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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-CSR
CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES
Investment Company Act file number: 811-4984
AMERICAN BEACON FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
4151 Amon Carter Boulevard, MD 2450
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(Address of principal executive offices)-(Zip code)
Gene L. Needles, Jr., PRESIDENT
4151 Amon Carter Boulevard, MD 2450
Fort Worth, Texas 76155
(Name and address of agent for service)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 967-3509
Date of fiscal year end: December 31, 2010
Date of reporting period: December 31, 2010
 
 
ITEM 1. REPORT TO STOCKHOLDERS.

 


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(ANNUAL REPORT LOGO)

 


 

About American Beacon Advisors
Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.
Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.
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Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and the Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.
         
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( GENE L. NEEDLES,JR LOGO)
Fellow Shareholders,
          The past year has told us once again that economic volatility and investment opportunity often go hand in hand. As investors contend with the possibility of rising inflation in the years ahead, they may wish to turn to an investment approach that incorporates a more defensive posture in this regard.
          The American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) Fund is designed to help investors address the inevitable fluctuation in the rate of inflation. Like so many of our funds, the TIPS Fund is conservatively managed for the long term; it invests primarily in high-quality inflation-protected government securities.
          Over the 12-month period ended December 31, 2010, the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund (Institutional Class) generated a return of 5.03%.
          As always, we appreciate the opportunity to assist you in the pursuit of your financial goals. We trust the enclosed market overview, portfolio listings, and financial data will provide you with valuable insight into the past year’s performance of your fund.
          We thank you for your continued investment in the American Beacon Funds, and we remain focused on providing the type of responsive service and expert investment management that will sustain your confidence and earn your trust for many years to come. If you’d like to access your account information or obtain further details about the American Beacon Funds, please contact your investment advisor or visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.
     
 
  Best Regards,
 
  (SIGNATURE)
 
  Gene L. Needles, Jr.
 
  President
 
  American Beacon Funds
Investing in debt securities entails interest rate risk which is the risk that debt securities will decrease in value with increases in market interest rates.

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Market Overview
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
          The economic recovery that began in 2009 continued throughout 2010, as fiscal and monetary policies appeared to have succeeded in jump-starting the economy. Accommodative monetary policies, fiscal stimulus measures and strong economic growth overseas also contributed to maintaining the moderate pace of U.S. growth.
The Economy in Review
          In the first quarter, the economy was able to build on the strong momentum it gained during the fourth quarter of 2009. However, by the second quarter, the momentum slowed noticeably, and investors once again began questioning the sustainability of the U.S. economic recovery. Real Gross Domestic Product growth pulled back to just 1.7% in the second quarter. This, along with falling inflation measures and persistently high unemployment, ultimately led the Federal Reserve to undertake a second round of the securities purchases that began in November. By year end, the stimulative financial conditions in the U.S., along with the continued strength in oversees economic growth — particularly from Asia — led to a period of above-trend economic growth. In the end, the U.S. economy expanded at nearly a 3.0% pace in 2010.
Treasury Performance
          Yields on U.S. Treasury securities followed this roller coaster of growth expectations throughout the year. Notwithstanding the apparent economic recovery, Treasury yields ended 2010 lower than where they began the year. Early in 2010, yields meandered within a relatively narrow range. A strong rally in U.S. Treasury yields began early in April as heightened economic expectations failed to materialize and the European financial crises spread from Greece, threatening the stability of the overall European financial system. The increased appetite for Treasury securities caused Treasury yields to decline sharply. Then, expectations for a second round of Large Scale Asset Purchases by the Federal Reserve helped push yields still lower through early October. In the fourth quarter, expectations of an improving economy drove rates higher. According to Barclays Capital, the Treasury sector returned 5.87% for the year.
          Real yields peaked in late March as investors began extrapolating the strong growth of the previous quarters into the future, and concerns grew regarding the high levels of U.S. Treasury debt issuance. A 1.30% rally in 10-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS) ensued over the next 6 months and concluded in October with the Federal Reserve’s formal announcement of their intention to purchase an additional $600 billion worth of U.S. Treasury securities, including TIPS. Following that announcement, U.S. Treasury yields rose sharply amid renewed optimism on economic growth and on the heightened risks of inflation being driven by the weakening U.S. dollar. Yields on 10-year TIPS ended the year just below 1%, approximately 0.40% lower than where they began the year.
Inflation’s Impact
          Perhaps not surprisingly, given the improving economic outlook and continued monetary accommodation, risk-based assets and commodity prices rose in 2010. For the year, for example, both the S&P 500 and front-month crude oil futures prices rose approximately 15%.
          Even given sharply increasing commodity prices, inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was relatively benign in 2010. For example, in December, the CPI increased at a 1.5% year-over-year pace, higher than June’s 1.1% pace but still lower than the December 2009 level of 2.7%. And, the core CPI year-over-year (CPI excluding food and energy) increased at a 0.8% pace in December, compared to 0.9% and 1.8% in June and December 2009, respectively.
          Breakeven inflation rates for 10-year TIPS peaked early in the year at 2.46% before falling to their low of 1.51% in August. Following the Fed announcement, breakevens rose dramatically, ending the year at 2.32%, just below where they began. The issuance of TIPS securities increased to $85 million in 2010 as the Treasury ramped up supply in an effort to improve liquidity in the sector and to show ongoing support for the asset class.
          Declining real Treasury interest rates contributed to positive total returns for TIPS. The Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index returned 6.31% in 2010, while the Intermediate (1 — 10 Year maturity) TIPS Index returned 5.22%. Perhaps most interestingly, real rates exhibited unusual volatility from September through December, as expectations regarding potential additional

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Market Overview
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
quantitative easing (QE2), and then the reality of the actual QE2 announcement, first caused rates to fall sharply and then rise nearly as sharply. First, the market’s perception that the Fed wanted to drive real rates lower — and inflation expectations higher — led to a strong period for TIPS. Quickly, though, as the Fed formally announced that it would engage in additional Treasury purchases, and as reasonably strong economic data were released, real rates rose, effectively reversing the QE2-induced rally. For example, according to Bloomberg, the yield on the TIPS 1.875% 7/15/15 fell from 0.41% on September 9 to a negative 0.53% on November 8, before rising to 0.23% on December 14.
          Inflation expectations as reflected in breakeven inflation rates (the spread between similar maturity nominal and inflation-protected securities) varied in 2010. For example, while the breakeven inflation rate at the 5-year part of the curve began 2010 at approximately 1.95% and ended 2010 at approximately 1.75%, this rate rose to 2.05% in April and fell to nearly 1.10% in late August. Concerns over the potential for falling prices led to the decrease in breakevens from April to August, while apparent investor comfort with the prospect that QE2 would preclude falling prices that led to the rise in breakevens.
          The Treasury Department remains committed to the TIPS program, and in 2011, auctions are anticipated at the 5-, 10-, and 30-year maturities. At the end of 2010, the total outstanding market value of the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index was approximately $588 billion.

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Performance Overview
American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
SM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
          The Institutional Class of the Fund returned 5.03% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, trailing the Barclays Capital 1-10 Year U.S. TIPS Index (the “Index”) return of 5.22% and the Lipper TIPS Index return of 6.52%.
Comparison of Change in Value
of a $10,000 Investment
For the Period From 6/30/04 through 12/31/10
(GRAPH)
                                 
    Annualized Total Returns     Value of  
    Periods Ended 12/31/2010     $10,000  
                    Since Inception     6/30/04-  
    1 Year     5 Years     6/30/04     12/31/10  
Institutional Class(1,7,8)
    5.03 %     5.11 %     4.82 %   $ 13,583  
Y Class (1,2,7,8)
    4.81 %     5.06 %     4.79 %     13,553  
Investor Class (1,3,7,8)
    4.62 %     4.96 %     4.71 %     13,487  
A Class without sales charge (1,4,7,8)
    4.45 %     4.93 %     4.68 %     13,464  
A Class with sales charge (1,4,7,8)
    -0.56 %     3.90 %     3.90 %     12,823  
C Class without sales charge (1,5,7,8)
    4.16 %     4.87 %     4.64 %     13,427  
C Class with sales charge (1,5,7,8)
    3.16 %     4.87 %     4.64 %     13,427  
Barclays Capital 1-10 Yr. U.S. TIPS Index(6)
    5.22 %     5.41 %     5.22 %     13,920  
Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index(6)
    6.31 %     5.33 %     5.53 %     14,192  
Lipper TIPS Funds Index(6)
    6.52 %     4.75 %     5.13 %     13,846  
 
1.   Performance shown is historical and may not be indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.
 
2.   Fund performance represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class up to 3/1/10, the inception date of the Y Class, and the returns of the Y Class since its inception. Expenses of the Y Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Y Class been in existence since 6/30/04.
 
3.   Fund performance represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class up to 3/2/09, the inception date of the Investor Class, and the returns of the Investor Class since its inception. Expenses of the Investor Class are higher than those of the Institutional Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the Investor Class been in existence since 6/30/04.
 
4.   Fund performance represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 6/30/04 through 3/1/09, and the Investor Class from 3/2/09 up to 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Institutional and Investor Classes. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since 6/30/04. The maximum sales charge for A Class is 4.75%.
 
5.   Fund performance represents the total returns achieved by the Institutional Class from 6/30/04 through 3/1/09, and the Investor Class from 3/2/09 up to 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Institutional and Investor Classes. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since 6/30/04. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for C Class is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.
 
6.   The Barclays Capital 1-10 Yr. U.S. TIPS Index is an unmanaged market index comprising U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed securities with maturities between one and ten years while the Barclays Capital U.S. TIPS Index includes all maturities. The Lipper TIPS Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper TIPS Fund category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. One cannot directly invest in an index.
 
7.   A portion of the fees charged to the Investor Class of the Fund was waived from its inception. A portion of the fees charged to the Institutional Class of the Fund has been waived since 2005. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown.
 
8.   The total annual Fund operating expense ratios set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Class shares was 0.36%, 0.46%, 0.68%, 0.86%, and 1.61%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.

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Performance Overview
American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
SM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
          The Fund produced strong absolute returns for the twelve-month time period. TIPS rallied during much of 2010, amid downgraded global growth expectations, increased risk aversion and uncertainty surrounding the European financial environment, and the anticipation of a second round of quantitative easing in the United States. Late in 2010, TIPS began to decline amid upward revisions in growth forecasts for the United States.
          From a yield curve positioning standpoint, the Fund benefited from an underweight position in 1-3 year maturity TIPS, but an underweight allocation to 7-9 year maturity TIPS detracted from relative performance for the year. Individual security selections within the 1-3 year and 5-7 year maturity ranges and Fund expenses also contributed to the Fund’s underperformance during the period. The Fund’s average modified duration was in-line with the Index for the twelve-month period.
          The Fund remains focused on investing in TIPS to provide inflation protection and income to its shareholders.
Top Ten Holdings
         
    % of  
    Net Assets  
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.375%, Due 1/15/2017
    9.5 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 3.000%, Due 7/15/2012
    9.0 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, Due 7/15/2020
    7.9 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.250%, Due 4/15/2014
    7.2 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 0.500%, Due 4/15/2015
    7.1 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, Due 1/15/2014
    6.9 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.000%, Due 7/15/2014
    6.4 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.375%, Due 7/15/2018
    5.6 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 1.625%, Due 1/15/2015
    5.6 %
U.S. Treasury Note, 2.125%, Due 1/15/2019
    5.4 %
Portfolio Diversification
         
    % of  
    Fixed Income  
A
    0.0 %
AA
    0.0 %
AAA
    0.0 %
Treasury
    100.0 %
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Fund Expenses
American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
SM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Fund Expense Example
     As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
     The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Actual Expenses
     The “Actual” line of the table 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 “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
     The “Hypothetical” line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
     You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. 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. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.
                         
    Beginning             Expenses Paid  
    Account Value     Ending Account     During Period*  
    7/1/10     Value 12/31/10     7/1/10-12/31/10  
Institutional Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.93     $ 1.27  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,023.95     $ 1.28  
Y Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,029.07     $ 3.07  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,022.18     $ 3.06  
Investor Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.02     $ 3.26  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,021.98     $ 3.26  
A Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,027.14     $ 5.06  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,020.21     $ 5.04  
C Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,007.71     $ 5.95  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,010.79     $ 5.96  
 
*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 0.25%, 0.60%, 0.64%, 0.99% and 1.77% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, A and C Class, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (365) to reflect the half year period except for C Class. Beginning account value for C Class is the inception date of 9/1/10 and the days in the period were 122.
 
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities FundSM
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of
American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund (one of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (the “Fund”), as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statement of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the periods indicated therein, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
(SIGNATURE)
Dallas, Texas
March 1, 2011

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2010
                 
    Par Amount     Value  
    ($000)     ($000)  
U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS - 99.10%
               
2.00%, Due 4/15/2012A
    6,025       6,244  
3.00%, Due 7/15/2012A
    14,754       15,672  
0.625%, Due 4/15/2013A
    1,030       1,061  
1.875%, Due 7/15/2013A
    6,508       6,939  
2.00%, Due 1/15/2014A
    11,100       11,917  
1.25%, Due 4/15/2014A
    11,827       12,438  
2.00%, Due 7/15/2014A
    10,207       11,032  
1.625%, Due 1/15/2015A
    9,135       9,741  
0.50%, Due 4/15/2015A
    12,085       12,353  
1.875%, Due 7/15/2015A
    8,433       9,135  
2.00%, Due 1/15/2016A
    5,306       5,777  
2.375%, Due 1/15/2017A
    14,749       16,437  
2.625%, Due 7/15/2017A
    4,764       5,422  
1.625%, Due 1/15/2018A
    3,231       3,457  
1.375%, Due 7/15/2018A
    9,184       9,678  
2.125%, Due 1/15/2019A
    8,526       9,435  
1.875%, Due 7/15/2019A
    7,913       8,603  
1.375%, Due 1/15/2020A
    2,478       2,575  
1.25%, Due 7/15/2020A
    13,333       13,651  
 
             
Total U.S. Treasury Obligations (Cost $169,811)
            171,567  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS - 0.24% (Cost $421)
               
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund
    421,350       421  
 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 99.34% (Cost $170,232)
            171,988  
OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 0.66%
            1,142  
 
           
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 173,130  
 
             
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
A   Inflation-Indexed Note.
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2010 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
         
Assets:
       
Investments in securities, at value A
  $ 171,988  
Dividends and interest receivable
    1,267  
Receivable for fund shares sold
    243  
Receivable for expense reimbursement (Note 2)
    15  
Prepaid expenses
    59  
 
     
Total assets
    173,572  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for fund shares redeemed
    347  
Management and investment advisory fees payable (Note 2)
    40  
Administrative service and service fees payable (Note 2)
    26  
Professional fees payable
    19  
Other liabilities
    10  
 
     
Total liabilities
    442  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 173,130  
 
     
 
       
Analysis of Net Assets:
       
Paid-in-capital
    183,640  
Undistributed net investment income
    182  
Accumulated net realized loss
    (12,448 )
Unrealized appreciation of investments
    1,756  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 173,130  
 
     
 
       
Shares outstanding (no par value):
       
Institutional Class
    14,952,129  
 
     
Y Class
    34,479  
 
     
Investor Class
    1,456,370  
 
     
A Class
    14,705  
 
     
C Class
    14,575  
 
     
 
       
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
       
Institutional Class
  $ 10.51  
 
     
Y Class
  $ 10.60  
 
     
Investor Class
  $ 10.48  
 
     
A Class (net asset value and redemption price)
  $ 10.54  
 
     
A Class (offering price)
  $ 11.07  
 
     
C Class
  $ 10.46  
 
     
 
       
 
         
A       Cost of investments in securities
  $ 170,232  
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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Statement of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands)
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividend income
  $ 1  
Interest income
    3,429  
 
     
Total investment income
    3,430  
 
     
Expenses:
       
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2)
    230  
Administrative service fees (Note 2):
       
Institutional Class
    271  
Investor Class
    43  
Transfer agent fees:
       
Institutional Class
    15  
Investor Class
    1  
Custody and fund accounting fees
    36  
Professional fees
    42  
Registration fees and expenses
    25  
Service fees (Note 2):
       
Investor Class
    36  
Prospectus and shareholder reports
    15  
Trustee fees
    13  
Other expenses
    14  
 
     
Total expenses
    741  
 
     
Net fees waived and expenses reimbursed by Manager (Note 2)
    (196 )
 
     
Net expenses
    545  
 
     
Net investment income
    2,885  
 
     
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
       
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investments
    8,451  
Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of:
       
Investments
    (331 )
 
     
Net gain on investments
    8,120  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 11,005  
 
     
See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Statement of Changes of Net Assets (in thousands)
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
               
Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 2,885     $ 953  
Net realized gain on investments
    8,451       2,896  
Change in net unrealized appreciation or (depreciation) of investments
    (331 )     9,275  
 
           
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    11,005       13,124  
 
           
 
               
Distributions to Shareholders:
               
Net investment income:
               
Institutional Class
    (2,717 )     (789 )
Y Class
    (1 )      
Investor Class
    (166 )     (28 )
 
           
Net distributions to shareholders
    (2,884 )     (817 )
 
           
 
               
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sales of shares
    135,939       82,724  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    2,242       615  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (134,873 )     (74,134 )
 
           
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
    3,308       9,205  
 
           
Net increase in net assets
    11,429       21,512  
 
           
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of period
    161,701       140,189  
 
           
End of Period *
  $ 173,130     $ 161,701  
 
           
*Includes undistributed net investment income of
  $ 182     $ 181  
 
           
See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
          American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) which is comprised of 19 Funds, is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. These financial statements and notes to the financial statements relate to the American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust.
          American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Holdings, Inc., and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisor, administration and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.
     Class Disclosure
          The inception dates of the Y, A, and C Classes are March 1, May 17, and September 1, 2010, respectively.
          The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:
     
Class:   Offered to:
Institutional Class
  Investors making an initial investment of $250,000
Y Class
  Investors making an initial investment of $100,000
Investor Class
  General public and investors investing through an intermediary
A Class
  General public and investors investing through an intermediary with applicable sales charges
C Class
  General public and investors investing through an intermediary with applicable sales charges
          Administrative service fees, service fees and distribution fees vary amongst the classes as described more fully in footnote 2.
     Security Valuation
          Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the Exchange is open for business.
          Debt securities (other than short-term securities) normally are valued on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing service and may take into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. The prices of debt securities may be determined using quotes obtained from brokers.
          Investments in mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation. Investment grade short-term obligations with 60 days or less to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value.
          Securities for which market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
     Valuation Inputs
          Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 — Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others. Level 2 securities are fixed-income securities that are valued using observable inputs as stated above.
Level 3 — Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available.
          The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. During the period there were no significant transfers between levels. As of December 31, 2010, the Fund’s investments were classified as follows: (in thousands)
                                 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
U.S. Treasury Obligations
  $     $ 171,567           $ 171,567  
Short term investments
    421                   421  
 
                       
Total
  $ 421     $ 171,567           $ 171,988  
     Security Transactions and Investment Income
          Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded and the value of the security is reflected in the net asset value. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.
          Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.
          Inflation-indexed bonds are fixed-income securities whose principal value is periodically adjusted to the rate of inflation. Interest is accrued based on the principal value, which is adjusted for inflation. Any increase in the principal amount of an inflation-indexed bond is recorded as interest income, even though principal is not received until maturity.
     Dividends to Shareholders
          Dividends from net investment income of the Fund normally will be declared and paid at least semi-annually. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.
     Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses
          Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based up on the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
     Use of Estimates
          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2010
     Other
          Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.
2. Transactions with Affiliates
     Management Agreement
          The Trust and the Manager are parties to a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services. Investment assets of the Fund may be managed by multiple investment advisors which have entered into separate investment advisory agreements with the Manager. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets plus amounts paid by the Manager to the investment advisors hired by the Manager to direct investment activities of the Fund. Management fees paid during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows:
             
        Amount paid to    
Management Fee       Investment   Net Amount Retained
Rate   Management Fee   Sub-Advisor   by Manager
0.15%-0.19%
  $229,529   $132,034   $97,495
     Administrative Services Agreement
          The Manager and the Trust entered into an Administrative Services Agreement which obligates the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class and 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Y and Investor Classes and 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes of the Fund. Administrative Service fees for the Y, A, and C Classes for the period ended December 31, 2010 were less than $500.
     Distribution Plans
          The Fund, except for the A and C Classes of the Fund, have adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no fees may be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management and administrative service fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Trust does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Trust shares.
          A separate Distribution Plan (the “Distribution Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the A and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plan, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the A Class and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Class of the Fund. The fee will be payable without regard to whether the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expense incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance. Distribution fees for the A and C Classes for the period ended December 31, 2010 were less than $500.

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
     Service Plan
          The Manager and the Fund entered into a Service Plan which obligates the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y, Investor, A, and C Classes of the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plan, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes, and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund. Service fees for the Y, A, and C Classes for the period ended December 31, 2010 were less than $500.
     Interfund Lending Program
          Pursuant to an exemptive order by the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program as a borrower. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund did not utilize the credit facility.
     Reimbursement of Expenses
          The Manager voluntarily agreed to reimburse a portion of its Administrative Service fee for the Institutional Class and other expenses of the Investor Class. For the year ended December 31, 2010 the Manager reimbursed expenses of $180,583 and $15,368 expiring in 2013 for the Institutional and Investor Classes, respectively. Of these amounts $15,000 was receivable from the Manager at December 31, 2010.
          The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’s average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. Reimbursed expenses subject to potential recovery totaling $135,078, $131,280, and $195,951 will expire in 2011, 2012, and 2013 respectively. The Fund has not recorded a liability for these potential reimbursements due to the current assessment that reimbursements are unlikely.
     Sales Commissions
          The Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”) may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker dealers and it may be used to offset expenses that the Manager pays to Foreside. Since May 17th (the inception date of the A Class) there has been $422 in sales commissions from the sale of A Class shares that were received by Foreside.
3. Federal Income Taxes
          It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company, by complying with all applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.
          The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expense” on the Statement of Operations.

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
          Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
          The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns on income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation, as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.
          The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
Distributions paid from:
                 
    Ordinary Income*  
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
  2010     2009  
Institutional Class*
  $ 2,717     $ 789  
Y Class
    1       N/A  
Investor Class
    166       28  
A Class
          N/A  
C Class
          N/A  
 
           
Total taxable distributions
  $ 2,884     $ 817  
 
           
 
*   For tax purposes, short-term capital gains distributions are considered ordinary income distributions.
          As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (in thousands):
         
Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes
  $ 170,887  
 
Unrealized appreciation
    1,861  
Unrealized depreciation
    (760 )
 
     
 
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    1,101  
 
Undistributed ordinary income
    183  
Accumulated long-term gain/(loss)
    (11,794 )
 
     
 
Distributable earnings
  $ (10,510 )
 
     
          Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash sales.
          Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from foreign currency transactions and return of capital that have been reclassified as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
         
Paid-in-capital
  $ (1 )
Undistributed net investment income
     
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
     
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments
    1  
     At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carry forward positions for federal income tax purposes were (in thousands) $6,426, and $5,368 expiring in 2016 and 2017 respectively. The Fund utilized $8,814 of net capital loss carryovers for the year ended December 31, 2010.

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
4. Investment Transactions
          The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments for the year ended December 31, 2010, excluding short-term investments, were $417,735,765 and $412,900,371, respectively. These amounts also represent purchases and sales of U.S. Government securities.
5. Capital Share Transactions
          The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares (dollars and shares in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2010
                                                 
    Institutional Class     Y Class     Investor Class  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold.
    11,655     $ 121,423       34     $ 359       1,349     $ 13,851  
Reinvestment of dividends
    200       2,077             1       16       164  
Shares redeemed.
    (12,245 )     (129,823 )                 (488 )     (5,050 )
                                     
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding.
    (390 )   $ (6,323 )     34     $ 360       877     $ 8,965  
                                     
                                 
    A Class     C Class  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    15     $ 155       15     $ 151  
Reinvestment of dividends
                       
Shares redeemed
                       
                         
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
    15     $ 155       15     $ 151  
                         
Year Ended December 31, 2009
                                 
    Institutional Class     Investor Class  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    7,637     $ 75,743       709     $ 6,981  
Reinvestment of dividends
    58       587       3       28  
Shares redeemed
    (7,594 )     (72,804 )     (132 )     (1,330 )
                         
Net increase in shares outstanding
    101     $ 3,526       580     $ 5,679  
                         

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Financial Highlights
(for a share outstanding throughout the period)
                                                 
                                            Y Class  
    Institutional Class     March 01 to  
    Year Ended December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009A     2008     2007B     2006     2010  
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.16     $ 9.20     $ 10.18     $ 9.53     $ 9.75     $ 10.25  
                                     
Income from investment operations:
                                               
Net investment income
    0.16       0.06       0.80       0.45       0.29       0.05  
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
    0.35       0.95       (0.98 )     0.59       (0.19 )     0.35  
                                     
Total income (loss) from investment operations
    0.51       1.01       (0.18 )     1.04       0.10       0.40  
                                     
Less distributions:
                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.16 )     (0.05 )     (0.80 )     (0.39 )     (0.29 )     (0.05 )
Distributions from net realized gains on securities
                                   
Tax return of capital
                    0.00 C,D   (0.03 )C      
                                     
Total distributions
    (0.16 )     (0.05 )     (0.80 )     (0.39 )     (0.32 )     (0.05 )
                                     
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 10.51     $ 10.16     $ 9.20     $ 10.18     $ 9.53     $ 10.60  
                                     
Total return E
    5.03 %     11.00 %     (2.09 )%     11.22 %     1.05 %   3.89 %F
                                     
Ratios and supplemental data:
                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 157,195     $ 155,833     $ 140,189     $ 223,697     $ 33,792     $ 365  
Ratios to average net assets (annualized):
                                               
Expenses, after expense reimbursements (recoupments)
    0.25 %     0.26 %     0.25 %     0.43 %     0.49 %   0.60 %G
Expenses, before expense reimbursements (recoupments)
    0.35 %     0.36 %     0.29 %     0.43 %     0.49 %   0.60 %G
Net investment income (loss), after expense reimbursements (recoupements)
    1.50 %     0.69 %     5.19 %     4.74 %     2.94 %   0.85 %G
Net investment income (loss), before expense reimbursements (recoupments)
    1.40 %     0.59 %     5.15 %     4.74 %     2.94 %   0.85 %G
Portfolio turnover rate
    214 %     180 %     128 %     139 %     259 %   214 %H
 
A   Standish Mellon Asset Management Company, LLC was added as an investment advisor on December 11, 2009.
 
B   Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. was removed as an investment advisor to the Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund on November 30, 2007.
 
C   The tax return of capital is calculated based on outstanding shares at the time of distribution.
 
D   Amount represents less than $0.01 per share. E Based on net asset value, which does not reflect the sales charge, redemption fee, or contingent deferred sales charge, if applicable. May include adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net asset value for reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.
 
F   Not annualized.
 
G   Annualized.
 
H   Portfolio turnover rate is for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2010.
 
I   Portfolio turnover rate is for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2009.

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Investor Class     A Class     C Class  
        March 02 to December 31,             September 01 to December 31,  
Year Ended December 31, 2010     2009A     May 17 to December 31, 2010     2010  
$
10.13
    $ 9.25     $ 10.35     $ 10.38  
 
                   
 
 
0.06
      0.14       0.04       0.00  
 
 
0.41
      0.79       0.19       0.08  
 
                   
 
0.47
      0.93       0.23       0.08  
 
                   
 
 
(0.12
)     (0.05 )     (0.04 )      
 
               
               
 
                   
 
(0.12
)     (0.05 )     (0.04 )      
 
                   
$
10.48
    $ 10.13     $ 10.54     $ 10.46  
 
                   
 
4.62
%     10.05 %F     2.23 %F     0.77 %F
 
                   
 
$
15,262
    $ 5,868     $ 155     $ 153  
 
0.64
%     0.65 %G     0.99 %G     1.77 %G
 
 
 
0.75
%     0.81 %G     0.99 %G     1.77 %G
 
 
1.17
%     3.20 %G     0.55 %G     (0.05 )%G
 
 
 
1.06
%     3.04 %G     0.55 %G     (0.05 )%G
 
214
%     180 %I     214 %H     214 %H

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American Beacon Treasury Inflation Protected Securities Fund
Privacy Policy & Federal Tax Information
(Unaudited)
Privacy Policy
     The American Beacon Funds recognizes and respects the privacy of our shareholders. We are providing this notice to you so you will understand how shareholder information may be collected and used.
     We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from one or more of the following sources:
    information we receive from you on applications or other forms;
 
    information about your transactions with us or our service providers; and
 
    information we receive from third parties.
      We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.
     We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees or service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. To ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, we maintain safeguards that comply with federal standards.
Federal Tax Information
     We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those in other areas of this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
     The Fund’s distributions to shareholders did not include any short-term capital gains.
     Of the ordinary dividends paid to shareholders during the tax year ended December 31, 2010, 98.8% were derived from U.S. Treasury Obligations.

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
          The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 4151 Amon Carter Boulevard, MD 2450, Fort Worth, Texas 76155. Each Trustee oversees 23 funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust, the American Beacon Master Trust, the American Beacon Mileage Funds, and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811.
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
       
 
  Term    
 
       
 
  Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*    
 
       
Alan D. Feld** (73)
  Trustee since 1996   Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (1960-Present); Director, Clear Channel Communications (1984-2008); Trustee, CenterPoint Properties (1994-2006); Member, Board of Trustees, Southern Methodist University; Member, Board of Visitors, M.D. Anderson Hospital; Board of Visitors, Zale/Lipshy Hospital; Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present)
 
       
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES
  Term    
 
       
W. Humphrey Bogart (66)
  Trustee since 2004   Board Member, Baylor University Medical Center Foundation (1992-2004); Consultant, New River Canada Ltd. (mutual fund servicing company) (1998-2003); President and CEO, Allmerica Trust Company, NA (1996-1997); President and CEO, Fidelity Investments Southwest Company (1983-1995); Senior Vice President of Regional Centers, Fidelity Investments (1988-1995); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
Brenda A. Cline (49)
  Trustee since 2004   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Trustee, Texas Christian University (1998-Present); Trustee, W.I. Cook Foundation, Inc. (d/b/a Cook Children’s Health Foundation) (2001-2006); Director, Christian Church Foundation (1999-2007); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
Eugene J. Duffy (56)
  Trustee since 2008   Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-Present); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-Present); Chairman, Special Contributions Fund Board of Trustees, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2007-Present); Trustee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2000-Present); Board of Visitors, Emory University (2006-Present); Trustee, Atlanta Botanical Garden (2006-Present); Board Member, Willie L. Brown Jr. Institute on Politics and Public Service (2001-Present); Chair, National Association of Securities Professionals (2000-2002); Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Atlanta (1985-1990); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)

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Trustee and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES (CONT.)
       
Thomas M. Dunning (68)
  Trustee since 2008   Consultant, (2008-Present); Chairman (1998-2008) and Chief Executive Officer (1998-2007), Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, Baylor Health Care System Foundation (2007-Present); Vice Chair, State Fair of Texas (1987-Present); Board Member, Southwestern Medical Foundation (1994-Present); Board Member, John Tower Center for Political Studies/SMU (2008-Present); Board Member, University of Texas Development Board (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)
 
       
Richard A. Massman (67)
  Trustee since 2004
Chairman since 2008
  Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present), Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Chairman (2007-Present) and Director (2005-Present), The Dallas Opera Foundation; Chairman (2006-2009) and Director (2005-Present), Temple Emanu-El Foundation; Trustee, Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation (2006-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
R. Gerald Turner (64)
  Trustee since 2001   President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, ChemFirst (1986-2002); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, California Federal Preferred Capital Corp. (2001-2003); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Director, First Broadcasting Investment Partners, LLC (2003-2007); Member, Salvation Army of Dallas Board of Directors; Member, Methodist Hospital Advisory Board; Co-Chair, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present)
 
       
Paul J. Zucconi,CPA (70)
  Trustee since 2008   Director, Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. (producer of nonstandard automobile insurance) (2004-present); Director, Titanium Metals Corporation (producer of titanium melted and mill products and sponge) (2002- present); Director, Torchmark Corporation (life and health insurance products) (2002-present); Director, National Kidney Foundation serving North Texas (2003-Present); Director, Dallas Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors (2004-Present); Partner, KPMG (1976-2001); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)
 
       
OFFICERS
       
 
Term  
 
       
One Year
       
 
       
William F. Quinn (62)
  Executive Vice President from 2007 to 2008 and 2009 to Present President from 1987 to 2007 Trustee from 1987 to 2008   Executive Chairman (2009-Present), Chairman (2006-2009) CEO (2006-2007), President (1986-2006) and Director (2003-Present), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Chairman (1989-2003) and Director (1979-1989, 2003-Present), American Airlines Federal Credit Union; Director Hicks Acquisition I, Inc. (2007-2009); Director, Crescent Real Estate Equities, Inc.(1994-2007); Director, Pritchard, Hubble & Herr, LLC (investment advisor) (2001-2006); Director of Investment Committee, Southern Methodist University Endowment Fund (1996-Present); Member, Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business Advisory Board (1999-2002); Member, New York Stock Exchange Pension Manager Committee (1997-1998, 2000-2002, 2006-Present); Vice Chairman (2004-2007) and Chairman (2007-Present), Committee for the Investment of Employee Benefits; Director, United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County (1988-2000, 2004-Present); Trustee (1995-2008) and President (1995-2007, 2008-Present), American Beacon Mileage Funds; Trustee (1999-2008) and President (1999-2007, 2008-Present) American Beacon Select Funds; Director American Beacon Global Funds SPC (2002-Present); Director, American Beacon Global Funds, plc (2007-2009)

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
Gene L. Needles, Jr. (55)
  President since 2009
Executive Vice
President 2009
  President, CEO and Director (2009-Present), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; President (2008-2009), Touchstone Investments; President (2003-2007), CEO (2004-2007), Managing Director of Sales (2002-2003), National Sales Manager (1999-2002), and Regional Sales Manager (1993-1999), AIM Distributors
 
       
Rosemary K. Behan (51)
  VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Assistant General Counsel, First Command Financial Planning, Inc. (2004-2006); Attorney, Enforcement Division, Securities and Exchange Commission (1995-2004)
 
       
Brian E. Brett (50)
  VP since 2004   Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Regional Vice President, Neuberger Berman, LLC (investment advisor) (1996-2004)
 
       
Wyatt L. Crumpler (44)
  VP since 2007   Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2007-Present); Managing Director of Corporate Accounting (2004-2007), Director of IT Strategy and Finance (2001-2004), American Airlines, Inc.
 
       
Michael W. Fields (56)
  VP since 1989   Vice President, Fixed Income Investments, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (1988-Present); Director American Beacon Global Funds SPC (2002-Present); Director, American Beacon Global Funds plc (2007-2009)
 
       
Melinda G. Heika (49)
  Treasurer since
2010
  Vice President, Finance & Accounting (2010-Present), Controller (2005-2009), Assistant Controller (1998-2004), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
 
       
Terri L. McKinney (47)
  VP since 2010   Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present), Managing Director (2003-2009), Director of Marketing & Retail Sales (1996-2003), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Vice President, Board of Trustees (2008-Present), Trustee (2006-2008) Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
 
       
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (35)
  VP since 2010   Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010); Senior Director, Business Integration, Fidelity Investments (2005-2007)
 
       
Christina E. Sears (39)
  Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999   Chief Compliance Officer (2004-Present) and Senior Compliance Analyst (1998-2004), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
 
*   The Board has adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 72, provided, however, that the Board may determine to grant one or more annual exemptions to this requirement.
 
**   Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to the Manager and one or more of the Trust’s s sub-advisors.

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About American Beacon Advisors
     Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.
     Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.
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Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and each Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.
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Fellow Shareholders,
     Over the last 12 months, domestic and international markets were provided a welcome upswing for investors. While there was some volatility during the year, this confirmed our belief that investments managed with patience and a disciplined investment process can still provide favorable performance over varied market cycles.
     For the 12-month period ended December 31, 2010, the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund (Institutional Class) returned 14.96%, the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund (Institutional Class) returned 27.05%, and the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund (Institutional Class) finished the reporting period returning 7.57%. Please note that the recent growth rate in the stock market has helped to produce short-term increases that are not typical and may not continue in the future.
     As always, we appreciate the opportunity to assist you in the long-term pursuit of your financial goals. We trust the enclosed market overview, portfolio listings, and financial data will provide you with valuable insight into the past year’s performance of your fund.
     We thank you for your continued investment in the American Beacon Funds, and we remain focused on providing the type of responsive service and expert investment management that will sustain your confidence and earn your trust for many years to come. If you’d like to access your account information or obtain further details about the American Beacon Funds, please contact your investment advisor or visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.
         
    Best regards,
 
 
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    Gene L. Needles, Jr.   
    President
American Beacon Funds 
 
 
Investing in the securities of small capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization and more established companies. Investing in foreign equities entails additional risk not associated with domestic equities, such as currency fluctuations, economic and political instability, and differences in accounting standards.

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Performance Overview
American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund†
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
     For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the total return of the Institutional Class of the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund was 14.96%, slightly less than the S&P 500 Index (the “Index”) return of 15.06%, but ahead of the Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds Index return of 14.70%.
Comparison of Change in Value
of a $10,000 Investment
For the Period from 12/31/00 through 12/31/10
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                                 
                            Value of  
    Annualized Total Returns     $10,000  
    Periods Ended 12/31/10     12/31/00-  
    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     12/31/10  
Institutional Class(1,4)
    14.96 %     2.25 %     1.28 %   $ 11,357  
Investor Class(1,2,4)
    14.43 %     1.78 %     0.83 %   $ 10,863  
Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds Index (3)
    14.70 %     2.08 %     1.16 %   $ 11,220  
S&P 500 Index (3)
    15.06 %     2.29 %     1.41 %   $ 11,505  
 
1.   Performance shown is historical and may not be indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.
 
2.   A portion of the fees charged to the Investor Class of the Fund was waived through 2002. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown for periods prior to 2002.
 
3.   The Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper S&P 500 Objective Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. The S&P 500 Index is a market capitalization weighted index of common stocks publicly traded in the U.S. One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
4.   The total annual Fund operating expense ratios set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional and Investor Class shares was 0.15% and 0.60%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that is based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
     For the year ended December 31, 2010, all ten sectors experienced positive returns. The three top contributing sectors were Consumer Discretionary (up 27.6%), Industrials (up 26.8%) and Energy (up 20.5%). Ford Motor Co. (up 67.9%) had the greatest positive impact on the Consumer Discretionary sector. The Ford Fiesta 2011 model made the top of Kelly Blue Book’s Back-to-School list for 2010. Other notable stocks were McDonald’s Corp. (up 26.9%) and Amazon.com, Inc. (up 33.8%). McDonald’s performance may be attributed to its issuing of a Yuan bond, which makes it the first nonfinancial company to offer these bonds, while Amazon.com’s performance may be attributed to the well known Amazon Kindle. Two top performing securities within the Industrials sector were General Electric Co. (up 24.3%) and Caterpillar Inc. (up 68.6%). General Electric’s many accomplishments contributed to its success in 2010, including healthcare advancements and clean energy initiatives. Caterpillar Inc. had quite a few new machine and engine releases in 2010, most likely contributing to its success.
     The two least positive contributing sectors were the Health Care (up 3.0%) and Utilities (up 6.0%) sectors. The poor relative performance of the Health Care sector may have been due to the continued uncertainty surrounding major health care legislation signed into law at the beginning of 2010. In the Utilities sector, detractors that contributed negatively to the Fund’s performance were First Energy Corp. (down 15.6%) and Exelon Corp. (down 10.4%). Operational changes made during 2010 at First Energy Corp. may have been a factor in its negative performance. Exelon Corp.’s reorganization of its senior executive team in 2009 may have had an impact on its performance.
     The investment manager continues to utilize a replication strategy, owning all 500 names in the S&P 500 Index in approximately the same weightings as the Index. Therefore, the Fund is expected to continue to meet its objective of closely tracking, before expenses, the return of its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index.

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Performance Overview
American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Top Ten Holdings
         
    % of  
    Equities*  
Exxon Mobil Corp.
    3.2 %
Apple, Inc.
    2.6 %
Microsoft Corp.
    1.8 %
General Electric Co.
    1.7 %
Chevron Corp.
    1.6 %
International Business Machines Corp.
    1.6 %
Procter & Gamble Co.
    1.6 %
AT&T, Inc.
    1.5 %
Johnson & Johnson
    1.5 %
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
    1.5 %
 
*   Percent of the equities of State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Sector Allocation
         
    % of Equities*  
Information Technology
    18.7 %
Financials
    16.0 %
Energy
    12.0 %
Industrials
    11.0 %
Health Care
    10.9 %
Consumer Staples
    10.6 %
Consumer Discretionary
    10.6 %
Materials
    3.8 %
Utilities
    3.3 %
Telecommunication Services
    3.1 %
 
*   Percent of the equities of State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
S&P is a trademark of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and has been licensed for use, “Standard and Poor’s®”, “S&P”, “Standard & Poor’s 500”, “S&P 500” are all trademarks of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. and have been licensed for use by State Street Bank and Trust Company.

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Performance Overview
American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund
SM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
     For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the total return of the Institutional Class of the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund was 27.05%. The Fund’s performance was slightly ahead of the Russell 2000â Index (the “Index”) return of 26.85% and also ahead of the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index return of 25.71% which consists primarily of actively managed funds.
Comparison of Change in Value
of a $10,000 Investment
For the Period from 12/31/00 through 12/31/10
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                                 
    Annualized Total Returns        
    Periods Ended 12/31/10     Value of $10,000  
    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     12/31/00-12/31/10  
Institutional Class(1,3)
    27.05 %     4.47 %     6.24 %   $ 18,311  
Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index(2)
    25.71 %     4.76 %     6.95 %   $ 19,582  
Russell 2000 Index(2)
    26.85 %     4.47 %     6.33 %   $ 18,476  
 
1.   Performance shown is historical and may not be indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.
 
2.   The Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper Small-Cap Core Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. The Russell 2000 Index is an unmanaged index comprised of approximately 2,000 smaller-capitalization stocks from various industrial sectors. One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
3.   The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent prospectus for the Fund was 0.23%. The expense ratio above may vary from the expense ratio presented in other sections of this report that is based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Performance Summary provided by Blackrock Investments, LLC
     In 2010, US stocks posted double-digit percentage gains for the second consecutive year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 14.1% to close at 11,577, a level not seen since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in late 2008. The S&P 500 Index advanced 15.1% to 1,257, while the Nasdaq Composite moved up 18.2% to 2,662. Small cap stocks experienced even stronger gains for the year as investors began to move into higher risk assets.
     During the twelve month period, the Russell 2000 Growth (up 29.1%) outperformed the Russell 2000 Value index (up 24.5%) and all sectors contributed double digit returns. Information Technology and Materials were the strongest sectors over the period (up 34.0% each), followed by Energy (up 33.4%). Telecommunication Services, while positive, contributed the least (up 12.7%), followed by Utilities (up 16.5%) and Health Care (up 17.1%).
     Over the period, Isilon Systems (Information Technology) was the top performer (up 393.4%) while Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. (Consumer Staples) was the top detractor (down 96.4%).
Portfolio Strategy
     The Fund will continue to strive to meet its objective of closely replicating, before expenses, the return of its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. It does so by investing in a subset of the securities in the Index such that the characteristics of the portfolio closely track the characteristics of the Index

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Performance Overview
American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund
SM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Top Ten Holdings
         
    % of  
    Equities*  
Riverbed Technology Inc
    0.4 %
Tibco Software, Inc
    0.3 %
Verifone Systems Inc
    0.3 %
Brigham Exploration Co
    0.3 %
Deckers Outdoor Corp
    0.3 %
Sothebys
    0.3 %
Rackspace Hosting Inc
    0.3 %
Nordson Corp
    0.3 %
Baldor Electric Co
    0.2 %
Hecla Mining Co
    0.2 %
 
*   Percent of equity portion of Master Small Cap Index Series
Sector Allocation
         
    % of Equities*  
Financials
    20.6 %
Information Technology
    18.5 %
Industrials
    15.8 %
Consumer Discretionary
    13.7 %
Health Care
    12.5 %
Energy
    6.4 %
Materials
    5.7 %
Utilities
    3.0 %
Consumer Staples
    3.0 %
Telecommunications
    1.0 %
 
*   Percent of equity portion of Master Small Cap Index Series

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Performance Overview
American Beacon International Equity Index Fund
SM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
     For the twelve months ended December 31, 2010, the Institutional Class of the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund (the “Fund”) posted a total return of 7.57%, underperforming the MSCI EAFE Index (the “Index”) return of 7.75% and the Lipper International Funds Index return of 11.03%.
Comparison of Change in Value
of a $10,000 Investment
For the Period from 12/31/00 through 12/31/10
(PERFORMANCE GRAPH)
                                 
    Annualized Total Returns     Value of  
    Periods Ended 12/31/10     $10,000  
    1 Year     5 Years     10 Years     12/31/00-12/31/10  
Institutional Class(1,3)
    7.57 %     2.43 %     3.44 %   $ 14,029  
Lipper International Funds Index(2)
    11.03 %     4.02 %     4.68 %   $ 15,794  
MSCI EAFE Index(2)
    7.75 %     2.46 %     3.50 %   $ 14,133  
 
1.   Performance shown is historical and may not be indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares.
 
2.   The Lipper International Funds Index tracks the results of the 30 largest mutual funds in the Lipper International Funds category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. The MSCI EAFE Index is a market capitalization weighted index of international stock performance composed of equities from developed markets excluding the U.S. and Canada. Performance is that of the MSCI EAFE Index through 9/30/01, the MSCI Provisional EAFE Index from 10/1/01 through 5/31/02, and the MSCI EAFE Index thereafter. One cannot invest directly in an index.
 
3.   The total annual Fund operating expense ratio in the most recent prospectus for the Fund was 0.23%. The expense ratio above may vary from the expense ratio presented in other sections of this report that is based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
Performance Summary provided by Blackrock Investments, LLC
     Over the course of 2010, cyclical stimulus beat out structural problems and stocks continued the choppy advance they began in 2009. The early months of 2010 saw risk assets move higher on the continuation of the 2009 asset recovery story, aided by preliminary signs of improvement in the employment situation and strong corporate earnings reported for fourth quarter 2009 and first quarter 2010. The middle months of 2010 saw a double-digit percentage correction on the back of the Greek sovereign debt crisis and a stalling in jobs growth, leading to fears of a double-dip recession. Investors were also unnerved by the May “flash crash” and the uncertainty surrounding the financial reform bill in the United States. Nevertheless, after touching a late summer low, equity markets experienced a strong finish to the year as double-dip fears receded, jobs growth resumed and the US midterm elections results were perceived to be capital markets friendly. Additionally, in the United States, Federal Reserve President Ben Bernanke delivered his famous Jackson Hole speech, leading to a second round of quantitative easing measures (informally known as “QE2”) and, perhaps most importantly, the Bush-era tax cuts were extended and supplemented with some fiscal sweeteners.
     International equities, as represented by the Index, gained 7.8% for the year. Among developed markets, Sweden posted the largest annual gain (up 33.8%), followed by Denmark (up 30.7%), Hong Kong (up 23.2%) and Singapore (up 22.1%), while Greece experienced the most significant loss (down 44.9%), followed by Spain (down 22.0%) and Ireland (down 18.1%).
     On a sector basis, Industrials (up 20.6%) was the leading sector in the Index followed by Consumer Discretionary (up 19.8%) and Materials (up 17.7%), while the Utilities and Financials

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Performance Overview
American Beacon International Equity Index Fund
SM December 31, 2010 (unaudited)
sectors (down 4.9% and 1.6%, respectively) were the leading detractors.
     Over the period, Isuzu Motors Ltd. (up 148.4%) was the top performer while Japan Airlines (down 97.0%) was the top detractor for the time the Fund owned the security.
Portfolio Strategy
     The Fund continues to pursue its objective of closely replicating, before expenses, the return of its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. It does so by investing in a subset of the securities in the Index such that the characteristics of the portfolio closely track the characteristics of the Index.
Top Ten Holdings
         
    % of  
    Equities*  
HSBC Holdings plc
    2.3 %
Sanofi-Aventis S.A.
    2.2 %
Novartis AG
    2.0 %
Siemens AG
    2.0 %
Royal Dutch Shell plc
    1.9 %
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
    1.8 %
GlaxoSmithKline plc
    1.5 %
UBS AG
    1.5 %
Vodafone Group plc
    1.5 %
Roche Holding Ltd.
    1.6 %
 
*   Percent of Master International Index Series
Sector Allocation
         
    % of Equities*  
Financials
    22.6 %
Industrials
    16.1 %
Consumer Discretionary
    12.8 %
Materials
    9.7 %
Health Care
    9.2 %
Energy
    8.5 %
Information Technology
    6.5 %
Telecommunication Services
    6.2 %
Consumer Staples
    5.6 %
Utilities
    2.8 %
 
*   Percent of equity portion of Master International Index Series
Country Allocation
(COUNTRY ALLOCATION GRAPH)
Country Allocation
         
    % of  
    Equities*  
United Kingdom
    22.4 %
Japan
    17.5 %
France
    11.2 %
Switzerland
    8.9 %
Germany
    8.7 %
Netherlands
    6.0 %
Singapore
    3.1 %
Spain
    3.1 %
Italy
    2.9 %
Hong Kong/China
    2.7 %
South Korea
    2.4 %
Norway
    2.1 %
Sweden
    1.8 %
Australia
    1.7 %
Canada
    1.3 %
Finland
    0.9 %
Israel
    0.7 %
Ireland
    0.7 %
Portugal
    0.6 %
Belgium
    0.5 %
Greece
    0.4 %
Denmark
    0.2 %
Austria
    0.2 %
 
*   Percent of equity portion of Master International Index Series

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Fund Expenses
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Fund Expense Example
     As a shareholder of a Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in a particular Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds. The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Actual Expenses
     The following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this table, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the “Expenses Paid During Period” row to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders that invest in a Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
Actual
                         
                    International  
Institutional Class   S&P 500 Index     Small Cap Index     Equity Index  
Beginning Account Value 7/1/10
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 12/31/10
  $ 1,231.77     $ 1,294.96     $ 1,251.80  
Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/10 — 12/31/10
  $ 0.73     $ 1.04     $ 1.02  
Annualized Expense Ratio
    0.13 %     0.18 %     0.18 %
         
Investor Class   S&P 500 Index  
Beginning Account Value 7/1/10
  $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 12/31/10
  $ 1,229.24  
Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/10 — 12/31/10
  $ 3.37  
Annualized Expense Ratio
    0.60 %
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
     The following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on a Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in a particular Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders that invest in a Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
     You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by a Fund. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. Therefore, the “Expenses Paid During Period” 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. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.
Hypothetical
                         
                    International  
Institutional Class   S&P 500 Index     Small Cap Index     Equity Index  
Beginning Account Value 7/1/10
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00     $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 12/31/10
  $ 1,024.55     $ 1,024.30     $ 1,024.30  
Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/10 — 12/31/10
  $ 0.66     $ 0.92     $ 0.92  
Annualized Expense Ratio
    0.13 %     0.18 %     0.18 %
         
Investor Class   S&P 500 Index  
Beginning Account Value 7/1/10
  $ 1,000.00  
Ending Account Value 12/31/10
  $ 1,022.18  
Expenses Paid During Period* 7/1/10 — 12/31/10
  $ 3.06  
Annualized Expense Ratio
    0.60 %
 
*   Expenses are equal to each Fund’s annualized expense ratio for the six-month period multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (365) to reflect the half-year period.

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American Beacon Funds
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Trustees of
American Beacon International Equity Index Fund, American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund, and American
Beacon Small Cap Index Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities of the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund, the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund, and the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund (three of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (collectively, the “Funds”) as of December 31, 2010, and the related statements of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Funds’ internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of each Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the Master Portfolios. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund, the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund, and the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund at December 31, 2010, the results of their operations for the year then ended, the changes in their net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
         
     
  (GRAPHIC)  
Dallas, Texas
March 1, 2011

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American Beacon Funds
Statements of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2010 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                         
                    International  
    S&P 500 Index Fund     Small Cap Index Fund     Equity Index Fund  
Assets:
                       
Investment in Portfolio, at value
  $ 398,510     $ 92,573     $ 325,555  
Receivable for fund shares sold
    786       568       564  
Prepaid expenses
    48       15       26  
 
                 
Total assets
    399,344       93,156       326,145  
 
                 
 
                       
Liabilities:
                       
Payable for fund shares redeemed
    4       1       2  
Administrative service and service fees payable (Note 2)
    23       3       12  
Printing fees payable
                12  
Professional fees payable
    10       11       12  
Sub-administration fees payable
          2       39  
Transfer agent fees payable
    6             5  
Trustee fees payable
    2             1  
Other liabilities
          1       7  
 
                 
Total liabilities
    45       18       90  
 
                 
Net Assets
  $ 399,299     $ 93,138     $ 326,055  
 
                 
 
                       
Analysis of Net Assets:
                       
Paid-in-capital
    381,859       112,791       373,056  
Undistributed net investment income (expense)
    325       (3 )     (82 )
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
    (76,076 )     (19,386 )     (37,933 )
Unrealized net appreciation (depreciation) of investments and futures contracts
    93,191       (264 )     (8,986 )
 
                 
Net assets
  $ 399,299     $ 93,138     $ 326,055  
 
                 
 
                       
Shares outstanding (no par value):
                       
Institutional Class
    22,352,477       7,370,209       33,041,398  
 
                 
Investor Class
    1,049,102              
 
                 
 
                       
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
                       
Institutional Class
  $ 17.07     $ 12.64     $ 9.87  
 
                 
Investor Class
  $ 16.88     $     $  
 
                 
See accompanying notes
See accompanying Financial Statements of the respective Master Portfolios attached

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American Beacon Funds
Statements of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands)
                         
                    International  
    S&P 500 Index Fund     Small Cap Index Fund     Equity Index Fund  
Investment Income (expense)Allocated From Portfolio:
                       
Dividend income
  $ 7,116     $ 971     $ 7,799  
Interest income
    13       4       2  
Securities lending income
          40        
Portfolio expenses
    (158 )     (56 )     (272 )
Other income
                2  
 
                 
Net investment income allocated from Portfolio
    6,971       959       7,531  
 
                 
Fund Expenses:
                       
Administrative service fees (Note 2):
                       
Institutional Class
    165       36       136  
Investor Class
    51              
Sub-administrative service fees (Note 2):
                       
Institutional Class
          3       48  
Transfer agent fees:
                       
Institutional Class
    18       4       19  
Investor Class
    4              
Custody and accounting fees
    8       9       13  
Professional fees
    31       17       30  
Registration fees
    32             1  
Service fees — Investor Class (Note 2)
    51              
Printing
    1             15  
Trustee fees
    24       4       21  
Insurance
    10       1       7  
Other expenses
    13       3       10  
 
                 
Total fund expenses
    408       77       300  
 
                 
Net investment income
    6,563       882       7,231  
 
                 
 
                       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) Allocated From Master Portfolio
                       
Net realized gain (loss) from:
                       
Investments
    3,849       (2,732 )     (6,814 )
Foreign currency transactions
          14       (233 )
Futures contracts
    1,052       (146 )     (512 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of:
                       
Investments
    39,250       3,734       20,512  
Foreign currency transactions
                (1,070 )
Futures contracts
    (11 )     10       3,673  
 
                 
Net gain on investments
    44,140       880       15,556  
 
                 
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 50,703     $ 1,762     $ 22,787  
 
                 
See accompanying notes
See accompanying Financial Statements of the respective Master Portfolios attached

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American Beacon Funds
Statements of Changes in Net Assets (in thousands)
                                                 
                                    International Equity Index  
    S&P 500 Index Fund     Small Cap Index Fund     Fund  
    Year Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2010     2009     2010     2009  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
                                               
Operations:
                                               
Net investment income
  $ 6,563     $ 6,450     $ 882     $ 396     $ 7,231     $ 6,171  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency, and futures contracts
    4,901       (14,452 )     (2,864 )     (1,771 )     (7,559 )     6,591  
Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and futures contracts
    39,239       78,871       3,744       9,739       23,115       45,505  
 
                                   
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    50,703       70,869       1,762       8,364       22,787       58,267  
 
                                   
Distributions to Shareholders:
                                               
Net investment income:
                                               
Institutional Class
    (6,796 )     (5,395 )     (894 )     (397 )     (7,040 )     (6,410 )
Investor Class
    (318 )     (325 )                        
Tax return of Capital:
                                               
Institutional Class
                (104 )     (54 )            
 
                                   
Total distributions to shareholders
    (7,114 )     (5,720 )     (998 )     (451 )     (7,040 )     (6,410 )
 
                                   
Capital Share Transactions:
                                               
Proceeds from sales of shares
    63,163       71,955       132,393       10,774       83,813       180,859  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    7,107       5,714       998       451       7,040       6,409  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (53,796 )     (41,080 )     (80,975 )     (10,732 )     (60,655 )     (144,875 )
 
                                   
Net increase in net assets from capital share transactions
    16,474       36,589       52,416       493       30,198       42,393  
 
                                   
Net increase in net assets
    60,063       101,738       53,180       8,406       45,945       94,250  
 
                                   
Net Assets:
                                               
Beginning of period
    339,236       237,498       39,958       31,552       280,110       185,860  
 
                                   
End of Period *
  $ 399,299     $ 339,236     $ 93,138     $ 39,958     $ 326,055     $ 280,110  
 
                                   
*Includes undistributed net investment income (loss) of
  $ 325     $ 888     $ (3 )   $     $ (82 )   $ (84 )
 
                                   
See accompanying notes
See accompanying Financial Statements of the respective Master Portfolios attached

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American Beacon Funds
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
          American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) which is comprised of 19 Funds, is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”) as a diversified, open-end management investment company. These financial statements and notes to the financial statements relate to the American Beacon S&P 500 Index Fund, the American Beacon Small Cap Index Fund and the American Beacon International Equity Index Fund (each a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”), each a series of the Trust.
          American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.
          Each Fund invests all of its investable assets in a corresponding portfolio. The State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio, Master Small Cap Index Series and the Master International Index Series (each a “Portfolio” and collectively the “Portfolios”) are open-ended management investment companies registered under the Act. The value of such investment reflects each Fund’s proportionate interest in the net assets of the corresponding Portfolio.
             
        % of Portfolio
        Held by Fund at
American Beacon:   Portfolios:   December 31, 2010
S&P 500 Index Fund
  State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio     19.0 %
Small Cap Index Fund
  Master Small Cap Index Series     27.5 %
International Equity Index Fund
  Master International Index Series     35.3 %
          The financial statements of the Portfolios are included elsewhere in this report and should be read in conjunction with the Funds’ financial statements.
          The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds.
     Class Disclosure
          The S&P 500 Index Fund has two classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:
     
Class:   Offered to:
Institutional Class
  Investors making an initial investment of $250,000
Investor Class
  General public and investors investing through an intermediary
          Administrative service fees and service fees vary amongst the classes as described more fully in footnote 2.
Security Valuation and Valuation Inputs
          Various inputs may be used to determine the fair value of the Funds’ investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value the securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
Level 2 — Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others.

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American Beacon Funds
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
Level 3 — Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Portfolio’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available.
          At December 31, 2010, the Funds’ investments in the Portfolios were classified as Level 2. Valuation of securities by each Portfolio as well as the inputs used to value the Portfolios’ net assets is discussed in the Portfolios’ Notes to Financial Statements, which are included elsewhere in this report.
     Investment Income
          Each Fund records its share of net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of its corresponding Portfolio each day. All net investment income and realized and unrealized gains (losses) of each Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the investors in that Portfolio at the time of such determination.
     Dividends to Shareholders
          Dividends from net investment income of the Small Cap Index and International Equity Index Funds normally will be declared and paid annually. The S&P 500 Index Fund normally will declare and pay dividends quarterly. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends are determined in accordance with income tax principles that may treat certain transactions differently than generally accepted accounting principles.
     Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains and Losses
          Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
     Valuation of Shares
          The price per share is calculated on each day on which shares are offered for sale. Net asset value per share is computed by dividing the value of each Fund’s total assets (which includes the value of the Fund’s investments in its Portfolio) less liabilities, by the number of Fund shares outstanding.
     Use of Estimates
          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.
     Other
          Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.

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American Beacon Funds
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
2. Fees and Transactions with Affiliates
     Administrative Services Agreement
          The Manager and the Trust entered into an Administrative Services Agreement which obligates the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to each Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.05% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional Class of the S&P 500 Index Fund, International Equity Index Fund and the Small Cap Index Fund and an annualized fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the S&P 500 Index Fund.
     Service Plans
          The Manager and the Trust entered into a Service Plan that obligates the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Investor Class of S&P 500 Index Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plan, the Manager receives up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the S&P 500 Index Fund.
     Sub-administration Agreement
          The Trust, the Manager and BlackRock Advisors, LLC (“BlackRock”) entered into a Sub-administration Agreement that obligates BlackRock to provide certain other administrative services to the Small Cap Index Fund and the International Equity Index Fund. As compensation for performing these services, BlackRock receives an annualized fee of 0.08% of the average daily net assets of the Small Cap Index Fund and 0.12% of the average daily net assets of the International Equity Index Fund; however, the fee of each is reduced by the total expense ratio of its corresponding Portfolio, net of any fee waivers.
3. Federal Income and Excise Taxes
          It is the policy of each Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company, by complying with all applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, each Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.
          The Funds do not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended December 31, 2010 remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Funds recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statements of Operations.
          Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
          The International Equity Index Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns of income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation, as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.
          The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
                                                 
    S&P 500 Index     Small Cap Index     International Equity Index  
    Year     Year     Year     Year     Year     Year  
    Ended
December 31,
    Ended
December 31,
    Ended
December 31,
    Ended
December 31,
    Ended
December 31,
    Ended
December 31,
 
    2010     2009     2010     2009     2010     2009  
Distributions paid from:
                                               
Ordinary income:
                                               
Institutional Class
  $ 6,796     $ 5,395     $ 894     $ 397     $ 7,040     $ 6,410  
Investor Class
    318       325                          
Return of Capital:
                                               
Institutional Class
                104       54              
 
                                               
 
                                   
Total taxable distributions
  $ 7,114     $ 5,720     $ 998     $ 451     $ 7,040     $ 6,410  
 
                                   
          As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis we as follows (in thousands):
                         
    S&P 500 Index     Small Cap     Int’l Equity Index  
    Fund     Index Fund     Fund  
Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes
  $ 330,913     $ 93,991     $ 343,306  
 
                       
Unrealized appreciation
    103,704       128       35,589  
Unrealized depreciation
    (36,107 )     (1,546 )     (53,340 )
 
                 
Net unrealized depreciation
    67,597       (1,418 )     (17,751 )
 
                       
Undistributed ordinary income
    230             437  
Capital and other accumulated losses
    (50,296 )     (18,235 )     (29,674 )
Other temporary differences
    (91 )           (13 )
 
                 
Distributable earnings
  $ 17,440     $ (19,653 )   $ (47,001 )
 
                 
          Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of wash sales, the realization for tax purposes of unrealized gains/ (losses) on certain derivative instruments, reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities, and the realization for tax purposes on unrealized gains/ (losses) on investments in passive foreign investment companies.
          Due to the inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains/(losses) under the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
          Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from reclassifications of income from real estate investment securities, futures, foreign currency, sales of investments in passive foreign investment companies, dividend reclassifications and partnership transactions that have been reclassified as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
                         
    S&P 500 Index     Small Cap     Int’l Equity Index  
    Fund     Index Fund     Fund  
Paid-in-capital
  $ (5,735 )   $ 5,342     $ (1,903 )
Undistributed net investment income
    (12 )     113       (189 )
Accumulated net realized gain/(loss)
    5,746       (5,455 )     2,091  
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency
    1             1  
          At December 31, 2010 capital loss carry forward positions for federal income tax purposes were as follows (in thousands):

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
                                                                         
Fund   2011     2012     2013     2014     2015     2016     2017     2018     Total  
S&P 500 Index Fund
  $ 635     $ 1,060     $ 2,311     $ 286     $     $ 11,180     $ 28,055     $ 4,954     $ 48,481  
Small Cap Index Fund
                                      $ 9,383     $ 8,852     $ 18,235  
International Equity Index Fund
                                $ 9,746     $ 13,890     $ 5,040     $ 28,676  
          The S&P 500 Index Fund had $7,852 of expired capital loss carryovers (in thousands) for the year ended December 31, 2010.
          Net capital and foreign currency losses incurred after October 31, 2010 and within the taxable year are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Fund’s next taxable year. For the period ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands), the S&P 500 Index Fund deferred $1,814 of capital losses and the International Equity Index Fund deferred $42 of foreign currency losses and $778 of capital losses to January 1, 2011.
4. Capital Share Transactions
          The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares for each Class of the Funds (shares and dollars in thousands):
Year ended December 31, 2010
                                 
    Institutional Class     Investor Class  
S&P 500 Index Fund   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    3,124     $ 48,883       950     $ 14,280  
Reinvestment of dividends
    431       6,796       20       311  
Shares redeemed
    (2,126 )     (32,615 )     (1,405 )     (21,181 )
 
                       
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
    1,429     $ 23,064       (435 )   $ (6,590 )
 
                       
                 
    Institutional Class  
Small Cap Index Fund   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    11,348     $ 132,393  
Reinvestment of dividends
    78       998  
Shares redeemed
    (8,030 )     (80,975 )
 
           
Net increase in shares outstanding
    3,396     $ 52,416  
 
           
                 
    Institutional Class  
International Equity Index Fund   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    8,974     $ 83,813  
Reinvestment of dividends
    718       7,040  
Shares redeemed
    (6,519 )     (60,655 )
 
           
Net increase in shares outstanding
    3,173     $ 30,198  
 
           
Year ended December 31, 2009
                                 
    Institutional Class     Investor Class  
S&P 500 Index Fund   Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    4,250     $ 54,132       1,580     $ 17,823  
Reinvestment of dividends
    416       5,395       26       319  
Shares redeemed
    (2,132 )     (26,685 )     (1,193 )     (14,395 )
 
                       
Net increase in shares outstanding
    2,534     $ 32,842       413     $ 3,747  
 
                       

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
                 
    Institutional Class  
Small Cap Index Fund   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    1,305     $ 10,774  
Reinvestment of dividends
    45       451  
Shares redeemed
    (1,321 )     (10,732 )
             
Net increase in shares outstanding
    29     $ 493  
             
                 
    Institutional Class  
International Equity Index Fund   Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    20,666     $ 180,859  
Reinvestment of dividends
    691       6,409  
Shares redeemed
    (16,414 )     (144,875 )
             
Net increase in shares outstanding
    4,943     $ 42,393  
             

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American Beacon S&P 500 Index FundSM
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
                                         
    Institutional Class  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 15.15     $ 12.21     $ 19.85     $ 19.19     $ 16.90  
 
                             
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment income:A
    0.29       0.30       0.35       0.39       0.34 B
Net gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and futures transactions (both realized and unrealized)
    1.95       2.91       (7.64 )     0.65       2.29  
 
                             
 
Total income (loss) from investment operations
    2.24       3.21       (7.29 )     1.04       2.63  
 
                             
Less distributions:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.32 )     (0.27 )     (0.35 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.32 )     (0.27 )     (0.35 )     (0.38 )     (0.34 )
 
                             
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 17.07     $ 15.15     $ 12.21     $ 19.85     $ 19.19  
 
                             
Total returnC
    14.96 %     26.70 %     (37.08 )%     5.39 %     15.69 %
 
                             
Ratios and supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 381,592     $ 316,975     $ 224,583     $ 271,746     $ 223,008  
Ratios to average net assets (annualized):A
                                       
Net investment income
    1.90 %     2.39 %     2.23 %     1.89 %     1.85 %
Expenses, including expenses allocated from the master portfolio
    0.13 %     0.15 %     0.13 %     0.13 %     0.14 %
 
A   The per share amounts and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio.
 
B   Based on average shares outstanding.
 
C   May include adjustments with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net assets for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset value may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

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Investor Class  
Year Ended December 31,  
2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
$
15.00
    $ 12.06     $ 19.60     $ 18.97     $ 16.69  
                             
 
                                 
0.15
      0.33       0.33       0.31       0.23 B
 
                                 
1.99
      2.80       (7.60 )     0.62       2.27  
                             
 
                                 
 
2.14
      3.13       (7.27 )     0.93       2.50  
 
 
                         
 
                                 
(0.26
)     (0.19 )     (0.27 )     (0.30 )     (0.22 )
 
 
                         
(0.26
)     (0.19 )     (0.27 )     (0.30 )     (0.22 )
 
 
                         
$
16.88
    $ 15.00     $ 12.06     $ 19.60     $ 18.97  
 
 
                         
14.43
%     26.26 %     (37.35 )%     4.88 %     15.09 %
 
 
                         
 
                                 
$
17,707
    $ 22,261     $ 12,915     $ 18,430     $ 16,056  
 
                                 
1.42
%     2.01 %     1.73 %     1.38 %     1.37 %
 
                                 
0.60
%     0.60 %     0.62 %     0.63 %     0.61 %

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American Beacon Small Cap Index FundSM
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
                                         
    Institutional Class  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 10.06     $ 8.00     $ 13.51     $ 14.89     $ 12.78  
 
                             
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomeA
    0.13       0.10       0.18       0.32       0.17  
Net gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and futures transactions (both realized and unrealized)
    2.59       2.08       (4.78 )     (0.53 )     2.11  
 
                             
Total income (loss) from investment operations
    2.72       2.18       (4.60 )     (0.21 )     2.28  
 
                             
Less distributions:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.13 )     (0.11 )     (0.17 )     (0.31 )     (0.17 )
Distributions from net realized gains on investments
                (0.61 )     (0.80 )      
Tax return of capital
    (0.01 )B     (0.01 )B     (0.13 )B     (0.06 )B      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.14 )     (0.12 )     (0.91 )     (1.17 )     (0.17 )
 
                             
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 12.64     $ 10.06     $ 8.00     $ 13.51     $ 14.89  
 
                             
Total returnC
    27.05 %     27.21 %     (33.58 )%     (1.63 )%     17.85 %
 
                             
Ratios and supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 93,138     $ 39,958     $ 31,552     $ 52,325     $ 151,878  
Ratios to average net assets (annualized):A
                                       
Net investment income
    1.21 %     1.18 %     1.54 %     1.49 %     1.49 %
Expenses, including expenses allocated from the master portfolio
    0.18 %     0.23 %     0.20 %     0.20 %     0.18 %
 
A   The per share amounts and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the Master Small Cap Index Series.
 
B   The tax return of capital is calculated based upon outstanding shares at the time of distribution.
 
C   May include adjustments with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net assets for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset value may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

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American Beacon International Equity Index FundSM
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout each period)
                                         
    Institutional Class  
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 9.38     $ 7.46     $ 13.37     $ 12.76     $ 10.33  
 
                             
Income from investment operations:
                                       
Net investment incomeA
    0.22       0.21       0.39       0.51       0.23  
Net gain (loss) on investments, foreign currency and futures transactions (both realized and unrealized)
    0.49       1.93       (6.00 )     0.86       2.50  
 
                             
Total income (loss) from investment operations
    0.71       2.14       (5.61 )     1.37       2.73  
 
                             
Less distributions:
                                       
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.22 )     (0.22 )     (0.30 )     (0.53 )     (0.23 )
Distributions from net realized gains on investments
                      (0.22 )     (0.07 )
Tax return of capital
                      (0.01 )B      
 
                             
Total distributions
    (0.22 )     (0.22 )     (0.30 )     (0.76 )     (0.30 )
 
                             
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 9.87     $ 9.38     $ 7.46     $ 13.37     $ 12.76  
 
                             
Total returnC
    7.57 %     28.72 %     (41.85 )%     10.68 %     26.52 %
 
                             
Ratios and supplemental data:
                                       
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 326,055     $ 280,110     $ 185,860     $ 267,293     $ 162,113  
Ratios to average net assets (annualized):A
                                       
Net investment income
    2.66 %     2.66 %     3.58 %     2.96 %     2.44 %
Expenses, including expenses allocated from the master portfolio
    0.21 %     0.23 %     0.19 %     0.19 %     0.22 %
 
A   The per share amounts and ratios reflect income and expenses assuming inclusion of the Fund’s proportionate share of the income and expenses of the Master International Index Series.
 
B   The tax return of capital is calculated based upon outstanding shares at the time of distribution.
 
C   May include adjustments with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and as such, the net assets for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset value may differ from the net asset value and returns for shareholder transactions.

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American Beacon Funds
Privacy Policy and Federal Tax Information
For the Year Ended December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Privacy Policy
          The American Beacon Funds recognizes and respects the privacy of our shareholders. We are providing this notice to you so you will understand how shareholder information may be collected and used.
          We may collect nonpublic personal information about you from one or more of the following sources:
    information we receive from you on applications or other forms;
    information about your transactions with us or our service providers; and
    information we receive from third parties.
          We do not disclose any nonpublic personal information about our customers or former customers to anyone, except as permitted by law.
          We restrict access to your nonpublic personal information to those employees or service providers who need to know that information to provide products or services to you. To ensure the confidentiality of your nonpublic personal information, we maintain safeguards that comply with federal standards.
Federal Tax Information
          We are providing this information as required by the Internal Revenue Code. The amounts shown may differ from those in other areas of this report because of differences between tax and financial reporting requirements.
          For corporate shareholders in the Funds, the percentage of ordinary dividend income distributed for the year ended December 31, 2010, which is designated as qualifying for the dividends-received deduction, is as follows:
         
S&P 500 Index Fund
    97.84 %
Small Cap Index Fund
    85.75 %
International Equity Index Fund
    0.00 %
     For shareholders in the Funds, the percentage of dividend income distributed for the year ended December 31, 2010, which designated as qualified dividend income under the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2003, is as follows:
         
S&P 500 Index Fund
    100.00 %
Small Cap Index Fund
    91.48 %
International Equity Index Fund
    100.00 %

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
          The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 4151 Amon Carter Boulevard, MD 2450, Fort Worth, Texas 76155. Each Trustee oversees 23 funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust, the American Beacon Master Trust, the American Beacon Mileage Funds, and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811.
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
       
 
  Term    
 
  Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*    
 
       
Alan D. Feld** (73)
  Trustee since 1996   Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (1960-Present); Director, Clear Channel Communications (1984-2008); Trustee, CenterPoint Properties (1994-2006); Member, Board of Trustees, Southern Methodist University; Member, Board of Visitors, M.D. Anderson Hospital; Board of Visitors, Zale/Lipshy Hospital; Trustee American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present)
 
       
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES
  Term    
W. Humphrey Bogart (66)
  Trustee since 2004   Board Member, Baylor University Medical Center Foundation (1992-2004); Consultant, New River Canada Ltd. (mutual fund servicing company) (1998-2003); President and CEO, Allmerica Trust Company, NA (1996-1997); President and CEO, Fidelity Investments Southwest Company (1983-1995); Senior Vice President of Regional Centers, Fidelity Investments (1988-1995); Trustee American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
Brenda A. Cline (49)
  Trustee since 2004   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Trustee, Texas Christian University (1998-Present); Trustee, W.I. Cook Foundation, Inc. (d/b/a Cook Children’s Health Foundation) (2001-2006); Director, Christian Church Foundation (1999-2007); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Fund (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Fund (2004-Present)
 
       
Eugene J. Duffy (56)
  Trustee since 2008   Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-Present); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-Present); Chairman, Special Contributions Fund Board of Trustees, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2007-Present); Trustee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2000-Present); Board of Visitors, Emory University (2006-Present); Trustee, Atlanta Botanical Garden (2006-Present); Board Member, Willie L. Brown Jr. Institute on Politics and Public Service (2001-Present); Chair, National Association of Securities Professionals (2000-2002); Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Atlanta (1985-1990); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)
 
       
Thomas M. Dunning (68)
  Trustee since 2008   Consultant, (2008-Present); Chairman (1998-2008) and Chief Executive Officer (1998-2007), Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, Baylor Health Care System Foundation (2007-Present); Vice Chair, State Fair of Texas (1987-Present); Board Member, Southwestern Medical Foundation (1994-Present); Board Member, John Tower Center for Political Studies/SMU (2008-Present); Board Member, University of Texas Development Board (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES (CONT.)
       
Richard A. Massman (67)
  Trustee since 2004
Chairman since 2008
  Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present) and Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Chairman (2007-Present) and Director (2005-Present), The Dallas Opera Foundation; Chairman (2006-2009) and Director (2005-Present), Temple Emanu-El Foundation; Trustee, Presbyterian Healthcare Foundation (2006-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds, (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
R. Gerald Turner (64)
  Trustee since 2001   President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, ChemFirst (1986-2002); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, California Federal Preferred Capital Corp. (2001-2003); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Director, First Broadcasting Investment Partners, LLC (2003-2007); Member, Salvation Army of Dallas Board of Directors; Member, Methodist Hospital Advisory Board; Co-Chair, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; Trustee American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001-Present); Trustee American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present)
 
       
Paul J. Zucconi,CPA (70)
  Trustee since 2008   Director, Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. (producer of nonstandard automobile insurance) (2004-Present); Director, Titanium Metals Corporation (producer of titanium melted and mill products and sponge) (2002- Present); Director, Torchmark Corporation (life and health insurance products) (2002-Present); Director, National Kidney Foundation serving North Texas (2003-Present); Director, Dallas Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors (2004-Present); Partner, KPMG (1976-2001); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)
 
       
OFFICERS
       
 
  Term    
 
  One Year    
 
       
William F. Quinn (62)
  Executive Vice President from 2007 to 2008 and 2009-Present President from 1987 to 2007 Trustee from 1987 to 2008   Executive Chairman (2009-Present), Chairman (2006-2009), CEO (2006-2007), President (1986-2006) and Director (2003-Present), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Chairman (1989-2003) and Director (1979-1989, 2003-Present), American Airlines Federal Credit Union; Director Hicks Acquisition I, Inc. (2007-2009); Director, Crescent Real Estate Equities, Inc.(1994-2007); Director, Pritchard, Hubble & Herr, LLC (investment advisor) (2001-2006); Director of Investment Committee, Southern Methodist University Endowment Fund (1996-Present); Member, Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business Advisory Board (1999-2002); Member, New York Stock Exchange Pension Managers Advisory Committee (1997-1998, 2000-2002, 2006-Present); Vice Chairman (2004-2007) and Chairman (2007-Present), Committee for the Investment of Employee Benefits; Director, United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County (1988-2000, 2004-Present); Trustee (1995-2008) and President (1995-2007, 2008-2009), American Beacon Mileage Funds; Trustee (1999-2008) and President(1999-2007, 2008-2009), American Beacon Select Funds; Director, American Beacon Global Funds SPC (2002-Present); Director, American Beacon Global Funds, plc (2007-2009)
 
       
Gene L. Needles, Jr. (55)
  President since 2009
Executive Vice
President 2009
  President, CEO and Director (2009-Present), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; President (2008-2009), Touchstone Investments; President (2003-2007), CEO (2004-2007), Managing Director of Sales (2002-2003), National Sales Manager (1999-2002), and Regional Sales Manager (1993-1999), AIM Distributors
 
       
Rosemary K. Behan (51)
  VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Assistant General Counsel, First Command Financial Planning, Inc. (2004-2006); Attorney, Enforcement Division, Securities and Exchange Commission (1995-2004)

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
Brian E. Brett (50)
  VP since 2004   Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Regional Vice President, Neuberger Berman, LLC (investment advisor) (1996-2004).
 
       
Wyatt L. Crumpler (44)
  VP since 2007   Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2007-Present); Managing Director of Corporate Accounting (2004-2007), Director of IT Strategy and Finance (2001-2004), American Airlines, Inc.
 
       
Michael W. Fields (56)
  VP since 1989   Vice President, Fixed Income Investments, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (1988-Present); Director, American Beacon Global Funds SPC (2002-Present); Director, American Beacon Global Funds plc (2007-2009)
 
       
Melinda G. Heika (49)
  Treasurer since
2010
  Vice President, Finance & Accounting (2010-Present); Controller (2005-2009); Assistant Controller (1998-2004), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
 
       
Terri L. McKinney (47)
  VP since 2010   Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present), Managing Director (2003-2009), Director of Marketing & Retail Sales (1996-2003), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Vice President, Board of Trustees (2008-Present), Trustee (2006-2008) The Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
 
       
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (35)
  VP since 2010   Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010); Senior Director, Business Integration, Fidelity Investments (2005-2007)
 
       
Christina E. Sears (39)
  Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999   Chief Compliance Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Senior Compliance Analyst (1998-2004), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
 
*   The Board has adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 72, provided, however, that the Board may determine to grant one or more annual exemptions to this requirement.
 
**   Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trusts, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to the Manager and one or more of the Trust’s sub-advisors.

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State Street Equity 500 Index
Portfolio Portfolio of Investments
December 31, 2010
                 
            Market  
            Value  
    Shares     (000)  
COMMON STOCKS — 93.1%
               
Consumer Discretionary — 10.3%
               
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Class A
    15,046     $ 867  
Amazon.Com, Inc.(a)
    60,592       10,907  
Apollo Group, Inc. Class A(a)
    21,729       858  
AutoNation, Inc.(a)
    9,763       275  
AutoZone, Inc.(a)
    4,664       1,271  
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc.(a)
    44,245       2,175  
Best Buy Co., Inc.
    56,419       1,935  
Big Lots, Inc.(a)
    12,727       388  
Cablevision Systems Corp.
    41,000       1,387  
CarMax, Inc.(a)
    38,400       1,224  
Carnival Corp.
    73,550       3,391  
CBS Corp. Class B
    116,303       2,216  
Coach, Inc.
    50,628       2,800  
Comcast Corp. Class A
    476,748       10,474  
D.R. Horton, Inc.
    47,976       572  
Darden Restaurants, Inc.
    24,588       1,142  
DeVry, Inc.
    10,400       499  
Direct TV. Class A(a)
    142,477       5,689  
Discovery Communications, Inc. Class A(a)
    48,600       2,027  
eBay, Inc.(a)
    196,003       5,455  
Expedia, Inc.
    34,515       866  
Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
    21,658       1,077  
Ford Motor Co.(a)
    640,198       10,749  
Fortune Brands, Inc.
    26,045       1,569  
GameStop Corp. Class A(a)
    26,800       613  
Gannett Co., Inc.
    42,074       635  
Gap, Inc.
    75,098       1,663  
Genuine Parts Co.
    26,909       1,381  
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.(a)
    42,357       502  
H&R Block, Inc.
    52,715       628  
Harley-Davidson, Inc.
    40,201       1,394  
Harman International Industries, Inc.(a)
    12,621       584  
Hasbro, Inc.
    23,225       1,096  
Home Depot, Inc.
    280,012       9,817  
Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
    113,821       2,034  
International Game Technology
    53,619       948  
Interpublic Group of Cos., Inc.(a)
    83,894       891  
JC Penney Co., Inc.
    40,010       1,293  
Johnson Controls, Inc.
    115,186       4,400  
Kohl’s Corp.(a)
    49,933       2,713  
Lennar Corp. Class A
    25,931       486  
Limited Brands
    46,067       1,416  
Lowe’s Cos., Inc.
    235,762       5,913  
Macy’s, Inc.
    72,323       1,830  
Marriot International, Inc. Class A
    49,150       2,042  
Mattel, Inc.
    61,276       1,558  
McDonald’s Corp.
    180,525       13,857  
McGraw-Hill, Inc.
    52,466       1,910  
Meredith Corp.
    6,189       214  
NetFlix, Inc.(a)
    7,400       1,300  
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc.
    50,693       922  
News Corp. Class A
    390,209       5,681  
NIKE, Inc. Class B
    65,352       5,582  
Nordstrom, Inc.
    29,533       1,252  
O’Reilly Automotive, Inc.(a)
    24,600       1,486  
Omnicom Group, Inc.
    51,441       2,356  
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp.
    11,115       1,233  
Priceline.com, Inc.(a)
    8,390       3,352  
Pulte Homes, Inc.(a)
    54,705       411  
Radioshack Corp.
    20,103       372  
Ross Stores, Inc.
    20,600       1,303  
Scripps Networks Interactive, Inc. Class A
    15,435       799  
Sears Holdings Corp.(a)
    7,474       551  
Snap-On, Inc.
    9,212       521  
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
    28,307       1,893  
Staples, Inc.
    123,533       2,813  
Starbucks Corp.
    126,661       4,070  
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
    32,547       1,978  
Target Corp.
    121,016       7,277  
Tiffany & Co.
    21,580       1,344  
Time Warner Cable, Inc.
    60,771       4,013  
Time Warner, Inc.
    189,591       6,099  
TJX Cos., Inc.
    67,606       3,001  
Urban Outfitters, Inc.(a)
    22,000       788  
V.F. Corp.
    14,793       1,275  
Viacom, Inc. Class B
    103,322       4,093  
Walt Disney Co.
    323,545       12,136  
Washington Post Co. Class B
    960       422  
Whirlpool Corp.
    12,961       1,151  
Wyndham Worldwide Corp.
    29,699       890  
Wynn Resorts, Ltd.
    12,900       1,340  
Yum! Brands, Inc.
    80,092       3,928  
 
             
 
            215,263  
 
             
Consumer Staples — 9.8%
               
Altria Group, Inc.
    356,799       8,784  
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co.
    109,124       3,282  
Avon Products, Inc.
    73,360       2,132  
Brown-Forman Corp. Class B
    17,755       1,236  
Campbell Soup Co.
    34,065       1,184  
Clorox Co.
    23,843       1,509  
Coca-Cola Co.
    396,811       26,098  
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.
    57,901       1,449  
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
    82,501       6,631  
ConAgra Foods, Inc.
    75,175       1,697  
Constellation Brands, Inc. Class A(a)
    29,326       650  
Costco Wholesale Corp.
    73,889       5,335  
CVS Caremark Corp.
    232,232       8,075  
Dean Foods Co.(a)
    33,458       296  
Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Inc.
    38,800       1,364  
Estee Lauder Cos., Inc. Class A
    19,452       1,570  
General Mills, Inc.
    109,364       3,892  
H.J. Heinz Co.
    54,769       2,709  
Hormel Foods Corp.
    11,800       605  
Kellogg Co.
    43,435       2,219  
Kimberly-Clark Corp.
    69,700       4,394  
Kraft Foods, Inc. Class A
    298,509       9,406  
Kroger Co.
    108,976       2,437  
Lorillard, Inc.
    25,561       2,097  
McCormick & Co., Inc.
    22,753       1,059  
Molson Coors Brewing Co., Class B
    27,062       1,358  
PepsiCo, Inc.
    270,854       17,695  
Philip Morris International, Inc.
    309,999       18,144  
Procter & Gamble Co.
    478,319       30,770  
Reynolds American, Inc.
    57,774       1,885  
Safeway, Inc.
    64,364       1,448  
Sara Lee Corp.
    109,234       1,913  
SuperValu, Inc.
    34,848       336  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
December 31, 2010
                 
            Market  
            Value  
    Shares     (000)  
COMMON STOCKS — (continued)
               
Consumer Staples — (continued)
               
Sysco Corp.
    100,009     $ 2,940  
The Hershey Company
    27,282       1,286  
The J.M. Smucker Co.
    20,460       1,343  
Tyson Foods, Inc., Class A
    51,235       882  
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
    334,802       18,056  
Walgreen Co.
    158,218       6,164  
Whole Foods Market, Inc.(a)
    25,533       1,292  
 
             
 
            205,622  
 
             
Energy — 11.2%
               
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.
    84,726       6,453  
Apache Corp.
    65,325       7,789  
Baker Hughes, Inc.
    73,673       4,212  
Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.
    17,300       655  
Cameron International Corp.(a)
    41,400       2,100  
Chesapeake Energy Corp.
    111,782       2,896  
Chevron Corp.(b)
    343,846       31,376  
ConocoPhillips
    251,030       17,095  
Consol Energy, Inc.
    38,573       1,880  
Denbury Resources, Inc.(a)
    69,800       1,332  
Devon Energy Corp.
    73,851       5,798  
Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc.
    11,900       796  
El Paso Corp.
    120,292       1,655  
EOG Resources, Inc.
    43,417       3,969  
EQT Corp.
    25,500       1,143  
ExxonMobil Corp.(b)
    861,647       63,004  
FMC Technologies, Inc.(a)
    20,500       1,823  
Halliburton Co.
    155,434       6,346  
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
    18,600       902  
Hess Corp.
    51,301       3,926  
Marathon Oil Corp.
    121,277       4,491  
Massey Energy Co.
    17,500       939  
Murphy Oil Corp.
    33,441       2,493  
Nabors Industries, Ltd.(a)
    48,204       1,131  
National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
    71,657       4,819  
Newfield Exploration Co.(a)
    22,900       1,651  
Noble Energy, Inc.
    29,910       2,575  
Occidental Petroleum Corp.
    138,844       13,620  
Peabody Energy Corp.
    46,124       2,951  
Pioneer Natural Resources Co.
    19,800       1,719  
QEP Resources, Inc.
    29,968       1,088  
Range Resources Corp.
    27,400       1,232  
Rowan Cos., Inc.(a)
    19,620       685  
Schlumberger, Ltd.
    233,158       19,469  
Southwestern Energy Co.(a)
    59,300       2,220  
Spectra Energy Corp.
    110,798       2,769  
Sunoco, Inc.
    20,384       822  
Tesoro Corp.(a)
    26,365       489  
Valero Energy Corp.
    96,709       2,236  
Williams Cos., Inc.
    99,968       2,471  
 
             
 
            235,020  
 
             
Financials — 15.3%
               
ACE Ltd.
    58,000       3,611  
AFLAC, Inc.
    80,490       4,542  
Allstate Corp.
    92,006       2,933  
American Express Co.
    178,964       7,681  
American International Group, Inc.(a)
    24,133       1,391  
                 
Ameriprise Financial, Inc.
    42,407       2,441  
AON Corp.
    56,347       2,593  
Apartment Investment & Management Co. Class A
    21,052       544  
Assurant, Inc.
    18,231       702  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
    14,598       1,643  
Bank of America Corp.
    1,723,371       22,990  
Bank of New York Mellon Corp.
    211,985       6,402  
BB&T Corp.
    118,570       3,117  
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. Class B(a)
    295,703       23,689  
Boston Properties, Inc.
    23,967       2,064  
Capital One Financial Corp.
    78,063       3,322  
CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. Class A(a)
    47,275       968  
Charles Schwab Corp.
    169,493       2,900  
Chubb Corp.
    52,075       3,106  
Cincinnati Financial Corp.
    27,114       859  
Citigroup, Inc.(a)(b)
    4,964,002       23,480  
CME Group, Inc.
    11,491       3,697  
Comerica, Inc.
    30,144       1,273  
Developers Diversified Realty Corp.
    1,532       22  
Discover Financial Services
    93,105       1,725  
E*Trade Financial Corp.(a)
    33,931       543  
Equity Residential
    48,557       2,523  
Federated Investors, Inc. Class B
    14,870       389  
Fifth Third Bancorp
    136,116       1,998  
First Horizon National Corp.(a)
    46,056       543  
Franklin Resources, Inc.
    24,880       2,767  
Genworth Financial, Inc. Class A(a)
    83,951       1,103  
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
    87,334       14,686  
Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
    75,997       2,013  
HCP, Inc.
    55,100       2,027  
Health Care REIT, Inc.
    20,800       991  
Hudson City Bancorp, Inc.
    89,992       1,146  
Huntington Bancshares, Inc.
    118,556       814  
IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.(a)
    12,480       1,487  
Invesco Ltd.
    79,000       1,901  
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
    668,015       28,337  
Janus Capital Group, Inc.
    31,407       407  
KeyCorp
    150,475       1,332  
Kimco Realty Corp.
    71,369       1,287  
Legg Mason, Inc.
    26,842       974  
Leucadia National Corp.
    33,636       981  
Lincoln National Corp.
    54,092       1,504  
Loews Corp.
    54,031       2,102  
M & T Bank Corp.
    20,437       1,779  
Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc.
    92,853       2,539  
Marshall & Ilsley Corp.
    86,593       599  
Mastercard, Inc. Class A
    16,500       3,698  
MetLife, Inc.
    154,896       6,884  
Moody’s Corp.
    34,766       923  
Morgan Stanley
    258,530       7,035  
NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.(a)
    25,400       602  
Northern Trust Corp.
    41,406       2,294  
NYSE Euronext
    44,600       1,337  
Paychex, Inc.
    55,738       1,723  
People’s United Financial, Inc.
    63,000       883  
PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    89,817       5,454  
Principal Financial Group, Inc.
    54,791       1,784  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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State Street Equity 500 Index
Portfolio Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
December 31, 2010
                 
            Market  
            Value  
    Shares     (000)  
COMMON STOCKS — (continued)
               
Financials — (continued)
               
Progressive Corp.
    113,401     $ 2,253  
ProLogis
    88,691       1,281  
Prudential Financial, Inc.
    82,939       4,869  
Public Storage, Inc.
    23,887       2,423  
Regions Financial Corp.
    214,589       1,502  
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    50,015       4,976  
SLM Corp.(a)
    82,954       1,044  
State Street Corp.(c)
    85,825       3,977  
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
    85,418       2,521  
T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.
    43,775       2,825  
Torchmark Corp.
    13,721       820  
Total System Services, Inc.
    27,675       426  
Travelers Cos., Inc.
    78,404       4,368  
U.S. Bancorp
    327,752       8,839  
Unum Group
    54,229       1,313  
Ventas, Inc.
    26,800       1,406  
Visa, Inc.
    83,300       5,863  
Vornado Realty Trust
    27,814       2,318  
Wells Fargo Co.
    896,849       27,793  
Western Union Co.
    112,085       2,081  
XL Capital, Ltd. Class A
    55,268       1,206  
Zions Bancorp
    30,453       738  
 
             
 
            321,926  
 
             
Health Care — 9.9%
               
Abbott Laboratories
    264,106       12,653  
Aetna, Inc.
    68,350       2,085  
Allergan, Inc.
    52,592       3,612  
AmerisourceBergen Corp.
    47,186       1,610  
Amgen, Inc.(a)
    161,436       8,863  
Baxter International, Inc.
    99,561       5,040  
Becton, Dickinson & Co.
    39,297       3,321  
Biogen Idec, Inc.(a)
    40,731       2,731  
Boston Scientific Corp.(a)
    259,734       1,966  
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
    292,516       7,746  
C.R. Bard, Inc.
    15,897       1,459  
Cardinal Health, Inc.
    59,657       2,285  
CareFusion Corp.(a)
    31,178       801  
Celgene Corp.(a)
    80,418       4,756  
Cephalon, Inc.(a)
    13,300       821  
Cerner Corp.(a)
    11,700       1,108  
CIGNA Corp.
    47,096       1,727  
Coventry Health Care, Inc.(a)
    26,203       692  
DaVita, Inc.(a)
    16,600       1,154  
Dentsply International, Inc.
    24,300       830  
Eli Lilly & Co.
    173,375       6,075  
Express Scripts, Inc.(a)
    90,098       4,870  
Forest Laboratories, Inc.(a)
    48,802       1,561  
Genzyme Corp.(a)
    44,292       3,154  
Gilead Sciences, Inc.(a)
    138,699       5,026  
Hospira, Inc.(a)
    29,203       1,626  
Humana, Inc.(a)
    28,807       1,577  
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.(a)
    6,700       1,727  
Johnson & Johnson
    469,249       29,023  
Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings(a)
    17,422       1,532  
Life Technologies Corp.(a)
    31,887       1,770  
McKesson Corp.
    43,255       3,044  
Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.
    34,918       2,174  
Medco Health Solutions, Inc.(a)
    72,568       4,446  
Medtronic, Inc.
    184,578       6,846  
Merck & Co., Inc.
    526,470       18,974  
Mylan, Inc.(a)
    74,409       1,572  
Patterson Cos., Inc.
    16,494       505  
Pfizer, Inc.
    1,368,711       23,966  
Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
    24,200       1,306  
St. Jude Medical, Inc.(a)
    59,626       2,549  
Stryker Corp.
    58,389       3,135  
Tenet Healthcare Corp.(a)
    73,370       491  
UnitedHealth Group, Inc.
    187,996       6,789  
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.(a)
    20,560       1,424  
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(a)
    21,446       1,108  
Wellpoint, Inc.(a)
    67,238       3,823  
Zimmer Holdings, Inc.(a)
    33,752       1,812  
 
             
 
            207,165  
 
             
Industrials — 10.5%
               
3M Co.
    122,172       10,543  
Amphenol Corp. Class A
    29,800       1,573  
Avery Dennison Corp.
    18,488       783  
Boeing Co.
    125,388       8,183  
Caterpillar, Inc.
    108,479       10,160  
CH Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
    28,361       2,274  
Cintas Corp.
    21,588       604  
CSX Corp.
    63,938       4,131  
Cummins, Inc.
    33,758       3,714  
Danaher Corp.
    91,672       4,324  
Deere & Co.
    72,437       6,016  
Dover Corp.
    31,895       1,864  
Eaton Corp.
    28,795       2,923  
Emerson Electric Co.
    128,648       7,355  
Equifax, Inc.
    22,083       786  
Expeditors International Washington, Inc.
    36,320       1,983  
Fastenal Co.
    25,200       1,510  
FedEx Corp.
    53,800       5,004  
First Solar, Inc.(a)
    9,270       1,206  
Flir Systems, Inc.(a)
    27,100       806  
Flowserve Corp.
    9,500       1,133  
Fluor Corp.
    30,560       2,025  
General Dynamics Corp.
    64,561       4,581  
General Electric Co.(b)
    1,820,633       33,299  
Goodrich Co.
    21,445       1,889  
Honeywell International, Inc.
    133,281       7,085  
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
    84,771       4,527  
Ingersoll-Rand PLC
    55,400       2,609  
Iron Mountain, Inc.
    32,200       805  
ITT Industries, Inc.
    31,392       1,636  
Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.(a)
    22,300       1,023  
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.
    19,303       1,361  
Leggett & Platt, Inc.
    24,998       569  
Lockheed Martin Corp.
    50,452       3,527  
Masco Corp.
    64,323       814  
Monster Worldwide, Inc.(a)
    22,609       534  
Norfolk Southern Corp.
    62,055       3,898  
Northrop Grumman Corp.
    49,911       3,233  
PACCAR, Inc.
    62,274       3,576  
Pall Corp.
    19,709       977  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Portfolio of Investments — (continued)
December 31, 2010
                 
            Market  
            Value  
    Shares     (000)  
COMMON STOCKS — (continued)
               
Industrials — (continued)
               
Parker-Hannifin Corp.
    27,603     $ 2,382  
Pitney Bowes, Inc.
    34,927       845  
Precision Castparts Corp.
    24,407       3,398  
Quanta Services, Inc.(a)
    36,800       733  
R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
    36,109       631  
Raytheon Co.
    62,282       2,886  
Republic Services, Inc.
    52,503       1,568  
Robert Half International, Inc.
    26,540       812  
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
    24,705       1,772  
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    26,831       1,563  
Roper Industries, Inc.
    16,200       1,238  
Ryder Systems, Inc.
    7,921       417  
Southwest Airlines Co.
    127,686       1,657  
Stericycle, Inc.(a)
    14,800       1,198  
Textron, Inc.
    46,939       1,110  
Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.(a)
    67,924       3,760  
Tyco International Ltd.
    83,600       3,464  
Union Pacific Corp.
    84,268       7,808  
United Parcel Service, Inc. Class B
    168,946       12,262  
United Technologies Corp.
    157,778       12,420  
W.W. Grainger, Inc.
    9,969       1,377  
Waste Management, Inc.
    81,339       2,999  
 
             
 
            221,143  
 
             
Information Technology — 16.5%
               
Adobe Systems, Inc.(a)
    86,957       2,677  
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.(a)
    99,186       811  
Agilent Technologies, Inc.(a)
    59,168       2,451  
Akamai Technologies, Inc.(a)
    31,124       1,464  
Altera Corp.
    52,854       1,881  
Analog Devices, Inc.
    51,069       1,924  
AOL, Inc.(a)(d)
    1        
Apple, Inc.(a)
    156,784       50,572  
Applied Materials, Inc.
    228,307       3,208  
Autodesk, Inc.(a)
    38,876       1,485  
Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
    84,317       3,902  
BMC Software, Inc.(a)
    31,221       1,472  
Broadcom Corp. Class A
    77,859       3,391  
CA, Inc.
    67,099       1,640  
Cisco Systems, Inc.(a)
    947,119       19,160  
Citrix Systems, Inc.(a)
    32,067       2,194  
Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. Class A(a)
    51,884       3,803  
Computer Sciences Corp.
    26,444       1,312  
Compuware Corp.(a)
    37,450       437  
Corning, Inc.
    267,076       5,160  
Dell, Inc.(a)
    286,950       3,888  
Dun & Bradstreet Corp.
    8,500       698  
Electronic Arts, Inc.(a)
    56,700       929  
EMC Corp.(a)
    352,084       8,063  
F5 Networks, Inc.(a)
    13,800       1,796  
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
    46,577       1,276  
Fiserv, Inc.(a)
    25,452       1,490  
Google, Inc. Class A(a)
    42,590       25,297  
Harris Corp.
    21,900       992  
Hewlett-Packard Co.
    387,516       16,314  
Intel Corp.
    953,156       20,045  
International Business Machines Corp.
    212,242       31,149  
Intuit, Inc.(a)
    47,763       2,355  
Jabil Circuit, Inc.
    31,651       636  
Juniper Networks, Inc.(a)
    89,393       3,300  
KLA-Tencor Corp.
    28,505       1,101  
Lexmark International Group, Inc. Class A(a)
    12,642       440  
Linear Technology Corp.
    39,863       1,379  
LSI Corp.(a)
    105,362       631  
McAfee, Inc.(a)
    26,300       1,218  
MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc.(a)
    36,378       410  
Microchip Technology, Inc.
    32,489       1,111  
Micron Technology, Inc.(a)
    146,362       1,174  
Microsoft Corp.(b)
    1,286,535       35,920  
Molex, Inc.
    23,305       530  
Motorola, Inc.(a)
    401,465       3,641  
National Semiconductor Corp.
    42,096       579  
NetApp, Inc.(a)
    61,757       3,394  
Novell, Inc.(a)
    60,120       356  
Novellus Systems, Inc.(a)
    15,230       492  
NVIDIA Corp.(a)
    99,256       1,529  
Oracle Corp.
    661,462       20,704  
PerkinElmer, Inc.
    21,118       545  
QLogic Corp.(a)
    17,922       305  
QUALCOMM, Inc.
    276,411       13,680  
Red Hat, Inc.(a)
    33,300       1,520  
SAIC, Inc.(a)
    50,200       796  
Salesforce.com, Inc.(a)
    20,200       2,666  
SanDisk Corp.(a)
    40,667       2,028  
Symantec Corp.(a)
    132,663       2,221  
Tellabs, Inc.
    63,030       427  
Teradata Corp.(a)
    28,920       1,190  
Teradyne, Inc.(a)
    28,149       395  
Texas Instruments, Inc.
    200,599       6,519  
VeriSign, Inc.
    29,421       961  
Waters Corp.(a)
    15,565       1,210  
Western Digital Corp.(a)
    39,300       1,332  
Xerox Corp.
    237,001       2,730  
Xilinx, Inc.
    45,602       1,322  
Yahoo!, Inc.(a)
    222,719       3,704  
 
             
 
            345,332  
 
             
Materials — 3.6%
               
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
    36,609       3,330  
Airgas, Inc.
    14,300       893  
AK Steel Holding Corp.
    20,000       327  
Alcoa, Inc.
    174,549       2,686  
Allegheny Technologies, Inc.
    17,228       951  
Ball Corp.
    15,062       1,025  
Bemis Co., Inc.
    18,462       603  
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
    12,150       1,642  
Cliffs Natural Resources, Inc.
    23,400       1,825  
Dow Chemical Co.
    198,328       6,771  
E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co.
    156,012       7,782  
Eastman Chemical Co.
    12,204       1,026  
Ecolab, Inc.
    39,666       2,000  
FMC Corp.
    12,600       1,007  
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. Class B
    80,452       9,661  
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Portfolio of Investments — (continued) 
December 31, 2010
                 
            Market  
            Value  
    Shares     (000)  
COMMON STOCKS — (continued)
               
Materials — (continued)
               
International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.
    13,031     $ 724  
International Paper Co.
    74,711       2,035  
MeadWestvaco Corp.
    30,320       793  
Monsanto Co.
    91,655       6,383  
Newmont Mining Corp.
    84,206       5,173  
Nucor Corp.
    53,954       2,364  
Owens-Illinois, Inc.(a)
    28,000       860  
Plum Creek Timber Co., Inc.
    27,611       1,034  
PPG Industries, Inc.
    27,871       2,343  
Praxair, Inc.
    52,311       4,994  
Sealed Air Corp.
    27,292       695  
Sherwin-Williams Co.
    15,296       1,281  
Sigma-Aldrich Corp.
    20,934       1,393  
Titanium Metals Corp.(a)
    16,600       285  
United States Steel Corp.
    24,578       1,436  
Vulcan Materials Co.
    22,561       1,001  
Weyerhaeuser Co.
    91,574       1,734  
 
             
 
            76,057  
 
             
Telecommunication Services — 2.9%
               
American Tower Corp. Class A(a)
    68,200       3,522  
AT&T, Inc.
    1,009,850       29,669  
CenturyTel, Inc.
    51,773       2,390  
Frontier Communications Corp.
    169,844       1,653  
JDS Uniphase Corp.(a)
    38,023       550  
MetroPCS Communications, Inc.(a)
    44,800       566  
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
    297,790       2,266  
Sprint Nextel Corp.(a)
    510,465       2,159  
Verizon Communications, Inc.
    483,066       17,284  
Windstream Corp.
    82,613       1,153  
 
             
 
            61,212  
 
             
Utilities — 3.1%
               
AES Corp.(a)
    115,195       1,403  
Allegheny Energy, Inc.
    28,359       687  
Ameren Corp.
    40,960       1,155  
American Electric Power Co., Inc.
    82,052       2,952  
CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
    72,311       1,137  
CMS Energy Corp.
    37,956       706  
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
    49,652       2,461  
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.
    34,214       1,048  
Dominion Resources, Inc.
    99,162       4,236  
DTE Energy Co.
    29,884       1,354  
Duke Energy Corp.
    226,320       4,031  
Edison International
    55,719       2,151  
Entergy Corp.
    30,898       2,188  
Exelon Corp.
    113,021       4,706  
FirstEnergy Corp.
    52,107       1,929  
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.
    13,216       641  
NextEra Energy, Inc.
    71,021       3,692  
Nicor, Inc.
    7,800       389  
NiSource, Inc.
    48,582       856  
Northeast Utilities
    30,100       960  
NRG Energy, Inc.(a)
    42,200       825  
Oneok, Inc.
    18,600       1,032  
Pepco Holdings, Inc.
    38,400       701  
PG&E Corp.
    67,026       3,207  
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
    18,560       769  
PPL Corp.
    82,575       2,173  
Progress Energy, Inc.
    50,081       2,178  
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.
    86,424       2,749  
SCANA Corp.
    19,300       784  
Sempra Energy
    40,986       2,151  
Southern Co.
    143,343       5,480  
TECO Energy, Inc.
    34,951       622  
Wisconsin Energy Corp.
    20,100       1,183  
Xcel Energy, Inc.
    78,651       1,852  
 
             
 
            64,388  
 
             
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
               
(Cost $1,230,336)
            1,953,128  
 
             
                 
    Par          
    Amount          
    (000)          
U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES — 0.2%
               
United States Treasury Bill(b)(e)(f)
               
0.08% due 01/20/11
  $ 3,765       3,765  
United States Treasury Bill(b)(e)(f)
               
0.11% due 03/10/11
    350       350  
 
             
TOTAL U.S. GOVERNMENT
SECURITIES (Cost $4,115)
            4,115  
 
             
                 
    Shares          
    (000)          
MONEY MARKET FUNDS — 1.6%
               
AIM Short Term Investment Prime
Portfolio
    33,049       33,049  
Federated Money Market
Obligations Trust
    576       576  
 
             
TOTAL MONEY MARKET
FUNDS (Cost $33,625)
            33,625  
 
             
TOTAL INVESTMENTS(g)† — 94.9%
               
(Identified cost $1,268,076)
            1,990,868  
Other Assets in Excess of
Liabilities — 5.1%
            107,269  
 
             
NET ASSETS — 100.0%
          $ 2,098,137  
 
             
 
(a)   Non-income producing security.
 
(b)   All or part of this security has been designated as collateral for futures contracts.
 
(c)   Affiliated issuer. See table that follows for more information.
 
(d)   Amount is less than $1,000.
 
(e)   Rate represents annualized yield at date of purchase.
 
(f)   Value determined based on Level 2 inputs established by provisions surrounding Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures. (Note 2)
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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December 31, 2010
(g)   Unless otherwise indicated, the values of the Securities of the Portfolio are determined based on Level 1 inputs established by provisions surrounding Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
(Note 2)
  See Note 2 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
                         
            Notional     Unrealized  
    Number of     Value     Appreciation  
    Contracts     (000)     (000)  
Schedule of Futures
                       
Contracts S&P 500
                       
Financial Futures
                       
Contracts (long)
                       
Expiration
                       
Date 03/2011
    637     $ 39,366     $ 542  
 
                     
 
Total unrealized
                       
appreciation on
                       
open futures
                       
contracts purchased
                  $ 542  
 
                     
Affiliate Table
Certain investments made by the Portfolio were made in securities affiliated with State Street and SSgA FM. Investments in State Street Corp., the holding company of State Street, were made according to its representative portion of the S&P 500® Index. The market value of this investment at December 31, 2010 is listed in the Portfolio of Investments.
                                                         
                                            Income earned        
            Shares purchased                             for the twelve        
            for the twelve     Shares sold for             Value at     months ended     Realized loss  
Security   Number of shares     months ended     the twelve months     Number of shares     12/31/2010     12/31/2010     on shares sold  
Description   held at 12/31/09     12/31/2010     ended 12/31/2010     held at 12/31/2010     (000)     (000)     (000)  
State Street
                                                       
Corp.
    90,925       6,300       11,400       85,825     $ 3,977     $ 4     $ (225 )
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2010
(Amounts in thousands)
         
Assets
       
Investments in unaffiliated issuers at market value (identified cost $1,265,072)
  $ 1,986,891  
Investments in non-controlled affiliates at market value (identified cost $3,004) (Note 4)
    3,977  
 
     
Total investments at market value (identified cost $1,268,076)
    1,990,868  
Cash
    2  
Receivable for Investment securities sold
    104,961  
Dividends and interest receivable
    2,433  
 
     
Total assets
    2,098,264  
Liabilities
       
Daily variation margin on futures contracts
    47  
Management fees (Note 4)
    80  
 
     
Total liabilities
    127  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 2,098,137  
 
     
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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2010
(Amounts in thousands)
         
Investment Income
       
Interest
  $ 67  
Dividend income — unaffiliated issuers (net of foreign taxes withheld of $2)
    38,450  
Dividend income — non-controlled affiliated issuer
    4  
 
     
Total investment income
    38,521  
 
     
Expenses
       
Management fees (Note 4)
    853  
 
     
Total expenses
    853  
 
     
Net Investment Income
  $ 37,668  
 
     
 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized gain (loss) on:
       
Investments — unaffiliated issuers
  $ 20,628  
Investments — non-controlled affiliated issuer
    (225 )
Futures contracts
    5,708  
 
     
 
    26,111  
 
       
Net change in net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
       
Investments
    214,090  
Futures contracts
    (5 )
 
     
 
    214,085  
 
     
Net realized and unrealized gain
    240,196  
 
     
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 277,864  
 
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
(Amounts in thousands)
                 
    For The Year Ended     For The Year Ended  
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets From Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 37,668     $ 38,199  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments and futures contracts
    26,111       (88,220 )
Net change in net unrealized appreciation on investments and futures contracts
    214,085       473,395  
 
           
Net increase in net assets from operations
    277,864       423,374  
 
           
Capital Transactions:
               
Contributions
    241,838       267,641  
Withdrawals
    (314,951 )     (319,837 )
 
           
Net decrease in net assets from capital transactions
    (73,113 )     (52,196 )
 
           
Net Increase in Net Assets
    204,751       371,178  
Net Assets
               
Beginning of year
    1,893,386       1,522,208  
 
           
End of year
  $ 2,098,137     $ 1,893,386  
 
           
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Financial Highlights
The following table includes selected supplemental data and ratios to average net assets:
                                         
    Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended     Year Ended  
    12/31/10     12/31/09     12/31/08     12/31/07     12/31/06  
Supplemental Data and Ratios:
                                       
Net assets, end of year (in thousands)
  $ 2,098,137     $ 1,893,386     $ 1,522,208     $ 2,422,377     $ 2,766,696  
Ratios to average net assets:
                                       
Operating expenses
    0.045 %     0.045 %     0.045 %     0.045 %     0.045 %
Net investment income
    1.99 %     2.28 %     2.30 %     1.96 %     1.94 %
Portfolio turnover rate(a)
    12 %     19 %     14 %     12 %     10 %
Total return(b)
    15.08 %     26.50 %     (37.02 )%     5.49 %     15.75 %
 
(a)   The portfolio turnover rate excludes in-kind security transactions.
 
(b)   Results represent past performance and are not indicative of future results.
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
1. Organization
State Street Master Funds (the “Trust”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as an open-end management investment company, and was organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on July 27, 1999. The Trust comprises eleven investment portfolios: the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio, the State Street Equity 400 Index Portfolio, the State Street Equity 2000 Index Portfolio, the State Street Aggregate Bond Index Portfolio, the State Street Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Tax Free Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Short-Term Tax Exempt Bond Portfolio, the State Street Limited Duration Bond Portfolio, the State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio and the State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio. Information presented in these financial statements pertains only to the State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (the “Portfolio”).
At December 31, 2010, the following Portfolios were in operation: the Portfolio, the State Street Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Tax Free Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Short-Term Tax Free Bond Portfolio, the State Street U.S. Government Money Market Portfolio, the State Street Treasury Money Market Portfolio and the State Street Treasury Plus Money Market Portfolio. The Portfolio is authorized to issue an unlimited number of non-transferable beneficial interests.
The Portfolio’s investment objective is to replicate, as closely as possible, before expenses, the performance of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (the “S&P 500® Index”). The Portfolio uses a passive management strategy designed to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index. The S&P 500® Index is a well-known, unmanaged, stock index that includes common stocks of 500 companies from several industrial sectors representing a significant portion of the market value of all stocks publicly traded in the United States. There is no assurance that the Portfolio will achieve its objective.
2. Significant Accounting Policies
The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Portfolio in the preparation of its financial statements.
Security valuation — The Portfolio’s investments are valued each business day by independent pricing services. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price or official closing price (closing bid price if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade. Investments in other mutual funds are valued at the net asset value per share. Fixed-income securities and options are valued on the basis of the closing bid price. Futures contracts are valued on the basis of the last sale price. Money market instruments maturing within 60 days of the valuation date are valued at amortized cost, a method by which each money market instrument is initially valued at cost, and thereafter a constant accretion or amortization of any discount or premium is recorded until maturity of the security. The Portfolio may value securities for which market quotations are not readily available at “fair value,” as determined in good faith pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Trustees.
The Portfolio adopted provisions surrounding Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures that defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This applies to fair value measurements that are already required or permitted by other accounting standards and is intended to increase consistency of those measurements and applies broadly to securities and other types of assets and liabilities. In

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December 31, 2010
accordance with these provisions, fair value is defined as the price that the portfolio would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market of the investment. Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Portfolio’s investments.
The three tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized below:
    Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities
 
    Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
 
    Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Portfolio’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
The following is a summary of the inputs used, as of December 31, 2010, in valuing the Portfolio’s assets carried at fair value (amounts in thousands):
                                 
    Quoted Prices in                    
    Active Markets for     Significant Other     Significant        
    Identical Assets     Observable Inputs     Unobservable Inputs        
Description   (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)     Total  
ASSETS:
                               
INVESTMENTS:
                               
Common Stocks
  $ 1,953,128     $     $     $ 1,953,128  
U.S. Government Securities
          4,115             4,115  
Money Market Funds
    33,625                   33,625  
OTHER ASSETS:
                               
Futures contracts
    542                   542  
 
                       
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 1,987,295     $ 4,115     $     $ 1,991,410  
 
                       
The type of inputs used to value each security under the provisions surrounding Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures is identified in the Portfolio of Investments, which also includes a breakdown of the Portfolio’s investments by category.
The Portfolio adopted updated provisions surrounding fair value measurements and disclosures effective March 31, 2010. This update applies to the Portfolio’s disclosures about transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy and the reasons for the transfers as well as to disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for investments that fall in either Level 2 or Level 3 fair value hierarchy.
As of the year ended December 31, 2010, there were no securities transferred from Level 1 to Level 2 and no securities transferred from Level 2 to Level 1.
Securities transactions, investment income and expenses — Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis for financial statement purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded daily on the accrual basis and includes amortization of premium and

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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
accretion of discount on investments. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Expenses are accrued daily based on average daily net assets.
All of the net investment income and realized and unrealized gains and losses from the security transactions of the Portfolio are allocated pro rata among the partners in the Portfolio based on each partner’s daily ownership percentage.
Federal income taxes: The Portfolio is not required to pay federal income taxes on its net investment income and net capital gains because it is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. All interest, dividends, gains and losses of the Portfolio are deemed to have been “passed through” to the Portfolio’s partners in proportion to their holdings in the Portfolio, regardless of whether such items have been distributed by the Portfolio. Each partner is responsible for tax liability based on its distributive share; therefore, no provision has been made for federal income taxes.
The Portfolio has reviewed the tax positions for open years as of and during the year ended December 31, 2010, and determined it did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax expenses. The Portfolio recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to tax liabilities as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. As of December 31, 2010, tax years 2007 through 2010 remain subject to examination by the Portfolio’s major tax jurisdictions, which include the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
At December 31, 2010, the book cost of investments was $1,268,075,887 which approximates cost computed on a federal tax basis. The aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and gross unrealized depreciation was $791,849,304 and $69,056,837 respectively, resulting in net appreciation of $722,792,467 for all securities as computed on a federal income tax basis.
Futures: The Portfolio may enter into financial futures contracts as part of its strategy to track the performance of the S&P 500® Index. Upon entering into a futures contract, the Portfolio is required to deposit with the broker cash or securities in an amount equal to a certain percentage of the contract amount. Variation margin payments are made or received by the Portfolio each day, depending on the daily fluctuations in the value of the underlying security or index, and are recorded for financial statement purposes as unrealized gains or losses by the Portfolio, which is recorded on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Portfolio recognizes a realized gain or loss when the contract is closed, which is recorded on the Statement of Operations. The Portfolio voluntarily segregates securities in an amount equal to the outstanding value of the open futures contracts in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements.
The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are an imperfect correlation between the change in market value of the securities held by the Portfolio and the prices of futures contracts and the possibility of an illiquid market.
The Portfolio adopted provisions surrounding Derivatives and Hedging which requires qualitative disclosures about objectives and strategies for using derivatives, quantitative disclosures about fair value amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments, and disclosures about credit-risk-related contingent features in derivative agreements.
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Notes to Financial Statements (continued)
December 31, 2010
underlying security or index. The Portfolio’s use of derivatives includes futures. These instruments offer unique characteristics and risks that assist the Portfolio in meeting its investment objective. The Portfolio typically uses derivatives in two ways: cash equitization and return enhancement. Cash equitization is a technique that may be used by the Portfolio through the use of options and futures to earn “market-like” returns with the Portfolio’s excess and liquidity reserve cash balances and receivables. Return enhancement can be accomplished through the use of derivatives in the Portfolio. By purchasing certain instruments, the Portfolio may more effectively achieve the desired portfolio characteristics that assist in meeting the Portfolio’s investment objectives. Depending on how the derivatives are structured and utilized, the risks associated with them may vary widely. These risks are generally categorized as market risk, liquidity risk and counterparty or credit risk.
The following table, grouped into appropriate risk categories, discloses the amounts related to the Portfolio’s use of derivative instruments and hedging activities at December 31, 2010:
Asset Derivatives(1) (amounts in thousands)
                                                         
            Foreign                                
    Interest Rate     Exchange     Credit     Equity     Commodity     Other        
    Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk*     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Total  
Futures Contracts
  $     $     $     $ 542     $     $     $ 542  
 
(1)   Portfolio of Investments: Unrealized appreciation of futures contracts.
 
*   Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the footnotes to the Portfolio of Investments. Only the current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
Transactions in derivative instruments during the year ended December 31, 2010, were as follows:
Realized Gain (Loss)(1) (amounts in thousands)
                                                         
            Foreign                                
    Interest Rate     Exchange     Credit     Equity     Commodity     Other        
    Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Total  
Futures Contracts
  $     $     $     $ 5,708     $     $     $ 5,708  
Change in Appreciation (Depreciation)(2) (amounts in thousands)
                                                         
            Foreign                                
    Interest Rate     Exchange     Credit     Equity     Commodity     Other        
    Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Contracts Risk     Total  
Futures Contracts
  $     $     $     $ (5 )   $     $     $ (5 )
 
(1)   Statement of Operations location: Net realized gain (loss) on: Futures contracts
 
(2)   Statement of Operations location: Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on: Futures contracts
The average notional of futures outstanding during the year ended December 31, 2010, was $51,379,065.
Use of estimates: The Portfolio’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, which require the use of management estimates. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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December 31, 2010
3. Securities Transactions
For the year ended December 31, 2010, purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments, futures contracts, and contributions in-kind and fair value of withdrawals, aggregated to $217,471,983 and $339,764,058 respectively.
4. Related Party Fees and Transactions
The Portfolio has entered into an investment advisory agreement with SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (“SSgA FM” or the “Adviser”), a subsidiary of State Street Corporation and an affiliate of State Street Bank and Trust Company (“State Street”), under which SSgA FM directs the investments of the Portfolio in accordance with its investment objective, policies, and limitations. The Trust has contracted with State Street to provide custody, administration and transfer agent services to the Portfolio. In compensation for SSgA FM’s services as investment adviser and for State Street’s services as administrator, custodian and transfer agent (and for assuming ordinary operating expenses of the Portfolio, including ordinary legal, audit and trustees expense), State Street receives a unitary fee, calculated daily, at the annual rate of 0.045% of the Portfolio’s average daily net assets.
Certain investments made by the Portfolio were made in securities affiliated with State Street and SSgA FM. Investments in State Street Corporation, the holding company of State Street, were made according to its representative portion of the S&P 500@ Index. The market value of this investment at December 31, 2010 is listed in the Portfolio of Investments.
5. Trustees’ Fees
Pursuant to certain agreements with State Street and its affiliates, each Independent Trustee receives for his or her services a $30,000 retainer in addition to $2,500 for each in-person meeting and $500 for each telephonic meeting from State Street or its affiliates. These fees are paid through a unitary fee.
6. Indemnifications
The Trust’s organizational documents provide that its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In addition, both in some of its principal service contracts and in the normal course of its business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnifications to other parties for certain types of losses or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this could involve future claims against the Trust. Management does not expect any significant claims.

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State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Trustees of State Street Master Funds and
Owners of Beneficial Interest of State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio (one of the portfolios constituting State Street Master Funds) (the “Portfolio”), including the portfolio of investments, as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Portfolio’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Portfolio’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of State Street Equity 500 Index Portfolio, a portfolio of State Street Master Funds, at December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
( ERNET YOUNG LLP LOGO)
Boston, Massachusetts
February 22, 2011

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General Information
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and Record
The Trust has adopted proxy voting procedures relating to portfolio securities held by the Portfolio. A description of the policies and procedures are available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 521-4083 or (ii) on the website of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at www.sec.gov. Information on how the Portfolio voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30 is available by August 31 (i) without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 521-4083 or (ii) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
Quarterly Portfolio Schedule
The Trust files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year (as of March and September of each year) on Form N-Q. The Trust’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Trust’s Forms N-Q may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. The most recent Form N-Q is available without charge, upon request, by calling (877) 521-4083.
Advisory Agreement Renewal
The Board of Trustees of the Trust met on November 19, 2010 (the “Meeting”) to consider the renewal of the investment advisory agreement for the Portfolio (the “Advisory Agreement”). In preparation for considering the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees had reviewed the renewal materials provided by the investment adviser, which they had requested through independent counsel. In deciding whether to renew the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees considered various factors, including (i) the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the SSgA Funds Management, Inc. (the “Adviser”) under the Advisory Agreement, (ii) the investment performance of the Portfolio, (iii) the costs to the Adviser of its services and the profits realized by the Adviser and its affiliates from their relationship with the Trust, (iv) the extent to which economies of scale would be realized if and as the Trust grows and whether the fee levels in the Advisory Agreement reflect these economies of scale, and (v) any additional benefits to the Adviser from its relationship with the Trust.
In considering the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Adviser, the Trustees relied on their prior direct experience as Trustees of the Trust as well as on the materials provided at the Meeting. The Trustees reviewed the Adviser’s responsibilities under the Advisory Agreement and noted the experience and expertise that would be appropriate to expect of an adviser to the Portfolio, which is an index fund. The Trustees reviewed the background and experience of the Adviser’s senior management, including those individuals responsible for the investment and compliance operations relating to the investments of the Portfolio, and the responsibilities of the latter with respect to the Portfolio. They also considered the resources, operational structures and practices of the Adviser in managing the Portfolio’s investments, in monitoring and securing the Portfolio’s compliance with its investment objective and policies with respect to its investments and with applicable laws and regulations, and in seeking best execution of portfolio transactions. The Trustees also considered information about the Adviser’s overall investment management business, noting that the Adviser manages assets for a variety of institutional investors and that the Adviser and its affiliates had over $1.90 trillion in assets under management as of September 30, 2010, including over $183.40 billion managed by the Adviser. They reviewed information regarding State Street’s business continuity and disaster recovery program. Drawing upon the materials

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provided and their general knowledge of the business of the Adviser, the Trustees determined that the experience, resources and strength of the Adviser in the management of index products are exceptional. As discussed more fully below, they also determined that the advisory fee for the Portfolio was fair and reasonable and that its performance and expense ratio were acceptable. On the basis of this review, the Trustees determined that the nature and extent of the services provided by the Adviser to the Portfolio were appropriate and had been of good quality.
The Trustees noted that, in view of the investment objective of the Portfolio and the available data, the investment performance was acceptable. The Trustees noted that the performance of the Portfolio in absolute terms was not of the importance that normally attaches to that of actively-managed funds. Of more importance to the Trustees was the extent to which the Portfolio achieved its objective of replicating, before expenses, the total return of the S&P 500 Index. Drawing upon information provided at the Meeting and upon reports provided to the Trustees by the Adviser throughout the preceding year, they determined that the Portfolio had in fact tracked the index within an acceptable range of tracking error. They concluded that the performance of the Portfolio was acceptable.
The Trustees considered the profitability to the Adviser and its affiliate, State Street, of the advisory relationships with the Trust. (They noted at the outset that the issue of profitability would not arise with respect to State Street Global Markets LLC (“SSGM”), also an affiliate of the Adviser, because of the fact that SSGM receives no compensation from the feeder fund and, by implication, the Portfolio.) The Trustees had been provided with data regarding the profitability to the Adviser and State Street with respect to the Portfolio individually, and on an aggregate basis, for the year ended June 30, 2010, with additional data relating to prior years. Having discussed with representatives of the Adviser the methodologies used in computing the costs that formed the bases of the profitability calculations, they concluded that these methodologies were reasonable and turned to the data provided. After discussion and analysis they concluded that, to the extent that the Adviser’s and State Street’s relationships with the Trust had been profitable to either or both of those entities during the period for which information had been provided, the profitability was in no case such as to render the advisory fee excessive.
In order better to evaluate the Portfolio’s advisory fee, the Trustees had requested comparative information from Lipper Inc. with respect to fees paid by, and expense ratios of, similar funds not managed by the Adviser. The Trustees found that the Portfolio’s advisory fee and total expense ratio were all lower than the average for its Lipper peer group; after discussion, they concluded that the data available provided confirmation of the reasonableness of the Adviser’s fee.
In addition, the Trustees considered other advisory fees paid to the Adviser. They noted that as a general matter fees paid to the Adviser by other, closely similar mutual funds sponsored by State Street were significantly higher than the fees paid by the Portfolio and, indirectly, by the feeder fund. As to fees paid by mutual funds for which the Adviser acted as sub-adviser and by institutional accounts managed by the Adviser, the Trustees noted that these were generally lower than those paid by the Portfolio; in considering these fees, the Trustees reviewed and discussed a memorandum prepared by the Adviser discussing the differences between the services provided to the Portfolio by the Adviser and those provided to the other two types of clients. The Trustees determined that, in light of these significant differences, in both cases the fees were of doubtful utility for purposes of comparison with that of the Portfolio, but that to the extent that meaningful comparison was practicable the differences in services

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satisfactorily accounted for differences in the fees. The Board determined that the Adviser’s fee was fair and reasonable.
In considering whether the Adviser benefits in other ways from its relationship with the Trust, the Trustees also considered whether the Adviser’s affiliates may benefit from the Trust’s relationship with State Street as fund administrator, custodian and transfer agent. They noted, among other things, that the Adviser utilizes no soft-dollar arrangements in connection with the Portfolio’s brokerage transactions to obtain third-party (non-proprietary research) services. The Trustees concluded that, to the extent that the Adviser or its affiliates derive other benefits from their relationships with the Trust, those benefits are not so significant as to render the Adviser’s fee excessive.
The Trustees also considered the extent to which economies of scale may be realized by the Portfolio as assets grow and whether the Portfolio’s fee level reflects such economies of scale, if any, for the benefit of investors. In considering the matter, the Trustees determined that, to the extent economies of scale were in fact realized, such economies of scale were shared with the Portfolio by virtue of an advisory fee of a comparatively low level that subsumed economies of scale in the fee itself. The Trustees also recognized, however, that should sustained, substantial asset growth be realized in the future, it might be appropriate to consider additional measures.
On the basis of the foregoing discussions and determinations, without any one factor being dispositive, the Trustees decided to approve the continuance of the Advisory Agreement.

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Trustees and Executive Officers (Unaudited)
The table below includes information about the Trustees and Executive Officers of the State Street Master Funds, including their:
    business addresses and ages;
 
    principal occupations during the past five years; and
 
    other directorships of publicly traded companies or funds.
                         
                Number of    
                Funds in Fund    
Name, Address,   Position(s)   Term of Office   Principal   Complex    
and Date of Birth   Held with   and Length of   Occupation During   Overseen by   Other Directorships
(“DOB”)   Trust   Time Served   Past Five Years   Trustee*   Held by Trustee
Independent Trustees
                       
Michael F. Holland
  Trustee and   Term: Indefinite   Chairman, Holland &     22     Trustee, State Street
Holland & Company,
  Chairman   Elected: 7/99   Company L.L.C.           Institutional Investment
LLC
  of the         (investment adviser)           Trust; Director, the
375 Park Avenue
  Board        (1995 — present).           Holland Series Fund,
New York, NY 10152
                      Inc.; Director, The China
 
                      Fund, Inc.; Director, The
DOB: 1944
                      Taiwan Fund, Inc.; and
 
                      Director, Reaves Utility
 
                      Income Fund
 
                       
William L. Boyan
  Trustee   Term: Indefinite   President and Chief     22     Trustee, State Street
State Street Master
      Elected: 7/99   Operations Officer, John           Institutional Investment
Funds
          Hancock Financial           Trust; Former Trustee of
P.O. Box 5049
          Services (1959 — 1999)           Old Mutual South Africa
Boston, MA 02206
          Mr. Boyan retired in           Master Trust; Trustee,
 
          1999. Chairman           Children’s Hospital,
DOB: 1937
          Emeritus, Children’s           Boston, MA; and
 
          Hospital, Boston, MA           Trustee, Florida Stage.
 
          (1984 — present); Former            
 
          Trustee of Old Mutual            
 
          South Africa Master            
 
          Trust (investments)            
 
          (1995 — 2008); Former            
 
          Chairman, Boston Plan            
 
          For Excellence, Boston            
 
          Public Schools (1994 —            
 
          2008).            
 
                       
Rina K. Spence
  Trustee   Term: Indefinite   President of SpenceCare     22     Trustee, State Street
State Street Master
      Elected: 7/99   International LLC           Institutional Investment
Funds
          (international healthcare           Trust; Director,
P.O. Box 5049
          consulting) (1998 —           Berkshire Life Insurance
Boston, MA 02206
          present); Chief           Company of America
 
          Executive Officer,           1993 — 2009; Director,
DOB: 1948
          IEmily.com (internet           IEmily.com, Inc. 2000 —
 
          company) (2000 — 2001);           present; and Trustee,
 
          Chief Executive Officer           National Osteoporosis
 
          of Consensus           Foundation 2005 — 2008
 
          Pharmaceutical, Inc.            
 
          (1998 — 1999); Founder,            
 
          President and Chief            
 
          Executive Officer of            
 
          Spence Center for            
 
          Women’s Health (1994 —            
 
          1998); President and            
 
          CEO Emerson Hospital            
 
          (1984 — 1994); Trustee,            
 
          Eastern Enterprise            
 
          (utilities) (1988 — 2000).            
 
                       
Douglas T. Williams
  Trustee   Term: Indefinite   Executive Vice President     22     Trustee, State Street
State Street Master
      Elected: 7/99   of Chase Manhattan           Institutional Investment
Funds
          Bank (1987 — 1999).           Trust; Treasurer,
P.O. Box 5049
          Mr. Williams retired in           Nantucket Educational
Boston, MA 02206
          1999.           Trust, 2002-2007
DOB: 1940
                       
 
*   The “Fund Complex” consists of eleven series of the Trust and eleven series of State Street Institutional Investment Trust.

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                Number of    
                Funds in Fund    
Name, Address,   Position(s)   Term of Office   Principal   Complex    
and Date of Birth   Held with   and Length of   Occupation During   Overseen by   Other Directorships
(“DOB”)   Trust   Time Served   Past Five Years   Trustee*   Held by Trustee
Interested Trustees(1)
                       
James E. Ross
  Trustee   Term: Indefinite   President, SSgA Funds     22     Trustee, State Street
SSgA Funds
  President   Elected Trustee: 2/07   Management Inc.           Institutional Investment
Management, Inc.
      Elected President: 4/05   (2005 — present);           Trust;Trustee, SPDR@
State Street Financial
          Principal, SSgA Funds           Series Trust; Trustee,
Center
          Management, Inc.           SPDR@ Index Shares
One Lincoln Street
          (2001 — 2005); Senior           Trust and Trustee,
Boston, MA 02111-2900
          Managing Director,           Select Sector SPDR@
 
          State Street Global           Trust
DOB: 1965
          Advisors (2006 —            
 
          present); Principal, State            
 
          Street Global Advisors            
 
          (2000 — 2006).            
Officers:
                       
Ellen M. Needham
  Vice   Term: Indefinite   Vice President, SSgA        
SSgA Funds
  President    Elected: 09/09   Funds Management, Inc.            
Management, Inc.
          (investment adviser);            
State Street Financial
Center
          July 2007 to Present,            
 
          Managing Director            
One Lincoln Street
          (June 2006 to July 2007,            
Boston, MA 02111-2900
          Vice President; 2000 to            
 
          June 2006, Principal),            
DOB: 1967
          State Street Global            
 
          Advisors.            
 
                       
Laura F. Healy
  Treasurer   Term: Indefinite   Vice President of State        
State Street Bank and
      Elected: 11/10   Street Bank and Trust            
Trust Company
          Company (prior to            
4 Copley Place
  Assistant   11/08-11/10   July 2, 2008, Investors            
5th floor
  Treasurer       Financial Corporation)            
Boston, MA 02116
          since 2002.            
 
                       
DOB: 1964
                       
 
Brian D. O’Sullivan
  Assistant   Term: Indefinite   Vice President of State        
State Street Bank and
  Treasurer   Elected: 11/08   Street Bank and Trust            
Trust Company
          Company (2007 —            
801 Pennsylvania
          present) with which he            
Avenue
          has been affiliated with            
Kansas City, MO 64105
          since 1997.            
 
                       
DOB: 1975
                       
 
Peter T. Sattelmair
  Assistant   Term: Indefinite   Director of Fund        
State Street Bank and
  Treasurer   Elected: 11/08   Administration of State            
Trust Company
          Street Bank and Trust            
801 Pennsylvania
          Company (2007 —            
Avenue
          present) with which he            
Kansas City, MO 64105
          has been affiliated with            
 
          since 1999.            
 
                       
DOB: 1977
                       
 
*   The “Fund Complex” consists of eleven series of the Trust and eleven series of State Street Institutional Investment Trust.
 
(1)   Mr. Ross is an Interested Trustee because of his employment by SSgA Funds Management, Inc., an affiliate of the Trust.

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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2010  
Master Small Cap Index Series
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Advertising Agencies — 0.7%
               
Arbitron, Inc.
    7,513     $ 311,940  
Constant Contact, Inc. (a)(b)
    8,097       250,926  
DG FastChannel, Inc. (a)
    7,091       204,788  
Dex One Corp. (a)
    14,899       111,146  
Harte-Hanks, Inc.
    10,630       135,745  
Marchex, Inc., Class B
    5,365       51,182  
National CineMedia, Inc.
    14,960       297,853  
QuinStreet, Inc. (a)
    3,194       61,357  
SuperMedia, Inc. (a)
    3,269       28,473  
Travelzoo, Inc. (a)
    1,535       63,273  
Valassis Communications, Inc. (a)
    13,914       450,118  
ValueClick, Inc. (a)
    23,023       369,059  
Viad Corp.
    5,643       143,727  
 
             
 
            2,479,587  
 
Aerospace — 1.4%
               
AAR Corp. (a)
    11,002       302,225  
AeroVironment, Inc. (a)
    4,483       120,279  
Applied Energetics, Inc. (a)
    19,880       16,916  
Astronics Corp. (a)
    2,803       58,863  
Ceradyne, Inc. (a)
    7,101       223,895  
Cubic Corp.
    4,314       203,405  
Curtiss-Wright Corp.
    12,650       419,980  
Ducommun, Inc.
    2,779       60,527  
Esterline Technologies Corp. (a)
    8,237       564,976  
GenCorp, Inc. (a)
    17,241       89,136  
Heico Corp.
    8,126       414,670  
Herley Industries, Inc. (a)
    3,601       62,369  
Kaman Corp., Class A
    7,307       212,414  
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (a)
    5,735       75,530  
LMI Aerospace, Inc. (a)
    2,864       45,795  
Ladish Co., Inc. (a)
    4,397       213,738  
Moog, Inc., Class A (a)
    12,575       500,485  
Orbital Sciences Corp. (a)
    16,177       277,112  
Teledyne Technologies, Inc. (a)
    9,978       438,733  
Triumph Group, Inc.
    4,544       406,279  
 
             
 
            4,707,327  
 
Agriculture, Fishing & Ranching — 0.4%
               
The Andersons, Inc.
    5,228       190,038  
Cadiz, Inc. (a)
    4,456       55,433  
Cal-Maine Foods, Inc.
    3,927       124,015  
Calavo Growers, Inc.
    3,311       76,318  
Fresh Del Monte Produce, Inc.
    10,928       272,654  
Limoneira Co.
    2,283       65,522  
Pilgrims Pride Corp. (a)
    14,134       100,210  
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
    6,201       242,769  
Seaboard Corp.
    91       181,181  
 
             
 
            1,308,140  
 
Air Transport — 1.0%
               
Air Transport Services Group, Inc. (a)
    15,195       120,040  
AirTran Holdings, Inc. (a)
    38,092       281,500  
Alaska Air Group, Inc. (a)
    9,872       559,644  
Allegiant Travel Co.
    4,241       208,827  
Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. (a)
    7,189       401,362  
Bristow Group, Inc. (a)
    10,014       474,163  
Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (a)
    14,090       110,465  
JetBlue Airways Corp. (a)
    68,311       451,536  
PHI, Inc. (a)
    4,094       77,131  
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (a)
    5,107       40,345  
Republic Airways Holdings, Inc. (a)
    11,165       81,728  
SkyWest, Inc.
    15,379       240,220  
US Airways Group, Inc. (a)(b)
    44,916       449,609  
 
             
 
            3,496,570  
 
Alternative Energy — 0.2%
               
Ameresco Inc. (a)
    2,197       31,549  
Comverge, Inc. (a)
    7,712       53,290  
EnerNOC, Inc. (a)(b)
    5,401       129,138  
Green Plains Renewable Energy (a)
    5,005       56,356  
Rex American Resources Corp. (a)
    1,997       30,674  
Syntroleum Corp. (a)
    19,188       35,498  
USEC, Inc. (a)
    32,263       194,223  
 
             
 
            530,728  
 
Aluminum — 0.2%
               
Century Aluminum Co. (a)
    17,538       272,365  
Kaiser Aluminum Corp.
    4,291       214,936  
Noranda Aluminum Holding Corp. (a)
    3,773       55,086  
 
             
 
            542,387  
 
Asset Management & Custodian — 0.9%
               
American Capital Ltd. (a)
    94,558       714,859  
Apollo Investment Corp.
    54,856       607,256  
Arlington Asset Investment Corp.
    1,873       44,933  
Artio Global Investors, Inc.
    7,719       113,855  
Calamos Asset Management, Inc., Class A
    5,728       80,192  
Capital Southwest Corp.
    756       78,473  
Cohen & Steers, Inc.
    5,021       131,048  
Cowen Group, Inc., Class A (a)
    11,601       54,061  
Diamond Hill Investments Group
    641       46,370  
Epoch Holding Corp.
    3,651       56,700  
Fifth Street Finance Corp.
    15,310       185,863  
Financial Engines, Inc. (a)
    3,875       76,841  
GAMCO Investors, Inc., Class A
    2,015       96,740  
Golub Capital BDC, Inc.
    1,924       32,939  
Harris & Harris Group, Inc. (a)
    8,451       37,015  
JMP Group, Inc.
    3,753       28,635  
MCG Capital Corp.
    21,011       146,447  
MVC Capital, Inc.
    7,075       103,295  
NGP Capital Resources Co.
    6,745       62,054  
National Financial Partners Corp. (a)
    12,254       164,204  
Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc.
    3,115       81,644  
THL Credit, Inc.
    3,221       41,905  
TICC Capital Corp.
    8,093       90,723  
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (a)
    1,484       67,329  
Westwood Holdings Group, Inc.
    1,777       71,009  
 
             
 
            3,214,390  
 
Auto Parts — 0.9%
               
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (a)
    16,725       215,084  
Amerigon, Inc. (a)
    6,524       70,981  
ArvinMeritor, Inc. (a)
    26,179       537,193  
Dana Holding Corp. (a)
    39,026       671,638  
Dorman Products, Inc. (a)
    3,071       111,293  
Exide Technologies (a)
    20,978       197,403  
Fuel Systems Solutions, Inc. (a)
    4,164       122,338  
Standard Motor Products, Inc.
    5,702       78,117  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
MASTER SMALL CAP INDEX SERIES   DECEMBER 31, 2010

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Schedule of Investments (continued)   Master Small Cap Index Series
    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Auto Parts (concluded)
               
Stoneridge, Inc. (a)
    4,113     $ 64,944  
Superior Industries International, Inc.
    6,596       139,967  
Tenneco, Inc. (a)
    16,623       684,203  
U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (a)
    4,614       38,758  
 
             
 
            2,931,919  
 
Auto Services — 0.1%
               
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
    17,075       402,629  
 
Back Office Support, HR & Consulting — 1.4%
               
APAC Customer Services, Inc. (a)
    9,849       59,783  
Administaff, Inc.
    6,161       180,517  
The Advisory Board Co. (a)
    4,373       208,286  
Barrett Business Services, Inc.
    2,009       31,240  
CBIZ, Inc. (a)
    12,599       78,618  
CDI Corp.
    3,841       71,404  
CRA International, Inc. (a)
    3,524       82,849  
Compass Diversified Holdings
    8,945       158,237  
Corporate Executive Board Co.
    9,581       359,767  
CoStar Group, Inc. (a)
    5,837       335,978  
Dice Holdings, Inc. (a)
    4,311       61,863  
ExlService Holdings, Inc. (a)
    4,519       97,068  
Forrester Research, Inc.
    3,965       139,925  
GP Strategies Corp. (a)
    4,255       43,571  
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
    5,160       147,834  
Hudson Highland Group, Inc. (a)
    8,669       50,540  
Huron Consulting Group, Inc. (a)
    6,044       159,864  
ICF International, Inc. (a)
    4,738       121,861  
Kelly Services, Inc., Class A (a)
    7,463       140,304  
Kforce, Inc. (a)
    8,450       136,721  
Korn/Ferry International (a)
    12,668       292,758  
LECG Corp. (a)
    9,818       13,549  
Liquidity Services, Inc. (a)
    4,302       60,443  
LoopNet, Inc. (a)
    5,965       66,271  
MAXIMUS, Inc.
    4,877       319,834  
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (a)
    13,829       127,227  
On Assignment, Inc. (a)
    11,218       91,427  
Resources Connection, Inc.
    13,167       244,775  
SFN Group, Inc. (a)
    14,612       142,613  
SYKES Enterprises, Inc. (a)
    11,714       237,326  
TeleTech Holdings, Inc. (a)
    8,626       177,609  
TrueBlue, Inc. (a)
    12,456       224,083  
Volt Information Sciences, Inc. (a)
    4,122       35,655  
 
             
 
            4,699,800  
 
Banks: Diversified — 5.7%
               
1st Source Corp.
    4,534       91,768  
1st United BanCorp., Inc. (a)
    5,635       38,938  
Alliance Financial Corp.
    1,273       41,182  
American National Bankshares, Inc.
    1,631       38,410  
Ameris Bancorp (a)
    7,512       79,176  
Ames National Corp.
    2,078       45,030  
Arrow Financial Corp.
    2,576       70,866  
Bancfirst Corp.
    1,916       78,920  
Banco Latinoamericana De Comercio Exterior SA
    7,907       145,963  
The Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    7,011       71,302  
Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc.
    941       27,374  
Bank of Marin Bancorp
    1,409       49,315  
Bank of the Ozarks, Inc.
    3,448       149,471  
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
    21,149       138,526  
Bridge Bancorp, Inc.
    1,661       40,944  
Bryn Mawr Bank Corp.
    2,485       43,363  
CNB Financial Corp.
    3,286       48,666  
CVB Financial Corp. (b)
    25,322       219,542  
Camden National Corp.
    2,338       84,706  
Capital City Bank Group, Inc. (b)
    4,028       50,753  
Cardinal Financial Corp.
    8,760       101,879  
Cathay General Bancorp
    22,030       367,901  
Center Financial Corp. (a)
    11,411       86,495  
Centerstate Banks, Inc.
    6,720       53,222  
Chemical Financial Corp.
    6,973       154,452  
Citizens & Northern Corp.
    3,883       57,701  
Citizens Banking Corp. (a)
    119,962       73,777  
City Holding Co.
    4,426       160,354  
CoBiz Financial, Inc.
    8,417       51,175  
Columbia Banking System, Inc.
    11,079       233,324  
Community Bank System, Inc.
    9,024       250,596  
Community Trust Bancorp, Inc.
    3,810       110,338  
Danvers Bancorp, Inc.
    5,535       97,803  
Eagle Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    4,253       61,371  
Enterprise Financial Services Corp.
    5,009       52,394  
F.N.B. Corp.
    32,065       314,878  
Financial Institutions, Inc.
    3,012       57,138  
First Bancorp, Inc.
    2,554       40,328  
First Bancorp, North Carolina
    4,541       69,523  
First Busey Corp. (b)
    16,782       78,875  
First Commonwealth Financial Corp.
    29,581       209,433  
First Community Bancshares, Inc.
    4,244       63,405  
First Financial Bancorp
    16,288       301,002  
First Financial Bankshares, Inc.
    5,711       292,289  
First Financial Corp.
    3,157       110,937  
First Merchants Corp.
    6,818       60,407  
First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.
    21,086       242,911  
The First of Long Island Corp.
    1,762       50,939  
First South Bancorp, Inc.
    2,370       15,334  
FirstMerit Corp.
    29,779       589,326  
German American Bancorp, Inc.
    2,966       54,619  
Glacier Bancorp, Inc.
    20,151       304,482  
Greene County Bancshares, Inc. (a)
    2,897       9,270  
Hancock Holding Co.
    7,954       277,276  
Heartland Financial USA, Inc.
    4,147       72,407  
Home Bancshares, Inc.
    6,370       140,331  
Hudson Valley Holding Corp.
    3,941       97,569  
IBERIABANK Corp.
    7,356       434,960  
International Bancshares Corp.
    14,921       298,868  
Investors Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    13,630       178,826  
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
    6,402       70,230  
Lakeland Financial Corp.
    4,784       102,665  
MA Independent Bank Corp.
    5,778       156,295  
MB Financial, Inc.
    15,086       261,290  
MT First Interstate Bancsystem, Inc.
    4,065       61,951  
MainSource Financial Group, Inc.
    6,639       69,112  
Merchants Bancshares, Inc.
    1,312       36,159  
Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    2,629       30,996  
Metro Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    3,702       40,759  
Midsouth Bancorp, Inc.
    2,164       33,239  
NBT Bancorp, Inc.
    9,661       233,313  
Nara Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    10,670       104,779  
National Bankshares, Inc.
    1,803       56,776  
National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
    35,969       288,831  
Old National Bancorp
    24,002       285,384  
Oriental Financial Group
    13,280       165,867  
Orrstown Financial Service, Inc.
    1,867       51,174  
Pacific Continental Corp.
    6,216       62,533  
PacWest Bancorp
    8,404       179,678  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Banks: Diversified (concluded)
               
Park National Corp. (b)
    3,457     $ 251,220  
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp.
    2,357       30,759  
Penns Woods Bancorp, Inc.
    1,114       44,337  
Peoples Bancorp, Inc.
    2,840       44,446  
Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc. (a)
    9,935       134,917  
PrivateBancorp, Inc.
    14,856       213,629  
Prosperity Bancshares, Inc.
    12,899       506,673  
Provident Financial Services, Inc.
    16,891       255,561  
Renasant Corp.
    7,002       118,404  
Republic Bancorp, Inc., Class A
    3,034       72,057  
Rockville Financial, Inc.
    2,246       27,446  
Roma Financial Corp.
    2,249       23,839  
S&T Bancorp, Inc. (b)
    6,761       152,731  
SCBT Financial Corp.
    3,549       116,230  
SVB Financial Group (a)
    11,524       611,348  
SY Bancorp, Inc.
    3,578       87,840  
Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.
    6,732       124,071  
Sierra Bancorp
    3,790       40,667  
Signature Bank (a)
    11,244       562,200  
Simmons First National Corp., Class A
    4,661       132,838  
Southside Bancshares, Inc.
    4,240       89,337  
Southwest Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    6,006       74,474  
State Bancorp, Inc.
    5,482       50,708  
StellarOne Corp.
    6,915       100,544  
Sterling Bancorp
    7,118       74,525  
Sterling Bancshares, Inc.
    24,928       174,995  
Suffolk Bancorp
    2,560       63,181  
Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc.
    35,570       344,318  
Taylor Capital Group, Inc. (a)
    2,613       34,361  
Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc. (a)
    10,251       218,039  
Tompkins Trustco, Inc.
    2,287       89,559  
Tower Bancorp, Inc.
    2,586       56,995  
Towne Bank (b)
    6,578       104,524  
Trico Bancshares
    3,626       58,560  
TrustCo Bank Corp. NY
    21,337       135,277  
Trustmark Corp.
    17,528       435,396  
UMB Financial Corp.
    8,668       359,029  
Umpqua Holdings Corp.
    31,483       383,463  
Union First Market Bankshares Corp.
    5,403       79,856  
United Bankshares, Inc.
    10,919       318,835  
United Community Banks, Inc. (a)
    31,060       60,567  
Univest Corp. of Pennsylvania
    4,951       94,911  
Virginia Commerce Bancorp (a)
    5,599       34,602  
Washington Banking Co.
    3,981       54,579  
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.
    4,328       94,697  
Webster Financial Corp.
    18,376       362,007  
WesBanco, Inc.
    6,580       124,757  
West Bancorp., Inc.
    4,227       32,928  
West Coast Bancorp (a)
    24,788       69,902  
Westamerica Bancorp. (b)
    7,958       441,430  
Western Alliance Bancorp (a)
    18,035       132,738  
Whitney Holding Corp.
    27,199       384,866  
Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.
    5,264       40,112  
Wintrust Financial Corp.
    8,503       280,854  
 
             
 
            19,129,500  
 
Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending — 1.0%
               
Abington Bancorp, Inc.
    5,676       67,715  
Astoria Financial Corp.
    24,131       335,662  
Bank Mutual Corp.
    12,544       59,960  
BankFinancial Corp.
    5,050       49,238  
Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    10,634       93,898  
Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.
    4,256       94,058  
BofI Holding, Inc. (a)
    1,803       27,965  
Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
    15,960       173,166  
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
    7,846       114,473  
ESB Financial Corp.
    2,554       41,477  
ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
    4,575       60,482  
First Financial Holdings, Inc.
    5,653       65,066  
Flagstar BanCorp., Inc. (a)
    11,589       18,890  
Flushing Financial Corp.
    9,115       127,610  
Great Southern Bancorp, Inc.
    2,691       63,481  
Heritage Financial Corp. (a)
    2,621       36,484  
Home Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    2,132       29,464  
Home Federal Bancorp, Inc.
    4,516       55,411  
Kearny Financial Corp.
    3,744       32,198  
NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc.
    29,184       437,176  
Northfield Bancorp, Inc.
    5,634       75,045  
Northwest Bancshares, Inc.
    30,938       363,831  
OceanFirst Financial Corp.
    5,261       67,709  
Ocwen Financial Corp. (a)
    20,860       199,004  
OmniAmerican Bancorp, Inc. (a)
    4,232       57,344  
Oritani Financial Corp.
    15,172       185,705  
Provident New York Bancorp
    11,601       121,694  
Territorial BanCorp., Inc.
    3,203       63,772  
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
    5,324       81,297  
ViewPoint Financial Group
    3,964       46,339  
WSFS Financial Corp.
    1,549       73,485  
Westfield Financial, Inc.
    8,079       74,731  
 
             
 
            3,393,830  
 
Beverage: Brewers & Distillers — 0.1%
               
Boston Beer Co., Inc., Class A (a)
    2,361       224,507  
 
Beverage: Soft Drinks — 0.1%
               
Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated
    1,262       70,142  
Farmer Bros. Co.
    2,052       36,526  
Heckmann Corp. (a)
    24,875       125,121  
National Beverage Corp.
    3,583       47,081  
Peet’s Coffee & Tea, Inc. (a)
    3,198       133,484  
 
             
 
            412,354  
 
Biotechnology — 3.4%
               
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    5,804       105,052  
AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)
    3,059       44,723  
AVI BioPharma, Inc. (a)
    29,393       62,313  
Accelrys, Inc. (a)
    15,873       131,746  
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    10,646       290,210  
Affymax, Inc. (a)
    5,315       35,345  
Albany Molecular Research, Inc. (a)
    5,877       33,029  
Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    23,553       108,579  
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    10,297       101,528  
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
    34,831       59,909  
Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    35,601       181,565  
Arqule, Inc. (a)
    11,067       64,963  
Array Biopharma, Inc. (a)
    17,537       52,436  
BioMimetic Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    5,479       69,583  
Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    25,188       41,308  
Biotime, Inc. (a)
    7,035       58,602  
Celera Corp. (a)
    22,818       143,753  
Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    8,602       35,440  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Biotechnology (continued)
               
Cepheid, Inc. (a)
    16,669     $ 379,220  
Chelsea Therapeutics International, Inc. (a)
    11,224       84,180  
Clinical Data, Inc. (a)
    3,426       54,508  
Codexis Inc. (a)
    3,408       36,130  
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    15,967       341,694  
Curis, Inc. (a)
    25,136       49,769  
Cypress Bioscience, Inc. (a)
    12,458       80,728  
Cytokinetics, Inc. (a)
    12,738       26,622  
Cytori Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    13,585       70,506  
CytRx Corp. (a)
    37,640       38,016  
Dyax Corp. (a)
    29,631       63,410  
Dynavax Technologies Corp. (a)
    26,944       86,221  
Emergent Biosolutions, Inc. (a)
    5,490       128,795  
Enzo Biochem, Inc. (a)
    9,003       47,536  
Enzon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    13,516       164,490  
Exact Sciences Corp. (a)
    12,583       75,246  
Exelixis, Inc. (a)
    31,077       255,142  
Furiex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    3,523       50,907  
Genomic Health, Inc. (a)
    4,274       91,421  
Geron Corp. (a)(b)
    32,882       170,000  
Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    21,215       168,023  
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    10,319       52,008  
ImmunoGen, Inc. (a)
    18,480       171,125  
Immunomedics, Inc. (a)
    18,022       64,519  
Incyte Corp. (a)
    24,787       410,473  
Inhibitex, Inc. (a)
    12,947       33,662  
Inovio Pharmaceuticals Inc. (a)
    21,433       24,648  
InterMune, Inc. (a)
    13,045       474,838  
Kensey Nash Corp. (a)
    1,854       51,597  
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    14,942       68,434  
Lexicon Genetics, Inc. (a)
    59,551       85,753  
Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    6,858       61,173  
MannKind Corp. (a)(b)
    18,293       147,442  
Martek Biosciences Corp. (a)
    9,345       292,498  
Maxygen, Inc.
    10,364       40,731  
Medivation, Inc. (a)
    10,059       152,595  
Metabolix, Inc. (a)
    7,956       96,825  
Micromet, Inc. (a)
    24,767       201,108  
Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    12,174       182,245  
NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    18,637       147,232  
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (a)
    11,908       68,947  
Nektar Therapeutics (a)
    26,237       337,145  
Neuralstem, Inc. (a)
    15,917       33,744  
Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (a)
    13,998       106,945  
Neurogesx, Inc. (a)
    4,216       26,814  
Novavax, Inc. (a)
    28,284       68,730  
Omeros Corp. (a)
    6,567       54,112  
Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    17,542       646,774  
Opko Health, Inc. (a)
    26,181       96,084  
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    9,144       73,884  
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. (a)
    4,623       36,013  
PDL BioPharma, Inc.
    39,526       246,247  
Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. (a)
    4,226       67,236  
Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    20,894       48,056  
Pharmasset, Inc. (a)
    8,256       358,393  
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    7,728       42,195  
Pure Bioscience (a)
    9,330       20,713  
RTI Biologics, Inc. (a)
    14,802       39,521  
Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    14,492       109,125  
Sangamo Biosciences, Inc. (a)
    12,393       82,290  
Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    19,100       212,774  
Seattle Genetics, Inc. (a)
    23,588       352,641  
Sequenom, Inc. (a)
    25,712       206,210  
StemCells, Inc. (a)
    39,100       42,228  
Targacept, Inc. (a)
    6,499       172,224  
Theravance, Inc. (a)
    17,611       441,508  
Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    8,530       80,694  
ViroPharma, Inc. (a)
    21,748       376,675  
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (a)
    15,452       72,006  
Zalicus, Inc. (a)
    17,912       28,301  
 
             
 
            11,389,783  
 
Building Materials — 0.9%
               
Acuity Brands, Inc.
    11,956       689,503  
Ameron International Corp.
    2,573       196,500  
Builders FirstSource, Inc. (a)
    12,175       23,985  
Gibraltar Industries, Inc. (a)
    8,715       118,263  
Griffon Corp. (a)
    12,864       163,887  
Headwaters, Inc. (a)
    18,899       86,557  
LSI Industries, Inc.
    5,533       46,809  
Louisiana-Pacific Corp. (a)
    35,850       339,141  
NCI Building Systems, Inc. (a)
    6,307       88,235  
Quanex Building Products Corp.
    10,811       205,085  
Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    11,098       343,039  
Texas Industries, Inc.
    5,750       263,235  
Trex Co., Inc. (a)
    4,563       109,329  
Watsco, Inc.
    7,647       482,373  
 
             
 
            3,155,941  
 
Building: Climate Control — 0.1%
               
Aaon, Inc.
    3,611       101,867  
Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
    10,901       143,566  
Interline Brands, Inc. (a)
    9,343       212,740  
 
             
 
            458,173  
 
Building: Roofing, Wallboard & Plumbing — 0.1%
               
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. (a)
    12,821       229,111  
 
Cable Television Services — 0.1%
               
Knology, Inc. (a)
    8,440       131,917  
Mediacom Communications Corp., Class A (a)
    11,599       98,128  
 
             
 
            230,045  
 
Casinos & Gambling — 0.3%
               
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
    8,159       127,525  
Boyd Gaming Corp. (a)
    15,602       165,381  
Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (a)
    4,441       45,387  
Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (a)
    2,571       32,137  
Multimedia Games, Inc. (a)
    7,612       42,475  
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (a)
    15,194       213,020  
Scientific Games Corp., Class A (a)
    17,953       178,812  
Shuffle Master, Inc. (a)
    15,457       176,983  
 
             
 
            981,720  
 
Chemicals: Diversified — 1.5%
               
Aceto Corp.
    8,227       74,043  
American Vanguard Corp.
    5,145       43,938  
Arch Chemicals, Inc.
    6,189       234,749  
Georgia Gulf Corp. (a)
    9,588       230,687  
Hawkins, Inc.
    2,452       108,869  
Innophos Holdings, Inc.
    6,064       218,789  
KMG Chemicals, Inc.
    1,598       26,479  
LSB Industries, Inc. (a)
    4,636       112,469  
Landec Corp. (a)
    6,860       41,023  
OM Group, Inc. (a)
    8,613       331,687  
Olin Corp.
    21,795       447,233  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Chemicals: Diversified (concluded)
               
Omnova Solutions, Inc. (a)
    12,713     $ 106,281  
PolyOne Corp. (a)
    25,994       324,665  
Rockwood Holdings, Inc. (a)
    14,506       567,475  
Sensient Technologies Corp.
    13,600       499,528  
Solutia, Inc. (a)
    33,774       779,504  
TPC Group, Inc. (a)
    2,307       69,948  
W.R. Grace & Co. (a)
    20,151       707,905  
Westlake Chemical Corp.
    5,382       233,955  
 
             
 
            5,159,227  
 
Chemicals: Specialty — 0.5%
               
Balchem Corp.
    7,734       261,487  
Calgon Carbon Corp. (a)
    15,390       232,697  
Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc. (a)
    3,215       99,504  
NewMarket Corp.
    2,831       349,260  
Polypore International, Inc. (a)
    6,115       249,064  
Quaker Chemical Corp.
    3,013       125,552  
Senomyx, Inc. (a)
    11,804       84,162  
Stepan Co.
    2,108       160,777  
Zep, Inc.
    5,992       119,121  
 
             
 
            1,681,624  
 
Coal — 0.3%
               
Cloud Peak Energy, Inc. (a)
    8,872       206,097  
International Coal Group, Inc. (a)
    37,154       287,572  
James River Coal Co. (a)
    7,416       187,847  
L&L Energy, Inc. (a)
    5,371       58,007  
Patriot Coal Corp. (a)
    21,831       422,866  
 
             
 
            1,162,389  
 
Commercial Finance & Mortgage Companies — 0.1%
               
Asta Funding, Inc.
    4,159       33,688  
Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., Class B
    2,525       41,208  
Medallion Financial Corp.
    5,747       47,126  
NewStar Financial, Inc. (a)
    8,462       89,443  
 
             
 
            211,465  
 
Commercial Services: Rental & Leasing — 0.6%
               
Aircastle Ltd.
    13,828       144,503  
CAI International, Inc. (a)
    3,024       59,270  
Electro Rent Corp.
    5,052       81,640  
H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (a)
    8,394       97,119  
Marlin Business Services, Inc. (a)
    2,283       28,880  
McGrath RentCorp
    6,835       179,214  
Mobile Mini, Inc. (a)
    10,363       204,048  
PHH Corp. (a)
    15,575       360,561  
RSC Holdings, Inc. (a)
    13,484       131,334  
SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd.
    3,037       42,700  
TAL International Group, Inc.
    4,828       149,040  
United Rentals, Inc. (a)
    16,903       384,543  
 
             
 
            1,862,852  
 
Commercial Vehicles & Parts — 0.3%
               
Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. (a)
    7,113       115,586  
Force Protection, Inc. (a)
    19,673       108,398  
Miller Industries, Inc.
    2,710       38,564  
Modine Manufacturing Co. (a)
    13,116       203,298  
Rush Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)
    9,230       188,661  
Spartan Motors, Inc.
    10,280       62,605  
Wabash National Corp. (a)
    18,952       224,581  
 
             
 
            941,693  
 
Communications Technology — 3.2%
               
AboveNet, Inc.
    6,173       360,874  
Acme Packet, Inc. (a)
    12,197       648,393  
Adtran, Inc.
    17,264       625,129  
Anaren, Inc. (a)
    4,408       91,907  
Anixter International, Inc.
    7,796       465,655  
Aruba Networks, Inc. (a)
    21,591       450,820  
Aviat Networks, Inc. (a)
    18,839       95,514  
Bel Fuse, Inc.
    3,256       77,818  
BigBand Networks, Inc. (a)
    13,752       38,506  
Black Box Corp.
    4,852       185,783  
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
    8,044       223,060  
Digi International, Inc. (a)
    7,948       88,223  
DigitalGlobe, Inc. (a)
    7,687       243,755  
EMS Technologies, Inc. (a)
    4,405       87,131  
Echelon Corp. (a)
    10,004       101,941  
Emulex Corp. (a)
    23,243       271,013  
Extreme Networks, Inc. (a)
    27,561       85,163  
Finisar Corp. (a)
    21,060       625,271  
GSI Technology, Inc. (a)
    4,937       39,990  
GeoEye, Inc. (a)
    6,114       259,172  
Globecomm Systems, Inc. (a)
    6,651       66,510  
Harmonic, Inc. (a)
    27,452       235,264  
Hughes Communications, Inc. (a)
    2,650       107,166  
Infinera Corp. (a)
    24,897       257,186  
InterDigital, Inc. (a)(b)
    12,235       509,465  
Ixia (a)
    8,980       150,684  
KVH Industries, Inc. (a)
    4,532       54,157  
Loral Space & Communications Ltd. (a)
    3,024       231,336  
NETGEAR, Inc. (a)
    9,928       334,375  
Network Equipment Technologies, Inc. (a)
    8,165       37,804  
Novatel Wireless, Inc. (a)
    8,850       84,518  
Oclaro, Inc. (a)
    14,280       187,782  
Oplink Communications, Inc. (a)
    5,696       105,205  
PC-Tel, Inc. (a)
    4,815       28,890  
Plantronics, Inc.
    13,418       499,418  
Riverbed Technology, Inc. (a)
    35,147       1,236,120  
SeaChange International, Inc. (a)
    8,576       73,325  
Shoretel, Inc. (a)
    13,394       104,607  
Sonus Networks, Inc. (a)
    58,419       155,979  
Sycamore Networks, Inc.
    5,573       114,748  
Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (a)
    19,166       591,271  
Tekelec (a)
    18,982       226,076  
Viasat, Inc. (a)
    9,276       411,947  
 
             
 
            10,868,951  
 
Computer Services Software & Systems — 6.7%
               
ACI Worldwide, Inc. (a)(c)
    9,391       252,336  
Actuate Corp. (a)
    13,455       76,694  
Acxiom Corp. (a)
    19,178       328,903  
American Reprographics Co. (a)
    11,101       84,257  
American Software, Class A
    7,492       50,721  
Ariba, Inc. (a)
    25,118       590,022  
Art Technology Group, Inc. (a)
    44,418       265,620  
Aspen Technology, Inc. (a)
    17,836       226,517  
Avid Technology, Inc. (a)
    8,148       142,264  
Blackbaud, Inc.
    12,651       327,661  
Blackboard, Inc. (a)
    9,618       397,223  
Blue Coat Systems, Inc. (a)
    11,468       342,549  
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (a)
    9,065       196,801  
BroadSoft, Inc. (a)
    2,081       49,694  
CACI International, Inc., Class A (a)
    8,409       449,041  
CDC Corp. (a)
    7,453       26,160  
CSG Systems International, Inc. (a)
    9,715       184,002  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Computer Services Software & Systems (continued)
               
Ciber, Inc. (a)
    19,400     $ 90,792  
CommVault Systems, Inc. (a)
    12,126       347,046  
Compellent Technologies, Inc. (a)
    6,600       182,094  
Computer Task Group, Inc. (a)
    4,095       44,554  
ComScore, Inc. (a)
    6,275       139,995  
Concur Technologies, Inc. (a)
    11,198       581,512  
Deltek, Inc. (a)
    5,271       38,267  
DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (a)
    11,426       229,320  
DemandTec, Inc. (a)
    5,233       56,726  
Digimarc Corp. (a)
    2,156       64,702  
Digital River, Inc. (a)
    11,096       381,924  
DynaVox, Inc., Class A (a)
    2,910       14,928  
EPIQ Systems, Inc.
    9,048       124,229  
EarthLink, Inc.
    30,934       266,032  
Ebix, Inc. (a)(b)
    7,644       180,933  
Epicor Software Corp. (a)
    13,337       134,704  
Fortinet, Inc. (a)
    11,700       378,495  
Hypercom Corp. (a)
    13,204       110,517  
iGate Corp.
    6,883       135,664  
Infospace, Inc. (a)
    11,166       92,678  
Integral Systems, Inc. (a)
    5,890       58,370  
Interactive Intelligence, Inc. (a)
    3,737       97,760  
Internap Network Services Corp. (a)
    15,693       95,413  
Internet Capital Group, Inc. (a)
    10,158       144,447  
IntraLinks Holdings, Inc. (a)
    3,288       61,518  
JDA Software Group, Inc. (a)
    11,783       329,924  
KIT Digital, Inc. (a)
    7,970       127,839  
Kenexa Corp. (a)
    6,263       136,471  
Keynote Systems, Inc.
    4,265       62,354  
Lawson Software, Inc. (a)
    38,987       360,630  
Limelight Networks, Inc. (a)
    13,693       79,556  
Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. (a)
    18,197       67,147  
LivePerson, Inc. (a)
    13,020       147,126  
LogMeIn, Inc. (a)
    4,233       187,691  
Magma Design Automation, Inc. (a)
    17,304       86,693  
Manhattan Associates, Inc. (a)
    6,447       196,891  
Mantech International Corp., Class A (a)
    6,298       260,296  
Mentor Graphics Corp. (a)
    30,075       360,900  
Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. (a)
    6,749       124,047  
MicroStrategy, Inc., Class A (a)
    2,484       212,307  
Moduslink Global Solutions, Inc. (a)
    13,785       92,359  
Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc. (a)
    6,643       73,737  
NCI, Inc., Class A (a)
    1,829       42,049  
NIC, Inc.
    15,822       153,632  
NetScout Systems, Inc. (a)
    8,614       198,208  
NetSuite, Inc. (a)
    5,365       134,125  
OpenTable, Inc. (a)
    4,446       313,354  
Openwave Systems, Inc. (a)
    26,472       56,121  
Opnet Technologies, Inc.
    3,910       104,671  
PDF Solutions, Inc. (a)
    6,099       29,397  
PROS Holdings, Inc. (a)
    5,951       67,782  
Parametric Technology Corp. (a)
    32,264       726,908  
Pegasystems, Inc.
    4,662       170,769  
Perficient, Inc. (a)
    6,938       86,725  
Progress Software Corp. (a)
    11,739       496,794  
QLIK Technologies, Inc. (a)
    3,794       97,923  
Quest Software, Inc. (a)
    16,628       461,261  
Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (a)
    27,028       848,949  
Radiant Systems, Inc. (a)
    9,361       183,195  
RealNetworks, Inc. (a)
    25,684       107,873  
RealPage, Inc. (a)
    4,286       132,566  
RightNow Technologies, Inc. (a)
    6,264       148,269  
SAVVIS, Inc. (a)
    10,340       263,877  
SRA International, Inc., Class A (a)
    11,801       241,330  
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (a)
    3,576       73,344  
SYNNEX Corp. (a)
    6,350       198,120  
Saba Software, Inc. (a)
    9,438       57,761  
Sapient Corp.
    28,831       348,855  
Smith Micro Software, Inc. (a)
    8,650       136,151  
SolarWinds, Inc. (a)
    9,916       190,883  
Sonic Solutions, Inc. (a)
    11,983       179,745  
Sourcefire, Inc. (a)
    7,788       201,943  
SuccessFactors, Inc. (a)
    17,608       509,928  
Support.com, Inc. (a)
    13,677       88,627  
Synchronoss Technologies, Inc. (a)
    5,863       156,601  
Syntel, Inc.
    3,723       177,922  
TIBCO Software, Inc. (a)
    46,168       909,971  
TNS, Inc. (a)
    7,144       148,595  
Taleo Corp., Class A (a)
    11,227       310,427  
TeleCommunication Systems, Inc., Class A (a)
    12,196       56,955  
Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (a)
    16,771       217,184  
Tier Technologies, Inc., Class B (a)
    3,808       22,810  
Tyler Technologies, Inc. (a)
    8,776       182,190  
Ultimate Software Group, Inc. (a)
    7,017       341,237  
Unisys Corp. (a)
    11,764       304,570  
United Online, Inc.
    25,722       169,765  
VASCO Data Security International, Inc. (a)
    7,887       64,121  
VeriFone Systems, Inc. (a)
    23,839       919,232  
VirnetX Holding Corp.
    10,248       152,183  
Virtusa Corp. (a)
    4,160       68,058  
Wave Systems Corp., Class A (a)
    21,971       86,566  
Websense, Inc. (a)
    11,904       241,056  
Zix Corp. (a)
    17,043       72,774  
 
             
 
            22,602,405  
 
Computer Technology — 0.6%
               
Cray, Inc. (a)
    10,787       77,127  
Hutchinson Technology, Inc. (a)
    6,167       22,880  
Imation Corp. (a)
    8,846       91,202  
Immersion Corp. (a)
    9,143       61,350  
Insight Enterprises, Inc. (a)
    13,317       175,252  
Intermec, Inc. (a)
    14,173       179,430  
Quantum Corp. (a)
    59,610       221,749  
Radisys Corp. (a)
    6,507       57,912  
Rimage Corp. (a)
    3,339       49,784  
STEC, Inc. (a)
    11,398       201,175  
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (a)
    6,132       104,735  
Silicon Graphics International Corp. (a)
    9,555       86,282  
Stratasys, Inc. (a)
    5,828       190,226  
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (a)
    7,145       82,453  
Synaptics, Inc. (a)
    9,314       273,645  
Xyratex Ltd. (a)
    8,251       134,574  
 
             
 
            2,009,776  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Construction — 0.5%
               
EMCOR Group, Inc. (a)
    18,337     $ 531,406  
Granite Construction, Inc.
    9,570       262,505  
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp.
    16,695       123,042  
Insituform Technologies, Inc., Class A (a)
    10,968       290,762  
Orion Marine Group, Inc. (a)
    7,892       91,547  
Primoris Services Corp.
    6,863       65,473  
Sterling Construction Co., Inc. (a)
    5,135       66,961  
Tutor Perini Corp.
    7,332       156,978  
 
             
 
            1,588,674  
 
Consumer Electronics — 0.2%
               
Audiovox Corp., Class A (a)
    4,450       38,403  
RealD Inc. (a)
    4,079       105,728  
TiVo, Inc. (a)
    31,997       276,134  
Universal Electronics, Inc. (a)
    3,743       106,189  
 
             
 
            526,454  
 
Consumer Lending — 0.9%
               
Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc.
    16,629       93,787  
Cash America International, Inc.
    8,288       306,076  
Credit Acceptance Corp. (a)
    1,510       94,783  
Dollar Financial Corp. (a)
    6,982       199,895  
Encore Capital Group, Inc. (a)
    4,108       96,333  
Ezcorp, Inc. (a)
    12,908       350,194  
First Cash Financial Services, Inc. (a)
    8,403       260,409  
The First Marblehead Corp. (a)
    18,710       40,601  
MGIC Investment Corp. (a)
    56,003       570,670  
MoneyGram International, Inc. (a)
    26,653       72,230  
Nelnet, Inc., Class A
    7,528       178,338  
Netspend Holdings, Inc. (a)
    8,431       108,085  
Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (a)
    4,751       357,275  
Student Loan Corp.
    1,040       33,738  
World Acceptance Corp. (a)
    4,585       242,088  
 
             
 
            3,004,502  
 
Consumer Services: Miscellaneous — 0.7%
               
Ancestry.com, Inc. (a)
    5,484       155,307  
Coinstar, Inc. (a)
    8,825       498,083  
Core-Mark Holdings Co., Inc. (a)
    3,107       110,578  
The Knot, Inc. (a)
    8,783       86,776  
Move, Inc. (a)
    44,535       114,455  
NutriSystem, Inc. (b)
    7,652       160,922  
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. (a)
    2,044       123,151  
Sotheby’s Holdings, Inc., Class A
    18,618       837,810  
Steiner Leisure Ltd. (a)
    4,315       201,510  
 
             
 
            2,288,592  
 
Containers & Packaging — 0.4%
               
AEP Industries, Inc. (a)
    1,150       29,843  
Graham Packaging Co., Inc. (a)
    5,139       67,013  
Graphic Packaging Holding Co. (a)
    31,761       123,550  
Myers Industries, Inc.
    10,282       100,147  
Rock-Tenn Co., Class A
    10,754       580,178  
Silgan Holdings, Inc.
    14,840       531,420  
 
             
 
            1,432,151  
 
Cosmetics — 0.1%
               
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (a)
    6,725       154,742  
Inter Parfums, Inc.
    4,215       79,453  
Revlon, Inc., Class A (a)
    3,695       36,359  
 
             
 
            270,554  
 
Diversified Financial Services — 0.4%
               
Duff & Phelps Corp.
    8,086       136,330  
Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A
    4,505       153,170  
FBR Capital Markets Corp. (a)
    14,655       55,982  
Gleacher & Co, Inc. (a)
    23,750       56,288  
Main Street Capital Corp.
    4,434       80,654  
MidwestOne Financial Group, Inc.
    1,865       28,180  
Piper Jaffray Cos. (a)
    4,213       147,497  
Sanders Morris Harris Group, Inc.
    5,727       41,521  
Stifel Financial Corp. (a)
    9,417       584,231  
Triangle Capital Corp.
    4,316       82,004  
 
             
 
            1,365,857  
 
Diversified Manufacturing Operations — 0.3%
               
A.M. Castle & Co. (a)
    4,762       87,669  
Barnes Group, Inc.
    13,810       285,453  
Federal Signal Corp.
    17,890       122,725  
Lydall, Inc. (a)
    4,646       37,400  
OSI Systems, Inc. (a)
    4,609       167,583  
Raven Industries, Inc.
    4,607       219,708  
Standex International Corp.
    3,548       106,121  
Trimas Corp. (a)
    4,407       90,167  
 
             
 
            1,116,826  
 
Diversified Materials & Processing — 0.8%
               
Belden, Inc.
    13,241       487,534  
Cabot Microelectronics Corp. (a)
    6,637       275,104  
Clarcor, Inc.
    13,889       595,699  
Encore Wire Corp.
    5,047       126,579  
Hexcel Corp. (a)
    26,888       486,404  
Insteel Industries, Inc.
    4,853       60,614  
Koppers Holdings, Inc.
    5,904       211,245  
Rogers Corp. (a)
    4,522       172,966  
Tredegar Corp.
    6,809       131,958  
Uranium Energy Corp. (a)(b)
    16,751       101,176  
 
             
 
            2,649,279  
 
Diversified Media — 0.1%
               
Belo Corp., Class A (a)
    26,829       189,949  
EW Scripps Co. (a)
    9,726       98,719  
Playboy Enterprises, Inc., Class B (a)
    7,669       40,032  
 
             
 
            328,700  
 
Diversified Retail — 0.7%
               
99 Cents Only Stores (a)
    12,612       201,035  
The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. (a)
    3,782       47,880  
Dillard’s, Inc., Class A
    11,211       425,345  
Fred’s, Inc.
    10,754       147,975  
GSI Commerce, Inc. (a)
    18,657       432,843  
Gaiam, Inc.
    4,379       33,718  
HSN, Inc. (a)
    10,902       334,037  
Overstock.com, Inc.
    4,575       75,396  
PriceSmart, Inc.
    4,549       172,999  
Saks, Inc. (a)
    37,767       404,107  
Tuesday Morning Corp. (a)
    7,728       40,804  
 
             
 
            2,316,139  
 
Drug & Grocery Store Chains — 0.7%
               
Arden Group, Inc., Class A
    556       45,870  
Casey’s General Stores, Inc.
    10,841       460,851  
drugstore.com, Inc. (a)
    24,853       54,925  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Drug & Grocery Store Chains (concluded)
               
The Fresh Market, Inc. (a)
    4,210     $ 173,452  
Ingles Markets, Inc., Class A
    4,294       82,445  
Nash Finch Co.
    3,603       153,163  
The Pantry, Inc. (a)
    7,076       140,529  
PetMed Express, Inc. (b)
    6,312       112,417  
Rite Aid Corp. (a)
    147,313       130,107  
Ruddick Corp.
    12,199       449,411  
Spartan Stores, Inc.
    6,686       113,328  
Village Super Market, Inc., Class A
    2,539       83,787  
Weis Markets, Inc.
    3,843       154,988  
Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. (a)
    15,711       112,648  
 
             
 
            2,267,921  
 
Education Services — 0.5%
               
Ambassadors Group, Inc.
    6,426       73,899  
American Public Education, Inc. (a)
    5,243       195,249  
Archipelago Learning, Inc. (a)
    3,223       31,618  
Bridgepoint Education, Inc. (a)
    5,635       107,065  
Capella Education Co. (a)
    4,619       307,533  
Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (a)(b)
    24,036       125,228  
Franklin Covey Co. (a)
    3,631       31,190  
Grand Canyon Education, Inc. (a)
    8,882       173,998  
K12, Inc. (a)
    7,103       203,572  
Lincoln Educational Services Corp.
    4,710       73,052  
Renaissance Learning, Inc.
    3,534       41,843  
Rosetta Stone, Inc. (a)
    3,247       68,901  
School Specialty, Inc. (a)
    5,959       83,009  
Universal Technical Institute, Inc.
    6,007       132,274  
 
             
 
            1,648,431  
 
Electronic Components — 0.7%
               
3D Systems Corp. (a)
    5,226       164,567  
Acacia Research — Acacia Technologies (a)
    9,518       246,897  
Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (a)
    11,234       230,859  
DDi Corp.
    4,437       52,179  
Methode Electronics, Inc.
    10,475       135,861  
Microvision, Inc. (a)(b)
    28,837       53,637  
Multi-Fineline Electronix, Inc. (a)
    3,100       82,119  
NVE Corp. (a)
    1,420       82,118  
Park Electrochemical Corp.
    5,596       167,880  
Pulse Electronics Corp.
    11,258       59,892  
ScanSource, Inc. (a)
    7,682       245,056  
Smart Modular Technologies WWH, Inc. (a)
    15,215       87,638  
TTM Technologies, Inc. (a)
    22,744       339,113  
Universal Display Corp. (a)(b)
    8,555       262,211  
 
             
 
            2,210,027  
 
Electronic Entertainment — 0.2%
               
DTS, Inc. (a)
    4,900       240,345  
THQ, Inc. (a)
    17,766       107,662  
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (a)
    19,580       239,659  
 
             
 
            587,666  
 
Electronics — 0.6%
               
Agilysys, Inc. (a)
    4,728       26,619  
American Science & Engineering, Inc.
    2,530       215,632  
CPI International, Inc. (a)
    2,027       39,222  
Coherent, Inc. (a)
    7,111       320,991  
Daktronics, Inc.
    9,319       148,358  
II-VI, Inc. (a)
    7,044       326,560  
IPG Photonics Corp. (a)
    7,327       231,680  
iRobot Corp. (a)
    5,743       142,886  
Newport Corp. (a)
    10,058       174,707  
Richardson Electronics Ltd.
    4,813       56,264  
Rofin-Sinar Technologies, Inc. (a)
    7,968       282,386  
SRS Labs Inc. (a)
    2,855       25,153  
Spectrum Control, Inc. (a)
    3,858       57,831  
 
             
 
            2,048,289  
 
Energy Equipment — 0.2%
               
Capstone Turbine Corp. (a)
    74,225       71,241  
Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. (a)
    13,908       63,977  
Evergreen Solar, Inc. (a)(b)
    60,516       35,281  
FuelCell Energy, Inc. (a)
    31,215       72,106  
GT Solar International, Inc. (a)
    16,949       154,575  
PowerSecure International, Inc. (a)
    4,805       37,383  
STR Holdings, Inc. (a)
    8,135       162,700  
 
             
 
            597,263  
 
Engineering & Contracting Services — 0.5%
               
Dycom Industries, Inc. (a)
    10,628       156,763  
Exponent, Inc. (a)
    3,921       147,155  
Furmamite Corp. (a)
    10,777       74,469  
Hill International, Inc. (a)
    7,044       45,575  
Layne Christensen Co. (a)
    5,598       192,683  
MYR Group, Inc. (a)
    5,845       122,745  
Mastec, Inc. (a)
    14,840       216,516  
Michael Baker Corp. (a)
    2,393       74,422  
Mistras Group, Inc. (a)
    4,735       63,828  
Tetra Tech, Inc. (a)
    17,187       430,706  
VSE Corp.
    1,173       38,732  
 
             
 
            1,563,594  
 
Entertainment — 0.4%
               
Ascent Media Corp., Class A (a)
    4,280       165,893  
CKx, Inc. (a)
    15,485       62,405  
Cinemark Holdings, Inc.
    16,272       280,529  
Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (a)
    19,947       129,855  
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (a)
    39,468       450,725  
LodgeNet Interactive Corp. (a)
    8,242       35,028  
Rentrak Corp. (a)
    2,896       87,343  
Warner Music Group Corp. (a)
    13,332       75,059  
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc.
    7,119       101,375  
 
             
 
            1,388,212  
 
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service — 0.7%
               
ABM Industries, Inc.
    14,481       380,850  
The Brink’s Co.
    13,331       358,337  
G&K Services, Inc., Class A
    5,185       160,268  
The Geo Group, Inc. (a)
    16,971       418,505  
Healthcare Services Group, Inc.
    18,539       301,630  
Mac-Gray Corp.
    3,791       56,675  
Rollins, Inc.
    17,166       339,029  
Standard Parking Corp. (a)
    4,544       85,836  
Unifirst Corp.
    3,889       214,090  
 
             
 
            2,315,220  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Fertilizers — 0.0%
               
Rentech, Inc. (a)
    64,661     $ 78,886  
 
Financial Data & Systems — 0.8%
               
Advent Software, Inc. (a)
    4,325       250,504  
Cardtronics, Inc. (a)
    7,404       131,051  
Cass Information Systems, Inc.
    2,384       90,449  
Euronet Worldwide, Inc. (a)
    14,020       244,509  
Fair Isaac Corp.
    11,427       267,049  
Global Cash Access, Inc. (a)
    16,150       51,519  
Heartland Payment Systems, Inc.
    10,871       167,631  
Higher One Holdings, Inc. (a)
    3,197       64,675  
Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.
    23,682       690,330  
Online Resources Corp. (a)
    7,311       33,996  
S1 Corp. (a)
    15,357       105,963  
Wright Express Corp. (a)
    10,793       496,478  
 
             
 
            2,594,154  
 
Foods — 1.0%
               
B&G Foods, Inc., Class A
    13,669       187,675  
Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (a)
    12,202       171,072  
Diamond Foods, Inc.
    6,091       323,919  
Dole Food Co.,Inc. (a)
    10,876       146,935  
Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (a)
    11,456       309,999  
J&J Snack Foods Corp.
    3,993       192,622  
John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (a)
    2,400       29,856  
Lancaster Colony Corp.
    5,319       304,247  
Medifast, Inc. (a)
    3,726       107,607  
Natures Sunshine Prods, Inc. (a)
    1,998       17,942  
Nutraceutical International Corp. (a)
    2,499       35,461  
Seneca Foods Corp. (a)
    2,214       59,734  
Smart Balance, Inc. (a)
    19,827       85,851  
Snyders-Lance, Inc.
    7,361       172,542  
Synutra International, Inc. (a)
    5,592       75,212  
Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc. (b)
    6,510       188,595  
TreeHouse Foods, Inc. (a)
    9,559       488,369  
United Natural Foods, Inc. (a)
    13,305       488,028  
 
             
 
            3,385,666  
 
Forest Products — 0.1%
               
Deltic Timber Corp.
    3,070       172,964  
Universal Forest Products, Inc.
    5,542       215,584  
 
             
 
            388,548  
 
Forms & Bulk Printing Services — 0.2%
               
Consolidated Graphics, Inc. (a)
    2,559       123,932  
Deluxe Corp.
    14,525       334,365  
Ennis, Inc.
    7,538       128,900  
Innerworkings, Inc. (a)
    6,187       40,525  
M&F Worldwide Corp. (a)
    3,188       73,643  
Multi-Color Corp.
    3,463       67,390  
Schawk, Inc.
    3,365       69,252  
 
             
 
            838,007  
 
Fruit & Grain Processing — 0.0%
               
MGP Ingredients, Inc.
    3,933       43,420  
 
Funeral Parlors & Cemeteries — 0.1%
               
Matthews International Corp., Class A
    8,281       289,669  
Stewart Enterprises, Inc., Class A
    22,211       148,592  
 
             
 
            438,261  
 
Gas Pipeline — 0.0%
               
Crosstex Energy, Inc.
    11,553       102,360  
 
Glass — 0.0%
               
Apogee Enterprises, Inc.
    8,299       111,788  
 
Gold — 0.6%
               
Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (a)
    20,807       547,432  
Capital Gold Corp. (a)
    17,576       89,110  
Coeur d’Alene Mines Corp. (a)
    24,393       666,417  
Golden Star Resources Ltd. (a)
    72,556       333,032  
Jaguar Mining, Inc. (a)
    24,168       172,318  
US Gold Corp. (a)
    25,079       202,388  
 
             
 
            2,010,697  
 
Health Care Facilities — 0.6%
               
Amsurg Corp. (a)
    8,820       184,779  
Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (a)
    2,928       95,248  
Capital Senior Living Corp. (a)
    8,621       57,761  
Contiucare Corp. (a)
    8,969       41,975  
Emeritus Corp. (a)
    6,319       124,547  
The Ensign Group, Inc.
    4,084       101,569  
Five Star Quality Care, Inc. (a)
    9,511       67,243  
Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. (a)
    7,373       156,234  
HealthSouth Corp. (a)
    26,167       541,919  
Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (a)
    11,204       205,817  
LCA-Vision, Inc. (a)
    4,820       27,715  
MedCath Corp. (a)
    6,149       85,778  
National Healthcare Corp.
    2,595       120,071  
Select Medical Holdings Corp. (a)
    13,893       101,558  
Skilled Healthcare Group, Inc., Class A (a)
    6,242       56,053  
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (a)
    16,340       89,053  
US Physical Therapy, Inc. (a)
    3,213       63,682  
 
             
 
            2,121,002  
 
Health Care Management Services — 1.0%
               
AMERIGROUP Corp. (a)
    14,235       625,201  
American Dental Partners, Inc. (a)
    5,099       68,887  
Bioscript, Inc. (a)
    12,427       64,993  
Catalyst Health Solutions, Inc. (a)
    10,553       490,609  
Centene Corp. (a)
    13,736       348,070  
Computer Programs & Systems, Inc.
    2,708       126,843  
HealthSpring, Inc. (a)
    16,101       427,160  
Magellan Health Services, Inc. (a)
    9,129       431,619  
MedQuist Inc.
    3,203       27,706  
Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc. (a)
    10,827       48,397  
Molina Healthcare, Inc. (a)
    4,133       115,104  
Triple-S Management Corp. (a)
    5,696       108,680  
Universal American Financial Corp.
    8,747       178,876  
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. (a)
    11,883       359,104  
 
             
 
            3,421,249  
 
Health Care Services — 1.3%
               
AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)
    11,567       71,021  
Accretive Health, Inc. (a)
    3,635       59,069  
Air Methods Corp. (a)
    3,041       171,117  
Alliance Healthcare Services, Inc. (a)
    7,266       30,808  
Allied Healthcare International, Inc. (a)
    12,096       30,361  
Almost Family, Inc. (a)
    2,370       91,055  
Amedisys, Inc. (a)
    7,896       264,516  
athenahealth, Inc. (a)(b)
    9,331       382,384  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Health Care Services (concluded)
               
CardioNet, Inc. (a)
    6,020     $ 28,174  
Chemed Corp.
    6,277       398,652  
Chindex International, Inc. (a)
    4,132       68,137  
Corvel Corp. (a)
    2,010       97,183  
Cross Country Healthcare, Inc. (a)
    8,368       70,877  
ExamWorks Group, Inc. (a)
    3,291       60,818  
Gentiva Health Services, Inc. (a)
    8,396       223,334  
HMS Holdings Corp. (a)
    7,521       487,135  
Healthways, Inc. (a)
    9,598       107,114  
IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc. (a)
    4,653       181,513  
LHC Group, Inc. (a)
    4,227       126,810  
MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc. (a)
    3,513       221,846  
Medidata Solutions, Inc. (a)
    5,179       123,674  
Omnicell, Inc. (a)
    8,995       129,978  
PharMerica Corp. (a)
    8,626       98,768  
Quality Systems, Inc. (b)
    5,269       367,882  
RehabCare Group, Inc. (a)
    7,132       169,028  
Rural/Metro Corp. (a)
    5,805       84,637  
Sun Healthcare Group Inc. (a)
    7,668       97,077  
Team Health Holdings, Inc. (a)
    4,741       73,675  
Transcend Services, Inc. (a)
    2,798       54,813  
 
             
 
            4,371,456  
 
Health Care: Miscellaneous — 0.1%
               
MedAssets, Inc. (a)
    12,070       243,693  
The Providence Service Corp. (a)
    4,028       64,730  
 
             
 
            308,423  
 
Home Building — 0.2%
               
Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (a)(b)
    19,013       102,480  
Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., Class A (a)(b)
    16,382       67,002  
M/I Homes, Inc. (a)
    6,002       92,311  
Meritage Homes Corp. (a)
    9,116       202,375  
Ryland Group, Inc.
    12,494       212,773  
Standard-Pacific Corp. (a)
    29,587       136,100  
 
             
 
            813,041  
 
Hotel/Motel — 0.3%
               
Gaylord Entertainment Co. (a)(b)
    9,822       353,003  
Marcus Corp.
    6,181       82,022  
Morgans Hotel Group Co. (a)
    6,954       63,073  
Orient Express Hotels Ltd., Class A (a)
    27,882       362,187  
 
             
 
            860,285  
 
Household Appliances — 0.1%
               
National Presto Industries, Inc.
    1,310       170,313  
 
Household Equipment & Products — 0.2%
               
American Greetings Corp., Class A
    11,160       247,306  
Blyth, Inc.
    1,589       54,789  
CSS Industries, Inc.
    2,155       44,414  
Central Garden & Pet Co., Class A (a)
    15,543       153,565  
Helen of Troy Ltd. (a)
    8,684       258,262  
Libbey, Inc. (a)
    4,923       76,159  
 
             
 
            834,495  
 
Household Furnishings — 0.2%
               
American Woodmark Corp.
    2,821       69,227  
Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc.
    6,721       134,487  
Furniture Brands International, Inc. (a)
    13,612       69,966  
Hooker Furniture Corp.
    3,616       51,094  
Kid Brands, Inc. (a)
    3,219       27,522  
Kirkland’s, Inc. (a)
    5,129       71,960  
La-Z-Boy, Inc. (a)
    14,172       127,831  
Lifetime Brands, Inc. (a)
    3,057       42,920  
Sealy Corp. (a)(b)
    13,256       38,708  
Select Comfort Corp. (a)
    15,196       138,740  
 
             
 
            772,455  
 
Insurance: Life — 0.5%
               
American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.
    16,358       205,293  
CNO Financial Group, Inc. (a)
    61,894       419,641  
Citizens, Inc. (a)
    11,072       82,486  
Delphi Financial Group, Inc., Class A
    13,193       380,486  
FBL Financial Group, Inc., Class A
    3,792       108,717  
Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
    1,186       39,174  
Life Partners Holdings, Inc.
    2,272       43,463  
National Western Life Insurance Co., Class A
    616       102,700  
The Phoenix Cos., Inc. (a)
    35,222       89,464  
Presidential Life Corp.
    6,613       65,667  
Primerica, Inc.
    6,401       155,224  
 
             
 
            1,692,315  
 
Insurance: Multi-Line — 0.6%
               
Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd.
    26,686       577,485  
Crawford & Co., Class B (a)
    8,394       28,540  
eHealth, Inc. (a)
    6,702       95,101  
Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings SA
    14,819       186,719  
Horace Mann Educators Corp.
    10,981       198,097  
Maiden Holdings Ltd.
    14,600       114,756  
Pico Holdings, Inc. (a)
    6,453       205,206  
Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.
    11,251       505,958  
 
             
 
            1,911,862  
 
Insurance: Property-Casualty — 1.7%
               
American Safety Insurance Holdings Ltd. (a)
    2,775       59,330  
Amerisafe, Inc. (a)
    4,659       81,533  
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.
    6,124       107,170  
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd.
    8,550       320,198  
Baldwin & Lyons, Inc., Class B
    2,672       62,872  
CNA Surety Corp. (a)
    4,978       117,879  
Donegal Group, Inc., Class A
    3,801       55,039  
EMC Insurance Group, Inc.
    1,220       27,621  
Employers Holdings, Inc.
    10,651       186,180  
Enstar Group Ltd. (a)
    2,000       169,160  
FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. (a)
    2,797       103,377  
First American Financial Corp.
    28,911       431,930  
First Mercury Financial Corp.
    4,283       70,241  
Global Indemnity Plc (a)
    4,063       83,088  
Greenlight Capital Re Ltd. (a)
    7,991       214,239  
Hallmark Financial Services, Inc. (a)
    3,125       28,438  
Harleysville Group, Inc.
    3,337       122,601  
Hilltop Holdings, Inc. (a)
    11,058       109,695  
Infinity Property & Casualty Corp.
    3,698       228,536  
Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.
    15,729       161,222  
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd.
    19,863       396,068  
National Interstate Corp.
    1,701       36,401  
Navigators Group, Inc. (a)
    3,393       170,838  
The PMI Group, Inc. (a)
    41,267       136,181  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Insurance: Property-Casualty (concluded)
               
ProAssurance Corp. (a)
    8,824     $ 534,734  
RLI Corp.
    4,986       262,114  
Radian Group, Inc.
    37,759       304,715  
Safety Insurance Group, Inc.
    3,560       169,349  
SeaBright Holdings, Inc.
    7,002       64,559  
Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
    14,954       271,415  
State Auto Financial Corp.
    4,480       78,042  
Stewart Information Services Corp.
    4,621       53,280  
Tower Group, Inc.
    11,064       283,017  
United Fire & Casualty Co.
    6,351       141,754  
 
             
 
            5,642,816  
 
International Trade & Diversified Logistic — 0.0%
               
Global Sources Ltd. (a)
    6,515       62,023  
 
Leisure Time — 0.6%
               
Callaway Golf Co.
    17,662       142,532  
Churchill Downs, Inc.
    3,137       136,146  
Interval Leisure Group, Inc. (a)
    11,392       183,867  
Life Time Fitness, Inc. (a)
    11,638       477,042  
Pool Corp.
    14,068       317,093  
Smith & Wesson Holding Corp. (a)
    15,851       59,283  
Speedway Motorsports, Inc.
    3,970       60,820  
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (a)
    1,615       32,058  
Sturm Ruger & Co., Inc.
    5,038       77,031  
Vail Resorts, Inc. (a)
    10,137       527,529  
West Marine, Inc. (a)
    4,954       52,413  
 
             
 
            2,065,814  
 
Luxury Items — 0.0%
               
Movado Group, Inc. (a)
    4,897       79,038  
 
Machinery: Agricultural — 0.2%
               
Alamo Group, Inc.
    1,915       53,275  
Lindsay Manufacturing Co. (b)
    3,448       204,915  
Titan International, Inc. (b)
    10,040       196,181  
Titan Machinery, Inc. (a)
    3,589       69,268  
 
             
 
            523,639  
 
Machinery: Construction & Handling — 0.1%
               
Astec Industries, Inc. (a)
    5,569       180,491  
Douglas Dynamics, Inc.
    2,729       41,345  
NACCO Industries, Inc., Class A
    1,665       180,436  
 
             
 
            402,272  
 
Machinery: Engines — 0.1%
               
Briggs & Stratton Corp. (b)
    13,749       270,718  
 
Machinery: Industrial — 1.4%
               
Actuant Corp., Class A
    18,814       500,829  
Altra Holdings, Inc. (a)
    7,410       147,163  
Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc.
    11,742       381,380  
Chart Industries, Inc. (a)
    8,083       273,044  
Colfax Corp. (a)
    6,529       120,199  
Columbus McKinnon Corp. (a)
    5,464       111,028  
DXP Enterprises, Inc. (a)
    2,538       60,912  
EnPro Industries, Inc. (a)
    5,683       236,185  
Flow International Corp. (a)
    12,968       53,039  
Gerber Scientific, Inc. (a)
    7,871       61,945  
Graham Corp.
    2,580       51,600  
John Bean Technologies Corp.
    8,120       163,456  
Kadant, Inc. (a)
    3,757       88,552  
MTS Systems Corp.
    4,474       167,596  
Middleby Corp. (a)
    4,614       389,514  
Nordson Corp.
    9,462       869,369  
Sauer-Danfoss, Inc. (a)
    3,362       94,976  
Tecumseh Products Co., Class A (a)
    5,555       72,493  
Tennant Co.
    5,299       203,535  
Twin Disc, Inc.
    2,412       72,022  
Woodward Governor Co.
    17,057       640,661  
 
             
 
            4,759,498  
 
Machinery: Specialty — 0.1%
               
Albany International Corp., Class A
    7,840       185,730  
Cascade Corp.
    2,468       116,687  
Presstek, Inc. (a)
    8,791       19,516  
Xerium Technologies, Inc. (a)
    1,921       30,640  
 
             
 
            352,573  
 
Manufactured Housing — 0.0%
               
Cavco Industries, Inc. (a)
    1,766       82,455  
Skyline Corp.
    2,564       66,869  
 
             
 
            149,324  
 
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies — 2.3%
               
Abiomed, Inc. (a)
    8,678       83,396  
Align Technology, Inc. (a)(b)
    16,705       326,416  
Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (a)
    13,198       35,635  
American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (a)
    21,017       396,381  
AngioDynamics, Inc. (a)
    6,834       105,039  
Antares Pharma Inc. (a)
    26,215       44,566  
Atrion Corp.
    464       83,269  
CONMED Corp. (a)
    8,263       218,391  
Cantel Medical Corp.
    3,843       89,926  
Cerus Corp. (a)
    14,472       35,601  
Conceptus, Inc. (a)
    8,485       117,093  
CryoLife, Inc. (a)
    9,367       50,769  
Cutera, Inc. (a)
    3,601       29,852  
Delcath Systems Inc. (a)(b)
    12,269       120,236  
Endologix, Inc. (a)
    14,633       104,626  
Exactech, Inc. (a)
    2,225       41,875  
Hansen Medical, Inc. (a)
    13,638       20,048  
Heartware International, Inc. (a)
    2,571       225,142  
ICU Medical, Inc. (a)
    3,309       120,778  
Immucor, Inc. (a)
    19,543       387,538  
Insulet Corp. (a)
    12,279       190,324  
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. (a)
    5,887       278,455  
Invacare Corp.
    8,189       246,980  
Landauer, Inc.
    2,693       161,499  
MAKO Surgical Corp. (a)(b)
    8,659       131,790  
Medical Action Industries, Inc. (a)
    3,794       36,347  
Meridian Bioscience, Inc.
    11,442       264,997  
Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (a)
    7,666       121,353  
Neogen Corp. (a)
    6,405       262,797  
NuVasive, Inc. (a)
    10,853       278,379  
OraSure Technologies, Inc. (a)
    12,424       71,438  
Orthofix International NV (a)
    4,802       139,258  
Orthovita, Inc. (a)
    17,416       35,006  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies (concluded)
               
Owens & Minor, Inc.
    17,336     $ 510,198  
PSS World Medical, Inc. (a)
    15,966       360,832  
Quidel Corp. (a)
    6,370       92,046  
Rochester Medical Corp. (a)
    2,911       31,788  
Staar Surgical Co. (a)
    10,971       66,923  
Steris Corp.
    16,245       592,293  
SurModics, Inc. (a)
    5,440       64,573  
Symmetry Medical, Inc. (a)
    10,591       97,967  
Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. (a)
    3,647       58,753  
Unilife Corp. (a)
    14,799       78,435  
Vascular Solutions, Inc. (a)
    4,400       51,568  
Volcano Corp. (a)
    14,036       383,323  
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    9,216       379,699  
Wright Medical Group, Inc. (a)
    10,460       162,444  
Young Innovations, Inc.
    1,422       45,518  
 
             
 
            7,831,560  
 
Medical Equipment — 1.5%
               
Abaxis, Inc. (a)
    6,311       169,450  
Accuray, Inc. (a)
    15,114       102,019  
Affymetrix, Inc. (a)
    21,861       109,961  
Analogic Corp.
    3,431       169,869  
ArthroCare Corp. (a)
    7,616       236,553  
Bruker BioSciences Corp. (a)
    20,059       332,979  
Caliper Life Sciences, Inc. (a)
    13,459       85,330  
Cyberonics, Inc. (a)
    7,867       244,034  
Cynosure, Inc., Class A (a)
    2,515       25,728  
DexCom, Inc. (a)
    17,344       236,746  
Dionex Corp. (a)
    4,902       578,485  
Greatbatch, Inc. (a)
    6,591       159,173  
Haemonetics Corp. (a)
    6,876       434,426  
IRIS International, Inc. (a)
    4,373       44,736  
Luminex Corp. (a)
    10,705       195,687  
MELA Sciences, Inc. (a)(b)
    9,363       31,366  
Masimo Corp.
    14,437       419,684  
Merge Healthcare, Inc. (a)
    15,972       59,576  
Natus Medical, Inc. (a)
    7,848       111,285  
NxStage Medical, Inc. (a)
    7,201       179,161  
Palomar Medical Technologies, Inc. (a)
    4,943       70,240  
Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (a)
    9,262       386,966  
Solta Medical, Inc. (a)
    15,700       47,885  
SonoSite, Inc. (a)
    3,951       124,852  
Spectranetic Corp. (a)
    10,944       56,471  
Stereotaxis, Inc. (a)
    10,106       38,706  
Syneron Medical Ltd. (a)
    10,776       109,807  
Tomotherapy, Inc. (a)
    15,964       57,630  
Vital Images, Inc. (a)
    4,790       66,964  
Zoll Medical Corp. (a)
    5,912       220,104  
 
             
 
            5,105,873  
 
Medical Services — 0.2%
               
America Service Group, Inc.
    2,456       37,184  
Bio-Reference Labs, Inc. (a)
    6,873       152,443  
eResearch Technology, Inc. (a)
    13,873       101,967  
Genoptix, Inc. (a)
    5,155       98,048  
Kendle International, Inc. (a)
    4,053       44,137  
Parexel International Corp. (a)
    16,422       348,639  
 
             
 
            782,418  
 
Metal Fabricating — 0.6%
               
Ampco-Pittsburgh Corp.
    2,707       75,931  
Dynamic Materials Corp.
    3,530       79,672  
Haynes International, Inc.
    3,332       139,378  
Kaydon Corp.
    9,302       378,777  
L.B. Foster Co., Class A (a)
    2,924       119,709  
Metals USA Holdings Corp. (a)
    3,643       55,519  
Mueller Industries, Inc.
    10,528       344,266  
Mueller Water Products, Inc., Series A
    44,725       186,503  
Northwest Pipe Co. (a)
    2,527       60,724  
RBC Bearings, Inc. (a)
    6,016       235,105  
RTI International Metals, Inc. (a)
    8,234       222,153  
Worthington Industries, Inc.
    15,892       292,413  
 
             
 
            2,190,150  
 
Metals & Minerals: Diversified — 0.9%
               
AMCOL International Corp.
    6,762       209,622  
Brush Engineered Materials, Inc. (a)
    5,627       217,427  
Contango ORE Inc. (a)
    278       2,920  
General Moly, Inc. (a)
    18,514       119,971  
Globe Specialty Metals, Inc.
    17,292       295,520  
Hecla Mining Co. (a)
    71,080       800,361  
Minerals Technologies, Inc.
    5,227       341,898  
Molycorp, Inc. (a)
    7,154       356,985  
Oil-Dri Corp. of America
    1,497       32,170  
Thompson Creek Metals Co., Inc. (a)
    45,097       663,828  
US Energy Corp. Wyoming (a)
    7,411       45,059  
United States Lime & Minerals, Inc. (a)
    728       30,671  
 
             
 
            3,116,432  
 
Miscellaneous Consumer Staples — 0.0%
               
Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (a)
    5,218       162,645  
 
Office Supplies & Equipment — 0.6%
               
ACCO Brands Corp. (a)
    15,757       134,250  
Electronics for Imaging, Inc. (a)
    13,161       188,334  
HNI Corp.
    12,699       396,209  
Herman Miller, Inc.
    15,980       404,294  
Kimball International, Inc., Class B
    8,306       57,311  
Knoll, Inc.
    13,332       223,044  
Steelcase, Inc., Class A
    21,566       227,953  
United Stationers, Inc. (a)
    6,769       431,930  
 
             
 
            2,063,325  
 
Offshore Drilling & Other Services — 0.1%
               
Hercules Offshore, Inc. (a)
    34,953       120,937  
Vantage Drilling Co. (a)
    46,103       93,589  
 
             
 
            214,526  
 
Oil Well Equipment & Services — 1.8%
               
Allis-Chalmers Energy, Inc. (a)
    9,963       70,638  
Basic Energy Services, Inc. (a)
    6,663       109,806  
CARBO Ceramics, Inc.
    5,248       543,378  
Cal Dive International, Inc. (a)
    25,994       147,386  
Complete Production Services, Inc. (a)
    21,680       640,644  
Dawson Geophysical Co. (a)
    2,470       78,793  
Dril-Quip, Inc. (a)
    9,416       731,812  
Global Industries Ltd. (a)
    29,256       202,744  
Golar LNG Ltd.
    10,033       150,595  
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
    4,117       116,017  
Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc. (a)
    29,289       355,568  
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (a)
    6,679       139,458  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Oil Well Equipment & Services (concluded)
               
ION Geophysical Corp. (a)
    35,056     $ 297,275  
Key Energy Services, Inc. (a)
    35,088       455,442  
Lufkin Industries, Inc.
    8,318       518,960  
Matrix Service Co. (a)
    7,862       95,759  
Natural Gas Services Group (a)
    3,749       70,894  
Newpark Resources, Inc. (a)
    25,550       157,388  
OYO Geospace Corp. (a)
    1,184       117,346  
Parker Drilling Co. (a)
    32,126       146,816  
Pioneer Drilling Co. (a)
    15,841       139,559  
RPC, Inc.
    11,931       216,190  
Seahawk Drilling, Inc. (a)
    4,013       35,916  
T-3 Energy Services, Inc. (a)
    3,636       144,822  
Tesco Corp. (a)
    8,657       137,473  
Tetra Technologies, Inc. (a)
    21,356       253,496  
Union Drilling, Inc. (a)
    5,000       36,400  
Willbros Group, Inc. (a)
    13,595       133,503  
 
             
 
            6,244,078  
 
Oil: Crude Producers — 2.8%
               
ATP Oil & Gas Corp. (a)
    12,572       210,455  
Abraxas Petroleum Corp. (a)
    19,363       88,489  
Apco Oil and Gas International, Inc.
    2,582       148,465  
Approach Resources, Inc. (a)
    4,530       104,643  
BPZ Resources, Inc. (a)(b)
    27,350       130,186  
Berry Petroleum Co., Class A
    14,151       618,399  
Bill Barrett Corp. (a)
    12,617       518,937  
Brigham Exploration Co. (a)
    32,390       882,304  
CAMAC Energy, Inc. (a)
    12,646       25,166  
Callon Petroleum Co. (a)
    9,307       55,097  
Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. (a)
    8,579       295,890  
Cheniere Energy, Inc. (a)
    17,673       97,555  
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. (a)
    1,716       144,093  
Contango Oil & Gas Co. (a)
    3,259       188,794  
Delta Petroleum Corp. (a)(b)
    57,892       43,998  
Endeavour International Corp. (a)
    6,259       86,374  
Energy Partners Ltd. (a)
    7,980       118,583  
Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd. (a)
    18,882       522,465  
FX Energy, Inc. (a)(b)
    13,204       81,205  
GMX Resources Inc. (a)
    9,582       52,893  
Gastar Exploration Ltd. (a)
    15,491       66,611  
GeoResources, Inc. (a)
    3,475       77,180  
Goodrich Petroleum Corp. (a)
    6,772       119,458  
Gulfport Energy Corp. (a)
    7,748       167,744  
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (a)
    9,106       110,820  
Houston American Energy Corp.
    5,116       92,548  
Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. (a)
    48,935       322,971  
Magnum Hunter Resources Corp. (a)
    15,421       111,031  
McMoRan Exploration Co. (a)(b)
    26,600       455,924  
Miller Petroleum, Inc. (a)
    4,608       23,962  
Northern Oil And Gas, Inc. (a)
    14,942       406,572  
Oasis Petroleum, Inc. (a)
    13,493       365,930  
Panhandle Oil & Gas, Inc.
    2,254       61,805  
Penn Virginia Corp.
    12,871       216,490  
Petroleum Development Corp. (a)
    6,241       263,433  
Petroquest Energy, Inc. (a)
    14,924       112,378  
Ram Energy Resources, Inc. (a)
    20,867       38,395  
Resolute Energy Corp. (a)
    10,965       161,843  
Rex Energy Corp. (a)
    9,156       124,979  
Rosetta Resources, Inc. (a)
    14,738       554,738  
Stone Energy Corp. (a)
    11,897       265,184  
Swift Energy Co. (a)
    11,320       443,178  
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (a)
    41,201       137,199  
Vaalco Energy, Inc. (a)
    14,252       102,044  
Venoco, Inc. (a)
    5,644       104,132  
W&T Offshore, Inc.
    9,928       177,413  
Warren Resources, Inc. (a)
    20,216       91,376  
 
             
 
            9,589,329  
 
Oil: Refining & Marketing — 0.3%
               
CVR Energy, Inc. (a)
    8,639       131,140  
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (a)(b)
    13,108       181,415  
Delek US Holdings, Inc.
    3,617       26,332  
Western Refining, Inc. (a)(b)
    13,882       146,871  
World Fuel Services Corp.
    19,149       692,428  
 
             
 
            1,178,186  
 
Paints & Coatings — 0.2%
               
Ferro Corp. (a)
    24,133       353,307  
H.B. Fuller Co.
    13,730       281,740  
 
             
 
            635,047  
 
Paper — 0.4%
               
Boise, Inc.
    20,055       159,036  
Buckeye Technologies, Inc.
    10,853       228,021  
Clearwater Paper Corp. (a)
    3,233       253,144  
Kapstone Paper and Packaging Corp. (a)
    10,431       159,594  
Neenah Paper, Inc.
    4,231       83,266  
P.H. Glatfelter Co.
    13,091       160,627  
Schweitzer-Mauduit International, Inc.
    5,102       321,018  
Wausau Paper Corp.
    14,144       121,780  
 
             
 
            1,486,486  
 
Personal Care — 0.1%
               
Female Health Co.
    4,865       27,682  
USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (a)
    1,811       78,688  
WD-40 Co.
    4,670       188,107  
 
             
 
            294,477  
 
Pharmaceuticals — 1.7%
               
Akorn, Inc. (a)
    16,579       100,635  
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    20,109       25,136  
Alkermes, Inc. (a)
    26,192       321,638  
Ardea Biosciences, Inc. (a)
    4,096       106,496  
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    11,884       250,752  
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    25,426       103,738  
BMP Sunstone Corp. (a)
    7,474       74,067  
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    7,346       37,979  
Biospecifics Technologies (a)
    941       24,090  
Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
    8,926       67,391  
Cambrex Corp. (a)
    7,802       40,336  
Corcept Therapeutics Inc. (a)
    8,329       32,150  
Depomed, Inc. (a)
    15,975       101,601  
Durect Corp. (a)
    26,387       91,035  
Eurand NV (a)
    6,048       71,548  
Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (a)
    2,944       73,453  
Impax Laboratories, Inc. (a)
    17,716       356,269  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Pharmaceuticals (concluded)
               
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    17,578     $ 147,655  
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    6,233       64,512  
Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    26,819       271,408  
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    4,518       88,914  
MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    4,555       76,251  
Medicines Co. (a)
    15,244       215,398  
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., Class A
    16,868       451,894  
Obagi Medical Products, Inc. (a)
    4,854       56,064  
Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
    10,164       114,955  
Pain Therapeutics, Inc.
    9,856       66,528  
Par Pharmaceutical Cos., Inc. (a)
    9,642       371,313  
Pharmacyclics, Inc. (a)
    12,579       76,480  
Pozen, Inc. (a)
    7,391       49,150  
Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc. (a)
    11,461       136,959  
Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    15,416       227,078  
SIGA Technologies, Inc. (a)
    9,807       137,298  
Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (a)
    15,916       747,415  
Santarus, Inc. (a)
    16,883       55,207  
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    9,599       40,124  
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)(b)
    10,881       34,275  
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (a)
    16,168       111,074  
SuperGen, Inc. (a)
    15,322       40,144  
Vical, Inc. (a)
    23,203       46,870  
Vivus, Inc. (a)(b)
    23,017       215,669  
Xenoport, Inc. (a)
    9,474       80,719  
 
             
 
            5,801,668  
 
Photography — 0.1%
               
CPI Corp.
    1,364       30,758  
Eastman Kodak Co. (a)
    75,595       405,189  
 
             
 
            435,947  
 
Plastics — 0.1%
               
A Schulman, Inc.
    8,955       204,980  
Spartech Corp. (a)
    8,818       82,536  
 
             
 
            287,516  
 
Power Transmission Equipment — 0.2%
               
Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (a)
    9,933       135,486  
Generac Holdings, Inc. (a)
    5,700       92,169  
Maxwell Technologies, Inc. (a)
    7,390       139,597  
Powell Industries, Inc. (a)
    2,486       81,740  
Power-One, Inc. (a)
    19,602       199,940  
Vicor Corp.
    5,552       91,053  
 
             
 
            739,985  
 
Precious Metals & Minerals — 0.1%
               
Horsehead Holding Corp. (a)
    11,875       154,850  
Stillwater Mining Co. (a)
    12,542       267,772  
 
             
 
            422,622  
 
Printing & Copying Services — 0.0%
               
Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (a)
    6,770       47,999  
Cenveo, Inc. (a)
    16,875       90,113  
 
             
 
            138,112  
 
Producer Durables: Miscellaneous — 0.1%
               
Blount International, Inc. (a)
    13,521       213,091  
Park-Ohio Holdings Corp. (a)
    2,083       43,555  
 
             
 
            256,646  
 
Production Technology Equipment — 1.2%
               
ATMI, Inc. (a)(c)
    8,945       178,363  
Axcelis Technologies, Inc. (a)
    29,688       102,721  
Brooks Automation, Inc. (a)
    17,785       161,310  
Cognex Corp.
    11,186       329,092  
Cohu, Inc.
    6,543       108,483  
Cymer, Inc. (a)
    8,378       377,597  
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc. (a)
    7,947       127,390  
Entegris, Inc. (a)
    37,073       276,935  
FEI Co. (a)
    10,786       284,858  
FSI International, Inc. (a)
    11,682       51,634  
Intevac, Inc. (a)
    6,716       94,091  
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. (a)
    19,073       137,326  
LTX-Credence Corp. (a)
    13,925       103,045  
MKS Instruments, Inc. (a)
    13,799       337,938  
Mattson Technology, Inc. (a)
    13,255       39,765  
Nanometrics, Inc. (a)
    5,369       68,884  
Photronics, Inc. (a)
    14,837       87,687  
Rudolph Technologies, Inc. (a)
    9,575       78,802  
Tessera Technologies, Inc. (a)
    13,833       306,401  
Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc. (a)
    5,622       52,341  
Ultratech, Inc. (a)
    6,599       131,188  
Veeco Instruments, Inc. (a)(b)
    11,281       484,632  
 
             
 
            3,920,483  
 
Publishing — 0.2%
               
AH Belo Corp. (a)
    5,824       50,669  
Courier Corp.
    2,809       43,596  
The Dolan Co. (a)
    8,415       117,137  
Journal Communications, Inc., Class A (a)
    13,672       69,044  
Lee Enterprises, Inc. (a)
    12,130       29,840  
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc., Class A (a)
    9,097       40,209  
McClatchy Co., Class A (a)
    18,259       85,269  
Media General, Inc., Class A (a)
    6,190       35,778  
Scholastic Corp.
    8,601       254,073  
 
             
 
            725,615  
 
Radio & TV Broadcasters — 0.1%
               
Entercom Communications Corp. (a)
    7,400       85,692  
Entravision Communications Corp., Class A (a)
    13,536       34,787  
Fisher Communications, Inc. (a)
    1,917       41,791  
Gray Television, Inc. (a)
    12,942       24,202  
Lin TV Corp., Class A (a)
    9,820       52,046  
Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Class A
    13,411       109,702  
 
             
 
            348,220  
 
Railroad Equipment — 0.1%
               
American Railcar Industries, Inc. (a)
    2,946       65,195  
Freightcar America, Inc.
    3,600       104,184  
Greenbrier Cos., Inc. (a)
    5,227       109,715  
 
             
 
            279,094  
 
Railroads — 0.2%
               
Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A (a)
    10,695       566,300  
Railamerica, Inc. (a)
    6,557       84,913  
 
             
 
            651,213  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Real Estate — 0.2%
               
Avatar Holdings, Inc. (a)
    3,071     $ 60,867  
Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.
    1,421       41,067  
Forestar Group, Inc. (a)
    10,343       199,620  
HFF, Inc., Class A (a)
    5,892       56,917  
Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. (a)
    5,704       56,983  
Tejon Ranch Co. (a)
    3,901       107,472  
Thomas Properties Group, Inc.
    10,000       42,200  
 
             
 
            565,126  
 
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) — 7.1%
               
Acadia Realty Trust
    11,565       210,946  
Agree Realty Corp.
    2,415       63,249  
Alexander’s, Inc.
    584       240,772  
American Campus Communities, Inc.
    18,057       573,490  
American Capital Agency Corp.
    14,016       402,820  
Anworth Mortgage Asset Corp.
    32,285       225,995  
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance, Inc.
    6,006       98,198  
Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc. (a)
    11,735       113,243  
Associated Estates Realty Corp.
    11,693       178,786  
BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.
    36,167       674,515  
CBL & Associates Properties, Inc.
    38,540       674,450  
Campus Crest Communities Inc.
    8,499       119,156  
CapLease, Inc.
    18,681       108,723  
Capstead Mortgage Corp.
    19,086       240,293  
Cedar Shopping Centers, Inc.
    17,380       109,320  
Chatham Lodging Trust
    3,147       54,286  
Chesapeake Lodging Trust
    5,022       94,464  
Cogdell Spencer, Inc.
    14,062       81,560  
Colonial Properties Trust
    21,729       392,208  
Colony Financial, Inc.
    4,051       81,101  
Coresite Realty Corp.
    5,462       74,502  
Cousins Properties, Inc.
    25,146       209,717  
CreXus Investment Corp.
    5,325       69,758  
Cypress Sharpridge Investments, Inc.
    13,900       179,449  
DCT Industrial Trust, Inc.
    60,489       321,197  
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.
    43,067       516,804  
Dupont Fabros Technology, Inc.
    11,415       242,797  
Dynex Capital Corp.
    7,178       78,384  
Eastgroup Properties, Inc.
    7,421       314,057  
Education Realty Trust, Inc.
    17,042       132,416  
Entertainment Properties Trust
    12,733       588,901  
Equity Lifestyle Properties, Inc.
    7,259       405,996  
Equity One, Inc.
    10,012       182,018  
Excel Trust, Inc.
    6,109       73,919  
Extra Space Storage, Inc.
    24,351       423,707  
FelCor Lodging Trust, Inc. (a)
    28,167       198,296  
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (a)
    18,205       159,476  
First Potomac Realty Trust
    13,877       233,411  
Franklin Street Properties Corp.
    19,776       281,808  
Getty Realty Corp.
    5,991       187,398  
Gladstone Commercial Corp.
    2,799       52,705  
Glimcher Realty Trust
    24,338       204,439  
Government Properties Income Trust
    7,670       205,479  
Hatteras Financial Corp. (b)
    12,201       369,324  
Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc.
    17,187       363,849  
Hersha Hospitality Trust
    38,342       253,057  
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
    17,419       554,795  
Home Properties, Inc.
    10,247       568,606  
Hudson Pacific Properties Inc.
    4,548       68,447  
Inland Real Estate Corp.
    20,639       181,623  
InvesCo. Mortgage Capital, Inc.
    10,710       233,906  
Investors Real Estate Trust
    20,938       187,814  
iStar Financial, Inc. (a)
    26,319       205,815  
Kilroy Realty Corp.
    14,937       544,752  
Kite Realty Group Trust
    15,363       83,114  
LTC Properties, Inc.
    7,265       204,001  
LaSalle Hotel Properties
    19,447       513,401  
Lexington Corporate Properties Trust
    28,061       223,085  
MFA Financial, Inc.
    74,984       611,869  
MPG Office Trust, Inc. (a)
    15,904       43,736  
Medical Properties Trust, Inc.
    30,546       330,813  
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.
    8,951       568,299  
Mission West Properties, Inc.
    6,057       40,521  
Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., Class A
    8,155       69,318  
National Health Investors, Inc.
    6,729       302,940  
National Retail Properties, Inc.
    22,612       599,218  
Newcastle Investment Corp.
    16,873       113,049  
NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (b)
    23,413       111,212  
Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
    27,382       614,452  
One Liberty Properties, Inc.
    2,480       41,416  
PS Business Parks, Inc.
    5,213       290,468  
Parkway Properties, Inc.
    6,641       116,350  
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
    10,710       217,627  
Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
    15,958       231,870  
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust (d)
    5,329       96,721  
Post Properties, Inc.
    13,498       489,977  
Potlatch Corp.
    11,042       359,417  
RAIT Investment Trust (a)
    29,403       64,393  
Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust
    11,025       137,261  
Redwood Trust, Inc.
    22,240       332,043  
Resource Capital Corp.
    13,297       98,132  
Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.
    11,819       117,126  
Sabra Healthcare REIT Inc.
    6,848       126,003  
Saul Centers, Inc.
    1,979       93,706  
Sovran Self Storage, Inc.
    7,612       280,198  
Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
    13,525       290,517  
Strategic Hotel Capital, Inc. (a)
    40,432       213,885  
Sun Communities, Inc.
    5,660       188,535  
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (a)
    31,316       323,494  
Tanger Factory Outlet Centers, Inc.
    10,974       561,759  
Terreno Realty Corp. (a)
    3,767       67,542  
Two Harbors Investment Corp.
    7,240       70,880  
UMH Properties, Inc.
    3,019       30,794  
U-Store-It Trust
    26,625       253,736  
Universal Health Realty Income Trust
    2,771       101,225  
Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., Class A
    5,100       99,195  
Walter Investment Management Corp.
    6,623       118,817  
Washington Real Estate Investment Trust
    16,642       515,736  
Winthrop Realty Trust
    7,107       90,899  
 
             
 
            24,054,947  
 
Recreational Vehicles & Boats — 0.4%
               
Arctic Cat, Inc. (a)
    3,278       47,990  
Brunswick Corp.
    24,883       466,308  
Drew Industries, Inc.
    5,231       118,848  
Polaris Industries, Inc.
    8,607       671,518  
Winnebago Industries, Inc. (a)
    8,586       130,507  
 
             
 
            1,435,171  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer — 0.5%
               
Amerco, Inc. (a)
    2,429     $ 233,281  
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (a)
    28,726       446,977  
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. (a)
    7,963       376,331  
Rent-A-Center, Inc.
    18,264       589,562  
 
             
 
            1,646,151  
 
Restaurants — 1.4%
               
AFC Enterprises, Inc. (a)
    7,532       104,695  
BJ’s Restaurants, Inc. (a)
    6,232       220,800  
Biglari Holdings, Inc. (a)
    412       169,007  
Bob Evans Farms, Inc.
    8,669       285,730  
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (a)
    3,196       61,267  
Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc. (a)
    5,161       226,310  
CEC Entertainment, Inc. (a)
    6,276       243,697  
California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. (a)
    5,592       96,630  
The Cheesecake Factory, Inc. (a)
    16,690       511,715  
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
    6,582       360,496  
Denny’s Corp. (a)
    29,129       104,282  
DineEquity, Inc. (a)
    5,112       252,431  
Domino’s Pizza, Inc. (a)
    10,453       166,725  
Jack in the Box, Inc. (a)
    15,432       326,078  
Jamba, Inc. (a)
    15,119       34,320  
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, Inc. (a)
    16,537       115,428  
McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants, Inc. (a)
    4,210       38,269  
O’Charleys, Inc. (a)
    6,021       43,351  
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Inc.
    6,435       311,840  
Papa John’s International, Inc. (a)
    6,071       168,167  
Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, Inc. (a)
    4,602       98,805  
Ruby Tuesday, Inc. (a)
    17,861       233,265  
Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. (a)
    8,052       37,281  
Sonic Corp. (a)
    17,568       177,788  
Texas Roadhouse, Inc., Class A (a)
    16,259       279,167  
 
             
 
            4,667,544  
 
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter — 0.7%
               
Brady Corp.
    13,574       442,648  
CIRCOR International, Inc.
    4,835       204,424  
ESCO Technologies, Inc.
    7,294       276,005  
Energy Recovery, Inc. (a)
    10,937       40,029  
The Gorman-Rupp Co.
    3,373       109,015  
L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc. (a)
    21,034       250,515  
Mine Safety Appliances Co.
    7,211       224,478  
PMFG, Inc. (a)
    4,319       70,832  
Robbins & Myers, Inc.
    7,551       270,175  
Sun Hydraulics, Inc.
    3,477       131,431  
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., Class A
    8,220       300,770  
X-Rite, Inc. (a)
    8,486       38,781  
 
             
 
            2,359,103  
 
Scientific Instruments: Electrical — 1.2%
               
A123 Systems, Inc. (a)(b)
    20,773       198,174  
A.O. Smith Corp.
    10,085       384,037  
AZZ, Inc.
    3,350       134,034  
Advanced Battery Technologies, Inc. (a)
    17,782       68,461  
American Superconductor Corp. (a)(b)
    13,836       395,571  
Baldor Electric Co.
    13,059       823,239  
Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (a)
    4,911       38,159  
Broadwind Energy, Inc. (a)
    24,807       57,304  
Ener1, Inc. (a)
    18,435       69,869  
EnerSys (a)
    13,437       431,596  
Franklin Electric Co., Inc.
    6,375       248,115  
GrafTech International Ltd. (a)
    33,612       666,862  
Houston Wire & Cable Co.
    4,860       65,318  
Littelfuse, Inc.
    6,014       283,019  
SatCon Technology Corp. (a)
    31,620       142,290  
Taser International, Inc. (a)
    19,241       90,433  
UQM Technologies Inc. (a)
    9,407       21,542  
 
             
 
            4,118,023  
 
Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters — 0.2%
               
Badger Meter, Inc.
    4,217       186,476  
Faro Technologies, Inc. (a)
    4,657       152,936  
Measurement Specialties, Inc. (a)
    4,213       123,651  
Zygo Corp. (a)
    4,827       59,034  
 
             
 
            522,097  
 
Scientific Instruments: Pollution Control — 0.4%
               
Clean Harbors, Inc. (a)
    6,286       528,527  
Darling International, Inc. (a)
    23,347       310,048  
EnergySolutions, Inc.
    24,218       134,894  
Fuel Tech, Inc. (a)
    4,784       46,453  
Met-Pro Corp.
    4,635       54,739  
Metalico, Inc. (a)
    10,052       59,106  
Team, Inc. (a)
    5,437       131,575  
US Ecology, Inc.
    5,386       93,609  
 
             
 
            1,358,951  
 
Securities Brokerage & Services — 0.6%
               
BGC Partners, Inc.
    16,478       136,932  
GFI Group, Inc.
    19,254       90,301  
Gladstone Investment Corp.
    7,015       53,665  
International Assets Holding Corp., Inc. (a)
    3,747       88,429  
Investment Technology Group, Inc. (a)
    12,215       199,960  
KBW, Inc.
    9,961       278,111  
Knight Capital Group, Inc., Class A (a)
    25,731       354,830  
LaBranche & Co., Inc. (a)
    9,314       33,530  
Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services, Inc. (a)
    23,642       27,661  
MF Global Holdings Ltd. (a)
    30,532       255,248  
MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.
    7,864       163,650  
optionsXpress Holdings, Inc.
    11,713       183,543  
Penson Worldwide, Inc. (a)
    7,129       34,861  
SWS Group, Inc.
    7,577       38,264  
TradeStation Group, Inc. (a)
    12,076       81,513  
 
             
 
            2,020,498  
 
Semiconductors & Components — 2.5%
               
AXT, Inc. (a)
    9,186       95,902  
Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. (a)
    11,443       45,886  
Amkor Technology, Inc. (a)
    29,076       214,872  
Anadigics, Inc. (a)
    18,245       126,438  
Applied Micro Circuits Corp. (a)
    18,579       198,424  
Cavium Networks, Inc. (a)
    12,355       465,536  
Ceva, Inc. (a)
    5,769       118,265  
Cirrus Logic, Inc. (a)
    19,249       307,599  
Conexant Systems, Inc. (a)
    21,512       35,065  
DSP Group, Inc. (a)
    7,463       60,749  
Diodes, Inc. (a)
    9,303       251,088  
Entropic Communications, Inc. (a)
    18,306       221,137  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Semiconductors & Components (concluded)
               
Exar Corp. (a)
    9,676     $ 67,539  
Formfactor, Inc. (a)
    13,608       120,839  
Hittite Microwave Corp. (a)
    7,560       461,462  
IXYS Corp. (a)
    6,681       77,633  
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (a)
    44,708       297,755  
Integrated Silicon Solutions, Inc. (a)
    7,810       62,714  
Kopin Corp. (a)
    20,001       83,204  
Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (a)
    32,983       199,877  
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (a)
    13,638       206,752  
MaxLinear, Inc., Class A (a)
    2,353       25,318  
Micrel, Inc.
    14,234       184,900  
Microsemi Corp. (a)
    23,096       528,898  
Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (a)
    9,656       58,902  
Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (a)
    9,247       152,761  
MoSys, Inc. (a)
    9,143       52,024  
Netlogic Microsystems, Inc. (a)
    17,439       547,759  
Omnivision Technologies, Inc. (a)
    14,804       438,347  
PLX Technology, Inc. (a)
    9,602       34,663  
Pericom Semiconductor Corp. (a)
    6,681       73,357  
Power Integrations, Inc.
    6,719       269,701  
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (a)
    74,875       550,331  
Rubicon Technology, Inc. (a)(b)
    4,365       92,014  
Semtech Corp. (a)
    17,250       390,540  
Sigma Designs, Inc. (a)
    8,958       126,935  
Silicon Image, Inc. (a)
    21,221       155,974  
Spansion, Inc., Class A (a)
    3,756       77,749  
Standard Microsystems Corp. (a)
    6,383       184,022  
Supertex, Inc. (a)
    2,706       65,431  
Trident Microsystems, Inc. (a)
    23,713       42,209  
TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc. (a)
    43,132       504,213  
Volterra Semiconductor Corp. (a)
    6,995       162,004  
Zoran Corp. (a)
    14,988       131,894  
 
             
 
            8,568,682  
 
Shipping — 0.6%
               
Baltic Trading Ltd.
    4,253       43,423  
DHT Holdings, Inc.
    15,477       71,968  
Eagle Bulk Shipping, Inc. (a)
    18,333       91,298  
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. (a)
    11,924       67,132  
Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd. (a)
    7,599       109,426  
General Maritime Corp.
    21,897       71,165  
Gulfmark Offshore, Inc., Class A (a)
    6,658       202,403  
Horizon Lines, Inc., Class A
    7,957       34,772  
International Shipholding Corp.
    1,487       37,770  
Knightsbridge Tankers Ltd.
    6,671       148,563  
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (b)
    12,946       336,855  
Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc.
    7,082       250,845  
Scorpio Tankers, Inc. (a)
    4,931       49,852  
Ship Finance International Ltd.
    12,673       272,723  
Teekay Tankers Ltd., Class A
    8,631       106,507  
Ultrapetrol Bahamas Ltd. (a)
    7,456       47,942  
 
             
 
            1,942,644  
 
Specialty Retail — 3.4%
               
America’s Car Mart, Inc. (a)
    2,818       76,311  
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. (a)
    16,340       447,553  
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc. (a)
    8,005       147,932  
Barnes & Noble, Inc. (b)
    11,041       156,230  
bebe Stores, Inc.
    10,016       59,695  
Big 5 Sporting Goods Corp.
    6,616       101,026  
Blue Nile, Inc. (a)
    3,564       203,362  
Brown Shoe Co., Inc.
    12,396       172,676  
The Buckle, Inc.
    7,332       276,930  
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. (a)
    4,575       34,953  
Cabela’s, Inc., Class A (a)(b)
    11,404       248,037  
Casual Male Retail Group, Inc. (a)
    12,980       61,525  
The Cato Corp., Class A
    7,687       210,701  
Charming Shoppes, Inc. (a)
    31,854       113,082  
The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. (a)
    7,699       382,178  
Christopher & Banks Corp.
    11,047       67,939  
Citi Trends, Inc. (a)
    4,073       99,992  
Coldwater Creek, Inc. (a)
    15,822       50,156  
Collective Brands, Inc. (a)
    18,225       384,547  
DSW, Inc., Class A (a)
    3,966       155,071  
Destination Maternity Corp. (a)
    1,529       57,995  
Dress Barn, Inc. (a)
    16,482       435,454  
Express, Inc.
    4,703       88,416  
The Finish Line, Inc., Class A
    14,003       240,712  
Genesco, Inc. (a)
    6,594       247,209  
Group 1 Automotive, Inc.
    6,947       290,107  
Haverty Furniture Cos., Inc.
    5,412       70,248  
hhgregg, Inc. (a)
    3,708       77,683  
Hibbett Sports, Inc. (a)
    8,175       301,658  
Hot Topic, Inc.
    13,385       83,924  
Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (a)
    7,609       458,214  
Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. (a)
    7,714       311,028  
Lithia Motors, Inc., Class A
    5,802       82,911  
Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc. (a)
    6,357       158,353  
MarineMax, Inc. (a)
    7,200       67,320  
Men’s Wearhouse, Inc.
    14,674       366,557  
Midas, Inc. (a)
    5,279       42,813  
Monro Muffler, Inc.
    8,388       290,141  
Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A
    13,495       408,359  
OfficeMax, Inc. (a)
    23,668       418,924  
Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (a)
    18,106       98,135  
Penske Auto Group, Inc. (a)
    12,565       218,882  
The Pep Boys — Manny, Moe & Jack.
    14,932       200,537  
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. (a)
    29,399       308,689  
Regis Corp.
    16,175       268,505  
Retail Ventures, Inc. (a)
    6,397       104,271  
Rue21, Inc. (a)
    4,317       126,531  
Sally Beauty Co., Inc. (a)
    26,406       383,679  
Shoe Carnival, Inc. (a)
    2,651       71,577  
Shutterfly, Inc. (a)
    7,503       262,830  
Sonic Automotive, Inc.
    11,572       153,213  
Stage Stores, Inc.
    11,100       192,474  
Stamps.com, Inc.
    3,109       41,194  
Stein Mart, Inc.
    8,185       75,711  
Systemax, Inc.
    3,543       49,956  
The Talbots, Inc. (a)
    19,271       164,189  
Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (a)
    8,830       300,220  
Vitacost.com, Inc. (a)
    3,712       15,869  
Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. (a)
    4,353       146,435  
The Wet Seal, Inc., Class A (a)
    28,686       106,138  
Zumiez, Inc. (a)
    5,812       156,168  
 
             
 
            11,393,125  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Steel — 0.0%
               
Olympic Steel, Inc.
    2,838     $ 81,394  
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (a)
    2,055       64,280  
 
             
 
            145,674  
 
Sugar — 0.0%
               
Imperial Sugar Co., New Shares
    3,829       51,194  
 
Synthetic Fibers & Chemicals — 0.0%
               
Zoltek Cos., Inc. (a)
    7,893       91,164  
 
Technology: Miscellaneous — 0.4%
               
Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (a)
    17,445       316,801  
CTS Corp.
    10,129       112,027  
Fabrinet (a)
    2,967       63,790  
LaBarge, Inc. (a)
    3,842       60,358  
Plexus Corp. (a)
    11,426       353,520  
Sanmina-SCI Corp. (a)
    22,595       259,391  
Vocus, Inc. (a)
    4,824       133,432  
 
             
 
            1,299,319  
 
Telecommunications Equipment — 0.3%
               
Applied Signal Technology, Inc.
    3,684       139,587  
Arris Group, Inc. (a)
    35,704       400,599  
Brightpoint, Inc. (a)
    19,082       166,586  
Powerwave Technologies, Inc. (a)
    37,889       96,238  
Symmetricom, Inc. (a)
    11,826       83,846  
UTStarcom, Inc. (a)
    36,206       74,584  
 
             
 
            961,440  
 
Textile Products — 0.1%
               
Culp, Inc. (a)
    2,338       24,222  
Interface, Inc., Class A
    13,980       218,787  
Unifi Inc. (a)
    3,594       60,846  
 
             
 
            303,855  
 
Textiles, Apparel & Shoes — 2.0%
               
Carter’s, Inc. (a)
    16,474       486,148  
Cherokee, Inc.
    2,626       49,395  
Columbia Sportswear Co. (b)
    3,184       191,995  
Crocs, Inc. (a)
    23,934       409,750  
Deckers Outdoor Corp. (a)
    10,738       856,248  
G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. (a)
    4,319       151,813  
Iconix Brand Group, Inc. (a)
    20,160       389,290  
Joe’s Jeans, Inc. (a)
    11,104       17,322  
The Jones Group, Inc.
    24,603       382,331  
K-Swiss, Inc., Class A (a)
    7,948       99,112  
Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc., Class A (a)
    1,973       24,643  
Lacrosse Footwear, Inc.
    1,607       26,355  
Liz Claiborne, Inc. (a)
    26,788       191,802  
Maidenform Brands, Inc. (a)
    6,451       153,340  
Oxford Industries, Inc.
    4,150       106,282  
Perry Ellis International, Inc. (a)
    2,958       81,256  
Quiksilver, Inc. (a)
    36,863       186,895  
R.G. Barry Corp.
    2,469       27,455  
Skechers U.S.A., Inc., Class A (a)
    9,505       190,100  
Steven Madden Ltd. (a)
    6,876       286,867  
Timberland Co., Class A (a)
    11,721       288,219  
True Religion Apparel, Inc. (a)
    7,295       162,387  
Under Armour, Inc., Class A (a)
    9,754       534,909  
Vera Bradley, Inc. (a)
    3,515       115,995  
Volcom, Inc.
    5,636       106,351  
The Warnaco Group, Inc. (a)
    12,297       677,196  
Weyco Group, Inc.
    2,288       56,033  
Wolverine World Wide, Inc.
    13,723       437,489  
 
             
 
            6,686,978  
 
Tobacco — 0.2%
               
Alliance One International, Inc. (a)
    25,723       109,066  
Star Scientific, Inc. (a)(b)
    25,890       50,486  
Universal Corp.
    6,546       266,422  
Vector Group Ltd.
    12,814       221,938  
 
             
 
            647,912  
 
Toys — 0.1%
               
Jakks Pacific, Inc. (a)
    7,617       138,782  
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. (a)
    10,348       57,431  
RC2 Corp. (a)
    6,130       133,450  
 
             
 
            329,663  
 
Transportation Miscellaneous — 0.2%
               
Dynamex, Inc. (a)
    2,925       72,423  
Echo Global Logistics, Inc. (a)
    3,566       42,935  
HUB Group, Inc., Class A (a)
    10,486       368,478  
Pacer International, Inc. (a)
    10,668       72,969  
Textainer Group Holdings Ltd.
    2,701       76,951  
 
             
 
            633,756  
 
Truckers — 0.6%
               
Arkansas Best Corp.
    7,215       197,835  
Celadon Group, Inc. (a)
    5,989       88,577  
Forward Air Corp.
    8,130       230,729  
Heartland Express, Inc.
    13,822       221,429  
Knight Transportation, Inc.
    16,549       314,431  
Marten Transport Ltd.
    4,439       94,906  
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (a)
    11,594       370,892  
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (a)
    419       38,950  
Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. (a)
    2,926       42,310  
Saia, Inc. (a)
    4,815       79,881  
USA Truck, Inc. (a)
    2,058       27,227  
Werner Enterprises, Inc.
    11,976       270,658  
 
             
 
            1,977,825  
 
Utilities: Electrical — 1.6%
               
Allete, Inc.
    8,705       324,348  
Avista Corp.
    15,368       346,087  
Black Hills Corp.
    10,960       328,800  
CH Energy Group, Inc.
    4,373       213,796  
Central Vermont Public Service Corp.
    3,495       76,401  
Cleco Corp.
    16,476       506,802  
Dynegy, Inc. (a)
    29,783       167,380  
El Paso Electric Co. (a)
    12,274       337,903  
The Empire District Electric Co.
    11,333       251,593  
IDACORP, Inc.
    13,081       483,735  
MGE Energy, Inc.
    6,476       276,914  
NorthWestern Corp.
    9,886       285,013  
Otter Tail Corp.
    10,421       234,889  
PNM Resources, Inc.
    25,030       325,891  
Pike Electric Corp. (a)
    4,459       38,258  
Portland General Electric Co.
    21,080       457,436  
UIL Holdings Corp.
    13,829       414,317  
Unisource Energy Corp.
    9,990       358,042  
Unitil Corp.
    3,936       89,505  
 
             
 
            5,517,110  
 
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    (Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Utilities: Gas Distributors — 1.1%
               
Chesapeake Utilities Corp.
    3,046     $ 126,470  
The Laclede Group, Inc.
    5,938       216,975  
New Jersey Resources Corp.
    11,122       479,469  
Nicor, Inc.
    12,256       611,819  
Northwest Natural Gas Co.
    7,202       334,677  
Piedmont Natural Gas Co.
    19,260       538,510  
South Jersey Industries, Inc.
    7,981       421,556  
Southwest Gas Corp.
    12,308       451,334  
WGL Holdings, Inc.
    13,680       489,334  
 
             
 
            3,670,144  
 
Utilities: Telecommunications — 0.8%
               
Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc.
    12,137       134,721  
Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc.
    2,692       103,211  
Cbeyond Communications, Inc. (a)
    7,617       116,388  
Cincinnati Bell, Inc. (a)
    58,060       162,568  
Cogent Communications Group, Inc. (a)
    13,188       186,478  
Consolidated Communications Holdings, Inc.
    6,966       134,444  
FiberTower Corp. (a)
    14,944       66,650  
General Communication, Inc., Class A (a)
    13,704       173,493  
Global Crossing Ltd. (a)
    8,617       111,332  
Globalstar, Inc. (a)
    18,513       26,844  
ICO Global Communications Holdings Ltd. (a)
    25,018       37,527  
IDT Corp., Class B
    4,028       103,318  
Iridium Communications, Inc. (a)
    10,005       82,541  
j2 Global Communications, Inc. (a)
    12,718       368,186  
NTELOS Holdings Corp.
    8,491       161,753  
Neutral Tandem, Inc. (a)
    9,548       137,873  
PAETEC Holding Corp. (a)
    34,431       128,772  
Premiere Global Services, Inc. (a)
    16,448       111,846  
Shenandoah Telecom Co.
    6,908       129,387  
USA Mobility, Inc.
    6,187       109,943  
Vonage Holdings Corp. (a)
    31,678       70,959  
 
             
 
            2,658,234  
 
Utilities: Water — 0.2%
               
American States Water Co.
    4,969       171,281  
Artesian Resources Corp., Class A
    1,997       37,843  
California Water Service Group
    5,402       201,332  
Connecticut Water Service, Inc.
    2,503       69,784  
Consolidated Water Co., Inc.
    4,169       38,230  
Middlesex Water Co.
    4,270       78,354  
SJW Corp.
    3,863       102,254  
York Water Co.
    4,375       75,644  
 
             
 
            774,722  
 
Total Common Stocks — 97.2%
            328,812,277  
 
                 
    Par          
Corporate Bonds   (000)          
 
Asset Management & Custodian — 0.0%
               
GAMCO Investors, Inc., 0.00% 12/31/15 (a)
  $ 6       6,448  
 
Total Corporate Bonds — 0.0%
            6,448  
 
BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp. (d)
    20,122       222,549  
Gladstone Capital Corp.
    6,364       73,313  
Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc.
    9,946       103,041  
Kayne Anderson Energy Development Co.
    3,186       57,380  
Pennantpark Investment Corp.
    10,729       131,323  
Prospect Capital Corp.
    21,298       230,018  
 
Total Investment Companies — 0.3%
            817,624  
 
 
               
Warrants (e)
               
 
Alternative Energy — 0.0%
               
GreenHunter Energy, Inc. (Expires 8/27/11) (b)(f)
    180        
 
Technology Hardware & Equipment — 0.0%
               
Lantronix, Inc. (Expires 2/09/11)
    138        
 
Total Warrants — 0.0%
             
 
Total Long-Term Investments (Cost — $234,628,095) — 97.5%
            329,636,349  
 
 
               
Short-Term Securities
               
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class, 0.17%, (d)(g)
    7,181,244       7,181,244  
 
                 
    Beneficial          
    Interest          
    (000)          
 
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC
Money Market Series, 0.44% (d)(g)(h)
  $ 8,153       8,152,630  
 
Total Short-Term Securities (Cost — $15,333,874) — 4.5%
            15,333,874  
 
Total Investments (Cost — $249,961,969*) — 102.0%
            344,970,223  
 
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets — (2.0)%
            (6,798,242 )
 
             
 
Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 338,171,981  
 
             
 
*   The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes were as follows:
         
Aggregate cost
  $ 262,243,337  
 
     
Gross unrealized appreciation
  $ 92,244,989  
Gross unrealized depreciation
    (9,518,103 )
 
     
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 82,726,886  
 
     
 
(a)   Non-income producing security.
 
(b)   Security, or a portion of security, is on loan.
 
(c)   All or a portion of security has been pledged as collateral in connection with open financial futures contracts.
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(d)   Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
                                                         
    Shares/                     Shares/                    
    Beneficial     Shares/     Shares/     Beneficial                    
    Interest Held     Beneficial     Beneficial     Interest Held     Value     Realized        
    at December 31,     Interest     Interest     at December 31,     at December 31,     Gain        
Affiliate   2009     Purchased     Sold     2010     2010     (Loss)     Income  
 
BlackRock Kelso Capital Corp.
    3,100       21,457       (4,435 )     20,122     $ 222,549     $ 3,137     $ 13,911  
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempFund, Institutional Class
    9,452,117             (2,270,873 )1     7,181,244     $ 7,181,244           $ 13,732  
BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC
                                                       
Money Market Series
  $ 17,386,620           $ (9,233,990 )1   $ 8,152,630     $ 8,152,630           $ 148,068  
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust
    3,500       2,915       (1,086 )     5,329     $ 96,721     $ (2,435 )   $ 3,689  
 
1   Represents net shares/beneficial interest sold.
(e)   Warrants entitle the Series to purchase a predetermined number of shares of common stock and are non-income producing. The purchase price and number of shares are subject to adjustment under certain conditions until the expiration date, if any.
 
(f)   Restricted security as to resale, representing 0.0% of net assets was as follows:
                         
    Acquisition              
Issue   Date     Cost     Value  
 
GreenHunter Energy, Inc.
    6/27/08              
 
(g)   Represents the current yield as of report date.
 
(h)   Security was purchased with the cash collateral from loaned securities.
 
  For Series compliance purposes,the Series’industry classifications refer to any one or more of the industry sub-classifications used by one or more widely recognized market indexes or rating group indexes, and/or as defined by Series management. This definition may not apply for purposes of this report, which may combine such industry sub-classifications for reporting ease.
 
  Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31,2010 were as follows:
                                         
                            Notional     Unrealized  
Contracts   Issue     Exchange     Expiration     Value     Depreciation  
 
108
  Russell   ICE Futures   March 2011   $ 8,449,217     $ (377 )
 
  2000 EMINI   US Indices                        
 
  Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives, which are as follows:
 
    Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities
 
    Level 2 — other observable inputs (including,but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
 
    Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)
The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Series’ Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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The following tables summarize the inputs used as of December 31, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments and derivatives:
                                 
Valuation Inputs   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
 
Assets:
                               
Investments in Securities:
                               
Long-Term Investments2:
                               
Common Stocks:
                               
Advertising Agencies
  $ 2,479,587                 $ 2,479,587  
Aerospace
    4,707,327                   4,707,327  
Agriculture, Fishing & Ranching
    1,308,140                   1,308,140  
Air Transport
    3,496,570                   3,496,570  
Alternative Energy
    530,728                   530,728  
Aluminum
    542,387                   542,387  
Asset Management & Custodian
    3,214,390                   3,214,390  
Auto Parts
    2,931,919                   2,931,919  
Auto Services
    402,629                   402,629  
Back Office Support, HR & Consulting
    4,699,800                   4,699,800  
Banks: Diversified
    19,129,500                   19,129,500  
Banks: Savings, Thrift & Mortgage Lending
    3,393,830                   3,393,830  
Beverage: Brewers & Distillers
    224,507                   224,507  
Beverage: Soft Drinks
    412,354                   412,354  
Biotechnology
    11,389,783                   11,389,783  
Building Materials
    3,155,941                   3,155,941  
Building: Climate Control
    458,173                   458,173  
Building: Roofing, Wallboard & Plumbing
    229,111                   229,111  
Cable Television Services
    230,045                   230,045  
Casinos & Gambling
    981,720                   981,720  
Chemicals: Diversified
    5,159,227                   5,159,227  
Chemicals: Specialty
    1,681,624                   1,681,624  
Coal
    1,162,389                   1,162,389  
Commercial Finance & Mortgage Companies
    211,465                   211,465  
Commercial Services: Rental & Leasing
    1,862,852                   1,862,852  
Commercial Vehicles & Parts
    941,693                   941,693  
Communications Technology
    10,868,951                   10,868,951  
Computer Services Software & Systems
    22,602,405                   22,602,405  
Computer Technology
    2,009,776                   2,009,776  
Construction
    1,588,674                   1,588,674  
Consumer Electronics
    526,454                   526,454  
Consumer Lending
    3,004,502                   3,004,502  
Consumer Services: Miscellaneous
    2,288,592                   2,288,592  
Containers & Packaging
    1,432,151                   1,432,151  
Cosmetics
    270,554                   270,554  
Diversified Financial Services
    1,365,857                   1,365,857  
Diversified Manufacturing Operations
    1,116,826                   1,116,826  
Diversified Materials & Processing
    2,649,279                   2,649,279  
Diversified Media
    328,700                   328,700  
Diversified Retail
    2,316,139                   2,316,139  
Drug & Grocery Store Chains
    2,267,921                   2,267,921  
Education Services
    1,648,431                   1,648,431  
Electronic Components
    2,210,027                   2,210,027  
Electronic Entertainment
    587,666                   587,666  
Electronics
    2,048,289                   2,048,289  
Energy Equipment
    597,263                   597,263  
Engineering & Contracting Services
    1,563,594                   1,563,594  
Entertainment
    1,388,212                   1,388,212  
Environmental, Maintenance, & Security Service
    2,315,220                   2,315,220  
Fertilizers
    78,886                   78,886  
Financial Data & Systems
    2,594,154                   2,594,154  
Foods
    3,385,666                   3,385,666  
Forest Products
    388,548                   388,548  
Forms & Bulk Printing Services
    838,007                   838,007  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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The following tables summarize the inputs used as of December 31, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments and derivatives (continued):
                                 
Valuation Inputs   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
 
Assets:
                               
Investments in Securities:
                               
Long-Term Investments2:
                               
Common Stocks:
                               
Fruit & Grain Processing
  $ 43,420                 $ 43,420  
Funeral Parlors & Cemeteries
    438,261                   438,261  
Gas Pipeline
    102,360                   102,360  
Glass
    111,788                   111,788  
Gold
    2,010,697                   2,010,697  
Health Care Facilities
    2,121,002                   2,121,002  
Health Care Management Services
    3,421,249                   3,421,249  
Health Care Services
    4,371,456                   4,371,456  
Health Care: Miscellaneous
    308,423                   308,423  
Home Building
    813,041                   813,041  
Hotel/Motel
    860,285                   860,285  
Household Appliances
    170,313                   170,313  
Household Equipment & Products
    834,495                   834,495  
Household Furnishings
    772,455                   772,455  
Insurance: Life
    1,692,315                   1,692,315  
Insurance: Multi-Line
    1,911,862                   1,911,862  
Insurance: Property-Casualty
    5,642,816                   5,642,816  
International Trade & Diversified Logistic
    62,023                   62,023  
Leisure Time
    2,065,814                   2,065,814  
Luxury Items
    79,038                   79,038  
Machinery: Agricultural
    523,639                   523,639  
Machinery: Construction & Handling
    402,272                   402,272  
Machinery: Engines
    270,718                   270,718  
Machinery: Industrial
    4,759,498                   4,759,498  
Machinery: Specialty
    352,573                   352,573  
Manufactured Housing
    149,324                   149,324  
Medical & Dental Instruments & Supplies
    7,831,560                   7,831,560  
Medical Equipment
    5,105,873                   5,105,873  
Medical Services
    782,418                   782,418  
Metal Fabricating
    2,190,150                   2,190,150  
Metals & Minerals: Diversified
    3,116,432                   3,116,432  
Miscellaneous Consumer Staples
    162,645                   162,645  
Office Supplies & Equipment
    2,063,325                   2,063,325  
Offshore Drilling & Other Services
    214,526                   214,526  
Oil Well Equipment & Services
    6,244,078                   6,244,078  
Oil: Crude Producers
    9,589,329                   9,589,329  
Oil: Refining & Marketing
    1,178,186                   1,178,186  
Paints & Coatings
    635,047                   635,047  
Paper
    1,486,486                   1,486,486  
Personal Care
    294,477                   294,477  
Pharmaceuticals
    5,801,668                   5,801,668  
Photography
    435,947                   435,947  
Plastics
    287,516                   287,516  
Power Transmission Equipment
    739,985                   739,985  
Precious Metals & Minerals
    422,622                   422,622  
Printing & Copying Services
    138,112                   138,112  
Producer Durables: Miscellaneous
    256,646                   256,646  
Production Technology Equipment
    3,920,483                   3,920,483  
Publishing
    725,615                   725,615  
Radio & TV Broadcasters
    348,220                   348,220  
Railroad Equipment
    279,094                   279,094  
Railroads
    651,213                   651,213  
Real Estate
    565,126                   565,126  
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
    24,054,947                   24,054,947  
Recreational Vehicles & Boats
    1,435,171                   1,435,171  
Rental & Leasing Services: Consumer
    1,646,151                   1,646,151  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)   Master Small Cap Index Series
The following tables summarize the inputs used as of December 31, 2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments and derivatives (concluded):
                                 
Valuation Inputs   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
 
Assets:
                               
Investments in Securities:
                               
Long-Term Investments2:
                               
Common Stocks:
                               
Restaurants
  $ 4,667,544                 $ 4,667,544  
Scientific Instruments: Control & Filter
    2,359,103                   2,359,103  
Scientific Instruments: Electrical
    4,118,023                   4,118,023  
Scientific Instruments: Gauges & Meters
    522,097                   522,097  
Scientific Instruments: Pollution Control
    1,358,951                   1,358,951  
Securities Brokerage & Services
    2,020,498                   2,020,498  
Semiconductors & Components
    8,568,682                   8,568,682  
Shipping
    1,942,644                   1,942,644  
Specialty Retail
    11,377,256             $ 15,869       11,393,125  
Steel
    145,674                   145,674  
Sugar
    51,194                   51,194  
Synthetic Fibers & Chemicals
    91,164                   91,164  
Technology: Miscellaneous
    1,299,319                   1,299,319  
Telecommunications Equipment
    961,440                   961,440  
Textile Products
    303,855                   303,855  
Textiles, Apparel & Shoes
    6,686,978                   6,686,978  
Tobacco
    647,912                   647,912  
Toys
    329,663                   329,663  
Transportation Miscellaneous
    633,756                   633,756  
Truckers
    1,977,825                   1,977,825  
Utilities: Electrical
    5,517,110                   5,517,110  
Utilities: Gas Distributors
    3,670,144                   3,670,144  
Utilities: Telecommunications
    2,658,234                   2,658,234  
Utilities: Water
    774,722                   774,722  
Corporate Bonds
        $ 6,448             6,448  
Investment Companies
    817,624                   817,624  
Short-Term Securities
    7,181,244       8,152,630             15,333,874  
     
Total
  $ 336,795,276     $ 8,159,078     $ 15,869     $ 344,970,223  
     
 
2   See above Schedule of Investments for values in each industry.
                                 
Derivative Financial Instruments3
Valuation Inputs   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
 
Liabilities:
                               
Equity contracts
  $ (377 )               $ (377 )
 
3   Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are shown at the unrealized appreciation/ depreciation on the instrument.
The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used to determine fair value:
         
    Common Stocks  
Balance as of December 31, 2009 —      
Accrued discounts/premium
     
Net realized gain (loss)
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation4
     
Purchases
     
Sales
     
Transfers in5
  $ 15,869  
Transfers out5
     
 
     
Balance, as of December 31, 2010
  $ 15,869  
 
     
 
4   Included in the related net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation in the Statement of Operations. The net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on securities still held at December 31, 2010 was $0.
 
5   The Series’ policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities   Master Small Cap Index Series
         
December 31, 2010        
 
Assets
       
 
Investments at value — unaffiliated (including securities loaned of $7,765,924) (cost — $234,327,179)
  $ 329,317,079  
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $15,634,790)
    15,653,144  
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts
    952,000  
Cash
    1,258  
Dividends receivable
    347,807  
Contributions receivable from investors
    118,507  
Receivable from advisor
    39,379  
Securities lending income receivable — affiliated
    12,105  
Investments sold receivable
    96  
Prepaid expenses
    9,447  
 
     
Total assets
    346,450,822  
 
     
 
       
 
Liabilities
       
 
Collateral on securities loaned at value
    8,152,630  
Margin variation payable
    55,037  
Other affiliates payable
    1,362  
Directors’ fees payable
    125  
Other accrued expenses payable
    69,687  
 
     
Total liabilities
    8,278,841  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 338,171,981  
 
     
 
       
 
Net Assets Consist of
       
 
Investors’ capital
  $ 243,164,104  
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    95,007,877  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 338,171,981  
 
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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Statement of Operations   Master Small Cap Index Series
         
Year Ended December 31, 2010        
 
Investment Income
       
 
Dividends — unaffiliated
  $ 3,540,861  
Foreign taxes withheld
    (3,110 )
Securities lending — affiliated
    148,068  
Dividends — affiliated
    31,332  
 
     
Total income
    3,717,151  
 
     
 
       
 
Expenses
       
 
Investment advisory
    27,646  
Custodian
    126,874  
Professional
    84,100  
Accounting services
    68,403  
Directors
    9,377  
Printing
    836  
Miscellaneous
    10,155  
 
     
Total expenses
    327,391  
Less fees waived and/or reimbursed by advisor
    (111,964 )
 
     
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed
    215,427  
 
     
Net investment income
    3,501,724  
 
     
 
       
 
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
 
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investments — unaffiliated
    (10,138,980 )
Investments — affiliated
    702  
Financial futures contracts
    248,961  
 
     
 
    (9,889,317 )
 
     
 
       
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
       
Investments
    60,793,710  
Financial futures contracts
    (88,950 )
 
     
 
    60,704,760  
 
     
 
       
Total realized and unrealized gain
    50,815,443  
 
     
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 54,317,167  
 
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Master Small Cap Index Series
                 
    Year Ended  
    December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   2010     2009  
 
Operations
               
 
Net investment income
  $ 3,501,724     $ 4,243,420  
Net realized loss
    (9,889,317 )     (30,867,280 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    60,704,760       124,588,792  
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    54,317,167       97,964,932  
 
               
 
Capital Transactions
               
 
Proceeds from contributions
    226,075,632       171,416,855  
Value of withdrawals
    (171,857,514 )     (384,465,211 )
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions
    54,218,118       (213,048,356 )
 
               
 
Net Assets
               
 
Total increase (decrease) in net assets
    108,535,285       (115,083,424 )
Beginning of year
    229,636,696       344,720,120  
End of year
  $ 338,171,981     $ 229,636,696  
 
Financial Highlights   Master Small Cap Index Series
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  
 
Total Investment Return
                                       
 
Total investment return
    27.19 %     27.37 %     (33.57 )%     (1.46 )%     18.13 %
     
 
                                       
 
Ratios to Average Net Assets
                                       
 
Total expenses
    0.12 %     0.09 %     0.08 %     0.06 %     0.07 %
     
Total expenses after fees waived and/or reimbursed and fees paid indirectly
    0.08 %     0.07 %     0.07 %     0.06 %     0.07 %
     
Net investment income
    1.27 %     1.27 %     1.60 %     1.69 %     1.55 %
     
 
 
 
Supplemental Data
                                       
 
Net assets, end of year (000)
  $ 338,172     $ 229,637     $ 344,720     $ 630,394     $ 561,373  
     
Portfolio turnover
    42 %     43 %     42 %     26 %     40 %
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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Notes to Financial Statements   Master Small Cap Index Series
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master Small Cap Index Series (the “Series”), a non-diversified, open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”). The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company.The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors of the Master LLC (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests, subject to certain limitations. The Series’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation: The Series’ policy is to fair value its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
The Series values its investments in BlackRock Liquidity Series, LLC Money Market Series (the “Money Market Series”) at fair value, which is ordinarily based upon its pro rata ownership in the net assets of the underlying fund. The Money Market Series seeks current income consistent with maintaining liquidity and preserving capital. Although the Money Market Series is not registered under the 1940 Act, its investments will follow the parameters of investments by a money market fund that is subject to Rule 2a-7 promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the 1940 Act. The Series may withdraw up to 25% of its investment daily, although the manager of the Money Market Series, in its sole discretion, may permit an investor to withdraw more than 25% on any one day.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”). When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant. The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the SEC require that the Series either delivers collateral or segregates assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts), the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.
Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Upon notification from issuers, some of the dividend income received from a real estate investment trust may be redesignated as a reduction of cost of the related investment and/or realized gain. Interest income, including amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on debt securities, is recognized on the accrual basis.
Securities Lending: The Series may lend securities to financial institutions that provide cash as collateral, which will be maintained at all times in an amount equal to at least 100% of the current market value of the loaned securities. The market value of the loaned securities is determined at the close of business of the Series and any additional required collateral is delivered to the Series on the next business day. Securities lending income, as disclosed in the Statement of Operations, represents the income earned from the investment of the cash collateral, net of rebates paid to, or fees paid by, borrowers and less the fees paid to the securities lending agent. During the term of the loan, the Series earns dividend and interest on the securities loaned. Loans of securities are terminable at any time and the borrower, after notice, is required to return borrowed securities within the standard time period for settlement of securities transactions. In the event that the borrower defaults on its obligation to return borrowed securities because of insolvency or for any other reason, the Series could experience delays and costs in gaining access to the collateral. The Series also could suffer a loss if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the market value of loaned securities or if the value of an investment purchased with cash collateral falls below the value of the original cash collateral received.
     
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Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as owner of its proportionate share of the net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31, 2010. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods. The Series has an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which if applicable are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Operations. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the return of the Series and to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange.
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts and options is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series purchases or sells financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the value of equity securities (equity risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Series and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Series as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures transactions involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:
 
Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31, 2010
 
                 
    Liability Derivatives  
    Statement of        
    Assets and        
    Liabilities        
    Location     Value  
     
 
  Net        
 
  unrealized        
 
  appreciation/        
Equity contracts
  depreciation*   $ 377  
 
*   Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2010
         
    Net Realized Gain From  
    Financial Futures Contracts  
Equity contracts
  $ 248,961  
         
    Net Change in Unrealized  
    Appreciation/Depreciation on  
    Financial Futures Contracts  
Equity contracts
  $ (88,950 )
 
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
 
 
Financial futures contracts:
       
Average number of contracts purchased
    104  
Average notional value of contracts purchased
  $ 7,098,137  
 
3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate of the Series for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Series’ investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to
     
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provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Master LLC. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the Series’ average daily net assets.
The Manager contractually agreed to waive and/or reimburse fees and/or expenses to ensure that the management fee of the Series, when combined with the administration fee of BlackRock Small Cap Index Fund of BlackRock Index Funds, Inc., would not exceed 0.30%. This agreement was terminated on December 1, 2010. For the year ended December 31, 2010 no fees were waived and/or reimbursed for the Series.
The Manager entered into a contractual arrangement with the Master LLC with respect to the Series under which the Manager will waive and/or reimburse its fees and/or expenses so that the total annual operating expenses incurred by the Series (excluding dividend expense, interest expense, acquired fund fees and certain other Series expenses) will not exceed 0.08% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets. The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement before May 1, 2012 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of the non-interested directors. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Series waived and/or reimbursed $106,243, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, however the Manager does not waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid through the Series’ investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Manager waived advisory fees in the amount of $5,721, which is included in fees waived and/or reimbursed by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager.The Manager pays BIM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Series reimbursed the Manager $5,038 for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, received an exemptive order from the SEC permitting it, among other things, to pay an affiliated securities lending agent a fee based on a share of the income derived from the securities lending activities and has retained BIM as the securities lending agent. BIM may, on behalf of the Series, invest cash collateral received by the Series for such loans, among other things, in a private investment company managed by the Manager or in registered money market funds advised by the Manager or its affiliates. The market value of securities on loan and the value of the related collateral, if applicable are shown in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities as securities loaned and collateral on securities loaned at value, respectively. The cash collateral invested by BIM is disclosed in the Schedule of Investments. The share of income earned by the Series on such investments is shown as securities lending — affiliated in the Statement of Operations. For the year ended December 31, 2010, BIM received $36,692 in securities lending agent fees related to securities lending activities for the Series.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities, for the year ended December 31, 2010, were $169,021,756 and $113,962,091, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders, which expired in November 2010. The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund investor withdrawals. Effective November 2009, the credit agreement had the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount which was allocated to the Master LLC based on its net assets as of Octo-ber 31, 2009, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.25% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2009. Effective November 2010, the credit agreement was renewed until November 2011 with the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2010. The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2010.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk). The value of securities held by the Series may decline
     
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in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counter-party credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments. The Series manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterpar-ties. The extent of the Series’ exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Series’ Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
As of December 31, 2010, the Series invested a significant portion of its assets in securities in the financial services sector. Changes in economic conditions affecting the financial services sector would have a greater impact on the Series and could affect the value, income and/or liquidity of positions in such securities.
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
     
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
  Master Small Cap Index Series
To the Investors and Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Master Small Cap Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Master LLC”) as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Master LLC’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Master LLC is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Master LLC’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Master Small Cap Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC as of December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, New Jersey
February 24, 2011
     
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Officers and Directors   Master Small Cap Index Series
                     
                Number of BlackRock-    
                Advised Registered    
        Length       Investment Companies    
    Position(s)   of Time       (“RICs”) Consisting of    
Name, Address   Held with   Served as       Investment Portfolios   Public
and Year of Birth   Master LLC   a Director2   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   (“Portfolios”)Overseen   Directorships
 
Non-Interested Directors1                
 
Ronald W. Forbes 55
East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1940
  Co-Chair of the Board and Director   Since 2007   Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  None
 
Rodney D. Johnson
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1941
  Co-Chair of the Board and Director   Since 2007   President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center since 2004; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2004; Director, The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  None
 
David O. Beim
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1940
  Director   Since
2007
  Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Chairman, Wave Hill, Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  None
 
Dr. Matina S. Horner 55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1939
  Director   Since
2007
  Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  NSTAR (electric and gas utility)
 
Herbert I. London
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1939
  Director and Member of the Audit Committee   Since
2007
  Professor Emeritus, New York University since 2005; John M. Olin Professor of Humanities, New York University from 1993 to 2005 and Professor thereof from 1980 to 2005; President, Hudson Institute (policy research organization) since 1997 and Trustee thereof since 1980; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Grantham University since 2006; Director, InnoCentive, Inc. (strategic solutions company) since 2005; Director, Cerego, LLC (software development and design) since 2005.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  AIMS Worldwide, Inc.(marketing)
 
Cynthia A. Montgomery
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1952
  Director   Since
2007
  Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing since 2005; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing)
 
Joseph P. Platt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1947
  Director   Since
2007
  Director, The West Penn Allegheny Health System (a not-for-profit health system) since 2008; Director, Jones and Brown (Canadian insurance broker) since 1998; General Partner, Thorn Partners, LP (private investment) since 1998; Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company);
WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit)
 
Robert C. Robb, Jr.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945
  Director   Since
2007
  Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  None
 
Toby Rosenblatt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1938
  Director   Since
2007
  President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director, College Access Foundation of California (philanthropic foundation) since 2009; Director, Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) from 1998 to 2008.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  A.P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals)
     
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Officers and Directors (continued)   Master Small Cap Index Series
                     
                Number of BlackRock-    
                Advised Registered    
        Length       Investment Companies    
        of Time       (“RICs”) Consisting of    
    Position(s)   Served as       Investment Portfolios    
Name, Address   Held with   a       (“Portfolios”)   Public
and Year of Birth   Master LLC   Director2   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   Overseen   Directorships
 
     Non-Interested Directors1 (concluded)                
 
 
                   
Kenneth L. Urish
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1951
  Chair of the Audit Committee and Director   Since
2007
  Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Chairman Elect of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committe Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since 2001; Trustee, The Holy Family Foundation from 2001 to 2009; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  None
 
Frederick W. Winter
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945
  Director and Member of the Audit Committee   Since
2007
  Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh since 2005 and Dean thereof from 1997 to 2005; Director, Alkon Corporation (pneumatics) since 1992; Director, Tippman Sports (recreation) since 2005; Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008.   36 RICs consisting of
95 Portfolios
  None
 
1   Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72. The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31, 2013.
 
2   Date shown is the earliest date a person has served as a director for the Master LLC covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock Fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007. As a result, although the chart shows directors as joining the Master LLC board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: David O. Beim, 1998; Ronald W. Forbes, 1977; Dr. Matina S. Horner, 2004; Rodney D. Johnson, 1995; Herbert I. London, 1987; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P. Platt, 1999; Robert C. Robb, Jr., 1998; Toby Rosenblatt, 2005; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; and Frederick W. Winter, 1999.
                     
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     Interested Directors3              
 
Richard S. Davis
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945
  Director   Since
2007
  Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005.   169 RICs consisting of
289 Portfolios
  None
 
Henry Gabbay
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1947
  Director   Since
2007
  Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.   169 RICs consisting of
289 Portfolios
  None
 
3   Mr. Davis is an “interested person” as defined in the 1940 Act, of the Master LLC based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Master LLC based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.
     
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Officers and Directors (concluded)   Master Small Cap Index Series
             
    Position(s)   Length    
Name, Address   Held with   of Time    
and Year of Birth   Master LLC   Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
 
     Officers1
           
 
John M. Perlowski
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1964
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since
2010
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009.
 
Brendan Kyne
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1977
  Vice
President
  Since
2009
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s US Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008.
 
Brian Schmidt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1958
  Vice
President
  Since
2009
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2004; Various positions with U.S. Trust Company from 1991 to 2003 including Director from 2001 to 2003 and Senior Vice President from 1998 to 2003; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Excelsior Funds, Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc. and Excelsior Funds Trust from 2001 to 2003.
 
Neal Andrews
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1966
  Chief
Financial
Officer
  Since
2007
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.
 
Jay Fife
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1970
  Treasurer   Since
2007
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L.P.-advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.
 
Brian Kindelan
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1959
  Chief
Compliance Officer
  Since
2007
  Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005.
 
Ira Shapiro
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1963
  Secretary   Since
2010
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Managing Director and Associate General Counsel of Barclays Global Investors from 2008 to 2009 and Principle thereof from 2004 to 2008.
 
1   Officers of the Master LLC serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
Further information about the Master LLC’s Officers and Directors is available in the Master LLC’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
                     
Investment Advisor   Sub-Advisor   Custodian   Accounting Agent   Independent Registered   Legal Counsel
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
Wilmington, DE 19809
  BlackRock Investment
Management, LLC
Plainsboro, NJ 08536
  State Street Bank and Trust Company Boston, MA 02111   State Street Bank and Trust Company Princeton, NJ 08540   Public Accounting Firm
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Princeton, NJ 08540
  Sidley Austin LLP
New York, NY 10019
Effective September 24, 2010, John M. Perlowski became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Master LLC.
Effective November 16, 2010, Ira Shapiro became Secretary of the Master LLC.
     
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Schedule of Investments December 31, 2010  
Master International Index Series
(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Australia — 8.6%
               
AGL Energy Ltd.
    36,852     $ 574,488  
AMP Ltd.
    169,535       917,366  
AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Ltd.
    84,379       544,899  
Alumina Ltd.
    197,274       501,487  
Amcor Ltd.
    100,121       691,329  
Asciano Group (a)
    237,702       388,047  
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.
    209,425       5,002,133  
Australian Stock Exchange Ltd.
    14,178       546,524  
BGP Holdings Plc (a)
    783,183        
BHP Billiton Ltd.
    274,798       12,778,392  
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.
    29,862       304,111  
Billabong International Ltd.
    16,993       141,704  
BlueScope Steel Ltd.
    149,481       343,550  
Boral Ltd.
    57,533       284,608  
Brambles Ltd.
    116,064       845,421  
CFS Retail Property Trust
    173,084       311,462  
CSL Ltd.
    44,993       1,670,237  
CSR Ltd.
    121,841       209,299  
Caltex Australia Ltd.
    11,046       162,321  
Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd.
    46,125       512,902  
Cochlear Ltd.
    4,588       377,682  
Commonwealth Bank of Australia Ltd.
    126,733       6,585,102  
Computershare Ltd.
    36,181       398,787  
Crown Ltd.
    36,450       307,842  
DB RREEF Trust
    388,898       316,138  
Fairfax Media Ltd.
    171,024       245,237  
Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. (a)
    102,597       687,744  
Foster’s Group Ltd.
    158,076       918,941  
General Property Trust
    144,930       436,397  
Goodman Fielder Ltd.
    116,560       160,408  
Goodman Group
    521,205       346,384  
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd.
    43,462       130,715  
Incitec Pivot Ltd.
    132,340       536,504  
Insurance Australia Group Ltd.
    170,369       676,636  
Leighton Holdings Ltd.
    10,946       345,004  
Lend Lease Group
    43,397       383,179  
MacArthur Coal Ltd.
    14,359       188,537  
Macquarie Group Ltd.
    28,257       1,069,260  
Map Group
    31,261       95,552  
Metcash Ltd.
    61,185       257,065  
Mirvac Group
    265,085       332,600  
National Australia Bank Ltd.
    174,226       4,226,987  
Newcrest Mining Ltd.
    62,551       2,594,523  
OZ Mineral Ltd.
    255,778       451,746  
OneSteel Ltd.
    107,501       284,787  
Orica Ltd.
    29,518       752,784  
Origin Energy Ltd.
    71,896       1,225,857  
Paladin Resources Ltd. (a)
    54,836       276,381  
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
    85,035       1,579,190  
QR National Ltd. (a)
    139,757       393,094  
Qantas Airways Ltd. (a)
    88,991       231,196  
Ramsay Health Care Ltd.
    10,748       195,769  
Rio Tinto Ltd.
    35,707       3,126,751  
SP AusNet
    112,442       100,035  
Santos Ltd.
    68,600       923,604  
Sims Metal Management Ltd.
    13,095       288,034  
Sonic Healthcare Ltd.
    29,853       354,878  
Stockland
    195,033       718,405  
Suncorp Group Ltd.
    104,322       918,690  
Tabcorp Holdings Ltd.
    55,212       401,465  
Tatts Group Ltd.
    102,272       270,056  
Telstra Corp. Ltd.
    356,354       1,016,648  
Toll Holdings Ltd.
    54,447       319,501  
Transurban Group
    105,377       553,214  
Wesfarmers Ltd., Ordinary Shares
    82,305       2,696,246  
Wesfarmers Ltd., Partially Protected Shares
    12,351       408,546  
Westfield Group
    179,392       1,757,196  
Westfield Retail Trust (a)
    179,392       471,548  
Westpac Banking Corp.
    244,595       5,556,680  
Woodside Petroleum Ltd.
    51,068       2,224,550  
Woolworths Ltd.
    100,744       2,782,028  
WorleyParsons Ltd.
    15,599       427,235  
 
           
 
            79,053,618  
 
Austria — 0.3%
               
Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG
    15,540       733,441  
IMMOFINANZ Immobilien Anlagen AG (a)
    80,227       342,901  
Immoeast AG NPV (a)
    30,710        
OMV AG
    12,288       512,111  
Raiffeisen International Bank Holding AG
    3,999       220,285  
Telekom Austria AG
    27,364       385,694  
Verbund — Oesterreichische Elektrizitaetswirtschafts AG
    6,175       230,731  
Vienna Insurance Group
    3,349       174,551  
Voestalpine AG
    8,818       421,772  
 
           
 
            3,021,486  
 
Belgium — 0.9%
               
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV
    59,259       3,386,011  
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV WPR Strip (a)
    24,368       130  
Bekaert SA
    3,181       365,031  
Belgacom SA
    12,482       419,359  
Colruyt SA
    6,100       310,205  
Delhaize Group
    8,175       604,569  
Dexia NV (a)
    44,011       152,903  
Fortis
    183,167       418,648  
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert SA
    6,597       555,062  
KBC Bancassurance Holding (a)
    13,262       451,875  
Mobistar SA
    2,338       151,708  
Nationale A Portefeuille
    2,247       109,953  
     Portfolio Abbreviation
ADR   American Depositary Receipts
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Belgium (concluded)
               
Solvay SA
    4,872     $ 519,493  
UCB SA
    8,119       278,791  
Umicore SA
    9,429       490,914  
 
           
 
            8,214,652  
 
Bermuda — 0.1%
               
SeaDrill Ltd.
    22,670       773,346  
 
China — 0.0%
               
Foxconn International Holdings Ltd. (a)
    179,313       125,168  
 
Denmark — 1.0%
               
A.P.Moller — Maersk A/S, Class A
    45       396,447  
A.P. Moller — Maersk A/S, Class B
    108       977,794  
Carlsberg A/S
    8,753       878,587  
Coloplast A/S, Class B
    1,866       253,576  
DSV A/S
    17,009       377,037  
Danske Bank A/S (a)
    37,247       955,213  
Novo-Nordisk A/S, Class B
    34,255       3,859,324  
Novozymes A/S, Class B
    3,779       527,294  
TrygVesta A/S
    2,275       104,913  
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (a)
    17,032       539,408  
William Demant Holding (a)
    1,985       146,741  
 
           
 
            9,016,334  
 
Finland — 1.1%
               
Elisa Corp.
    10,661       232,112  
Fortum Oyj
    36,243       1,093,214  
Kesko Oyj, Class B
    5,511       257,531  
Kone Oyj, Class B
    12,667       703,556  
Metso Oyj
    10,528       588,943  
Neste Oil Oyj
    10,756       171,989  
Nokia Oyj
    307,149       3,181,702  
Nokian Renkaat Oyj
    8,836       324,661  
Orion Oyj
    7,586       166,077  
Outokumpu Oyj
    10,321       191,318  
Pohjola Bank Plc
    11,663       139,922  
Rautaruukki Oyj
    7,372       173,106  
Sampo Oyj
    34,259       916,072  
Sanoma Oyj
    6,877       149,153  
Stora Enso Oyj, Class R
    47,872       492,656  
UPM-Kymmene Oyj
    42,587       754,977  
Wartsila Oyj
    6,476       493,498  
 
           
 
            10,030,487  
 
France — 8.9%
               
AXA SA
    140,585       2,340,099  
Accor SA
    12,098       539,178  
Aeroports de Paris
    2,495       197,192  
Air France-KLM (a)
    11,270       205,730  
Air Liquide
    23,182       2,935,176  
Alcatel SA (a)
    189,255       553,670  
Alstom
    16,850       807,641  
Atos Origin SA (a)
    3,692       196,886  
BNP Paribas SA
    78,431       4,995,004  
BioMerieux
    1,006       99,280  
Bouygues
    18,786       810,777  
Bureau Veritas SA
    3,936       298,695  
CNP Assurances
    12,028       217,094  
Cap Gemini SA
    11,914       556,975  
Carrefour SA
    49,057       2,022,745  
Casino Guichard Perrachon SA
    4,524       441,426  
Christian Dior SA
    5,228       747,782  
Cie de Saint-Gobain SA
    32,575       1,677,794  
Cie Générale d’Optique Essilor International SA
    16,634       1,071,745  
Compagnie Généralé de Géophysique SA (a)
    11,558       352,834  
Compagnie Généralé des Etablissements Michelin
    14,233       1,021,726  
Credit Agricole SA
    78,606       999,533  
Dassault Systémes SA
    4,808       362,961  
EDP Renovaveis SA (a)
    19,120       110,875  
Edenred (a)
    12,396       293,447  
Eiffage
    3,323       146,724  
Electricité de France SA
    21,047       864,350  
Eramet
    468       160,599  
Eurazeo
    2,412       178,976  
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co. (a)
    33,345       778,107  
Eutelsat Communications
    8,009       293,316  
Fonciére Des Regions
    2,189       211,858  
France Telecom SA
    152,160       3,184,079  
GDF Suez
    101,225       3,635,513  
Gecina SA
    1,623       178,679  
Groupe Danone
    47,796       3,005,276  
Groupe Eurotunnel SA
    39,103       344,116  
Hermes International
    864       181,166  
ICADE
    1,913       195,340  
Iliad SA
    1,331       144,833  
Imerys SA
    3,106       207,317  
JC Decaux SA (a)
    5,627       173,259  
Klepierre
    7,759       280,237  
L’Oreal SA
    19,601       2,179,470  
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA
    20,075       3,306,446  
Lafarge SA
    16,407       1,029,977  
Lagardere S.C.A.
    9,607       396,092  
Legrand Promesses
    12,920       527,007  
M6-Metropole Television SA
    5,646       136,775  
Natixis (a)
    71,265       333,361  
Neopost SA
    2,501       218,109  
PagesJaunes Groupe SA
    10,867       98,817  
Pernod-Ricard SA
    16,216       1,526,400  
Peugeot SA (a)
    12,545       476,671  
Pinault-Printemps-Redoute
    6,210       988,705  
Publicis Groupe
    10,110       527,553  
Renault SA (a)
    15,773       918,182  
Safran SA
    13,534       479,759  
Sanofi-Aventis
    85,807       5,501,155  
Schneider Electric SA
    19,890       2,982,228  
Scor SE
    13,510       343,335  
Société BIC SA
    2,183       187,671  
Société Générale SA
    51,546       2,773,527  
Société Télévision Française 1
    9,864       171,478  
Sodexho Alliance SA
    7,683       530,163  
Suez Environnement SA
    21,938       453,220  
Technip SA
    8,110       749,636  
Thales SA
    7,174       251,285  
Total SA
    172,944       9,211,435  
Unibail-Rodamco SE
    7,482       1,481,422  
Vallourec SA
    8,896       935,316  
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
France (concluded)
               
Veolia Environnement SA
    28,237     $ 826,535  
Vinci SA
    36,048       1,961,650  
Vivendi SA
    100,725       2,721,756  
 
           
 
            82,245,146  
 
Germany — 8.1%
               
Adidas-Salomon AG
    17,134       1,114,552  
Allianz AG, Registered Shares
    37,140       4,412,815  
Axel Springer AG
    1,214       197,918  
BASF SE
    75,155       5,997,593  
Bayer AG
    67,665       5,015,827  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG
    27,092       2,134,498  
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Preference Shares
    4,252       218,622  
Beiersdorf AG
    8,201       455,075  
Brenntag AG (a)
    2,318       236,344  
Celesio AG
    6,290       156,750  
Commerzbank AG (a)
    58,084       432,425  
Continental AG (a)
    4,014       318,853  
Daimler AG (a)
    73,823       4,995,226  
Deutsche Bank AG, Registered Shares
    76,203       3,985,111  
Deutsche Boerse AG
    15,887       1,097,650  
Deutsche Lufthansa AG (a)
    18,793       408,799  
Deutsche Post AG
    69,113       1,172,516  
Deutsche Telekom AG
    232,525       2,997,529  
E.ON AG
    147,359       4,500,174  
Fraport AG
    3,007       189,851  
Fresenius AG
    2,292       192,332  
Fresenius AG, Preference Shares
    6,590       564,599  
Fresenius Medical Care AG
    15,901       914,197  
GEA Group AG
    13,334       385,331  
Hannover Rueckversicherung AG, Registered Shares
    4,935       264,737  
HeidelbergCement AG
    11,425       717,067  
Henkel KGaA
    10,588       545,909  
Henkel KGaA, Preference Shares
    14,575       903,675  
Hochtief AG
    3,665       310,690  
Infineon Technologies AG (a)
    88,518       825,102  
K+S AG
    11,763       886,603  
Kabel Deutschland Holding AG (a)
    4,419       207,223  
Lanxess
    6,808       535,296  
Linde AG
    13,835       2,092,950  
MAN SE
    8,631       1,028,003  
Merck KGaA
    5,316       425,601  
Metro AG
    10,594       764,641  
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG, Registered Shares
    15,420       2,335,432  
Porsche Automobil Holding SE, Preference Shares
    7,095       566,725  
ProSieben SAT.1 Media AG, Preference Shares
    6,266       188,077  
Puma AG Rudolf Dassler Sport
    420       139,190  
Qiagen NV (a)
    18,745       367,907  
RWE AG
    34,262       2,288,354  
RWE AG, Preference Shares
    3,102       198,960  
SAP AG
    70,432       3,592,220  
Salzgitter AG
    3,386       261,785  
Siemens AG
    67,324       8,339,736  
Suedzucker AG
    5,874       156,874  
TUI AG (a)
    12,274       172,180  
ThyssenKrupp AG
    27,366       1,136,917  
United Internet AG
    9,819       159,764  
Volkswagen AG
    2,425       343,964  
Volkswagen AG, Preference Shares
    13,904       2,260,633  
Wacker Chemie AG
    1,309       228,219  
 
           
 
            74,339,021  
 
Greece - 0.2%
               
Alpha Bank AE (a)
    40,797       207,399  
Bank of Cyprus Public Co. Ltd.
    69,678       240,485  
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. SA
    14,949       387,286  
EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA (a)
    27,241       136,739  
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA
    21,160       173,677  
National Bank of Greece SA (a)
    78,954       642,397  
OPAP SA
    17,926       310,154  
Public Power Corp.
    9,559       137,470  
 
           
 
            2,235,607  
 
Hong Kong — 2.8%
               
AIA Group Ltd. (a)
    641,400       1,803,030  
ASM Pacific Technology Ltd.
    16,504       208,435  
BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd.
    303,900       1,033,419  
Bank of East Asia Ltd.
    124,332       520,275  
CLP Holdings Ltd.
    157,687       1,280,377  
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.
    99,263       273,819  
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.
    113,835       1,754,365  
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.
    37,500       171,687  
Esprit Holdings Ltd.
    94,887       451,368  
Hang Lung Group Ltd.
    66,000       433,631  
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
    201,000       939,479  
Hang Seng Bank Ltd.
    62,753       1,031,053  
Henderson Land Development Co., Ltd.
    87,491       595,956  
The Hong Kong & China Gas Ltd.
    353,319       832,532  
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.
    83,827       1,900,582  
HongKong Electric Holdings Ltd.
    113,000       712,356  
Hopewell Holdings Ltd.
    46,849       147,015  
Hutchison Whampoa Ltd.
    174,176       1,791,800  
Hysan Development Co. Ltd.
    48,791       229,583  
Kerry Properties Ltd.
    58,000       301,966  
Li & Fung Ltd.
    187,990       1,090,723  
Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd.
    52,466       129,102  
The Link Real Estate Investment Trust
    179,914       558,623  
MTR Corp.
    117,000       425,766  
Mongolia Energy Co. Ltd. (a)
    277,140       82,667  
NWS Holdings Ltd.
    109,500       166,186  
New World Development Ltd.
    207,484       389,281  
Orient Overseas International Ltd.
    18,057       175,036  
PCCW Ltd.
    321,000       141,978  
SJM Holdings Ltd.
    129,000       204,639  
Sands China Ltd. (a)
    202,600       445,381  
Shangri-La Asia Ltd.
    106,990       290,242  
Sino Land Co.
    138,421       258,644  
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
    116,324       1,930,002  
Swire Pacific Ltd., Class A
    63,077       1,036,357  
Wharf Holdings Ltd.
    112,870       867,795  
Wheelock and Co., Ltd.
    76,000       307,316  
Wing Hang Bank Ltd.
    14,500       200,430  
Wynn Macau Ltd.
    124,000       277,528  
Yue Yuen Industrial Holdings Ltd.
    59,285       213,261  
 
           
 
            25,603,685  
 
     
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Ireland — 0.2%
               
Anglo Irish Bank Corp. Plc (a)
    62,641        
Bank of Ireland (a)
    276,647     $ 137,608  
CRH Plc
    57,632       1,198,544  
Elan Corp. Plc (a)
    40,603       228,928  
James Hardie Industries SE, Chess Depository Interest(a)
    34,963       242,440  
Kerry Group Plc
    11,530       384,729  
Ryanair Holdings Plc
    29,444       148,243  
 
           
 
            2,340,492  
 
Israel — 0.8%
               
Bank Hapoalim Ltd. (a)
    80,458       418,888  
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM
    96,283       493,534  
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication Corp. Ltd.
    141,076       429,494  
Cellcom Israel Ltd.
    4,310       139,860  
Delek Group Ltd.
    304       78,382  
Elbit Systems Ltd.
    2,059       109,884  
Israel Chemicals Ltd.
    36,231       620,519  
The Israel Corp. Ltd. (a)
    197       239,017  
Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (a)
    52,473       119,457  
Makhteshim-Agan Industries Ltd. (a)
    18,550       95,270  
Nice Systems Ltd. (a)
    5,144       179,208  
Partner Communications Co. Ltd.
    7,239       146,548  
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
    76,618       3,987,845  
United Mizrahi Bank Ltd.
    10,047       110,491  
 
           
 
            7,168,397  
 
Italy — 2.4%
               
A2A SpA
    94,579       130,176  
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
    95,543       1,819,104  
Autogrill SpA (a)
    9,990       141,436  
Autostrade SpA
    19,629       400,847  
Banca Carige SpA
    49,397       103,610  
Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA (a)
    180,685       206,292  
Banco Popolare SpA
    51,827       235,248  
Enel Green Power SpA (a)
    123,095       260,063  
Enel SpA
    539,599       2,703,957  
Eni SpA
    213,030       4,669,067  
Exor SpA
    5,439       179,519  
Fiat SpA
    62,899       1,300,823  
Finmeccanica SpA
    32,962       375,018  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA
    629,648       1,711,787  
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, Non-Convertible Savings Shares
    76,292       181,947  
Luxottica Group SpA
    9,379       286,715  
Mediaset SpA
    57,906       350,690  
Mediobanca SpA
    38,712       345,299  
Parmalat SpA
    140,429       385,207  
Pirelli & C. SpA
    20,321       164,443  
Prysmian SpA
    14,654       249,743  
Saipem SpA
    21,688       1,070,806  
Snam Rete Gas SpA
    117,430       584,772  
Telecom Italia SpA
    765,587       993,315  
Telecom Italia SpA, Non-Convertible Savings Shares
    493,132       536,721  
Terna SpA
    106,204       448,863  
Unicredit SpA
    1,105,400       2,291,679  
Unione Di Banche Italiane ScpA
    49,809       437,035  
 
           
 
            22,564,182  
 
Japan — 21.6%
               
The 77 Bank Ltd.
    29,000       153,201  
ABC-Mart, Inc.
    2,200       78,361  
Advantest Corp.
    12,900       290,033  
Aeon Co., Ltd.
    48,800       608,941  
Aeon Credit Service Co., Ltd.
    6,100       85,833  
Aeon Mall Co. Ltd.
    6,900       184,579  
Air Water Inc.
    12,000       152,835  
Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd.
    15,600       549,689  
Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    54,000       560,956  
Alfresa Holdings Corp.
    3,200       141,806  
All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (a)
    68,000       253,060  
Amada Co., Ltd.
    29,000       235,019  
Aozora Bank Ltd.
    46,000       94,879  
Asahi Breweries Ltd.
    31,500       607,970  
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
    83,100       966,439  
Asahi Kasei Corp.
    102,000       663,475  
Asics Corp.
    13,000       166,394  
Astellas Pharma, Inc.
    36,600       1,390,999  
The Bank of Kyoto Ltd.
    26,000       245,764  
The Bank of Yokohama Ltd.
    98,000       505,345  
Benesse Holdings, Inc.
    5,600       257,657  
Bridgestone Corp.
    52,900       1,018,271  
Brother Industries Ltd.
    19,100       281,895  
Canon, Inc.
    92,800       4,766,698  
Canon Marketing Japan Inc.
    5,700       80,966  
Casio Computer Co., Ltd.
    20,100       161,328  
Central Japan Railway Co.
    123       1,028,210  
The Chiba Bank Ltd.
    62,000       402,021  
Chiyoda Corp.
    13,000       128,758  
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
    53,500       1,313,334  
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    18,200       333,251  
The Chugoku Bank Ltd.
    14,000       168,935  
Chugoku Electric Power Co.
    24,100       489,140  
Chuo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc.
    81,000       334,605  
Citizens Holding Co., Ltd.
    19,500       133,798  
Coca-Cola West Holdings Co., Ltd.
    4,500       81,456  
Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.
    50,000       163,288  
Credit Saison Co., Ltd.
    12,100       197,468  
Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
    46,000       623,911  
Dai-ichi Life Insurance Co.
    655       1,060,034  
Daicel Chemical Industries Ltd.
    22,000       160,093  
Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
    25,000       146,372  
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
    16,000       244,780  
Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd.
    54,900       1,199,070  
Daikin Industries Ltd.
    19,100       674,719  
Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
    13,400       121,544  
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.
    6,400       437,392  
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
    40,000       489,987  
Daiwa Securities Group, Inc.
    135,000       692,497  
Dena Co. Ltd.
    6,500       232,874  
Denki Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    38,000       179,918  
Denso Corp.
    39,800       1,368,279  
Dentsu, Inc.
    13,313       411,335  
Diamond Lease Co., Ltd.
    4,690       185,117  
Dowa Mining Co., Ltd.
    21,350       139,482  
East Japan Railway Co.
    27,849       1,807,100  
Eisai Co., Ltd.
    20,400       736,997  
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.

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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Japan (continued)
               
Electric Power Development Co.
    9,400     $ 294,387  
Elpida Memory, Inc. (a)
    15,000       173,489  
FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
    5,200       195,637  
Fanuc Ltd.
    15,700       2,399,844  
Fast Retailing Co., Ltd.
    4,300       682,072  
Fuji Electric Holdings Co., Ltd.
    48,800       151,229  
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.
    48,000       370,166  
Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.
    44       69,314  
Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd.
    37,900       1,365,108  
Fujitsu Ltd.
    153,000       1,060,037  
Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.
    62,000       268,369  
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
    51,000       228,235  
GS Yuasa Corp.
    30,000       206,849  
Gree Inc.
    7,400       93,854  
The Gunma Bank Ltd.
    32,000       175,160  
The Hachijuni Bank Ltd.
    35,000       195,011  
Hakuhodo DY Holdings, Inc.
    2,070       118,213  
Hamamatsu Photonics KK
    5,600       204,139  
Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc.
    94,000       435,659  
Hino Motors Ltd.
    23,000       123,993  
Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    2,600       292,168  
The Hiroshima Bank Ltd.
    41,000       172,433  
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    5,300       222,756  
Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.
    8,500       175,181  
Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
    7,800       186,166  
Hitachi High-Technologies Corp.
    5,900       137,474  
Hitachi Ltd.
    370,000       1,964,393  
Hitachi Metals Ltd.
    14,000       167,362  
Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.
    14,800       302,227  
Hokuhoku Financial Group, Inc.
    104,100       211,039  
Hokuriku Electric Power
    14,300       351,127  
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    133,400       5,265,136  
Hoya Corp.
    35,300       853,526  
IHI Corp.
    106,000       235,338  
Ibiden Co., Ltd.
    10,400       326,231  
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
    1,800       190,739  
Inpex Corp.
    175       1,021,893  
Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
    30,305       351,234  
Isuzu Motors Ltd.
    97,000       438,315  
Ito En, Ltd.
    4,300       71,397  
Itochu Corp.
    123,200       1,241,331  
Itochu Techno-Science Corp.
    2,600       97,268  
The Iyo Bank Ltd.
    20,000       159,562  
J Front Retailing Co. Ltd.
    38,600       210,352  
JFE Holdings, Inc.
    37,700       1,307,147  
JGC Corp.
    17,000       368,452  
JS Group Corp.
    20,300       445,296  
JSR Corp.
    14,400       267,279  
JTEKT Corp.
    18,200       213,551  
JX Holdings, Inc.
    182,860       1,237,419  
Japan Petroleum Explora
    2,400       91,013  
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.
    58       178,352  
Japan Real Estate Investment Corp.
    40       414,384  
Japan Retail Fund Investment Corp.
    133       254,342  
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd.
    25,000       260,378  
Japan Tobacco, Inc.
    368       1,358,866  
The Joyo Bank Ltd.
    53,000       232,317  
Jupiter Telecommunications Co., Ltd.
    196       205,621  
KDDI Corp.
    238       1,372,484  
Kajima Corp.
    69,800       185,079  
Kamigumi Co., Ltd.
    21,000       175,757  
Kaneka Corp.
    25,000       172,728  
The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc.
    61,400       1,514,051  
Kansai Paint Co., Ltd.
    18,000       173,802  
Kao Corp.
    44,000       1,182,504  
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.
    115,000       385,415  
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.
    55,000       239,456  
Keihin Electric Express Railway Co., Ltd.
    39,000       343,984  
Keio Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
    47,000       320,127  
Keisei Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
    24,000       159,747  
Keyence Corp.
    3,420       986,790  
Kikkoman Corp.
    13,000       145,269  
Kinden Corp.
    12,000       110,581  
Kintetsu Corp.
    133,000       415,585  
Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd.
    68,000       951,052  
Kobe Steel Ltd.
    204,000       515,454  
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    8,000       124,370  
Komatsu Ltd.
    77,600       2,335,517  
Konami Corp.
    7,400       156,569  
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc.
    39,000       403,079  
Kubota Corp.
    94,000       885,584  
Kuraray Co., Ltd.
    28,000       399,698  
Kurita Water Industries Ltd.
    9,100       285,668  
Kyocera Corp.
    13,300       1,351,246  
Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd.
    21,000       215,669  
Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
    30,800       689,550  
Lawson, Inc.
    4,900       241,897  
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
    43,870       1,095,113  
Mabuchi Motor Co., Ltd.
    2,100       107,948  
Makita Corp.
    9,000       366,227  
Marubeni Corp.
    135,000       945,107  
Marui Group Co. Ltd.
    18,800       152,644  
Maruichi Steel Tube Ltd.
    3,700       78,456  
Matsui Securities Co., Ltd.
    9,400       66,582  
Mazda Motor Corp.
    122,400       349,140  
McDonald’s Holdings Co. Japan Ltd.
    5,500       137,810  
Medipal Holdings Corp.
    12,200       134,245  
Meiji Holdings Co., Ltd.
    5,493       247,880  
Minebea Co., Ltd.
    28,000       175,649  
Miraca Holdings, Inc.
    4,500       180,642  
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp.
    105,000       709,261  
Mitsubishi Corp.
    111,100       2,994,338  
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
    158,000       1,650,985  
Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
    96,000       1,774,196  
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co., Inc.
    32,000       226,336  
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.
    247,200       925,391  
Mitsubishi Logistics Corp.
    9,000       119,258  
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (a)
    90,000       286,001  
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. (a)
    316,000       457,855  
Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.
    18,000       303,433  
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
    1,042,074       5,618,989  
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
    142,100       2,338,101  
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
    71,000       253,130  
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
    59,000       155,567  
Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.
    68,000       1,351,404  
Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
    47,000       154,578  
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.
    93,000       630,181  
     
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Japan (continued)
               
Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    6,800     $ 124,270  
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
    1,672,740       3,137,851  
Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    16,500       1,151,793  
NEC Corp.
    212,000       634,304  
NGK Insulators Ltd.
    21,000       341,125  
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    13,000       198,662  
NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    12,000       130,062  
NKSJ Holdings, Inc. (a)
    115,100       844,341  
NOK Corp.
    8,400       174,118  
NSK Ltd.
    36,000       323,761  
NTN Corp.
    41,000       216,373  
NTT Data Corp.
    101       348,309  
NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
    1,253       2,182,233  
NTT Urban Development Co.
    89       87,369  
Nabtesco Corp.
    7,800       165,844  
Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc.
    15,200       162,927  
Nidec Corp.
    8,800       887,340  
Nikon Corp.
    26,000       524,855  
Nintendo Co., Ltd.
    8,100       2,364,809  
Nippon Building Fund, Inc.
    42       430,430  
Nippon Electric Glass Co.
    28,500       409,086  
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
    69,000       309,871  
Nippon Meat Packers, Inc.
    15,000       195,451  
Nippon Paper Group, Inc.
    7,894       206,640  
Nippon Sanso Corp.
    22,000       193,663  
Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    73,000       195,804  
Nippon Steel Corp.
    418,000       1,497,467  
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp.
    42,476       1,934,264  
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
    125,000       550,321  
The Nishi-Nippon City Bank Ltd.
    56,000       169,378  
Nissan Chemical Industries Ltd.
    11,000       141,927  
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    203,400       1,924,134  
Nisshin Seifun Group, Inc.
    15,500       196,213  
Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
    62,000       137,610  
Nisshinbo Industries, Inc.
    10,000       109,153  
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd.
    5,400       193,260  
Nitori Co., Ltd.
    3,000       262,153  
Nitto Denko Corp.
    13,410       628,939  
Nomura Holdings, Inc.
    289,100       1,834,361  
Nomura Real Estate Holdings, Inc.
    8,300       150,605  
Nomura Real Estate Office Fund, Inc.
    22       158,721  
Nomura Research Institute Ltd.
    8,100       179,943  
OJI Paper Co., Ltd.
    68,000       328,169  
ORIX Corp.
    8,550       837,688  
Obayashi Corp.
    53,000       243,307  
Obic Co., Ltd.
    600       123,221  
Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
    51,000       474,040  
Olympus Corp.
    17,700       532,949  
Omron Corp.
    16,500       434,835  
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    6,800       317,096  
Oracle Corp. Japan
    3,200       156,864  
Oriental Land Co., Ltd.
    4,100       379,218  
Osaka Gas Co., Ltd.
    158,000       612,477  
Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd.
    20,500       504,988  
Otsuka Shokai Co., Ltd.
    1,300       88,455  
Panasonic Corp.
    160,400       2,264,655  
Rakuten, Inc.
    585       489,558  
Resona Holdings, Inc.
    51,256       305,521  
Ricoh Co., Ltd.
    55,000       801,956  
Rinnai Corp.
    3,000       182,884  
Rohm Co., Ltd.
    7,800       507,255  
SBI Holdings, Inc.
    1,670       251,839  
SMC Corp.
    4,400       750,844  
Sankyo Co., Ltd.
    4,500       253,545  
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    5,900       204,554  
Sapporo Hokuyo Holdings, Inc.
    28,289       132,187  
Sapporo Holdings Ltd.
    23,000       103,888  
Secom Co., Ltd.
    17,100       807,989  
Sega Sammy Holdings, Inc.
    16,232       307,851  
Seiko Epson Corp.
    10,600       192,437  
Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.
    35,000       250,401  
Sekisui House Ltd.
    47,000       473,596  
Senshu Ikeda Holdings, Inc.
    49,470       70,458  
Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd.
    61,700       1,641,476  
Seven Bank Ltd.
    56       118,416  
Sharp Corp.
    82,000       841,473  
Shikoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
    14,300       420,036  
Shimadzu Corp.
    20,000       154,913  
Shimamura Co., Ltd.
    1,900       175,863  
Shimano, Inc.
    5,400       273,750  
Shimizu Corp.
    48,000       204,474  
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    33,600       1,810,925  
Shinko Electric Industries
    6,200       69,172  
Shinko Securities Co., Ltd.
    48,300       137,728  
Shinsei Bank Ltd.
    81,000       105,421  
Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    24,200       476,907  
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
    27,800       605,382  
The Shizuoka Bank Ltd.
    49,000       450,551  
Showa Denko KK
    116,000       260,238  
Showa Shell Sekiyu KK
    15,100       137,964  
Softbank Corp.
    66,400       2,289,502  
Sojitz Corp.
    102,000       223,034  
Sony Corp.
    82,200       2,939,855  
Sony Financial Holdings, Inc.
    71       285,941  
Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
    5,300       93,746  
Stanley Electric Co., Ltd.
    11,900       221,285  
Sumco Corp. (a)
    9,400       133,851  
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
    128,000       628,352  
Sumitomo Corp.
    91,800       1,292,293  
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.
    61,300       847,116  
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
    44,000       281,438  
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd.
    274,000       671,713  
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
    42,000       731,562  
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
    110,050       3,896,555  
Sumitomo Realty & Development Co., Ltd.
    29,000       689,899  
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    14,400       149,781  
The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
    116,000       726,699  
Suruga Bank Ltd.
    17,000       157,747  
Suzuken Co., Ltd.
    5,200       158,550  
Suzuki Motor Corp.
    27,700       680,002  
Sysmex Corp.
    2,800       193,658  
T&D Holdings, Inc.
    22,100       557,492  
     
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Japan (concluded)
               
TDK Corp.
    9,900     $ 685,440  
THK Co., Ltd.
    9,700       221,866  
Taisei Corp.
    83,000       193,533  
Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    11,000       240,416  
Takashimaya Co., Ltd.
    22,000       187,901  
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    61,400       3,016,326  
Teijin Ltd.
    77,000       327,827  
Terumo Corp.
    13,700       768,396  
Tobu Railway Co., Ltd.
    67,000       375,755  
Toho Co., Ltd.
    8,600       137,892  
Toho Gas Co., Ltd.
    35,000       174,718  
Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
    34,600       770,344  
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
    59,200       1,758,681  
Tokuyama Corp.
    25,000       128,856  
The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.
    116,400       2,838,129  
Tokyo Electron Ltd.
    14,000       881,457  
Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
    209,000       925,507  
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    9,200       99,950  
Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd.
    32,000       147,490  
Tokyu Corp.
    92,000       420,857  
Tokyu Land Corp.
    38,000       190,158  
TonenGeneral Sekiyu KK
    23,000       250,958  
Toppan Printing Co., Ltd.
    44,000       400,415  
Toray Industries, Inc.
    116,700       695,710  
Toshiba Corp.
    329,000       1,785,577  
Tosoh Corp.
    45,000       145,726  
Toto Ltd.
    24,000       173,445  
Toyo Seikan Kaisha Ltd.
    12,200       231,120  
Toyo Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
    8,000       177,622  
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    5,700       133,360  
Toyota Boshoku Corp.
    5,100       89,665  
Toyota Industries Corp.
    14,500       448,620  
Toyota Motor Corp.
    225,700       8,885,458  
Toyota Tsusho Corp.
    17,100       299,444  
Trend Micro, Inc.
    7,900       259,530  
Tsumura & Co.
    5,000       161,542  
UNY Co., Ltd.
    16,100       162,141  
USS Co., Ltd.
    1,940       158,313  
Ube Industries Ltd.
    79,000       236,559  
Uni-Charm Corp.
    10,200       405,036  
Ushio, Inc.
    8,700       165,196  
West Japan Railway Co.
    138       515,085  
Yahoo! Japan Corp.
    1,166       450,691  
Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd.
    8,000       230,007  
Yamada Denki Co., Ltd.
    6,650       452,408  
Yamaguchi Financial Group, Inc.
    17,000       171,211  
Yamaha Corp.
    13,300       164,199  
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (a)
    21,000       340,783  
Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd.
    3,800       114,249  
Yamato Transport Co., Ltd.
    32,100       455,359  
Yamazaki Baking Co., Ltd.
    10,000       120,411  
Yaskawa Electric Corp.
    19,000       178,903  
The Yasuda Trust & Banking Co., Ltd. (a)
    136,000       140,090  
Yokogawa Electric Corp.
    17,700       140,158  
 
             
 
            199,262,862  
 
Kazakhstan — 0.0%
               
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.
    20,964       344,740  
     
Luxembourg — 0.5%
               
ArcelorMittal
    70,185       2,671,009  
SES Global
    24,468       582,647  
Tenaris SA
    38,580       946,160  
 
             
 
            4,199,816  
 
Netherlands — 2.5%
               
ASML Holding NV
    35,290       1,353,449  
Aegon NV (a)
    127,549       780,819  
Akzo Nobel NV
    18,868       1,173,917  
Corio NV
    4,778       306,790  
Delta Lloyd NV
    6,510       131,287  
Fugro NV
    5,592       460,421  
Heineken Holding NV
    9,628       418,716  
Heineken NV
    21,292       1,044,303  
ING Groep NV CVA (a)
    314,184       3,065,099  
Koninklijke Ahold NV
    97,526       1,288,342  
Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster NV
    5,548       264,899  
Koninklijke DSM NV
    12,704       724,166  
Koninklijke KPN NV
    128,679       1,879,474  
Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV
    80,676       2,473,311  
Koninklijke Vopak NV
    5,668       267,969  
Randstad Holdings NV (a)
    8,980       474,585  
Reed Elsevier NV
    56,237       696,233  
SBM Offshore NV
    13,278       297,913  
STMicroelectronics NV
    51,528       535,862  
TNT NV
    31,190       824,845  
Unilever NV
    133,292       4,158,390  
Wolters Kluwer NV
    24,438       535,946  
 
             
 
            23,156,736  
 
New Zealand — 0.1%
               
Auckland International Airport Ltd.
    81,425       138,214  
Contact Energy Ltd.
    26,924       130,807  
Fletcher Building Ltd.
    48,760       290,657  
Sky City Ltd.
    51,491       130,013  
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand Ltd.
    156,365       262,857  
 
             
 
            952,548  
 
Norway — 0.7%
               
Aker Solutions ASA
    13,242       225,917  
DnB NOR ASA
    80,460       1,131,915  
Norsk Hydro ASA
    72,408       533,341  
Orkla ASA
    63,881       623,123  
Renewable Energy Corp. ASA (a)
    39,887       122,498  
Statoil ASA
    91,319       2,175,040  
Telenor ASA
    65,303       1,064,135  
Telenor ASA — ADR
    839       41,027  
Yara International ASA
    15,711       914,519  
 
             
 
            6,831,515  
 
Portugal — 0.2%
               
Banco Comercial Portugues SA, Registered Shares
    228,344       177,574  
Banco Espirito Santo SA, Registered Shares
    44,077       169,506  
Brisa-Auto Estradas de Portugal SA, Private Shares
    15,277       106,562  
Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SA
    16,593       112,431  
Energias de Portugal SA
    156,167       519,974  
Galp Energia SGPS SA
    18,699       358,609  
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA
    18,022       274,789  
Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, Registered Shares
    47,680       544,271  
 
             
 
            2,263,716  
 
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Singapore — 1.7%
               
Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust
    126,962     $ 204,875  
CapitaLand Ltd.
    208,749       603,809  
CapitaMall Trust
    179,700       273,312  
CapitaMalls Asia Ltd.
    110,000       166,346  
City Developments Ltd.
    44,535       436,475  
ComfortDelgro Corp. Ltd.
    153,816       185,756  
Cosco Corp. (Singapore) Ltd.
    79,002       131,858  
DBS Group Holdings Ltd.
    141,407       1,578,323  
Fraser and Neave Ltd.
    80,096       399,846  
Genting Singapore Plc (a)
    504,227       862,585  
Global Logistic Properties Ltd. (a)
    130,000       218,802  
Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.
    540,251       337,315  
Jardine Cycle & Carriage Ltd.
    8,721       248,665  
Keppel Corp. Ltd.
    103,616       914,263  
Keppel Land Ltd.
    59,000       220,914  
Neptune Orient Lines Ltd. (a)
    73,350       124,682  
Noble Group Ltd.
    241,840       408,766  
Olam International Ltd.
    102,900       252,016  
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp.
    200,914       1,546,828  
SembCorp Industries Ltd.
    78,590       314,598  
Sembcorp Marine Ltd.
    69,197       289,478  
Singapore Airlines Ltd.
    44,009       525,137  
Singapore Exchange Ltd.
    70,000       459,081  
Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.
    127,316       395,261  
Singapore Technologies Engineering Ltd.
    135,213       360,294  
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.
    652,132       1,549,689  
StarHub Ltd.
    52,157       107,108  
UOL Group Ltd.
    38,457       142,492  
United Overseas Bank Ltd.
    100,572       1,427,214  
Wilmar International Ltd.
    156,670       688,753  
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdings Ltd.
    126,183       187,908  
 
             
 
            15,562,449  
 
Spain — 3.2%
               
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios SA
    11,628       545,016  
Abertis Infraestructuras SA
    24,189       436,695  
Acciona SA
    2,167       153,817  
Acerinox SA
    7,858       138,341  
Amadeus IT Holding SA, Class A (a)
    16,481       346,353  
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA
    350,714       3,574,224  
Banco de Sabadell SA
    84,681       333,821  
Banco de Valencia SA
    16,986       74,660  
Banco Popular Espanol SA
    72,772       375,238  
Banco Santander SA
    673,324       7,174,823  
Bankinter SA
    24,950       138,886  
Corp. Mapfre SA
    62,698       174,780  
Criteria Caixacorp. SA
    68,975       368,395  
Enagas
    14,444       288,886  
Ferrovial SA
    35,567       355,190  
Fomento de Construcciones y Contratas SA
    4,167       109,741  
Gas Natural SDG SA
    26,398       406,660  
Gestevision Telecinco SA
    10,971       120,849  
Grifols SA
    11,816       161,501  
Iberdrola Renovables
    69,262       246,156  
Iberdrola SA
    330,654       2,563,763  
Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana (a)
    38,994     $ 167,321  
Inditex SA
    17,993       1,346,840  
Indra Sistemas SA
    7,647       131,072  
Red Electrica de Espana
    8,893       419,231  
Repsol YPF SA
    59,938       1,678,481  
Telefonica SA
    336,104       7,673,269  
Zardoya Otis SA
    11,840       167,001  
 
             
 
            29,671,010  
 
Sweden — 3.2%
               
Alfa Laval AB
    27,893       588,905  
Assa Abloy AB, Series B
    25,592       721,917  
Atlas Copco AB, Class A
    54,951       1,387,154  
Atlas Copco AB, Class B
    32,080       726,204  
Boliden AB
    22,397       456,314  
CDON Group AB (a)
    4,108       18,996  
Electrolux AB
    19,478       552,742  
Getinge AB, Class B
    16,450       344,375  
Hennes & Mauritz AB, B Shares
    83,777       2,790,198  
Hexagon AB
    21,252       456,432  
Holmen AB, Class B
    4,661       153,437  
Husqvarna AB
    33,227       277,640  
Industrivarden AB
    9,633       169,006  
Investor AB
    37,325       798,689  
Kinnevik Investment AB
    17,606       358,550  
Millicom International Cellular SA — ADR
    6,219       596,936  
Modern Times Group AB
    4,108       272,162  
Nordea Bank AB
    265,000       2,881,304  
Ratos AB
    8,157       301,584  
SKB AB
    31,930       911,177  
SSAB AB, Series A
    14,628       246,542  
Sandvik AB
    82,522       1,610,166  
Scania AB
    26,383       607,312  
Securitas AB
    25,233       295,478  
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A
    116,620       973,687  
Skanska AB, Class B
    32,777       649,795  
Svenska Cellulosa AB
    46,921       740,829  
Svenska Handelsbanken, Class A
    40,158       1,283,671  
Swedbank AB, A Shares (a)
    58,427       817,003  
Swedish Match AB
    18,902       547,747  
Tele2 AB
    25,727       533,773  
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson
    246,614       2,857,965  
TeliaSonera AB
    183,716       1,458,457  
Volvo AB, B Shares (a)
    112,778       1,986,674  
 
             
 
            29,372,821  
 
Switzerland — 7.9%
               
ABB Ltd.
    179,305       4,003,505  
Actelion Ltd. (a)
    8,296       454,284  
Adecco SA, Registered Shares
    10,018       656,974  
Aryzta AG
    7,164       330,924  
Baloise Holding AG
    4,101       398,927  
Compagnie Financiéré Richemont SA
    42,713       2,511,688  
Crédit Suisse Group AG
    92,456       3,723,660  
GAM Holdings Ltd. (a)
    16,634       274,955  
Geberit AG
    3,178       734,825  
Givaudan SA
    674       727,586  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
Switzerland (concluded)
               
Holcim Ltd.
    20,073     $ 1,518,973  
Julius Baer Group Ltd.
    17,001       796,039  
Kuehne & Nagel International AG
    4,421       615,088  
Lindt & Spruengli AG
    72       217,350  
Lindt & Spruengli AG ‘R’
    9       289,648  
Logitech International SA (a)
    15,054       286,251  
Lonza Group AG, Registered Shares
    3,676       294,650  
Nestle SA, Registered Shares
    283,524       16,609,877  
Novartis AG, Registered Shares
    172,659       10,163,677  
Pargesa Holding SA
    2,175       184,481  
Roche Holding AG
    57,487       8,427,183  
SGS SA
    448       751,910  
Schindler Holding AG
    4,002       473,419  
Schindler Holding AG, Registered Shares
    1,762       210,895  
Sika AG
    166       364,409  
Sonova Holding AG
    3,721       479,661  
Straumann Holding AG, Registered Shares
    656       150,227  
The Swatch Group Ltd., Bearer Shares
    2,524       1,125,377  
The Swatch Group Ltd., Registered Shares
    3,649       294,433  
Swiss Life Holding
    2,475       356,976  
Swiss Reinsurance Co., Registered Shares
    28,816       1,545,887  
Swisscom AG
    1,905       837,412  
Syngenta AG
    7,731       2,266,218  
Synthes, Inc.
    4,823       650,995  
Transocean Ltd. (a)
    26,179       1,803,439  
UBS AG (a)
    297,783       4,889,198  
Zurich Financial Services AG
    11,917       3,086,106  
 
             
 
            72,507,107  
 
United Kingdom — 21.0%
               
3i Group Plc
    79,229       407,023  
ARM Holdings Plc
    109,009       744,009  
Admiral Group Plc
    16,401       387,923  
Aggreko Plc
    21,377       494,653  
Amec Plc
    27,184       488,875  
Anglo American Plc
    107,948       5,647,034  
Antofagasta Plc
    31,934       808,026  
Associated British Foods Plc
    29,225       539,535  
AstraZeneca Plc
    117,271       5,344,552  
Autonomy Corp. Plc (a)
    17,668       415,660  
Aviva Plc
    231,255       1,421,489  
BAE Systems Plc
    278,825       1,436,167  
BG Group Plc
    276,736       5,613,647  
BHP Billiton Plc
    180,589       7,265,398  
BP Plc
    1,537,565       11,333,288  
BT Group Plc
    634,926       1,803,318  
Babcock International Group Plc
    30,277       269,812  
Balfour Beatty Plc
    55,595       271,850  
Barclays Plc
    936,461       3,870,282  
British Airways Plc (a)
    48,900       208,437  
British American Tobacco Plc
    163,386       6,284,800  
British Land Co. Plc
    71,159       584,106  
British Sky Broadcasting Plc
    93,199       1,069,449  
Bunzl Plc
    26,664       299,392  
Burberry Group Plc
    35,919       631,273  
Cable & Wireless Worldwide
    209,855       214,959  
Cairn Energy Plc (a)
    114,919       754,457  
Capita Group Plc
    50,969       554,314  
Capital Shopping Centers Group Plc
    38,691       252,365  
Carnival Plc
    14,373       668,522  
Centrica Plc
    420,626       2,179,388  
Cobham Plc
    93,617       297,675  
Compass Group Plc
    155,384       1,410,251  
Diageo Plc
    205,017       3,798,555  
Essar Energy Plc (a)
    26,663       242,008  
Experian Group Ltd.
    84,087       1,047,319  
Firstgroup Plc
    39,467       245,562  
Fresnillo Plc
    14,480       378,904  
G4S Plc
    115,198       456,989  
GlaxoSmithKline Plc
    424,901       8,240,024  
HSBC Holdings Plc
    1,440,801       14,725,149  
Hammerson Plc
    57,667       375,807  
Home Retail Group
    71,142       210,228  
ICAP Plc
    45,159       377,598  
ITV Plc (a)
    296,490       325,098  
Imperial Tobacco Group Plc
    83,375       2,562,914  
Inmarsat Plc
    35,635       374,774  
Intercontinental Hotels Group Plc
    24,198       472,681  
International Power Plc
    125,206       857,459  
Intertek Group Plc
    13,369       369,647  
Invensys Plc
    65,422       361,571  
Investec Plc
    38,518       317,322  
J Sainsbury Plc
    99,485       584,460  
Johnson Matthey Plc
    17,633       561,785  
Kazakhmys Plc
    17,543       445,319  
Kingfisher Plc
    193,160       795,764  
Land Securities Group Plc
    62,184       655,948  
Legal & General Group Plc
    482,689       731,051  
Lloyds TSB Group Plc (a)
    3,351,766       3,460,026  
London Stock Exchange Group Plc
    12,623       165,501  
Lonmin Plc
    13,242       407,619  
Man Group Plc
    145,808       676,095  
Marks & Spencer Group Plc
    129,556       747,083  
National Grid Plc
    286,041       2,472,320  
Next Plc
    15,002       463,333  
Old Mutual Plc
    446,307       859,456  
Pearson Plc
    66,529       1,048,438  
Petrofac Ltd.
    21,216       527,153  
Prudential Plc
    207,771       2,170,623  
Rangold Resources Ltd.
    7,336       604,943  
Reckitt Benckiser Plc
    50,475       2,776,867  
Reed Elsevier Plc
    99,546       840,864  
Resolution Ltd.
    117,583       430,191  
Rexam Plc
    71,587       371,777  
Rio Tinto Plc, Registered Shares
    118,619       8,455,322  
Rolls-Royce Group Plc
    151,718       1,478,223  
Rolls-Royce Group Plc (a)
    9,817,536       15,306  
Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Group
    280,584       548,546  
Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc (a)
    1,428,612       877,333  
Royal Dutch Shell Plc
    290,124       9,686,771  
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Class B
    220,585       7,304,569  
SABMiller Plc
    77,733       2,738,462  
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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(Percentages shown are based on Net Assets)
                 
Common Stocks   Shares     Value  
 
United Kingdom (concluded)
               
Sage Group Plc
    107,732     $ 460,172  
Schroders Plc
    9,304       269,801  
Scottish & Southern Energy Plc
    75,535       1,442,884  
Sego Plc
    59,362       265,805  
Serco Group Plc
    40,080       347,934  
Severn Trent Plc
    19,368       447,783  
Shire Ltd.
    45,931       1,107,493  
Smith & Nephew Plc
    72,092       761,208  
Smiths Group Plc
    32,111       624,226  
Standard Chartered Plc
    190,865       5,152,512  
Standard Life Plc
    185,169       625,382  
TUI Travel Plc
    47,505       183,070  
Tesco Plc
    656,748       4,354,907  
Thomas Cook Group Plc
    68,661       203,245  
Tullow Oil Plc
    72,763       1,436,886  
Unilever Plc
    105,193       3,231,120  
United Utilities Group Plc
    55,994       518,038  
Vedanta Resources Plc
    9,950       392,542  
Vodafone Group Plc
    4,316,073       11,330,291  
The Weir Group Plc
    17,245       479,112  
WPP Plc
    102,548       1,267,756  
Whitbread Plc
    14,314       400,534  
William Morrison Supermarkets Plc
    173,666       725,584  
Wolseley Plc (a)
    23,393       748,859  
Xstrata Plc
    168,709       3,997,754  
 
             
 
            193,387,584  
 
Total Common Stocks — 98.0%
            904,244,525  
 
Total Long-Term Investments
               
(Cost — $815,717,744) — 98.0%
            904,244,525  
 
 
Short-Term Securities
               
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds,TempCash, Institutional Class,0.18% (b)(c)
    2,576,868       2,576,868  
     
Total Short-Term Securities
               
(Cost — $2,576,868) — 0.3%
            2,576,868  
 
Total Investments (Cost — $818,294,612*) — 98.3%
            906,821,393  
Other Assets Less Liabilities — 1.7%
            15,878,962  
 
             
Net Assets — 100.0%
          $ 922,700,355  
 
             
 
*   The cost and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments as of December 31, 2010, as computed for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:
         
Aggregate cost
  $ 858,176,885  
 
     
Gross unrealized appreciation.
  $ 145,966,648  
Gross unrealized depreciation.
    (97,322,140 )
 
     
Net unrealized appreciation
  $ 48,644,508  
 
     
(a)   Non-income producing security.
 
(b)   Investments in companies considered to be an affiliate of the Series during the year, for purposes of Section 2(a)(3) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, were as follows:
                                 
    Shares             Shares        
    Held at             Held at        
    December 31,     Net     December 31,        
Affiliate   2009     Activity     2010     Income  
 
BlackRock Liquidity Funds, TempCash, Institutional Class
    6,620,218       (4,043,350 )     2,576,868     $ 6,442  
(c)   Represents the current yield as of report date.
 
  Financial futures contracts purchased as of December 31,2010 were as follows:
                                         
                                    Unrealized  
                            Notional     Appreciation  
Contracts   Issue     Exchange     Expiration     Value     (Depreciation)  
95
  DJ Euro                                
 
  Stoxx 50   Eurex   March 2011   $ 3,617,151     $ (70,186 )
10
  Emini   Chicago                        
 
  MSCI EAFE   Mercantile   March 2011   $ 816,785       13,715  
35
  FTSE 100 Index   LIFFE   March 2011   $ 3,182,925       32,775  
11
  SPI 200 Index   Sydney   March 2011   $ 1,342,541       (12,136 )
25
  TOPIXIndex   Tokyo   March 2011   $ 2,718,205       40,764  
 
Total
                                  $ 4,932  
 
                                     
  Fair Value Measurements — Various inputs are used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives, which are as follows:
    Level 1 — price quotations in active markets/exchanges for identical assets and liabilities
 
    Level 2 — other observable inputs (including, but not limited to: quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the assets or liabilities (such as interest rates, yield curves, volatilities, prepayment speeds, loss severities, credit risks and default rates) or other market-corroborated inputs)
 
    Level 3 — unobservable inputs based on the best information available in the circumstances, to the extent observable inputs are not available (including the Series’ own assumptions used in determining the fair value of investments and derivatives)
    The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risks associated with investing in those securities. For information about the Series’ policy regarding valuation of investments and derivatives and other significant accounting policies, please refer to Note 1 of the Notes to Financial Statements.
See Notes to Financial Statements.
     
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Schedule of Investments (concluded)   Master International Index Series
The following tables summarize the inputs used as of December 31,2010 in determining the fair valuation of the Series’ investments and derivatives:
                                 
Valuation Inputs   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
     
Assets:
                               
Investments in Securities:
                 
Long-Term Investments:
                               
Common Stocks:
                               
Australia
  $ 1,783,333     $ 77,270,285           $ 79,053,618  
Austria
          3,021,486             3,021,486  
Belgium
    130       8,214,522             8,214,652  
Bermuda
          773,346             773,346  
China
          125,168             125,168  
Denmark
          9,016,334             9,016,334  
Finland
          10,030,487             10,030,487  
France
    293,447       81,951,699             82,245,146  
Germany
    1,028,527       73,310,494             74,339,021  
Greece
          2,235,607             2,235,607  
Hong Kong
    2,515,386       23,088,299             25,603,685  
Ireland
    384,729       1,955,763             2,340,492  
Israel
          7,168,397             7,168,397  
Italy
    260,063       22,304,119             22,564,182  
Japan
    504,988       198,757,874             199,262,862  
Kazakhstan
          344,740             344,740  
Luxembourg
          4,199,816             4,199,816  
Netherlands
          23,156,736             23,156,736  
New Zealand
          952,548             952,548  
Norway
    41,027       6,790,488             6,831,515  
Portugal
          2,263,716             2,263,716  
Singapore
    218,802       15,343,647             15,562,449  
Spain
    545,016       29,125,994             29,671,010  
Sweden
    18,996       29,353,825             29,372,821  
Switzerland
    454,284       72,052,823             72,507,107  
United Kingdom
    1,284,408       192,103,176             193,387,584  
Short-Term Securities
    2,576,868                   2,576,868  
 
Total
  $ 11,910,004     $ 894,911,389           $ 906,821,393  
     
                                 
    Derivative Financial Instruments1  
Valuation Inputs   Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
     
Assets:
                               
Equity contracts
  $ 87,254                 $ 87,254  
Liabilities:
                               
Equity contracts
    (82,322 )                 (82,322 )
 
Total
  $ 4,932                 $ 4,932  
     
 
1   Derivative financial instruments are financial futures contracts, which are valued at the unrealized appreciation/depreciation on the instrument.
The following table is a reconciliation of Level 3 investments for which significant unobservable inputs were used in determining fair value:
         
Common Stocks  
Assets:
       
Balance, as of December 31,2009
  $ 15  
Accrued discounts/premiums
     
Net realized gain (loss)
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation2
     
Purchases
     
Sales
     
Transfers in3
     
Transfers out3
    (15 )
 
     
Balance, as of December 31,2010
  $  
 
     
 
2   The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation securities still held on December 31,2010 was $0.
 
3   The Series’ policy is to recognize transfers in and transfers out as of the end of the period of the event or the change in circumstances that caused the transfer.
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.    
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities   Master International Index Series
         
December 31, 2010        
 
Assets
       
Investments at value — unaffiliated (cost — $815,717,744)
  $ 904,244,525  
Investments at value — affiliated (cost — $2,576,868)
    2,576,868  
Foreign currency at value (cost — $10,204,882)
    10,303,607  
Cash pledged as collateral for financial futures contracts
    962,000  
Dividends receivable
    4,139,504  
Contributions receivable from investors
    2,292,185  
Receivable from advisor
    6,270  
Prepaid expenses
    19,524  
 
     
Total assets
    924,544,483  
 
     
 
       
Liabilities
       
Bank overdraft
    769,758  
Investments purchased payable
    520,775  
Margin variation payable
    125,494  
Other affiliates payable
    4,040  
Directors’fees payable
    318  
Other accrued expenses payable
    257,293  
Other liabilities
    166,450  
 
     
Total liabilities
    1,844,128  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 922,700,355  
 
     
 
       
Net Assets Consist of
       
Investors’ capital
  $ 833,852,476  
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    88,847,879  
 
     
Net Assets
  $ 922,700,355  
 
     
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.    
 
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Statement of Operations   Master International Index Series
         
Year Ended December 31,2010        
 
Investment Income
       
Dividends- unaffiliated
  $ 24,643,163  
Foreign taxes withheld
    (2,145,389 )
Dividends — affiliated
    6,442  
 
     
Total income
    22,504,216  
 
     
 
       
Expenses
       
Investment advisory
    79,568  
Custodian
    362,621  
Accounting services
    153,218  
Pricing
    116,507  
Professional
    78,830  
Directors
    22,052  
Printing
    1,967  
Miscellaneous
    24,085  
 
     
Total expenses
    838,848  
Less fees waived by advisor
    (49,666 )
Less fees paid indirectly
    (768 )
 
     
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly
    788,414  
 
     
Net investment income
    21,715,802  
 
     
 
       
Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)
       
Net realized loss from:
       
Investments
    (19,541,760 )
Financial futures contracts
    (1,497,079 )
Foreign currency transactions
    (567,649 )
 
     
 
    (21,606,488 )
 
     
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on:
       
Investments
    84,455,663  
Financial futures contracts
    (501,842 )
Foreign currency transactions
    359,660  
 
     
 
    84,313,481  
 
     
Total realized and unrealized gain
    62,706,993  
 
     
Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  $ 84,422,795  
 
     
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.    
 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets   Master International Index Series
                 
    Year Ended  
    December 31,  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:   2010     2009  
 
Operations
               
Net investment income
  $ 21,715,802     $ 22,305,320  
Net realized gain (loss)
    (21,606,488 )     520,540  
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation
    84,313,481       184,128,794  
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    84,422,795       206,954,654  
     
 
               
Capital Transactions
               
Proceeds from contributions
    325,133,239       359,210,927  
Value of withdrawals
    (236,135,595 )     (523,005,063 )
     
Net increase (decrease) in net assets derived from capital transactions
    88,997,644       (163,794,136 )
     
 
               
Net Assets
               
Total increase in net assets
    173,420,439       43,160,518  
Beginning of year
    749,279,916       706,119,398  
     
End of year
  $ 922,700,355     $ 749,279,916  
     
     
Financial Highlights   Master International Index Series
                                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2010     2009     2008     2007   2006  
     
Total Investment Return
                                       
Total investment return
    7.66 %     28.99 %     (41.94 )%     10.80 %     26.61 %
     
 
                                       
Ratios to Average Net Assets
                                       
Total expenses
    0.11 %     0.09 %     0.11 %     0.10 %     0.11 %
     
Total expenses after fees waived and paid indirectly
    0.10 %     0.09 %     0.10 %     0.09 %     0.10 %
     
Net investment income
    2.73 %     2.98 %     3.54 %     2.86 %     2.70 %
     
 
                                       
Supplemental Data
                                       
Net assets, end of year (000)
  $ 922,700     $ 749,280     $ 706,119     $ 1,143,172     $ 829,986  
     
Portfolio turnover
    8 %     30 %     30 %     30 %     23 %
     
     
See Notes to Financial Statements.    
 
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Notes to Financial Statements   Master International Index Series
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies:
Master International Index Series (the “Series”), a non-diversified open-end management investment company, is a series of Quantitative Master Series LLC (the “Master LLC”).The Master LLC is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and is organized as a Delaware limited liability company. The Master LLC’s Limited Liability Company Agreement permits the Board of Directors (the “Board”) to issue non-transferable interests, subject to certain limitations.The Series’financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US GAAP”), which may require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosure in the financial statements.Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Series:
Valuation: The Series fair values its financial instruments at market value using independent dealers or pricing services under policies approved by the Board. Equity investments traded on a recognized securities exchange or the NASDAQ Global Market System (“NASDAQ”) are valued at the last reported sale price that day or the NASDAQ official closing price, if applicable. For equity investments traded on more than one exchange, the last reported sale price on the exchange where the stock is primarily traded is used. Equity investments traded on a recognized exchange for which there were no sales on that day are valued at the last available bid price. If no bid price is available, the prior day’s price will be used, unless it is determined that such prior day’s price no longer reflects the fair value of the security. Financial futures contracts traded on exchanges are valued at their last sale price. Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value each business day. Short-term securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.
Securities and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into US dollars using exchange rates determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). Foreign currency exchange contracts are valued at the mean between the bid and ask prices and are determined as of the close of business on the NYSE. Interpolated values are derived when the settlement date of the contract is an interim date for which quotations are not available.
In the event that application of these methods of valuation results in a price for an investment which is deemed not to be representative of the market value of such investment or is not available, the investment will be valued in accordance with a policy approved by the Board as reflecting fair value (“Fair Value Assets”).When determining the price for Fair Value Assets, the investment advisor and/or the sub-advisor seeks to determine the price that the Series might reasonably expect to receive from the current sale of that asset in an arm’s-length transaction. Fair value determinations shall be based upon all available factors that the investment advisor and/or sub-advisor deems relevant.The pricing of all Fair Value Assets is subsequently reported to the Board or a committee thereof.
Generally, trading in foreign instruments is substantially completed each day at various times prior to the close of business on the NYSE. Occasionally, events affecting the values of such instruments may occur between the foreign market close and the close of business on the NYSE that may not be reflected in the computation of the Series’ net assets. If events (for example, a company announcement, market volatility or a natural disaster) occur during such periods that are expected to materially affect the value of such instruments, those instruments may be Fair Value Assets and be valued at their fair values, as determined in good faith by the investment advisor using a pricing service and/or policies approved by the Board. Each business day, the Series uses a pricing service to assist with the valuation of certain foreign exchange-traded equity securities and foreign exchange-traded and over-the-counter (“OTC”) options (the “Systematic Fair Value Price”). Using current market factors, the Systematic Fair Value Price is designed to value such foreign securities and foreign options at fair value as of the close of business on the NYSE, which follows the close of the local markets.
Foreign Currency Transactions: The Series’ books and records are maintained in US dollars. Purchases and sales of investments are recorded at the rates of exchange prevailing on the date the transactions are entered into. Generally, when the US dollar rises in value against a foreign currency, the Series’ investments denominated in that currency will lose value because its currency is worth fewer US dollars; the opposite effect occurs if the US dollar falls in relative value.
The Series reports foreign currency related transactions as components of realized gain (loss) for financial reporting purposes, whereas such components are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.
Segregation and Collateralization: In cases in which the 1940 Act and the interpretive positions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) require that the Series either delivers collateral or segregates assets in connection with certain investments (e.g., financial futures contracts and foreign currency exchange contracts), the Series will, consistent with SEC rules and/or certain interpretive letters issued by the SEC, segregate collateral or designate on its books and records cash or other liquid securities having a market value at least equal to the amount that would otherwise be required to be physically segregated. Furthermore, based on requirements and agreements with certain exchanges and third party broker-dealers, each party has requirements to deliver/deposit securities as collateral for certain investments.
     
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Investment Transactions and Investment Income: For financial reporting purposes, investment transactions are recorded on the dates the transactions are entered into (the trade dates). Realized gains and losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend dates. Dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed are subsequently recorded when the Series has determined the ex-dividend date. Under the applicable foreign tax laws, a withholding tax at various rates may be imposed on capital gains, dividends and interest.
Income Taxes: The Series is classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. As such, each investor in the Series is treated as the owner of its proportionate share of net assets, income, expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses of the Series. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. It is intended that the Series’ assets will be managed so an investor in the Series can satisfy the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
The Series files US federal and various state and local tax returns. No income tax returns are currently under examination. The statute of limitations on the Series’ US federal tax returns remains open for each of the four years ended December 31,2010. The statutes of limitations on the Series’ state and local tax returns may remain open for an additional year depending upon the jurisdiction. Management does not believe there are any uncertain tax positions that require recognition of a tax liability.
Other: Expenses directly related to the Series are charged to the Series. Other operating expenses shared by several funds are pro rated among those funds on the basis of relative net assets or other appropriate methods.
The Series has an arrangement with the custodian whereby fees may be reduced by credits earned on uninvested cash balances, which if applicable are shown as fees paid indirectly in the Statement of Opera-tions. The custodian imposes fees on overdrawn cash balances, which can be offset by accumulated credits earned or may result in additional custody charges.
2. Derivative Financial Instruments:
The Series engages in various portfolio investment strategies using derivative contracts both to increase the returns of the Series and to economically hedge, or protect, its exposure to certain risks such as equity risk and foreign currency exchange rate risk. These contracts may be transacted on an exchange or OTC.
Losses may arise if the value of the contract decreases due to an unfavorable change in the market rates or values of the underlying instrument or if the counterparty does not perform under the contract. The Series’ maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk on OTC derivatives is generally the aggregate unrealized gain netted against any collateral pledged by/posted to the counterparty. Counterparty risk related to exchange-traded financial futures contracts is deemed to be minimal due to the protection against defaults provided by the exchange on which these contracts trade.
The Series may mitigate counterparty risk by procuring collateral and through netting provisions included within an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) Master Agreement implemented between the Series and each of its respective counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement allows the Series to offset with each separate counterparty certain derivative financial instrument’s payables and/or receivables with collateral held. The amount of collateral moved to/from applicable counterparties is generally based upon minimum transfer amounts of up to $500,000. To the extent amounts due to the Series from its counterparties are not fully collateralized contractually or otherwise, the Series bears the risk of loss from counterparty non-performance. See Note 1 “Segregation and Collateralization” for information with respect to collateral practices. In addition, the Series manages counterparty risk by entering into agreements only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties.
Certain ISDA Master Agreements allow counterparties to OTC derivatives to terminate derivative contracts prior to maturity in the event the Series’ net assets decline by a stated percentage or the Series fails to meet the terms of its ISDA Master Agreements, which would cause the Series to accelerate payment of any net liability owed to the counterparty.
Financial Futures Contracts: The Series purchases or sells financial futures contracts and options on financial futures contracts to gain exposure to, or economically hedge against, changes in the values of equity securities (equity risk) or foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). Financial futures contracts are agreements between the Series and counterparty to buy or sell a specific quantity of an underlying instrument at a specified price and at a specified date. Depending on the terms of the particular contract, futures contracts are settled either through physical delivery of the underlying instrument on the settlement date or by payment of a cash settlement amount on settlement date. Pursuant to the contract, the Series agrees to receive from or pay to the broker an amount of cash equal to the daily fluctuation in value of the contract. Such receipts or payments are known as margin variation and are recorded by the Series as unrealized gains or losses. When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value of the contract at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed. The use of financial futures transactions involves the risk of an imperfect correlation in the movements in the price of financial futures contracts, interest rates and the underlying assets.
     
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Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts: The Series enters into foreign currency exchange contracts as an economic hedge against either specific transactions or portfolio instruments or to obtain exposure to foreign currencies (foreign currency exchange rate risk). A foreign currency exchange contract is an agreement between two parties to buy and sell a currency at a set exchange rate on a future date. Foreign currency exchange contracts, when used by the Series, help to manage the overall exposure to the currency backing some of the investments held by the Series.The contract is marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Series as an unrealized gain or loss.When the contract is closed, the Series records a realized gain or loss equal to the difference between the value at the time it was opened and the value at the time it was closed.The use of foreign currency exchange contracts involves the risk that the value of a foreign currency contract changes unfavorably due to movements in the value of the referenced foreign currencies and the risk that a counterparty to the contract does not perform it obligations under the agreement.
Derivative Instruments Categorized by Risk Exposure:
                                 
    Fair Values of Derivative Instruments as of December 31,2010  
    Asset Derivatives     Liability Derivatives  
    Statement of             Statement of        
    Assets and             Assets and        
    Liabilities             Liabilities        
    Location     Value     Location     Value  
Equity contracts
  Net unrealized           Net unrealized        
 
  appreciation/           appreciation/        
 
  depreciation*   $ 87,254     depreciation*   $ 82,322  
 
*   Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of financial futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments. Only current day’s margin variation is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2010
                 
    Net Realized Gain (Loss) from  
    Financial     Foreign  
    Futures     Currency  
    Contracts     Transactions  
     
Foreign currency exchange contracts
        $ 258,055  
Equity contracts
  $ (1,497,079 )      
                 
    Net Change in Unrealized  
    Appreciation/Depreciation on  
    Financial     Foreign  
    Futures     Currency  
    Contracts     Transactions  
     
Foreign currency exchange contracts
        $ 147,613  
Equity contracts
  $ (501,842 )      
For the year ended December 31,2010, the average quarterly balances of outstanding derivative financial instruments were as follows:
         
Financial futures contracts:
       
Average number of contracts purchased
    225  
Average notional value of contracts purchased
  $ 13,412,825  
Foreign currency exchange contracts:
       
Average number of contracts — US dollars purchased
    2  
Average number of contracts — US dollars sold
    2  
Average US dollar amounts purchased
  $ 348,679  
Average US dollar amounts sold
  $ 181,414  
3. Investment Advisory Agreement and Other Transactions with Affiliates:
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (“PNC”), Bank of America Corporation (“BAC”) and Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”) are the largest stockholders of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”). Due to the ownership structure, PNC is an affiliate of the Series for 1940 Act purposes, but BAC and Barclays are not.
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with BlackRock Advisors, LLC (the “Manager”), the Master LLC’s investment advisor, an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of BlackRock, to provide investment advisory and administration services. The Manager is responsible for the management of the Series’ portfolio and provides the necessary personnel, facilities, equipment and certain other services necessary to the operations of the Series. For such services, the Series pays the Manager a monthly fee at an annual rate of 0.01% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets.
The Manager entered into a contractual arrangement with the Master LLC with respect to the Series under which the Manager will waive and/or reimburse its fees and/or expenses so that the total annual operating expenses incurred by the Series excluding interest expense, dividend expense, acquired fund fees and expenses and certain other Series’ expenses will not exceed 0.12% of the average daily value of the Series’ net assets.The Manager has agreed not to reduce or discontinue this contractual waiver or reimbursement prior to May 1,2012 unless approved by the Board, including a majority of non-interested Directors. For the year ended December 31,2010, the Series waived $46,646, which is included in fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
The Manager voluntarily agreed to waive its investment advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees the Series pays to the Manager indirectly through its investment in affiliated money market funds, however, the Manager does not waive its advisory fees by the amount of investment advisory fees paid through its investment in other affiliated investment companies, if any. For the year ended December 31,2010, the Series waived $3,020, which is included in fees waived by advisor in the Statement of Operations.
     
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Notes to Financial Statements (concluded)   Master International Index Series
The Manager entered into a sub-advisory agreement with BlackRock Investment Management, LLC (“BIM”), an affiliate of the Manager.The Manager pays BIM for services it provides, a monthly fee that is a percentage of the investment advisory fees paid by the Series to the Manager.
For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Series reimbursed the Manager $14,269 for certain accounting services, which are included in accounting services in the Statement of Operations.
Certain officers and/or directors of the Master LLC are officers and/or directors of BlackRock or its affiliates.
4. Investments:
Purchases and sales of investments, excluding short-term securities for the year ended December 31, 2010, were $175,951,778 and $57,569,320, respectively.
5. Borrowings:
The Master LLC, on behalf of the Series, along with certain other funds managed by the Manager and its affiliates, is a party to a $500 million credit agreement with a group of lenders, which expired in November 2010.The Series may borrow under the credit agreement to fund investor withdrawals. Effective November 2009, the credit agreement had the following terms: 0.02% upfront fee on the aggregate commitment amount, which was allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2009, a commitment fee of 0.10% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement, and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.25% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.25% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2009. Effective November 2010, the credit agreement was renewed until November 2011 with the following terms: a commitment fee of 0.08% per annum based on the Series’ pro rata share of the unused portion of the credit agreement and interest at a rate equal to the higher of (a) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00% per annum and (b) the Fed Funds rate plus 1.00% per annum on amounts borrowed. In addition, the Series paid administration and arrangement fees which were allocated to the Series based on its net assets as of October 31, 2010.The Series did not borrow under the credit agreement during the year ended December 31, 2010.
6. Concentration, Market and Credit Risk:
In the normal course of business, the Series invests in securities and enters into transactions where risks exist due to fluctuations in the market (market risk) or failure of the issuer of a security to meet all its obligations (issuer credit risk).The value of securities held by the Series may decline in response to certain events, including those directly involving the issuers whose securities are owned by the Series; conditions affecting the general economy; overall market changes; local, regional or global political, social or economic instability; and currency and interest rate and price fluctuations. Similar to issuer credit risk, the Series may be exposed to counterparty credit risk, or the risk that an entity with which the Series has unsettled or open transactions may fail to or be unable to perform on its commitments.The Series manages counterparty credit risk by entering into transactions only with counterparties that it believes have the financial resources to honor their obligations and by monitoring the financial stability of those counterparties. Financial assets, which potentially expose the Series to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks, consist principally of financial instruments and receivables due from counterparties.The extent of the Series’exposure to market, issuer and counterparty credit risks with respect to these financial assets is generally approximated by their value recorded in the Series’Statement of Assets and Liabilities, less any collateral held by the Series.
The Series invests a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries. When the Series concentrates its investments in this manner, it assumes the risk that economic, political and social conditions in those countries may have a significant impact on their investment performance. Please see the Schedule of Investments for concentrations in specific countries.
As of December 31, 2010, the Series had the following industry classifications:
         
    Percent of  
    Long-Term  
Industry   Investments  
Commercial Banks
    13 %
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
    7  
Pharmaceuticals
    7  
Metals & Mining
    6  
Other*
    67  
 
*   All other industries held were each less than 5% of long-term investments.
7. Subsequent Events:
Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Series through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no subsequent events requiring adjustment or additional disclosure in the financial statements.
     
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm   Master International Index Series
To the Investors and Board of Directors of Quantitative Master Series LLC:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of Master International Index Series, one of the portfolios constituting Quantitative Master Series LLC, (the “Master LLC”) as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Master LLC’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The Master LLC is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Master LLC’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers; where replies were not received from brokers, we performed other auditing procedures.We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Master International Index Series of Quantitative Master Series LLC as of December 31, 2010, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Deloitte & Touche llp
Princeton, New Jersey
February 25, 2011
     
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Officers and Directors   Master International Index Series
                     
                Number of BlackRock-    
                Advised Registered    
        Length       Investment Companies    
    Position(s)   of Time       (“RICs”) Consisting of    
Name, Address   Held with   Served as       Investment Portfolios   Public
and Year of Birth   Master LLC   a Director2   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   ("Portfolios") Overseen   Directorships
Non-Interested Directors1        
 
                   
Ronald W. Forbes
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1940
  Co-Chair of the Board and Director   Since
2007
  Professor Emeritus of Finance, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany since 2000.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   None
 
                   
Rodney D. Johnson
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1941
  Co-Chair of the Board and Director   Since
2007
  President, Fairmount Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1987; Director, Fox Chase Cancer Center since 2004; Member of the Archdiocesan Investment Committee of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia since 2004; Director,The Committee of Seventy (civic) since 2006.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   None
 
                   
David O. Beim
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1940
  Director   Since
2007
  Professor of Finance and Economics at the Columbia University Graduate School of Business since 1991; Trustee, Phillips Exeter Academy since 2002; Chairman,Wave Hill, Inc. (public garden and cultural center) from 1990 to 2006.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   None
 
                   
Dr. Matina S. Horner
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1939
  Director   Since
2007
  Executive Vice President of Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association and College Retirement Equities Fund from 1989 to 2003.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   NSTAR (electric and gas utility)
 
                   
Herbert I. London
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1939
  Director and Member of the Audit Committee   Since
2007
  Professor Emeritus, New York University since 2005; John M. Olin Professor of Humanities, New York University from 1993 to 2005 and Professor thereof from 1980 to 2005; President, Hudson Institute (policy research organization) since 1997 and Trustee thereof since 1980; Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Grantham University since 2006; Director, InnoCentive, Inc. (strategic solutions company) since 2005; Director, Cerego, LLC (software development and design) since 2005.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   AIMS Worldwide, Inc. (marketing)
 
                   
Cynthia A. Montgomery
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1952
  Director   Since
2007
  Professor, Harvard Business School since 1989; Director, Harvard Business School Publishing since 2005; Director, McLean Hospital since 2005.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. (manufacturing)
 
                   
Joseph P. Platt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1947
  Director   Since
2007
  Director,The West Penn Allegheny Health System (a not-for-profit health system) since 2008; Director, Jones and Brown (Canadian insurance broker) since 1998; General Partner,Thorn Partners, LP (private investment) since 1998; Partner, Amarna Corporation, LLC (private investment company) from 2002 to 2008.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (reinsurance company); WQED Multi-Media (public broadcasting not-for-profit)
 
                   
Robert C. Robb, Jr.
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945
  Director   Since
2007
  Partner, Lewis, Eckert, Robb and Company (management and financial consulting firm) since 1981.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   None
 
                   
Toby Rosenblatt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1938
  Director   Since
2007
  President, Founders Investments Ltd. (private investments) since 1999; Director, College Access Foundation of California (philanthropic foundation) since 2009; Director, Forward Management, LLC since 2007; Director, The James Irvine Foundation (philanthropic foundation) from 1998 to 2008.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   A.P. Pharma, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals)
 
                   
     
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Officers and Directors (continued)   Master International Index Series
                     
                Number of BlackRock-    
                Advised Registered    
        Length       Investment Companies    
    Position(s)   of Time       (“RICs”) Consisting of    
Name, Address   Held with   Served as       Investment Portfolios   Public
and Year of Birth   Master LLC   a Director2   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years   (“Portfolios”) Overseen   Directorships
Non-Interested Directors1 (concluded)    
 
Kenneth L. Urish
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1951
  Chair of the Audit Committee and Director   Since 2007   Managing Partner, Urish Popeck & Co., LLC (certified public accountants and consultants) since 1976; Chairman Elect of the Professional Ethics Committee of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Committee Member thereof since 2007; Member of External Advisory Board, The Pennsylvania State University Accounting Department since 2001; Trustee, The Holy Family Foundation from 2001 to 2009; President and Trustee, Pittsburgh Catholic Publishing Associates from 2003 to 2008; Director, Inter-Tel from 2006 to 2007.   36 RICs consisting of 95 Portfolios   None
 
                   
Frederick W. Winter
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945
  Director and Member of the Audit Committee   Since
2007
  Professor and Dean Emeritus of the Joseph M. Katz School of Business, University of Pittsburgh since 2005 and Dean thereof from 1997 to 2005; Director, Alkon Corporation (pneumatics) since 1992; Director,Tippman Sports (recreation) since 2005; Director, Indotronix International (IT services) from 2004 to 2008.   36 RICs consisting of 95Portfolios   None
 
                   
 
1   Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.The Board has approved one-year extensions in terms of Directors who turn 72 prior to December 31,2013.
 
2   Date shown is the earliest date a person has served as a director for the Master LLC covered by this annual report. Following the combination of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) in September 2006, the various legacy MLIM and legacy BlackRock fund boards were realigned and consolidated into three new Fund boards in 2007.As a result, although the chart shows directors as joining the Master LLC Board in 2007, each director first became a member of the board of other legacy MLIM or legacy BlackRock Funds as follows: David O. Beim, 1998; Ronald W. Forbes, 1977; Dr. Matina S. Horner, 2004; Rodney D. Johnson, 1995; Herbert I. London, 1987; Cynthia A. Montgomery, 1994; Joseph P Platt, 1999; Robert C. Robb, Jr., 1998; Toby Rosenblatt, 2005; Kenneth L. Urish, 1999; and Frederick W. Winter, 1999.
                     
Interested Directors3        
 
Richard S. Davis
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1945
  Director   Since
2007
  Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. since 2005; Chief Executive Officer, State Street Research & Management Company from 2000 to 2005; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, State Street Research Mutual Funds from 2000 to 2005.   169 RICs consisting of 289 Portfolios   None
 
                   
Henry Gabbay
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1947
  Director   Since
2007
  Consultant, BlackRock, Inc. from 2007 to 2008; Managing Director, BlackRock, Inc. from 1989 to 2007; Chief Administrative Officer, BlackRock Advisors, LLC from 1998 to 2007; President of BlackRock Funds and BlackRock Bond Allocation Target Shares from 2005 to 2007 and Treasurer of certain closed-end funds in the BlackRock fund complex from 1989 to 2006.   169 RICs consisting of 289 Portfolios   None
 
3   Mr. Davis is an “interested person” as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, of the Master LLC based on his position with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates. Mr. Gabbay is an “interested person” of the Master LLC based on his former positions with BlackRock, Inc. and its affiliates as well as his ownership of BlackRock, Inc. and The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. securities. Directors serve until their resignation, removal or death, or until December 31 of the year in which they turn 72.
     
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Officers and Directors (concluded)   Master International Index Series
             
Name, Address   Position(s)   Length of Time    
and Year of Birth   Held with Master LLC   Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past Five Years
Officers1        
 
           
John M. Perlowski
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1964
  President and Chief Executive Officer   Since
2010
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Global Head of BlackRock Fund Administration since 2009; Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of the Global Product Group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. from 2003 to 2009; Treasurer of Goldman Sachs Mutual Funds from 2003 to 2009 and Senior Vice President thereof from 2007 to 2009; Director of Goldman Sachs Offshore Funds from 2002 to 2009.
 
           
Brendan Kyne
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1977
  Vice
President
  Since
2009
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2010; Director of BlackRock, Inc. from 2008 to 2009; Head of Product Development and Management for BlackRock’s U.S. Retail Group since 2009 and Co-head thereof from 2007 to 2009; Vice President of BlackRock, Inc. from 2005 to 2008.
 
           
Brian Schmidt
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1958
  Vice
President
  Since
2009
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2004; Various positions with U.S. Trust Company from 1991 to 2003 including Director from 2001 to 2003 and Senior Vice President from 1998 to 2003; Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Excelsior Funds, Inc., Excelsior Tax-Exempt Funds, Inc. and Excelsior Funds Trust from 2001 to 2003.
 
           
Neal Andrews
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1966
  Chief
Financial
Officer
  Since
2007
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2006; Senior Vice President and Line of Business Head of Fund Accounting and Administration at PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.) Inc. from 1992 to 2006.
 
           
Jay Fife
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1970
  Treasurer   Since
2007
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2007 and Director in 2006; Assistant Treasurer of the Merrill Lynch Investment Managers, L.P. (“MLIM”) and Fund Asset Management, L.P.-advised funds from 2005 to 2006; Director of MLIM Fund Services Group from 2001 to 2006.
 
           
Brian Kindelan
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1959
  Chief
Compliance Officer
  Since
2007
  Chief Compliance Officer of the BlackRock-advised funds since 2007; Managing Director and Senior Counsel of BlackRock, Inc. since 2005.
 
           
Ira Shapiro
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10055
1963
  Secretary   Since
2010
  Managing Director of BlackRock, Inc. since 2009; Managing Director and Associate General Counsel of Barclays Global Investors from 2008 to 2009 and Principal thereof from 2004 to 2008.
 
1   Officers of the Master LLC serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
 
    Further information about the Master LLC’s Officers and Directors is available in the Master LLC’s Statement of Additional Information, which can be obtained without charge by calling (800) 441-7762.
                     
Investment Advisor   Sub-Advisor   Custodian   Accounting Agent   Independent Registered   Legal Counsel
BlackRock Advisors, LLC
  BlackRock Investment   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.   State Street Bank and   Public Accounting Firm   Sidley Austin LLP
Wilmington, DE 19809
  Management, LLC   Brooklyn,NY 11245   Trust Company   Deloitte & Touche LLP   New York,NY
 
  Plainsboro, NJ 08536       Princeton, NJ 08540   Princeton, NJ 08540    10019
Effective September 24,2010, John M. Perlowski
became President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Master LLC.
Effective November 16,2010, Ira Shapiro became Secretary of the Master
LLC.
     
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About American Beacon Advisors
     Since 1986, American Beacon Advisors has offered a variety of products and investment advisory services to numerous institutional and retail clients, including a variety of mutual funds, corporate cash management, and separate account management.
     Our clients include defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial planners, and other institutional investors. With American Beacon Advisors, you can put the experience of a multi-billion dollar asset management firm to work for your company.
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Any opinions herein, including forecasts, reflect our judgment as of the end of the reporting period and are subject to change. Each advisor’s strategies and the Fund’s portfolio composition will change depending on economic and market conditions. This report is not a complete analysis of market conditions and therefore, should not be relied upon as investment advice. Although economic and market information has been compiled from reliable sources, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. makes no representation as to the completeness or accuracy of the statements contained herein.
There is no guarantee that the investment objectives will be met of the American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund. Investing in a global fund concentrating in real estate securities involves special risks, such as declines in the value of real estate as well as increased susceptibility to adverse economic, political, or regulatory developments affecting the industry. Investing in one economic sector, such as real estate, may result in greater price fluctuations than owning a portfolio of diversified investments. Changes in interest rates may also affect the value of the Fund’s investments in real estate securities. The real estate industry tends to be cyclical and therefore such cycles may adversely affect the value of the Fund’s portfolio. The Fund may invest in smaller and mid-size companies. Certain real estate securities have a relatively small market capitalization, which may tend to increase the volatility of the market price of their securities. Investing in the securities of small and mid-capitalization companies involves greater risk and the possibility of greater price volatility than investing in larger capitalization and more established companies. Investing in foreign equities entails additional risk not associated with domestic equities, such as currency fluctuations, economic and political instability, and differences in accounting standards. The risks of investing in foreign equities are heightened when investing in emerging markets. By itself, the Fund does not constitute a complete investment plan and should be considered a long term investment for investors who can afford to weather changes in the value of their investments. Some of the Fund’s investments may be considered speculative and are not appropriate for individuals who require safety of principal or stable income from their investments.
     
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Fellow Shareholders,
     The market conditions we have experienced over the last 12 months were not without challenges, but they also confirmed our belief that investments managed with patience and a disciplined investment process can still provide favorable results over varied market cycles.
     For the 12 months ended December 31, 2010, the American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund (Y Class) returned 17.60%. Please note that the recent growth rate in the stock market has helped to produce short-term increases that are not typical and may not continue in the future.
     As always, we appreciate the opportunity to assist you in the pursuit of your financial goals. We trust the enclosed market overview, portfolio listings, and financial data will provide you with valuable insight into the past year’s performance of your fund.
     We thank you for your continued investment in the American Beacon Funds, and we remain focused on providing the type of responsive service and expert investment management that will sustain your confidence and earn your trust for many years to come. If you’d like to access your account information or obtain further details about the American Beacon Funds, please contact your investment advisor or visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com.
         
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  Gene L. Needles, Jr.   
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Market Overview
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
     Global real estate investment trusts (“REITS”) staged another strong year of absolute returns, thanks to improving economic and real estate markets.
     The outlook had appeared less positive in the summer of 2010, during our last report. At the time, the risk of an economic double-dip seemed plausible, especially given the stagnant economic conditions in the U.S. The aggressive monetary policy moves by the U.S. Federal Reserve along with those of other central banks around the world appeared to have worked in reigniting the global economic recovery.
     Real estate transaction activity accelerated in the third and fourth quarters of 2010 as confidence in the economic recovery began to take hold and debt capital markets continued to reopen to borrowers. Global REITs were at the forefront of this debt market activity. They took advantage of their access to attractively priced capital to acquire assets at a spread to their cost of capital.
     Despite the generally cheery year-end results, 2010 was not without its bumps. A series of negative shocks and headlines led to volatile and divergent performance among the major regions. The primary factors were:
Negative Global Factors:
    Rising house prices in Asia and S.E. Asia, most notably China, Hong Kong and Singapore, led to restrictive government policy and rising interest rates.
 
    Sovereign debt issues continued to weigh on the peripheral countries in Europe, although perhaps to the benefit of the core Eurozone countries (namely Germany and France).
 
    Inflationary pressures in emerging markets presented a destabilizing offset to their anticipated growth potential.
 
    Weak labor markets in most developed markets persisted as the gains in the economy appeared to be benefitting larger corporations versus smaller businesses.
Positive Global Factors:
    Stimulus efforts in Europe, the U.S. and Japan seemed to have had a positive impact on the near-term economic outlook.
 
    Persistent low interest rates in the developed economies pushed investors towards real assets that offered an attractive income return, namely real estate.
 
    Earnings results from property companies continued to surprise on the upside, leading to higher expectations of growth.
 
    REIT dividend growth resumed in 2010.
 
    REITs retained significant access to capital, which offered a distinct advantage relative to the private market.

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Performance Overview
American Beacon Global Real Estate FundSM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
     The Y Class of the Global Real Estate Fund returned 17.60% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2010. The Fund underperformed the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (“Index”) return of 20.41% and the Lipper Global Real Estate Funds Index return of 18.33% for the period.
Comparison of Change in Value
of a $10,000 Investment
For the Period from 10/26/07 through 12/31/10
(GRAPH)
                                 
    Annualized Total Returns        
    Periods Ended 12/31/10     Value of  
                    Since Inception     $10,000  
    1 Year     3 Years     10/26/07     10/26/07-12/31/10  
Institutional Class (1,2,6)
    17.43 %     -4.14 %     -7.94 %   $ 7,686  
Y Class(1,6,7)
    17.60 %     -4.10 %     -7.90 %     7,697  
Investor Class(1,6,7)
    17.33 %     -4.38 %     -8.17 %     7,626  
A Class excluding sales charge (1,3,6)
    17.33 %     -4.38 %     -8.17 %     7,626  
A Class with sales charge (1,3,6)
    10.65 %     -6.26 %     -9.86 %     7,188  
C Class excluding sales charge (1,4,6)
    16.98 %     -4.47 %     -8.25 %     7,603  
C Class with sales charge (1,4,6)
    15.98 %     -4.47 %     -8.25 %     7,603  
FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index (5)
    20.41 %     -4.53 %     -7.64 %     6,758  
Lipper Global Real Estate Index(5)
    18.33 %     -4.08 %     -8.04 %     6,910  
 
*   Not annualized
 
1.   Performance shown is historical and may not be indicative of future returns. Investment returns and principal value will vary, and shares may be worth more or less at redemption than at original purchase. Performance shown is as of date indicated, and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. To obtain performance as of the most recent month end, please visit www.americanbeaconfunds.com or call 1-800-967-9009. Fund performance in the table above does not reflect the deduction of taxes a shareholder would pay on distributions or the redemption of shares. Please note that the recent growth rate in the stock market helped to produce short-term returns that are not typical and may not continue in the future.
 
2.   Fund performance represents the total returns achieved by the Y Class up to 9/1/10, the inception date of the Institutional Class, and the returns of the Institutional Class since its inception. Expenses of the Institutional Class are lower than that of the Y Class. As a result, returns shown may be lower than they would have been had the Institutional Class been in existence since 10/26/07.
 
3.   Fund performance represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class up to 5/17/10, the inception date of the A Class, and the returns of the A Class since its inception. Expenses of the A Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the A Class been in existence since inception. A Class has a maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
 
4.   Fund performance represents the total returns achieved by the Investor Class up to 9/1/10, the inception date of the C Class, and the returns of the C Class since its inception. Expenses of the C Class are higher than those of the Investor Class. As a result, total returns shown may be higher than they would have been had the C Class been in existence since inception. The maximum contingent deferred sales charge for C Class is 1.00% for shares redeemed within one year of the date of purchase.
 
5.   The FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index is a market-capitalization weighted index of approximately 330 stocks designed to track listed real estate companies in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific that meet the size, liquidity and revenue minimums of the index. The Lipper Global Real Estate Index tracks the results of the 10 largest mutual funds in the Lipper Global Real Estate category. Lipper is an independent mutual fund research and ranking service. One cannot directly invest in an index.
 
6.   The total annual Fund operating expense ratio set forth in the most recent Fund prospectus for the Institutional, Y, Investor, A, and C Class shares was 1.17%, 1.27%, 1.55%, 1.67%, and 2.42%, respectively. The expense ratios above may vary from the expense ratios presented in other sections of this report that are based on expenses incurred during the period covered by this report.
 
7.   A portion of the fees charged to the Y and Investor Classes of the Fund were waived from their inception to March 1, 2010. Performance prior to waiving fees was lower than the actual returns shown.
     The Fund underperformed the Index by 2.81% over the twelve-month period due to stock selection and country/regional allocation.
     From a country/regional perspective, overweighting the United Kingdom (up 1.7%) and Singapore (up 13.5%) led to the Fund’s relative underperformance in the period, despite value added from underweighting Continental Europe (up

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Performance Overview
American Beacon Global Real Estate FundSM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
14.0%) and Hong Kong/China (up 12.2%). Security selections in Hong Kong/China (Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd. — down 7.7%, China Resources Land Ltd. — down 18.3%), the United States (Coresite Realty Corp. — down 16.0%, Pebblebrook Hotel Trust — down 14.9% for the period the Fund owned the security) and Singapore (Global Logistic Properties Ltd. — down 5.9%, Yanlord Land Group Ltd. — down 14.3%) detracted for the period, but selections in Japan (Kenedix — up 82.4%, NTT Urban Development Corp. — up 51.5%) benefited the Fund’s relative performance for the year.
     The Fund is designed with a total return perspective. It is expected to provide ongoing income through the payment of dividends while seeking to generate long-term capital appreciation through the underlying properties held.
Top Ten Holdings
         
    % of  
    Net Assets  
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
    4.7 %
Simon Property Group, Inc.
    3.9 %
Westfield Group
    3.8 %
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
    3.8 %
Vornado Realty Trust
    3.4 %
Stockland
    3.2 %
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.
    3.0 %
CapitaLand Ltd.
    2.7 %
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
    2.5 %
British Land Co. Plc
    2.5 %
Regional Allocation
(REGIONAL ALLOCATION GRAPH)
         
Asia
    43.3 %
North America
    40.6 %
Europe
    14.9 %
South America
    1.2 %

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Fund Expenses
American Beacon Global Real Estate FundSM
December 31, 2010 (Unaudited)
Fund Expense Example
     As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees, administrative service fees, and other Fund expenses. The examples below are intended to help you understand the ongoing cost (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other mutual funds.
     The examples are based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from July 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010.
Actual Expenses
     The “Actual” line of the table 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 “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period. Shareholders that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
Hypothetical Example for Comparison Purposes
     The “Hypothetical” line of the table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratio and an assumed 5% per year rate of return before expenses (not the Fund’s actual return). You may compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund with other funds by contrasting this 5% hypothetical example and the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds. The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. Shareholders that invest in the Fund through an IRA may be subject to a custodial IRA fee of $15 that is typically deducted each December. If your account was subject to a custodial IRA fee during the period, your costs would have been $15 higher.
     You should also be aware that the expenses shown in the table highlight only your ongoing costs and do not reflect any transaction costs charged by the Fund. Similarly, the expense examples for other funds do not reflect any transaction costs charged by those funds, such as sales charges (loads), redemption fees or exchange fees. 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. If you were subject to any transaction costs during the period, your costs would have been higher.
                         
    Beginning             Expenses Paid  
    Account Value     Ending Account     During Period*  
    7/1/10     Value 12/31/10     7/1/10-12/31/10  
Institutional Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,097.45     $ 4.07  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.31     $ 5.96  
Y Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,244.95     $ 6.51  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,019.41     $ 5.85  
Investor Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,244.32     $ 7.98  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,018.10     $ 7.17  
A Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,244.39     $ 8.77  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,017.39     $ 7.88  
C Class
                       
Actual
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,094.77     $ 7.85  
Hypothetical **
  $ 1,000.00     $ 1,009.17     $ 7.58  
 
*   Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratios for the six-month period of 1.17%, 1.15%, 1.41%, 1.55% and 2.26% for the Institutional, Y, Investor, A and C Classes respectively, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by the number derived by dividing the number of days in the most recent fiscal half-year (184) by days in the year (365) to reflect the half year period except for Institutional and C Classes. Beginning account value for Institutional and C Classes is the inception date of 9/1/10 and the days in the period were 122.
 
**   5% return before expenses.

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders of and the Board of Trustees of American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund:
We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, of the American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund (one of the funds constituting the American Beacon Funds) (the “Fund”), as of December 31, 2010, and the related statement of operations, statement of changes in net assets, and financial highlights for the year then ended. These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audit. The statement of changes in net assets for the year ended December 31, 2009, and the financial highlights for each of the three years in the period then ended were audited by other auditors whose report dated February 25, 2010, expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements and financial highlights.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2010, by correspondence with the custodian and brokers or by other appropriate auditing procedures where replies from brokers were not received. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund at December 31, 2010, and the results of its operations, the changes in its net assets, and the financial highlights for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
         
     
  (-s- SIGNATURE)    
Dallas, Texas
March 1, 2011

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2010
                 
    Shares     Value  
            ($000)  
AUSTRALIA — 10.86%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 10.86% (Cost $1,685)
               
Dexus Property GroupA
    308,583       251  
ING Office Fund
    458,316       260  
StocklandA
    171,827       633  
Westfield GroupA
    78,356       768  
Westfield Retail TrustA B
    95,156       250  
 
             
Total Australia
            2,162  
 
             
AUSTRIA — 0.52%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 0.52% (Cost $94)
               
Atrium European Real Estate Ltd.
    17,892       104  
 
             
 
               
BRAZIL — 1.20%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 1.20% (Cost $227)
               
Gafisa S.A., ADRC
    16,407       238  
 
             
 
               
CANADA — 3.93%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 3.93% (Cost $596)
               
Allied Properties Real Estate Investment TrustA
    5,666       123  
Boardwalk Real Estate Investment TrustA
    2,744       114  
Brookfield Properties Corp.
    14,970       262  
First Capital Realty, Inc.
    5,173       79  
RioCan Real Estate Investment TrustD
    2,000       44  
RioCan Real Estate Investment TrustA
    7,302       161  
 
             
 
               
Total Canada
            783  
 
             
FRANCE — 5.10%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 5.10% (Cost $907)
               
IcadeA
    2,900       296  
KlepierreA
    6,332       228  
Unibail-RodamcoA
    2,478       490  
 
             
Total France
            1,014  
 
             
GERMANY — 0.59%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 0.59% (Cost $99)
               
Alstria Office REIT-AGA
    8,377       118  
 
             
 
               
HONG KONG/CHINA — 12.74%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 12.74% (Cost $1,715)
               
China Resources Land Ltd.
    105,503       192  
Hang Lung Properties Ltd.
    79,132       368  
Henderson Land Development Co. Ltd.
    13,748       94  
Kerry Properties Ltd.
    72,000       373  
Longfor Properties Co. Ltd.
    131,690       183  
Poly Hong Kong Investments Ltd.
    116,000       114  
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd.
    56,641       936  
The Link REITA
    88,714       276  
 
             
Total Hong Kong/China
            2,536  
 
             
JAPAN — 8.03%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 8.03% (Cost $1,438)
               
Frontier Real Estate Investment Corp.A
    18       172  
Japan Prime Realty Investment Corp.A
    66       203  
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd.
    40,698       755  
Mori Trust Sogo REIT, Inc.A
    20       196  
NTT Urban Development Corp.
    276       272  
 
             
Total Japan
            1,598  
 
             
NETHERLANDS — 0.96%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 0.96% (Cost $170)
               
Eurocommercial Properties NVA
    4,153       191  
 
             
 
               
NORWAY — 0.97%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 0.97% (Cost $214)
               
Norwegian Property ASAB
    109,270       194  
 
             
 
               
SINGAPORE — 10.84%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 10.84% (Cost $1,584)
               
Allgreen Properties Ltd.
    129,095       119  
CapitaCommercial TrustA
    141,372       165  
CapitaLand Ltd.
    188,161       544  
CapitaMall TrustA
    197,726       300  
Global Logistic Properties Ltd.B
    352,226       593  
Overseas Union Enterprise Ltd.
    54,000       138  
Suntec Real Estate Investment TrustA
    117,000       137  
Yanlord Land Group Ltd.
    122,895       161  
 
             
Total Singapore
            2,157  
 
             
UNITED KINGDOM — 6.46%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 6.46% (Cost $888)
               
Big Yellow Group PlcA
    23,253       127  
British Land Co. PlcA
    61,505       504  
Derwent London plcA
    9,226       224  
Great Portland Estates PlcA
    29,140       164  
Helical Bar Plc
    29,957       133  
St. Modwen Properties plc
    52,074       134  
 
             
Total United Kingdom
            1,286  
 
             
UNITED STATES — 35.85%
               
COMMON STOCKS — 35.85% (Cost $5,010)
               
Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.A
    4,688       343  
American Campus Communities, Inc.A
    10,416       331  
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
    3,996       449  
Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.B
    10,298       221  
Coresite Realty Corp.A
    9,165       125  
Corporate Office Properties TrustA
    7,661       268  
DiamondRock Hospitality Co.A
    18,899       227  
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.A
    9,814       506  
Douglas Emmett, Inc.A
    14,443       240  
Duke Realty Corp.A
    22,265       277  
Equity One, Inc.A
    7,568       138  
Federal Realty Investment TrustA
    3,830       298  
General Growth Properties, Inc.A
    11,290       175  
Health Care REIT, Inc.A
    7,597       362  
Hersha Hospitality TrustA
    27,728       183  
Hyatt Hotels Corp.B
    3,186       146  
Kite Realty Group TrustA
    23,776       129  
Marriott International, Inc.
    3,257       135  
ProLogisA
    20,709       299  
Public Storage, Inc.A
    4,855       492  
Simon Property Group, Inc.A
    7,845       781  
UDR, Inc.A
    14,240       335  
Vornado Realty TrustA
    8,134       678  
 
             
Total United States
            7,138  
 
             
 
               
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS — 0.90% (Cost $178)
               
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund
    178,167       178  
 
             
See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Schedule of Investments
December 31, 2010
                 
    Shares     Value  
            ($000)  
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 98.95% (Cost $14,805)
            19,697  
OTHER ASSETS, NET OF LIABILITIES - 1.05%
            210  
 
             
TOTAL NET ASSETS - 100.00%
          $ 19,907  
 
             
 
Percentages are stated as a percent of net assets.
     
A   REIT
 
B   Non-income producing security.
 
C   ADR — American Depository Receipt
 
D   Security exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A. At the period end, the value of these securities amounted to $205 or 1.03% of net assets. The Fund has no right to demand registration of these securities
Futures Contracts
     (dollars in thousands)
                                 
                            Unrealized  
                            Appreciation/  
    Number of Contracts     Expiration Date     Value     (Depreciation)  
S&P Midcap 400 Mini E Index Future
    200     March, 2011   $ 181     $ (1 )
 
                           
 
                  $ 181     $ (1 )
 
                           
Sector Diversification
         
    Percent of Net Assets  
Diversified
    33.8 %
Retail
    19.3 %
Office
    14.2 %
Not Classified
    9.6 %
Residential
    7.3 %
Industrial
    4.6 %
Self Storage
    3.2 %
Specialty
    2.6 %
Lodging/Resorts
    2.1 %
Health Care
    1.9 %
Industrial/Office Mixed
    1.4 %

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
December 31, 2010 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
         
Assets:
       
Investments in securities, at value A
  $ 19,697  
Foreign currency, at value B
    9  
Deposit with brokers for futures contracts
    12  
Receivable for investments sold
    134  
Dividends and interest receivable
    65  
Receivable for fund shares sold
    22  
Receivable for tax reclaims
    4  
Receivable for expense reimbursement (Note 2)
    28  
Prepaid expenses
    50  
 
     
Total assets
    20,021  
 
     
Liabilities:
       
Payable for fund shares redeemed
    58  
Management and investment advisory fees payable (Note 2)
    35  
Administrative service and service fees payable (Note 2)
    8  
Professional fees payable
    4  
Other liabilities
    9  
 
     
Total liabilities
    114  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 19,907  
 
     
 
       
Analysis of Net Assets:
       
Paid-in-capital
    30,673  
Undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment income
    (855 )
Accumulated net realized loss
    (14,804 )
Unrealized appreciation of investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency
    4,893  
 
     
Net assets
  $ 19,907  
 
     
 
       
Shares outstanding (no par value):
       
Institutional Class
    156  
 
     
Y Class
    2,754,008  
 
     
Investor Class
    184,739  
 
     
A Class
    33,876  
 
     
C Class
    3,730  
 
     
 
       
Net asset value, offering and redemption price per share:
       
Institutional Class
  $ 7.07  
 
     
Y Class
  $ 6.68  
 
     
Investor Class
  $ 6.77  
 
     
A Class (net asset value and redemption price)
  $ 7.16  
 
     
A Class (offering price)
  $ 7.60  
 
     
C Class
  $ 7.15  
 
     
 
         
A  Cost of investments in securities
$   14,805  
B  Cost of foreign currency
$   9  
See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Statement of Operations
Year ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands)
         
Investment Income:
       
Dividend income (net of foreign taxes)*
  $ 904  
 
     
Total investment income
    904  
 
     
Expenses:
       
Management and investment advisory fees (Note 2)
    149  
Administrative service fees (Note 2):
       
Y Class
    75  
Investor Class
    4  
Transfer agent fees:
       
Investor Class
    1  
Y Class
    20  
Custody and fund accounting fees
    19  
Professional fees
    42  
Registration fees and expenses
    46  
Service fees (Note 2):
       
Y Class
    18  
Investor Class
    4  
Prospectus and shareholder reports
    5  
Insurance fees
    12  
Trustee fees
    10  
Other expenses
    28  
 
     
Total expenses
    433  
 
     
Net (fees waived and expenses reimbursed) (Note 2)
    (129 )
 
     
Net expenses
    304  
 
     
Net investment income
    600  
 
     
 
       
Realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments:
       
Net realized gain (loss) from:
       
Investments
    2,231  
Foreign currency transactions
    133  
Futures contracts
    108  
Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of:
       
Investments
    164  
Foreign currency translations
    495  
Futures contracts
    (1 )
 
     
Net gain on investments
    3,130  
 
     
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
  $ 3,730  
 
     
* Foreign taxes
  $ 27  
See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Statement of Changes of Net Assets (in thousands)
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31, 2010     December 31, 2009  
Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:
               
Operations:
               
Net investment income
  $ 600     $ 517  
Net realized gain (loss) on investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency transactions
    2,472       (11,884 )
Change in net unrealized appreciation of investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency translations
    658       17,570  
 
           
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations
    3,730       6,203  
 
           
 
               
Distributions to Shareholders:
               
Net investment income:
               
Y Class
    (1,236 )     (842 )
Investor Class
    (61 )     (100 )
Return of Capital:
               
Y Class
    (224 )      
Investor Class
    (11 )      
 
           
Net distributions to shareholders
    (1,532 )     (942 )
 
           
 
               
Capital Share Transactions:
               
Proceeds from sales of shares
    24,996       3,294  
Reinvestment of dividends and distributions
    1,530       364  
Cost of shares redeemed
    (36,314 )     (9,556 )
Redemption fees (Note 1)
    1       12  
 
           
Net decrease in net assets from capital share transactions
    (9,787 )     (5,886 )
 
           
Net decrease in net assets
    (7,589 )     (625 )
 
           
Net Assets:
               
Beginning of period
    27,496       28,121  
 
           
End of Period *
  $ 19,907     $ 27,496  
 
           
*Includes undistributed (distributions in excess of) net investment loss of
  $ (855 )   $ (582 )
 
           
See accompanying notes

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
1. Organization and Significant Accounting Policies
          American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) which is comprised of 19 Funds, is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”), as a diversified, open-end management investment company. These financial statements and notes to the financial statements relate to the American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), a series of the Trust.
          American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (the “Manager”) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lighthouse Holdings, Inc. and was organized in 1986 to provide business management, advisory, administrative and asset management consulting services to the Trust and other investors.
     Reorganization
          The Fund is the accounting and performance successor to the CNL Global Real Estate Fund (the “Predecessor Fund”). On March 1, 2010, the Fund acquired all the net assets of the Predecessor Fund pursuant to a plan of reorganization, in exchange for Y and Investor Class shares of the Fund. The acquisition was accounted for as a tax-free exchange of 3,881,253 Y Class shares and 193,564 Investor Class shares of the Fund for the net assets of the Predecessor Fund, which amounted to $24,238,869 including $3,297,338 of unrealized appreciation, after the close of business on February 28, 2010. Accounting and performance history of the Institutional and A Shares of the Predecessor Fund were redesignated as that of the Y and Investor Class Shares of the Fund, respectively.
          For financial reporting purposes, assets received and shares issued by the Fund were recorded at fair value; however, the cost basis of the investments received from the Predecessor Fund was carried forward to align ongoing reporting of the Fund’s realized and unrealized gains and losses with amounts distributable to shareholders for tax purposes.
          The Predecessor Fund had a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 for the Class A shares. Under this plan, the Fund collected 0.25% of the average daily net assets for distribution or service activity conducted on behalf of the Fund. Class A shares were converted to Investor Shares on March 1, and this distribution plan was terminated. Prior to the reorganization the distributor for the Fund received $0 in sales commissions from the sale of Class A shares.
     Class Disclosure
          May 17, 2010 is the inception date of the A Class and September 1, 2010 is the inception date of the Institutional and C Classes.
          The Fund has multiple classes of shares designed to meet the needs of different groups of investors. The following table sets forth the differences amongst the classes:
     
Class:   Offered to:
Institutional Class
  Investors making an initial investment of $250,000
Y Class
  Investors making an initial investment of $100,000
Investor Class
  General public and investors investing through an intermediary
A Class
  General public and Investors investing through an intermediary with applicable sales charges
C Class
  General public and Investors investing through an intermediary with a contingent deferred sales charge if sold within 12 months
          Administrative service fees, service fees and distribution fees vary amongst the classes as described more fully in footnote 2.

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
     Security Valuation
          Investments are valued at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (the “Exchange”), normally 4 p.m. ET, each day that the Exchange is open for business. Equity securities for which market quotations are available are valued at the last sale price of official closing price (closing bid price or last evaluated quote if no sale has occurred) on the primary market or exchange on which they trade.
          Debt securities (other than short-term securities) normally are valued on the basis of prices provided by an independent pricing service and may take into account appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, yield, quality, coupon rate, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics and other market data. The prices of debt securities may be determined using quotes obtained from brokers.
          Investments in mutual funds are valued at the closing net asset value per share of the mutual fund on the day of valuation. Investment grade short-term obligations with 60 days or less to maturity are valued using the amortized cost method, which approximates fair value.
          Securities for which market prices are not readily available or are not reflective of the fair value of the security, as determined by the Manager, will be priced at fair value following procedures approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
          Futures are valued based upon the last sale price at the close of market on the principal exchange on which they are traded.
          Most foreign markets close before the Exchange. Developments that could affect the values of securities that occur between the close of a foreign market and the close of the Exchange normally will not be reflected in security valuations. If such developments are so significant that they will, in the judgment of the pricing committee of the Fund, clearly and materially affect the value of securities, the foreign market closing prices may be adjusted to reflect the fair value of the securities as of the close of the Exchange, as determined in good faith and pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. Adjustments to the closing prices to reflect fair value on affected foreign securities may be provided by an independent pricing service.
     Valuation Inputs
          Various inputs may be used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels for financial statement purposes. The inputs or methodologies used to value securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.
    Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical securities.
 
    Level 2 — Prices determined using other significant observable inputs. These may include quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, and others.
 
    Level 3 — Prices determined using significant unobservable inputs. Unobservable inputs reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the factors market participants would use in pricing an investment, and would be based on the best information available.
          The Fund’s investments are summarized by level based on the inputs used to determine their values. As of December 31, 2010, the Fund’s investments were classified as follows (in thousands):

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
                                 
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  
Asset Description:
                               
Common Stock
  $ 19,519     $     $     $ 19,519  
Short-Term Investments
    178                   178  
 
                       
Total Investments
  $ 19,697     $     $     $ 19,697  
Futures Contracts
    (1 )                 (1 )
          For the period January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010, common stock with a value of $16,694,000 was transferred from Level 2 to Level 1 as of the end of the period in accordance with fair value procedures established by the Board at December 31, 2010.
     Security Transactions and Investment Income
          Security transactions are recorded on the trade date of the security purchase or sale. The Fund may purchase securities with delivery or payment to occur at a later date. At the time the Fund enters into a commitment to purchase a security, the transaction is recorded, and the value of the security is reflected in the net asset value. The value of the security may vary with market fluctuations.
          Dividend income, net of foreign taxes, is recorded on the ex-dividend date except certain dividends from foreign securities which are recorded as soon as the information is available to the Fund. Interest income is earned from settlement date, recorded on the accrual basis, and adjusted, if necessary, for accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums. For financial and tax reporting purposes, realized gains and losses are determined on the basis of specific lot identification.
     Currency Translations
          All assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currency values are converted into U.S. dollar values at the mean of the bid and ask prices of such currencies against U.S. dollars as last quoted by a recognized dealer. Income, expenses and purchases and sales of investments are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and is reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Fund’s Statement of Operations.
     Forward Foreign Currency Exchange Contracts
          The Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts to hedge the exchange rate risk on investment transactions or to hedge the value of Fund securities denominated in foreign currencies. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the forward exchange rate prevailing on the day of valuation. The Fund bears the market risk that arises from changes in foreign exchange rates, and accordingly, the unrealized gain (loss) on these contracts is reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The Fund also bears the credit risk if the counterparty fails to perform under the contract.
     Futures Contracts
          Futures contracts are contracts to buy or sell a standard quantity of securities at a specified price on a future date. The Fund may enter into financial futures contracts as a method for keeping assets readily convertible to cash if needed to meet shareholder redemptions or for other needs while maintaining exposure to the stock or bond market, as applicable. The primary risks associated with the use of futures contracts are the possibility of illiquid markets or imperfect correlation between the values of the contracts and the underlying securities, or that the counterparty will fail to perform its obligations.

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
     Upon entering into a futures contract, the Fund is required to set aside or deposit with a broker an amount, termed the initial margin, which typically represents 5% of the face value of the futures contract. The initial margin amount is reflected as a Deposit with broker for futures contracts on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. Payments to and from the broker, known as variation margin, are required to be made on a daily basis as the price of the futures contract fluctuates. Changes in initial settlement values are accounted for as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) until the contracts are terminated, at which time realized gains and losses are recognized. Futures contracts are valued at the most recent settlement price established each day by the exchange on which they are traded.
Values of Derivative Instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands)
             
Statement of Assets and Liabilities   Liability Derivatives   Total  
Unrealized appreciation of investments, futures contracts, and foreign currency
  Equity Contracts*   $ (1 )
Effect of derivative instruments not accounted for as hedging instruments during the year ended December 31, 2010 (in thousands)
             
Statement of Operations   Derivative   Total  
Net realized gain (loss) from futures contracts
  Equity Contracts   $ 108  
Change in net unrealized appreciation or depreciation of futures contracts
  Equity Contracts     (1 )
 
*   Includes cumulative appreciation/depreciation of futures contracts as reported in the Schedule of Investments footnotes. Only current day’s variation margin is reported within the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
     Dividends to Shareholders
          Dividends from net investment income of the Fund normally will be declared and paid at least quarterly. Distributions, if any, of net realized capital gains are generally paid at least annually and recorded on the ex-dividend date.
     Allocation of Income, Expenses, Gains, and Losses
          Income, expenses (other than those attributable to a specific class), gains, and losses are allocated daily to each class of shares based upon the relative proportion of net assets represented by such class. Operating expenses directly attributable to a specific class are charged against the operations of that class.
     Use of Estimates
          The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimated.
     Redemption Fees
          The Fund imposes a 2% redemption fee on shares held for less than 90 days. The fee is deducted from the redemption proceeds and is intended to offset the trading costs, market impact and other costs associated with short-term trading activities in the Fund. The “first-in, first-out” method is used to determine the holding period. The fee is allocated to all classes of the Fund pro-rata based on the respective net assets. Prior to March 1, 2010 the Fund had a redemption fee of 1% for shares redeemed within 75 days of purchase.
     Other
          Under the Trust’s organizational documents, its officers and trustees are indemnified against certain liability arising out of the performance of their duties to the Trust. In the normal course of business, the Trust enters into contracts that provide indemnification to the other party or parties against potential costs or liabilities. The Trust’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is dependent on claims that may be made

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
in the future and, therefore, cannot be estimated. The Trust has had no prior claims or losses pursuant to any such agreement.
2. Transactions with Affiliates
     Management Agreement
          Prior to March 1, 2010, the manager of the Predecessor Fund received an annual rate of 1.00% of the average daily net assets. Since March 1, the Trust and the Manager are parties to a Management Agreement that obligates the Manager to provide or oversee the provision of all investment advisory and portfolio management services. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Management Agreement, the Manager receives from the Fund an annualized fee equal to 0.05% of the average daily net assets plus amounts paid by the Manager to the investment advisor hired by the Manager to direct investment activities of the Fund. Management fees paid including amounts paid by the Predecessor Fund during the year ended December 31, 2010 were as follows: (in thousands)
             
        Amounts paid to   Net Amounts
Management Fee Rate   Management Fee   Investment Advisors   Retained by Manager
0.35% — 1.00%   $149   $139   $10
     Administrative Services Agreement
          As of March 1, the Manager and the Trust entered into an Administrative Services Agreement which obligates the Manager to provide or oversee administrative services to the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Administrative Services Agreement, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.30% of the average daily net assets of the Institutional, Y, and Investor Classes and 0.40% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes of the Fund. Administrative Service Fees for the Institutional, A, and C Classes for the period ended December 31, 2010 were less than $500.
     Distribution Plans
          The Fund, except for the A and C Classes of the Fund, have adopted a “defensive” Distribution Plan (the “Plan”) in accordance with Rule 12b-1 under the Act, pursuant to which no fees may be charged to the Fund for distribution purposes. However, the Plan authorizes the management and administrative service fees received by the Manager and the investment advisors hired by the Manager to be used for distribution purposes. Under this Plan, the Fund does not intend to compensate the Manager or any other party, either directly or indirectly, for the distribution of Fund shares.
          A separate Distribution Plan (the “Distribution Plan”) has been adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Act for the A and C Classes of the Fund. Under the Distribution Plan, as compensation for distribution assistance, the Manager receives an annual fee of 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the A Class, and 1.00% of the average daily net assets of the C Class of the Fund. The fee will be payable without regard to whether the amount of the fee is more or less than the actual expenses incurred in a particular month by the Manager for distribution assistance. Distribution fees for the A and C Classes for the period ended December 31, 2010 were less than $500.
     Sales Commissions
          The Fund’s distributor, Foreside Fund Services, LLC (“Foreside”), may receive a portion of A Class sales charges from broker dealers and it may be used to offset expenses that the Manager pays to Foreside. Since May 17th (the inception date of the A Class), there has not been any sales commissions received by Foreside from the sale of Class A shares.

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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
     Services Plan
          The Manager and the Trust entered into a Service Plan which obligates the Manager to oversee additional shareholder servicing of the Y, Investor, A, and C Classes of the Fund. As compensation for performing the duties required under the Service Plan, the Manager receives an annualized fee of 0.10% of the average daily net assets of the Y Class, 0.15% of the average daily net assets of the A and C Classes and up to 0.375% of the average daily net assets of the Investor Class of the Fund. Service fees for the A and C Classes for the period ended December 31, 2010 were less than $500.
     Investment in Affiliated Funds
          The Fund may invest in the American Beacon Money Market Select Fund and the American Beacon US Government Money Market Select Fund (the “USG Select Fund”) and (collectively the “Select Funds”). The Fund and the Select Funds have the same investment advisor and, therefore, are considered to be affiliated. The Manager serves as investment advisor to the Select Funds and receives from the Select Funds an annualized fee equal to 0.09% of the Select Funds’ average daily net assets. During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund did not invest in the Select Funds.
     Interfund Lending Program
          Pursuant to an exemptive order by the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), the Fund, along with other registered investment companies having management contracts with the Manager, may participate in an interfund lending program as a borrower. This program provides an alternative credit facility allowing the Fund to borrow from other participating Funds. For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Fund borrowed from the American Beacon Money Market Portfolio and the USG Select Fund on average $429,545, for 21 days at 0.84% with interest charges of $209.
     Reimbursement of Expenses
          Prior to March 1, the Predecessor Fund contractually agreed to reimburse operating expenses to the extent that total annual fund expenses exceeded 1.80% for Class A (now Investor Class) and 1.55% for Institutional Class (now Class Y). At the time of reorganization the Predecessor Fund had reimbursed the Fund $5,332 and $95,230 for the A and Institutional Classes, respectively.
          After the reorganization the Manager agreed to reimburse operating expenses to the extent that total annual fund operating expenses exceed the Fund’s expense caps. For the period ended December 31, 2010, the Predecessor Fund and the Manager reimbursed the following:
                                 
                            Total reimbursed  
    Expense Cap     Reimbursed     Expense Cap     for the period  
Class:   1/1/10-2/28/10     prior to 3/1/10     3/1/10-12/31/10     ended 12/31/10  
Institutional
    1.55 %   $ N/A       1.17 %*   $ 3  
Y
    1.55 %     95,230       1.27 %     121,433  
Investor
    1.80 %     5,332       1.55 %     7,101  
A
    N/A       N/A       1.55 %*     143  
C
    N/A       N/A       2.30 %*     23  
 
*   From the inception date of each Class.
          The Fund has adopted an Expense Reimbursement Plan whereby the Manager may seek repayment of fees waived or expenses reimbursed for a period of up to three years. However, reimbursement will occur only if the Class’s average net assets have grown or expenses have declined sufficiently to allow reimbursement without causing its expense ratio to exceed the previously agreed upon contractual expense limit. The Fund has not recorded a liability for potential reimbursements. At December 31, 2010, $27,772 was receivable from the Manager.

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
3. Federal Income and Excise Taxes
          It is the policy of the Fund to qualify as a regulated investment company, by complying with all applicable provisions of the Code, and to make distribution of taxable income sufficient to relieve it from substantially all federal income and excise taxes. For federal income tax purposes, the Fund is treated as a single entity for the purpose of determining such qualification.
          The Fund does not have any unrecognized tax benefits in the accompanying financial statements. Each of the tax years in the four year period ended December 31, 2010, remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service. If applicable, the Fund recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in “Other expenses” on the Statement of Operations.
          Dividends are categorized in accordance with income tax regulations which may treat certain transactions differently than U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements.
          The Fund may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which it invests. Such taxes are generally based on returns on income earned or gains realized or repatriated. Taxes are accrued and applied to net investment income, net realized capital gains and net unrealized appreciation, as applicable, as the income is earned or capital gains are recorded.
          The tax character of distributions paid during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2009 were as follows (in thousands):
                 
    Year Ended     Year Ended  
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2010     2009  
Distributions paid from:
               
Y Class
  $ 1,236     $ 842  
Investor Class
    61       100  
Return of Capital:
               
Y Class
    224        
Investor Class
    11        
 
           
Total taxable distributions
  $ 1,532     $ 942  
 
           
          As of December 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (in thousands):
         
Cost basis of investments for federal income tax purposes
  $ 17,272  
Unrealized appreciation
    3,296  
Unrealized depreciation
    (871 )
 
     
Net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation)
    2,425  
Undistributed ordinary income
     
Accumulated long-term gain/(loss)
    (13,126 )
Other temporary differences
    (65 )
 
     
Distributable earnings
  $ (10,766 )
 
     
          Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character. Financial records are not adjusted for temporary differences. The temporary differences between financial reporting and tax-basis reporting of unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) are attributable primarily to the tax deferral of losses from wash.

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
          Due to inherent differences in the recognition of income, expenses and realized gains/(losses) under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and federal income tax regulations, permanent differences between book and tax reporting have been identified and appropriately reclassified on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
          Accordingly, the following amounts represent current year permanent differences derived from reclassifications of income from real estate. Investment securities, foreign currency, investments in passive foreign investment companies and partnership transactions that have been reclassified as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
         
Paid in capital
  $ (224 )
Undistributed net investment income
    659  
Accumulated net realized gain (loss)
    (435 )
Unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments and foreign currency
     
          At December 31, 2010, the capital loss carry forward positions for federal income tax purposes were $6 and $13,121 expiring in 2016 and 2017, respectively (in thousands). The Fund utilized $1,164 (in thousands) of net capital loss carryovers for the year ended December 31, 2010.
4. Investment Transactions
          The aggregate cost of purchases and proceeds from sales of investments, other than short-term obligations, for the year ended December 31, 2010, were $12,221,832 and $22,915,607, respectively.
5. Capital Share Transactions
     The tables below summarize the activity in capital shares (dollars and shares in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2010
                                                 
    Institutional Class     Y Class     Investor Class  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
        $ 1       3,905     $ 23,237       246     $ 1,489  
Reinvestment of dividends
                220       1,460       10       70  
Shares redeemed
                (5,299 )     (32,492 )*     (622 )     (3,821 )*
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
        $ 1       (1,174 )   $ (7,795 )     (366 )   $ (2,262 )
                                 
    A Class     C Class  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    34     $ 243       4     $ 26  
Reinvestment of dividends
                       
Shares redeemed
                       
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
    34     $ 243       4     $ 26  
Year Ended December 31, 2009
                                 
    Y Class     Investor Class  
    Shares     Amount     Shares     Amount  
Shares sold
    346     $ 1,482       376     $ 1,812  
Reinvestment of dividends
    49       266       17       98  
Shares redeemed
    (2,290 )     (8,941 )     (111 )     (603 )
Net increase (decrease) in shares outstanding
    (1,896 )   $ (7,193 )     282     $ 1,307  
 
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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2010
6. Subsequent Events
          Subsequent to December 31, 2010, the Board approved the liquidation and termination of the American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund with an anticipated effective date of March 15, 2011.

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Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
                                                                 
    Institutional Class     Y ClassD        
    September 01           October 26     Investor ClassD  
    to December     Year Ended December 31     to December     Year Ended December 31  
    31, 2010     2010     2009     2008     31, 2007     2010     2009     2008  
Net asset value, beginning of period
  $ 6.57     $ 6.14     $ 4.62     $ 8.64     $ 10.00     $ 6.13     $ 4.61     $ 8.64  
 
                                               
Income from investment operations:
                                                               
Net investment income (loss)
    0.08       0.14       0.11 E     0.13 E     0.04 E     (0.04 )     0.09 E     0.10 E
Net gains (losses) on securities (both realized and unrealized)
    0.57       0.93       1.62       (4.06 )     (1.31 )     1.09       1.63       (4.06 )
 
                                               
Total income (loss) from investment operations
    0.65       1.07       1.73       (3.93 )     (1.27 )     1.05       1.72       (3.96 )
 
                                               
Less distributions:
                                                               
Dividends from net investment income
    (0.15 )     (0.45 )     (0.21 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )     (0.35 )     (0.20 )     (0.07 )
Distributions from net realized gains on securities
                                               
Tax return of capital
    F,G     (0.08 )F                       (0.06 )F            
 
                                               
Total distributions
    (0.15 )     (0.53 )     (0.21 )     (0.09 )     (0.09 )     (0.41 )     (0.20 )     (0.07 )
 
                                               
Net asset value, end of period
  $ 7.07     $ 6.68     $ 6.14     $ 4.62     $ 8.64     $ 6.77     $ 6.13     $ 4.61  
 
                                               
Total return
    9.90 %A     17.60 %     38.03 %     (45.66 )%     (12.73 )%A     17.33 %     37.77 %     (45.91 )%
 
                                               
Ratios and supplemental data:
                                                               
Net assets, end of period (in thousands)
  $ 1     $ 18,386     $ 24,119     $ 26,880     $ 4,517     $ 1,250     $ 3,378     $ 1,241  
Ratios to average net assets (annualized):
                                                               
Expenses, after expense reimbursements (recoupments)
    1.17 %B     1.35 %     1.55 %     1.55 %     1.55 %B     1.62 %     1.80 %     1.80 %
Expenses, before expense reimbursements (recoupments)
    2.07 %B     1.93 %     4.05 %     5.49 %     28.94 %B     2.22 %     4.24 %     4.99 %
Net investment income, after expense reimbursements (recoupements)
    3.35 %B     2.71 %     2.19 %     2.09 %     2.45 %B     2.40 %     1.72 %     1.69 %
Net investment income (loss), before expense reimbursements (recoupments)
    2.45 %B     2.13 %     (0.31 )%     (1.85 )%     (24.94 )%B     1.80 %     (0.72 )%     (1.50 )%
Portfolio turnover rate
    55 %C     55 %     62 %     25 %     6 %     55 %     62 %     25 %
 
A   Not annualized.
B   Annualized.
C   Portfolio turnover rate is for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2010.
D   Prior to the reorganization on March 1, 2010, the Y Class was known as the Institutional Class and the Investor Class was known as the A Class.
E   Per share numbers have been calculated using average shares method.
F   The tax return of capital is calculated based upon outstanding shares at the time of distribution.
G   Amount represents less than $0.01 per share.

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American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund
Financial Highlights
(For a share outstanding throughout the period)
                     
Investor Class     A Class     C Class  
October 26     May 17     September 01  
to December     to December     to December  
31, 2007     31, 2010     31, 2010  
$ 10.00     $ 6.03     $ 6.55  
               
                     
  0.07 E     0.05       0.02  
  (1.35 )     1.11       0.60  
               
  (1.28 )     1.16       0.62  
               
                     
  (0.08 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )
               
        F,G     F,G
               
  (0.08 )     (0.03 )     (0.02 )
               
$ 8.64     $ 7.16     $ 7.15  
               
  (12.77 )%A     19.28 %A     9.48 %A
               
                     
$ 61     $ 243     $ 27  
                     
  1.80 %B     1.56 %B     2.41 %B
  29.19 %B     1.94 %B     3.10 %B
  4.30 %B     2.08 %B     1.39 %B
  (23.09 )%B     1.71 %B     0.69 %B
                     
  6 %     55 %C     55 %C

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
          The Trustees and officers of the American Beacon Funds (the “Trust”) are listed below, together with their principal occupations during the past five years. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person listed below is 4151 Amon Carter Boulevard, MD 2450, Fort Worth, Texas 76155. Each Trustee oversees 23 funds in the fund complex that includes the Trust, the American Beacon Master Trust, the American Beacon Mileage Funds, and the American Beacon Select Funds. The Trust’s Statement of Additional Information contains additional information about the Trustees and is available without charge by calling 1-800-658-5811.
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
INTERESTED TRUSTEES
       
 
  Term    
Lifetime of Trust until removal, resignation or retirement*
 
       
Alan D. Feld** (73)
  Trustee since 1996   Sole Shareholder of a professional corporation which is a Partner in the law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP (1960-Present); Director, Clear Channel Communications (1984-2008); Trustee, CenterPoint Properties (1994-2006); Member, Board of Trustees, Southern Methodist University ; Member, Board of Visitors, M.D. Anderson Hospital; Board of Visitors, Zale/Lipshy Hospital; Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (1996-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (1999-Present)
 
       
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES
  Term    
W. Humphrey Bogart (66)
  Trustee since 2004   Board Member, Baylor University Medical Center Foundation (1992-2004); Consultant, New River Canada Ltd. (mutual fund servicing company) (1998-2003); President and CEO, Allmerica Trust Company, NA (1996-1997); President and CEO, Fidelity Investments Southwest Company (1983-1995); Senior Vice President of Regional Centers, Fidelity Investments (1988-1995); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
Brenda A. Cline (49)
  Trustee since 2004   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, Kimbell Art Foundation (1993-Present); Trustee, Texas Christian University (1998-Present); Trustee, W.I. Cook Foundation, Inc. (d/b/a Cook Children’s Health Foundation) (2001-2006); Director, Christian Church Foundation (1999-2007); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
Eugene J. Duffy (56)
  Trustee since 2008   Principal and Executive Vice President, Paradigm Asset Management (1994-Present); Director, Sunrise Bank of Atlanta (2008-Present); Chairman, Special Contributions Fund Board of Trustees, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2007-Present); Trustee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (2000-Present); Board of Visitors, Emory University (2006-Present); Trustee, Atlanta Botanical Garden (2006-Present); Board Member, Willie L. Brown Jr. Institute on Politics and Public Service (2001-Present); Chair, National Association of Securities Professionals (2000-2002); Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, City of Atlanta (1985-1990); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
NON-INTERESTED TRUSTEES (CONT.)
       
 
       
Thomas M. Dunning (68)
  Trustee since 2008   Consultant, (2008-Present); Chairman (1998-2008) and Chief Executive Officer (1998-2007), Lockton Dunning Benefits (consulting firm in employee benefits); Director, Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC (2007-Present); Board Member, Baylor Health Care System Foundation (2007-Present); Vice Chair, State Fair of Texas (1987-Present); Board Member, Southwestern Medical Foundation (1994-Present); Board Member, John Tower Center for Political Studies/SMU (2008-Present); Board Member, University of Texas Development Board (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)
 
       
Richard A. Massman (67)
  Trustee since 2004
Chairman since 2008
  Consultant and General Counsel Emeritus (2009-Present), Senior Vice President and General Counsel (1994-2009), Hunt Consolidated, Inc. (holding company engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, refining, real estate, farming, ranching and venture capital activities); Chairman (2007-Present) and Director (2005-Present), The Dallas Opera Foundation; Chairman (2006-2009) and Director (2005-Present), Temple Emanu-El Foundation; Trustee, Presbyterian
 
      Healthcare Foundation (2006-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2004-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2004-Present)
 
       
R. Gerald Turner (64)
  Trustee since 2001   President, Southern Methodist University (1995-Present); Director, ChemFirst (1986-2002); Director, J.C. Penney Company, Inc. (1996-Present); Director, California Federal Preferred Capital Corp. (2001-2003); Director, Kronus Worldwide Inc. (chemical manufacturing) (2003-Present); Director, First Broadcasting Investment Partners, LLC (2003-2007); Member, Salvation Army of Dallas Board of Directors; Member, Methodist Hospital Advisory Board; Co-Chair, Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics; Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2001-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2001-Present)
 
       
Paul J. Zucconi,CPA (70)
  Trustee since 2008   Director, Affirmative Insurance Holdings, Inc. (producer of nonstandard automobile insurance) (2004-present); Director, Titanium Metals Corporation (producer of titanium melted and mill products and sponge) (2002- present); Director, Torchmark Corporation (life and health insurance products) (2002-present); Director, National Kidney Foundation serving North Texas (2003-Present); Director, Dallas Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors (2004-Present); Partner, KPMG (1976-2001); Trustee, American Beacon Mileage Funds (2008-Present); Trustee, American Beacon Select Funds (2008-Present)
OFFICERS
       
 
  Term    
 
  One Year    
 
       
William F. Quinn (62)
  Executive Vice President from 2007 to 2008 and 2009 to Present President from 1987 to 2007 Trustee from 1987 to 2008   Executive Chairman (2009-Present), Chairman (2006-2009) CEO (2006-2007), President (1986-2006) and Director (2003-Present), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Chairman (1989-2003) and Director (1979-1989, 2003-Present), American Airlines Federal Credit Union; Director Hicks Acquisition I, Inc. (2007-2009); Director, Crescent Real Estate Equities, Inc.(1994-2007); Director, Pritchard, Hubble & Herr, LLC (investment advisor) (2001-2006); Director of Investment Committee, Southern Methodist University Endowment Fund (1996-Present); Member, Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business Advisory Board (1999-2002); Member, New York Stock Exchange Pension Manager Committee (1997-1998, 2000-2002, 2006-Present); Vice Chairman (2004-2007) and Chairman (2007-Present), Committee for the Investment of Employee Benefits; Director, United Way of Metropolitan Tarrant County (1988-2000, 2004-Present); Trustee (1995-2008) and President (1995-2007, 2008-Present), American Beacon Mileage Funds; Trustee (1999-2008) and President (1999-2007, 2008-Present) American Beacon Select Funds; Director American Beacon Global Funds SPC (2002-Present); Director, American Beacon Global Funds, plc (2007-2009)

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Trustees and Officers of the American Beacon Funds
(Unaudited)
         
    Position, Term of    
    Office and Length    
    of Time Served   Principal Occupation(s) During Past 5 Years
Name, Age and Address   with the Trust   and Current Directorships
Gene L. Needles, Jr. (55)
  President since 2009
Executive Vice
President 2009
  President, CEO and Director (2009-Present), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; President (2008-2009), Touchstone Investments; President (2003-2007), CEO (2004-2007), Managing Director of Sales (2002-2003), National Sales Manager (1999-2002), and Regional Sales Manager (1993-1999), AIM Distributors
 
       
Rosemary K. Behan (51)
  VP, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer since 2006   Vice President, Legal and Compliance, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2006-Present); Assistant General Counsel, First Command Financial Planning, Inc. (2004-2006); Attorney, Enforcement Division, Securities and Exchange Commission (1995-2004)
 
       
Brian E. Brett (50)
  VP since 2004   Vice President, Director of Sales and Marketing, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2004-Present); Regional Vice President, Neuberger Berman, LLC (investment advisor) (1996-2004)
 
       
Wyatt L. Crumpler (44)
  VP since 2007   Vice President, Asset Management, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2007-Present); Managing Director of Corporate Accounting (2004-2007), Director of IT Strategy and Finance (2001-2004), American Airlines, Inc.
 
       
Michael W. Fields (56)
  VP since 1989   Vice President, Fixed Income Investments, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (1988-Present); Director American Beacon Global Funds SPC (2002-Present); Director, American Beacon Global Funds plc (2007-2009)
 
       
Melinda G. Heika (49)
  Treasurer since
2010
  Vice President, Finance & Accounting (2010-Present), Controller (2005-2009), Assistant Controller (1998-2004), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
 
       
Terri L. McKinney (47)
  VP since 2010   Vice President, Enterprise Services (2009-Present), Managing Director (2003-2009), Director of Marketing & Retail Sales (1996-2003), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.; Vice President, Board of Trustees (2008-Present), Trustee (2006-2008) Down Syndrome Guild of Dallas
 
       
Jeffrey K. Ringdahl (35)
  VP since 2010   Chief Operating Officer, American Beacon Advisors, Inc. (2010-Present); Vice President, Product Management, Touchstone Advisors, Inc. (2007-2010); Senior Director, Business Integration, Fidelity Investments (2005-2007)
 
       
Christina E. Sears (39)
  Chief Compliance Officer since 2004 and Asst. Secretary since 1999   Chief Compliance Officer (2004-Present) and Senior Compliance Analyst (1998-2004), American Beacon Advisors, Inc.
 
*   The Board has adopted a retirement plan that requires Trustees to retire no later than the last day of the calendar year in which they reach the age of 72, provided, however, that the Board may determine to grant one or more annual exemptions to this requirement.
 
**   Mr. Feld is deemed to be an “interested person” of the Trust, as defined by the 1940 Act. Mr. Feld’s law firm of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld LLP has provided legal services within the past two fiscal years to the Manager and one or more of the Trust’s s sub-advisors.

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If you invest in the Fund through a financial institution, you may be able to receive the Fund’s regulatory mailings, such as the Summary Prospectus, Annual Report and Semi-Annual Report, by e-mail. If you are interested in this option, please go to www.icsdelivery.com and search for your financial institution’s name or contact your financial institution directly.
To obtain more information about the Fund:
     
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By E-mail:
  On the Internet:
american_beacon.funds@ambeacon.com
  Visit our website at www.americanbeaconfunds.com
 
   
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By Telephone:
  By Mail:
Call (800) 658-5811
  American Beacon Funds
 
  P.O. Box 219643
 
  Kansas City, MO 64121-9643
 
   
Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules
  Availability of Proxy Voting Policy and Records
 
In addition to the Schedule of Investments provided in each semi-annual and annual report, the Fund files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on Form N-Q as of the first and third fiscal quarters. The Fund’s Forms N-Q are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Forms N-Q may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. Information regarding the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330. A complete schedule of the Fund’s portfolio holdings is also available on the Funds’ website (www.americanbeaconfunds.com) approximately twenty days after the end of each month.
  A description of the policies and procedures the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available in the Fund’s Statement of Additional Information, is available free of charge on the Fund’s website (www.americanbeaconfunds.com) and by calling 1-800-967-9009 or by accessing the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record for the most recent year ended June 30 is filed annually with the SEC on Form N-PX. The Fund’s Forms N-PX are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. The Fund’s proxy voting record may also be obtained by calling 1-800-967-9009.
Fund Service Providers:
             
Custodian
  Transfer Agent   Independent   Distributor
State Street
  Boston Financial Data   Registered   Foreside Fund
Bank and Trust
  Services   Public   Services, LLC
Boston, Massachusetts
  Kansas City, Missouri   Accounting   Portland, Maine
 
      Firm    
 
      Ernst & Young LLP    
 
      Dallas, Texas    
This report is prepared for shareholders of the American Beacon Funds and may be distributed to others only if preceded or accompanied by a current Prospectus or Summary Prospectus.
American Beacon Funds and American Beacon Global Real Estate Fund are service marks of American Beacon Advisors, Inc
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ITEM 2. CODE OF ETHICS.
The Trust has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive and financial officers (the “Code”). The Trust amended its code February 16, 2010 to disclose a change in the Principal Financial Office. The Trust did not grant any waivers to the provisions of the Code during the period covered by the shareholder report presented in Item 1. The Code is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.CODE ETH.
ITEM 3. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT.
The Trust’s Board of Trustees has determined that Mr. Paul Zucconi, a member of the Trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee, is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined in Form N-CSR. Mr. Paul Zucconi is “independent” as defined in Form N-CSR.
ITEM 4. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES.
(a)
         
Audit Fees   Fiscal Year Ended
$ 298,018    
10/31/2009
$ 72,414    
12/31/2009
$ 37,869    
  8/31/2010
$ 318,158    
10/31/2010
$ 95,455    
12/31/2010
(b)
         
Audit-Related    
Fees   Fiscal Year Ended
$ 13,750 *  
10/31/2009
$ 0    
12/31/2009
$ 0    
  8/31/2010
$ 12,375 *  
10/31/2010
$ 3,875 *  
12/31/2010
 
*   Review of N-1A filings
(c)
         
Tax Fees   Fiscal Year Ended
$ 11,628    
10/31/2009
$ 1,704    
12/31/2009
$ 3,426    
  8/31/2010
$ 40,277    
10/31/2010
$ 5,129    
12/31/2010
(d)
         
All Other Fees   Fiscal Year Ended
$ 0    
10/31/2009
$ 0    
12/31/2009
$ 0    
  8/31/2010
$ 0    
10/31/2010
$ 0    
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(e)(1) Pursuant to its charter, the Trust’s Audit and Compliance Committee shall have the following duties and powers pertaining to pre-approval of audit and non-audit services provided by the Trust’s principal accountant:
     - to approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of auditors to annually audit and provide their opinion on the Trusts’ financial statements, and, in connection therewith, reviewing and evaluating matters potentially affecting the independence and capabilities of the auditors;
     - to approve, prior to appointment, the engagement of the auditors to provide non-audit services to the Trusts, an investment adviser to any series of the Trusts or any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with an investment adviser (“adviser affiliate”) that provides ongoing services to the Trusts, if the engagement relates directly to the operations and financial reporting of the Trusts;
     - to consider whether the non-audit services provided by a Trust’s auditor to an investment adviser or any adviser affiliate that provides ongoing services to a series of the Trusts, which services were not pre-approved by the Committee, are compatible with maintaining the auditor’s independence;
     - to review the arrangements for and scope of the annual audit and any special audits; and
     - to review and approving the fees proposed to be charged to the Trusts by the auditors for each audit and non-audit service.
The Audit and Compliance Committee may delegate any portion of its authority, including the authority to grant pre-approvals of audit and permitted non-audit services, to a subcommittee of one or more members. Any decisions of the subcommittee to grant pre-approvals shall be presented to the full audit committee at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
(e)(2) None of the fees disclosed in paragraphs (b) through (d) above were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.
(f) Not applicable.
(g) Aggregate Non-Audit Fees for Services Rendered to the:
               
          Adviser’s Affiliates Providing    
Registrant   Adviser   Ongoing Services to Registrant   Fiscal Year Ended
$25,378
    $0   N/A   10/31/2009
$  1,704
    $0   N/A   12/31/2009
$  3,246
    $0   N/A     8/31/2010
$52,652
    $0   N/A   10/31/2010
$  9,004
    $0   N/A   12/31/2010
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ITEM 5. AUDIT COMMITTEE OF LISTED REGISTRANTS.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. SCHEDULE OF INVESTMENTS.
The schedules of investments for each series of the Trust are included in the shareholder report presented in Item 1.
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.
The Trust has made no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the Trust’s Board of Trustees since the Trust last disclosed such procedures in Schedule 14A.
ITEM 11. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
     (a) Based upon an evaluation within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the principal executive and financial officers concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the Trust are effective.
     (b) There were no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting during the second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
     (a)(1) Filed herewith as EX-99.CODE ETH.
     (a)(2) A separate certification for each principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Trust as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 is attached hereto as EX-99.CERT.
     (a)(3) Not applicable.
     (b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 are attached hereto as EX-99.906CERT.

 


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
(Registrant): American Beacon Funds
         
By
  /s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr.
 
Gene L. Needles, Jr.
   
 
  President    
Date: March 9, 2011
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
         
By
  /s/ Gene L. Needles, Jr.
 
Gene L. Needles, Jr.
   
 
  President    
Date: March 9, 2011
         
By
  /s/ Melinda G. Heika
 
Melinda G. Heika
   
 
  Treasurer    
Date: March 9, 2011