N-CSRS 1 dncsrs.htm FORM N-CSRS Form N-CSRS

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSRS

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number 811-04087

Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

290 Woodcliff Drive, Fairport, NY   14450
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

B. Reuben Auspitz 290 Woodcliff Drive, Fairport, NY 14450

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 585-325-6880

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2008

Date of reporting period: November 1, 2007 through April 30, 2008

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

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. Section 3507.


ITEM 1:

REPORTS TO STOCKHOLDERS


 

Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

TAX MANAGED SERIES   |   Semi-Annual Report - April 30, 2008

 

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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008).

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 Series’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/07
   Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
11/1/07-4/30/08

Actual

  $ 1,000.00    $ 914.70    $ 5.71

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00    $ 1,018.90    $ 6.02

*Expenses are equal to the Series’ annualized expense ratio (for the six-month period) of 1.20%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses are based on the most recent fiscal half year. The Series’ total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Sector Allocation1

 

 

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1As a percentage of net assets.

 

 

2     


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS - 95.6%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 17.0%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.3%

     

Carnival Corp.

   7,550    $ 303,284

International Game Technology

   14,760      512,762
         
        816,046
         

Household Durables - 2.9%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   8,530      132,130

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   3,820      258,308

Lennar Corp. - Class A

   5,370      98,915

Pulte Homes, Inc.

   10,680      139,267

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

   4,360      98,710
         
        727,330
         

Media - 6.1%

     

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A*

   96,410      103,159

Comcast Corp. - Class A*

   26,520      544,986

The E.W. Scripps Co. - Class A

   8,380      376,346

Time Warner, Inc.

   31,740      471,339
         
        1,495,830
         

Specialty Retail - 4.7%

     

The Home Depot, Inc.

   15,080      434,304

Limited Brands, Inc.

   15,780      292,246

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   17,560      442,336
         
        1,168,886
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        4,208,092
         

Consumer Staples - 10.2%

     

Beverages - 1.9%

     

The Coca-Cola Co.

   8,075      475,375
         

Food Products - 6.8%

     

Dean Foods Co.

   10,460      243,090

Kellogg Co.

   5,240      268,131

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   1,260      604,518

Unilever plc - ADR (United Kingdom)
(Note 7)

   16,790      563,976
         
        1,679,715
         

Personal Products - 1.5%

     

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

   8,060      367,617
         

Total Consumer Staples

        2,522,707
         

Energy - 3.0%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.0%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   1,845      149,224

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   3


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Energy (continued)

     

Energy Equipment & Services (continued)

     

National-Oilwell Varco, Inc.*

   2,752    $ 188,374

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   4,840      390,443
         

Total Energy

        728,041
         

Financials - 6.4%

     

Capital Markets - 1.3%

     

SEI Investments Co.

   14,170      329,736
         

Commercial Banks - 4.1%

     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   4,900      339,815

U.S. Bancorp

   9,660      327,377

Wachovia Corp.

   11,690      340,763
         
        1,007,955
         

Diversified Financial Services - 1.0%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   6,760      253,770
         

Total Financials

        1,591,461
         

Health Care - 21.1%

     

Biotechnology - 2.3%

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   8,370      350,452

Genzyme Corp.*

   3,150      221,603
         
        572,055
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.5%

     

Boston Scientific Corp.*

   23,260      310,056

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

   8,360      292,600

Medtronic, Inc.

   15,360      747,725
         
        1,350,381
         

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.4%

     

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   6,880      345,238
         

Health Care Technology - 2.4%

     

Cerner Corp.*

   7,180      332,219

Eclipsys Corp.*

   12,460      258,794
         
        591,013
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 4.8%

     

Invitrogen Corp.*

   3,100      290,067

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   2,650      362,236

Millipore Corp.*

   3,840      269,184

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   10,540      279,942
         
        1,201,429
         

 

4      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Pharmaceuticals - 4.7%

     

Johnson & Johnson

   7,750    $ 519,948

Novartis AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   12,730      640,701
         
        1,160,649
         

Total Health Care

        5,220,765
         

Industrials - 8.3%

     

Air Freight & Logistics - 4.2%

     

FedEx Corp.

   3,750      359,513

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   9,330      675,585
         
        1,035,098
         

Airlines - 2.7%

     

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

   26,630      134,215

Southwest Airlines Co.

   41,095      544,098
         
        678,313
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.4%

     

3M Co.

   4,340      333,746
         

Total Industrials

        2,047,157
         

Information Technology - 26.1%

     

Communications Equipment - 5.8%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   42,150      1,080,726

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

   12,915      356,712
         
        1,437,438
         

Computers & Peripherals - 1.5%

     

EMC Corp.*

   24,515      377,531
         

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.7%

     

LG. Philips LCD Co. Ltd. - ADR* (South Korea) (Note 7)

   7,900      171,983
         

Internet Software & Services - 3.0%

     

Google, Inc. - Class A*

   1,280      735,091
         

IT Services - 5.5%

     

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   16,810      743,002

Western Union Co.

   26,690      613,870
         
        1,356,872
         

Software - 9.6%

     

Autodesk, Inc.*

   7,840      297,920

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   8,080      415,878

Microsoft Corp.

   23,800      678,776

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

   5,870      391,705

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   5


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares/
Principal Amount
   Value
(Note 2)
 
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Information Technology (continued)

     

Software (continued)

     

SAP AG - ADR (Germany) (Note 7)

     6,770    $ 340,057  

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

     31,380      240,685  
           
        2,365,021  
           

Total Information Technology

        6,443,936  
           

Materials - 3.5%

     

Paper & Forest Products - 3.5%

     

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

     33,860      389,729  

Weyerhaeuser Co.

     7,340      468,879  
           

Total Materials

        858,608  
           

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $21,959,707)

        23,620,767  
           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.1%

     

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management -
Institutional Shares

     907,230      907,230  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 5/12/2008

   $ 1,100,000      1,099,281  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $2,006,571)

        2,006,511  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 103.7%
(Identified Cost $23,966,278)

        25,627,278  

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS - (3.7%)

        (920,385 )
           

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 24,706,893  
           

*Non-income producing security

ADR - American Depository Receipt

 

6      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

ASSETS:

  
  

Investments, at value (identified cost $23,966,278) (Note 2)

   $ 25,627,278  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $5)

     5  

Receivable for securities sold

     117,806  

Dividends receivable

     11,816  

Prepaid registration and filing fees

     7,127  

Foreign tax reclaims receivable

     7,707  
        

TOTAL ASSETS

     25,771,739  
        
LIABILITIES:   

Accrued management fees (Note 3)

     16,156  

Accrued fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     1,103  

Accrued directors’ fees (Note 3)

     903  

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     882  

Payable for securities purchased

     1,025,573  

Audit fees payable

     18,162  

Other payables and accrued expenses

     2,067  
        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     1,064,846  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 24,706,893  
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Capital stock

   $ 9,820  

Additional paid-in-capital

     24,060,745  

Undistributed net investment income

     46,551  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     (1,071,452 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     1,661,229  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 24,706,893  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS A ($24,706,893/982,039 shares)

   $ 25.16  
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   7


Statement of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  
  

Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld, $4,243)

   $ 205,357  

Interest

     7,905  
        

Total Investment Income

     213,262  
        
EXPENSES:   

Management fees (Note 3)

     118,638  

Fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     8,827  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     5,569  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     3,034  

Audit fees

     14,744  

Custodian fees

     2,188  

Miscellaneous

     7,286  
        

Total Expenses

     160,286  

Less reduction of expenses (Note 3)

     (18,087 )
        

Net Expenses

     142,199  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     71,063  
        
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:   

Net realized loss on -

  

Investments

     (950,046 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     (75 )
        
     (950,121 )
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation on -

  

Investments

     (1,346,245 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     30  
        
     (1,346,215 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     (2,296,336 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (2,225,273 )
        

 

8      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 
     For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
10/31/07
 
     
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:      
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income

   $ 71,063      $ 63,688  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     (950,121 )      608,052  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

     (1,346,215 )      1,436,705  
                 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     (2,225,273 )      2,108,445  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS
(Note 8):
     

From net investment income

     (85,055 )      (38,908 )

From net realized loss on investments

     (721,318 )      (554,278 )
                 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (806,373 )      (593,186 )
                 
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:      

Net increase from capital share transactions (Note 5)

     2,043,269        16,595,390  
                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (988,377 )      18,110,649  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

     25,695,270        7,584,621  
                 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $46,551 and $60,543, respectively)

   $ 24,706,893      $ 25,695,270  
                 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   9


Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

   

For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)

  For the Years Ended
    10/31/07   10/31/06   10/31/05   10/31/04   10/31/03
                       
           
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout each period):            

Net asset value - Beginning of period

    $28.44     $27.01   $25.60   $23.51   $20.15   $17.59
                       

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

        0.07         0.08       0.13       0.06       0.03       0.05

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

      (2.47)         3.44       4.41       3.36       3.38       2.62
                       

Total from investment operations

      (2.40)         3.52       4.54       3.42       3.41       2.67
                       

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

      (0.09)         (0.14)       (0.06)       (0.02)       (0.05)       (0.11)

From net realized gain on investments

      (0.79)         (1.95)       (3.07)       (1.31)    
                       

Total distributions to shareholders

      (0.88)         (2.09)       (3.13)       (1.33)       (0.05)       (0.11)
                       

Net asset value - End of period

    $25.16     $28.44   $27.01   $25.60   $23.51   $20.15
                       

Net assets - End of period
(000’s omitted)

  $24,707   $25,695   $7,585   $6,886   $6,205   $4,875
                       

Total return1

  (8.53%)   13.65%   20.01%   14.96%   16.96%   15.27%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Expenses*

  1.20%2   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%

Net investment income

  0.60%2   0.38%   0.54%   0.23%   0.10%   0.26%

Portfolio turnover

  39%   65%   61%   68%   64%   34%

*The investment advisor did not impose all or a portion of its management fee and in some periods paid a portion of the Series’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would

have been increased by the following amount:

  0.15%2   0.25%   0.78%   0.82%   0.83%   2.53%

1Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived or reimbursed during the period.

2Annualized.

 

10      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Tax Managed Series (the “Series”) is a no-load diversified series of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Fund is organized in Maryland and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

The Series’ investment objective is to maximize long-term growth while attempting to minimize the impact of taxes on the total return earned by shareholders.

The Series is authorized to issue five classes of shares (Class A, B, D, E and Z). Currently, only Class A shares have been issued. Each class of shares is substantially the same, except that class-specific distribution and shareholder servicing expenses are borne by the specific class of shares to which they relate.

The Fund’s Advisor is Manning & Napier Advisor’s, Inc. (the “Advisor”). Shares of the Series are offered to investors and employees of the Advisor and its affiliates. The total authorized capital stock of the Fund consists of 5.0 billion shares of common stock each having a par value of $0.01. As of April 30, 2008, 3.3 billion shares have been designated in total among 27 series, of which 87.5 million have been designated as Tax Managed Series Class A common stock.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation

Portfolio securities, including domestic equities, foreign equities, warrants and options, listed on an exchange other than the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the latest quoted sales price of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Securities not traded on valuation date or securities not listed on an exchange are valued at the latest quoted bid price provided by the Fund’s pricing service. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

Securities for which representative valuations or prices are not available from the Fund’s pricing service may be valued at fair value. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such securities, the fair value may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed. If trading or events occurring after the close of the principal market in which securities are traded are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they may be valued at their fair value, taking this trading or these events into account. Fair value is determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures approved by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Short-term investments that mature in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value per share on valuation date.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discounts using the effective interest method, is earned from settlement date and accrued daily.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses (continued)

 

Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Most expenses of the Fund can be attributed to a specific series. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the series in the Fund in such a manner as deemed equitable by the Fund’s Board, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense.

The Series uses the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial statement and federal income tax reporting purposes.

Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Series are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The Series does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in the exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses represent foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, gains and losses on disposition of foreign currencies and the difference between the amount of income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the books of the Series and the amounts actually received or paid.

Federal Taxes

The Series’ policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. The Series is not subject to federal income or excise tax to the extent that the Series distributes to shareholders each year its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, in accordance with requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax or excise tax has been made in the financial statements.

On April 30, 2008, the Series adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. Management has determined that FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Series’ financial statements. The Series files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions, as required. No income tax returns are currently under investigation. The statute of limitations on the Series’ tax returns remains open for the years ended October 31, 2004 through October 31, 2007.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Series will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign tax.

Distributions of Income and Gains

Distributions to shareholders of net investment income and net realized gains are made annually. An additional distribution may be necessary to avoid taxation of the Series. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Indemnifications

The Fund’s organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Other

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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Fund has an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, for which the Series pays a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

Under the Agreement, personnel of the Advisor provide the Series with advice and assistance in the choice of investments and the execution of securities transactions, and otherwise maintain the Series’ organization. The Advisor also provides the Fund with necessary office space and fund administration and support services. The salaries of all officers of the Fund (except a percentage of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer’s salary, which is paid by the Fund), and of all Directors who are “affiliated persons” of the Fund, or of the Advisor, and all personnel of the Fund, or of the Advisor, performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities, are paid by the Advisor. Each “non-affiliated” Director receives an annual stipend, which is allocated among all the active series of the Fund. In addition, these Directors also receive a fee per Board meeting attended for each active series of the Fund plus a fee for each committee meeting attended.

The Advisor has contractually agreed, until at least February 28, 2009, to waive its fee and, if necessary, pay other operating expenses of the Series in order to maintain total direct fund operating expenses for the Class A Series at no more than 1.20% of average daily net assets each year. Accordingly, the Advisor waived fees of $18,087 for the six months ended April 30, 2008, which is reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Advisor is not eligible to recoup any expenses that have been waived or reimbursed in prior years.

Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc., a registered broker-dealer affiliate of the Advisor, acts as distributor for the Fund’s shares. The services of Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc. are provided at no additional cost to the Series.

For fund accounting and transfer agent services, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee of 0.11% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $900 million, 0.07% of the Fund’s average daily net assets between $900 million and $1.5 billion, and 0.04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over $1.5 billion. Additionally, certain transaction and account-based fees and out-of-pocket expenses, including charges for reporting relating to the Fund’s compliance

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

program, are charged. Expenses not directly attributable to a series are allocated based on each series’ relative net assets or number of accounts, depending on the expense. The Advisor has an agreement with Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) under which Citi serves as sub-accounting services and sub-transfer agent.

 

4.

PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, purchases and sales of securities, other than United States Government securities and short-term securities, were $10,564,055 and $8,958,540, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of United States Government securities.

 

5.

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in Class A shares of Tax Managed Series were:

 

     For the Six Months
Ended 4/30/08
    For the Year
Ended 10/31/07
 
        
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Sold

   108,002     $ 2,739,466     658,728     $ 17,609,407  

Reinvested

   28,353       735,759     22,122       582,684  

Repurchased

   (57,716 )     (1,431,956 )   (58,254 )     (1,596,701 )
                            

Total

   78,639     $ 2,043,269     622,596     $ 16,595,390  
                            

At April 30, 2008 one shareholder owned 612,449 shares of the Series (62.4% of shares outstanding) valued at $15,409,217. Investment activities of this shareholder may have a material effect on the Series.

 

6.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Series may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. No such investments were held by the Series on April 30, 2008.

 

7.

FOREIGN SECURITIES

Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of domestic companies and the United States Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable domestic companies and the United States Government.

 

8.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The amount and characterization of certain income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Series may periodically make reclassifications among its capital accounts to reflect income and gains

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

8.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (continued)

available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations, without impacting the Series’ net asset value. Any such reclassifications are not reflected in the financial highlights.

The final determination of the tax character of current year distributions will be made at the conclusion of the fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended October 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

Ordinary income

   $ 38,908

Long-term capital gains

     554,278

At April 30, 2008, the identified cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the resulting gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and the net unrealized appreciation were as follows:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

   $ 23,997,740  

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 2,109,632  

Unrealized depreciation

     (480,094 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 1,629,538  
        

 

9.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) was issued, and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but provides clarification on acceptable fair value methods and applications. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157, but it is not expected to materially impact the Series’ financial statements.

 

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Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

At the Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) Board of Directors’ (the “Board”) meeting, held on November 12, 2007, the Board considered the continuation of the then-current investment advisory agreement (the “Current Investment Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (“the Advisor”), which was to be superseded by the New Investment Advisory Agreement upon its approval by the Fund’s shareholders. The continuation of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was necessary as a result of the delay in obtaining the number of votes necessary to convene the shareholder meeting and approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to all investment portfolios of the Fund (the “Series”). For a discussion on the approval of the new Investment Advisory Agreement, see the Series’ annual report as of October 31, 2007.

Representatives of the Advisor attended the meeting and presented additional oral and written information to the Board to assist the Board in its considerations. The discussion immediately below outlines the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with the Board’s 2007 Annual Review of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement and the conclusions made by the Directors when determining to continue the Current Investment Advisory Agreement.

 

   

The Board considered the services provided by the Advisor under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement including, among others: deciding what securities to purchase and sell for each Series; arranging for the purchase and sale of such securities by placing orders with broker-dealers; administering the affairs of the Fund (including the books and records of the Fund not maintained by third party service providers such as the custodian or sub-transfer agent); arranging for the insurance coverage for the Fund; and supervising the preparation of tax returns, SEC filings (including registration statements) and reports to shareholders for the Fund. The Board also considered the nature and quality of such services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in light of the Advisor’s services provided to the Fund for 21 years. The Board discussed the quality of these services with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the Advisor was performing its services to the Fund required under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board considered the investment performance of the various Series of the Fund. The investment performance for each Series was reviewed on a cumulative basis since inception and on a one year basis. In addition, annualized performance for the following time periods was considered: inception, three year, five year, ten year, and current market cycle. A market cycle includes periods of both rising and falling markets. Returns for established benchmark indices for each Series were provided for each time period. The Board noted that all the Series were competitive against their respective benchmark indices over all time periods noted above through September 30, 2007. In addition, the Board considered at the meeting (and considers on a quarterly basis) a peer group performance analysis consisting of Morningstar universes of mutual funds with similar investment objectives. The Board discussed the performance with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the investment performance of each of the Fund’s Series was reasonable based on the Fund’s actual performance and comparative performance, especially performance over the current market cycle.

 

   

The Board considered the costs of the Advisor’s services and the profits of the Advisor as they relate to the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment

 

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Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Agreement. In reviewing the Advisor’s costs and profits, the Board discussed the Advisor’s revenues generated from the Fund (on both an actual and adjusted basis) and its expenses associated with providing the services under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Board reviewed the Advisor’s expenses associated with Fund activities outside of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement (such as expense reimbursements pursuant to expense caps and payments made by the Advisor to third party platforms on which shares of the Fund are available for purchase). It was noted by representatives of the Advisor that 4 of the 18 active Series of the Fund are currently experiencing expenses above the capped expense ratios. After discussing the above costs and profits, the Board concluded that the Advisor’s profitability relating to its services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was reasonable.

 

   

The Board considered the fees and expenses of the various Series of the Fund. The Advisor presented the advisory fees and total expenses for each Series, including the advisory fee adjusted for any expense waivers or reimbursements (either contractual or voluntary) paid by the Advisor. The advisory fees and expense ratios of each Series were compared to an average (on both a mean and median basis) of similar funds as disclosed on the Morningstar database. Representatives of the Advisor discussed with the Board the levels of its advisory fee for each Series of the Fund and as compared to the median and mean advisory fees for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Expense ratios for every Series, except the High Yield Bond Series and Global Fixed Income Series, are currently below the median and mean for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Based on their review of the information provided, the Board concluded that the fees and expenses of each Series of the Fund were reasonable on a comparative basis.

 

   

The Board also considered the other benefits the Advisor derives from its relationship with the Fund. Such other benefits include certain research products provided by soft dollars. Given the level of soft dollar transactions involving the Fund, the Board concluded that these additional benefits to the Advisor were reasonable.

 

   

In addition to the factors described above, the Board considered the Advisor’s personnel, investment strategies, policies and procedures relating to compliance with personal securities transactions, and reputation, expertise and resources in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Board concluded that these factors support the conclusion that the Advisor performs its services in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board did not consider economies of scale at this time because of the multiple uses of the Fund (for the Advisor’s discretionary investment account clients in addition to direct investors), the current profitability of the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement, and the overall size of the Fund complex.

Based on the Board’s deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including a majority of Directors that are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, concluded that the compensation under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable in light of the services and expenses and such other matters as the Directors considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. Accordingly, the Board approved the renewal of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In the course of their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any particular information that was all important or controlling.

 

  17


Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

A special meeting of the shareholders of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. was held on November 12, 2007. The number of votes necessary to conduct the meeting and approve each proposal was obtained, and the results of the votes of shareholders on proposals before them are listed below:

PROPOSAL 1:

Election of Directors.

 

     Number of Shares
voted for
   Number of Shares
withheld

B. Reuben Auspitz

   215,932,354.541    15,898,685.154

Stephen B. Ashley

   215,960,751.214    15,870,288.481

Peter L. Faber

   217,504,725.208    14,326,314.487

Harris H. Rusitzky

   215,924,013.609    15,907,026.086

PROPOSAL 2:

To approve the investment advisory agreement between Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. and Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,480.958

Against

   85.493

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

PROPOSAL 3:

Eliminating, amending, or reclassifying certain fundamental investment policies or restrictions.

Proposal 3.A.i. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding borrowing money.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.A.ii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding percentage of assets invested in any one industry.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.A.iii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding loans.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.A.iv. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding issuance of senior securities or pledging its assets.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.A.v. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding buying or selling of commodities or commodity contracts.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.A.vi. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding underwriting of securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.A.vii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding diversification.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.B.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment of its total net assets in securities of issuers that are restricted from being sold to the public without registration.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.B.ii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of securities on margin.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.B.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding acquiring securities of other investment companies.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.B.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding warrants.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.B.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding options on securities and with respect to stock index and currency futures and related options.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.B.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding hedging and derivative transactions.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.B.vii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of foreign securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.C.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment for the purpose of exercising control over management.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.C.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding short sales or short positions.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.C.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding participation in a joint or joint and several basis in trading account in securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.C.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.C.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding officers and directors of the Fund.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   677,725.242

Against

   841.209

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

Proposal 3.C.vii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investing in any company with less than three years continuous operation.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   678,053.017

Against

   513.434

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   28,613.000

 

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Literature Requests (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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 phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Proxy Voting Record

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

 

The Series’ complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each fiscal year are provided on Form N-Q, and are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

The Series’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’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.

Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The prospectus and SAI provide additional information about each Series, including charges, expenses and risks. These documents are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

On the Advisor’s web site

 

http://www.manningnapieradvisors.com

Additional information available at www.manningnapieradvisors.com

 

1. Fund Holdings - Month-End

2. Fund Holdings - Quarter-End

3. Shareholder Report - Annual

4. Shareholder Report - Semi-Annual

 

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Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

OVERSEAS SERIES   |   Semi-Annual Report - April 30, 2008

 

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Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008).

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 Series’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/07
   Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
11/1/07 - 4/30/08

Actual

  $ 1,000.00    $ 936.80    $ 3.90

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00    $ 1,020.84    $ 4.07

*Expenses are equal to the Series’ annualized expense ratio (for the six-month period) of 0.81%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses are based on the most recent fiscal half year.

 

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Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Country Allocation1

 

 

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1As a percentage of net assets.

2Miscellaneous

Hong Kong 1.0%

Israel 0.3%

South Korea 1.6%

Thailand 0.9%

 

 

Sector Allocation3

 

 

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3As a percentage of net assets.

 

 

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Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS - 90.9%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 8.6%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 2.2%

     

Club Mediterranee S.A.* (France)

   104,168    $ 5,464,636
         

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.5%

     

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan)

   22,100      1,328,508
         

Media - 3.5%

     

Grupo Televisa S.A. - ADR (Mexico)

   204,630      5,050,268

Societe Television Francaise 1 (France)

   168,020      3,572,940
         
        8,623,208
         

Specialty Retail - 1.4%

     

Kingfisher plc (United Kingdom)

   1,297,470      3,425,595
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 1.0%

     

Adidas AG (Germany)

   39,200      2,509,941
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        21,351,888
         

Consumer Staples - 13.3%

     

Food & Staples Retailing - 1.4%

     

Carrefour S.A. (France)

   47,775      3,373,766
         

Food Products - 7.0%

     

Cadbury Schweppes plc (United Kingdom)

   425,370      4,930,331

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland)

   10,195      4,891,317

Unilever plc - ADR (United Kingdom)

   226,090      7,594,363
         
        17,416,011
         

Personal Products - 4.9%

     

Clarins S.A. (France)

   67,380      4,460,510

L’Oreal S.A. (France)

   41,950      4,991,506

Natura Cosmeticos S.A. (Brazil)

   226,950      2,622,278
         
        12,074,294
         

Total Consumer Staples

        32,864,071
         

Energy - 8.3%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 8.3%

     

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (Canada)

   417,850      10,130,829

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique - Veritas (CGG - Veritas)* (France)

   19,450      4,914,656

Trican Well Service Ltd. (Canada)

   249,830      5,630,356
         

Total Energy

        20,675,841
         

Financials - 13.7%

     

Capital Markets - 1.6%

     

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia)

   67,400      4,032,136
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   3


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Commercial Banks - 6.6%

     

Aareal Bank AG (Germany)

   61,350    $ 2,301,738

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom)

   317,170      5,545,856

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (United Kingdom)

   803,935      5,514,177

Societe Generale (France)

   21,020      2,466,648

Societe Generale - New Shares (France)

   3,982      461,310
         
        16,289,729
         

Diversified Financial Services - 2.3%

     

Financiere Marc de Lacharriere S.A. (Fimalac) (France)

   94,550      5,707,041
         

Insurance - 3.2%

     

Allianz SE (Germany)

   26,940      5,494,079

Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom)

   67,300      2,338,675
         
        7,832,754
         

Total Financials

        33,861,660
         

Health Care - 16.2%

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.0%

     

Covidien Ltd. (Bermuda)

   54,568      2,547,780

Nobel Biocare Holding AG (Switzerland)

   48,850      1,769,333

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland)

   8,580      2,298,436

Synthes, Inc. (Switzerland)

   23,240      3,203,661
         
        9,819,210
         

Health Care Providers & Services - 5.1%

     

BML, Inc. (Japan)

   77,100      1,311,820

Bumrungrad Hospital Public Co. Ltd. (Thailand)

   2,062,000      2,098,107

Diagnosticos da America S.A. (Brazil)

   130,020      2,957,667

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Australia)

   430,800      6,197,187
         
        12,564,781
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.0%

     

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland)

   37,670      5,149,215

QIAGEN N.V.* (Netherlands)

   106,050      2,355,370
         
        7,504,585
         

Pharmaceuticals - 4.1%

     

Novartis AG - ADR (Switzerland)

   151,660      7,633,048

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan)

   104,400      2,580,629
         
        10,213,677
         

Total Health Care

        40,102,253
         

 

4      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Industrials - 12.4%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 3.1%

     

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) - ADR (Brazil)

   182,495    $ 7,606,392
         

Air Freight & Logistics - 3.6%

     

Deutsche Post AG (Germany)

   69,605      2,178,926

TNT N.V. (Netherlands)

   172,585      6,722,971
         
        8,901,897
         

Electrical Equipment - 1.1%

     

ABB Ltd. (Asea Brown Boveri) - ADR (Switzerland)

   92,155      2,826,394
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 3.3%

     

Siemens AG (Germany)

   43,510      5,159,463

Tyco International Ltd. (Bermuda)

   63,640      2,977,716
         
        8,137,179
         

Machinery - 1.3%

     

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland)

   39,770      3,238,343
         

Total Industrials

        30,710,205
         

Information Technology - 12.3%

     

Communications Equipment - 2.1%

     

Alcatel-Lucent - ADR (France)

   781,000      5,209,270
         

IT Services - 1.0%

     

Atos Origin S.A.* (France)

   42,810      2,634,143
         

Software - 9.2%

     

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.* (Israel)

   55,220      803,451

Amdocs Ltd.* (Guernsey)

   217,870      6,836,761

Misys plc (United Kingdom)

   703,545      2,192,502

SAP AG - ADR (Germany)

   92,950      4,668,879

Square Enix Co. Ltd. (Japan)

   81,300      2,650,832

UbiSoft Entertainment S.A.* (France)

   55,350      5,582,616
         
        22,735,041
         

Total Information Technology

        30,578,454
         

Materials - 3.5%

     

Chemicals - 1.7%

     

NITTO DENKO Corp. (Japan)

   101,900      4,224,190
         

Paper & Forest Products - 1.8%

     

Norbord, Inc. (Canada)

   805,090      4,414,081
         

Total Materials

        8,638,271
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   5


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares/
Principal Amount
   Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Telecommunication Services - 2.6%

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 2.6%

     

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     1,677,000    $ 2,358,547

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR (South Korea)

     176,620      3,986,313
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        6,344,860
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $224,518,182)

        225,127,503
         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 8.8%

     

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management - Institutional Shares

     8,794,559      8,794,559

Fannie Mae Discount Note, 5/12/2008

   $   9,000,000      8,993,508

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 5/12/2008

     4,000,000      3,997,157
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Identified Cost $21,786,370)

        21,785,224
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.7%
(Identified Cost $246,304,552)

        246,912,727

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES - 0.3%

        649,305
         

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 247,562,032
         

FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS OPEN AT APRIL 30, 2008 (Note 2):

 

Settlement Date

   Contracts to
Deliver
   In Exchange
For
   Contracts
At Value
   Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
 

7/15/2008

   EUR13,932,943    $ 21,950,655    $ 21,675,225    $ 275,430  

7/15/2008

   GBP6,123,321    $ 11,945,068    $ 12,106,721    $ (161,653 )

*Non-income producing security

ADR - American Depository Receipt

EUR - European Monetary Unit

GBP - British Pound

The Series’ portfolio holds, as a percentage of net assets, greater than 10% in the following countries:

France - 19.7%; United Kingdom - 12.7%; Switzerland - 12.5%.

 

6      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Assets & Liabilities (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

ASSETS:

  
  

Investments, at value (identified cost $246,304,552) (Note 2)

   $ 246,912,727

Foreign currency, at value (cost $1,484)

     1,484

Dividends receivable

     838,671

Unrealized appreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     275,430

Foreign tax reclaims receivable

     114,155

Prepaid registration and filing fees

     24,264

Prepaid expenses

     567
      

TOTAL ASSETS

     248,167,298
      
LIABILITIES:   

Accrued management fees (Note 3)

     140,466

Accrued fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     11,748

Accrued director’s fees (Note 3)

     883

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     882

Due to custodian

     266,275

Unrealized depreciation on open forward foreign currency contracts (Note 2)

     161,653

Audit fees payable

     21,429

Payable for fund shares repurchased

     1,930
      

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     605,266
      

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 247,562,032
      

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Capital stock

   $ 86,818

Additional paid-in-capital

     233,829,148

Undistributed net investment income

     2,078,999

Accumulated net realized gain on investments, foreign currency, forward foreign currency contracts and other assets and liabilities

     10,844,380

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency, forward foreign currency contracts and other assets and liabilities

     722,687
      

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 247,562,032
      

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($247,562,032/8,681,827 shares)

   $ 28.51
      

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   7


Statement of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  
  

Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld, $265,877)

   $ 2,788,070  

Interest

     199,847  
        

Total Investment Income

     2,987,917  
        
EXPENSES:   

Management fees (Note 3)

     785,404  

Fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     66,209  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     5,569  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     3,034  

Custodian fees

     17,021  

Miscellaneous

     31,437  
        

Total Expenses

     908,674  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     2,079,243  
        
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:   

Net realized gain (loss) on -

  

Investments

     11,418,170  

Foreign currency, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and other assets and liabilities

     (525,393 )
        
     10,892,777  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation on -

  

Investments

     (25,690,610 )

Foreign currency, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and other assets and liabilities

     109,593  
        
     (25,581,017 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON
INVESTMENTS

     (14,688,240 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM
OPERATIONS

   $ (12,608,997 )
        

 

8      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 
     For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
10/31/07
 
     
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:      
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income

   $ 2,079,243      $ 2,066,404  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

     10,892,777        17,685,628  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

     (25,581,017 )      20,100,911  
                 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     (12,608,997 )      39,852,943  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 8):      

From net investment income

     (1,913,152 )      (729,409 )

From net realized gain on investments

     (17,685,972 )      (2,259,452 )
                 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (19,599,124 )      (2,988,861 )
                 
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:      

Net increase from capital share transactions (Note 5)

     63,132,700        92,355,489  
                 

Net increase in net assets

     30,924,579        129,219,571  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

     216,637,453        87,417,882  
                 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,078,999 and $1,912,908, respectively)

   $ 247,562,032      $ 216,637,453  
                 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   9


Financial Highlights

 

 

 

 

    For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
  For the Years Ended
      10/31/07   10/31/06   10/31/05   10/31/04   10/31/03
                       
           
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout each period):            

Net asset value - Beginning of period

      $33.55       $26.69     $21.56   $18.84   $15.66   $12.54
                       

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

          0.23            0.402          0.422       0.21       0.17       0.15

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

          (2.33)           7.16         6.42       2.85       3.18       2.97
                       

Total from investment operations

          (2.10)           7.56         6.84       3.06       3.35       3.12
                       

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

          (0.29)           (0.17)         (0.21)       (0.15)       (0.17)  

From net realized gain on investments

          (2.65)           (0.53)         (1.50)       (0.19)    
                       

Total distributions to shareholders

          (2.94)           (0.70)         (1.71)       (0.34)       (0.17)  
                       

Net asset value - End of period

      $28.51       $33.55     $26.69   $21.56   $18.84   $15.66
                       

Net assets - End of period (000’s omitted)

  $247,562   $216,637   $87,418   $1,617   $1,044      $701
                       

Total return1

  (6.32%)   28.88%   33.68%   16.34%   21.58%   24.88%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Expenses*

  0.81%3   0.84%   0.95%   1.05%   1.05%   1.05%

Net investment income

  1.85%3   1.34%   1.69%   1.15%   1.08%   1.15%

Portfolio turnover

  23%   54%   54%   40%   35%   30%

*The investment advisor did not impose all or a portion of its management fee in some periods and in some periods paid a portion of the Series’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount:

  N/A   N/A   0.09%   4.16%   5.63%   19.95%

1Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived or reimbursed during certain periods.

2Calculated based on average shares outstanding during the period.

3Annualized.

 

10      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Overseas Series (the “Series”) is a no-load diversified series of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Fund is organized in Maryland and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

The Series’ investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth by investing primarily in common stocks of issuers from outside the United States.

The Fund’s Advisor is Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”). Shares of the Series are offered to investors and employees of the Advisor and its affiliates. The total authorized capital stock of the Fund consists of 5.0 billion shares of common stock each having a par value of $0.01. As of April 30, 2008, 3.33 billion shares have been designated in total among 27 series, of which 100 million have been designated as Overseas Series Class A common stock.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation

Portfolio securities, including domestic equities, foreign equities, warrants and options, listed on an exchange other than the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the latest quoted sales price of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Securities not traded on valuation date or securities not listed on an exchange are valued at the latest quoted bid price provided by the Fund’s pricing service. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

Securities for which representative valuations or prices are not available from the Fund’s pricing service may be valued at fair value. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such securities, the fair value may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed. If trading or events occurring after the close of the principal market in which securities are traded are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they may be valued at their fair value, taking this trading or these events into account. Fair value is determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures approved by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Short-term investments that mature in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value per share on valuation date.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discounts using the effective interest method, is earned from settlement date and accrued daily.

Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Most expenses of the Fund can be attributed to a specific series. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the series in the Fund in such a manner as deemed equitable by the Fund’s Board, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense.

The Series uses the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial statement and federal income tax reporting purposes.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Foreign Currency Translation

 

The books and records of the Series are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The Series does not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in the exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses represent foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, gains and losses on disposition of foreign currencies and the difference between the amount of income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the books of the Series and the amounts actually received or paid.

Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts

The Series may purchase or sell forward foreign currency exchange contracts in order to hedge a portfolio position or specific transaction. Risks may arise if the counterparties to a contract are unable to meet the terms of the contract or if the value of the foreign currency moves unfavorably.

All forward foreign currency exchange contracts are adjusted daily by the exchange rate of the underlying currency and, for financial statement purposes, any gain or loss is recorded as unrealized gain or loss until a contract has been closed. Realized and unrealized gain or loss arising from a transaction is included in net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments.

The Series may regularly trade forward foreign currency exchange contracts with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

The notional or contractual amount of these instruments represents the investment the Series has in forward foreign currency exchange contracts and does not necessarily represent the amounts potentially at risk. The measurement of the risks associated with forward foreign currency exchange contracts is meaningful only when all related and offsetting transactions are considered. A summary of obligations for forward foreign currency exchange contracts outstanding as of April 30, 2008 is included at the end of the Investment Portfolio. On April 30, 2008, the Series had sufficient cash and/or securities to cover any commitments under these contracts.

Federal Taxes

The Series’ policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. The Series is not subject to federal income or excise tax to the extent that the Series distributes to shareholders each year its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, in accordance with requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax or excise tax has been made in the financial statements.

On April 30, 2008, the Series adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity before being

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Federal Taxes (continued)

 

measured and recognized in the financial statements. Management has determined that FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Series’ financial statements. The Series files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions, as required. No income tax returns are currently under investigation. The statute of limitations on the Series’ tax returns remains open for the years ended October 31, 2004 through October 31, 2007.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Series will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign tax.

Distributions of Income and Gains

Distributions to shareholders of net investment income and net realized gains are made annually. An additional distribution may be necessary to avoid taxation of the Series. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Indemnifications

The Fund’s organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Other

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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Fund has an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, for which the Series pays a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.70% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

Under the Agreement, personnel of the Advisor provide the Series with advice and assistance in the choice of investments and the execution of securities transactions, and otherwise maintain the Series’ organization. The Advisor also provides the Fund with necessary office space and fund administration and support services. The salaries of all officers of the Fund (except a percentage of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer’s salary, which is paid by the Fund), and of all Directors who are “affiliated persons” of the Fund, or of the Advisor, and all personnel of the Fund, or of the Advisor, performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities, are paid by the Advisor. Each “non-affiliated” Director receives an annual stipend, which is allocated among all the active series of the Fund. In addition, these Directors also receive a fee per Board meeting attended for each active series of the Fund plus a fee for each committee meeting attended.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

The Advisor has contractually agreed, until at least February 28, 2009, to waive its fee and, if necessary, pay other operating expenses of the Series in order to maintain total direct annual fund operating expenses for the Series at no more than 0.95% of average daily net assets each year. For the six months ended April 30, 2008, the Advisor did not waive its management fee or reimburse any expenses of the Series. The Advisor is not eligible to recoup any expenses that have been waived or reimbursed in prior years.

Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc., a registered broker-dealer affiliate of the Advisor, acts as distributor for the Fund’s shares. The services of Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc. are provided at no additional cost to the Series.

For fund accounting and transfer agent services, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee of 0.11% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $900 million, 0.07% of the Fund’s average daily net assets between $900 million and $1.5 billion, and 0.04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over $1.5 billion. Additionally, certain transaction and account-based fees and out-of-pocket expenses, including charges for reporting relating to the Fund’s compliance program, are charged. Expenses not directly attributable to a series are allocated based on each series’ relative net assets or number of accounts, depending on the expense. The Advisor has an agreement with Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) under which Citi serves as sub-accounting services and sub-transfer agent.

 

4.

PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, purchases and sales of securities, other than United States Government securities and short-term securities, were $83,665,803 and $48,064,510, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of United States Government securities.

 

5.

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in shares of Overseas Series were:

 

     For the Six Months
Ended 4/30/08
    For the Year
Ended 10/31/07
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  

Sold

   1,663,056     $ 46,999,639     3,148,195     $ 91,618,159  

Reinvested

   630,236       18,062,553     89,581       2,471,536  

Repurchased

   (67,885 )     (1,929,492 )   (57,233 )     (1,734,206 )
                            

Total

   2,225,407     $ 63,132,700     3,180,543     $ 92,355,489  
                            

At April 30, 2008, the retirement plan of the Advisor and its affiliates owned 135,302 shares of the Series (1.6% of shares outstanding) valued at $3,857,460. In addition, four shareholders owned 6,336,205 shares of the Series (73.0% of shares outstanding) valued at $180,645,205. Investment activities of these shareholders may have a material effect on the Series.

 

6.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Series may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts

 

14     


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

6.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (continued)

recognized for financial statement purposes. No such investments were held by the Series on April 30, 2008, except forward foreign currency exchange contracts as shown at the end of the Investment Portfolio.

 

7.

FOREIGN SECURITIES

Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of domestic companies and the United States Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable domestic companies and the United States Government.

 

8.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The amount and characterization of certain income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Series may periodically make reclassifications among its capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations, without impacting the Series’ net asset value. Any such reclassifications are not reflected in the financial highlights.

The final determination of the tax character of current year distributions will be made at the conclusion of the fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended October 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

Ordinary income

   $ 2,667,063

Long-term capital gains

     321,798

At April 30, 2008, the identified cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the resulting gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and the net unrealized appreciation were as follows:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

   $ 246,361,336  

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 17,882,280  

Unrealized depreciation

     (17,330,889 )
        

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 551,391  
        

 

9.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) was issued, and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but provides clarification on acceptable fair value methods and applications. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157, but it is not expected to materially impact the Series’ financial statements.

 

  15


Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

At the Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) Board of Directors’ (the “Board”) meeting, held on November 12, 2007, the Board considered the continuation of the then-current investment advisory agreement (the “Current Investment Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (“the Advisor”), which was to be superseded by the New Investment Advisory Agreement upon its approval by the Fund’s shareholders. The continuation of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was necessary as a result of the delay in obtaining the number of votes necessary to convene the shareholder meeting and approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to all investment portfolios of the Fund (the “Series”). For a discussion on the approval of the new Investment Advisory Agreement, see the Series’ annual report as of October 31, 2007.

Representatives of the Advisor attended the meeting and presented additional oral and written information to the Board to assist the Board in its considerations. The discussion immediately below outlines the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with the Board’s 2007 Annual Review of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement and the conclusions made by the Directors when determining to continue the Current Investment Advisory Agreement.

 

   

The Board considered the services provided by the Advisor under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement including, among others: deciding what securities to purchase and sell for each Series; arranging for the purchase and sale of such securities by placing orders with broker-dealers; administering the affairs of the Fund (including the books and records of the Fund not maintained by third party service providers such as the custodian or sub-transfer agent); arranging for the insurance coverage for the Fund; and supervising the preparation of tax returns, SEC filings (including registration statements) and reports to shareholders for the Fund. The Board also considered the nature and quality of such services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in light of the Advisor’s services provided to the Fund for 21 years. The Board discussed the quality of these services with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the Advisor was performing its services to the Fund required under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board considered the investment performance of the various Series of the Fund. The investment performance for each Series was reviewed on a cumulative basis since inception and on a one year basis. In addition, annualized performance for the following time periods was considered: inception, three year, five year, ten year, and current market cycle. A market cycle includes periods of both rising and falling markets. Returns for established benchmark indices for each Series were provided for each time period. The Board noted that all the Series were competitive against their respective benchmark indices over all time periods noted above through September 30, 2007. In addition, the Board considered at the meeting (and considers on a quarterly basis) a peer group performance analysis consisting of Morningstar universes of mutual funds with similar investment objectives. The Board discussed the performance with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the investment performance of each of the Fund’s Series was reasonable based on the Fund’s actual performance and comparative performance, especially performance over the current market cycle.

 

   

The Board considered the costs of the Advisor’s services and the profits of the Advisor as they relate to the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment

 

16     


Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Agreement. In reviewing the Advisor’s costs and profits, the Board discussed the Advisor’s revenues generated from the Fund (on both an actual and adjusted basis) and its expenses associated with providing the services under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Board reviewed the Advisor’s expenses associated with Fund activities outside of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement (such as expense reimbursements pursuant to expense caps and payments made by the Advisor to third party platforms on which shares of the Fund are available for purchase). It was noted by representatives of the Advisor that 4 of the 18 active Series of the Fund are currently experiencing expenses above the capped expense ratios. After discussing the above costs and profits, the Board concluded that the Advisor’s profitability relating to its services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was reasonable.

 

   

The Board considered the fees and expenses of the various Series of the Fund. The Advisor presented the advisory fees and total expenses for each Series, including the advisory fee adjusted for any expense waivers or reimbursements (either contractual or voluntary) paid by the Advisor. The advisory fees and expense ratios of each Series were compared to an average (on both a mean and median basis) of similar funds as disclosed on the Morningstar database. Representatives of the Advisor discussed with the Board the levels of its advisory fee for each Series of the Fund and as compared to the median and mean advisory fees for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Expense ratios for every Series, except the High Yield Bond Series and Global Fixed Income Series, are currently below the median and mean for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Based on their review of the information provided, the Board concluded that the fees and expenses of each Series of the Fund were reasonable on a comparative basis.

 

   

The Board also considered the other benefits the Advisor derives from its relationship with the Fund. Such other benefits include certain research products provided by soft dollars. Given the level of soft dollar transactions involving the Fund, the Board concluded that these additional benefits to the Advisor were reasonable.

 

   

In addition to the factors described above, the Board considered the Advisor’s personnel, investment strategies, policies and procedures relating to compliance with personal securities transactions, and reputation, expertise and resources in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Board concluded that these factors support the conclusion that the Advisor performs its services in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board did not consider economies of scale at this time because of the multiple uses of the Fund (for the Advisor’s discretionary investment account clients in addition to direct investors), the current profitability of the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement, and the overall size of the Fund complex.

Based on the Board’s deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including a majority of Directors that are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, concluded that the compensation under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable in light of the services and expenses and such other matters as the Directors considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. Accordingly, the Board approved the renewal of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In the course of their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any particular information that was all important or controlling.

 

  17


Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

A special meeting of the shareholders of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. was held on November 12, 2007. The number of votes necessary to conduct the meeting and approve each proposal was obtained, and the results of the votes of shareholders on proposals before them are listed below:

PROPOSAL 1:

Election of Directors.

 

     Number of Shares
voted for
   Number of Shares
withheld

B. Reuben Auspitz

   215,932,354.541    15,898,685.154

Stephen B. Ashley

   215,960,751.214    15,870,288.481

Peter L. Faber

   217,504,725.208    14,326,314.487

Harris H. Rusitzky

   215,924,013.609    15,907,026.086

PROPOSAL 2:

To approve the investment advisory agreement between Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. and Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

PROPOSAL 3:

Eliminating, amending, or reclassifying certain fundamental investment policies or restrictions.

Proposal 3.A.i. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding borrowing money.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.A.ii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding percentage of assets invested in any one industry.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.A.iii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding loans.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.A.iv. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding issuance of senior securities or pledging its assets.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.A.v. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding buying or selling of commodities or commodity contracts.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.A.vi. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding underwriting of securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.A.vii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding diversification.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.B.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment of its total net assets in securities of issuers that are restricted from being sold to the public without registration.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

 

  19


Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.B.ii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of securities on margin.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.B.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding acquiring securities of other investment companies.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.B.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding warrants.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.B.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding options on securities and with respect to stock index and currency futures and related options.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.B.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding hedging and derivative transactions.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.B.vii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of foreign securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.C.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment for the purpose of exercising control over management.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.C.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding short sales or short positions.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.C.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding participation in a joint or joint and several basis in trading account in securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.C.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

Proposal 3.C.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding officers and directors of the Fund.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   5,106,355.830

Against

   0.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   119,543.000

 

  21


Literature Requests (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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 phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Proxy Voting Record

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

 

The Series’ complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each fiscal year are provided on Form N-Q, and are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

The Series’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’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.

Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The prospectus and SAI provide additional information about each Series, including charges, expenses and risks. These documents are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

On the Advisor’s web site

 

http://www.manningnapieradvisors.com

Additional information available at www.manningnapieradvisors.com

 

1. Fund Holdings - Month-End

2. Fund Holdings - Quarter-End

3. Shareholder Report - Annual

4. Shareholder Report - Semi-Annual

 

22     


 

Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

TARGET INCOME SERIES   |   Semi-Annual Report - April 30, 2008

TARGET 2010 SERIES

TARGET 2020 SERIES

TARGET 2030 SERIES

TARGET 2040 SERIES

TARGET 2050 SERIES

 

LOGO


Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (March 28, 2008* to April 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

The Actual lines 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 Actual line for the Series and Class you have invested in 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 Hypothetical lines of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Class’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Class’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example for the Series and Class you have invested in 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. Therefore, the Hypothetical 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
3/28/08*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
    Annualized
Expense ratio3
 

Target Income

       

Actual (Class K)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,008.00   $ 0.26 1   0.30 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.37   $ 1.51 2   0.30 %

Actual (Class R)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,008.00   $ 0.47 1   0.55 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.13   $ 2.77 2   0.55 %

Actual (Class C)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,007.00   $ 0.89 1   1.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.64   $ 5.27 2   1.05 %

Actual (Class I)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,008.00   $ 0.04 1   0.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,024.61   $ 0.25 2   0.05 %

 

1     


Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

    Beginning
Account Value
3/28/08*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
    Annualized
Expense ratio3
 

Target 2010

       

Actual (Class K)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,030.00   $ 0.26 1   0.30 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.37   $ 1.51 2   0.30 %

Actual (Class R)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,030.00   $ 0.47 1   0.55 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.13   $ 2.77 2   0.55 %

Actual (Class C)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,029.00   $ 0.90 1   1.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.64   $ 5.27 2   1.05 %

Actual (Class I)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,030.00   $ 0.04 1   0.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,024.61   $ 0.25 2   0.05 %

 

    Beginning
Account Value
3/28/08*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
    Annualized
Expense ratio3
 

Target 2020

       

Actual (Class K)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,037.00   $ 0.26 1   0.30 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.37   $ 1.51 2   0.30 %

Actual (Class R)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,037.00   $ 0.47 1   0.55 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.13   $ 2.77 2   0.55 %

Actual (Class C)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,036.00   $ 0.91 1   1.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.64   $ 5.27 2   1.05 %

Actual (Class I)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,037.00   $ 0.04 1   0.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,024.61   $ 0.25 2   0.05 %

 

    Beginning
Account Value
3/28/08*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
    Annualized
Expense ratio3
 

Target 2030

       

Actual (Class K)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,045.00   $ 0.26 1   0.30 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.37   $ 1.51 2   0.30 %

Actual (Class R)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,045.00   $ 0.48 1   0.55 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.13   $ 2.77 2   0.55 %

Actual (Class C)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,045.00   $ 0.91 1   1.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.64   $ 5.27 2   1.05 %

Actual (Class I)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,045.00   $ 0.04 1   0.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,024.61   $ 0.25 2   0.05 %

 

  2


Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

    Beginning
Account Value
3/28/08*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
    Annualized
Expense ratio3
 

Target 2040

       

Actual (Class K)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,051.00   $ 0.26 1   0.30 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.37   $ 1.51 2   0.30 %

Actual (Class R)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,051.00   $ 0.48 1   0.55 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.13   $ 2.77 2   0.55 %

Actual (Class C)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,050.00   $ 0.91 1   1.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.64   $ 5.27 2   1.05 %

Actual (Class I)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,051.00   $ 0.04 1   0.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,024.61   $ 0.25 2   0.05 %

 

    Beginning
Account Value
3/28/08*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
    Annualized
Expense ratio3
 

Target 2050

       

Actual (Class K)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,051.00   $ 0.26 1   0.30 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,023.37   $ 1.51 2   0.30 %

Actual (Class R)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,051.00   $ 0.48 1   0.55 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,022.13   $ 2.77 2   0.55 %

Actual (Class C)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,050.00   $ 0.91 1   1.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.64   $ 5.27 2   1.05 %

Actual (Class I)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,051.00   $ 0.04 1   0.05 %

Hypothetical4

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,024.61   $ 0.25 2   0.05 %

*Commencement of operations.

1Expenses are equal to the Class’ annualized expense ratio (for the period 3/28/08 (commencement of operations) to 4/30/08), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 31/366 (to reflect the period since inception). The Class’ total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period.

2Expenses are equal to the Class’ annualized expense ratio (for the period 3/28/08 (commencement of operations) to 4/30/08), multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses are based on the most recent fiscal period.

3Expense ratios of the Class do not include fees and expenses indirectly incurred by the underlying funds. If these expenses were included, the expense ratios would be higher.

4Assumes 5% annual return before expenses

 

3     


Portfolio Composition - Asset Allocation1 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

LOGO

1 As a percentage of net assets. The asset allocation shown is that of the underlying investment(s) for each Series.

2 A U.S. Treasury Bond is a long-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period of more than ten years.

3 A U.S. Treasury Note is an intermediate-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period between one and ten years.

 

  4


Statements of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

     Target
Income
   Target
2010
   Target
2020
   Target
2030
   Target
2040
   Target
2050

ASSETS:

                 

Manning & Napier Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series - Class I (24 shares, 40 shares, and 40 shares, respectively)

     $  —          $  —          $  —        $ 252    $ 420    $ 420

Manning & Napier Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series - Class I (40 shares and 16 shares, respectively)

               415      166          

Manning & Napier Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series - Class I (40 shares)

          412                    

Manning & Napier Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series - Class I ( 40 shares)

     403                         
                                         

Total investments in securities :

                 

At value*

     403      412      415      418      420      420

Receivable from Investment Advisor (Note 3)

     16,537      16,537      16,537     
16,537
    
16,537
     16,537
                                         

TOTAL ASSETS

     16,940      16,949      16,952      16,955      16,957      16,957
                                         
LIABILITIES:                  

Accrued directors’ fees (Note 3)

     1,045      1,045      1,045      1,045      1,045      1,045

Accrued fund accounting fees (Note 3)

     4,124      4,124      4,124      4,124      4,124      4,124

Accrued transfer agent fees (Class K) (Note 3)

     1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009

Accrued transfer agent fees (Class R) (Note 3)

     1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009

Accrued transfer agent fees (Class C) (Note 3)

     1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009

Accrued transfer agent fees (Class I) (Note 3)

     1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009      1,009

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     336      336      336      336      336      336

Accrued registration and filing fees

     3,769      3,769      3,769      3,769      3,769      3,769

Audit fees payable

     2,596      2,596      2,596      2,596      2,596      2,596

Other payables and accrued expenses

     631      631      631      631      631      631
                                         

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     16,537      16,537      16,537      16,537      16,537      16,537
                                         

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 403    $ 412    $ 415    $ 418    $ 420    $ 420
                                         

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

                 

Additional paid-in-capital

     400      400      400      400      400      400

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and other assets and liabilities

     3      12      15      18      20      20
                                         

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 403    $ 412    $ 415    $ 418    $ 420    $ 420
                                         

Class K

                 

Net Assets**

   $ 101    $ 103    $ 104    $ 105    $ 105    $ 105

Shares Outstanding

     10      10      10      10      10      10

Net Asset Value, Offering Price, and Redemption Price per share

   $ 10.08    $ 10.30    $ 10.37    $ 10.45    $ 10.51    $ 10.51

Class R

                 

Net Assets**

   $ 101    $ 103    $ 104    $ 104    $ 105    $ 105

Shares Outstanding

     10      10      10      10      10      10

Net Asset Value, Offering Price, and Redemption Price per share

   $ 10.08    $ 10.30    $ 10.37    $ 10.45    $ 10.51    $ 10.51

Class C

                 

Net Assets**

   $ 101    $ 103    $ 104    $ 104    $ 105    $ 105

Shares Outstanding

     10      10      10      10      10      10

Net Asset Value, Offering Price, and Redemption Price per share

   $ 10.07    $ 10.29    $ 10.36    $ 10.45    $ 10.50    $ 10.50

Class I

                 

Net Assets**

   $ 101    $ 103    $ 104    $ 105    $ 105    $ 105

Shares Outstanding

     10      10      10      10      10      10

Net Asset Value, Offering Price, and Redemption Price per share

   $ 10.08    $ 10.30    $ 10.37    $ 10.45    $ 10.51    $ 10.51

*At identified cost

   $ 400    $ 400    $ 400    $ 400    $ 400    $ 400
                                         

**The sum of the net assets by class may not equal the total net assets of the series due to rounding.

 

5      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statements of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

     Target
Income
    Target
2010
    Target
2020
    Target
2030
    Target
2040
    Target
2050
 

INVESTMENT INCOME:

            

Income distributions from underlying series

   $ —          $ —          $ —          $ —          $ —          $ —       
                                                
EXPENSES:             

Distribution and service (Rule 12b-1) fees (Note 3)2

                                    

Fund accounting fees (Note 3)

     4,124       4,124       4,124       4,124       4,124       4,124  

Directors’ fees

     1,045       1,045       1,045       1,045       1,045       1,045  

Transfer agent fees (Class K) (Note 3)

     1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009  

Transfer agent fees (Class R) (Note 3)

     1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009  

Transfer agent fees (Class C) (Note 3)

     1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009  

Transfer agent fees (Class I) (Note 3)

     1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009       1,009  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     336       336       336       336       336       336  

Registration and filing fees

     3,769       3,769       3,769       3,769       3,769       3,769  

Audit fees

     2,596       2,596       2,596       2,596       2,596       2,596  

Custodian fees

     151       151       151       151       151       151  

Miscellaneous

     480       480       480       480       480       480  
                                                

Total Expenses

     16,537       16,537       16,537       16,537       16,537       16,537  

Less reimbursement of expenses (Note 3)

     (16,537 )     (16,537 )     (16,537 )     (16,537 )     (16,537 )     (16,537 )
                                                

Net Expenses

                                    
                                                

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

                                    
                                                
UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS:             

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     3       12       15       18       20       20  
                                                

NET INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ 3     $ 12     $ 15     $ 18     $ 20     $ 20  
                                                

1Commencement of operations.

2These fees were less than $1 for the period due to the small net assets.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   6


Statements of Changes in Net Assets (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

     Target
Income
   Target
2010
   Target
2020
   Target
2030
   Target
2040
   Target
2050
                 
INCREASE IN NET ASSETS:                  
OPERATIONS:                  

Net investment income

   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —   

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments

     3      12      15      18      20      20
                                         

Net increase from operations

     3      12      15      18      20      20
                                         
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:                  

Net increase from capital share transactions (Note 5)

     400      400      400      400      400      400
                                         

Net increase in net assets

     403      412      415      418      420      420
NET ASSETS:                  

Beginning of period

     —         —         —         —         —         —   
                                         

End of period

   $ 403    $ 412    $ 415    $ 418    $ 420    $ 420
                                         

1Commencement of operations.

 

7      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights - Target Income (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

   

Class K

 

Class R

 

Class C

 

Class I

       
       
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):        

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00   $10.00   $10.00   $10.00
               

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income

       

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.08       0.08       0.07       0.08
               

Total from investment operations

      0.08       0.08       0.07       0.08
               

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.08   $10.08   $10.07   $10.08
               

Net assets - End of period

     $101      $101      $101      $101
               

Total return2

  0.80%   0.80%   0.70%   0.80%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:        

Expenses*3,5

  0.30%   0.55%   1.05%   0.05%

Net investment income5

  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

The Series had no portfolio turnover for the period.

       

*The investment advisor paid a portion of the Series expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratios (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount3,4,5:

  48,325%   48,325%   48,325%   48,336%

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. The return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

3Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying series in which the Series invests. The expense ratio of the underlying series was 0.70%.

4The increase to the expense ratios (to average net assets) is large due to the small net assets in each class. It is anticipated that this ratio will decease as net assets increase.

5Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   8


Financial Highlights - Target 2010 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

             
   

Class K

 

Class R

 

Class C

 

Class I

       
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):        

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00   $10.00   $10.00   $10.00
               

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income

       

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.30       0.30       0.29       0.30
               

Total from investment operations

      0.30       0.30       0.29       0.30
               

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.30   $10.30   $10.29   $10.30
               

Net assets - End of period

     $103      $103      $103      $103
               

Total return2

  3.00%   3.00%   2.90%   3.00%
Ratios (to average net assets)/ Supplemental Data:        

Expenses*,3,5

  0.30%   0.55%   1.05%   0.05%

Net investment income5

  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

The Series had no portfolio turnover for the period.

   

*The investment advisor paid a portion of the Series expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratios (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount3,4,5:

  47,851%   47,851%   47,851%   47,862%

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. The return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

3Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying series in which the Series invests. The expense ratio of the underlying series was 0.85%.

4The increase to the expense ratios (to average net assets) is large due to the small net assets in each class. It is anticipated that this ratio will decease as net assets increase.

5Annualized.

 

9      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights - Target 2020 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

             
   

Class K

 

Class R

 

Class C

 

Class I

       
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):        

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00   $10.00   $10.00   $10.00
               

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income

       

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.37       0.37       0.36       0.37
               

Total from investment operations

      0.37       0.37       0.36       0.37
               

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.37   $10.37   $10.36   $10.37
               

Net assets - End of period

     $104      $104      $104      $104
               

Total return2

  3.70%   3.70%   3.60%   3.70%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:        

Expenses*,3,5

  0.30%   0.55%   1.05%   0.05%

Net investment income5

  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

The Series had no portfolio turnover for the period.

*The investment advisor paid a portion of the Series expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratios (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount3,4,5:

  47,851%   47,851%   47,851%   47,862%

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. The return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

3Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying series in which the Series invests. The expense ratio of the underlying series was 0.85%.

4The increase to the expense ratios (to average net assets) is large due to the small net assets in each class. It is anticipated that this ratio will decease as net assets increase.

5Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   10


Financial Highlights - Target 2030 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

             
   

Class K

 

Class R

 

Class C

 

Class I

       
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):        

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00   $10.00   $10.00   $10.00
               

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income

       

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45
               

Total from investment operations

      0.45       0.45       0.45       0.45
               

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.45   $10.45   $10.45   $10.45
               

Net assets - End of period

     $105      $104      $104      $105
               

Total return2

  4.50%   4.50%   4.50%   4.50%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:        

Expenses*,3,5

  0.30%   0.55%   1.05%   0.05%

Net investment income5

  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

The Series had no portfolio turnover for the period.

   

*The investment advisor paid a portion of the Series expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratios (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount3,4,5:

  47,386%   47,386%   47,386%   47,398%

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. The return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

3Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying series in which the Series invests. The expense ratio of the underlying series were 0.85%.

4The increase to the expense ratios (to average net assets) is large due to the small net assets in each class. It is anticipated that this ratio will decease as net assets increase.

5Annualized.

 

11      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights - Target 2040 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

             
   

Class K

 

Class R

 

Class C

 

Class I

       
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):        

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00   $10.00   $10.00   $10.00
               

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income

       

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.51       0.51       0.50       0.51
               

Total from investment operations

      0.51       0.51       0.50       0.51
               

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.51   $10.51   $10.50   $10.51
               

Net assets - End of period

  $105   $105   $105   $105
               

Total return2

  5.10%   5.10%   5.00%   5.10%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:        

Expenses*,3,5

  0.30%   0.55%   1.05%   0.05%

Net investment income5

  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

The Series had no portfolio turnover for the period.

 

*The investment advisor paid a portion of the Series expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratios (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount3,4,5:

  47,386%   47,386%   47,386%   47,398%

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. The return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

3Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying series in which the Series invests. The expense ratio of the underlying series was 0.85%.

4The increase to the expense ratios (to average net assets) is large due to the small net assets in each class. It is anticipated that this ratio will decease as net assets increase.

5Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   12


Financial Highlights - Target 2050 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Period March 28, 20081 to April 30, 2008

             
   

Class K

 

Class R

 

Class C

 

Class I

       
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):        

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00   $10.00   $10.00   $10.00
               

Income from investment operations:

       

Net investment income

       

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.51       0.51       0.50       0.51
               

Total from investment operations

      0.51       0.51       0.50       0.51
               

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.51   $10.51   $10.50   $10.51
               

Net assets - End of period

     $105      $105      $105      $105
               

Total return2

  5.10%   5.10%   5.00%   5.10%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:      

Expenses*,3,5

  0.30%   0.55%   1.05%   0.05%

Net investment income5

  0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%

The Series had no portfolio turnover for the period.

 

*The investment advisor paid a portion of the Series expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratios (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount3,4,5:

  47,386%   47,386%   47,386%   47,398%

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. The return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period. Periods less than one year are not annualized.

3Expense ratios do not include expenses of the underlying series in which the Series invests. The expense ratio of the underlying series was 0.85%.

4The increase to the expense ratios (to average net assets) is large due to the small net assets in each class. It is anticipated that this ratio will decease as net assets increase.

5Annualized.

 

13      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Target Income Series, Target 2010 Series, Target 2020 Series, Target 2030 Series, Target 2040 Series and Target 2050 Series (each the “Series”) are no-load diversified series of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Fund is organized in Maryland and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (“the 40 Act”), as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

Each Series seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a combination of other Manning & Napier mutual funds (the “underlying series”) in order to meet its target asset allocations and investment style. Each Series has its own distinct target portfolio allocation and is designed to accommodate different investment goals and risk tolerances. The financial statements of the underlying funds should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.

Each Series is authorized to issue four classes of shares (Class K, R, C and I). Each class of shares is substantially the same, except that class-specific distribution and shareholder servicing expenses are borne by the specific class of shares to which they relate.

The Fund’s Advisor is Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”). Shares of each Series are offered to investors and employees of the Advisor and its affiliates. The total authorized capital stock of the Fund consists of 5.0 billion shares of common stock each having a par value of $0.01. As of April 30, 2008, 3.3 billion shares have been designated in total among 27 series, of which 10 million have been designated in each of the Series for Class C and I common stock and 40 million in each of the Series for Class K and R common stock.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation

Investments in the underlying series are valued at their net asset value per share on valuation date.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received.

Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Most expenses of the Fund can be attributed to a specific series. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the series in the Fund in such a manner as deemed equitable by the Fund’s Board, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense. Expenses included in the accompanying statements of operations do not include any expense of the underlying series.

Income, expenses (other than class specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Class specific expenses are directly charged to that Class.

The Series use the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial statement and federal income tax reporting purposes.

Federal Taxes

Each Series’ policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. The Series are not subject to federal income or excise tax to the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Federal Taxes (continued)

extent that each Series distributes to shareholders each year its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, in accordance with requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax or excise tax has been made in the financial statements.

On April 30, 2008, the Series adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. Management has determined that FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Series’ financial statements. The Series files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions, as required. No income tax returns are currently under investigation. As this is the inception year for the Series, they have not yet filed any tax returns.

Distributions of Income and Gains

Distributions to shareholders of net investment income are made semi-annually. Distributions of net realized gains are made annually. An additional distribution may be necessary to avoid taxation of a Series. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Indemnifications

The Fund’s organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Other

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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Fund has an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, for which the Advisor does not receive an advisory fee for the services it performs for the Series. However, the Advisor is entitled to receive an annual management fee from its investment in each of the underlying series.

Under the Agreement, personnel of the Advisor provide the Series with advice and assistance in the choice of investments and the execution of securities transactions, and otherwise maintain the Series’ organization. The Advisor also provides the Fund with necessary office space and fund administration and support services. The salaries of all officers of the Fund (except a percentage of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer’s salary, which is paid by the Fund), and of all Directors who are “affiliated persons” of the Fund, or of the Advisor, and all personnel of the

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

Fund, or of the Advisor, performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities, are paid by the Advisor. Each “non-affiliated” Director receives an annual stipend, which is allocated among all the active series of the Fund. In addition, these Directors also receive a fee per Board meeting attended for each active series of the Fund plus a fee for each committee meeting attended.

The Advisor has contractually agreed, until at least March 28, 2009, to limit each class’s total direct annual fund operating expenses for the Series at no more than 0.30% for Class K, 0.55% for Class R, 1.05% for Class C and 0.05% for Class I, of average daily net assets each year. The Advisor’s agreement to limit each class’s operating expense is limited to direct operating expenses and, therefore, does not apply to the indirect expenses incurred by the Series through their investments in the underlying series. For the period March 28, 2008 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2008 the Advisor reimbursed expenses of $16,537 for each Series which is reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Advisor is not eligible to recoup any expenses that have been reimbursed in prior years.

Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc., a registered broker-dealer affiliate of the Advisor, acts as distributor for the Fund’s shares. The Series compensates the distributor for distributing and servicing the Series’ Class K, Class R, and Class C shares pursuant to a distribution plan adopted under Rule 12b-1 of the 40 Act, regardless of expenses actually incurred. Under the agreement, each Series pays distribution and servicing fees to the Distributor at an annual rate of 0.25% of average daily net assets attributable to Class K shares, 0.50% of average daily net assets attributable to Class R shares, and 1.00% of average daily net assets attributable to Class C shares. There are no distribution and servicing fees on the Class I shares of each Series. The fees are accrued daily and paid monthly.

For fund accounting services, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee of $19,000 for each Target Series. The Fund also pays the Advisor an annual fee of $10,000 for each additional active class of a Series. For transfer agency services, the Fund pays the Advisor $12,000 per class for each Target Series. Additionally, certain transaction and account-based fees and out-of-pocket expenses, including charges for reporting relating to the Fund’s compliance program, are charged. Expenses not directly attributable to a series are allocated based on each series’ relative net assets or number of accounts, depending on the expense. The Advisor has an agreement with Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) under which Citi serves as sub-accounting services and sub-transfer agent.

 

4.

PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

For the period March 28, 2008 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2008, purchases and sales of underlying series were as follows:

 

Series

   Purchases    Sales

Target Income

   $ 400   

Target 2010

   $ 400   

Target 2020

   $ 400   

Target 2030

   $ 400   

Target 2040

   $ 400   

Target 2050

   $ 400   

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

5.

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

 

Transactions in shares for the period March 28, 2008 (commencement of operations) through April 30, 2008 were as follows:

 

    Class K   Class R   Class C   Class I
    Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount   Shares   Amount
               
Target Income:                

Sold

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100

Reinvested

                       

Repurchased

                       
                                       

Total

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100
                                       
Target 2010:                

Sold

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100

Reinvested

                       

Repurchased

                       
                                       

Total

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100
                                       
Target 2020:                

Sold

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100

Reinvested

                       

Repurchased

                       
                                       

Total

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100
                                       
Target 2030:                

Sold

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100

Reinvested

                       

Repurchased

                       
                                       

Total

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100
                                       
Target 2040:                

Sold

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100

Reinvested

                       

Repurchased

                       
                                       

Total

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100
                                       
Target 2050:                

Sold

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100

Reinvested

                       

Repurchased

                       
                                       

Total

  10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100   10   $ 100
                                       

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

6.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

 

The Series may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of their investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. No such investments were held by the Series on April 30, 2008.

 

7.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The amount and characterization of certain income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Each Series may periodically make reclassifications among its capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations, without impacting the Series’ net asset value. Any such reclassifications are not reflected in the financial highlights.

At April 30, 2008, the identified cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the resulting gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation and the net unrealized appreciation were as follows:

 

     Target
Income
   Target
2010
   Target
2020
   Target
2030
   Target
2040
   Target
2050

Cost for federal income tax purposes

   $ 400    $ 400    $ 400    $ 400    $ 400    $ 400
                 

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 3    $ 12    $ 15    $ 18    $ 20    $ 20

Unrealized depreciation

                             
                                         

Net unrealized appreciation

   $ 3    $ 12    $ 15    $ 18    $ 20    $ 20
                                         

 

8.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) was issued, and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but provides clarification on acceptable fair value methods and applications. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157, but it is not expected to materially impact the Series’ financial statements.

 

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Literature Requests (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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 phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Proxy Voting Record

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

 

The Series’ complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each fiscal year are provided on Form N-Q, and are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

The Series’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’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.

Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The prospectus and SAI provide additional information about each Series, including charges, expenses and risks. These documents are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

On the Advisor’s web site

 

http://www.manningnapieradvisors.com

Additional information available at www.manningnapieradvisors.com

 

1. Fund Holdings - Month-End

2. Fund Holdings - Quarter-End

3. Shareholder Report - Annual

4. Shareholder Report - Semi-Annual

 

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Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

EQUITY SERIES   |   Semi-Annual Report - April 30, 2008

 

LOGO



Shareholder Expense Example (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008).

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 Series’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/07
   Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
   Expenses Paid
During Period*
11/1/07 - 4/30/08

Actual

  $ 1,000.00    $ 894.30    $ 4.95

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00    $ 1,019.64    $ 5.27

*Expenses are equal to the Series’ annualized expense ratio (for the six-month period) of 1.05%, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 (to reflect the one-half year period). Expenses are based on the most recent fiscal half year. The Series’ total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during the period.

 

  1


Portfolio Composition as of April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Sector Allocation1

 

 

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1As a percentage of net assets.

 

 

2     


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS - 91.4%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 19.2%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 4.1%

     

Carnival Corp.

   126,620    $ 5,086,325

International Game Technology

   264,530      9,189,772
         
        14,276,097
         

Household Durables - 2.7%

     

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   89,810      1,391,157

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   46,350      3,134,187

Lennar Corp. - Class A

   85,860      1,581,541

Pulte Homes, Inc.

   135,680      1,769,267

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

   62,740      1,420,434
         
        9,296,586
         

Media - 7.3%

     

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A*

   1,936,530      2,072,087

Comcast Corp. - Class A*

   444,890      9,142,489

The E.W. Scripps Co. - Class A

   136,770      6,142,341

Time Warner, Inc.

   528,160      7,843,176
         
        25,200,093
         

Specialty Retail - 5.1%

     

The Home Depot, Inc.

   233,310      6,719,328

Limited Brands, Inc.

   212,960      3,944,019

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   267,340      6,734,295
         
        17,397,642
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        66,170,418
         

Consumer Staples - 3.9%

     

Food Products - 2.3%

     

Dean Foods Co.

   182,050      4,230,842

Kellogg Co.

   69,570      3,559,897
         
        7,790,739
         

Personal Products - 1.6%

     

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

   119,270      5,439,905
         

Total Consumer Staples

        13,230,644
         

Energy - 3.6%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.6%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   84,800      6,858,624

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   70,310      5,671,908
         

Total Energy

        12,530,532
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   3


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials - 10.8%

     

Capital Markets - 1.6%

     

SEI Investments Co.

   234,790    $ 5,463,563
         

Commercial Banks - 6.5%

     

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   105,750      7,333,762

U.S. Bancorp

   162,270      5,499,330

Wachovia Corp.

   330,990      9,648,358
         
        22,481,450
         

Consumer Finance - 0.7%

     

American Express Co.

   48,620      2,334,732
         

Diversified Financial Services - 2.0%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   185,790      6,974,557
         

Total Financials

        37,254,302
         

Health Care - 16.4%

     

Biotechnology - 2.2%

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   127,200      5,325,864

Genzyme Corp.*

   32,530      2,288,485
         
        7,614,349
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.3%

     

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

   150,340      5,261,900

Medtronic, Inc.

   268,870      13,088,592
         
        18,350,492
         

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.8%

     

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   124,380      6,241,388
         

Health Care Technology - 2.4%

     

Cerner Corp.*

   116,420      5,386,753

Eclipsys Corp.*

   137,040      2,846,321
         
        8,233,074
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.4%

     

Millipore Corp.*

   58,970      4,133,797

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   150,460      3,996,217
         
        8,130,014
         

Pharmaceuticals - 2.3%

     

Johnson & Johnson

   119,030      7,985,723
         

Total Health Care

        56,555,040
         

Industrials - 10.3%

     

Air Freight & Logistics - 4.8%

     

FedEx Corp.

   62,570      5,998,586

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   145,070      10,504,519
         
        16,503,105
         

 

4      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Industrials (continued)

     

Airlines - 4.0%

     

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

   455,440    $ 2,295,418

Southwest Airlines Co.

   873,140      11,560,374
         
        13,855,792
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.5%

     

3M Co.

   66,330      5,100,777
         

Total Industrials

        35,459,674
         

Information Technology - 22.6%

     

Communications Equipment - 6.3%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   640,780      16,429,599

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

   193,740      5,351,099
         
        21,780,698
         

Computers & Peripherals - 1.8%

     

EMC Corp.*

   394,350      6,072,990
         

Internet Software & Services - 2.9%

     

Google, Inc. - Class A*

   17,540      10,073,047
         

IT Services - 3.6%

     

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   214,310      9,472,502

Western Union Co.

   129,290      2,973,670
         
        12,446,172
         

Software - 8.0%

     

Autodesk, Inc.*

   113,270      4,304,260

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   109,270      5,624,127

Microsoft Corp.

   362,260      10,331,655

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

   42,710      2,850,038

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

   571,070      4,380,107
         
        27,490,187
         

Total Information Technology

        77,863,094
         

Materials - 4.6%

     

Paper & Forest Products - 4.6%

     

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   584,060      6,722,531

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   141,320      9,027,522
         

Total Materials

        15,750,053
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $326,457,756)

        314,813,757
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   5


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

      Shares/
Principal Amount
   Value
(Note 2)
 
     

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 9.4%

     

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management - Institutional Shares

     14,509,063    $ 14,509,063  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 5/12/2008

   $ 5,000,000      4,996,394  

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 7/2/2008

       13,000,000      12,956,346  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $32,461,067)

        32,461,803  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 100.8%
(Identified Cost $358,918,823)

        347,275,560  

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS - (0.8%)

        (2,789,679 )
           

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 344,485,881  
           

*Non-income producing security

 

6      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

ASSETS:

  
  

Investments, at value (identified cost $358,918,823) (Note 2)

   $ 347,275,560  

Receivable for securities sold

     2,948,465  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     1,565,204  

Dividends receivable

     159,399  

Prepaid registration and filing fees

     14,490  

Prepaid expenses

     2,878  
        

TOTAL ASSETS

     351,965,996  
        
LIABILITIES:   

Accrued management fees (Note 3)

     243,403  

Accrued fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     12,477  

Accrued directors’ fees (Note 3)

     883  

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     883  

Payable for securities purchased

     7,038,122  

Payable for fund shares repurchased

     166,556  

Audit fees payable

     17,791  
        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     7,480,115  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 344,485,881  
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Capital stock

   $ 187,378  

Additional paid-in-capital

     358,981,992  

Undistributed net investment income

     485,273  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments

     (3,525,499 )

Net unrealized depreciation on investments

     (11,643,263 )
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 344,485,881  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE ($344,485,881/18,737,797 shares)

   $ 18.38  
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   7


Statement of Operations (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  
  

Dividends

   $ 1,939,280  

Interest

     74,068  
        

Total Investment Income

     2,013,348  
        
EXPENSES:   

Management fees (Note 3)

     1,124,475  

Fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     67,377  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     5,569  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     3,034  

Custodian fees

     4,836  

Miscellaneous

     35,195  
        

Total Expenses

     1,240,486  

Less reduction of expenses (Note 3)

     (56,351 )
        

Net Expenses

     1,184,135  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     829,213  
        
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS:   

Net realized loss on investments

     (3,503,528 )

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

     (15,512,679 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS

     (19,016,207 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (18,186,994 )
        

 

8      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 
     For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
10/31/07
 
     
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:      
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income

   $ 829,213      $ 423,396  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

     (3,503,528 )      7,608,792  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     (15,512,679 )      3,014,467  
                 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     (18,186,994 )      11,046,655  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 8):      

From net investment income

     (750,464 )      (32,650 )

From net realized gain on investments

     (7,613,462 )      (277,398 )
                 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (8,363,926 )      (310,048 )
                 
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:      

Net increase from capital share transactions (Note 5)

     180,010,602        171,979,405  
                 

Net increase in net assets

     153,459,682        182,716,012  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

     191,026,199        8,310,187  
                 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $485,273 and $406,524, respectively)

   $ 344,485,881      $ 191,026,199  
                 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   9


Financial Highlights (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

    For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
    For the Years Ended
     10/31/07     10/31/06     10/31/05     10/31/04     10/31/03 
                         
           
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout each period):            

Net asset value - Beginning of period

      $21.43         $19.19   $17.24   $15.63   $13.42   $11.42
                         

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income (loss)

          0.05             0.06       0.04       (0.01)   (0.01)       0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

          (2.29)             2.65       3.25       2.45       2.23       2.02
                         

Total from investment operations

          (2.24)             2.71       3.29       2.44       2.22       2.03
                         

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

          (0.07)             (0.05)           (0.01)       (0.03)

From net realized gain on investments

          (0.74)             (0.42)       (1.34)       (0.83)    
                         

Total distributions to shareholders

          (0.81)             (0.47)       (1.34)       (0.83)       (0.01)       (0.03)
                         

Net asset value - End of period

      $18.38         $21.43   $19.19   $17.24   $15.63   $13.42
                         

Net assets - End of period
(000’s omitted)

  $344,486     $191,026   $8,310   $2,714   $1,769   $1,206
                         

Total return1

  (10.57%)     14.37%   20.36%   16.05%   16.52%   17.82%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Expenses*

  1.05%2     1.05%   1.05%   1.05%   1.05%   1.05%

Net investment income (loss)

  0.74%2     0.45%   0.35%   (0.04%)   (0.06%)   0.09%

Portfolio turnover

  25%     44%   55%   57%   60%   58%

*The investment advisor did not impose all or a portion of its management fee and in some periods paid a portion of the Series’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Series, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount:

  0.05% 2   0.11%   1.24%   2.33%   2.85%   11.55%

1Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived or reimbursed during the period.

2Annualized.

 

10      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Equity Series (the “Series”) is a no-load diversified series of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Fund is organized in Maryland and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

The Series’ investment objective is to provide long-term growth of capital, primarily through investments in U.S. common stocks.

The Fund’s Advisor is Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”). Shares of the Series are offered to investors and employees of the Advisor and its affiliates. The total authorized capital stock of the Fund consists of 5.0 billion shares of common stock each having a par value of $0.01. As of April 30, 2008, 3.33 billion shares have been designated in total among 27 series, of which 125 million have been designated as Equity Series Class A common stock.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation

Portfolio securities, including domestic equities, foreign equities, warrants and options, listed on an exchange other than the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the latest quoted sales price of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Securities not traded on valuation date or securities not listed on an exchange are valued at the latest quoted bid price provided by the Fund’s pricing service. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

Securities for which representative valuations or prices are not available from the Fund’s pricing service may be valued at fair value. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such securities, the fair value may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed. If trading or events occurring after the close of the principal market in which securities are traded are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they may be valued at their fair value, taking this trading or these events into account. Fair value is determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures approved by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Short-term investments that mature in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value per share on valuation date.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discounts using the effective interest method, is earned from settlement date and accrued daily.

Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Most expenses of the Fund can be attributed to a specific series. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the series in the Fund in such a manner as deemed equitable by the Fund’s Board, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses (continued)

 

The Series uses the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial statement and federal income tax reporting purposes.

Federal Taxes

The Series’ policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. The Series is not subject to federal income or excise tax to the extent that the Series distributes to shareholders each year its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, in accordance with requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax or excise tax has been made in the financial statements.

On April 30, 2008, the Series adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. Management has determined that FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Series’ financial statements. The Series files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions, as required. No income tax returns are currently under investigation. The statute of limitations on the Series’ tax returns remains open for the years ended October 31, 2004 through October 31, 2007.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Series will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign tax.

Distributions of Income and Gains

Distributions to shareholders of net investment income and net realized gains are made annually. An additional distribution may be necessary to avoid taxation of the Series. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Indemnifications

The Fund’s organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Other

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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

 

The Fund has an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, for which the Series pays a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 1.00% of the Series’ average daily net assets.

Under the Agreement, personnel of the Advisor provide the Series with advice and assistance in the choice of investments and the execution of securities transactions, and otherwise maintain the Series’ organization. The Advisor also provides the Fund with necessary office space and fund administration and support services. The salaries of all officers of the Fund (except a percentage of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer’s salary, which is paid by the Fund), and of all Directors who are “affiliated persons” of the Fund, or of the Advisor, and all personnel of the Fund, or of the Advisor, performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities, are paid by the Advisor. Each “non-affiliated” Director receives an annual stipend, which is allocated among all the active series of the Fund. In addition, these Directors also receive a fee per Board meeting attended for each active series of the Fund plus a fee for each committee meeting attended.

The Advisor has contractually agreed, until at least February 28, 2009, to waive its fee and, if necessary, pay other operating expenses of the Series in order to maintain total direct annual fund operating expenses for the Series at no more than 1.05% of average daily net assets each year. Accordingly, the Advisor waived fees of $56,351 for the six months ended April 30, 2008, which is reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations. The Advisor is not eligible to recoup any expenses that have been waived or reimbursed in prior years.

Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc., a registered broker-dealer affiliate of the Advisor, acts as distributor for the Fund’s shares. The services of Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc. are provided at no additional cost to the Series.

For fund accounting and transfer agent services, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee of 0.11% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $900 million, 0.07% of the Fund’s average daily net assets between $900 million and $1.5 billion, and 0.04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over $1.5 billion. Additionally, certain transaction and account-based fees and out-of-pocket expenses, including charges for reporting relating to the Fund’s compliance program, are charged. Expenses not directly attributable to a series are allocated based on each series’ relative net assets or number of accounts, depending on the expense. The Advisor has an agreement with Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) under which Citi serves as sub-accounting services and sub-transfer agent.

 

4.

PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, purchases and sales of securities, other than United States Government securities and short-term securities, were $210,528,478 and $54,621,736, respectively. There were no purchases or sales of United States Government securities.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

5.

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

 

Transactions in shares of Equity Series were:

 

     For the Six Months
Ended 4/30/08
    For the Year
Ended 10/31/07
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
        

Sold

   12,646,502     $ 232,900,779     9,080,249     $ 184,492,831  

Reinvested

   428,960       8,180,272     15,722       309,402  

Repurchased

   (3,251,613 )     (61,070,449 )   (615,168 )     (12,822,828 )
                            

Total

   9,823,849     $ 180,010,602     8,480,803     $ 171,979,405  
                            

At April 30, 2008, the retirement plan of the advisor and its affiliates owned 188,789 shares of the Series (1.0% of shares outstanding) valued at $3,469,942.

 

6.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Series may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of its investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. No such investments were held by the Series on April 30, 2008.

 

7.

FOREIGN SECURITIES

Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of domestic companies and the United States Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable domestic companies and the United States Government. No such investments were held by the Series on April 30, 2008.

 

8.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The amount and characterization of certain income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Series may periodically make reclassifications among its capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations, without impacting the Series’ net asset value. Any such reclassifications are not reflected in the financial highlights.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

8.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

The final determination of the tax character of current year distributions will be made at the conclusion of the fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended October 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

Ordinary income

   $ 96,775

Long-term capital gains

     213,273

At April 30, 2008, the identified cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the resulting gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and the net unrealized depreciation were as follows:

 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

   $ 358,923,130  

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 9,309,644  

Unrealized depreciation

     (20,957,214 )
        

Net unrealized depreciation

   $ (11,647,570 )
        

 

9.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) was issued, and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but provides clarification on acceptable fair value methods and applications. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157, but it is not expected to materially impact the Series’ financial statements.

 

  15


Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

At the Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) Board of Directors’ (the “Board”) meeting, held on November 12, 2007, the Board considered the continuation of the then-current investment advisory agreement (the “Current Investment Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (“the Advisor”), which was to be superseded by the New Investment Advisory Agreement upon its approval by the Fund’s shareholders. The continuation of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was necessary as a result of the delay in obtaining the number of votes necessary to convene the shareholder meeting and approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to all investment portfolios of the Fund (the “Series”). For a discussion on the approval of the new Investment Advisory Agreement, see the Series’ annual report as of October 31, 2007.

Representatives of the Advisor attended the meeting and presented additional oral and written information to the Board to assist the Board in its considerations. The discussion immediately below outlines the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with the Board’s 2007 Annual Review of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement and the conclusions made by the Directors when determining to continue the Current Investment Advisory Agreement.

 

   

The Board considered the services provided by the Advisor under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement including, among others: deciding what securities to purchase and sell for each Series; arranging for the purchase and sale of such securities by placing orders with broker-dealers; administering the affairs of the Fund (including the books and records of the Fund not maintained by third party service providers such as the custodian or sub-transfer agent); arranging for the insurance coverage for the Fund; and supervising the preparation of tax returns, SEC filings (including registration statements) and reports to shareholders for the Fund. The Board also considered the nature and quality of such services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in light of the Advisor’s services provided to the Fund for 21 years. The Board discussed the quality of these services with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the Advisor was performing its services to the Fund required under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board considered the investment performance of the various Series of the Fund. The investment performance for each Series was reviewed on a cumulative basis since inception and on a one year basis. In addition, annualized performance for the following time periods was considered: inception, three year, five year, ten year, and current market cycle. A market cycle includes periods of both rising and falling markets. Returns for established benchmark indices for each Series were provided for each time period. The Board noted that all the Series were competitive against their respective benchmark indices over all time periods noted above through September 30, 2007. In addition, the Board considered at the meeting (and considers on a quarterly basis) a peer group performance analysis consisting of Morningstar universes of mutual funds with similar investment objectives. The Board discussed the performance with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the investment performance of each of the Fund’s Series was reasonable based on the Fund’s actual performance and comparative performance, especially performance over the current market cycle.

 

   

The Board considered the costs of the Advisor’s services and the profits of the Advisor as they relate to the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment

 

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Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Agreement. In reviewing the Advisor’s costs and profits, the Board discussed the Advisor’s revenues generated from the Fund (on both an actual and adjusted basis) and its expenses associated with providing the services under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Board reviewed the Advisor’s expenses associated with Fund activities outside of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement (such as expense reimbursements pursuant to expense caps and payments made by the Advisor to third party platforms on which shares of the Fund are available for purchase). It was noted by representatives of the Advisor that 4 of the 18 active Series of the Fund are currently experiencing expenses above the capped expense ratios. After discussing the above costs and profits, the Board concluded that the Advisor’s profitability relating to its services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was reasonable.

 

   

The Board considered the fees and expenses of the various Series of the Fund. The Advisor presented the advisory fees and total expenses for each Series, including the advisory fee adjusted for any expense waivers or reimbursements (either contractual or voluntary) paid by the Advisor. The advisory fees and expense ratios of each Series were compared to an average (on both a mean and median basis) of similar funds as disclosed on the Morningstar database. Representatives of the Advisor discussed with the Board the levels of its advisory fee for each Series of the Fund and as compared to the median and mean advisory fees for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Expense ratios for every Series, except the High Yield Bond Series and Global Fixed Income Series, are currently below the median and mean for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Based on their review of the information provided, the Board concluded that the fees and expenses of each Series of the Fund were reasonable on a comparative basis.

 

   

The Board also considered the other benefits the Advisor derives from its relationship with the Fund. Such other benefits include certain research products provided by soft dollars. Given the level of soft dollar transactions involving the Fund, the Board concluded that these additional benefits to the Advisor were reasonable.

 

   

In addition to the factors described above, the Board considered the Advisor’s personnel, investment strategies, policies and procedures relating to compliance with personal securities transactions, and reputation, expertise and resources in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Board concluded that these factors support the conclusion that the Advisor performs its services in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board did not consider economies of scale at this time because of the multiple uses of the Fund (for the Advisor’s discretionary investment account clients in addition to direct investors), the current profitability of the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement, and the overall size of the Fund complex.

Based on the Board’s deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including a majority of Directors that are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, concluded that the compensation under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable in light of the services and expenses and such other matters as the Directors considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. Accordingly, the Board approved the renewal of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In the course of their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any particular information that was all important or controlling.

 

  17


Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

A special meeting of the shareholders of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. was held on November 12, 2007. The number of votes necessary to conduct the meeting and approve each proposal was obtained, and the results of the votes of shareholders on proposals before them are listed below:

PROPOSAL 1:

Election of Directors.

 

     Number of Shares
voted for
   Number of Shares
withheld

B. Reuben Auspitz

   215,932,354.541    15,898,685.154

Stephen B. Ashley

   215,960,751.214    15,870,288.481

Peter L. Faber

   217,504,725.208    14,326,314.487

Harris H. Rusitzky

   215,924,013.609    15,907,026.086

PROPOSAL 2:

To approve the investment advisory agreement between Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. and Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,990,897.821

Against

   3,769.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,031.772

PROPOSAL 3:

Eliminating, amending, or reclassifying certain fundamental investment policies or restrictions.

Proposal 3.A.i. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding borrowing money.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,980,227.744

Against

   14,298.077

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.A.ii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding percentage of assets invested in any one industry.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,977,065.961

Against

   17,459.860

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.A.iii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding loans.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,976,657.961

Against

   17,754.860

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,285.772

Proposal 3.A.iv. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding issuance of senior securities or pledging its assets.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,975,867.744

Against

   18,658.077

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.A.v. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding buying or selling of commodities or commodity contracts.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,976,825.821

Against

   17,587.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,285.772

Proposal 3.A.vi. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding underwriting of securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,976,459.961

Against

   18,065.860

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.A.vii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding diversification.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,977,704.961

Against

   16,820.860

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.B.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment of its total net assets in securities of issuers that are restricted from being sold to the public without registration.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,976,117.961

Against

   18,407.860

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.B.ii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of securities on margin.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,975,333.744

Against

   19,079.077

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,285.772

Proposal 3.B.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding acquiring securities of other investment companies.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,977,259.821

Against

   17,153.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,285.772

Proposal 3.B.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding warrants.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,975,754.744

Against

   18,290.077

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,653.772

Proposal 3.B.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding options on securities and with respect to stock index and currency futures and related options.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,976,570.821

Against

   17,955.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.B.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding hedging and derivative transactions.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,975,132.604

Against

   19,393.217

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.B.vii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of foreign securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,977,004.821

Against

   17,521.000

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

 

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Proposal 3.C.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment for the purpose of exercising control over management.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,974,304.744

Against

   20,108.077

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,285.772

Proposal 3.C.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding short sales or short positions.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,976,350.604

Against

   18,062.217

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,285.772

Proposal 3.C.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding participation in a joint or joint and several basis in trading account in securities.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,975,813.961

Against

   18,711.860

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.C.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,975,272.744

Against

   19,253.077

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

Proposal 3.C.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding officers and directors of the Fund.

 

     Number of
shares voted

For

   3,973,928.744

Against

   20,597.077

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,788,172.772

 

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Literature Requests (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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 phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Proxy Voting Record

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

 

The Series’ complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each fiscal year are provided on Form N-Q, and are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

The Series’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’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.

Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The prospectus and SAI provide additional information about each Series, including charges, expenses and risks. These documents are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

On the Advisor’s web site

 

http://www.manningnapieradvisors.com

Additional information available at www.manningnapieradvisors.com

 

1. Fund Holdings - Month-End

2. Fund Holdings - Quarter-End

3. Shareholder Report - Annual

4. Shareholder Report - Semi-Annual

 

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Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

PRO-BLEND® CONSERVATIVE TERM SERIES   |   Semi-Annual Report - April 30, 2008

PRO-BLEND® MODERATE TERM SERIES

PRO-BLEND® EXTENDED TERM SERIES

PRO-BLEND® MAXIMUM TERM SERIES

 

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Shareholder Expense Example - Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008 except for Class I Actual which is from March 28, 2008* to April 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

The Actual lines 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 Actual 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 Hypothetical lines of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Series’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. Therefore, the Hypothetical 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/07*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
11/1/07-4/30/081
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Class S

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,000.50   $ 4.77   0.96 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,020.09   $ 4.82   0.96 %

Class I

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,008.00   $ 0.60   0.70 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,021.38   $ 3.52   0.70 %

*Class I inception date was March 28, 2008.

1Expenses are equal to the Series’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year (except for the Series’ Class I Actual return information, which reflects the 31 day period ended April 30, 2008 due to its inception date of March 28, 2008). The Series’ Class I total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period.

 

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Portfolio Composition - Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2008

 

Asset Allocation1

 

 

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1As a percentage of net assets.

2A U.S. Treasury Bond is a long-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period of more than ten years.

3A U.S. Treasury Note is an intermediate-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period between one and ten years.

 

Sector Allocation4

 

 

 

Information Technology

   7.56%

Health Care

   6.69%

Consumer Discretionary

   4.73%

Financials

   3.72%

Industrials

   3.21%

Consumer Staples

   1.90%

Energy

   1.15%

Materials

   0.99%

Utilities

   0.17%

Telecommunication Services

   0.11%

4Including common stocks, warrants, and corporate bonds, as a percentage of total investments.


 

Top Five Stock Holdings5

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   1.26%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   0.95%

Google, Inc. - Class A

   0.93%

Medtronic, Inc.

   0.90%

Southwest Airlines Co.

   0.89%

5As a percentage of total investments.

 

 

Top Five Bond Holdings6

 

 

 

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.625%, 2/15/2017

   9.43%

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.00%, 11/15/2012

   8.31%

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.875%, 5/15/2010

   7.29%

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.50%, 11/15/2009

   6.30%

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%, 5/15/2013

   5.01%

6As a percentage of total investments.


 


 

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Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS - 28.50%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 4.35%

     

Auto Components - 0.02%

     

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   840    $ 12,905

Tenneco, Inc.*

   220      5,628
         
        18,533
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.82%

     

Carnival Corp.

   13,070      525,022

Club Mediterranee S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   305      16,000

International Game Technology

   11,500      399,510
         
        940,532
         

Household Durables - 0.32%

     

Corporacion Geo S.A. de C.V. - Class B* (Mexico) (Note 7)

   2,270      8,463

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   4,970      336,071

KB Home

   260      5,850

LG Electronics, Inc. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   120      18,735
         
        369,119
         

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.00%**

     

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   100      6,011
         

Media - 1.81%

     

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A*

   95,980      102,699

Comcast Corp. - Class A*

   35,497      729,463

The E.W. Scripps Co. - Class A

   11,180      502,094

Grupo Televisa S.A. - ADR (Mexico) (Note 7)

   530      13,080

Impresa S.A. (SGPS)* (Portugal) (Note 7)

   820      1,908

Mediacom Communications Corp. - Class A*

   4,330      18,576

Mediaset S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   595      5,448

Reed Elsevier plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   198      10,019

Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) (Note 7)

   890      18,926

Time Warner, Inc.

   45,260      672,111

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   290      7,815
         
        2,082,139
         

Multiline Retail - 0.02%

     

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   60      6,345

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   20      7,302

PPR (France) (Note 7)

   65      8,531
         
        22,178
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   3


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

     

Specialty Retail - 1.35%

     

The Home Depot, Inc.

   20,150    $ 580,320

KOMERI Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   100      2,645

Limited Brands, Inc.

   19,030      352,436

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   24,020      605,064

Tractor Supply Co.*

   140      4,978

Valora Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   20      5,020
         
        1,550,463
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.01%

     

Adidas AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   130      8,324

LVMH S.A. (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) (France) (Note 7)

   40      4,585
         
        12,909
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        5,001,884
         

Consumer Staples - 1.85%

     

Beverages - 0.00%**

     

Diageo plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   290      5,956
         

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.04%

     

Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   100      12,634

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.*

   550      15,136

Tesco plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,375      11,727

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

   310      6,138
         
        45,635
         

Food Products - 1.39%

     

Cadbury Schweppes plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   2,130      24,688

Dean Foods Co.

   14,150      328,846

Groupe Danone (France) (Note 7)

   160      14,199

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   895      429,400

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   440      10,635

Suedzucker AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   120      2,724

Unilever plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   23,410      786,342
         
        1,596,834
         

Household Products - 0.01%

     

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   145      8,470
         

Personal Products - 0.41%

     

Clarins S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   282      18,668

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

   9,300      424,173

 

4      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Staples (continued)

     

Personal Products (continued)

     

L’Oreal S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   160    $ 19,038

Natura Cosmeticos S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   960      11,092
         
        472,971
         

Total Consumer Staples

        2,129,866
         

Energy - 1.08%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.02%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   6,475      523,698

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   1,990      48,248

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique - Veritas (CGG - Veritas)* (France) (Note 7)

   115      29,058

Trican Well Service Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   1,180      26,593

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   6,822      550,331
         
        1,177,928
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.06%

     

BP plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   450      5,466

Edge Petroleum Corp.*

   1,950      10,179

Eni S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   475      18,348

Evergreen Energy, Inc.*

   555      816

Forest Oil Corp.*

   145      8,545

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

   111      3,059

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   156      6,249

Total S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   160      13,475
         
        66,137
         

Total Energy

        1,244,065
         

Financials - 3.31%

     

Capital Markets - 0.45%

     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.1

   450      19,589

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   130      12,370

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   160      9,572

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   540      26,908

Morgan Stanley

   345      16,767

SEI Investments Co.

   18,640      433,753
         
        518,959
         

Commercial Banks - 2.01%

     

Aareal Bank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   525      19,697

The Bancorp, Inc.*

   1,340      14,820

BNP Paribas (France) (Note 7)

   100      10,812

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

   705      6,557

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   5


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Commercial Banks (continued)

     

Commerzbank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   250    $ 9,110

Credit Agricole S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   160      5,408

The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   800      5,278

Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   190      8,596

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,070      18,709

HSBC Holdings plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   250      21,698

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   680      6,385

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   7,990      554,107

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   5,905      40,502

Societe Generale (France) (Note 7)

   45      5,281

Societe Generale - ADR (France) (Note 7)

   695      16,265

Societe Generale - New Shares (France) (Note 7)

   11      1,274

The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   800      7,194

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   120      6,690

TCF Financial Corp.

   1,390      24,186

U.S. Bancorp

   17,245      584,433

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   1,455      11,086

Wachovia Corp.

   30,735      895,925

Webster Financial Corp.

   320      8,336

Wells Fargo & Co.

   450      13,388

Wilmington Trust Corp.

   530      17,426
         
        2,313,163
         

Consumer Finance - 0.12%

     

American Express Co.

   2,410      115,728

Capital One Financial Corp.

   370      19,610
         
        135,338
         

Diversified Financial Services - 0.46%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   11,033      414,179

Citigroup, Inc.

   1,245      31,461

Financiere Marc de Lacharriere S.A. (Fimalac) (France) (Note 7)

   265      15,995

ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   185      7,080

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   820      39,073

Moody’s Corp.

   480      17,741
         
        525,529
         

 

6      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Insurance - 0.23%

     

Allianz SE (Germany) (Note 7)

   290    $ 59,142

American International Group, Inc.

   510      23,562

Axa (France) (Note 7)

   160      5,972

First American Corp.

   480      15,744

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

   630      18,081

Muenchener Rueckver AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   105      20,328

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.*

   620      22,866

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   340      18,244

The Progressive Corp.

   1,570      28,558

Torchmark Corp.

   360      23,306

Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   715      24,846
         
        260,649
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 0.01%

     

Alstria Office REIT AG* (Germany) (Note 7)

   880      17,037
         

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.01%

     

Rodobens Negocios Imobiliarios S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   1,340      17,620
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.02%

     

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   460      6,638

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   1,370      8,384

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

   1,660      5,395
         
        20,417
         

Total Financials

        3,808,712
         

Health Care - 6.51%

     

Biotechnology - 0.68%

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   8,900      372,643

Applera Corp. - Celera Group*

   4,180      55,928

Crucell NV - ADR* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   1,560      29,063

Genzyme Corp.*

   3,970      279,290

Medarex, Inc.*

   2,000      14,340

Monogram Biosciences, Inc.*

   12,515      13,767

Senomyx, Inc.*

   860      5,160

Theratechnologies, Inc.* (Canada) (Note 7)

   1,660      12,283
         
        782,474
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 1.77%

     

Abaxis, Inc.*

   820      20,894

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.*

   1,500      31,500

Alsius Corp.*3

   3,536      3,182

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   7


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies (continued)

     

AtriCure, Inc.*

   1,040    $ 13,894

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   480      32,784

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,880      27,474

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

   9,488      332,080

Covidien Ltd. (Bermuda) (Note 7)

   1,040      48,558

Dexcom, Inc.*

   2,840      21,868

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

   295      16,349

ev3, Inc.*

   8,863      73,652

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

   700      39,452

Hansen Medical, Inc.*

   345      6,020

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.*

   2,150      79,550

Medtronic, Inc.

   20,895      1,017,169

Micrus Endovascular Corp.*

   1,065      12,120

Nobel Biocare Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   350      12,677

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

   5,425      35,046

ResMed, Inc.*

   290      12,505

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

   2,030      54,343

SonoSite, Inc.*

   760      24,236

STAAR Surgical Co.*

   4,490      10,552

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   85      22,770

Synthes, Inc. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   390      53,762

Thoratec Corp.*

   2,010      32,140
         
        2,034,577
         

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.55%

     

Diagnosticos da America S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   2,980      67,788

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   9,630      483,233

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   3,250      46,752

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

   5,360      34,304
         
        632,077
         

Health Care Technology - 0.46%

     

Cerner Corp.*

   9,850      455,760

Eclipsys Corp.*

   3,700      76,849
         
        532,609
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.12%

     

Affymetrix, Inc.*

   11,185      122,028

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.*

   8,927      32,584

Exelixis, Inc.*

   5,340      40,637

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   1,695      231,694

Luminex Corp.*

   2,380      46,434

 

8      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)

     

Millipore Corp.*

   5,010    $ 351,201

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   16,733      444,428

QIAGEN N.V.* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   520      11,549
         
        1,280,555
         

Pharmaceuticals - 1.93%

     

AstraZeneca plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   25      1,058

AstraZeneca plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   120      5,038

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   9,930      498,784

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   305      6,797

Johnson & Johnson

   10,360      695,052

Novartis AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   19,668      989,890

Sanofi-Aventis (France) (Note 7)

   31      2,427

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   400      9,887

Shire plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   635      11,823
         
        2,220,756
         

Total Health Care

        7,483,048
         

Industrials - 2.93%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 0.03%

     

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) - ADR (Brazil) (Note 7)

   855      35,636
         

Air Freight & Logistics - 1.24%

     

Deutsche Post AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   300      9,391

FedEx Corp.

   5,060      485,102

TNT N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   525      20,451

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   12,590      911,642
         
        1,426,586
         

Airlines - 1.13%

     

AirTran Holdings, Inc.*

   810      2,762

Continental Airlines, Inc. - Class B*

   290      5,214

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   610      16,181

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

   51,884      261,495

Southwest Airlines Co.

   76,265      1,009,749
         
        1,295,401
         

Building Products - 0.02%

     

Owens Corning, Inc.*

   1,000      21,110
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   9


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Industrials (continued)

     

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.02%

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   660    $ 23,833
         

Electrical Equipment - 0.02%

     

ABB Ltd. (Asea Brown Boveri) - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   530      16,255
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.46%

     

3M Co.

   6,451      496,082

Siemens AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   290      34,389
         
        530,471
         

Machinery - 0.01%

     

FreightCar America, Inc.

   200      7,680

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   105      8,550
         
        16,230
         

Total Industrials

        3,365,522
         

Information Technology - 7.33%

     

Communications Equipment - 1.93%

     

Alcatel-Lucent - ADR (France) (Note 7)

   23,500      156,745

BigBand Networks, Inc.*

   5,780      42,541

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*

   1,580      33,354

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   55,931      1,434,071

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. - Class A*

   1,460      13,855

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

   18,066      498,983

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

   2,840      38,823
         
        2,218,372
         

Computers & Peripherals - 0.51%

     

EMC Corp.*

   36,190      557,326

Rackable Systems, Inc.*

   2,580      28,380
         
        585,706
         

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.04%

     

LoJack Corp.*

   2,240      22,154

Planar Systems, Inc.*

   4,960      11,309

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   120      9,278
         
        42,741
         

Internet Software & Services - 0.94%

     

Google, Inc. - Class A*

   1,830      1,050,951

Online Resources Corp.*

   2,920      29,521
         
        1,080,472
         

 

10      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Information Technology (continued)

     

IT Services - 1.20%

     

Atos Origin S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   170    $ 10,460

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   24,318      1,074,856

Gevity HR, Inc.

   4,690      31,986

Paychex, Inc.

   250      9,093

RightNow Technologies, Inc.*

   1,145      13,706

Western Union Co.

   10,162      233,726
         
        1,373,827
         

Office Electronics - 0.00%**

     

Boewe Systec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   90      3,424
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.05%

  

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.* (South Korea) (Note 7)

   230      6,149

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

   1,420      46,562

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. -ADR (Taiwan) (Note 7)

   737      8,284
         
        60,995
         

Software - 2.66%

     

Amdocs Ltd.* (Guernsey) (Note 7)

   1,445      45,344

Autodesk, Inc.*

   10,900      414,200

Borland Software Corp.*

   6,350      11,239

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   8,080      415,878

Microsoft Corp.

   32,490      926,615

Misys plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,205      3,755

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

   4,212      281,067

SAP AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   250      12,779

SAP AG - ADR (Germany) (Note 7)

   10,630      533,945

Sonic Solutions*

   4,100      37,679

Square Enix Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   200      6,521

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

   37,815      290,041

UbiSoft Entertainment S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   360      36,310

Utimaco Safeware AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   2,950      41,913
         
        3,057,286
         

Total Information Technology

        8,422,823
         

Materials - 0.98%

     

Chemicals - 0.04%

     

Arkema* (France) (Note 7)

   2      116

Bayer AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   330      28,162

Calgon Carbon Corp.*

   1,100      15,675

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. - Class A

   270      8,948
         
        52,901
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   11


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Materials (continued)

     

Containers & Packaging - 0.01%

     

Bemis Co., Inc.

   340    $ 8,942
         

Paper & Forest Products - 0.93%

     

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   30,800      354,508

Norbord, Inc. (Canada) (Note 7)

   5,770      31,635

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   10,640      679,683
         
        1,065,826
         

Total Materials

        1,127,669
         

Telecommunication Services - 0.11%

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.03%

     

France Telecom S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   440      13,849

Swisscom AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   290      10,302

Telus Corp. (Canada) (Note 7)

   150      6,653
         
        30,804
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.08%

     

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

   6,550      9,212

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. - ADR (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

   1,560      32,838

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR (South Korea) (Note 7)

   2,460      55,522
         
        97,572
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        128,376
         

Utilities - 0.05%

     

Electric Utilities - 0.02%

     

E.ON AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   145      29,657
         

Multi-Utilities - 0.01%

     

National Grid plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   740      10,306
         

Water Utilities - 0.02%

     

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP) (Brazil) (Note 7)

   437      11,127

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - Copasa MG (Brazil) (Note 7)

   620      10,298
         
        21,425
         

Total Utilities

        61,388
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $32,730,858)

        32,773,353
         

 

12      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Shares/
Principal Amount
   Value
(Note 2)
     

WARRANTS - 0.00%**

     

Health Care - 0.00%**

     

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.00%**

     

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., 8/10/2011
(Identified Cost $215)

     348    $ 296
         

CORPORATE BONDS - 1.32%

     

Convertible Corporate Bonds - 0.17%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 0.05%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.03%

     

Carnival Corp., 2.00%, 4/15/2021

   $ 25,000      27,313
         

Media - 0.02%

     

Charter Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/1/2027

     52,000      25,740
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        53,053
         

Health Care - 0.04%

     

Biotechnology - 0.04%

     

Amgen, Inc., 0.375%, 2/1/2013

     60,000      51,375
         

Information Technology - 0.08%

     

Computers & Peripherals - 0.04%

     

EMC Corp., 1.75%, 12/1/2013

     40,000      47,900
         

Software - 0.04%

     

Amdocs Ltd., 0.50%, 3/15/2024

     40,000      39,650
         

Total Information Technology

        87,550
         

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds
(Identified Cost $228,304)

        191,978
         

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds - 1.15%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 0.27%

     

Automobiles - 0.04%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.625%, 10/1/2008

     45,000      44,650
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.05%

     

McDonald’s Corp., 5.80%, 10/15/2017

     50,000      52,329
         

Media - 0.12%

     

AOL Time Warner (now known as Time Warner, Inc.), 7.625%, 4/15/2031

     55,000      59,019

Comcast Corp., 6.50%, 11/15/2035

     55,000      54,921

The Walt Disney Co., 7.00%, 3/1/2032

     25,000      28,456
         
        142,396
         

Multiline Retail - 0.03%

     

Target Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/2012

     35,000      36,531
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   13


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

     

Specialty Retail - 0.03%

     

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., 8.25%, 6/1/2010

   $ 30,000    $ 32,498
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        308,404
         

Consumer Staples - 0.02%

     

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.02%

     

The Kroger Co., 6.80%, 4/1/2011

     20,000      21,028
         

Energy - 0.05%

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.05%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/2016

     15,000      15,426

Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/2013

     45,000      45,787
         

Total Energy

        61,213
         

Financials - 0.36%

     

Capital Markets - 0.14%

     

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.345%, 2/15/2034

     55,000      49,587

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 3.17%, 11/16/20094

     20,000      19,155

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 7/19/2017

     20,000      19,647

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.11%, 1/29/2037

     20,000      16,870

Morgan Stanley, 5.55%, 4/27/2017

     62,000      59,177
         
        164,436
         

Commercial Banks - 0.13%

     

PNC Bank National Association, 5.25%, 1/15/2017

     65,000      59,986

U.S. Bank National Association, 6.375%, 8/1/2011

     30,000      31,865

Wachovia Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/2014

     55,000      54,433
         
        146,284
         

Diversified Financial Services - 0.03%

     

Bank of America Corp. Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/8/2035

     35,000      29,464
         

Insurance - 0.06%

     

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., 5.95%, 12/5/2035

     80,000      45,996

American International Group, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/2013

     30,000      29,081
         
        75,077
         

Total Financials

        415,261
         

 

14      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series   

Principal Amount

   Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Health Care - 0.04%

     

Pharmaceuticals - 0.04%

     

Abbott Laboratories, 3.50%, 2/17/2009

   $ 15,000    $ 14,984

Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/1/2034

     35,000      36,615
         

Total Health Care

        51,599
         

Industrials - 0.24%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 0.01%

     

Boeing Capital Corp., 6.50%, 2/15/2012

     15,000      16,098
         

Airlines - 0.03%

     

Southwest Airlines Co., 5.25%, 10/1/2014

     35,000      32,881
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.10%

     

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.75%, 3/15/2032

     25,000      26,473

General Electric Co., 5.25%, 12/6/2017

     90,000      89,567
         
        116,040
         

Machinery - 0.02%

     

John Deere Capital Corp., 5.50%, 4/13/2017

     20,000      20,228
         

Road & Rail - 0.08%

     

CSX Corp., 6.00%, 10/1/2036

     60,000      52,838

Union Pacific Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/2017

     35,000      35,220
         
        88,058
         

Total Industrials

        273,305
         

Information Technology - 0.06%

     

Communications Equipment - 0.06%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/2016

     20,000      20,716

Corning, Inc., 6.20%, 3/15/2016

     45,000      46,677
         

Total Information Technology

        67,393
         

Utilities - 0.11%

     

Electric Utilities - 0.10%

     

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC2, 8.25%, 4/15/2012

     20,000      21,300

American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.375%, 3/15/2010

     40,000      40,670

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 5.35%, 1/15/2014

     55,000      53,521
         
        115,491
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   15


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Multi-Utilities - 0.01%

     

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 7.875%, 4/1/2013

   $ 15,000    $ 16,385
         

Total Utilities

        131,876
         

Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds
(Identified Cost $1,367,211)

        1,330,079
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified Cost $1,595,515)

        1,522,057
         

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 50.90%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds - 4.94%

     

U.S. Treasury Bond, 6.875%, 8/15/2025

     170,000      218,809

U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.50%, 8/15/2028

     4,835,000      5,461,659
         

Total U.S. Treasury Bonds
(Identified Cost $5,451,627)

        5,680,468
         

U.S. Treasury Notes - 45.96%

     

Interest Stripped - Principal Payment, 2/15/2009

     17,000      16,752

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.50%, 11/15/2009

     7,000,000      7,143,283

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.875%, 5/15/2010

     8,000,000      8,265,000

U.S. Treasury Note, 5.00%, 2/15/2011

     1,000,000      1,070,469

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.875%, 4/30/2011

     5,000,000      5,346,485

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.00%, 11/15/2012

     9,000,000      9,420,471

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.625%, 5/15/2013

     5,525,000      5,678,231

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.00%, 2/15/2015

     5,000,000      5,202,345

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.625%, 2/15/2017

     10,000,000      10,698,440
         

Total U.S. Treasury Notes
(Identified Cost $51,138,760)

        52,841,476
         

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES
(Identified Cost $56,590,387)

        58,521,944
         

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 10.04%

     

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 8.98%

     

Fannie Mae, Pool #805347, 5.50%, 1/1/2020

     20,729      21,166

Fannie Mae, Pool #816064, 4.50%, 4/1/2020

     153,700      152,286

Fannie Mae, Pool #863151, 4.50%, 11/1/2020

     121,918      120,796

Fannie Mae, Pool #851149, 5.00%, 4/1/2021

     344,745      346,960

Fannie Mae, Pool #899023, 4.50%, 1/1/2022

     109,398      108,129

Fannie Mae, Pool #899287, 5.00%, 2/1/2022

     107,431      108,099

Fannie Mae, Pool #888815, 4.50%, 11/1/2022

     941,709      930,786

Fannie Mae, Pool #747607, 6.50%, 11/1/2033

     32,211      33,491

 

16      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

     

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

     

Fannie Mae, Pool #790393, 6.50%, 9/1/2034

   $ 5,068    $ 5,259

Fannie Mae, Pool #745147, 4.50%, 12/1/2035

     543,990      518,532

Fannie Mae, Pool #886904, 6.50%, 9/1/2036

     1,748,968      1,811,897

Fannie Mae, Pool #901895, 6.50%, 9/1/2036

     130,216      134,901

Fannie Mae, Pool #899393, 6.00%, 4/1/2037

     265,281      271,454

Fannie Mae, Pool #949709, 6.50%, 9/1/2037

     2,610      2,703

Fannie Mae, Pool #950248, 6.00%, 10/1/2037

     186,564      190,905

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B16835, 5.50%, 10/1/2019

     15,491      15,829

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G11896, 4.50%, 1/1/2021

     98,352      97,307

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G11912, 5.50%, 3/1/2021

     354,676      361,988

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18168, 5.00%, 2/1/2022

     74,273      74,781

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18182, 5.50%, 5/1/2022

     68,872      70,170

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12833, 4.50%, 9/1/2022

     190,229      187,787

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #J06512, 5.00%, 12/1/2022

     212,119      213,570

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12966, 5.50%, 1/1/2023

     116,223      118,412

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G01736, 6.50%, 9/1/2034

     11,516      11,989

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A52888, 6.50%, 10/1/2036

     132,516      137,425

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A62373, 5.00%, 6/1/2037

     384,524      378,226

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G03329, 5.50%, 7/1/2037

     122,023      122,922

GNMA, Pool #365225, 9.00%, 11/15/2024

     2,079      2,286

GNMA, Pool #398655, 6.50%, 5/15/2026

     1,278      1,334

GNMA, Pool #452826, 9.00%, 1/15/2028

     2,139      2,354

GNMA, Pool #460820, 6.00%, 6/15/2028

     15,576      16,096

GNMA, Pool #458983, 6.00%, 1/15/2029

     35,563      36,748

GNMA, Pool #530481, 8.00%, 8/15/2030

     17,214      18,858

GNMA, Pool #577796, 6.00%, 1/15/2032

     34,452      35,538

GNMA, Pool #631703, 6.50%, 9/15/2034

     7,221      7,516

GNMA, Pool #003808, 6.00%, 1/20/2036

     603,217      620,131

GNMA, Pool #651235, 6.50%, 2/15/2036

     425,538      442,174

GNMA, Pool #003830, 5.50%, 3/20/2036

     1,318,715      1,335,855

GNMA, Pool #671304, 5.50%, 6/15/2037

     243,363      246,953

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   17


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series    Principal Amount/
Shares
   Value
(Note 2)
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

     

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

     

GNMA, Pool #671531, 5.50%, 9/15/2037

   $ 263,899    $ 267,792

GNMA, Pool #671161, 5.50%, 11/15/2037

     736,185      747,045
         

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost $10,186,330)

        10,328,450
         

Other Agencies - 1.06%

     

Fannie Mae, 5.25%, 1/15/2009

     15,000      15,274

Fannie Mae, 4.875%, 5/18/2012

     1,135,000      1,196,055
         

Total Other Agencies
(Identified Cost $1,159,619)

        1,211,329
         

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
(Identified Cost $11,345,949)

        11,539,779
         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 7.89%

     

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management -
Institutional Shares

     4,074,034      4,074,034

Fannie Mae Discount Note, 5/12/2008

   $ 5,000,000      4,996,516
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Identified Cost $9,070,987)

        9,070,550
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.65%
(Identified Cost $111,333,911)

        113,427,979

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES - 1.35%

        1,550,043
         

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 114,978,022
         

*Non-income producing security

**Less than 0.01%

ADR - American Depository Receipt

1Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is the parent company of Mellon Trust of New England N.A., the Fund’s custodian.

2Restricted securities - Investment in securities that are restricted as to public resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security has been sold under rule 144A and has been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Directors. This security amounts to $21,300, or 0.02%, of the Series’ net assets as of April 30, 2008. (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

3The Chairman and CEO of the company serves as a director of the Fund (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

4The coupon rate is a floating rate and is subject to change quarterly. The coupon rate is the rate as of April 30, 2008.

 

18      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

ASSETS:

  
  

Investments, at value (identified cost $111,333,911) (Note 2)

   $ 113,427,979  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $47)

     47  

Interest receivable

     813,246  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     737,362  

Receivable for securities sold

     296,931  

Dividends receivable

     25,007  

Foreign tax reclaims receivable

     6,640  

Prepaid expenses

     4,482  
        

TOTAL ASSETS

     115,311,694  
        
LIABILITIES:   

Accrued management fees (Note 3)

     55,190  

Accrued shareholder services fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     18,397  

Accrued fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     6,763  

Accrued directors’ fees (Note 3)

     892  

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     882  

Payable for securities purchased

     209,233  

Payable for fund shares repurchased

     21,744  

Audit fees payable

     19,270  

Due to custodian

     1,301  
        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     333,672  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 114,978,022  
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Capital stock

   $ 95,103  

Additional paid-in-capital

     112,080,675  

Undistributed net investment income

     1,000,364  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     (292,567 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     2,094,447  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 114,978,022  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS S ($114,977,619/9,510,262 shares)

   $ 12.09  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS I ($403/40 shares)

   $ 10.08  
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   19


Statement of Operations - Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  
  

Interest

   $ 1,683,089  

Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld, $8,693)

     319,542  
        

Total Investment Income

     2,002,631  
        
EXPENSES:   

Management fees (Note 3)

     419,780  

Fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     40,611  

Shareholder services fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     36,696  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     5,569  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     3,034  

Custodian fees

     8,454  

Miscellaneous

     32,417  
        

Total Expenses

     546,561  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     1,456,070  
        
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:   

Net realized gain (loss) on -

  

Investments

     (197,286 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     373  
        
     (196,913 )
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation on -

  

Investments

     (1,311,293 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     13  
        
     (1,311,280 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     (1,508,193 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (52,123 )
        

 

20      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series

 

 

 
     For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
10/31/07
 
     
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:      
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income

   $ 1,456,070      $ 2,420,534  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

     (196,913 )      3,892,329  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

     (1,311,280 )      505,331  
                 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     (52,123 )      6,818,194  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 8):      

From net investment income

     (2,014,481 )      (1,974,662 )

From net realized gain on investments

     (3,940,142 )      (1,514,456 )
                 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (5,954,623 )      (3,489,118 )
                 
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:      

Net increase from capital share transactions (Note 5)

     10,417,970        35,447,246  
                 

Net increase in net assets

     4,411,224        38,776,322  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

     110,566,798        71,790,476  
                 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,000,364 and $1,558,775, respectively)

   $ 114,978,022      $ 110,566,798  
                 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   21


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series - Class S

 

 

 

 

    For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
  For the Years Ended
      10/31/07   10/31/06   10/31/05   10/31/04   10/31/03
                       
           
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout each period):            

Net asset value - Beginning of period

      $12.74       $12.35     $11.90     $11.54     $11.32     $10.95
                       

Income from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

          0.15           0.30         0.28         0.17         0.18         0.17

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

          (0.15)           0.65         0.69         0.46         0.48         0.45
                       

Total from investment operations

            0.95         0.97         0.63         0.66         0.62
                       

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

          (0.22)           (0.31)         (0.20)         (0.18)         (0.17)         (0.21)

From net realized gain on investments

          (0.43)           (0.25)         (0.32)         (0.09)         (0.27)         (0.04)
                       

Total distributions to shareholders

          (0.65)           (0.56)         (0.52)         (0.27)         (0.44)         (0.25)
                       

Net asset value - End of period

      $12.09       $12.74     $12.35     $11.90     $11.54     $11.32
                       

Net assets - End of period (000’s omitted)

  $114,978   $110,567   $71,790   $45,899   $26,844   $19,991
                       

Total return1

  0.05%   7.95%   8.49%   5.49%   5.93%   5.75%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Expenses*

  0.96%2   0.99%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.00%

Net investment income

  2.55%2   2.73%   2.65%   1.81%   1.77%   1.90%

Portfolio turnover

  37%   49%   48%   60%   25%   40%

*The investment advisor did not impose all or a portion of its management fee in some periods and in some periods paid a portion of the Class’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Class, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount:

  N/A   N/A   0.07%   0.21%   0.32%   0.82%

1Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived or reimbursed during certain periods.

2Annualized.

 

22      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series - Class I

 

 

 

 

   

For the Period
3/28/081 to
4/30/08
(unaudited)

 
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):  

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00
   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

      0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.05
   

Total from investment operations

      0.08
   

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.08
   

Net assets - End of period

     $403
   

Total return2

  0.80%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:  

Expenses*

  0.70%3,4

Net investment income

  0.25%3

Portfolio turnover

  37%

*The investment advisor reimbursed a portion of the Class’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Class, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by 0.21%3.

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

3Annualized.

4See Note 3 to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   23


Shareholder Expense Example - Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008 except for Class I Actual which is from March 28, 2008* to April 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

The Actual lines 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 Actual 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 Hypothetical lines of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Series’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. Therefore, the Hypothetical 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/07*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
11/1/07-4/30/081
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Class S

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 962.50   $ 5.42   1.11 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.34   $ 5.57   1.11 %

Class I

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,030.00   $ 0.73   0.85 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,020.64   $ 4.27   0.85 %

*Class I inception date was March 28, 2008.

1Expenses are equal to the Series’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year (except for the Series’ Class I Actual return information, which reflects the 31 day period ended April 30, 2008 due to its inception date of March 28, 2008). The Series’ Class I total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period.

 

24     


Portfolio Composition - Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2008

 

Asset Allocation1

 

 

LOGO

1As a percentage of net assets.

2A U.S. Treasury Bond is a long-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period of more than ten years.

3A U.S. Treasury Note is an intermediate-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period between one and ten years.

 

Sector Allocation4

 

 

 

Information Technology

   14.36%

Health Care

   11.72%

Consumer Discretionary

   8.96%

Financials

   7.34%

Industrials

   6.15%

Consumer Staples

   3.71%

Energy

   2.22%

Materials

   1.87%

Utilities

   0.44%

Telecommunication Services

   0.26%

4Including common stocks, warrants and corporate bonds, as a percentage of total investments.


 

Top Ten Stock Holdings5

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   2.31%

Google, Inc. - Class A

   1.79%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   1.70%

Southwest Airlines Co.

   1.62%

Medtronic, Inc.

   1.61%

Microsoft Corp.

   1.48%

Novartis AG - ADR

   1.46%

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   1.44%

Wachovia Corp.

   1.30%

Comcast Corp. - Class A

   1.28%

5As a percentage of total investments.


 


 

  25


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS - 53.41%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 8.24%

     

Auto Components - 0.04%

     

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   5,000    $ 76,816

Tenneco, Inc.*

   1,250      31,975
         
        108,791
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.61%

     

Carnival Corp.

   56,875      2,284,669

Club Mediterranee S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   2,590      135,871

International Game Technology

   51,730      1,797,100
         
        4,217,640
         

Household Durables - 0.59%

     

Corporacion Geo S.A. de C.V. - Class B* (Mexico) (Note 7)

   12,430      46,343

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   20,000      1,352,400

KB Home

   1,410      31,725

LG Electronics, Inc. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   750      117,094
         
        1,547,562
         

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.01%

     

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   500      30,057
         

Media - 3.43%

     

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A*

   474,000      507,180

Comcast Corp. - Class A*

   162,523      3,339,848

The E.W. Scripps Co. - Class A

   44,550      2,000,740

Grupo Televisa S.A. - ADR (Mexico) (Note 7)

   3,160      77,989

Impresa S.A. (SGPS)* (Portugal) (Note 7)

   8,330      19,378

Mediacom Communications Corp. - Class A*

   23,650      101,458

Mediaset S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   3,735      34,202

Reed Elsevier plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,384      70,030

Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) (Note 7)

   5,030      106,963

Time Warner, Inc.

   179,375      2,663,719

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   1,995      53,762
         
        8,975,269
         

Mulitline Retail - 0.04%

     

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   270      28,551

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   80      29,210

PPR (France) (Note 7)

   325      42,654
         
        100,415
         

 

26      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

     

Specialty Retail - 2.48%

     

The Home Depot, Inc.

   84,140    $ 2,423,232

KOMERI Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,600      42,320

Limited Brands, Inc.

   78,230      1,448,820

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   100,010      2,519,252

Tractor Supply Co.*

   895      31,826

Valora Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   150      37,648
         
        6,503,098
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.04%

     

Adidas AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   810      51,864

LVMH S.A. (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) (France) (Note 7)

   480      55,023
         
        106,887
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        21,589,719
         

Consumer Staples - 3.65%

     

Beverages - 0.04%

     

Diageo plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,980      40,664

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   3,400      60,498
         
        101,162
         

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.15%

     

Carrefour S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   1,900      134,174

Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   560      70,751

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.*

   2,420      66,598

Tesco plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   12,175      103,841

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

   1,450      28,710
         
        404,074
         

Food Products - 2.54%

     

Cadbury Schweppes plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   15,685      181,800

Dean Foods Co.

   56,170      1,305,391

Groupe Danone (France) (Note 7)

   1,470      130,454

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   3,730      1,789,565

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   1,940      46,890

Suedzucker AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,710      38,819

Unilever plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   94,454      3,172,710
         
        6,665,629
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   27


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

     

Household Products - 0.04%

     

Kao Corp. (Japan) (Note 7)

   700    $ 18,919

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,430      83,527
         
        102,446
         

Personal Products - 0.88%

     

Clarins S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   2,358      156,098

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

   43,750      1,995,437

L’Oreal S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   790      94,000

Natura Cosmeticos S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   4,240      48,991
         
        2,294,526
         

Total Consumer Staples

        9,567,837
         

Energy - 2.08%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 1.91%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   27,465      2,221,369

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   5,410      131,166

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique - Veritas (CGG - Veritas)* (France) (Note 7)

   1,030      260,262

Trican Well Service Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   6,430      144,911

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   27,950      2,254,726
         
        5,012,434
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.17%

     

BP plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   4,640      56,364

Edge Petroleum Corp.*

   11,170      58,307

Eni S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   2,745      106,030

Evergreen Energy, Inc.*

   3,465      5,094

Forest Oil Corp.*

   850      50,090

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

   691      19,044

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   1,622      64,978

Total S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   820      69,058
         
        428,965
         

Total Energy

        5,441,399
         

Financials - 6.42%

     

Capital Markets - 0.90%

     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.1

   2,490      108,390

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) (Note 7)

   2,000      19,833

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   1,005      95,626

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   1,045      62,516

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   3,035      151,234

 

28      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Capital Markets (continued)

     

Morgan Stanley

   2,010    $ 97,686

SEI Investments Co.

   78,810      1,833,909
         
        2,369,194
         

Commercial Banks - 3.60%

     

Aareal Bank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   3,310      124,185

The Bancorp, Inc.*

   7,580      83,835

BNP Paribas (France) (Note 7)

   480      51,898

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

   4,160      38,688

The Chugoku Bank Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   2,800      42,120

Commerzbank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,625      59,216

Credit Agricole S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   1,005      33,971

The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   4,800      31,671

Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   850      38,455

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   5,360      93,722

HSBC Holdings plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,505      130,619

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   3,820      35,870

KeyCorp

   1,385      33,420

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) (Note 7)

   2,800      30,809

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   30,780      2,134,593

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   27,170      186,359

Societe Generale (France) (Note 7)

   325      38,138

Societe Generale - ADR (France) (Note 7)

   3,890      91,039

Societe Generale - New shares (France) (Note 7)

   81      9,384

The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   4,800      43,166

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   720      40,140

TCF Financial Corp.

   7,670      133,458

U.S. Bancorp

   66,602      2,257,142

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   11,610      88,458

Wachovia Corp.

   116,046      3,382,741

Webster Financial Corp.

   1,740      45,327

Wells Fargo & Co.

   2,370      70,507

Wilmington Trust Corp.

   2,920      96,010
         
        9,444,941
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   29


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Consumer Finance - 0.33%

     

American Express Co.

   15,080    $ 724,142

Capital One Financial Corp.

   2,395      126,935
         
        851,077
         

Diversified Financial Services - 0.91%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   46,620      1,750,115

Citigroup, Inc.

   6,945      175,500

Financiere Marc de Lacharriere S.A. (Fimalac) (France) (Note 7)

   1,665      100,499

ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   1,285      49,174

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   4,630      220,619

Moody’s Corp.

   2,630      97,205
         
        2,393,112
         

Insurance - 0.56%

     

Allianz SE (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,670      340,576

American International Group, Inc.

   2,860      132,132

Axa (France) (Note 7)

   1,260      47,027

First American Corp.

   2,060      67,568

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

   3,160      90,692

Muenchener Rueckver AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   765      148,105

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.*

   3,130      115,434

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   1,925      103,295

The Progressive Corp.

   8,360      152,068

Torchmark Corp.

   1,840      119,122

Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   4,145      144,039
         
        1,460,058
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 0.04%

     

Alstria Office REIT AG* (Germany) (Note 7)

   5,200      100,673
         

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.04%

     

Rodobens Negocios Imobiliarios S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   7,860      103,353
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.04%

     

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   2,490      35,931

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   7,650      46,818

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

   9,160      29,770
         
        112,519
         

Total Financials

        16,834,927
         

 

30      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care - 11.38%

     

Biotechnology - 1.28%

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   39,825    $ 1,667,473

Applera Corp. - Celera Group*

   20,470      273,889

Crucell NV - ADR* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   7,170      133,577

Genzyme Corp.*

   15,570      1,095,349

Medarex, Inc.*

   10,920      78,296

Monogram Biosciences, Inc.*

   73,795      81,175

Senomyx, Inc.*

   5,220      31,320
         
        3,361,079
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 3.51%

     

Abaxis, Inc.*

   4,120      104,978

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.*

   7,000      147,000

Alsius Corp.*3

   25,695      23,125

AtriCure, Inc.*

   6,100      81,496

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   2,660      181,678

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   10,240      149,645

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

   41,404      1,449,140

Covidien Ltd. (Bermuda) (Note 7)

   6,910      322,628

Dexcom, Inc.*

   15,750      121,275

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

   1,725      95,599

ev3, Inc.*

   47,415      394,019

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

   3,000      169,080

Hansen Medical, Inc.*

   2,490      43,450

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.*

   9,060      335,220

Medtronic, Inc.

   86,439      4,207,851

Micrus Endovascular Corp.*

   6,235      70,954

Nobel Biocare Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   1,950      70,628

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

   22,240      143,670

ResMed, Inc.*

   1,685      72,657

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

   9,240      247,355

SonoSite, Inc.*

   4,610      147,013

STAAR Surgical Co.*

   26,740      62,839

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   420      112,511

Synthes, Inc. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   2,160      297,758

Thoratec Corp.*

   8,860      141,671
         
        9,193,240
         

Health Care Providers & Services - 0.97%

     

Diagnosticos da America S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   13,930      316,877

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   36,240      1,818,523

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   17,680      254,332

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   31


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Health Care Providers & Services (continued)

     

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

   24,330    $ 155,712
         
        2,545,444
         

Health Care Technology - 0.91%

     

Cerner Corp.*

   44,030      2,037,268

Eclipsys Corp.*

   16,523      343,183
         
        2,380,451
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 1.98%

     

Affymetrix, Inc.*

   47,000      512,770

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.*

   54,758      199,867

Exelixis, Inc.*

   24,730      188,195

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   860      117,556

Luminex Corp.*

   13,980      272,750

Millipore Corp.*

   21,170      1,484,017

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   88,689      2,355,580

QIAGEN N.V.* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   2,420      53,748
         
        5,184,483
         

Pharmaceuticals - 2.73%

     

AstraZeneca plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   240      10,154

AstraZeneca plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   790      33,164

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   3,000      150,690

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,950      43,459

Johnson & Johnson

   43,560      2,922,440

Novartis AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   75,740      3,811,994

Sanofi-Aventis (France) (Note 7)

   390      30,537

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,900      46,965

Shire plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   3,905      72,706

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   700      36,963
         
        7,159,072
         

Total Health Care

        29,823,769
         

Industrials - 5.45%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 0.06%

     

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) - ADR (Brazil) (Note 7)

   3,850      160,468
         

Air Freight & Logistics - 2.27%

     

Deutsche Post AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,430      44,765

 

32      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Industrials (continued)

     

Air Freight & Logistics (continued)

     

FedEx Corp.

   21,170    $ 2,029,568

TNT N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   3,200      124,655

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   51,710      3,744,321
         
        5,943,309
         

Airlines - 2.08%

     

AirTran Holdings, Inc.*

   6,430      21,926

AMR Corp.*

   580      5,087

Continental Airlines, Inc. - Class B*

   1,515      27,240

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   3,875      102,790

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

   209,716      1,056,969

Southwest Airlines Co.

   319,480      4,229,915
         
        5,443,927
         

Building Products - 0.03%

     

Owens Corning, Inc.*

   4,520      95,417
         

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.05%

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   3,600      129,996
         

Electrical Equipment - 0.02%

     

ABB Ltd. (Asea Brown Boveri) - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   2,135      65,480
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.89%

     

3M Co.

   27,396      2,106,752

Siemens AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,540      182,615

Sonae Capital* (Portugal) (Note 7)

   2,074      5,084

Sonae S.A. (SGPS) (Portugal) (Note 7)

   16,575      29,631
         
        2,324,082
         

Machinery - 0.05%

     

FANUC Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   400      42,051

FreightCar America, Inc.

   1,150      44,160

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   635      51,706
         
        137,917
         

Total Industrials

        14,300,596
         

Information Technology - 13.94%

     

Communications Equipment - 3.33%

     

BigBand Networks, Inc.*

   31,610      232,650

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*

   8,290      175,002

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   234,501      6,012,606

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. - Class A*

   8,630      81,899

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

   74,787      2,065,617

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   33


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Information Technology (continued)

     

Communications Equipment (continued)

     

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

   12,550    $ 171,558
         
        8,739,332
         

Computers & Peripherals - 0.87%

     

EMC Corp.*

   137,860      2,123,044

Rackable Systems, Inc.*

   14,880      163,680
         
        2,286,724
         

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.08%

     

KEYENCE Corp. (Japan) (Note 7)

   110      27,995

LoJack Corp.*

   12,045      119,125

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   720      55,666
         
        202,786
         

Internet Software & Services - 1.84%

     

Google, Inc. - Class A*

   8,130      4,668,978

Online Resources Corp.*

   16,710      168,938
         
        4,837,916
         

IT Services - 2.77%

     

Atos Origin S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   920      56,609

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   100,058      4,422,564

Gevity HR, Inc.

   27,280      186,050

Paychex, Inc.

   1,440      52,373

RightNow Technologies, Inc.*

   5,925      70,922

Western Union Co.

   107,055      2,462,265
         
        7,250,783
         

Office Electronics - 0.01%

     

Boewe Systec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   530      20,166
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.13%

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.* (South Korea) (Note 7)

   1,400      37,430

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

   7,760      254,450

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. -ADR (Taiwan) (Note 7)

   5,234      58,830
         
        350,710
         

Software - 4.91%

     

Amdocs Ltd.* (Guernsey) (Note 7)

   8,755      274,732

Autodesk, Inc.*

   44,300      1,683,400

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   36,800      1,894,096

Microsoft Corp.

   135,280      3,858,186

 

34      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Information Technology (continued)

     

Software (continued)

     

Misys plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   11,500    $ 35,838

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

   16,490      1,100,378

SAP AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,370      70,030

SAP AG - ADR (Germany) (Note 7)

   40,280      2,023,264

Sonic Solutions*

   21,490      197,493

Square Enix Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,500      48,908

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

   155,415      1,192,033

UbiSoft Entertainment S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   2,420      244,082

Utimaco Safeware AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   17,130      243,381
         
        12,865,821
         

Total Information Technology

        36,554,238
         

Materials - 1.82%

     

Chemicals - 0.13%

     

Arkema* (France) (Note 7)

   20      1,159

Bayer AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   2,545      217,193

Calgon Carbon Corp.*

   6,025      85,856

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. - Class A

   1,170      38,774

Tronox, Inc. - Class A

   534      1,709
         
        344,691
         

Containers & Packaging - 0.01%

     

Bemis Co., Inc.

   1,570      41,291
         

Paper & Forest Products - 1.68%

     

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   115,540      1,329,865

Norbord, Inc. (Canada) (Note 7)

   25,800      141,454

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   45,810      2,926,343
         
        4,397,662
         

Total Materials

        4,783,644
         

Telecommunication Services - 0.26%

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.07%

     

France Telecom S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   2,570      80,893

Swisscom AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   1,795      63,766

Telus Corp. (Canada) (Note 7)

   810      35,923
         
        180,582
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.19%

     

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

   34,820      48,971

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. - ADR (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

   9,170      193,028

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   35


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series   

Shares/

Principal Amount

   Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Telecommunication Services (continued)

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services (continued)

     

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR (South Korea) (Note 7)

     11,220    $ 253,235
         
        495,234
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        675,816
         

Utilities - 0.17%

     

Electric Utilities - 0.07%

     

E.ON AG (Germany) (Note 7)

     890      182,032
         

Multi-Utilities - 0.05%

     

National Grid plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

     4,850      67,545

Suez S.A. (France) (Note 7)

     1,005      71,395
         
        138,940
         

Water Utilities - 0.05%

     

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP) (Brazil) (Note 7)

     2,622      66,761

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - Copasa MG (Brazil) (Note 7)

     3,710      61,621
         
        128,382
         

Total Utilities

        449,354
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $137,675,059)

        140,021,299
         

WARRANTS - 0.00%**

     

Health Care - 0.00%**

     

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.00%**

     

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., 8/10/2011
(Identified Cost $5,086)

     10,455      8,887
         

CORPORATE BONDS - 3.32%

     

Convertible Corporate Bonds - 0.58%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 0.14%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.07%

     

Carnival Corp., 2.00%, 4/15/2021

   $ 175,000      191,187
         

Media - 0.07%

     

Charter Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/1/2027

     342,000      169,290
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        360,477
         

Health Care - 0.17%

     

Biotechnology - 0.13%

     

Amgen, Inc., 0.375%, 2/1/2013

     400,000      342,500
         

 

36      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.04%

     

Medtronic, Inc., 1.625%, 4/15/2013

   $ 90,000    $ 93,150
         

Total Health Care

        435,650
         

Industrials - 0.07%

     

Airlines - 0.07%

     

JetBlue Airways Corp., 3.75%, 3/15/2035

     270,000      197,775
         

Information Technology - 0.20%

     

Computers & Peripherals - 0.10%

     

EMC Corp., 1.75%, 12/1/2013

     215,000      257,462
         

Software - 0.10%

     

Amdocs Ltd., 0.50%, 3/15/2024

     270,000      267,638
         

Total Information Technology

        525,100
         

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds
(Identified Cost $1,831,879)

        1,519,002
         

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds - 2.74%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 0.54%

     

Automobiles - 0.09%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.625%, 10/1/2008

     240,000      238,132
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.10%

     

McDonald’s Corp., 5.80%, 10/15/2017

     255,000      266,876
         

Media - 0.26%

     

AOL Time Warner (now known as Time Warner, Inc.), 7.625%, 4/15/2031

     190,000      203,885

Comcast Corp., 6.50%, 11/15/2035

     280,000      279,601

The Walt Disney Co., 7.00%, 3/1/2032

     160,000      182,122
         
        665,608
         

Multiline Retail - 0.05%

     

Target Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/2012

     135,000      140,905
         

Specialty Retail - 0.04%

     

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., 8.25%, 6/1/2010

     100,000      108,325
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        1,419,846
         

Consumer Staples - 0.04%

     

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.04%

     

The Kroger Co., 7.25%, 6/1/2009

     55,000      56,200

The Kroger Co., 6.80%, 4/1/2011

     55,000      57,827
         

Total Consumer Staples

        114,027
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   37


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Energy - 0.14%

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.14%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/2016

   $ 90,000    $ 92,557

Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/2013

     260,000      264,550
         

Total Energy

        357,107
         

Financials - 0.88%

     

Capital Markets - 0.31%

     

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.345%, 2/15/2034

     320,000      288,506

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 3.17%, 11/16/20094

     80,000      76,620

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 7/19/2017

     120,000      117,882

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.11%, 1/29/2037

     110,000      92,788

Morgan Stanley, 5.55%, 4/27/2017

     252,000      240,525
         
        816,321
         

Commercial Banks - 0.35%

     

PNC Bank National Association, 5.25%, 1/15/2017

     390,000      359,917

U.S. Bank National Association, 6.375%, 8/1/2011

     315,000      334,579

Wachovia Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/2014

     230,000      227,627
         
        922,123
         

Diversified Financial Services - 0.08%

     

Bank of America Corp. Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/8/2035

     240,000      202,040
         

Insurance - 0.14%

     

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., 5.95%, 12/5/2035

     425,000      244,352

American International Group, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/2013

     125,000      121,171
         
        365,523
         

Total Financials

        2,306,007
         

Health Care - 0.11%

     

Pharmaceuticals - 0.11%

     

Abbott Laboratories, 3.50%, 2/17/2009

     90,000      89,905

Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/1/2034

     200,000      209,230
         

Total Health Care

        299,135
         

 

38      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Industrials - 0.59%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 0.03%

     

Boeing Capital Corp., 6.50%, 2/15/2012

   $ 80,000    $ 85,855
         

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.03%

     

FedEx Corp., 3.50%, 4/1/2009

     90,000      89,751
         

Airlines - 0.07%

     

Southwest Airlines Co., 5.25%, 10/1/2014

     190,000      178,499
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.22%

     

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.75%, 3/15/2032

     200,000      211,781

General Electric Co., 5.25%, 12/6/2017

     370,000      368,219
         
        580,000
         

Machinery - 0.05%

     

John Deere Capital Corp., 5.50%, 4/13/2017

     120,000      121,370
         

Road & Rail - 0.19%

     

CSX Corp., 6.00%, 10/1/2036

     350,000      308,221

Union Pacific Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/2017

     180,000      181,132
         
        489,353
         

Total Industrials

        1,544,828
         

Information Technology - 0.14%

     

Communications Equipment - 0.14%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/2016

     120,000      124,296

Corning, Inc., 6.20%, 3/15/2016

     230,000      238,573
         

Total Information Technology

        362,869
         

Materials - 0.04%

     

Metals & Mining - 0.04%

     

Alcoa, Inc., 5.87%, 2/23/2022

     105,000      99,846
         

Utilities - 0.26%

     

Electric Utilities - 0.24%

     

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC2, 8.25%, 4/15/2012

     80,000      85,200

American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.375%, 3/15/2010

     235,000      238,937

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 5.35%, 1/15/2014

     315,000      306,531
         
        630,668
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   39


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Multi-Utilities - 0.02%

     

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 7.875%, 4/1/2013

   $ 50,000    $ 54,616
         

Total Utilities

        685,284
         

Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds
(Identified Cost $7,386,353)

        7,188,949
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified Cost $9,218,232)

        8,707,951
         

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 14.81%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds - 7.57%

     

U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.50%, 8/15/2028 (Identified Cost $17,978,478)

     17,575,000      19,852,878
         

U.S. Treasury Notes - 7.24%

     

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.50%, 11/15/2010 (Identified Cost $17,865,790)

     18,000,000      18,980,154
         

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES (Identified Cost $35,844,268)

        38,833,032
         

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 10.16%

     

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 6.55%

     

Fannie Mae, Pool #545883, 5.50%, 9/1/2017

     119,511      122,407

Fannie Mae, Pool #813938, 4.50%, 12/1/2020

     270,824      268,333

Fannie Mae, Pool #911750, 4.50%, 12/1/2021

     457,985      452,673

Fannie Mae, Pool #908642, 5.00%, 1/1/2022

     25,669      25,834

Fannie Mae, Pool #912771, 5.00%, 3/1/2022

     731,688      736,389

Fannie Mae, Pool #786281, 6.50%, 7/1/2034

     129,254      134,147

Fannie Mae, Pool #745147, 4.50%, 12/1/2035

     3,649,760      3,478,952

Fannie Mae, Pool #872535, 6.50%, 6/1/2036

     186,426      193,134

Fannie Mae, Pool #906666, 6.50%, 12/1/2036

     746,245      773,096

Fannie Mae, Pool #899393, 6.00%, 4/1/2037

     1,602,070      1,639,347

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B16835, 5.50%, 10/1/2019

     103,269      105,527

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G11896, 4.50%, 1/1/2021

     703,007      695,531

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #J04222, 5.00%, 1/1/2022

     500,454      503,876

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18168, 5.00%, 2/1/2022

     198,607      199,965

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18182, 5.50%, 5/1/2022

     491,345      500,602

 

40      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series   

Principal Amount/
Shares

   Value
(Note 2)
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

     

Mortgage-Backed Securities (continued)

     

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12833, 4.50%, 9/1/2022

   $ 1,134,613    $ 1,120,051

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #J06711, 5.00%, 1/1/2023

     1,303,579      1,312,493

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12966, 5.50%, 1/1/2023

     693,674      706,743

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G01736, 6.50%, 9/1/2034

     76,772      79,929

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A52716, 6.50%, 10/1/2036

     970,382      1,006,331

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A62373, 5.00%, 6/1/2037

     2,328,999      2,290,852

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G03329, 5.50%, 7/1/2037

     736,943      742,375

GNMA, Pool #286310, 9.00%, 2/15/2020

     1,850      2,027

GNMA, Pool #288873, 9.50%, 8/15/2020

     127      142

GNMA, Pool #550290, 6.50%, 8/15/2031

     68,503      71,579
         

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost $16,910,127)

        17,162,335
         

Other Agencies - 3.61%

     

Fannie Mae, 5.25%, 1/15/2009

     5,000      5,092

Fannie Mae, 6.375%, 6/15/2009

     10,000      10,413

Fannie Mae, 4.875%, 5/18/2012

     8,980,000      9,463,061
         

Total Other Agencies
(Identified Cost $9,076,148)

        9,478,566
         

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (Identified Cost $25,986,275)

        26,640,901
         

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 17.75%

     

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management - Institutional Shares

     10,548,475      10,548,475

Fannie Mae Discount Note, 5/12/2008

   $ 18,000,000      17,987,631

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 5/12/2008

     18,000,000      17,987,015
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Identified Cost $46,522,735)

        46,523,121
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.45%
(Identified Cost $255,251,655)

        260,735,191

OTHER ASSETS, LESS LIABILITIES - 0.55%

        1,438,067
         

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 262,173,258
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   41


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

*Non-income producing security

**Less than 0.01%

ADR - American Depository Receipt

1Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is the parent company of Mellon Trust of New England N.A., the Fund’s custodian.

2Restricted securities - Investment in securities that are restricted as to public resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security has been sold under rule 144A and has been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Directors. This security amounts to $85,200, or 0.03%, of the Series’ net assets as of April 30, 2008, (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

3The Chairman and CEO of the company serves as a director of the Fund (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

4The coupon rate is a floating rate and is subject to change quarterly. The coupon rate stated is the rate as of April 30, 2008.

 

42      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

ASSETS:

  
  

Investments, at value (identified cost $255,251,655) (Note 2)

   $ 260,735,191  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $182)

     182  

Receivable for securities sold

     1,393,916  

Interest receivable

     951,690  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     396,967  

Dividends receivable

     124,745  

Foreign tax reclaims receivable

     62,084  

Prepaid expenses

     5,854  
        

TOTAL ASSETS

     263,670,629  
        
LIABILITIES:   

Accrued management fees (Note 3)

     158,113  

Accrued shareholder services fees - (Class S) (Note 3)

     52,704  

Accrued fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     13,358  

Accrued director’s fees (Note 3)

     889  

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     882  

Payable for securities purchased

     1,180,229  

Payable for fund shares repurchased

     62,909  

Audit fees payable

     21,139  

Due to custodian

     7,148  
        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     1,497,371  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 262,173,258  
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Capital stock

   $ 210,328  

Additional paid-in-capital

     257,566,495  

Undistributed net investment income

     2,150,467  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     (3,245,096 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     5,491,064  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 262,173,258  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS S ($262,172,846/21,032,747 shares)

   $ 12.46  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS I ($412/40 shares)

   $ 10.30  
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   43


Statement of Operations - Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  
  

Interest

   $ 3,250,846  

Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld, $59,454)

     1,626,132  
        

Total Investment Income

     4,876,978  
        
EXPENSES:   

Management fees (Note 3)

     1,523,842  

Shareholder services fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     105,002  

Fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     104,355  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     5,569  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     3,034  

Custodian fees

     16,558  

Miscellaneous

     38,921  
        

Total Expenses

     1,797,281  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     3,079,697  
        
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:  

Net realized gain (loss) on -

  

Investments

     (2,718,352 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     1,743  
        
     (2,716,609 )
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation on -

  

Investments

     (16,896,698 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     4,148  
        
     (16,892,550 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     (19,609,159 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (16,529,462 )
        

 

44      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series

 

 

 
    For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
    For the
Year Ended
10/31/07
 
   
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:    
OPERATIONS:    

Net investment income

  $ 3,079,697     $ 6,244,760  

Net realized gain (loss) on investments and foreign currency

    (2,716,609 )     27,548,500  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

    (16,892,550 )     1,135,497  
               

Net increase (decrease) from operations

    (16,529,462 )     34,928,757  
               
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 8):    

From net investment income

    (4,920,139 )     (5,170,958 )

From net realized gain on investments

    (27,806,987 )     (12,523,112 )
               

Total distributions to shareholders

    (32,727,126 )     (17,694,070 )
               
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:    

Net increase (decrease) from capital share transactions (Note 5)

    (67,955,511 )     65,054,580  
               

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

    (117,212,099 )     82,289,267  
NET ASSETS:    

Beginning of period

    379,385,357       297,096,090  
               

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $2,150,467 and $3,990,909 respectively)

  $ 262,173,258     $ 379,385,357  
               

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   45


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series - Class S

 

 

 

 

   

For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08

(unaudited)

  For the Years Ended
      10/31/07   10/31/06   10/31/05   10/31/04   10/31/03
           
           
                       
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout each period):            

Net asset value - Beginning of period

      $14.18       $13.55       $12.75       $11.81     $11.07     $10.05
                       

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

          0.13           0.24           0.20           0.11         0.11         0.10

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

          (0.65)           1.19           1.36           1.16         0.85         1.08
                       

Total from investment operations

          (0.52)           1.43           1.56           1.27         0.96         1.18
                       

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

          (0.18)           (0.23)           (0.14)           (0.11)         (0.10)         (0.16)

From net realized gain on investments

          (1.02)           (0.57)           (0.62)           (0.22)         (0.12)  
                       

Total distributions to shareholders

          (1.20)           (0.80)           (0.76)           (0.33)         (0.22)         (0.16)
                       

Net asset value - End of period

      $12.46       $14.18       $13.55       $12.75     $11.81     $11.07
                       

Net assets - End of period (000’s omitted)

  $262,173   $379,385   $297,096   $191,022   $95,756   $69,393
                       

Total return1

  (3.75%)   10.91%   12.88%   10.94%   8.76%   11.87%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Expenses*

  1.11%2   1.11%   1.16%   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%

Net investment income

  1.90%2   1.86%   1.75%   1.09%   1.00%   1.05%

Portfolio turnover

  33%   78%   72%   77%   42%   60%

*The investment advisor did not impose all of its management fee in some periods. If these expenses had been incurred by the Class, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount:

  N/A   N/A   N/A   0.01%   0.08%   0.13%

1Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total return would have been lower

had certain expenses not been waived during certain periods.

2Annualized.

 

46      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series - Class I

 

 

 

 

   

For the Period
3/28/081 to
4/30/08
(unaudited)

 
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):  

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00
   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

      0.03

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.27
   

Total from investment operations

      0.30
   

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.30
   

Net assets - End of period

     $412
   

Total return2

  3.00%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:  

Expenses*

  0.85%3,4

Net investment income

  2.89%3

Portfolio turnover

  33%

*The investment advisor reimbursed a portion of the Class’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Class, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by 0.06%3.

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

3Annualized.

4See Note 3 to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   47


Shareholder Expense Example - Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008 except for Class I Actual which is from March 28, 2008* to April 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

The Actual lines 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 Actual 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 Hypothetical lines of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Series’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. Therefore, the Hypothetical 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/07*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
11/1/07-4/30/081
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Class S

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 945.40   $ 5.32   1.10 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.39   $ 5.52   1.10 %

Class I

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,037.00   $ 0.73   0.85 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,020.64   $ 4.27   0.85 %

*Class I inception date was March 28, 2008.

1Expenses are equal to the Series’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year (except for the Series’ Class I Actual return information, which reflects the 31 day period ended April 30, 2008 due to its inception date of March 28, 2008).

 

48     


Portfolio Composition - Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2008

 

Asset Allocation1

 

 

LOGO

1As a percentage of net assets.

2A U.S. Treasury Bond is a long-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period of more than ten years.

3A U.S. Treasury Note is an intermediate-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period between one and ten years.

 

Sector Allocation4

 

 

 

Information Technology

   17.81%

Health Care

   14.32%

Consumer Discretionary

   11.10%

Financials

   8.97%

Industrials

   7.02%

Consumer Staples

   4.79%

Energy

   2.90%

Materials

   2.08%

Utilities

   0.57%

Telecommunication Services

   0.25%

4Including common stocks, warrants and corporate bonds, as a percentage of total investments.


 

Top Ten Stock Holdings5

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   2.98%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   2.21%

Medtronic, Inc.

   2.12%

Southwest Airlines Co.

   2.01%

Google, Inc. - Class A

   1.97%

Microsoft Corp.

   1.90%

Novartis AG - ADR (Switzerland)

   1.89%

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   1.89%

Unilever plc - ADR (United Kingdom)

   1.67%

Comcast Corp. - Class A

   1.60%

5As a percentage of total investments.


 


 

  49


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS - 67.92%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 10.62%

     

Auto Components - 0.06%

     

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   15,560    $ 239,050

Tenneco, Inc.*

   4,050      103,599
         
        342,649
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 1.97%

     

Carnival Corp.

   144,785      5,816,013

Club Mediterranee S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   5,750      301,644

International Game Technology

   132,430      4,600,618
         
        10,718,275
         

Household Durables - 0.42%

     

Corporacion Geo S.A. de C.V. - Class B* (Mexico) (Note 7)

   38,100      142,048

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   24,500      1,656,690

KB Home

   4,320      97,200

LG Electronics, Inc. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   2,410      376,262
         
        2,272,200
         

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.02%

     

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,400      84,159
         

Media - 4.76%

     

Acme Communications, Inc.

   20,450      35,787

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A*

   1,463,790      1,566,255

Comcast Corp - Class A*

   434,184      8,922,481

The E.W. Scripps Co. - Class A

   125,645      5,642,717

Grupo Televisa S.A. - ADR (Mexico) (Note 7)

   9,660      238,409

Impresa S.A. (SGPS)* (Portugal) (Note 7)

   32,800      76,304

Mediacom Communications Corp. - Class A*

   72,740      312,055

Mediaset S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   11,825      108,282

Reed Elsevier plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   7,379      373,377

Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) (Note 7)

   15,330      325,992

Time Warner, Inc.

   551,580      8,190,963

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   7,425      200,090
         
        25,992,712
         

Multiline Retail - 0.03%

     

PPR (France) (Note 7)

   1,200      157,492
         

Specialty Retail - 3.30%

     

The Home Depot, Inc.

   232,460      6,694,848

KOMERI Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   3,900      103,155

Limited Brands, Inc.

   221,010      4,093,105

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   274,360      6,911,128

 

50      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

     

Specialty Retail (continued)

     

Tractor Supply Co.*

   2,880    $ 102,413

Valora Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   450      112,945
         
        18,017,594
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.06%

     

Adidas AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   2,580      165,195

LVMH S.A. (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) (France) (Note 7)

   1,575      180,544
         
        345,739
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        57,930,820
         

Consumer Staples - 4.85%

     

Beverages - 0.07%

     

Diageo plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   8,825      181,241

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   12,000      213,523
         
        394,764
         

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.15%

     

Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   1,710      216,043

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.*

   6,750      185,760

Tesco plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   36,650      312,588

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

   4,380      86,724
         
        801,115
         

Food Products - 3.55%

     

Cadbury Schweppes plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   41,500      481,014

Dean Foods Co.

   174,330      4,051,429

Groupe Danone (France) (Note 7)

   4,100      363,853

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   10,225      4,905,710

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   5,400      130,518

Suedzucker AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,250      96,481

Unilever plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   277,608      9,324,853
         
        19,353,858
         

Household Products - 0.06%

     

Kao Corp. (Japan) (Note 7)

   3,000      81,081

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   4,125      240,944
         
        322,025
         

Personal Products - 1.02%

     

Clarins S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   4,710      311,799

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   51


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Staples (continued)

     

Personal Products (continued)

     

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

   112,620    $ 5,136,598

L’Oreal S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   1,270      151,114
         
        5,599,511
         

Total Consumer Staples

        26,471,273
         

Energy - 2.82%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 2.55%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   76,850      6,215,628

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   16,720      405,379

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique - Veritas (CGG - Veritas)* (France) (Note 7)

   985      248,891

Trican Well Service Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   19,680      443,523

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   81,980      6,613,327
         
        13,926,748
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.27%

     

BP plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   13,825      167,937

Edge Petroleum Corp.*

   34,180      178,420

Eni S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   10,575      408,477

Evergreen Energy, Inc.*

   10,975      16,133

Forest Oil Corp.*

   3,200      188,576

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

   2,589      71,353

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   4,679      187,443

Total S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   2,700      227,385
         
        1,445,724
         

Total Energy

        15,372,472
         

Financials - 8.26%

     

Capital Markets - 1.21%

     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.1

   7,400      322,122

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) (Note 7)

   6,000      59,498

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   2,335      222,175

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   3,275      195,924

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   8,185      407,859

Morgan Stanley

   6,585      320,031

SEI Investments Co.

   218,320      5,080,306
         
        6,607,915
         

Commercial Banks - 4.76%

     

Aareal Bank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   10,265      385,124

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   10,950      37,484

 

52      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Commercial Banks (continued)

     

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena S.p.A. - Rights (Italy) (Note 7)

   10,950    $ 7,659

The Bancorp, Inc.*

   23,370      258,472

BNP Paribas (France) (Note 7)

   1,550      167,587

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

   13,125      122,062

The Chugoku Bank Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   10,000      150,428

Commerzbank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,775      174,005

Credit Agricole S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   3,800      128,449

The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   18,000      118,765

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   16,350      285,887

HSBC Holdings plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   4,710      408,781

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   11,850      111,271

Intesa Sanpaolo (Italy) (Note 7)

   9,422      70,648

KeyCorp

   2,075      50,070

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) (Note 7)

   12,000      132,038

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   86,000      5,964,100

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   79,965      548,479

Societe Generale (France) (Note 7)

   805      94,465

Societe Generale - ADR (France) (Note 7)

   12,015      281,192

Societe Generale - New Shares (France) (Note 7)

   201      23,286

The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   18,000      161,874

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   2,300      128,225

TCF Financial Corp.

   20,365      354,351

U.S. Bancorp

   191,050      6,474,684

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   29,175      222,289

Wachovia Corp.

   287,800      8,389,370

Webster Financial Corp.

   5,330      138,846

Wells Fargo & Co.

   8,340      248,115

Wilmington Trust Corp.

   9,040      297,235
         
        25,935,241
         

Consumer Finance - 0.06%

     

Capital One Financial Corp.

   6,385      338,405
         

Diversified Financial Services - 1.26%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   128,300      4,816,382

Citigroup, Inc.

   20,045      506,537

Financiere Marc de Lacharriere S.A. (Fimalac) (France) (Note 7)

   5,180      312,665

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   53


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Diversified Financial Services (continued)

     

ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   4,650    $ 177,944

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   15,485      737,860

Moody’s Corp.

   8,140      300,854
         
        6,852,242
         

Insurance - 0.79%

     

Allianz SE (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,860      991,137

American International Group, Inc.

   8,660      400,092

Axa (France) (Note 7)

   4,550      169,820

First American Corp.

   6,550      214,840

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

   8,790      252,273

Muenchener Rueckver AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   2,275      440,444

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.*

   9,510      350,729

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   5,915      317,399

The Progressive Corp.

   25,810      469,484

Torchmark Corp.

   5,655      366,105

Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   10,235      355,666
         
        4,327,989
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 0.06%

     

Alstria Office REIT AG* (Germany) (Note 7)

   16,120      312,086
         

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.06%

     

Rodobens Negocios Imobiliarios S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   25,040      329,256
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.06%

     

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   7,620      109,957

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   23,540      144,065

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

   28,090      91,292
         
        345,314
         

Total Financials

        45,048,448
         

Health Care - 14.40%

     

Biotechnology - 1.75%

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   118,925      4,979,390

Applera Corp. - Celera Group*

   59,820      800,392

Crucell NV - ADR* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   22,000      409,860

Genzyme Corp.*

   38,969      2,741,469

Medarex, Inc.*

   33,450      239,836

Monogram Biosciences, Inc.*

   225,025      247,527

Senomyx, Inc.*

   16,775      100,650
         
        9,519,124
         

 

54      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 4.56%

     

Abaxis, Inc.*

   13,230    $ 337,100

Alsius Corp.*3

   56,230      50,607

AtriCure, Inc.*

   18,520      247,427

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   8,140      555,962

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   31,000      453,028

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

   109,620      3,836,700

Covidien Ltd. (Bermuda) (Note 7)

   14,460      675,137

Dexcom, Inc.*

   48,235      371,409

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

   5,600      310,352

ev3, Inc.*

   149,944      1,246,035

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

   8,000      450,880

Hansen Medical, Inc.*

   5,630      98,243

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.*

   13,090      484,330

Medtronic, Inc.

   242,750      11,817,070

Micrus Endovascular Corp.*

   19,300      219,634

Nobel Biocare Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   6,000      217,318

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

   100,750      650,845

ResMed, Inc.*

   5,375      231,770

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

   26,810      717,704

SonoSite, Inc.*

   14,620      466,232

STAAR Surgical Co.*

   82,770      194,509

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   1,345      360,303

Synthes, Inc. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   6,580      907,061
         
        24,899,656
         

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.21%

     

Diagnosticos da America S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   16,470      374,656

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   102,430      5,139,937

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   38,680      556,423

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

   84,340      539,776
         
        6,610,792
         

Health Care Technology - 1.00%

     

Cerner Corp.*

   104,750      4,846,782

Eclipsys Corp.*

   30,450      632,446
         
        5,479,228
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 2.12%

     

Affymetrix, Inc.*

   131,000      1,429,210

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.*

   102,285      373,340

Exelixis, Inc.*

   36,010      274,036

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   2,390      326,696

Luminex Corp.*

   42,780      834,638

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   55


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Life Sciences Tools & Services (continued)

     

Millipore Corp.*

   58,970    $ 4,133,797

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   152,215      4,042,830

QIAGEN N.V.* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   7,280      161,689
         
        11,576,236
         

Pharmaceuticals - 3.76%

     

AstraZeneca plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,450      61,345

AstraZeneca plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   2,475      103,900

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   10,930      549,014

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   9,025      201,138

Johnson & Johnson

   119,810      8,038,053

Novartis AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   209,810      10,559,737

Sanofi-Aventis (France) (Note 7)

   1,250      97,874

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   5,800      143,368

Shire plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   11,175      208,064

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,700      89,766

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International*

   32,910      437,045
         
        20,489,304
         

Total Health Care

        78,574,340
         

Industrials - 6.45%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 0.09%

     

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) - ADR (Brazil) (Note 7)

   11,370      473,902
         

Air Freight & Logistics - 2.32%

     

Deutsche Post AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,275      133,825

FedEx Corp.

   16,900      1,620,203

TNT N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   9,995      389,351

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   145,535      10,538,189
         
        12,681,568
         

Airlines - 2.69%

     

AirTran Holdings, Inc.*

   20,830      71,030

AMR Corp.*

   1,825      16,005

Continental Airlines, Inc. - Class B*

   5,000      89,900

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   11,325      300,413

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

   589,465      2,970,904

Southwest Airlines Co.

   849,660      11,249,498
         
        14,697,750
         

 

56      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Industrials (continued)

     

Building Products - 0.03%

     

Owens Corning, Inc.*

   6,560    $ 138,482
         

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.07%

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   11,010      397,571
         

Electrical Equipment - 0.03%

     

ABB Ltd. (Asea Brown Boveri) - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   6,040      185,247
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.14%

     

3M Co.

   71,850      5,525,265

Siemens AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,670      553,774

Sonae Capital* (Portugal) (Note 7)

   7,657      18,769

Sonae S.A. (SGPS) (Portugal) (Note 7)

   61,250      109,496
         
        6,207,304
         

Machinery - 0.08%

     

FANUC Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,000      105,126

FreightCar America, Inc.

   3,913      150,259

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   2,050      166,925
         
        422,310
         

Total Industrials

        35,204,134
         

Information Technology - 17.92%

     

Communications Equipment - 3.93%

     

Alcatel-Lucent - ADR (France) (Note 7)

   98,660      658,062

BigBand Networks, Inc.*

   96,660      711,418

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*

   21,520      454,287

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   649,620      16,656,257

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. - Class A*

   26,430      250,821

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

   80,530      2,224,239

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

   34,950      477,766
         
        21,432,850
         

Computers & Peripherals - 1.28%

     

EMC Corp.*

   419,200      6,455,680

Rackable Systems, Inc.*

   45,240      497,640
         
        6,953,320
         

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.15%

     

KEYENCE Corp. (Japan) (Note 7)

   330      83,984

LoJack Corp.*

   38,145      377,254

Planar Systems, Inc.*

   87,740      200,047

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   2,330      180,143
         
        841,428
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   57


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Information Technology (continued)

     

Internet Software & Services - 2.12%

     

Google, Inc. - Class A*

   19,200    $ 11,026,368

Online Resources Corp.*

   52,480      530,573
         
        11,556,941
         

IT Services - 3.51%

     

Atos Origin S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   2,830      174,133

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   278,785      12,322,297

Gevity HR, Inc.

   85,460      582,837

Paychex, Inc.

   4,485      163,119

RightNow Technologies, Inc.*

   15,875      190,024

Western Union Co.

   248,060      5,705,380
         
        19,137,790
         

Office Electronics - 0.01%

     

Boewe Systec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,690      64,303
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.20%

  

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.* (South Korea) (Note 7)

   4,490      120,044

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

   24,760      811,880

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. - ADR (Taiwan) (Note 7)

   14,140      158,934
         
        1,090,858
         

Software - 6.72%

     

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.* (Israel) (Note 7)

   29,580      430,389

Amdocs Ltd.* (Guernsey) (Note 7)

   22,870      717,661

Autodesk, Inc.*

   118,840      4,515,920

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   112,120      5,770,816

Microsoft Corp.

   371,620      10,598,602

Misys plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   27,900      86,947

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

   49,130      3,278,445

SAP AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   5,200      265,809

SAP AG - ADR (Germany) (Note 7)

   113,720      5,712,156

Sonic Solutions*

   66,010      606,632

Square Enix Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   4,600      149,986

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

   391,500      3,002,805

UbiSoft Entertainment S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   7,660      772,590

Utimaco Safeware AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   53,830      764,810
         
        36,673,568
         

Total Information Technology

        97,751,058
         

 

58      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Materials - 2.08%

     

Chemicals - 0.18%

     

Arkema* (France) (Note 7)

   67    $ 3,883

Bayer AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   6,775      578,185

Calgon Carbon Corp.*

   18,075      257,569

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. - Class A

   3,270      108,368
         
        948,005
         

Containers & Packaging - 0.02%

     

Bemis Co., Inc.

   4,760      125,188
         

Paper & Forest Products - 1.88%

     

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   309,165      3,558,489

Norbord, Inc. (Canada) (Note 7)

   48,540      266,131

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   100,940      6,448,047
         
        10,272,667
         

Total Materials

        11,345,860
         

Telecommunication Services - 0.25%

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.10%

     

France Telecom S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   7,800      245,512

Swisscom AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   5,650      200,711

Telus Corp. (Canada) (Note 7)

   2,480      109,988
         
        556,211
         

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.15%

     

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

   105,000      147,673

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. - ADR (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

   27,810      585,400

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR (South Korea) (Note 7)

   3,750      84,637
         
        817,710
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        1,373,921
         

Utilities - 0.27%

     

Electric Utilities - 0.13%

     

E.ON AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   3,300      674,952
         

Multi-Utilities - 0.07%

     

National Grid plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   15,275      212,731

Suez S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   2,575      182,926
         
        395,657
         

Water Utilities - 0.07%

     

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP) (Brazil) (Note 7)

   8,129      206,980

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   59


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series   

Shares/

Principal Amount

   Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Utilities (continued)

     

Water Utilities (continued)

     

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - Copasa MG (Brazil) (Note 7)

     11,480    $ 190,677
         
        397,657
         

Total Utilities

        1,468,266
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $372,341,338)

        370,540,592
         

WARRANTS - 0.00%**

     

Health Care - 0.00%**

     

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.00%**

     

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., 8/10/2011
(Identified Cost $5,289)

     8,377      7,120
         

CORPORATE BONDS - 3.54%

     

Convertible Corporate Bonds - 0.44%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 0.11%

     

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.06%

     

Carnival Corp., 2.00%, 4/15/2021

   $ 285,000      311,362
         

Media - 0.05%

     

Charter Communications, Inc., 6.50%, 10/1/2027

     546,000      270,270
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        581,632
         

Health Care - 0.12%

     

Biotechnology - 0.10%

     

Amgen, Inc., 0.375%, 2/1/2013

     635,000      543,719
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 0.02%

     

Medtronic, Inc., 1.625%, 4/15/2013

     140,000      144,900
         

Total Health Care

        688,619
         

Industrials - 0.06%

     

Airlines - 0.06%

     

JetBlue Airways Corp., 3.75%, 3/15/2035

     420,000      307,650
         

Information Technology - 0.15%

     

Computers & Peripherals - 0.07%

     

EMC Corp., 1.75%, 12/1/2013

     335,000      401,163
         

Software - 0.08%

     

Amdocs Ltd., 0.50%, 3/15/2024

     435,000      431,194
         

Total Information Technology

        832,357
         

Total Convertible Corporate Bonds
(Identified Cost $2,912,249)

        2,410,258
         

 

60      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds - 3.10%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 0.64%

     

Automobiles - 0.10%

     

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 5.625%, 10/1/2008

   $ 565,000    $ 560,601
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 0.12%

     

McDonald’s Corp., 5.80%, 10/15/2017

     600,000      627,944
         

Media - 0.30%

     

AOL Time Warner (now known as Time Warner, Inc.), 7.625%, 4/15/2031

     500,000      536,539

Comcast Corp., 6.50%, 11/15/2035

     670,000      669,044

The Walt Disney Co., 7.00%, 3/1/2032

     380,000      432,540
         
        1,638,123
         

Multiline Retail - 0.07%

     

Target Corp., 5.875%, 3/1/2012

     365,000      380,966
         

Specialty Retail - 0.05%

     

Lowe’s Companies, Inc., 8.25%, 6/1/2010

     265,000      287,062
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        3,494,696
         

Consumer Staples - 0.05%

     

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.05%

     

The Kroger Co., 7.25%, 6/1/2009

     140,000      143,055

The Kroger Co., 6.80%, 4/1/2011

     145,000      152,453
         

Total Consumer Staples

        295,508
         

Energy - 0.16%

     

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.16%

     

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, 9/15/2016

     220,000      226,250

Arch Western Finance LLC, 6.75%, 7/1/2013

     605,000      615,588
         

Total Energy

        841,838
         

Financials - 0.92%

     

Capital Markets - 0.34%

     

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 6.345%, 2/15/2034

     750,000      676,186

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 3.17%, 11/16/20094

     215,000      205,917

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., 6.50%, 7/19/2017

     280,000      275,058

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 6.11%, 1/29/2037

     255,000      215,099

Morgan Stanley, 5.55%, 4/27/2017

     515,000      491,549
         
        1,863,809
         

Commercial Banks - 0.33%

     

PNC Bank National Association, 5.25%, 1/15/2017

     615,000      567,562

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   61


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Commercial Banks (continued)

     

U.S. Bank National Association, 6.375%, 8/1/2011

   $ 575,000    $ 610,739

Wachovia Corp., 5.25%, 8/1/2014

     615,000      608,655
         
        1,786,956
         

Diversified Financial Services - 0.09%

     

Bank of America Corp. Capital Trust VI, 5.625%, 3/8/2035

     565,000      475,636
         

Insurance - 0.16%

     

Ambac Financial Group, Inc., 5.95%, 12/5/2035

     980,000      563,447

American International Group, Inc., 4.25%, 5/15/2013

     345,000      334,433
         
        897,880
         

Total Financials

        5,024,281
         

Health Care - 0.13%

     

Pharmaceuticals - 0.13%

     

Abbott Laboratories, 3.50%, 2/17/2009

     240,000      239,747

Wyeth, 6.50%, 2/1/2034

     470,000      491,689
         

Total Health Care

        731,436
         

Industrials - 0.68%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 0.04%

     

Boeing Capital Corp., 6.50%, 2/15/2012

     215,000      230,735
         

Air Freight & Logistics - 0.05%

     

FedEx Corp., 3.50%, 4/1/2009

     240,000      239,336
         

Airlines - 0.09%

     

Southwest Airlines Co., 5.25%, 10/1/2014

     525,000      493,221
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 0.24%

     

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.75%, 3/15/2032

     535,000      566,514

General Electric Co., 5.25%, 12/6/2017

     765,000      761,318
         
        1,327,832
         

Machinery - 0.05%

     

John Deere Capital Corp., 5.50%, 4/13/2017

     275,000      278,140
         

Road & Rail - 0.21%

     

CSX Corp., 6.00%, 10/1/2036

     820,000      722,117

Union Pacific Corp., 5.65%, 5/1/2017

     415,000      417,611
         
        1,139,728
         

Total Industrials

        3,708,992
         

 

62      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

CORPORATE BONDS (continued)

     

Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (continued)

     

Information Technology - 0.16%

     

Communications Equipment - 0.16%

     

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.50%, 2/22/2016

   $ 275,000    $ 284,845

Corning, Inc., 6.20%, 3/15/2016

     560,000      580,873
         

Total Information Technology

        865,718
         

Materials - 0.05%

     

Metals & Mining - 0.05%

     

Alcoa, Inc., 5.87%, 2/23/2022

     275,000      261,502
         

Utilities - 0.31%

     

Electric Utilities - 0.28%

     

Allegheny Energy Supply Co. LLC2, 8.25%, 4/15/2012

     220,000      234,300

American Electric Power Co., Inc., 5.375%, 3/15/2010

     550,000      559,214

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 5.35%, 1/15/2014

     770,000      749,298
         
        1,542,812
         

Multi-Utilities - 0.03%

     

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 7.875%, 4/1/2013

     135,000      147,462
         

Total Utilities

        1,690,274
         

Total Non-Convertible Corporate Bonds (Identified Cost $17,441,177)

        16,914,245
         

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Identified Cost $20,353,426)

        19,324,503
         

U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES - 13.07%

     

U.S. Treasury Bonds - 5.37%

     

U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.50%, 8/15/2028
(Identified Cost $26,950,857)

     25,940,000      29,302,058
         

U.S. Treasury Notes - 7.70%

     

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.625%, 10/31/2011

     15,000      15,995

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.75%, 1/31/2012

     25,000,000      26,763,675

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.875%, 1/31/2013

     15,300,000      15,200,795
         

Total U.S. Treasury Notes
(Identified Cost $40,427,402)

        41,980,465
         

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY SECURITIES
(Identified Cost $67,378,259)

        71,282,523
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   63


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series    Principal Amount    Value
(Note 2)
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - 12.09%

     

Mortgage-Backed Securities - 5.04%

     

Fannie Mae, Pool #621881, 5.50%, 1/1/2017

   $ 2,377    $ 2,435

Fannie Mae, Pool #252210, 6.50%, 2/1/2019

     11,770      12,218

Fannie Mae, Pool #725793, 5.50%, 9/1/2019

     328,451      336,207

Fannie Mae, Pool #844917, 4.50%, 11/1/2020

     381,783      378,271

Fannie Mae, Pool #813938, 4.50%, 12/1/2020

     291,325      288,645

Fannie Mae, Pool #813954, 4.50%, 12/1/2020

     286,822      284,184

Fannie Mae, Pool #864435, 4.50%, 12/1/2020

     170,308      168,741

Fannie Mae, Pool #837190, 5.00%, 12/1/2020

     86,554      87,218

Fannie Mae, Pool #909732, 5.00%, 2/1/2022

     124,273      125,045

Fannie Mae, Pool #912520, 5.00%, 2/1/2022

     965,319      971,522

Fannie Mae, Pool #725686, 6.50%, 7/1/2034

     368,774      383,887

Fannie Mae, Pool #745147, 4.50%, 12/1/2035

     5,833,692      5,560,678

Fannie Mae, Pool #901895, 6.50%, 9/1/2036

     703,076      728,373

Fannie Mae, Pool #898299, 6.50%, 10/1/2036

     748,153      775,072

Fannie Mae, Pool #899393, 6.00%, 4/1/2037

     2,491,375      2,549,345

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B16835, 5.50%, 10/1/2019

     283,988      290,197

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G11896, 4.50%, 1/1/2021

     1,142,602      1,130,450

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12419, 5.00%, 10/1/2021

     636,899      641,381

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18156, 5.00%, 12/1/2021

     191,863      193,213

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18168, 5.00%, 2/1/2022

     253,835      255,571

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G18182, 5.50%, 5/1/2022

     776,913      791,550

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12833, 4.50%, 9/1/2022

     1,761,306      1,738,700

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #J06711, 5.00%, 1/1/2023

     2,024,130      2,037,972

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12966, 5.50%, 1/1/2023

     1,076,201      1,096,477

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A22067, 6.50%, 5/1/2034

     195,239      202,840

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A52716, 6.50%, 10/1/2036

     1,542,257      1,599,391

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A62373, 5.00%, 6/1/2037

     3,622,666      3,563,330

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G03329, 5.50%, 7/1/2037

     1,145,288      1,153,730

GNMA, Pool #631703, 6.50%, 9/15/2034

     128,774      134,042
         

Total Mortgage-Backed Securities
(Identified Cost $27,082,109)

        27,480,685
         

 

64      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series   

Principal Amount/

Shares

   Value
(Note 2)
 
     

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (continued)

     

Other Agencies - 7.05%

     

Fannie Mae, 5.00%, 5/11/2017

   $ 14,125,000    $ 14,854,641  

Federal Home Loan Bank, 5.00%, 11/17/2017

     22,395,000      23,610,220  
           

Total Other Agencies
(Identified Cost $36,810,199)

        38,464,861  
           

TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
(Identified Cost $63,892,308)

        65,945,546  
           

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 5.76%

     

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management - Institutional Shares

     22,456,940      22,456,940  

Fannie Mae Discount Note, 7/3/08

   $ 9,000,000      8,969,292  
           

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS
(Identified Cost $31,425,125)

        31,426,232  
           

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 102.38%
(Identified Cost $555,395,745)

        558,526,516  

LIABILITIES, LESS OTHER ASSETS - (2.38%)

        (13,003,108 )
           

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 545,523,408  
           

*Non-income producing security

**Less than 0.01%

ADR - American Depository Receipt

1Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is the parent company of Mellon Trust of New England N.A., the Fund’s custodian.

2Restricted securities - Investment in securities that are restricted as to public resale under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This security has been sold under rule 144A and has been determined to be liquid under guidelines established by the Board of Directors. This security amounts to $234,300, or 0.04%, of the Series’ net assets as of April 30, 2008 (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

3The Chairman and CEO of the company serves as a director of the Fund (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

4The coupon rate is a floating rate and is subject to change quarterly. The coupon rate stated is the rate at April 30, 2008.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   65


Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

 

ASSETS:

  
  

Investments, at value (identified cost $555,395,745) (Note 2)

   $ 558,526,516

Foreign currency, at value (cost $560)

     560

Receivable for securities sold

     3,052,530

Interest receivable

     1,991,063

Receivable for fund shares sold

     373,524

Dividends receivable

     321,164

Foreign tax reclaims receivable

     143,848
      

TOTAL ASSETS

     564,409,205
      
LIABILITIES:   

Accrued management fees (Note 3)

     328,791

Accrued shareholder services fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     109,597

Accrued fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     28,679

Accrued directors’ fees (Note 3)

     904

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     883

Payable for securities purchased

     18,196,392

Payable for fund shares redeemed

     177,835

Due to custodian

     19,700

Miscellaneous fees

     23,016
      

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     18,885,797
      

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 545,523,408
      

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Capital stock

   $ 363,399

Additional paid-in-capital

     524,714,406

Undistributed net investment income

     3,826,642

Accumulated net realized gain on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     13,471,234

Net unrealized appreciation on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     3,147,727
      

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 545,523,408
      

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS S ($545,522,827/36,339,893 shares)

   $ 15.01
      

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS I ($581/56 shares)

   $ 10.37
      

 

66      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Operations - Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  
  

Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld, $115,119)

   $ 3,675,884  

Interest

     3,806,910  
        

Total Investment Income

     7,482,794  
        
EXPENSES:   

Management fees (Note 3)

     2,542,356  

Shareholder services fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     217,250  

Fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     179,258  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     5,569  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     3,034  

Custodian fees

     24,168  

Miscellaneous

     55,370  
        

Total Expenses

     3,027,005  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     4,455,789  
        
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:   

Net realized gain on -

  

Investments

     14,544,682  

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     1,344  
        
     14,546,026  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation on -

  

Investments

     (52,569,089 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     8,932  
        
     (52,560,157 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     (38,014,131 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (33,558,342 )
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   67


Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series

 

 

 
     For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
10/31/07
 
     
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:      
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income

   $ 4,455,789      $ 7,364,960  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

     14,546,026        57,891,407  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

     (52,560,157 )      (479,326 )
                 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     (33,558,342 )      64,777,041  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 8):      

From net investment income

     (4,987,037 )      (7,295,757 )

From net realized gain on investments

     (58,266,919 )      (33,430,415 )
                 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (63,253,956 )      (40,726,172 )
                 
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:      

Net increase from capital share transactions (Note 5)

     45,344,967        88,936,956  
                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (51,467,331 )      112,987,825  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

     596,990,739        484,002,914  
                 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $3,826,642 and $4,357,890, respectively)

   $ 545,523,408      $ 596,990,739  
                 

 

68      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series - Class S

 

 

 

 

   

For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08

(unaudited)

  For the Years Ended
      10/31/07   10/31/06   10/31/05   10/31/04   10/31/03
                       
           
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout each period):            

Net asset value - Beginning of period

      $17.82       $17.12       $15.82       $14.45       $13.14       $11.55
                       

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

          0.12           0.22           0.21           0.13           0.11           0.11

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

          (1.06)           1.88           2.18           1.71           1.39           1.66
                       

Total from investment operations

          (0.94)           2.10           2.39           1.84           1.50           1.77
                       

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

          (0.15)           (0.25)           (0.14)           (0.11)           (0.10)           (0.18)

From net realized gain on investments

          (1.72)           (1.15)           (0.95)           (0.36)           (0.09)  
                       

Total distributions to shareholders

          (1.87)           (1.40)           (1.09)           (0.47)           (0.19)           (0.18)
                       

Net asset value - End of period

      $15.01       $17.82       $17.12       $15.82       $14.45       $13.14
                       

Net assets - End of period (000’s omitted)

  $545,523   $596,991   $484,003   $365,726   $275,597   $209,038
                       

Total return1

  (5.46%)   12.95%   16.03%   12.92%   11.52%   15.45%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:            

Expenses*

  1.10%2   1.11%   1.14%   1.17%   1.17%   1.17%

Net investment income

  1.62%2   1.37%   1.42%   0.89%   0.86%   0.90%

Portfolio turnover

  38%   82%   82%   71%   50%   67%

*The investment advisor did not impose all of its management fee in some periods. If these expenses had been incurred by the Class, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount:

  N/A   N/A   N/A   0.01%   0.04%   N/A

1Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during certain periods.

2Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   69


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series - Class I

 

 

 

 

   

For the Period
3/28/081 to
4/30/08
(unaudited)

 
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):  

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00
   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

      0.02

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.35
   

Total from investment operations

      0.37
   

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.37
   

Net assets - End of period

     $581
   

Total return2

  3.70%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:  

Expenses

  0.85%3,4

Net investment income

  2.06%3

Portfolio turnover

  38%

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

3Annualized

4See Note 3 to the financial statements.

 

70      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Shareholder Expense Example - Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

As a shareholder of the Series, you may incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including potential wire charges on redemptions and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Series expenses. This example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Series 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 (November 1, 2007 to April 30, 2008 except for Class I Actual which is from March 28, 2008* to April 30, 2008).

Actual Expenses

The Actual lines 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 Actual 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 Hypothetical lines of the table below provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Series’ actual expense ratio and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses, which is not the Series’ actual return. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid during the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Series 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 transaction costs, such as potential wire charges on redemptions. Therefore, the Hypothetical 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 transaction costs were included, your costs would have been higher.

 

    Beginning
Account Value
11/1/07*
  Ending
Account Value
4/30/08
  Expenses Paid
During Period
11/1/07-4/30/081
  Annualized
Expense
Ratio
 

Class S

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 911.10   $ 5.27   1.11 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,019.34   $ 5.57   1.11 %

Class I

       

Actual

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,051.00   $ 0.74   0.85 %

Hypothetical
(5% return before expenses)

  $ 1,000.00   $ 1,020.64   $ 4.27   0.85 %

*Class I inception date was March 28, 2008.

1Expenses are equal to the Series’ annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182/366 to reflect the most recent fiscal half year (except for the Series’ Class I Actual return information, which reflects the 31 day period ended April 30, 2008 due to its inception date of March 28, 2008). The Series’ Class I total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been reimbursed during the period.

 

  71


Portfolio Composition - Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

As of April 30, 2008

 

Asset Allocation1

 

 

LOGO

1As a percentage of net assets.

2A U.S. Treasury Bond is a long-term obligation of the U.S. Treasury issued with a maturity period of more than ten years.

 

 

Sector Allocation4

 

 

 

Information Technology

   22.57%

Health Care

   19.17%

Consumer Discretionary

   15.71%

Financials

   10.26%

Industrials

   8.16%

Consumer Staples

   6.69%

Energy

   3.41%

Materials

   3.35%

Telecommunication Services

   0.51%

Utilities

   0.23%

4Including common stocks and warrants, as a percentage of total investments.

 


 

Top Ten Stock Holdings5

 

 

 

Cisco Systems, Inc.

   3.67%

Google, Inc. - Class A

   2.80%

Medtronic, Inc.

   2.60%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   2.53%

Southwest Airlines Co.

   2.35%

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   2.32%

Microsoft Corp.

   2.31%

Novartis AG - ADR

   2.31%

Wachovia Corp.

   2.09%

Unilever plc - ADR

   1.98%

5As a percentage of total investments.


 


 

72     


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS - 89.94%

     

Consumer Discretionary - 15.69%

     

Auto Components - 0.06%

     

Hankook Tire Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   12,990    $ 199,567

Tenneco, Inc.*

   3,250      83,135
         
        282,702
         

Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure - 3.18%

     

Carnival Corp.

   155,821      6,259,330

Club Mediterranee S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   6,455      338,628

International Game Technology

   257,425      8,942,944
         
        15,540,902
         

Household Durables - 2.70%

     

Corporacion Geo S.A. de C.V. - Class B* (Mexico) (Note 7)

   35,870      133,734

D.R. Horton, Inc.

   141,900      2,198,031

Fortune Brands, Inc.

   66,880      4,522,426

KB Home

   4,070      91,575

Lennar Corp. - Class A

   121,440      2,236,925

LG Electronics, Inc. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   1,750      273,219

Pulte Homes, Inc.

   160,850      2,097,484

Toll Brothers, Inc.*

   72,560      1,642,758
         
        13,196,152
         

Leisure Equipment & Products - 0.01%

     

Sankyo Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,400      84,159
         

Media - 5.63%

     

Acme Communications, Inc.

   12,250      21,437

Charter Communications, Inc. - Class A*

   1,642,590      1,757,571

Comcast Corp. - Class A*

   468,334      9,624,264

The E.W. Scripps Co. - Class A

   140,050      6,289,645

Impresa S.A. (SGPS)* (Portugal) (Note 7)

   18,150      42,223

Mediacom Communications Corp. - Class A*

   67,580      289,918

Mediaset S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   7,725      70,738

Reed Elsevier plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   3,895      197,087

Societe Television Francaise 1 (France) (Note 7)

   14,250      303,026

Time Warner, Inc.

   591,973      8,790,799

Wolters Kluwer N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   5,100      137,435
         
        27,524,143
         

Multiline Retail - 0.06%

     

Hyundai Department Store Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   760      80,367

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   73


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Discretionary (continued)

     

Multiline Retail (continued)

     

Lotte Shopping Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   230    $ 83,978

PPR (France) (Note 7)

   885      116,150
         
        280,495
         

Specialty Retail - 4.00%

     

The Home Depot, Inc.

   250,140      7,204,032

Kingfisher plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   48,700      128,578

KOMERI Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   3,700      97,865

Limited Brands, Inc.

   237,064      4,390,425

Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

   291,390      7,340,114

Tractor Supply Co.*

   7,679      273,065

Valora Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   480      120,475
         
        19,554,554
         

Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods - 0.05%

     

Adidas AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,870      119,734

LVMH S.A. (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) (France) (Note 7)

   1,000      114,631
         
        234,365
         

Total Consumer Discretionary

        76,697,472
         

Consumer Staples - 6.68%

     

Beverages - 0.05%

     

Diageo plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   6,410      131,643

Kirin Holdings Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   8,000      142,349
         
        273,992
         

Food & Staples Retailing - 0.21%

     

Carrefour S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   4,980      351,677

Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   1,550      195,828

The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc.*

   6,770      186,310

Tesco plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   26,120      222,777

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

   4,240      83,952
         
        1,040,544
         

Food Products - 4.98%

     

Cadbury Schweppes plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   38,366      444,688

Dean Foods Co.

   177,640      4,128,354

Groupe Danone (France) (Note 7)

   2,500      221,861

Kellogg Co.

   83,200      4,257,344

Lancaster Colony Corp.

   375      14,321

 

74      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Consumer Staples (continued)

     

Food Products (continued)

     

Nestle S.A. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   11,156    $ 5,352,381

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

   5,420      131,001

Suedzucker AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,050      91,941

Unilever plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   288,383      9,686,785
         
        24,328,676
         

Household Products - 0.05%

     

Kao Corp. (Japan) (Note 7)

   2,000      54,054

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   3,060      178,737
         
        232,791
         

Personal Products - 1.39%

     

Clarins S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   5,457      361,250

The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. - Class A

   131,588      6,001,729

L’Oreal S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   2,365      281,404

Natura Cosmeticos S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   11,864      137,082
         
        6,781,465
         

Total Consumer Staples

        32,657,468
         

Energy - 3.41%

     

Energy Equipment & Services - 3.18%

     

Baker Hughes, Inc.

   81,797      6,615,741

Calfrac Well Services Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   26,180      634,738

Compagnie Generale de Geophysique - Veritas (CGG - Veritas)* (France) (Note 7)

   2,810      710,035

Trican Well Service Ltd. (Canada) (Note 7)

   18,530      417,606

Weatherford International Ltd.*

   88,583      7,145,991
         
        15,524,111
         

Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels - 0.23%

     

BP plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   9,950      120,866

Edge Petroleum Corp.*

   30,910      161,350

Eni S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   7,887      304,649

Evergreen Energy, Inc.*

   19,995      29,393

Forest Oil Corp.*

   2,550      150,271

Mariner Energy, Inc.*

   1,375      37,895

Royal Dutch Shell plc - Class B (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   3,414      136,766

Total S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   2,200      185,277
         
        1,126,467
         

Total Energy

        16,650,578
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   75


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials - 10.24%

     

Capital Markets - 1.46%

     

Bank of New York Mellon Corp.1

   7,500    $ 326,475

Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (Japan) (Note 7)

   4,000      39,665

Franklin Resources, Inc.

   3,605      343,016

Macquarie Group Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   3,237      193,650

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

   8,530      425,050

Morgan Stanley

   6,000      291,600

Nomura Holdings, Inc. (Japan) (Note 7)

   2,300      39,996

SEI Investments Co.

   234,930      5,466,821
         
        7,126,273
         

Commercial Banks - 5.55%

     

Aareal Bank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   8,327      312,414

The Bancorp, Inc.*

   20,760      229,606

BNP Paribas (France) (Note 7)

   1,403      151,693

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

   11,627      108,131

The Chugoku Bank Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   7,300      109,812

Commerzbank AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   3,075      112,056

Credit Agricole S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   2,840      95,998

The Hachijuni Bank Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   13,400      88,414

Hana Financial Group, Inc. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   2,380      107,675

HSBC Holdings plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   15,557      272,021

HSBC Holdings plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   4,208      365,212

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.

   11,045      103,713

KeyCorp

   3,498      84,407

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (Japan) (Note 7)

   6,000      66,019

PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.

   99,296      6,886,178

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   70,741      485,211

Societe Generale (France) (Note 7)

   1,180      138,470

Societe Generale - ADR (France) (Note 7)

   10,860      254,161

Societe Generale - New Shares (France) (Note 7)

   295      34,175

The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   12,000      107,916

SunTrust Banks, Inc.

   1,905      106,204

TCF Financial Corp.

   21,300      370,620

U.S. Bancorp

   163,177      5,530,069

UniCredito Italiano S.p.A. (Italy) (Note 7)

   26,122      199,028

Wachovia Corp.

   349,330      10,182,969

 

76      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Commercial Banks (continued)

     

Webster Financial Corp.

   5,160    $ 134,418

Wells Fargo & Co.

   6,940      206,465

Wilmington Trust Corp.

   8,360      274,877
         
        27,117,932
         

Consumer Finance - 0.71%

     

American Express Co.

   65,360      3,138,587

Capital One Financial Corp.

   6,565      347,945
         
        3,486,532
         

Diversified Financial Services - 1.51%

     

Bank of America Corp.

   145,476      5,461,169

Citigroup, Inc.

   21,145      534,334

Financiere Marc de Lacharriere S.A. (Fimalac) (France) (Note 7)

   5,100      307,836

ING Groep N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   3,225      123,413

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

   14,321      682,396

Moody’s Corp.

   7,580      280,157
         
        7,389,305
         

Insurance - 0.83%

     

Allianz SE (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,248      866,327

American International Group, Inc.

   8,300      383,460

Axa (France) (Note 7)

   2,675      99,839

First American Corp.

   6,600      216,480

LandAmerica Financial Group, Inc.

   8,820      253,134

Muenchener Rueckver AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,773      343,256

Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.*

   9,540      351,835

Principal Financial Group, Inc.

   5,585      299,691

The Progressive Corp.

   24,920      453,295

Torchmark Corp.

   5,550      359,307

Willis Group Holdings Ltd. (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   12,765      443,584
         
        4,070,208
         

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) - 0.05%

     

Alstria Office REIT AG* (Germany) (Note 7)

   13,000      251,682
         

Real Estate Management & Development - 0.06%

     

Rodobens Negocios Imobiliarios S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   21,220      279,026
         

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance - 0.07%

     

First Niagara Financial Group, Inc.

   7,360      106,205

Flagstar Bancorp, Inc.

   22,420      137,210

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   77


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Financials (continued)

     

Thrifts & Mortgage Finance (continued)

     

IndyMac Bancorp, Inc.

   27,690    $ 89,992
         
        333,407
         

Total Financials

        50,054,365
         

Health Care - 19.15%

     

Biotechnology - 1.96%

     

Amgen, Inc.*

   119,576      5,006,647

Applera Corp. - Celera Group*

   57,080      763,730

Crucell NV - ADR* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   21,000      391,230

Genzyme Corp.*

   40,713      2,864,160

Medarex, Inc.*

   31,500      225,855

Monogram Biosciences, Inc.*

   217,071      238,778

Senomyx, Inc.*

   15,362      92,172
         
        9,582,572
         

Health Care Equipment & Supplies - 5.71%

     

Abaxis, Inc.*

   13,010      331,495

Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.*

   23,940      502,740

Alsius Corp.*2

   46,698      42,028

AtriCure, Inc.*

   16,790      224,314

Beckman Coulter, Inc.

   8,620      588,746

Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   30,000      438,414

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

   128,765      4,506,775

Covidien Ltd. (Bermuda) (Note 7)

   19,400      905,786

Dexcom, Inc.*

   43,304      333,441

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

   4,215      233,595

ev3, Inc.*

   141,384      1,174,901

Gen-Probe, Inc.*

   8,500      479,060

Hansen Medical, Inc.*

   5,130      89,518

Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.*

   26,775      990,675

Medtronic, Inc.

   260,368      12,674,714

Micrus Endovascular Corp.*

   18,058      205,500

Nobel Biocare Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   5,550      201,019

OraSure Technologies, Inc.*

   98,356      635,380

ResMed, Inc.*

   5,400      232,848

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

   26,430      707,531

SonoSite, Inc.*

   14,137      450,829

STAAR Surgical Co.*

   66,780      156,933

Straumann Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   1,304      349,319

Synthes, Inc. (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   7,660      1,055,940

Thoratec Corp.

   24,790      396,392
         
        27,907,893
         

 

78      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Health Care (continued)

     

Health Care Providers & Services - 1.59%

     

Diagnosticos da America S.A. (Brazil) (Note 7)

   35,980    $ 818,465

Quest Diagnostics, Inc.

   115,330      5,787,259

Sonic Healthcare Ltd. (Australia) (Note 7)

   47,200      678,986

Tenet Healthcare Corp.*

   74,180      474,752
         
        7,759,462
         

Health Care Technology - 2.32%

     

Cerner Corp.*

   124,213      5,747,336

Eclipsys Corp.*

   269,041      5,587,982
         
        11,335,318
         

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 3.16%

     

Affymetrix, Inc.*

   130,000      1,418,300

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc.*

   184,520      673,498

Exelixis, Inc.*

   73,910      562,455

Lonza Group AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   26,797      3,662,955

Luminex Corp.*

   42,810      835,223

Millipore Corp.*

   51,930      3,640,293

PerkinElmer, Inc.

   168,671      4,479,902

QIAGEN N.V.* (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   7,050      156,580
         
        15,429,206
         

Pharmaceuticals - 4.41%

     

AstraZeneca plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   675      28,557

AstraZeneca plc - ADR (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   1,500      62,970

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

   11,593      582,316

GlaxoSmithKline plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   6,775      150,993

Johnson & Johnson

   128,590      8,627,103

Novartis AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   223,827      11,265,213

Sanofi-Aventis (France) (Note 7)

   837      65,537

Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   5,500      135,953

Shire plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   9,080      169,057

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   1,400      73,925

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International*

   30,230      401,454
         
        21,563,078
         

Total Health Care

        93,577,529
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   79


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Industrials - 8.15%

     

Aerospace & Defense - 0.10%

     

Empresa Brasileira de Aeronautica S.A. (Embraer) - ADR (Brazil) (Note 7)

   11,610    $ 483,905
         

Air Freight & Logistics - 3.64%

     

Deutsche Post AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,985      156,051

FedEx Corp.

   62,120      5,955,444

TNT N.V. (Netherlands) (Note 7)

   9,504      370,224

United Parcel Service, Inc. - Class B

   156,173      11,308,487
         
        17,790,206
         

Airlines - 2.88%

     

AirTran Holdings, Inc.*

   14,860      50,673

AMR Corp.*

   1,275      11,182

Continental Airlines, Inc. - Class B*

   4,500      80,910

Deutsche Lufthansa AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   8,080      214,335

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

   441,852      2,226,934

Southwest Airlines Co.

   867,387      11,484,204
         
        14,068,238
         

Building Products - 0.05%

     

Owens Corning, Inc.*

   12,930      272,952
         

Commercial Services & Supplies - 0.08%

     

Pitney Bowes, Inc.

   10,360      374,100
         

Electrical Equipment - 0.04%

     

ABB Ltd. (Asea Brown Boveri) - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   6,050      185,553
         

Industrial Conglomerates - 1.28%

     

3M Co.

   73,515      5,653,304

Siemens AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   4,470      530,057

Sonae Capital* (Portugal) (Note 7)

   4,159      10,195

Sonae S.A. (SGPS) (Portugal) (Note 7)

   33,275      59,486
         
        6,253,042
         

Machinery - 0.08%

     

FANUC Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   900      94,614

FreightCar America, Inc.

   3,270      125,568

Schindler Holding AG (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   2,102      171,159
         
        391,341
         

Total Industrials

        39,819,337
         

Information Technology - 22.54%

     

Communications Equipment - 5.60%

     

Alcatel-Lucent - ADR (France) (Note 7)

   169,100      1,127,897

BigBand Networks, Inc.*

   91,010      669,834

 

80      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Information Technology (continued)

     

Communications Equipment (continued)

     

Blue Coat Systems, Inc.*

   34,290    $ 723,862

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

   698,980      17,921,847

Harris Stratex Networks, Inc. - Class A*

   29,730      282,138

Juniper Networks, Inc.*

   222,998      6,159,205

Riverbed Technology, Inc.*

   35,080      479,544
         
        27,364,327
         

Computers & Peripherals - 1.44%

     

EMC Corp.*

   427,710      6,586,734

Rackable Systems, Inc.*

   41,370      455,070
         
        7,041,804
         

Electronic Equipment & Instruments - 0.16%

     

KEYENCE Corp. (Japan) (Note 7)

   220      55,989

LoJack Corp.*

   42,346      418,802

Planar Systems, Inc.*

   78,160      178,205

Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (South Korea) (Note 7)

   1,690      130,661
         
        783,657
         

Internet Software & Services - 2.90%

     

Google, Inc. - Class A*

   23,762      13,646,279

Online Resources Corp.*

   50,110      506,612
         
        14,152,891
         

IT Services - 3.33%

     

Atos Origin S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   2,660      163,673

Automatic Data Processing, Inc.

   279,402      12,349,568

Gevity HR, Inc.

   81,980      559,104

Paychex, Inc.

   3,505      127,477

RightNow Technologies, Inc.*

   13,581      162,565

Western Union Co.

   127,399      2,930,177
         
        16,292,564
         

Office Electronics - 0.01%

     

Boewe Systec AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   1,220      46,420
         

Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment - 0.19%

  

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc.* (South Korea) (Note 7)

   3,260      87,159

Netlogic Microsystems, Inc.*

   22,430      735,480

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. -ADR (Taiwan) (Note 7)

   9,954      111,883
         
        934,522
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   81


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares    Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Information Technology (continued)

     

Software - 8.91%

     

Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd.* (Israel) (Note 7)

   32,063    $ 466,517

Amdocs Ltd.* (Guernsey) (Note 7)

   26,470      830,629

Autodesk, Inc.*

   132,290      5,027,020

Borland Software Corp.*

   85,693      151,677

Electronic Arts, Inc.*

   141,160      7,265,505

Microsoft Corp.

   395,060      11,267,111

Misys plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

   22,890      71,334

Salesforce.com, Inc.*

   61,162      4,081,340

SAP AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   3,200      163,575

SAP AG - ADR (Germany) (Note 7)

   130,580      6,559,033

Sonic Solutions*

   61,330      563,623

Square Enix Co. Ltd. (Japan) (Note 7)

   4,600      149,986

TIBCO Software, Inc.*

   743,582      5,703,274

UbiSoft Entertainment S.A.* (France) (Note 7)

   4,942      498,451

Utimaco Safeware AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   51,506      731,791
         
        43,530,866
         

Total Information Technology

        110,147,051
         

Materials - 3.34%

     

Chemicals - 0.17%

     

Arkema* (France) (Note 7)

   40      2,318

Bayer AG (Germany) (Note 7)

   5,746      490,369

Calgon Carbon Corp.*

   17,448      248,634

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. - Class A

   3,280      108,699
         
        850,020
         

Containers & Packaging - 0.02%

     

Bemis Company, Inc.

   4,610      121,243
         

Paper & Forest Products - 3.15%

     

Louisiana-Pacific Corp.

   612,680      7,051,947

Norbord, Inc. (Canada) (Note 7)

   70,027      383,938

Weyerhaeuser Co.

   124,250      7,937,090
         
        15,372,975
         

Total Materials

        16,344,238
         

Telecommunication Services - 0.51%

     

Diversified Telecommunication Services - 0.22%

     

France Telecom S.A. (France) (Note 7)

   7,070      222,535

Swisscom AG - ADR (Switzerland) (Note 7)

   4,606      163,624

Telenor ASA - ADR (Norway) (Note 7)

   1,950      117,916

Telus Corp. (Canada) (Note 7)

   12,330      546,835
         
        1,050,910
         

 

82      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series    Shares/
Principal Amount
   Value
(Note 2)
     

COMMON STOCKS (continued)

     

Telecommunication Services (continued)

     

Wireless Telecommunication Services - 0.29%

     

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

     95,000    $ 133,609

Hutchison Telecommunications International Ltd. - ADR (Hong Kong) (Note 7)

     28,670      603,504

SK Telecom Co. Ltd. - ADR (South Korea) (Note 7)

     31,150      703,056
         
        1,440,169
         

Total Telecommunication Services

        2,491,079
         

Utilities - 0.23%

     

Electric Utilities - 0.10%

     

E.ON AG (Germany) (Note 7)

     2,350      480,648
         

Multi-Utilities - 0.06%

     

National Grid plc (United Kingdom) (Note 7)

     11,210      156,119

Suez S.A. (France) (Note 7)

     2,309      164,030
         
        320,149
         

Water Utilities - 0.07%

     

Companhia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo (SABESP) (Brazil) (Note 7)

     6,976      177,622

Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais - Copasa MG (Brazil) (Note 7)

     9,850      163,604
         
        341,226
         

Total Utilities

        1,142,023
         

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Identified Cost $455,959,011)

        439,581,140
         

WARRANTS - 0.00%**

     

Health Care - 0.00%**

     

Life Sciences Tools & Services - 0.00%**

     

Caliper Life Sciences, Inc., 8/10/2011
(Identified Cost $2,672)

     4,132      3,512
         

U.S. TREASURY BONDS - 5.44%

     

U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.25%, 11/15/2028

   $ 8,000,000      8,773,752

U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.25%, 2/15/2029

     8,000,000      8,776,872

U.S. Treasury Bond, 5.375%, 2/15/2031

     8,000,000      9,000,624
         

TOTAL U.S. TREASURY BONDS
(Identified Cost $27,068,867)

        26,551,248
         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   83


Investment Portfolio - April 30, 2008 (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series   

Shares/

Principal Amount

   Value
(Note 2)
     

SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 4.49%

     

Dreyfus Treasury Cash Management - Institutional Shares

     13,975,452    $ 13,975,452

Fannie Mae Discount Note, 7/3/2008

   $ 5,000,000      4,982,940

Federal Home Loan Bank Discount Note, 5/9/2008

     3,000,000      2,998,436
         

TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS (Identified Cost $21,955,990)

        21,956,828
         

TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.87%
(Identified Cost $504,986,540)

        488,092,728

OTHER ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES - 0.13%

        650,700
         

NET ASSETS - 100%

      $ 488,743,428
         

*Non-income producing security

**Less than 0.01%

ADR - American Depository Receipt

1Bank of New York Mellon Corp. is the parent company of Mellon Trust of New England N.A., the Fund’s custodian.

2The Chairman and CEO of the company serves as a director of the Fund (see Note 2 to the financial statements).

 

84      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statement of Assets and Liabilities - Pro Blend® Maximum Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

April 30, 2008

ASSETS:

  
  

Investments, at value (identified cost $504,986,540) (Note 2)

   $ 488,092,728  

Cash

     1,151,547  

Foreign currency, at value (cost $479)

     479  

Receivable for securities sold

     4,022,006  

Receivable for fund shares sold

     557,231  

Interest receivable

     371,319  

Dividends receivable

     332,248  

Foreign tax reclaims receivable

     120,987  

Prepaid expenses

     14,508  

Receivable from investment advisor (Note 3)

     26  
        

TOTAL ASSETS

     494,663,079  
        
LIABILITIES:   

Accrued management fees (Note 3)

     293,973  

Accrued shareholder services fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     97,612  

Accrued fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     14,351  

Accrued directors’ fees (Note 3)

     905  

Accrued Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     883  

Payable for securities purchased

     5,334,243  

Payable for fund shares repurchased

     177,684  
        

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     5,919,651  
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 488,743,428  
        

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

  

Capital stock

   $ 307,540  

Additional paid-in-capital

     503,621,812  

Undistributed net investment income

     1,838,271  

Accumulated net realized loss on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     (141,892 )

Net unrealized depreciation on investments, foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     (16,882,303 )
        

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 488,743,428  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS S ($485,227,854/30,419,383 shares)

   $ 15.95  
        

NET ASSET VALUE, OFFERING PRICE AND REDEMPTION PRICE PER SHARE - CLASS I ($3,515,574/334,610 shares)

   $ 10.51  
        

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   85


Statement of Operations - Pro Blend® Maximum Term Series (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2008

INVESTMENT INCOME:

  
  

Dividends (net of foreign tax withheld, $127,874)

   $ 3,957,810  

Interest

     841,172  
        

Total Investment Income

     4,798,982  
        
EXPENSES:   

Management fees (Note 3)

     2,224,473  

Shareholder services fees (Class S) (Note 3)

     194,618  

Fund accounting and transfer agent fees (Note 3)

     162,652  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     5,569  

Chief Compliance Officer service fees (Note 3)

     3,034  

Custodian fees

     21,332  

Miscellaneous

     65,938  
        

Total Expenses

     2,677,616  

Less reimbursement of expenses (Note 3)

     (26 )
        

Net Expenses

     2,677,590  
        

NET INVESTMENT INCOME

     2,121,392  
        
REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS:   

Net realized gain on -

  

Investments

     1,095,971  

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     3,832  
        
     1,099,803  
        

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on -

  

Investments

     (50,474,514 )

Foreign currency and other assets and liabilities

     4,018  
        
     (50,470,496 )
        

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

     (49,370,693 )
        

NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $ (47,249,301 )
        

 

86      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Statements of Changes in Net Assets - Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series

 

 

 

 

     For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
     For the
Year Ended
10/31/07
 
     
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS:      
OPERATIONS:      

Net investment income

   $ 2,121,392      $ 2,723,776  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

     1,099,803        50,353,082  

Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments and foreign currency

     (50,470,496 )      (754,525 )
                 

Net increase (decrease) from operations

     (47,249,301 )      52,322,333  
                 
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS (Note 8):      

From net investment income

     (1,905,380 )      (2,695,726 )

From net realized gain on investments

     (51,012,468 )      (19,147,965 )
                 

Total distributions to shareholders

     (52,917,848 )      (21,843,691 )
                 
CAPITAL STOCK ISSUED AND REPURCHASED:      

Net increase from capital share transactions (Note 5)

     71,144,462        201,573,397  
                 

Net increase (decrease) in net assets

     (29,022,687 )      232,052,039  
NET ASSETS:      

Beginning of period

     517,766,115        285,714,076  
                 

End of period (including undistributed net investment income of $1,838,271 and $1,622,259, respectively)

   $ 488,743,428      $ 517,766,115  
                 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   87


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series - Class S

 

 

 

 

    For the Six
Months Ended
4/30/08
(unaudited)
  For the Years Ended
      10/31/07   10/31/06   10/31/05   10/31/04   10/31/03
                       
           
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout each period):            

Net asset value - Beginning of period

      $19.57       $18.35       $16.79       $15.00       $13.05     $10.86
                       

Income (loss) from investment operations:

           

Net investment income

          0.07           0.11           0.14           0.08           0.04         0.04

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

          (1.75)           2.41           2.80           2.11           1.94         2.25
                       

Total from investment operations

          (1.68)           2.52           2.94           2.19           1.98         2.29
                       

Less distributions to shareholders:

           

From net investment income

          (0.07)           (0.15)           (0.08)           (0.05)           (0.03)         (0.10)

From net realized gain on investments

          (1.87)           (1.15)           (1.30)           (0.35)    
                       

Total distributions to shareholders

          (1.94)           (1.30)           (1.38)           (0.40)           (0.03)         (0.10)
                       

Net asset value - End of period

      $15.95       $19.57       $18.35       $16.79       $15.00     $13.05
                       

Net assets - End of period (000’s omitted)

  $485,228   $517,766   $285,714   $186,547   $131,747   $91,859
                       

Total return1

  (8.89%)   14.37%   18.87%   14.84%   15.20%   21.20%
Ratios (to average net assets)/
Supplemental Data:
           

Expenses*

  1.11%2   1.12%   1.16%   1.20%   1.20%   1.20%

Net investment income

  0.88%2   0.67%   0.94%   0.51%   0.31%   0.37%

Portfolio turnover

  43%   61%   56%   61%   68%   73%

*The investment advisor did not impose all of its management fee in some periods and in some periods paid a portion of the Class’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Class, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by the following amount:

  N/A   N/A   N/A   0.02%   0.06%   0.09%

1Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions. Total return would have been lower had certain expenses not been waived during certain periods.

2Annualized.

 

88      The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.


Financial Highlights - Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series - Class I

 

 

 

 

   

For the Period
3/28/081 to
4/30/08
(unaudited)

 
Per share data (for a share outstanding throughout the period):  

Net asset value - Beginning of period

  $10.00
   

Income from investment operations:

 

Net investment income

      0.01

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

      0.50
   

Total from investment operations

      0.51
   

Net asset value - End of period

  $10.51
   

Net assets - End of period
(000’s omitted)

  $3,516
   

Total return2

  5.10%
Ratios (to average net assets)/Supplemental Data:  

Expenses*

  0.85%3,4

Net investment income

  0.99%3

Portfolio turnover

  43%

*The investment advisor reimbursed a portion of the Class’ expenses. If these expenses had been incurred by the Class, the expense ratio (to average net assets) would have been increased by 0.02%3.

1Commencement of operations.

2Represents aggregate total return for the period indicated, and assumes reinvestment of all distributions.

3Annualized.

4See Note 3 to the financial statements.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   89


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 
1.

ORGANIZATION

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series, Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series, Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series and Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series (each the “Series”) are no-load diversified series of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”). The Fund is organized in Maryland and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end management investment company.

The Series are asset allocation funds. Each invests in a combination of stocks, bonds and cash and is managed according to specific goals. The goals are as follows: Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series - primary goal is preservation of capital; secondary goal is long-term growth of capital. Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series - equal emphasis on long-term growth of capital and preservation of capital. Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series - primary goal is long-term growth of capital; secondary goal is preservation of capital. Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series - primary goal is long-term growth of capital.

Each Series is authorized to issue six classes of shares (Class B, D, E, I, S and Z). Currently, only Class S and I shares have been issued. Each class of shares is substantially the same, except that class-specific distribution and shareholder servicing expenses are borne by the specific class of shares to which they relate.

The Fund’s Advisor is Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (the “Advisor”). Shares of each Series are offered to investors and employees of the Advisor and its affiliates. The total authorized capital stock of the Fund consists of 5.0 billion shares of common stock each having a par value of $0.01. As of April 30, 2008, 3.3 billion shares have been designated in total among 27 series, of which 87.5 million have been designated as Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class S common stock, 75 million have been designated as Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class I common stock, 125 million each have been designated as Class S common stock and Class I common stock for Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series, 125 million each have been designated as Class S common stock for Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series and Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series, and 200 million each have been designated as Class I common stock for Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series and Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Security Valuation

Portfolio securities, including domestic equities, foreign equities, exchange-traded funds, warrants and options, listed on an exchange other than the NASDAQ National Market System are valued at the latest quoted sales price of the exchange on which the security is primarily traded. Securities not traded on valuation date or securities not listed on an exchange are valued at the latest quoted bid price provided by the Fund’s pricing service. Securities listed on the NASDAQ National Market System are valued in accordance with the NASDAQ Official Closing Price.

Debt securities, including government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed securities, will normally be valued on the basis of evaluated bid prices provided by the Fund’s pricing service.

Securities for which representative valuations or prices are not available from the Fund’s pricing service may be valued at fair value. Due to the inherent uncertainty of valuations of such securities, the fair value may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market for such securities existed. If trading or events occurring after the close of the

 

90     


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 
2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Security Valuation (continued)

 

principal market in which securities are traded are expected to materially affect the value of those securities, then they may be valued at their fair value, taking this trading or these events into account. Fair value is determined in good faith by the Advisor under procedures approved by and under the general supervision and responsibility of the Fund’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Short-term investments that mature in sixty days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value. Investments in open-end investment companies are valued at their net asset value per share on valuation date, with the exception of exchange-traded funds as noted previously.

Security Transactions, Investment Income and Expenses

Security transactions are accounted for on trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except that if the ex-dividend date has passed, certain dividends from foreign securities are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including amortization of premium and accretion of discounts using the effective interest method, is earned from settlement date and accrued daily.

Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Most expenses of the Fund can be attributed to a specific series. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the series in the Fund in such a manner as deemed equitable by the Fund’s Board, taking into consideration, among other things, the nature and type of expense.

Income, expenses (other than class specific expenses), and realized and unrealized gains and losses are prorated among the classes based on the relative net assets of each class. Class specific expenses are directly charged to that Class.

The Series use the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial statement and federal income tax reporting purposes.

Foreign Currency Translation

The books and records of the Series are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The Series do not isolate realized and unrealized gains and losses attributable to changes in the exchange rates from gains and losses that arise from changes in the market value of investments. Such fluctuations are included with net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investments. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses represent foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, gains and losses on disposition of foreign currencies and the difference between the amount of income and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the books of the Series and the amounts actually received or paid.

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis or Forward Commitment

Each Series may purchase securities on a when-issued basis or forward commitment. These transactions involve a commitment by the Series to purchase securities for a predetermined price with payment and delivery taking place beyond the customary settlement period. When such purchases are outstanding, the Series will designate liquid assets in an amount sufficient to meet the purchase price. When purchasing a security on a delayed delivery basis, the Series assumes

 

  91


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 
2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Securities Purchased on a When-Issued Basis or Forward Commitment (continued)

 

the rights and risks of ownership of the security, including the risk of price and yield fluctuations, and takes such fluctuations into account when determining its net asset value. The Series may sell the when-issued securities before they are delivered, which may result in a capital gain or loss.

In connection with its ability to purchase or sell securities on a forward commitment basis, the Series may enter into forward roll transactions principally using To Be Announced (TBA) securities. Forward roll transactions require the sale of securities for delivery in the current month, and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase substantially similar (same type, coupon and maturity) securities on a specified future date. Risks of entering into forward roll transactions include the potential inability of the counterparty to meet the terms of the agreement; the potential of the Series to receive inferior securities at redelivery as compared to the securities sold to the counterparty; counterparty credit risk; and the potential pay down speed variance between the mortgage-backed pools. During the roll period, the Series forgoes principal and interest paid on the securities. The Series account for such dollar rolls as purchases and sales. None of the Series had TBA dollar rolls outstanding as of April 30, 2008.

Restricted Securities

Restricted securities are purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may have contractual restrictions on resale. Information regarding restricted securities is included at the end of each applicable Series’ Investment Portfolio.

Affiliated Companies

The Chairman and CEO of Alsius Corp. serves as a director of the Fund. Therefore, Alsius Corp. (formerly Ithaka Acquisition Corp.) is considered an “affiliated company” as defined in the 1940 Act. The following transactions were effected in shares of Alsius Corp. for the six-month period ended April 30, 2008:

 

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term

Name of Issuer

  Number of
Shares
Held as of
10/31/07
  Gross
Additions
  Gross
Reductions
  Number of
Shares
Held as of
4/30/08
  Value
as of
4/30/08
  Investment
Income
  Realized
Gain

Alsius Corp.

  2,120   1,416     3,536   $ 3,182   $     —   $     —

Alsius Corp., 8/3/2009 Warrants*

  7,770     7,770              

 

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term

Name of Issuer

  Number of
Shares
Held as of
10/31/07
  Gross
Additions
  Gross
Reductions
  Number of
Shares
Held as of
4/30/08
  Value
as of
4/30/08
  Investment
Income
  Realized
Gain

Alsius Corp.

  15,410   10,285     25,695   $ 23,126   $     —   $     —

Alsius Corp., 8/3/2009 Warrants*

  56,550     56,550              

 

92     


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

Affiliated Companies (continued)

 

Pro-Blend® Extended Term

Name of Issuer

  Number of
Shares
Held as of
10/31/07
  Gross
Additions
  Gross
Reductions
  Number of
Shares
Held as of
4/30/08
  Value
as of
4/30/08
  Investment
Income
  Realized
Gain

Alsius Corp.

  33,730   22,500     56,230   $ 50,607   $     —   $     —

Alsius Corp., 8/3/2009 Warrants*

  123,750     123,750              

 

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term

Name of Issuer

  Number of
Shares
Held as of
10/31/07
  Gross
Additions
  Gross
Reductions
  Number of
Shares
Held as of
4/30/08
  Value
as of
4/30/08
  Investment
Income
  Realized
Gain

Alsius Corp.

  30,371   16,327     46,698   $ 42,028   $     —   $     —

Alsius Corp., 8/3/2009 Warrants*

  89,790     89,790              

* The warrants were exercised into new common shares of Alsius Corp. during the period.

Federal Taxes

Each Series’ policy is to comply with the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies. The Series are not subject to federal income or excise tax to the extent that each Series distributes to shareholders each year its taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, in accordance with requirements of the Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, no provision for federal income tax or excise tax has been made in the financial statements.

On April 30, 2008, the Series adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes the minimum recognition threshold a tax position must meet in connection with accounting for uncertainties in income tax positions taken or expected to be taken by an entity before being measured and recognized in the financial statements. Management has determined that FIN 48 did not have a material impact on the Series’ financial statements. The Series files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various states and foreign jurisdictions, as required. No income tax returns are currently under investigation. The statute of limitations on the Series’ tax returns remains open for the years ended October 31, 2004 through October 31, 2007.

Additionally, based on the Fund’s understanding of the tax rules and rates related to income, gains and transactions for foreign jurisdictions in which it invests, the Series will provide for foreign taxes, and where appropriate, deferred foreign tax

Distributions of Income and Gains

Distributions to shareholders of net investment income are made semi-annually. Distributions of net realized gains are made annually. An additional distribution may be necessary to avoid taxation of a Series. Distributions are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

  93


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 
2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (continued)

 

Indemnifications

The Fund’s organizational documents provide former and current directors and officers with a limited indemnification against liabilities arising in connection with the performance of their duties to the Fund. In the normal course of business, the Fund may also enter into contracts that provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would be dependent on future claims that may be made against the Fund. The risk of material loss from such claims is considered remote.

Other

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 the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

The Fund has an Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Agreement”) with the Advisor, for which each Series pays a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.60% for Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series and 0.75% for Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series, Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series and Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series, of the Series’ average daily net assets. Prior to March 1, 2008, the annual advisory fee was 0.80% for Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series and 1.00% for Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series, Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series and Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series, of the Series’ average daily net assets.

Under the Agreement, personnel of the Advisor provide the Series with advice and assistance in the choice of investments and the execution of securities transactions, and otherwise maintain the Series’ organization. The Advisor also provides the Fund with necessary office space and fund administration and support services. The salaries of all officers of the Fund (except a percentage of the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer’s salary, which is paid by the Fund), and of all Directors who are “affiliated persons” of the Fund, or of the Advisor, and all personnel of the Fund, or of the Advisor, performing services relating to research, statistical and investment activities, are paid by the Advisor. Each “non-affiliated” Director receives an annual stipend, which is allocated among all the active series of the Fund. In addition, these Directors also receive a fee per Board meeting attended for each active series of the Fund plus a fee for each committee meeting attended.

Effective March 1, 2008, Class S shares of each Series are subject to a shareholder services fee in accordance with a shareholder services plan adopted by the Fund’s Board. The shareholder services fee is intended to compensate financial intermediaries, including affiliates of the Fund, in connection with the provision of direct client service, personal services, maintenance of shareholder accounts and reporting services. For these services, Class S of each Series pays a fee, computed daily and payable monthly, at an annual rate of 0.20% for Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class S and 0.25% for Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series Class S, Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series Class S and Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series Class S, of the Series’ average daily net assets. The Fund has a Shareholder Services Agreement with the Advisor, for which the Advisor receives the shareholder services fee as stated above.

 

94     


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

3.

TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES (continued)

 

The Advisor has contractually agreed, until at least February 28, 2009, to waive its fee and, if necessary, pay other operating expenses of the Series in order to maintain total direct annual fund operating expenses for the Series at no more than the following amounts of average daily net assets each year:

 

Series/Class

   Expense Limit  

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class S

   1.00 %

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class I

   0.70 %

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series Class S

   1.20 %

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series Class I

   0.85 %

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series Class S

   1.20 %

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series Class I

   0.85 %

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series Class S

   1.20 %

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series Class I

   0.85 %

For the six months ended April 30, 2008 the Advisor did not reimburse any expenses of the Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class S, Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series Class S, Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series Class S, and Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series Class S. For the period March 28, 2008 (commencement of operations) to April 30, 2008, the Advisor reimbursed expenses of $26 for Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series Class I, which is reflected as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations. For Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class I and Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series Class I, the Advisor reimbursed expenses to keep the expense limits of each class at the previously stated contractual limits; however, due to rounding, this is not shown as a reduction of expenses on the Statement of Operations as the amounts reimbursed were less than $0.50. For Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series Class I, the Advisor did not reimburse any expenses. The Advisor is not eligible to recoup any expenses that have been reimbursed.

Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc., a registered broker-dealer affiliate of the Advisor, acts as distributor for the Fund’s shares. The services of Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc. are provided at no additional cost to the Series.

For fund accounting and transfer agent services, the Fund pays the Advisor an annual fee of 0.11% of the Fund’s average daily net assets up to $900 million, 0.07% of the Fund’s average daily net assets between $900 million and $1.5 billion, and 0.04% of the Fund’s average daily net assets over $1.5 billion. Additionally, certain transaction and account-based fees and out-of-pocket expenses, including charges for reporting relating to the Fund’s compliance program, are charged. Expenses not directly attributable to a series are allocated based on each series’ relative net assets or number of accounts, depending on the expense. The Advisor has an agreement with Citi Fund Services Ohio, Inc. (“Citi”) under which Citi serves as sub-accounting services and sub-transfer agent.

 

  95


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 
4.

PURCHASES AND SALES OF SECURITIES

 

For the six months ended April 30, 2008, purchases and sales of securities, other than short-term securities, were as follows:

 

     Purchases    Sales

Series

   Other
Issuers
   Government    Other
Issuers
   Government

Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series

   $ 20,081,740    $ 26,947,984    $ 15,811,600    $ 22,185,862

Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series

     77,807,775      18,220,924      119,868,294      87,748,245

Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series

     140,835,600      66,298,404      144,254,325      91,844,246

Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series

     190,448,274      27,105,000      166,815,061      36,808,750

 

5.

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS

Transactions in Class S and Class I shares:

 

     For the Six Months
Ended 4/30/08
    For the Year
Ended 10/31/07
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
        
Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class S:      

Sold

   4,005,980     $ 48,700,602     4,876,424     $ 60,404,387  

Reinvested

   491,135       5,878,890     284,828       3,457,488  

Repurchased

   (3,664,618 )     (44,161,922 )   (2,296,456 )     (28,414,629 )
                            

Total

   832,497     $ 10,417,570     2,864,796     $ 35,447,246  
                            

 

     For the Period 3/28/08
(commencement of
operations) to 4/30/08
     Shares    Amount
Pro-Blend® Conservative Term Series Class I:
     

Sold

   40    $ 400

Reinvested

       

Repurchased

       
           

Total

   40    $ 400
           

 

96     


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 
5.

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     For the Six Months
Ended 4/30/08
    For the Year
Ended 10/31/07
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
        
Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series Class S:      

Sold

   4,416,741     $ 56,316,945     9,073,065     $ 123,510,029  

Reinvested

   2,587,792       32,476,797     1,322,158       17,558,141  

Repurchased

   (12,722,703 )     (156,749,653 )   (5,569,323 )     (76,013,590 )
                            

Total

   (5,718,170 )   $ (67,955,911 )   4,825,900     $ 65,054,580  
                            

 

     For the Period 3/28/08
(commencement of
operations) to 4/30/08
     Shares    Amount
Pro-Blend® Moderate Term Series Class I:
     

Sold

   40    $ 400

Reinvested

       

Repurchased

       
           

Total

   40    $ 400
           

 

     For the Six Months
Ended 4/30/08
    For the Year
Ended 10/31/07
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
        
Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series Class S:      

Sold

   5,760,937     $ 88,436,224     9,943,703     $ 169,452,954  

Reinvested

   4,064,925       61,949,462     2,429,935       40,020,138  

Repurchased

   (6,991,495 )     (105,041,279 )   (7,131,585 )     (120,536,136 )
                            

Total

   2,834,367     $ 45,344,407     5,242,053     $ 88,936,956  
                            

 

     For the Period 3/28/08
(commencement of
operations) to 4/30/08
     Shares    Amount
     
Pro-Blend® Extended Term Series Class I:

Sold

   56    $ 560

Reinvested

       

Repurchased

       
           

Total

   56    $ 560
           

 

  97


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 
5.

CAPITAL STOCK TRANSACTIONS (continued)

 

     For the Six Months
Ended 4/30/08
    For the Year
Ended 10/31/07
 
     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
        
Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series Class S:      

Sold

   6,364,100     $ 104,559,148     14,828,132     $ 275,616,079  

Reinvested

   3,170,951       52,320,698     1,211,084       21,749,413  

Repurchased

   (5,571,779 )     (89,118,282 )   (5,151,684 )     (95,792,095 )
                            

Total

   3,963,272     $ 67,761,564     10,887,532     $ 201,573,397  
                            

 

     For the Period 3/28/08
(commencement of
operations) to 4/30/08
     Shares    Amount
     
Pro-Blend® Maximum Term Series Class I:

Sold

   334,610    $ 3,382,898

Reinvested

       

Repurchased

       
           

Total

   334,610    $ 3,382,898
           

 

6.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Each of the Series may trade in financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of their investing activities to assist in managing exposure to various market risks. These financial instruments include written options, forward foreign currency exchange contracts and futures contracts and may involve, to a varying degree, elements of risk in excess of the amounts recognized for financial statement purposes. No such investments were held by any of the Series on April 30, 2008.

 

7.

FOREIGN SECURITIES

Investing in securities of foreign companies and foreign governments involves special risks and considerations not typically associated with investing in securities of domestic companies and the United States Government. These risks include revaluation of currencies and future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of foreign companies and foreign governments and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of comparable domestic companies and the United States Government.

 

8.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION

The amount and characterization of certain income and capital gains to be distributed are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Each Series may periodically make reclassifications among its capital accounts to reflect income and gains available for distribution (or available capital loss carryovers) under income tax regulations, without impacting the Series’ net asset value. Any such reclassifications are not reflected in the financial highlights.

 

98     


Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

8.

FEDERAL INCOME TAX INFORMATION (continued)

 

The final determination of the tax character of current year distributions will be made at the conclusion of the fiscal year. The tax character of distributions paid for the year ended October 31, 2007 were as follows:

 

     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

Ordinary income

   $ 2,566,142    $ 10,202,367    $ 16,544,877    $ 7,856,689

Long-term capital gains

     922,976      7,491,703      24,181,295      13,987,002

At April 30, 2008, the identified cost of investments for federal income tax purposes, the resulting gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation, and the net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) were as follows:

 

     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
    Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
    Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
    Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series
 

Cost for federal income tax purposes

   $ 111,368,469     $ 255,371,869     $ 555,761,704     $ 505,180,353  

Unrealized appreciation

   $ 4,541,356     $ 16,194,906     $ 38,017,148     $ 25,115,944  

Unrealized depreciation

     (2,481,846 )     (10,831,584 )     (35,252,336 )     (42,203,569 )
                                

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation

   $ 2,059,510     $ 5,363,322     $ 2,764,812     $ (17,087,625 )
                                

 

9.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In September 2006, FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”) was issued, and is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. FAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. The standard does not expand the use of fair value in any new circumstances, but provides clarification on acceptable fair value methods and applications. At this time, management is evaluating the implications of FAS 157, but it is not expected to materially impact the Series’ financial statements.

 

  99


Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

At the Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. (the “Fund”) Board of Directors’ (the “Board”) meeting, held on November 12, 2007, the Board considered the continuation of the then-current investment advisory agreement (the “Current Investment Advisory Agreement”) between the Fund and Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. (“the Advisor”), which was to be superseded by the New Investment Advisory Agreement upon its approval by the Fund’s shareholders. The continuation of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was necessary as a result of the delay in obtaining the number of votes necessary to convene the shareholder meeting and approve the New Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to all investment portfolios of the Fund (the “Series”). For a discussion on the approval of the new Investment Advisory Agreement, see the Series’ annual report as of October 31, 2007.

Representatives of the Advisor attended the meeting and presented additional oral and written information to the Board to assist the Board in its considerations. The discussion immediately below outlines the materials and information presented to the Board in connection with the Board’s 2007 Annual Review of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement and the conclusions made by the Directors when determining to continue the Current Investment Advisory Agreement.

 

   

The Board considered the services provided by the Advisor under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement including, among others: deciding what securities to purchase and sell for each Series; arranging for the purchase and sale of such securities by placing orders with broker-dealers; administering the affairs of the Fund (including the books and records of the Fund not maintained by third party service providers such as the custodian or sub-transfer agent); arranging for the insurance coverage for the Fund; and supervising the preparation of tax returns, SEC filings (including registration statements) and reports to shareholders for the Fund. The Board also considered the nature and quality of such services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in light of the Advisor’s services provided to the Fund for 21 years. The Board discussed the quality of these services with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the Advisor was performing its services to the Fund required under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board considered the investment performance of the various Series of the Fund. The investment performance for each Series was reviewed on a cumulative basis since inception and on a one year basis. In addition, annualized performance for the following time periods was considered: inception, three year, five year, ten year, and current market cycle. A market cycle includes periods of both rising and falling markets. Returns for established benchmark indices for each Series were provided for each time period. The Board noted that all the Series were competitive against their respective benchmark indices over all time periods noted above through September 30, 2007. In addition, the Board considered at the meeting (and considers on a quarterly basis) a peer group performance analysis consisting of Morningstar universes of mutual funds with similar investment objectives. The Board discussed the performance with representatives from the Advisor and concluded that the investment performance of each of the Fund’s Series was reasonable based on the Fund’s actual performance and comparative performance, especially performance over the current market cycle.

 

   

The Board considered the costs of the Advisor’s services and the profits of the Advisor as they relate to the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment

 

100     


Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

Advisory Agreement. In reviewing the Advisor’s costs and profits, the Board discussed the Advisor’s revenues generated from the Fund (on both an actual and adjusted basis) and its expenses associated with providing the services under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In addition, the Board reviewed the Advisor’s expenses associated with Fund activities outside of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement (such as expense reimbursements pursuant to expense caps and payments made by the Advisor to third party platforms on which shares of the Fund are available for purchase). It was noted by representatives of the Advisor that 4 of the 18 active Series of the Fund are currently experiencing expenses above the capped expense ratios. After discussing the above costs and profits, the Board concluded that the Advisor’s profitability relating to its services provided under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was reasonable.

 

   

The Board considered the fees and expenses of the various Series of the Fund. The Advisor presented the advisory fees and total expenses for each Series, including the advisory fee adjusted for any expense waivers or reimbursements (either contractual or voluntary) paid by the Advisor. The advisory fees and expense ratios of each Series were compared to an average (on both a mean and median basis) of similar funds as disclosed on the Morningstar database. Representatives of the Advisor discussed with the Board the levels of its advisory fee for each Series of the Fund and as compared to the median and mean advisory fees for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Expense ratios for every Series, except the High Yield Bond Series and Global Fixed Income Series, are currently below the median and mean for similar funds as listed on Morningstar. Based on their review of the information provided, the Board concluded that the fees and expenses of each Series of the Fund were reasonable on a comparative basis.

 

   

The Board also considered the other benefits the Advisor derives from its relationship with the Fund. Such other benefits include certain research products provided by soft dollars. Given the level of soft dollar transactions involving the Fund, the Board concluded that these additional benefits to the Advisor were reasonable.

 

   

In addition to the factors described above, the Board considered the Advisor’s personnel, investment strategies, policies and procedures relating to compliance with personal securities transactions, and reputation, expertise and resources in domestic and foreign financial markets. The Board concluded that these factors support the conclusion that the Advisor performs its services in a reasonable manner.

 

   

The Board did not consider economies of scale at this time because of the multiple uses of the Fund (for the Advisor’s discretionary investment account clients in addition to direct investors), the current profitability of the Advisor’s services to the Fund under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement, and the overall size of the Fund complex.

Based on the Board’s deliberations and their evaluation of the information described above, the Board, including a majority of Directors that are not “interested persons” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, concluded that the compensation under the Current Investment Advisory Agreement was fair and reasonable in light of the services and expenses and such other matters as the Directors considered to be relevant in the exercise of their reasonable judgment. Accordingly, the Board approved the renewal of the Current Investment Advisory Agreement. In the course of their deliberations, the Directors did not identify any particular information that was all important or controlling.

 

  101


Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

A special meeting of the shareholders of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc. was held on November 12, 2007. The number of votes necessary to conduct the meeting and approve each proposal was obtained, and the results of the votes of shareholders on proposals before them are listed below:

PROPOSAL 1:

Election of Directors.

 

     Number of Shares
voted for
   Number of Shares
withheld

B. Reuben Auspitz

   215,932,354.541    15,898,685.154

Stephen B. Ashley

   215,960,751.214    15,870,288.481

Peter L. Faber

   217,504,725.208    14,326,314.487

Harris H. Rusitzky

   215,924,013.609    15,907,026.086

PROPOSAL 2:

To approve the investment advisory agreement between Manning & Napier Advisors, Inc. and Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,111,407.199    13,460,139.711    14,504,215.987    11,008,372.420

Against

   2,160.970    13,756.727    32,375.762    135,963.446

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,018,090.726    4,272,672.391    4,340,568.734    3,840,667.972

PROPOSAL 3:

Eliminating, amending, or reclassifying certain fundamental investment policies or restrictions.

Proposal 3.A.i. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding borrowing money.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,079,662.971    13,431,605.068    14,314,407.453    10,905,558.670

Against

   38,862.771    23,631.372    186,839.079    211,170.280

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,133.153    4,291,332.389    4,375,913.951    3,868,274.888

 

102     


Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.A.ii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding percentage of assets invested in any one industry.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,116,036.741    13,431,834.068    14,406,296.741    10,893,733.243

Against

   2,322.001    30,149.372    106,284.791    201,865.707

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,284,585.389    4,364,578.951    3,889,404.888

Proposal 3.A.iii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding loans.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,111,414.741    13,431,977.068    14,330,097.962    10,900,128.584

Against

   6,944.001    29,579.372    172,849.570    203,194.366

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,285,012.389    4,374,212.951    3,881,680.888

Proposal 3.A.iv. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding issuance of senior securities or pledging its assets.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,109,038.741    13,438,352.068    14,340,834.679    10,903,670.991

Against

   6,944.001    23,631.372    161,082.853    203,623.959

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,015,676.153    4,284,585.389    4,375,242.951    3,877,708.888

Proposal 3.A.v. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding buying or selling of commodities or commodity contracts.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,115,586.741    13,435,245.068    14,382,812.442    10,909,907.929

Against

   2,772.001    26,738.372    117,280.090    197,730.021

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,284,585.389    4,377,067.951    3,877,365.888

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.A.vi. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding underwriting of securities.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,113,210.741    13,428,540.068    14,381,144.741    10,928,267.310

Against

   5,148.001    33,443.372    118,230.791    182,771.640

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,284,585.389    4,377,784.951    3,873,964.888

Proposal 3.A.vii. To approve changes to the fundamental policy regarding diversification.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,116,203.741    13,432,669.068    14,384,210.700    10,929,115.811

Against

   2,322.001    22,994.372    111,841.832    180,439.139

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,133.153    4,290,905.389    4,381,107.951    3,875,448.888

Proposal 3.B.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment of its total net assets in securities of issuers that are restricted from being sold to the public without registration.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,073,717.495    13,419,502.932    14,257,641.387    10,883,671.163

Against

   44,641.247    42,053.508    241,243.145    226,566.787

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,285,012.389    4,378,275.951    3,874,765.888

Proposal 3.B.ii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of securities on margin.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,034,350.725    13,412,742.932    14,211,841.974    10,861,102.844

Against

   84,008.017    48,813.508    288,250.558    245,387.106

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,285,012.389    4,377,067.951    3,878,513.888

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.B.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding acquiring securities of other investment companies.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,077,889.495    13,421,304.932    14,296,167.078    10,896,287.553

Against

   40,469.247    40,678.508    203,925.454    203,253.016

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,284,585.389    4,377,067.951    3,885,463.269

Proposal 3.B.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding warrants.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   3,073,434.495    13,410,032.932    14,236,512.810    10,897,466.802

Against

   45,091.247    43,980.508    193,569.480    201,620.228

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,133.153    4,292,555.389    4,447,078.193    3,885,916.808

Proposal 3.B.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding options on securities and with respect to stock index and currency futures and related options.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,905,948.272    12,846,333.381    13,059,379.218    10,303,952.558

Against

   210,644.470    607,655.059    1,438,475.314    815,544.392

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,015,066.153    4,292,580.389    4,379,305.951    3,865,506.888

Proposal 3.B.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding hedging and derivative transactions.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,868,601.484    12,846,064.381    13,065,093.861    10,293,375.199

Against

   249,757.258    607,497.059    1,374,403.429    817,421.751

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,293,007.389    4,437,663.193    3,874,206.888

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.B.vii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding the purchase of foreign securities.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,872,066.502    12,842,371.107    13,158,429.558    10,347,410.324

Against

   246,735.240    611,190.333    1,341,713.974    781,071.626

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,012,857.153    4,293,007.389    4,377,016.951    3,856,521.888

Proposal 3.C.i. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment for the purpose of exercising control over management.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,943,035.518    12,851,940.044    13,158,461.158    10,320,865.281

Against

   175,323.224    601,692.396    1,340,914.374    794,903.669

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,292,936.389    4,377,784.951    3,869,234.888

Proposal 3.C.iii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding short sales or short positions.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,945,578.518    12,852,775.517    13,136,517.900    10,305,066.281

Against

   172,947.224    600,785.923    1,363,083.632    807,067.669

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,133.153    4,293,007.389    4,377,558.951    3,872,869.888

Proposal 3.C.iv. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding participation in a joint or joint and several basis in trading account in securities.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,945,411.518    12,854,358.517    13,155,276.514    10,316,268.406

Against

   172,947.224    597,491.923    1,283,994.776    793,349.544

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,294,718.389    4,437,889.193    3,875,385.888

 

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Proxy Voting Results (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Proposal 3.C.v. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investment in oil, gas or other mineral exploration or development programs.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,909,320.748    12,830,025.517    13,158,312.859    10,269,696.702

Against

   209,037.994    596,202.923    1,342,937.673    791,057.248

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,320,340.389    4,375,909.951    3,924,249.888

Proposal 3.C.vi. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding officers and directors of the Fund.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,906,298.730    12,827,545.517    13,150,426.379    10,236,459.166

Against

   212,060.012    595,830.923    1,347,547.153    827,052.784

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,323,192.389    4,379,186.951    3,921,491.888

Proposal 3.C.vii. To approve changes to the policy/restriction regarding investing in any company with less than three years continuous operation.

 

     Number of shares voted
     Pro-Blend®
Conservative
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Moderate
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Extended
Term Series
   Pro-Blend®
Maximum
Term Series

For

   2,909,320.748    12,850,226.044    13,212,619.261    10,341,193.486

Against

   209,037.994    601,624.396    1,286,357.271    778,730.083

Abstain (includes broker non-votes)

   1,013,300.153    4,294,718.389    4,378,183.951    3,865,080.269

 

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Literature Requests (unaudited)

 

 

 

 

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 phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Proxy Voting Record

 

Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

Quarterly Portfolio Holdings

 

The Series’ complete schedule of portfolio holdings for the 1st and 3rd quarters of each fiscal year are provided on Form N-Q, and are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

The Series’ Form N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’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.

Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (SAI)

 

The prospectus and SAI provide additional information about each Series, including charges, expenses and risks. These documents are available, without charge, upon request:

 

By phone

 

1-800-466-3863

On the SEC’s web site

 

http://www.sec.gov

On the Advisor’s web site

 

http://www.manningnapieradvisors.com

Additional information available at www.manningnapieradvisors.com

 

1. Fund Holdings - Month-End

2. Fund Holdings - Quarter-End

3. Shareholder Report - Annual

4. Shareholder Report - Semi-Annual

 

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ITEM 2:

CODE OF ETHICS

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

ITEM 3:

AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

ITEM 4:

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

 

ITEM 5:

AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6:

INVESTMENTS

 

 

a.

See Investment Portfolios under Item 1 on this Form N-CSR.

 

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:

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

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 10:

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

There have been no material changes to the procedure by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors.

 

ITEM 11:

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

(a) Based on their evaluation of the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date, the Funds’ Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Funds’ disclosure controls and procedures are: (i) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be


disclosed in this report is appropriately communicated to the Funds’ officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosures required in this report; (ii) reasonably designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported in a timely manner; and (iii) are effective in achieving the goals described in (i) and (ii) above.

(b) During the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report, there have been no changes in the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting that the above officers believe to have materially affected, or to be reasonably likely to materially affect, the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting.

 

ITEM 12:

EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Not applicable for Semi-Annual Reports.

(a)(2) Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as EX-99.CERT.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(b) A certification of the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, is attached as EX-99.906CERT. The certification furnished pursuant to this paragraph is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certification is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates them by reference.


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.

 

Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

/s/ B. Reuben Auspitz

B. Reuben Auspitz

President & Principal Executive Officer of

Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

June 27, 2008

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

/s/ B. Reuben Auspitz

B. Reuben Auspitz

President & Principal Executive Officer of

Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

June 27, 2008

 

/s/ Christine Glavin

Christine Glavin

Chief Financial Officer & Principal Financial

Officer of Manning & Napier Fund, Inc.

June 27, 2008