway, Inc.

  52,980    1,416

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

  75,500    1,125
      
     9,687
      

Financial Services - 21.9%

    

American International Group, Inc.

  53,200    1,386

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

  63,400    955

AON Corp.

  10,000    458

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  7,300    509

Assurant, Inc.

  2,800    168

Bank of America Corp.

  36,400    1,198

BB&T Corp. (Ñ)

  99,900    2,799

Citigroup, Inc.

  287,300    5,370

Colonial BancGroup, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  58,400    389

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)

  262,600    3,020

Fifth Third Bancorp (Ñ)

  76,500    1,069

Franklin Resources, Inc.

  9,890    995

Freddie Mac (Ñ)

  117,100    957

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A

  157,468    2,515

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

  20,780    3,824

Hartford Financial Services Group,
Inc. (Ñ)

  6,500    412

Invesco, Ltd. (Ñ)

  25,900    603

Jefferies Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  84,200    1,599

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  137,090    5,570

Keycorp (Ñ)

  121,700    1,284

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  36,200    628

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  2,250    549

Mercury General Corp. (Ñ)

  28,000    1,414

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  44,300    1,181

Morgan Stanley

  63,400    2,503

National City Corp. (Ñ)

  424,800    2,009

New York Community Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  61,000    1,014

Northern Trust Corp.

  20,100    1,571

Paychex, Inc. (Ñ)

  20,400    672

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

  15,900    1,134

Prologis (ö)(Ñ)

  21,300    1,041

Protective Life Corp.

  24,500    881

Ryder System, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,300    547

State Street Corp.

  6,100    437

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Ñ)

  19,900    817

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

  27,500    1,213

Unum Group (Ñ)

  42,600    1,029

US Bancorp (Ñ)

  44,030    1,348

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Wachovia Corp. (Ñ)

  173,436    2,995

Washington Mutual, Inc. (Ñ)

  390,900    2,084

Wells Fargo & Co.

  40,200    1,217

Western Union Co. (The)

  14,200    392

Wilmington Trust Corp. (Ñ)

  45,100    1,063

Zions Bancorporation

  11,300    331
      
     63,150
      

Health Care - 9.0%

    

Abbott Laboratories

  36,790    2,073

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)

  53,340    3,341

Baxter International, Inc.

  12,110    831

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  56,255    3,924

Boston Scientific Corp. (Æ)

  45,900    546

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  42,200    891

Covidien, Ltd.

  31,340    1,543

CVS/Caremark Corp.

  34,800    1,270

Genzyme Corp. (Æ)

  39,510    3,028

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  53,900    2,391

Johnson & Johnson

  10,600    726

Omnicare, Inc. (Ñ)

  33,500    986

Pfizer, Inc.

  61,600    1,150

Sanofi-Aventis SA - ADR

  41,400    1,447

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Æ)

  18,100    843

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ)

  14,500    761
      
     25,751
      

Integrated Oils - 5.5%

    

BP PLC - ADR

  18,500    1,137

Chevron Corp.

  44,482    3,761

ConocoPhillips (Ñ)

  32,900    2,685

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  37,600    3,024

Hess Corp.

  8,900    903

Marathon Oil Corp.

  33,500    1,657

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  34,000    2,680
      
     15,847
      

Materials and Processing - 7.0%

  

AbitibiBowater, Inc. (Ñ)

  111,220    938

Alcoa, Inc.

  34,200    1,154

Ashland, Inc.

  22,660    946

Avery Dennison Corp. (Ñ)

  17,600    775

Bemis Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  28,700    808

BHP Billiton, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  10,380    775

Bunge, Ltd. (Ñ)

  7,525    744

Cabot Corp. (Ñ)

  26,300    706

Celanese Corp. Class A

  28,100    1,083

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

  20,500    683
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

  18,000    789

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

  11,100    1,074

International Paper Co.

  46,033    1,276

Lubrizol Corp.

  14,700    732

Masco Corp. (Ñ)

  47,500    783

MeadWestvaco Corp. (Ñ)

  23,000    617

Mosaic Co. (The)

  5,700    725

Nucor Corp.

  6,400    366

PPG Industries, Inc.

  11,600    703

Praxair, Inc.

  7,190    674

Precision Castparts Corp.

  16,660    1,556

Sonoco Products Co.

  13,300    434

Terra Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,900    427

United States Steel Corp.

  3,850    617

Valspar Corp.

  39,300    852
      
     20,237
      

Miscellaneous - 2.7%

    

ABB, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)

  48,320    1,267

Brunswick Corp. (Ñ)

  29,700    383

Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ)

  17,150    974

General Electric Co.

  23,800    673

SPX Corp.

  7,050    894

Teleflex, Inc.

  17,400    1,067

Tyco International, Ltd.

  34,430    1,534

Walter Industries, Inc.

  9,700    1,017
      
     7,809
      

Other Energy - 7.7%

    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  16,700    967

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  30,070    1,508

Consol Energy, Inc.

  17,880    1,330

Devon Energy Corp.

  30,370    2,882

Dynegy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  2,043    14

El Paso Corp. (Ñ)

  31,800    570

EOG Resources, Inc.

  10,720    1,078

Halliburton Co.

  35,890    1,609

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

  27,020    2,124

Noble Energy, Inc.

  9,200    680

NRG Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,600    747

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (Ñ)

  30,200    858

Peabody Energy Corp.

  27,300    1,847

Reliant Energy, Inc. (Æ)

  137,900    2,497

Sunoco, Inc. (Ñ)

  32,300    1,312

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)

  10,767    1,465

Williams Cos., Inc.

  23,200    743
      
     22,231
      

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Producer Durables - 10.4%

    

Agilent Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  47,940    1,729

Alcatel-Lucent - ADR (Æ)

  420,200    2,525

Boeing Co.

  18,800    1,149

Centex Corp. (Ñ)

  137,100    2,013

CNH Global NV (Ñ)

  17,400    643

Cummins, Inc.

  5,400    358

Deere & Co.

  24,700    1,733

DR Horton, Inc. (Ñ)

  264,800    2,945

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

  25,800    1,209

Joy Global, Inc.

  6,700    484

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  32,680    3,409

Nortel Networks Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  99,800    762

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  56,590    3,814

Pulte Homes, Inc. (Ñ)

  261,000    3,187

Raytheon Co.

  54,300    3,091

Terex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,100    904
      
     29,955
      

Technology - 8.6%

    

AU Optronics Corp. - ADR (Ñ)

  54,591    617

BearingPoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  893,900    787

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  64,200    1,412

Dell, Inc. (Æ)

  73,300    1,801

General Dynamics Corp.

  24,400    2,175

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  95,540    4,280

Intel Corp.

  54,320    1,205

International Business Machines Corp.

  23,320    2,985

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

  67,200    1,320

Motorola, Inc.

  331,700    2,866

National Semiconductor Corp.

  23,800    499

NetApp, Inc. (Æ)

  15,400    393

QUALCOMM, Inc.

  14,330    793

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

  27,300    1,215

Seagate Technology

  48,500    726

Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ)

  1,900   

Tyco Electronics, Ltd.

  47,140    1,562
      
     24,636
      

Utilities - 6.3%

    

AGL Resources, Inc.

  21,700    750

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

  49,500    1,955

Aqua America, Inc. (Ñ)

  49,200    780

AT&T, Inc.

  119,520    3,682

China Mobile, Ltd. - ADR

  42,350    2,831

Comcast Corp. Class A

  40,300    831

Frontier Communications Corp. (Ñ)

  100,000    1,168

Mirant Corp. (Æ)

  7,400    227
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  14,100    771

NiSource, Inc. (Ñ)

  29,300    501

Northeast Utilities

  36,900    928

Progress Energy, Inc. - CVO

  1,300   

Sprint Nextel Corp.

  263,800    2,147

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  48,300    1,644
      
     18,215
      
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $306,576)

     271,223
      
Preferred Stocks - 0.2%     

Auto and Transportation - 0.1%

    

General Motors Corp.

  26,000    320
      

Financial Services - 0.1%

    

Washington Mutual Capital Trust 2001 (Ñ)

  5,600    132
      
Total Preferred Stocks     

(cost $487)

     452
      
Long-Term Investments - 0.3%     

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 0.3%

  

Federal National Mortgage Association (Æ)(Ñ)
8.750% due 05/13/11

  31    758
      
Total Long-Term Investments     

(cost $841)

     758
      
Short-Term Investments - 4.1%     

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

  9,912,000    9,912

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§)
1.915% due 09/18/08

  2,000    1,995
      
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $11,907)

     11,907
      

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    
Other Securities - 21.3%     

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

  22,322,084    22,322  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  39,075,190    39,075  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $61,397)

     61,397  
        
Total Investments - 120.1%     

(identified cost $381,208)

     345,737  
Other Assets and Liabilities, 
Net - (20.1%)
     (57,753 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      287,984  
        

 

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Select Value Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
          
          

Long Positions

          

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

  69    USD  4,371    09/08    (47 )

S&P 500 Index (CME)

  37    USD  11,721    09/08    95  
              

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

           48  
              

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fixed Income I Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Long-Term Investments - 107.7%

    

Asset-Backed Securities - 5.7%

    

Aames Mortgage Investment Trust (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2005-3 Class A1
2.611% due 08/25/35

  386    364

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-2 Class A2
2.761% due 07/25/34

  158    69

ACE Securities Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2003-OP1 Class M2

    

3.961% due 12/25/33

  148    127

Series 2005-SD3 Class A

    

2.861% due 08/25/45

  342    311

Series 2006-HE4 Class A2A

    

2.521% due 10/25/36

  339    332

Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-3 Class M2
4.936% due 01/25/34

  350    205

Air 2 US(Þ)
8.027% due 10/01/19

  781    692

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2002-D Class M1

    

6.211% due 02/25/33

  155    91

Series 2004-R10 Class A5

    

2.851% due 11/25/34

  2    2

Asset Backed Funding Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2006-HE1 Class A2A

    

2.521% due 01/25/37

  354    343

Series 2006-OPT Class A3A

    

2.521% due 10/25/36

  286    283

Asset Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (Ê)

    

Series 2006-HE2 Class A1A
2.711% due 03/25/36

  1,346    1,011

BA Credit Card Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2007-A12 Class A12

    

2.658% due 01/15/13

  8,200    8,085

Series 2008-A1 Class A1

    

3.038% due 04/15/13

  400    397

Banc of America Mortgage Securities,
Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2006-B Class 1A1
6.152% due 11/20/36

  292    246

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust

    

Series 2006-A Class 1A3
5.865% due 02/28/41

  410    336
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-1 Class A1

    

2.961% due 11/25/42

  163    135

Series 2003-SD1 Class A

    

2.911% due 12/25/33

  126    95

Series 2005-2 Class A3

    

2.861% due 04/25/35

  36    35

Series 2006-SD2 Class A2

    

2.661% due 06/25/36

  375    330

Series 2007-HE5 Class 1A1

    

2.551% due 10/25/31

  63    60

Series 2007-HE6 Class 1A1

    

3.711% due 06/25/37

  866    811

BNC Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2007-2 Class A2
2.561% due 05/25/37

  225    216

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. 2005-4 Pass Through Trust
4.967% due 04/01/23

  193    178

Business Loan Express (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2003-2A Class A
3.261% due 01/25/32

  292    252

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2008-2 Class A2B
3.378% due 03/15/11

  645    647

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-NC5 Class A2

    

2.781% due 10/25/35

  240    229

Series 2006-NC3 Class A3

    

2.611% due 08/25/36

  2,105    1,388

Cendant Mortgage Corp. (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2003-A Class A3
3.011% due 07/25/43

  66    65

Chase Issuance Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2008-A7 Class A7
3.108% due 11/15/11

  4,420    4,417

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2006-SHL Class A1 (Þ)

    

2.661% due 11/25/45

  1,108    882

Series 2007-AMC Class A2A

    

2.571% due 03/25/37

  554    525

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

    

Series 2001-BC3 Class A (Ê)

    

2.701% due 12/25/31

  90    79

Series 2004-13 Class AF3

    

3.989% due 02/25/31

  27    26

Series 2004-AB2 Class M3 (Ê)

    

3.061% due 05/25/36

  310    167

 

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Fixed Income I Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2004-BC1 Class M1 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 02/25/34

  209    155

Series 2005-17 Class 1AF1 (Ê)

    

2.661% due 05/25/36

  13    13

Series 2006-11 Class 1AF4

    

6.300% due 09/25/46

  505    249

Series 2006-3 Class 3A1 (Ê)

    

2.581% due 06/25/36

  328    300

Series 2006-6 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.641% due 09/25/36

  585    558

Series 2006-BC1 Class 1A (Ê)

    

2.661% due 04/25/36

  1,309    1,244

Series 2006-BC4 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.621% due 07/25/36

  2,220    1,795

Series 2007-7 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.541% due 10/25/37

  190    184

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-A Class 2A

    

2.698% due 04/15/35

  228    136

Series 2005-G Class 2A

    

2.688% due 12/15/35

  1,121    465

Series 2006-E Class 2A

    

2.598% due 07/15/36

  977    440

Series 2007-GW Class A

    

3.008% due 08/15/37

  1,467    1,116

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

    

Series 2004-CB7 Class AF5

    

4.585% due 10/25/34

  550    465

Series 2005-CB5 Class AV2 (Ê)

    

2.721% due 08/25/35

  313    304

Series 2006-CB6 Class A21 (Ê)

    

2.501% due 07/25/36

  470    464

Series 2007-RP1 Class A (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.771% due 05/25/46

  1,379    1,123

CVS Pass-Through Trust (Þ)

    

5.789% due 01/10/26

  264    237

5.880% due 01/10/28

  12    12

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2008-B Class A2B

    

3.391% due 07/08/11

  900    903

Series 2008-B Class A3B

    

3.941% due 09/10/12

  400    403

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
6.821% due 08/10/22

  2,072    1,704

Ellington Loan Acquisition Trust (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2007-1 Class A2A1

    

3.461% due 05/25/37

  908    835

Series 2007-1 Class A2C

    

3.711% due 05/25/37

  1,000    546
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2002-T5 Class A1

    

2.701% due 05/25/32

  612    540

Series 2003-T4 Class 1A

    

2.570% due 09/26/33

  156    146

Fannie Mae REMICS

    

Series 1992-158 Class ZZ

    

7.750% due 08/25/22

  202    215

Series 1999-56 Class Z

    

7.000% due 12/18/29

  352    371

Fannie Mae Whole Loan (Ê)

    

Series 2003-W5 Class A

    

2.681% due 04/25/33

  214    202

Series 2003-W9 Class A

    

2.701% due 06/25/33

  318    281

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2004-FFH Class 2A1

    

2.841% due 10/25/34

  18    16

Series 2007-FF1 Class A2C

    

2.601% due 01/25/38

  1,500    801

Freddie Mac REMICS

    

Series 1998-210 Class ZM
6.000% due 12/15/28

  559    568

Fremont Home Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-3 Class 2A1
2.531% due 02/25/37

  125    122

GE-WMC Mortgage Securities LLC (Ê)

    

Series 2006-1 Class A2A
2.501% due 08/25/36

  200    195

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-HE4 Class A1
2.531% due 12/25/36

  570    290

GSAA Trust

    

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3 (Ê)

    

2.731% due 12/25/35

  570    504

Series 2006-4 Class 1A2

    

5.993% due 03/25/36

  501    242

GSAMP Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-HE2 Class M1
3.111% due 08/25/33

  157    131

HFC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2005-1 Class A

    

2.748% due 01/20/34

  478    419

Series 2006-2 Class A1

    

2.608% due 03/20/36

  1,518    1,244

Series 2007-1 Class AS

    

2.658% due 03/20/36

  2,506    2,167

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-HE2 Class 2A1
2.511% due 12/25/36

  167    152

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2006-WMC Class A2

    

2.511% due 08/25/36

  114    113

Series 2007-CH3 Class A2

    

2.541% due 03/25/37

  493    469

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-1 Class 2A1

    

3.983% due 07/25/35

  634    459

Series 2005-1 Class 2A2

    

3.983% due 07/25/35

  166    110

Series 2006-16N Class A1A

    

2.541% due 11/25/46

  422    401

Series 2006-17 Class WF11

    

2.581% due 11/25/36

  335    326

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-4 Class 1A1

    

2.741% due 10/25/34

  34    27

Series 2006-9 Class 2A1

    

2.521% due 10/25/36

  1,556    1,481

Master Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-WMC Class M2

    

4.936% due 08/25/33

  84    53

Series 2006-WMC Class A4

    

2.621% due 08/25/36

  2,500    1,175

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I (Ê)

    

Series 2003-NC8 Class M3

    

4.561% due 09/25/33

  56    34

Series 2006-HE7 Class A2A

    

2.511% due 09/25/36

  940    930

Series 2007-HE6 Class A1

    

2.521% due 05/25/37

  204    195

Series 2007-NC3 Class A2A

    

2.521% due 05/25/37

  137    127

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-12X Class A1
2.581% due 10/25/36

  258    247

MSDWCC Heloc Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-1 Class A
2.651% due 07/25/17

  71    48

Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2007-B Class 2AV1
2.581% due 04/25/37

  542    530

Nelnet Student Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2008-4 Class A4
4.280% due 04/25/24

  490    485
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-4 Class M2
2.991% due 02/25/35

  370    308

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-2 Class M2

    

5.011% due 04/25/33

  79    43

Series 2003-3 Class M3

    

4.461% due 06/25/33

  151    41

Series 2003-4 Class M2

    

4.111% due 07/25/33

  116    67

Series 2007-4 Class 2A1

    

2.551% due 04/25/37

  2,238    2,132

Series 2007-6 Class 2A1

    

2.521% due 06/25/37

  562    540

Option One Mortgage Securities Corp. NIM
Trust (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2006-1A
2.561% due 12/25/10

  884    619

Origen Manufactured Housing

    

Series 2005-B Class A4

    

5.910% due 01/15/37

  100    93

Series 2006-A Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.608% due 11/15/18

  404    346

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2006-6 Class A2C
2.621% due 09/25/37

  2,390    1,607

Park Place Securities, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2004-WWF Class A1D

    

2.921% due 02/25/35

  78    75

Series 2005-WCW Class M1

    

2.911% due 09/25/35

  370    288

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through Trust

    

Series 2005-6 Class A3
5.680% due 01/25/36

  390    370

RAAC Series (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2006-RP2 Class A
2.711% due 02/25/37

  634    518

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

    

Series 2003-3 Class A (Ê)

    

2.961% due 12/25/33

  382    314

Series 2005-1 Class M1

    

5.357% due 05/25/35

  225    167

Series 2005-2 Class AF4

    

4.934% due 08/25/35

  585    543

Series 2006-1 Class AF6

    

5.746% due 05/25/36

  305    254

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

    

Series 2003-RS1 Class AI6A

    

5.980% due 12/25/33

  286    245

Series 2003-RS2 Class AII (Ê)

    

3.141% due 03/25/33

  111    58

Series 2003-RS3 Class AII (Ê)

    

3.181% due 04/25/33

  77    53

Residential Asset Securities Corp.

    

Series 2001-KS1 Class AI6

    

6.349% due 03/25/32

  437    297

Series 2001-KS1 Class AII (Ê)

    

2.931% due 03/25/32

  73    54

Series 2001-KS3 Class AII (Ê)

    

2.921% due 09/25/31

  48    40

Series 2003-KS2 Class MI1

    

4.800% due 04/25/33

  741    561

Series 2003-KS2 Class MI3

    

6.100% due 04/25/33

  140    51

Series 2006-KS6 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.501% due 08/25/36

  33    33

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2005-HS1 Class AI1

    

2.581% due 09/25/35

  308    300

Series 2007-HSA Class AI1

    

2.581% due 05/25/37

  153    128

SACO I, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2005-WM3 Class A1

    

2.721% due 09/25/35

  71    54

Series 2006-1 Class A

    

2.631% due 09/25/35

  418    234

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-1 Class A
3.001% due 03/25/35

  57    48

Security National Mortgage Loan
Trust (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2006-3A Class A1
2.741% due 10/25/09

  386    375

Sierra Receivables Funding Co. (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2006-1A Class A2
2.608% due 05/20/18

  194    165

SLM Student Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2008-2 Class A1

    

3.100% due 01/26/15

  192    191

Series 2008-6 Class A1

    

3.364% due 10/27/14

  1,380    1,378

Small Business Administration

    

Series 2000-P10 Class 1
7.449% due 08/10/10

  46    47
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Small Business Administration Pools (Ê)
4.830% due 09/25/18

  200    211

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust

    

Series 2006-WF1 Class A2
5.645% due 10/25/36

  1,060    1,016

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance (Ê)

    

Series 2003-BC1 Class A

    

3.141% due 01/25/34

  25    21

Series 2006-AB1 Class A2

    

2.601% due 12/25/36

  850    838

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-3 Class M2
2.901% due 04/25/35

  500    354

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

    

Series 2002-AL1 Class A3

    

3.450% due 02/25/32

  424    340

Series 2002-HF1 Class A (Ê)

    

2.751% due 01/25/33

  13    11

Series 2004-19X Class A2

    

4.370% due 10/25/34

  11    11

Series 2006-BC3 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.511% due 10/25/36

  352    338

Series 2007-BC3 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.601% due 08/25/09

  1,900    1,620

Truman Capital Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)(Þ)

    

Series 2006-1 Class A
2.721% due 03/25/36

  1,105    951

Wachovia Asset Securitization, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2003-HE3 Class A
2.711% due 11/25/33

  147    117

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-1 Class A1
2.561% due 03/25/37

  404    399
      
     71,762
      

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 18.4%

  

Alcoa, Inc.
6.000% due 07/15/13

  1,305    1,305

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts
5.375% due 04/30/13

  400    400

American Electric Power Co., Inc.
Series C
5.375% due 03/15/10

  120    121

American Express Co.

    

7.000% due 03/19/18

  200    199

6.800% due 09/01/66

  170    152

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

American Express Credit Corp.
5.875% due 05/02/13

  1,575    1,546

American General Finance Corp.

    

2.999% due 08/17/11 (Ê)

  2,000    1,836

6.900% due 12/15/17

  130    104

American International Group, Inc.

    

4.700% due 10/01/10

  60    59

5.375% due 10/18/11

  570    555

5.050% due 10/01/15

  505    450

5.850% due 01/16/18

  80    72

6.250% due 03/15/37

  1,800    1,366

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

    

3.176% due 09/15/09 (Ê)

  480    476

5.950% due 09/15/16

  570    568

6.450% due 09/15/36

  350    337

Apache Corp.
6.000% due 01/15/37

  420    406

Appalachian Power Co.
Series O
5.650% due 08/15/12

  175    175

ArcelorMittal USA
6.500% due 04/15/14

  615    619

ASIF Global Financing XIX (Þ)
4.900% due 01/17/13

  50    47

AT&T, Inc.
5.100% due 09/15/14

  240    235

Atmos Energy Corp.
6.350% due 06/15/17

  185    182

BAC Capital Trust XIV (ƒ)
5.630% due 12/31/49

  20    14

Bank of America Corp.

    

4.375% due 12/01/10 (Ñ)

  1,700    1,697

5.420% due 03/15/17

  20    18

6.000% due 09/01/17

  1,000    963

5.750% due 12/01/17

  2,645    2,482

8.000% due 12/29/49 (ƒ)

  2,200    2,029

8.125% due 12/29/49 (ƒ)

  1,110    1,033

Bank of America NA

    

Series BKNT

    

3.056% due 06/15/16 (Ê)

  1,200    1,085

6.000% due 10/15/36

  300    263

Bank of Scotland PLC (Þ)
5.250% due 02/21/17

  230    226

BankAmerica Capital III (Ê)

    

Series * 3.361% due 01/15/27

  700    505

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The)

    

2.768% due 08/21/09 (Ê)

  800    797

6.400% due 10/02/17

  2,675    2,620

7.250% due 02/01/18

  2,740    2,848
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

BellSouth Corp.
4.750% due 11/15/12

  20    20

Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
7.000% due 12/01/95

  685    635

Bundesrepublik Deutschland

    

Series 04
3.750% due 01/04/15

  1,040    1,574

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
6.875% due 12/01/27

  90    91

Cardinal Health, Inc.
5.850% due 12/15/17

  470    459

Carolina Power & Light Co.
6.500% due 07/15/12

  5    5

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC

    

Series J2
5.700% due 03/15/13

  350    352

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

    

6.125% due 11/01/17

  125    122

Series B

    

7.875% due 04/01/13

  345    369

Citicorp
7.250% due 10/15/11

  460    482

Citigroup, Inc.

    

2.831% due 12/28/09 (Ê)

  800    782

4.125% due 02/22/10

  630    622

5.500% due 08/27/12

  500    488

5.300% due 10/17/12

  200    194

5.500% due 04/11/13

  1,045    1,021

5.850% due 07/02/13

  100    99

5.000% due 09/15/14

  3,385    3,070

6.000% due 08/15/17

  300    284

6.125% due 11/21/17

  980    939

6.125% due 05/15/18

  1,295    1,239

6.125% due 08/25/36

  500    418

6.875% due 03/05/38

  1,650    1,592

8.400% due 04/29/49 (ƒ)

  3,850    3,297

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
6.250% due 03/15/11

  290    235

Clorox Co.
5.450% due 10/15/12

  295    296

Columbus Southern Power Co.

    

Series C
5.500% due 03/01/13

  85    85

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC

    

9.800% due 02/01/12

  715    804

7.875% due 08/01/13

  700    754

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Comcast Corp.

    

6.500% due 01/15/15

  1,050    1,065

6.500% due 01/15/17

  520    524

6.300% due 11/15/17

  2,340    2,323

6.500% due 11/15/35

  705    658

ConocoPhillips
5.900% due 05/15/38

  60    59

ConocoPhillips Holding Co.
6.950% due 04/15/29

  825    888

Continental Airlines, Inc.

    

Series 99-2

    

7.056% due 09/15/09

  450    432

Series A

    

5.983% due 04/19/22

  3,295    2,652

Countrywide Financial Corp.

    

Series MTN 5.800% due 06/07/12

  730    685

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

    

4.125% due 09/15/09

  970    943

Series MTNL

    

4.000% due 03/22/11

  840    781

COX Communications, Inc.
6.750% due 03/15/11

  790    815

Credit Suisse USA, Inc.

    

5.250% due 03/02/11

  165    166

5.500% due 08/15/13

  115    114

4.875% due 01/15/15

  110    104

CVS Caremark Corp. (Ñ)
6.250% due 06/01/27

  1,265    1,220

CVS Pass-Through Trust (Þ)
6.036% due 12/10/28

  1,076    999

Daimler Finance NA LLC

    

4.875% due 06/15/10

  1,185    1,187

5.875% due 03/15/11

  300    301

Dayton Power & Light Co. (The)
5.125% due 10/01/13

  345    349

DCP Midstream LLC

    

6.875% due 02/01/11

  45    46

6.750% due 09/15/37 (Þ)

  785    724

Dell, Inc. (Þ)
5.650% due 04/15/18

  475    463

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Series 01-1
6.619% due 03/18/11

  504    459

7.111% due 09/18/11

  200    179

Series 00-1

    

7.570% due 11/18/10

  2,035    1,918

Detroit Edison Co. (The)
6.350% due 10/15/32

  125    121
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    

4.750% due 12/15/10

  90    90

5.700% due 09/17/12

  455    458

6.400% due 06/15/18

  665    676

Series B

    

6.250% due 06/30/12

  15    15

DPL, Inc.
6.875% due 09/01/11

  495    515

DTE Energy Co.
7.050% due 06/01/11

  300    311

Duke Energy Carolinas LLC

    

5.625% due 11/30/12

  265    273

6.000% due 01/15/38

  695    671

Eastman Kodak Co.
7.250% due 11/15/13

  70    68

Electronic Data Systems Corp.
7.125% due 10/15/09

  630    648

Energy Future Holdings Corp.

    

Series P

    

5.550% due 11/15/14

  150    119

Series Q

    

6.500% due 11/15/24

  90    66

Series R

    

6.550% due 11/15/34

  635    459

Enterprise Products Operating, LP
6.300% due 09/15/17

  690    686

Erac USA Finance Co. (Þ)
7.000% due 10/15/37

  1,755    1,335

Exelon Corp.

    

4.900% due 06/15/15

  740    678

5.625% due 06/15/35

  330    277

Federal Express Corp.
7.600% due 07/01/97

  170    191

FedEx Corp.
5.500% due 08/15/09

  560    562

FirstEnergy Corp.

    

Series B (Ñ)

    

6.450% due 11/15/11

  2,225    2,272

Series C

    

7.375% due 11/15/31

  905    968

Florida Power Corp.
5.650% due 06/15/18

  270    273

Ford Motor Co. (Ñ)
7.450% due 07/16/31

  410    213

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
7.375% due 10/28/09

  3,240    2,951

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.

    

6.875% due 02/01/14 (Ñ)

  920    941

8.375% due 04/01/17

  1,090    1,142

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

General Electric Capital Corp.

    

2.856% due 01/20/10 (Ê)

  600    597

2.746% due 08/15/11 (Ê)

  1,500    1,469

5.250% due 10/19/12

  1,545    1,553

5.625% due 05/01/18

  2,415    2,349

5.875% due 01/14/38

  2,315    2,079

5.500% due 09/15/67

  300    420

6.375% due 11/15/67

  4,270    3,944

Series MTN (Ê)

    

2.825% due 10/26/09

  300    299

Series MTNA

    

6.000% due 06/15/12

  1,270    1,313

5.450% due 01/15/13

  830    833

General Electric Co.
5.250% due 12/06/17

  505    489

General Motors Corp.
8.375% due 07/05/33

  160    121

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.

    

3.310% due 05/13/10 (Ê)

  8,200    8,226

5.650% due 05/15/18

  930    930

6.375% due 05/15/38

  995    990

Glen Meadow Pass-Through Trust (Þ)
6.505% due 02/12/67

  200    173

GMAC LLC
7.750% due 01/19/10

  230    186

Goldman Sachs Capital II (ƒ)
5.793% due 12/29/49

  960    635

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    

5.300% due 02/14/12 (Ñ)

  2,605    2,609

5.450% due 11/01/12

  80    80

4.750% due 07/15/13

  625    602

6.250% due 09/01/17

  1,800    1,758

6.150% due 04/01/18

  2,040    1,965

5.950% due 01/15/27

  250    207

6.450% due 05/01/36

  285    244

6.750% due 10/01/37

  1,300    1,149

Goldman Sachs Group, LP
4.500% due 06/15/10

  955    957

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
5.250% due 10/15/11

  275    272

HBOS PLC (Þ)
6.750% due 05/21/18

  3,150    2,840

Hess Corp.

    

7.875% due 10/01/29

  110    125

7.300% due 08/15/31

  465    503

Historic TW, Inc.
8.050% due 01/15/16

  565    590

HJ Heinz Co. (Þ)
6.428% due 12/01/20

  100    101
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

HSBC Finance Corp.

    

2.846% due 10/21/09 (Ê)

  400    392

4.125% due 11/16/09

  1,535    1,524

2.866% due 03/12/10 (Ê)

  700    681

Humana, Inc.
7.200% due 06/15/18

  160    155

ILFC E-Capital Trust II (Þ)
6.250% due 12/21/65

  290    238

International Business Machines Corp.
5.700% due 09/14/17

  700    710

International Lease Finance Corp.

    

5.625% due 09/15/10

  545    511

5.625% due 09/20/13 (Ñ)

  805    681

International Paper Co.
5.850% due 10/30/12

  1,490    1,411

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
5.625% due 05/01/16

  260    245

JP Morgan Chase Capital XIII (Ê)
Series M
3.751% due 09/30/34

  625    470

JP Morgan Chase Capital XV
5.875% due 03/15/35

  550    437

JP Morgan Chase Capital XX
Series T
6.550% due 09/29/36

  200    164

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    

5.375% due 10/01/12

  1,870    1,848

5.375% due 01/15/14

  475    472

5.125% due 09/15/14

  1,085    1,023

5.150% due 10/01/15

  520    483

6.000% due 01/15/18

  675    655

6.400% due 05/15/38

  2,562    2,361

Series 1 (ƒ)

    

7.900% due 04/29/49

  1,245    1,152

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
Series BKNT
5.875% due 06/13/16

  85    83

Kaupthing Bank Hf (Þ)
7.625% due 02/28/15

  1,210    886

Kellogg Co.
5.125% due 12/03/12

  660    667

Kerr-McGee Corp.
6.950% due 07/01/24

  290    297

KeyBank NA (Ê)
Series BKNT
4.682% due 06/02/10

  900    897

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP

    

7.125% due 03/15/12

  185    194

5.000% due 12/15/13

  115    111

6.000% due 02/01/17

  60    59

5.950% due 02/15/18

  80    78

6.950% due 01/15/38

  2,060    2,032

Kraft Foods, Inc.

    

3.303% due 08/11/10 (Ê)

  1,700    1,670

6.125% due 02/01/18

  1,640    1,603

Lehman Brothers Holdings Capital Trust V (ƒ) 5.857% due 11/29/49

  1,450    768

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

    

2.778% due 08/21/09 (Ê)

  400    375

2.778% due 05/25/10 (Ê)

  300    278

5.250% due 02/06/12

  140    131

6.200% due 09/26/14

  150    138

6.500% due 07/19/17

  390    352

6.875% due 05/02/18 (Ñ)

  200    188

4.476% due 09/15/22 (Ê)

  990    912

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.585% due 12/28/20

  180    151

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    

3.000% due 07/25/11 (Ê)

  700    625

6.050% due 08/15/12

  200    191

5.450% due 02/05/13

  3,430    3,182

6.400% due 08/28/17

  690    630

6.875% due 04/25/18

  835    782

6.220% due 09/15/26

  905    719

7.750% due 05/14/38

  1,020    925

MetLife, Inc.

    

6.125% due 12/01/11

  180    188

6.400% due 12/15/36

  1,010    859

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I (Ê)(Þ)
2.759% due 05/17/10

  900    888

MidAmerican Energy Co.
5.800% due 10/15/36

  300    273

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.
Series WI
6.125% due 04/01/36

  1,150    1,080

Miller Brewing Co. (Þ)
5.500% due 08/15/13

  490    491

Morgan Stanley

    

4.778% due 05/14/10 (Ê)

  1,100    1,091

5.625% due 01/09/12

  510    499

4.750% due 04/01/14

  250    223

3.235% due 10/18/16 (Ê)(Ñ)

  140    115

6.250% due 08/28/17

  300    271

6.625% due 04/01/18

  3,545    3,281
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series MTN (Ê)

    

2.881% due 01/15/10

  600    583

New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.

    

7.875% due 03/01/11

  2,855    3,042

8.750% due 03/01/31

  1,020    1,188

News America Holdings, Inc.

    

7.900% due 12/01/95

  295    311

8.250% due 10/17/96

  65    71

News America, Inc.

    

6.200% due 12/15/34

  35    32

6.150% due 03/01/37

  2,085    1,874

6.650% due 11/15/37

  20    19

NGPL PipeCo LLC (Þ)
6.514% due 12/15/12

  2,285    2,305

Nisource Finance Corp.

    

7.875% due 11/15/10

  465    482

6.400% due 03/15/18

  250    239

Norfolk Southern Corp.
7.900% due 05/15/97

  1,000    1,077

Northern States Power
Series B
8.000% due 08/28/12

  890    988

Northwest Airlines, Inc.
Series 07-1
7.027% due 11/01/19

  745    585

Ohio Power Co.
Series F
5.500% due 02/15/13

  45    45

ONEOK Partners, LP
6.650% due 10/01/36

  225    211

Oracle Corp.
5.750% due 04/15/18

  2,595    2,589

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.

    

4.200% due 03/01/11

  255    253

6.050% due 03/01/34

  340    321

5.800% due 03/01/37

  110    100

6.350% due 02/15/38

  90    89

Pemex Project Funding Master Trust (Ñ)
Series WI
6.625% due 06/15/35

  430    420

Philip Morris International, Inc.
5.650% due 05/16/18

  300    291

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts
5.300% due 04/24/13

  300    300

Progress Energy, Inc.
7.750% due 03/01/31

  130    144

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Ñ)
5.100% due 12/14/11

  430    429

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Public Service Co. of New Mexico
7.950% due 05/15/18

  675    685

Public Service Electric & Gas Co.
5.300% due 05/01/18

  800    780

Qwest Corp.
8.875% due 03/15/12

  500    499

Rabobank Capital Funding II (ƒ)(Þ)
5.260% due 12/31/49

  20    18

Rabobank Capital Funding Trust (ƒ)(Þ)
5.254% due 12/29/49

  40    34

RBS Capital Trust III (ƒ)
5.512% due 09/29/49

  675    563

Residential Capital LLC (Þ)

    

8.500% due 05/15/10

  452    323

9.625% due 05/15/15

  1,016    396

Simon Property Group, LP

    

5.300% due 05/30/13

  2,225    2,118

6.100% due 05/01/16

  295    284

Southern Natural Gas Co. (Þ)
5.900% due 04/01/17

  30    29

Southwest Airlines Co. 2007-1 Pass Through Trust Series 07-1
6.150% due 08/01/22

  167    157

Southwestern Electric Power Co.
6.450% due 01/15/19

  770    768

Sprint Capital Corp.

    

8.375% due 03/15/12

  360    354

8.750% due 03/15/32

  30    27

State Street Capital Trust IV (Ê)
3.776% due 06/15/37

  100    74

SunTrust Capital VIII
6.100% due 12/15/36

  630    427

SunTrust Preferred Capital I (ƒ)
5.853% due 12/31/49

  930    621

TD NA, LP (Ê)(Ñ)(Þ)
3.039% due 10/15/09

  6,000    6,006

TEPPCO Partners, LP
7.550% due 04/15/38

  710    728

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    

6.750% due 07/01/18

  1,330    1,341

Series WI

    

5.400% due 07/02/12

  380    378

5.850% due 05/01/17

  1,225    1,168

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP
Series *
8.375% due 07/15/33

  105    112
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Time Warner, Inc.

    

3.034% due 11/13/09 (Ê)

  400    391

6.750% due 04/15/11

  1,055    1,076

6.875% due 05/01/12

  485    495

7.700% due 05/01/32

  100    100

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    

5.375% due 06/15/12

  130    131

6.250% due 03/15/37

  620    523

6.250% due 06/15/37

  980    902

UDR, Inc.
Series MTNE
3.900% due 03/15/10

  930    897

Union Electric Co.
6.400% due 06/15/17

  545    540

Union Pacific Corp.

    

6.125% due 01/15/12

  400    413

5.700% due 08/15/18 (Ñ)

  1,000    966

United Parcel Service, Inc.
4.500% due 01/15/13

  680    683

United States Steel Corp.

    

5.650% due 06/01/13

  80    77

6.050% due 06/01/17

  165    152

6.650% due 06/01/37

  120    100

United Technologies Corp.
5.400% due 05/01/35

  70    63

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    

5.250% due 03/15/11

  280    277

6.000% due 06/15/17

  65    62

6.000% due 02/15/18

  550    526

Series WI

    

6.500% due 06/15/37

  120    105

USB Capital IX (ƒ)
6.189% due 04/15/49

  200    140

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    

5.350% due 02/15/11 (Ñ)

  685    703

5.500% due 02/15/18

  430    411

6.100% due 04/15/18 (Ñ)

  680    678

6.400% due 02/15/38

  1,635    1,525

Verizon Global Funding Corp.
7.375% due 09/01/12

  275    296

Wachovia Capital Trust III
5.800% due 03/15/42

  340    192

Wachovia Corp.

    

5.500% due 05/01/13

  500    462

5.700% due 08/01/13 (Å)

  1,530    1,419

5.250% due 08/01/14

  460    402

5.625% due 10/15/16

  400    330

5.750% due 06/15/17

  460    388

7.980% due 12/31/49 (ƒ)(Ñ)

  1,760    1,352

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

    

5.800% due 02/15/18

  410    424

6.200% due 04/15/38

  90    88

Washington Mutual, Inc.

    

5.000% due 03/22/12

  895    627

4.625% due 04/01/14

  296    147

Waste Management, Inc.
6.375% due 11/15/12

  555    553

WellPoint, Inc.
5.875% due 06/15/17

  30    29

Wells Fargo & Co.

    

4.375% due 01/31/13

  850    809

5.625% due 12/11/17

  440    419

Wells Fargo Capital X
5.950% due 12/15/36

  200    170

Weyerhaeuser Co.
6.750% due 03/15/12

  475    489

Wyeth

    

6.950% due 03/15/11

  575    607

5.950% due 04/01/37

  350    331

Xcel Energy, Inc.
7.000% due 12/01/10

  595    619

Xerox Corp.
5.500% due 05/15/12

  620    609

XTO Energy, Inc.

    

7.500% due 04/15/12

  130    139

5.500% due 06/15/18 (Ñ)

  1,555    1,456
      
     229,726
      

International Debt - 4.1%

    

Aiful Corp. (Þ)
5.000% due 08/10/10

  400    349

America Movil SAB de CV
5.625% due 11/15/17

  220    210

Anadarko Finance Co.
Series B
7.500% due 05/01/31

  575    611

ANZ National International, Ltd. (Å)
6.200% due 07/19/13

  1,600    1,600

ArcelorMittal (Þ)
5.375% due 06/01/13

  1,440    1,413

AstraZeneca PLC
5.900% due 09/15/17

  300    308

AXA SA
8.600% due 12/15/30

  75    77

Banque Centrale de Tunisie
8.250% due 09/19/27

  550    628
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

BNP Paribas (ƒ)(Þ)
5.186% due 06/29/49

  1,900    1,631

China Development Bank
5.000% due 10/15/15

  100    97

Citigroup Global Markets Deutschland AG for OAO Gazprom
10.500% due 10/21/09

  700    748

Corp. Nacional del Cobre de
Chile - CODELCO (Þ)

    

6.150% due 10/24/36

  100    94

Credit Agricole SA/London (Ê)(Þ)
2.696% due 05/28/10

  600    595

Credit Suisse Guernsey, Ltd.

    

5.860% due 05/29/49 (ƒ)

  520    423

Series 1 (Ê)(ƒ)

    

3.366% due 05/29/49

  725    539

Credit Suisse NY

    

5.000% due 05/15/13

  1,000    972

6.000% due 02/15/18

  500    479

Depfa ACS Bank (Þ)
5.125% due 03/16/37

  400    371

Deutsche Bank AG
5.375% due 10/12/12

  350    353

Deutsche Bank AG/London
6.000% due 09/01/17

  1,000    1,001

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

    

8.500% due 06/15/10

  525    554

5.750% due 03/23/16 (Ñ)

  300    291

Egypt Government AID Bonds
4.450% due 09/15/15

  835    847

Eksportfinans A/S
5.500% due 05/25/16

  550    575

EnCana Corp.
6.625% due 08/15/37

  205    200

European Investment Bank

    

2.625% due 05/16/11

  1,575    1,543

4.250% due 07/15/13

  1,950    1,977

Export-Import Bank of China (Þ)
4.875% due 07/21/15

  200    194

Export-Import Bank of Korea (Ê)
2.772% due 06/01/09

  200    198

Gaz Capital SA (Þ)

    

7.343% due 04/11/13

  100    101

6.212% due 11/22/16

  1,090    1,005

8.146% due 04/11/18

  500    506

6.510% due 03/07/22

  420    370

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Glitnir Banki HF (Þ)

    

6.330% due 07/28/11

  270    211

6.375% due 09/25/12

  390    299

6.693% due 06/15/16

  700    401

HBOS Capital Funding, LP (ƒ)(Þ)
6.071% due 06/30/49

  110    90

HBOS PLC (ƒ)(Þ)
5.920% due 09/29/49

  200    130

HSBC Holdings PLC

    

6.500% due 05/02/36

  500    456

6.500% due 09/15/37

  1,035    934

Intergas Finance BV (Þ)
6.375% due 05/14/17

  641    543

Ispat Inland ULC
9.750% due 04/01/14

  1,615    1,722

Kaupthing Bank Hf (Þ)

    

5.750% due 10/04/11

  100    74

7.125% due 05/19/16

  1,480    895

KazMunaiGaz Finance Sub BV (Ñ)(Þ)
8.375% due 07/02/13

  730    744

Klio Funding, Ltd. (Ê)(Å)
Series 2004-1A Class A1
3.334% due 04/23/39

  3,683    1,108

Koninklijke KPN NV
8.000% due 10/01/10

  620    656

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
6.875% due 03/11/38

  670    689

Korea Development Bank (Ê)
2.928% due 04/03/10

  700    691

Korea Electric Power Corp. (Þ)
5.125% due 04/23/34

  155    150

Mexico Government International Bond
Series MTNA
6.750% due 09/27/34

  973    1,046

MUFG Capital Finance 1, Ltd. (ƒ)
6.346% due 07/29/49

  200    171

National Australia Bank, Ltd. (Þ)

    

2.731% due 09/11/09 (Ê)

  500    500

5.350% due 06/12/13

  2,100    2,098

Newcastle CDO, Ltd. (Þ)
Series 2004-4A Class 3FX
5.110% due 03/24/39

  1,075    309

Petrobras International Finance Co.
6.125% due 10/06/16

  460    465

Petroleum Export, Ltd. (Þ)
5.265% due 06/15/11

  137    134

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Co., Ltd. III (Þ)
5.838% due 09/30/27

  250    215
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Resona Bank, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)
5.850% due 09/29/49

  100    82

Resona Preferred Global Securities Cayman, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)
7.191% due 12/29/49

  405    353

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd.

    

6.500% due 07/15/18

  630    632

7.125% due 07/15/28

  950    964

Rogers Communications, Inc.

    

6.375% due 03/01/14

  750    753

6.800% due 08/15/18

  625    626

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

    

7.640% due 03/31/49 (ƒ)

  100    84

6.990% due 10/29/49 (ƒ)(Þ)

  180    150

Series 1 (ƒ)

    

9.118% due 03/31/49

  200    200

RSHB Capital SA for OJSC Russian Agricultural Bank (Þ)
6.299% due 05/15/17

  310    279

Russia Government International Bond
Series REGS
7.500% due 03/31/30

  47    53

Santander Perpetual SA Unipersonal (ƒ)(Þ)
6.671% due 10/29/49

  900    852

Shinsei Finance Cayman, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)
6.418% due 01/29/49

  630    404

Siemens Financieringsmaatschappij NV (Þ)

    

5.500% due 02/16/12

  1,400    1,449

6.125% due 08/17/26

  735    691

SMFG Preferred Capital USD 1, Ltd. (ƒ)(Þ)
6.078% due 01/29/49

  1,120    913

Suncor Energy, Inc.
6.500% due 06/15/38

  1,065    1,021

Systems 2001 AT LLC (Þ)
7.156% due 12/15/11

  221    229

Telecom Italia Capital SA

    

6.200% due 07/18/11

  290    297

5.250% due 10/01/15

  290    264

6.999% due 06/04/18

  850    845

Telefonica Europe BV
7.750% due 09/15/10

  360    379

TNK-BP Finance SA

    

7.875% due 03/13/18 (Å)

  240    222

Series 144a (Þ)

    

7.500% due 07/18/16

  540    490

TransCapitalInvest, Ltd. for OJSC AK
Transneft (Þ)
8.700% due 08/07/18

  200    200

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Tyco International Group SA

    

6.750% due 02/15/11

  110    113

6.375% due 10/15/11

  465    468

6.000% due 11/15/13

  835    812

Tyco International Finance SA (Þ)

    

7.000% due 12/15/19

  70    70

6.875% due 01/15/21

  210    210

Vale Overseas, Ltd.

    

6.250% due 01/23/17

  100    98

6.875% due 11/21/36

  837    800

Vodafone Group PLC
5.500% due 06/15/11

  230    232
      
     50,826
      

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 67.5%

  

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (Ê)
Series 2005-3 Class 8A2
2.701% due 07/25/35

  242    156

American Home Mortgage Assets (Ê)
Series 2007-4 Class A2
2.651% due 08/25/37

  2,425    929

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-4 Class 4A

    

4.390% due 02/25/45

  226    160

Series 2005-2 Class 5A2

    

2.611% due 09/25/35

  73    73

Series 2005-4 Class 1A1

    

2.751% due 11/25/45

  793    504

Arcap Reit, Inc. (Þ)
Series 2004-RR3 Class B
5.040% due 09/21/45

  515    506

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

    

Series 2003-2 Class CB2 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 04/25/33

  131    124

Series 2003-10 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 12/25/33

  329    299

Series 2006-5 Class CB17

    

6.000% due 06/25/36

  783    687

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

    

Series 2004-3 Class A3

    

4.875% due 06/10/39

  552    552

Series 2005-2 Class A4

    

4.783% due 07/10/43

  1,100    1,078

Series 2005-3 Class A2

    

4.501% due 07/10/43

  445    440
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2005-3 Class A4

    

4.668% due 07/10/43

  1,200    1,105

Series 2006-1 Class A4

    

5.372% due 09/10/45

  910    852

Series 2006-3 Class A4

    

5.889% due 07/10/44

  1,330    1,280

Series 2007-1 Class A3

    

5.449% due 01/15/49

  1,235    1,146

Series 2007-2 Class AAB

    

5.639% due 04/10/49

  990    944

Series 2007-3 Class A4

    

5.659% due 06/10/49

  200    185

Banc of America Funding Corp.

    

Series 2005-5 Class 1A11

    

5.500% due 09/25/35

  1,009    937

Series 2005-D Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.109% due 05/25/35

  397    346

Series 2006-3 Class 5A8

    

5.500% due 03/25/36

  1,040    965

Series 2006-A Class 3A2

    

5.863% due 02/20/36

  368    265

Series 2006-A Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

5.563% due 02/20/36

  1,030    874

Series 2007-E Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

5.871% due 07/20/47

  924    886

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

Series 2003-9 Class 1A12 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 12/25/33

  823    791

Series 2004-1 Class 5A1

    

6.500% due 09/25/33

  52    51

Series 2004-2 Class 5A1

    

6.500% due 10/25/31

  73    74

Series 2004-11 Class 2A1

    

5.750% due 01/25/35

  823    787

Series 2005-H Class 2A5 (Ê)

    

4.803% due 09/25/35

  575    522

Series 2005-L Class 3A1 (Ê)

    

5.465% due 01/25/36

  512    457

Series 2006-2 Class A15

    

6.000% due 07/25/36

  861    841

Series 2007-3 Class 1A1

    

6.000% due 09/25/37

  2,313    2,202

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2002-11 Class 1A1

    

5.615% due 02/25/33

  31    29

Series 2004-1 Class 23A1 (Ê)

    

5.438% due 04/25/34

  246    224

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2004-10 Class 22A1

    

4.949% due 01/25/35

  333    307

Series 2004-8 Class 2A1

    

5.072% due 11/25/34

  728    696

Series 2004-9 Class 22A1 (Ê)

    

4.760% due 11/25/34

  221    204

Series 2005-2 Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.125% due 03/25/35

  3,549    3,389

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust

    

Series 2005-4 Class 23A1

    

5.371% due 05/25/35

  488    414

Series 2005-7 Class 22A1

    

5.712% due 09/25/35

  314    255

Bear Stearns Structured Products, Inc.

    

Series 2007-R6 Class 1A1

    

5.673% due 01/26/36

  517    421

Series 2007-R6 Class 2A1

    

5.775% due 12/26/46

  264    211

Series 2007-R10 Class A1 (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.810% due 09/26/37

  1,580    1,571

Series 2007-R11 Class A1A (Ê)(Þ)

    

3.061% due 09/27/37

  1,815    1,726

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.

    

Series 2003-S8 Class A1

    

4.500% due 09/25/18

  487    455

Series 2005-A1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

5.237% due 12/25/35

  1,568    1,509

Series 2006-A1 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

6.025% due 09/25/36

  1,004    971

Series 2006-S4 Class A3

    

6.000% due 12/25/36

  869    787

Series 2006-S4 Class A4

    

6.000% due 12/25/36

  520    494

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

    

Series 2004-HYB Class A2 (Ê)

    

6.731% due 02/25/34

  32    31

Series 2005-3 Class 2A2B

    

4.679% due 08/25/35

  692    544

Series 2005-11 Class A2A (Ê)

    

4.700% due 12/25/35

  373    350

Series 2005-11 Class A3 (Ê)

    

4.900% due 12/25/35

  551    494

Series 2006-WFH Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.511% due 10/25/36

  283    281

Series 2007-AHL Class A3A (Ê)

    

2.521% due 05/25/37

  302    280

Series 2007-AR8 Class 2A1A

    

5.913% due 08/25/37

  582    517
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2005-CD1 Class A4

    

5.225% due 07/15/44

  765    730

Series 2006-CD3 Class A5

    

5.617% due 10/15/48

  685    646

Citimortgage Alternative Loan Trust
Series 2006-A3 Class 1A5
6.000% due 07/25/36

  488    442

Commercial Mortgage Load Trust
Series 2008-LS1 Class A4B
6.020% due 12/10/49

  2,320    2,204

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-2CB Class 1A4 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 03/25/34

  458    434

Series 2005-56 Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

2.771% due 11/25/35

  914    596

Series 2005-59 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

2.813% due 11/20/35

  1,123    716

Series 2005-J8 Class 1A3

    

5.500% due 07/25/35

  753    672

Series 2005-J12 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.731% due 11/25/35

  619    319

Series 2005-J13 Class 2A3

    

5.500% due 11/25/35

  307    269

Series 2006-9T1 Class A7

    

6.000% due 05/25/36

  374    325

Series 2006-43C Class 1A7

    

6.000% due 02/25/37

  222    205

Series 2006-J2 Class A3

    

6.000% due 04/25/36

  558    484

Series 2007-J2 Class 2A1

    

6.000% due 07/25/37

  721    559

Series 2007-OA6 Class A1B (Ê)

    

2.661% due 06/25/37

  675    416

Series 2007-OA7 Class A1A (Ê)

    

2.641% due 05/25/47

  654    402

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (Ê)
Series 2006-IM1 Class A2
2.701% due 04/25/36

  5,219    4,502

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust

    

Series 2004-16 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 09/25/34

  283    233

Series 2004-22 Class A3

    

4.799% due 11/25/34

  443    394

Series 2004-HYB Class 1A1

    

4.718% due 02/20/35

  994    897

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2005-3 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.751% due 04/25/35

  139    88

Series 2005-HYB Class 3A2A (Ê)

    

5.250% due 02/20/36

  138    115

Series 2005-R3 Class AF (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.861% due 09/25/35

  934    816

Series 2006-HYB Class 2A1A

    

5.710% due 05/20/36

  696    577

Series 2006-OA4 Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.488% due 04/25/46

  392    201

Series 2007-18 Class 2A1

    

6.500% due 09/25/37

  661    579

Series 2007-HY1 Class 1A2

    

5.696% due 04/25/37

  325    223

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

    

Series 2006-C1 Class AAB

    

5.552% due 02/15/39

  1,220    1,189

Series 2006-C2 Class A1

    

5.250% due 03/15/39

  847    845

Series 2006-C2 Class A2

    

5.847% due 03/15/39

  1,120    1,096

Series 2006-TFL Class A1 (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.578% due 04/15/21

  174    163

Series 2007-C1 Class A3

    

5.383% due 02/15/40

  2,500    2,269

Series 2007-C3 Class A4

    

5.723% due 06/15/39

  2,265    2,104

Series 2007-C5 Class A3

    

5.694% due 09/15/40

  545    506

Series 2007-C5 Class A4

    

5.695% due 09/15/40

  1,200    1,105

Series 2008-C1 Class A3

    

6.426% due 02/15/41

  1,570    1,501

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

    

Series 1998-C2 Class A2

    

6.300% due 11/15/30

  91    91

Series 2004-C1 Class A3

    

4.321% due 01/15/37

  211    207

Series 2005-9 Class 2A1

    

5.500% due 10/25/35

  1,213    1,114

Series 2005-C4 Class A3

    

5.120% due 08/15/38

  5,050    4,934

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-AR1 Class 2A3

    

4.967% due 08/25/35

  1,060    824

Series 2007-OA2 Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.061% due 04/25/47

  4,465    2,863
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Deutsche Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Þ)
Series 2005-WF1 Class 1A3
5.087% due 06/26/35

  920    777

Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-AR3 Class 1A1B (Ê)

    

5.826% due 07/19/44

  145    72

Series 2005-AR6 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.748% due 10/19/45

  866    562

Fannie Mae

    

7.000% due 2009

  4    4

7.000% due 2011

  7    8

8.000% due 2011

  2    2

5.190% due 2012

  738    746

7.000% due 2012

  3    3

5.500% due 2013

  8    8

6.500% due 2013

  43    44

5.500% due 2014

  19    19

6.500% due 2015

  17    18

7.000% due 2015

  12    12

5.500% due 2016

  4    4

6.000% due 2016

  134    136

6.500% due 2016

  101    105

9.000% due 2016

  2    2

5.500% due 2017

  185    187

6.000% due 2017

  1,072    1,098

6.500% due 2017

  229    239

7.500% due 2017

  1    1

8.500% due 2017

  4    4

4.500% due 2018

  2,793    2,722

5.000% due 2018

  2,557    2,541

5.500% due 2018

  2,248    2,275

6.500% due 2018

  271    281

4.500% due 2019

  1,027    997

5.000% due 2019

  10,719    10,625

6.500% due 2019

  133    137

4.000% due 2020

  1,664    1,551

4.500% due 2020

  919    895

5.000% due 2020

  9,813    9,704

6.500% due 2020

  56    58

4.000% due 2021

  637    594

5.000% due 2021

  731    719

5.500% due 2021

  21    21

6.000% due 2021

  1,363    1,394

5.500% due 2022

  5,004    5,026

8.000% due 2024

  96    104

8.500% due 2024

  19    21

9.000% due 2024

  3    4

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

7.000% due 2025

  16    16

8.000% due 2025

  1    1

8.500% due 2025

  26    27

6.000% due 2026

  379    384

7.000% due 2026

  25    26

9.000% due 2026

  4    5

7.000% due 2027

  7    8

9.000% due 2027

  1    1

6.500% due 2028

  442    459

6.500% due 2029

  1,290    1,335

7.000% due 2029

  111    118

6.500% due 2030

  8    9

8.000% due 2030

  121    130

6.500% due 2031

  135    139

8.000% due 2031

  103    111

5.500% due 2032

  61    60

6.000% due 2032

  1,284    1,299

6.500% due 2032

  1,710    1,768

7.000% due 2032

  742    779

8.000% due 2032

  5    5

3.823% due 2033 (Ê)

  387    390

4.500% due 2033

  6,128    5,654

4.942% due 2033 (Ê)

  190    193

5.000% due 2033

  5,388    5,152

5.500% due 2033

  19,811    19,501

6.000% due 2033

  1,019    1,029

6.500% due 2033

  803    831

7.000% due 2033

  188    198

4.500% due 2034

  1,390    1,278

5.000% due 2034

  10,055    9,615

5.500% due 2034

  28,190    27,728

6.000% due 2034

  8,832    8,913

6.500% due 2034

  845    871

4.361% due 2035 (Ê)

  527    529

4.500% due 2035

  812    746

4.666% due 2035 (Ê)

  1,952    1,941

4.724% due 2035 (Ê)

  323    325

4.835% due 2035 (Ê)

  559    556

5.000% due 2035

  10,533    10,053

5.500% due 2035

  45,848    45,049

5.503% due 2035 (Ê)

  463    475

5.508% due 2035 (Ê)

  240    246

5.511% due 2035 (Ê)

  303    310

5.513% due 2035 (E)

  637    651

5.515% due 2035 (Ê)

  301    307

5.521% due 2035 (Ê)

  301    307

5.535% due 2035 (Ê)

  1,229    1,255

6.000% due 2035

  6,108    6,159
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

4.775% due 2036 (Ê)

  878    890

5.000% due 2036

  12,741    12,152

5.500% due 2036

  6,719    6,583

6.000% due 2036

  12,710    12,778

6.500% due 2036

  4,495    4,621

7.000% due 2036

  170    178

5.000% due 2037

  2,814    2,674

5.500% due 2037

  14,073    13,787

5.557% due 2037 (Ê)

  707    718

5.584% due 2037 (Ê)

  853    866

5.871% due 2037 (Ê)

  191    195

6.000% due 2037

  1,930    1,941

6.500% due 2037

  8,877    9,104

4.500% due 2038

  195    179

6.000% due 2038

  2,176    2,188

6.500% due 2038

  380    390

15 Year TBA (Ï)

    

4.500%

  8,490    8,134

5.000%

  4,525    4,443

5.500%

  7,700    7,716

6.000%

  5,200    5,309

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.000%

  70,765    67,128

5.500%

  77,720    76,031

6.000%

  51,845    52,072

6.500%

  9,505    9,757

4.490% due 2044 (Ê)

  148    149

Series 2003-343 Class 6

    

5.000% due 10/01/33

  905    226

Series 2003-345 Class 18

    

4.500% due 12/01/18

  2,150    293

Series 2003-345 Class 19

    

4.500% due 01/01/19

  2,396    324

Series 2005-365 Class 12

    

5.500% due 12/01/35

  2,530    679

Series 2006-369 Class 8

    

5.500% due 04/01/36

  702    178

Fannie Mae REMICS

    

Series 2003-21 Class M

    

5.000% due 02/25/17

  23    23

Series 2003-32 Class FH (Ê)

    

2.861% due 11/25/22

  214    213

Series 2003-35 Class FY (Ê)

    

2.861% due 05/25/18

  1,070    1,064

Series 2003-37 Class HY

    

5.000% due 12/25/16

  513    518

Series 2003-78 Class FI (Ê)

    

2.861% due 01/25/33

  497    488

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2004-21 Class FL (Ê)

    

2.811% due 11/25/32

  240    236

Series 2005-65 Class FP (Ê)

    

2.711% due 08/25/35

  288    285

Series 2006-5 Class 3A2 (Ê)

    

4.667% due 05/25/35

  94    94

Series 2006-48 Class LG

    

Zero coupon due 06/25/36

  206    130

Series 2007-73 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.543% due 07/25/37

  744    732

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

    

Series 2003-W1 Class 1A1

    

6.500% due 12/25/42

  56    57

Series 2004-W2 Class 5AF (Ê)

    

2.811% due 03/25/44

  415    407

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Pass Through Securities (Ê)
Series 2005-63 Class 1A1
4.728% due 02/25/45

  59    54

FHA Project Citi 68 NP
7.430% due 01/01/21

  74    75

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities

    

Series 2004-AA3 Class A1 (Ê)

    

5.304% due 09/25/34

  298    265

Series 2006-AA5 Class A2 (Ê)

    

6.522% due 09/25/36

  507    266

Series 2006-AA7 Class A1 (Ê)

    

6.531% due 01/25/37

  2,425    1,775

Series 2006-FA3 Class A6

    

6.000% due 07/25/36

  472    433

First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc. (Ê)
Series 2005-AR5 Class 3A1
5.537% due 10/25/35

  226    202

Freddie Mac

    

8.000% due 2009

  3    3

6.000% due 2010

  22    23

7.000% due 2010

  32    34

8.000% due 2010

  8    8

6.000% due 2011

  71    73

7.000% due 2011

  6    6

8.000% due 2011

  7    7

8.000% due 2012

  3    3

6.000% due 2013

  22    22

7.000% due 2014

  28    29

12.000% due 2014

  16    16

6.000% due 2016

  275    281

9.000% due 2016

  77    84
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

6.000% due 2017

  459    469

8.000% due 2017

  13    14

4.500% due 2018

  1,304    1,270

5.000% due 2018

  798    792

4.500% due 2019

  759    737

5.000% due 2019

  636    629

5.500% due 2019

  784    790

4.500% due 2020

  297    287

5.500% due 2020

  2,099    2,115

9.000% due 2024

  5    6

6.500% due 2025

  14    14

8.000% due 2025

  14    14

9.000% due 2025

  8    9

9.000% due 2026

  2    2

5.512% due 2027 (Ê)

  21    22

6.500% due 2027

  2    2

8.500% due 2027

  51    57

6.500% due 2028

  163    170

6.500% due 2029

  279    290

6.280% due 2030 (Ê)

  9    9

6.000% due 2031

  12    13

6.500% due 2031

  416    431

5.500% due 2032

  3,886    3,824

6.000% due 2032

  35    35

6.500% due 2032

  493    510

7.000% due 2032

  464    489

7.500% due 2032

  49    53

5.000% due 2033

  959    917

5.500% due 2033

  5,342    5,255

6.000% due 2033

  458    463

6.500% due 2033

  220    227

4.500% due 2034

  314    289

5.000% due 2034

  3,451    3,298

5.055% due 2034 (Ê)

  156    157

5.500% due 2034

  2,162    2,124

6.000% due 2034

  762    770

6.500% due 2034

  192    198

5.000% due 2035

  5,743    5,476

5.500% due 2035

  2,901    2,847

5.000% due 2036

  3,487    3,323

5.500% due 2036

  1,052    1,032

5.873% due 2036 (Ê)

  303    308

5.917% due 2036 (Ê)

  666    677

5.969% due 2036 (Ê)

  458    466

6.107% due 2036 (Ê)

  755    768

5.000% due 2037

  764    725

5.499% due 2037 (Ê)

  380    384

5.500% due 2037

  276    270

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

5.523% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,050    1,059

5.698% due 2037 (Ê)

  226    229

5.699% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,429    1,450

5.700% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,824    1,842

5.730% due 2037 (Ê)

  559    567

5.763% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,009    1,023

5.767% due 2037 (Ê)

  476    484

5.809% due 2037 (Ê)

  471    478

5.819% due 2037 (Ê)

  2,236    2,269

5.851% due 2037 (Ê)

  153    155

5.872% due 2037 (Ê)

  227    231

5.897% due 2037 (Ê)

  554    562

5.904% due 2037 (Ê)

  503    511

6.101% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,621    1,649

5.500% due 2038

  469    459

6.500% due 2099

  1,575    1,617

15 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.000%

  2,500    2,445

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.000%

  2,675    2,538

5.500%

  8,980    8,778

6.000%

  11,105    11,154

Freddie Mac REMICS

    

Series 1991-105 Class G

    

7.000% due 03/15/21

  31    33

Series 2000-226 Class F (Ê)

    

2.908% due 11/15/30

  10    10

Series 2001-229 Class KF (Ê)

    

2.711% due 07/25/22

  313    311

Series 2003-262 Class AB

    

2.900% due 11/15/14

  405    402

Series 2004-277 Class UF (Ê)

    

2.758% due 06/15/33

  560    552

Series 2004-281 Class DF (Ê)

    

2.908% due 06/15/23

  437    433

Series 2005-294 Class FA (Ê)

    

2.628% due 03/15/20

  822    808

Series 2005-295 Class NA

    

4.250% due 09/15/24

  307    307

Series 2005-299 Class KF (Ê)

    

2.858% due 06/15/35

  419    412

Series 2005-301 Class IM

    

5.500% due 01/15/31

  466    44

Series 2005-305 Class JF (Ê)

    

2.758% due 10/15/35

  343    339

Series 2006-323 Class PA

    

6.000% due 03/15/26

  885    906

Series 2007-333 Class AF (Ê)

    

2.608% due 10/15/20

  5,069    4,957
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2007-333 Class BF (Ê)

    

2.608% due 07/15/19

  1,191    1,165

Series 2007-333 Class FT (Ê)

    

2.608% due 08/15/19

  2,850    2,788

Series 2007-334 Class FA (Ê)

    

2.688% due 02/15/19

  3,396    3,319

Series 2008-345 Class MB

    

4.500% due 06/15/23

  4,705    4,297

Ge Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.
Series 2006-C1 Class A4
5.518% due 03/10/44

  1,145    1,075

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.
Series 2007-C1 Class A4
5.543% due 12/10/49

  250    229

Ginnie Mae I

    

6.500% due 2009

  18    19

6.500% due 2010

  2    2

7.000% due 2011

  7    7

9.500% due 2016

  2    2

8.000% due 2017

  9    10

10.500% due 2020

  7    9

8.000% due 2022

  17    18

8.500% due 2022

  10    11

8.500% due 2024

  8    9

8.000% due 2025

  19    21

9.000% due 2025

  17    18

8.000% due 2026

  78    86

7.000% due 2029

  4    5

8.000% due 2029

  53    59

8.500% due 2029

  20    22

8.000% due 2030

  73    80

8.500% due 2030

  17    18

7.000% due 2031

  337    358

7.000% due 2032

  75    80

5.000% due 2033

  2,561    2,485

7.000% due 2033

  16    16

5.000% due 2035

  402    389

6.000% due 2035

  3,476    3,524

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

6.000%

  2,255    2,279

Ginnie Mae II

    

5.125% due 2027 (Ê)

  35    35

5.625% due 2030 (Ê)

  113    114

6.375% due 2030 (Ê)

  17    17

7.500% due 2032

  11    12

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

6.500%

  9,490    9,751

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-AR6 Class 3A1

    

5.297% due 11/19/35

  803    720

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Securities Corp. II
Series 2007-GG1 Class A4
5.799% due 08/10/45

  1,355    1,266

Government National Mortgage Association (Ê)
Series 1999-40 Class FE
3.010% due 11/16/29

  730    732

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-AR5 Class A1A
2.541% due 10/25/46

  1,329    1,147

Greenpoint Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (Ê)
Series 2003-1 Class A1
4.400% due 10/25/33

  342    325

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

    

Series 2004-GG1 Class A7

    

5.317% due 06/10/36

  1,745    1,699

Series 2005-GG5 Class A41

    

5.243% due 04/10/37

  695    682

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

    

Series 2005-GG4 Class AABA

    

4.680% due 07/10/39

  600    576

Series 2006-GG6 Class A4

    

5.553% due 04/10/38

  1,150    1,088

Series 2006-GG8 Class AAB

    

5.535% due 11/10/39

  575    555

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)(Þ)
Series 2004-4 Class 1AF
2.861% due 06/25/34

  880    823

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-5 Class 1A3 (Ê)

    

3.940% due 05/25/34

  307    269

Series 2004-7 Class 4A1

    

4.842% due 06/25/34

  62    53

Series 2005-AR7 Class 6A1

    

5.247% due 11/25/35

  582    511

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-4 Class 3A (Ê)

    

3.584% due 06/19/34

  189    172

Series 2005-4 Class 3A1

    

5.147% due 07/19/35

  398    363

Series 2005-14 Class 3A1A

    

5.296% due 12/19/35

  199    190
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2006-2 Class 1A

    

5.454% due 02/25/36

  907    684

Series 2006-3 Class 1A1A (Ê)

    

6.354% due 06/19/36

  5,192    3,585

Impac CMB Trust (Ê)
Series 2004-5 Class 1A1
2.821% due 10/25/34

  253    202

Impac Secured Assets CMN Owner Trust (Ê)
Series 2005-2 Class A1
2.781% due 03/25/36

  806    588

Indymac INDA Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-AR7 Class 1A1
6.255% due 11/25/37

  260    226

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust

    

6.346% due 01/01/37

  2,132    1,403

Series 2005-AR1 Class A2

    

5.099% due 09/25/35

  281    215

Series 2006-AR2 Class 1A1B (Ê)

    

2.671% due 04/25/46

  967    595

Series 2006-AR2 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.541% due 11/25/36

  107    102

Series 2006-AR3 Class 2A1A

    

6.351% due 03/25/36

  7,064    5,267

Indymac Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-L1 Class A1 (þ)

    

2.741% due 07/25/09

  70    66

Series 2005-L1 Class A

    

2.661% due 06/25/10

  470    329

Series 2005-L2 Class A1

    

2.681% due 01/25/11

  583    458

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust

    

Series 2006-A2 Class 3A1

    

5.855% due 05/25/36

  3,124    2,350

Series 2006-A4 Class A4 (Ê)

    

2.531% due 09/25/36

  367    349

Series 2006-S4 Class A1B (Ê)

    

2.541% due 12/25/36

  1,133    1,096

Series 2007-A2 Class 12A2 (Ê)

    

2.561% due 06/25/37

  1,502    1,300

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.

    

Series 2004-CB8 Class A2

    

3.837% due 01/12/39

  875    846

Series 2004-LN2 Class A1

    

4.475% due 07/15/41

  617    602

Series 2005-CB1 Class A4

    

4.895% due 09/12/37

  160    149

5.294% due 01/12/43

  200    190

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2005-FL1 Class A1 (Ê)(Þ )

    

2.568% due 02/15/19

  100    96

Series 2005-LDP Class A3

    

4.959% due 08/15/42

  885    857

Series 2005-LDP Class A3A1

    

4.871% due 10/15/42

  1,940    1,904

Series 2005-LDP Class A4

    

4.918% due 10/15/42

  690    641

5.179% due 12/15/44

  645    612

Series 2006-CB1 Class A3A (Þ)

    

5.491% due 12/12/44

  1,765    1,728

Series 2006-CB1 Class A4

    

5.481% due 12/12/44

  1,090    1,025

5.552% due 05/12/45

  785    738

Series 2006-CB1 Class ASB

    

5.506% due 12/12/44

  470    458

Series 2006-LDP Class A3

    

5.336% due 05/15/47

  485    446

Series 2006-LDP Class A3B

    

5.447% due 05/15/45

  820    775

Series 2006-LDP Class A4

    

5.875% due 04/15/45

  1,580    1,518

5.399% due 05/15/45

  1,055    981

Series 2007-CB1 Class A2

    

5.747% due 02/12/49

  595    583

Series 2007-CB1 Class A4

    

5.440% due 06/12/47

  165    150

Series 2007-CB2 Class ASB

    

5.688% due 11/12/16

  1,165    1,104

Series 2007-LD1 Class A2

    

5.827% due 02/15/51

  2,550    2,502

Series 2007-LD1 Class A4

    

5.819% due 06/15/49

  1,470    1,374

5.882% due 02/15/51

  1,265    1,180

Series 2007-LDP Class A2

    

5.434% due 01/15/49

  4,150    3,732

Series 2007-LDP Class A3

    

5.420% due 01/15/49

  2,890    2,619

Series 2008-C2 Class A1

    

5.017% due 02/12/51

  442    432

Series 2008-C2 Class ASB

    

6.125% due 02/12/51

  1,055    1,023

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2005-A1 Class 6T1 (Ê)

    

5.023% due 02/25/35

  449    398

Series 2005-A2 Class 3A1

    

4.854% due 04/25/35

  34    33

Series 2006-A2 Class 1A1

    

5.467% due 04/25/36

  1,511    1,457
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2007-A1 Class 3A2 (Ê)

    

5.005% due 07/25/35

  5,072    4,852

Series 2007-A4 Class 3A1

    

5.881% due 06/25/37

  1,754    1,687

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2001-C3 Class A1

    

6.058% due 06/15/20

  103    104

Series 2005-C3 Class A5

    

4.739% due 07/15/30

  820    758

Series 2005-C3 Class AAB

    

4.664% due 07/15/30

  1,000    959

Series 2005-C5 Class A4

    

4.954% due 09/15/30

  1,700    1,589

Series 2006-C4 Class A4

    

5.883% due 06/15/38

  400    387

Series 2007-C6 Class A4

    

5.858% due 07/15/40

  695    648

Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Trust (Ê)(Þ)
Series 2006-LLF Class A1
2.538% due 09/15/21

  70    66

Lehman Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-3 Class 1A3
5.500% due 01/25/36

  1,278    1,220

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-5N Class 1A1

    

2.761% due 11/25/35

  603    380

Series 2005-7N Class 1A1B

    

2.761% due 12/25/35

  451    202

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust (Ê)
Series 2004-13 Class 3A4
3.788% due 11/21/34

  337    331

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust

    

Series 2006-2 Class 3A1

    

4.848% due 01/25/36

  1,149    1,048

Series 2006-OA2 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

4.594% due 12/25/46

  482    286

Series 2007-3 Class 12A1 (Ê)

    

2.661% due 05/25/47

  1,636    1,011

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust

    

Series 2003-4 Class B1

    

5.683% due 06/25/33

  403    329

Series 2004-10 Class 5A6

    

5.750% due 09/25/34

  640    554

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust

    

Series 2003-7 Class 4A35 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 09/25/33

  616    582

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2003-11 Class 6A8 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 12/25/33

  669    619

Series 2004-4 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 04/25/34

  575    559

Series 2005-2 Class 1A1

    

5.250% due 11/25/35

  1,305    1,225

MASTR Reperforming Loan Trust (Þ)
Series 2005-1 Class 1A1
6.000% due 08/25/34

  503    484

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)
Series 2005-A10 Class A
2.671% due 02/25/36

  255    205

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2004-MKB Class A2

    

4.353% due 02/12/42

  820    817

Series 2006-C1 Class A4

    

5.658% due 05/12/39

  660    630

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2006-3 Class A2

    

5.291% due 07/12/46

  1,820    1,787

Series 2007-5 Class A4

    

5.378% due 08/12/48

  485    439

Series 2007-8 Class A3

    

5.957% due 08/12/49

  1,915    1,807

Series 2007-8 Class ASB

    

5.890% due 03/12/17

  810    780

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2004-HB1 Class A2

    

3.551% due 04/25/29

  152    142

Series 2005-2 Class 3A

    

3.471% due 10/25/35

  138    125

Series 2005-3 Class 4A

    

2.711% due 11/25/35

  83    75

Morgan Stanley Capital I

    

Series 2004-RR2 Class A2 (Þ)

    

5.450% due 10/28/33

  1,482    1,488

Series 2005-HQ5 Class A4

    

5.168% due 01/14/42

  1,125    1,072

Series 2005-HQ6 Class A4A

    

4.989% due 08/13/42

  530    496

Series 2005-IQ1 Class AAB

    

5.178% due 09/15/42

  940    918

Series 2005-T17 Class A5

    

4.780% due 12/13/41

  310    289

Series 2006-HQ1 Class A4

    

5.328% due 11/12/41

  345    319

Series 2006-HQ8 Class A4

    

5.387% due 03/12/44

  1,025    966
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2006-HQ9 Class A4

    

5.731% due 07/12/44

  965    919

Series 2007-HQ1 Class A4

    

5.633% due 08/12/16

  1,045    955

Series 2007-IQ1 Class A4

    

5.809% due 12/12/49

  400    371

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-3AR Class 2A3
6.096% due 03/25/36

  1,041    745

Novastar Mortgage-Backed Notes (Ê)
Series 2006-MTA Class 2A1A
2.651% due 09/25/46

  833    517

Prime Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 02/25/34

  146    133

Series 2004-CL1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 02/25/19

  28    26

Series 2006-DR1 Class 2A1 (Þ)

    

5.500% due 05/25/35

  2,210    1,825

Series 2006-DR1 Class 2A2 (Þ)

    

6.000% due 05/25/35

  1,933    1,644

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.

    

Series 2004-QS5 Class A6 (Ê)

    

3.061% due 04/25/34

  233    207

Series 2004-QS8 Class A4 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 06/25/34

  462    429

Series 2005-QA1 Class 2A1

    

5.826% due 12/25/35

  1,264    1,014

Series 2005-QA1 Class A41

    

5.673% due 09/25/35

  814    656

Series 2005-QA8 Class NB3

    

5.479% due 07/25/35

  539    461

Series 2005-QO3 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 10/25/45

  914    595

Series 2006-QA1 Class A21

    

5.959% due 01/25/36

  2,609    1,897

Series 2006-QO7 Class 3A2 (Ê)

    

2.666% due 09/25/46

  1,338    662

Series 2006-QS6 Class 1A13

    

6.000% due 06/25/36

  1,267    1,137

Residential Asset Securities Corp. (Ê)
Series 2003-KS4 Class AIIB
3.063% due 06/25/33

  188    131

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

    

Series 2003-A15 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 02/25/34

  534    476

Series 2007-A5 Class 2A3

    

6.000% due 05/25/37

  351    313

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I

    

Series 2003-S5 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 11/25/18

  700    700

Series 2003-S14 Class A5 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 07/25/18

  718    713

Series 2003-S20 Class 1A7 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 12/25/33

  269    259

Series 2006-SA4 Class 2A1

    

6.127% due 11/25/36

  1,316    1,175

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc.

    

Series 2002-KEY Class A2

    

4.467% due 03/18/36

  1,098    1,069

Series 2003-UP2 Class A1

    

4.000% due 12/25/18

  263    244

Sequoia Mortgage Trust (Ê)
Series 2004-3 Class A
2.633% due 04/20/34

  406    381

Small Business Administration
Series 1999-P10 Class 1
7.540% due 08/10/09

  67    68

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates
Series 2003-20I Class 1
5.130% due 09/01/23

  65    64

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê) Series 2005-19X Class 1A1
2.781% due 10/25/35

  542    339

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (Ê) Series 2005-AR5 Class A2
2.708% due 07/19/35

  286    259

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

    

Series 2004-21X Class 1A3

    

4.440% due 12/25/34

  846    847

Series 2006-11 Class A1 (Þ)

    

5.300% due 10/25/35

  270    246

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust

    

Series 2003-2 Class A1 (Ê)

    

3.141% due 04/25/43

  123    120

Series 2006-1 Class A3 (Ê)

    

2.631% due 01/25/46

  1,190    1,178

Series 2006-3 Class A3 (Ê)

    

2.571% due 06/25/46

  1,555    1,544

Series 2006-6 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.571% due 11/25/11

  389    372

Series 2007-4 Class 2A1

    

6.216% due 09/25/37

  806    710

Series 2007-4 Class 3A1

    

6.216% due 09/25/37

  766    667
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2005-C16 Class A2

    

4.380% due 10/15/41

  941    935

Series 2005-C22 Class A3

    

5.460% due 12/15/44

  2,435    2,393

Series 2006-WL7 Class A1 (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.548% due 09/15/21

  182    171

Series 2007-C33 Class A2

    

6.055% due 02/15/51

  1,700    1,675

Series 2007-WHL Class A1 (Ê)(Þ)

    

2.538% due 06/15/20

  178    162

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

    

Series 2003-S9 Class A2 (Ê)

    

3.011% due 10/25/33

  546    520

Series 2005-AR1 Class 1A1

    

4.833% due 10/25/35

  627    604

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê)

    

2.751% due 10/25/45

  704    445

Series 2005-AR6 Class B3 (Ê)

    

3.121% due 04/25/45

  455    114

Series 2007-HY3 Class 4B1

    

5.349% due 03/25/37

  409    260

Series 2007-HY4 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

5.550% due 04/25/37

  420    369

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

    

Series 2005-4 Class CB11

    

5.500% due 06/25/35

  350    308

Series 2007-OA2 Class 2A (Ê)

    

4.228% due 01/25/47

  511    332

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A2

    

2.741% due 11/25/45

  746    473

2.751% due 12/25/45

  392    239

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A1A

    

4.598% due 01/25/46

  416    251

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

    

Series 2004-CC Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.945% due 01/25/35

  612    568

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3

    

5.500% due 03/25/36

  920    896

Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1

    

4.950% due 03/25/36

  596    546

Series 2006-AR7 Class 2A4 (Ê)

    

5.605% due 05/25/36

  1,066    1,008

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-AR8 Class 2A3

    

5.240% due 04/25/36

    244    236

Series 2007-8 Class 1A16

    

6.000% due 07/25/37

    922    861

Series 2007-10 Class 2A5

    

6.250% due 07/25/37

    445    425

Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-OA1 Class A1
2.591% due 08/25/36

    744    708
      
     843,529
      

Municipal Bonds - 0.2%

    

Commonwealth of Massachusetts General Obligation Unlimited (m)(æ)
5.000% due 11/01/24

    460    495

San Diego Tobacco Settlement Revenue Funding Corp.
7.125% due 06/01/32

    290    265

State of Texas General Obligation Unlimited
4.750% due 04/01/35

    300    286

Tobacco Settlement Authority of Iowa Revenue Bonds
6.500% due 06/01/23

    90    83

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority of West Virginia
7.467% due 06/01/47

    495    441

University of Texas Revenue Bonds(æ) 20230815
5.000% due 08/15/23

    580    622
      
     2,192
      

Non-US Bonds - 0.1%

    

Canadian Government Bond
4.000% due 12/01/31

  CAD  176    253

Poland Government Bond Series 1013
5.000% due 10/24/13

  PLN  2,540    1,161
      
     1,414
      

United States Government Agencies - 4.5%

  

Fannie Mae

    

4.750% due 04/19/10 (Ñ)

    3,765    3,863

3.375% due 05/19/11 (Ñ)

    3,900    3,886

5.000% due 02/16/12 (Ñ)

    1,465    1,524

6.125% due 03/15/12

    1,510    1,624

4.750% due 11/19/12 (Ñ)

    1,305    1,347

6.625% due 11/15/30 (Ñ)

    85    101

6.210% due 08/06/38

    420    470
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Federal Farm Credit Bank(Ñ)
5.125% due 08/25/16

  830    862

Federal Home Loan Bank

    

5.375% due 05/15/19

  315    328

5.125% due 08/15/19

  330    339

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes
5.625% due 06/11/21

  1,070    1,128

Federal Home Loan Banks

    

4.250% due 06/10/11 (Ñ)

  600    612

Series VB15 (Ñ)

    

5.000% due 12/21/15

  895    927

Federal National Mortgage Association

    

4.350% due 05/29/13 (Ñ)

  1,410    1,414

Zero coupon due 07/05/14

  1,235    981

6.000% due 08/22/16

  2,260    2,264

5.000% due 04/26/17

  1,315    1,290

5.625% due 07/15/37 (Ñ)

  105    110

Freddie Mac

    

5.125% due 08/23/10 (Ñ)

  1,820    1,889

3.875% due 06/29/11 (Ñ)

  2,740    2,764

5.000% due 02/16/17

  800    822

4.875% due 06/13/18 (Ñ)

  3,305    3,358

5.000% due 12/14/18 (Ñ)

  400    360

5.625% due 11/23/35 (Ñ)

  1,240    1,203

Freddie Mac MAC

    

5.125% due 04/18/11 (Ñ)

  230    240

5.250% due 07/18/11 (Ñ)

  920    963

4.750% due 03/05/12 (Ñ)

  2,815    2,904

5.050% due 01/26/15

  690    719

5.000% due 04/18/17 (Ñ)

  3,400    3,492

5.125% due 11/17/17 (Ñ)

  285    295

6.750% due 03/15/31 (Ñ)

  105    127

Tennessee Valley Authority
6.150% due 01/15/38

  435    487

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds (Ñ)

    

2.375% due 01/15/27

  387    399

1.750% due 01/15/28 (Æ)

  7,276    6,798

United States Treasury Notes (Ñ)

    

4.625% due 07/31/12

  3,240    3,427

4.500% due 02/15/36

  3,205    3,143
      
     56,460
      

United States Government Treasuries - 7.2%

United States Treasury (Ñ)
Principal Only STRIP
Zero coupon due 11/15/21

  2,320    1,242

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

United States Treasury Inflation
Indexed Bonds

    

1.625% due 01/15/15 (Ñ)

  57    58

2.500% due 07/15/16 (Ñ)

  525    564

2.375% due 01/15/25 (Ñ)

  5,538    5,765

2.000% due 01/15/26 (Ñ)

  404    395

3.875% due 04/15/29 (Ñ)

  1,976    2,526

United States Treasury Notes

    

1.750% due 03/31/10 (Ñ)

  515    510

4.125% due 08/15/10 (Ñ)

  7,350    7,583

3.875% due 09/15/10 (Ñ)

  1,535    1,578

4.875% due 04/30/11 (Ñ)

  1,665    1,757

4.875% due 05/31/11 (Ñ)

  200    211

4.625% due 08/31/11

  575    605

4.500% due 09/30/11 (Ñ)

  110    115

4.750% due 05/31/12 (Ñ)

  50    53

2.750% due 02/28/13 (Ñ)

  285    279

2.500% due 03/31/13 (Ñ)

  26,446    25,644

3.125% due 04/30/13 (Ñ)

  840    836

3.375% due 07/31/13

  3,029    3,043

4.250% due 08/15/14 (Ñ)

  2,665    2,789

12.500% due 08/15/14 (Ñ)

  155    170

4.250% due 11/15/14 (Ñ)

  5,525    5,787

4.000% due 02/15/15 (Ñ)

  455    470

4.125% due 05/15/15 (Ñ)

  2,475    2,569

4.875% due 08/15/16 (Ñ)

  2,570    2,763

4.750% due 08/15/17 (Ñ)

  2,300    2,441

4.250% due 11/15/17 (Ñ)

  2,115    2,162

8.750% due 08/15/20 (Ñ)

  1,911    2,690

7.125% due 02/15/23 (Ñ)

  5,355    6,829

6.250% due 08/15/23 (Ñ)

  2,330    2,761

6.875% due 08/15/25 (Ñ)

  1,895    2,405

6.000% due 02/15/26 (Ñ)

  795    926

6.375% due 08/15/27 (Ñ)

  390    475

5.000% due 05/15/37

  1,255    1,333
      
     89,334
      
Total Long-Term Investments     

(cost $1,404,570)

     1,345,702
      

Preferred Stocks - 0.9%

    

Auto and Transportation - 0.0%

    

General Motors Corp.

  31,725    390
      

Financial Services - 0.9%

    

American International Group, Inc.

  32,300    1,858

DG Funding Trust (Ê)(ƒ)(Å)

  392    3,927

Federal National Mortgage
Association (ƒ)(Ñ)

  18,750    315
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Federal National Mortgage
Association (Ê)(ƒ)

  1,000    30

Freddie Mac (ƒ)(Ñ)

  27,050    459

Wachovia Corp. (Ñ)

  5,000    4,377
      
     10,966
      
Total Preferred Stocks     

(cost $12,771)

     11,356
      
   

Notional
Amount

    

Options Purchased - 0.0%

    

(Number of Contracts)

    

Fixed Income - 0.0%

    

Eurodollar Futures

    

Sep 2008 92.50 Put (345)

  USD    863    2

Sep 2008 92.25 Put (35)

  USD      88   
      
Total Options Purchased     

(cost $4)

     2
      
   

Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares

    

Short-Term Investments - 13.8%

    

American Express Bank FSB (Ê)
Series BKNT
2.470% due 10/16/08

  800    799

American Express Centurion Bank (Ê)
Series BKNT
2.481% due 06/12/09

  1,900    1,886

Amgen, Inc. (Ê)
Series WI
2.726% due 11/28/08

  500    499

Bank of America NA (Ê)
Series BKNT
5.646% due 12/18/08

  200    200

Banque Paribas
6.875% due 03/01/09

  350    357

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The) (Ê)
3.061% due 07/16/09

  1,900    1,896

CIT Group, Inc. (Ê)
2.946% due 01/30/09

  2,400    2,296

Citibank Omni-S Master Trust
3.570% due 10/23/08

  4,800    4,745

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Citigroup Funding, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.667% due 12/08/08

  400    399

2.809% due 06/26/09

  400    395

Citigroup, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.848% due 12/26/08

  600    598

2.836% due 01/30/09

  1,400    1,391

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.
4.250% due 05/15/09

  230    223

Comcast Cable Communications LLC
6.875% due 06/15/09

  200    205

Countrywide Financial Corp. (Ê)(Ñ)

    

2.796% due 09/02/08

  1,700    1,700

2.931% due 01/05/09

  400    394

COX Communications, Inc.
3.875% due 10/01/08

  240    240

Credit Agricole SA/London (Ê)(Þ)
2.646% due 05/28/09

  400    399

Daimler Finance NA LLC (Ê)

    

3.138% due 03/13/09

  1,600    1,593

3.218% due 03/13/09 (Ñ)

  1,100    1,096

Deutsche Bank Tri-Party Repurchase Agreement
2.050% due 08/01/08

  3,600    3,600

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV (Ê)
2.981% due 03/23/09

  900    895

Fannie Mae REMICS
Series 1993-134 Class H
6.500% due 08/25/08

  11    11

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes (ç)(ž)
Zero coupon due 09/17/08

  3,930    3,918

Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Notes (ž)
Zero coupon due 12/15/08

  924    915

France Bons Du Tresor
Zero coupon due 08/21/08

  200    311

Freddie Mac REMICS
Series 1993-160 Class I Interest Only
6.500% due 11/15/08

  3   

General Electric Capital Corp. (Ñ)
3.250% due 06/15/09

  600    598

Ginnie Mae I

    

6.500% due 01/15/09

  3    3

6.500% due 03/15/09

  5    5

6.500% due 04/15/09

  1    1
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

GMAC LLC (Ñ)
5.625% due 05/15/09

  2,250    2,048

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (Ê)

    

2.841% due 12/23/08

  100    100

2.851% due 03/30/09

  600    597

2.891% due 06/23/09

  500    497

HSBC Bank USA NA NY (Ê)
Series BKNT
2.836% due 06/10/09

  800    797

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ñ)

    

2.813% due 12/05/08 (Ê)

  500    498

4.750% due 05/15/09

  1,375    1,385

Indymac Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-L1 Class A1 (Þ)

    

2.741% due 07/25/09

  70    66

International Lease Finance Corp.
4.750% due 07/01/09

  1,365    1,331

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.889% due 01/23/09

  1,200    1,168

2.878% due 04/03/09

  1,000    961

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
2.600% due 08/25/08

  3,720    3,714

Morgan Stanley (Ê)
Series GMTN
2.844% due 02/09/09

  100    100

Residential Capital LLC (Ê)
5.758% due 05/22/09

  200    132

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

  122,687,215    122,687

Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Ê)
3.103% due 06/19/09

  800    795

Transocean, Inc. (Ê)
2.873% due 09/05/08

  500    500

Tyco International Group SA

    

6.125% due 11/01/08

  40    40

6.125% due 01/15/09

  10    10

UBS Finance Delaware LLC
2.830% due 09/25/08

  1,000    996

United States Treasury Bills (ž)(ç)

    

1.792% due 09/25/08

  1,485    1,481

1.463% due 10/16/08

  427    426

Wachovia Bank NA Series BKNT 5.800% due 12/01/08

  280    282
      
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $172,669)

     172,179
      

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    
Other Securities - 11.5%     

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

  52,451,668    52,452  

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

  91,817,541    91,818  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $144,270)

     144,270  
        
Total Investments - 133.9%     

(identified cost $1,734,176)

     1,673,050  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (33.9%)      (423,448 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      1,249,602  
        

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts   Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
     Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
              

Long Positions

              

Euribor Futures

  6    EUR   1,425    09/08      1  

Euribor Futures

  26    EUR   6,172    12/08      20  

Euribor Futures

  21    EUR   4,995    03/09      34  

Euribor Futures

  13    EUR   3,097    06/09      24  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  89    USD   21,625    09/08      (66 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  522    USD   126,592    12/08      991  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  608    USD   147,311    03/09      133  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  409    USD   98,917    06/09      78  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  173    USD   41,728    09/09      (45 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  156    USD   37,502    12/09      (92 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  120    USD   28,776    03/10      (84 )

Germany, Federal Republic 10 Year Bonds

  53    EUR   5,963    09/08      12  

LIBOR Futures

  58    GBP   6,836    12/08      (63 )

LIBOR Futures

  24    GBP   2,837    03/09      31  

LIBOR Futures

  29    GBP   3,433    06/09      34  

LIBOR Futures

  1    GBP   118    12/09      (1 )

Three Month Short Sterling Interest Rate Futures (UK)

  47    GBP   5,556    03/09      58  

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

  21    USD   4,452    09/08      19  

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes

  755    USD   84,059    09/08      488  

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

  162    USD   18,602    09/08      218  

United States Treasury Bonds

  27    USD   3,119    09/08      17  

Short Positions

              

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

  1    USD   243    12/08       

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

  12    USD   2,544    09/08      (11 )

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

  183    USD   21,014    09/08      (150 )

United States Treasury Bonds

  11    USD   1,271    09/08      3  
                  

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

     1,649  
                  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Options Written
(Number of Contracts)
  Notional
Amount
   Market
Value
$
 
      

United Stated Treasury Notes
5 Year Futures

  

Aug 2008 114.00 Call (16)

  USD   1,824    (1 )

Aug 2008 108.00 Put (16)

  USD   1,728    (1 )

Aug 2008 110.50 Put (8)

  USD   884    (2 )

United Stated Treasury Notes
10 Year Futures

    

Aug 2008 113.50 Call (16)

  USD   1,816    (27 )

Aug 2008 114.00 Call (35)

  USD   3,990    (51 )

Aug 2008 114.50 Call (16)

  USD   1,832    (18 )

Aug 2008 115.00 Call (7)

  USD   805    (6 )

Aug 2008 115.50 Call (8)

  USD   924    (5 )

Aug 2008 116.00 Call (12)

  USD   1,392    (5 )

Aug 2008 116.50 Call (8)

  USD   932    (3 )

Aug 2008 117.00 Call (206)

  USD   24,102    (42 )

Aug 2008 118.00 Call (4)

  USD   472     

Aug 2008 109.00 Put (9)

  USD   981    (1 )

Aug 2008 109.50 Put (13)

  USD   1,424     

Aug 2008 110.00 Put (22)

  USD   2,420    (1 )

Aug 2008 111.00 Put (178)

  USD   19,758    (11 )

Aug 2008 111.50 Put (16)

  USD   1,784    (1 )

Aug 2008 112.00 Put (19)

  USD   2,128    (2 )

Aug 2008 113.00 Put (14)

  USD   1,582    (4 )

Nov 2008 115.50 Call (20)

  USD   2,310    (23 )

Nov 2008 108.00 Put (27)

  USD   2,916    (9 )
          

Total Liability for Options Written
(premiums received $436)

   (213 )
          

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
          
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
USD    337   AUD   346   08/14/08   (12 )
USD    354   CAD   356   08/05/08   (6 )
USD    589   CAD   594   08/05/08   (9 )
USD    1,058   CAD   1,063   08/05/08   (21 )
USD    355   CAD   356   11/05/08   (7 )
USD    588   CAD   594   11/05/08   (8 )
USD    991   CNY   6,824   08/20/08   9  
USD    1,812   CNY   12,172   11/13/08   (11 )
USD    1,587   EUR   1,006   08/05/08   (18 )
USD    3,161   JPY   324,156   08/05/08   (155 )
USD    3,039   JPY   324,156   11/05/08   (17 )
USD    186   KRW   188,550   08/04/08    
USD    207   KRW   209,670   08/04/08    
USD    208   KRW   210,340   08/04/08    
USD    624   KRW   608,560   08/04/08   (23 )
USD    31   MYR   100   08/04/08    
USD    54   MYR   175   08/04/08    
USD    126   MYR   407   08/04/08   (1 )
USD    31   MYR   100   11/12/08    
USD    41   MYR   132   11/12/08    
USD    54   MYR   175   11/12/08    
USD    1,238   PLN   2,556   08/05/08    
USD    150   RUB   3,526   11/05/08    
USD    117   SGD   158   09/19/08   (1 )
USD    170   SGD   228   09/19/08   (2 )
USD    460   SGD   622   09/19/08   (4 )
USD    1,916   ZAR   15,330   11/03/08   123  
CAD    356   USD   355   08/05/08   7  
CAD    594   USD   588   08/05/08   8  
CAD    1,063   USD   1,055   08/05/08   18  
CAD    1,063   USD   1,058   11/05/08   21  
EUR    1,098   USD   1,741   08/26/08   31  
EUR    24   USD   38   08/01/08    
EUR    1,006   USD   1,592   08/05/08   23  
EUR    1,006   USD   1,579   11/05/08   18  
GBP      USD     08/01/08    
JPY    324,156   USD   3,023   08/05/08   17  
JPY    34,275   USD   318   09/08/08    
KRW    40,096   USD   38   08/04/08   (1 )
KRW    104,500   USD   100   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW    105,170   USD   100   08/04/08   (4 )
KRW    148,454   USD   142   08/04/08   (5 )
KRW    210,340   USD   200   08/04/08   (8 )
KRW    608,560   USD   602   08/04/08    
MYR    100   USD   31   08/04/08    
MYR    132   USD   41   08/04/08    
MYR    175   USD   54   08/04/08    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
MYR    276   USD   85   08/04/08    
PLN    2,556   USD   1,176   08/05/08   (61 )
PLN    2,556   USD   1,228   11/05/08    
              
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   (102)  
              

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Interest Rate Swaps Contracts  

Counter Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives  

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                

Bank of America

   USD    2,500    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28    18  

Bank of America

   USD    1,200    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    14  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    400    6.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   03/20/09    1  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    100    Six Month LIBOR  

4.000%

   12/15/36    20  

BNP Paribas

   EUR    1,200    Consumer Price Index (France)  

2.090%

   10/15/10    (10 )

Citibank

   USD    8,010    4.228%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/10/11    22  

Citibank

   USD    13,340    Three Month LIBOR  

4.206%

   06/11/11    31  

Citibank

   USD    1,950    Three Month LIBOR  

5.058%

   06/10/19    (21 )

Citibank

   USD    3,250    Three Month LIBOR  

4.970%

   06/11/19    (13 )

Citibank

   USD    2,900    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    34  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   GBP    200    5.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   06/15/09    (3 )

Deutsche Bank

   GBP    100    6.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/20/08     

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    100    5.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   06/15/09    (1 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    2,300    6.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   06/19/09    4  

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    800    6.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/19/09    6  

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    200    5.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   09/17/13    (8 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    200    Six Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/15/36    (51 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    100    Six Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/19/37    (12 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    600    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28    4  

Lehman Brothers

   GBP    3,300    4.500%  

Six Month LIBOR

   09/20/09    (84 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    18,000    4.170%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/03/11    35  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    8,010    Three Month LIBOR  

4.380%

   06/11/11    44  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    5,990    4.478%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/13/11    43  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    8,010    4.740%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/11    96  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    4,390    4.928%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/03/19    (5 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,950    Three Month LIBOR  

4.970%

   06/11/19    (8 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,460    Three Month LIBOR  

5.040%

   06/13/19    (13 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,950    Three Month LIBOR  

5.190%

   06/17/19    (40 )

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    5,700    4.500%  

Six Month LIBOR

   09/20/09    (145 )

Merrill Lynch

   USD    4,000    4.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    21  

Merrill Lynch

   USD    29,100    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28    213  

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    200    Six Month LIBOR  

4.000%

   12/15/35    6  

Merrill Lynch

   USD    700    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    8  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    26,400    4.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    70  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    300    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/18    (5 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    400    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28    3  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    300    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    4  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    1,500    6.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   06/19/09    3  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    5,800    4.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    16  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    600    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/18    (10 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    600    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28    4  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    500    Six Month LIBOR  

4.000%

   12/15/36    98  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    100    Six Month LIBOR  

5.500%

   12/15/36    (26 )

UBS

   AUD    5,300    7.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   09/15/09    (16 )

UBS

   AUD    500    7.500%  

Three Month LIBOR

   03/15/10    2  
                    

Total Market Value of Open Interest Rate Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - $817

   349  
                    

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Credit Default Swap Contracts  

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/Receives
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD    750    0.090%     08/25/37    (392 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD    1,000    0.090%     08/25/37    (522 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD    1,000    0.090%     08/25/37    (522 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD    1,000    0.760%     01/25/38    (557 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD    1,200    0.170%     05/25/46    (922 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD    1,500    0.760%     01/25/38    (836 )

American International Group

   Deutsche Bank    USD    1,500    2.050%     03/20/13    (24 )

Berkshire Hathaway

   Deutsche Bank    USD    2,900    (1.000% )   03/20/13    3  

Countrywide Home Loans

   JP Morgan    USD    2,400    5.850%     06/20/09    70  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Barclays    USD    700    (1.550% )   06/20/13    7  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD    400    1.120%     12/20/12    5  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD    1,500    (1.550% )   06/20/13    15  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD    1,600    0.708%     12/20/12    18  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD    6,900    (1.550% )   06/20/13    71  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD    1,300    1.120%     12/20/12    15  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD    7,500    (1.550% )   06/20/13    77  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Merrill Lynch    USD    1,000    1.833%     06/20/12    (72 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD    600    0.963%     12/20/12    3  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD    5,700    0.771%     12/20/12    73  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD    22,100    (1.550% )   06/20/13    228  

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD    200    0.970%     10/20/12    (8 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD    200    1.020%     10/20/12    (7 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   JP Morgan    USD    200    0.970%     11/20/08     

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Morgan Stanley    USD    100    2.180%     02/20/13    1  

GE Capital Corporation

   Deutsche Bank    USD    1,425    1.070%     12/20/12    (8 )

GE Capital Corporation

   Goldman Sachs    USD    200    0.830%     12/20/09     

GE Capital Corporation

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD    300    1.100%     09/20/09    1  

GE Capital Corporation

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD    1,900    1.150%     12/20/09    6  

Merrill Lynch & Co.

   Deutsche Bank    USD    1,600    2.200%     06/20/13    (36 )

Merrill Lynch & Co.

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD    800    2.200%     06/20/13    (18 )

Metlife, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    USD    1,500    2.050%     03/20/13    51  

Metlife, Inc.

   UBS    USD    1,500    2.050%     03/20/13    51  

Prudential

   Deutsche Bank    USD    1,500    2.300%     03/20/13    40  

Prudential

   UBS    USD    1,500    2.300%     03/20/13    40  

Russia Government International Bond

   Morgan Stanley    USD    1,000    0.305%     12/20/08     

Russia Government International Bond

   Morgan Stanley    USD    1,000    0.795%     08/20/12    (3 )

SLM Corp.

   Barclays    USD    100    5.100%     06/20/09     

SLM Corp.

   JP Morgan    USD    900    4.300%     03/20/13    (6 )

SLM Corporation

   Citibank    USD    900    5.600%     09/20/09    2  

Wachovia

   JP Morgan    USD    2,700    3.020%     03/20/13    57  
                    

Total Market Value of Open Credit Default Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($3,128)

 

     (3,099 )
                    

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Footnotes:

(Æ) Nonincome-producing security.
(Ï) Forward commitment.
(Ê) Adjustable or floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ƒ) Perpetual floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ö) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
(m) Bond is insured by a guarantor.
(ß) Illiquid security.
(Ø) In default.
(ç) At amortized cost, which approximates market.
(ž) Rate noted is yield-to-maturity from date of acquisition.
(æ) Pre-refunded: These bonds are collateralized by US Treasury securities, which are held in escrow by a trustee and used to pay principal and interest in the tax-exempt issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
(§) All or a portion of the shares of this security are held as collateral in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund.
(×) The security is purchased with the cash collateral from the securities loaned.
(Ñ) All or a portion of the shares of this security are on loan.
(Þ) Restricted security. Security may have contractual restrictions on resale, may have been offered in a private placement transaction, and may not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
(Å) Illiquid and restricted security.
(å) Currency balances were held in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund. See Note 2.

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

ADS - American Depositary Share

CIBOR - Copenhagen Interbank Offered Rate

CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CMO - Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CVO - Contingent Value Obligation

FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Company

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

GDS - Global Depositary Share

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

NIBOR - Norwegian Interbank Offered Rate

PIK - Payment in Kind

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIP - Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA - To Be Announced Security

 

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Foreign Currency Abbreviations:

 

ARS - Argentine peso

  HKD - Hong Kong dollar   PHP - Philippine peso

AUD - Australian dollar

  HUF - Hungarian forint   PKR - Pakistani rupee

BRL - Brazilian real

  IDR - Indonesian rupiah   PLN - Polish zloty

CAD - Canadian dollar

  ILS - Israeli shekel   RUB - Russian ruble

CHF - Swiss franc

  INR - Indian rupee   SEK - Swedish krona

CLP - Chilean peso

  ISK - Iceland krona   SGD - Singapore dollar

CNY - Chinese renminbi yuan

  JPY - Japanese yen   SKK - Slovakian koruna

COP - Colombian peso

  KES - Kenyan schilling   THB - Thai baht

CRC - Costa Rica colon

  KRW - South Korean won   TRY - Turkish lira

CZK - Czech koruna

  MXN - Mexican peso   TWD - Taiwanese dollar

DKK - Danish krone

  MYR - Malaysian ringgit   USD - United States dollar

EGP - Egyptian pound

  NOK - Norwegian krone   VEB - Venezuelan bolivar

EUR - Euro

  NZD - New Zealand dollar   VND - Vietnamese dong

GBP - British pound sterling

  PEN - Peruvian nouveau sol   ZAR - South African rand

 

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1.   Organization

Russell Investment Company (the “Investment Company” or “RIC”) is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on nine of these Funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under an amended and restated master trust agreement dated August 19, 2002, as amended. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.

Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is the Funds adviser and Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the Funds administrator and transfer agent.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of this Quarterly Report. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of these schedules of investments in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Funds value portfolio securities according to Board-approved securities valuation procedures, including market value procedures, fair value procedures and pricing services. Money market fund securities are priced using the amortized cost method of valuation, as are debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days at the time of purchase, unless the Board determines that amortized cost does not represent market value of short-term debt obligations. The Board has delegated the responsibility for administration of the securities valuation procedures to RFSC.

Ordinarily, the Funds value each portfolio security based on market quotations provided by pricing services or alternative pricing services or dealers (when permitted by the market value procedures). Generally, Fund securities are valued at the close of the market on which they are traded as follows:

 

   

US listed equities; equity and fixed income options: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

US over-the-counter equities: Official closing price; last bid price if no closing price;

 

   

Listed ADRs/GDRs: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

Municipal bonds, US bonds, Eurobonds/foreign bonds: Evaluated bid price; broker quote if no evaluated bid price;

 

   

Futures: Settlement price.

 

   

Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier.

 

   

The value of swap agreements is equal to the Funds’ obligation (or rights) under swap contracts which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the contracts based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the contracts.

 

   

Equity securities traded on a national foreign securities exchange or a foreign over the counter market are valued on the basis of the official closing price, or lacking the official closing price, at the last sale price of the primary exchange on which the security is traded.

If market quotations are not readily available for a security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not reliable, the Funds will use the security’s fair value, as determined in accordance with the fair value procedures. This generally means that equity securities and fixed income securities listed and traded principally on any national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale price or, lacking any sales, at the closing bid price, on the primary exchange on which the security is traded. The fair value procedures may involve subjective judgments as to the fair value of securities. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be

priced by another method that the Fund’s Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund

 

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may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated using normal pricing methods. Fair value pricing could also cause discrepancies between the daily movement of the value of Fund shares and the daily movement of the benchmark index if the index is valued using another pricing method.

This policy is intended to assure that the Funds’ net asset values fairly reflect security values as of the time of pricing. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Fund securities that occur between the closing of the principal markets on which they trade and the time the net asset value of Fund shares is determined may be reflected in the calculation of net asset values for each applicable Fund when the Funds deem that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such Fund’s net asset value. Funds that invest primarily in frequently traded exchange listed securities will use fair value pricing in limited circumstances since reliable market quotations will often be readily available. Funds that invest in foreign securities are likely to use fair value pricing more often since significant events may occur between the close of foreign markets and the time of pricing which would trigger fair value pricing of the foreign securities. Funds that invest in low rated debt securities are also likely to use fair value pricing more often since the markets in which such securities are traded are generally thinner, more limited and less active than those for higher rated securities. Examples of events that could trigger fair value pricing of one or more securities are: a material market movement of the US securities market (defined in the fair value procedures as the movement by any two of four major US Indexes greater than a certain percentage) or other significant event; foreign market holidays if on a daily basis, Fund exposure exceeds 20% in aggregate (all closed markets combined); a company development; a natural disaster; or an armed conflict.

Because foreign securities can trade on non-business days, the net asset value of a Fund’s portfolio that includes foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem fund shares.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosure.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statements disclosures.

Investment Transaction

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost incurred by each money manager within a particular Fund.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon thereafter as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis. All premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized/accreted using the interest method.

Foreign Currency Translations

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currency amounts and transactions of the Funds are translated into US dollars on the following basis:

 

  (a) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the closing rate of exchange on the valuation date.

 

  (b) Purchases and sales of investment securities and income at the closing rate of exchange prevailing on the respective trade dates of such transactions.

Net realized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from: sales and maturities of short-term securities; sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the

 

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US dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at year-end, as a result of changes in the exchange rates.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations of the Funds that arises as a result of changes in exchange rates from that portion that arises from changes in market prices of investments during the year. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. However, for federal income tax purposes the Funds do isolate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices for realized gain (or loss) on debt obligations.

Derivatives

To the extent permitted by the investment objectives, restrictions and policies set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, the Funds may participate in various derivative-based transactions. Derivative securities are instruments or agreements whose value is derived from an underlying security or index. They include options, futures, swaps, forwards, structured notes and stripped securities. These instruments offer unique characteristics and risks that assist the Funds in meeting its investment strategies.

The Funds typically use derivatives in three ways: exposing cash reserves to markets, hedging and return enhancement. The Funds may pursue their strategy of being fully invested by exposing cash reserves to the performance of appropriate markets by purchasing securities and/or derivatives. This is intended to cause the Funds to perform as though cash reserves were actually invested in those markets. Hedging is also used by the Funds to limit or control risks, such as adverse movements in exchange rates and interest rates. Return enhancement can be accomplished through the use of derivatives in a Fund. By purchasing certain instruments, the Funds may more effectively achieve the desired portfolio characteristics that assist them in meeting their investment objectives. Depending on how the derivatives are structured and utilized, the risks associated with them may vary widely. These risks are generally categorized as market risk, liquidity risk and counterparty or credit risk.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

In connection with investment transactions consistent with the Funds’ investment objective and strategies, certain Funds may enter into foreign currency exchange spot contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“contracts”). From time to time the Emerging Markets, Short Duration Bond and Fixed Income I Funds may enter into contracts to hedge certain foreign currency-denominated assets. Contracts are recorded at market value. Certain risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and are generally limited to the amount of unrealized gain on the contracts, if any, that are recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gains or losses arising from such transactions are included in net realized gain (or loss) from foreign currency-related transactions. Open contracts at July 31, 2008 are presented on the Schedules of Investments for the applicable Funds.

Forward Commitments

The Funds may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time consistent with a Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The Funds may dispose of a forward commitment transaction prior to settlement if it is appropriate to do so and realize short-term gains (or losses) upon such sale. When effecting such transactions, cash or liquid high-grade debt obligations of the Fund in a dollar amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio securities to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records at the trade date and maintained until the transaction is settled. A forward commitment transaction involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date or the other party to the transaction fails to complete the transaction.

Loan Agreements

The Short Duration Bond Fund and Fixed Income I Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers to lenders or lending syndicates. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal,

 

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interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the loan agreement. When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. At the period ended July 31, 2008, there were no unfunded loan commitments in the Short Duration Bond Fund and Fixed Income I Fund.

Options

The Funds may purchase and sell (write) call and put options on securities and securities indices, provided such options are traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market. The Funds may also purchase and sell call and put options on foreign currencies. The domestic equity Funds may utilize options to equitize liquidity reserve balances.

When a Fund writes a covered call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund receives a premium on the sale of a call option but gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in stock value above the exercise price of the option, and when the Fund writes a put option it is exposed to a decline in the price of the underlying security.

Whether an option which the Fund has written expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss, if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option which the Fund has written is exercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. When a put option which a Fund has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security which a Fund purchases upon exercise of the option. Realized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

The Funds’ use of written options involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to market risk. The risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instrument and the price of the underlying securities and interest rates.

Futures Contracts

The Funds may invest in futures contracts (i.e., interest rate, foreign currency and index futures contracts) to a limited extent. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to off balance sheet risk. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents 5% of the purchase price indicated in the futures contract. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement value are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. As of July 31, 2008, the Short Duration Bond Fund and the Fixed Income I Fund had cash collateral balance of $655,000 and $590,631, respectively, in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold).

Swap Agreements

The Funds may enter into several different types of agreements including interest rate, index, credit default and currency swaps.

The Funds may enter into index swap agreements as an additional hedging strategy for cash reserves held by those Funds or to effect investment transactions consistent with those Funds’ investment objectives and strategies. Index swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard index swap transaction, the two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular investments or instruments. The returns to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. a specified dollar amount that is hypothetically invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). Amounts paid to and received from the swap counterparties representing capital appreciation and depreciation

 

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on the underlying securities and accrued interest expense and interest income are recorded as net realized gain (loss). The Fund is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparties; however, the Fund does not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.

The Short Duration Bond and Fixed Income I Funds may enter into swap agreements, on either an asset-based or liability-based basis, depending on whether they are hedging their assets or their liabilities, and will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Funds receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. When the Funds engage in a swap, they exchange their obligations to pay or rights to receive payments for the obligations to pay or rights to receive payments of another party (i.e., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments).

Interest rate swaps are counterparty agreements and can be customized to meet each party’s needs and involve the exchange of a fixed payment per period for a payment that is not fixed. Currency swaps are agreements where two parties exchange specified amounts of different currencies which are followed by a series of interest payments that are exchanged based on the principal cash flow. At maturity the principal amounts are exchanged back to the original party. Credit default swaps are counterparty agreements which allow the transfer of third party credit risk (the possibility that an issuer will default on their obligation by failing to pay principal or interest in a timely manner) from one party to another. The lender faces the credit risk from a third party and the counterparty in the swap agrees to insure this risk in exchange for regular periodic payments.

The Funds expect to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio or to protect against any increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid high-grade debt securities having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. To the extent that the Fund enters into swaps on other than a net basis, the amount maintained in a segregated account will be the full amount of the Fund’s obligations, if any, with respect to such swaps, accrued on a daily basis. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreement related to the transaction. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid.

Investments in Emerging Markets

Investing in emerging markets may involve special risks and considerations for the Emerging Markets Fund not typically associated with investing in the United States markets. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation, restrictions on income and capital, and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the United States.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities

Certain Funds may invest in mortgage or other asset-backed securities. These securities may include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped mortgage-backed securities (“SMBSs”) and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by a payable from, mortgage loans on real property. Mortgage-backed securities often have stated maturities of up to thirty years when they are issued, depending upon the length of the mortgages underlying the securities. In practice, however, unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may make the securities’ effective maturity shorter than this, and the prevailing interest rates may be higher or lower than the current yield of a Fund’s portfolio at the time the Fund receives the payments for reinvestment. Mortgage-backed securities may have less potential for capital appreciation than comparable fixed income securities due to the likelihood of increased prepayments of mortgages as interest rates decline. If a Fund buys mortgage-backed securities at a premium, mortgage foreclosures and prepayments of principal by mortgagors (which may be made at any time without penalty) may result in some loss of the Fund’s principal investment to the extent of the premium paid. The value of mortgage-backed securities may also change due to shifts in the market’s perception of issuers. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities markets as a whole. Non-governmental mortgage-backed securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than governmental issues.

Through its investments in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), including those that are issued by private issuers, a Fund may have some exposure to subprime loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Private issuers include

 

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commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies and special purpose finance entities (called special purpose vehicles or SPVs) and other entities that acquire and package mortgage loans for resale as MBS. Unlike MBS issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its sponsored entities, MBS issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee, but may have credit enhancements provided by external entities such as banks or financial institutions or achieved through the structuring of the transaction itself. Examples of such credit support arising out of the structure of the transaction include the issue of senior and subordinated securities (e.g., the issuance of securities by an SPV in multiple classes or “tranches”, with one or more classes being senior to other subordinated classes as to the payment of principal and interest, with the result that defaults on the underlying mortgage loans are borne first by the holders of the subordinated class); creation of “reserve funds” (in which case cash or investments, sometimes funded from a portion of the payments on the underlying mortgage loans, are held in reserve against future losses); and “overcollateralization” (in which case the scheduled payments on, or the principal amount of, the underlying mortgage loans exceeds that required to make payment of the securities and pay any servicing or other fees). However, there can be no guarantee that credit enhancements, if any, will be sufficient to prevent losses in the event of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans. In addition, MBS that are issued by private issuers are not subject to the underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those MBS that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying private MBS may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored MBS and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Privately issued pools more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value mortgages and manufactured housing loans. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a private-label MBS pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime mortgage loans. Subprime loans refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements. The risk of non-payment is greater for MBS that are backed by mortgage pools that contain subprime loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Privately issued MBS are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, MBS held in a Fund’s portfolio may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.

Asset-backed securities may include pools of mortgages (“mortgage-backed securities”), loans, receivables or other assets. Payment of principal and interest may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. For purposes of determining the percentage of a Fund’s total assets invested in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in a particular industry, asset-backed securities will be classified separately, based on the nature of the underlying assets, according to the following categories: captive auto, diversified, retail and consumer loans, captive equipment and business, business trade receivables, nuclear fuel and capital and mortgage lending. Asset-backed securities (other than mortgage-backed securities) present certain risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. There is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the securities may contain elements of credit support which fall into two categories: (i) liquidity protection, and (ii) protection against losses resulting from ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets. Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion. Protection against losses results from payment of the insurance obligations on at least a portion of the assets in the pool. This protection may be provided through guarantees, policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. The Funds will not pay any additional or separate fees for credit support. The degree of credit support provided for each issue is generally based on historical information respecting the level of credit risk associated with the underlying assets. Delinquency or loss in excess of that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security. The availability of asset-backed securities may be affected by legislative or regulatory developments. It is possible that such developments may require the Funds to dispose of any then existing holdings of such securities.

 

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Inflation-Indexed bonds

Certain Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on these bonds is generally fixed at issuance at a rate lower than typical bonds. Over the life of an inflation-indexed bond, however, interest will be paid based on a principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.

Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.   Investment Transactions

Written Options Contracts

Transactions in written options contracts for the period ended July 31, 2008 for the following Funds were as follows:

 

     Emerging Markets Fund     Short Duration Bond Fund  
      Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 
        

Outstanding October 31, 2007

   278     $ 501,369     14     $ 544,680  

Opened

   2,461       3,235,856     21       1,503,550  

Closed

   (2,124 )     (2,854,338 )   (16 )     (550,220 )

Expired

             (8 )     (1,224 )
                            

Outstanding July 31, 2008

   615     $ 882,887     11     $ 1,496,786  
                            
     Fixed Income I Fund              
      Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
               

Outstanding October 31, 2007

   4,362     $ 1,040,706      

Opened

   3,090       1,800,751      

Closed

   (3,052 )     (1,004,140 )    

Expired

   (3,730 )     (1,401,741 )    
                  

Outstanding July 31, 2008

   670     $ 435,576      
                  

Securities Lending

The Investment Company has a securities lending program whereby each Fund can loan securities with a value up to 33 1/3% of each Fund’s total assets. The Fund receives cash (US currency), US Government or US Government agency obligations as collateral against the loaned securities. To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such collateral is invested by the securities lending agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) in short-term instruments, money market mutual funds and other short-term investments that meet certain quality and diversification requirements. Cash collateral invested in money market funds is included in the Schedules of Investments. The collateral received is recorded on a lending Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities along with the related obligation to return the collateral.

Income generated from the investment of cash collateral, less negotiated rebate fees paid to participating brokers and transaction costs, is divided between the Fund and State Street and is recorded as income for the Fund. To the extent that a loan is secured by non-cash collateral, brokers pay the Fund negotiated lenders’ fees, which are divided between the Fund and State Street and are recorded as securities lending income for the Fund. All collateral received will be in an amount at least equal to 102% (for loans of US securities) or 105% (for non-US securities) of the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund the next day. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, there is a risk of delay in recovery of the securities or loss of rights in the collateral. Consequently, loans are made only to borrowers which are deemed to be of good financial standing.

 

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As of July 31, 2008, the non-cash collateral pledged for the securities on loan in the following funds was:

 

Funds    Non-Cash
Collateral
  Non-Cash Collateral Holding
    

Tax Managed Large Cap

   $ 2,384,761   Pool of US Government Securities

Tax Managed Mid & Small Cap

     440,556   Pool of US Government Securities

Select Growth

     2,260,312   Pool of US Government Securities

Select Value

     4,472,065   Pool of US Government Securities

Fixed Income I

     386,075   Pool of US Government Securities

 

4.   Related Party Transactions

The Funds are permitted to invest their cash reserves (i.e., cash awaiting investment or cash held to meet redemption requests or to pay expenses) and also may invest a portion of the collateral received from the Investment Company’s securities lending program, in the RIC Money Market Fund (the Fund of the Investment Company not presented herein). As of July 31, 2008, $749,088,457 of the Money Market Fund’s net assets represents investments by the Funds presented herein.

 

5.   Federal Income Taxes

At July 31, 2008, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Emerging
Markets Fund
    Real Estate
Securities Fund
    Short Duration
Bond Fund
    Tax Exempt
Bond Fund
 
        

Cost of Investments

   $ 1,343,968,410     $ 2,214,211,541     $ 481,684,683     $ 416,500,669  
                                

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 268,989,086     $ 293,806,134     $ 3,371,575     $ 4,493,242  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (78,933,378 )     (89,310,431 )     (14,676,045 )     (5,030,402 )
                                

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 190,055,708     $ 204,495,703     $ (11,304,470 )   $ (537,160 )
                                
     Tax-Managed
Large Cap Fund
    Tax-Managed
Mid &
Small Cap Fund
    Select
Growth Fund
    Select
Value Fund
 

Cost of Investments

   $ 521,586,712     $ 315,449,600     $ 167,185,955     $ 391,091,709  
                                

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 105,246,568     $ 39,214,312     $ 3,762,525     $ 30,988,074  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (41,907,542 )     (23,849,682 )     (3,061,391 )     (76,342,920 )
                                

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 63,339,026     $ 15,364,630     $ 701,134     $ (45,354,846 )
                                
     Fixed Income I
Fund
                   

Cost of Investments

   $ 1,735,279,185        
              

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 10,132,616        

Unrealized Depreciation

     (72,361,320 )      
              

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (62,228,704 )      
              

 

6.   Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to contractual limitations on resale, are often issued in private placement transactions, and are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). The most common types of restricted securities are those sold under Rule 144A of the Act and commercial paper sold under Section 4(2) of the Act.

A Fund may invest a portion of its net assets not to exceed 15% in securities that are illiquid. Illiquid securities are securities that may not be readily marketable, and that cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. Restricted securities are generally considered to be illiquid.

 

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The following table lists restricted securities held by a Fund that are illiquid. The following table does not include (1) securities deemed liquid by RIMCo or a money manager pursuant to Board approved policies and procedures or (2) illiquid securities that are not restricted securities as designated on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

Restricted Securities

 

Fund - % of Net Assets
Securities
   Acquisition Date    Principal Amount
($) or Shares
   Cost per
Unit
$
   Cost (000) $    Market Value
(000)
$
              
              

Emerging Markets Fund - 0.0%

              

Alibaba.com, Ltd.

   07/30/08    65,000    95.70    79    235
                

Short Duration Bond Fund - 3.0%

              

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

   07/24/08    270,000    99.85    270    277

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

   07/24/08    450,000    99.94    450    455

AIG Matched Funding Corp.

   06/09/04    1,300,000    99.68    1,296    1,294

AIG SunAmerica Global Financing VI

   06/09/04    1,500,000    101.08    1,516    1,495

American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.

   07/27/07    4,120,000    98.01    4,075    4,032

ANZ National International, Ltd.

   07/09/08    200,000    99.91    200    200

DG Funding Trust

   11/04/03    219    10,537.12    2,308    2,194

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust

   01/12/07    115,536    100.49    116    119

Gaz Capital SA

   04/03/08    1,040,000    100.35    1,044    1,055

Nationwide Life Global Funding I

   11/14/01    1,800,000    97.83    1,761    1,798
                
               12,919
                

Fixed Income I Fund - 0.7%

              

ANZ National International, Ltd.

   07/09/08    1,600,000    99.91    1,599    1,600

DG Funding Trust

   11/04/03    392    1,058,725.50    4,150    3,928

Klio Funding, Ltd.

   02/15/06    3,682,624    100.79    3,712    1,108

TNK-BP Finance SA

   07/13/06    240,000    98.79    237    222

Wachovia Corp.

   06/13/08    1,530,000    99.85    1,528    1,419
                
               8,277
                

Illiquid securities and restricted securities may be priced by the Funds using fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

7.   Subsequent Event

Effective September 2, 2008, the Funds will change their names as follows:

 

Current Name    New Name
Emerging Markets Fund    Russell Emerging Markets Fund
Real Estate Securities Fund    Russell Real Estate Securities Fund
Short Duration Bond Fund    Russell Short Duration Bond Fund
Tax Exempt Bond Fund    Russell Tax Exempt Bond Fund
Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund    Russell Tax-Managed U.S. Large Cap Fund
Tax-Managed Mid & Small Cap Fund    Russell Tax-Managed U.S. Mid & Small Cap Fund
Select Growth Fund    Russell U.S. Growth Fund
Select Value Fund    Russell U.S. Value Fund
Fixed Income I Fund    Russell Investment Grade Bond Fund

 

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A complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iv) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to RIMCo, as RIC’s investment adviser, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Funds may be invested. RIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Funds maintain a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Funds. A description of the P&P, Guidelines, Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and additional information about Fund Trustees are contained in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Funds’ prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please contact your financial institution.

Some Financial Intermediaries may offer electronic delivery of the Funds’ prospectus and annual and semiannual reports. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for further details.

 

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Russell Investments is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Securities distributed through Russell Financial Services, Inc. (effective June 2, 2008, the name changed from Russell Fund Distributors, Inc.) member FINRA, part of Russell Investments.

Russell Investments and Standard & Poor’s Corporation are the owners of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to their respective indexes. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. Indexes are not managed and may not be invested in directly.


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Russell Investment Company

Tax-Managed Global Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares    Market
Value
$
    

Investments - 99.8%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Domestic Equities - 75.0%

    

Quantitative Equity Fund

  239,193    7,984

Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund

  2,115,952    39,844

Tax-Managed Mid & Small Cap Fund

  939,073    11,926
      
     59,754
      

International Equities - 24.8%

    

Emerging Markets Fund

  202,778    3,944

International Securities Fund

  258,978    15,772
      
     19,716
      
Total Investments - 99.8%
    

(identified cost $65,739)

     79,470
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - 0.2%
     163
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      79,633
      

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Tax-Managed Global Equity Fund

Notes to Quarterly Report — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

1.   Organization

Russell Investment Company (the “Investment Company” or “RIC”) is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on one of these Funds (the “Fund”). The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under an amended and restated master trust agreement dated August 19, 2002. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.

Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is the Fund’s adviser and Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the Fund’s administrator and transfer agent.

In the table below, the Fund allocates its assets by investing in a combination of shares of other of the Investment Company’s Funds (the “Underlying Funds”). RIMCo, the Fund’s investment adviser, may modify the target asset allocation for the Fund and/or the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests. From time to time, the Fund may adjust its investments within set limits based on RIMCo’s outlook for the economy, financial markets generally and relative market valuation of the asset classes represented by each Underlying Fund. Additionally, the Fund may deviate from set limits when, in RIMCo’s opinion, it is necessary to do so to pursue the Fund’s investment objective. In the future, the Fund may also invest in other funds which are not currently Underlying Funds.

 

Asset Class/Underlying Funds    Asset Allocation
Targets per Prospectus
 
  

Equities

  

U.S. Equities

  

Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund

   50 %

Tax-Managed Mid & Small Cap Fund

   15  

Quantitative Equity Fund

   10  

International Equities

  

International Securities Fund

   20  

Emerging Markets Fund

   5  
      
   100  

Investment Objectives of the Underlying Funds:

Tax-Managed Large Cap Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth on an after-tax basis.

Tax-Managed Mid & Small Cap Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth on an after-tax basis.

Quantitative Equity Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

International Securities Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Emerging Markets Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

 

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2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of this Quarterly Report. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of this schedule of investments in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund values its portfolio securities, the shares of the Underlying Funds, at the current net asset value per share of each Underlying Fund.

The Underlying Funds value portfolio securities according to Board-approved securities valuation procedures, including market value procedures, fair value procedures and pricing services. Money market fund securities are priced using the amortized cost method of valuation, as are debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days at the time of purchase, unless the Board determines that amortized cost does not represent market value of short-term debt obligations. The Board has delegated the responsibility for administration of the securities valuation procedures to RFSC.

Ordinarily, the Underlying Funds value each portfolio security based on market quotations provided by pricing services or alternative pricing services or dealers (when permitted by the market value procedures). Generally, Underlying Fund securities are valued at the close of the market on which they are traded as follows:

 

   

US listed equities; equity and fixed income options: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

US over-the-counter equities: Official closing price; last bid price if no closing price;

 

   

Listed ADRs/GDRs: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

Municipal bonds, US bonds, Eurobonds/foreign bonds: Evaluated bid price; broker quote if no evaluated bid price;

 

   

Futures: Settlement price.

 

   

Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier.

 

   

The value of swap agreements is equal to the Fund’s obligation (or rights) under swap contracts which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the contracts based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the contracts.

 

   

Equity securities traded on a national foreign securities exchange or a foreign over the counter market are valued on the basis of the official closing price, or lacking the official closing price, at the last sale price of the primary exchange on which the security is traded.

If market quotations are not readily available for a security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not reliable, the Underlying Funds will use the security’s fair value, as determined in accordance with the fair value procedures. This generally means that equity securities and fixed income securities listed and traded principally on any national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale price or, lacking any sales, at the closing bid price, on the primary exchange on which the security is traded. The fair value procedures may involve subjective judgments as to the fair value of securities. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market on which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Funds’ Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. The use of fair value pricing by an Underlying Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated using normal pricing methods. Fair value pricing could also cause discrepancies between the daily movement of the value of Underlying Fund shares and daily movement of the benchmark index if the index is valued using another pricing method.

This policy is intended to assure that the Underlying Funds’ net asset values fairly reflect security values as of the time of pricing. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Underlying Fund securities that occur between the closing of the principal markets on which they trade and the time the net asset value of Underlying Fund shares is determined may be reflected in the

 

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calculation of net asset values for each applicable Underlying Fund (and each Fund which invests in such Underlying Fund) when the Underlying Funds deem that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such Underlying Fund’s net asset value. Underlying Funds that invest primarily in frequently traded exchange listed securities will use fair value pricing in limited circumstances since reliable market quotations will often be readily available. Underlying Funds that invest in foreign securities are likely to use fair value pricing more often since significant events may occur between the close of foreign markets and the time of pricing which would trigger fair value pricing of the foreign securities. Underlying Funds that invest in low rated debt securities are also likely to use fair value pricing more often since the markets in which such securities are traded are generally thinner, more limited and less active than those for higher rated securities. Examples of events that could trigger fair value pricing of one or more securities are: a material market movement of the US securities market (defined in the fair value procedures as the movement by any two of four major US Indexes greater than a certain percentage) or other significant event; foreign market holidays if on a daily basis, Fund exposure exceeds 20% in aggregate (all closed markets combined); a company development; a natural disaster; or an armed conflict.

Because foreign securities can trade on non-business days, the net asset value of a Fund’s portfolio that includes an Underlying Fund which invests in foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem fund shares.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosure.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

Investment Transactions

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost.

Investment Income

Distributions of income and capital gains from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.   Federal Income Taxes

At July 31, 2008, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Tax-Managed
Global Equity Fund
 
  

Cost of Investments

   $ 78,511,211  
        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 963,932  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (5,488 )
        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 958,444  
        

 

4.   Subsequent Event

Effective September 2, 2008, Tax-Managed Global Equity Fund will change its name to the Russell Tax-Managed Global Equity Fund.

 

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Shareholder Requests for Additional Information — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iv) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to RIMCo, as RIC’s investment adviser, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Fund may be invested. RIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Fund maintains a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Fund. A description of the P&P, Guidelines, Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and additional information about Fund Trustees are contained in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Financial Statements of the Underlying Funds can be obtained at no charge by calling the Funds at (800) 787-7354.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Fund’s prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please contact your financial institution.

Some Financial Intermediaries may offer electronic delivery of the Fund’s prospectus and annual and semiannual reports. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for further details.

 

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Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved.

Russell Investments is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Securities distributed through Russell Financial Services, Inc. (effective June 2, 2008, the name changed from Russell Fund Distributors, Inc.) member FINRA, part of Russell Investments.

Russell Investments and Standard & Poor’s Corporation are the owners of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to their respective indexes. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. Indexes are not managed and may not be invested in directly.


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Russell Flex Equity Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Common Stocks - 86.6%

       

Auto and Transportation - 2.3%

       

Autoliv, Inc.

   500      19

FedEx Corp.

   2,000      158

Frontline, Ltd.

   500      32

HUB Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   1,000      39

Kirby Corp. (Æ)

   1,500      71

Lear Corp. (Æ)

   900      13

Skywest, Inc.

   1,300      20
         
        352
         

Consumer Discretionary - 11.4%

       

Accenture, Ltd. Class A

   3,600      150

AutoNation, Inc. (Æ)

   5,900      61

Best Buy Co., Inc.

   2,300      91

CBS Corp. Class B

   7,100      116

Columbia Sportswear Co.

   700      26

Convergys Corp. (Æ)

   2,500      32

DISH Network Corp. Class A (Æ)

   5,000      147

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   500      15

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

   3,300      146

Guess ?, Inc.

   800      25

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

   500      23

Manpower, Inc.

   1,800      86

Nike, Inc. Class B

   2,900      170

Ross Stores, Inc.

   2,400      91

Sohu.com, Inc. (Æ)

   500      38

TJX Cos., Inc.

   700      24

Tupperware Brands Corp.

   1,600      62

VF Corp.

   1,900      136

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

   4,600      270

WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)

   1,000      38
         
        1,747
         

Consumer Staples - 3.0%

       

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

   2,600      193

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc.

   4,400      122

SYSCO Corp.

   5,000      142
         
        457
         

Financial Services - 15.5%

       

Allstate Corp. (The)

   800      37

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (Æ)

   1,000      70

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

   1,900      60

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

   4,600      163
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)

   1,100      18

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

   1,400      29

Cash America International, Inc.

   800      34

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö)

   1,900      37

Chubb Corp.

   3,400      163

Cigna Corp.

   2,400      89

Comerica, Inc.

   2,000      57

Discover Financial Services

   700      10

Federated Investors, Inc. Class B

   3,200      105

GFI Group, Inc.

   2,300      23

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

   700      129

H&R Block, Inc.

   3,200      78

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.

   2,900      184

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

   100      2

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)

   2,200      47

MetLife, Inc.

   1,500      76

Nasdaq OMX Group (The) (Æ)

   1,700      47

Northern Trust Corp.

   2,300      180

NYSE Euronext

   2,300      109

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.

   900      22

Prudential Financial, Inc.

   2,700      186

Regions Financial Corp.

   8,100      77

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

   1,500      76

SEI Investments Co.

   2,400      55

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (ö)

   1,600      21

Total System Services, Inc.

   1,200      24

United Rentals, Inc. (Æ)

   1,184      19

WR Berkley Corp.

   2,500      59

XL Capital, Ltd. Class A

   5,400      97
         
        2,383
         

Health Care - 9.9%

       

AMERIGROUP Corp. (Æ)

   1,100      28

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)

   2,300      144

Boston Scientific Corp. (Æ)

   6,500      77

Eli Lilly & Co.

   3,000      141

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)

   2,900      103

Health Management Associates, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   3,100      19

Health Net, Inc. (Æ)

   3,300      92

Humana, Inc. (Æ)

   2,800      123

Johnson & Johnson

   2,600      178

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

   7,200      83

McKesson Corp.

   2,200      123

Pfizer, Inc.

   12,400      232

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Æ)

   2,400      112

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Æ)

   1,400      55
         
        1,510
         

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
       

Integrated Oils - 5.2%

       

Chevron Corp.

   3,800      321

Exxon Mobil Corp.

   4,200      338

Marathon Oil Corp.

   2,900      144
         
        803
         

Materials and Processing - 9.7%

       

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.

   4,000      115

Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)

   500      23

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

   700      114

Domtar Corp. (Æ)

   8,500      48

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

   5,100      170

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ)

   700      21

Fluor Corp.

   2,200      179

International Paper Co.

   5,900      164

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)

   700      54

KBR, Inc.

   1,600      46

Mosaic Co. (The)

   1,200      153

Nucor Corp.

   2,100      120

Perini Corp. (Æ)

   500      14

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

   500      32

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   2,000      63

Terra Industries, Inc.

   1,100      59

URS Corp. (Æ)

   2,800      117
         
        1,492
         

Miscellaneous - 1.2%

       

Eaton Corp.

   2,000      142

General Electric Co.

   1,200      34
         
        176
         

Other Energy - 6.0%

       

Apache Corp.

   1,700      191

BJ Services Co.

   1,900      56

ENSCO International, Inc.

   1,200      83

Mariner Energy, Inc. (Æ)

   1,400      37

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

   2,900      82

Pride International, Inc. (Æ)

   2,300      89

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

   500      24

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)

   1,229      167

Unit Corp. (Æ)

   500      34

Valero Energy Corp.

   4,000      134

W&T Offshore, Inc.

   500      22
         
        919
         
     Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$

Producer Durables - 4.8%

       

Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A

   500      35

Cummins, Inc.

   1,100      73

Goodrich Corp.

   1,000      49

Lennar Corp. Class A

   2,800      34

Lexmark International, Inc.
Class A (Æ)

   2,400      84

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

   500      40

Lockheed Martin Corp.

   400      42

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The)

   700      19

Molex, Inc.

   700      17

Northrop Grumman Corp.

   2,700      182

NVR, Inc. (Æ)

   100      55

Plantronics, Inc.

   1,000      24

Terex Corp. (Æ)

   700      33

WW Grainger, Inc.

   500      45
         
        732
         

Technology - 10.7%

       

Adtran, Inc.

   600      13

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (Æ)

   1,600      77

Altera Corp.

   1,600      35

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

   2,500      68

Computer Sciences Corp. (Æ)

   2,100      100

General Dynamics Corp.

   2,300      205

Harris Corp.

   1,900      92

International Business Machines Corp.

   1,100      141

Intuit, Inc. (Æ)

   4,500      123

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

   6,500      106

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.

   800      79

Motorola, Inc.

   16,000      138

Plexus Corp. (Æ)

   500      14

SAIC, Inc. (Æ)

   2,900      55

Seagate Technology

   6,300      94

Symantec Corp. (Æ)

   6,800      143

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

   600      10

Tellabs, Inc. (Æ)

   4,700      24

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)

   4,200      121
         
        1,638
         

Utilities - 6.9%

       

ACE, Ltd.

   3,100      157

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

   4,000      158

AT&T, Inc.

   1,800      55

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    

Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares

     Market
Value
$
 
       

CenturyTel, Inc.

   1,800      67  

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

   1,800      150  

Duke Energy Corp.

   9,900      174  

Embarq Corp.

   3,100      142  

Progress Energy, Inc.

   3,400      144  

Verizon Communications, Inc.

   500      17  
           
        1,064  
           

Total Common Stocks

(cost $13,954)

        13,273  
           

Short-Term Investments - 13.7%

       

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

   1,750,000      1,750  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.792% due 09/25/08

   350      349  
           

Total Short-Term Investments

       

(cost $2,099)

        2,099  
           
Total Investments - 100.3%        

(identified cost $16,053)

        15,372  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (0.3%)
        (40 )
           
Net Assets - 100.0%         15,332  
           

 


 

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
   Notional Amount    Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 

Long Positions

           

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

   33    USD      2,091    09/08    (1 )
               

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

            (1 )
               

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Footnotes:

(Æ) Nonincome-producing security.
(ö) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
(§) All or a portion of the shares of this security are held as collateral in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold) or options written by the Fund.
(ž) Rate noted is yield-to-maturity from date of acquisition.
(ç) At amortized cost, which approximates market.

Abbreviations:

CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

 

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Russell Investment Company

Russell Flex Equity Fund

Notes to Quarterly Report — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

1.   Organization

Russell Investment Company (the “Investment Company” or “RIC”) is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on one of these Funds (the “Fund”). The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under an amended and restated master trust agreement dated August 19, 2002, as amended. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.

Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is the Fund’s adviser and Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the Fund’s administrator and transfer agent.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of this Quarterly Report. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of this schedule of investments in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund values portfolio securities according to Board-approved securities valuation procedures, including market value procedures, fair value procedures and pricing services. Money market fund securities are priced using the amortized cost method of valuation, as are debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days at the time of purchase, unless the Board determines that amortized cost does not represent market value of short-term debt obligations. The Board has delegated the responsibility for administration of the securities valuation procedures to RFSC.

Ordinarily, the Fund values each portfolio security based on market quotations provided by pricing services or alternative pricing services or dealers (when permitted by the market value procedures). Generally, Fund securities are valued at the close of the market on which they are traded as follows:

 

   

US listed equities; equity and fixed income options: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

US over-the-counter equities: Official closing price; last bid price if no closing price;

 

   

Listed ADRs/GDRs: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

Municipal bonds, US bonds: Evaluated bid price; broker quote if no evaluated bid price;

 

   

Futures: Settlement price.

 

   

Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier.

 

   

Short-term investments purchased by the Fund and maturing within 60 days of the date of purchase are valued at “amortized cost” unless the Board of Trustees determines that amortized cost does not represent fair value.

 

   

The value of swap agreements is equal to the Fund’s obligation (or rights) under swap contracts which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the contracts based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the contracts.

If market quotations are not readily available for a security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not reliable, the Fund will use the security’s fair value, as determined in accordance with the fair value procedures. This generally means that equity securities and fixed income securities listed and traded principally on any national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale price or, lacking any sales, at the closing bid price, on the primary exchange in which the security is traded. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market on which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Fund’s Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. The use of fair value pricing by the Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that

 

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would be calculated using normal pricing methods. Fair value pricing could also cause discrepancies between the daily movement of the value of Fund shares and daily movement of the benchmark index if the index is valued using another pricing method.

This policy is intended to assure that the Fund’s net asset values fairly reflect security values as of the time of pricing. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Fund securities that occur between the closing of the principal markets on which they trade and the time the net asset value of Fund shares is determined may be reflected in the calculation of net asset values for the Fund when the Fund deems that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect the Fund’s net asset value. Investments in frequently traded exchange listed securities will use fair value pricing in limited circumstances since reliable market quotations will often be readily available. Examples of events that could trigger fair value pricing of one or more securities are: a material market movement of the US securities market (defined in the fair value procedures as the movement by any two of four major US Indexes greater than a certain percentage) or other significant event; a company development; a natural disaster; or an armed conflict.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Fund’s financial statement disclosure.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Fund’s derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Fund’s financial statements disclosures.

Investment Transactions

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost incurred by each money manager within a particular Fund.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. All premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized/accreted using the interest method.

Derivatives

To the extent permitted by the investment objectives, restrictions and policies set forth in the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, the Fund may participate in various derivative-based transactions. Derivative securities are instruments or agreements whose value is derived from an underlying security or index. They include options, futures, swaps, forwards, structured notes and stripped securities. These instruments offer unique characteristics and risks that assist the Fund in meeting its investment strategies.

The Fund typically uses derivatives in three ways: exposing cash reserves to markets, hedging and return enhancement. The Fund may pursue its strategy of being fully invested by exposing cash reserves to the performance of appropriate markets by purchasing securities and/or derivatives. This is intended to cause the Fund to perform as though cash reserves were actually invested in those markets. Hedging is also used by the Fund to limit or control risks, such as adverse movements in exchange rates and interest rates. Return enhancement can be accomplished through the use of derivatives in a Fund. By purchasing certain instruments, the Fund may more effectively achieve the desired portfolio characteristics that assist the Fund in meeting its investment objectives. Depending on how the derivatives are structured and utilized, the risks associated with them may vary widely. These risks are generally categorized as market risk, liquidity risk and counterparty or credit risk.

Options

The Fund may purchase and sell (write) call and put options on securities and securities indices, provided such options are traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market.

 

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When the Fund writes a covered call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund receives a premium on the sale of a call option but gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in stock value above the exercise price of the option, and when the Fund writes a put option it is exposed to a decline in the price of the underlying security.

If an option which the Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss, if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option which the Fund has written is exercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. When a put option which a Fund has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security which a Fund purchases upon exercise of the option. Realized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

The Fund’s use of written options involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Fund’s exposure to market risk. The risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instruments and the price of the underlying securities and interest rates.

Futures Contracts

The Fund utilizes futures contracts to manage allocations between equity and fixed-income weightings. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Fund’s exposure to market risk. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts, and the possibility of an illiquid market. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents 5% of the purchase price indicated in the futures contract. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement value are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized.

Swap Agreements

The Fund may enter into several different types of agreements including interest rate and index swaps.

The Fund may enter into index swap agreements as an additional hedging strategy for cash reserves held by the Fund or to effect investment transactions consistent with the Fund’s investment objectives and strategies. Index swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard Index swap transaction, the two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular investments or instruments. The returns to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. a specified dollar amount that is hypothetically invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). Amounts paid to and received from the swap counterparties representing capital appreciation and depreciation on the underlying securities and accrued interest expense and interest income are recorded as net realized gain (loss). The Fund is exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparties; however, the Fund does not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.

The Fund may enter into interest rate swap agreements, on either an asset-based or liability basis, depending on whether they are hedging their assets or their liabilities, and will usually enter into interest rate swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. When the Fund engages in an interest rate swap, it exchanges its obligations to pay or rights to receive payments for the obligations or rights to receive payments of another party (i.e., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments).

The Fund expects to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of their portfolios or to protect against any increase in the price of securities they anticipate purchasing at a later date. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Fund’s obligations over their entitlements with respect to each interest rate swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid high-grade debt securities having an aggregate net asset value at least

 

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Russell Flex Equity Fund

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equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by the Fund’s custodian. To the extent that the Fund enters into interest rate swaps on other than a net basis, the amount maintained in a segregated account will be the full amount of the Fund’s obligations, if any, with respect to such swaps, accrued on a daily basis. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Fund will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreement related to the transaction. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid.

Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.   Related Party Transactions

The Fund is permitted to invest its cash reserves (i.e., cash awaiting investment or cash held to meet redemption requests or to pay expenses) in the RIC Money Market Fund. As of July 31, 2008, $1,750,000 of the RIC Money Market Fund’s net assets represents investments by this Fund.

 

4.   Federal Income Taxes

At July 31, 2008, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Russell Flex
Equity Fund
 
  

Cost of Investments

   $ 16,071,525  
        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 638,661  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (1,337,752 )
        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (699,091 )
        

 

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Russell Investment Company

Russell Flex Equity Fund

Shareholder Requests for Additional Information — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iv) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to RIMCo, as RIC’s investment adviser, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Fund may be invested. RIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Fund maintains a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Fund. A description of the P&P, Guidelines, Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and additional information about Fund Trustees are contained in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354 and (ii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Fund’s prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please contact your financial institution.

Some Financial Intermediaries may offer electronic delivery of the Fund’s prospectus and annual and semiannual reports. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for further details.

 

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2008 QUARTERLY REPORT

 

 

LifePoints® Funds

 

 

JULY 31, 2008

 

FUND    SHARE CLASS
Conservative Strategy Fund    A, C, E, R1, R2, R3, S
Moderate Strategy Fund    A, C, E, R1, R2, R3, S
Balanced Strategy Fund    A, C, E, R1, R2, R3, S
Growth Strategy Fund    A, C, E, R1, R2, R3, S
Equity Growth Strategy Fund    A, C, E, R1, R2, R3, S
2010 Strategy Fund    A, E, R1, R2, R3, S
2015 Strategy Fund    R1, R2, R3
2020 Strategy Fund    A, E, R1, R2, R3, S
2025 Strategy Fund    R1, R2, R3
2030 Strategy Fund    A, E, R1, R2, R3, S
2035 Strategy Fund    R1, R2, R3
2040 Strategy Fund    A, E, R1, R2, R3, S
2045 Strategy Fund    R1, R2, R3
2050 Strategy Fund    R1, R2, R3
In Retirement Fund    R1, R2, R3
2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — A Shares   
2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — A Shares   
2027 Extended Distribution Fund — A Shares   
2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — S Shares   
2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — S Shares   
2027 Extended Distribution Fund — S Shares   

 

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Russell Investment Company

Russell Investment Company is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on twenty-one of these Funds.


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Russell Investment Company

LifePoints® Funds

Quarterly Report

July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

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Conservative Strategy Fund    3
Moderate Strategy Fund    4
Balanced Strategy Fund    5
Growth Strategy Fund    6
Equity Growth Strategy Fund    7
2010 Strategy Fund    8
2015 Strategy Fund    9
2020 Strategy Fund    10
2025 Strategy Fund    11
2030 Strategy Fund    12
2035 Strategy Fund    13
2040 Strategy Fund    14
2045 Strategy Fund    15
2050 Strategy Fund    16
In Retirement Fund    17
2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — A Shares    18
2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — A Shares    19
2027 Extended Distribution Fund — A Shares    20
2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — S Shares    21
2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — S Shares    22
2027 Extended Distribution Fund — S Shares    23
Notes to Quarterly Report    24
Shareholder Requests for Additional Information    30


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Russell Investment Company - LifePoints® Funds.

Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved.

Russell Investments is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Securities distributed through Russell Financial Services, Inc. (effective June 2, 2008, the name changed from Russell Fund Distributors, Inc.) member FINRA, part of Russell Investments.

Russell Investments and Standard & Poor’s Corporation are the owners of the trademarks, service marks, and copyrights related to their respective indexes. Index performance is not indicative of the performance of any specific investment. Indexes are not managed and may not be invested in directly.


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Russell Investment Company

Conservative Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares    Market
Value
$
    

Investments - 99.8%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Bonds - 79.6%

    

Multistrategy Bond Fund

  30,047,611    295,067

Short Duration Bond Fund

  5,310,755    98,674
      
     393,741
      

Domestic Equities - 14.2%

    

Diversified Equity Fund

  717,432    30,046

Quantitative Equity Fund

  749,273    25,011

Real Estate Securities Fund

  396,467    15,347
      
     70,404
      

International Equities - 6.0%

    

Global Equity Fund

  1,101,861    9,983

International Securities Fund

  325,315    19,812
      
     29,795
      
Total Investments - 99.8%     

(identified cost $498,191)

     493,940
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.2%      813
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      494,753
      

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

Moderate Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares   

Market
Value

$

    

Investments - 100.0%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Bonds - 59.9%

    

Multistrategy Bond Fund

  70,568,002    692,978
      

Domestic Equities - 26.1%

    

Diversified Equity Fund

  2,772,459    116,111

Quantitative Equity Fund

  3,479,342    116,140

Real Estate Securities Fund

  904,760    35,023

Special Growth Fund

  835,089    34,882
      
     302,156
      

International Equities - 14.0%

    

Emerging Markets Fund

  1,191,559    23,176

Global Equity Fund

  3,845,453    34,839

International Securities Fund

  1,713,038    104,324
      
     162,339
      
Total Investments - 100.0%     

(identified cost $1,172,006)

     1,157,473
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%      278
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      1,157,751
      

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

Balanced Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares    Market
Value
$
    

Investments - 100.0%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Bonds - 39.7%

    

Multistrategy Bond Fund

  216,506,144    2,126,090
      

Domestic Equities - 39.4%

    

Diversified Equity Fund

  19,294,718    808,063

Quantitative Equity Fund

  24,257,603    809,719

Real Estate Securities Fund

  7,138,039    276,313

Special Growth Fund

  5,192,088    216,874
      
     2,110,969
      

International Equities - 20.9%

    

Emerging Markets Fund

  8,222,774    159,933

Global Equity Fund

  23,774,281    215,395

International Securities Fund

  12,224,080    744,446
      
     1,119,774
      
Total Investments - 100.0%     

(identified cost $5,426,698)

     5,356,833
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%      2,616
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      5,359,449
      

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

Growth Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares   

Market
Value

$

    

Investments - 100.0%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Bonds - 19.8%

    

Multistrategy Bond Fund

  77,021,938    756,355
      

Domestic Equities - 53.4%

    

Diversified Equity Fund

  19,191,239    803,729

Quantitative Equity Fund

  23,007,402    767,987

Real Estate Securities Fund

  6,146,285    237,923

Special Growth Fund

  5,557,861    232,152
      
     2,041,791
      

International Equities - 26.8%

    

Emerging Markets Fund

  7,808,662    151,879

Global Equity Fund

  25,331,026    229,499

International Securities Fund

  10,534,063    641,524
      
     1,022,902
      
Total Investments - 100.0%     

(identified cost $3,942,577)

     3,821,048
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%      1,740
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      3,822,788
      

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

Equity Growth Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares    Market
Value
$
    

Investments - 100.0%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Domestic Equities - 65.4%

    

Diversified Equity Fund

  11,865,205    496,915

Quantitative Equity Fund

  14,362,832    479,431

Real Estate Securities Fund

  3,532,292    136,735

Special Growth Fund

  3,223,477    134,645
      
     1,247,726
      

International Equities - 34.6%

    

Emerging Markets Fund

  4,811,722    93,588

Global Equity Fund

  14,751,681    133,650

International Securities Fund

  7,111,113    433,067
      
     660,305
      
Total Investments - 100.0%     

(identified cost $1,973,474)

     1,908,031
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%      648
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      1,908,679
      

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2010 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares    Market
Value
$
    

Investments - 100.0%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Bonds - 63.7%

    

Fixed Income III Fund

  2,684,652    26,766

Short Duration Bond Fund

  96,055    1,785
      
     28,551
      

Domestic Equities - 23.9%

    

Equity I Fund

  145,310    4,132

Equity II Fund

  49,485    1,082

Equity Q Fund

  138,021    4,112

Real Estate Securities Fund

  35,635    1,379
      
     10,705
      

International Equities - 12.4%

    

Emerging Markets Fund

  36,827    716

Global Equity Fund

  139,162    1,261

International Fund

  96,446    3,576
      
     5,553
      
Total Investments - 100.0%     

(identified cost $47,671)

     44,809
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%      7
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      44,816
      

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2015 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 53.9%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   30,162      301
         

Domestic Equities - 30.2%

       

Equity I Fund

   2,282      65

Equity II Fund

   852      19

Equity Q Fund

   2,180      65

Real Estate Securities Fund

   532      20
         
        169
         

International Equities - 15.9%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   665      13

Global Equity Fund

   2,043      18

International Fund

   1,568      58
         
        89
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $584)

        559
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         559
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2020 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Shares    Market
Value
$
    

Investments - 100.0%

    
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds     

Bonds - 41.9%

    

Fixed Income III Fund

  4,561,795    45,481
      

Domestic Equities - 37.8%

    

Equity I Fund

  552,392    15,710

Equity II Fund

  193,413    4,228

Equity Q Fund

  527,532    15,715

Real Estate Securities Fund

  138,263    5,352
      
     41,005
      

International Equities - 20.3%

    

Emerging Markets Fund

  161,581    3,143

Global Equity Fund

  465,994    4,222

International Fund

  393,356    14,586
      
     21,951
      
Total Investments - 100.0%     

(identified cost $116,280)

     108,437
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%      16
      
Net Assets - 100.0%      108,453
      

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2025 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 26.0%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   19,496      194
         

Domestic Equities - 48.9%

       

Equity I Fund

   4,968      141

Equity II Fund

   1,840      40

Equity Q Fund

   4,728      141

Real Estate Securities Fund

   1,113      43
         
        365
         

International Equities - 25.1%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   1,426      28

Global Equity Fund

   4,433      40

International Fund

   3,227      120
         
        188
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $773)

        747
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         747
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2030 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 10.1%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   898,397      8,957
         

Domestic Equities - 59.1%

       

Equity I Fund

   720,728      20,497

Equity II Fund

   264,804      5,789

Equity Q Fund

   688,041      20,497

Real Estate Securities Fund

   152,933      5,920
         
        52,703
         

International Equities - 30.8%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   206,277      4,012

Global Equity Fund

   637,813      5,779

International Fund

   477,588      17,709
         
        27,500
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $96,425)

        89,160
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%         13
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         89,173
         

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2035 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 9.9%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   6,850      68
         

Domestic Equities - 59.3%

       

Equity I Fund

   5,573      159

Equity II Fund

   2,037      45

Equity Q Fund

   5,315      158

Real Estate Securities Fund

   1,165      45
         
        407
         

International Equities - 30.8%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   1,599      31

Global Equity Fund

   4,909      44

International Fund

   3,656      136
         
        211
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $726)

        686
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         686
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2040 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 10.0%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   622,344      6,205
         

Domestic Equities - 59.0%

       

Equity I Fund

   501,270      14,256

Equity II Fund

   184,242      4,027

Equity Q Fund

   478,569      14,257

Real Estate Securities Fund

   106,034      4,105
         
        36,645
         

International Equities - 31.0%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   143,773      2,796

Global Equity Fund

   444,592      4,028

International Fund

   334,025      12,386
         
        19,210
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $66,823)

        62,060
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%         10
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         62,070
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2045 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 10.1%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   9,943      99
         

Domestic Equities - 59.0%

       

Equity I Fund

   7,986      227

Equity II Fund

   2,929      64

Equity Q Fund

   7,624      227

Real Estate Securities Fund

   1,645      64
         
        582
         

International Equities - 30.9%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   2,292      45

Global Equity Fund

   7,080      64

International Fund

   5,290      196
         
        305
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $1,057)

        986
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         986
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2050 Strategy Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 10.0%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   2,920      29
         

Domestic Equities - 59.4%

       

Equity I Fund

   2,359      67

Equity II Fund

   879      19

Equity Q Fund

   2,259      68

Real Estate Securities Fund

   497      19
         
        173
         

International Equities - 30.6%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   666      13

Global Equity Fund

   2,081      19

International Fund

   1,536      57
         
        89
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $302)

        291
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         291
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

In Retirement Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 67.6%

       

Fixed Income III Fund

   17,551      175

Short Duration Bond Fund

   1,258      23
         
        198
         

Domestic Equities - 21.5%

       

Equity I Fund

   856      24

Equity II Fund

   245      5

Equity Q Fund

   818      25

Real Estate Securities Fund

   240      9
         
        63
         

International Equities - 10.9%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   182      4

Global Equity Fund

   846      8

International Fund

   548      20
         
        32
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $306)

        293
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         293
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — A Shares

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
 
       

Investments - 100.1%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 5.4%

       

Multistrategy Bond Fund

   4,089      40  
           

Domestic Equities - 61.5%

       

Diversified Equity Fund

   4,321      181  

Quantitative Equity Fund

   5,210      174  

Real Estate Securities Fund

   1,256      49  

Special Growth Fund

   1,167      49  
           
        453  
           

International Equities - 33.2%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   1,804      35  

Global Equity Fund

   5,372      49  

International Securities Fund

   2,635      160  
           
        244  
           
Total Investments - 100.1%        

(identified cost $774)

        737  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (0.1%)         (1 )
           

Net Assets - 100.0%

        736  
           

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — A Shares

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 94.4%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 78.7%

       

Multistrategy Bond Fund

   52,746      518
         

Domestic Equities - 10.4%

       

Diversified Equity Fund

   639      27

Quantitative Equity Fund

   773      26

Real Estate Securities Fund

   198      8

Special Growth Fund

   176      7
         
        68
         

International Equities - 5.3%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   263      5

Global Equity Fund

   793      7

International Securities Fund

   381      23
         
        35
         
Total Investments - 94.4%        

(identified cost $638)

        621
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 5.6%         37
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         658
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2027 Extended Distribution Fund — A Shares

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 70.2%

       

Multistrategy Bond Fund

   77,595      762
         

Domestic Equities - 19.4%

       

Diversified Equity Fund

   2,011      84

Quantitative Equity Fund

   2,426      81

Real Estate Securities Fund

   604      23

Special Growth Fund

   546      23
         
        211
         

International Equities - 10.4%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   825      16

Global Equity Fund

   2,513      23

International Securities Fund

   1,219      74
         
        113
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $1,123)

        1,086
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         1,086
         

 


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — S Shares

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 5.4%

       

Multistrategy Bond Fund

   1,829      18
         

Domestic Equities - 62.0%

       

Diversified Equity Fund

   1,971      83

Quantitative Equity Fund

   2,391      80

Real Estate Securities Fund

   607      23

Special Growth Fund

   545      23
         
        209
         

International Equities - 32.6%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   813      16

Global Equity Fund

   2,450      22

International Securities Fund

   1,180      72
         
        110
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $368)

        337
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         337
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — S Shares

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 94.7%

       

Multistrategy Bond Fund

   88,672      871
         

Domestic Equities - 3.5%

       

Diversified Equity Fund

   307      13

Quantitative Equity Fund

   373      12

Real Estate Securities Fund

   92      4

Special Growth Fund

   84      3
         
        32
         

International Equities - 1.8%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   125      2

Global Equity Fund

   383      4

International Securities Fund

   186      11
         
        17
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $953)

        920
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         920
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

2027 Extended Distribution Fund — S Shares

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     Shares      Market
Value
$
       

Investments - 100.0%

       
Other Russell Investment Company Series Mutual Funds        

Bonds - 81.5%

       

Multistrategy Bond Fund

   68,020      668
         

Domestic Equities - 12.1%

       

Diversified Equity Fund

   941      39

Quantitative Equity Fund

   1,138      38

Real Estate Securities Fund

   270      11

Special Growth Fund

   254      11
         
        99
         

International Equities - 6.4%

       

Emerging Markets Fund

   397      8

Global Equity Fund

   1,179      10

International Securities Fund

   572      35
         
        53
         
Total Investments - 100.0%        

(identified cost $842)

        820
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - 0.0%        
         
Net Assets - 100.0%         820
         

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Russell Investment Company

LifePoints® Funds

Notes to Quarterly Report — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

1.   Organization

Russell Investment Company (the “Investment Company” or “RIC”) is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on 21 of these Funds (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under an amended and restated master trust agreement dated August 19, 2002, as amended. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.

Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is the Funds’ adviser and Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the Funds administrator and transfer agent.

Target Portfolio Funds

Each of the Funds listed in the table below allocates its assets by investing in a combination of shares of other of the Investment Company’s Funds (the “Underlying Funds”). RIMCo, may modify the target asset allocation for any Fund and/or the Underlying Funds in which the Funds invest. From time to time, each Fund may adjust its investments within set limits based on RIMCo’s outlook for the economy, financial markets generally and relative market valuation of the asset classes represented by each Underlying Fund. Additionally, each Fund may deviate from set limits when, in RIMCo’s opinion, it is necessary to do so to pursue the Fund’s investment objective. In the future, the Funds may also invest in other funds which are not currently Underlying Funds.

 

     Asset Allocation Targets as set forth in Current Prospectus  
Asset Class/Underlying Funds    Conservative
Strategy Fund
    Moderate
Strategy Fund
    Balanced
Strategy Fund
    Growth
Strategy Fund
    Equity Growth
Strategy Fund
 
          

U.S. Equities

          

Diversified Equity Fund

   6 %   10 %   15 %   21 %   26 %

Quantitative Equity Fund

   5     10     15     20     25  

Special Growth Fund

       3     4     6     7  

Real Estate Securities Fund

   3     3     5     6     7  

International Equities

          

Global Equity Fund

   2     3     4     6     7  

International Securities Fund

   4     9     14     17     23  

Emerging Markets Fund

       2     3     4     5  

Bonds

          

Multistrategy Bond Fund

   60     60     40     20      

Short Duration Bond Fund

   20                  
                              
   100     100     100     100     100  

 

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LifePoints® Funds

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Target Date Funds

Each of the Funds listed in the table below allocates its assets by investing in a combination of shares of the Underlying Funds. The allocation of these Funds’ assets to the Underlying Funds in which it invests will become more conservative over time. Currently, RIMCo will manage each Fund according to its target asset allocation strategy and will not trade actively among Underlying Funds or attempt to capture short-term market opportunities. However, from time to time, RIMCo expects to modify the target asset allocation for the Funds and/or the Underlying Funds in which a Fund invests. In addition, the Funds may in the future invest in other funds which are not currently Underlying Funds.

 

     Asset Allocation Targets as set forth in Current Prospectus  
Assets Class/Underlying Funds    2010
Strategy Fund
    2015
Strategy Fund
    2020
Strategy Fund
    2025
Strategy Fund
    2030
Strategy Fund
 
          

U.S. Equities

          

Equity I Fund

   9 %   12 %   15 %   19 %   23 %

Equity Q Fund

   9     12     14     19     23  

Equity II Fund

   2     3     4     5     6  

Real Estate Securities Fund

   3     4     5     6     6  

International Equities

          

Global Equity Fund

   3     3     4     5     7  

International Fund

   8     10     13     16     20  

Emerging Markets Fund

   2     2     3     4     5  

Bonds

          

Fixed Income III Fund

   60     54     42     26     10  

Short Duration Bond Fund

   4                  
                              
   100     100     100     100     100  
     Asset Allocation Targets as set forth in Current Prospectus  
Asset Class/Underlying Funds    2035
Strategy Fund
    2040
Strategy Fund
    2045
Strategy Fund
    2050
Strategy Fund
    In Retirement
Fund
 
          

US Equities

          

Equity I Fund

   23 %   23 %   23 %   23 %   8 %

Equity Q Fund

   23     23     23     23     8  

Equity II Fund

   6     6     6     6     2  

Real Estate Securities Fund

   6     6     6     6     3  

International Equities

          

Global Equity Fund

   7     7     7     7     3  

International Fund

   20     20     20     20     7  

Emerging Markets Fund

   5     5     5     5     1  

Bonds

          

Fixed Income III Fund

   10     10     10     10     60  

Short Duration Bond Fund

                   8  
                              
   100     100     100     100     100  

Target Distribution Funds

Each Fund seeks to achieve its objective primarily by investing in the Underlying Funds using a dynamic asset allocation investment strategy. The RIC Underlying Funds currently include the Diversified Equity, Special Growth, Quantitative Equity, International Securities, Global Equity, Short Duration Bond, Multistrategy Bond, Real Estate Securities, Emerging Markets and Money Market Funds. The Underlying Funds are designed to provide the foundation for a diversified portfolio. Each major asset class (U.S. equity, non-U.S. equity, fixed income, real estate and cash) is represented by an Underlying Fund. The Underlying Funds to which the Funds allocate their assets and the percentage allocations will change over time and a Fund may not always invest in all the Underlying Funds. In addition, the Funds may in the future invest in other funds which are not currently Underlying Funds.

 

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LifePoints® Funds

Notes to Quarterly Report, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Investment Objectives of the Underlying Funds:

Diversified Equity Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Equity I Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Special Growth Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Equity II

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Quantitative Equity Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Equity Q Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Real Estate Securities Fund

Seeks to provide current income and long term capital growth.

Emerging Markets Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Global Equity Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

International Securities Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

International Fund

Seeks to provide long term capital growth.

Short Duration Bond Fund

Seeks to provide current income and preservation of capital with a focus on short duration securities.

Multistrategy Bond Fund

Seeks to provide current income and as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.

Fixed Income III Fund

Seeks to provide current income and as a secondary objective, capital appreciation.

Money Market Fund

Seeks to maximize current income while preserving capital and liquidity.

 

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LifePoints® Funds

Notes to Quarterly Report, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of this Quarterly Report. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of these schedules of investments in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Funds value their portfolio securities, the shares of the Underlying Funds, at the current net asset value per share of each Underlying Fund.

The Underlying Funds value portfolio securities according to Board-approved securities valuation procedures, including market value procedures, fair value procedures and pricing services. Money market fund securities are priced using the amortized cost method of valuation, as are debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days at the time of purchase, unless the Board determines that amortized cost does not represent market value of short-term debt obligations. The Board has delegated the responsibility for administration of the securities valuation procedures to RFSC.

Ordinarily, the Underlying Funds value each portfolio security based on market quotations provided by pricing services or alternative pricing services or dealers (when permitted by the market value procedures). Generally, Underlying Fund securities are valued at the close of the market on which they are traded as follows:

 

   

US listed equities; equity and fixed income options: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

US over-the-counter equities: Official closing price; last bid price if no closing price;

 

   

Listed ADRs/GDRs: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

Municipal bonds, US bonds, Eurobonds/foreign bonds: Evaluated bid price; broker quote if no evaluated bid price;

 

   

Futures: Settlement price.

 

   

Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier.

 

   

The value of swap agreements is equal to the Funds’ obligation (or rights) under swap contracts which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the contracts based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the contracts.

 

   

Equity securities traded on a national foreign securities exchange or a foreign over the counter market are valued on the basis of the official closing price, or lacking the official closing price, at the last sale price of the primary exchange on which the security is traded.

If market quotations are not readily available for a security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not reliable, the Underlying Funds will use the security’s fair value, as determined in accordance with the fair value procedures. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market on which they are traded, but rather may be priced by another method that the Funds’ Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. The use of fair value pricing by an Underlying Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated using normal pricing methods. Fair value pricing could also cause discrepancies between the daily movement of the value of Underlying Fund shares and daily movement of the benchmark index if the index is valued using another pricing method.

This policy is intended to assure that the Underlying Funds’ net asset values fairly reflect security values as of the time of pricing. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Underlying Fund securities that occur between the closing of the principal markets on which they trade and the time the net asset value of Underlying Fund shares is determined may be reflected in the calculation of net asset values for each applicable Underlying Fund (and each Fund which invests in such Underlying Fund) when the Underlying Funds deem that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such Underlying Fund’s net asset value. Underlying Funds that invest primarily in frequently traded exchange listed securities will use fair value pricing in

 

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limited circumstances since reliable market quotations will often be readily available. Underlying Funds that invest in foreign securities are likely to use fair value pricing more often since significant events may occur between the close of foreign markets and the time of pricing which would trigger fair value pricing of the foreign securities. Underlying Funds that invest in low rated debt securities are also likely to use fair value pricing more often since the markets in which such securities are traded are generally thinner, more limited and less active than those for higher rated securities. Examples of events that could trigger fair value pricing of one or more securities are: a material market movement of the US securities market (defined in the Fair Value Procedures as the movement by any two of four major US Indexes greater than a certain percentage) or other significant event; foreign market holidays if on a daily basis, Fund exposure exceeds 20% in aggregate (all closed markets combined); a company development; a natural disaster; or an armed conflict.

Because foreign securities can trade on non-business days, the net asset value of a Fund’s portfolio that includes an Underlying Fund which invests in foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem fund shares.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosure.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statements disclosures.

Investment Transactions

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost.

Investment Income

Distributions of income and capital gains from the Underlying Funds are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Reverse Share Split

By written consent effective as of March 26, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Russell Investment Company approved, on behalf of the 2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — A Shares, 2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — A Shares, 2027 Extended Distribution Fund — A Shares, 2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — S Shares, 2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — S Shares, and 2027 Extended Distribution Fund — S Shares (the “Target Distribution Funds”), a reverse share split for each of the Target Distribution Funds. The effective date of the reverse share split was March 27, 2008.

A reverse share split is a combination of a fund’s shares according to a conversion ratio in order to reduce the total number of outstanding shares of the fund. A reverse share split does not alter the rights or value of a shareholder’s interest in a fund.

The conversion ratio of each reverse share split was as follows:

2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — A Shares 10 : 9.173138

2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — A Shares 10 : 9.324813

2027 Extended Distribution Fund — A Shares 10 : 9.215562

2017 Retirement Distribution Fund — S Shares 10 : 8.933155

2017 Accelerated Distribution Fund — S Shares 10 : 9.431073

2027 Extended Distribution Fund — S Shares 10 : 9.229232

As a result of the reverse share split, the par value of the shares of each of the Target Distribution Funds has been adjusted in accordance with the conversion ratio.

 

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Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.   Federal Income Taxes

At July 31, 2008, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Equity Growth
Strategy Fund
    Growth
Strategy Fund
    Balanced
Strategy Fund
    Moderate
Strategy Fund
    Conservative
Strategy Fund
 
          

Cost of Investments

   $
2,040,386,146
 
  $ 3,981,743,245     $ 5,504,856,512     $ 1,186,571,971     $ 501,771,181  
                                        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 60,821,857     $ 77,293,640     $ 282,543,300     $ 65,116,774     $ 24,551,664  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (193,177,280 )     (237,988,751 )     (430,566,487 )     (94,215,362 )     (32,382,908 )
                                        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (132,355,423 )   $ (160,695,111 )   $ (148,023,187 )   $ (29,098,588 )   $ (7,831,244 )
                                        
     2010
Strategy Fund
    2015
Strategy Fund
    2020
Strategy Fund
    2025
Strategy Fund
    2030
Strategy Fund
 

Cost of Investments

   $ 47,899,317     $ 585,602     $ 116,826,161     $ 791,993     $ 96,882,522  
                                        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $     $ 29     $     $ 209     $  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (3,089,926 )     (26,274 )     (8,389,406 )     (44,828 )     (7,722,974 )
                                        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (3,089,926 )   $ (26,245 )   $ (8,389,406 )   $ (44,619 )   $ (7,722,974 )
                                        
     2035
Strategy Fund
    2040
Strategy Fund
    2045
Strategy Fund
    2050
Strategy Fund
    In Retirement
Fund
 

Cost of Investments

   $ 731,536     $ 67,362,521     $ 1,058,903     $ 301,679     $ 306,308  
                                        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $     $     $     $ 263     $ 75  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (45,646 )     (5,302,925 )     (72,973 )     (11,217 )     (13,148 )
                                        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (45,646 )   $ (5,302,925 )   $ (72,973 )   $ (10,954 )   $ (13,073 )
                                        
     2017 Retirement
Distribution Fund -
A Shares
    2017 Accelerated
Distribution Fund -
A Shares
    2027 Extended
Distribution Fund -
A Shares
             

Cost of Investments

   $ 774,994     $ 640,477     $ 1,124,458      
                            

Unrealized Appreciation

   $     $ 151     $      

Unrealized Depreciation

     (38,371 )     (19,588 )     (38,070 )    
                            

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (38,371 )   $ (19,437 )   $ (38,070 )    
                            
     2017 Retirement
Distribution Fund -
S Shares
    2017 Accelerated
Distribution Fund -
S Shares
    2027 Extended
Distribution Fund -
S Shares
             

Cost of Investments

   $ 372,808     $ 953,403     $ 851,059      
                            

Unrealized Appreciation

   $     $     $      

Unrealized Depreciation

     (36,308 )     (33,055 )     (31,371 )    
                            

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ (36,308 )   $ (33,055 )   $ (31,371 )    
                            

 

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A complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iv) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to RIMCo, as RIC’s investment adviser, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Funds may be invested. RIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Funds maintain a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Funds. A description of the P&P, Guidelines, Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and additional information about Fund Trustees are contained in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Financial Statements of the Underlying Funds can be obtained at no charge by calling the Funds at (800) 787-7354.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Funds’ prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please contact your financial institution.

Some Financial Intermediaries may offer electronic delivery of the Funds’ prospectus and annual and semiannual reports. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for further details.

 

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Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved.

Russell Investments is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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Russell Investment Company

Money Market Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     

Principal

Amount ($)
or Shares

     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity #
     Value
$
                 

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 35.6%

                 

Associates Corp. of North America

   71,595      6.250      11/01/08      71,891

Bank of America NA (Ê)(þ)

   66,000      2.988      04/03/09      66,000

Bank of America NA (Ê)

   50,000      2.786      06/12/09      49,909

BNP Paribas (Ê)

   100,000      2.760      08/07/08      100,000

Calamos Global Dynamic I (Ê)(þ)

   71,000      3.216      06/01/09      71,000

Citigroup Funding, Inc. (Ê)

   26,400      2.862      03/02/09      26,264

Citigroup Funding, Inc. (Ê)

   15,800      2.110      03/16/09      15,693

Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

   7,100      2.914      03/17/09      7,081

Citigroup, Inc. (Ê)

   47,376      2.848      12/26/08      47,287

Citigroup, Inc.

   25,000      3.625      02/09/09      25,047

Citigroup, Inc. (Ê)

   10,000      2.817      06/09/09      9,947

Credit Agricole SA (Ê)(þ)

   100,000      3.031      02/13/09      100,000

Credit Suisse First Boston USA Inc. (Ê)

   32,665      2.807      12/09/08      32,654

General Electric Capital Corp. (Ê)

   25,000      2.529      08/22/08      25,000

General Electric Capital Corp. (Ê)

   5,715      2.876      06/15/09      5,714

General Electric Co. (Ê)

   40,000      2.717      12/09/08      39,986

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)(Ê)

   21,000      2.318      02/13/09      20,902

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ê)

   28,000      2.522      08/22/08      27,988

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ê)

   21,000      2.813      12/05/08      20,971

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Ê)

   12,384      2.702      06/05/09      12,374

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

   57,000      2.808      09/26/08      57,000

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

   70,000      2.938      03/11/09      70,000

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ê)

   51,000      2.368      04/03/09      50,712

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Ê)

   15,000      2.638      08/22/08      15,000

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Ê)

   9,000      2.748      08/22/08      9,001

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. (Ê)

   55,000      2.616      11/17/08      55,000

Metropolitan Life Global Funding (Ê)(þ)

   75,000      2.459      08/21/08      74,986

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Ê)(Å)

   150,000      3.090      02/09/09      150,000

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Ê)(Å)

   50,000      1.192      03/02/09      50,000

Morgan Stanley (Ê)

   11,000      2.550      08/26/08      10,998

Morgan Stanley (Ê)

   75,000      2.550      09/26/08      74,928

Morgan Stanley (Ê)

   90,000      2.200      10/03/08      90,000

Paine Webber Group, Inc.

   8,000      7.625      10/15/08      8,066

Protective Life Insurance Co. (Ê)(Å)

   50,000      2.888      05/23/09      50,000

Protective Life Insurance Co. (Ê)(Å)

   50,000      2.899      05/29/09      50,000

Puttable Floating Optional Taxable Receipts (Ê)(þ)

   59,785      2.860      04/01/26      59,785

Puttable Floating Optional Taxable Receipts (Ê)(þ)

   105,635      3.460      10/01/39      105,639

Puttable Floating Optional Taxable Receipts (Ê)(þ)

   19,625      3.460      06/15/43      19,625

Royal Bank of Canada (Ê)(þ)

   90,000      2.858      05/15/09      90,000

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (Ê)(þ)

   15,000      2.488      09/19/08      14,990

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (Ê)(þ)

   30,000      2.981      01/15/09      30,000

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (Ê)(þ)

   100,000      2.620      03/04/09      100,000

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (Ê)(þ)

   130,000      2.976      06/12/09      130,000

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. (Ê)

   199,999      2.470      06/19/09      199,999

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. (Ê)

   125,000      2.580      06/29/09      125,000

UBS AG (Ê)

   57,800      2.450      09/16/08      57,765

UBS AG (Ê)

   100,000      2.450      02/09/09      100,000

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     

Principal

Amount ($)
or Shares

     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity #
     Value
$
                 

Wachovia Bank NA (Ê)

   50,000      2.846      10/28/08      49,932

Wachovia Bank NA (Ê)

   50,000      2.461      02/23/09      49,876

Wachovia Bank NA (Ê)

   50,000      2.888      03/10/09      50,000

Wachovia Bank NA (Ê)

   124,795      2.841      03/23/09      124,378

Wells Fargo Bank NA (Ê)

   100,000      2.610      05/28/09      100,000
                   
Total Corporate Bonds and Notes (amortized cost $2,998,388)                   2,998,388
                   
Registered Investment Company Funds - 8.2%                  

Merrill Lynch Premier Institutional Fund

   281,254,968                281,255

Reserve Primary Fund Class Institutional

   415,333,956                415,334
                   
Total Registered Investment Company Funds
(amortized cost $696,589)
                  696,589
                   
Domestic Commercial Paper - 41.5%                  

ANZ National International, Ltd.

   50,000      2.790      08/07/08      49,977

ANZ National International, Ltd.

   20,500      2.680      08/11/08      20,485

ANZ National International, Ltd.

   100,000      2.750      11/25/08      99,107

Barclays US Funding LLC

   50,000      2.875      09/29/08      49,779

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

   30,000      2.765      08/04/08      29,993

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

   30,000      2.910      08/15/08      29,967

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

   50,000      2.800      08/29/08      49,893

Central American Bank for Economic Integration

   30,000      3.030      09/22/08      29,871

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

   60,000      2.900      08/05/08      59,981

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

   50,000      2.650      08/28/08      49,894

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

   50,000      2.700      09/11/08      49,840

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

   50,000      2.750      09/29/08      49,766

Citigroup Funding, Inc.

   50,000      2.850      11/20/08      49,551

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   16,377      2.690      08/01/08      16,377

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   7,000      2.700      08/05/08      6,998

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   6,941      2.750      08/08/08      6,937

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   20,163      2.850      08/11/08      20,147

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   20,130      3.100      08/29/08      20,085

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   12,187      2.970      09/29/08      12,128

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   5,000      2.910      10/06/08      4,974

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   13,000      3.020      10/10/08      12,925

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   20,479      3.030      10/14/08      20,357

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   8,630      3.030      11/12/08      8,556

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   12,000      3.340      12/18/08      11,847

Dealers Capital Access Trust

   13,729      3.400      12/19/08      13,550

Erasmus Capital Corp.

   20,500      2.800      08/06/08      20,492

Erasmus Capital Corp.

   100,000      2.800      08/28/08      99,794

Erasmus Capital Corp.

   15,000      2.930      10/08/08      14,918

Fairway Finance Corp.

   53,000      2.650      09/12/08      52,827

Galleon Capital LLC

   50,000      2.870      08/14/08      49,950

Galleon Capital LLC

   100,000      2.950      08/25/08      99,803

Galleon Capital LLC

   150,000      2.950      09/04/08      149,588

Galleon Capital LLC

   90,000      2.920      09/25/08      89,599

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     

Principal

Amount ($)
or Shares

     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity #
     Value
$
                 

Giro Balanced Funding Corp.

   98,000      2.600      08/04/08      97,978

Giro Balanced Funding Corp.

   50,000      3.000      08/07/08      49,978

Giro Balanced Funding Corp.

   100,000      2.800      08/13/08      99,907

Gotham Funding Corp

   100,000      2.670      08/20/08      99,861

Gotham Funding Corp

   30,000      2.680      08/21/08      29,956

Gotham Funding Corp

   70,000      2.820      10/06/08      69,639

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   150,000      2.800      08/28/08      149,685

LMA Americas LLC

   50,000      3.030      08/28/08      49,903

Long Lane Master Trust IV

   50,000      2.710      08/08/08      49,974

Long Lane Master Trust IV

   100,000      2.650      08/18/08      99,877

Long Lane Master Trust IV

   50,000      2.700      09/10/08      49,853

Long Lane Master Trust IV

   75,000      2.890      09/18/08      74,716

Louis Dreyfus Corp.

   29,000      2.870      08/01/08      29,000

Louis Dreyfus Corp.

   23,000      2.750      08/14/08      22,977

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.

   121,502      2.870      08/04/08      121,474

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.

   50,000      2.780      08/07/08      49,977

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.

   11,969      2.700      08/12/08      11,959

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.

   50,000      2.800      08/14/08      49,949

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.

   28,000      2.700      08/18/08      27,964

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.

   150,000      2.730      08/20/08      149,789

Manhattan Asset Funding Co.

   150,000      2.690      08/26/08      149,723

NATC California LLC

   100,000      2.880      10/10/08      99,450

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC

   50,000      4.510      09/08/08      49,858

Societe Generale North America

   43,265      2.960      08/06/08      43,249

Societe Generale North America

   18,500      2.910      09/08/08      18,445

Solitaire Funding LLC

   150,000      2.820      09/24/08      149,375

Solitaire Funding LLC

   100,000      2.890      10/14/08      99,412

UBS Finance Delaware LLC

   19,572      2.835      09/02/08      19,520

UBS Finance Delaware LLC

   3,750      1.000      09/03/08      3,740

UBS Finance Delaware LLC

   35,000      1.000      09/08/08      34,897

UBS Finance Delaware LLC

   100,000      2.950      12/01/08      99,000
                   
Total Domestic Commercial Paper (amortized cost $3,501,041)                   3,501,041
                   
Domestic Time Deposits - 3.6%                  

New York Life Insurance Co. (Ê)(Å)

   100,000      2.789      11/17/08      100,000

New York Life Insurance Co. (Ê)(Å)

   200,000      2.806      05/14/09      199,999
                   
Total Domestic Time Deposits (amortized cost $299,999)                   299,999
                   
United States Government Agency - 0.1%                  

AID to INH Portugal Guaranteed Note, weekly demand (LIBOR Floater) (Ê)(ß)

   5,938      3.316      12/01/17      5,985
                   
Total United States Government Agency (amortized cost $5,985)                   5,985
                   
Yankee Certificates of Deposit - 11.0%                  

Bank of Montreal (Ê)

   25,000      2.793      10/02/08      24,992

Bank of Montreal (Ê)

   50,000      2.423      11/17/08      49,952

Barclays Bank PLC (Ê)

   25,000      2.420      01/30/09      25,000

Barclays Bank PLC (Ê)

   100,000      2.860      04/07/09      100,000

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

     

Principal

Amount ($)
or Shares

     Rate
%
     Date
of
Maturity #
     Value
$
 
                 

Barclays Bank PLC (Ê)

   100,000      2.950      05/13/09      100,000  

Barclays Bank PLC (Ê)

   75,000      3.050      06/11/09      75,000  

Barclays Bank PLC (Ê)

   25,000      3.236      06/12/09      25,000  

Calyon New York (Ê)

   100,000      2.771      01/16/09      99,812  

Harris NA (Ê)

   100,000      3.002      12/22/08      100,000  

Harris NA (Ê)

   100,000      3.008      12/29/08      100,000  

Royal Bank of Canada (Ê)

   23,485      2.771      06/30/09      23,433  

Societe Generale (Ê)

   50,000      2.910      06/02/09      50,000  

Societe Generale (Ê)

   150,000      3.091      07/08/09      150,000  
                     
Total Yankee Certificates of Deposit (amortized cost $923,189)                   923,189  
                     
Total Investments - 100.0% (amortized cost $8,425,191)(†)                   8,425,191  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (0.0%)                   (1,601 )
                     
Net Assets - 100.0%                   8,423,590  
                     

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Footnotes:

(Ê) Adjustable or floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ß) Illiquid security.
(†) The identified cost for Federal income tax purpose is the same as shown above.
# All securities with a maturity date greater than thirteen months have a demand feature or an optional or mandatory put, or are pre-refunded, resulting in an effective maturity of thirteen months or less, Additionally, all daily and weekly demand securities are backed by direct payment of letters of credit.
(Å) Illiquid and restricted security.
(þ) Restricted security.

Abbreviations:

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

 

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Money Market Fund

Notes to Quarterly Report — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

1.   Organization

Russell Investment Company (the “Investment Company” or “RIC”) is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on one of these Funds (“the Fund”). The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under an amended and restated master trust agreement dated August 19, 2002, as amended. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest.

Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is the Fund’s adviser and Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the Fund’s administrator and transfer agent.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of this Quarterly Report. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of this schedule of investments in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Fund values portfolio investments using the amortized cost method. Under this method, a portfolio instrument is initially valued at cost and thereafter a constant accretion/amortization to maturity of any discount or premium is assumed. While amortized cost provides certainty in valuation, it may result in periods when the value of an instrument is higher or lower than the price the Fund would receive if it sold the instrument.

Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier.

Investment Transactions

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis, which in most instances is the same as the settlement date. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

 

3.   Related Party Transactions

The Investment Company Funds are permitted to invest their cash reserves (i.e., cash awaiting investment or cash held to meet redemption requests or to pay expenses) in the RIC Money Market Fund. As of July 31, 2008, $2,439,679,107 represents investments by other Investment Company Funds not presented herein and investments by the Russell Investment Funds (“RIF”) in the Fund. RIF employs the same investment adviser as RIC. In addition, a portion of the collateral received from the Investment Company’s securities lending program in the amount of $1,150,000,000 is invested in the RIC Money Market Fund.

 

4.   Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to contractual limitations on resale, often issued in private placement transactions, and not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). The most common types of restricted securities are those sold under Rule 144A of the Act and commercial paper sold under Section 4(2) of the Act.

 

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The Fund may invest a portion of its net assets not to exceed 10% in securities that are illiquid. Illiquid securities are securities that may not be readily marketable, and cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. Restricted securities are generally considered to be illiquid.

The following table lists restricted securities held by the Fund that are illiquid. The following table does not include (1) securities deemed liquid by RIMCo or a money manager pursuant to Board approved policies and procedures or (2) illiquid securities that are not restricted securities as designated on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

Fund - % of Net Assets Securities    Acquistion
Date
   Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Cost per Unit
$
   Cost
(000)
$
   Market Value
(000)
$
              

Money Market Fund - 7.1%

              

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

   2/22/2008    50,000,000    100.00    50,000    50,000

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

   2/22/2008    150,000,000    100.00    150,000    150,000

New York Life Insurance Co.

   5/14/2007    200,000,000    100.00    200,000    200,000

New York Life Insurance Co.

   11/5/2008    100,000,000    100.00    100,000    100,000

Protective Life Insurance Co.

   10/1/2007    50,000,000    100.00    50,000    50,000

Protective Life Insurance Co.

   2/25/2008    50,000,000    100.00    50,000    50,000
                
               600,000
                

Illiquid securities and restricted securities may be priced by the Funds using fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

 

5.   Subsequent Event

Effective September 2, 2008, the Money Market Fund will change its name to the Russell Money Market Fund.

 

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Money Market Fund

Shareholder Requests for Additional Information — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

A complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iv) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to RIMCo, as RIC’s investment adviser, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Fund may be invested. RIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Fund maintains a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Fund. A description of the P&P, Guidelines, Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and additional information about Fund Trustees are contained in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Fund’s prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please contact your financial institution.

Some Financial Intermediaries may offer electronic delivery of the Fund’s prospectus and annual and semiannual reports. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for further details.

 

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Institutional Funds

 

 

JULY 31, 2008

 

FUND    SHARE CLASS    FUND NAME EFFECTIVE
      SEPTEMBER 2, 2008
Equity I Fund    A, C, E, I, S, Y    Russell U.S. Core Equity Fund
Equity II Fund    A, C, E, I, S, Y    Russell U.S. Small & Mid Cap Fund
Equity Q Fund    A, C, E, I, S, Y    Russell U.S. Quantitative Equity Fund
International Fund    A, C, E, I, S, Y    Russell International Developed Markets Fund
Fixed Income III Fund    A, C, E, I, S, Y    Russell Strategic Bond Fund

 

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Russell Investment Company is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on five of these Funds.


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Equity I Fund        3
Equity II Fund    9
Equity Q Fund    22
International Fund    32
Fixed Income III Fund    49
Notes to Schedules of Investments    101
Notes to Quarterly Report    103
Shareholder Requests for Additional Information    114


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Copyright © Russell Investments 2008. All rights reserved.

Russell Investments is a Washington, USA corporation, which operates through subsidiaries worldwide and is a subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Fund objectives, risks, charges and expenses should be carefully considered before investing. A prospectus containing this and other important information must precede or accompany this material. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

Securities distributed through Russell Financial Services, Inc. (effective June 2, 2008, the name changed from Russell Fund Distributors, Inc.) member FINRA, part of Russell Investments.

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Equity I Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 93.6%

    

Auto and Transportation - 2.3%

    

Autoliv, Inc.

  8,800    344

CSX Corp.

  29,287    1,979

Daimler AG

  3,300    190

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  5,680    202

FedEx Corp. (Ñ)

  10,300    812

Ford Motor Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  27,712    133

General Motors Corp. (Ñ)

  23,500    260

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Ñ)

  48,550    1,795

Magna International, Inc. Class A

  18,150    1,073

Navistar International Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  98,175    5,498

Norfolk Southern Corp.

  31,387    2,257

Southwest Airlines Co. (Ñ)

  9,400    146

Toyota Motor Corp. - ADR

  3,400    293

Union Pacific Corp.

  274,074    22,595

Visteon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  137,300    391
      
     37,968
      

Consumer Discretionary - 12.1%

  

Accenture, Ltd. Class A

  77,950    3,255

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

  96,590    3,475

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)

  40,000    484

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)

  32,059    2,447

Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  63,200    386

Avon Products, Inc.

  82,026    3,478

Baidu.com - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,010    1,739

Black & Decker Corp. (Ñ)

  4,800    288

Carnival Corp. (Ñ)

  91,450    3,378

CBS Corp. Class B

  43,200    707

Chico’s FAS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  169,350    943

Citadel Broadcasting Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,174    1

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  303,998    4,852

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  79,552    4,986

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)

  71,900    1,943

Discovery Holding Co. Class A (Æ)

  173,141    3,442

eBay, Inc. (Æ)

  207,913    5,233

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Æ)

  162,800    7,030

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A (Ñ)

  26,630    1,174

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,400    196

FTI Consulting, Inc. (Æ)

  12,070    859

Gannett Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  25,200    457

Gap, Inc. (The)

  24,400    393

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  57,311    27,151

Guess ?, Inc. (Ñ)

  100,584    3,186

Home Depot, Inc.

  48,400    1,153
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC - ADR

  96,502    1,265

JC Penney Co., Inc.

  88,650    2,733

Jones Apparel Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  24,500    410

Kohl’s Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,640    1,787

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  51,030    2,323

Liberty Media Corp. - Capital Series A (Æ)

  37,032    575

Liberty Media Corp. - Entertainment Series A (Æ)

  41,578    1,024

Limited Brands, Inc.

  12,900    213

Liz Claiborne, Inc. (Ñ)

  21,100    276

Lowe’s Cos., Inc.

  178,292    3,623

Macy’s, Inc. (Ñ)

  114,120    2,147

McDonald’s Corp.

  422,492    25,261

News Corp. Class A

  442,450    6,252

Nike, Inc. Class B

  226,482    13,290

Omnicom Group, Inc.

  51,630    2,204

priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,090    1,160

RadioShack Corp.

  26,800    447

Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. (Ñ)

  110,240    2,809

Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,138,960    1,822

Staples, Inc.

  148,500    3,341

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (Ñ)

  27,600    946

Target Corp. (Ñ)

  127,300    5,758

Time Warner, Inc.

  51,200    733

TJX Cos., Inc.

  42,300    1,426

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)

  42,700    1,410

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Æ)

  186,150    5,199

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

  292,070    17,121

Walt Disney Co. (The)

  96,900    2,941

Wynn Resorts, Ltd. (Ñ)

  39,451    3,846

Yum! Brands, Inc.

  91,358    3,272
      
     198,250
      

Consumer Staples - 6.2%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

  53,760    1,094

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

  383,785    19,765

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

  21,100    357

Colgate-Palmolive Co.

  30,800    2,287

ConAgra Foods, Inc. (Ñ)

  11,300    245

Diageo PLC - ADR (Ñ)

  43,770    3,081

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB de CV - ADR

  96,160    4,410

General Mills, Inc.

  71,750    4,620

HJ Heinz Co.

  64,800    3,265

Kellogg Co.

  32,500    1,724

Kroger Co. (The)

  14,100    399

Lorillard, Inc. (Æ)

  27,640    1,855

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

  88,900    4,798

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Nestle SA - ADR

  65,560    2,871

PepsiCo, Inc.

  194,250    12,929

Philip Morris International, Inc.

  122,550    6,330

Procter & Gamble Co.

  358,490    23,474

Reynolds American, Inc. (Ñ)

  15,000    837

Safeway, Inc.

  13,400    358

Sara Lee Corp.

  40,100    548

SUPERVALU, Inc. (Ñ)

  26,500    679

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

  135,300    2,016

Unilever NV

  142,800    3,957
      
     101,899
      

Financial Services - 17.3%

    

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  56,088    3,598

Allstate Corp. (The)

  131,870    6,095

American International Group, Inc.

  298,550    7,777

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

  517,075    7,792

Assurant, Inc.

  3,500    210

Bank of America Corp.

  471,516    15,513

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The)

  256,002    9,088

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B (Æ)

  389    1,490

BlackRock, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,610    1,866

Capital One Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  197,150    8,253

Charles Schwab Corp. (The)

  168,800    3,864

Chubb Corp.

  130,670    6,277

Citigroup, Inc.

  495,150    9,254

Comerica, Inc. (Ñ)

  13,200    379

Deutsche Bank AG

  2,600    240

Discover Financial Services

  45,900    672

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

  1,500    123

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)

  524,925    6,037

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  163,950    2,190

Fifth Third Bancorp (Ñ)

  4,800    67

Fiserv, Inc. (Æ)

  44,930    2,149

Franklin Resources, Inc.

  8,820    887

Freddie Mac (Ñ)

  29,900    244

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  461,080    7,364

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  162,369    29,882

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  96,600    6,124

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  258,750    3,392

Huntington Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  521,775    3,663

iShares Russell 1000 Value Index Fund (Ñ)

  45,275    3,093

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

  633,676    25,746

Keycorp (Ñ)

  18,200    192

Lincoln National Corp.

  76,900    3,668
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

M&T Bank Corp.

  46,900    3,301

Mastercard, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  60,352    14,735

MetLife, Inc. (Ñ)

  116,400    5,910

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. (ö)

  253,850    1,637

Morgan Stanley

  346,300    13,672

National City Corp. (Ñ)

  19,610    93

Old Republic International Corp. (Ñ)

  28,600    300

PartnerRe, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  5,300    373

PMI Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  64,100    161

Progressive Corp. (The) (Ñ)

  51,700    1,047

Prudential Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

  102,190    7,048

Redwood Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  77,200    1,685

Regions Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  18,200    173

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  45,325    2,306

Ryder System, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,500    561

State Street Corp.

  85,426    6,120

SunTrust Banks, Inc. (Ñ)

  127,050    5,217

T Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  36,680    2,195

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

  104,885    4,628

Unum Group

  61,350    1,482

Visa, Inc. (Ñ)

  113,384    8,284

Wachovia Corp. (Ñ)

  109,100    1,884

Washington Mutual, Inc. (Ñ)

  45,285    241

Wells Fargo & Co. (Ñ)

  634,104    19,194

Western Union Co. (The)

  139,084    3,844

Willis Group Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  40,775    1,275

XL Capital, Ltd. Class A (Ñ)

  27,850    498
      
     285,053
      

Health Care - 12.4%

    

Abbott Laboratories

  103,300    5,820

Alcon, Inc.

  21,245    3,663

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,850    1,673

Allergan, Inc. (Ñ)

  87,600    4,549

AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A

  8,000    335

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)

  86,000    5,386

Baxter International, Inc.

  108,907    7,472

Boston Scientific Corp. (Æ)

  91,650    1,090

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc. (Ñ)

  60,100    917

Cardinal Health, Inc.

  4,700    253

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Æ)

  23,820    1,583

Covidien, Ltd.

  64,900    3,196

CVS Caremark Corp.

  621,936    22,701

Dentsply International, Inc.

  30,460    1,226

Express Scripts, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  50,918    3,592

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

  79,086    7,533

Genzyme Corp. (Æ)

  27,785    2,130

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

  343,660    18,551

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

GlaxoSmithKline PLC - ADR (Ñ)

  7,400    345

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  186,800    1,238

Illumina, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,330    963

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)

  22,204    6,912

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  90,900    4,031

Johnson & Johnson

  175,670    12,028

Merck & Co., Inc.

  147,050    4,838

Mylan, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  310,200    4,023

Novartis AG - ADR

  7,400    439

Omnicare, Inc. (Ñ)

  132,000    3,886

Pfizer, Inc.

  425,300    7,940

Sanofi-Aventis SA - ADR

  8,600    301

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  92,100    2,448

Schering-Plough Corp.

  702,350    14,806

Sequenom, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  81,600    1,743

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Æ)

  59,394    2,767

Stericycle, Inc. (Æ)

  20,340    1,215

Stryker Corp. (Ñ)

  79,900    5,129

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. - ADR

  73,489    3,295

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ)

  197,568    11,957

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  91,600    3,160

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ)

  35,920    1,884

Wyeth

  416,886    16,892
      
     203,910
      

Integrated Oils - 4.9%

    

BP PLC - ADR

  89,500    5,499

Chevron Corp.

  88,811    7,510

ConocoPhillips (Ñ)

  71,670    5,850

Exxon Mobil Corp.

  185,000    14,879

Hess Corp.

  129,583    13,140

Marathon Oil Corp.

  219,350    10,851

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

  150,294    11,848

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

  108,274    6,054

Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR

  4,400    311

Total SA - ADR

  67,530    5,166
      
     81,108
      

Materials and Processing - 5.7%

  

Acuity Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

  24,600    1,005

Agrium, Inc.

  28,600    2,517

Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.

  25,176    2,397

Alcoa, Inc.

  8,100    273

Allegheny Technologies, Inc. (Ñ)

  23,689    1,120

ArcelorMittal (Ñ)

  5,100    446

Bunge, Ltd. (Ñ)

  11,400    1,128

Cameco Corp.

  11,200    402
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Celanese Corp. Class A

  114,100    4,396

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

  6,537    709

Cytec Industries, Inc.

  10,350    560

Dow Chemical Co. (The)

  47,900    1,596

Eastman Chemical Co. (Ñ)

  8,000    480

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

  241,200    10,567

Energizer Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  27,500    1,962

Fluor Corp. (Ñ)

  54,440    4,429

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

  23,400    2,264

Lennar Corp. Class B (Ñ)

  6,400    70

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

  24,400    206

Masco Corp. (Ñ)

  188,200    3,103

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

  23,274    1,109

Monsanto Co.

  145,930    17,382

Mosaic Co. (The)

  11,540    1,468

Nucor Corp.

  29,083    1,664

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

  20,520    867

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

  25,781    5,266

PPG Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  74,380    4,510

Praxair, Inc.

  61,441    5,759

Precision Castparts Corp.

  63,668    5,949

Sherwin-Williams Co. (The) (Ñ)

  15,080    803

Smurfit-Stone Container Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  24,300    139

Sonoco Products Co.

  17,700    577

St. Joe Co. (The)

  60,121    2,106

United States Steel Corp. (Ñ)

  37,504    6,014
      
     93,243
      

Miscellaneous - 2.0%

    

Brunswick Corp. (Ñ)

  23,300    300

Eaton Corp.

  33,180    2,357

General Electric Co.

  581,781    16,459

Honeywell International, Inc.

  73,600    3,742

Johnson Controls, Inc. (Ñ)

  93,800    2,829

SPX Corp.

  12,580    1,595

Textron, Inc.

  110,050    4,784

Tyco International, Ltd.

  28,660    1,277
      
     33,343
      

Other Energy - 7.1%

    

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

  26,000    1,506

Apache Corp.

  58,780    6,593

Arch Coal, Inc.

  119,540    6,731

Baker Hughes, Inc.

  64,850    5,377

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

  65,300    2,874

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)

  154,197    7,364

Chesapeake Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  103,500    5,191

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Consol Energy, Inc.

  82,220    6,116

Devon Energy Corp.

  156,529    14,853

Dynegy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  164,200    1,105

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  21,332    1,318

Halliburton Co.

  390,901    17,520

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

  42,459    3,339

Noble Energy, Inc.

  4,800    355

Peabody Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  32,900    2,226

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Ñ)

  43,700    2,598

Reliant Energy, Inc. (Æ)

  262,950    4,762

Schlumberger, Ltd.

  148,252    15,062

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)

  53,280    7,248

Valero Energy Corp.

  6,500    217

Weatherford International, Ltd. (Æ)

  6,237    235

XTO Energy, Inc.

  89,250    4,215
      
     116,805
      

Producer Durables - 5.3%

    

American Tower Corp. Class A (Æ)

  42,600    1,785

Applied Materials, Inc. (Ñ)

  538,519    9,327

Boeing Co.

  29,550    1,806

Bombardier, Inc. (Ñ)

  31,650    227

Caterpillar, Inc. (Ñ)

  27,736    1,928

Centex Corp. (Ñ)

  206,600    3,033

Crane Co.

  12,600    447

Deere & Co.

  61,172    4,292

Dover Corp.

  6,100    303

DR Horton, Inc. (Ñ)

  112,650    1,253

Emerson Electric Co.

  158,227    7,706

Flowserve Corp.

  9,800    1,307

Goodrich Corp.

  4,900    241

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. Class A

  21,000    756

KB Home (Ñ)

  17,600    310

Lam Research Corp. (Æ)

  35,140    1,156

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,000    281

Lockheed Martin Corp.

  221,263    23,084

Northrop Grumman Corp.

  75,240    5,070

NVR, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,070    5,009

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Ñ)

  69,849    4,308

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

  7,900    250

Pulte Homes, Inc. (Ñ)

  24,800    303

Raytheon Co.

  14,600    831

Rockwell Collins, Inc.

  4,600    228

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)

  27,700    1,049

United Technologies Corp.

  138,190    8,841

WW Grainger, Inc. (Ñ)

  28,100    2,515
      
     87,646
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Technology - 14.4%

    

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  26,650    1,102

Akamai Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  15,890    371

Amphenol Corp. Class A

  181,919    8,672

Analog Devices, Inc.

  114,679    3,499

Apple, Inc. (Æ)

  170,165    27,048

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

  16,500    532

AU Optronics Corp. - ADR

  61,000    689

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

  58,700    1,600

BearingPoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  382,750    337

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ)

  128,100    3,111

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  999,499    21,979

Corning, Inc.

  193,200    3,866

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  94,200    2,567

Dell, Inc. (Æ)

  231,250    5,682

F5 Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  35,500    1,035

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

  21,089    6,013

Flextronics International, Ltd. (Æ)

  20,450    183

General Dynamics Corp.

  99,773    8,894

Hewlett-Packard Co.

  542,158    24,289

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,500    544

Intel Corp.

  407,110    9,034

International Business Machines Corp.

  88,760    11,359

International Rectifier Corp. (Æ)

  200,000    3,376

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  210,800    5,487

Linear Technology Corp.

  223,822    6,950

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  112,710    1,667

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.

  148,000    2,907

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

  34,433    1,591

Microsoft Corp.

  295,123    7,590

Motorola, Inc.

  159,650    1,379

NetApp, Inc. (Æ)

  87,400    2,233

Oracle Corp. (Æ)

  192,590    4,146

Qimonda AG - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  161,800    291

Qualcomm, Inc.

  585,247    32,388

Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ)

  61,295    7,528

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,580    1,185

SanDisk Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,700    362

Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  132,400    234

Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ)

  9,400   

Siemens AG - ADR

  9,220    1,119

Texas Instruments, Inc.

  187,000    4,559

Tyco Electronics, Ltd.

  227,991    7,556

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)

  10,700    308

Xilinx, Inc. (Ñ)

  69,350    1,722
      
     236,984
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Utilities - 3.9%

    

ACE, Ltd.

  118,900    6,028

Ameren Corp.

  18,500    760

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

  61,169    3,089

American Electric Power Co., Inc.

  26,200    1,035

AT&T, Inc.

  455,538    14,035

China Mobile, Ltd. - ADR

  84,905    5,676

CMS Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  33,800    456

Dominion Resources, Inc.

  103,270    4,563

Duke Energy Corp.

  36,400    640

Embarq Corp. (Ñ)

  41,998    1,922

FPL Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  49,420    3,189

Millicom International Cellular SA

  3,920    303

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  19,000    1,039

Progress Energy, Inc. - CVO (ß)

  3,200   

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

  50,810    2,124

Sprint Nextel Corp.

  183,800    1,496

Verizon Communications, Inc.

  212,879    7,246

Vodafone Group PLC - ADR

  348,990    9,364

Wisconsin Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  15,100    681
      
     63,646
      
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $1,482,805)

     1,539,855
      
Preferred Stocks - 0.1%     

Producer Durables - 0.1%

    

General Motors Corp.

  185,300    2,116
      
Total Preferred Stocks     

(cost $3,045)

     2,116
      
Long-Term Investments - 0.1%   

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 0.1%

  

Continental Airlines, Inc. (Ñ)
5.000% due 06/15/23

  561    501
      

International Debt - 0.0%

    

Qimonda Finance LLC Series ADS 6.750% due 03/22/13

  731    470
      
Total Long-Term Investments     

(cost $1,195)

     971
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

Short-Term Investments - 6.5%

  

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  96,601,285    96,601  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.920% due 09/18/08

  10,500    10,474  
        
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $107,075)

     107,075  
        
Other Securities - 13.4%     

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

  79,874,091    79,874  

State Street Securities Lending Quality Trust (×)

  139,820,960    139,821  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $219,695)

     219,695  
        
Total Investments - 113.7%     

(identified cost $1,813,815)

     1,869,712  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (13.7%)
   (224,814 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      1,644,898  
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
             

Long Positions

             

Russell 1000 Index

   19    USD   6,597    09/08    (412 )

Russell 1000 Mini Index (CME)

   45    USD   3,125    09/08    (210 )

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

   604    USD   38,266    09/08    (2,158 )

S&P 500 Index (CME)

   99    USD   31,361    09/08    (1,282 )

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index (CME)

   308    USD   24,760    09/08    (1,559 )
                 

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

   (5,621 )
                 

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 95.1%

    

Auto and Transportation - 4.2%

    

AAR Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,500    95

Accuride Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,818    8

Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,000    10

Alaska Air Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,700    102

Allegiant Travel Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,866    318

American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,423    26

American Railcar Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  777    17

Arctic Cat, Inc.

  3,300    29

Arkansas Best Corp. (Ñ)

  20,915    777

BorgWarner, Inc. (Ñ)

  19,300    778

Bristow Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,500    517

Con-way, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,200    212

Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

  103,000    949

DHT Maritime, Inc.

  2,700    25

DryShips, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,700    594

Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. (Ñ)

  18,500    537

Excel Maritime Carriers, Ltd.

  12,826    475

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  16,906    600

ExpressJet Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,800    3

Frozen Food Express Industries (Ñ)

  59,058    422

Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. (Ñ)

  17,600    1,200

K-Sea Transportation Partners, LP (Ñ)

  16,900    507

Kansas City Southern (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,800    979

Kirby Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  30,457    1,453

Lear Corp. (Æ)

  14,300    206

Marten Transport, Ltd. (Æ)

  11,898    248

Monaco Coach Corp.

  51,600    116

Pacer International, Inc. (Ñ)

  17,826    423

PHI, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,830    716

Polaris Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,484    278

Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,600    63

Saia, Inc. (Æ)

  4,700    82

Skywest, Inc.

  23,386    356

Spartan Motors, Inc.

  4,700    25

StealthGas, Inc. (Ñ)

  37,500    563

Stoneridge, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,100    54

Strattec Security Corp.

  15,389    508

Superior Industries International, Inc. (Ñ)

  29,910    505

Teekay Corp. (Ñ)

  11,500    502

Thor Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  985    19

Tidewater, Inc. (Ñ)

  10,100    605

Titan International, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,387    295

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,300    469

Ultrapetrol Bahamas, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,000    78
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

  41,862    761

Vitran Corp., Inc. Class A (Æ)

  27,100    449

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

  18,064    816

Wabtec Corp. (Ñ)

  39,021    2,166

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,903    117
      
     21,053
      

Consumer Discretionary - 15.2%

  

1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  11,311    62

4Kids Entertainment, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  129,468    1,116

99 Cents Only Stores (Æ)(Ñ)

  166,471    1,114

Aaron Rents, Inc. (Ñ)

  13,800    379

Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A (Ñ)

  10,700    591

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

  67,261    2,420

Administaff, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,980    172

Advance Auto Parts, Inc.

  8,000    329

Advisory Board Co. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,368    129

Aeropostale, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,700    410

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

  28,000    392

American Public Education, Inc. (Æ)

  4,800    218

Ameristar Casinos, Inc.

  72,500    955

AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (Æ)

  14,186    268

AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,965    202

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  15,846    987

Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.

  14,600    145

AutoNation, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,900    309

Bally Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,200    133

Big Lots, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,181    280

Blockbuster, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  57,500    160

Bob Evans Farms, Inc. (Ñ)

  361    10

Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  2,597    13

Brightpoint, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  23,696    163

Brown Shoe Co., Inc.

  54,863    885

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,500    43

Callaway Golf Co. (Ñ)

  9,206    117

Capella Education Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,770    510

Career Education Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,515    248

Carter’s, Inc. (Æ)

  897    15

CBRL Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  27,822    672

CCA Industries, Inc.

  49,538    347

CDI Corp. (Ñ)

  10,466    215

Central European Distribution Corp. (Æ)

  22,200    1,620

Central European Media Enterprises, Ltd. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,443    1,119

Charlotte Russe Holding, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,834    76

Charming Shoppes, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  30,401    166

Chindex International, Inc. (Æ)

  886    14

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Christopher & Banks Corp. (Ñ)

  12,591    110

Churchill Downs, Inc.

  13,200    498

Cinemark Holdings, Inc.

  14,100    207

CKE Restaurants, Inc.

  54,700    671

Collective Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,500    97

Convergys Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  43,000    546

Copart, Inc. (Æ)

  35,788    1,570

Core-Mark Holding Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,800    49

Corrections Corp. of America (Æ)

  69,000    1,934

Cox Radio, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,057    80

CRA International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,076    229

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,343    229

CSS Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,000    141

Darden Restaurants, Inc. (Ñ)

  16,800    547

Deckers Outdoor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,380    269

Denny’s Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,363    65

DeVry, Inc.

  13,363    759

Diamond Management & Technology Consultants, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  1,000    5

Dress Barn, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,691    108

Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  68,100    613

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,100    18

Entravision Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,000    79

Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,074    178

EZCORP, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  35,906    646

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

  13,200    308

Finish Line Class A (Ñ)

  69,900    758

First Advantage Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,700    41

Focus Media Holding, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  30,675    911

Fred’s, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  4,400    57

FTD Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  16,655    238

FTI Consulting, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,700    477

Furniture Brands International, Inc. (Ñ)

  47,697    566

GameStop Corp. Class A (Æ)

  29,162    1,181

Geo Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  48,204    1,159

Gray Television, Inc.

  132,400    331

Gymboree Corp. (Æ)

  2,398    90

Hasbro, Inc. (Ñ)

  19,400    751

Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,980    198

Helen of Troy, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  62,465    1,284

Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,300    785

Hooker Furniture Corp. (Ñ)

  3,200    53

Hot Topic, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,300    71

Houston Wire & Cable Co. (Ñ)

  3,782    74

ICF International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,300    138

Idearc, Inc. (Ñ)

  59,100    77

IKON Office Solutions, Inc. (Ñ)

  41,930    600
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Infospace, Inc.

  2,785    26

Insight Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,700    137

International Speedway Corp. Class A

  13,400    493

inVentiv Health, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  41,200    995

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,500    43

ITT Educational Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,208    2,587

Jack in the Box, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  22,500    486

Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,375    96

JOS A Bank Clothiers, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,500    459

Journal Communications, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  23,400    111

Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  33,797    471

Kforce, Inc. (Æ)

  1,200    12

La-Z-Boy, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,500    55

Lakeland Industries, Inc. (Æ)

  41,281    526

LECG Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,117    51

Lin TV Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  23,591    140

Lithia Motors, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  5,900    27

LKQ Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  72,699    1,490

LS Starrett Co.

  10,073    228

Maidenform Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,219    233

Marcus Corp. (Ñ)

  3,400    54

Media General, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  11,607    147

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

  24,300    484

Morton’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,400    9

Movado Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,800    125

MSC Industrial Direct Co. Class A (Ñ)

  3,200    153

Nautilus, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,300    21

Navigant Consulting, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  23,865    441

Net 1 UEPS Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,740    253

NetFlix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,109    127

New York & Co., Inc. (Æ)

  7,700    75

NIC, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,490    11

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  10,900    176

NutriSystem, Inc. (Ñ)

  11,263    194

O’Charleys, Inc.

  12,169    137

O’Reilly Automotive, Inc. (Æ)

  40,006    1,022

On Assignment, Inc. (Æ)

  33,119    282

Overstock.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,874    193

Pantry, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,300    117

Parlux Fragrances, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  133,040    794

PC Connection, Inc. (Æ)

  6,500    47

Perry Ellis International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,400    74

Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. (Ñ)

  13,000    460

Pool Corp.

  29,200    645

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  39,465    391

priceline.com, Inc. (Æ)

  6,864    789

RC2 Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,900    67

Red Lion Hotels Corp. (Æ)

  49,308    417

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Rent-A-Center, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  22,027    467

Republic Services, Inc. (Ñ)

  52,741    1,714

Revlon, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  31,900    39

Ross Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

  37,550    1,425

Rush Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,341    117

Scholastic Corp. (Ñ)

  21,717    560

School Specialty, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,313    244

Sealy Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,600    18

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. Class A

  82,100    626

Skechers U.S.A., Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,490    198

Sohu.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,600    498

Sonic Automotive, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  18,300    184

Speedway Motorsports, Inc. (Ñ)

  41    1

Spherion Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,000    5

Stage Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,241    211

Standard Parking Corp. (Æ)

  214    5

Stanley Works (The) (Ñ)

  12,000    534

Stein Mart, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,900    26

Steven Madden, Ltd. (Æ)

  4,800    108

Stewart Enterprises, Inc. Class A

  55,700    496

Strayer Education, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,437    988

Talbots, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,700    94

Tech Data Corp. (Æ)

  14,600    509

Tempur-Pedic International, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,800    83

Tractor Supply Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,557    249

Tuesday Morning Corp. (Æ)

  20,000    77

Tween Brands, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,091    249

United Online, Inc. (Ñ)

  177,900    1,932

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  63,610    2,100

VeriSign, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  41,003    1,334

VF Corp.

  6,800    487

Viad Corp. (Ñ)

  7,400    226

VisionChina Media, Inc. - ADR (Æ)

  9,375    235

Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,500    90

Warnaco Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,330    769

Warner Music Group Corp. (Ñ)

  10,750    90

Washington Post Co. (The) Class B (Ñ)

  1,000    618

Waste Connections, Inc. (Æ)

  58,599    2,132

Waste Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  915    9

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  14,053    814

WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)

  20,385    767

Wet Seal, Inc. (The) Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  91,700    403

Whirlpool Corp. (Ñ)

  6,500    492

WMS Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,309    206

Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (Ñ)

  22,687    606

Zale Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,759    260
      
     76,466
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Consumer Staples - 1.9%

    

Alliance One International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,479    69

B&G Foods, Inc. Class A

  50,625    451

Casey’s General Stores, Inc. (Ñ)

  10,138    249

Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,243    295

Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (Ñ)

  7,233    243

Del Monte Foods Co.

  108,201    919

Diamond Foods, Inc.

  4,505    110

Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,200    426

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,800    756

J&J Snack Foods Corp.

  23,600    747

Lance, Inc.

  38,908    716

Molson Coors Brewing Co. Class B

  15,200    820

Monterey Gourmet Foods, Inc. (Æ)

  288,169    478

Nash Finch Co. (Ñ)

  7,511    297

NBTY, Inc. (Æ)

  1,362    47

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. (Ñ)

  4,210    51

Ralcorp Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,143    278

Renesola, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  27,700    437

Ruddick Corp. (Ñ)

  8,064    250

Sadia SA - ADR (Æ)

  15,300    336

Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,600    123

Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

  16,200    424

Weis Markets, Inc. (Ñ)

  25,060    952
      
     9,474
      

Financial Services - 12.1%

    

Acadia Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  1,219    28

Advance America Cash Advance Centers, Inc. (Ñ)

  19,277    105

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (Æ)

  15,631    1,351

Alexander’s, Inc. (Æ)(ö)(Ñ)

  539    191

Alliance Data Systems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,900    1,148

Allied Capital Corp. (Ñ)

  61,520    846

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  9,200    383

AmeriCredit Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  37,400    328

Amerisafe, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,062    74

Amtrust Financial Services, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,635    213

Anchor Bancorp Wisconsin, Inc. (Ñ)

  100    1

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

  23,100    348

Anthracite Capital, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  50,679    320

Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp. (ö)

  106,900    636

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

  7,200    246

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  17,100    1,192

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Ares Capital Corp. (Ñ)

  61,221    700

Arthur J Gallagher & Co. (Ñ)

  11,000    280

Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  131,520    522

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.

  1,000    25

Asta Funding, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,100    33

Astoria Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  15,900    356

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

  16,000    507

Bancfirst Corp. (Ñ)

  2,500    118

Banco Latinoamericano de Exportaciones SA Class E (Ñ)

  9,800    180

Bancorpsouth, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,678    36

Bank of Hawaii Corp. (Ñ)

  11,400    574

Bank of the Ozarks, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,800    119

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,164    84

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)

  24,700    637

Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)

  34,600    555

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,448    73

Calamos Asset Management, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  14,020    287

Capitol Bancorp, Ltd. (Ñ)

  7,400    98

CapLease, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  10,900    85

Capstead Mortgage Corp. (ö)

  39,800    435

Cash America International, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,789    413

Castlepoint Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  8,500    79

Cathay General Bancorp (Ñ)

  3,854    61

Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  8,000    102

Center Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  10,620    117

City Bank (Ñ)

  5,053    48

City Holding Co. (Ñ)

  3,700    165

CNA Surety Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  46,377    602

CoBiz Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

  900    9

Cohen & Steers, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,973    99

Colonial Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  10,300    206

Columbia Banking System, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,871    43

Community Bank System, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,899    186

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,500    77

Cybersource Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  43,500    772

Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,749    85

Delphi Financial Group, Inc. Class A

  47,644    1,189

Deluxe Corp.

  106,710    1,526

Dime Community Bancshares (Ñ)

  11,800    197

EastGroup Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  981    46

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  14,100    158

Electro Rent Corp. (Ñ)

  55,902    766

Employers Holdings, Inc.

  14,800    264

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,800    34

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

  2,900    89

Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  3,152    151
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Equity One, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  4,879    94

Evercore Partners, Inc. Class A

  53,800    703

Extra Space Storage, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  392    6

FBL Financial Group, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  5,300    111

FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  25,900    207

First American Corp. (Ñ)

  9,500    239

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,200    43

First Financial Bancorp (Ñ)

  6,100    69

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,195    101

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  18,000    446

First Merchants Corp. (Ñ)

  600    13

First Place Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  9,800    107

First Potomac Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  4,300    68

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,700    30

Flushing Financial Corp.

  28,100    495

Franklin Street Properties Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  35,418    435

Frontier Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  13,871    160

GAMCO Investors, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  3,500    157

Glimcher Realty Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  2,800    26

Gramercy Capital Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  1,819    12

Green Bankshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,300    73

Hallmark Financial Services (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,578    73

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

  17,800    764

Harleysville Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,697    274

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

  25,700    582

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,689    108

Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.

  91,900    914

Heritage Commerce Corp. (Ñ)

  3,520    37

Hersha Hospitality Trust (ö)

  3,300    23

Highwoods Properties, Inc. (ö)

  430    16

Home Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,013    26

Horace Mann Educators Corp.

  14,500    201

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  30,200    643

HRPT Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  72,900    511

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  10,300    188

Hypercom Corp. (Æ)

  175,195    851

Independent Bank Corp. (Ñ)

  5,138    134

Integra Bank Corp. (Ñ)

  4,000    31

Interactive Data Corp.

  8,813    254

Intersections, Inc. (Æ)

  42,267    371

Intervest Bancshares Corp. Class A

  1,416    11

Invesco, Ltd.

  39,354    917

Investors Bancorp, Inc. (Æ)

  42,900    653

Investors Real Estate Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  12,500    131

IPC Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  18,100    581

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,447    118

Jefferies Group, Inc.

  48,400    919

Kayne Anderson Energy Development Co. (Ñ)

  1,700    38

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Kite Realty Group Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  9,200    114

Knight Capital Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  115,077    1,886

Kohlberg Capital Corp. (Ñ)

  42,711    385

LaBranche & Co., Inc. (Æ)

  33,600    232

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

  13,200    152

LTC Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  15,533    454

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)

  14,200    545

MainSource Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  10,300    184

Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.

  11,600    74

Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  16,840    187

MFA Mortgage Investments, Inc. (ö)

  25,984    168

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc. (ö)

  3,664    211

Midwest Banc Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  41,482    231

MVC Capital, Inc.

  1,400    20

National Health Investors, Inc. (ö)

  955    30

National Interstate Corp. (Ñ)

  1,689    34

National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  18,095    243

National Retail Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  62,219    1,315

Navigators Group, Inc. (Æ)

  7,669    365

NBT Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,400    59

NewStar Financial, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,200    34

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  88,894    745

OceanFirst Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  3,625    66

Old National Bancorp (Ñ)

  16,857    256

Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,800    27

Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  14,584    252

OneBeacon Insurance Group, Ltd. Class A (Ñ)

  9,700    176

optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,790    144

Oriental Financial Group, Inc.

  20,800    361

Oritani Financial Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,842    47

Pacific Capital Bancorp NA (Ñ)

  12,964    169

Parkway Properties, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  7,900    279

PartnerRe, Ltd. - ADR

  8,900    626

Patriot Capital Funding, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,800    20

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  23,600    435

Permian Basin Royalty Trust (Ñ)

  26,400    590

Piper Jaffray Cos. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,500    905

Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  14,100    509

PMA Capital Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,100    81

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  579    23

Potlatch Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  27,378    1,275

Preferred Bank (Ñ)

  2,100    15

Procentury Corp. (Ñ)

  2,400    39

Prospect Capital Corp. (Ñ)

  4,800    63

Protective Life Corp. (Ñ)

  17,100    615

Provident Bankshares Corp. (Ñ)

  13,500    123
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö)

  1,311    69

Pzena Investment Management, Inc.

  26,900    250

RAIT Financial Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  6,679    44

Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  5,200    112

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,400    219

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  6,700    341

Ryder System, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,400    620

S1 Corp. (Æ)

  33,200    270

Safety Insurance Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,769    245

Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,500    42

Santander BanCorp

  1,000    11

SCBT Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  3,048    106

SeaBright Insurance Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,347    130

Senior Housing Properties Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  22,819    480

Simmons First National Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  1,700    51

Southside Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,890    37

Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,141    113

Sovran Self Storage, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  15,000    627

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

  13,200    652

Sterling Bancorp (Ñ)

  13,200    185

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Ñ)

  24,780    241

Stifel Financial Corp. (Æ)

  8,662    365

Sun Bancorp, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,145    56

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  46,998    608

SVB Financial Group (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,230    359

SWS Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,600    30

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,156    83

TNS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,129    26

Tompkins Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  1,200    51

Tower Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,673    84

TradeStation Group, Inc. (Æ)

  1,973    21

Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,800    220

U-Store-It Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  86,800    1,011

UDR, Inc. (ö)(Ñ)

  9,800    250

United America Indemnity, Ltd. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,700    100

United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

  917    11

United Rentals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,781    547

Universal American Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,400    130

Universal Health Realty Income Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  2,184    76

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

  3,200    53

ViewPoint Financial Group

  30,300    490

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A

  8,865    296

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  900    21

Webster Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  23,300    463

WesBanco, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,200    141

Westfield Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,900    29

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,100    38

World Acceptance Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,650    218

WSFS Financial Corp. (Ñ)

  2,319    126

Zenith National Insurance Corp. (Ñ)

  48,700    1,676
      
     60,750
      

Health Care - 11.0%

    

Adolor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,500    106

Affymetrix, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  85,826    676

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,600    244

Align Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,983    180

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,750    270

American Oriental Bioengineering, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,668    25

AMERIGROUP Corp. Class A (Æ)

  20,007    508

Amsurg Corp. Class A (Æ)

  9,631    258

Analogic Corp. (Ñ)

  10,730    785

Angiodynamics, Inc. (Æ)

  1,602    26

Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,899    140

Arthrocare Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,708    269

Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,007    80

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  3,877    346

Bio-Reference Labs, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,202    135

BioScrip, Inc. (Æ)

  207,270    790

Candela Corp. (Æ)

  251,814    577

Capital Senior Living Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,671    46

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,676    65

Centene Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  38,520    859

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (Æ)

  22,221    1,477

Columbia Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,581    60

Computer Programs & Systems, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,100    52

Conmed Corp. (Æ)

  1,405    43

Covance, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,460    960

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,157    162

Datascope Corp.

  29,358    1,371

DaVita, Inc. (Æ)

  22,736    1,270

eResearchTechnology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  69,053    1,005

Gen-Probe, Inc. (Æ)

  26,021    1,388

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (Æ)

  9,300    238

Haemonetics Corp. (Æ)

  28,939    1,680

Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,100    70

Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  62,231    310

HealthExtras, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,297    249

Healthsouth Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,522    189

Healthspring, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  41,369    805

HMS Holdings Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  59,503    1,481
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Hologic, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  60,721    1,122

Humana, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,200    228

Icon PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,190    1,140

Illumina, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  55,725    5,196

Immucor, Inc. (Æ)

  62,309    1,877

Invacare Corp. (Ñ)

  9,911    233

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,800    479

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,784    236

Kendle International, Inc. (Æ)

  5,985    246

Kensey Nash Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,061    106

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)

  17,507    472

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  89,600    1,031

Life Sciences Research, Inc. (Æ)

  2,608    88

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,800    606

Luminex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,100    728

Magellan Health Services, Inc. (Æ)

  2,666    111

Masimo Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  39,300    1,484

Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  11,920    219

Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  19,200    388

Molina Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,803    531

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,900    525

Natus Medical, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  35,600    826

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  4,916    26

NuVasive, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,705    1,893

Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,000    28

OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,163    430

Owens & Minor, Inc. (Ñ)

  5,700    262

Parexel International Corp. (Æ)

  39,785    1,163

Patterson Cos., Inc. (Æ)

  37,577    1,174

Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. (Æ)

  10,466    509

Perrigo Co. (Ñ)

  50,652    1,785

Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc.

  6,200    237

PharmaNet Development Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,206    150

PharMerica Corp. (Æ)

  11,400    270

Phase Forward, Inc. (Æ)

  29,400    541

PSS World Medical, Inc. (Æ)

  11,222    188

Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  51,284    1,796

Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,651    23

RehabCare Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,800    179

Res-Care, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,907    53

Retractable Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  110,746    135

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,822    194

Somanetics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,227    27

SonoSite, Inc. (Æ)

  6,367    209

Stericycle, Inc. (Æ)

  25,980    1,552

STERIS Corp.

  3,700    126

Sun Healthcare Group, Inc. (Æ)

  10,148    145

Symmetry Medical, Inc. (Æ)

  4,769    80

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Techne Corp. (Æ)

  22,691    1,804

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

  4,700    285

Viropharma, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  67,052    825

Vivus, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,284    213

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class B (Æ)

  31,870    921

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

  15,200    698
      
     54,988
      

Integrated Oils - 0.1%

    

Vaalco Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  68,830    451
      

Materials and Processing - 10.9%

  

Aceto Corp. (Ñ)

  47,343    356

Acuity Brands, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,293    339

Airgas, Inc.

  28,514    1,633

AK Steel Holding Corp. (Ñ)

  4,200    267

AM Castle & Co. (Ñ)

  30,600    619

Andersons, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  3,200    145

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)

  48,820    844

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,400    115

Ashland, Inc.

  11,600    485

Avant Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  835    14

Barnes Group, Inc.

  30,600    691

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,775    117

Brady Corp. Class A

  8,085    297

Buckeye Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  54,280    529

Cabot Corp. (Ñ)

  63,090    1,693

Calgon Carbon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,431    293

Celanese Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  22,600    871

Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)

  8,300    385

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

  5,400    883

Chemtura Corp.

  85,800    559

Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. NV

  17,838    585

CIRCOR International, Inc.

  10,300    613

Clean Harbors, Inc. (Æ)

  3,794    296

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.

  8,500    922

Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  177,585    513

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (Ñ)

  28,700    381

Commercial Metals Co. (Ñ)

  16,200    484

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,900    144

Domtar Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  75,200    429

DuPont Fabros Technology, Inc. (ö)

  36,100    590

Dycom Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,000    127

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  64,116    1,931

Encore Wire Corp. (Ñ)

  8,600    157

Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,700    329

EnerSys (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,500    339

Ennis, Inc. (Ñ)

  39,800    615
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Ferro Corp. (Ñ)

  32,501    707

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. (Ñ)

  40,500    646

Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  35,400    560

Glatfelter (Ñ)

  64,347    941

GrafTech International, Ltd. (Æ)

  8,067    189

Granite Construction, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,700    54

Haynes International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,130    575

HB Fuller Co.

  10,400    260

Hercules, Inc.

  16,057    322

Horsehead Holding Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  34,700    423

IAMGOLD Corp.

  125,764    833

Innophos Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,094    120

Innospec, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,359    77

Insituform Technologies, Inc.
Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  59,770    1,033

Insteel Industries Inc. (Ñ)

  6,551    116

Interface, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  12,587    149

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)

  12,000    928

KBR, Inc.

  51,566    1,470

Koppers Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,959    214

LB Foster Co. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,573    137

Lennox International, Inc.

  20,000    714

LSB Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,216    27

LSI Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  16,879    156

Lubrizol Corp.

  10,200    508

Lundin Mining Corp. (Æ)

  73,700    395

Lydall, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  55,456    863

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

  52,632    2,509

Memry Corp. (Æ)

  16,628    40

Mercer International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,400    52

Michael Baker Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  400    12

Mueller Industries, Inc.

  3,100    80

Myers Industries, Inc.

  64,400    721

NewMarket Corp. (Ñ)

  181    11

Novagold Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,000    268

Olin Corp. (Ñ)

  6,507    194

Olympic Steel, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,859    247

OM Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,097    1,112

Owens Corning, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,900    492

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

  6,300    266

Penn Virginia GP Holdings, LP

  2,377    74

Perini Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,200    717

PolyOne Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  17,389    130

Quaker Chemical Corp.

  674    20

Quanex Building Products Corp. (Ñ)

  1,383    21

Quanta Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  45,300    1,399

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (Ñ)

  6,400    404

Resource Capital Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  5,900    39

Richmont Mines, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,614    25

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Rock-Tenn Co. Class A (Ñ)

  10,511    374

Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  377    14

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A

  5,200    469

Schulman A, Inc.

  2,100    49

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. (The) Class A

  3,367    66

Seabridge Gold, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,000    516

Shaw Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)

  12,700    734

Sigma-Aldrich Corp. (Ñ)

  8,000    486

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

  913    48

Sims Group, Ltd. - ADR

  58,644    1,823

Sonoco Products Co. (Ñ)

  14,500    473

Spartech Corp. (Ñ)

  19,300    195

Standard Register Co. (The) (Ñ)

  6,500    57

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

  16,000    507

Symyx Technologies (Æ)(Ñ)

  128,896    1,223

Temple-Inland, Inc.

  127,800    2,077

Timken Co.

  14,500    479

Tredegar Corp.

  23,000    377

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,900    186

URS Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  63,816    2,675

US Concrete, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  24,055    97

Valspar Corp.

  15,900    345

Wausau Paper Corp. (Ñ)

  8,990    80

WCA Waste Corp. (Æ)

  44,446    228

Xerium Technologies, Inc. (Ñ)

  6,324    29
      
     54,447
      

Miscellaneous - 1.2%

    

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

  47,500    1,453

Johnson Controls, Inc. (Ñ)

  20,300    612

Kaman Corp.

  31,200    783

Lancaster Colony Corp.

  19,607    637

Teleflex, Inc.

  14,300    877

Walter Industries, Inc.

  7,198    755

Wesco Financial Corp.

  1,777    657
      
     5,774
      

Other Energy - 11.4%

    

Atlas America, Inc. (Ñ)

  16,600    615

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (Æ)

  38,860    1,784

Berry Petroleum Co. Class A (Ñ)

  24,088    1,037

Bill Barrett Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,316    260

Bois d’Arc Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  35,423    776

Bolt Technology Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,960    599

Brigham Exploration Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  80,259    1,124

Bronco Drilling Co., Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  50,280    880

Callon Petroleum Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,604    83

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)

  23,000    1,098
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

CARBO Ceramics, Inc. (Ñ)

  11,300    618

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  16,200    815

Cimarex Energy Co. (Ñ)

  22,033    1,148

Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  947    88

Complete Production Services, Inc. (Æ)

  16,600    529

Comstock Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  17,522    1,069

Concho Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  22,034    722

Continental Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  27,479    1,570

Core Laboratories NV (Ñ)

  15,893    2,060

Dawson Geophysical Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,968    129

Delek US Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  20,500    164

Denbury Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  62,165    1,749

Dril-Quip, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  36,738    1,989

Edge Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

  1,697    9

Enbridge Energy Partners, LP Class A

  12,500    622

Energy Partners, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  16,096    191

EXCO Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  82,890    2,159

Exterran Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,313    1,598

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  16,700    1,032

Forest Oil Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,700    610

Geokinetics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  36,558    658

GMX Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,300    194

Grey Wolf, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  69,800    596

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,700    341

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (Æ)

  28,404    907

Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

  18,800    1,112

Hercules Offshore, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,898    796

Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  53,952    2,405

Hugoton Royalty Trust (Ñ)

  18,828    594

International Coal Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,453    444

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  30,300    460

Key Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

  13,300    214

Lufkin Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,600    767

Mariner Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  43,583    1,153

Matrix Service Co. (Æ)

  663    15

McMoRan Exploration Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,459    93

Meridian Resource Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,117    32

Mitcham Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,474    84

Newfield Exploration Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,100    984

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,365    1,720

Oil States International, Inc. (Æ)

  5,600    307

Omni Energy Services Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,624    64

OSG America, LP

  35,500    472

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,900    225

Penn Virginia Corp.

  11,811    718

PetroHawk Energy Corp. (Æ)

  25,924    864

Petroquest Energy, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  36,634    765

Pioneer Drilling Co. (Æ)

  6,942    110

Rosetta Resources, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  34,645    818

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Rowan Cos., Inc. (Ñ)

  39,700    1,580

Sabine Royalty Trust (Ñ)

  3,700    235

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.

  10,800    460

Stone Energy Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,010    1,429

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  61,500    2,917

TEPPCO Partners, LP (Ñ)

  17,500    536

Unit Corp. (Æ)

  48,330    3,265

USEC, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  24,477    128

W&T Offshore, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,900    394

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

  8,700    815

XTO Energy, Inc.

  11,800    557
      
     57,355
      

Producer Durables - 8.9%

    

Actuant Corp. Class A (Ñ)

  9,890    301

Aerovironment, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,700    447

AGCO Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,369    1,578

Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,700    366

Altra Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  39,381    657

Ametek, Inc.

  8,200    392

AO Smith Corp. (Ñ)

  13,200    524

Argon ST, Inc. (Æ)

  10,900    270

Arris Group, Inc. (Æ)

  8,831    85

ATMI, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,497    56

AZZ, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,000    458

BE Aerospace, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,500    116

Belden, Inc. (Ñ)

  20,763    767

Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A

  19,900    1,393

Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (Æ)

  6,920    270

Canadian Solar, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  27,900    803

Cascade Corp. (Ñ)

  6,200    272

Chart Industries, Inc. (Æ)

  56,487    2,989

Cognex Corp. (Ñ)

  5,467    103

Cohu, Inc.

  24,898    396

Columbus McKinnon Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,617    556

CommScope, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,818    572

Credence Systems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  113,830    146

CTS Corp. (Ñ)

  13,400    172

Darling International, Inc. (Æ)

  22,622    366

Donaldson Co., Inc. (Ñ)

  23,100    1,042

Dover Corp.

  16,200    804

Ducommun, Inc.

  7,124    195

Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (Æ)

  72,040    1,127

EnergySolutions, Inc. (Ñ)

  10,100    207

EnPro Industries, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,608    274

Entegris, Inc. (Æ)

  18,142    115

Esterline Technologies Corp. (Æ)

  5,208    254

Federal Signal Corp. (Ñ)

  17,400    250
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Flowserve Corp.

  14,400    1,920

Gardner Denver, Inc. (Æ)

  9,600    438

Goodrich Corp.

  2,600    128

Graham Corp.

  5,629    501

GT Solar International, Inc. (Æ)

  11,100    136

Hardinge, Inc.

  3,900    62

Herman Miller, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,024    79

HNI Corp. (Ñ)

  6,339    137

Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,681    96

InterDigital, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  761    18

Itron, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,468    1,059

Joy Global, Inc.

  46,680    3,371

K-Tron International, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  494    69

Kennametal, Inc.

  17,500    521

Kimball International, Inc. Class B

  94,950    1,017

KLA-Tencor Corp. (Ñ)

  15,000    564

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,800    449

M/I Homes, Inc. (Ñ)

  7,500    142

Manitowoc Co., Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  16,000    422

MDC Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,000    83

Metalico, Inc. (Æ)

  11,200    173

NVR, Inc. (Æ)

  500    276

Orbital Sciences Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,076    277

Perceptron, Inc. (Æ)

  93,350    747

Pitney Bowes, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,300    453

Plantronics, Inc. (Ñ)

  22,971    559

Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  28,200    116

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

  95,682    2,498

Robbins & Myers, Inc. (Ñ)

  46,255    2,348

Ryland Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,563    197

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)

  39,384    1,492

Steelcase, Inc. Class A (Ñ)

  19,300    192

Sun Hydraulics Corp. (Ñ)

  3,300    136

Technitrol, Inc. (Ñ)

  62,191    872

Tecumseh Products Co. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,858    1,043

Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  1,100    69

Terex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,600    454

Thomas & Betts Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,600    397

Twin Disc, Inc. (Ñ)

  29,546    594

Ultra Clean Holdings (Æ)(Ñ)

  51,000    334

Ultratech, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,721    114

Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates, Inc. (Æ)

  22,945    670

Waters Corp. (Æ)

  13,348    907

Woodward Governor Co. (Ñ)

  9,200    414

Zygo Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  400    4
      
     44,871
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Technology - 14.8%

    

3Com Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  88,800    167

Adaptec, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,852    109

Adtran, Inc. (Ñ)

  29,099    651

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  16,000    771

American Science & Engineering, Inc.

  4,700    266

Amkor Technology, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  58,600    513

Amphenol Corp. Class A

  67,266    3,207

Ansys, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  58,150    2,668

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

  36,800    1,186

Atheros Communications, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  27,940    866

AuthenTec, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  88,630    677

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  37,900    1,033

Avocent Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,091    359

Bel Fuse, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

  1,900    54

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,300    619

BGC Partners, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  20,200    143

Blackbaud, Inc.

  8,127    145

Blackboard, Inc. (Æ)

  23,320    932

Bookham, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  36,000    68

CACI International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  10,522    473

Cavium Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,103    403

Celestica, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  44,190    351

Ceva, Inc. (Æ)

  1,518    12

Check Point Software Technologies (Æ)

  25,500    582

Ciber, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  48,300    342

ClearOne Communications, Inc. (Æ)

  333    1

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A (Æ)

  17,390    488

Commvault Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,160    48

Compuware Corp. (Æ)

  48,400    532

COMSYS IT Partners, Inc. (Æ)

  516    5

Comverse Technology, Inc. (Æ)

  58,019    869

Concur Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,791    1,063

Constant Contact, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,000    374

Cray, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,026    71

CSG Systems International, Inc. (Æ)

  11,700    208

Cubic Corp. (Ñ)

  9,000    241

Daktronics, Inc. (Ñ)

  8,307    148

Data Domain, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,750    102

Digital River, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,178    286

DSP Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,800    13

Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,789    221

Emulex Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  15,573    176

Equinix, Inc. (Æ)

  6,200    504

Extreme Networks (Æ)(Ñ)

  48,300    142

F5 Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,572    920
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,500    998

Flextronics International, Ltd. (Æ)

  125,170    1,118

Flir Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,800    807

Foundry Networks, Inc. (Æ)

  13,325    232

Garmin, Ltd. (Ñ)

  18,063    644

Gartner, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,122    52

Harmonic, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,384    73

Harris Corp.

  11,310    545

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,505    11

Hittite Microwave Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,493    431

II-VI, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,237    86

Imation Corp. (Ñ)

  25,308    482

Informatica Corp. (Æ)

  47,050    762

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  41,100    757

Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (Æ)

  124,796    1,250

Integrated Silicon Solution, Inc. (Æ)

  2,500    11

International Rectifier Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  27,308    461

Interwoven, Inc. (Æ)

  15,900    224

ION Geophysical Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,438    326

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

  47,900    779

JDA Software Group, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,052    223

Mantech International Corp. Class A (Æ)

  11,000    614

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  63,632    941

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

  9,000    416

Mentor Graphics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,058    56

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  2,888    22

Methode Electronics, Inc.

  15,700    176

Micrel, Inc.

  130,300    1,240

Micros Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  92,639    2,935

Microsemi Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  52,003    1,350

MicroStrategy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  3,505    212

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  33,900    737

NAM TAI Electronics, Inc.

  67,600    779

NCI, Inc. (Æ)

  1,087    26

NCR Corp. (Æ)

  38,480    1,034

Ness Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  35,900    444

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  59,320    1,899

Nice Systems, Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  96,238    2,845

Omniture, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  38,648    671

ON Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,800    130

OSI Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  29,610    624

Park Electrochemical Corp. (Ñ)

  3,959    100

PerkinElmer, Inc.

  76,535    2,227

Perot Systems Corp. Class A (Æ)

  3,223    54

Plexus Corp. (Æ)

  6,200    177

Power Integrations, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,150    687

QLogic Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,600    501

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Rackable Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  7,511    95

RealNetworks, Inc. (Æ)

  31,600    217

SAIC, Inc. (Æ)

  51,600    975

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  4,500    287

Sanmina-SCI Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  245,300    434

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  23,020    491

Scansource, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,624    265

Seagate Technology

  31,000    464

Secure Computing Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  26,782    105

Silicon Image, Inc. (Æ)

  28,549    200

Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  42,900    406

Solera Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  32,410    940

SonicWALL, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  40,000    234

SPSS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,400    46

Standard Microsystems Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,662    97

STEC, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,458    185

Sunpower Corp. Class A (Æ)

  2,800    226

Sybase, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  51,334    1,725

SYKES Enterprises, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  200    4

Synaptics, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,317    401

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  83,679    1,356

SYNNEX Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  8,000    187

Tekelec (Æ)(Ñ)

  12,764    199

Tellabs, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  57,600    296

Tier Technologies, Inc. Class B (Æ)

  109,690    890

Trimble Navigation, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  31,213    1,036

TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  96,419    543

TTM Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  62,825    707

Tyler Technologies, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,719    347

Verigy, Ltd. (Æ)

  25,000    556

Verint Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  23,684    509

Vignette Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,538    62

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Æ)

  120,541    1,081

Vocus, Inc. (Æ)

  53,875    1,917

Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  20,300    333

Website Pros, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,200    8

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)

  19,600    564

White Electronic Designs Corp. (Æ)

  185,330    869

Xilinx, Inc. (Ñ)

  24,000    596

Zoran Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  21,955    182
      
     74,213
      

Utilities - 3.4%

    

Alliant Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  13,500    435

Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. (Ñ)

  4,000    122

Atmos Energy Corp. (Ñ)

  30,110    797
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,300    77

Avista Corp. (Ñ)

  49,220    1,113

Black Hills Corp. (Ñ)

  7,491    242

California Water Service Group

  11,600    426

Centennial Communications Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  13,169    106

CenturyTel, Inc. (Ñ)

  42,600    1,584

Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (Æ)

  63,146    246

Cleco Corp. (Ñ)

  65,906    1,656

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A (Ñ)

  3,290    23

El Paso Electric Co. (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,374    297

El Paso Pipeline Partners, LP (Ñ)

  27,500    536

Idacorp, Inc. (Ñ)

  55,850    1,665

Iowa Telecommunications Services, Inc. (Ñ)

  10,713    199

iPCS, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,345    90

Laclede Group, Inc. (The) (Ñ)

  6,000    255

MDU Resources Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,400    300

MGE Energy, Inc.

  700    25

New Jersey Resources Corp. (Ñ)

  17,550    598

Nicor, Inc. (Ñ)

  2,300    92

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,900    650

NTELOS Holdings Corp. (Ñ)

  6,976    167

Oneok, Inc. (Ñ)

  9,000    409

Pepco Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  35,200    878

Pike Electric Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,918    105

Premiere Global Services, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  19,300    292

Southwest Gas Corp. (Ñ)

  68,164    1,970

Southwest Water Co. (Ñ)

  6,400    69

Suburban Propane Partners, LP (Ñ)

  5,300    205

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc. (Ñ)

  900    38

UGI Corp.

  50,300    1,361

USA Mobility, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,300    51

WGL Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  1,700    59
      
     17,138
      
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $465,800)

     476,980
      
Short-Term Investments - 5.9%     

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  27,036,001    27,036

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.920% due 09/18/08

  2,500    2,494
      
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $29,530)

     29,530
      

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    

Other Securities - 44.1%

    

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

  80,401,675    80,402  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  140,744,504    140,745  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $221,147)

     221,147  
        
Total Investments - 145.1%     

(identified cost $716,477)

     727,657  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (45.1%)
     (226,231 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      501,426  
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
             

Long Positions

             

Russell 2000 Mini Index (CME)

   332    USD   23,755    09/08    529
               

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

   529
               

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 109.5%

    

Auto and Transportation - 2.5%

    

Alexander & Baldwin, Inc.

  11,400    495

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

  27,400    378

Autoliv, Inc.

  51,900    2,026

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (Û)

  31,465    3,276

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  1,500    72

CSX Corp. (Û)

  83,600    5,650

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  3,100    110

FedEx Corp. (Û)

  32,000    2,523

Forward Air Corp.

  12,700    465

Frontline, Ltd. (Ñ)

  33,500    2,150

Genuine Parts Co.

  40,700    1,632

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The) (Æ)

  66,000    1,296

JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (Ñ)

  67,004    2,478

Kansas City Southern (Æ)

  1,200    66

Kirby Corp. (Æ)

  52,480    2,504

Landstar System, Inc.

  12,117    613

Lear Corp. (Æ)

  32,900    474

Navistar International Corp. (Æ)

  5,800    325

Norfolk Southern Corp. (Û)

  38,100    2,740

Skywest, Inc.

  28,300    431

Southwest Airlines Co.

  1,500    23

TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (Æ)

  34,900    647

Union Pacific Corp. (Û)

  61,800    5,095

UTI Worldwide, Inc.

  13,900    253

WABCO Holdings, Inc.

  2,300    104

Werner Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)

  36,700    874
      
     36,700
      

Consumer Discretionary - 14.8%

  

Accenture, Ltd. Class A (Û)

  384,316    16,049

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Æ)

  26,450    952

Aeropostale, Inc. (Æ)

  65,950    2,127

Allied Waste Industries, Inc. (Æ)

  76,400    924

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)

  2,727    208

American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.

  26,700    374

American Greetings Corp. Class A

  6,210    92

Apollo Group, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  24,861    1,549

AutoNation, Inc. (Æ)

  134,100    1,384

Avon Products, Inc.

  46,100    1,955

Best Buy Co., Inc. (Û)

  147,847    5,873

Big Lots, Inc. (Æ)

  28,300    862

BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. (Æ)

  74,974    2,814

Brinker International, Inc.

  30,300    557

Burger King Holdings, Inc.

  10,600    284

CBS Corp. Class B (Û)

  370,994    6,069
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  1,057    72

Coach, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  136,100    3,472

Columbia Sportswear Co.

  7,300    272

Convergys Corp. (Æ)

  44,200    561

Copart, Inc. (Æ)

  12,000    526

Corporate Executive Board Co. (The)

  10,800    405

Costco Wholesale Corp.

  42,488    2,663

Darden Restaurants, Inc.

  41,800    1,361

DeVry, Inc.

  4,800    273

DIRECTV Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)(Û)

  194,620    5,259

DISH Network Corp. Class A (Æ)

  42,800    1,259

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  6,400    260

Dollar Tree, Inc. (Æ)

  1,000    38

DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  25,800    766

Earthlink, Inc. (Æ)

  1,600    14

eBay, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  240,884    6,063

Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. (The) Class A

  29,800    1,314

Expedia, Inc. (Æ)

  8,300    162

Foot Locker, Inc.

  19,200    289

GameStop Corp. Class A (Æ)(Ñ)

  248,825    10,080

Gap, Inc. (The) (Û)

  266,000    4,288

Google, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  3,904    1,850

Guess ?, Inc.

  10,800    342

Harman International Industries, Inc.

  14,900    613

Hasbro, Inc.

  57,700    2,234

Hewitt Associates, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  30,750    1,133

Home Depot, Inc.

  215,200    5,128

IAC/InterActiveCorp (Æ)

  68,100    1,189

International Speedway Corp. Class A

  9,500    350

Jarden Corp. (Æ)

  12,800    308

John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Class A

  5,000    227

Kimberly-Clark Corp. (Û)

  43,900    2,539

Macy’s, Inc. (Û)

  160,100    3,012

Manpower, Inc.

  86,524    4,153

Mattel, Inc.

  72,300    1,450

McDonald’s Corp. (Û)

  329,480    19,700

News Corp. Class A

  310,500    4,387

Nike, Inc. Class B (Û)

  253,573    14,880

Office Depot, Inc. (Æ)

  100,900    686

OfficeMax, Inc.

  3,000    38

Omnicom Group, Inc. (Û)

  65,700    2,805

Penske Auto Group, Inc.

  18,700    249

Ross Stores, Inc.

  44,643    1,695

RR Donnelley & Sons Co. (Û)

  71,600    1,912

Sohu.com, Inc. (Æ)

  23,820    1,798

Tech Data Corp. (Æ)

  25,789    899

Tiffany & Co.

  49,800    1,882

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Time Warner, Inc. (Û)

  1,067,953    15,293

TJX Cos., Inc.

  155,850    5,254

United Online, Inc.

  23,143    251

Urban Outfitters, Inc. (Æ)

  71,600    2,364

VeriSign, Inc. (Æ)

  22,621    736

VF Corp.

  29,800    2,133

Viacom, Inc. Class B (Æ)

  113,300    3,165

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Û)

  164,883    9,665

Walt Disney Co. (The) (Û)

  605,607    18,380

Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Inc. Class A

  10,500    608

WESCO International, Inc. (Æ)

  21,100    794

Yahoo!, Inc. (Æ)

  7,100    141

Yum! Brands, Inc. (Û)

  110,400    3,955
      
     219,668
      

Consumer Staples - 7.7%

    

Altria Group, Inc.

  146,960    2,991

Anheuser-Busch Cos., Inc.

  26,400    1,789

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

  1,990    109

Coca-Cola Co. (The)

  67,300    3,466

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.

  63,900    1,082

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (Û)

  33,000    2,451

Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Û)

  17,500    376

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Æ)

  19,200    397

General Mills, Inc. (Û)

  72,000    4,636

Herbalife, Ltd.

  40,566    1,752

Hormel Foods Corp.

  7,350    266

Kroger Co. (The) (Û)

  565,967    16,005

Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. (Û)

  117,000    3,258

PepsiCo, Inc. (Û)

  180,209    11,995

Philip Morris International, Inc.

  62,880    3,248

Procter & Gamble Co. (Û)

  312,220    20,444

Ruddick Corp.

  2,250    70

Safeway, Inc. (Û)

  571,200    15,262

SUPERVALU, Inc.

  85,200    2,183

SYSCO Corp. (Û)

  612,400    17,368

Tyson Foods, Inc. Class A

  208,168    3,102

UST, Inc.

  42,679    2,245
      
     114,495
      

Financial Services - 17.3%

    

Advent Software, Inc. (Æ)

  8,908    388

Aflac, Inc. (Û)

  101,900    5,667

Allied Capital Corp.

  32,000    440

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.

  7,900    329

Allstate Corp. (The) (Û)

  117,300    5,422

AMB Property Corp. (ö)

  20,841    1,020

American Express Co.

  132,500    4,918
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

American Financial Group, Inc.

  29,600    857

Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (Û)

  99,134    4,213

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (ö)

  128,900    1,942

AON Corp.

  13,200    605

Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A (ö)

  64,400    2,201

Arch Capital Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  25,533    1,780

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

  16,900    430

Assurant, Inc. (Û)

  49,300    2,964

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (Û)

  125,800    5,373

AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (ö)

  17,970    1,792

Axis Capital Holdings, Ltd.

  134,687    4,267

Bancorpsouth, Inc.

  22,300    475

Bank of America Corp. (Û)

  356,652    11,734

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The) (Û)

  146,610    5,205

BB&T Corp.

  34,000    953

BlackRock, Inc. Class A (Û)

  18,192    3,942

BOK Financial Corp.

  470    19

Brandywine Realty Trust (ö)

  50,600    812

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.

  63,400    1,312

Capital One Financial Corp. (Û)

  120,291    5,035

Cash America International, Inc.

  20,900    881

CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (ö)

  32,200    625

Charles Schwab Corp. (The) (Û)

  239,200    5,475

Chubb Corp. (Û)

  89,777    4,313

Cigna Corp. (Û)

  176,200    6,523

Cincinnati Financial Corp.

  71,232    1,983

Citigroup, Inc.

  1   

CME Group, Inc. Class A

  163    59

CNA Financial Corp.

  8,300    221

Colonial Properties Trust (ö)

  31,500    629

Comerica, Inc.

  30,800    885

Deluxe Corp.

  13,200    189

Discover Financial Services

  139,000    2,036

Duke Realty Corp. (ö)

  79,000    1,954

Dun & Bradstreet Corp.

  15,800    1,527

Eaton Vance Corp. (Û)

  24,628    915

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

  54,214    1,659

Equity Residential (ö)

  34,546    1,491

Everest Re Group, Ltd.

  6,600    540

Federal Realty Investment Trust (ö)

  12,217    887

Federated Investors, Inc. Class B

  12,651    416

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

  1,200    23

Fifth Third Bancorp

  23,900    334

First American Corp.

  750    19

Franklin Resources, Inc. (Û)

  42,301    4,256

Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A

  129,200    2,063

GFI Group, Inc.

  52,400    529

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Global Payments, Inc.

  650    29

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) (Û)

  55,000    10,122

H&R Block, Inc.

  188,300    4,581

Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (The)

  11,400    489

Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. (Û)

  43,900    2,783

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

  64,000    1,450

Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.

  5,700    131

Hospitality Properties Trust (ö)

  129,000    2,748

HRPT Properties Trust (ö)

  70,400    493

Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (Û)

  294,649    5,380

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

  31,000    218

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (Æ)

  12,300    1,227

Invesco, Ltd.

  23,200    540

Investment Technology Group, Inc. (Æ)

  27,300    812

Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc.

  9,690    462

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Û)

  350,236    14,230

Kilroy Realty Corp. (ö)

  800    37

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

  21,300    219

LaSalle Hotel Properties (ö)

  21,700    493

Lexington Realty Trust (ö)

  28,700    413

Liberty Property Trust (ö)

  22,200    808

Lincoln National Corp. (Û)

  93,000    4,436

Macerich Co. (The) (ö)

  10,389    575

Mack-Cali Realty Corp. (ö)

  33,500    1,286

Marshall & Ilsley Corp.

  31,500    479

Mastercard, Inc. Class A

  1,900    464

MetLife, Inc. (Û)

  147,838    7,506

Nasdaq OMX Group (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  58,500    1,624

Nationwide Health Properties, Inc. (ö)

  7,300    271

Northern Trust Corp. (Û)

  84,400    6,598

NYSE Euronext (Û)

  54,200    2,560

PartnerRe, Ltd. - ADR

  22,300    1,568

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment
Trust (ö)

  14,600    269

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

  11,900    848

Progressive Corp. (The)

  95,200    1,928

Prologis (ö)

  130,691    6,388

Protective Life Corp.

  4,600    165

Prudential Financial, Inc.

  53,594    3,696

PS Business Parks, Inc. (ö)

  4,100    216

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

  28,900    835

Regency Centers Corp. (ö)

  4,725    281

Regions Financial Corp. (Û)

  297,468    2,820

RenaissanceRe Holdings, Ltd.

  22,200    1,129

Ryder System, Inc.

  643    42

Safeco Corp.

  18,700    1,237
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

SEI Investments Co.

  62,600    1,442

StanCorp Financial Group, Inc.

  12,900    637

State Street Corp. (Û)

  82,400    5,903

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (ö)

  42,500    550

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

  800    33

T Rowe Price Group, Inc. (Û)

  64,900    3,884

Taubman Centers, Inc. (ö)

  490    23

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. (Æ)(Û)

  204,400    4,070

Total System Services, Inc.

  28,900    566

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The) (Û)

  309,378    13,650

UnionBanCal Corp.

  1,587    85

United Rentals, Inc. (Æ)

  13,466    218

US Bancorp (Û)

  93,752    2,870

Ventas, Inc. (ö)

  14,540    652

Wachovia Corp.

  15,400    266

Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Class A

  20,300    678

Weingarten Realty Investors (ö)

  25,800    787

Wells Fargo & Co.

  149,843    4,536

Western Union Co. (The) (Û)

  145,700    4,027

WR Berkley Corp.

  35,600    841

XL Capital, Ltd. Class A

  95,700    1,712
      
     256,843
      

Health Care - 14.7%

    

Abbott Laboratories

  30,299    1,707

Aetna, Inc. (Û)

  149,600    6,135

AMERIGROUP Corp. Class A (Æ)

  27,600    701

AmerisourceBergen Corp. Class A (Û)

  331,799    13,892

Amgen, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  134,441    8,420

Baxter International, Inc. (Û)

  62,300    4,274

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

  14,210    1,028

Becton Dickinson & Co. (Û)

  33,600    2,853

Biogen Idec, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  251,841    17,568

Boston Scientific Corp. (Æ)(Û)

  454,415    5,403

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

  244,000    5,153

Cardinal Health, Inc. (Û)

  127,000    6,824

Centene Corp. (Æ)

  8,100    181

Community Health Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  35,200    1,161

Covidien, Ltd.

  14,055    692

CVS Caremark Corp.

  19,356    707

Dentsply International, Inc.

  1,800    73

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. (Æ)

  500    31

Eli Lilly & Co. (Û)

  124,519    5,866

Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  23,200    537

Express Scripts, Inc. Class A (Æ)(Û)

  210,778    14,868

Forest Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  173,800    6,172

Gen-Probe, Inc. (Æ)

  1,040    56

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Genentech, Inc. (Æ)

  12,400    1,181

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  75,633    4,083

Health Net, Inc. (Æ)

  79,900    2,234

Healthspring, Inc. (Æ)

  15,900    309

Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc.

  1,100    31

Hlth Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  78,600    860

Humana, Inc. (Æ)

  99,500    4,369

Idexx Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)

  1,089    58

Invitrogen Corp. (Æ)

  59,600    2,643

Johnson & Johnson (Û)

  176,360    12,075

Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (Æ)

  6,800    183

Kinetic Concepts, Inc. (Æ)

  25,790    901

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  133,400    1,535

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (Æ)

  16,700    478

Lincare Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  43,100    1,389

McKesson Corp. (Û)

  124,893    6,993

Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  266,228    13,200

Medtronic, Inc. (Ñ)

  61,408    3,244

Merck & Co., Inc. (Û)

  197,707    6,505

Owens & Minor, Inc.

  10,900    501

Patterson Cos., Inc. (Æ)

  47,300    1,477

PDL BioPharma, Inc.

  14,200    159

Pfizer, Inc. (Û)

  1,528,536    28,538

Schering-Plough Corp. (Û)

  78,900    1,663

St. Jude Medical, Inc. (Æ)

  57,950    2,699

Stryker Corp.

  22,600    1,451

Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (Æ)

  13,500    817

UnitedHealth Group, Inc. (Û)

  162,800    4,571

Universal Health Services, Inc. Class B

  12,900    782

Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  16,000    960

Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Class B (Æ)

  93,300    2,697

WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (Æ)

  26,900    1,058

WellPoint, Inc. (Æ) (Û)

  53,800    2,822

Wyeth

  3,200    130
      
     216,898
      

Integrated Oils - 7.4%

    

Chevron Corp. (Û)

  199,220    16,846

ConocoPhillips (Û)

  331,800    27,082

Exxon Mobil Corp. (Û)

  542,967    43,671

Hess Corp. (Û)

  42,000    4,259

Marathon Oil Corp. (Û)

  141,600    7,005

Murphy Oil Corp. (Û)

  43,100    3,436

Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Û)

  94,495    7,449
      
     109,748
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Materials and Processing -7.5%

    

AK Steel Holding Corp.

  48,600    3,086

Alcoa, Inc. (Û)

  122,300    4,128

Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (Û)

  189,080    5,413

Armstrong World Industries, Inc.

  3,700    125

Ashland, Inc.

  53,402    2,231

Avery Dennison Corp.

  7,800    343

Bunge, Ltd.

  36,013    3,562

Carpenter Technology Corp.

  22,970    889

Celanese Corp. Class A

  45,899    1,768

Ceradyne, Inc. (Æ)

  2,200    102

CF Industries Holdings, Inc.

  26,889    4,395

Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc. (Û)

  15,700    1,702

Commercial Metals Co.

  34,250    1,022

Crown Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  25,000    701

Cytec Industries, Inc.

  470    25

Domtar Corp. (Æ)

  119,400    681

Dow Chemical Co. (The) (Û)

  128,700    4,287

Eastman Chemical Co.

  16,700    1,001

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.

  66,200    2,900

EMCOR Group, Inc. (Æ)

  47,000    1,416

Fluor Corp. (Û)

  64,874    5,277

FMC Corp.

  2,310    172

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B

  36,400    3,522

Granite Construction, Inc.

  25,300    800

Harsco Corp.

  25,500    1,380

International Paper Co.

  95,100    2,636

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)

  40,600    3,140

KBR, Inc.

  83,498    2,380

Lubrizol Corp.

  1,598    80

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

  30,060    1,433

Minerals Technologies, Inc.

  3,675    237

Monsanto Co.

  67,059    7,987

Mosaic Co. (The) (Û)

  49,667    6,318

Nucor Corp. (Û)

  115,300    6,597

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (Æ)

  90,331    3,816

Perini Corp. (Æ)

  6,200    170

PPG Industries, Inc.

  30,400    1,843

Precision Castparts Corp.

  32,900    3,074

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.

  29,041    1,834

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. Class A

  24,220    2,186

Sonoco Products Co.

  16,100    525

Southern Copper Corp. (Û)

  71,462    1,985

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

  53,300    1,689

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Terra Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  60,713    3,279

Timken Co.

  21,500    710

United States Steel Corp.

  39,000    6,254

URS Corp. (Æ)

  42,100    1,765

Worthington Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  21,194    376
      
     111,242
      

Miscellaneous - 2.5%

    

3M Co.

  24,585    1,731

Carlisle Cos., Inc.

  22,700    694

Eaton Corp.

  35,700    2,536

Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ)

  82,510    4,684

General Electric Co. (Û)

  643,661    18,209

Honeywell International, Inc.

  43,701    2,222

ITT Corp. (Û)

  32,400    2,170

Johnson Controls, Inc.

  79,300    2,392

SPX Corp.

  13,529    1,715

Tyco International, Ltd.

  22,400    998

Walter Industries, Inc. Class A

  1,500    157
      
     37,508
      

Other Energy - 8.1%

    

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  21,750    2,152

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (Û)

  228,555    13,236

Apache Corp. (Û)

  152,179    17,070

Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (Æ)

  17,600    808

Baker Hughes, Inc.

  5,981    496

Basic Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

  4,900    132

Bill Barrett Corp. (Æ)

  7,340    302

BJ Services Co.

  58,500    1,720

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

  18,014    793

Cameron International Corp. (Æ)

  5,150    246

Cimarex Energy Co.

  24,546    1,279

Complete Production Services, Inc. (Æ)

  20,500    653

Continental Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  24,653    1,408

Denbury Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  3,550    100

Devon Energy Corp. (Û)

  85,226    8,087

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (Û)

  14,000    1,670

Dynegy, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  5,054    34

Encore Acquisition Co. (Æ)

  4,900    303

ENSCO International, Inc.

  25,600    1,770

EOG Resources, Inc.

  11,921    1,198

Exterran Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  11,137    629

FMC Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  32,824    2,028

Forest Oil Corp. (Æ)

  400    23

Halliburton Co. (Û)

  184,418    8,266

Key Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

  44,000    707

Mariner Energy, Inc. (Æ)

  31,900    844
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Massey Energy Co.

  35,570    2,641

National Oilwell Varco, Inc. (Æ)

  97,900    7,698

Newfield Exploration Co. (Æ)

  22,800    1,117

Noble Energy, Inc.

  8,233    608

NRG Energy, Inc. (Æ)

  47,645    1,729

Oceaneering International, Inc. (Æ)

  3,856    234

Oil States International, Inc. (Æ)

  12,300    675

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

  58,500    1,663

Pioneer Drilling Co. (Æ)

  11,700    186

Pioneer Natural Resources Co. (Ñ)

  18,012    1,071

Reliant Energy, Inc. (Æ)

  176,173    3,190

SEACOR Holdings, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,775    650

Southwestern Energy Co. (Æ) (Û)

  106,100    3,852

St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.

  31,280    1,331

Superior Energy Services, Inc. (Æ)

  31,912    1,514

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  46,200    6,285

Ultra Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

  13,417    958

Unit Corp. (Æ)

  15,907    1,074

Valero Energy Corp. (Û)

  212,913    7,113

W&T Offshore, Inc. (Ñ)

  46,588    2,062

Weatherford International, Ltd. (Æ)

  82,100    3,098

Whiting Petroleum Corp. (Æ)

  2,300    215

Williams Cos., Inc.

  154,700    4,958
      
     119,876
      

Producer Durables - 7.0%

    

AGCO Corp. (Æ)

  25,951    1,553

American Tower Corp. Class A (Æ)

  34,700    1,454

Applied Biosystems, Inc.

  28,163    1,040

Boeing Co. (Û)

  141,798    8,665

Bucyrus International, Inc. Class A

  27,700    1,939

Caterpillar, Inc. (Û)

  125,713    8,740

Crane Co.

  2,800    99

Cummins, Inc. (Û)

  66,600    4,418

Deere & Co.

  12,600    884

Donaldson Co., Inc.

  11,300    510

Dover Corp. (Û)

  66,800    3,315

Emerson Electric Co.

  35,515    1,730

Flowserve Corp.

  25,109    3,348

Gardner Denver, Inc. (Æ)

  16,600    757

Goodrich Corp.

  44,676    2,195

Graco, Inc.

  6,090    221

Herman Miller, Inc. (Ñ)

  3,904    102

HNI Corp. (Ñ)

  10,229    221

Hubbell, Inc. Class B

  11,900    502

Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd. Class A

  127,520    4,591

Joy Global, Inc.

  15,338    1,108

Kennametal, Inc.

  14,900    443

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Lam Research Corp. (Æ)

  23,500    773

Lennar Corp. Class A

  60,700    734

Lexmark International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  35,200    1,235

Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.

  1,070    86

Lockheed Martin Corp. (Û)

  161,065    16,804

Mettler Toledo International, Inc. (Æ)

  14,700    1,580

Molex, Inc.

  46,400    1,138

Northrop Grumman Corp. (Û)

  280,606    18,910

Parker Hannifin Corp. (Û)

  46,000    2,837

Plantronics, Inc.

  25,900    631

Raytheon Co.

  42,700    2,431

Steelcase, Inc. Class A

  33,200    331

Terex Corp. (Æ)

  18,600    880

United Technologies Corp. (Û)

  25,500    1,632

W.W. Grainger, Inc.

  17,200    1,540

Xerox Corp.

  312,600    4,264
      
     103,641
      

Technology - 13.9%

    

3Com Corp. (Æ)

  110,000    207

ADC Telecommunications, Inc. (Æ)

  27,200    257

Adobe Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  175,200    7,245

Adtran, Inc.

  3,000    67

Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  29,200    1,407

Altera Corp.

  3,500    77

Amdocs, Ltd. (Æ)

  1,800    55

Analog Devices, Inc. (Û)

  95,600    2,917

Apple, Inc. (Æ)

  71,149    11,309

Arrow Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

  32,100    1,034

Autodesk, Inc. (Æ) (Û)

  87,400    2,787

Avnet, Inc. (Æ)

  222,894    6,076

Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (Æ)

  21,000    307

BMC Software, Inc. (Æ)

  15,200    500

Broadcom Corp. Class A (Æ)

  133,500    3,243

Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  28,000    189

CACI International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  8,900    400

Cisco Systems, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  208,434    4,584

Computer Sciences Corp. (Æ)

  92,900    4,401

Dell, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  170,318    4,185

EMC Corp. (Æ)

  103,833    1,559

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

  2,800    798

General Dynamics Corp.

  52,742    4,701

Harris Corp.

  55,200    2,658

Hewlett-Packard Co. (Û)

  655,244    29,355

Ingram Micro, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  77,900    1,436
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Intel Corp.

  130,512    2,896

International Business Machines Corp. (Û)

  43,900    5,618

International Rectifier Corp. (Æ)

  30,700    518

j2 Global Communications, Inc. (Æ)

  1,000    24

Jabil Circuit, Inc.

  197,000    3,203

Juniper Networks, Inc. (Æ)(Û)

  173,266    4,510

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (Û)

  39,200    3,869

LSI Corp. (Æ)

  6,900    48

Macrovision Solutions Corp. (Æ)

  353    5

Marvell Technology Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  97,000    1,435

MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (Æ)

  5,743    265

Microsoft Corp. (Û)

  811,422    20,870

Motorola, Inc. (Û)

  353,500    3,054

Oracle Corp. (Æ)(Û)

  909,400    19,579

Plexus Corp. (Æ)

  23,700    676

QUALCOMM, Inc. (Û)

  114,600    6,342

RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Æ)

  31,600    103

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

  26,600    1,184

SAIC, Inc. (Æ)

  83,400    1,575

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)

  10,063    642

Seagate Technology

  310,600    4,650

Seagate Technology, Inc. (Æ)

  57,274   

Silicon Laboratories, Inc. (Æ)

  24,900    815

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Æ)

  209,050    2,222

Sybase, Inc. (Æ)

  1,900    64

Symantec Corp. (Æ)(Û)

  429,268    9,045

Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  14,100    228

Synopsys, Inc. (Æ)

  37,438    899

Tellabs, Inc. (Æ)

  300,100    1,543

Teradata Corp. (Æ)

  4,800    112

Texas Instruments, Inc. (Û)

  561,076    13,679

Unisys Corp. (Æ)

  103,800    383

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (Æ)

  50,100    449

Western Digital Corp. (Æ)

  112,085    3,227
      
     205,486
      

Utilities - 6.1%

    

ACE, Ltd. (Û)

  53,805    2,728

AES Corp. (The) (Æ)(Û)

  81,900    1,322

American Electric Power Co., Inc. (Û)

  75,800    2,994

AT&T, Inc. (Û)

  455,294    14,028

Atmos Energy Corp.

  7,500    198

Centerpoint Energy, Inc.

  145,700    2,298

CenturyTel, Inc.

  48,000    1,785

Comcast Corp. Class A

  1,300    27

Constellation Energy Group, Inc.

  34,800    2,894

Dominion Resources, Inc.

  39,798    1,758

 

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    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

DPL, Inc.

  43,800    1,112

DTE Energy Co.

  33,800    1,385

Duke Energy Corp.

  322,786    5,675

E.W. Scripps Co. Class A

  200    1

Edison International (Û)

  83,200    4,022

Embarq Corp.

  151,600    6,939

Entergy Corp.

  18,800    2,010

Exelon Corp.

  9,500    747

FirstEnergy Corp. (Û)

  63,512    4,671

FPL Group, Inc.

  870    56

Great Plains Energy, Inc.

  200    5

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (Ñ)

  29,800    737

Integrys Energy Group, Inc.

  600    31

Millicom International Cellular SA

  400    31

New Jersey Resources Corp.

  14,400    491

Nicor, Inc.

  1,972    78

OGE Energy Corp.

  4,500    147

Oneok, Inc.

  4,901    223

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

  36,400    1,222

Portland General Electric Co.

  13,800    324

PPL Corp.

  14,807    695

Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (Û)

  400,882    16,757

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

  230,800    884

Sierra Pacific Resources

  74,500    845

Sprint Nextel Corp. (Û)

  241,100    1,962

Telephone & Data Systems, Inc.

  13,700    581

UGI Corp.

  14,600    395

US Cellular Corp. (Æ)

  800    48

Verizon Communications, Inc. (Û)

  194,060    6,606

Windstream Corp.

  77,100    919
      
     89,631
      
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $1,637,870)

     1,621,736
      
Short-Term Investments - 3.3%   

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund

  43,111,900    43,112

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.915% due 09/18/08

  5,500    5,486
      
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $48,598)

     48,598
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 

Other Securities - 0.5%

    

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

  2,912,939      2,913  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  5,099,150      5,099  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $8,012)

     8,012  
        
Total Investments - 113.3%     

(identified cost $1,694,480)

     1,678,346  
        
Securities Sold Short - (11.9%)     

Auto and Transportation - (0.7%)

 

  

CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.

  (42,400 )    (2,044 )

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

  (63,100 )    (2,241 )

Ford Motor Co. (Æ)

  (299,700 )    (1,439 )

Gentex Corp.

  (43,600 )    (674 )

Southwest Airlines Co.

  (211,900 )    (3,304 )
        
     (9,702 )
        

Consumer Discretionary - (2.2%)

 

  

Amazon.com, Inc. (Æ)

  (43,300 )    (3,306 )

Carnival Corp.

  (110,700 )    (4,089 )

Cheesecake Factory (The) (Æ)

  (2,100 )    (30 )

Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (Æ)

  (42,800 )    (751 )

DynCorp International, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  (13,500 )    (212 )

Electronic Arts, Inc. (Æ)

  (59,800 )    (2,582 )

Gaylord Entertainment Co. (Æ)

  (31,200 )    (937 )

Geo Group, Inc. (The) (Æ)

  (20,900 )    (502 )

International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.

  (20,600 )    (829 )

J Crew Group, Inc. (Æ)

  (14,400 )    (414 )

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)

  (81,100 )    (3,692 )

Liberty Media Corp. - Capital Series A (Æ)

  (122,900 )    (1,910 )

Live Nation, Inc. (Æ)

  (34,100 )    (430 )

Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.

  (12,500 )    (249 )

MGM Mirage (Æ)

  (85,500 )    (2,481 )

Nordstrom, Inc.

  (69,700 )    (2,003 )

PHH Corp. (Æ)

  (8,100 )    (125 )

Scientific Games Corp. Class A (Æ)

  (44,200 )    (1,341 )

Service Corp. International

  (129,700 )    (1,241 )

Target Corp.

  (7,200 )    (326 )

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 
    

Waste Management, Inc.

  (69,700 )    (2,477 )

Wynn Resorts, Ltd.

  (31,300 )    (3,051 )
        
     (32,978 )
        

Consumer Staples - (0.2%)

    

Hershey Co. (The)

  (38,500 )    (1,416 )

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

  (28,400 )    (346 )

Reynolds American, Inc.

  (14,300 )    (798 )

Universal Corp.

  (17,700 )    (914 )
        
     (3,474 )
        

Financial Services - (2.5%)

    

Advent Software, Inc. (Æ)

  (22,200 )    (967 )

Alleghany Corp. (Æ)

  (200 )    (63 )

American International Group, Inc.

  (158,500 )    (4,129 )

CIT Group, Inc.

  (181,600 )    (1,540 )

Citigroup, Inc.

  (212,200 )    (3,966 )

Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (ö)

  (17,000 )    (729 )

Fidelity National Financial, Inc. Class A

  (52,100 )    (696 )

Fifth Third Bancorp

  (235,400 )    (3,289 )

Freddie Mac

  (82,500 )    (674 )

Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (Æ)

  (11,100 )    (579 )

Loews Corp.

  (39,040 )    (1,740 )

M&T Bank Corp.

  (23,900 )    (1,682 )

MBIA, Inc.

  (86,100 )    (511 )

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

  (111,600 )    (2,974 )

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc. (ö)

  (20,600 )    (1,004 )

Raymond James Financial, Inc.

  (54,300 )    (1,569 )

SLM Corp. (Æ)

  (198,300 )    (3,397 )

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers (ö)

  (5,800 )    (217 )

TFS Financial Corp.

  (38,500 )    (439 )

Unitrin, Inc.

  (14,600 )    (403 )

Wachovia Corp.

  (127,700 )    (2,205 )

Washington Mutual, Inc.

  (546,700 )    (2,914 )

Wilmington Trust Corp.

  (19,400 )    (457 )

Wright Express Corp. (Æ)

  (4,900 )    (130 )
        
     (36,274 )
        

Health Care - (1.4%)

    

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  (10,100 )    (947 )

Alpharma, Inc. Class A (Æ)

  (8,100 )    (184 )

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  (26,300 )    (830 )

Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  (29,700 )    (1,102 )

Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.

  (4,400 )    (67 )

Cepheid, Inc. (Æ)

  (24,900 )    (426 )

Cooper Cos., Inc. (The)

  (40,100 )    (1,351 )

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (Æ)

  (30,600 )    (1,082 )

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Æ)

  (82,400 )    (546 )
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 

ImClone Systems, Inc. (Æ)

  (14,600 )    (933 )

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Æ)

  (4,900 )    (1,525 )

Medarex, Inc. (Æ)

  (57,600 )    (569 )

Millipore Corp. (Æ)

  (19,900 )    (1,400 )

Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Æ)

  (13,900 )    (924 )

NuVasive, Inc. (Æ)

  (25,600 )    (1,438 )

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

  (26,100 )    (1,387 )

Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  (10,700 )    (272 )

Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  (49,500 )    (1,316 )

Stryker Corp.

  (24,400 )    (1,566 )

Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Æ)

  (38,400 )    (689 )

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (Æ)

  (14,600 )    (250 )

Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Æ)

  (36,900 )    (1,273 )

XenoPort, Inc. (Æ)

  (9,300 )    (426 )
        
     (20,503 )
        

Materials and Processing - (1.1%)

    

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Æ)

  (8,100 )    (266 )

Hecla Mining Co. (Æ)

  (16,800 )    (154 )

Hexcel Corp. (Æ)

  (25,000 )    (475 )

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (Æ)

  (37,000 )    (2,862 )

McDermott International, Inc. (Æ)

  (36,700 )    (1,749 )

Mosaic Co. (The)

  (23,900 )    (3,040 )

Quanta Services, Inc. (Æ)

  (23,200 )    (716 )

Royal Gold, Inc.

  (20,100 )    (717 )

RTI International Metals, Inc. (Æ)

  (18,400 )    (502 )

Sigma-Aldrich Corp.

  (52,600 )    (3,195 )

Temple-Inland, Inc.

  (103,300 )    (1,679 )

Weyerhaeuser Co.

  (26,400 )    (1,411 )
        
     (16,766 )
        

Miscellaneous - (0.2%)

    

Fortune Brands, Inc.

  (57,200 )    (3,278 )
        

Other Energy - (1.7%)

    

Arch Coal, Inc.

  (19,900 )    (1,121 )

Consol Energy, Inc.

  (13,200 )    (982 )

Equitable Resources, Inc.

  (48,800 )    (2,550 )

EXCO Resources, Inc. (Æ)

  (40,600 )    (1,058 )

NRG Energy, Inc. (Æ)

  (5,000 )    (181 )

Parker Drilling Co. (Æ)

  (19,100 )    (154 )

Peabody Energy Corp.

  (64,100 )    (4,336 )

PetroHawk Energy Corp. (Æ)

  (31,100 )    (1,036 )

Range Resources Corp.

  (66,200 )    (3,215 )

Rex Energy Corp. (Æ)

  (23,800 )    (474 )

Schlumberger, Ltd.

  (41,900 )    (4,257 )

Southwestern Energy Co. (Æ)

  (34,800 )    (1,264 )

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 
    

Venoco, Inc. (Æ)

  (2,300 )    (39 )

Weatherford International, Ltd. (Æ)

  (48,700 )    (1,837 )

XTO Energy, Inc.

  (52,900 )    (2,498 )
        
     (25,002 )
        

Producer Durables - (0.8%)

    

American Tower Corp. Class A (Æ)

  (29,300 )    (1,228 )

Danaher Corp.

  (42,200 )    (3,361 )

Dionex Corp. (Æ)

  (2,400 )    (167 )

Entegris, Inc. (Æ)

  (58,100 )    (368 )

ESCO Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  (2,900 )    (119 )

Flowserve Corp.

  (23,200 )    (3,093 )

Lindsay Corp.

  (6,400 )    (591 )

SBA Communications Corp. Class A (Æ)

  (29,000 )    (1,099 )

TransDigm Group, Inc. (Æ)

  (28,300 )    (1,042 )
        
     (11,068 )
        

Technology - (0.6%)

    

Compuware Corp. (Æ)

  (79,000 )    (869 )

Concur Technologies, Inc. (Æ)

  (7,300 )    (301 )

Diodes, Inc. (Æ)

  (18,300 )    (475 )

EMC Corp. (Æ)

  (14,100 )    (212 )

First Solar, Inc. (Æ)

  (7,500 )    (2,138 )

II-VI, Inc. (Æ)

  (7,500 )    (288 )

Lawson Software, Inc. (Æ)

  (6,200 )    (50 )

Macrovision Solutions Corp. (Æ)

  (32,300 )    (491 )

Microsemi Corp. (Æ)

  (29,600 )    (768 )

Omniture, Inc. (Æ)

  (28,500 )    (494 )

Salesforce.com, Inc. (Æ)

  (49,200 )    (3,138 )
        
     (9,224 )
        
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
     Market
Value
$
 

Utilities - (0.5%)

    

Cablevision Systems Corp. Class A (Æ)

  (98,300 )    (2,387 )

Consolidated Edison, Inc.

  (45,000 )    (1,787 )

DPL, Inc.

  (13,100 )    (332 )

Leap Wireless International, Inc. (Æ)

  (5,400 )    (233 )

NII Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  (23,500 )    (1,285 )

Unisource Energy Corp.

  (21,800 )    (666 )

Vectren Corp.

  (29,000 )    (847 )
        
     (7,537 )
        
Total Securities Sold Short     

(proceeds $187,955)

     (175,806 )
        
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (1.4%)
      (21,197 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      1,481,343  
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
             

Long Positions

             

Russell 1000 Index

   20    USD   6,944    09/08    (434 )

Russell 1000 Mini Index

   10    USD   694    09/08    (45 )

S&P 500 E-Mini Index (CME)

   97    USD   6,145    09/08    (213 )

S&P 500 Index (CME)

   30    USD   9,503    09/08    16  

S&P Midcap 400 E-Mini Index (CME)

   166    USD   13,345    09/08    (375 )
                 

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

              (1,051 )
                 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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International Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Common Stocks - 91.2%

    

Australia - 3.4%

    

ABC Learning Centres, Ltd. (Æ)

  14,550    10

AGL Energy, Ltd.

  7,109    89

Allco Finance Group, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  101,143    44

Amcor, Ltd.

  472,705    2,328

AMP, Ltd.

  242,228    1,476

Ansell, Ltd. - GDR

  39,484    377

Austereo Group, Ltd.

  4,208    6

Australand Property Group (ö)

  3,886    2

Australia & New Zealand Banking
Group, Ltd.

  44,723    672

AWB, Ltd.

  27,507    73

AXA Asia Pacific Holdings, Ltd.

  14,659    61

BHP Billiton, Ltd.

  100,490    3,753

BlueScope Steel, Ltd.

  51,838    562

Caltex Australia, Ltd. (Ñ)

  49,300    549

Centennial Coal Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  34,130    166

CFS Retail Property Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  17,647    34

Challenger Financial Services
Group, Ltd. (Ñ)

  59,059    129

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

  8,970    331

Crown, Ltd.

  4,184    31

CSL, Ltd.

  342,798    11,131

CSR, Ltd. (Ñ)

  23,892    47

Dexus Property Group (ö)

  65,896    86

Downer EDI, Ltd. (Æ)

  8,693    56

Felix Resources, Ltd.

  755    15

Fortescue Metals Group, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,991    153

Foster’s Group, Ltd.

  1,074,533    4,979

Goodman Fielder, Ltd.

  16,709    21

Goodman Group (ö)

  12,471    29

GPT Group (ö)

  27,317    38

Harvey Norman Holdings, Ltd.

  8,922    27

Incitec Pivot, Ltd.

  349    53

Leighton Holdings, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  2,037    80

Lend Lease Corp., Ltd.

  96,700    910

Macquarie Airports

  419,656    1,109

Macquarie Infrastructure Group (Ñ)

  39,748    95

Macquarie Office Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  24,364    21

Mirvac Group (ö)(Ñ)

  4,032    10

National Australia Bank, Ltd.

  349,609    7,962

Newcrest Mining, Ltd.

  6,727    187

Orica, Ltd.

  5,310    118

Origin Energy, Ltd.

  14,802    220

Oxiana, Ltd.

  393,709    734

PaperlinX, Ltd.

  139,639    253

Qantas Airways, Ltd.

  89,377    275
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

QBE Insurance Group, Ltd.

  33,142    704

Rio Tinto, Ltd. (Ñ)

  32,254    3,724

Santos, Ltd.

  34,512    582

Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.

  12,795    12

Sons of Gwalia, Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)(ß)

  22,400   

SP AusNet

  91,367    98

Spotless Group, Ltd.

  8,557    23

St. George Bank, Ltd.

  9,699    249

Stockland (ö)(Ñ)

  25,651    110

Suncorp-Metway, Ltd.

  38,642    480

TABCORP Holdings, Ltd.

  37,699    305

Telstra Corp., Ltd.

  1,960,761    8,244

Wesfarmers, Ltd. (Ñ)

  86,816    2,785

Wesfarmers, Ltd.

  1,495    48

Westfield Group (ö)(Ñ)

  33,009    496

Westpac Banking Corp.

  44,868    895

Woodside Petroleum, Ltd.

  6,449    323

Woolworths, Ltd.

  46,468    1,091
      
     59,471
      

Austria - 0.3%

    

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG (Ñ)

  58,976    3,785

Voestalpine AG (Ñ)

  29,400    1,930
      
     5,715
      

Belgium - 0.8%

    

D’ieteren SA

  128    32

Delhaize Group (Æ)

  810    45

Dexia SA (Ñ)

  31,752    433

Fortis (Ñ)

  230,386    3,241

Fortis

  349,337    4,936

Fortis (Æ)

  88,920    1

Hansen Transmissions International
NV (Æ)

  393,936    2,456

InBev NV

  12,112    815

KBC Groep NV (Æ)

  1,808    183

Nationale A Portefeuille (Æ)

  1,647    130

Solvay SA (Ñ)

  11,400    1,361

Umicore (Æ)

  4,636    208
      
     13,841
      

Bermuda - 0.9%

    

Aquarius Platinum, Ltd.

  50,332    496

Benfield Group, Ltd. (Ñ)

  413,235    1,989

Bunge, Ltd. (Ñ)

  14,100    1,395

Catlin Group, Ltd.

  33,822    220

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings, Ltd.

  3,000    13

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Chinese Estates Holdings, Ltd.

  20,000    28

Credicorp, Ltd.

  15,000    1,110

Esprit Holdings, Ltd.

  167,261    1,788

Foster Wheeler, Ltd. (Æ)

  11,800    670

Giordano International, Ltd.

  119,579    49

Great Eagle Holdings, Ltd.

  9,000    26

Jardine Matheson Holdings, Ltd.

  86,387    2,720

Jardine Strategic Holdings, Ltd.

  1,500    26

Li & Fung, Ltd.

  376,200    1,278

Midland Holdings, Ltd.

  43,333    23

Mongolia Energy Co. ltd (Æ)(Ñ)

  81,000    84

Noble Group, Ltd.

  48,000    74

Orient Overseas International, Ltd.

  22,900    100

Pacific Basin Shipping, Ltd.

  92,000    129

Seadrill, Ltd. (Ñ)

  88,250    2,652

Shangri-La Asia, Ltd.

  430,000    922

Vostok Gas, Ltd.

  3,190    221

VTech Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  17,975    109
      
     16,122
      

Brazil - 0.9%

    

All America Latina Logistica SA (Æ)

  75,706    1,009

Banco do Brasil SA

  43,800    702

Bovespa Holding SA - ADR

  112,100    1,416

Cia Vale do Rio Doce - ADR (Æ)

  69,500    2,087

Gafisa SA (Æ)

  101,378    1,748

Magnesita Refratarios SA (Æ)

  47,000    702

OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes SA (Æ)

  400    197

Petroleo Brasileiro SA - ADR

  82,629    4,620

Unibanco - Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros SA - GDR (Æ)

  28,256    3,719
      
     16,200
      

Canada - 2.4%

    

Agrium, Inc.

  14,800    1,301

Barrick Gold Corp. (Æ)

  25,400    1,076

Barrick Gold Corp.

  28,800    1,220

Cameco Corp.

  12,700    456

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (Ñ)

  20,800    1,259

Canadian National Railway Co.

  42,280    2,230

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

  26,300    2,055

EnCana Corp.

  29,500    2,129

Fairfax Financial Holdings, Ltd. (Ñ)

  4,100    1,050

Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. (Ñ)

  56,700    896

HudBay Minerals, Inc. (Æ)

  3,100    30

Methanex Corp.

  37,897    1,019

Petro-Canada

  38,300    1,768
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan

  39,815    8,141

Precision Drilling Trust

  50,100    1,121

Research In Motion, Ltd. (Æ)

  58,837    7,226

Rogers Communications, Inc. Class B (Ñ)

  164,381    5,553

Sun Life Financial, Inc. (Ñ)

  28,900    1,123

Suncor Energy, Inc.

  13,200    718

Teck Cominco, Ltd. Class B

  16,168    743
      
     41,114
      

Cayman Islands - 0.4%

    

Hidili Industry International Development, Ltd. (Æ)

  687,000    1,028

Hutchison Telecommunications International, Ltd.

  26,630    35

Kingboard Chemical Holdings, Ltd.

  5,500    26

LDK Solar Co., Ltd. - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  81,000    2,727

Lifestyle International Holdings, Ltd.

  2,500    4

Subsea 7, Inc. (Æ)(Ñ)

  50,300    1,181

Transocean, Inc. (Æ)

  14,500    1,973
      
     6,974
      

China - 0.5%

    

China Communications Construction Co., Ltd. Class H (Ñ)

  639,000    1,189

China COSCO Holdings Co., Ltd.
Class H (Ñ)

  220,000    529

China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (Æ)(Ñ)

  929,500    3,367

China Petroleum & Chemical Corp.
Class H (Ñ)

  1,250,000    1,312

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China

  3,772,000    2,838
      
     9,235
      

Czech Republic - 0.1%

    

Komercni Banka AS

  5,819    1,490
      

Denmark - 1.8%

    

AP Moller - Maersk A/S (Æ)

  50    581

Carlsberg A/S Class B

  57,180    4,639

D/S Norden (Æ)

  3,325    323

Danske Bank A/S

  6,600    186

East Asiatic Co., Ltd. A/S (Æ)

  1,300    89

FLSmidth & Co. A/S

  5,800    562

H Lundbeck A/S

  2,600    66

Novo Nordisk A/S Class B

  63,150    4,018

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Æ)

  155,761    20,477
      
     30,941
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Finland - 1.1%

    

Fortum Oyj

  92,821    4,102

Konecranes Oyj

  1,301    52

Nokia OYJ

  421,320    11,516

Orion Oyj Class B

  1,813    37

Outokumpu OYJ

  8,805    205

Outotec Oyj

  11,817    606

Stora Enso Oyj Class R (Ñ)

  110,500    997

UPM-Kymmene Oyj

  159,081    2,515
      
     20,030
      

France - 11.1%

    

Accor SA (Æ)

  36,411    2,426

Air France-KLM (Ñ)

  14,800    367

Air Liquide (Æ)(Ñ)

  35,457    4,652

Alcatel-Lucent - ADR (Æ)

  277,500    1,668

Alstom

  78,964    8,897

Arkema (Æ)

  10,046    509

AXA SA (Æ)

  274,412    8,105

BNP Paribas

  111,204    11,042

Bouygues (Æ)

  1,355    87

Carrefour SA (Ñ)

  157,436    8,008

Christian Dior SA

  5,397    580

Cie de Saint-Gobain (Æ)

  63,258    3,932

Cie Generale de Geophysique-
Veritas (Æ)(Ñ)

  39,311    1,537

CNP Assurances (Æ)

  3,124    348

Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin Class B (Æ)

  16,200    1,063

Credit Agricole SA (Æ)(Ñ)

  142,281    3,049

EDF Energies Nouvelles SA

  7,618    533

Eramet (Æ)

  562    388

France Telecom SA (Ñ)

  258,478    8,207

Gaz de France SA (Ñ)

  225,178    14,072

Groupe Danone (Æ)

  13,400    991

JC Decaux SA (Æ)(Ñ)

  58,561    1,479

L’Oreal SA (Æ)

  24,115    2,529

Lafarge SA (Æ)

  805    109

Lagardere SCA (Æ)

  26,200    1,435

Legrand SA (Ñ)

  91,040    2,320

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis
Vuitton SA (Ñ)

  76,874    8,483

Nexans SA (Æ)

  3,599    427

NicOx SA (Ñ)

  2,904    40

Pernod-Ricard SA (Ñ)

  28,532    2,481

PPR (Ñ)

  32,537    3,524

Rallye SA

  2,231    108

Renault SA (Æ)(Ñ)

  84,414    7,021
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Rhodia SA (Æ)

  3,400    64

Sanofi-Aventis SA (Ñ)

  106,430    7,469

Schneider Electric SA (Ñ)

  51,667    5,706

SEB SA

  1,323    74

Societe BIC SA (Ñ)

  2,211    112

Societe Generale (Ñ)

  128,727    11,985

Sodexho Alliance SA (Æ)

  17,494    1,140

Suez Environnement SA (Æ)

  12,250    354

Suez SA (Æ)

  27,343    1

Teleperformance - GDR (Æ)

  3,593    138

Thales SA (Æ)(Ñ)

  25,871    1,460

Total SA

  404,749    31,032

Total SA - ADR

  20,100    1,538

UBISOFT Entertainment (Æ)

  8,550    845

Unibail-Rodamco (ö)

  356    80

Valeo SA (Æ)

  7,718    249

Vallourec

  13,504    4,010

Veolia Environnement

  104,103    5,559

Vivendi (Ñ)

  254,146    10,623
      
     192,856
      

Germany - 8.3%

    

Adidas AG (Æ)

  11,928    733

Allianz SE

  72,043    12,218

Arcandor AG (Æ)(Ñ)

  284,331    3,291

Arques Industries AG (Æ)(Ñ)

  9,004    108

BASF SE (Æ)

  130,225    8,257

Bayer AG (Æ)

  83,408    7,209

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Æ)

  42,520    1,909

Celesio AG (Æ)

  20,000    654

Commerzbank AG (Æ)

  176,458    5,708

Continental AG

  43,973    4,960

Daimler AG (Æ)

  35,201    2,043

Demag Cranes AG

  1,876    103

Deutsche Bank AG (Æ)

  71,008    6,595

Deutsche Boerse AG

  49,056    5,593

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

  112,300    2,576

Deutsche Telekom AG

  584,022    10,153

E.ON AG

  62,591    11,943

Epcos AG

  7,194    200

Freenet AG (Ñ)

  4,519    82

GEA Group AG (Æ)

  51,292    1,693

Gildemeister AG (Æ)

  12,717    366

Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Æ)

  11,359    543

Infineon Technologies AG (Æ)

  214,800    1,624

K+S AG (Æ)

  14,838    1,840

Krones AG

  26    2

KUKA AG (Æ)(Ñ)

  6,767    161

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Lanxess AG

  20,743    804

Linde AG (Æ)(Ñ)

  71,975    9,939

MAN AG (Æ)

  5,492    554

Merck KGAA

  29,400    3,554

Metro AG (Æ)

  38,929    2,199

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

  23,229    3,869

RWE AG

  97,509    11,695

Salzgitter AG

  3,565    584

SAP AG

  76,330    4,418

SGL Carbon AG (Æ)

  20,800    1,392

Siemens AG

  30,798    3,778

Solarworld AG (Ñ)

  33,806    1,589

Stada Arzneimittel AG

  5,945    307

Suedzucker AG (Ñ)

  44,197    773

Symrise AG

  109,206    1,869

ThyssenKrupp AG

  2,619    147

Tognum AG

  10,183    224

United Internet AG (Ñ)

  58,490    1,128

Volkswagen AG (Æ)(Ñ)

  3,001    957

Vossloh AG

  602    78

Wacker Chemie AG (Æ)

  17,304    3,581

Wincor Nixdorf AG

  1,273    95
      
     144,098
      

Greece - 0.3%

    

Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA

  29,716    734

National Bank of Greece SA

  84,238    4,014
      
     4,748
      

Hong Kong - 1.0%

    

Bank of East Asia, Ltd. (Ñ)

  10,200    49

BOC Hong Kong Holdings, Ltd.

  98,500    248

Cheung Kong Holdings, Ltd.

  114,900    1,615

China Mobile, Ltd. (Ñ)

  319,000    4,267

China Netcom Group Corp. Hong Kong, Ltd. (Æ)

  244,000    743

CLP Holdings, Ltd.

  31,500    258

CNOOC, Ltd.

  1,016,450    1,498

Fubon Bank Hong Kong, Ltd.

  26,000    16

Hang Lung Group, Ltd.

  17,625    79

Hang Seng Bank, Ltd.

  9,400    185

Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.

  11,000    68

Hong Kong Exchanges and
Clearing, Ltd. (Ñ)

  7,677    114

Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels (The) (Æ)

  4,000    6

HongKong Electric Holdings

  541,500    3,132

Hopewell Holdings

  26,000    93

Hutchison Whampoa, Ltd.

  54,000    507
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Hysan Development Co., Ltd.

  38,000    108

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Asia, Ltd. (Ñ)

  23,857    57

Link REIT (The) (ö)(Ñ)

  36,000    81

Melco International Development (Æ)

  30,000    19

Minmetals Resources, Ltd.

  64,000    17

New World Development, Ltd.

  34,000    64

PCCW, Ltd.

  12,000    8

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd.

  25,000    373

Swire Pacific, Ltd.

  22,321    237

Television Broadcasts, Ltd.

  10,667    60

Wharf Holdings, Ltd.

  795,353    3,522

Wheelock & Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  49,000    133

Wing Hang Bank, Ltd.

  4,000    54
      
     17,611
      

India - 0.2%

    

ICICI Bank, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  51,894    1,537

Infosys Technologies, Ltd.

  37,370    1,379

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd.

  41,090    367

Satyam Computer Services, Ltd. - ADR (Ñ)

  20,490    437
      
     3,720
      

Indonesia - 0.1%

    

Bumi Resources Tbk PT

  2,100,200    1,552
      

Ireland - 0.2%

    

Dragon Oil PLC

  53,816    313

Elan Corp. PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  125,900    2,524

Ryanair Holdings PLC - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  60,295    1,468
      
     4,305
      

Israel - 0.7%

    

Check Point Software Technologies (Æ)

  88,700    2,025

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. -ADR

  207,741    9,315
      
     11,340
      

Italy - 2.4%

    

Alleanza Assicurazioni SpA (Ñ)

  211,124    2,063

Ansaldo STS SpA

  151,493    2,253

Arnoldo Mondadori Editore SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

  238,394    1,432

Assicurazioni Generali SpA (Æ)

  10,834    376

Banca Italease SpA (Æ)

  4,054    33

Buzzi Unicem SpA

  12,293    259

Danieli & Co. SpA

  2,076    45

Enel SpA

  45,210    419

ENI SpA

  257,687    8,717

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Fiat SpA (Æ)

  51,057    878

Fondiaria-Sai SpA

  52,668    1,751

Indesit Co. SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,493    77

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA

  1,588,883    8,955

Mediaset SpA (Æ)(Ñ)

  67,045    475

Milano Assicurazioni SpA (Æ)

  43,763    224

Parmalat Finanziaria SpA (Ñ)(ß)

  46,200   

Pirelli & C SpA

  308,072    191

Prysmian SpA

  4,064    101

Telecom Italia SpA (Æ)

  2,820,320    4,183

Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale SpA (Ñ)

  121,799    506

UniCredit SpA

  1,544,271    9,196

Unione di Banche Italiane SCPA

  2,679    64
      
     42,198
      

Japan - 15.3%

    

77 Bank, Ltd. (The)

  41,000    245

Acom Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  8,440    246

Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  84,100    1,072

Aiful Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  10,900    114

Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.

  10,700    279

Alfresa Holdings Corp.

  1,300    80

Alps Electric Co., Ltd.

  34,100    349

Aoyama Trading Co., Ltd.

  1,100    19

Asahi Kasei Corp.

  32,000    164

Astellas Pharma, Inc.

  117,600    5,085

Autobacs Seven Co., Ltd.

  200    5

Bank of Yokohama, Ltd. (The)

  254,427    1,631

Bridgestone Corp.

  85,000    1,382

Brother Industries, Ltd.

  18,900    238

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

  41,000    137

Canon Marketing Japan, Inc.

  13,000    192

Canon, Inc. (Ñ)

  379,650    17,349

Central Glass Co., Ltd.

  50,000    198

Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  8,700    151

Coca-Cola West Holdings Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  3,700    82

COMSYS Holdings Corp. (Ñ)

  53,000    470

Credit Saison Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  8,400    176

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

  39,000    536

Daiei, Inc. (The) (Æ)(Ñ)

  18,450    144

Daifuku Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  9,500    82

Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Ñ)

  38,800    1,645

Daishi Bank, Ltd. (The)

  30,000    124

Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

  3,800    173

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.

  329,910    2,850

Denki Kagaku Kogyo K K

  35,000    104

Denso Corp.

  17,100    444

Duskin Co., Ltd.

  4,400    76
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Exedy Corp.

  8,100    179

Ezaki Glico Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  1,000    12

FamilyMart Co., Ltd.

  13,500    590

Fanuc, Ltd.

  30,000    2,357

Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  12,400    1,384

FCC Co., Ltd.

  3,400    58

Fuji Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (The)

  58,000    168

Fuji Television Network, Inc.

  1,250    1,724

FUJIFILM Holdings Corp.

  11,400    357

Fujitsu, Ltd.

  475,000    3,456

Funai Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  3,900    121

Glory, Ltd.

  14,700    320

H2O Retailing Corp. (Ñ)

  30,000    194

Hachijuni Bank, Ltd. (The)

  18,000    115

Hanwa Co., Ltd.

  26,000    149

Heiwado Co., Ltd.

  2,300    36

Higo Bank, Ltd. (The)

  18,000    101

Hino Motors, Ltd.

  58,000    303

Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  13,000    1,231

Hitachi Capital Corp.

  4,400    78

Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.

  32,627    847

Hitachi Kokusai Electric, Inc.

  25,000    187

Hitachi, Ltd.

  226,000    1,618

Hokkoku Bank, Ltd. (The)

  7,000    24

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

  102,400    3,274

Hosiden Corp. (Ñ)

  52,100    847

Hoya Corp.

  121,600    2,481

Hyakujushi Bank, Ltd. (The)

  9,000    50

Inpex Holdings, Inc.

  333    3,346

Isuzu Motors, Ltd.

  95,000    407

Itoham Foods, Inc.

  25,000    137

Iyo Bank, Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

  5,000    58

Japan Aviation Electronics
Industry, Ltd. (Ñ)

  13,000    88

Japan Steel Works, Ltd. (The)

  58,000    1,034

Japan Tobacco, Inc.

  271    1,268

JFE Holdings, Inc.

  76,000    3,670

JFE Shoji Holdings, Inc.

  59,000    451

JGC Corp.

  13,000    264

Joyo Bank, Ltd. (The) (Ñ)

  589,930    2,764

JTEKT Corp.

  9,400    141

Kagoshima Bank, Ltd. (The)

  33,000    238

Kaneka Corp. (Æ)

  13,000    80

Kansai Paint Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  12,000    84

Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.

  2,900    38

Kao Corp.

  511,300    13,254

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.

  20,000    156

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  16,000    62

KDDI Corp.

  451    2,585

Keihin Corp.

  21,500    329

Keiyo Bank, Ltd. (The)

  42,000    229

Keyence Corp. (Æ)

  4,559    985

Kintetsu World Express, Inc.

  5,900    143

Kobe Steel, Ltd.

  58,000    163

Komatsu, Ltd.

  86,500    2,132

Komori Corp.

  9,000    149

Kose Corp.

  137,310    3,339

Kuraray Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  15,000    162

Kureha Corp.

  12,000    66

Kurita Water Industries, Ltd. (Æ)

  32,400    1,028

Kyocera Corp. (Ñ)

  2,800    241

Kyoei Steel, Ltd. (Ñ)

  2,100    45

Lawson, Inc.

  8,900    460

Leopalace21 Corp.

  8,600    115

Marubeni Corp.

  408,000    2,971

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

  40,000    847

Meiji Dairies Corp. (Ñ)

  46,000    236

MID Reit, Inc. Class A (ö)(Ñ)

  397    1,105

Millea Holdings, Inc.

  144,800    5,404

Miraca Holdings, Inc.

  2,900    70

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.

  208,500    1,241

Mitsubishi Corp.

  160,300    4,648

Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

  30,000    291

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  18,000    431

Mitsubishi Materials Corp. 2010

  43,000    168

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

  257,400    2,268

Mitsubishi UFJ Lease & Finance Co., Ltd.

  5,860    256

Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

  118,000    2,451

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Ñ)

  285,000    1,363

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

  133,000    2,986

Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.

  55,000    167

Mitsui OSK Lines, Ltd.

  253,000    3,260

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (Æ)

  117,067    3,856

Mitsui-Soko Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  259,750    1,291

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.

  815    3,903

Musashino Bank, Ltd. (The)

  4,900    186

Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.

  76,800    929

NEC Corp.

  52,000    284

NEC Electronics Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  5,000    134

New City Residence Investment Corp. Class A (ö)

  212    383

Nichirei Corp.

  82,000    479

Nifco, Inc.

  4,400    100

Nintendo Co., Ltd.

  33,000    15,913
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Nippon Commercial Investment Corp. (ö)

  290    809

Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

  77,200    1,135

Nippon Express Co., Ltd.

  126,000    573

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

  35,000    222

Nippon Konpo Unyu Soko Co., Ltd.

  12,000    136

Nippon Mining Holdings, Inc.

  226,000    1,364

Nippon Oil Corp.

  46,000    289

Nippon Residential Investment Corp. Class A (ö)

  261    746

Nippon Seiki Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  4,000    58

Nippon Steel Corp.

  254,000    1,444

Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.

  693    3,513

Nippon Yusen KK

  52,000    442

Nipponkoa Insurance Co., Ltd.

  543,000    4,341

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

  426,200    3,277

Nissan Shatai Co., Ltd.

  39,000    294

Nissin Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  7,500    128

Nitto Denko Corp.

  72,900    2,085

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Ñ)

  506,860    7,312

Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. (Æ)

  119,700    2,676

NTN Corp. (Ñ)

  21,000    131

NTT DoCoMo, Inc.

  210    339

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  52,000    79

Okinawa Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

  900    45

Omron Corp.

  75,400    1,316

Onward Holdings Co., Ltd.

  6,000    65

ORIX Corp.

  14,810    2,242

Promise Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  7,450    190

QP Corp. (Ñ)

  19,800    182

Ricoh Co., Ltd.

  158,000    2,543

Rohm Co., Ltd.

  5,900    334

Sankyo Co., Ltd.

  9,500    573

Sankyu, Inc. (Ñ)

  14,000    69

Sekisui House, Ltd. (Ñ)

  121,000    1,126

Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.

  238,500    7,290

Sharp Corp.

  135,000    1,876

Shiga Bank, Ltd. (The)

  8,000    52

Shima Seiki Manufacturing, Ltd. - GDR

  7,000    174

Shimano, Inc.

  5,200    240

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

  67,800    4,152

Shinwa Kaiun Kaisha, Ltd.

  18,000    88

Showa Shell Sekiyu KK

  38,000    419

SMC Corp.

  30,388    3,025

Softbank Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,400    135

Sohgo Security Services Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  5,300    62

Sony Corp.

  10,800    407

Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.

  12,500    257

Star Micronics Co., Ltd.

  8,700    121

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Sugi Pharmacy Co., Ltd. - GDR

  96,899    2,746

Sumco Corp. (Ñ)

  2,179    49

Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  438,300    2,263

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  7,800    63

Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.

  10,000    128

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (Ñ)

  427    3,290

Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.

  6,000    122

Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (The)

  437,081    2,984

Suzuken Co., Ltd.

  8,800    303

Suzuki Motor Corp.

  80,880    1,757

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

  156,800    8,329

Takefuji Corp. (Ñ)

  8,660    119

TDK Corp.

  5,100    296

THK Co., Ltd.

  75,994    1,340

Toagosei Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  17,000    70

Toho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  10,786    202

Tokai Rika Co., Ltd. (Æ)

  14,100    240

Tokai Rubber Industries, Inc.

  19,100    235

Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (The)

  109,900    3,026

Tokyo Electron, Ltd.

  10,100    567

Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.

  98,000    394

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  31,300    350

Tokyo Style Co., Ltd.

  2,000    18

Tokyu Land Corp.

  193,000    958

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.

  54,000    559

Toshiba Corp.

  396,000    2,562

Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.

  37,000    200

Toshiba TEC Corp.

  43,000    238

Toyo Engineering Corp. Class A

  57,000    425

Toyo Ink Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  3,000    10

Toyo Seikan Kaisha, Ltd.

  10,200    184

Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.

  26,000    654

Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.

  14,700    256

Toyota Motor Corp.

  283,200    12,169

TS Tech Co., Ltd.

  3,800    59

United Urban Investment Corp. (ö)(Ñ)

  173    755

USS Co., Ltd.

  2,860    191

West Japan Railway Co.

  639    3,028

Yamaha Corp.

  23,800    489

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

  11,900    201

Yamato Holdings Co., Ltd.

  28,000    350

Yamato Kogyo Co., Ltd. - GDR

  6,200    278

Yodogawa Steel Works, Ltd.

  8,000    42
      
     266,310
      

Luxembourg - 0.4%

    

ArcelorMittal

  53,558    4,742

Evraz Group SA - GDR

  2,122    204
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Millicom International Cellular SA (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,100    81

Oriflame Cosmetics SA (Æ)

  18,375    1,190

SES

  20,564    500
      
     6,717
      

Malaysia - 0.0%

    

Sime Darby BHD

  190,778    461
      

Mauritius - 0.0%

    

Golden Agri-Resources, Ltd. (Ñ)

  257,846    134
      

Mexico - 0.5%

    

America Movil SAB de CV Series L

  107,253    5,415

Cemex SAB de CV - ADR (Æ)(Ñ)

  73,650    1,566

Grupo Modelo SAB de CV (Æ)

  228,500    1,196
      
     8,177
      

Netherlands - 4.1%

    

Akzo Nobel NV

  31,767    1,814

ASML Holding NV

  25,029    575

Boskalis Westminster (Æ)(Ñ)

  45,535    2,438

Fugro NV (Æ)

  15,802    1,121

Gemalto NV (Æ)

  2,756    104

Heineken NV (Ñ)

  381,708    17,754

ING Groep NV (Ñ)

  422,998    13,828

Koninklijke Ahold NV

  348,160    3,964

Koninklijke DSM NV (Æ)(Ñ)

  58,800    3,565

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

  176,173    5,849

OCE NV (Ñ)

  24,873    236

Reed Elsevier NV (Ñ)

  231,327    3,818

Rodamco Europe NV (ö)

  1,957    254

Royal KPN NV (Ñ)

  145,300    2,531

SNS Reaal

  17,719    296

TNT NV (Ñ)

  113,960    3,982

TomTom NV (Æ)

  6,522    147

Unilever NV

  233,338    6,450

Wolters Kluwer NV

  124,920    2,900
      
     71,626
      

Netherlands Antilles - 0.1%

    

Hunter Douglas NV (Æ)

  2,819    169

Schlumberger, Ltd.

  7,200    731
      
     900
      

New Zealand - 0.1%

    

Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd. (Ñ)

  742,068    2,054
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Norway - 0.8%

    

Norsk Hydro ASA (Æ)

  46,600    586

Renewable Energy Corp. AS (Æ)(Ñ)

  95,700    2,779

StatoilHydro ASA

  153,618    4,991

Telenor ASA (Æ)

  50,000    756

Yara International ASA (Ñ)

  59,320    4,221
      
     13,333
      

Portugal - 0.1%

    

Energias de Portugal SA

  335,835    1,833
      

Russia - 0.2%

    

Gazprom OAO - ADR (Æ)

  31,540    1,511

LUKOIL - ADR

  7,450    623

MMC Norilsk Nickel - ADR

  40,500    884
      
     3,018
      

Singapore - 0.9%

    

Allgreen Properties, Ltd. (Æ)

  81,220    55

Ascendas Real Estate Investment
Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  8,000    13

CapitaCommercial Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  7,000    10

CapitaLand, Ltd. (Ñ)

  201,400    835

CapitaMall Trust (ö)(Ñ)

  14,286    31

China Aviation Oil Singapore Corp.,
Ltd. (Æ)

  16,000    16

Creative Technology, Ltd. (Ñ)

  3,450    15

DBS Group Holdings, Ltd.

  113,700    1,588

Haw Par Corp., Ltd.

  8,556    41

Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Ltd. (Ñ)

  11,800    150

Keppel Corp., Ltd.

  16,889    130

Neptune Orient Lines, Ltd. (Ñ)

  65,231    133

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.

  494,800    3,039

Pacific Century Regional Developments, Ltd.

  113,000    25

Singapore Airlines, Ltd.

  17,100    188

Singapore Petroleum Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  23,281    108

Singapore Telecommunications, Ltd.

  2,908,500    7,593

StarHub, Ltd. (Æ)

  12,000    24

Straits Asia Resources, Ltd. (Ñ)

  261,000    529

United Overseas Bank, Ltd.

  20,714    294

United Overseas Land, Ltd. (Æ)

  17,000    42

Venture Corp., Ltd. (Æ)

  4,000    31

Wing Tai Holdings, Ltd.

  15,776    19
      
     14,909
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

South Africa - 0.4%

    

Gold Fields, Ltd. - ADR

  127,511    1,506

Impala Platinum Holdings, Ltd.

  31,123    1,039

MTN Group, Ltd. (Æ)

  219,854    3,788

Sanlam, Ltd.

  209,900    499

Standard Bank Group, Ltd.

  16,889    207
      
     7,039
      

South Korea - 0.7%

    

Hana Financial Group, Inc.

  9,900    375

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc. (Ñ)

  29,800    637

Hyundai Mobis

  7,500    652

Industrial Bank of Korea

  34,000    529

Kookmin Bank

  5,500    315

Kookmin Bank - ADR (Ñ)

  25,520    1,463

KT&G Corp.

  26,142    2,317

LG Chem, Ltd.

  7,090    720

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

  8,359    4,653

STX Pan Ocean Co., Ltd. (Ñ)

  227,000    431
      
     12,092
      

Spain - 3.2%

    

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (Ñ)

  64,675    1,183

Banco Santander SA (Ñ)

  731,576    14,117

Gamesa Corp. Tecnologica SA (Æ)

  115,066    5,478

Gas Natural SDG SA

  657    32

Iberdrola Renovables (Æ)

  314,160    2,081

Iberdrola SA

  643,181    8,734

Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana (Æ)

  115,440    345

Promotora de Informaciones SA (Ñ)

  12,840    111

Red Electrica de Espana

  27,032    1,627

Repsol YPF SA

  94,539    3,174

Tecnicas Reunidas SA

  17,708    1,331

Telefonica SA

  574,894    14,977

Union Fenosa SA

  102,895    2,757

Vertice Trescientos Sesenta Grados (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,527    13
      
     55,960
      

Sweden - 0.8%

    

Alfa Laval AB (Æ)(Ñ)

  11,500    179

D Carnegie AB (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,200    15

Hennes & Mauritz AB Class B (Æ)

  12,675    679

Industrivarden AB Class A (Æ)

  3,500    50

Investor AB Class B (Æ)

  2,200    48

JM AB

  1,700    20

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Kinnevik Investment AB (Æ)(Ñ)

  1,100    17

NCC AB

  2,900    38

Nordea Bank AB (Ñ)

  182,391    2,601

Peab AB (Æ)

  10,400    67

Scania AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

  71,100    1,115

Skanska AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

  43,200    557

SKF AB Class B (Ñ)

  10,400    176

Svenska Cellulosa AB Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

  135,100    1,528

Swedish Match AB (Æ)

  62,900    1,246

Tele2 AB Class B (Ñ)

  66,100    1,155

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
Class B (Ñ)

  351,100    3,679

Volvo AB Class B (Æ)

  90,100    1,086
      
     14,256
      

Switzerland - 7.6%

    

ABB, Ltd. (Æ)

  211,040    5,561

Actelion, Ltd. (Ñ)

  58,468    3,176

Alcon, Inc.

  11,500    1,983

Baloise Holding AG (Æ)

  8,196    767

Bucher Industries AG (Æ)

  364    84

Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA Class A

  22,792    1,368

Credit Suisse Group (Æ)

  298,170    14,969

Givaudan SA

  4,080    3,324

Helvetia Holding AG (Æ)

  479    179

Julius Baer Holding AG (Æ)

  173,087    11,043

Kuoni Reisen Holding AG (Æ)(Ñ)

  292    126

Lonza Group AG

  52,437    7,620

Nestle SA

  644,509    28,246

Novartis AG

  355,943    21,099

Roche Holding AG

  90,103    16,639

SGS SA

  49    69

Swatch Group AG

  32,123    1,405

Swatch Group AG Class B (Æ)(Ñ)

  14,231    3,296

Swiss Life Holding

  2,447    629

Swiss Reinsurance

  34,882    2,166

Syngenta AG

  15,830    4,614

UBS AG

  207,905    3,978

Zurich Financial Services AG

  1,720    452
      
     132,793
      

Taiwan - 0.4%

    

Asustek Computer, Inc.

  270,000    708

High Tech Computer Corp.

  110,500    1,732

HON HAI Precision Industry Co., Ltd.

  307,000    1,481

Siliconware Precision Industries Co. (Æ)

  534,531    704
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd.

  372,713    676

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing
Co., Ltd. - ADR

  150,133    1,426

United Microelectronics Corp.

  757,819    351
      
     7,078
      

Thailand - 0.1%

    

Bangkok Bank PCL

  311,110    1,031

Banpu PCL

  43,500    540

PTT PCL

  48,200    363

Thai Oil PCL

  321,900    471
      
     2,405
      

United Kingdom - 17.8%

    

3i Group PLC

  269,378    4,783

Anglo American PLC

  29,596    1,697

Antofagasta PLC

  76,622    873

ARM Holdings PLC

  1,880,620    3,545

Associated British Foods PLC

  106,400    1,509

AstraZeneca PLC

  83,283    4,037

Atkins WS PLC

  34,716    597

Autonomy Corp. PLC (Æ)

  228,757    4,823

Aviva PLC

  433,464    4,301

BAE Systems PLC

  979,661    8,712

Barclays PLC

  521,930    3,505

BBA Aviation PLC

  49,911    121

BG Group PLC

  698,384    15,779

BHP Billiton PLC

  185,540    6,192

BP PLC

  1,089,012    11,185

BP PLC - ADR

  66,860    4,108

Brit Insurance Holdings PLC

  91,460    276

British Airways PLC

  558,867    2,796

British American Tobacco PLC

  132,400    4,776

British Energy Group PLC Class H

  21,050    304

British Land Co. PLC (ö)

  8,032    111

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC

  182,143    1,631

BT Group PLC

  172,584    580

Burberry Group PLC (Æ)

  178,260    1,583

Cadbury PLC

  392,545    4,635

Capita Group PLC (The)

  67,957    925

Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (Ñ)

  17,813    66

Cattles PLC (Æ)

  53,296    126

Centrica PLC

  276,842    1,718

Charter PLC

  46,700    785

Close Brothers Group PLC

  40,511    476

Compass Group PLC

  505,763    3,642

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

CSR PLC (Æ)

  17,233    98

Dana Petroleum PLC (Æ)

  22,922    652

Davis Service Group PLC

  31,120    255

Dawnay Day Treveria PLC

  1,294,730    625

De La Rue PLC

  79,600    1,327

Diageo PLC

  627,517    10,915

Drax Group PLC (Æ)

  57,561    827

DSG International PLC (Æ)

  598,841    528

easyJet PLC (Ñ)

  530,711    3,469

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (Æ)

  87,447    1,815

Experian Group, Ltd.

  491,702    3,797

Friends Provident PLC (Æ)

  20,276    34

Galiform PLC

  42,138    26

GKN PLC

  384,348    1,614

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

  1,073,279    24,987

Hays PLC (Æ)

  197,243    312

HBOS PLC

  1,746,863    10,026

Home Retail Group PLC

  400,748    1,712

HSBC Holdings PLC

  196,533    3,252

IG Group Holdings PLC

  32,771    229

International Power PLC

  222,985    1,814

Invensys PLC (Æ)

  121,600    677

ITV PLC

  575,710    482

J Sainsbury PLC

  125,804    785

John Wood Group PLC

  167,631    1,404

Johnson Matthey PLC

  25,373    834

Kazakhmys PLC

  39,500    1,162

Kesa Electricals PLC

  122,627    363

Kingfisher PLC

  491,457    1,142

Ladbrokes PLC

  286,339    1,420

Lamprell PLC

  10,167    100

Land Securities Group PLC (ö)

  9,477    241

Legal & General Group PLC

  286,407    551

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

  676,556    3,950

Man Group PLC

  728,652    8,802

Michael Page International PLC (Ñ)

  393,893    2,005

Mondi PLC (Æ)

  37,250    185

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

  41,472    779

Old Mutual PLC

  632,615    1,207

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC

  243,839    13,328

Reed Elsevier PLC

  9,152    104

Regus Group PLC (Æ)

  220,642    301

Rio Tinto PLC

  33,022    3,463

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group

  523,156    1,356

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

  2,356,920    9,863

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A

  347,278    12,400

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class A (Ñ)

  255,664    9,108

Royal Dutch Shell PLC Class B

  79,608    2,804
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value $

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC

  72,915    2,018

Smiths Group PLC

  133,969    2,761

Stagecoach Group PLC

  158,291    886

Standard Chartered PLC

  233,729    7,105

Taylor Wimpey PLC

  256,659    199

Tesco PLC

  742,555    5,276

Thomson Reuters PLC (Æ)

  3,213    87

Tomkins PLC

  21,125    51

Trinity Mirror PLC

  215,518    366

Tullett Prebon PLC

  41,194    378

Unilever PLC

  319,124    8,740

Vodafone Group PLC

  3,090,760    8,299

Vodafone Group PLC - ADR

  158,250    4,246

Weir Group PLC (The)

  85,637    1,511

Wellstream Holdings PLC (Æ)

  43,490    1,023

WH Smith PLC

  16,206    116

William Hill PLC

  356,214    2,206

WM Morrison Supermarkets PLC

  86,817    443

WPP Group PLC

  1,151,590    10,961

Xstrata PLC

  95,577    6,852
      
     310,851
      

United States - 0.8%

    

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (Æ)

  30,646    633

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  51,632    2,350

Mettler Toledo International, Inc. (Æ)

  7,600    817

Philip Morris International, Inc.

  89,400    4,618

Synthes, Inc.

  35,220    4,869
      
     13,287
      
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $1,531,137)

     1,588,794
      

Preferred Stocks - 0.4%

    

Brazil - 0.1%

    

Banco Itau Holding Financeira SA

  75,575    1,616

Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA

  17,475    770
      
     2,386
      

Germany - 0.3%

    

Fresenius SE (Æ)

  2,934    239

Henkel KGaA (Æ)

  79,729    3,174

Porsche Automobil Holding SE

  4,630    698

RWE AG (Æ)

  1,478    142

Volkswagen AG (Æ)

  574    90
      
     4,343
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

South Korea - 0.0%

    

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

    900    329
      
Total Preferred Stocks     

(cost $7,436)

     7,058
      
   

Notional

Amount

    

Options Purchased - 0.1%

  

(Number of Contracts)

    

Switzerland - 0.1%

    

Swiss Market Index

    

Sep 2008 6,605.00 Put (184)

  CHF 12,153    878
      
Total Options Purchased     

(cost $904)

     878
      
   

Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares

    

Warrants & Rights - 0.1%

  

Australia - 0.0%

    

Australand Property Group (Æ) 2008 Rights

    3,886   

Orica Ltd. (Æ) 2008 Rights

    663    1
      
     1
      

Netherlands Antilles - 0.0%

    

Merrill Lynch International (Æ) 2010 Warrants

    18,263    1,170
      

United States - 0.1%

    

Bharti Airtel, Ltd. (Æ)(þ)
2012 Warrants

    75,000    1,397
      
Total Warrants & Rights     

(cost $2,647)

     2,568
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 

Short-Term Investments - 8.7%

  

United States - 8.7%

    

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  140,000,000    140,000  

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)(§) 1.915% due 09/18/08

  12,000    11,970  
        
Total Short-Term Investments   

(cost $151,970)

     151,970  
        

Other Securities - 10.0%

  

Russell Investment Company
Money Market Fund (×)

  63,478,537    63,479  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  111,120,262    111,120  
        
Total Other Securities   

(cost $174,599)

     174,599  
        
Total Investments - 110.5%   

(identified cost $1,868,693)

   1,925,867  
Other Assets and Liabilities,
Net - (10.5%)
   (182,583 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%    1,743,284  
        

 

 

A portion of the portfolio has been fair valued as of period end.


 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
              

Long Positions

              

AEX Index (Netherlands)

   124    EUR    9,868    08/08    585  

CAC-40 Index (France)

   265    EUR    11,667    08/08    1,111  

DAX Index (Germany)

   64    EUR    10,440    09/08    (847 )

EUR STOXX 50 Index

   540    EUR    18,247    09/08    (1,021 )

FTSE-100 Index (UK)

   456    GBP    24,649    09/08    (3,586 )

Hang Seng Index (Hong Kong)

   92    HKD    104,765    08/08    133  

MIB-30 (Italy)

   19    EUR    2,708    09/08    (408 )

MSCI Singapore Index

   4    SGD    286    08/08    2  

SPI 200 Index (Australia)

   77    AUD    9,583    09/08    (592 )

TOPIX Index (Japan)

   314    JPY    4,086,710    09/08    (2,072 )

Short Positions

              

DAX Index (Germany)

   21    EUR    3,426    09/08    282  

IBEX Plus Index (Spain)

   28    EUR    3,315    08/08    (305 )

OMX Index (Sweden)

   402    SEK    35,044    08/08    (335 )

SPI 200 Index (Australia)

   113    AUD    14,063    09/08    1,141  
                  

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

               (5,912 )
                  

 

Options Written

(Number of Contracts)

 

Notional

Amount

     Market
Value
$
 
         

Switzerland

         

Swiss Market Index Futures

         

Sep 2008 6,605.00 Call (184)

  CHF    12,153      (1,857 )
             

Total Liability for Options Written (premiums received $904)

          (1,857 )
             

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   375   AUD   400   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   382   AUD   400   09/17/08   (8 )
USD   472   AUD   500   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   473   AUD   500   09/17/08   (5 )
USD   475   AUD   500   09/17/08   (8 )
USD   518   AUD   550   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   562   AUD   600   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   563   AUD   600   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   737   AUD   779   09/17/08   (8 )
USD   2,209   AUD   2,336   09/17/08   (23 )
USD   4,418   AUD   4,673   09/17/08   (47 )
USD   8,353   AUD   8,900   09/17/08   (26 )
USD   13,337   AUD   14,103   09/17/08   (143 )
USD   14,375   AUD   15,325   09/17/08   (38 )
USD   281   BRL   439   08/01/08    
USD   98   BRL   153   08/04/08    
USD   737   CAD   755   08/05/08   1  
USD   746   CAD   765   08/05/08   1  
USD   80   CHF   84   08/04/08    
USD   242   CHF   254   08/04/08    
USD   1,469   CHF   1,538   08/05/08   (1 )
USD   205   CHF   215   08/06/08    
USD   7,178   CHF   7,469   09/17/08   (44 )
USD   90   DKK   429   08/01/08    
USD   577   DKK   2,761   08/04/08    
USD   361   DKK   1,728   08/05/08    
USD   41   DKK   195   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   46   DKK   219   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   132   DKK   626   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   79   EUR   38   08/01/08   (20 )
USD   112   EUR   72   08/01/08    
USD   529   EUR   340   08/01/08   1  
USD   573   EUR   367   08/01/08    
USD   807   EUR   518   08/01/08   1  
USD   842   EUR   540   08/01/08    
USD   33   EUR   21   08/04/08    
USD   95   EUR   61   08/04/08    
USD   111   EUR   71   08/04/08    
USD   145   EUR   93   08/04/08    
USD   235   EUR   151   08/04/08    
USD   1,129   EUR   724   08/04/08    
USD   2,532   EUR   1,624   08/04/08   2  
USD   74   EUR   47   08/05/08    
USD   1,062   EUR   681   08/05/08    
USD   21   EUR   14   09/17/08    
USD   39   EUR   25   09/17/08    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   78   EUR   50   09/17/08    
USD   549   EUR   348   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   764   EUR   500   09/17/08   14  
USD   1,569   EUR   1,000   09/17/08   (13 )
USD   1,570   EUR   1,000   09/17/08   (14 )
USD   1,570   EUR   1,000   09/17/08   (15 )
USD   1,573   EUR   1,000   09/17/08   (17 )
USD   1,580   EUR   1,000   09/17/08   (24 )
USD   2,331   EUR   1,500   09/17/08   3  
USD   2,361   EUR   1,500   09/17/08   (28 )
USD   3,141   EUR   2,000   09/17/08   (29 )
USD   3,781   EUR   2,436   09/17/08   9  
USD   3,889   EUR   2,506   09/17/08   10  
USD   4,635   EUR   3,000   09/17/08   33  
USD   4,638   EUR   3,000   09/17/08   30  
USD   5,413   EUR   3,457   09/17/08   (35 )
USD   5,417   EUR   3,460   09/17/08   (34 )
USD   7,418   EUR   4,800   09/17/08   50  
USD   8,345   EUR   5,400   09/17/08   56  
USD   56,737   EUR   36,700   09/17/08   362  
USD   65,445   EUR   42,400   09/17/08   523  
USD   71,958   EUR   46,600   09/17/08   543  
USD   119   GBP   60   08/01/08    
USD   135   GBP   67   08/01/08   (3 )
USD   147   GBP   74   08/01/08    
USD   751   GBP   380   08/01/08   1  
USD   1,007   GBP   509   08/01/08   1  
USD   13   GBP   7   08/04/08    
USD   414   GBP   209   08/04/08    
USD   62   GBP   31   08/05/08    
USD   343   GBP   173   08/05/08    
USD   1,513   GBP   763   08/05/08    
USD   1,563   GBP   798   09/05/08   15  
USD   1,795   GBP   917   09/05/08   17  
USD   2,779   GBP   1,420   09/05/08   28  
USD   8   GBP   4   09/17/08    
USD   10   GBP   5   09/17/08    
USD   966   GBP   500   09/17/08   21  
USD   970   GBP   500   09/17/08   17  
USD   984   GBP   500   09/17/08   3  
USD   988   GBP   500   09/17/08    
USD   990   GBP   500   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   992   GBP   500   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   992   GBP   500   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   994   GBP   500   09/17/08   (6 )
USD   994   GBP   500   09/17/08   (7 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   995   GBP   500   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   1,068   GBP   550   09/17/08   19  
USD   1,420   GBP   724   09/17/08   9  
USD   1,435   GBP   731   09/17/08   9  
USD   1,561   GBP   800   09/17/08   19  
USD   2,656   GBP   1,355   09/17/08   21  
USD   2,681   GBP   1,369   09/17/08   22  
USD   5,905   GBP   3,023   09/17/08   65  
USD   9,713   GBP   5,000   09/17/08   161  
USD   26,058   GBP   13,400   09/17/08   406  
USD   52,328   GBP   26,925   09/17/08   847  
USD   4   HKD   34   08/01/08    
USD   1,777   HKD   13,868   08/01/08    
USD   66   HKD   518   09/17/08    
USD   174   HKD   1,354   09/17/08    
USD   364   HKD   2,841   09/17/08    
USD   84   JPY   8,820   08/01/08   (2 )
USD   13   JPY   1,399   09/17/08    
USD   50   JPY   5,227   09/17/08   (1 )
USD   927   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   3  
USD   928   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   2  
USD   929   JPY   100,000   09/17/08    
USD   934   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   938   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   939   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (9 )
USD   939   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (10 )
USD   947   JPY   100,000   09/17/08   (17 )
USD   1,126   JPY   120,000   09/17/08   (11 )
USD   1,419   JPY   150,000   09/17/08   (25 )
USD   3,271   JPY   340,000   09/17/08   (110 )
USD   4,043   JPY   430,000   09/17/08   (46 )
USD   7,375   JPY   792,749   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   26,108   JPY   2,770,000   09/17/08   (361 )
USD   28,217   JPY   3,000,000   09/17/08   (332 )
USD   30,802   JPY   3,272,000   09/17/08   (388 )
USD   35,144   NOK   183,399   09/17/08   485  
USD   358   SEK   2,176   08/01/08   2  
USD   129   SEK   780   08/04/08    
USD   161   SEK   972   08/05/08    
USD   16   SEK   96   09/17/08    
USD   16   SEK   96   09/17/08    
USD   33   SEK   202   09/17/08    
USD   262   SEK   1,586   09/17/08    
USD   319   SEK   1,951   09/17/08   2  
USD   330   SEK   1,978   09/17/08   (4 )
USD   1   SGD   1   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   1   09/17/08    
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
$
 
         
USD   1   SGD   1   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   1   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   1   SGD   2   09/17/08    
USD   2   SGD   3   09/17/08    
USD   74   SGD   100   09/17/08    
USD   483   SGD   656   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   654   SGD   889   09/17/08   (2 )
USD   654   SGD   889   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   654   SGD   889   09/17/08   (3 )
AUD   160   USD   154   08/01/08   4  
AUD   28   USD   27   09/17/08   1  
AUD   200   USD   187   09/17/08    
AUD   250   USD   242   09/17/08   8  
AUD   300   USD   280   09/17/08    
AUD   300   USD   283   09/17/08   2  
AUD   300   USD   286   09/17/08   5  
AUD   300   USD   290   09/17/08   10  
AUD   400   USD   375   09/17/08   1  
AUD   448   USD   423   09/17/08   4  
AUD   600   USD   562   09/17/08   1  
AUD   1,196   USD   1,149   09/17/08   30  
AUD   1,700   USD   1,596   09/17/08   6  
AUD   2,600   USD   2,432   09/17/08   (1 )
AUD   4,100   USD   3,840   09/17/08   5  
AUD   5,657   USD   5,266   09/17/08   (26 )
AUD   6,800   USD   6,383   09/17/08   21  
BRL   71   USD   45   08/01/08    
BRL   133   USD   85   08/01/08    
BRL   134   USD   86   08/04/08    
BRL   150   USD   96   08/04/08    
CAD   21   USD   20   08/01/08    
CAD   56   USD   55   08/01/08    
CAD   1,013   USD   989   08/01/08    
CAD   174   USD   170   08/05/08    
CAD   175   USD   170   08/05/08    
CHF   863   USD   824   08/04/08    
CHF   16   USD   16   08/05/08    
CHF   14   USD   13   08/06/08    
CHF   273   USD   262   09/17/08   1  
CHF   400   USD   391   09/17/08   9  
CHF   1,084   USD   1,045   09/17/08   9  
CHF   1,258   USD   1,216   09/17/08   14  
CHF   4,836   USD   4,696   09/17/08   77  
CHF   4,840   USD   4,700   09/17/08   77  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
$
 
         
DKK   31   USD   6   09/17/08    
DKK   8,319   USD   1,722   09/17/08   (13 )
EUR   8   USD   12   08/01/08    
EUR   50   USD   78   08/01/08    
EUR   96   USD   150   08/01/08    
EUR   468   USD   728   08/01/08   (1 )
EUR   508   USD   791   08/01/08   (1 )
EUR   17   USD   26   08/04/08    
EUR   240   USD   374   08/04/08    
EUR   159   USD   248   08/05/08    
EUR   200   USD   308   09/17/08   (3 )
EUR   500   USD   772   09/17/08   (6 )
EUR   500   USD   778   09/17/08    
EUR   500   USD   778   09/17/08    
EUR   500   USD   782   09/17/08   4  
EUR   500   USD   791   09/17/08   13  
EUR   500   USD   794   09/17/08   16  
EUR   800   USD   1,232   09/17/08   (12 )
EUR   800   USD   1,262   09/17/08   17  
EUR   1,000   USD   1,573   09/17/08   17  
EUR   1,500   USD   2,372   09/17/08   38  
EUR   2,700   USD   4,167   09/17/08   (33 )
EUR   7,000   USD   10,824   09/17/08   (66 )
EUR   11,400   USD   17,623   09/17/08   (114 )
EUR   13,858   USD   21,386   09/17/08   (175 )
EUR   31,020   USD   47,890   09/17/08   (372 )
EUR   47,100   USD   72,834   09/17/08   (445 )
EUR   7,956   USD   12,425   10/31/08   75  
GBP   18   USD   36   08/01/08    
GBP   36   USD   71   08/01/08    
GBP   71   USD   140   08/01/08    
GBP   487   USD   964   08/01/08   (2 )
GBP   35   USD   69   08/04/08    
GBP   93   USD   183   08/04/08    
GBP   288   USD   571   08/04/08    
GBP   13   USD   25   08/05/08    
GBP   15   USD   30   08/05/08    
GBP   1,567   USD   3,061   09/05/08   (36 )
GBP   1,568   USD   3,063   09/05/08   (36 )
GBP   100   USD   196   09/17/08   (2 )
GBP   150   USD   293   09/17/08   (3 )
GBP   166   USD   329   09/17/08   1  
GBP   200   USD   388   09/17/08   (7 )
GBP   200   USD   396   09/17/08   1  
GBP   200   USD   398   09/17/08   3  
GBP   200   USD   399   09/17/08   4  
GBP   300   USD   584   09/17/08   (9 )

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
$
 
         
GBP   300   USD   588   09/17/08   (5 )
GBP   300   USD   596   09/17/08   4  
GBP   400   USD   793   09/17/08   3  
GBP   400   USD   796   09/17/08   6  
GBP   400   USD   796   09/17/08   6  
GBP   680   USD   1,352   09/17/08   9  
GBP   1,400   USD   2,717   09/17/08   (48 )
GBP   1,550   USD   3,013   09/17/08   (49 )
GBP   2,000   USD   3,886   09/17/08   (64 )
GBP   2,400   USD   4,665   09/17/08   (75 )
GBP   9,660   USD   18,763   09/17/08   (315 )
GBP   15,250   USD   29,636   09/17/08   (482 )
GBP   3,034   USD   5,987   10/31/08   13  
HKD   68   USD   9   08/01/08    
HKD   1,038   USD   133   08/01/08    
HKD   6,781   USD   869   08/01/08    
HKD   102   USD   13   08/04/08    
HKD   848   USD   109   09/17/08    
JPY   87,448   USD   811   08/01/08    
JPY   35,183   USD   325   08/04/08   (1 )
JPY   9,447   USD   90   09/17/08   3  
JPY   20,000   USD   188   09/17/08   3  
JPY   34,587   USD   322   09/17/08   1  
JPY   50,000   USD   469   09/17/08   4  
JPY   50,000   USD   477   09/17/08   13  
JPY   50,000   USD   479   09/17/08   14  
JPY   60,000   USD   562   09/17/08   4  
JPY   60,000   USD   564   09/17/08   6  
JPY   99,765   USD   932   09/17/08   4  
JPY   99,765   USD   932   09/17/08   4  
JPY   100,000   USD   936   09/17/08   7  
JPY   100,000   USD   940   09/17/08   11  
JPY   130,000   USD   1,220   09/17/08   12  
JPY   150,000   USD   1,407   09/17/08   13  
JPY   199,530   USD   1,863   09/17/08   9  
JPY   450,000   USD   4,240   09/17/08   57  
JPY   498,826   USD   4,657   09/17/08   21  
JPY   498,826   USD   4,658   09/17/08   21  
JPY   780,000   USD   7,335   09/17/08   85  
JPY   1,042,945   USD   9,760   09/17/08   66  
JPY   1,370,920   USD   12,801   09/17/08   58  
JPY   2,610,000   USD   24,590   09/17/08   330  
JPY   2,810,000   USD   26,448   09/17/08   328  
NOK   218   USD   42   08/01/08   (1 )
NOK   146   USD   28   08/04/08    
NOK   2,370   USD   460   09/17/08    
NOK   2,373   USD   460   09/17/08   (1 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation

(Depreciation)
$
 
         
NOK   6,010   USD   1,156   09/17/08   (12 )
NOK   6,115   USD   1,176   09/17/08   (12 )
SEK   118   USD   20   08/04/08    
SEK   178   USD   29   08/05/08    
SEK   3,243   USD   540   09/17/08   6  
SEK   36,285   USD   5,990   09/17/08   14  
SGD   188   USD   139   09/17/08   2  
SGD   2,888   USD   2,109   09/17/08   (9 )
             
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   1,006  
             

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Index Swap Contracts                                      

Fund Receives

  

Counter

Party

   Notional
Amount
  

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
 
                 

1 Month DKK LIBOR
minus 1.000%

   Merrill Lynch    DKK   

1,317

  

MSCI Denmark
Local Net Total Return Index

   09/17/08    (13 )

MSCI Belgium
Local Net Total Return Index

   Merrill Lynch    EUR   

1,744

  

1 Month EUR LIBOR

   09/17/08    67  

MSCI Denmark
Local Net Total Return Index

   Merrill Lynch    DKK   

11,231

  

1 Month DKK LIBOR
minus 0.82%

   09/17/08    (106 )
                     

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Index Swaps

         (52 )
                     

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Long-Term Investments - 104.1%

  

Asset-Backed Securities - 11.9%

  

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-2 Class A2

    

2.761% due 07/25/34

  68    30

ACE Securities Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2003-HE1 Class M1

    

3.436% due 11/25/33

  1,131    905

Series 2003-OP1 Class M2

    

3.961% due 12/25/33

  99    85

Series 2004-IN1 Class A1

    

2.781% due 05/25/34

  97    68

Series 2005-HE2 Class M3

    

2.941% due 04/25/35

  260    224

Series 2005-HE3 Class A2C

    

2.781% due 05/25/35

  1,170    1,162

Series 2005-HE7 Class A2B

    

2.641% due 11/25/35

  98    98

Series 2005-SD3 Class A

    

2.861% due 08/25/45

  366    333

Series 2006-ASP Class A2A

    

2.541% due 10/25/36

  142    141

Series 2006-FM1 Class A2C

    

2.611% due 07/25/36

  2,870    1,901

Series 2006-HE2 Class A2C

    

2.621% due 05/25/36

  1,365    1,143

Series 2006-OP1 Class M3

    

2.771% due 04/25/36

  641    142

Aegis Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)
Series 2003-3 Class M2
4.936% due 01/25/34

  265    155

Alliance Bancorp Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-OA1 Class A1
2.701% due 07/25/37

  878    535

American Airlines Pass Through Trust
Series 2001-01

    

6.817% due 11/23/12

  245    187

6.977% due 05/23/21

  50    38

American Express Credit Account
Master Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-1 Class B

    

2.708% due 09/15/11

  33    33

Series 2004-4 Class B

    

2.738% due 03/15/12

  494    486

Series 2004-5 Class B

    

2.708% due 04/16/12

  346    340

Series 2004-C Class C (Å)

    

2.958% due 02/15/12

  1,264    1,235
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

American Express Issuance Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-1 Class B
3.008% due 09/15/11

  1,200    1,148

AmeriCredit Automobile
Receivables Trust

    

Series 2007-BF Class A2

    

5.310% due 01/06/11

  2,299    2,300

Series 2007-DF Class A2A

    

5.660% due 01/06/11

  1,592    1,593

Ameriquest Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2002-D Class M1

    

6.211% due 02/25/33

  145    85

Series 2004-R8 Class A5

    

2.831% due 09/25/34

  31    31

Series 2004-R10 Class A5

    

2.851% due 11/25/34

  1    1

Series 2005-R3 Class A1A

    

2.661% due 05/25/35

  1,690    1,632

Series 2005-R5 Class A2B

    

2.691% due 07/25/35

  244    239

Series 2005-R6 Class A2

    

2.661% due 08/25/35

  2,451    2,354

Series 2005-R7 Class A2C

    

2.721% due 09/25/35

  415    409

Series 2005-R10 Class A2B

    

2.703% due 12/25/35

  264    250

Series 2006-R1 Class A2C

    

2.651% due 08/01/16

  260    248

Argent Securities, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2005-W2 Class A2B1

    

2.661% due 10/25/35

  1,466    1,423

Series 2005-W2 Class A2B2

    

2.721% due 10/25/35

  379    367

Series 2006-M3 Class A2A

    

2.511% due 10/25/36

  214    209

Asset Backed Funding Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2006-HE1 Class A2A

    

2.521% due 01/25/37

  398    386

Series 2006-HE1 Class A2C

    

2.621% due 01/25/37

  1,035    646

Series 2006-OPT Class A3A

    

2.521% due 10/25/36

  172    170

Series 2006-OPT Class M2

    

2.751% due 09/25/36

  341    71

Asset Backed Securities Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2003-HE1 Class M2

    

5.983% due 01/15/33

  962    854

Series 2004-HE6 Class A1

    

2.736% due 09/25/34

  80    70

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2004-HE7 Class M9 (þ)

    

5.983% due 10/25/34

  232    63

Series 2006-HE2 Class M3

    

2.851% due 03/25/36

  325    62

Series 2006-HE3 Class A4

    

2.631% due 03/25/36

  805    741

Bank of America Credit Card Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-C4 Class C4

    

2.688% due 11/15/11

  5,082    4,966

Series 2006-C7 Class C7

    

2.688% due 03/15/12

  300    290

Series 2007-A12 Class A12

    

2.658% due 01/15/13

  7,400    7,296

Series 2008-A1 Class A1

    

3.038% due 04/15/13

  500    496

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc. (Ê)
Series 2006-B Class 1A1
6.152% due 11/20/36

  379    319

Bank One Issuance Trust (Ê)
Series 2004-B1 Class B1
2.778% due 03/15/12

  549    540

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust
Series 2006-A Class 1A3
5.865% due 02/28/41

  340    279

Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-AQ1 Class 2A1

    

2.681% due 03/25/35

  6    6

Series 2006-HE8 Class 2M1

    

2.791% due 10/25/36

  400    121

Series 2006-HE9 Class 1A2

    

2.611% due 11/25/36

  1,620    1,060

BNC Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-2 Class A2
2.561% due 05/25/37

  751    719

Capital One Multi-Asset Execution Trust
Series 2007-A7 Class A7
5.750% due 07/15/20

  1,110    1,057

Carmax Auto Owner Trust

    

Series 2007-2 Class A2

    

5.320% due 01/15/10

  531    533

Series 2008-1 Class A2 (Ê)

    

3.158% due 04/15/11

  1,206    1,208

Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-FRE Class A3

    

2.611% due 07/25/36

  675    586

Series 2006-NC3 Class A1

    

2.511% due 08/25/36

  692    686

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Centex Home Equity

    

Series 2005-D Class AF4

    

5.270% due 10/25/35

  200    182

Series 2006-A Class AV2 (Ê)

    

2.561% due 06/25/36

  1,889    1,857

Chase Credit Card Master Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2002-3 Class B

    

2.908% due 09/15/11

  412    407

Series 2003-5 Class C

    

3.378% due 01/17/11

  2,000    2,000

Series 2003-6 Class B

    

2.808% due 02/15/11

  369    369

Series 2003-6 Class C

    

3.258% due 02/15/11

  400    399

Chase Issuance Trust

    

Series 2004-C3 Class C3 (Ê)

    

2.928% due 06/15/12

  300    291

Series 2005-C1 Class C1 (Ê)

    

2.828% due 11/15/12

  2,000    1,912

Series 2005-C3 Class C3 (Ê)

    

2.798% due 11/15/12

  329    309

Series 2006-B1 Class B1 (Ñ)(Ê)

    

2.608% due 04/15/13

  800    751

Series 2006-B2 Class B (Ñ)(Ê)

    

2.558% due 10/15/12

  738    702

Series 2006-C3 Class C3 (Ê)

    

2.688% due 06/15/11

  415    408

Series 2007-A17 Class A

    

5.120% due 10/15/14

  105    105

Series 2008-A7 Class A7 (Ê)

    

3.108% due 11/15/11

  3,700    3,697

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)(Å)

    

Series 2007-1 Class 2A2

    

3.711% due 10/01/37

  400    297

Series 2007-1 Class 2A3

    

3.911% due 10/01/37

  750    351

Citibank Credit Card Issuance Trust

    

Series 2006-B1 Class B1 (Ê)

    

2.570% due 03/07/11

  4,000    3,955

Series 2007-A8 Class A8

    

5.650% due 09/20/19

  335    328

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2006-AMC Class A2B

    

2.621% due 09/25/36

  1,570    1,205

Series 2006-NC2 Class A2A

    

2.500% due 09/25/36

  393    388

Series 2006-NC2 Class A2B

    

2.621% due 09/25/36

  4,670    3,437

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-WFH Class A1

    

2.500% due 08/25/36

  5    5

Series 2007-AMC Class A2A

    

2.521% due 05/25/37

  2,042    1,932

Series 2008-RR1 Class A1A1 (Å)

    

2.531% due 01/25/37

  782    704

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates

    

Series 2004-13 Class AF3

    

3.989% due 02/25/31

  9    9

Series 2004-AB2 Class M3 (Ê)

    

3.061% due 05/25/36

  230    124

Series 2004-BC1 Class M1 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 02/25/34

  159    118

Series 2004-S1 Class A2

    

3.872% due 03/25/20

  33    32

Series 2005-7 Class 3AV3 (Ê)

    

2.871% due 06/25/35

  2,000    1,944

Series 2005-11 Class 3AV2 (Ê)

    

2.751% due 02/25/36

  1,646    1,580

Series 2005-16 Class 2AF1 (Ê)

    

2.611% due 05/25/36

  65    64

Series 2005-AB1 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.671% due 10/25/34

  1,175    1,145

Series 2006-1 Class AF3

    

5.348% due 07/25/36

  600    555

Series 2006-2 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.651% due 06/25/36

  541    506

Series 2006-3 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.641% due 06/25/36

  975    887

Series 2006-6 Class 2A3 (Ê)

    

2.741% due 09/25/36

  5,285    4,005

Series 2006-11 Class 1AF4

    

6.300% due 09/25/46

  405    200

Series 2006-13 Class 1AF3

    

5.944% due 01/25/37

  1,035    814

Series 2006-15 Class A3

    

5.689% due 10/25/46

  560    501

Series 2006-17 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.511% due 03/25/47

  130    128

Series 2006-BC1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.641% due 04/25/36

  156    151

Series 2006-S3 Class A2

    

6.085% due 06/25/21

  540    304

Series 2006-S6 Class A2

    

5.519% due 03/25/34

  555    413

Series 2006-S7 Class A3

    

5.712% due 11/25/35

  2,575    868

Series 2006-S9 Class A3

    

5.728% due 08/25/36

  665    254

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2007-4 Class A2

    

5.530% due 03/25/37

  1,340    1,254

Series 2007-7 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.541% due 10/25/37

  695    675

Countrywide Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-HW Class 2A1B
2.608% due 11/15/36

  1,178    772

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC

    

Series 2006-CB5 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.521% due 06/25/36

  51    50

Series 2007-CB1 Class AF2

    

5.721% due 01/25/37

  335    259

Credit Suisse First Boston
Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2005-AGE Class A2
4.640% due 02/25/32

  242    242

CSAB Mortgage Backed Trust

    

Series 2006-3 Class A1B2 (Ê)

    

2.556% due 11/25/36

  212    203

Series 2006-4 Class A1A

    

5.868% due 12/25/36

  456    449

Daimler Chrysler Auto Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2008-B Class A2B

    

3.391% due 07/08/11

  900    903

Series 2008-B Class A3B

    

3.941% due 09/10/12

  300    302

Delta Air Lines, Inc.
6.821% due 08/10/22

  589    484

Dunkin Securitization (þ)
Series 2006-1 Class A2
5.779% due 06/20/31

  860    700

FBR Securitization Trust (Ê)
Series 2005-2 Class AV3A
2.751% due 09/25/35

  2,567    2,425

Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2006-1 Class A2

    

2.651% due 05/25/36

  1,588    1,382

Series 2006-3 Class 2A3

    

2.621% due 11/25/36

  820    478

Series 2006-3 Class M1

    

2.721% due 11/25/36

  665    121

First Franklin Mortgage Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2005-FF4 Class 2A3

    

2.681% due 05/25/35

  20    20

Series 2005-FF8 Class A2C

    

2.731% due 09/25/35

  2,337    2,296

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-FF1 Class 2A1

    

2.501% due 08/25/36

  239    235

Series 2006-FF1 Class A2

    

2.511% due 07/25/36

  139    137

2.521% due 10/25/36

  226    212

Series 2006-FF1 Class A3

    

2.961% due 11/25/36

  497    469

Series 2006-FF2 Class A2

    

2.531% due 02/25/36

  1    1

Series 2006-FF9 Class M1

    

2.711% due 06/25/36

  3,150    776

Series 2007-FF1 Class A2C

    

2.601% due 01/25/38

  1,510    806

First USA Credit Card Master Trust (Ê)
Series 1998-6 Class A
2.616% due 04/18/11

  1,200    1,200

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust (Ê)
Series 2008-A Class A2
3.058% due 07/15/10

  2,000    2,002

Fremont Home Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-3 Class 2A1

    

2.531% due 02/25/37

  100    98

Series 2006-3 Class 2A2

    

2.581% due 02/25/37

  2,290    2,068

Series 2006-A Class 2A2

    

2.561% due 05/25/36

  214    208

Series 2006-A Class M2

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.781% due 05/25/36

  270    44

Series 2006-B Class 2A3

    

2.621% due 08/25/36

  1,040    662

Series 2006-E Class 2A1

    

2.521% due 01/25/37

  240    228

GE Capital Credit Card Master Note Trust

    

Series 2005-3 Class B (Ê)

    

2.758% due 06/15/13

  296    274

Series 2006-1 Class A

    

5.080% due 09/15/12

  832    843

Series 2006-1 Class B (Ê)

    

2.568% due 09/15/12

  500    479

Green Tree Financial Corp.

    

Series 1994-1 Class A5

    

7.650% due 04/15/19

  691    704

Series 1994-3 Class A5

    

8.400% due 06/15/19

  581    601

Series 1994-5 Class A5

    

8.300% due 12/15/19

  987    1,017

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

GSAA Trust

    

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3 (Ê)

    

2.731% due 12/25/35

  595    526

Series 2006-4 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

5.993% due 03/25/36

  413    200

Series 2006-4 Class 3A1

    

6.087% due 03/25/36

  4,554    3,221

GSAMP Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-HE2 Class M1

    

3.111% due 08/25/33

  159    134

Series 2004-SEA Class A2A

    

2.751% due 03/25/34

  60    59

Series 2006-FM1 Class A2C

    

2.621% due 04/25/36

  500    421

Series 2006-FM2 Class A2A

    

2.531% due 09/25/36

  477    470

Series 2007-H1 Class M1

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.801% due 02/25/37

  1,369    349

HFC Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates (Ê)

    

Series 2005-1 Class A

    

2.748% due 01/20/34

  512    449

Series 2007-1 Class AS

    

2.658% due 03/20/36

  2,319    2,006

Series 2007-3 Class A1

    

3.282% due 11/20/36

  1,018    1,017

Series 2007-3 Class APT

    

3.682% due 11/20/36

  1,291    1,090

Home Equity Asset Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-5 Class 2A2

    

2.711% due 11/25/35

  1,258    1,240

Series 2005-7 Class M1

    

2.911% due 01/25/36

  2,375    1,496

Series 2006-3 Class 2A2

    

2.591% due 07/25/36

  1,380    1,363

Series 2006-4 Class M3

    

2.821% due 08/25/36

  479    104

Series 2006-7 Class 2A3

    

2.611% due 01/25/37

  1,000    692

Household Automotive Trust

    

Series 2006-1 Class A3

    

5.430% due 06/17/11

  1,402    1,403

Series 2006-2 Class A3

    

5.610% due 08/17/11

  452    458

Household Credit Card Master Note Trust I

    

Series 2006-1 Class A

    

5.100% due 06/15/12

  465    469

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-1 Class B (Ê)

    

2.598% due 06/15/12

  264    252

HSI Asset Securitization Corp. Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-HE2 Class 2A1

    

2.511% due 12/25/36

  167    152

Series 2006-HE2 Class M1

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.701% due 12/25/36

  260    25

Indymac Residential Asset Backed Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-E Class 2A3

    

2.631% due 04/25/37

  1,560    971

Series 2006-H2 Class A

    

2.633% due 06/28/36

  577    309

IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-HE2 Class M2

    

2.781% due 08/25/36

  921    150

Series 2006-HE3 Class A1

    

2.511% due 10/25/36

  389    384

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (Ê)

    

Series 2006-WMC Class A2

    

2.511% due 07/25/30

  35    35

2.511% due 08/25/36

  258    254

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-1 Class 2A2

    

3.983% due 07/25/35

  153    101

Series 2006-2N Class 1A2

    

2.801% due 02/25/46

  604    247

Series 2006-16N Class A1A

    

2.541% due 11/25/46

  328    312

Series 2007-4N Class 3A2A

    

4.544% due 04/25/37

  895    543

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2002-5 Class M1

    

3.706% due 11/25/32

  820    654

Series 2003-3 Class M1

    

3.586% due 07/25/33

  1,471    1,158

Series 2004-4 Class 1A1

    

2.741% due 10/25/34

  9    7

Series 2004-6 Class A3

    

3.111% due 11/25/34

  880    752

Series 2005-3 Class 2A2

    

2.741% due 09/25/35

  358    348

Series 2005-WL2 Class 3A3

    

2.731% due 08/25/35

  925    909

Series 2005-WL3 Class 2A2A

    

2.601% due 11/25/35

  1,661    1,647
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Master Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-WMC Class M2

    

4.936% due 08/25/33

  99    62

Series 2006-NC2 Class A4

    

2.611% due 08/25/36

  3,400    2,269

Series 2006-WMC Class A4

    

2.621% due 08/25/36

  2,400    1,128

Series 2006-WMC Class M1

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.691% due 10/25/36

  1,250    150

Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-AM3 Class A1
2.521% due 10/25/36

  8    8

MBNA Credit Card Master Note Trust (Ê)
Series 2003-B5 Class B5
2.828% due 02/15/11

  500    500

MBNA Master Credit Card Trust
Series 2000-E Class A
7.800% due 10/15/12

  705    750

Mid-State Trust

    

Series 2003-11 Class A1

    

4.864% due 07/15/38

  46    42

Series 2004-1 Class A

    

6.005% due 08/15/37

  45    44

Series 2005-1 Class A

    

5.745% due 01/15/40

  128    99

Series 2006-1 Class A (þ)

    

5.787% due 10/15/40

  219    207

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I (Ê)

    

Series 2003-NC8 Class M1

    

3.511% due 09/25/33

  716    572

Series 2003-NC8 Class M3

    

4.561% due 09/25/33

  60    37

Series 2006-HE1 Class A3

    

2.641% due 01/25/36

  3,791    3,561

Series 2006-HE2 Class M1

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.791% due 03/25/36

  4,013    1,302

Series 2006-HE2 Class M2

    

2.811% due 03/25/36

  483    122

Series 2006-HE3 Class A2C

    

2.621% due 04/25/36

  490    427

Series 2006-HE3 Class M2

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.761% due 04/25/36

  4,815    785

Series 2006-HE5 Class A2C

    

2.601% due 08/25/36

  2,000    1,404

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-HE8 Class A2C

    

2.601% due 10/25/36

  1,755    1,234

Series 2006-WMC Class A2C

    

2.611% due 06/25/36

  2,265    1,582

Series 2006-WMC Class A2FP

    

2.533% due 07/25/36

  276    258

Morgan Stanley IXIS Real Estate Capital Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-2 Class A3
2.611% due 11/25/36

  3,130    2,377

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-17X Class A1
2.581% due 10/25/46

  229    213

Nationstar Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-B Class AV1
2.531% due 09/25/36

  74    74

New Century Home Equity Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-4 Class M2

    

2.991% due 02/25/35

  380    316

Series 2006-1 Class M2

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.821% due 05/25/36

  1,555    391

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-2 Class M2

    

5.011% due 04/25/33

  73    40

Series 2003-3 Class M3

    

4.461% due 06/25/33

  60    16

Series 2003-4 Class M2

    

4.111% due 07/25/33

  47    27

Series 2005-2 Class A5

    

2.791% due 05/25/35

  537    528

Series 2005-3 Class A4

    

2.711% due 08/25/35

  418    417

Series 2005-4 Class A3

    

2.721% due 11/25/35

  365    347

Series 2006-1 Class 2A2

    

2.591% due 01/25/36

  1,742    1,679

Park Place Securities, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2004-MCW Class A1

    

2.774% due 10/25/34

  389    327

Series 2005-WCW Class M1

    

2.911% due 09/25/35

  375    292

Popular ABS Mortgage Pass-Through
Trust
Series 2005-6 Class A3
5.680% due 01/25/36

  415    393

Power Contract Financing LLC (þ)
6.256% due 02/01/10

  74    75
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-1 Class M1

    

5.357% due 05/25/35

  190    141

Series 2005-2 Class AF4

    

4.934% due 08/25/35

  205    190

Series 2005-4 Class A3

    

5.565% due 02/25/36

  94    91

Series 2006-1 Class AF3

    

5.608% due 05/25/36

  200    196

Series 2006-1 Class AF6

    

5.746% due 05/25/36

  320    266

Series 2007-1 Class AF2

    

5.512% due 04/25/37

  1,075    1,035

Series 2007-2 Class AF2

    

5.675% due 06/25/37

  390    351

RESI Finance, LP (Ê)(þ)
Series 2007-B Class B5
3.558% due 03/27/37

  558    251

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

    

Series 2003-RS1 Class AI6A

    

5.980% due 12/25/33

  303    259

Series 2006-RZ3 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.531% due 08/25/36

  196    191

Series 2006-RZ4 Class A1A (Ê)

    

2.541% due 10/25/36

  228    212

Residential Asset Securities Corp.

    

Series 2001-KS3 Class AII (Ê)

    

2.921% due 09/25/31

  36    30

Series 2003-KS2 Class MI1

    

4.800% due 04/25/33

  617    467

Series 2003-KS2 Class MI3

    

6.100% due 04/25/33

  125    45

Series 2005-AHL Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.731% due 07/25/35

  122    116

Series 2005-KS6 Class A3 (Ê)

    

2.691% due 07/25/35

  463    462

Series 2005-KS8 Class A3 (Ê)

    

2.720% due 08/25/35

  685    673

Series 2006-KS1 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.600% due 02/25/36

  89    88

Series 2006-KS2 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.930% due 03/25/36

  420    419

Series 2006-KS3 Class AI2 (Ê)

    

2.581% due 04/25/36

  315    312

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities II, Inc. (Ê)
Series 2006-HI1 Class A1
2.571% due 02/25/36

  20    20

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Saxon Asset Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-4 Class A2C

    

2.711% due 11/25/37

  923    891

Series 2006-3 Class A1

    

2.521% due 10/25/46

  225    220

SBI Heloc Trust (Ê)(þ)
Series 2006-1A Class 1A2A
2.631% due 08/25/36

  166    159

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-HE1 Class A1A (Å)

    

2.761% due 10/25/35

  3,057    2,949

Series 2006-FR4 Class A2A

    

2.541% due 08/25/36

  2,708    2,576

Series 2006-HE1 Class M1

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.761% due 05/25/36

  1,203    291

Series 2006-OP1 Class A2B

    

2.661% due 10/25/35

  224    221

Series 2007-NC1 Class A2B

    

2.611% due 12/25/36

  600    384

SG Mortgage Securities Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-FRE Class A2B
2.641% due 02/25/36

  935    711

SLC Student Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-1 Class A1
2.674% due 02/15/15

  455    453

SLM Student Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-8 Class A2

    

2.800% due 10/25/16

  404    401

Series 2007-3 Class A1

    

2.790% due 10/27/14

  834    831

Series 2008-2 Class A1

    

3.100% due 01/26/15

  192    191

Series 2008-7 Class A2

    

2.983% due 10/25/17

  7,400    7,217

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-4 Class 2A3 (Ê)

    

2.691% due 03/25/36

  1,482    1,465

Series 2005-OPT Class 2A3 (Ê)

    

2.721% due 12/25/35

  1,166    1,101

Series 2006-EQ1 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.511% due 10/25/36

  89    88

Series 2006-EQ2 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.541% due 01/25/37

  951    931

Series 2006-OPT Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.581% due 05/25/36

  97    97

Series 2006-OPT Class M3 (Ê)

    

2.781% due 07/25/36

  801    98
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2006-WF1 Class A1F

    

5.998% due 10/25/36

  1,164    1,157

Series 2006-WF1 Class A2

    

5.645% due 10/25/36

  695    666

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance (Ê)

    

Series 2005-BC4 Class A2B

    

2.691% due 09/25/36

  1,539    1,487

Series 2006-AB1 Class A1

    

2.541% due 12/25/36

  1    1

Series 2006-AB2 Class A2A

    

2.501% due 06/25/37

  65    65

Series 2006-BC1 Class A2B

    

2.611% due 12/25/36

  2,308    2,271

Series 2006-BC5 Class A2D

    

2.611% due 11/25/37

  4,980    3,559

Series 2006-BC5 Class M1

Interest Only STRIP

    

2.701% due 11/25/37

  900    195

Structured Asset Investment Loan Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-BC1 Class 3A

    

3.141% due 11/25/33

  12    11

Series 2003-BC1 Class A2

    

3.141% due 01/25/33

  1,157    1,017

Series 2005-3 Class M2

    

2.901% due 04/25/35

  210    148

Series 2005-6 Class A8

    

2.701% due 07/25/35

  304    303

Series 2005-7 Class A4

    

2.651% due 08/25/35

  936    925

Series 2006-BNC Class A2

    

2.501% due 09/25/36

  329    320

Series 2006-BNC Class A3

    

2.611% due 09/25/36

  2,000    1,491

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

    

Series 2001-SB1 Class A2

    

3.375% due 08/25/31

  193    158

Series 2004-19X Class A2

    

4.370% due 10/25/34

  7    7

Series 2005-GEL Class A (Ê)

    

2.811% due 12/25/34

  92    85

Series 2006-BC3 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.511% due 10/25/36

  792    761

Series 2006-BC6 Class A4 (Ê)

    

2.631% due 01/25/37

  1,050    611

Series 2007-BC3 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.601% due 08/25/09

  1,800    1,535

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Triad Auto Receivables Owner Trust

    

Series 2006-C Class A3

    

5.260% due 11/14/11

  1,377    1,354

Series 2007-A Class A2

    

5.350% due 03/14/11

  813    812

TXU Electric Delivery Transition Bond Co. LLC
Series 2004-1 Class A2
4.810% due 11/17/14

  100    101

United Airlines Pass Through Trust
6.636% due 07/02/22

  714    540

USAA Auto Owner Trust
Series 2008-1 Class A3
4.160% due 04/16/12

  295    297

VTB 24 Capital PLC (Ê)
3.497% due 12/07/09

  260    253

Wachovia Auto Loan Owner Trust (Ê)
Series 2008-1 Class A2B
3.308% due 03/21/11

  2,000    2,003

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (Ê)
Series 2006-AR6 Class 1A
2.651% due 07/25/46

  191    118

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates (Ê)
Series 2006-HE2 Class A1
2.501% due 05/25/36

  6    6

Wells Fargo Home Equity Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-3 Class A1
2.511% due 01/25/37

  136    133

World Financial Properties (Å)
6.950% due 09/01/13

  142    140
      
     211,479
      

Certificates of Deposit - 0.1%

  

Bank of Ireland Governor & Co. (Ê)
2.753% due 01/15/10

  2,200    2,177
      

Corporate Bonds and Notes - 19.0%

  

Abbott Laboratories
5.600% due 11/30/17

  256    258

Ace Capital Trust II
9.700% due 04/01/30

  375    398

Aetna, Inc.
6.750% due 12/15/37

  560    522

AIG SunAmerica Global Financing VI (Å)
6.300% due 05/10/11

  630    628
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Allied Waste NA, Inc. Series B
7.125% due 05/15/16

  160    155

Allison Transmission (Ñ)(þ)
11.000% due 11/01/15

  770    697

Allstate Life Global Funding Trusts
5.375% due 04/30/13

  500    500

Alltel Corp.
6.800% due 05/01/29

  520    485

AMB Property, LP (Ñ)
6.300% due 06/01/13

  225    224

American Electric Power Co., Inc.
Series C
5.375% due 03/15/10

  40    40

American Express Bank FSB

    

Series BKNT

    

5.500% due 04/16/13

  2,475    2,397

6.000% due 09/13/17

  100    93

American Express Centurion Bank
Series BKN1
6.000% due 09/13/17

  100    93

American Express Co.
7.000% due 03/19/18

  400    398

American Express Credit Corp.

    

2.523% due 11/09/09 (Ê)

  200    195

5.875% due 05/02/13

  875    859

American General Finance Corp.

    

4.875% due 05/15/10

  425    394

6.900% due 12/15/17

  800    642

American International Group, Inc.

    

4.700% due 10/01/10

  440    430

5.375% due 10/18/11

  560    546

5.050% due 10/01/15

  765    681

5.850% due 01/16/18

  1,900    1,704

6.250% due 03/15/37

  500    380

8.175% due 05/15/58 (þ)

  1,465    1,313

Americo Life, Inc. (Å)
7.875% due 05/01/13

  100    102

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
7.518% due 06/01/66

  2,680    2,307

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

    

5.875% due 09/15/15

  15    14

Series WI

    

5.625% due 09/15/12

  1,045    1,041

Amgen, Inc. (Ñ)
6.150% due 06/01/18

  455    464

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
5.950% due 09/15/16

  225    224

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

ANZ Capital Trust (ƒ)(þ)
4.484% due 12/31/49

  575    557

Apache Corp.
5.250% due 04/15/13

  425    431

Appalachian Power Co.
Series O
5.650% due 08/15/12

  185    185

ARAMARK Corp.

    

Series WI

    

6.301% due 02/01/15 (Ê)

  475    437

8.500% due 02/01/15

  480    478

Arantes International, Ltd.
10.250% due 06/19/13

  250    224

ArcelorMittal USA
6.500% due 04/15/14

  570    574

Arizona Public Service Co.

    

5.800% due 06/30/14

  150    143

6.250% due 08/01/16

  500    479

AT&T Corp.

    

7.300% due 11/15/11

  785    835

8.000% due 11/15/31

  665    755

AT&T, Inc.

    

2.884% due 02/05/10 (Ê)

  200    199

4.950% due 01/15/13

  100    100

5.500% due 02/01/18

  100    98

6.300% due 01/15/38

  2,215    2,084

6.400% due 05/15/38

  300    286

Atmos Energy Corp.
6.350% due 06/15/17

  210    206

Avista Capital Trust III
6.500% due 04/01/34

  360    339

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (Å)
9.250% due 03/01/15

  1,000    1,005

Bank of America Corp.

    

2.904% due 11/06/09 (Ê)

  200    199

5.375% due 09/11/12

  1,100    1,095

5.625% due 10/14/16

  145    137

6.000% due 09/01/17

  975    939

5.750% due 12/01/17

  2,300    2,158

5.650% due 05/01/18

  1,965    1,834

8.000% due 12/29/49 (ƒ)

  8,930    8,238

8.125% due 12/29/49 (ƒ)

  2,800    2,605

BankAmerica Capital III (Ê)
Series*
3.361% due 01/15/27

  700    505

Baxter International, Inc. (Ñ)
5.375% due 06/01/18

  435    428
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The)

    

2.768% due 08/21/09 (Ê)

  1,300    1,295

6.400% due 10/02/17

  535    524

7.250% due 02/01/18

  2,235    2,323

Bellsouth Telecommunications, Inc.
7.000% due 12/01/95

  680    630

Best Buy Co., Inc. (þ)
6.750% due 07/15/13

  900    914

BNP Paribas Capital Trust (ƒ)(Å)
9.003% due 12/29/49

  850    866

Boardwalk Pipelines, LP
5.875% due 11/15/16

  425    408

Boston Scientific Corp.
6.400% due 06/15/16

  1,430    1,373

Bowater, Inc.
9.000% due 08/01/09

  785    718

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp.
6.875% due 12/01/27

  60    60

Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (Ñ)
8.125% due 05/15/11

  2,100    1,575

Calpine Construction Finance Co., LP and CCFC Finance Corp. (Ê)(þ)
11.499% due 08/26/11

  825    879

Capmark Financial Group, Inc.

    

5.875% due 05/10/12

  1,290    822

6.300% due 05/10/17

  1,385    813

Cargill, Inc. (þ)
5.200% due 01/22/13

  800    792

Carolina Power & Light Co.
6.500% due 07/15/12

  45    47

Catlin Insurance Co., Ltd. (ƒ)(Å)
7.249% due 12/31/49

  200    119

CCH I Holdings LLC/CCH I Holdings Capital Corp. (Ñ)
13.500% due 01/15/14

  1,220    836

CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric LLC
Series J2
5.700% due 03/15/13

  135    136

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp.

    

6.125% due 11/01/17

  255    248

6.250% due 02/01/37

  55    49

Series B

    

7.875% due 04/01/13

  675    722

Charter Communications, Inc.
Series 144a (þ)
10.875% due 09/15/14

  855    889

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

CHS/Community Health Systems, Inc. (Ñ)
Series WI
8.875% due 07/15/15

  1,660    1,672

Chubb Corp.

    

6.375% due 03/29/67

  450    411

Series 1

    

6.500% due 05/15/38

  275    261

CIT Group, Inc. (Ê)
2.839% due 08/17/09

  700    641

Citigroup Capital XXI
8.300% due 12/21/77

  1,305    1,192

Citigroup, Inc.

    

2.831% due 12/28/09 (Ê)

  700    684

6.500% due 01/18/11

  210    216

5.500% due 08/27/12

  600    585

5.300% due 10/17/12

  200    194

5.500% due 04/11/13

  3,780    3,692

5.850% due 07/02/13

  1,550    1,527

4.700% due 05/29/15

  170    153

5.850% due 08/02/16

  150    142

6.000% due 08/15/17

  500    473

6.125% due 11/21/17

  1,335    1,280

6.125% due 05/15/18

  400    383

6.125% due 08/25/36

  200    167

6.875% due 03/05/38

  875    844

8.400% due 04/29/49 (ƒ)

  3,615    3,095

Clorox Co.
4.200% due 01/15/10

  155    154

CNA Financial Corp.
6.500% due 08/15/16

  275    261

Columbus Southern Power Co.
Series C
5.500% due 03/01/13

  75    75

Comcast Cable Communications Holdings, Inc.
9.455% due 11/15/22

  250    298

Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Ñ)
6.750% due 01/30/11

  140    145

Comcast Cable Holdings LLC

    

9.800% due 02/01/12

  350    393

7.875% due 08/01/13

  670    721

Comcast Corp.

    

5.500% due 03/15/11

  525    525

6.300% due 11/15/17

  1,955    1,941

5.875% due 02/15/18

  100    96

6.500% due 11/15/35

  225    210

6.450% due 03/15/37

  100    92

Comcast Holdings Corp.
10.625% due 07/15/12

  475    544
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Commonwealth Edison Co.

    

6.150% due 09/15/17

  330    329

6.950% due 07/15/18

  100    98

Series 100

    

5.875% due 02/01/33

  300    267

Series 105

    

5.400% due 12/15/11

  225    226

Consolidated Natural Gas Co.
Series C
6.250% due 11/01/11

  80    83

Constellation Brands, Inc. (Ñ)
Series B
8.125% due 01/15/12

  770    772

Continental Airlines, Inc.

    

Series 01-1

    

6.503% due 06/15/11

  970    873

Series 99-2

    

7.056% due 09/15/09

  800    768

Cooper Industries, Inc.
Series WI
5.250% due 11/15/12

  165    166

Countrywide Financial Corp.
Series MTN
5.800% due 06/07/12

  200    188

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

    

Series MTN

    

4.125% due 09/15/09

  1,850    1,798

Series MTNL

    

4.000% due 03/22/11

  800    744

COX Communications, Inc.

    

4.625% due 01/15/10

  1,110    1,102

Series 144a

    

5.875% due 12/01/16 (þ)

  175    170

6.250% due 06/01/18 (Å)

  475    468

Credit Suisse USA, Inc.

    

4.875% due 08/15/10

  130    131

5.250% due 03/02/11 (Ñ)

  210    211

5.500% due 08/15/13

  55    55

4.875% due 01/15/15 (Ñ)

  175    165

CSC Holdings, Inc.

    

Series B

    

8.125% due 08/15/09

  515    520

Series WI (Ñ)

    

6.750% due 04/15/12

  160    152

CSX Corp.
6.250% due 03/15/18

  200    186

Daimler Finance North America LLC

    

3.241% due 08/03/09 (Ê)

  400    397

8.500% due 01/18/31

  150    161

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Darden Restaurants, Inc.
6.800% due 10/15/37

  240    209

Dayton Power & Light Co. (The)
5.125% due 10/01/13

  395    399

DCP Midstream LLC
6.875% due 02/01/11

  20    20

Delta Air Lines, Inc./Old

    

Series 00-1

    

7.379% due 05/18/10

  270    254

7.570% due 11/18/10

  1,060    999

Series 01-1

    

7.111% due 09/18/11

  250    224

Detroit Edison Co. (The)
6.350% due 10/15/32

  130    126

Developers Diversified Realty Corp.

    

4.625% due 08/01/10

  355    342

5.250% due 04/15/11

  70    67

5.375% due 10/15/12

  760    699

Dex Media West LLC/Dex Media Finance Co. (Ñ)
Series B
8.500% due 08/15/10

  625    600

DirecTV Holdings LLC/DirecTV Financing Co.
8.375% due 03/15/13

  250    258

Discover Financial Services (Ê)
Series WI
3.316% due 06/11/10

  1,270    1,035

Dominion Resources, Inc.

    

Series 06-B (Ñ)

    

6.300% due 09/30/66

  610    551

Series B

    

6.250% due 06/30/12

  263    271

DPL, Inc.
6.875% due 09/01/11

  561    584

Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc. (þ)

    

6.820% due 05/01/18

  1,000    1,006

7.450% due 05/01/38

  250    254

E*Trade Financial Corp. (þ)
12.500% due 11/30/17

  1,435    1,514

Echostar DBS Corp.
7.125% due 02/01/16

  500    461

EI Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
6.000% due 07/15/18

  755    764

El Paso Corp.

    

8.050% due 10/15/30

  300    304

Series* (Ñ)

    

9.625% due 05/15/12

  300    325

El Paso Natural Gas Co.
7.500% due 11/15/26

  250    249
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Elwood Energy LLC
8.159% due 07/05/26

  72    70

Energy Future Holdings Corp. (þ)
Series 144a
10.875% due 11/01/17

  530    546

Energy Partners, Ltd.
Series WI
9.750% due 04/15/14

  225    207

Energy Transfer Partners, LP

    

5.950% due 02/01/15

  950    946

6.700% due 07/01/18

  700    706

Entergy Gulf States Louisiana LLC (þ)
6.000% due 05/01/18

  550    537

Enterprise Products Operating LLC
6.500% due 01/31/19

  1,055    1,061

Enterprise Products Operating, LP

    

4.950% due 06/01/10

  275    274

8.375% due 08/01/66

  250    244

7.034% due 01/15/68

  75    65

Farmers Exchange Capital (þ)
Series 144a
7.050% due 07/15/28

  1,420    1,168

Farmers Insurance Exchange (þ)
Series 144a
6.000% due 08/01/14

  255    253

Federal Express Corp.
7.600% due 07/01/97

  180    202

FedEx Corp.
5.500% due 08/15/09

  45    45

First Data Corp. (Ñ)(þ)
Series 144a
9.875% due 09/24/15

  770    681

First Union Institutional Capital II
7.850% due 01/01/27

  640    596

FirstEnergy Corp.

    

Series B

    

6.450% due 11/15/11

  745    761

Series C

    

7.375% due 11/15/31

  275    294

Fiserv, Inc.
6.125% due 11/20/12

  600    600

Ford Motor Co. (Ñ)
7.450% due 07/16/31

  1,570    816

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC

    

5.700% due 01/15/10

  200    172

7.875% due 06/15/10

  200    170

8.625% due 11/01/10

  100    84

7.375% due 02/01/11

  100    81

9.875% due 08/10/11

  4,760    3,881

7.250% due 10/25/11

  195    147

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

5.538% due 01/13/12 (Ê)

  520    377

7.800% due 06/01/12

  310    233

7.000% due 10/01/13

  60    43

8.000% due 12/15/16 (Ñ)

  330    233

Series WI

    

9.750% due 09/15/10

  655    566

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc.
8.375% due 04/01/17

  855    896

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
Series WI
8.875% due 12/15/14

  1,330    1,127

Frontier Communications Corp.

    

9.250% due 05/15/11

  250    260

9.000% due 08/15/31

  1,110    982

General Electric Capital Corp.

    

2.856% due 01/20/10 (Ê)

  1,100    1,095

2.989% due 01/08/16 (Ê)

  100    94

5.625% due 05/01/18

  760    739

5.875% due 01/14/38

  2,075    1,863

6.375% due 11/15/67

  5,200    4,803

Series GMTN (Ê)

    

2.816% due 03/12/10

  100    99

Series GMTN (Ñ)

    

5.500% due 04/28/11

  400    413

Series MTN (Ê)

    

2.825% due 10/26/09

  200    199

Series MTNA

    

5.450% due 01/15/13

  1,150    1,154

General Electric Co.

    

5.250% due 12/06/17

  700    678

General Mills, Inc.
5.650% due 09/10/12

  270    275

General Motors Corp.
8.375% due 07/15/33

  1,485    731

Georgia-Pacific LLC
9.500% due 12/01/11

  445    448

GlaxoSmithKline Capital, Inc.
4.850% due 05/15/13

  7,400    7,399

GMAC LLC

    

6.875% due 09/15/11

  2,450    1,618

8.000% due 11/01/31

  1,745    978

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    

2.800% due 11/16/09 (Ê)

  200    197

6.250% due 09/01/17

  1,600    1,562

6.150% due 04/01/18

  1,300    1,252

6.750% due 10/01/37

  445    393

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The)

    

6.678% due 12/01/09 (Ê)

  1,000    990

9.000% due 07/01/15 (Ñ)

  125    126
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

GrafTech Finance, Inc.
10.250% due 02/15/12

  229    236

GulfSouth Pipeline Co., LP (þ)
6.300% due 08/15/17

  275    271

Harrah's Operating Co., Inc.

    

5.500% due 07/01/10

  200    174

6.500% due 06/01/16

  1,205    542

HBOS PLC (þ)
6.750% due 05/21/18

  2,375    2,141

HCA, Inc.

    

6.375% due 01/15/15

  460    377

Series WI

    

9.125% due 11/15/14

  625    644

9.250% due 11/15/16

  750    772

9.625% due 11/15/16

  250    258

HCP, Inc.
5.950% due 09/15/11

  575    560

Health Net, Inc.
6.375% due 06/01/17

  490    419

Healthsouth Corp.

    

9.133% due 06/15/14 (Ê)

  465    473

10.750% due 06/15/16 (Ñ)

  675    722

Hertz Corp. (The)
8.875% due 01/01/14

  125    115

Historic TW, Inc.
8.050% due 01/15/16

  540    564

HJ Heinz Co. (þ)
6.428% due 12/01/20

  100    101

Hospira, Inc. (Ê)
3.281% due 03/30/10

  260    250

HRPT Properties Trust
5.750% due 02/15/14

  1,040    941

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ê)
2.846% due 10/21/09

  300    294

HSN, LP (þ)
11.250% due 08/01/16

  625    621

HUB International Holdings, Inc. (þ)
Series 144a
10.250% due 06/15/15

  1,315    1,052

Huntsman LLC
11.500% due 07/15/12

  250    261

Idearc, Inc.
8.000% due 11/15/16

  250    114

ING Capital Funding Trust III (ƒ)
8.439% due 12/29/49

  875    885

Inmarsat Finance PLC
10.375% due 11/15/12

  375    377

International Business Machines Corp.
5.700% due 09/14/17

  680    690

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

International Lease Finance Corp.
4.950% due 02/01/11

  350    323

International Paper Co.
5.850% due 10/30/12

  1,330    1,260

iStar Financial, Inc. Series B
5.125% due 04/01/11

  350    268

Jackson National Life Fund LLC
3.059% due 08/06/11

  7,500    7,193

JC Penney Corp., Inc.
6.375% due 10/15/36

  420    336

Jersey Central Power & Light Co.
5.625% due 05/01/16

  275    259

JP Morgan Chase Capital XIII (Ê)
Series M
3.751% due 09/30/34

  1,500    1,127

JP Morgan Chase Capital XX
Series T
6.550% due 09/29/36

  100    82

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

    

2.810% due 05/07/10 (Ê)

  600    594

5.600% due 06/01/11

  235    240

5.375% due 01/15/14 (Ñ)

  495    492

6.000% due 01/15/18

  3,900    3,784

6.400% due 05/15/38

  1,675    1,544

Series 1 (ƒ)

    

7.900% due 04/29/49

  4,830    4,468

JPMorgan Chase Bank
Series EMTN
6.000% due 05/22/45

  2,103    2,128

JPMorgan Chase Bank NA
Series BKNT
5.875% due 06/13/16

  240    234

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)
6.000% due 01/15/10

  500    435

Kansas City Southern Railway
8.000% due 06/01/15

  375    379

KAR Holdings, Inc.
Series WI
10.000% due 05/01/15

  1,215    1,008

KBC Bank Funding Trust III (ƒ)(þ)
Series 144a
9.860% due 11/29/49

  490    490

Kerr-McGee Corp.
6.950% due 07/01/24

  450    460

KeyBank NA (Ê)
Series BKNT
4.682% due 06/02/10

  900    897
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Kraft Foods, Inc.

    

4.125% due 11/12/09

  285    284

3.303% due 08/11/10 (Ê)

  1,800    1,768

6.500% due 08/11/17

  325    327

6.125% due 02/01/18

  200    195

6.125% due 08/23/18

  935    912

6.875% due 01/26/39

  240    231

L-3 Communications Corp.
Series B
6.375% due 10/15/15

  250    235

LaBranche & Co., Inc.
11.000% due 05/15/12

  540    551

Land O’ Lakes, Inc.
8.750% due 11/15/11

  125    126

Lear Corp.
Series B
8.750% due 12/01/16

  150    119

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

    

2.778% due 08/21/09 (Ê)

  300    282

2.778% due 05/25/10 (Ê)

  400    370

3.005% due 07/18/11 (Ê)

  300    264

6.200% due 09/26/14

  1,650    1,518

6.875% due 05/02/18 (Ñ)

  470    441

7.000% due 09/27/27

  270    239

6.875% due 07/17/37

  650    539

7.500% due 05/11/38

  1,380    1,230

Series MTN (Ê)

    

2.820% due 11/16/09

  300    277

Series MTNG (Ê)

    

3.053% due 11/10/09

  300    278

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-16N Class 2A2
3.311% due 09/25/47

  2,913    1,794

Liberty Mutual Group, Inc. (þ)

    

7.000% due 03/15/37

  1,910    1,552

7.800% due 03/15/37

  2,210    1,640

10.750% due 06/15/88

  1,205    1,109

Limited Brands, Inc.
7.600% due 07/15/37

  175    142

MacDermid, Inc. (þ)
9.500% due 04/15/17

  1,225    1,121

Macys Retail Holdings, Inc.
7.875% due 07/15/15

  380    378

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.
5.585% due 12/28/20

  334    281

Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
5.150% due 09/15/10

  590    587

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (Ê)
2.946% due 04/30/10

  3,600    3,500

Max USA Holdings, Ltd. (þ)
Series 144a
7.200% due 04/14/17

  450    455

McDonald’s Corp.
5.800% due 10/15/17

  500    508

Medco Health Solutions, Inc.

    

6.125% due 03/15/13

  335    337

7.250% due 08/15/13

  1,110    1,164

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    

3.000% due 07/25/11 (Ê)

  500    446

6.050% due 08/15/12

  500    476

5.450% due 02/05/13

  625    580

6.150% due 04/25/13

  825    787

6.400% due 08/28/17

  975    890

6.875% due 04/25/18

  1,190    1,114

6.110% due 01/29/37

  640    476

7.750% due 05/14/38

  1,225    1,111

Series MTN (Ê)

    

2.768% due 08/14/09

  400    388

MetLife Capital Trust X (þ)
Series 144a
9.250% due 04/08/68

  400    406

MetLife, Inc.

    

6.125% due 12/01/11

  750    784

5.000% due 06/15/15

  175    167

6.400% due 12/15/36

  100    85

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I (Ê)(þ)
2.759% due 05/17/10

  800    790

Midamerican Energy Holdings Co.

    

Series 144a

    

5.750% due 04/01/18 (þ)

  400    394

Series WI

    

6.125% due 04/01/36

  450    423

Midamerican Funding LLC
6.750% due 03/01/11

  540    568

Miller Brewing Co. (þ)
Series 144a
5.500% due 08/15/13

  885    886

Mirant Mid Atlantic LLC
Series A
8.625% due 06/30/12

  801    843

Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (Ñ)
8.000% due 04/01/12

  125    105

Morgan Stanley

    

4.778% due 05/14/10 (Ê)

  1,000    992

6.250% due 08/28/17

  400    362

5.950% due 12/28/17

  500    441

6.625% due 04/01/18

  3,770    3,490
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series GMTN

    

5.750% due 08/31/12

  350    343

Series MTN (Ê)

    

2.881% due 01/15/10

  300    292

Nationwide Financial Services
6.250% due 11/15/11

  265    271

Nationwide Life Global Funding I (Ê)(þ)
2.919% due 05/19/10

  5,200    5,194

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. (þ)
Series 144a
7.875% due 04/01/33

  625    597

Neiman-Marcus Group, Inc.
7.125% due 06/01/28

  1,500    1,320

Nelnet, Inc.
7.400% due 09/29/36

  225    148

Nevada Power Co.

    

Series L

    

5.875% due 01/15/15

  175    173

Series O

    

6.500% due 05/15/18

  450    455

New Cingular Wireless Services, Inc.
7.875% due 03/01/11

  275    293

News America Holdings, Inc.

    

9.250% due 02/01/13

  25    29

7.900% due 12/01/95

  120    127

8.250% due 10/17/96

  45    49

News America, Inc.
6.650% due 11/15/37

  825    784

Nextel Communications, Inc.
Series E
6.875% due 10/31/13

  560    440

Nisource Finance Corp.

    

7.875% due 11/15/10

  345    357

6.400% due 03/15/18

  395    378

Norfolk Southern Corp.
7.900% due 05/15/97

  1,150    1,239

North Front Pass-Through Trust (þ)
5.810% due 12/15/24

  1,855    1,698

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

    

5.000% due 09/15/10

  275    244

10.500% due 11/15/15 (Å)

  273    246

Ohio Power Co.
Series F
5.500% due 02/15/13

  230    228

ONEOK Partners, LP

    

6.650% due 10/01/36

  175    164

6.850% due 10/15/37

  475    457

Oracle Corp.
5.750% due 04/15/18

  785    783

Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
4.200% due 03/01/11

  275    273

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Pacificorp
5.650% due 07/15/18

  750    743

Panama Canal Railway Co. (Å)
7.000% due 11/01/26

  500    440

PartnerRe Finance II
6.440% due 12/01/66

  75    58

Peabody Energy Corp.
7.875% due 11/01/26

  100    100

Philip Morris International, Inc.

    

4.875% due 05/16/13

  1,110    1,087

5.650% due 05/16/18

  4,065    3,937

6.375% due 05/16/38

  750    718

Phoenix Life Insurance Co. (þ)
7.150% due 12/15/34

  525    484

PNC Bank NA
Series BKNT
6.875% due 04/01/18

  450    444

Popular NA Capital Trust I
6.564% due 09/15/34

  215    139

Pride International, Inc. (Ñ)
7.375% due 07/15/14

  505    509

Principal Life Income Funding Trusts
5.300% due 04/24/13

  400    399

Progress Energy, Inc.

    

7.100% due 03/01/11

  257    269

7.750% due 03/01/31

  140    155

Protective Life Secured Trusts (Ê)
2.621% due 11/09/10

  4,600    4,479

Public Service Co. of New Mexico
7.950% due 05/15/18

  720    731

Qwest Corp.

    

7.875% due 09/01/11

  1,165    1,148

7.625% due 06/15/15

  200    183

Rabobank Capital Funding II (ƒ)(þ)
5.260% due 12/31/49

  200    181

RBS Capital Trust I (ƒ)
4.709% due 12/29/49

  285    242

RBS Capital Trust III (ƒ)
5.512% due 09/29/49

  795    663

Realogy Corp. (Ñ)
Series WI
12.375% due 04/15/15

  635    302

Reckson Operating Partnership, LP
5.150% due 01/15/11

  135    125

Reinsurance Group of America, Inc.
6.750% due 12/15/65

  100    77

Residential Capital LLC (þ)
8.500% due 05/15/10

  452    323

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Rohm & Haas Co.
6.000% due 09/15/17

  200    195

Roper Industries, Inc.
6.625% due 08/15/13

  540    545

Rural Cellular Corp.

    

9.875% due 02/01/10

  555    567

8.250% due 03/15/12

  330    337

Sabine Pass LNG, LP (Ñ)
7.250% due 11/30/13

  775    670

Simon Property Group, LP

    

5.600% due 09/01/11

  300    297

5.300% due 05/30/13

  2,130    2,028

6.100% due 05/01/16

  415    400

6.125% due 05/30/18

  950    880

SLM Corp.

    

5.400% due 10/25/11

  300    269

5.125% due 08/27/12

  225    193

8.450% due 06/15/18

  1,305    1,232

Series MTNA

    

4.500% due 07/26/10

  650    599

Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc. (Ñ)
8.375% due 07/01/12

  680    600

Southern California Edison Co.
7.625% due 01/15/10

  110    113

Southern Copper Corp.
7.500% due 07/27/35

  280    268

Sprint Capital Corp.

    

7.625% due 01/30/11

  1,370    1,329

6.875% due 11/15/28

  75    59

8.750% due 03/15/32

  615    549

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (Å)
7.750% due 04/15/16

  500    493

Stingray Pass-Through Trust (þ)
5.902% due 01/12/15

  600    98

Sungard Data Systems, Inc. (Ñ)
10.250% due 08/15/15

  546    554

Swiss Re Capital I, LP (ƒ)(þ)
6.854% due 05/29/49

  400    343

Symetra Financial Corp. (Å)

    

6.125% due 04/01/16

  300    263

8.300% due 10/15/67

  735    638

Target Corp.
7.000% due 01/15/38

  360    370

Telesat Canada/Telesat LLC (þ)
12.500% due 11/01/17

  600    570

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. (Ñ)
7.000% due 10/15/28

  150    144

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

TEPPCO Partners, LP
6.650% due 04/15/18

  750    756

Tesoro Corp. Series WI
6.500% due 06/01/17

  500    425

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC (þ)

    

10.250% due 11/01/15

  1,105    1,105

10.500% due 11/01/16

  1,100    1,059

Ticketmaster (Å)
10.750% due 08/01/16

  445    461

Time Warner Cable, Inc.

    

6.750% due 07/01/18

  1,045    1,054

7.300% due 07/01/38

  890    890

Series WI

    

5.400% due 07/02/12

  1,435    1,426

6.550% due 05/01/37

  125    115

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP Series*
8.375% due 03/15/23

  365    389

Time Warner, Inc.

    

3.034% due 11/13/09 (Ê)

  2,200    2,150

5.500% due 11/15/11

  555    547

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp.
7.250% due 12/01/26

  215    220

Travelers Cos., Inc. (The)

    

5.375% due 06/15/12

  330    333

6.250% due 06/15/37

  365    336

Twin Reefs Pass-Through Trust (Ê)(ƒ)(þ)
3.459% due 12/10/49

  500    50

Union Electric Co. (Ñ)
6.400% due 06/15/17

  830    823

Union Pacific Corp.

    

3.625% due 06/01/10

  120    118

6.125% due 01/15/12

  560    579

United Rentals NA, Inc. (Ñ)
6.500% due 02/15/12

  500    451

United States Steel Corp.

    

5.650% due 06/01/13

  680    659

6.050% due 06/01/17

  755    696

6.650% due 06/01/37

  105    87

United Technologies Corp.
5.375% due 12/15/17

  155    155

UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

    

5.250% due 03/15/11

  20    20

4.875% due 02/15/13

  400    387

6.000% due 06/15/17

  155    147

Series WI

    

6.500% due 06/15/37

  195    170

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Universal City Development Partners
11.750% due 04/01/10

  555    566

US Oncology, Inc. (Ñ)
9.000% due 08/15/12

  415    409

USB Capital IX (ƒ)
6.189% due 04/15/49

  100    70

USB Realty Corp. (ƒ)(þ)
6.091% due 12/22/49

  1,000    650

Valero Energy Corp.
7.500% due 04/15/32

  700    669

Valero Logistics Operations, LP
6.050% due 03/15/13

  660    646

Verizon Communications, Inc.

    

6.100% due 04/15/18

  1,035    1,033

6.400% due 02/15/38

  800    746

6.900% due 04/15/38

  205    203

Viacom, Inc.
5.750% due 04/30/11

  760    753

Wachovia Bank NA
Series BKNT
6.600% due 01/15/38

  685    538

Wachovia Capital Trust III
5.800% due 03/15/42

  3,520    1,989

Wachovia Corp.

    

2.732% due 12/01/09 (Ê)

  400    386

5.625% due 10/15/16

  100    83

5.750% due 06/15/17 (Ñ)

  700    590

5.750% due 02/01/18

  1,200    1,025

7.980% due 12/31/49 (ƒ)(Ñ)

  10,365    7,965

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
6.200% due 04/15/38

  600    586

Walt Disney Co. (The) (Ê)
Series MTNC
2.861% due 07/16/10

  1,400    1,394

Washington Mutual Preferred Funding LLC (Ñ)(ƒ)

    

9.750% due 10/29/49 (Þ)

  3,200    1,472

6.665% due 12/31/49 (Å)

  2,000    650

WellPoint, Inc.

    

5.850% due 01/15/36

  240    196

6.375% due 06/15/37

  465    413

Wells Fargo & Co.

    

4.375% due 01/31/13

  1,250    1,189

5.625% due 12/11/17

  4,395    4,189

Wells Fargo Capital XIII (ƒ)
Series GMTN
7.700% due 12/29/49

  1,420    1,345

Willis NA, Inc.
5.125% due 07/15/10

  545    537

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Windstream Corp.
Series WI
8.625% due 08/01/16

  925    937

WMG Acquisition Corp.
7.375% due 04/15/14

  345    273

Xcel Energy, Inc.
6.500% due 07/01/36

  230    220

Xlliac Global Funding (Å)
4.800% due 08/10/10

  240    232

Yum! Brands, Inc.
8.875% due 04/15/11

  110    118

ZFS Finance USA Trust I

    

5.875% due 05/09/32 (þ)

  520    477

6.500% due 05/09/37 (þ)

  520    446

Series 144a (þ)

    

6.150% due 12/15/35

  1,025    937

ZFS Finance USA Trust II (þ)
6.450% due 12/15/65

  600    523
      
     336,614
      

International Debt - 6.5%

    

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. (Å)

    

6.600% due 08/01/13

  1,450    1,466

7.250% due 08/01/18

  695    713

America Movil SAB de CV
5.500% due 03/01/14

  200    196

ANZ National Int'l, Ltd. (Ê)(þ)
2.843% due 08/07/09

  1,300    1,298

ANZ National International, Ltd.(Å)
6.200% due 07/19/13

  1,000    1,000

ArcelorMittal (þ)
6.125% due 06/01/18

  975    936

Arlington Street CDO, Ltd. (þ) Series 2000-1A Class A2
7.660% due 06/10/12

  778    789

Aspen Insurance Holdings, Ltd.
6.000% due 08/15/14

  75    72

AstraZeneca PLC

    

5.900% due 09/15/17

  200    206

6.450% due 09/15/37

  100    102

AXA SA

    

6.463% due 12/14/18 (ƒ)(þ)

  125    100

8.600% due 12/15/30

  160    164

Banco Mercantil del Norte SA (þ)
6.862% due 10/13/21

  620    579

Barclays Bank PLC

    

5.450% due 09/12/12

  4,500    4,513

6.050% due 12/04/17 (þ)

  500    482

7.375% due 06/29/49 (ƒ)(þ)

  965    945

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Blue City Investments 1, Ltd. for Blue City Co. 1 SAOC (Ê)
Series A3
6.570% due 11/07/16

  1,750    1,663

BNP Paribas (ƒ)(þ)
5.186% due 06/29/49

  600    515

British Telecommunications PLC
12/15/2030
9.125% due 12/15/30

  700    830

C10 Capital SPV, Ltd. (ƒ)(Ñ)(þ)
6.722% due 12/31/49

  300    273

Canadian Natural Resources, Ltd.

    

5.150% due 02/01/13

  350    349

5.700% due 05/15/17

  275    268

5.850% due 02/01/35

  25    22

6.500% due 02/15/37

  200    195

6.250% due 03/15/38

  435    411

Canadian Oil Sands, Ltd.(þ)
4.800% due 08/10/09

  240    241

Catalyst Paper Corp. (Ñ)
Series D
8.625% due 06/15/11

  1,560    1,279

China Development Bank
5.000% due 10/15/15

  100    97

Citigroup Global Markets
Deutschland AG for OAO
Gazprom
10.500% due 10/21/09

  100    107

Covidien International Finance SA

    

5.450% due 10/15/12

  240    239

6.000% due 10/15/17

  745    745

Series WI

    

6.550% due 10/15/37

  510    495

Credit Agricole SA/London (Ê)(þ)
2.696% due 05/28/10

  400    397

Credit Suisse Guernsey, Ltd. (Ê)(ƒ)
Series 1
3.366% due 05/29/49

  775    576

Credit Suisse NY
5.000% due 05/15/13

  1,000    972

Deutsche ALT-A Securities NIM Trust (Å)
Series 2007-AHM Class N1
6.750% due 02/25/47

  65    61

Deutsche Bank AG/London
6.000% due 09/01/17

  1,100    1,101

Deutsche Telekom International Finance BV

    

8.500% due 06/15/10

  240    253

5.375% due 03/23/11

  125    125

8.750% due 06/15/30

  200    223

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Digicel Group, Ltd. (þ)
8.875% due 01/15/15

  270    249

DnB NOR Bank ASA (Ê)(þ)
2.858% due 10/13/09

  2,400    2,401

DP World, Ltd. (þ)
6.850% due 07/02/37

  610    511

Egypt Government AID Bonds
4.450% due 09/15/15

  695    705

EnCana Corp.
6.500% due 02/01/38

  825    793

Endurance Specialty Holdings, Ltd.

    

6.150% due 10/15/15

  175    162

7.000% due 07/15/34

  275    229

Enel Finance International SA (þ)
6.250% due 09/15/17

  1,500    1,517

European Investment Bank
4.250% due 07/15/13

  7,300    7,400

Evraz Group SA (Å)
8.875% due 04/24/13

  400    389

Export-Import Bank of China (þ)
4.875% due 07/21/15

  100    97

FBN Capital Finance Co.
9.750% due 03/30/17

  400    369

FMG Finance Pty, Ltd.
Series REGS
10.625% due 09/01/16

  225    261

Galaxy Entertainment Finance Co., Ltd. (þ)
9.875% due 12/15/12

  1,150    1,110

Gaz Capital for Gazprom
Series REGS
8.625% due 04/28/34

  3,400    3,638

Gaz Capital SA

    

7.343% due 04/11/13 (Å)

  100    101

7.510% due 07/31/13 (Å)

  1,315    1,340

8.146% due 04/11/18 (þ)

  1,680    1,701

Grupo Senda Autotransporte SA de CV (Å)
10.500% due 10/03/15

  1,000    970

HBOS PLC (ƒ)(þ)
5.920% due 09/29/49

  300    195

HKCG Finance, Ltd. (þ)
6.250% due 08/07/18

  925    919

HSBC Holdings PLC

    

6.500% due 05/02/36

  200    182

6.500% due 09/15/37

  200    181

6.800% due 06/01/38

  1,375    1,290

Inco, Ltd.
5.700% due 10/15/15

  375    358
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Independencia International, Ltd.
Series REGS
9.875% due 01/31/17

  420    410

Invesco, Ltd.

    

4.500% due 12/15/09

  730    706

5.625% due 04/17/12

  1,340    1,283

5.375% due 02/27/13

  460    425

Ispat Inland ULC
9.750% due 04/01/14

  2,403    2,563

Israel Electric Corp., Ltd. (þ)
7.250% due 01/15/19

  420    416

Kansas City Southern de Mexico
SA de CV
9.375% due 05/01/12

  100    103

Korea Electric Power Corp. (þ)
5.125% due 04/23/34

  85    82

Landsbanki Islands HF (ƒ)(þ)
7.431% due 12/31/49

  910    507

Montpelier Re Holdings, Ltd.
6.125% due 08/15/13

  1,300    1,271

MUFG Capital Finance 1, Ltd. (ƒ)
6.346% due 07/29/49

  525    450

National Australia Bank, Ltd. (þ)

    

2.731% due 09/11/09 (Ê)

  400    400

5.350% due 06/12/13

  1,900    1,898

Nine Dragons Paper Holdings, Ltd. (þ)
7.875% due 04/29/13

  430    422

Nippon Life Insurance (þ)
4.875% due 08/09/10

  565    562

Norske Skogindustrier ASA (þ)

    

6.125% due 10/15/15

  520    328

7.125% due 10/15/33

  1,210    714

Petrobras International Finance Co.
5.875% due 03/01/18

  825    806

Petroleum Export, Ltd. (þ)
5.265% due 06/15/11

  69    67

PSB Finance SA for Promsvyazbank
9.625% due 05/23/12

  475    446

Quebecor World Capital Corp. (Ø)
6.125% due 11/15/13

  390    137

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas
Co., Ltd. II (þ)
5.298% due 09/30/20

  250    233

Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas
Co., Ltd. III (þ)

    

5.832% due 09/30/16

  765    746

6.332% due 09/30/27

  660    589

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Reliance Industries, Ltd. (þ)
10.250% due 01/15/97

  250    267

RESI Finance, LP

    

Series 2003-D Class B3 (Ê)(þ)

    

3.759% due 12/10/35

  888    333

Series 2003-D Class B4 (Ê)(þ)

    

3.959% due 12/10/35

  1,033    383

Resix Finance, Ltd. Credit-Linked Notes (Ê)(þ)
Series 2003-D Class B7
8.209% due 12/10/35

  546    422

Resona Bank, Ltd. (ƒ)(þ)
5.850% due 09/29/49

  1,945    1,593

Resona Preferred Global Securities Cayman, Ltd. (ƒ)(þ)
7.191% due 12/29/49

  4,645    4,044

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd.

    

5.875% due 07/15/13

  1,770    1,790

7.125% due 07/15/28

  520    528

Rogers Communications, Inc.

    

6.375% due 03/01/14

  1,065    1,069

6.800% due 08/15/18

  1,900    1,903

7.500% due 08/15/38

  290    289

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

    

7.640% due 03/31/49 (ƒ)

  800    668

6.990% due 10/29/49 (ƒ)(þ)

  2,000    1,667

Series 1 (ƒ)

    

9.118% due 03/31/49

  1,350    1,353

RSHB Capital SA for OJSC
Russian Agricultural Bank
6.875% due 11/29/10

  285    290

Santander Perpetual SA
Unipersonal (ƒ)(þ)
6.671% due 10/29/49

  1,500    1,420

Sappi Papier Holding AG (þ)
6.750% due 06/15/12

  625    564

Shinsei Finance II (ƒ)(þ)
7.160% due 07/25/49

  570    363

Siemens
Financieringsmaatschappij
NV (Ê)(þ)
2.728% due 08/14/09

  500    500

SMFG Preferred Capital USD 1, Ltd. (ƒ)(þ)
6.078% due 01/29/49

  200    163

Steel Capital SA for OAO Severstal (Å) 9.750% due 07/29/13

  820    820

Stora Enso OYJ (þ)
7.250% due 04/15/36

  245    185
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Systems 2001 AT LLC

    

7.156% due 12/15/11 (þ)

  100    104

6.664% due 09/15/13 (Å)

  105    108

Telecom Italia Capital SA

    

4.000% due 01/15/10

  620    611

4.875% due 10/01/10

  325    323

3.395% due 07/18/11 (Ê)

  500    477

6.200% due 07/18/11

  1,155    1,183

5.250% due 11/15/13

  175    165

6.999% due 06/04/18

  565    562

7.721% due 06/04/38

  1,645    1,619

Telefonica Emisiones SAU

    

5.984% due 06/20/11

  250    253

6.421% due 06/20/16

  320    324

Thomson Reuters Corp.
6.500% due 07/15/18

  750    751

TMK Capital SA for OAO TMK
10.000% due 07/29/11

  200    200

TNK-BP Finance SA

    

6.125% due 03/20/12 (þ)

  100    93

7.500% due 03/13/13 (þ)

  700    677

7.875% due 03/13/18 (Å)

  1,650    1,526

Series REGS

    

7.875% due 03/13/18

  1,325    1,219

TransCapitalInvest, Ltd. for OJSC AK Transneft (þ)

    

7.700% due 07/08/13

  400    400

8.700% due 08/07/18

  530    531

Transocean, Inc.

    

6.000% due 03/15/18

  1,140    1,156

6.800% due 03/15/38

  500    514

Tristan Oil, Ltd.

    

10.500% due 01/01/12 (þ)

  300    294

Series REGS

    

10.500% due 01/01/12

  260    255

Tyco Electronics Group SA

    

6.000% due 10/01/12

  1,790    1,801

6.550% due 10/01/17

  910    899

7.125% due 10/01/37

  640    626

UBS AG/Stamford Branch

    

Series DPNT

    

5.875% due 12/20/17

  1,385    1,347

5.750% due 04/25/18

  800    761

Vedanta Resources PLC (Å)
9.500% due 07/18/18

  500    495

VIP Finance Ireland, Ltd. for OJSC Vimpel
Communications
Series REGS
9.125% due 04/30/18

  1,500    1,470

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Virgin Media Finance PLC
8.750% due 04/15/14

  200    187

VTB Capital SA (þ)
Series 144a
6.609% due 10/31/12

  500    484

Westfield Capital Corp., Ltd. /
WT Finance Aust Pty Ltd /
WEA Finance LLC (þ)
5.125% due 11/15/14

  225    205

Westfield Group (þ)
5.400% due 10/01/12

  276    261

White Mountains Re Group, Ltd. (ƒ)(Å)
7.506% due 05/29/49

  3,395    2,576

XL Capital, Ltd. (ƒ)
Series E
6.500% due 12/31/49

  3,490    2,268

Xstrata Canada Corp.

    

7.250% due 07/15/12

  75    78

6.000% due 10/15/15

  250    239

Xstrata Finance Dubai, Ltd. (Ê)(þ)
3.154% due 11/13/09

  290    284
      
     115,570
      

Loan Agreements - 1.0%

    

Adam Aircraft
14.890% due 05/01/12

  148    15

ALLTEL Holding Corp., Term Loan
5.208% due 07/17/13

  497    479

Avis Budget Holdings, Term Loan
4.050% due 04/19/12

  145    126

AWAS, Second Lien Term Loan
8.813% due 03/21/13

  153    128

Coffeyville Resources, LLC
5.641% due 12/28/13

  137    128

DaimlerChrysler Financial Services Americas LLC
9.280% due 07/01/13

  1,225    735

Douglas Dynamics
5.051% due 05/21/13

  395    348

Energy Future Holdings Corp., Term Loan B
5.963% due 10/10/14

  1,395    1,306

First Data Corp., Term Loan B
5.212% due 09/24/14

  1,320    1,214

First Data Corp., Term Loan B
5.551% due 09/24/14

  94    86

First Data Corp., Term Loan B
5.552% due 09/24/14

  40    37
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Ford Motor Co.
5.460% due 12/15/13

  2,730    2,147

General Motors Corp.

    

5.163% due 11/01/13

  584    468

5.163% due 11/29/13

  301    241

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Term Loan B
4.399% due 12/20/12

  224    211

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Term Loan B
4.446% due 12/20/12

  1,902    1,794

Georgia-Pacific Corp., Term Loan B
4.551% due 12/20/12

  165    156

HCA, Inc., Term Loan B
5.051% due 12/30/13

  1,387    1,307

Healthsouth Corp., Term Loan B
5.290% due 03/10/13

  529    498

Hexion Specialty Chemicals
5.063% due 05/05/13

  197    172

Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B
4.470% due 11/17/14

  57    42

Idearc, Inc., Term Loan B
4.800% due 11/17/14

  1,274    945

Newsday Corp.
9.750% due 07/09/13

  650    647

OSI Restaurant Partners, LLC
5.026% due 06/14/14

  478    401

Realogy Corp.
5.313% due 04/10/13

  297    230

Stallion Oilfield Services, Inc.
8.361% due 06/12/13

  1,310    1,120

Talecris Biotherapeutics, Inc.,
Second Lien Term Loan
9.180% due 12/06/14

  300    275

United Airlines, Inc.
4.500% due 02/01/14

  150    109

United Airlines, Inc.
4.750% due 02/01/14

  64    46

Univision Communications, Inc.
4.713% due 09/15/14

  21    17

Univision Communications, Inc.
5.049% due 09/15/14

  333    271

USI Holdings Corp.
5.560% due 05/04/14

  348    319

Visteon Corp., Term Loan B
5.460% due 06/13/13

  650    480

Windstream Corp.
4.290% due 07/17/13

  677    652
      
     17,150
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Mortgage-Backed Securities – 59.9%

  

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-2 Class A2
2.551% due 09/25/36

  925    903

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2004-5 Class 2A1

    

4.996% due 04/25/35

  286    259

Series 2005-1 Class 5A2 (Ê)

    

2.791% due 05/25/35

  143    90

Series 2005-3 Class 8A2 (Ê)

    

2.701% due 07/25/35

  258    166

American Home Mortgage Assets (Ê)
Series 2007-2 Class A1
2.586% due 03/25/47

  744    454

American Home Mortgage Investment Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2004-1 Class 1A

    

2.811% due 04/25/44

  66    66

Series 2004-4 Class 4A

    

4.390% due 02/25/45

  188    134

Series 2005-2 Class 1A1

    

2.761% due 09/25/45

  1,004    665

Series 2007-1 Class GA1C

    

2.651% due 05/25/47

  1,126    656

Banc of America Alternative Loan Trust

    

Series 2003-1 Class A2

    

5.500% due 02/25/33

  241    231

Series 2003-2 Class CB2 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 04/25/33

  139    131

Series 2003-10 Class 2A1

    

6.000% due 12/25/33

  161    149

Series 2003-10 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 12/25/33

  340    309

Series 2004-2 Class 1A1

    

6.000% due 03/25/34

  96    89

Series 2004-10 Class 1CB1

    

6.000% due 11/25/34

  105    97

Series 2004-11 Class 1CB1

    

6.000% due 12/25/34

  122    113

Series 2005-1 Class 2A1

    

5.500% due 02/25/20

  589    574

Series 2005-3 Class 2A1

    

5.500% due 04/25/20

  153    152

Series 2005-5 Class 2CB1

    

6.000% due 06/25/35

  213    205

Series 2005-6 Class 7A1

    

5.500% due 07/25/20

  171    166
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2005-9 Class 5A1

    

5.500% due 10/25/20

  290    289

Series 2006-5 Class CB17

    

6.000% due 06/25/36

  499    438

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc.

    

Series 2003-1 Class SBB (þ)

    

5.860% due 03/11/32

  182    199

Series 2003-1 Class SBC (þ)

    

5.790% due 03/11/32

  251    272

Series 2003-1 Class SBE (þ)

    

6.770% due 03/11/32

  251    282

Series 2004-3 Class A3

    

4.875% due 06/10/39

  361    361

Series 2005-2 Class A4

    

4.783% due 07/10/43

  730    715

Series 2005-3 Class A2

    

4.501% due 07/10/43

  360    356

Series 2005-5 Class A4

    

5.115% due 10/10/45

  1,500    1,409

Series 2006-1 Class A4

    

5.372% due 09/10/45

  760    711

Series 2006-3 Class A4

    

5.889% due 07/10/44

  65    63

Series 2006-4 Class A4

    

5.634% due 07/10/46

  1,885    1,783

Series 2007-2 Class A2

    

5.634% due 04/10/49

  640    625

Series 2007-2 Class A4

    

5.689% due 04/10/49

  1,200    1,116

Series 2008-1 Class A4

    

6.346% due 12/10/17

  595    569

Banc of America Funding Corp.

    

Series 2005-D Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.109% due 05/25/35

  264    231

Series 2005-F Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.808% due 09/20/35

  97    42

Series 2006-3 Class 5A8

    

5.500% due 03/25/36

  930    863

Series 2006-A Class 3A2

    

5.863% due 02/20/36

  307    221

Series 2006-A Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

5.563% due 02/20/36

  785    666

Series 2006-J Class 4A1

    

6.140% due 01/20/47

  165    126

Banc of America Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

Series 2003-9 Class 1A12 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 12/25/33

  882    848

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2004-1 Class 5A1

    

6.500% due 09/25/33

  13    13

Series 2004-2 Class 1A9 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 03/25/34

  550    519

Series 2004-11 Class 2A1

    

5.750% due 01/25/35

  688    658

Series 2004-D Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

4.962% due 05/25/34

  57    55

Series 2004-L Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.368% due 01/25/35

  575    529

Series 2005-8 Class A7

    

5.500% due 09/25/35

  195    195

Series 2005-9 Class 2A1

    

4.750% due 10/25/20

  304    294

Series 2005-H Class 2A5 (Ê)

    

4.803% due 09/25/35

  600    545

Series 2005-I Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

5.269% due 10/25/35

  387    338

Series 2005-L Class 3A1 (Ê)

    

5.465% due 01/25/36

  411    367

Series 2006-2 Class A12

    

6.000% due 07/25/36

  377    361

Series 2006-2 Class A15

    

6.000% due 07/25/36

  572    558

Series 2007-3 Class 1A1

    

6.000% due 09/25/37

  4,759    4,530

Bayview Financial Acquisition Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-C Class 2A1
2.570% due 11/28/36

  127    123

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2004-1 Class 21A1

    

4.449% due 04/25/34

  420    388

Series 2004-8 Class 2A1

    

5.072% due 11/25/34

  766    733

Series 2004-9 Class 22A1 (Ê)

    

4.760% due 11/25/34

  886    818

Series 2005-2 Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.125% due 03/25/35

  3,770    3,601

Series 2005-2 Class A2 (Ê)

    

4.125% due 03/25/35

  3,451    3,301

Series 2005-3 Class 2A1

    

5.071% due 06/25/35

  1,057    979

Series 2005-5 Class A2 (Ê)

    

4.550% due 08/25/35

  4,376    4,158

Series 2005-10 Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.750% due 10/25/35

  852    834

Series 2005-10 Class A3 (Ê)

    

4.650% due 10/25/35

  2,000    1,593
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2007-1 Class 3A2

    

5.753% due 02/25/47

  403    324

Series 2007-3 Class 1A1

    

5.473% due 05/25/47

  1,486    1,314

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust

    

Series 2005-4 Class 23A1

    

5.371% due 05/25/35

  355    301

Series 2005-5 Class 21A1

    

5.509% due 06/25/35

  957    743

Series 2005-7 Class 22A1

    

5.712% due 09/25/35

  105    85

Series 2006-3 Class 33A1 (Ê)

    

6.134% due 05/25/36

  392    288

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust II
Series 2007-1 Class 1A1
6.259% due 09/25/47

  2,682    2,014

Bear Stearns Asset Backed
Securities Trust
Series 2005-AC8 Class A5
5.500% due 11/25/35

  261    224

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities

    

Series 2005-PW1 Class A4

    

5.405% due 12/11/40

  1,500    1,432

Series 2006-PW1 Class A4

    

5.201% due 12/11/38

  2,440    2,234

5.540% due 09/11/41

  2,000    1,881

Series 2007-PW1 Class A4

    

5.712% due 06/11/40

  900    837

5.694% due 06/11/50

  1,700    1,565

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A2

    

2.711% due 07/25/36

  4,958    2,258

Series 2006-AR2 Class 1A1

    

2.661% due 09/25/36

  1,374    848

Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1

    

2.691% due 10/25/36

  799    483

Series 2006-AR3 Class 1A1

    

2.641% due 10/25/36

  599    368

Series 2006-AR4 Class A1

    

2.671% due 12/25/36

  731    479

Series 2006-AR5 Class 1A1

    

2.621% due 12/25/46

  1,082    676

Series 2007-AR2 Class A1

    

2.631% due 03/25/37

  820    478

Series 2007-AR2 Class A3

    

2.691% due 03/25/37

  4,774    1,177

Series 2007-AR3 Class 1A1

    

2.601% due 03/25/37

  872    532

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Bear Stearns Structured Products, Inc.

    

Series 2007-R6 Class 1A1

    

5.673% due 01/26/36

  517    421

Series 2007-R6 Class 2A1

    

5.775% due 12/26/46

  264    211

Chase Mortgage Finance Corp.

    

Series 2003-S8 Class A1

    

4.500% due 09/25/18

  352    329

Series 2006-S4 Class A3

    

6.000% due 12/25/36

  601    545

Series 2006-S4 Class A4

    

6.000% due 12/25/36

  360    342

Series 2007-A1 Class 1A3

    

4.353% due 02/25/37

  692    661

Series 2007-A1 Class 8A1

    

4.238% due 02/25/37

  1,738    1,610

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc.

    

Series 2006-3 Class 1A6

    

6.000% due 06/25/36

  246    226

Series 2006-3 Class 1A9

    

5.750% due 06/25/36

  350    301

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2006-C5 Class A4
5.431% due 10/15/49

  510    475

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc.

    

Series 2005-11 Class A2A (Ê)

    

4.700% due 12/25/35

  75    70

Series 2006-AR3 Class 2A4A

    

5.900% due 06/25/36

  1,551    1,116

Series 2006-AR5 Class 2A1A

    

6.207% due 07/25/36

  1,398    1,014

Series 2007-AHL Class A3A (Ê)

    

2.521% due 05/25/37

  1,963    1,821

Series 2007-AR8 Class 2A1A

    

5.913% due 08/25/37

  582    517

Citigroup/Deutsche Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2005-CD1 Class A4

    

5.225% due 07/15/44

  2,585    2,468

Series 2006-CD3 Class A5

    

5.617% due 10/15/48

  455    429

Citimortgage Alternative Loan Trust

    

Series 2006-A3 Class 1A5

    

6.000% due 07/25/36

  320    290

Series 2007-A1 Class 1A5

    

6.000% due 01/25/37

  655    560
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Commercial Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

    

Series 2001-J1A Class A2 (þ)

    

6.457% due 02/16/34

  364    371

Series 2006-C7 Class A2

    

5.690% due 06/10/46

  235    234

Series 2007-C9 Class A4

    

6.010% due 12/10/49

  1,453    1,358

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-28C Class 6A1

    

6.000% due 01/25/35

  203    184

Series 2004-J7 Class 1A2

    

4.673% due 08/25/34

  13    13

Series 2004-J8 Class 1A1

    

7.000% due 09/25/34

  170    161

Series 2005-16 Class A1 (Ê)

    

5.173% due 06/25/35

  924    692

Series 2005-32T Class A7 (Ê)

    

2.711% due 08/25/35

  361    340

Series 2005-38 Class A1 (Ê)

    

5.028% due 09/25/35

  350    217

Series 2005-51 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.758% due 11/20/35

  416    266

Series 2005-51 Class 2A2A (Ê)

    

2.748% due 11/20/35

  84    72

Series 2005-51 Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

2.778% due 11/20/35

  616    392

Series 2005-56 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

5.568% due 11/25/35

  376    247

Series 2005-58 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.848% due 12/20/35

  396    166

Series 2005-59 Class 1A2B (Ê)

    

2.718% due 11/20/35

  125    110

Series 2005-63 Class 3A1

    

5.890% due 11/25/35

  727    550

Series 2005-63 Class 5A1 (Ê)

    

5.314% due 12/25/35

  696    568

Series 2005-1CB Class 2A2

    

5.500% due 03/25/35

  372    355

Series 2005-J8 Class 1A3

    

5.500% due 07/25/35

  485    434

Series 2005-J13 Class 2A3

    

5.500% due 11/25/35

  262    229

Series 2006-9T1 Class A7

    

6.000% due 05/25/36

  250    217

Series 2006-43C Class 1A7

    

6.000% due 02/25/37

  698    644

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-J2 Class A3

    

6.000% due 04/25/36

  368    320

Series 2006-OA1 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.668% due 03/20/46

  1,173    736

Series 2006-OA1 Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

2.651% due 08/25/46

  845    521

Series 2006-OA1 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.638% due 02/20/47

  1,004    619

Series 2006-OA2 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.621% due 02/25/47

  584    359

Series 2006-OA2 Class A2A (Ê)

    

2.608% due 05/20/46

  152    139

Series 2006-OA6 Class 1A3 (Ê)

    

2.731% due 07/25/46

  342    135

Series 2006-OA7 Class 1A4 (Ê)

    

4.468% due 06/25/46

  3,363    1,129

Series 2007-15C Class A5

    

5.750% due 07/25/37

  2,695    2,155

Series 2007-J2 Class 2A1

    

6.000% due 07/25/37

  721    559

Series 2007-OA1 Class A1A (Ê)

    

4.908% due 04/25/43

  2,921    1,703

Series 2007-OA6 Class A1B (Ê)

    

2.661% due 06/25/37

  2,026    1,249

Countrywide Home Loan Mortgage Pass Through Trust

    

Series 2003-8 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 05/25/18

  462    461

Series 2003-20 Class 1A9

    

5.500% due 07/25/33

  401    391

Series 2003-42 Class M (Ê)

    

4.261% due 10/25/33

  166    161

Series 2003-52 Class A1

    

4.500% due 02/19/34

  463    434

Series 2004-16 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 09/25/34

  291    240

Series 2004-22 Class A3

    

4.799% due 11/25/34

  480    427

Series 2004-HYB Class 1A1

    

4.718% due 02/20/35

  852    769

Series 2004-HYB Class A2

    

4.544% due 11/20/34

  343    285

Series 2004-J9 Class 2A1

    

5.250% due 01/25/35

  414    400

Series 2005-8R Class A4

    

6.000% due 10/25/34

  332    328

Series 2005-11 Class 5A1 (Ê)

    

2.761% due 03/25/35

  41    23
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2005-20 Class A5

    

5.500% due 10/25/35

  3,434    3,034

Series 2005-23 Class A1

    

5.500% due 11/25/35

  971    936

Series 2005-29 Class A1

    

5.750% due 12/25/35

  622    535

Series 2005-HYB Class 2A1

    

4.904% due 08/20/35

  1,549    1,252

Series 2005-HYB Class 3A2A (Ê)

    

5.250% due 02/20/36

  138    115

Series 2005-HYB Class 4A1

    

5.609% due 12/20/35

  745    536

Series 2005-R2 Class 2A4 (þ)

    

8.500% due 06/25/35

  366    366

Series 2006-1 Class A2

    

6.000% due 03/25/36

  283    270

Series 2006-1 Class A3

    

6.000% due 03/25/36

  103    100

Series 2006-13 Class 1A23

    

6.250% due 09/25/36

  121    122

Series 2006-15 Class A3

    

6.250% due 10/25/36

  251    253

Series 2006-20 Class B1

    

6.000% due 02/25/37

  247    87

Series 2006-HYB Class 3A1A

    

6.086% due 05/20/36

  390    334

Series 2006-J4 Class A2

    

6.250% due 09/25/36

  207    205

Series 2006-J4 Class A10

    

6.250% due 09/25/36

  118    108

Series 2006-OA5 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.661% due 04/25/46

  1,109    673

Series 2006-R2 Class AF1 (Ê)(þ)

    

2.881% due 08/25/36

  624    619

Series 2007-18 Class 2A1

    

6.500% due 09/25/37

  686    601

Series 2007-HY1 Class 1A2

    

5.696% due 04/25/37

  214    147

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates

    

Series 2006-C1 Class AAB

    

5.552% due 02/15/39

  130    127

Series 2006-C3 Class B

    

5.827% due 06/15/38

  812    626

Series 2007-C1 Class A3

    

5.383% due 02/15/40

  1,300    1,180

Series 2007-C1 Class AAB

    

5.336% due 02/15/40

  500    470

Series 2007-C3 Class A4

    

5.723% due 06/15/39

  900    836

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2007-C3 Class AAB

    

5.723% due 06/15/39

  2,300    2,195

Crown Castle Towers LLC (þ)

    

Series 2005-1A Class AFL (Ê)

    

2.838% due 06/15/35

  1,360    1,321

Series 2005-1A Class AFX

    

4.643% due 06/15/35

  700    691

Series 2005-1A Class C

    

5.074% due 06/15/35

  150    141

Series 2006-1A Class AFX

    

5.245% due 11/15/36

  385    375

CS First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp.

    

Series 1998-C2 Class A2

    

6.300% due 11/15/30

  76    76

Series 2001-SPG Class A2 (þ)

    

6.515% due 08/13/18

  185    190

Series 2002-30 Class DB1

    

7.396% due 11/25/32

  148    134

Series 2003-29 Class 5A1

    

7.000% due 12/25/33

  30    28

Series 2004-1 Class 3A1

    

7.000% due 02/25/34

  12    11

Series 2004-C1 Class A3

    

4.321% due 01/15/37

  675    663

Series 2005-9 Class 2A1

    

5.500% due 10/25/35

  1,265    1,162

Deutsche ALT-A Securities, Inc. Alternate Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-AR1 Class 2A3

    

4.967% due 08/25/35

  905    704

Series 2006-AB4 Class A1C

    

6.000% due 10/25/36

  772    740

Series 2007-OA1 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.611% due 02/25/47

  7,793    3,893

Series 2007-OA2 Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.061% due 04/25/47

  4,293    2,753

DLJ Commercial Mortgage Corp.

    

Series 1999-CG1 Class S

Interest Only STRIP

    

1.042% due 03/10/32

  4,958    27

Series 1999-CG3 Class A3

    

7.730% due 10/10/32

  310    320

Downey Savings & Loan Association Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-AR3 Class 1A1B (Ê)

    

5.826% due 07/19/44

  102    51

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

4.231% due 04/19/47

  536    511
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Fannie Mae

    

5.190% due 2012

  493    499

5.000% due 2014

  16    16

6.000% due 2016

  20    20

5.000% due 2017

  1,195    1,187

5.500% due 2017

  30    30

6.000% due 2017

  39    40

6.500% due 2017

  127    131

7.000% due 2017

  29    31

4.000% due 2018

  1,487    1,401

4.500% due 2018

  2,919    2,845

5.000% due 2018

  4,001    3,971

7.000% due 2018

  112    119

10.000% due 2018

  30    34

4.500% due 2019

  159    155

5.000% due 2019

  3,476    3,451

6.000% due 2019

  851    872

4.500% due 2020

  482    469

5.000% due 2020

  788    778

5.500% due 2020

  107    108

6.000% due 2020

  1,607    1,647

5.000% due 2021

  461    457

5.500% due 2021

  2,035    2,046

5.500% due 2022

  6,628    6,660

4.500% due 2023

  1,689    1,646

5.000% due 2023

  500    492

6.500% due 2024

  851    877

10.000% due 2024

  22    25

7.107% due 2025 (Ê)

  16    16

5.611% due 2026 (Ê)

  127    129

6.000% due 2026

  4,117    4,173

6.000% due 2027

  1,302    1,319

7.500% due 2027

  9    9

7.000% due 2028

  17    17

7.500% due 2028

  178    192

6.500% due 2029

  2    2

7.000% due 2029

  86    91

7.500% due 2029

  55    60

8.000% due 2029

  4    5

8.500% due 2029

  2    2

7.500% due 2030

  50    53

8.500% due 2030

  177    196

9.500% due 2030

  55    61

7.000% due 2031

  394    415

7.500% due 2031

  171    183

8.000% due 2031

  212    231

8.500% due 2031

  182    200

6.000% due 2032

  749    758

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

6.500% due 2032

  2    2

7.000% due 2032

  332    348

7.500% due 2032

  189    203

8.000% due 2032

  21    23

3.823% due 2033 (Ê)

  330    332

4.226% due 2033 (Ê)

  175    175

4.665% due 2033 (Ê)

  460    468

4.942% due 2033 (Ê)

  161    164

5.000% due 2033

  775    741

5.500% due 2033

  5,724    5,639

6.000% due 2033

  251    253

7.000% due 2033

  847    892

5.000% due 2034

  4,611    4,409

5.500% due 2034

  11,273    11,096

6.000% due 2034

  443    446

7.000% due 2034

  255    269

7.500% due 2034

  75    80

4.230% due 2035 (Ê)

  816    818

4.794% due 2035 (Ê)

  609    615

4.835% due 2035 (Ê)

  1,205    1,213

5.000% due 2035

  1,153    1,099

5.129% due 2035 (Ê)

  533    538

5.500% due 2035

  11,084    10,884

6.000% due 2035

  422    426

7.000% due 2035

  12    13

7.500% due 2035

  487    523

4.733% due 2036 (Ê)

  613    615

5.000% due 2036

  22,196    21,168

5.500% due 2036

  6,310    6,176

6.000% due 2036

  6,259    6,290

6.293% due 2036 (Ê)

  91    93

6.318% due 2036 (Ê)

  96    98

6.500% due 2036

  2,744    2,822

7.000% due 2036

  62    65

7.500% due 2036

  206    219

5.000% due 2037

  988    938

5.500% due 2037

  34,211    33,505

5.557% due 2037 (Ê)

  735    746

5.981% due 2037 (Ê)

  594    606

6.000% due 2037

  12,234    12,305

6.500% due 2037

  11,013    11,294

7.000% due 2037

  27,312    28,602

7.500% due 2037

  4,904    5,171

5.000% due 2038

  13,869    13,179

5.500% due 2038

  17,597    17,237

6.000% due 2038

  1,452    1,461

7.000% due 2038

  2,590    2,713

7.500% due 2038

  1,870    1,972

4.728% due 2043 (Ê)

  229    230
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 1997-281 Class 2

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

9.000% due 11/01/26

  27    5

Series 2000-306 Class IO

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

8.000% due 05/01/30

  28    8

Series 2001-317 Class 2

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

8.000% due 08/01/31

  30    8

Series 2002-320 Class 2

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

7.000% due 04/01/32

  14    4

Series 2003-339 Class 23

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

5.000% due 07/01/18

  1,647    230

Series 2003-343 Class 6

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

5.000% due 10/01/33

  600    150

Series 2003-345 Class 18

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

4.500% due 12/01/18

  1,558    212

Series 2003-345 Class 19

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

4.500% due 01/01/19

  1,738    235

Series 2005-365 Class 12

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

5.500% due 12/01/35

  2,675    718

Series 2006-369 Class 8

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

5.500% due 04/01/36

  495    125

15 Year TBA (Ï)

    

4.500%

  5,190    4,973

5.000%

  33,735    33,124

5.500%

  10,165    10,197

6.000%

  5,185    5,294

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.000%

  59,045    56,056

5.500%

  172,266    168,529

6.000%

  78,900    79,245

6.500%

  6,835    6,947

Fannie Mae Grantor Trust

    

Series 2001-T8 Class A2

    

9.500% due 07/25/41

  53    58

Series 2003-T4 Class 2A5

    

5.407% due 09/26/33

  128    112

Fannie Mae REMICS

    

Series 1996-46 Class ZA

    

7.500% due 11/25/26

  61    64

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 1999-56 Class Z

    

7.000% due 12/18/29

  227    240

Series 2003-16 Class NI

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

5.000% due 02/25/15

  15   

Series 2003-21 Class M

    

5.000% due 02/25/17

  93    93

Series 2003-25 Class IK

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

7.000% due 04/25/33

  70    19

Series 2003-32 Class FH (Ê)

    

2.861% due 11/25/22

  511    507

Series 2003-32 Class UI

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

6.000% due 05/25/33

  110    30

Series 2003-33 Class IA

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

6.500% due 05/25/33

  616    155

Series 2003-35 Class FY (Ê)

    

2.861% due 05/25/18

  966    961

Series 2003-35 Class IU

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

6.000% due 05/25/33

  131    35

Series 2003-35 Class UI

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

6.500% due 05/25/33

  126    31

Series 2003-64 Class JI

    

Interest Only STIP

    

6.000% due 07/25/33

  130    36

Series 2003-78 Class FI (Ê)

    

2.861% due 01/25/33

  531    521

Series 2003-82 Class IA

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

6.000% due 08/25/32

  89    10

Series 2003-82 Class WI

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

6.000% due 08/25/32

  18    2

Series 2003-122 Class AJ

    

4.500% due 02/25/28

  100    99

Series 2004-21 Class FL (Ê)

    

2.811% due 11/25/32

  249    245

Series 2004-70 Class EB

    

5.000% due 10/25/24

  700    668

Series 2005-79 Class FC (Ê)

    

2.761% due 02/25/22

  545    538

Series 2005-110 Class MB

    

5.500% due 09/25/35

  538    549

Series 2006-5 Class 3A2 (Ê)

    

4.667% due 05/25/35

  94    94
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2006-22 Class CE

    

4.500% due 08/25/23

  325    292

Series 2006-48 Class LG

    

Zero coupon due 06/25/36

  133    84

Series 2006-118 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.520% due 12/25/36

  394    379

Series 2007-42 Class LF (Ê)

    

Zero coupon due 05/25/37

  74    73

Series 2007-73 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.543% due 07/25/37

  744    732

Series 2008-62 Class DY

    

4.000% due 07/25/23

  1,270    1,154

Series 2008-70 Class BY

    

4.000% due 08/25/23

  1,095    995

Fannie Mae Whole Loan

    

Series 2003-W17 Class 1A6

    

5.310% due 08/25/33

  1,700    1,737

Series 2004-W9 Class 2A1

    

6.500% due 02/25/44

  82    85

Series 2004-W11 Class 1A2

    

6.500% due 05/25/44

  145    153

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Structured Pass Through Securities

    

Series 2003-58 Class 2A

    

6.500% due 09/25/43

  78    82

Series 2005-63 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

4.728% due 02/25/45

  30    27

First Horizon Alternative Mortgage Securities

    

Series 2004-AA3 Class A1 (Ê)

    

5.304% due 09/25/34

  111    99

Series 2005-AA7 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

5.401% due 09/25/35

  750    587

Series 2006-AA5 Class A2 (Ê)

    

6.522% due 09/25/36

  329    172

Series 2006-FA3 Class A6

    

6.000% due 07/25/36

  401    369

First Horizon Asset Securities, Inc.

    

Series 2003-5 Class 1A17

    

8.000% due 07/25/33

  42    43

Series 2004-AR5 Class 4A1 (Ê)

    

5.700% due 10/25/34

  128    113

Series 2004-AR6 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.750% due 12/25/34

  125    112

Series 2005-AR3 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

5.366% due 08/25/35

  119    107

Series 2005-AR5 Class 3A1 (Ê)

    

5.537% due 10/25/35

  179    160

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-AR4 Class 1A3 (Ê)

    

5.485% due 01/25/37

  153    141

First Union - Chase Commercial Mortgage
Series 1999-C2 Class A2
6.645% due 06/15/31

  64    64

Freddie Mac

    

6.000% due 2016

  31    31

8.500% due 2017

  39    42

10.500% due 2017

  12    14

4.000% due 2018

  2,582    2,430

4.500% due 2018

  617    600

5.000% due 2018

  696    690

4.500% due 2019

  137    133

5.000% due 2019

  1,195    1,183

5.000% due 2020

  1,208    1,194

5.500% due 2020

  1,367    1,379

10.000% due 2020

  39    44

8.500% due 2025

  12    13

5.512% due 2027 (Ê)

  23    23

8.500% due 2027

  74    82

6.475% due 2028 (Ê)

  23    23

6.790% due 2028 (Ê)

  19    20

6.280% due 2030 (Ê)

  5    5

7.000% due 2030

  43    44

7.500% due 2030

  183    197

8.000% due 2030

  40    43

7.000% due 2031

  87    92

7.500% due 2031

  11    12

8.000% due 2031

  12    13

7.500% due 2032

  93    100

5.000% due 2033

  299    286

7.000% due 2033

  28    30

4.027% due 2034 (Ê)

  282    285

4.839% due 2034 (Ê)

  673    691

5.055% due 2034 (Ê)

  133    134

6.704% due 2034 (Ê)

  25    25

5.000% due 2035

  871    831

5.000% due 2036

  6,183    5,895

5.873% due 2036 (Ê)

  256    260

5.917% due 2036 (Ê)

  486    494

5.969% due 2036 (Ê)

  339    344

5.499% due 2037 (Ê)

  423    428

5.523% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,288    1,299

5.590% due 2037 (Ê)

  544    550

5.693% due 2037 (Ê)

  743    757

5.698% due 2037 (Ê)

  240    243

5.699% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,721    1,745

5.730% due 2037 (Ê)

  672    682

5.767% due 2037 (Ê)

  499    507
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

5.809% due 2037 (Ê)

  495    502

5.851% due 2037 (Ê)

  161    163

5.872% due 2037 (Ê)

  237    240

6.110% due 2037 (Ê)

  1,067    1,084

7.000% due 2037

  862    903

5.500% due 2038

  18,461    18,065

15 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.500%

  14,500    14,523

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.500%

  12,000    11,730

6.000%

  6,350    6,369

Freddie Mac Reference REMIC
Series 2006-R00 Class AK
5.750% due 12/15/18

  466    477

Freddie Mac REMICS

    

Series 1991-103 Class Z

    

9.000% due 02/15/21

  42    42

Series 1994-173 Class Z

    

7.000% due 05/15/24

  87    92

Series 1999-212 Class SG (Ê)

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

4.500% due 06/17/27

  305    23

Series 2001-229 Class KF (Ê)

    

2.711% due 07/25/22

  236    234

Series 2001-232 Class ZQ

    

6.500% due 06/15/31

  399    421

Series 2003-256 Class FJ (Ê)

    

2.858% due 02/15/33

  309    305

Series 2003-259 Class IQ

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

5.000% due 06/15/17

  205    19

Series 2003-261 Class UI

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

6.500% due 05/15/33

  86    22

Series 2003-262 Class AB

    

2.900% due 11/15/14

  348    346

Series 2003-262 Class QH

    

5.000% due 05/15/33

  280    262

5.000% due 06/15/33

  315    294

Series 2003-264 Class IM

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

7.000% due 07/15/33

  107    30

Series 2003-266 Class MA

    

4.500% due 10/15/31

  296    295

Series 2004-275 Class FM (Ê)

    

2.808% due 12/15/30

  274    271

Series 2004-277 Class UF (Ê)

    

2.758% due 06/15/33

  596    587

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2004-281 Class DF (Ê)

    

2.908% due 06/15/23

  190    188

Series 2004-282 Class JE

    

4.500% due 07/15/19

  1,195    1,145

Series 2004-287 Class AL

    

5.000% due 10/15/24

  625    596

Series 2004-287 Class GC

    

5.000% due 11/15/29

  480    480

Series 2004-289 Class PC

    

5.000% due 07/15/30

  1,640    1,640

Series 2005-291 Class KP

    

5.000% due 11/15/29

  215    215

Series 2005-294 Class FA (Ê)

    

2.628% due 03/15/20

  356    350

Series 2005-299 Class KF (Ê)

    

2.858% due 06/15/35

  155    152

Series 2005-300 Class ED

    

5.000% due 07/15/25

  890    840

Series 2005-301 Class IM

    

Interest Only STIP

    

5.500% due 01/15/31

  350    33

Series 2005-302 Class MB

    

5.000% due 12/15/28

  200    202

Series 2005-303 Class XA (Ê)

    

Zero coupon due 09/15/35

  71    62

Series 2005-306 Class PC

    

5.000% due 02/15/29

  1,220    1,233

Series 2006-312 Class HT

    

5.000% due 03/15/26

  555    518

Series 2006-313 Class FP (Ê)

    

Zero coupon % due 04/15/36

  265    220

Series 2006-315 Class EQ

    

5.000% due 05/15/36

  355    331

Series 2006-317 Class XI

Principal Only STRIP

    

Zero coupon due 10/15/35

  504    10

Series 2006-323 Class PA

    

6.000% due 03/15/26

  581    594

Series 2007-327 Class SX (Ê)

    

Zero coupon due 07/15/36

  76    78

Series 2007-327 Class UF (Ê)

    

Zero coupon due 02/15/37

  80    89

Series 2007-327 Class WF (Ê)

    

Zero coupon due 09/15/36

  72    58

Series 2007-330 Class GL (Ê)

    

5.143% due 04/15/37

  65    77

Series 2007-333 Class AF (Ê)

    

2.608% due 10/15/20

  4,023    3,934
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2007-333 Class BF (Ê)

    

2.608% due 07/15/19

  635    621

Series 2007-333 Class FT (Ê)

    

2.608% due 08/15/19

  2,929    2,865

Series 2007-334 Class FA (Ê)

    

2.688% due 02/15/19

  2,734    2,672

Freddie Mac Strips

    

Interest Only STRIP

    

Series 1998-191 Class IO

    

8.000% due 01/01/28

  24    6

Series 1998-194 Class IO

    

6.500% due 04/01/28

  81    22

Series 2001-212 Class IO

    

6.000% due 05/01/31

  61    16

Series 2001-215 Class IO

    

8.000% due 06/01/31

  42    11

Fremont Home Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-D Class 2A1
2.521% due 11/25/36

  443    416

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp.

    

Series 2001-1 Class A2

    

6.531% due 05/15/33

  1,470    1,506

Series 2002-1A Class A3

    

6.269% due 12/10/35

  305    310

Series 2002-3A Class A1

    

4.229% due 12/10/37

  897    888

Ginnie Mae I

    

10.500% due 2016

  18    20

11.000% due 2020

  34    38

10.000% due 2022

  33    37

7.500% due 2024

  23    25

7.500% due 2032

  21    22

30 Year TBA (Ï)

    

5.500%

  1,130    1,120

6.000%

  2,790    2,820

Ginnie Mae II

    

5.125% due 2023 (Ê)

  46    47

5.625% due 2023 (Ê)

  16    16

5.125% due 2024 (Ê)

  121    121

5.625% due 2024 (Ê)

  109    111

5.375% due 2025 (Ê)

  68    68

5.625% due 2025 (Ê)

  4    4

6.375% due 2025 (Ê)

  71    72

5.125% due 2026 (Ê)

  51    51

5.125% due 2027 (Ê)

  6    6

5.375% due 2027 (Ê)

  74    74

5.625% due 2027 (Ê)

  64    65

5.375% due 2028 (Ê)

  3    3

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
  Market
Value
$
   

6.375% due 2030 (Ê)

  111   113

30 Year TBA (Ï)

   

6.500%

  11,105   11,410

Global Signal Trust

   

Series 2004-2A Class A (þ)

   

4.232% due 12/15/14

  225   222

Series 2006-1 Class B

   

5.588% due 02/15/36

  125   125

Series 2006-1 Class C

   

5.707% due 02/15/36

  335   313

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. Series 1999-C2 Class A2
6.945% due 09/15/33

  413   418

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust

   

Series 2004-JR1 Class A6 (Ê)

   

2.911% due 12/25/33

  386   371

Series 2005-AR2 Class 4A (Ê)

   

5.178% due 05/25/35

  1,845   1,609

Series 2005-AR6 Class 3A1

   

5.297% due 11/19/35

  634   569

Series 2007-HE2 Class A2

   

6.054% due 12/25/37

  560   313

Series 2007-HE3 Class 1A1

   

7.000% due 09/25/37

  293   223

Series 2007-HE3 Class 2A1

   

7.000% due 09/25/37

  342   265

Goldman Sachs Mortgage
Securities Corp. II
Series 2007-GG1 Class A4
5.799% due 08/10/45

  950   888

Government National Mortgage Association (Ê)

   

Series 1999-27 Class SE

   

Interest Only STRIP

   

6.140% due 08/16/29

  111   14

Series 1999-40 Class FE

   

Interest Only STRIP

   

3.010% due 11/16/29

  249   250

Series 1999-44 Class SA

   

Interest Only STRIP

   

6.090% due 12/16/29

  125   16

Interest Only STRIP

   

Series 2000-29 Class S

   

Interest Only STRIP

   

6.042% due 09/20/30

  30   4

Series 2002-27 Class SA

   

Interest Only STRIP

   

5.540% due 05/16/32

  45   4
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-AR6 Class A1A
2.541% due 10/25/46

  653    559

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp.

    

Series 2002-C1 Class XP (þ)

    

1.978% due 01/11/35

  1,100    27

Series 2003-C2 Class A2

    

4.022% due 01/05/36

  433    431

Series 2004-GG1 Class A7

    

5.317% due 06/10/36

  1,115    1,085

Series 2005-GG5 Class A41

    

5.243% due 04/10/37

  1,040    1,020

Series 2007-GG9 Class A4

    

5.444% due 03/10/39

  610    557

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. II

    

Series 2006-GG6 Class A4

    

5.553% due 04/10/38

  1,075    1,017

Series 2006-GG8 Class AAB

    

5.535% due 11/10/39

  485    468

GSMPS Mortgage Loan Trust (þ)

    

Series 1998-3 Class A

    

7.750% due 09/19/27

  39    38

Series 1999-3 Class A

    

8.000% due 08/19/29

  61    66

Series 2005-RP1 Class 1A3

    

8.000% due 01/25/35

  671    669

Series 2005-RP1 Class 1A4

    

8.500% due 01/25/35

  108    109

Series 2006-RP1 Class 1A3

    

8.000% due 01/25/36

  126    137

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-7 Class 1A1

    

4.519% due 06/25/34

  134    120

Series 2005-AR6 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

4.540% due 09/25/35

  1,233    1,113

Series 2005-AR7 Class 6A1

    

5.247% due 11/25/35

  499    438

Series 2006-1F Class 5A2

    

6.000% due 02/25/36

  175    172

Series 2006-OA1 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.651% due 08/25/46

  530    325

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2005-2 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.678% due 05/19/35

  78    51

Series 2005-4 Class 3A1

    

5.147% due 07/19/35

  398    363

Series 2005-5 Class 2A1B (Ê)

    

2.748% due 07/19/45

  109    69

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2005-10 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.768% due 11/19/35

  450    291

Series 2005-10 Class 2A1B (Ê)

    

2.838% due 11/19/35

  225    98

Series 2005-14 Class 3A1A

    

5.296% due 12/19/35

  167    159

Series 2005-14 Class 5A1A

    

5.741% due 12/19/35

  712    505

Series 2005-16 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.698% due 01/19/36

  531    347

Series 2005-16 Class 3A1A (Ê)

    

2.708% due 01/19/36

  1,233    797

Series 2005-16 Class 3A1B (Ê)

    

2.798% due 01/19/36

  257    114

Series 2006-1 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.698% due 03/19/37

  693    430

Series 2006-9 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.668% due 11/19/36

  612    378

Series 2006-10 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.638% due 11/19/36

  722    448

Series 2006-12 Class 2A2A (Ê)

    

2.648% due 01/19/38

  773    469

Series 2006-14 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.608% due 03/19/38

  595    368

Series 2006-14 Class 2A1B (Ê)

    

2.658% due 03/19/38

  353    143

Series 2007-1 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.613% due 04/19/38

  468    290

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust

    

6.346% due 01/01/37

  2,225    1,464

Series 2004-AR1 Class 2A

    

5.044% due 12/25/34

  131    110

Series 2005-AR1 Class 4A1

    

5.373% due 08/25/35

  487    401

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1

    

5.439% due 09/25/35

  1,307    957

Series 2005-AR2 Class 1A21

    

5.837% due 12/25/35

  248    185

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A4A (Ê)

    

2.631% due 11/25/46

  3,212    1,302

Series 2006-AR2 Class A2 (Ê)

    

2.541% due 11/25/36

  350    334

Series 2006-AR3 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.631% due 01/25/37

  2,329    1,167

Series 2006-AR7 Class 1A1

    

6.163% due 05/25/36

  864    625

Series 2006-AR9 Class 1A1

    

5.997% due 06/25/36

  2,377    1,856
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2007-AR5 Class 2A1

    

6.109% due 05/25/37

  1,659    1,120

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2007-A2 Class 12A2
2.561% due 06/25/37

  1,502    1,300

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp.
Series 2002-C1 Class A3
5.376% due 07/12/37

  1,100    1,086

Series 2003-C1 Class A2

    

4.985% due 01/12/37

  1,515    1,466

Series 2004-LN2 Class A1

    

4.475% due 07/15/41

  706    690

Series 2005-LDP Class A3A1

    

4.871% due 10/15/42

  505    496

Series 2005-LDP Class A4

    

4.918% due 10/15/42

  250    232

5.179% due 12/15/44

  1,300    1,233

Series 2006-CB1 Class A4

    

5.552% due 05/12/45

  525    493

Series 2006-LDP Class A3

    

5.336% due 05/15/47

  1,740    1,601

Series 2006-LDP Class A3B

    

5.447% due 05/15/45

  595    562

Series 2006-LDP Class A4

    

5.875% due 04/15/45

  2,050    1,969

5.399% due 05/15/45

  700    651

Series 2006-LDP Class AJ

    

5.875% due 04/15/45

  370    310

Series 2007-CB1 Class A4

    

5.440% due 06/12/47

  4,500    4,093

Series 2007-CB2 Class A4

    

5.794% due 02/12/51

  1,670    1,547

Series 2007-CB2 Class AJ

    

6.303% due 02/12/51

  245    195

Series 2007-LD1 Class A4

    

5.819% due 06/15/49

  1,144    1,069

Series 2007-LDP Class A3

    

5.420% due 01/15/49

  1,760    1,595

JP Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (Ê)
Series 2006-WMC Class A3
2.581% due 03/25/36

  570    559

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-A1 Class 4A1 (Ê)
4.777% due 02/25/35

  485    432

Series 2005-A1 Class 6T1 (Ê)

    

5.023% due 02/25/35

  128    114

Series 2005-A4 Class 1A1

    

5.399% due 07/25/35

  374    331

 

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Fixed Income III Fund

Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2005-A6 Class 1A2

    

5.137% due 09/25/35

  475    397

Series 2005-A8 Class 1A1

    

5.403% due 11/25/35

  3,585    3,197

Series 2006-A6 Class 1A2

    

6.041% due 10/25/36

  104    99

Series 2007-A1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

4.744% due 07/25/35

  790    730

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2000-C5 Class A2
6.510% due 12/15/26

  98    100

Series 2001-C2 Class A2

    

6.653% due 11/15/27

  2,645    2,722

Series 2002-C2 Class F

    

5.794% due 07/15/35

  355    333

Series 2002-C2 Class G

    

5.873% due 07/15/35

  542    494

Series 2002-C4 Class A5

    

4.853% due 09/15/31

  1,000    967

Series 2003-C8 Class A2

    

4.207% due 11/15/27

  80    80

Series 2006-C1 Class A4

    

5.156% due 02/15/31

  4,500    4,158

Series 2006-C3 Class A4

    

5.661% due 03/15/39

  680    647

Series 2006-C4 Class A4

    

5.883% due 06/15/38

  480    464

Series 2007-C1 Class A3

    

5.398% due 02/15/40

  955    883

Series 2007-C1 Class A4

    

5.424% due 02/15/40

  500    455

Series 2007-C6 Class A4

    

5.858% due 07/15/40

  740    690

Series 2008-C1 Class AJ

    

6.150% due 04/15/41

  953    757

Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-LLF Class A1 (þ)
2.538% due 09/15/21

  46    44

Series 2006-LLF Class A2 (Å)

    

2.578% due 09/15/21

  517    482

Lehman Mortgage Trust
Series 2005-2 Class 2A3
5.500% due 12/25/35

  229    221

Series 2005-3 Class 1A3

    

5.500% due 01/25/36

  1,060    1,011

Series 2006-8 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

3.220% due 12/25/36

  1,672    1,267
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Lehman XS Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2005-5N Class 3A1A

    

2.761% due 11/25/35

  707    448

Series 2005-9N Class 1A1

    

2.731% due 02/25/36

  898    583

Series 2006-16N Class A4A

    

2.651% due 11/25/46

  1,177    727

Series 2007-7N Class 1A2

    

2.701% due 06/25/47

  2,827    1,871

Luminent Mortgage Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-1 Class A1

    

2.701% due 04/25/36

  346    211

Series 2006-5 Class A1A

    

2.651% due 07/25/36

  656    402

Series 2006-6 Class A1

    

2.661% due 10/25/46

  362    229

Master Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust

    

Series 2004-13 Class 3A4 (Ê)

    

3.788% due 11/21/34

  337    331

Series 2005-6 Class 7A1

    

5.331% due 06/25/35

  160    141

Series 2006-2 Class 4A1

    

4.980% due 02/25/36

  909    771

Master Reperforming Loan Trust (þ)

    

Series 2005-1 Class 1A5

    

8.000% due 08/25/34

  171    175

Series 2005-2 Class 1A4

    

8.000% due 05/25/35

  796    818

Master Specialized Loan Trust (þ)
Series 2005-2 Class A2
5.150% due 07/25/35

  128    96

MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2006-1 Class I2A3

    

4.534% due 01/25/47

  860    593

Series 2006-OA2 Class 4A1A

    

4.644% due 12/25/46

  1,598    1,014

Series 2006-OA2 Class 4A1B

    

4.994% due 12/25/46

  3,196    1,910

Series 2007-3 Class 22A1

    

2.571% due 05/25/47

  276    271

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust

    

Series 2003-2 Class 6A1

    

6.000% due 03/25/33

  648    599

Series 2003-4 Class B1

    

5.683% due 06/25/33

  334    273

Series 2003-6 Class 3A1

    

8.000% due 09/25/33

  23    24

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2003-9 Class 1A1

    

5.500% due 12/25/18

  117    115

Series 2004-10 Class 5A6

    

5.750% due 09/25/34

  410    355

Series 2005-3 Class 7A1

    

6.000% due 04/25/35

  201    186

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust

    

Series 2003-11 Class 6A8 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 12/25/33

  703    650

Series 2003-7 Class 4A35 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 09/25/33

  504    477

Series 2004-4 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 04/25/34

  197    191

Mellon Residential Funding Corp. (Ê)
Series 2000-TBC Class A1
2.698% due 06/15/30

  236    223

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2002-MW1 Class J (þ)

    

5.695% due 07/12/34

  185    134

Series 2004-MKB Class A2

    

4.353% due 02/12/42

  615    613

Series 2005-CIP Class AM

    

5.107% due 07/12/38

  350    320

Series 2008-C1 Class A4

    

5.690% due 02/12/51

  180    166

Merrill Lynch/Countrywide Commercial Mortgage Trust
Series 2007-8 Class A3
5.957% due 08/12/49

  1,100    1,038

MLCC Mortgage Investors, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2004-HB1 Class A2

    

3.551% due 04/25/29

  65    61

Series 2005-2 Class 3A

    

3.471% due 10/25/35

  28    25

Morgan Stanley Capital I

    

Series 1999-FNV Class G (þ)

    

6.120% due 03/15/31

  130    128

Series 1999-LIF Class A2

    

7.110% due 04/15/33

  449    456

Series 2005-HQ7 Class A4

    

5.208% due 11/14/42

  1,000    959

Series 2005-IQ1 Class AAB

    

5.178% due 09/15/42

  810    791

Series 2006-HQ1 Class A4

    

5.328% due 11/12/41

  360    333

Series 2006-HQ8 Class A4

    

5.387% due 03/12/44

  895    844

Series 2006-HQ9 Class A4

    

5.731% due 07/12/44

  790    752
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2007-HQ1 Class D (þ)

    

6.308% due 12/15/44

  418    257

Series 2007-IQ1 Class A2

    

5.610% due 04/15/49

  1,000    975

Series 2007-IQ1 Class A4

    

5.809% due 12/12/49

  1,030    955

Series 2007-T27 Class A4

    

5.650% due 06/13/42

  413    382

Series 2008-T29 Class A4

    

6.280% due 01/11/43

  1,700    1,639

Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Capital I (þ)
Series 2001-TOP Class E
7.362% due 02/15/33

  100    88

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust
Series 2006-2 Class 6A
6.500% due 02/25/36

  551    483

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp.
Series 2005-WF1 Class 2A2
4.786% due 03/25/35

  409    386

Prime Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A1

    

6.000% due 02/25/34

  55    50

Series 2004-CL1 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 02/25/34

  37    33

Series 2004-CL1 Class 2A2 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 02/25/19

  14    13

Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust
Series 2006-2 Class AF2
5.762% due 08/25/36

  294    293

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc.

    

Series 2004-QS5 Class A1

    

4.600% due 04/25/34

  251    228

Series 2004-QS5 Class A5

    

4.750% due 04/25/34

  176    160

Series 2004-QS5 Class A6 (Ê)

    

3.061% due 04/25/34

  102    91

Series 2004-QS8 Class A4 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 06/25/34

  475    441

Series 2005-QA1 Class A41

    

5.673% due 09/25/35

  166    133

Series 2005-QA8 Class NB3

    

5.479% due 07/25/35

  398    340

Series 2005-QO5 Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.528% due 01/25/46

  1,133    720

Series 2005-QS1 Class 2A1

    

6.000% due 09/25/35

  193    191

Series 2005-QS1 Class 2A3

    

5.750% due 09/25/35

  2,801    2,595

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2006-QO1 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

2.721% due 02/25/46

  141    57

Series 2006-QO1 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

2.731% due 02/25/46

  169    102

Series 2006-QO1 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.621% due 01/25/37

  803    619

Series 2006-QS4 Class A11

    

6.000% due 04/25/36

  235    165

Series 2006-QS6 Class 1A13

    

6.000% due 06/25/36

  809    727

Series 2007-QH9 Class A1

    

6.550% due 11/25/37

  2,910    1,880

Series 2007-QO4 Class A1 (Ê)

    

2.661% due 05/25/47

  1,659    1,017

Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc.

    

Series 2004-SL1 Class A3

    

7.000% due 11/25/31

  15    16

Series 2004-SL4 Class A3

    

6.500% due 07/25/32

  93    88

Residential Asset Securities Corp. (Ê)
Series 2003-KS4 Class AIIB
3.063% due 06/25/33

  84    58

Residential Asset Securitization Trust

    

Series 2003-A15 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 02/25/34

  550    491

Series 2007-A5 Class 2A3

    

6.000% due 05/25/37

  296    264

Series 2007-A9 Class A6

    

6.250% due 08/25/13

  2,414    2,223

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I

    

Series 2003-S5 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

2.911% due 11/25/18

  303    303

Series 2003-S14 Class A5 (Ê)

    

2.861% due 07/25/18

  599    595

Series 2003-S20 Class 1A7 (Ê)

    

2.961% due 12/25/33

  141    136

Series 2005-SA4 Class 2A1

    

5.203% due 09/25/35

  683    628

Series 2005-SA4 Class 2A2

    

5.182% due 09/25/35

  749    648

Series 2006-SA3 Class 3A1

    

6.036% due 09/25/36

  401    347

Series 2006-SA4 Class 2A1

    

6.127% due 11/25/36

  1,172    1,046

Series 2007-S9 Class 1A1

    

6.000% due 10/25/37

  920    904

Sequoia Mortgage Trust (Ê)
Series 2004-3 Class A
2.633% due 04/20/34

  433    407
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates
Series 2005-20G Class 1
4.750% due 07/01/25

  1,271    1,207

Specialty Underwriting & Residential Finance (Ê)
Series 2006-BC3 Class M2
2.751% due 06/25/37

  561    153

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust

    

Series 2004-5 Class 3A1

    

4.380% due 05/25/34

  482    425

Series 2004-12 Class 3A2

    

5.250% due 09/25/34

  192    158

Series 2004-16 Class 3A1

    

5.450% due 11/25/34

  912    799

Series 2004-18 Class 5A

    

5.500% due 12/25/34

  141    120

Series 2005-17 Class 3A1

    

5.538% due 08/25/35

  56    48

Series 2005-21 Class 7A1

    

6.018% due 11/25/35

  3,662    2,928

Series 2005-22 Class 4A2

    

5.376% due 12/25/35

  50    36

Series 2006-1 Class 5A2

    

5.250% due 02/25/36

  1,000    813

Series 2006-5 Class 2A1

    

5.970% due 06/25/36

  2,456    1,763

Series 2006-5 Class 5A4

    

5.528% due 06/25/36

  102    68

Series 2006-12 Class 2A1

    

5.961% due 01/25/37

  1,664    1,208

Structured Asset Mortgage Investments, Inc. (Ê)

    

Series 2005-AR5 Class A3

    

2.708% due 07/19/35

  385    315

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A1

    

2.691% due 02/25/36

  1,013    627

Series 2006-AR2 Class A2

    

2.771% due 02/25/36

  360    143

Series 2006-AR3 Class 3A1

    

2.651% due 02/25/36

  186    111

Series 2006-AR7 Class A12

    

2.711% due 08/25/36

  2,116    889

Series 2006-AR8 Class A1A

    

2.661% due 10/25/36

  1,485    926

Series 2007-AR4 Class A4A

    

2.641% due 09/25/47

  1,229    759

 

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Schedule of Investments, continued — July 31, 2008 (Unaudited)

Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2007-AR6 Class A1

    

5.028% due 08/25/47

  2,935    1,871

Structured Asset Securities Corp.

    

Series 2002-22H Class 1A

    

6.942% due 11/25/32

  25    22

Series 2003-26A Class 3A5

    

4.530% due 09/25/33

  1,000    994

Series 2004-12H Class 1A

    

6.000% due 05/25/34

  104    94

Series 2004-21X Class 1A3

    

4.440% due 12/25/34

  613    614

Series 2005-6 Class B2

    

5.345% due 05/25/35

  96    46

Thornburg Mortgage Securities Trust (Ê)

    

Series 2003-2 Class A1

    

3.141% due 04/25/43

  291    284

Series 2006-5 Class A1

    

2.581% due 09/25/46

  1,766    1,699

Series 2006-6 Class A1

    

2.571% due 11/25/11

  259    248

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust

    

Series 2005-C16 Class A2

    

4.380% due 10/15/41

  862    857

Series 2005-C21 Class A4

    

5.210% due 10/15/44

  1,500    1,432

Series 2006-C28 Class A2

    

5.500% due 10/15/48

  510    503

Series 2006-C29 Class E

    

5.516% due 11/15/48

  1,014    669

Series 2006-WL7 Class A1 (Ê)(þ)

    

2.548% due 09/15/21

  1,990    1,868

Series 2007-C31 Class A2

    

5.421% due 04/15/47

  1,000    969

Series 2007-WHL Class A1 (Ê)(þ)

    

2.538% due 06/15/20

  711    647

WaMu Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

    

Series 2003-S9 Class A2 (Ê)

    

3.011% due 10/25/33

  573    545

Series 2004-CB3 Class 4A

    

6.000% due 10/25/19

  172    171

Series 2005-AR1 Class 1A1

    

4.833% due 10/25/35

  447    431

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê)

    

2.751% due 10/25/45

  422    267

Series 2005-AR6 Class B3 (Ê)

    

3.121% due 04/25/45

  328    82

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A1

    

5.931% due 09/25/36

  539    472
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A4

    

5.645% due 11/25/36

  2,875    2,471

Series 2006-AR8 Class 1A5

    

5.880% due 08/25/46

  72    54

Series 2006-AR8 Class 2A3 (Ê)

    

6.130% due 08/25/46

  48    34

Series 2007-HY1 Class 1A1

    

5.713% due 02/25/37

  867    676

Series 2007-HY2 Class 3A1

    

5.930% due 09/25/36

  2,786    2,390

Series 2007-HY3 Class 4A1

    

5.349% due 03/25/37

  1,745    1,524

Series 2007-HY3 Class 4B1

    

5.349% due 03/25/37

  299    190

Series 2007-HY4 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

5.550% due 04/25/37

  392    344

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates

    

Series 2005-4 Class CB11

    

5.500% due 06/25/35

  220    193

Series 2006-AR2 Class A1A (Ê)

    

4.468% due 04/25/46

  460    286

Series 2007-OA1 Class 2A (Ê)

    

4.248% due 12/25/46

  5,927    3,541

Washington Mutual Mortgage Pass Through Certificates

    

Series 2004-AR3 Class A2

    

4.243% due 06/25/34

  627    565

Series 2004-CB3 Class 1A

    

6.000% due 10/25/34

  77    74

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1A1 (Ê)

    

2.721% due 11/25/45

  2,632    1,669

2.731% due 12/25/45

  435    269

Series 2005-AR1 Class A1B1 (Ê)

    

2.751% due 08/25/45

  8    8

2.721% due 10/25/45

  29    28

2.711% due 11/25/45

  83    76

2.711% due 12/25/45

  74    65

Series 2005-AR8 Class 2A1A (Ê)

    

2.751% due 07/25/45

  389    273

Series 2005-AR8 Class 2AB3 (Ê)

    

2.821% due 07/25/45

  155    69

Series 2006-AR1 Class 3A1A (Ê)

    

4.448% due 09/25/46

  740    415

Series 2006-AR2 Class 1A1

    

5.301% due 03/25/37

  1,502    1,346

Series 2006-AR7 Class 2A (Ê)

    

4.508% due 07/25/46

  2,726    1,527

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Series 2007-OA2 Class 1A (Ê)

    

4.228% due 03/25/47

  808    436

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust

    

6.000% due 01/01/37

  2,714    1,776

Series 2007-PA6 Class A1

    

6.599% due 12/26/37

  2,597    1,944

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust

    

Series 2004-CC Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.945% due 01/25/35

  612    568

Series 2004-E Class A2 (Ê)

    

4.500% due 05/25/34

  503    458

Series 2004-O Class A1 (Ê)

    

4.885% due 08/25/34

  2,037    1,827

Series 2004-T Class A1 (Ê)

    

5.588% due 09/25/34

  80    71

Series 2005-12 Class 1A7

    

5.500% due 11/25/35

  465    443

Series 2005-14 Class 2A1

    

5.500% due 12/25/35

  1,267    1,113

Series 2005-17 Class 1A1

    

5.500% due 01/25/36

  701    651

Series 2005-17 Class 1A2

    

5.500% due 01/25/36

  366    349

Series 2005-18 Class 1A1

    

5.500% due 01/25/36

  1,270    1,192

Series 2005-AR6 Class A1 (Ê)

    

5.035% due 04/25/35

  1,419    1,254

Series 2006-1 Class A3

    

5.000% due 03/25/21

  285    269

Series 2006-2 Class 2A3

    

5.500% due 03/25/36

  760    740

Series 2006-2 Class 3A1

    

5.750% due 03/25/36

  650    621

Series 2006-4 Class 1A8

    

5.750% due 04/25/36

  224    220

Series 2006-4 Class 2A3

    

5.750% due 04/25/36

  192    190

Series 2006-9 Class 1A14

    

6.000% due 08/25/36

  171    161

Series 2006-AR1 Class 1A2 (Ê)

    

6.027% due 09/25/36

  221    186

Series 2006-AR1 Class 2A4 (Ê)

    

6.085% due 10/25/36

  300    215

Series 2006-AR1 Class 5A1 (Ê)

    

5.595% due 07/25/36

  570    514

Series 2006-AR1 Class A1

    

5.634% due 12/25/36

  235    201
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value $

Series 2006-AR1 Class A7

    

5.513% due 08/25/36

  3,235    2,632

Series 2006-AR2 Class 2A1

    

4.950% due 03/25/36

  521    477

Series 2006-AR4 Class 1A1 (Ê)

    

5.858% due 04/25/36

  677    573

Series 2006-AR4 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

5.771% due 04/25/36

  952    803

Series 2006-AR5 Class 2A1 (Ê)

    

5.539% due 04/25/36

  651    580

Series 2006-AR6 Class 7A1 (Ê)

    

5.112% due 03/25/36

  1,636    1,384

Series 2007-8 Class 1A16

    

6.000% due 07/25/37

  968    905

Series 2007-10 Class 2A5

    

6.250% due 07/25/37

  432    413

Series 2007-14 Class 1A1

    

6.000% due 10/25/37

  1,201    1,068

Zuni Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)
Series 2006-OA1 Class A1
2.591% due 08/25/36

  255    242
      
     1,059,445
      

Municipal Bonds - 0.6%

    

Badger TOB Asset Securitization Corp.
Revenue Bonds
6.375% due 06/01/32

  800    773

Chicago Transit Authority Revenue Bonds

    

6.300% due 12/01/21

  100    101

6.899% due 12/01/40

  1,200    1,218

City of Colorado Springs Colorado
Revenue Bonds
5.000% due 11/15/33

  200    201

Massachusetts Educational Financing
Authority (Ê)
Series 2008-1 Class A1
2.864% due 10/25/38

  5,500    5,500

Michigan State University Revenue Bonds (Ê)(µ)
2.423% due 02/15/37

  1,260    910

New Jersey Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds
5.750% due 06/15/34

  235    222

State of California General Obligation Unlimited
5.000% due 02/01/33

  75    73

State of Texas General Obligation Unlimited
4.750% due 04/01/35

  250    238

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Tobacco Settlement Authority of Iowa
Revenue Bonds
6.500% due 06/01/23

    90    83

Tobacco Settlement Finance Authority of West Virginia Revenue Bonds
7.467% due 06/01/47

    700    624

University of Arkansas Revenue Bonds (µ)
5.000% due 11/01/31

    500    502

West Virginia Economic Development Authority Revenue Bonds (µ)
5.370% due 07/01/20

    65    62
      
     10,507
      

Non-US Bonds - 1.5%

    

Arab Republic of Egypt (Ñ)(þ)
1.648% due 07/18/12

  EGP 1,140    216

Argentina Bonos Series $ V
10.500% due 06/12/12

  ARS 550    124

Bombardier, Inc. (Å)
7.250% due 11/15/16

  EUR 125    184

Brazilian Government International Bond

    

12.500% due 01/05/22

  BRL 700    440

6.575% due 01/10/28

  BRL  2,415    1,302

Byggingarsjodur Verkamanna

    

Series 2

    

3.750% due 04/15/34

  ISK 69,509    841

Series 3

    

3.750% due 06/15/44

  ISK 130,749    1,575

Colombia Government International Bond 9.850% due 06/28/27

  COP  391,000    230

Federal Republic of Germany Bonds 4.250% due 07/04/18

  EUR 945    1,460

Federative Republic of Brazil

    

12.500% due 01/05/22

  BRL 275    184

10.250% due 01/10/28

  BRL 1,845    1,063

GMAC LLC
5.750% due 05/21/10

  EUR 500    589

Hellas Telecommunications
Luxembourg V (Ê)
Series REGS 8.463% due 10/15/12

  EUR 375    518

Impress Holdings B.V.
8.088% due 09/15/13

  EUR 375    524

Ineos Group Holdings PLC
Series REGS
7.875% due 02/15/16

  EUR 250    249
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
6.364% due 06/20/11

  RUB 14,000    600

KBC Bank Funding Trust II (ƒ)
6.880% due 06/30/49

  EUR 600    931

Keycorp (Ê)
5.056% due 11/22/10

  EUR 3,000    4,262

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.
5.375% due 10/17/12

  EUR 1,000    1,339

Mexican Bonos

    

Series M 20

    

10.000% due 12/05/24

  MXN 20,800    2,237

7.500% due 06/03/27

  MXN 14,640    1,251

Morgan Stanley (Ê)
5.190% due 03/01/13

  EUR 2,100    2,937

Red Arrow International Leasing PLC
8.375% due 06/30/12

  RUB 107    5

Republic of Colombia
9.850% due 06/28/27

  COP 107,000    50

Republic of Hungary Bonds
6.000% due 11/24/23

  HUF
 
 
200,730
   1,149

Rhodia SA (Ê)
Series REGS
7.713% due 10/15/13

  EUR 250    351

TELUS Corp.
Series CD
4.950% due 03/15/17

  CAD 195    179

United Kingdom Gilt
5.000% due 09/07/14

  GBP 468    940

United Kingdom Treasury Bills
5.000% due 03/07/12

  GBP 554    1,106
      
     26,836
      

United States Government Agencies - 0.9%

Fannie Mae

    

5.250% due 08/01/12

    550    539

3.875% due 07/12/13 (Ñ)

    1,915    1,902

Federal National Mortgage Association
Zero coupon due 10/09/19

    695    362

Freddie Mac

    

5.750% due 06/27/16

    250    244

5.000% due 02/16/17

    1,800    1,850

4.875% due 06/13/18 (Ñ)

    1,100    1,118

5.000% due 12/14/18 (Ñ)

    1,400    1,260

Freddie Mac MAC (Ñ)
5.000% due 04/18/17

    7,000    7,190

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Small Business Administration
Series 2000-P10 Class 1
7.449% due 08/10/10

  25    26

Small Business Administration Participation Certificates
Series 1997-20D Class 1
7.500% due 04/01/17

  825    856
      
     15,347
      

United States Government Treasuries - 2.7%

United States Treasury Principal (Ñ)

    

Principal Only STRIP

    

Zero coupon due 11/15/21

  45    24

Zero coupon due 08/15/27

  4,100    1,637

Zero coupon due 11/15/28

  3,300    1,241

United States Treasury Inflation Indexed Bonds

    

2.000% due 04/15/12

  36    38

2.000% due 01/15/26 (Ñ)

  3,055    2,993

2.375% due 01/15/27 (Ñ)

  1,826    1,886

1.750% due 01/15/28 (Æ)(Ñ)

  7,154    6,684

3.625% due 04/15/28 (Ñ)

  1,205    1,480

United States Treasury Notes

    

2.500% due 03/31/13 (Ñ)

  13,924    13,502

3.375% due 07/31/13

  827    831

4.875% due 08/15/16 (Ñ)

  6,908    7,427

3.875% due 05/15/18

  210    208

8.750% due 08/15/20 (Ñ)

  481    677

6.125% due 11/15/27

  4,601    5,391

5.500% due 08/15/28 (Ñ)

  3,000    3,322

5.000% due 05/15/37 (Ñ)

  955    1,015
      
     48,356
      
Total Long-Term Investments   

(cost $1,948,305)

     1,843,481
      
Common Stocks - 0.0%   

Auto and Transportation - 0.0%

Northwest Airlines Corp. (Æ)(Ñ)

  44   
      

Financial Services - 0.0%

  

Pacific Investment Management
Co. Series High Yield
Portfolio Institutional

  41,173    320

UBS AG

  890,000    510
      
     830
      
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
Total Common Stocks     

(cost $673)

     830
      
Preferred Stocks - 0.3%   

Financial Services - 0.3%

    

Deutsche Bank Contingent Capital Trust II (Ñ)

    10,650    223

DG Funding Trust (Å)

    118    1,182

Federal National Mortgage Association (Ñ)

    77,400    1,318

Freddie Mac (Ñ)

    121    2,053
      
     4,776
      

Producer Durables - 0.0%

    

Nexen, Inc.

    4,055    97
      
Total Preferred Stocks     

(cost $6,381)

     4,873
      
   

Notional
Amount

    
Options Purchased - 0.0%     

(Number of Contracts)

    

Euro-Bund Futures

    

Sep 2008 92.50 Put (445)

  USD 1,113    3
      

Eurodollar Futures

    

Sep 2008 92.25 Put (176)

  USD  440    1
      

Swaptions - 0.0%

    

(Fund pays/Fund Receives)

    

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.150%

    

Dec 2008 0.00 Call (2)

    37,900    97

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.000%

    

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

    48,800    93

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.150%

    

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

    19,200    48

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.500%

    

Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

    26,100    120

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.600%

    

Jul 2009 0.00 Call (1)

    2,300    12

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.450%

    

Aug 2009 0.00 Call (5)

    33,600    141

USD Three Month LIBOR/USD 3.850%

    

Aug 2009 0.00 Call (1)

    5,700    39
      
     550
      
Total Options Purchased     

(cost $1,771)

     554
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

Short-Term Investments - 18.1%

AES Corp. (The)
9.500% due 06/01/09

  375    384

American Express Bank FSB (Ê)
Series BKNT
2.470% due 10/16/08

  600    599

American Express Centurion Bank (Ê)
Series BKNT
2.481% due 06/12/09

  800    794

American Express Credit Corp. (Ê)
2.523% due 03/02/09

  600    596

American International Group, Inc. (Ê)(þ) 2.510% due 06/16/09

  300    295

Amgen, Inc. (Ê)
Series WI
2.726% due 11/28/08

  450    449

AT&T, Inc.(Ê)
2.888% due 11/14/08

  1,000    1,000

Bank of America NA (Ê)
Series BKNT
2.786% due 06/12/09

  1,300    1,297

Bank of Scotland PLC (Ê)(þ)
Series MTN
2.829% due 07/17/09

  600    600

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. (The) (Ê)
3.061% due 07/16/09

  2,200    2,195

BellSouth Corp.(Ê)
2.776% due 08/15/08

  600    600

BNP Paribas Financial, Inc.
2.405% due 08/18/08

  2,250    2,247

BP AMI Leasing, Inc. (Ê)(þ)
2.819% due 06/26/09

  1,000    1,000

CIT Group, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.826% due 08/15/08

  300    300

2.959% due 12/19/08

  100    98

2.946% due 01/30/09

  400    383

2.787% due 06/08/09

  100    92

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust (Ê)(Å)

    

Series 2007-1 Class 2A1

    

3.461% due 05/25/09

  1,263    1,136

Citibank Omni-S Master Trust
3.570% due 10/23/08

  7,200    7,118

Citigroup Funding, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.667% due 12/08/08

  100    100

2.809% due 06/26/09

  400    395

Citigroup, Inc. (Ê)

    

2.848% due 12/26/08

  500    499

2.836% due 01/30/09

  800    795
    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Comcast Corp. (Ê)
3.088% due 07/14/09

    500    494

Countrywide Financial Corp. (Ñ)(Ê)

    

2.796% due 09/02/08

    1,550    1,550

2.931% due 01/05/09

    400    394

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.

    

Series MTNH (Ñ)

    

6.250% due 04/15/09

    75    74

Series MTNK

    

5.625% due 07/15/09

    300    294

Credit Agricole SA/London (Ê)(þ)
2.646% due 05/28/09

    400    399

CSC Holdings, Inc.
Series B
8.125% due 07/15/09

    620    626

Daimler Finance NA LLC

    

3.138% due 03/13/09 (Ê)

    200    199

3.218% due 03/13/09 (Ê)(Ñ)

    500    498

Series MTNE (Ê)

    

3.403% due 10/31/08

    1,100    1,099

Delphi Corp., Second Lien Term Loan
Zero coupon due 12/31/08

    145    129

Entergy Gulf States, Inc. (Ê)(Å)
3.427% due 12/08/08

    89    89

Erac USA Finance Co. (þ)
5.300% due 11/15/08

    100    100

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Notes (ç)(ž)

    

Zero coupon due 08/12/08

    32,580    32,558

Zero coupon due 08/18/08 (Ñ)

    9,831    9,820

Zero coupon due 09/15/08

    5,313    5,293

Zero coupon due 09/17/08

    7,135    7,113

Zero coupon due 10/03/08 (Ñ)

    4,510    4,490

Zero coupon due 10/10/08

    1,730    1,722

Ferro Corp.
9.125% due 01/01/09

    375    384

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC
5.800% due 01/12/09

    400    388

Fortis Bank
2.623% due 09/30/08

    600    600

France Bons Du Tresor
Zero coupon due 08/21/08

  EUR 300    467

Gazinvest Luxembourg SA for Gazprombank
7.250% due 10/30/08

    470    472

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
    

General Electric Capital Corp.

    

Zero coupon due 08/15/08

    2,815    2,813

2.831% due 01/05/09 (Ê)

    100    100

Glitnir Banki HF
12.500% due 08/25/08

  ISK  24,900    313

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)

    

2.851% due 03/30/09 (Ê)

    400    398

2.891% due 06/23/09 (Ê)

    900    895

Series MTNB (Ê)

    

2.806% due 11/10/08

    400    399

3.129% due 07/23/09

    700    695

HSBC Finance Corp. (Ê)

    

2.906% due 09/15/08

    1,900    1,899

2.813% due 12/05/08 (Ñ)

    100    100

Jefferson-Pilot Capital Trust B (Ê)(þ)
2.558% due 11/14/08

    3,000    2,984

Series 2007-HE1 Class AV1

    

2.521% due 04/25/09

    422    398

Kroger Co. (The)
7.250% due 06/01/09

    175    179

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. (Ê)
2.878% due 04/03/09

    800    769

Mandalay Resort Group

    

9.500% due 08/01/08

    20    20

6.500% due 07/31/09

    160    156

Mantis Reef, Ltd. (Å)
4.692% due 11/14/08

    200    199

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

    

Zero coupon due 08/25/08

    4,965    4,956

Series MTN (Ê)

    

2.853% due 05/08/09

    400    391

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust

    

2.986% due 01/01/09

    1,100    1,015

Morgan Stanley

    

2.498% due 11/21/08 (Ê)

    500    498

2.852% due 05/07/09 (Ê)

    200    198

Series GMTN (Ê)

    

2.844% due 02/09/09

    1,400    1,394

Nordea Bank Finland PLC
3.028% due 04/09/09

    900    900

Quebecor World Capital Corp. (Ø)(Ñ) 4.875% due 11/15/08

    100    35

Reckson Operating Partnership, LP 7.750% due 03/15/09

    75    74

Residential Capital LLC
8.125% due 11/21/08

    625    572

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund

  196,883,000    196,883

Salomon Brothers AG for OAO
Siberian Oil Co.
Series REGS
10.750% due 01/15/09

  675    689

SLM Corp. (Ê)
Series MTNA
2.940% due 07/27/09

  2,000    1,904

Telefonica Emisiones SAU (Ê)
3.103% due 06/19/09

  500    497

Transocean, Inc. (Ê)
2.873% due 09/05/08

  400    400

UBS Finance Delaware LLC
2.930% due 10/27/08

  400    396

United States Treasury Bills (ç)(ž)

    

1.938% due 09/11/08

  750    749

Zero coupon due 09/18/08

  700    698

Zero coupon due 09/25/08 (Ñ)

  1,450    1,446

Zero coupon due 10/16/08

  332    331

Unum Group
5.859% due 05/15/09

  240    242

VTB Capital SA
3.384% due 08/01/08 (Ê)(þ)

  765    765

Series REGS (Ê)
3.384% due 08/01/08

  320    320

Wachovia Bank NA (Ê)

    

Series BKNT

    

2.758% due 10/03/08

  700    699

2.841% due 03/23/09

  700    699
      
Total Short-Term Investments     

(cost $321,792)

     321,292
      

Repurchase Agreement - 1.0%

  

Agreement with Credit Suisse First Boston and Pacific Investment Management Company (Tri-Party) of $18,000 dated July 31, 2008, at 2.020% to be repurchased at $18,001 on August 1, 2008, collateralized by: $15,350 par United States Treasury Inflation Protected Bonds, valued at $18,001

  18,000    18,000
      
Total Repurchase Agreement     

(cost $18,000)

     18,000
      

 

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Amounts in thousands (except share amounts)

 

    Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Market
Value
$
 
    
Other Securities - 6.0%     

Russell Investment Company Money Market Fund (×)

  38,359,278    38,359  

State Street Securities Lending
Quality Trust (×)

  67,148,570    67,149  
        
Total Other Securities     

(cost $105,508)

     105,508  
        
Total Investments - 129.5%     

(identified cost $2,402,430)

     2,294,538  
Other Assets and Liabilities, Net - (29.5%)      (522,866 )
        
Net Assets - 100.0%      1,771,672  
        

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Futures Contracts    Number of
Contracts
   Notional
Amount
   Expiration
Date
   Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
             

Long Positions

             

Euribor Futures

   4    EUR   950    09/08     

Euribor Futures

   15    EUR   3,561    12/08    11  

Euribor Futures

   12    EUR   2,854    03/09    19  

Euribor Futures

   12    EUR   2,858    06/09    22  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   30    USD   7,289    09/08    (12 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   495    USD   120,044    12/08    1,160  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   245    USD   59,360    03/09    123  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   233    USD   56,351    06/09    (43 )

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   195    USD   47,034    09/09    67  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   142    USD   34,137    12/09    45  

Eurodollar Futures (CME)

   110    USD   26,378    03/10    74  

Euro-Schatz Bond Futures

   293    EUR   30,154    09/08    (49 )

Federal Funds Target Rate Futures

   1    USD   408    08/08    1  

Federal Funds Target Rate Futures

   1    USD   408    09/08    1  

Germany, Federal Republic 5 Year Bonds

   204    EUR   21,895    09/08    65  

Germany, Federal Republic 10 Year Bonds

   4    EUR   450    09/08    1  

Germany, Federal Republic Bonds

   31    EUR   2,773    09/08    115  

LIBOR Futures

   41    GBP   4,832    12/08    (52 )

LIBOR Futures

   24    GBP   2,841    06/09    28  

Three Month Short Sterling Interest Rate Futures (UK)

   40    GBP   4,728    03/09    46  

United Kingdom Treasury Bonds

   9    GBP   966    09/08    14  

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

   649    USD   137,588    09/08    790  

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes

   725    USD   80,719    09/08    512  

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

   315    USD   36,171    09/08    171  

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

   1    USD   114    12/08    1  

United States Treasury Bonds

   446    USD   51,513    09/08    765  
Short Positions              

Germany, Federal Republic 2 Year Bonds

   30    EUR   3,087    09/08    6  

Germany, Federal Republic 10 Year Bonds

   47    EUR   5,288    09/08    (36 )

United States Treasury 2 Year Notes

   8    USD   1,696    09/08    (15 )

United States Treasury 5 Year Notes

   497    USD   55,334    09/08    (826 )

United States Treasury 10 Year Notes

   203    USD   23,310    09/08    (478 )

United States Treasury Bonds

   21    USD   2,426    09/08    (58 )
                 

Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Futures Contracts

   2,468  
                 

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands (except contracts)

 

Options Written

(Number of Contracts)

  

Notional

Amount

     Market
Value
$
 
       

Swaptions

       

(Fund Pays/Fund Receives)

       

USD 4.300%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Dec 2008 0.00 Call (2)

   USD 13,700      (159 )

USD 3.950%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

   USD 21,200      (183 )

USD 4.250%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

   USD 6,400      (75 )

USD 4.300%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

   USD  7,500      (109 )

USD 4.600%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Feb 2009 0.00 Call (1)

   USD  3,100      (63 )

USD 4.200%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Jul 2009 0.00 Call (1)

   USD  1,000      (14 )

USD 4.150%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Aug 2009 0.00 Call (1)

   USD  1,300      (17 )

USD 4.400%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Aug 2009 0.00 Call (5)

   USD  10,200      (180 )

USD 4.550%/USD Three Month LIBOR
Aug 2009 0.00 Call (1)

   USD 1,900      (40 )

United States Treasury Notes 10 Year Futures

       

Aug 2008 117.00 Call (43)

   USD 5,031      (9 )

Aug 2008 111.00 Put (41)

   USD 4,551      (3 )

Aug 2008 113.00 Put (2)

   USD 226       
           

Total Liability for Options Written (premiums received $1,899)

        (852 )
           

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
     
USD   402   AUD   430   09/15/08    
USD   408   AUD   430   09/15/08   (5 )
USD   3   AUD   3   09/16/08    
USD   217   AUD   225   09/16/08   (7 )
USD   370   AUD   390   09/16/08   (5 )
USD   973   AUD   1,026   09/16/08   (13 )
USD   1,216   AUD   1,300   09/16/08    
USD   2,237   AUD   2,384   09/17/08   (7 )
USD   2,366   AUD   2,451   09/17/08   (73 )
USD   524   BRL   825   08/04/08   2  
USD   1,213   BRL   1,921   08/04/08   13  
USD   1,222   BRL   1,921   08/04/08   4  
USD   37   CAD   38   08/01/08    
USD   23   CAD   23   09/16/08    
USD   784   CAD   804   09/16/08   1  
USD   2,281   CAD   2,334   09/17/08   (3 )
USD   4,705   CAD   4,787   09/17/08   (32 )
USD   441   CHF   462   09/16/08    
USD   2,308   CHF   2,419   09/17/08   3  
USD   2,416   CHF   2,450   09/17/08   (76 )
USD   485   CLP   250,920   08/07/08   12  
USD   254   CLP   125,940   08/25/08   (5 )
USD   482   CLP   239,195   08/25/08   (9 )
USD   240   CLP   122,025   09/04/08   2  
USD   903   CNY   6,218   08/20/08   8  
USD   2,033   CNY   13,657   11/13/08   (12 )
USD   259   COP   459,000   08/08/08   (3 )
USD   69   EUR   133   08/01/08   138  
USD   88   EUR   57   08/01/08    
USD   1,471   EUR   944   08/06/08    
USD   373   EUR   240   09/12/08    
USD   718   EUR   460   09/12/08   (2 )
USD   197   EUR   126   09/16/08   (1 )
USD   270   EUR   175   09/16/08   2  
USD   345   EUR   220   09/16/08   (3 )
USD   580   EUR   374   09/16/08   2  
USD   624   EUR   395   09/16/08   (8 )
USD   1,066   EUR   695   09/16/08   15  
USD   2,351   EUR   1,498   09/17/08   (21 )
USD   2,391   EUR   1,513   09/17/08   (38 )
USD   2,402   EUR   1,507   09/17/08   (57 )
USD   6,918   EUR   4,401   09/17/08   (71 )
USD   6   GBP   3   08/01/08    
USD   355   GBP   180   09/16/08    
USD   2,272   GBP   1,156   09/17/08   11  
USD   5   HUF   694   07/21/08    
USD   307   HUF   44,616   08/15/08   (11 )
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
     
USD   315   HUF   46,272   08/15/08   (7 )
USD   616   HUF   89,271   08/15/08   (23 )
USD   2,274   INR   91,028   08/12/08   (141 )
USD   917   INR   39,260   11/12/08   (10 )
USD   1,210   INR   51,768   11/12/08   (13 )
USD   127   JPY   13,600   09/16/08    
USD   172   JPY   18,538   09/16/08    
USD   217   JPY   22,942   09/16/08   (4 )
USD   336   JPY   36,129   09/16/08   (1 )
USD   350   JPY   37,062   09/16/08   (6 )
USD   835   JPY   89,287   09/16/08   (5 )
USD   2,178   JPY   229,509   09/17/08   (44 )
USD   2,281   JPY   243,841   09/17/08   (14 )
USD   63   KRW   64,006   08/04/08    
USD   104   KRW   104,900   08/04/08    
USD   415   KRW   419,480   08/04/08    
USD   416   KRW   420,680   08/04/08    
USD   659   KRW   667,077   08/04/08    
USD   1,827   KRW   1,781,013   08/04/08   (68 )
USD   29   MXN   289   08/01/08    
USD   143   MXN   1,438   08/01/08    
USD   459   MXN   4,765   08/04/08   16  
USD   470   MXN   4,745   08/29/08   1  
USD   150   MYR   491   08/04/08    
USD   160   MYR   511   08/04/08   (3 )
USD   263   MYR   858   08/04/08   1  
USD   458   MYR   1,481   08/04/08   (3 )
USD   151   MYR   491   11/12/08    
USD   199   MYR   643   11/12/08   (1 )
USD   265   MYR   858   11/12/08   (2 )
USD   2,308   NOK   12,023   09/17/08   28  
USD   2,402   NZD   3,139   09/17/08   (116 )
USD   327   PEN   930   08/25/08   3  
USD   92   PHP   4,112   08/22/08   1  
USD   93   PHP   4,162   08/22/08   1  
USD   93   PHP   4,171   08/22/08   1  
USD   93   PHP   4,171   08/22/08   1  
USD   93   PHP   4,194   08/22/08   2  
USD   197   PHP   8,594   08/22/08   (3 )
USD   324   PHP   14,084   08/22/08   (5 )
USD   272   PHP   12,000   11/12/08   (2 )
USD   276   PHP   12,300   11/12/08    
USD   358   RUB   8,399   11/05/08    
USD   3,851   SEK   23,040   08/14/08   (48 )
USD   760   SEK   4,600   09/16/08   (2 )
USD   1,234   SEK   7,558   09/16/08   11  
USD   474   SGD   640   09/19/08   (5 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
         
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
     
USD   660   SGD   887   09/19/08   (10 )
USD   1,780   SGD   2,407   09/19/08   (15 )
USD   503   TRY   610   08/14/08   19  
USD   492   TRY   605   08/18/08   25  
AUD   1,300   USD   1,223   08/06/08   (2 )
AUD   430   USD   403   09/15/08    
AUD   240   USD   223   09/16/08   (2 )
AUD   2,004   USD   1,849   09/16/08   (26 )
AUD   2,455   USD   2,351   09/17/08   55  
AUD   2,463   USD   2,281   09/17/08   (23 )
AUD   2,555   USD   2,416   09/17/08   25  
BRL   825   USD   508   08/04/08   (18 )
BRL   3,841   USD   2,221   08/04/08   (229 )
BRL   1,164   USD   706   10/15/08   (22 )
BRL   1,921   USD   1,185   11/04/08   (11 )
BRL   1,921   USD   1,193   11/04/08   (3 )
CAD   279   USD   276   09/16/08   3  
CAD   2,358   USD   2,308   09/17/08   7  
CHF   2,426   USD   2,332   09/17/08   15  
CHF   2,432   USD   2,351   09/17/08   29  
CLP   250,920   USD   503   08/07/08   5  
COP   459,000   USD   248   08/08/08   (7 )
EUR   23   USD   35   08/01/08    
EUR   78   USD   122   08/01/08   (1 )
EUR   2,240   USD   3,505   08/06/08   12  
EUR   4   USD   6   08/11/08    
EUR   2,216   USD   3,465   08/11/08   11  
EUR   5,684   USD   9,014   08/26/08   159  
EUR   205   USD   316   09/16/08   (3 )
EUR   220   USD   346   09/16/08   4  
EUR   395   USD   614   09/16/08   (2 )
EUR   395   USD   620   09/16/08   4  
EUR   944   USD   1,468   09/16/08    
EUR   1,303   USD   2,023   09/17/08   (5 )
EUR   1,461   USD   2,272   09/17/08   (2 )
EUR   1,485   USD   2,281   09/17/08   (29 )
EUR   1,485   USD   2,357   09/17/08   46  
EUR   1,502   USD   2,308   09/17/08   (29 )
EUR   1,536   USD   2,416   09/17/08   26  
GBP   185   USD   368   08/21/08   1  
GBP   239   USD   464   08/21/08   (8 )
GBP   180   USD   354   09/16/08   (2 )
GBP   185   USD   369   09/16/08   4  
GBP   389   USD   751   09/16/08   (16 )
GBP   472   USD   936   09/16/08   3  
GBP   1,177   USD   2,281   09/17/08   (43 )
GBP   1,178   USD   2,334   09/17/08   7  
Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts  
Amount
Sold
  Amount
Bought
  Settlement
Date
  Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
$
 
     
GBP   1,193   USD   2,308   09/17/08   (48 )
HUF   441   USD   3   07/29/08    
HUF   691   USD   5   08/01/08    
HUF   180,158   USD   1,086   08/15/08   (113 )
INR   39,260   USD   928   08/12/08   8  
INR   51,768   USD   1,224   08/12/08   11  
ISK   179,500   USD   2,326   08/08/08   67  
JPY   38,886   USD   361   09/08/08    
JPY   17,730   USD   165   09/16/08    
JPY   31,185   USD   290   09/16/08    
JPY   37,128   USD   345   09/16/08    
JPY   243,639   USD   2,308   09/17/08   43  
JPY   250,718   USD   2,334   09/17/08   4  
KRW   64,006   USD   63   08/04/08   (1 )
KRW   104,500   USD   100   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW   104,640   USD   100   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW   104,870   USD   100   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW   104,900   USD   100   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW   117,281   USD   112   08/04/08   (3 )
KRW   210,340   USD   200   08/04/08   (7 )
KRW   420,680   USD   400   08/04/08   (15 )
KRW   549,796   USD   525   08/04/08   (17 )
KRW   1,676,143   USD   1,657   08/04/08   1  
MXN   4,765   USD   461   08/04/08   (14 )
MXN   2,831   USD   279   10/17/08   1  
MXN   6,994   USD   688   10/17/08    
MXN   11,500   USD   1,128   10/17/08   (3 )
MYR   491   USD   151   08/04/08    
MYR   511   USD   157   08/04/08    
MYR   643   USD   198   08/04/08   1  
MYR   838   USD   257   08/04/08   (1 )
MYR   858   USD   265   08/04/08   1  
NZD   402   USD   307   09/17/08   14  
NZD   2,822   USD   2,134   09/17/08   79  
NZD   3,075   USD   2,308   09/17/08   69  
PEN   930   USD   328   08/25/08   (3 )
PHP   12,000   USD   273   08/22/08   1  
PHP   12,300   USD   277   08/22/08   (1 )
SEK   2,890   USD   480   09/16/08   4  
SEK   2,890   USD   476   09/19/08    
TRY   610   USD   491   08/14/08   (31 )
TRY   605   USD   517   08/18/08    
             
Total Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Open Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts   (722 )
             

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts                         

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund
Receives
 

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                

Bank of America

   USD    12,100    5.473%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/14/11    567  

Bank of America

   USD    4,000    5.548%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/14/16    273  

Bank of America

   USD    500    Three Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18    1  

Bank of America

   USD    1,000    4.750%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (3 )

Bank of America

   USD    1,100    Three Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18    3  

Bank of America

   USD    5,300    Three Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18    15  

Bank of America

   USD    500    5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (4 )

Bank of America

   USD    900    5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (7 )

Bank of America

   USD    1,000    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28    7  

Bank of America

   USD    1,100    5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (8 )

Bank of America

   USD    2,300    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/28    17  

Bank of America

   USD    5,200    4.100%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (38 )

Bank of America

   USD    2,500    5.628%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/16/36    231  

Bank of America

   USD    1,600    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    19  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    400    6.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   03/20/09    1  

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    5,950    Six Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   06/11/10    (10 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   SEK    400    Three Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/13    1  

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    540    5.250%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (9 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    1,820    Two Month LIBOR  

5.250%

   12/17/13    31  

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD    1,960    4.250%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (9 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    1,450    4.750%  

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17    (12 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   GBP    190    Six Month LIBOR  

5.250%

   12/17/18    (1 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    500    Six Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18    6  

Barclays Bank PLC

   SEK    35,800    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/18    58  

Barclays Bank PLC

   EUR    170    Six Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    (8 )

Barclays Bank PLC

   USD    2,060    5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (24 )

BNP Paribas

   EUR    900    Consumer Price Index
(France)
 

2.090%

   10/15/10    (7 )

Citibank

   USD    8,010    4.228%  

Three Month LIBOR

   06/10/11    22  

Citibank

   USD    13,340    Three Month LIBOR  

4.206%

   06/11/11    31  

Citibank

   SEK    4,700    4.750%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (16 )

Citibank

   JPY    46,000    Six Month LIBOR  

1.500%

   12/17/13    (1 )

Citibank

   JPY    47,000    Six Month LIBOR  

1.500%

   12/17/13    (2 )

Citibank

   EUR    590    Six Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18    7  

Citibank

   EUR    700    Six Month LIBOR  

4.750%

   12/17/18    8  

Citibank

   SEK    5,600    5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (8 )

Citibank

   SEK    6,700    5.000%  

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (9 )

Citibank

   USD    1,950    Three Month LIBOR  

5.058%

   06/10/19    (21 )

Citibank

   USD    3,250    Three Month LIBOR  

4.970%

   06/11/19    (13 )

Citibank

   EUR    1,420    5.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    68  

Citibank

   EUR    1,700    5.000%  

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    81  

Citibank

   USD    1,800    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    21  

Citibank

   USD    3,200    Three Month LIBOR  

5.000%

   12/17/38    38  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    2,450    Six Month LIBOR  

4.500%

   12/17/10    27  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    2,700    4.792%  

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/11    (3 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    8,090    4.774%  

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/11    (14 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts                          

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

Credit Suisse First Boston

   GBP    300    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/13    5  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    400    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (8 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    430    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (9 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    430    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (9 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    1,170    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (5 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    14,400    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (65 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    2,610    Six Month LIBOR   

4.696%

   03/18/16    20  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    7,840    Six Month LIBOR   

4.668%

   03/18/16    80  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    610    Six Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    7  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   SEK    15,500    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    25  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    7,900    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    200  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    1,040    4.965%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/24    8  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    3,110    4.934%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/24    9  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    1,100    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (13 )

Credit Suisse First Boston

   EUR    3,230    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    211  

Credit Suisse First Boston

   USD    4,590    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    54  

Deutsche Bank

   GBP    100    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/20/08     

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    19,130    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   06/11/10    31  

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    3,990    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (44 )

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    6,250    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (68 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    355,000    1.183%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10     

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    467,000    1.160%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (2 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    928,000    1.181%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10     

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    976,000    1.183%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    1  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    5,140    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/29/10    (25 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    9,290    Three Month LIBOR   

3.658%

   01/07/11    18  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    6,460    Three Month LIBOR   

3.161%

   01/28/11    79  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    2,300    3.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/11    (17 )

Deutsche Bank

   BRL    3,000    13.950%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/02/12    3  

Deutsche Bank

   BRL    3,000    13.980%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/02/12    2  

Deutsche Bank

   CAD    610    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (5 )

Deutsche Bank

   CAD    760    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    7  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,400    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (6 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,700    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    8  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    2,100    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (10 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    2,500    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (11 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    41,300    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (187 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    6,200    Three Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/15    23  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    6,300    Three Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/15    30  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    225,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.703%

   12/17/15    (17 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    296,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.641%

   12/17/15    (11 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    588,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.699%

   12/17/15    (43 )

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    618,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.691%

   12/17/15    (42 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    4,500    4.745%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/29/15    41  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    8,100    4.487%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/07/16    (53 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    5,600    4.224%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/28/16    (130 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts                          

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    4,680    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   07/04/17    39  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,000    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (3 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,200    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (3 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    2,000    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (6 )

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    2,750    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (31 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,900    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    48  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,900    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    14  

Deutsche Bank

   EUR    2,230    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    107  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    3,230    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    38  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    46,000    2.595%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    12  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    60,000    2.540%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    9  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    118,000    2.594%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    31  

Deutsche Bank

   JPY    124,000    2.585%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    31  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,240    Three Month LIBOR   

5.215%

   12/29/38    (26 )

Deutsche Bank

   USD    2,260    Three Month LIBOR   

5.017%

   01/07/39    23  

Deutsche Bank

   USD    1,540    Three Month LIBOR   

4.939%

   01/28/39    36  

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    5,300    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   06/19/09    9  

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    800    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/19/09    6  

Goldman Sachs

   USD    4,320    4.987%   

Three Month LIBOR

   05/02/12    (155 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    100    Three Month LIBOR   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/17/13    (4 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    400    Six Month LIBOR   

5.500%

   12/15/36    (103 )

Goldman Sachs

   GBP    100    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/19/37    (12 )

HSBC

   GBP    800    5.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/17/13    (34 )

JP Morgan

   BRL    4,470    12.395%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (32 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    6,360    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   06/11/10    (11 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    3,220    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (35 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    6,230    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    (68 )

JP Morgan

   BRL    3,500    14.170%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/03/11    (8 )

JP Morgan

   USD    2,400    3.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/11    (17 )

JP Morgan

   USD    2,900    3.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/11    (21 )

JP Morgan

   USD    400    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (2 )

JP Morgan

   CAD    1,060    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (9 )

JP Morgan

   USD    1,100    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    5  

JP Morgan

   AUD    1,450    Six Month LIBOR   

7.500%

   12/17/13    (24 )

JP Morgan

   USD    1,700    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    8  

JP Morgan

   USD    5,500    Three Month LIBOR   

4.250%

   12/17/13    25  

JP Morgan

   USD    8,500    4.250%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (39 )

JP Morgan

   USD    2,100    Three Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/15    10  

JP Morgan

   USD    13,400    Three Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/15    63  

JP Morgan

   USD    21,100    4.500%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/15    (99 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    1,560    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17    (13 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    5,840    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17    (48 )

JP Morgan

   EUR    210    Six Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    2  

JP Morgan

   AUD    230    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    4  

JP Morgan

   USD    600    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    2  

JP Morgan

   USD    800    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    2  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts                          

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

JP Morgan

   USD    900    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    2  

JP Morgan

   AUD    980    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    15  

JP Morgan

   USD    1,000    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    3  

JP Morgan

   USD    1,100    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (3 )

JP Morgan

   USD    1,100    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (3 )

JP Morgan

   SEK    2,800    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (4 )

JP Morgan

   SEK    2,800    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (4 )

JP Morgan

   USD    2,900    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    8  

JP Morgan

   SEK    6,300    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (9 )

JP Morgan

   USD    11,200    4.750%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (31 )

JP Morgan

   USD    1,800    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    46  

JP Morgan

   USD    3,900    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    99  

JP Morgan

   USD    5,700    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    144  

JP Morgan

   USD    20,400    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/23    516  

JP Morgan

   USD    800    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (6 )

JP Morgan

   USD    1,000    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    7  

JP Morgan

   USD    1,000    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    7  

JP Morgan

   USD    2,800    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/28    (20 )

JP Morgan

   USD    4,000    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    29  

JP Morgan

   EUR    1,570    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (75 )

JP Morgan

   USD    2,000    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (24 )

JP Morgan

   USD    2,190    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (26 )

Lehman Brothers

   GBP    4,100    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/20/09    (105 )

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    6,820    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   06/11/10    (11 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    2,500    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    13  

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    2,990    Six Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/10    33  

Lehman Brothers

   JPY    809,000    1.188%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    1  

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    7,170    4.328%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/11    (103 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    18,000    4.170%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/03/11    35  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    8,010    Three Month LIBOR   

4.380%

   06/11/11    44  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    5,990    4.478%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/13/11    43  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    8,010    4.740%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/11    96  

Lehman Brothers

   JPY    513,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.709%

   12/17/15    (41 )

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    6,850    Six Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   03/18/16    172  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    5,000    5.371%   

Three Month LIBOR

   05/23/17    278  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    10,500    5.336%   

Three Month LIBOR

   05/24/17    558  

Lehman Brothers

   USD    9,450    5.403%   

Three Month LIBOR

   05/25/17    548  

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    1,670    4.750%   

Six Month LIBOR

   07/04/17    (14 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    4,390    4.928%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/03/19    (5 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,950    Three Month LIBOR   

4.970%

   06/11/19    (8 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,460    Three Month LIBOR   

5.040%

   06/13/19    (13 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,950    Three Month LIBOR   

5.190%

   06/17/19    (40 )

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    2,700    4.875%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/18/24    (17 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    600    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    4  

Lehman Brothers

   EUR    890    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (43 )

Lehman Brothers

   USD    1,070    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (13 )

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts                          

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

Lehman Brothers

   JPY    104,000    2.648%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    39  

Merrill Lynch

   USD    1,100    Three Month LIBOR   

5.500%

   05/21/09    44  

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    5,600    4.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   09/20/09    (143 )

Merrill Lynch

   USD    3,800    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/10    20  

Merrill Lynch

   BRL    300    14.765%   

Three Month LIBOR

   01/02/12    2  

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    480    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18    (2 )

Merrill Lynch

   GBP    100    Six Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/15/35    3  

Merrill Lynch

   USD    900    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    11  

Morgan Stanley

   BRL    800    12.670%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (9 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    24,000    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    64  

Morgan Stanley

   EUR    14,370    Six Month LIBOR   

4.500%

   12/17/13    303  

Morgan Stanley

   GBP    100    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18     

Morgan Stanley

   GBP    440    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18    (2 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    600    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    (10 )

Morgan Stanley

   SEK    21,300    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    35  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    400    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    3  

Morgan Stanley

   USD    400    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    5  

Morgan Stanley

   EUR    1,510    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (72 )

Morgan Stanley

   EUR    1,910    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (91 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    1,910    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (23 )

Morgan Stanley

   USD    2,640    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (31 )

Royal Bank of Canada

   CAD    580    4.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    5  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    1,500    6.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   06/19/09    3  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    5,300    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   06/17/10    14  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    540    4.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    5  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    770    5.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    (13 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    840    4.000%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/13    7  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    1,220    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (11 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   CAD    1,540    Three Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/17/13    (13 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    290    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/18    (1 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    400    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/18    (7 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   EUR    740    Six Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/18    8  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   SEK    7,000    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    (10 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    600    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/28    4  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    100    Six Month LIBOR   

5.500%

   12/15/36    (26 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   GBP    200    Six Month LIBOR   

4.000%

   12/15/36    39  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   EUR    1,430    Six Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    (68 )

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD    1,950    5.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   12/17/38    (23 )

UBS

   AUD    7,000    7.000%   

Three Month LIBOR

   09/15/09    (21 )

UBS

   BRL    800    12.410%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/04/10    (9 )

UBS

   AUD    600    7.500%   

Three Month LIBOR

   03/15/10    3  

UBS

   AUD    1,900    7.500%   

Six Month LIBOR

   03/15/11    17  

UBS

   BRL    1,400    10.575%   

Brazil Interbank Deposit Rate

   01/02/12    (72 )

UBS

   GBP    80    Six Month LIBOR   

5.250%

   12/17/13    1  

UBS

   AUD    480    Six Month LIBOR   

7.500%

   12/17/13    (8 )

UBS

   SEK    2,370    Three Month LIBOR   

4.750%

   12/17/13    8  

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts                          

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund Receives   

Fund Pays

   Termination
Date
   Market Value
$
 
                 

UBS

   JPY    12,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.500%

   12/17/13    —    

UBS

   JPY    91,000    Six Month LIBOR   

1.500%

   12/17/13    (3 )

UBS

   AUD    650    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    10  

UBS

   AUD    1,080    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    17  

UBS

   AUD    1,270    7.250%   

Six Month LIBOR

   12/17/18    20  

UBS

   USD    2,200    Three Month LIBOR   

5.000%

   12/17/38    26  
                     

Total Market Value of Open Interest Rate Swap Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - $1,298

   3,240  
                     

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts                           

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/
Receives
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD   

1,250

   0.09 %   08/25/37    (653 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD   

1,250

   0.09 %   08/25/37    (653 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD   

1,000

   0.76 %   01/25/38    (558 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Credit Suisse First Boston    USD   

700

   0.76 %   01/25/38    (390 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

1,800

   0.11 %   05/25/46    (595 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,300

   0.09 %   08/25/37    (679 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,000

   0.09 %   08/25/37    (522 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,500

   0.09 %   08/25/37    (784 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

2,000

   0.76 %   01/25/38    (1,114 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

2,000

   0.76 %   01/25/38    (1,115 )

ABX - HE Index for Sub-Prime Home Equity Sector

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,700

   0.17 %   05/25/46    (1,306 )

American International Group

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

1,800

   2.05 %   03/20/13    (29 )

American International Group

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

2,200

   1.63 %   06/20/13    (73 )

Argentina Government International Bond

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,600

   1.70 %   08/20/08    (2 )

Berkshire Hathaway

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

3,600

   (1.00 )%   03/20/13    4  

Brazilian Government International Bond

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,400

   1.98 %   03/20/16    56  

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

2,000

   0.75 %   09/20/08    (1 )

CMBS AAA Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

1,400

   0.08 %   12/13/49    (141 )

Countrywide Home Loans

   Merrill Lynch    USD   

2,200

   6.30 %   06/20/09    72  

Custom FTD Basket

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

4,400

   11.40 %   08/20/08    191  

Dow Jones CDS Emerging Markets Index

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

300

   2.65 %   06/20/13    3  

Dow Jones CDS Emerging Markets Index

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,500

   2.65 %   06/20/13    15  

Dow Jones CDS Emerging Markets Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

100

   2.65 %   06/20/13    1  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Barclays    USD   

700

   (1.55 )%   06/20/13    7  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD   

400

   1.12 %   12/20/12    5  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Citibank    USD   

500

   2.14 %   06/20/12    (31 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

2,000

   0.71 %   12/20/12    22  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

7,100

   (1.55 )%   06/20/13    73  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

900

   (5.00 )%   06/20/13    (59 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman    USD   

400

   0.56 %   12/20/17     

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

1,600

   1.12 %   12/20/12    19  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

7,200

   (1.55 )%   06/20/13    74  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

100

   0.55 %   12/20/17     

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Amounts in thousands

 

Credit Default Swap Contracts                           

Reference
Entity

  

Counter
Party

   Notional
Amount
   Fund (Pays)/
Receives
Fixed Rate
    Termination
Date
   Market
Value
$
 
                

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   JP Morgan    USD   

300

   0.55 %   12/20/17     

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Merrill Lynch    USD   

1,000

   1.83 %   06/20/12    (72 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Merrill Lynch    USD   

3,000

   1.64 %   12/20/12    6  

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

1,000

   2.08 %   06/20/12    (63 )

Dow Jones CDX High Volatility Index

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

5,900

   (1.55 )%   06/20/13    61  

Ford Motor Credit Co.

   Goldman Sachs    USD   

100

   3.85 %   09/20/12    (26 )

Freddie Mac

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

700

   0.72 %   03/20/13    9  

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

1,100

   1.60 %   12/20/12    (17 )

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD   

600

   1.25 %   12/20/08    1  

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   JP Morgan    USD   

100

   0.97 %   11/20/08     

Gaz Capital for Gazprom

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

1,500

   2.48 %   02/20/13    28  

GE Capital Corporation

   Citibank    USD   

200

   0.75 %   03/20/09     

GE Capital Corporation

   Citibank    USD   

100

   1.05 %   03/20/10     

GE Capital Corporation

   Merrill Lynch    USD   

1,000

   1.08 %   12/20/09    2  

GE Capital Corporation

   Morgan Stanley    USD   

200

   0.95 %   01/20/09     

GE Capital Corporation

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD   

200

   1.10 %   09/20/09    1  

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

900

   1.68 %   09/20/08    (12 )

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

400

   3.60 %   09/20/08    (5 )

General Motors Acceptance Corp.

   Merrill Lynch    USD   

1,000

   1.85 %   09/20/09    (175 )

General Motors Corp.

   Bank of America    USD   

900

   8.95 %   03/20/13    (289 )

General Motors Corp.

   Bank of America    USD   

800

   5.00 %   06/20/13    (328 )

General Motors Corp.

   Chase Securities Inc.    USD   

200

   4.55 %   12/20/12    (83 )

General Motors Corp.

   Citibank    USD   

300

   4.63 %   12/20/12    (124 )

General Motors Corp.

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

500

   5.00 %   06/20/13    (205 )

General Motors Corp.

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,000

   2.30 %   09/20/08     

Indonesia Government International Bond

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

100

   0.40 %   12/20/08     

Kazkommerts International BV

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

700

   4.25 %   10/20/12    (76 )

Lehman Brothers

   Barclays Bank PLC    USD   

300

   0.19 %   09/20/08    (3 )

Lehman Brothers

  

Royal Bank of Scotland

   USD   

300

   0.30 %   09/20/08    (3 )

Alltel Communications Inc.

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

2,000

   2.70 %   06/20/13    45  

Merrill Lynch & Co.

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

2,000

   2.20 %   06/20/13    (45 )

Merrill Lynch & Co.

   Royal Bank of Scotland    USD   

1,000

   2.20 %   06/20/13    (23 )

Metlife, Inc.

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

1,800

   2.05 %   03/20/13    61  

Metlife, Inc.

   UBS    USD   

1,800

   2.05 %   03/20/13    61  

Mexico Government International Bond

   JP Morgan    USD   

200

   0.92 %   03/20/16    (3 )

Neiman Marcus Group (The)

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

1,000

   1.10 %   09/20/08    (1 )

Prudential

   Deutsche Bank    USD   

1,800

   2.30 %   03/20/13    48  

Prudential

   UBS    USD   

1,800

   2.30 %   03/20/13    48  

SLM Corporation

   Barclays    USD   

100

   5.10 %   06/20/09     

Sunguard Data Systems

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

2,000

   3.50 %   09/20/12    (38 )

Univision Communications Inc.

   Lehman Brothers    USD   

2,000

   1.75 %   12/20/08    52  
                    

Total Market Value of Open Credit Default Contracts Premiums Paid (Received) - ($6,052)

   (9,331 )
                    

 

See accompanying notes which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Footnotes:

(Æ) Nonincome-producing security.
(Ï) Forward commitment.
(Ê) Adjustable or floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ƒ) Perpetual floating rate security. Rate shown reflects rate in effect at period end.
(ö) Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT).
(m) Bond is insured by a guarantor.
(ß) Illiquid security.
(Ø) In default.
(ç) At amortized cost, which approximates market.
(ž) Rate noted is yield-to-maturity from date of acquisition.
(æ) Pre-refunded: These bonds are collateralized by US Treasury securities, which are held in escrow by a trustee and used to pay principal and interest in the tax-exempt issue and to retire the bonds in full at the earliest refunding date.
(§) All or a portion of the shares of this security are held as collateral in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund.
(×) The security is purchased with the cash collateral from the securities loaned.
(Ñ) All or a portion of the shares of this security are on loan.
(Þ) Restricted security. Security may have contractual restrictions on resale, may have been offered in a private placement transaction, and may not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
(Å) Illiquid and restricted security.
(å) Currency balances were held in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold), options written, or swaps entered into by the Fund. See Note 2.
(Û) All or a portion of the shares of this security are held as collateral in connection with securities sold short.

Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt

GDR - Global Depositary Receipt

ADS - American Depositary Share

CME - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

CMO - Collateralized Mortgage Obligation

CVO - Contingent Value Obligation

144A - Represents private placement security for qualified buyers according to rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.

GDS - Global Depositary Share

LIBOR - London Interbank Offered Rate

PIC - Payment in Kind

FDIC - Federal Deposit Insurance Company

REMIC - Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit

STRIP - Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities

TBA - To Be Announced Security

 

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Foreign Currency Abbreviations:

ARS - Argentine peso

  HKD - Hong Kong dollar   PHP - Philippine peso

AUD - Australian dollar

  HUF - Hungarian forint   PKR - Pakistani rupee

BRL - Brazilian real

  ID - Indonesian rupiah   PLN - Polish zloty

CAD - Canadian dollar

  ILS - Israeli shekel   RUB - Russian ruble

CHF - Swiss frane

  INR - Indian rupee   SEK - Swedish krona

CLP - Chilean peso

 

ITL - Italian lira

  SGD - Singapore dollar

CNY - Chinese renminbi yuan

  JPY - Japanese yen   SKK - Slovakian koruna

COP - Colombian peso

  KES - Kenyan schilling   THB - Thai baht

CRC - Costa Rica colon

  KRW - South Korean won   TRY - Turkish lira

CZK - Czech koruna

  MXN - Mexican peso   TWD - Taiwanese dollar

DKK - Danish krone

  MYR - Malaysian ringgit   USD - United States dollar

EGP - Egyptian pound

  NOK - Norwegian krone   VEB - Venezuelan bolivar

EUR - Euro

  NZD - New Zealand dollar   VND - Vietnamese dong

GBP - British pound sterling

  PEN - Peruvian nouveau sol   ZAR - South African rand

 

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1.   Organization

Russell Investment Company (the “Investment Company” or “RIC”) is a series investment company with 44 different investment portfolios referred to as Funds. This Quarterly Report reports on five of these Funds. The Investment Company is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company. It is organized and operates as a Massachusetts business trust under an amended and restated master trust agreement dated August 19, 2002, as amended. The Investment Company’s master trust agreement permits the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) to issue an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest at a $.01 par value per share.

Russell Investment Management Company (“RIMCo”) is the Funds adviser and Russell Fund Services Company (“RFSC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of RIMCo, is the Funds administrator and transfer agent.

 

2.   Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of this Quarterly Report. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United Sates of America (“GAAP”) for investment companies. The presentation of these schedules of investments in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the Quarterly Report. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Security Valuation

The Funds value portfolio securities according to Board-approved securities valuation procedures, including market value procedures, fair value procedures and pricing services. Money market fund securities are priced using the amortized cost method of valuation, as are debt obligation securities maturing within 60 days at the time of purchase, unless the Board determines that amortized cost does not represent market value of short-term debt obligations. The Board has delegated the responsibility for administration of the securities valuation procedures to RFSC.

Ordinarily, the Funds value each portfolio security based on market quotations provided by pricing services or alternative pricing services or dealers (when permitted by the market value procedures). Generally, Fund securities are valued at the close of the market on which they are traded as follows:

 

   

US listed equities; equity and fixed income options: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

US over-the-counter equities: Official closing price; last bid price if no closing price;

 

   

Listed ADRs/GDRs: Last sale price; last bid price if no last sale price;

 

   

Municipal bonds, US bonds, Eurobonds/foreign bonds: Evaluated bid price; broker quote if no evaluated bid price;

 

   

Futures: Settlement price.

 

   

Investments in other mutual funds are valued at their net asset value per share, calculated at 4 p.m. Eastern time or as of the close of the New York Stock Exchange, whichever is earlier.

 

   

The value of swap agreements are equal to the Funds’ obligation (or rights) under swap contracts which will generally be equal to the net amounts to be paid or received under the contracts based upon the relative values of the positions held by each party to the contracts.

 

   

Equity securities traded on a national securities foreign exchange or an over the counter market are valued on the basis of the official closing price, or lacking the official closing price, at the last sale price of the primary exchange on which the security is traded.

If market quotations are not readily available for a security or if subsequent events suggest that a market quotation is not reliable, the Funds will use the security’s fair value, as determined in accordance with the fair value procedures. This generally means that equity securities and fixed income securities listed and traded principally on any national securities exchange are valued on the basis of the last sale price or, lacking any sales, at the closing bid price, on the primary exchange on which the security is traded. The fair value procedures may involve subjective judgments as to the fair value of securities. The effect of fair value pricing is that securities may not be priced on the basis of quotations from the primary market in which they are traded, but rather may be

 

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priced by another method that the Fund’s Board of Trustees believes reflects fair value. The use of fair value pricing by a Fund may cause the net asset value of its shares to differ significantly from the net asset value that would be calculated using normal pricing methods. Fair value pricing could also cause discrepancies between the daily movement of the value of Fund shares and the daily movement of the benchmark index if the index is valued using another pricing method.

This policy is intended to assure that the Funds’ net asset values fairly reflect security values as of the time of pricing. Events or circumstances affecting the values of Fund securities that occur between the closing of the principal markets on which they trade and the time the net asset value of Fund shares is determined may be reflected in the calculation of net asset values for each applicable Fund when the Funds deem that the particular event or circumstance would materially affect such Fund’s net asset value. RIC Funds that invest primarily in frequently traded exchange listed securities will use fair value pricing in limited circumstances since reliable market quotations will often be readily available. RIC Funds that invest in foreign securities are likely to use fair value pricing more often since significant events may occur between the close of foreign markets and the time of pricing which would trigger fair value pricing of the foreign securities. RIC Funds that invest in low rated debt securities are also likely to use fair value pricing more often since the markets in which such securities are traded are generally thinner, more limited and less active than those for higher rated securities. Examples of events that could trigger fair value pricing of one or more securities are: a material market movement of the US securities market (defined in the fair value procedures as the movement by any two of four major US Indexes greater than a certain percentage) or other significant event; foreign market holidays if on a daily basis, Fund exposure exceeds 20% in aggregate (all closed markets combined); a company development; a natural disaster; or an armed conflict.

Because foreign securities can trade on non-business days, the net asset value of a Fund’s portfolio that includes foreign securities may change on days when shareholders will not be able to purchase or redeem fund shares.

In September 2006, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”), was issued and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 157 will have on the Funds financial statement disclosure.

In March 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 161”). SFAS 161 is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about the Funds’ derivative and hedging activities. Management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS 161 will have on the Funds’ financial statements disclosures.

Investment Transaction

Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions, if any, are recorded on the basis of specific identified cost incurred by each money manager within a particular Fund.

Investment Income

Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes on the ex-dividend date, except that certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon thereafter as the Funds are informed of the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis. All premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized/accreted using the interest method.

Foreign Currency Translations

The books and records of the Funds are maintained in US dollars. Foreign currency amounts and transactions of the Funds are translated into US dollars on the following basis:

 

  (a) Market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities at the closing rate of exchange on the valuation date.

 

  (b) Purchases and sales of investment securities and income at the closing rate of exchange prevailing on the respective trade dates of such transactions.

 

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Reported net realized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from: sales and maturities of short-term securities; sales of foreign currencies; currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions; the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Funds’ books and the US dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized gains or losses from foreign currency-related transactions arise from changes in the value of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities, at year-end, as a result of changes in the exchange rates.

The Funds do not isolate that portion of the results of operations of the Funds that arises as a result of changes in exchange rates from that portion that arises from changes in market prices of investments during the year. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments. However, for federal income tax purposes the Funds do isolate the effects of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices for realized gain (or loss) on debt obligations.

Derivatives

To the extent permitted by the investment objectives, restrictions and policies set forth in the Funds’ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, the Funds may participate in various derivative-based transactions. Derivative securities are instruments or agreements whose value is derived from an underlying security or index. They include options, futures, swaps, forwards, structured notes and stripped securities. These instruments offer unique characteristics and risks that assist the Funds in meeting its investment strategies.

The Funds typically use derivatives in three ways: exposing cash reserves to markets, hedging and return enhancement. The Funds may pursue its strategy of being fully invested by exposing cash reserves to the performance of appropriate markets by purchasing securities and/or derivatives. This is intended to cause the Funds to perform as though cash reserves were actually invested in those markets. Hedging is also used by the Funds to limit or control risks, such as adverse movements in exchange rates and interest rates. Return enhancement can be accomplished through the use of derivatives in a Fund. By purchasing certain instruments, the Funds may more effectively achieve the desired portfolio characteristics that assist them in meeting their investment objectives. Depending on how the derivatives are structured and utilized, the risks associated with them may vary widely. These risks are generally categorized as market risk, liquidity risk and counterparty or credit risk.

Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

In connection with investment transactions consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and strategies, certain Funds may enter into foreign currency exchange spot contracts and forward foreign currency exchange contracts (“contracts”). From time to time the International and Fixed Income III Funds may enter into contracts to hedge certain foreign currency-denominated assets. Contracts are recorded at market value. Certain risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and are generally limited to the amount of unrealized gain on the contracts, if any, that are recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Realized gains or losses arising from such transactions are included in net realized gain (or loss) from foreign currency-related transactions. Open contracts at July 31, 2008 are presented on the Schedule of Investments for the applicable Funds.

Forward Commitments

Certain Funds may contract to purchase securities for a fixed price at a future date beyond customary settlement time consistent with a Fund’s ability to manage its investment portfolio and meet redemption requests. The price of the underlying securities and the date when the securities will be delivered and paid for are fixed at the time the transaction is negotiated. The Funds may dispose of a forward commitment transaction prior to settlement if it is appropriate to do so and realize short-term gains (or losses) upon such sale. When effecting such transactions, cash or liquid high-grade debt obligations of the Fund in a dollar amount sufficient to make payment for the portfolio securities to be purchased will be segregated on the Fund’s records at the trade date and maintained until the transaction is settled. A forward commitment transaction involves a risk of loss if the value of the security to be purchased declines prior to the settlement date or the other party to the transaction fails to complete the transaction.

 

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Loan Agreements

The Fixed Income III Fund may invest in direct debt instruments which are interests in amounts owed by corporate, governmental, or other borrowers to lenders or lending syndicates. A Fund’s investments in loans may be in the form of participations in loans or assignments of all or a portion of loans from third parties. A loan is often administered by a bank or other financial institution (the “lender”) that acts as agent for all holders. The agent administers the terms of the loan, as specified in the loan agreement. When investing in a loan participation, a Fund has the right to receive payments of principal, interest and any fees to which it is entitled only from the lender selling the loan agreement and only upon receipt by the lender of payments from the borrower. A Fund generally has no right to enforce compliance with the terms of the loan agreement with the borrower. As a result, a Fund may be subject to the credit risk of both the borrower and the lender that is selling the loan agreement. When a Fund purchases assignments from lenders it acquires direct rights against the borrower on the loan. At the period ended July 31, 2008, the Fixed Income III Fund had $1,000,000 in unfunded loan commitments.

Investments in Emerging Markets

Investing in emerging markets may involve special risks and considerations for the International Fund not typically associated with investing in the United States markets. These risks include revaluation of currencies, high rates of inflation, repatriation, restrictions on income and capital, and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities issued in these markets may be less liquid, subject to government ownership controls, delayed settlements, and their prices may be more volatile than those of comparable securities in the United States.

Options

The Funds may purchase and sell (write) call and put options on securities and securities indices, provided such options are traded on a national securities exchange or in an over-the-counter market. The Funds may also purchase and sell call and put options on foreign currencies. The domestic equity Funds may utilize options to equitize liquidity reserve balances.

When a Fund writes a covered call or a put option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The Fund receives a premium on the sale of a call option but gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in stock value above the exercise price of the option, and when the Fund writes a put option it is exposed to a decline in the price of the underlying security.

Whether an option which the Fund has written expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss, if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option which the Fund has written is exercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain or loss from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. When a put option which a Fund has written is exercised, the amount of the premium originally received will reduce the cost of the security which a Fund purchases upon exercise of the option. Realized gains (losses) on purchased options are included in net realized gain (loss) from investments.

The Funds’ use of written options involves, to varying degrees, elements of market risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to market risk. The risks may be caused by an imperfect correlation between movements in the price of the instrument and the price of the underlying securities and interest rates.

Futures Contracts

The Funds presented herein may invest in futures contracts (i.e., interest rate, foreign currency and index futures contracts) to a limited extent. The face or contract amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of the Funds’ exposure to off balance sheet risk. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Fund and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Funds are required to deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents 5% of the purchase price indicated in the futures contract. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial

 

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settlement value are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. As of July 31, 2008, the International Fund and Fixed Income III Fund had cash collateral balances of $5,924,282 and $2,250,777, respectively, in connection with futures contracts purchased (sold).

Swap Agreements

The Funds may enter into several different types of agreements including interest rate, index, credit default and currency swaps.

The Funds may enter into index swap agreements as an additional hedging strategy for cash reserves held by those Funds or to effect investment transactions consistent with these Funds’ investment objectives and strategies. Index swap agreements are two party contracts entered into primarily by institutional investors for periods ranging from a few weeks to more than one year. In a standard index swap transaction, the two parties agree to exchange the returns (or differentials in rates of return) earned or realized on particular investments or instruments. The returns to be exchanged between the parties are calculated with respect to a “notional amount” (i.e. a specified dollar amount that is hypothetically invested in a “basket” of securities representing a particular index). Amounts paid to and received from the swap counterparties representing capital appreciation and depreciation on the underlying securities and accrued interest expense and interest income are recorded as net realized gain (loss). The Funds are exposed to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the swap counterparties; however, the Funds do not anticipate non-performance by the counterparties.

The Fixed Income III and International Funds may enter into swap agreements, on either an asset-based or liability-based basis, depending on whether it is hedging its assets or its liabilities, and will usually enter into swaps on a net basis, i.e., the two payment streams are netted out, with the Fund receiving or paying, as the case may be, only the net amount of the two payments. When a Fund engages in a swap, it exchanges its obligations to pay or rights to receive payments for the obligations or rights to receive payments of another party (i.e., an exchange of floating rate payments for fixed rate payments).

Interest rate swaps are a counterparty agreement and can be customized to meet each party’s needs and involves the exchange of a fixed payment per period for a payment that is not fixed. Currency swaps are an agreement where two parties exchange specified amounts of different currencies which are followed by a series of interest payments that are exchanged based on the principal cash flow. At maturity the principal amounts are exchanged back. Credit default swaps are a counterparty agreement which allows the transfer of third party credit risk (the possibility that an issuer will default on their obligation by failing to pay principal or interest in a timely manner) from one party to another. The lender faces the credit risk from a third party and the counterparty in the swap agrees to insure this risk in exchange for regular periodic payments.

The Funds expect to enter into these transactions primarily to preserve a return or spread on a particular investment or portion of its portfolio or to protect against any increase in the price of securities it anticipates purchasing at a later date. The net amount of the excess, if any, of the Funds’ obligations over its entitlements with respect to each swap will be accrued on a daily basis and an amount of cash or liquid high-grade debt securities having an aggregate net asset value at least equal to the accrued excess will be maintained in a segregated account by the Funds’ custodian. To the extent that the Fund enters into swaps on other than a net basis, the amount maintained in a segregated account will be the full amount of the Funds’ obligations, if any, with respect to such interest rate swaps, accrued on a daily basis. If there is a default by the other party to such a transaction, the Funds will have contractual remedies pursuant to the agreement related to the transaction. The swap market has grown substantially in recent years with a large number of banks and investment banking firms acting both as principals and as agents utilizing standardized swap documentation. As a result, the swap market has become relatively liquid.

Short Sales

The Equity Q Fund may enter into short sale transactions. In a short sale, the seller sells a security that it does not own, typically a security borrowed from a broker or dealer. Because the seller remains liable to return the underlying security that it borrowed from the broker or dealer, the seller must purchase the security prior to the date on which delivery to the broker or dealer is required. The Fund will incur a loss as a result of the short sale if the price of the security increases between the date of the short sale and the date on which the fund must return the borrowed security. The Fund will realize a gain if the security declines in price between those dates. The making of short sales exposes the Fund to the risk of liability for the market value of the security that is sold (the amount of which liability increases as the market value of the underlying security increases), in addition to the costs associated with establishing, maintaining and closing out the short position.

 

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Although the Fund’s potential for gain as a result of a short sale is limited to the price at which it sold the security short less the cost of borrowing the security, its potential for loss is theoretically unlimited because there is no limit to the cost of replacing the borrowed security. When the Fund makes a short sale, the Fund may use all or a portion of the cash proceeds of short sales to purchase other securities or for any other permissible Fund purpose. To the extent necessary to meet collateral requirements, the Fund is required to pledge assets in a segregated account maintained by the Fund’s custodian for the benefit of the broker.

The Fund also may use securities it owns to meet any such collateral obligations. Until a Fund replaces a borrowed security in connection with a short sale, the Fund will: (a) maintain daily a segregated account, containing cash, cash equivalents, or liquid marketable securities, at such a level that the amount deposited in the segregated account plus the amount deposited with the broker as collateral will equal the current requirement under Regulation T promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System under the authority of section 7 and 8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; or (b) otherwise cover its short position in accordance with positions taken by the staff of the SEC (e.g., taking an offsetting long position in the security sold short). As of July 31, 2008, $576,473,755 was held as collateral.

Mortgage-Related and Other Asset-Backed Securities

The Fixed Income III Fund may invest in mortgage or other asset-backed securities. These securities may include mortgage pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”), commercial mortgage-backed securities, mortgage dollar rolls, CMO residuals, stripped mortgage-backed securities (“SMBSs”) and other securities that directly or indirectly represent a participation in, or are secured by a payable from, mortgage loans on real property. Mortgage-backed securities often have stated maturities of up to thirty years when they are issued, depending upon the length of the mortgages underlying the securities. In practice, however, unscheduled or early payments of principal and interest on the underlying mortgages may make the securities’ effective maturity shorter than this, and the prevailing interest rates may be higher or lower than the current yield of a Fund’s portfolio at the time the Fund receives the payments for reinvestment. Mortgage-backed securities may have less potential for capital appreciation than comparable fixed income securities due to the likelihood of increased prepayments of mortgages as interest rates decline. If a Fund buys mortgage-backed securities at a premium, mortgage foreclosures and prepayments of principal by mortgagors (which may be made at any time without penalty) may result in some loss of the Fund’s principal investment to the extent of the premium paid. The value of mortgage-backed securities may also change due to shifts in the market’s perception of issuers. In addition, regulatory or tax changes may adversely affect the mortgage securities markets as a whole. Non-governmental mortgage-backed securities may offer higher yields than those issued by government entities, but also may be subject to greater price changes than governmental issues.

Through its investments in mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”), including those that are issued by private issuers, a Fund may have some exposure to subprime loans as well as to the mortgage and credit markets generally. Private issuers include commercial banks, savings associations, mortgage companies, investment banking firms, finance companies and special purpose finance entities (called special purpose vehicles or SPVs) and other entities that acquire and package mortgage loans for resale as MBS. Unlike MBS issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government or one of its sponsored entities, MBS issued by private issuers do not have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee, but may have credit enhancements provided by external entities such as banks or financial institutions or achieved through the structuring of the transaction itself. Examples of such credit support arising out of the structure of the transaction include the issue of senior and subordinated securities (e.g., the issuance of securities by an SPV in multiple classes or “tranches”, with one or more classes being senior to other subordinated classes as to the payment of principal and interest, with the result that defaults on the underlying mortgage loans are borne first by the holders of the subordinated class); creation of “reserve funds” (in which case cash or investments, sometimes funded from a portion of the payments on the underlying mortgage loans, are held in reserve against future losses); and “overcollateralization” (in which case the scheduled payments on, or the principal amount of, the underlying mortgage loans exceeds that required to make payment of the securities and pay any servicing or other fees). However, there can be no guarantee that credit enhancements, if any, will be sufficient to prevent losses in the event of defaults on the underlying mortgage loans. In addition, MBS that are issued by private issuers are not subject to the underwriting requirements for the underlying mortgages that are applicable to those MBS that have a government or government-sponsored entity guarantee. As a result, the mortgage loans underlying private MBS may, and frequently do, have less favorable collateral, credit risk or other underwriting characteristics than government or government-sponsored MBS and have wider variances in a number of terms including interest rate, term, size, purpose and borrower characteristics. Privately issued pools more frequently include second mortgages, high loan-to-value mortgages and manufactured housing loans. The coupon rates and maturities of the underlying mortgage loans in a private-label MBS pool may vary to a greater extent than those included in a government guaranteed pool, and the pool may include subprime

 

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mortgage loans. Subprime loans refer to loans made to borrowers with weakened credit histories or with a lower capacity to make timely payments on their loans. For these reasons, the loans underlying these securities have had in many cases higher default rates than those loans that meet government underwriting requirements. The risk of non-payment is greater for MBS that are backed by mortgage pools that contain subprime loans, but a level of risk exists for all loans. Privately issued MBS are not traded on an exchange and there may be a limited market for the securities, especially when there is a perceived weakness in the mortgage and real estate market sectors. Without an active trading market, MBS held in a Fund’s portfolio may be particularly difficult to value because of the complexities involved in assessing the value of the underlying mortgage loans.

Asset-backed securities may include pools of mortgages (“mortgage-backed securities”), loans, receivables or other assets. Payment of principal and interest may be largely dependent upon the cash flows generated by the assets backing the securities. For purposes of determining the percentage of a Fund’s total assets invested in securities of issuers having their principal business activities in a particular industry, asset-backed securities will be classified separately, based on the nature of the underlying assets, according to the following categories: captive auto, diversified, retail and consumer loans, captive equipment and business, business trade receivables, nuclear fuel and capital and mortgage lending. Asset-backed securities (other than mortgage-backed securities) present certain risks that are not presented by mortgage-backed securities. Primarily, these securities may not have the benefit of any security interest in the related assets. Credit card receivables are generally unsecured and the debtors are entitled to the protection of a number of state and federal consumer credit laws, many of which give such debtors the right to set off certain amounts owed on the credit cards, thereby reducing the balance due. There is the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some cases, be available to support payments on these securities. Asset-backed securities are often backed by a pool of assets representing the obligations of a number of different parties. To lessen the effect of failures by obligors on underlying assets to make payments, the securities may contain elements of credit support which fall into two categories: (i) liquidity protection, and (ii) protection against losses resulting from ultimate default by an obligor on the underlying assets. Liquidity protection refers to the provision of advances, generally by the entity administering the pool of assets, to ensure that the receipt of payments on the underlying pool occurs in a timely fashion. Protection against losses results from payment of the insurance obligations on at least a portion of the assets in the pool. This protection may be provided through guarantees, policies or letters of credit obtained by the issuer or sponsor from third parties, through various means of structuring the transaction or through a combination of such approaches. The Funds will not pay any additional or separate fees for credit support. The degree of credit support provided for each issue is generally based on historical information respecting the level of credit risk associated with the underlying assets. Delinquency or loss in excess of that anticipated or failure of the credit support could adversely affect the return on an investment in such a security. The availability of asset-backed securities may be affected by legislative or regulatory developments. It is possible that such developments may require the Funds to dispose of any then existing holdings of such securities.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds

The Fixed Income III Fund may invest in inflation-indexed bonds. Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. The interest rate on these bonds is generally fixed at issuance at a rate lower than typical bonds. Over the life of an inflation-indexed bond, however, interest will be paid based on a principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond will be included as interest income in the Statement of Operations, even though investors do not receive their principal until maturity.

Guarantees

In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds that have not yet occurred. However, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

 

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3.   Investment Transactions

Written Options Contracts

Transactions in written options contracts for the period ended July 31, 2008 for the following Funds were as follows:

 

     International Fund     Fixed Income III Fund  
      Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
    Number of
Contracts
    Premiums
Received
 
        

Outstanding October 31, 2007

       $     4,199     $ 1,550,298  

Opened

   1,713       8,097,785     1,616       2,732,677  

Closed

   (1,529 )     (7,193,786 )   (2,204 )     (1,174,964 )

Expired

             (3,511 )     (1,209,064 )
                            

Outstanding July 31, 2008

   184     $ 903,999     100     $ 1,898,947  
                            

Securities Lending

The Investment Company has a securities lending program whereby each Fund can loan securities with a value up to 33 1/3% of its total assets. The Fund receives cash (US currency), US Government or US Government agency obligations as collateral against the loaned securities. To the extent that a loan is collateralized by cash, such collateral is invested by the securities lending agent, State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”) in short-term instruments, money market mutual funds and other short-term investments that meet certain quality and diversification requirements. Cash collateral invested in money market funds is included in the Schedules of Investments. The collateral received is recorded on a lending Fund’s statement of assets and liabilities along with the related obligation to return the collateral.

Income generated from the investment of cash collateral, less negotiated rebate fees paid to participating brokers and transaction costs, is divided between the Fund and State Street and is recorded as income for the Fund. To the extent that a loan is secured by non-cash collateral, brokers pay the Fund negotiated lenders’ fees, which are divided between the Fund and State Street and are recorded as securities lending income for the Fund. All collateral received will be in an amount at least equal to 102% (for loans of US securities) or 105% (for non-US securities) of the market value of the loaned securities at the inception of each loan. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Funds and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Fund the next day. Should the borrower of the securities fail financially, there is a risk of delay in recovery of the securities or loss of rights in the collateral. Consequently, loans are made only to borrowers which are deemed to be of good financial standing.

As of July 31, 2008, the non-cash collateral pledged for the securities on loan in the following funds was:

 

Funds    Non-Cash
Collateral Value
   Non-Cash Collateral Holding
     

Equity I Fund

   $ 12,888,185    Pool of US Government Securities

Equity II Fund

     1,749,468    Pool of US Government Securities

Equity Q Fund

     3,756,541    Pool of US Government Securities

International Fund

     1,891,428    Pool of US Government Securities

 

4.   Related Party Transactions

The Funds are permitted to invest their cash reserves (i.e., cash awaiting investment or cash held to meet redemption requests or to pay expenses), and also may invest a portion of the collateral received from the Investment Company’s securities lending program in the Investment Company’s Money Market Fund (one of the Funds of the Investment Company not presented herein). As of July 31, 2008, $768,658,707 of the Money Market Fund’s net assets represents investment by the Funds.

 

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5.   Federal Income Taxes

At July 31, 2008, the cost of investments and net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) for income tax purposes were as follows:

 

     Equity I Fund     Equity II Fund     Equity Q Fund  
      

Cost of Investments

   $ 1,858,543,165     $ 723,416,253     $ 1,715,258,042  
                        

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 39,635,627     $ 19,599,064     $ 328,473,895  

Unrealized Depreciation

     (28,466,332 )     (15,358,799 )     (365,386,330 )
                        

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 11,169,295     $ 4,240,265     $ (36,912,435 )
                        
      International Fund     Fixed Income III Fund        

Cost of Investments

   $ 1,910,746,113     $ 2,404,111,709    
                  

Unrealized Appreciation

   $ 56,504,795     $ 24,103,804    

Unrealized Depreciation

     (41,383,642 )     (133,677,110 )  
                  

Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

   $ 15,121,153     $ (109,573,306 )  
                  

 

6.   Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are subject to contractual limitations on resale, are often issued in private placement transactions, and are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Act”). The most common types of restricted securities are those sold under Rule 144A of the Act and commercial paper sold under Section 4(2) of the Act.

A Fund may invest a portion of its net assets not to exceed 15% in securities that are illiquid. Illiquid securities are securities that may not be readily marketable, and that cannot be sold within seven days in the ordinary course of business at the approximate amount at which the Fund has valued the securities. Restricted securities are generally considered to be illiquid.

The following table lists restricted securities held by a Fund that are illiquid. The following table does not include (1) securities deemed liquid by RIMCo or a money manager pursuant to Board approved policies and procedures or (2) illiquid securities that are not restricted securities as designated on the Fund’s Schedule of Investments.

 

Fund - % of Net Assets
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
   Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Cost per Unit
$
   Cost
(000)
$
   Market Value
(000)
$

International Fund - 0.1%

              

Bharti Airtel, Ltd.

   08/06/08    75,000    1,851.20    1,388,403    1,397
                
               1,397
                

Fixed Income III Fund - 1.8%

              

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

   07/24/05    695,000    99.85    694    713

Abu Dhabi National Energy Co.

   07/24/05    1,450,000    99.94    1,449    1,466

AIG SunAmerica Global Financing VI

   06/09/04    630,000    103.47    652    628

American Express Credit Account Master Trust

   08/02/07    1,263,914    99.74    1,261    1,235

Americo Life, Inc.

   06/20/06    100,000    102.10    102    102

ANZ National International, Ltd.

   07/09/08    1,000,000    99.91    999    1,000

Axcan Intermediate Holdings, Inc.

   02/13/08    1,000,000    98.79    988    1,005

BNP Paribas Capital Trust

   06/01/06    850,000    112.20    953    866

Bombardier, Inc.

   11/10/06    125,000    128.47    161    184

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust

   10/18/06    782,020    100.00    782    704

Catlin Insurance Co., Ltd.

   11/01/07    200,000    100.00    200    119

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust

   10/05/07    1,262,699    100.00    1,263    1,136

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust

   10/05/07    400,000    100.00    400    297

CIT Mortgage Loan Trust

   10/05/07    750,000    100.00    750    351

COX Communications, Inc.

   05/29/08    475,000    99.61    473    468

Deutsche ALT-A Securities NIM Trust

   03/12/07    64,669    99.65    64    61

 

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Fund - % of Net Assets
Securities
   Acquisition
Date
   Principal
Amount ($)
or Shares
   Cost per Unit
$
   Cost
(000)
$
   Market Value
(000)
$

DG Funding Trust

   11/04/03    118    10,587.51    1,249    1,182

Entergy Gulf States, Inc.

   11/30/05    89,000    100.00    89    89

Evraz Group SA

   04/17/08    500,000    100.56    402    486

FBG Finance, Ltd.

   06/02/05    190,000    99.17    188    176

Gaz Capital SA

   11/17/06    1,315,000    100.83    1,326    1,340

Gaz Capital SA

   11/17/06    100,000    100.00    100    101

Grupo Senda Autotransporte SA de CV

   03/07/08    1,000,000    94.88    949    970

HSN, LP

   07/16/08    625,000    99.35    621    621

Lehman Brothers Floating Rate Commercial Mortgage Trust

   02/14/07    516,629    100.03    517    482

Mantis Reef, Ltd.

   10/28/03    200,000    100.00    200    199

Nationwide Life Global Funding I

   11/14/01    5,200,000    97.83    5,087    5,196

Nuveen Investments, Inc.

   02/15/08    273,000    87.20    238    246

Panama Canal Railway Co.

   10/29/07    500,000    100.00    500    440

Securitized Asset Backed Receivables LLC Trust

   02/14/08    3,056,987    97.44    2,979    2,949

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

   03/27/08    500,000    100.00    500    493

Steel Capital SA for OAO Severstal

   07/22/08    820,000    100.00    820    820

Symetra Financial Corp.

   10/04/07    300,000    98.36    295    263

Systems 2001 AT LLC

   01/31/02    107,748    101.52    106    108

TNK-BP Finance SA

   10/03/07    1,650,000    98.65    1,628    1,526

Ticketmaster

   09/28/07    445,000    100.00    445    461

Vedanta Resources PLC

   06/25/08    500,000    100.00    500    495

Washington Mutual Preferred Funding LLC

   10/18/07    2,000,000    61.91    1,238    650

White Mountains Re Group, Ltd.

   05/17/08    3,395,000    90.71    3,080    2,576

World Financial Properties

   01/08/02    141,970    103.93    148    140

Xlliac Global Funding

   08/03/05    240,000    99.84    240    232
                
               32,576
                

Illiquid securities and restricted securities may be priced by the Funds using fair value procedures approved by the Board of Trustees.

7. Subsequent Event

At a meeting held on May 20, 2008, the Board of Trustees of Russell Investment Company, upon the recommendation of Russell Investment Management Company, approved a separate Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (each a “Plan”) with respect to the reorganization of each Acquired Fund (as defined below) into its corresponding Acquiring Fund (as defined below) (each a “Reorganization”).

 

Acquired Fund            Acquiring Fund

Diversified Equity Fund

     into    Equity I Fund

Quantitative Equity Fund

     into    Equity Q Fund

Special Growth Fund

     into    Equity II Fund

International Securities Fund

     into    International Fund

Multistrategy Bond Fund

     into    Fixed Income III Fund

Each Plan provides for the reorganization of an Acquired Fund with and into its corresponding Acquiring Fund in exchange for Shares issued by the Acquiring Fund. The value of Shares issued by the Acquiring Fund in connection with each Reorganization will be equal at the time of the Reorganization to the value of the Shares of the corresponding Acquired Fund. Pursuant to each Plan, shares issued to an Acquired Fund by the corresponding Acquiring Fund will be distributed to Shareholders of the Acquired Fund in connection with the liquidation of the Acquired Fund. As a result, each Shareholder of the Acquired Fund will

 

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cease to be a Shareholder of the Acquired Fund and will instead be the owner of that number of full and fractional Shares of the corresponding Acquiring Fund having an aggregate value equal at the time of the Reorganization to the aggregate value of the Shares of the Acquired Fund held by that Shareholder at the effective time of the Reorganization.

Timing of Reorganizations

The Reorganizations are expected to occur on the dates set forth below. On September 2, 2008, prior to the Reorganizations, each Acquiring Fund will change its name.

Diversified Equity Fund: The Reorganization of the Diversified Equity Fund into the Equity I Fund (the Equity I Fund will change its name to the Russell U.S. Core Equity Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

Special Growth Fund: The Reorganization of the Special Growth Fund into the Equity II Fund (the Equity II Fund will change its name to the Russell U.S. Small & Mid Cap Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

International Securities Fund: The Reorganization of the International Securities Fund into the International Fund (the International Fund will change its name to the Russell International Developed Markets Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 8, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 5, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

Quantitative Equity Fund: The Reorganization of the Quantitative Equity Fund into the Equity Q Fund (the Equity Q Fund will change its name to the Russell U.S. Quantitative Equity Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 22, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

Multistrategy Bond Fund: The Reorganization of the Multistrategy Bond Fund into the Fixed Income III Fund (the Fixed Income III Fund will change its name to the Russell Strategic Bond Fund on September 2, 2008) is expected to be completed on or about September 22, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time based on values as of the close of regular trading on the New York Stock Exchange on September 19, 2008, or at such earlier or subsequent date as RIC determines to be in the interest of the Funds.

Prior to the closing date of the Reorganizations, each Acquiring Fund will declare and pay to its shareholders of record one or more dividends and/or other distributions so that it will have distributed all of its investment company taxable income (computed without regard to any deduction for dividends paid), if any, for the current taxable year through the closing date. The record date for this special dividend for the Equity I, Equity II and International Funds will be August 26, 2008, based on Fund records as of the close of business on August 25, 2008. The record date for this special dividend for the Equity Q Fund (to be renamed Russell U.S. Quantitative Equity Fund) and Fixed Income III Fund (to be renamed Russell Strategic Bond Fund) will be September 9, 2008, based on Fund records as of the close of business on September 8, 2008.

You should consult your own tax adviser concerning the possible tax consequences of such dividends and/or other distributions.

 

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A complete unaudited schedule of investments is made available generally no later than 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. These reports are available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov, and (iv) at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s public reference room.

The Board has delegated to RIMCo, as RIC’s investment adviser, the primary responsibility for monitoring, evaluating and voting proxies solicited by or with respect to issuers of securities in which assets of the Funds may be invested. RIMCo has established a proxy voting committee (“Committee”) and has adopted written proxy voting policies and procedures (“P&P”) and proxy voting guidelines (“Guidelines”). The Funds maintain a Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy that governs the timing and circumstances of disclosure to shareholders and third parties of information regarding the portfolio investments held by the Funds. A description of the P&P, Guidelines, Portfolio Holdings Disclosure Policy and additional information about Fund Trustees are contained in the Funds’ Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”). The SAI is available (i) free of charge, upon request, by calling the Funds at (800) 787-7354, (ii) at www.russell.com, and (iii) on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

To reduce expenses, we may mail only one copy of the Funds’ prospectus and each annual and semi-annual report to those addresses shared by two or more accounts. If you wish to receive individual copies of these documents, please contact your financial institution.

Some Financial Intermediaries may offer electronic delivery of the Funds’ prospectus and annual and semiannual reports. Please contact your Financial Intermediary for further details.

 

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(a) Registrant's principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”)) are effective, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act and Rule 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act as of a date within 90 days of the date this report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(b) There were no material changes in Registrant's internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits

(a) Certification for principal executive officer of Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act and certification for principal financial officer of Registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Act.

 


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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.

 

Russell Investment Company
By:  

/s/ Greg J. Stark

  Greg J. Stark
  Principal Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 26, 2008

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

 

By:  

/s/ Greg J. Stark

  Greg J. Stark
  Principal Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 26, 2008
By:  

/s/ Mark E. Swanson

  Mark E. Swanson
  Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Treasurer
Date: September 26, 2008