N-CSRS 1 d368015dncsrs.htm MAXIM MIDCAP VALUE PORTFOLIO Maxim MidCap Value Portfolio

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number: 811-03364

MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

8515 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

(Address of principal executive offices)

M.T.G. Graye

President and Chief Executive Officer

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company

8515 E. Orchard Road

Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (866) 831-7129

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

Date of reporting period: June 29, 2012

 


ITEM 1.    REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS

 

 

MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

Maxim Goldman Sachs MidCap Value Portfolio (Initial Class)

{formerly Maxim MidCap Value Portfolio)

Semi-Annual Report

June 29, 2012

This report and the financial statements attached are submitted for general information and are not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by an effective prospectus. Nothing herein is to be considered an offer of the sale of shares of the Portfolio. Such offering is made only by the prospectus of the Portfolio, which includes details as to offering price and other information.

 


Summary of Investments by Sector as of June 29, 2012

 

Sector    % of Portfolio Investments
Basic Materials    3.20%
Communications    5.02%
Consumer, Cyclical    12.14%
Consumer, Non-cyclical    16.50%
Diversified    0.17%
Energy    7.93%
Financial    28.30%
Industrial    6.20%
Short Term Investments    1.79%
Technology    7.69%
Utilities    11.06%
Total    100.00%

Shareholder Expense Example

As a shareholder of the Portfolio, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Portfolio expenses. This Example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Portfolio and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.

The Example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2012 to June 29, 2012).

Actual Expenses

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

Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes

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

Please note that the expenses shown in the table are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore, the second line of the

 


table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    

Beginning

Account

Value

  

Ending

Account

Value

  

Expenses Paid

During Period*

     (1/01/2012)    (6/29/2012)   

(1/01/2012 –

6/29/2012)

Actual

   $1,000.00    $1,080.40    $6.45

Hypothetical

   $1,000.00    $1,018.53    $6.26

(5% return before expenses)

        

*Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 1.25% for the Initial Class shares, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/366 days to reflect the one-half year period.

Performance does not include any fees or expenses of variable insurance contracts, IRAs, qualified retirement plans or college savings programs, if applicable. If such fees or expenses were included, returns would be lower.

 


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM GOLDMAN SACHS MIDCAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

          Value  

COMMON STOCK

  

Basic Materials — 3.23%

    
2,396   

Airgas Inc

  $           201,288   
            26,234   

Alcoa Inc

       229,548   
11,787   

Celanese Corp Series A

       408,066   
6,402   

CF Industries Holdings Inc

       1,240,323   
7,725   

Commercial Metals Co

       97,644   
620   

Domtar Corp

       47,560   
11,154   

Eastman Chemical Co

       561,827   
17,174   

Huntsman Corp

       222,232   
7,381   

International Paper Co

       213,385   
5,489   

Intrepid Potash Inc (a)

       124,930   
6,542   

Kronos Worldwide Inc (b)

       103,298   
1,401   

Minerals Technologies Inc

       89,356   
19,675   

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co

       993,587   
6,650   

Rockwood Holdings Inc

       294,927   
2,935   

Westlake Chemical Corp (b)

       153,383   
       

 

 

 
       4,981,354   
       

 

 

 

Communications — 5.07%

    
1,874   

ADTRAN Inc

       56,576   
4,660   

AMC Networks Inc Class A (a)

       165,663   
18,270   

Amdocs Ltd (a)

       542,984   
14,387   

AOL Inc (a)

       403,987   
52,408   

Cablevision Systems Corp Class A

       696,502   
52,336   

DISH Network Corp Class A

       1,494,193   
3,227   

F5 Networks Inc (a)

       321,280   
5,074   

HomeAway Inc (a)

       110,309   
28,217   

Juniper Networks Inc (a)

       460,219   
1,088   

Liberty Global Inc Class C (a)

       51,952   
13,728   

Plantronics Inc

       458,515   
11,128   

Polycom Inc (a)

       117,067   
3,042   

Rackspace Hosting Inc (a)

       133,666   
8,145   

Scholastic Corp

       229,363   
62,077   

Symantec Corp (a)

       906,945   
12,948   

Telephone & Data Systems Inc

       275,663   
24,650   

TIBCO Software Inc (a)

       737,528   
9,667   

United States Cellular Corp (a)

       373,340   
6,451   

VeriSign Inc (a)

       281,070   
       

 

 

 
       7,816,822   
       

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 12.25%

    
41,360   

Alaska Air Group Inc (a)

       1,484,824   
32,447   

ANN Inc (a)

       827,074   
12,368   

Barnes & Noble Inc (a)(b)

       203,577   
42,286   

Best Buy Co Inc

       886,315   
27,983   

Big Lots Inc (a)

       1,141,427   
2,376   

Cheesecake Factory Inc (a)

       75,937   
5,935   

Choice Hotels International Inc

       236,984   
19,788   

Cinemark Holdings Inc

       452,156   
17,962   

Copart Inc (a)

       425,520   
33,673   

Delta Air Lines Inc (a)

       368,719   
17,039   

Dick’s Sporting Goods Inc

       817,872   
13,430   

Dollar Tree Inc (a)

       722,534   
7,028   

DR Horton Inc

       129,175   
17,522   

Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc Class A (a)

       333,969   
10,519   

Family Dollar Stores Inc

       699,303   

Shares

        Value  

Consumer, Cyclical — (continued)

    
1,142   

Fossil Inc (a)

  $      87,409   
11,119   

Harley-Davidson Inc

       508,472   
8,730   

HNI Corp

       224,797   
58,139   

Ingram Micro Inc Class A (a)

       1,015,688   
6,967   

JC Penney Co Inc (b)

       162,401   
56,910   

JetBlue Airways Corp (a)

       301,623   
9,528   

Lennar Corp Class A (b)

       294,510   
39,934   

Marriott International Inc Class A

       1,565,413   
3,645   

Mohawk Industries Inc (a)

       254,530   
6,936   

MSC Industrial Direct Co Inc Class A

       454,655   
4,315   

PetSmart Inc

       294,197   
5,265   

Polaris Industries Inc

       376,342   
42,679   

PulteGroup Inc (a)

       456,665   
9,435   

Regal Entertainment Group Class A (b)

       129,826   
4,207   

Regis Corp

       75,558   
27,686   

Thor Industries Inc

       758,873   
12,435   

Toll Brothers Inc (a)

       369,692   
8,752   

Toro Co

       641,434   
3,112   

Urban Outfitters Inc (a)

       85,860   
14,525   

Watsco Inc

       1,071,945   
45,289   

Wendy’s Co

       213,764   
6,189   

WESCO International Inc (a)

       356,177   
519   

WW Grainger Inc

       99,254   
5,594   

Wyndham Worldwide Corp

       295,028   
       

 

 

 
       18,899,499   
       

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 16.64%

    
1,428   

Alliance Data Systems Corp (a)

       192,780   
6,265   

AmerisourceBergen Corp

       246,528   
725   

Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc Class A (a)

       72,507   
            134,550   

Boston Scientific Corp (a)(b)

       762,899   
2,529   

Brink’s Co

       58,622   
4,143   

Charles River Laboratories International Inc (a)

       135,725   
43,176   

Constellation Brands Inc Class A (a)

       1,168,343   
12,394   

Covance Inc (a)

       593,053   
31,379   

Coventry Health Care Inc

       997,538   
46,513   

Dean Foods Co (a)

       792,116   
26,947   

DENTSPLY International Inc

       1,018,866   
19,885   

Forest Laboratories Inc (a)

       695,776   
751   

Gen-Probe Inc (a)

       61,732   
15,814   

Harris Teeter Supermarkets Inc

       648,216   
42,412   

HCA Holdings Inc (a)

       1,290,597   
8,702   

Herbalife Ltd

       420,568   
11,790   

Hill-Rom Holdings Inc

       363,722   
50,053   

Hormel Foods Corp

       1,522,612   
30,655   

Humana Inc

       2,373,923   
4,393   

Jarden Corp

       184,594   
824   

Laboratory Corp of America Holdings (a)

       76,311   
11,374   

Lancaster Colony Corp

       809,943   
29,866   

Lender Processing Services Inc

       755,012   
11,758   

Lorillard Inc

       1,551,468   
28,233   

Manpower Inc

       1,034,739   
32,634   

Masimo Corp (a)

       730,349   
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM GOLDMAN SACHS MIDCAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value  

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (continued)

    

            19,324

  

Molson Coors Brewing Co Class B

  $      804,072   

1,028

  

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc (a)

       117,418   

5,172

  

Rollins Inc

       115,698   

9,751

  

RR Donnelley & Sons Co (b)

       114,769   

9,625

  

Scotts Miracle-Gro Co Class A

       395,780   

53,780

  

SEI Investments Co

       1,069,684   

26,992

  

Smithfield Foods Inc (a)

       583,837   

49,608

  

SUPERVALU Inc (b)

       256,969   

5,949

  

SXC Health Solutions Corp (a)

       590,200   

99,687

  

Tyson Foods Inc Class A

       1,877,106   

11,331

  

United Therapeutics Corp (a)

       559,525   

4,182

  

Valassis Communications Inc (a)(b)

       90,959   

10,622

  

Weight Watchers International Inc

       547,670   
       

 

 

 
          25,682,226   
       

 

 

 

Diversified — 0.17%

    

12,193

  

Leucadia National Corp

       259,345   
       

 

 

 

Energy — 8.00%

    

31,780

  

Cheniere Energy Inc (a)

       468,437   

17,420

  

Cimarex Energy Co

       960,190   

18,581

  

Denbury Resources Inc (a)

       280,759   

8,427

  

Energen Corp

       380,311   

7,183

  

Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc (a)

       117,873   

61,616

  

HollyFrontier Corp

       2,183,055   

34,457

  

Marathon Petroleum Corp

       1,547,808   

48,006

  

Murphy Oil Corp

       2,414,222   

6,425

  

Plains Exploration & Production Co (a)

       226,032   

27,942

  

Sunoco Inc

       1,327,245   

39,942

  

Tesoro Corp (a)

       996,952   

55,864

  

Valero Energy Corp

       1,349,116   

2,367

  

Whiting Petroleum Corp (a)

       97,331   
       

 

 

 
          12,349,331   
       

 

 

 

Financial — 28.55%

    

4,562

  

Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc REIT

       331,749   

8,002

  

Allied World Assurance Co Holdings AG

       635,919   

15,927

  

American Campus Communities Inc REIT

       716,396   

9,010

  

American Capital Ltd (a)

       90,731   

17,055

  

American Financial Group Inc

       669,068   

4,113

  

American National Insurance Co

       293,133   

14,052

  

Ameriprise Financial Inc

       734,357   

6,910

  

Apollo Investment Corp

       53,069   

7,753

  

Arch Capital Group Ltd (a)

       307,717   

33,805

  

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd

       976,964   

23,369

  

Assurant Inc

       814,176   

10,555

  

Assured Guaranty Ltd

       148,825   

17,596

  

AvalonBay Communities Inc REIT

       2,489,482   

2,989

  

Bank of Hawaii Corp

       137,345   

Shares

        Value  

Financial — (continued)

    

1,857

  

BOK Financial Corp (a)

  $      108,077   

            17,588

  

Boston Properties Inc REIT

       1,906,012   

8,482

  

BRE Properties Inc REIT

       424,270   

9,145

  

Cathay General Bancorp

       150,984   

18,678

  

CBL & Associates Properties Inc REIT

       364,968   

12,619

  

City National Corp

       613,031   

18,231

  

CNA Financial Corp

       505,363   

8,523

  

Commerce Bancshares Inc

       323,022   

18,949

  

East West Bancorp Inc

       444,543   

4,580

  

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd

       175,506   

8,565

  

Everest Re Group Ltd

       886,392   

10,398

  

Federal Realty Investment Trust REIT

       1,082,328   

12,094

  

Federated Investors Inc Class B (b)

       264,254   

66,399

  

Fifth Third Bancorp

       889,747   

17,874

  

First American Financial Corp

       303,143   

818

  

First Citizens BancShares Inc Class A

       136,320   

14,072

  

First Niagara Financial Group Inc

       107,651   

16,807

  

FirstMerit Corp

       277,652   

77,781

  

Fulton Financial Corp

       777,032   

34,450

  

Genworth Financial Inc Class A (a)

       194,987   

2,684

  

Hancock Holding Co

       81,701   

3,161

  

Hanover Insurance Group Inc

       123,690   

51,249

  

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc

       903,520   

6,006

  

Health Care REIT Inc

       350,150   

18,397

  

Highwoods Properties Inc REIT

       619,059   

18,798

  

Home Properties Inc REIT

       1,153,445   

12,560

  

Hospitality Properties Trust REIT

       311,111   

14,476

  

Host Hotels & Resorts Inc REIT

       229,010   

23,744

  

Hudson City Bancorp Inc

       151,249   

20,077

  

International Bancshares Corp

       391,903   

52,585

  

KeyCorp

       407,008   

19,843

  

Lincoln National Corp

       433,966   

14,870

  

M&T Bank Corp

       1,227,816   

2,072

  

Mack-Cali Realty Corp REIT

       60,233   

9,311

  

Mercury General Corp

       387,989   

19,440

  

National Retail Properties Inc REIT

       549,958   

46,168

  

New York Community Bancorp Inc

       578,485   

12,601

  

Plum Creek Timber Co Inc REIT

       500,260   

18,922

  

Popular Inc (a)

       314,289   

24,707

  

Potlatch Corp REIT

       789,142   

26,685

  

Prologis Inc REIT

       886,742   

11,335

  

Prosperity Bancshares Inc

       476,410   

24,379

  

Protective Life Corp

       716,986   

22,928

  

Raymond James Financial Inc

       785,055   

35,752

  

Rayonier Inc REIT

       1,605,265   

11,630

  

Realty Income Corp REIT

       485,785   

25,090

  

Regency Centers Corp REIT

       1,193,531   

8,213

  

Reinsurance Group of America Inc

       437,014   

27,906

  

Senior Housing Properties Trust REIT

       622,862   

3,958

  

St Joe Co (a)

       62,576   

3,522

  

SunTrust Banks Inc

       85,338   

6,921

  

SVB Financial Group (a)

       406,401   

12,881

  

T Rowe Price Group Inc

       810,988   
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM GOLDMAN SACHS MIDCAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Shares

        Value  

Financial — (continued)

    

            12,865

  

Tanger Factory Outlet Centers REIT

  $      412,323   

15,769

  

Taubman Centers Inc REIT

       1,216,736   

11,483

  

UDR Inc REIT

       296,721   

75,967

  

Unum Group

       1,453,249   

52,135

  

Validus Holdings Ltd

       1,669,884   

6,615

  

Ventas Inc REIT

       417,539   

14,000

  

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc Class A

       423,920   

10,916

  

Washington Federal Inc

       184,371   

3,467

  

Westamerica Bancorporation

       163,608   

31,701

  

WR Berkley Corp

       1,233,803   

5,413

  

Zions Bancorporation

       105,120   
       

 

 

 
          44,050,424   
       

 

 

 

Industrial — 6.25%

    

1,844

  

Acuity Brands Inc

       93,878   

2,449

  

AGCO Corp (a)

       111,993   

8,249

  

Alliant Techsystems Inc

       417,152   

6,764

  

Aptargroup Inc

       345,302   

4,388

  

Armstrong World Industries Inc

       215,714   

2,661

  

BE Aerospace Inc (a)

       116,179   

4,611

  

Con-way Inc

       166,503   

48,138

  

Exelis Inc

       474,641   

5,384

  

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc (a)

       119,902   

5,233

  

Gardner Denver Inc

       276,878   

5,782

  

Graco Inc

       266,434   

19,879

  

Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc (a)

       799,931   

9,782

  

Jabil Circuit Inc

       198,868   

3,428

  

Kansas City Southern

       238,452   

10,200

  

Leggett & Platt Inc

       215,526   

11,548

  

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc

       505,687   

89,257

  

Louisiana-Pacific Corp (a)

       971,116   

4,074

  

National Instruments Corp

       109,428   

2,806

  

Ryder System Inc

       101,044   

13,506

  

Silgan Holdings Inc

       576,571   

12,581

  

Stanley Black & Decker Inc

       809,713   

7,862

  

Tech Data Corp (a)

       378,712   

22,864

  

Trinity Industries Inc

       571,143   

7,482

  

Vishay Intertechnology Inc (a)

       70,555   

1,277

  

Wabtec Corp

       99,619   

58,531

  

Werner Enterprises Inc

       1,398,306   
       

 

 

 
          9,649,247   
       

 

 

 

Technology — 7.75%

    

70,369

  

Activision Blizzard Inc

       843,724   

19,745

  

Acxiom Corp (a)

       298,347   

42,760

  

Advanced Micro Devices Inc (a)

       245,015   

1,866

  

BMC Software Inc (a)

       79,641   

30,004

  

Brocade Communications Systems Inc (a)

       147,920   

34,385

  

CA Inc

       931,490   

27,714

  

Computer Sciences Corp

       687,861   

11,540

  

Diebold Inc

       425,941   

5,135

  

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc (a)

       72,404   

10,624

  

Freescale Semiconductor Ltd (a)(b)

       108,896   

Shares

        Value  

Technology — (continued)

    

20,752

  

Fusion-io Inc (a)(b)

  $      433,509   

25,847

  

Intuit Inc

       1,534,019   

1,863

  

KLA-Tencor Corp

       91,753   

2,551

  

Mantech International Corp Class A

       59,872   

            170,796

  

Micron Technology Inc (a)

       1,077,723   

23,087

  

NetApp Inc (a)

       734,628   

41,575

  

ON Semiconductor Corp (a)

       295,182   

37,353

  

Quest Software Inc (a)

       1,040,281   

18,089

  

Riverbed Technology Inc (a)

       292,137   

38,324

  

Seagate Technology PLC

       947,753   

14,864

  

Synopsys Inc (a)

       437,448   

35,340

  

Western Digital Corp (a)

       1,077,163   

12,562

  

Xerox Corp

       98,863   
       

 

 

 
          11,961,570   
       

 

 

 

Utilities — 11.15%

    

10,171

  

Alliant Energy Corp

       463,492   

62,414

  

Ameren Corp

       2,093,366   

6,100

  

CenterPoint Energy Inc

       126,087   

29,978

  

DTE Energy Co

       1,778,595   

24,364

  

Entergy Corp

       1,654,072   

32,265

  

Integrys Energy Group Inc

       1,834,910   

45,518

  

MDU Resources Group Inc

       983,644   

80,591

  

NiSource Inc

       1,994,627   

4,283

  

NV Energy Inc

       75,295   

26,621

  

Pepco Holdings Inc

       520,973   

8,520

  

Pinnacle West Capital Corp

       440,825   

31,169

  

Progress Energy Inc

       1,875,439   

8,727

  

SCANA Corp

       417,500   

18,523

  

Sempra Energy

       1,275,864   

14,599

  

TECO Energy Inc

       263,658   

18,304

  

UGI Corp

       538,687   

3,391

  

Vectren Corp

       100,102   

15,422

  

WGL Holdings Inc

       613,024   

5,499

  

Xcel Energy Inc

       156,227   
       

 

 

 
          17,206,387   
       

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK — 99.06%

(Cost $136,472,693)

  $      152,856,205   
       

 

 

 

Principal Amount

            

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

    
$    999,800   

Undivided interest of 2.15% in a repurchase agreement (principal amount/value $46,513,820 with a maturity value of $46,514,556) with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc, 0.19% dated 6/29/12, to be repurchased at $999,800 on 7/2/12, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association, 3.50% - 4.00%, 12/1/26 - 10/1/41, with a value of $47,444,399.

  $      999,800   
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM GOLDMAN SACHS MIDCAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Principal Amount

        Value  

Securities Lending Collateral — (continued)

    

$    999,800

  

Undivided interest of 2.20% in a repurchase agreement (principal amount/value $45,400,000 with a maturity value of $45,400,795) with JP Morgan Securities, 0.21% dated 6/29/12, to be repurchased at $999,800 on 7/2/12, collateralized by Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.33% - 6.14%, 12/12/12 - 2/1/48, with a value of $46,308,093.

  $      999,800   

Principal Amount

       Value  

Securities Lending Collateral — (continued)

   

$    791,998

  

Undivided interest of 2.99% in a repurchase agreement (principal amount/value $26,491,855 with a maturity value of $26,492,142) with RBC Capital Markets Corp, 0.13% dated 6/29/12, to be repurchased at $791,998 on 7/2/12, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Securities, 1.35% - 7.00%, 8/1/15 - 9/1/44, with a value of $27,021,693.

 

 

$

 

   

 

791,998

 

  

 

      

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING
COLLATERAL — 1.81%

(Cost $2,791,598)

  $     2,791,598   
      

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.87%

(Cost $139,264,291)

  $     155,647,803   
      

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET — (0.87)%

  $     (1,335,398)   
      

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%

  $     154,312,405   
      

 

 

 
 

 

(a)

    

Non-income producing security.

(b)

    

A portion or all of the security is on loan at June 29, 2012.

REIT

    

Real Estate Investment Trust

At June 29, 2012, the Portfolio held the following outstanding futures contracts:

 

Description    Number of
Contracts
   Currency            Notional
Value
   Expiration
Date
  

Unrealized
Appreciation

S&P Mid 400® Emini Long Futures

   5    USD    $         469,750    September 2012    $         18,500

Security classes presented herein are not necessarily the same as those used for determining the Portfolio’s compliance with its investment objectives and restrictions, as the Portfolio uses additional sub-classifications, which management defines by referring to one or more widely recognized market indexes or ratings group indexes.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

      Maxim Goldman  
Sachs MidCap  
Value Portfolio  
 

ASSETS:

  

Investments in securities, market value (including $2,711,547 of securities on loan)(a)

     $155,647,803   

Cash

     1,814,545   

Margin deposits

     25,000   

Dividends receivable

     185,498   

Subscriptions receivable

     52,146   

Variation margin on futures contracts

     13,409   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     157,738,401   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

  

Payable to investment adviser

     147,447   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     2,791,598   

Redemptions payable

     486,951   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     3,425,996   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $154,312,405   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS REPRESENTED BY:

  

Capital stock, $0.10 par value

     $1,466,735   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     137,094,640   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and futures contracts

     16,402,012   

Undistributed net investment income

     201,239   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and futures contracts

     (852,221)   
  

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

     $154,312,405   
  

 

 

 

CAPITAL STOCK:

  

Authorized

     85,000,000   

Issued and Outstanding

     14,667,349   

NET ASSET VALUE, REDEMPTION PRICE AND OFFERING PRICE PER SHARE:

     $10.52   
  

 

 

 

(a)  Cost of investments

     $139,264,291   

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

For the period ended June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

      Maxim Goldman  
Sachs MidCap  
Value Portfolio  
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  

Interest

     $68   

Income from securities lending

     29,661   

Dividends

     1,641,014   
  

 

 

 

Total Income

     1,670,743   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

  

Management fees

     957,730   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     957,730   
  

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     713,013   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     12,948,902   

Net realized gain on futures contracts

     17,618   

Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (1,735,808)   

Change in net unrealized appreciation on futures contracts

     14,960   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Futures Contracts

     11,245,672   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     $11,958,685   
  

 

 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

For the period ended June 29, 2012 and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

 

    

2012

(Unaudited)

     2011  
Maxim Goldman Sachs MidCap Value Portfolio                

OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     $713,013         $1,558,277   

Net realized gain on investments

     12,948,902         22,997,479   

Net realized gain on futures contracts

     17,618         424,194   

Change in net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (1,735,808)         (22,490,146)   

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on futures contracts

     14,960         (490)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     11,958,685         2,489,314   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

     

From net investment income

     (511,774)         (1,220,083)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (511,774)         (1,220,083)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Shares sold

     9,389,528         27,769,933   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     511,774         1,220,083   

Shares redeemed

     (16,080,205)         (57,241,639)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

     (6,178,903)         (28,251,623)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     5,268,008         (26,982,392)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

     

Beginning of period

     149,044,397         176,026,789   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period (a)

             $154,312,405                 $149,044,397   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS - SHARES:

     

Shares sold

     897,985         2,871,106   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     50,125         124,120   

Shares redeemed

     (1,538,040)         (5,771,654)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease

     (589,930)         (2,776,428)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Including undistributed net investment income:

     $201,239         $0   

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Selected data for a share of capital stock of the Portfolio throughout the periods indicated.

 

                  Years Ended December 31,      
    
 
 
 
 
Period
Ended
June 29,
2012
(Unaudited)
  
  
  
  
  
    2011         2010         2009         2008 (a)   
Maxim Goldman Sachs MidCap Value Portfolio - Initial Class                                            

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     $9.77        $9.76         $8.05         $6.29         $10.00     

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

               

Net investment income

     0.04        0.08         0.09         0.07         0.06     

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.74        0.01         1.71         1.76         (3.71)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total Income (Loss) From Investment Operations

     0.78        0.09         1.80         1.83         (3.65)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

               

From net investment income

     (0.03)        (0.08)         (0.09)         (0.07)         (0.06)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total Distributions

     (0.03)        (0.08)         (0.09)         (0.07)         (0.06)     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

     $10.52        $9.77         $9.76         $8.05         $6.29     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

TOTAL RETURN(b)

     8.04% (c)      0.92%         22.49%         29.27%         (36.50%) (c)   

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

               

Net assets, end of period ($000)

     $154,312        $149,044         $176,027         $192,033         $172,664     

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

     1.25% (d)      1.25%         1.25%         1.25%         1.25% (d)   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

     0.93% (d)      1.00%         1.05%         1.22%         1.50% (d)   

Portfolio turnover rate

     70% (c)      55%         53%         166%         101% (c)   

 

(a) 

The Portfolio’s inception date was May 15, 2008.

(b) 

Performance does not include any fees or expenses of variable insurance contracts, if applicable. If such fees or expenses were included, returns would be lower.

(c) 

Not annualized for periods less than one full year.

(d) 

Annualized.

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM GOLDMAN SACHS MIDCAP VALUE PORTFOLIO

Notes to Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Maxim Series Fund, Inc. (the Fund) is a Maryland corporation organized on December 7, 1981 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the 1940 Act) as an open-end management investment company. The Fund presently consists of sixty-three portfolios. Interests in the Maxim Goldman Sachs MidCap Value Portfolio (the Portfolio) are included herein and are represented by a separate class of beneficial interest of the Fund. Effective May 1, 2012, the Maxim MidCap Value Portfolio’s name changed to Maxim Goldman Sachs MidCap Value Portfolio. The investment objective of the Portfolio is to seek long-term capital appreciation. The Portfolio is diversified as defined in the 1940 Act. The Portfolio is available as an investment option for insurance company separate accounts for certain variable annuity contracts and variable life insurance policies, to individual retirement account custodians or trustees, to plan sponsors of qualified retirement plans, to college savings programs, and to asset allocation portfolios that are a series of the Fund.

The Portfolio offers two share classes, referred to as the Initial Class and Class L. This report includes information for the Initial Class; Class L has not yet been capitalized.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies of the Fund.

Net Asset Value

The net asset value of each class of the Portfolio’s shares is determined by dividing the net assets attributable to each class of the Portfolio by the number of issued and outstanding shares of each class of the Portfolio on each business day.

Security Valuation

The value of assets in the Portfolio is determined as of the close of trading on each valuation date.

For securities that are traded on an exchange, the last sale price as of the close of business of the principal exchange will be used. If the closing price is not available, the current bid will be used. For securities that principally trade on the NASDAQ National Market System, the NASDAQ official closing price will be used.

Foreign exchange rates are determined by utilizing the New York closing rates.

Foreign securities are generally valued using an adjusted systematic fair value price from an independent pricing service.

Independent pricing services are approved by the Board of Directors and are utilized for all investment types when available. In some instances valuations from independent pricing services are not available or do not reflect events in the market between the time the market closed and the valuation time and therefore fair valuation procedures are implemented. Developments that might trigger fair value pricing could be natural disasters, government actions or fluctuations in domestic and foreign markets.

The following table provides examples of the inputs that are commonly used for valuing particular classes of securities. These classifications are not exclusive, and any inputs may be used to value any other security class.

 

Class

  

Inputs

    

Equity Investments:

     

    Common Stock (Domestic and Foreign)

  

Exchange traded close price, bids, evaluated bids, open and close price of local exchange, exchange rates, fair values based on significant market movement and various index data.

  


Securities Lending Collateral

   Matures next business day and therefore priced at par.   

Derivative Investments:

     

  Futures Contracts

   Exchange traded close price.   

The Portfolio classifies its valuations into three levels based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of the Portfolio’s investments. The valuation levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with the underlying investment. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices for identical securities in active markets.

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly. These may include quoted prices for similar assets in active markets. The fair value for some Level 2 securities may be obtained from pricing services. The inputs used by the pricing services are reviewed quarterly or when the pricing vendor issues updates to its pricing methodologies.

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs to the extent observable inputs are not available and may include prices obtained from single broker quotes. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions and would be based on the best information available under the circumstances. Broker quotes are analyzed through an internal review process, which includes a review of known market conditions and other relevant data.

As of June 29, 2012, the inputs used to value the Portfolio’s investments are detailed in the following table. The Portfolio recognizes transfers between levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

 

            Level 1               Level 2                   Level 3               Total  

Assets

                       

Equity Investments:

                       

Domestic Common Stock

   $           147,211,220       $            $            $      147,211,220   

Foreign Common Stock

        5,644,985                                  5,644,985   

Securities Lending Collateral

                   2,791,598                       2,791,598   

Derivative Investments:

                       

Futures Contracts

        18,500                                  18,500   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

Total Investments(a)

   $           152,874,705       $      2,791,598       $                      0       $      155,666,303   
     

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

       

 

 

 

(a)  Further breakdown of the Portfolio’s sector and industry classifications is included in the Schedule of Investments.

Futures Contracts are reported at the security’s unrealized appreciation/(depreciation), which represents the change in the contract’s value from trade date.

Risk Factors

Investing in the Portfolio may involve certain risks including, but not limited to, the following.

Unforeseen developments in market conditions may result in the decline of prices of, and the income generated by, the securities held by the Portfolio. These events may have adverse effects on the Portfolio such as a decline in the value and liquidity of many securities held by the Portfolio, and a decrease in net asset value. Such unforeseen developments may limit or preclude the Portfolio’s ability to achieve its investment objective.

Investing in stocks may involve larger price fluctuation and greater potential for loss than other types of investments. This may cause the securities held by the Portfolio to be subject to larger short-term declines in value.

The Portfolio may have elements of risk due to concentrated investments in foreign issuers located in a specific country. Such concentrations may subject the Portfolio to additional risks resulting from future political or economic conditions and/or possible impositions of adverse foreign governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions. Investments in securities of non-U.S. issuers have unique risks not present in securities of U.S. issuers, such as greater price volatility and less liquidity.


Repurchase Agreements

The Portfolio may engage in repurchase agreement transactions with institutions that the Portfolio’s investment adviser has determined are creditworthy. The Portfolio, through its custodian, receives delivery of underlying securities collateralizing a repurchase agreement. Collateral is at least equal to the value of the repurchase obligation including interest. A repurchase agreement transaction involves certain risks in the event of default or insolvency of the counterparty. These risks include possible delays or restrictions upon a Portfolio’s ability to dispose of the underlying securities and a possible decline in the value of the underlying securities during the period while the Portfolio seeks to assert its rights.

The Portfolio, along with certain other portfolios of the Fund, may invest in repurchase agreement transactions as a form of security lending collateral, that are jointly collateralized by various U.S. Government or U.S. Government Agency securities.

Financial Futures Contracts

Upon entering into a financial futures contract, the Portfolio is required to pledge to the broker an amount of cash and/or other assets equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount (initial margin deposit). Receipts or payments, known as variation margin, are made or received by the Portfolio each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the fair value of the underlying security. When the Portfolio enters into a closing transaction, it will realize, for book purposes, a gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the futures contract at the time it was opened or purchased and its value at the time it was closed.

Dividends

Dividends from net investment income of the Portfolio, if any, are declared and paid semi-annually. Income dividends are reinvested in additional shares at net asset value. Dividends from capital gains of the Portfolio, if any, are declared and reinvested at least annually in additional shares at net asset value.

Security Transactions

Security transactions are accounted for on the date the security is purchased or sold (trade date). Realized gains and losses from investments sold are determined on a specific lot selection.

Dividend income for the Portfolio is accrued as of the ex-dividend date and interest income, including amortization of discounts and premiums, is recorded daily.

Federal Income Taxes

The Portfolio’s policy complies with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code that are applicable to regulated investment companies. The Portfolio intends to distribute sufficient net investment income and net capital gains, if any, so that it will not be subject to excise tax on undistributed net investment income and capital gains. Therefore, no federal income taxes or excise tax provision is required.

The Portfolio recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations.

The Portfolio files U.S. Federal and State tax returns. The statute of limitations on the Portfolio’s U.S. Federal tax returns remain open for the fiscal years ended 2008 through 2011. The statute of limitations on the Portfolio’s State tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending on the jurisdiction.

Application of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In April 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2011-03 “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements” (ASU No. 2011-03). ASU No. 2011-03 removes from the assessment of effective control the criterion requiring a transferor to have the ability to repurchase or redeem the financial assets transferred in a repurchase arrangement. This requirement was one of the criterions under ASU topic 860 that entities used to determine whether a transferor maintained effective control. Entities are still required to consider all the effective control criterion under ASU topic 860; however, the elimination of this requirement may lead to more conclusions that a repurchase agreement should be accounted for as a secured borrowing rather than a sale. ASU No.


2011-03 is effective for the interim or annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The Portfolio adopted ASU No. 2011-03 for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-03 did not have an impact on the Portfolio’s financial position or the results of its operations.

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2011-04 “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (ASU No. 2011-04). ASU No. 2011-04 does not extend the use of the existing concept or guidance regarding fair value. It results in common fair value measurements and disclosures between accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and those of International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU No. 2011-04 expands disclosure requirements for Level 3 inputs to include a quantitative description of the unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation process used and a qualitative description about the sensitivity of the fair value measurements. ASU No. 2011-04 is effective for interim or annual periods beginning on or after December 15, 2011. The Portfolio adopted ASU No. 2011-04 for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012. The adoption of ASU No. 2011-04 did not have an impact on the Portfolio’s financial position or the results of its operations.

In December 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued ASU No. 2011-11 “Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (ASU No. 2011-11). ASU No. 2011-11 requires an entity to enhance disclosures about financial and derivative instrument offsetting arrangements or similar arrangements to enable users of its financial statements to understand the effect of those arrangements on its financial position. ASU No. 2011-11 is effective for interim or annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. The Portfolio will adopt ASU No. 2011-11 for its fiscal year beginning January 1, 2013. At this time, the Portfolio is evaluating the impact, if any, of ASU No. 2011-11 on the financial statements and related disclosures.

2. INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement with GW Capital Management, LLC, doing business as Maxim Capital Management, LLC (the Adviser), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company (GWL&A). As compensation for its services to the Fund, the Adviser receives monthly compensation at the annual rate of 1.25% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. The management fee encompasses fund operation expenses. The Adviser and the Fund have entered into a sub-advisory agreement with Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. The Portfolio is not responsible for payment of the sub-advisory fees.

GWFS Equities, Inc. (the Distributor), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GWL&A and the principal underwriter to distribute and market the Portfolio.

The total compensation paid to the independent directors with respect to all sixty-three portfolios for which they serve as Directors was $130,500 for the period ended June 29, 2012. Certain officers of the Fund are also directors and/or officers of GWL&A or its subsidiaries. No officer or interested director of the Fund receives any compensation directly from the Fund.

3. PURCHASES AND SALES OF INVESTMENT SECURITIES

For the period ended June 29, 2012, the aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investment securities (excluding all U.S. Government securities and short-term securities) were $107,250,127 and $113,431,683, respectively. For the same period, there were no purchases or sales of long-term U.S. Government securities.

4. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION)

At June 29, 2012, the U.S. Federal income tax cost basis was $139,293,788. The Portfolio had gross appreciation of securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $20,120,538 and gross depreciation of securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $3,766,523 resulting in net appreciation of $16,354,015.

5. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As the Portfolio may at times hold cash, in an effort to minimize the tracking error relative to the Portfolio’s benchmark index, the Portfolio may at times use index futures contracts in order to maintain index returns for that cash component. The Portfolio seeks to use index futures contracts which are most correlated to the benchmark index and exhibit sufficient liquidity. The use of futures contracts may involve risks such as the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the value of the contracts and the underlying securities that comprise the index, or that the clearinghouse will fail to perform its obligations.


Valuation of derivative instruments for the period ended June 29, 2012 is as follows:

 

           Asset Derivatives

Derivatives Not Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments

      Statement of Assets and Liabilities
    Location
   Value

futures contracts

      Variation margin on futures
    contracts
   $13,409

The effect of derivative instruments for the period ended June 29, 2012 is as follows:

 

           Net Realized Gain/Loss         Net Unrealized Gain/Loss

Derivatives Not Accounted for as
Hedging Instruments

      Statement of Operations Location    Value       Statement of Operations Location    Value

futures contracts

      Net realized gain on futures contracts    $17,618       Change in net unrealized appreciation     on futures contracts    $14,960

The number of futures contracts held at June 29, 2012 is lower than the average outstanding during the period. As of June 29, 2012, the Portfolio held 5 futures contracts. The average number of futures contracts outstanding during the period was 7.

6. SECURITIES LOANED

The Portfolio has entered into a securities lending agreement with its custodian. Under the terms of the agreement the Portfolio receives income, recorded monthly, after deductions of other amounts payable to the custodian or to the borrower from lending transactions. In exchange for such fees, the custodian is authorized to loan securities on behalf of the Portfolio against receipt of cash collateral at least equal in value at all times to the value of the securities loaned plus accrued interest. The Portfolio also continues to receive interest or dividends on the securities loaned. Cash collateral is invested in securities approved by the Board of Directors. The Portfolio bears the risk of any deficiency in the amount of collateral available for return to a borrower due to a loss in an approved investment. As of June 29, 2012 the Portfolio had securities on loan valued at $2,711,547 and received collateral of $2,791,598 for such loan which was invested in repurchase agreements collateralized by U.S. Government or U.S. Government Agency securities. The repurchase agreements were jointly purchased with other Portfolios and in the event of a default by the counterparty, all Portfolios would share ratably in the collateral.

7. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

Net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) may differ for financial statement and tax purposes. The character of dividends and distributions made during the fiscal year from net investment income and/or realized gains may differ from their ultimate characterization for federal income tax purposes. Also, due to the timing of dividend distributions, the fiscal year in which amounts are distributed may differ from the fiscal year in which the income or realized gain was recorded by the Portfolio.


Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

Availability of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-831-7129, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Availability of Proxy Voting Record

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-866-831-7129, and on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

Investment Advisory Agreement Approval

The Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Fund, including the Directors who are not interested persons of the Fund (the “Independent Directors”), at a meeting held on April 11, 2012 (the “Meeting”), approved the continuation of (i) the investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and GW Capital Management, LLC, doing business as Maxim Capital Management, LLC (“MCM”), and (ii) the investment sub-advisory agreement (the “Sub-Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund, MCM and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (the “Sub-Adviser”).

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, MCM acts as investment adviser and, subject to oversight by the Board, directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies and limitations. MCM also provides, subject to oversight by the Board, the management and administrative services necessary for the operation of the Fund. In addition, the Fund operates under a manager-of-managers structure pursuant to an order issued by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which permits MCM to enter into and materially amend the Sub-Advisory Agreement with Board approval but without shareholder approval. Under this structure, MCM is also responsible for monitoring and evaluating the performance of the Sub-Adviser and for recommending the hiring, termination and replacement of the Sub-Adviser to the Board.

Pursuant to the Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Sub-Adviser, subject to general supervision and oversight by MCM and the Board, is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Portfolio, and for making decisions to buy, sell or hold any particular security.

On March 22, 2012, the Independent Directors met separately with independent legal counsel in advance of the Meeting to evaluate information furnished by MCM and the Sub-Adviser in connection with the proposed continuation of the Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreement (collectively, the “Agreements”). The Independent

 


Directors also considered additional information provided in response to their requests made following the March meeting.

In approving the continuation of the Agreements, the Board considered such information as the Board deemed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Agreements. The Board noted that performance information is provided to the Board on an ongoing basis at regular Board meetings held throughout the year. In its deliberations, the Board did not identify any single factor as being determinative. Rather, the Board’s approvals were based on each Director’s business judgment after consideration of the information as a whole. Individual Directors may have weighed certain factors differently and assigned varying degrees of materiality to information considered by the Board.

Based upon its review of the Agreements and the information provided to it, the Board concluded that the Agreements were fair and reasonable in light of the services performed, fees charged and such other matters as the Directors considered relevant in the exercise of their business judgment. The principal factors and conclusions that formed the basis for the Directors’ determinations to approve the continuation of the Agreements are discussed below.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services

The Board considered the nature, extent and quality of services provided and to be provided to the Portfolio by MCM and the Sub-Adviser. Among other things, the Board considered, as applicable, each adviser’s personnel, experience, resources and performance track record, its ability to provide or obtain such services as may be necessary in managing, acquiring and disposing of investments on behalf of the Portfolio, and its ability to provide research and obtain and evaluate the economic, statistical and financial data relevant to the investment policies of the Portfolio. The Board also considered, as applicable, each adviser’s reputation for management of its investment strategies, its overall financial condition, technical resources, operational capabilities, and compliance policies and procedures, as well as the Sub-Adviser’s practices regarding the selection and compensation of brokers and dealers for the execution of portfolio transactions and the procedures it uses for obtaining best execution of portfolio transactions. Consideration also was given to the fact that the Board meets with representatives of the Sub-Adviser at regular Board meetings held throughout the year to discuss Portfolio management strategies and performance. Additionally, the quality of each adviser’s communications with the Board, as well as the adviser’s responsiveness to the Board, was taken into account. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Portfolio by MCM and the Sub-Adviser.

Investment Performance

The Board considered the investment performance of the Portfolio. The Board reviewed performance information for the Portfolio as compared against various benchmarks and the performance of similar funds. This information included annualized returns for the one- and three-year periods ended December 31, 2011, calendar year returns for the three-year period ended December 31, 2011, and risk-adjusted performance measures. In addition, this information also included the Portfolio’s Morningstar category and overall ratings and a rolling quarterly analysis of performance relative to

 


the applicable Morningstar category. The Board also considered the composition of the Portfolio’s “peer” group of funds, as determined by MCM, based on funds of similar size and asset class from within, to the extent applicable, the Portfolio’s Morningstar category. In evaluating the performance of the Portfolio, the Board noted how the Portfolio performed relative to its peer group.

The Board assessed performance based on the rolling quarterly analysis for the Portfolio in which each quarter’s performance is, in turn, based on a composite of the Portfolio’s three-year annualized return, three-year risk-adjusted performance, and Morningstar rating. For purposes of its annual review of advisory contracts, the Board generally considers a portfolio to have performed satisfactorily unless the portfolio has had a history of persistent underperformance based on the Portfolio’s long-term rolling analysis. The Board noted that the Portfolio outperformed its peer group for the one- and three- year annualized periods. The Board determined that it was satisfied with the investment performance of the Portfolio.

Costs and Profitability

The Board considered the costs of services provided and profits estimated to have been realized by MCM and the Sub-Adviser from their relationships with the Portfolio. With respect to the costs of services, the Board considered the structure and the level of the applicable investment management fees payable by the Portfolio, as well as the structure and level of the sub-advisory fees payable by MCM to the Sub-Adviser. In evaluating the management and sub-advisory fees, the Board considered the fees payable by and the total expense ratios of similar funds managed by other investment advisers, as determined by MCM based on the Portfolio’s Morningstar category. The Board also considered the Portfolio’s total expense ratio in comparison to the median expense ratio for all funds within the same Morningstar fund category as the Portfolio.

Based on the information provided, the Board noted that the Portfolio’s management fee was at the higher end in comparison to the management fees of similar funds. The Board also noted that the total annual operating expense ratio of the Portfolio was at the higher end in comparison to similar funds but considered that funds similar in size to the Portfolio had an expense ratio higher than the Portfolio. The Board further noted that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was in line with the median expense ratio for the applicable Morningstar fund category

The Board also considered the overall financial soundness of MCM and the Sub-Adviser and the profits estimated to have been realized by MCM and its affiliates and by the Sub-Adviser. The Board requested and reviewed the financial statements and profitability information from MCM and the Sub-Adviser. In evaluating the information provided by MCM, the Board noted that there is no recognized standard or uniform methodology for determining profitability for this purpose. The Board further noted that there are limitations inherent in allocating costs and calculating profitability for an organization such as MCM, and that it is difficult to make comparisons of profitability between advisers because comparative information is generally not publicly available and is affected by numerous factors, including the adviser’s organization, capital structure and cost of capital, the types of funds it manages, its mix of business, and the adviser’s assumptions regarding allocations of revenue and expenses. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that the costs of the services provided and

 


the profits estimated to have been realized by MCM and the Sub-Adviser were reasonable in relation to the nature, extent and quality of the services provided.

Economies of Scale

The Board considered the extent to which economies of scale may be realized as the Portfolio grows and whether current fee levels reflect these economies of scale for the benefit of investors. In evaluating economies of scale, the Board considered, among other things, the current level of management and sub-advisory fees payable by the Portfolio and MCM, respectively, comparative fee information, the profitability and financial condition of MCM, and the current level of Portfolio assets. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that the Portfolio was not of sufficient size to identify economies of scale.

Other Factors

The Board considered ancillary benefits derived or to be derived by MCM or the Sub-Adviser from their relationships with the Portfolio as part of the total mix of information evaluated by the Board. The Board noted where services were provided to the Portfolio by an affiliate of MCM. The Board took into account the fact that the Portfolio is used as a funding vehicle under variable life and annuity contracts offered by insurance companies affiliated with MCM and as a funding vehicle under retirement plans for which affiliates of MCM may provide various retirement plan services. Additionally, the Board considered the extent to which MCM’s parent company, Great-West Life and Annuity Insurance Company, and its affiliated insurance companies may receive benefits under the federal income tax laws with respect to tax deductions and credits. The Board concluded that the Portfolio’s management and sub-advisory fees were reasonable, taking into account any ancillary benefits derived by MCM or the Sub-Adviser.

ITEM 2.    CODE OF ETHICS.

Not required in filing.

ITEM 3.    AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.

Not required in filing.

ITEM 4.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.

Not required in filing.

ITEM 5.    AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.

Not required in filing.

ITEM 6.    INVESTMENTS.

(a) The schedule is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 


(b)

Not applicable.

ITEM 7.    DISCLOSURE OF PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 8.    PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OF CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES.

Not applicable.

ITEM 9.    PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY CLOSED-END MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS.

Not applicable.

ITEM 10.    SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors as described in general instructions on Form N-CSR, Item 10.

ITEM 11.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

(a)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded, based upon their evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as conducted within 90 days of the filing date of this report, that these disclosure controls and procedures provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the report it files or submits on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the commission’s rules and forms and that such material information is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, in order to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)

The registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal half-year that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12.    EXHIBITS.

 


(a)             (1) Not required in filing.

(2) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto.

(3) Not applicable.

(b) A separate certification for each principal executive and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto.

 


SIGNATURES

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

MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

 

By:

 

/s/ M.T.G. Graye                    

 

M.T.G. Graye

  President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

August 28, 2012

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/ M.T.G. Graye                    

 

M.T.G. Graye

  President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:

 

August 28, 2012

By:    

 

/s/ M.C. Maiers                

 

M.C. Maiers

 

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Investment Operations Compliance  Officer

 

Date:

 

August 28, 2012