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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-CSR

 

 

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-02611

 

 

Invesco Exchange Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

 

Colin D. Meadows 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 626-1919

Date of fiscal year end: 12/31

Date of reporting period: 06/30/14

 

 

 


Item 1. Report to Stockholders.


 

LOGO

Semiannual Report

 

  

June 30, 2014

 

Invesco Exchange Fund

 

  

Nasdaq: ACEHX

  
 

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2 Fund Performance

 

3 Schedule of Investments

 

5 Financial Statements

 

7 Notes to Financial Statements

 

10 Financial Highlights

 

11 Fund Expenses

 

12 Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

 

For the most current month-end Fund performance and commentary, please visit invesco.com/performance.

Unless otherwise noted, all data provided by Invesco.

This report must be accompanied or preceded by a currently effective Fund prospectus, which contains more complete information, including sales charges and expenses. Investors should read it carefully before investing.

 

 

NOT FDIC INSURED  |  MAY LOSE VALUE   |   NO BANK GUARANTEE

 


 

Fund Performance

 

 

Performance summary

 

 

Fund vs. Index

Cumulative total returns, 12/31/13 to 6/30/14, at net asset value (NAV).

 

Invesco Exchange Fund

     12.67

S&P 500 Indexq (Broad Market/Style-Specific Index)

     7.14   

Source(s): qFactSet Research Systems Inc.

The S&P 500® Index is an unmanaged index considered representative of the US stock market.

    The Fund is not managed to track the performance of any particular index, including the index described here, and consequently, the performance of the Fund may deviate significantly from the performance of the index.

    A direct investment cannot be made in an index. Unless otherwise indicated, index results include reinvested dividends, and they do not reflect sales charges.

 

The performance data quoted represent past performance and cannot guarantee comparable future results; current performance may be lower or higher. Performance figures reflect reinvested distributions and changes in net asset value. Performance figures do not reflect deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on Fund distributions or sale of Fund shares. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that you may have a gain or loss when you sell units.

    The above presentation, in accordance with requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, assumes the reinvestment of dividends. However, the Fund does not offer its units and does not provide the option of reinvesting dividends in units of the Fund; therefore, dividends may not be reinvested in the Fund.

    The total annual Fund operating expense ratio for the period ended June 30, 2014 is 0.61%.

 

 

Average Annual Total Returns

As of 6/30/14

 

Invesco Exchange Fund

        

Inception (12/16/76)

     11.40

10 Years

     8.76   

  5 Years

     16.50   

  1 Year

     27.26   
 

 

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Schedule of Investments(a)

June 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

     Shares      Value  

Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests–99.06%

  

Aerospace & Defense–1.52%   

Honeywell International Inc.

    12,478       $ 1,159,830   
Coal & Consumable Fuels–0.06%     

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.(b)

    13,099         48,597   
Construction & Engineering–2.57%      

Fluor Corp.

    25,559         1,965,487   
Diversified Banks–0.76%     

HSBC Holdings PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    11,471         582,727   
Forest Products–0.51%     

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.(b)

    25,866         388,507   
Health Care Distributors–0.17%     

Cardinal Health, Inc.

    1,860         127,522   
Health Care Equipment–1.00%     

Baxter International Inc.

    9,960         720,108   

CareFusion Corp.(b)

    930         41,246   
               761,354   
Health Care Services–0.89%     

Express Scripts Holding Co.(b)

    9,802         679,573   
Industrial Gases–8.49%     

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

    50,490         6,494,024   
Industrial Machinery–1.92%     

SPX Corp.

    13,594         1,471,007   
Integrated Oil & Gas–15.43%     

BP PLC–ADR (United Kingdom)

    33,740         1,779,785   

Exxon Mobil Corp.

    48,719         4,905,029   

Hess Corp.

    51,692         5,111,822   
               11,796,636   
IT Consulting & Other Services–3.55%   

International Business Machines Corp.

    14,956         2,711,074   
Multi-Line Insurance–0.15%   

American International Group, Inc.

    2,076         113,308   
     Shares      Value  
Oil & Gas Drilling–0.13%   

Transocean Ltd.

    2,169       $ 97,670   
Oil & Gas Equipment & Services–13.04%   

Baker Hughes Inc.

    25,531         1,900,783   

Halliburton Co.

    60,397         4,288,791   

Schlumberger Ltd.

    32,031         3,778,056   
               9,967,630   
Oil & Gas Exploration & Production–3.45%   

Apache Corp.

    26,241         2,640,369   
Packaged Foods & Meats–7.69%   

McCormick & Co., Inc.

    82,160         5,881,834   
Pharmaceuticals–20.75%   

Johnson & Johnson

    53,320         5,578,338   

Merck & Co., Inc.

    101,062         5,846,437   

Pfizer Inc.

    149,619         4,440,692   
               15,865,467   
Semiconductors–8.73%   

Intel Corp.

    215,966         6,673,349   
Specialized REIT’s–1.50%   

Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.

    25,500         1,150,050   
Specialty Chemicals–6.75%   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

    49,513         5,163,216   

Total Common Stocks & Other Equity Interests (Cost $5,440,541)

   

     75,739,231   

Money Market Funds–0.93%

  

  

Liquid Assets Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    356,554         356,554   

Premier Portfolio–Institutional Class(c)

    356,553         356,553   

Total Money Market Funds
(Cost $713,107)

   

     713,107   

TOTAL INVESTMENTS–99.99%
(Cost $6,153,648)

   

     76,452,338   

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES–0.01%

  

     7,147   

NET ASSETS–100.00%

  

   $ 76,459,485   
 

Investment Abbreviations:

 

ADR  

– American Depositary Receipt

REIT  

– Real Estate Investment Trust

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Notes to Schedule of Investments:

 

(a)  Industry and/or sector classifications used in this report are generally according to the Global Industry Classification Standard, which was developed by and is the exclusive property and a service mark of MSCI Inc. and Standard & Poor’s.
(b)  Non-income producing security.
(c)  The money market fund and the Fund are affiliated by having the same investment adviser.

Portfolio Composition

By sector, based on Net Assets as of June 30, 2014

 

Energy

    32.1

Health Care

    22.8   

Materials

    15.8   

Information Technology

    12.3   

Consumer Staples

    7.7   

Industrials

    6.0   

Financials

    2.4   

Money Market Funds Plus Other Assets Less Liabilities

    0.9   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

June 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (Cost $5,440,541)

  $ 75,739,231   

Investments in affiliated money market funds, at value and cost

    713,107   

Total investments, at value (Cost $6,153,648)

    76,452,338   

Dividends receivable

    137,511   

Total assets

    76,589,849   

Liabilities:

  

Accrued fees to affiliates

    1,505   

Accrued trustees’ and officers’ fees and benefits

    268   

Accrued other operating expenses

    128,591   

Total liabilities

    130,364   

Net assets applicable to units outstanding

  $ 76,459,485   

Net assets consist of:

  

120,298 units of limited partnership interest

  $ 75,020,489   

2,106 units of non-managing general partnership units

    1,313,070   

202 units of managing general partnership interest

    125,926   

Net assets

  $ 76,459,485   

Net asset value per unit ($76,459,485 divided by 122,606 units of partnership interest outstanding)

  $ 623.62   

Components of net assets:

  

Net paid in capital on units of beneficial interest

  $ 6,160,795   

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

    70,298,690   

Total net assets

  $ 76,459,485   
 

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Operations

For the six months ended June 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

 

Investment income:

  

Dividends

   $ 803,677   

Dividends from affiliated money market funds

     159   

Total investment income

     803,836   

Expenses:

  

Advisory fees

     107,003   

Administrative services fees

     24,795   

Custodian fees

     1,739   

Transfer agent fees

     8,188   

Managing general partners’ fees and related expenses

     6,159   

Reports to shareholders

     11,788   

Professional services fees

     53,396   

Other

     4,003   

Total expenses

     217,071   

Less: Fees waived

     (535

Net expenses

     216,536   

Net investment income

     587,300   

Realized and unrealized gain from:

  

Net realized gain on investments as a result of partner in-kind redemptions

     1,840,607   

Change in net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

     6,307,156   

Net realized and unrealized gain

     8,147,763   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 8,735,063   

 

See accompanying Notes to Financial Statements which are an integral part of the financial statements.

 

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Statement of Changes in Net Assets

For the six months ended June 30, 2014 and the year ended December 31, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

    

June 30,

2014

    

December 31,

2013

 

Operations:

    

Net investment income

  $ 587,300       $ 1,146,368   

Net realized gain

    1,840,607         987,674   

Change in net unrealized appreciation

    6,307,156         12,686,369   

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

    8,735,063         14,820,411   

Distributions from net investment income

    (310,995      (638,306

Distributions from net realized gains

    (13,491      (117,069

Partnership unit transactions — net

    (2,101,830      (1,257,051

Net increase in net assets

    6,308,747         12,807,985   

Net assets:

    

Beginning of period

    70,150,738         57,342,753   

End of period

  $ 76,459,485       $ 70,150,738   

Notes to Financial Statements

June 30, 2014

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—Significant Accounting Policies

Invesco Exchange Fund, (the “Fund”), a California limited partnership, is a partnership registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company.

The Fund’s principal investment objective is long-term growth of capital, while the production of current income is an important secondary objective.

The Fund has three different types of partners: Managing General Partners, Non-Managing General Partners and Limited Partners. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Certificate and Agreement of Limited Partnership (the “Agreement”), Managing General Partners have complete and exclusive control over the management, conduct and operations of the Fund’s business. Generally, Non-Managing General Partners will take no part in the management, conduct and operations of the Fund. Limited Partners have no right to and will take no part in the control of the Fund’s business. Limited Partners may exercise voting rights as provided pursuant to the terms of the Agreement.

The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

A. Security Valuations — Securities, including restricted securities, are valued according to the following policy.

A security listed or traded on an exchange (except convertible securities) is valued at its last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded, or lacking any sales or official closing price on a particular day, the security may be valued at the closing bid price on that day. Securities traded in the over-the-counter market are valued based on prices furnished by independent pricing services or market makers. When such securities are valued by an independent pricing service they may be considered fair valued. Futures contracts are valued at the final settlement price set by an exchange on which they are principally traded. Listed options are valued at the mean between the last bid and ask prices from the exchange on which they are principally traded. Options not listed on an exchange are valued by an independent source at the mean between the last bid and ask prices. For purposes of determining net asset value per share, futures and option contracts generally are valued 15 minutes after the close of the customary trading session of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that do not trade on an exchange are valued at the end of day net asset value per share. Investments in open-end and closed-end registered investment companies that trade on an exchange are valued at the last sales price or official closing price as of the close of the customary trading session on the exchange where the security is principally traded.

Debt obligations (including convertible securities) and unlisted equities are fair valued using an evaluated quote provided by an independent pricing service. Evaluated quotes provided by the pricing service may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to specific securities, dividend rate (for unlisted equities), yield (for debt obligations), quality, type of issue, coupon rate (for debt obligations), maturity (for debt obligations), individual trading characteristics and other market data. Debt obligations are subject to interest rate and credit risks. In addition, all debt obligations involve some risk of default with respect to interest and/or principal payments.

Foreign securities’ (including foreign exchange contracts) prices are converted into U.S. dollar amounts using the applicable exchange rates as of the close of the NYSE. If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the close of the NYSE, closing market quotations may become unreliable. If between the time trading ends on a particular security and the close of the customary trading session on the NYSE, events occur that the Adviser determines are significant and make the closing price unreliable, the Fund may fair value the security. If the event is likely to have affected the closing price of the security, the security will be valued at fair value in good faith using procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Adjustments to closing prices to reflect fair value may also be based on a screening process of an independent pricing service to

 

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indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current value as of the close of the NYSE. Foreign securities’ prices meeting the approved degree of certainty that the price is not reflective of current value will be priced at the indication of fair value from the independent pricing service. Multiple factors may be considered by the independent pricing service in determining adjustments to reflect fair value and may include information relating to sector indices, American Depositary Receipts and domestic and foreign index futures. Foreign securities may have additional risks including exchange rate changes, potential for sharply devalued currencies and high inflation, political and economic upheaval, the relative lack of issuer information, relatively low market liquidity and the potential lack of strict financial and accounting controls and standards.

Securities for which market prices are not provided by any of the above methods may be valued based upon quotes furnished by independent sources. The last bid price may be used to value equity securities. The mean between the last bid and asked prices is used to value debt obligations, including corporate loans.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available or became unreliable are valued at fair value as determined in good faith by or under the supervision of the Trust’s officers following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. Issuer specific events, market trends, bid/ask quotes of brokers and information providers and other market data may be reviewed in the course of making a good faith determination of a security’s fair value.

The Fund may invest in securities that are subject to interest rate risk, meaning the risk that the prices will generally fall as interest rates rise and, conversely, the prices will generally rise as interest rates fall. Specific securities differ in their sensitivity to changes in interest rates depending on their individual characteristics. Changes in interest rates may result in increased market volatility, which may affect the value and/or liquidity of certain of the Fund’s investments.

Valuations change in response to many factors including the historical and prospective earnings of the issuer, the value of the issuer’s assets, general economic conditions, interest rates, investor perceptions and market liquidity. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

B. Securities Transactions and Investment Income — Securities transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Realized gains or losses on sales are computed on the basis of specific identification of the securities sold. Interest income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the accrual basis from settlement date. Dividend income (net of withholding tax, if any) is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

The Fund may periodically participate in litigation related to Fund investments. As such, the Fund may receive proceeds from litigation settlements. Any proceeds received are included in the Statement of Operations as realized gain (loss) for investments no longer held and as unrealized gain (loss) for investments still held.

Brokerage commissions and mark ups are considered transaction costs and are recorded as an increase to the cost basis of securities purchased and/or a reduction of proceeds on a sale of securities. Such transaction costs are included in the determination of net realized and unrealized gain (loss) from investment securities reported in the Statement of Operations and the Statement of Changes in Net Assets and the net realized and unrealized gains (losses) on securities per share in the Financial Highlights. Transaction costs are included in the calculation of the Fund’s net asset value and, accordingly, they reduce the Fund’s total returns. These transaction costs are not considered operating expenses and are not reflected in net investment income reported in the Statement of Operations and Statement of Changes in Net Assets, or the net investment income per share and ratios of expenses and net investment income reported in the Financial Highlights, nor are they limited by any expense limitation arrangements between the Fund and the investment adviser.

Net investment income is allocated daily to each partner, relative to the total number of units held. Capital gains or losses will be allocated equally among units outstanding on the day recognized.

C. Country Determination — For the purposes of making investment selection decisions and presentation in the Schedule of Investments, the investment adviser may determine the country in which an issuer is located and/or credit risk exposure based on various factors. These factors include the laws of the country under which the issuer is organized, where the issuer maintains a principal office, the country in which the issuer derives 50% or more of its total revenues and the country that has the primary market for the issuer’s securities, as well as other criteria. Among the other criteria that may be evaluated for making this determination are the country in which the issuer maintains 50% or more of its assets, the type of security, financial guarantees and enhancements, the nature of the collateral and the sponsor organization. Country of issuer and/or credit risk exposure has been determined to be the United States of America, unless otherwise noted.
D. Distributions — Distributions from income to partners are paid quarterly and recorded on ex-dividend date. Distributions from realized capital gains, if any, are made annually and recorded on ex-dividend date.
E. Federal Income Taxes — The Fund has met the qualification to be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes and intends to maintain this qualification in the future. A partnership is not subject to federal income tax. As such, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes on otherwise taxable income (including net realized capital gain) that is distributed to shareholders. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is recorded in the financial statements.

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained. Management has analyzed the Fund’s uncertain tax positions and concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions. Management is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next 12 months.

The Fund files tax returns in the U.S. Federal jurisdiction and certain other jurisdictions. Generally, the Fund is subject to examinations by such taxing authorities for up to three years after the filing of the return for the tax period.

F. Accounting Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period including estimates and assumptions related to taxation. Actual results could differ from those estimates by a significant amount. In addition, the Fund monitors for material events or transactions that may occur or become known after the period-end date and before the date the financial statements are released to print.
G.

Indemnifications — Under the Fund’s organizational documents, each General Partner of the Fund (including officers, and/or directors of a corporate General Partner) is indemnified against certain liabilities that may arise out of the performance of their duties to the Fund. Additionally,

 

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  in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts, including the Fund’s servicing agreements, that contain a variety of indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. The risk of material loss as a result of such indemnification claims is considered remote.

NOTE 2—Advisory Fees and Other Fees Paid to Affiliates

The Fund has entered into a master investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (the “Adviser” or “Invesco”). Under the terms of the investment advisory agreement, the Fund pays an annual fee of 0.30% based on the average daily net assets of the Fund.

Under the terms of master intergroup sub-advisory contracts between the Adviser and each of Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the “Affiliated Sub-Advisers”) the Adviser, not the Fund, may pay 40% of the fees paid to the Adviser to any such Affiliated Sub-Adviser(s) that provide(s) discretionary investment management services to the Fund based on the percentage of assets allocated to such Sub-Adviser(s).

The Adviser has contractually agreed, through June 30, 2016, to waive the advisory fee payable by the Fund in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fees the Adviser receives from the affiliated money market funds on investments by the Fund of uninvested cash in such affiliated money market funds.

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Adviser waived advisory fees of $535.

The Fund has entered into a master administrative services agreement with Invesco pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay Invesco for certain administrative costs incurred in providing accounting services to the Fund. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, expenses incurred under the agreement are shown in the Statement of Operations as Administrative services fees.

The Fund has entered into a transfer agency and service agreement with Invesco Investment Services, Inc. (“IIS”) pursuant to which the Fund has agreed to pay IIS a fee for providing transfer agency and shareholder services to the Fund and reimburse IIS for certain expenses incurred by IIS in the course of providing such services. For the six months ended June 30, 2014, expenses incurred under these agreements are shown in the Statement of Operations as Transfer agent fees.

For the the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund paid legal fees of $14,041 for services rendered to the Fund by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, of which a Managing General Partner of the Fund is Of Counsel.

A Managing General Partner of the Fund is an officer of Invesco and/or IIS.

At June 30, 2014, the Adviser and Van Kampen Exchange Corp. (an affiliate of the Adviser), as non-managing general partner of the Fund, owned 234 and 1,872 units of partnership interest, respectively.

NOTE 3—Additional Valuation Information

GAAP defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date, under current market conditions. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation methods, giving the highest priority to readily available unadjusted quoted prices in an active market for identical assets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), generally when market prices are not readily available or are unreliable. Based on the valuation inputs, the securities or other investments are tiered into one of three levels. Changes in valuation methods may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned level:

  Level 1 — Prices are determined using quoted prices in an active market for identical assets.
  Level 2 — Prices are determined using other significant observable inputs. Observable inputs are inputs that other market participants may use in pricing a security. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, loss severities, default rates, discount rates, volatilities and others.
  Level 3 — Prices are determined using significant unobservable inputs. In situations where quoted prices or observable inputs are unavailable (for example, when there is little or no market activity for an investment at the end of the period), unobservable inputs may be used. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in determining fair value of the securities or instruments and would be based on the best available information.

As of June 30, 2014, all of the securities in this Fund were valued based on Level 1 inputs (see the Schedule of Investments for security categories). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities. Because of the inherent uncertainties of valuation, the values reflected in the financial statements may materially differ from the value received upon actual sale of those investments.

NOTE 4—Partnership Unit Transactions

Partners of the Fund may redeem units any time. The net asset value of units redeemed, other than redemptions under a systematic withdrawal plan, may be paid in cash or securities, at the option of the Fund, and will ordinarily be paid in whole or in part in securities. The Fund’s valuation may determine the quantity of securities tendered. The Fund will select securities for tender in redemptions based on tax or investment considerations.

During the six months ended June 30, 2014, the Fund tendered securities of $1,890,593 for partner redemptions.

NOTE 5—Cash Balances

The Fund is permitted to temporarily carry a negative or overdrawn balance in its account with State Street Bank and Trust Company, the custodian bank. Such balances, if any at period end, are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities under the payable caption Amount due custodian. To compensate the custodian bank for such overdrafts, the overdrawn Fund may either (1) leave funds as a compensating balance in the account so the custodian bank can be compensated by earning the additional interest; or (2) compensate by paying the custodian bank at a rate agreed upon by the custodian bank and Invesco, not to exceed the contractually agreed upon rate.

 

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NOTE 6—Investment Securities

The aggregate amount of investment securities (other than short-term securities, U.S. Treasury obligations and money market funds, if any) purchased and sold by the Fund during the six months ended June 30, 2014 was $0 and $1,890,593, respectively. Cost of investments on a tax basis includes the adjustments for financial reporting purposes as of the most recently completed federal income tax reporting period-end.

 

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) of Investment Securities on a Tax Basis  

Aggregate unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 72,699,436   

Aggregate unrealized (depreciation) of investment securities

    (37,625

Net unrealized appreciation of investment securities

  $ 72,661,811   

Cost of investments for tax purposes is $3,790,527.

NOTE 7—Unit Information

 

     Summary of Unit Activity  
    Six months ended
June 30, 2014(a)
     Year ended
December 31, 2013
 
     Units      Amount      Units      Amount  

Issued as reinvestment of dividends(b)

          $         88       $ 43,324   

Reacquired

    (3,578      (2,101,830      (2,454      (1,300,375

Net increase (decrease) in share activity

    (3,578    $ (2,101,830      (2,366    $ (1,257,051

 

(a)  At June 30, 2014, four of the unitholders in the aggregate owned approximately 51% of the Fund. The Fund has no knowledge as to whether all or any portion of the units owned of record are also owned beneficially.
(b)  Beginning with the September 30, 2013 Fund distribution, all Fund distributions will be made in cash.

NOTE 8—Financial Highlights

The following schedule presents financial highlights for a unit of the Fund outstanding throughout the periods indicated.

 

   

Six months ended
June 30

2014

    Years ended December 31,  
       2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 555.94      $ 446.07      $ 419.64      $ 456.20      $ 410.07      $ 327.27   

Net investment income(a)

    4.71        8.96        8.39        7.89        6.95        6.84   

Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)

    65.58        106.83        23.04        (3.78     55.24        85.24   

Total from investment operations

    70.29        115.79        31.43        4.11        62.19        92.08   

Dividends from net investment income

    (2.50     (5.00     (5.00     (5.00     (7.25     (6.50

Distributions from net realized gains

    (0.11     (0.92            (35.67     (8.81     (2.78

Total distributions

    (2.61     (5.92     (5.00     (40.67     (16.06     (9.28

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 623.62      $ 555.94      $ 446.07      $ 419.64      $ 456.20      $ 410.07   

Total return(b)

    12.69     26.09     7.51     0.84     15.77     28.74

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted)

  $ 76,459      $ 70,151      $ 57,343      $ 56,827      $ 60,971      $ 59,066   

Portfolio turnover rate(c)

    0     0     0     0     0     2

Ratio of expenses to average net assets:

           

With fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    0.61 %(d)      0.67     0.58     0.52     0.50     0.52

Without fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements

    0.61 %(d)      0.67     0.75     0.65     0.52     0.52

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets

    1.65 %(d)      1.76     1.90     1.70     1.72     1.93

 

(a)  Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(b)  Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions. Not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(c)  Portfolio turnover is calculated at the fund level and is not annualized for periods less than one year, if applicable.
(d)  Ratios are annualized and based on average daily net assets (000’s omitted) of $71,926.

 

10                         Invesco Exchange Fund


Calculating your ongoing Fund expenses

Example

As a unitholder of the Fund, you incur ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with 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, 2014 through June 30, 2014.

Actual expenses

The table below provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, 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 table under the heading entitled “Actual Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

Hypothetical example for comparison purposes

The table below also provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Fund’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 Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.

 

Beginning

Account Value

(01/01/14)

  ACTUAL     

HYPOTHETICAL

(5% annual return before

expenses)

   

Annualized

Expense

Ratio

 
 

Ending

Account Value

(06/30/14)1

    

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

    

Ending

Account Value

(06/30/14)

    

Expenses

Paid During

Period2

   

$1,000.00

  $ 1,126.70       $ 3.22       $ 1,021.77       $ 3.06        0.61

 

1  The actual ending account value is based on the actual total return of the Fund for the period January 1, 2014 through June 30, 2014, after actual expenses and will differ from the hypothetical ending account value which is based on the Fund’s expense ratio and a hypothetical annual return of 5% before expenses.
2  Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio as indicated above multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 181/365 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year.

 

11                         Invesco Exchange Fund


Approval of Investment Advisory and Sub-Advisory Contracts

 

The Board of Trustees (the Board) of Invesco Exchange Fund (the Fund) is required under the Investment Company Act of 1940 to approve annually the renewal of the investment advisory agreement with Invesco Advisers, Inc. (Invesco Advisers) and the Master Intergroup Sub-Advisory Contract (the sub-advisory contracts) with Invesco Asset Management Deutschland GmbH, Invesco Asset Management Limited, Invesco Asset Management (Japan) Limited, Invesco Australia Limited, Invesco Hong Kong Limited, Invesco Senior Secured Management, Inc. and Invesco Canada Ltd. (collectively, the Affiliated Sub-Advisers). The Board considers the Fund’s relationship with Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers throughout the year and, during meetings held on March 5-6, 2014 and May 5-6, 2014, the Board considered matters related to the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts. During a contract renewal meeting held on May 6, 2014, the Board as a whole, and the disinterested or “independent” Trustees, who comprise more than 75% of the Board, voting separately, approved the continuance of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts for another year. In doing so, the Board considered the process that it follows in reviewing and approving the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts and the information that it is provided. In arriving at its decision to approve the Agreements, the Board did not identify any single factor or group of factors as all important or controlling, but considered all factors together, and different Board Members may have attributed different weights to the various factors considered. The Board determined that the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and the sub-advisory contracts are in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders and the compensation to Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the agreements is fair and reasonable.

The Board’s Fund Evaluation Process

The Board, acting directly and through its committees, meets throughout the year to review the performance of the Fund. Over the course of each year, the Board, acting directly and through its committees, meets with portfolio managers for the funds and other members of management to review the performance, investment objective(s), policies, strategies and limitations and investment risks of the funds. The Board meets regularly and at designated contract renewal meetings each year to conduct a review of the performance, fees, expenses and other matters related to the funds.

During the contract renewal process, the Trustees receive comparative performance and fee data regarding the funds prepared by

Invesco Advisers and an independent company, Lipper, Inc. (Lipper). The independent Trustees are assisted in their annual evaluation of the funds’ investment advisory agreements by fund counsel.

In evaluating the fairness and reasonableness of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts, the Board considered, among other things, the factors discussed below. The Trustees recognized that the advisory fees for the Fund reflect the results of years of review and negotiation between the Trustees and Invesco Advisers, as well as with Van Kampen Asset Management, the funds’ predecessor investment adviser. The Trustees’ deliberations and conclusions in a particular year may be based in part on their deliberations and conclusions regarding these same arrangements throughout the year and in prior years. The Board noted the willingness of Invesco Advisers personnel to engage in open and candid discussions with the Board. One Trustee may have weighed a particular piece of information differently than another Trustee.

The discussion below is a summary of the Board’s evaluation with respect to the Fund’s investment advisory agreement as well as a discussion of the material factors and related conclusions that formed the basis for the Board’s approval of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. Unless otherwise stated, this information is current as of May 6, 2014, and may not reflect consideration of factors that became known to the Board after that date, including, for example, changes to the Fund’s performance, advisory fees, expense limitations and/or fee waivers.

Factors and Conclusions

A. Nature, Extent and Quality of Services Provided by Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers

The Board reviewed the advisory services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers under the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the performance of Invesco Advisers in providing these services, and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of Invesco Advisers who provide these services. The Board also meets throughout the year with the Fund’s portfolio management team, which provides the Board with insight into their management of the Fund and the Fund’s performance. The Board’s review of the qualifications of Invesco Advisers and the portfolio management team to provide advisory services included the Board’s consideration of Invesco Advisers’ performance and investment process oversight, independent credit analysis and investment risk management.

In determining whether to continue the Fund’s investment advisory agreement, the Board considered the prior relationship between

Invesco Advisers (and previously Van Kampen Asset Management) and the Fund, as well as the Board’s knowledge of Invesco Advisers’ operations, and the greater uncertainty that may be associated with entering into a new relationship. The Board also considered non-advisory services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund such as various back office support functions, equity and fixed income trading operations, internal audit and legal and compliance. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by Invesco Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and the advisory services are provided in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s investment advisory agreement.

The Board reviewed the services capable of being provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers under the sub-advisory contracts and the credentials and experience of the officers and employees of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers who would provide such services. The Board concluded that the sub-advisory contracts benefit the Fund and its shareholders by permitting Invesco Advisers to use the resources and talents of the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, from time to time as necessary and appropriate, in managing the Fund. The Board concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services capable of being provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers are appropriate and satisfactory and in accordance with the terms of the Fund’s sub-advisory contracts.

B. Fund Performance

The Board considered Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the investment advisory agreement. The Board did not view Fund performance as a relevant factor in considering whether to approve the sub-advisory contracts for the Fund, as no Affiliated Sub-Adviser currently manages assets of the Fund.

The Board compared the Fund’s performance during the past one, two, three, five and ten calendar years to the performance of funds in the Fund’s Lipper performance universe and against the applicable Lipper index. The Board noted that the Fund’s performance was in the fifth quintile of its performance universe for the one, two and three year periods, the fourth quintile for the five year period, and the second quintile for the ten year period (the first quintile being the best performing funds and the fifth quintile being the worst performing funds). The Board also noted the unique investment objective and passive investment policies of the Fund and considered their impact on performance in the current market environment. In light of these considerations, the Board concluded the Fund’s performance was consistent with its unique, passive investment program under applicable market conditions.

 

 

12                         Invesco Exchange Fund


C. Advisory and Sub-Advisory Fees and Fee Waivers

The Board compared the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate to the contractual advisory fee rates of funds in the Fund’s Lipper expense group at a common asset level. The Board noted that the Fund’s contractual advisory fee rate was below the median contractual advisory fee rate of funds in its expense group. The Board also reviewed the methodology used by Lipper in providing expense group information, which includes using audited financial data from the most recent annual report of each fund in the expense group that was publicly available as of the end of the past calendar year and including only one fund per investment adviser. The Board noted that comparative data is as of varying dates, which may affect the comparability of data during times of market volatility.

The Board reviewed not only the advisory fees but other fees and expenses (whether paid to Invesco Advisers, its affiliates or others) and the Fund’s overall expense ratio.

The Board also compared the strategy of the Fund to that of other client accounts of Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers and considered, as applicable, the fees charged to other client accounts with investment strategies similar to those of the Fund. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers or the Affiliated Sub-Advisers may charge lower fees to large institutional clients solely for investment management services than to registered fund clients, such as the Fund. Invesco Advisers reviewed with the Board the significantly greater scope of services it provides to registered fund clients, including the Fund, relative to other client accounts. These additional services include provision of administrative services, officers and office space, oversight of service providers, preparation of shareholder reports, preparation of financial information and regulatory compliance under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and stock exchange listing standards, including preparation for, coordinating the solicitation of proxies for, and conducting annual shareholder meetings. The Board noted that sub-advisory fees charged by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers to manage registered fund clients and to manage other client accounts were often more comparable. The Board concluded that the aggregate services provided to the Fund were sufficiently different from those provided to institutional clients, and the Board did not place significant weight on these fee comparisons.

The Board also considered the services capable of being provided by the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts, as well as the allocation of fees between Invesco Advisers and the Affiliated Sub-Advisers pursuant to the sub-advisory contracts. The Board noted that, to the extent the Fund were to utilize the Affiliated Sub-Advisers, Invesco Advisers would provide services related to oversight of the Affiliated

Sub-Advisers as well as the additional services described above other than day-to-day portfolio management. The Board also noted that the sub-advisory fees have no direct effect on the Fund or its shareholders, as they are paid by Invesco Advisers to the Affiliated Sub-Advisers.

Based upon the information and considerations described above, the Board concluded that the Fund’s advisory and sub-advisory fees are fair and reasonable.

D. Economies of Scale and Breakpoints

The Board considered the extent to which there are economies of scale in the provision of advisory services to the Fund. The Board noted that although the Fund does not benefit from economies of scale through contractual breakpoints, the Fund does share directly in economies of scale through lower fees charged by third party service providers based on the combined size of the registered fund clients and other clients advised by Invesco Advisers.

E. Profitability and Financial Resources

The Board reviewed information from Invesco Advisers concerning the costs of the advisory and other services that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates provide to the Fund and the profitability of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Board reviewed with Invesco Advisers the methodology used to prepare the profitability information. The Board considered the profitability of Invesco Advisers in connection with managing the Fund and the other funds overseen by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers continues to operate at a net profit from services Invesco Advisers and its subsidiaries provide to the Fund and the other funds overseen by the Board. The Board concluded that the level of profits realized by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from providing services to the Fund is not excessive given the nature, quality and extent of the services provided to the Fund. The Board considered whether Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser are financially sound and have the resources necessary to perform their obligations under the investment advisory agreement and sub-advisory contracts. The Board concluded that Invesco Advisers and each Affiliated Sub-Adviser have the financial resources necessary to fulfill these obligations.

F. Collateral Benefits to Invesco Advisers and its Affiliates

The Board considered various other benefits received by Invesco Advisers and its affiliates from the relationship with the Fund, including the fees received for their provision of administrative services and transfer agency services to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of Invesco Advisers and its affiliates in providing these services and the organizational structure employed to provide these services. The Board also considered that the services are required for the operation of the Fund; that Invesco Advisers and its affiliates can provide services, the nature and quality of which are at least equal to those provided by others offering the same or similar services;

and that the fees for such services are fair and reasonable in light of the usual and customary charges by others for services of the same nature and quality.

The Board considered that the Fund’s uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements may be invested in money market funds advised by Invesco Advisers pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. The Board noted that Invesco Advisers receives advisory fees from these affiliated money market funds attributable to such investments, although Invesco Advisers has contractually agreed to waive through varying periods the advisory fees payable by the Fund. The waiver is in an amount equal to 100% of the net advisory fee Invesco Advisers receives from the affiliated money market funds with respect to the Fund’s investment in the affiliated money market funds of uninvested cash, but not cash collateral. The Board concluded that the Fund’s investment of uninvested cash and cash collateral from any securities lending arrangements in the affiliated money market funds is in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

 

13                         Invesco Exchange Fund


 

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Invesco mailing information

Send general correspondence to Invesco Investment Services, Inc., P.O. Box 219078, Kansas City, MO 64121-9078.

 

 

Important notice regarding delivery of security holder documents

To reduce Fund expenses, only one copy of most shareholder documents may be mailed to shareholders with multiple accounts at the same address (Householding). Mailing of your shareholder documents may be householded indefinitely unless you instruct us otherwise. If you do not want the mailing of these documents to be combined with those for other members of your household, please contact Invesco Investment Services, Inc. at 800 959 4246 or contact your financial institution. We will begin sending you individual copies for each account within 30 days after receiving your request.

 

 

Fund holdings and proxy voting information

The Fund provides a complete list of its holdings four times in each fiscal year, at the quarter ends. For the second and fourth quarters, the lists appear in the Fund’s semiannual and annual reports to shareholders. For the first and third quarters, the Fund files the lists with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form N-Q. The most recent list of portfolio holdings is available at invesco.com/completeqtrholdings. Shareholders can also look up the Fund’s
Forms N-Q on the SEC website at sec.gov. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. You can obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room, including information about duplicating fee charges, by calling 202 551 8090 or 800 732 0330, or by electronic request at the following email address: publicinfo@sec.gov. The SEC file numbers for the Fund are shown below.

    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, from our Client Services department at 800 959 4246 or at invesco.com/proxyguidelines. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies related to its portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available at invesco.com/proxysearch. The information is also available on the SEC website, sec.gov.

    Invesco Advisers, Inc. is an investment adviser; it provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients and does not sell securities. Invesco Distributors, Inc. is the US distributor for Invesco Ltd.’s retail mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and institutional money market funds. Both are wholly owned, indirect subsidiaries of Invesco Ltd.

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SEC file number: 811-02611   VK-EXCH-SAR-1    Invesco Distributors, Inc.


ITEM 2.    CODE OF ETHICS.
  

There were no amendments to the Code of Ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”) during the period covered by the report. The Registrant did not grant any waivers, including implicit waivers, from any provisions of the Code to the PEO or PFO during the period covered by this report.

ITEM 3.    AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
  

Not applicable.

ITEM 4.    PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
  

Not applicable.

ITEM 5.    AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
  

Not applicable.

ITEM 6.    SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
  

Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers is included as part of the reports to stockholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

None.

ITEM 11.    CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
(a)   

As of August 20, 2014, an evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the officers of the Registrant, including the Principal Executive Officer (“PEO”) and Principal Financial Officer (“PFO”), to assess the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Act”), as amended. Based on that evaluation, the Registrant’s officers, including the PEO and PFO, concluded that, as of August 20, 2014, the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were reasonably designed to ensure: (1) that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant on Form N-CSR is


  

recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and (2) that material information relating to the Registrant is made known to the PEO and PFO as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b)   

There have been no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by the report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 12.    EXHIBITS.
12(a)(1)   

Not applicable.

12(a)(2)   

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

12(a)(3)   

Not applicable.

12(b)   

Certifications of principal executive officer and principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


SIGNATURES

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

Registrant: Invesco Exchange Fund

 

By:  

/s/ Colin D. Meadows

  Colin D. Meadows
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   September 8, 2014

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and 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/ Colin D. Meadows

  Colin D. Meadows
  Principal Executive Officer
Date:   September 8, 2014
By:  

/s/ Sheri Morris

  Sheri Morris
  Principal Financial Officer
Date:   September 8, 2014


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

12(a) (1)    Not applicable.
12(a) (2)    Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
12(a) (3)    Not applicable.
12(b)    Certifications of principal executive officer and Principal financial officer as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.