N-CSRS 1 d367849dncsrs.htm MAXIM T.ROWE PRICE EQUITY/INCOME Maxim T.Rowe Price Equity/Income

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 T. Rowe Price Equity/Income Portfolio (Initial Class and Class L)

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   5.30%
Communications   11.73%
Consumer, Cyclical   7.55%
Consumer, Non-cyclical   13.69%
Energy   12.82%
Financial   19.73%
Industrial   13.81%
Short Term Investments   4.05%
Technology   4.57%
Utilities   6.75%
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)

Initial Class

      

Actual

   $1,000.00   $1,081.90   $4.27*

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00   $1,020.63   $4.14*

Class L

      

Actual

   $1,000.00   $1,080.30   $5.51**

Hypothetical

(5% return before expenses)

   $1,000.00   $1,019.43   $5.35**

*Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 0.83% 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.

**Expenses are equal to the Portfolio’s annualized expense ratio of 1.08% for the Class L 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 T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY/INCOME PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Shares                      Value  

 

COMMON STOCK

     

 

Basic Materials — 5.35%

     
  75,300         EI du Pont de Nemours & Co    $           3,807,921   
  53,000         International Flavors & Fragrances Inc         2,904,400   
          272,683         International Paper Co         7,883,266   
  124,900         MeadWestvaco Corp         3,590,875   
  92,200         Monsanto Co         7,632,316   
  172,900         Nucor Corp         6,552,910   
  125,800         Vulcan Materials Co         4,995,518   
          

 

 

 
             37,367,206   
          

 

 

 

 

Communications — 11.86%

     
  405,370         AT&T Inc         14,455,494   
  193,300         Cablevision Systems Corp Class A         2,568,957   
  104,771         CenturyLink Inc         4,137,407   
  302,900         Cisco Systems Inc         5,200,793   
  135,800         Comcast Corp Class A         4,341,526   
  260,900         Corning Inc         3,373,437   
  164,100         Harris Corp         6,867,585   
  132,500         McGraw-Hill Cos Inc         5,962,500   
  223,600         New York Times Co Class A (a)         1,744,080   
  450,900         Nokia OYJ Sponsored ADR (b)         933,363   
  158,711         Telefonica SA(c)         2,089,188   
  265,333         Time Warner Inc         10,215,320   
  154,386         Verizon Communications Inc         6,860,914   
  983,600         Vodafone Group PLC(c)         2,763,882   
  188,800         Walt Disney Co         9,156,800   
  172,100         WPP PLC(c)         2,087,894   
          

 

 

 
             82,759,140   
          

 

 

 

 

Consumer, Cyclical — 7.16%

     
  108,800         Carnival Corp         3,728,576   
  78,000         General Motors Co (a)         1,538,160   
  60,350         Genuine Parts Co         3,636,087   
  43,900         Harley-Davidson Inc         2,007,547   
  66,000         Hasbro Inc         2,235,420   
  122,000         Kohl’s Corp         5,549,780   
  117,400         Macy’s Inc         4,032,690   
  64,850         Madison Square Garden Co Class A (a)         2,427,984   
  85,649         Marriott International Inc Class A         3,357,441   
  206,800         Mattel Inc         6,708,592   
  308,800         Staples Inc         4,029,840   
  7,900         Tiffany & Co         418,305   
  155,400         United Continental Holdings Inc (a)         3,780,882   
  106,400         Whirlpool Corp         6,507,424   
          

 

 

 
             49,958,728   
          

 

 

 

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — 13.83%

     
  77,900         Amgen Inc         5,689,816   
  181,400         Archer-Daniels-Midland Co         5,354,928   
  84,100         Avery Dennison Corp         2,299,294   
  263,600         Avon Products Inc         4,272,956   
  182,000         Bristol-Myers Squibb Co         6,542,900   
  179,700         Campbell Soup Co         5,998,386   
Shares                    Value  

 

Consumer, Non-cyclical — (continued)

     
  100,500       Clorox Co    $           7,282,230   
  167,300       ConAgra Foods Inc         4,338,089   
  143,700       Johnson & Johnson         9,708,372   
  23,300       Kellogg Co         1,149,389   
  95,500       Kimberly-Clark Corp         8,000,035   
  57,200       McCormick & Co Inc         3,469,180   
          205,600       Merck & Co Inc         8,583,800   
  62,100       Molson Coors Brewing Co Class B         2,583,981   
  92,700       PepsiCo Inc         6,550,182   
  381,188       Pfizer Inc         8,767,324   
  30,800       Procter & Gamble Co         1,886,500   
  68,300       Quest Diagnostics Inc         4,091,170   
        

 

 

 
           96,568,532   
        

 

 

 

 

Energy — 12.95%

     
  98,100       Anadarko Petroleum Corp         6,494,220   
  103,222       BP PLC Sponsored ADR         4,184,620   
  180,844       Chevron Corp         19,079,042   
  51,700       ConocoPhillips         2,888,996   
  163,300       CONSOL Energy Inc         4,938,192   
  84,800       Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc (b)         5,014,224   
  188,096       Exxon Mobil Corp         16,095,375   
  34,200       Hess Corp         1,485,990   
  142,200       Murphy Oil Corp         7,151,238   
  70,300       Petroleo Brasileiro SA ADR         1,319,531   
  179,400       Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADR         12,096,942   
  95,700       Schlumberger Ltd         6,211,887   
  100,100       Spectra Energy Corp         2,908,906   
  23,300       Valero Energy Corp         562,695   
        

 

 

 
           90,431,858   
        

 

 

 

 

Financial — 19.93%

     
  242,600       Allstate Corp         8,512,834   
  223,000       American Express Co         12,980,830   
  794,537       Bank of America Corp         6,499,312   
  181,500       Bank of New York Mellon Corp         3,983,925   
  87,700       Capital One Financial Corp         4,793,682   
  45,500       Chubb Corp         3,313,310   
  451,905       JPMorgan Chase & Co         16,146,566   
  176,100       Legg Mason Inc         4,643,757   
  147,227       Lincoln National Corp         3,219,854   
  52,900       Loews Corp         2,164,139   
  236,500       Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc         7,622,395   
  117,800       Morgan Stanley         1,718,702   
  141,200       Northern Trust Corp         6,498,024   
  95,500       NYSE Euronext         2,442,890   
  44,100       Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC Class A         334,278   
  103,400       PNC Financial Services Group Inc         6,318,774   
  349,300       Regions Financial Corp         2,357,775   
  324,600       SLM Corp         5,099,466   
  116,100       Sun Life Financial Inc         2,526,336   
  227,900       SunTrust Banks Inc         5,522,017   
  377,500       US Bancorp         12,140,400   
  413,200       Wells Fargo & Co         13,817,408   
  201,113       Weyerhaeuser Co REIT         4,496,887   
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY/INCOME PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Shares                      Value  

 

Financial — (continued)

     
  93,100         XL Group PLC    $           1,958,824   
          

 

 

 
             139,112,385   
          

 

 

 

 

Industrial — 13.95%

     
  113,000         3M Co         10,124,800   
  83,100         Boeing Co         6,174,330   
  109,922         Cooper Industries PLC Class A         7,494,482   
  147,300         Emerson Electric Co         6,861,234   
  964,600         General Electric Co         20,102,264   
  137,000         Honeywell International Inc         7,650,080   
  153,800         Illinois Tool Works Inc         8,134,482   
  99,300         Ingersoll-Rand PLC Class A         4,188,474   
  42,900         ITT Corp         755,040   
  39,700         Lockheed Martin Corp         3,457,076   
  226,600         Masco Corp         3,142,942   
          154,300         Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc         8,009,713   
  94,700         United Parcel Service Inc Class B         7,458,572   
  94,500         USG Corp (a)(b)         1,800,225   
  81,000         Xylem Inc/NY         2,038,770   
          

 

 

 
             97,392,484   
          

 

 

 

 

Technology — 4.61%

     
  126,300         Analog Devices Inc         4,757,721   
  357,900         Applied Materials Inc         4,101,534   
  189,500         Computer Sciences Corp         4,703,390   
  184,600         Dell Inc (a)         2,311,192   
  36,100         First Solar Inc (a)(b)         543,666   
  154,700         Hewlett-Packard Co         3,111,017   
  338,100         Microsoft Corp         10,342,479   
  81,600         Texas Instruments Inc         2,341,104   
          

 

 

 
             32,212,103   
          

 

 

 

 

Utilities — 6.82%

     
  196,800         Duke Energy Corp         4,538,208   
  112,800         Entergy Corp         7,657,992   
  178,800         Exelon Corp         6,726,456   
  71,510         FirstEnergy Corp         3,517,577   
  310,600         NiSource Inc         7,687,350   
  73,100         Pinnacle West Capital Corp         3,782,194   
  43,600         PPL Corp         1,212,516   
  98,600         Progress Energy Inc         5,932,762   
  74,500         TECO Energy Inc         1,345,470   
  182,000         Xcel Energy Inc         5,170,620   
          

 

 

 
             47,571,145   
          

 

 

 

 

TOTAL COMMON STOCK — 96.46%

     

 

(Cost $606,727,008)

   $           673,373,581   
          

 

 

 
Shares                  Value  

PREFERRED STOCK

     

Consumer, Cyclical — 0.47%

     

98,900

   General Motors Co (b)    $           3,276,062   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK — 0.47%

     

(Cost $4,950,761)

   $           3,276,062   
        

 

 

 

 

Principal Amount        

 

SECURITIES LENDING COLLATERAL

  
$   1,037,162      

Undivided interest of 3.92% 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 $1,037,162 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.

     1,037,162   
  2,499,561      

Undivided interest of 5.3% in a repurchase agreement (principal amount/value $47,150,000 with a maturity value of $47,150,707) with Goldman Sachs & Co., 0.18%, dated 6/29/12, to be repurchased at $2,499,561 on 7/2/12, collateralized by various U.S. Government Agency Securities, 1.97% - 7.00%, 10/1/12 - 9/1/47, with a value of $48,093,000.

     2,499,561   
  2,499,561      

Undivided interest of 5.51% 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 $2,499,561 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.

     2,499,561   
 

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY/INCOME PORTFOLIO

Schedule of Investments

As of June 29, 2012 (Unaudited)

 

Principal Amount            Value  

Securities Lending Collateral — (continued)

  

$    2,499,561

  

Undivided interest of 5.37% 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 $2,499,561 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.

   $           2,499,561   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SECURITIES LENDING

COLLATERAL — 1.22%

(Cost $8,535,845)

   $           8,535,845   
        

 

 

 
Principal Amount            Value  

SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS

     

$        19,999,989

  

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding Corp 0.01%, 07/02/2012

   $           19,999,989   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL SHORT TERM INVESTMENTS — 2.86%

(Cost $19,999,989)

   $           19,999,989   
        

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 101.01%

(Cost $640,213,603)

   $           705,185,477   
        

 

 

 

OTHER ASSETS & LIABILITIES, NET — (1.01)%

   $           (7,073,131
        

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS — 100.00%

   $           698,112,346   
        

 

 

 
 

 

(a)    Non-income producing security.
(b)    A portion or all of the security is on loan at June 29, 2012.
(c)    Foreign security is fair valued under procedures adopted by the Board of Directors.
ADR    American Depositary Receipt
REIT    Real Estate Investment Trust

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 T. Rowe
Price Equity/Income
Portfolio
 

ASSETS:

  

Investments in securities, market value (including $8,308,857 of securities on loan)(a)

     $705,185,477   

Cash

     3,770,824   

Dividends receivable

     1,088,507   

Subscriptions receivable

     582,135   

Receivable for investments sold

     627,724   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     711,254,667   
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

  

Payable to investment adviser

     442,935   

Payable upon return of securities loaned

     8,535,845   

Redemptions payable

     2,337,091   

Payable for investments purchased

     1,826,427   

Payable for distribution fees

     23   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     13,142,321   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

     $698,112,346   
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS REPRESENTED BY:

  

Capital stock, $0.10 par value

     $4,578,356   

Paid-in capital in excess of par

     648,752,466   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     64,971,874   

Undistributed net investment income

     617,735   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (20,808,085
  

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

  

Initial Class

     $697,966,598   
  

 

 

 

Class L

     $145,748   
  

 

 

 

CAPITAL STOCK:

  

Authorized

  

Initial Class

     125,000,000   

Class L

     35,000,000   

Issued and Outstanding

  

Initial Class

     45,769,014   

Class L

     14,542   

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

  

Initial Class

     $15.25   
  

 

 

 

Class L

     $10.02   
  

 

 

 

(a) Cost of investments

     $640,213,603   

 

 

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 T. Rowe
Price Equity/Income
Portfolio
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  

Interest

     $2,374   

Income from securities lending

     93,450   

Dividends

     9,975,101   

Foreign withholding tax

     (74,186)   
  

 

 

 

Total Income

     9,996,739   
  

 

 

 

EXPENSES:

  

Audit fees

     11,472   

Bank and custodian fees

     12,262   

Management fees

     2,799,337   

Investment administration fees

     75,688   

Distribution fees - Class L

     138   

Other

     32,799   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     2,931,696   
  

 

 

 

Less amount reimbursed by investment adviser

     29,832   

Less amount waived by distributor - Class L

     16   
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     2,901,848   
  

 

 

 

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     7,094,891   
  

 

 

 

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     14,060,698   

Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     34,292,766   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency

     48,353,464   
  

 

 

 

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

     $55,448,355   
  

 

 

 

 

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 T. Rowe Price Equity/Income Portfolio

                 

OPERATIONS:

     

Net investment income

     $7,094,891         $12,822,968   

Net realized gain on investments

     14,060,698           

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

             17,592,933   

Change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency translations

     34,292,766         (32,885,984)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     55,448,355         (2,470,083)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:

     

From net investment income

     

Initial Class

     (6,487,077)         (12,751,054)   

Class L

     (2,328)         (2,551)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

From net investment income

     (6,489,405)         (12,753,605)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (6,489,405)         (12,753,605)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS:

     

Shares sold

     

Initial Class

     96,766,492         265,287,449   

Class L

     76,270         68,929   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     

Initial Class

     6,487,077         12,751,054   

Class L

     2,328         2,551   

Shares redeemed

     

Initial Class

     (135,401,587)         (279,182,157)   

Class L

     (3,804)         (2,884)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Capital Share Transactions

     (32,073,224)         (1,075,058)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     16,885,726         (16,298,746)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSETS:

     

Beginning of period

     681,226,620         697,525,366   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of period (a)

     $698,112,346         $681,226,620   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS - SHARES:

     

Shares sold

     

Initial Class

     6,375,197         18,538,916   

Class L

     7,502         7,224   

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions

     

Initial Class

     433,918         889,414   

Class L

     237         273   

Shares redeemed

     

Initial Class

     (8,915,045)         (19,218,629)   

Class L

     (395)         (298)   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (2,098,586)         216,900   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(a)  Including undistributed net investment income:

     $617,735         $12,249   

 

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         2007   

Maxim T. Rowe Price Equity/Income Portfolio - Initial Class

  

                                           

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     $14.23        $14.63         $12.95         $10.54         $18.86         $20.04   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

                

Net investment income

     0.15        0.27         0.24         0.23         0.43         0.37   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     1.01        (0.40)         1.68         2.41         (7.07)         0.28   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Investment Operations

     1.16        (0.13)         1.92         2.64         (6.64)         0.65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

                

From net investment income

     (0.14)        (0.27)         (0.24)         (0.23)         (0.43)         (0.37)   

From net realized gains

                                    (1.25)         (1.46)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.14)        (0.27)         (0.24)         (0.23)         (1.68)         (1.83)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

     $15.25        $14.23         $14.63         $12.95         $10.54         $18.86   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

TOTAL RETURN(a)

     8.19% (b)      (0.88%)         15.07%         25.20%         (36.18%)         3.24%   

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

                

Net assets, end of period ($000)

     $697,967        $681,159         $697,525         $591,747         $467,752         $1,038,454   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

                

Before reimbursement

     0.83% (c)      0.83%         0.83%         0.84%         0.83%         0.82%   

After reimbursement

     0.83% (c)      0.83%         0.83%         0.84%         0.83%         0.82%   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

                

Before reimbursement

     2.03% (c)      1.90%         1.82%         2.10%         2.39%         1.79%   

After reimbursement

     2.03% (c)      1.90%         1.82%         2.11%         2.40%         1.79%   

Portfolio turnover rate(d)

     6% (b)      28%         19%         30%         31%         28%   

 

(a) 

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.

(b) 

Not annualized for periods less than one full year.

(c) 

Annualized.

(d) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Portfolio level.

 

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.

 

           Year Ended
December 31,
 
    
 
 
 
 
Period
Ended
June 29,
2012
(Unaudited)
  
  
  
  
  
    2011 (a) 

Maxim T. Rowe Price Equity/Income Portfolio - Class L

                

NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

     $9.43        $10.00   

INCOME (LOSS) FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:

    

Net investment income

     0.10        0.31   

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)

     0.65        (0.51)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Income (Loss) From Investment Operations

     0.75        (0.20)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LESS DISTRIBUTIONS:

    

From net investment income

     (0.16)        (0.37)   

From net realized gains

              
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.16)        (0.37)   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD

     $10.02        $9.43   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL RETURN(b) (d)

     8.03% (c)      (1.99%) (c) 

SUPPLEMENTAL DATA AND RATIOS:

    

Net assets, end of period ($000)

     $146        $68   

Ratio of expenses to average net assets

    

Before reimbursement and waiver

     46.62% (e)      185.59% (e) 

After reimbursement and waiver

     1.05% (e)      1.05% (e) 

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    

Before reimbursement and waiver

     (43.71%) (e)      (182.48%) (e) 

After reimbursement and waiver

     1.86% (e)      2.06% (e) 

Portfolio turnover rate(f)

     6% (c)      28% (c) 

 

(a) 

Class L inception date was July 29, 2011.

(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) 

Performance shown net of distribution fees waived. Without the waiver, the return shown would have been lower.

(e) 

Annualized.

(f) 

Portfolio turnover is calculated at the Portfolio level.

 

See notes to financial statements.

 

 

Semi-Annual Report - June 29, 2012


MAXIM SERIES FUND, INC.

MAXIM T. ROWE PRICE EQUITY/INCOME 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 T. Rowe Price Equity/Income Portfolio (the Portfolio) are included herein and are represented by a separate class of beneficial interest of the Fund. The investment objective of the Portfolio is to seek substantial dividend income and also 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 Initial Class and Class L shares. All shares of the Portfolio represent an equal pro rata interest in the net assets of the class to which such shares belong, and have identical voting, dividend, liquidation and other rights and the same terms and conditions, except for class specific expenses and exclusive rights to vote on matters affecting only individual classes. Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based on the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against operations of that class.

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.

Short-term securities purchased with less than 60 days remaining until maturity and all U.S. Treasury Bills are valued on the basis of amortized cost, which approximates fair value. Short-term securities purchased with more than 60 days remaining until maturity are valued on the basis of quotations from brokers or dealers or pricing services, and will continue to be priced until final maturity.

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.
    Preferred Stock    Benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids, evaluated bids, offers and reference data including market research publications.
Securities Lending Collateral    Matures next business day and therefore priced at par.
Short Term Investments    Amortized cost.

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

  $          631,730,045      $               $      $          631,730,045   

Foreign Common Stock

      34,702,572          6,940,964                 41,643,536   

Preferred Stock

               3,276,062                 3,276,062   

Securities Lending Collateral

               8,535,845                 8,535,845   

Short Term Investments

               19,999,989                 19,999,989   
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments(a)

  $          666,432,617      $          38,752,860      $ 0      $          705,185,477   
   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

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


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.

Foreign Currency Translations

The accounting records of the Portfolio are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment securities, and other assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rate. Purchases and sales of securities, income receipts and expense payments are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate on the dates of the transactions.

The Portfolio does not isolate that portion of the results of operations resulting from changes in foreign exchange rates on investments from the fluctuations arising from changes in market prices of securities held. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss from investments.

Net realized foreign exchange gains or losses arise from sales of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade and settlement dates on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes recorded by the Portfolio and the U.S. dollar equivalent of the amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized foreign exchange gains and losses arise from changes in the fair values of assets and liabilities, other than investments in securities at fiscal period end, resulting from changes in exchange rates.

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. Treasury or Agency obligations.

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 the basis of the first-in, first-out method (FIFO).


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 Life Insurance Company (GWL&A). As compensation for its services to the Fund, the Adviser receives monthly compensation at the annual rate of 0.80% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. However, the Adviser is required by contract to reimburse the Portfolio for any expenses which exceed an annual rate, including management fees, of 0.95% of the average daily net assets of the Portfolio. Expenses incurred by the Fund, which are not Portfolio specific, are allocated based on relative net assets or other appropriate allocation methods.


GWFS Equities, Inc. (the Distributor), is a wholly-owned subsidiary of GWL&A and the principal underwriter to distribute and market the Portfolios. The Portfolio has entered into a plan of distribution which provides for compensation for distribution of Class L shares and for providing or arranging for the provision of services to Class L shareholders. The distribution plan provides for a maximum fee equal to an annual rate of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Class L shares. The Distributor has agreed to voluntarily waive all 12b-1 fees attributable to Class L shares purchased by MCM in consideration for MCM providing initial capital to the Portfolio. The amount waived, if any, is reflected in the Statement of Operations.

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 $38,965,094 and $71,489,694, 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 $645,930,333. The Portfolio had gross appreciation of securities in which there was an excess of value over tax cost of $133,800,916 and gross depreciation of securities in which there was an excess of tax cost over value of $74,545,772 resulting in net appreciation of $59,255,144.

5.  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 $8,308,857 and received collateral of $8,535,845 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.

6.  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 T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. (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-, three-, five-, and ten-year periods ended December 31, 2011, calendar year returns for the five-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 long-term


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 the short- and long-term returns of the applicable benchmarks and peer groups.

The Board assessed performance based principally on the long-term rolling quarterly analysis for the Portfolio in which each quarter’s performance is, in turn, based on a composite of the Portfolio’s three-, five- and ten-year annualized returns, three- and five-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, although the Portfolio’s performance trailed its peer group for the one-year annualized period, it outperformed its peer group for the three-, five- and ten-year annualized periods. Accordingly, 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 from its relationship with the Portfolio. With respect to the costs of services, the Board considered the structure and the level of the applicable investment management fees and other expenses 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 paid by similar funds. However, the Board noted that the total annual operating expense ratio of the Portfolio was lower than the annual expense ratios of similar funds. The Board further noted that the Portfolio’s expense ratio was below 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. The Board requested and reviewed the financial statements from MCM and the Sub-Adviser and profitability information from MCM. 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 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. In this regard, the Board noted that the Sub-Adviser received ancillary benefits from soft-dollar arrangements by which brokers provide research to the Sub-Adviser in return for allocating the Portfolio’s brokerage to such brokers. 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