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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: 811-7170

TCW Funds, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90017

(Address of principal executive offices)

Philip K. Holl, Esq.

Secretary

865 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1800

Los Angeles, CA 90017

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 244-0000

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: October 31, 2010

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

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TCW Fixed Income Funds TCW Money Market Fund

2010 Annual Report


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TCW Funds, Inc.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Letter to Shareholders

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Management Discussions

     3   

Schedules of Investments:

     12   

TCW Money Market Fund

     12   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     16   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     31   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     37   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     45   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

     52   

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

     66   

Statements of Operations

     68   

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     70   

Notes to Financial Statements

     73   

Financial Highlights

     92   

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     102   

Shareholder Expenses

     103   

Proxy Voting Guidelines and Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

     105   

Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreements Disclosure

     106   

Tax Information Notice

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Directors and Officers

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The Management Discussions contained in this Annual Report are the opinions of each Fund’s portfolio managers and are not the opinions of TCW Funds, Inc. or its Board of Directors. Various matters discussed in the Management Discussions constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Actual results and the timing of certain events could differ materially from those projected or contemplated by these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including general economic conditions, overall availability of securities for investment by a Fund, the level of volatility in the securities markets and in the share price of a Fund, and other risk factors discussed in the SEC filings of TCW Funds, Inc.

 

 


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To Our Valued Shareholders

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We submit the 2010 annual report for the TCW Funds, Inc. The report contains information outlining the performance of our Funds and a listing of the portfolio holdings as of October 31, 2010, as well as the management discussions on each of the Funds for the year ended October 31, 2010.

TCW and MetWest Acquisition

On February 24, 2010, the TCW Group (TCW) announced the completion of its acquisition of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC (MetWest), a leading fixed income investment management firm. Since its founding in 1996, MetWest has delivered attractive fixed income returns for its clients through a value driven investment philosophy and a client-centered culture. MetWest’s strategies have garnered four nominations for Morningstar’s Fixed Income Manager of the Year and received this distinguished honor in 2006. MetWest investment professionals assumed overall management of many of our TCW Fixed Income Funds, including part of our TCW Asset Allocation Funds.

Investment Environment

The year has provided positive market returns for investors across almost all asset classes, albeit with sometimes high levels of volatility. In the first quarter of 2010, U.S. stocks rallied as signs of continued economic expansion and subdued inflation lifted shares of industrial, finance and consumer related names. Then in the second quarter, financial stress reasserted itself with most U.S. equity indexes down over 10%. Fears escalated that Europe could not contain Greece’s debt problems and that the debt crisis would spread to larger countries such as Spain and Portugal which had similar large public budget deficits. Other large macro concerns such as China’s slowing growth rate, the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and the threat of further financial regulation also negatively impacted the markets. The third quarter of 2010 saw equity markets rebound pushing all equity indexes back into the black. Year-to-date as of the end of October 2010, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 9.0%, the S&P500 was up 7.8%, and the NASDAQ Composite was up 11.4%.

U.S. investment grade bonds started 2010 with a strong first quarter as the Barclays Aggregate Index finished up 1.8%. Amid improving economic conditions, credit sectors led this quarter while Treasuries, despite being the laggard, posted a positive return. High yield bonds had an outstanding first quarter as the Barclays High Yield Index returned 4.6%. Strong performance continued in the U.S. fixed income markets in the second quarter with yields on both the 10-year and 30-year Treasuries dipping below 3% and 4% respectively. The Barclays Aggregate ended the quarter up 3.5% and 5.3% for the first half of the year. U.S. bonds continued to rally in the third quarter and on through October as both interest rates and credit spreads declined. Yields dropped across all maturities with the 10-year and 30-year yields dropping 40 and 20 basis points respectively in the quarter as the Federal Reserve reiterated the need for exceptionally low rates for an extended period of time. As of October 31, 2010, the Barclays Aggregate was up 8.3% year-to-date and the Barclays High Yield index was up 14.4%.

Global equities moved higher in the year as investors were comforted by solid corporate earnings, positive news from key economic reports, and statements from central banks reaffirming their support to provide measures for continued economic expansion. Emerging markets equities as measured by the MSCI Emerging Markets Index rebounded from a loss in the second quarter and

 

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gained nearly 18% in the third quarter. Strong gains in many countries have pushed the Index to levels within 13% of the record high for the index set nearly three years ago. As of October 31, 2010, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index was up 14.3% year-to-date. Emerging markets fixed income had similar strong performance results with the JP EMBI Global Diversified Index up 16.4% percent year-to-date.

Product Management and Product Developments

On May 1, 2010, TCW expanded the TCW Total Return Bond Fund’s universe to allow the portfolio managers to invest up to half of the portfolio in non-investment grade bonds. This change is a reflection of the new realities in the mortgage bond market after the credit crisis. The managers do not intend to drastically increase the Fund’s non-investment grade bond exposure. However, they do plan to selectively invest in attractively priced lower-rated non-agency mortgage bonds that they see as having better risk/reward profiles than more expensive higher-rated securities.

We also effected a name change earlier this year of the TCW Focused Equities Fund. This Fund is now called the TCW Concentrated Value Fund to create more consistency with the strategy and its institutional vehicle. In addition, we liquidated the TCW Balanced Fund in September, due in large part to limited investor demand.

Recognition

At March month-end, the TCW Small Cap Growth Fund was named the winner of the prestigious Lipper Award for delivering strong and consistent performance over a three-year period. Lipper ranked the TCW Small Cap Growth Fund the best out of 463 funds in its classification over that time period.

Three of our Funds received the highest overall five-star Morningstar rating at the end of October 2010. They are the TCW Total Return Bond Fund, the TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, and the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund. Additionally, the TCW Conservative Allocation Fund and the TCW Short Term Bond Fund were awarded an overall four stars by Morningstar.

Retirement of Richard Call

Richard Call will be retiring from the TCW Funds Board at the end of the year. Dick has been a Director since 1994 and will be remembered for his significant counsel and guidance as well as his outstanding contributions to the progress of TCW Funds and protection of shareholder interests.

Conclusion

During these challenging times in the capital markets, the TCW Funds continue to stay focused on maintaining their consistent investment approach with a long-term view. The TCW Funds provide our shareholders with sound investment strategies at competitive expense ratios. On behalf of the Board of Directors and everyone at TCW, I would like to thank you for your continued support. As always we look forward to assisting you in reaching your financial goals. If you have any questions or require any further information on the TCW Funds, I invite you to visit our website at www.tcw.com, or call our shareholder services department at (800) FUND TCW (800-386-3829).

Sincerely,

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Charles W. Baldiswieler

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

 

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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Management Discussions

 

For the year ended October 31, 2010, the TCW Core Fixed Income Fund (the “Fund”) posted a gain of 11.34% and 10.88% on its I Class and N Class shares, respectively. The performance of the Fund’s two classes varies because of differing expenses. The Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 8.01% over the same period.

Portfolio positioning with an overweight to non-government sectors benefitted Fund performance as spreads continued to compress across credit sectors over the fiscal year. In particular, holdings of non-Agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and corporate securities (including high yield) were contributors to outperformance. Improvements in non-Agency MBS pricing throughout the fiscal year were additive on a relative basis as the sector experienced price improvements anywhere from 25-30% over the past twelve months, even against a backdrop of volatile markets and mixed economic headlines. The Fund opportunistically increased its allocation to corporate credit after a period of elevated volatility in the second quarter. The Fund also expanded its opportunity set in early 2010 to include commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS), with the sector posting excess return of nearly 13% since inclusion in the portfolio over similar duration US Treasury issues.

Credit and equity markets rallied significantly over the fiscal year as improvements in economic data provided momentum to accompany the effects of government stimulus programs well underway and completed (e.g., conclusion in March of the Federal Reserve purchase program of $1.25 trillion in Agency MBS debt). Despite some volatility re-introduced during the second quarter of 2010, financial markets were able to internalize diverse challenges from economic weakness and European sovereign debt concerns to domestic financial reform. The Federal Reserve’s ongoing commitment to provide support to the economy has been evidenced by an additional round of quantitative easing, focusing on its dual mandate of full employment and price stability.

 

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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Management Discussions (Continued)

 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund - I Class

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(1) The total returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

Management Discussions

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund (the “Fund”) posted a gain of 24.44% and 24.03% on its I Class and N Class shares, respectively. The performance of the Fund’s classes varies because of differing expenses. The Fund’s benchmark, the JP Morgan Emerging Markets Bond Index Global Diversified (EMBI-GD), returned 18.06% over the same period.

Positive excess returns were generated across all geographic regions with the Fund’s out-performance deriving from solid returns from emerging markets (“EM”) corporate bonds, higher yielding sovereign credits and opportunistic local currency positions. The purchase of new issues benefited the portfolio, as these bonds came to the market at attractive spread concessions.

Emerging economies passed the 2008-2009 global stress test with their positive fundamentals largely intact and they are now expected to act as the key drivers of global growth over the next three to five years. The IMF currently projects emerging markets to grow by 6.4% in 2011 while the developed economies grow by 2.2%. Given the present growth trajectories, emerging market economies should account for about 50% of global GDP by 2017 from 20% today. Over the last decade, per capita income in the emerging markets has increased by more than three-fold. As a consequence, EM consumption exceeded that of the United States for the first time ever in 2008 and currently represents 34% of the global consumption story. Currently, the value of Chinese consumption is $1.8 trillion and is growing at a rate of approximately 15% per annum. For the four BRIC countries as a whole, consumption is currently $4.1 trillion. If consumption in these countries continues to increase at rates similar to those of the recent past, they will generate another $8 trillion of annual consumption by 2020.

Emerging markets fixed income has generated cumulative total returns of 23-45% since the onset of the US recession and financial crisis in mid-2007, solidly outperforming most other global asset classes with lower volatility. Since EM is imperfectly correlated with developed market assets, it has also provided diversification benefits. Going forward, we expect abundant liquidity conditions, strong relative growth dynamics and diminished macro vulnerabilities to result in further compression of EM risk premia. With policy rates in the US, Europe and Japan likely to remain lower for longer, the carry on EM fixed income will be all the more compelling. This is particularly the case, we believe, for higher yielding sovereigns with improving credit fundamentals, external corporate bonds, and local currency fixed income instruments. Despite the current US dollar weakness, many emerging market currencies are still below their pre-Lehman levels and, in spite of expected FX intervention by many EM central banks and governments to prevent rapid appreciation, emerging currencies seem poised to strengthen further over time.

There are, of course, risks to our positive view. The near-term risks of greatest concern to us are: a) Premature fiscal and monetary tightening in the developed markets; b) Beggar-thy-neighbor currency policies leading to protectionism and capital controls; c) Social and political unrest due to fiscal tightening, especially in the Eurozone periphery; d) Inflation-deflation risks; and e) Geopolitical risk leading to oil price volatility and fragile financial sentiment. While we are on watch for signs that the above risks could materialize, we remain constructive about the near-medium term outlook and we expect continued outperformance by EM debt.

Going forward, we expect the global economy to continue growing, albeit somewhat slower than trend due to prolonged weakness in the major developed economies. A double-dip recession seems unlikely given the vigilant approach of major central banks, which are now clearly biased to fight deflation rather than future inflation. Valuations are less favorable today than at the end of the second quarter, but the credit fundamentals underpinning EM debt remain compelling and market technicals are highly favorable. As we approach the end of 2010, we anticipate continued healthy inflows into EM debt from investors who are simultaneously worried about the G-3 macro outlook and constructive on the EM macro outlook. At +275 bps, the spread on the EMBI-GD opened the fiscal year 2011 substantially above its all-time highs of around 160 bps over US Treasuries. We continue to see good value in EM corporate bonds, the external debt of higher yielding sovereigns with improving credit fundamentals, and local currency bonds. We believe that current interest rate differentials, together with the longer-term trend of global investor diversification away from the G-3 currencies, should support the EMD asset class over time.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

Management Discussions (Continued)

 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund - I Class

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund - N Class

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(1) The total returns do not reflect taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or on the redemption of fund shares.

 

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TCW High Yield Bond Fund

 

Management Discussions

 

For the year ended October 31, 2010, the TCW High Yield Bond Fund (the “Fund”) posted a gain of 18.18% and 17.86% on its I Class and N Class shares, respectively. The performance of the Fund’s two classes varies because of differing expenses. The Fund’s benchmark, the Citigroup High Yield Cash Pay Index, returned 17.60% during the same period.

Performance within the high yield market remained strong during the subject period, following historic returns the previous year. Conditions within the corporate credit markets continued to improve as companies reported higher earnings and revenues, which has contributed to high levels of cash on their balance sheets. The improvement in business operations, combined with a functioning credit market, has allowed many companies to refinance existing debt and improve their capital structures. Default rates are reflecting the positive developments as the Moody’s Global Speculative Grade Default rate has fallen to 3.7% on a trailing 12-month basis at the end of October and is less than a third of the peak rate reached last November.

The Fund benefited from good security selection within autos, homebuilders and retail. Risk was rewarded during the subject period and the triple-C segment of the Fund’s benchmark returned 25.32%. That performance was followed by 16.78% in the double-B segment and 15.19% in the single-B segment. High yield investors again benefited from both high current income and capital appreciation. The price gains in 2010 have largely been driven by the decline in Treasury yields, as credit spreads are nearly unchanged for the year. We are taking advantage of the market rally to prune positions that have met or exceeded our expectations and rotate into those securities that offer more attractive risk/reward. We continue to believe that credit spreads should compress in response to the improvements in corporate credit metrics. Spreads are still nearly 350 basis points wide of the trough levels reached in 2007 and represent a significant premium to the comparable maturity Treasury bond.

 

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TCW High Yield Bond Fund

 

Management Discussions (Continued)

 

TCW High Yield Bond Fund - I Class

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TCW High Yield Bond Fund - N Class

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TCW Short Term Bond Fund

 

Management Discussions

 

For the year ended October 31, 2010, the TCW Short Term Bond Fund (the “Fund”) posted a gain of 9.21%. The Fund’s benchmark, the Citigroup 1-year Treasury Index, returned 0.77% over the same period.

Shorter duration CMOs outperformed the Citigroup 1-year Treasury Index during the year as short term interest rates fell. Non-Agency ARMS underperformed the index as the collateral underlying floating rate securities continued to deteriorate.

The housing market continues to see deterioration as serious delinquencies rise, particularly amongst subprime loans, which are currently reporting over a 45% total delinquency rate. In comparison, Alt-A mortgages currently report a delinquency rate over 24%, while prime loans are seeing delinquency rates topping 6%. We expect delinquencies to continue to rise for Alt-A and prime mortgages, with the latter potentially seeing delinquencies rates rising to the double digits. Subprime delinquency rates, however, may see a slowing trend as these mortgages stand to benefit the most from government programs and initiatives. The Advisor remains diligent in its preferred method of security analysis, choosing to use conservative assumptions, thus limiting exposure to downside risk. Under these conservative assumptions, we continue to find value in the non-agency sector, which often offers the potential for double-digit yields. Generally, the Advisor tends to use a 30% default rate when analyzing prime bonds, a 65% rate when analyzing Alt-A securities and an 85%-90% default rate when analyzing subprime bonds.

Our overall investment strategy remains unchanged. The non-agency market, however, has seen relatively significant price gains over the year, making this sector less attractive than the previous quarter. We are still finding value in senior tranches of non-agency bonds, some of which are backed by Alt-A mortgage loans. Although we have significantly pared down our allocation to non-agency mortgages we continue to focus on both the agency and non-agency market for advantageous purchasing opportunities.

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TCW Total Return Bond Fund

 

Management Discussions

 

For the year ended October 31, 2010, the TCW Total Return Bond Fund (the “Fund”) posted a gain of 10.32% and 10.00% on its Class I and Class N shares, respectively. The performance of the Fund’s two classes varies because of differing expenses. The Fund’s benchmark, the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index, returned 8.01% over the same period.

Non-Agency MBS maintained its favorable trend as the sector, currently representing over 30% of the Fund, led relative performance during the year. In particular, senior securities backed by alt-A and subprime collateral have experienced price improvements anywhere from 25-30% over the past twelve months, even against a backdrop of volatile markets and mixed economic headlines. The technical landscape has been very favorable with demand overwhelming a non-existent supply, as a result of no new issuance and a shrinking asset class as amortizations, prepayments and defaults reduce available investments. In addition to the favorable technical backdrop, loan fundamentals continue to improve, albeit modestly, and the market is only just beginning to incorporate these improvements into pricing.

Agency holdings, which comprise the largest allocation of the Fund at approximately 50%, modestly outperformed during the year, buoyed by the Federal Reserve MBS purchasing initiative (a total of $1.25 trillion in MBS assets purchased), which came to an end in March 2010. Agency MBS captured headlines as buyouts by the government sponsored entities (GSEs) announced in February and implemented over the next several months resulted in prepayment spikes across Agency MBS, though overall refinancing activity remains slow. Despite the increased volatility, portfolio adjustments prior to the announcements to mitigate negative convexity characteristics limited impacts to Fund performance. CMBS exposure, which was added to the portfolio in early 2010, has experienced strong relative performance over the past twelve months, and remains a modest overweight with continuing focus on senior tranches at the top of the capital structure.

From a strategy perspective, Fund positioning remains intact, though adjustments have been made in recognition of the pricing environment to realize better risk-adjusted investment opportunities. Duration remains short that of the benchmark reflecting a defensive stance on inflation and little sacrifice in overall yield. We increased exposure to Agency MBS towards the latter part of the fiscal year, favoring recent-issue 3.5%-coupon and 15-year MBS while reducing exposure to Agency CMOs. While recognizing foreclosure challenges remain and controversy is on-going, our overweight investment in non-Agency RMBS continues. In our view, senior tranches of this asset class remain a compelling risk-adjusted value as technical dynamics remain strong with shrinking supply and growing demand, coupled with gradual improvement in fundamentals.

 

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TCW Total Return Bond Fund

 

TCW Total Return Bond Fund - I Class

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TCW Money Market Fund

Schedule of Investments

 

Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value (1)  
       
    

Commercial Paper (7.9% of Net Assets)

  
$     2,000,000        

Honeywell International, Inc., (144A), 0.52%, due 12/29/10 (2)

   $ 1,998,325   
  1,400,000        

National Australia Bank Ltd, 0.37%, due 01/03/11

     1,400,000   
  1,400,000        

National Co-op. Services, 0.28%, due 12/02/10

     1,399,663   
  1,400,000        

Northwest National Gas Co., 0.42%, due 03/21/11

     1,397,713   
  1,500,000        

Prudential Funding LLC, 0.49%, due 12/14/10

     1,499,122   
  1,400,000        

Standard Chartered Bank, (144A), 0.5%, due 07/26/11 (2)

     1,394,808   
  1,400,000        

Toronto-Dominion Bank, 0.256%, due 12/09/10 (3)

     1,400,007   
  1,400,000        

Toyota Credit De Puerto Rico Corp., 0.39%, due 03/14/11

     1,397,983   
  1,400,000        

Union Bank N.A., 0.43%, due 04/11/11

     1,397,308   
             
    

Total Commercial Paper (Cost: $13,284,929)

     13,284,929   
             
    

Corporate Bonds (35.7%)

  
  985,000        

Abbott Laboratories, 3.75%, due 03/15/11

     996,253   
  2,100,000        

AT&T, Inc., 5.3%, due 11/15/10

     2,103,835   
  2,000,000        

AT&T, Inc., 6.25%, due 03/15/11

     2,040,577   
  1,985,000        

Bank of America Corp., 0.796%, due 12/02/10 (3)

     1,985,961   
  733,000        

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.95%, due 01/14/11

     739,571   
  1,470,000        

BB&T Corp., 3.1%, due 07/28/11

     1,495,697   
  500,000        

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 0.589%, due 01/11/11 (3)

     500,327   
  1,005,000        

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.2%, due 12/15/10

     1,009,384   
  1,400,000        

BNP Paribas, 0.44%, due 07/29/11

     1,400,000   
  1,400,000        

Campbell Soup Co., 6.75%, due 02/15/11

     1,425,870   
  1,370,000        

Caterpillar Financial Services Corp., 5.05%, due 12/01/10

     1,375,238   
  1,500,000        

Cellco Partnership/Verizon Wireless Capital LLC, 2.946%, due 05/20/11 (3)

     1,520,494   
  1,500,000        

Cisco Systems, Inc., 5.25%, due 02/22/11

     1,521,025   
  1,500,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 0.452%, due 05/18/11 (3)

     1,497,063   
  1,400,000        

ConocoPhillips, 9.375%, due 02/15/11

     1,435,740   
  1,530,000        

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., 0.486%, due 03/02/11 (3)

     1,530,825   
  1,400,000        

Deutsche Bank AG, 0.46%, due 10/28/11 (3)

     1,400,000   
  1,700,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.29%, due 05/27/11 (3)

     1,699,605   
  1,500,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.35%, due 06/13/11 (3)

     1,500,000   
  6,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.33%, due 11/07/11 (3)

     5,998,768   
  1,500,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.378%, due 04/28/11 (3)

     1,499,248   
  3,715,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.922%, due 12/09/10 (3)

     3,717,702   
  1,000,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 5%, due 01/15/11

     1,008,962   
  440,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.875%, due 01/15/11

     445,632   
  1,400,000        

Govco LLC, (144A), 0.4%, due 03/04/11 (2)

     1,398,087   
  1,500,000        

Hewlett-Packard Co., 2.079%, due 02/24/11 (3)

     1,508,435   
  1,500,000        

Inter-American Development Bank, 5%, due 04/05/11

     1,529,219   
  1,500,000        

John Deere Capital Corp., 0.989%, due 01/18/11 (3)

     1,502,539   
  2,000,000        

JP Morgan Chase & Co., 0.517%, due 01/31/11 (3)

     2,001,158   
  1,600,000        

McDonald’s Corp., 8.875%, due 04/01/11

     1,653,775   
  1,400,000        

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., 4.5%, due 11/04/10

     1,400,448   
  1,500,000        

Morgan Stanley, 0.539%, due 01/18/11 (3)

     1,489,126   
  1,516,000        

Oracle Corp., 5%, due 01/15/11

     1,529,386   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value (1)  
       
    

Corporate Bonds (Continued)

  
$   1,500,000        

Shell International Finance BV, 5.625%, due 06/27/11

   $ 1,550,481   
  1,350,000        

Target Corp., 6.35%, due 01/15/11

     1,366,230   
  1,400,000        

UBS AG of Stamford, 1.539%, due 09/29/11 (3)

     1,411,594   
  200,000        

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 4.125%, due 02/15/11

     202,087   
  1,400,000        

Wells Fargo & Co., 0.389%, due 01/12/11 (3)

     1,400,441   
  479,000        

Wyeth, 6.95%, due 03/15/11

     490,438   
             
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $60,281,221)

     60,281,221   
             
    

Municipal Bonds (1.8%)

  
  1,500,000        

Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, Revenue Bond, 0.841%, due 04/01/11

     1,500,000   
  1,500,000        

State of Illinois, General Obligation, 3.55%, due 06/01/11

     1,519,353   
             
    

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost: $3,019,353)

     3,019,353   
             
    

U.S. Treasury Bond (Cost: $883,910) (0.5%)

  
  878,003        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.5%, due 01/15/11 (4)

     883,910   
             
Number of
Shares
                 
    

Money Market Investments (11.5%)

  
  6,500,000        

BlackRock Provident Institutional Fund, 0.21%

     6,500,000   
  6,500,000        

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.22%

     6,500,000   
  6,482,000        

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund, 0.2%

     6,482,000   
             
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $19,482,000)

     19,482,000   
             
Principal
Amount
                 
    

Repurchase Agreements (42.4%)

  
$   24,300,000        

Bank of America, 0.19%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $863,000 Freddie Mac, 4.88%, due 06/13/18, valued at $1,030,997; $551,000 Fannie Mae, 5.40%, due 11/09/29, valued at $565,739; $4,852,000 Fannie Mae, 5.00%, due 05/11/17, valued at $5,829,500; $5,000,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.38%, due 07/01/19, valued at $5,710,751; $5,000,000 Federal Home Loan Bank, 4.75%, due 06/08/18, valued at $5,886,771; $4,863,000 Freddie Mac, 5.13%, due 10/18/16, valued at $5,762,684) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $24,300,385)

     24,300,000   
  47,427,000        

Deutsche Bank LLC, 0.21%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $48,376,000 Federal Home Loan Discount Note, 0%, due 11/01/10, valued at $48,376,000) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $47,427,830)

     47,427,000   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value (1)  
       
    

Repurchase Agreements (Continued)

  
$            1,555        

State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.01%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $5,000, U.S. Treasury Note, 1.38%, due 05/15/13, valued at $5,144)
(Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $1,555)

   $ 1,555   
             
    

Total Repurchase Agreements (Cost: $71,728,555)

     71,728,555   
             
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $168,679,968) (99.8%)

     168,679,968   
             
    

Total Investments (Cost: $168,679,968) (99.8%)

     168,679,968   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (0.2%)

     361,069   
             
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 169,041,037   
             

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

(1) Amortized Cost (See Note 2 under “Security Valuation”).
(2) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $4,791,220 or 2.8% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(3) Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2010.
(4) Interest rate for this security is a stated rate. Interest payments are determined based on the inflation-adjusted principal.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry

October 31, 2010

 

Industry*    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Automotive

     0.8

Banking

     14.9   

Beverages, Food & Tobacco

     0.8   

Computers & Information

     1.8   

Financial Services

     10.2   

Heavy Machinery

     0.8   

Industrial — Diversified

     1.2   

Insurance

     1.8   

Investment Companies

     7.6   

Municipal Bonds

     1.8   

Oil & Gas

     2.6   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.9   

Prepackaged Software

     0.9   

Repurchase Agreements (1)

     42.4   

Restaurants

     1.0   

Retailers

     0.9   

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     2.5   

Telephone Systems

     0.9   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     5.5   

U.S. Government Obligations

     0.5   
        

Total

     99.8
        

 

 

(1) Collateralized by U.S. Government Agency securities.
* These classifications are unaudited.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Corporate Bonds

  
    

Airlines (0.0% of Net Assets)

  
$ 77,558        

Continental Airlines, Inc. Pass-Through Certificates, (00-2-A1),
7.707%, due 10/02/22 (EETC)

   $ 85,509   
  49,000        

Delta Air Lines, Inc., (144A), 9.5%, due 09/15/14 (1)

     54,268   
             
    

Total Airlines

     139,777   
             
    

Apparel Retailers (0.1%)

  
  190,000        

Limited Brands, Inc., 7%, due 05/01/20

     210,425   
             
    

Automotive (0.2%)

  
  130,000        

American Tire Distributors, Inc., (144A), 9.75%, due 06/01/17 (1)

     139,425   
  350,000        

Daimler Finance North America LLC, 6.5%, due 11/15/13

     402,878   
  105,000        

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 8.25%, due 08/15/20

     111,037   
  145,000        

Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, due 11/01/21

     158,594   
             
    

Total Automotive

     811,934   
             
    

Banking (4.7%)

  
  350,000        

American Express Co., 7.25%, due 05/20/14

     409,667   
  1,100,000        

Bank of America Corp., 5.65%, due 05/01/18

     1,157,732   
  800,000        

Bank of America NA, 6.1%, due 06/15/17

     853,524   
  475,000        

Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (The), 4.95%, due 11/01/12

     513,510   
  250,000        

Barclays Bank PLC, 5%, due 09/22/16

     277,754   
  900,000        

Barnett Capital III, 1.091%, due 02/01/27 (2)

     632,705   
  110,000        

CIT Group, Inc., 7%, due 05/01/17

     109,175   
  425,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 6%, due 08/15/17

     468,557   
  275,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 6.125%, due 05/15/18

     306,658   
  550,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 8.125%, due 07/15/39

     691,959   
  950,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 8.5%, due 05/22/19

     1,192,893   
  160,000        

Credit Acceptance Corp., (144A), 9.125%, due 02/01/17 (1)

     168,200   
  475,000        

Credit Suisse New York, 5.5%, due 05/01/14

     534,535   
  500,000        

Discover Bank/Greenwood DE, 7%, due 04/15/20

     552,203   
  475,000        

First Chicago NBD Institutional Capital I, 1.016%, due 02/01/27 (2)

     373,294   
  25,000        

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.125%, due 01/15/20

     30,563   
  1,250,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 4.375%, due 09/16/20

     1,260,313   
  250,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 4.8%, due 05/01/13

     270,253   
  250,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 5.5%, due 01/08/20

     275,254   
  375,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 6.875%, due 01/10/39

     431,166   
  125,000        

John Deere Capital Corp., 4.9%, due 09/09/13

     138,737   
  1,300,000        

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 5.5%, due 10/15/40

     1,311,675   
  475,000        

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., 6%, due 10/01/17

     540,578   
  125,000        

Korea Development Bank (South Korea), 5.3%, due 01/17/13

     133,418   
  250,000        

Korea Development Bank (South Korea), 5.75%, due 09/10/13

     273,635   
  150,000        

Korea Development Bank (South Korea), 8%, due 01/23/14

     176,119   
  150,000        

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp., 8%, due 03/01/32

     197,898   
  125,000        

National Rural Utilities Cooperative Finance Corp.,
10.375%, due 11/01/18

     178,390   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Banking (Continued)

  
$ 180,000        

Provident Funding Associates, (144A), 10.25%, due 04/15/17 (1)

   $ 186,750   
  450,000        

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (Great Britain), 3.95%, due 09/21/15

     463,801   
  325,000        

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The) (Great Britain), 4.875%, due 03/16/15

     349,881   
  375,000        

US Bank N.A., 6.3%, due 02/04/14

     428,326   
  250,000        

Wachovia Corp., 5.5%, due 05/01/13

     275,021   
  75,000        

Wells Fargo & Co., 6.45%, due 02/01/11

     76,082   
  550,000        

Westpac Banking Corp., 2.1%, due 08/02/13

     561,787   
             
    

Total Banking

     15,802,013   
             
    

Beverages, Food & Tobacco (0.5%)

  
  425,000        

Altria Group, Inc., 8.5%, due 11/10/13

     513,203   
  210,000        

Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc., 7.375%, due 03/03/14

     252,243   
  176,000        

General Mills, Inc., 6%, due 02/15/12

     187,913   
  275,000        

Kraft Foods, Inc., 5.375%, due 02/10/20

     307,103   
  250,000        

Safeway, Inc., 5.8%, due 08/15/12

     270,493   
  60,000        

Smithfield Foods, Inc., (144A), 10%, due 07/15/14 (1)

     69,150   
             
    

Total Beverages, Food & Tobacco

     1,600,105   
             
    

Building Materials (0.0%)

  
  145,000        

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 13.125%, due 07/15/14

     155,150   
             
    

Chemicals (0.2%)

  
  165,000        

Berry Plastics Corp., 8.25%, due 11/15/15

     173,869   
  150,000        

Huntsman International LLC, 5.5%, due 06/30/16

     148,500   
  310,000        

Ineos Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), (144A),
8.5%, due 02/15/16
(1)

     283,650   
  50,000        

LBI Escrow Corp., (144A), 8%, due 11/01/17 (1)

     54,875   
             
    

Total Chemicals

     660,894   
             
    

Coal (0.1%)

  
  150,000        

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, due 10/01/20

     163,875   
  30,000        

Patriot Coal Corp., 8.25%, due 04/30/18

     30,525   
             
    

Total Coal

     194,400   
             
    

Commercial Services (0.7%)

  
  150,000        

Aircastle, Ltd., 9.75%, due 08/01/18

     163,875   
  220,000        

Ashtead Capital, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 08/15/16 (1)

     231,000   
  140,000        

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., (144A), 9.125%, due 11/01/18 (1)

     144,200   
  30,000        

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 11%, due 07/15/14

     33,150   
  10,000        

Inergy LP/Inergy Finance Corp., 8.25%, due 03/01/16

     10,425   
  750,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 6.5%, due 09/01/14 (1)

     810,000   
  150,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 8.625%, due 09/15/15 (1)

     168,750   
  180,000        

McJunkin Red Man Corp., (144A), 9.5%, due 12/15/16 (1)

     165,150   
  35,000        

PHH Corp., (144A), 9.25%, due 03/01/16 (1)

     35,875   
  110,000        

RBS Global, Inc. / Rexnord LLC, 8.5%, due 05/01/18

     116,050   
  50,000        

TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., (144A), 11.375%, due 06/15/18 (1)

     57,500   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Commercial Services (Continued)

  
$ 95,000        

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.5%, due 06/01/15

   $ 98,325   
  50,000        

Waste Management, Inc., 7%, due 07/15/28

     57,984   
  225,000        

Waste Management, Inc., 7.75%, due 05/15/32

     279,556   
  90,000        

Wyle Services Corp., (144A), 10.5%, due 04/01/18 (1)

     89,100   
             
    

Total Commercial Services

     2,460,940   
             
    

Communications (0.1%)

  
  233,750        

Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A., 11.5%, due 02/04/17

     253,619   
             
    

Computer Integrated Systems Design (0.1%)

  
  75,000        

Unisys Corp., 12.5%, due 01/15/16

     84,000   
  71,000        

Unisys Corp., (144A), 14.25%, due 09/15/15 (1)

     85,910   
             
    

Total Computer Integrated Systems Design

     169,910   
             
    

Computers & Information (0.0%)

  
  80,000        

Aeroflex, Inc., 11.75%, due 02/15/15

     86,800   
             
    

Data Processing & Preparation (0.0%)

  
  85,000        

First Data Corp., 9.875%, due 09/24/15

     72,038   
             
    

Electric Utilities (1.2%)

  
  110,000        

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, due 05/01/16

     84,425   
  125,000        

Edison Mission Energy, 7%, due 05/15/17

     92,188   
  875,000        

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 5.75%, due 10/01/41

     856,526   
  275,000        

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., 6.125%, due 04/01/36

     306,509   
  400,000        

NiSource Finance Corp., 6.8%, due 01/15/19

     475,712   
  865,000        

Nisource Finance Corp., 10.75%, due 03/15/16

     1,159,739   
  145,000        

North American Energy Alliance LLC/North American Energy Alliance Finance Corp., (144A), 10.875%, due 06/01/16 (1)

     160,587   
  150,000        

NRG Energy, Inc., (144A), 8.25%, due 09/01/20 (1)

     158,250   
  250,000        

Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 8.25%, due 10/15/18

     337,705   
  1,000        

PNM Resources, Inc., 9.25%, due 05/15/15

     1,070   
  145,000        

Public Service Co. of New Mexico, 7.95%, due 05/15/18

     159,958   
  95,000        

RRI Energy, Inc., 7.625%, due 06/15/14

     96,187   
  250,000        

Southern Power Co., 4.875%, due 07/15/15

     281,427   
             
    

Total Electric Utilities

     4,170,283   
             
    

Electrical Equipment (0.1%)

  
  400,000        

Xerox Corp., 5.5%, due 05/15/12

     426,102   
             
    

Electronics (0.1%)

  
  50,000        

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., (144A), 9.25%, due 04/15/18 (1)

     53,500   
  40,000        

NXP BV/NXP Funding LLC (Netherlands), 7.875%, due 10/15/14

     41,450   
  110,000        

Stoneridge, Inc., (144A), 9.5%, due 10/15/17 (1)

     116,875   
  60,000        

Viasystems, Inc., (144A), 12%, due 01/15/15 (1)

     67,200   
             
    

Total Electronics

     279,025   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Entertainment & Leisure (0.1%)

  
$ 225,000        

Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, (144A), 12%, due 10/15/15 (1)

   $ 216,000   
  85,000        

Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, (144A), 8.5%, due 11/15/15 (1)(3)

     11,900   
  15,000        

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.125%, due 08/15/18

     15,975   
  40,000        

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., (144A), 7%, due 03/01/14 (1)

     40,300   
             
    

Total Entertainment & Leisure

     284,175   
             
    

Financial Services (2.6%)

  
  100,000        

Ally Financial, Inc., (144A), 7.5%, due 09/15/20 (1)

     108,000   
  575,000        

Alta Wind Holdings LLC, (144A), 7%, due 06/30/35 (1)

     611,007   
  425,000        

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp., 4.85%, due 01/15/15

     480,422   
  225,000        

Farmers Exchange Capital, (144A), 7.05%, due 07/15/28 (1)

     220,624   
  875,000        

Farmers Exchange Capital, (144A), 7.2%, due 07/15/48 (1)

     826,688   
  50,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6%, due 06/15/20

     55,528   
  1,550,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.15%, due 04/01/18

     1,735,614   
  430,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 6.875%, due 01/15/11

     435,624   
  250,000        

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The), 7.5%, due 02/15/19

     300,954   
  75,000        

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 8%, due 01/15/18

     77,250   
  40,000        

Interactive Data Corp., (144A), 10.25%, due 08/01/18 (1)

     43,750   
  475,000        

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (originally issued by Bear Stearns & Co.), 7.25%, due 02/01/18

     579,591   
  175,000        

JPMorgan Chase Capital XXVII, 7%, due 11/01/39

     177,026   
  575,000        

Morgan Stanley, 5.45%, due 01/09/17

     610,088   
  975,000        

Morgan Stanley, 6.625%, due 04/01/18

     1,095,150   
  375,000        

Morgan Stanley, 7.3%, due 05/13/19

     435,019   
  242,000        

Nuveen Investments, Inc., 10.5%, due 11/15/15

     252,890   
  55,000        

Pinafore LLC/Pinafore, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 10/01/18 (1)

     58,850   
  375,000        

Prudential Holdings LLC, (144A), 8.695%, due 12/18/23 (1)

     469,778   
  125,000        

Reynolds Group Escrow, (144A), 7.75%, due 10/15/16 (1)

     132,500   
             
    

Total Financial Services

     8,706,353   
             
    

Food Retailers (0.1%)

  
  125,000        

Kroger Co., 5.5%, due 02/01/13

     136,777   
  75,000        

Kroger Co., 6.2%, due 06/15/12

     81,248   
  50,000        

Kroger Co., 7.5%, due 01/15/14

     59,079   
             
    

Total Food Retailers

     277,104   
             
    

Forest Products & Paper (0.1%)

  
  200,000        

Exopack Holding Corp., 11.25%, due 02/01/14

     208,000   
  75,000        

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 9.125%, due 08/01/14

     77,062   
             
    

Total Forest Products & Paper

     285,062   
             
    

Healthcare Providers (0.2%)

  
  50,000        

Capella Healthcare, Inc., (144A), 9.25%, due 07/01/17 (1)

     54,625   
  60,000        

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., (144A), 6.625%, due 10/01/20 (1)

     62,700   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Healthcare Providers (Continued)

  
$ 70,000        

Omnicare, Inc., 7.75%, due 06/01/20

   $ 73,150   
  100,000        

Radiation Therapy Services, Inc., (144A), 9.875%, due 04/15/17 (1)

     99,000   
  105,000        

United Surgical Partners International, Inc., 8.875%, due 05/01/17

     109,725   
  125,000        

US Oncology, Inc., 9.125%, due 08/15/17

     137,812   
             
    

Total Healthcare Providers

     537,012   
             
    

Heavy Machinery (0.0%)

  
  90,000        

Case New Holland, Inc., (144A), 7.875%, due 12/01/17 (1)

     100,800   
  35,000        

Liberty Tire Recycling, (144A), 11%, due 10/01/16 (1)

     36,400   
             
    

Total Heavy Machinery

     137,200   
             
    

Home Construction, Furnishings & Appliances (0.1%)

  
  195,000        

KB Home, 7.25%, due 06/15/18

     185,250   
  70,000        

Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., 10.5%, due 12/15/15

     74,900   
  120,000        

William Lyon Homes, Inc., 10.75%, due 04/01/13

     103,200   
             
    

Total Home Construction, Furnishings & Appliances

     363,350   
             
    

Household Products (0.1%)

  
  350,000        

Rohm and Haas Co., 6%, due 09/15/17

     391,341   
             
    

Insurance (0.5%)

  
  300,000        

MetLife, Inc., 5.7%, due 06/15/35

     310,956   
  850,000        

UnitedHealth Group, Inc., 3.875%, due 10/15/20

     843,152   
  250,000        

WellPoint, Inc., 5.25%, due 01/15/16

     282,606   
  175,000        

WellPoint, Inc., 5.875%, due 06/15/17

     202,033   
             
    

Total Insurance

     1,638,747   
             
    

Lodging (0.0%)

  
  75,000        

Sheraton Holding Corp., 7.375%, due 11/15/15

     84,750   
             
    

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing (1.0%)

  
  50,000        

Block Communications, Inc., (144A), 8.25%, due 12/15/15 (1)

     50,563   
  2,000        

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 1%, due 05/15/14 (1)(4)

     1,052   
  250,000        

Comcast Corp., 5.3%, due 01/15/14

     279,152   
  275,000        

Comcast Corp., 6.4%, due 03/01/40

     301,877   
  75,000        

DCP LLC/DCP Corp., (144A), 10.75%, due 08/15/15 (1)

     75,000   
  245,000        

Insight Communications Co., Inc., (144A), 9.375%, due 07/15/18 (1)

     265,212   
  750,000        

NBC Universal, Inc., (144A), 4.375%, due 04/01/21 (1)

     769,631   
  200,000        

NBC Universal, Inc., (144A), 5.15%, due 04/30/20 (1)

     218,614   
  175,000        

News America, Inc., 6.15%, due 03/01/37

     183,227   
  150,000        

News America, Inc., 6.4%, due 12/15/35

     162,466   
  115,000        

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc./Mission Broadcasting, Inc.,
(144A), 8.875%, due 04/15/17
(1)

     121,756   
  141,000        

Salem Communications Corp., 9.625%, due 12/15/16

     154,043   
  150,000        

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 6.2%, due 07/01/13

     168,920   
  75,000        

Time Warner Cable, Inc., 7.5%, due 04/01/14

     88,534   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing (Continued)

  
$ 225,000        

Time Warner Entertainment Co., LP, 8.375%, due 07/15/33

   $ 282,582   
  145,000        

Univision Communications, Inc., (144A), 12%, due 07/01/14 (1)

     160,588   
  225,000        

Viacom, Inc., 6.25%, due 04/30/16

     266,462   
             
    

Total Media — Broadcasting & Publishing

     3,549,679   
             
    

Medical Supplies (0.2%)

  
  75,000        

Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 9.875%, due 11/01/15

     81,375   
  100,000        

Biomet, Inc., 10.375%, due 10/15/17

     111,750   
  250,000        

Covidien International Finance SA, 6%, due 10/15/17

     295,632   
  50,000        

DJO Finance LLC/DJO Finance Corp., 10.875%, due 11/15/14

     54,625   
             
    

Total Medical Supplies

     543,382   
             
    

Metals (0.5%)

  
  280,000        

ArcelorMittal, 9%, due 02/15/15

     341,302   
  95,000        

Mueller Water Products, Inc., (144A), 8.75%, due 09/01/20 (1)

     101,650   
  275,000        

Rio Tinto Finance USA, Ltd. (Australia), 5.875%, due 07/15/13

     311,128   
  225,000        

Ryerson Holding Corp., (144A), 0% , due 02/01/15 (1)

     103,500   
  90,000        

Ryerson, Inc., 12%, due 11/01/15

     93,600   
  95,000        

Severstal Columbus LLC, (144A), 10.25%, due 02/15/18 (1)

     101,175   
  400,000        

Southern Copper Corp., 6.75%, due 04/16/40

     429,762   
  300,000        

Southern Copper Corp., 7.5%, due 07/27/35

     345,318   
             
    

Total Metals

     1,827,435   
             
    

Miscellaneous (0.0%)

  
  KRW 100,000,000        

International Bank for Reconstruction & Development (Korea),
2.3%, due 02/26/13

     90,975   
$ 40,000        

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC,
(144A), 7.125%, due 04/15/19
(1)

     41,600   
             
    

Total Miscellaneous

     132,575   
             
    

Oil & Gas (2.6%)

  
  250,000        

Anadarko Petroleum Corp., 5.95%, due 09/15/16

     272,461   
  65,000        

Basic Energy Services, Inc., 7.125%, due 04/15/16

     61,100   
  180,000        

Basic Energy Services, Inc., 11.625%, due 08/01/14

     201,600   
  460,000        

CenterPoint Energy Resources Corp., 6.15%, due 05/01/16

     536,577   
  65,000        

CITGO Petroleum Corp., (144A), 11.5%, due 07/01/17 (1)

     75,400   
  15,000        

Denbury Resources, Inc., 7.5%, due 12/15/15

     15,581   
  15,000        

Denbury Resources, Inc., 8.25%, due 02/15/20

     16,688   
  250,000        

El Paso Corp., 8.05%, due 10/15/30

     272,500   
  375,000        

El Paso Pipeline Partners Operating Co. LLC, 6.5%, due 04/01/20

     408,750   
  150,000        

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA, (144A), 8.5%, due 12/15/16 (1)

     148,125   
  350,000        

Florida Gas Transmission Co. LLC, (144A), 7.9%, due 05/15/19 (1)

     435,124   
  95,000        

Harvest Operations Corp., (144A), 6.875%, due 10/01/17 (1)

     99,037   
  100,000        

Hilcorp Energy I LP/Hilcorp Finance Co., (144A), 8%, due 02/15/20 (1)

     105,500   
  325,000        

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, LP, 6.95%, due 01/15/38

     359,150   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Oil & Gas (Continued)

  
$ 220,000        

OPTI Canada, Inc. (Canada), 8.25%, due 12/15/14

   $ 165,000   
  325,000        

Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co. LP, 7%, due 06/15/18

     378,999   
  825,000        

Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Co. LP, 8.125%, due 06/01/19

     998,895   
  40,000        

Parker Drilling Co., 9.125%, due 04/01/18

     42,100   
  50,000        

Petrobras International Finance Co. (Brazil), 6.875%, due 01/20/40

     57,608   
  300,000        

Petrobras International Finance Co. (Brazil), 7.875%, due 03/15/19

     378,300   
  125,000        

Petrohawk Energy Corp., (144A), 7.25%, due 08/15/18 (1)

     129,375   
  15,000        

PetroHawk Energy Corp., 7.875%, due 06/01/15

     15,938   
  50,000        

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.625%, due 06/01/18

     53,375   
  45,000        

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.625%, due 04/01/20

     48,263   
  300,000        

Spectra Energy Capital LLC, 7.5%, due 09/15/38

     358,691   
  1,035,000        

Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 8%, due 02/01/16

     1,242,000   
  375,000        

TransCanada PipeLines, Ltd., 6.1%, due 06/01/40

     416,591   
  450,000        

Valero Energy Corp., 9.375%, due 03/15/19

     576,720   
  278,000        

Williams Cos., Inc. (The), 7.875%, due 09/01/21

     332,206   
  400,000        

XTO Energy, Inc., 5.65%, due 04/01/16

     476,671   
             
    

Total Oil & Gas

     8,678,325   
             
    

Pharmaceuticals (0.3%)

  
  250,000        

Abbott Laboratories, 5.6%, due 11/30/17

     295,628   
  250,000        

Eli Lilly & Co., 5.2%, due 03/15/17

     289,496   
  50,000        

McKesson Corp., 6.5%, due 02/15/14

     57,372   
  200,000        

McKesson HBOC, Inc., 5.7%, due 03/01/17

     227,446   
  30,000        

Omnicare, Inc., 6.875%, due 12/15/15

     30,900   
  225,000        

Warner Chilcott Co. LLC, (144A), 7.75%, due 09/15/18 (1)

     235,687   
             
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     1,136,529   
             
    

Radio Telephone Communications (0.0%)

  
  130,000        

GeoEye, Inc., 9.625%, due 10/01/15

     146,088   
             
    

Real Estate (2.2%)

  
  140,000        

Felcor Lodging, LP (REIT), 10%, due 10/01/14

     157,150   
  1,000,000        

HCP, Inc. (REIT), 6%, due 01/30/17

     1,086,431   
  715,000        

HCP, Inc. (REIT), 6.3%, due 09/15/16

     798,217   
  200,000        

HCP, Inc. (REIT), 6.7%, due 01/30/18

     222,423   
  1,200,000        

Health Care REIT, Inc. (REIT), 4.7%, due 09/15/17

     1,237,098   
  300,000        

Health Care REIT, Inc. (REIT), 6.125%, due 04/15/20

     326,267   
  350,000        

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc. (REIT), 6.5%, due 01/17/17

     387,598   
  1,000,000        

Kimco Realty Corp. (REIT), 5.19%, due 10/01/13

     1,074,085   
  300,000        

Liberty Property LP (REIT), 5.125%, due 03/02/15

     329,550   
  850,000        

Post Apartment Homes LP, 4.75%, due 10/15/17

     849,432   
  325,000        

Simon Property Group, LP (REIT), 5.1%, due 06/15/15

     366,384   
  275,000        

Simon Property Group, LP (REIT), 5.25%, due 12/01/16

     309,547   
  200,000        

UDR, Inc. (REIT), 5.13%, due 01/15/14

     213,896   
  150,000        

UDR, Inc. (REIT), 5.25%, due 01/15/15

     159,953   
             
    

Total Real Estate

     7,518,031   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Restaurants (0.1%)

  
$ 60,000        

DineEquity, Inc., (144A), 9.5%, due 10/30/18 (1)

   $ 63,900   
  90,000        

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc., 14%, due 01/01/13

     94,500   
             
    

Total Restaurants

     158,400   
             
    

Retailers (0.3%)

  
  150,000        

CVS Caremark Corp., 6.6%, due 03/15/19

     182,448   
  5,000        

Harry & David Holdings, Inc., 5.297%, due 03/01/12 (2)

     3,650   
  110,000        

Harry & David Holdings, Inc., 9%, due 03/01/13

     82,500   
  110,000        

Neiman Marcus Group, Inc., 10.375%, due 10/15/15

     116,325   
  150,000        

QVC, Inc., (144A), 7.5%, due 10/01/19 (1)

     161,250   
  240,000        

Toys R US — Delaware, Inc., (144A), 7.375%, due 09/01/16 (1)

     249,000   
  50,000        

Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC, (144A), 8.5%, due 12/01/17 (1)

     53,875   
             
    

Total Retailers

     849,048   
             
    

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio (0.4%)

  
  369,000        

AT&T, Inc., (144A), 5.35%, due 09/01/40 (1)

     355,729   
  245,000        

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, due 09/01/12

     240,100   
  20,000        

Frontier Communications Corp., 7.875%, due 04/15/15

     22,375   
  65,000        

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.25%, due 05/01/14

     72,963   
  100,000        

PAETEC Holding Corp., 8.875%, due 06/30/17

     107,750   
  375,000        

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, due 09/01/11

     395,156   
  125,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.25%, due 04/01/37

     139,305   
  150,000        

Verizon Communications, Inc., 6.9%, due 04/15/38

     180,810   
             
    

Total Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     1,514,188   
             
    

Telephone Systems (0.4%)

  
  250,000        

Koninklijke KPN NV (Netherlands), 8.375%, due 10/01/30

     332,656   
  110,000        

Sprint Capital Corp., 8.75%, due 03/15/32

     120,450   
  575,000        

Telecom Italia Capital S.A. (Italy), 7.175%, due 06/18/19

     692,406   
  175,000        

Windstream Corp., 8.625%, due 08/01/16

     185,937   
             
    

Total Telephone Systems

     1,331,449   
             
    

Transportation (0.2%)

  
  150,000        

Marquette Transportation Co./Marquette Transportation Finance, Inc., (144A), 10.875%, due 01/15/17 (1)

     153,375   
  180,000        

NCL Corp., Ltd., 11.75%, due 11/15/16

     208,350   
  140,000        

Royal Caribbean Cruises (Liberia), 11.875%, due 07/15/15

     175,000   
  70,000        

Travelport LLC/Travelport, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 03/01/16 (1)

     71,400   
             
    

Total Transportation

     608,125   
             
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $63,635,458) (20.1%)

     68,191,763   
             
    

Municipal Bonds (1.1%)

  
  300,000        

Bay Area Toll Authority, California Toll Bridge Revenue,
6.263%, due 04/01/49

     317,226   
  325,000        

California State, Build America Bonds, 6.65%, due 03/01/22

     357,064   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Municipal Bonds (Continued)

  
$ 250,000        

Illinois State, Build America Bonds, 4.421%, due 01/01/15

   $ 260,850   
  500,000        

New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority, Water & Sewer Revenue, 6.011%, due 06/15/42

     533,435   
  730,000        

New York State, Build America Bonds, General Obligation Unlimited, 5.817%, due 10/01/31

     724,598   
  500,000        

North Texas Tollway Authority Revenue, Revenue Bonds,
6.718%, due 01/01/49

     519,995   
  150,000        

NYC Industrial Development Agency, (144A), 11%, due 03/01/29 (1)

     193,500   
  900,000        

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Revenue Bonds,
5.647%, due 11/01/40

     892,422   
             
    

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost: $3,691,393)

     3,799,090   
             
    

Asset-Backed Securities (1.7%)

  
  947,151        

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (05-4-MV1),
0.716%, due 10/25/35
(2)

     901,179   
  1,913,230        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (07-9-A1A), 6%, due 10/25/37

     1,722,764   
  970,657        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-15-AF3A), 5.883%, due 09/25/36 (2)

     652,760   
  1,282,730        

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc. (04-WMC2-M1), 1.171%, due 07/25/34 (2)

     1,108,965   
  979,599        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (06-17XS-A3A),
5.651%, due 10/25/46
(2)

     633,679   
  1,470,000        

Option One Mortgage Loan Trust (07-1-2A3), 0.396%, due 01/25/37 (2)

     603,281   
             
    

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $5,148,977)

     5,622,628   
             
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (28.0%)

  
  1,741,873        

American Home Mortgage Assets (07-3-22A1), 6.25%, due 06/25/37 (2)

     1,075,715   
  1,535,000        

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. (02-2-A3),
5.118%, due 07/11/43

     1,592,738   
  2,298,568        

Bayview Commercial Asset Trust (06-4A-A1), (144A),
0.486%, due 12/25/36
(1)(2)

     1,748,576   
  1,901,776        

BCAP LLC Trust (07-AA2-2A5), 6%, due 04/25/37

     1,417,856   
  2,345,000        

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (05-T20-A4A),
5.149%, due 10/12/42
(2)

     2,593,771   
  2,685,000        

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (07-T26-AAB), 5.429%, due 01/12/45

     2,945,418   
  1,076,680        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (05-5-2A2), 5.75%, due 08/25/35

     809,553   
  1,582,511        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (07-19-1A34), 6%, due 08/25/37

     1,151,086   
  2,008,000        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (07-19-1A4), 6%, due 08/25/37

     1,401,719   
  2,584,206        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (07-9T1-2A1), 6%, due 05/25/37

     1,717,777   
  1,296,750        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (05-18-A7), 18.82%, due 10/25/35 (I/F) (2)

     1,435,840   
  95,458        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (05-8R-A4), 6%, due 10/25/34

     96,451   
  1,812,766        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (07-J3-A1), 0.756%, due 07/25/37 (2)

     1,161,141   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 705,318        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (03-7-1A4),
5.5%, due 02/25/33

   $ 724,134   
  172,088        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (03-8-4PPA),
5.75%, due 04/22/33

     177,447   
  1,620,662        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-7-7A1),
0.956%, due 08/25/36
(2)

     635,621   
  333,700        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-C5-A3),
5.311%, due 12/15/39

     351,328   
  2,492,283        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (07-1-5A4), 6%, due 02/25/37

     2,107,608   
  1,137,155        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2439-KZ), 6.5%, due 04/15/32 (5)

     1,275,445   
  1,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2649-GP), 4.5%, due 10/15/30

     1,047,081   
  2,588,163        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2662-MT),
4.5%, due 08/15/33 (TAC)
(5)

     2,734,189   
  50,518        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2695-DB), 4%, due 09/15/15 (PAC)

     50,582   
  589,208        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2770-UT), 4.5%, due 03/15/19

     597,457   
  2,100,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2875-GM),
5%, due 01/15/33 (PAC)
(5)

     2,240,189   
  1,448,004        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3042-EZ), 4.5%, due 09/15/35

     1,445,648   
  1,610,627        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3315-S),
6.154%, due 05/15/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     198,347   
  1,195,234        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3351-ZC), 5.5%, due 07/15/37

     1,350,882   
  5,504,281        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3380-SM),
6.154%, due 10/15/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     737,220   
  7,457,809        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3578-DI),
6.394%, due 04/15/36 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,129,733   
  822,340        

Federal National Mortgage Association (01-14-SH),
26.928%, due 03/25/30 (I/F)
(2)

     1,338,329   
  141,865        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-62-MA), 3.5%, due 07/25/33

     144,830   
  2,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-W10-A6),
5.75%, due 08/25/34 (PAC)
(5)

     2,167,188   
  816,371        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-54-VM), 4.5%, due 11/25/25

     884,756   
  4,951,962        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-87-CD), 5%, due 10/25/35 (5)

     4,964,575   
  1,505,797        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-27-ZM), 5.5%, due 04/25/37

     1,512,994   
  2,244,697        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-12-SE),
6.144%, due 01/25/33 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     158,790   
  2,515,590        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-30-SA),
6.594%, due 04/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     288,017   
  2,655,513        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-62-SN),
5.944%, due 07/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     195,055   
  1,879,953        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-47-MT), 7%, due 07/25/39 (5)

     2,098,220   
  4,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-64-TB), 4%, due 08/25/29 (5)

     4,140,508   
  1,122,567        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-68-SA),
6.494%, due 09/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     114,219   
  1,525,000        

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (02-C1-A2),
6.278%, due 11/15/39

     1,579,713   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 1,495,503        

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (03-C2-A1),
4.576%, due 05/10/40

   $ 1,578,647   
  1,321,261        

Government National Mortgage Association (05-25-Z), 5%, due 03/16/35

     1,419,714   
  3,015,138        

Government National Mortgage Association (08-27-SI),
6.214%, due 03/20/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     306,472   
  12,478,921        

Government National Mortgage Association (08-81-S),
5.944%, due 09/20/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(2)

     1,261,488   
  2,482,207        

Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust (06-AR2-4A1),
2.353%, due 03/25/36
(2)

     1,596,208   
  1,500,000        

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. (03-C1-A4),
4.111%, due 07/05/35

     1,582,810   
  830,000        

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. (06-GG7-A4),
5.883%, due 07/10/38
(2)

     913,559   
  1,835,000        

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. (07-GG9-A4),
5.444%, due 03/10/39

     1,961,553   
  1,884,018        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (06-9F-4A1), 6.5%, due 10/25/36

     1,686,611   
  1,797,213        

Indymac IMSC Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR1-2A1),
5.561%, due 06/25/37
(2)

     888,674   
  2,032,043        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR7-2A1),
4.929%, due 06/25/37
(2)

     1,114,958   
  2,984,913        

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust (06-S1-1A9), 5.75%, due 03/25/36

     2,188,750   
  1,530,000        

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (01-CIB3-A3), 6.465%, due 11/15/35

     1,580,928   
  1,500,000        

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (02-C1-A3), 5.376%, due 07/12/37

     1,578,924   
  475,000        

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (07-LDPX-A3), 5.42%, due 01/15/49

     497,301   
  3,805,294        

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust (06-S2-1A4), 5.5%, due 07/25/36

     2,493,096   
  1,446,391        

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust (06-S2-2A1), 5%, due 07/25/36

     1,310,140   
  767,875        

JP Morgan Mortgage Trust (07-S3-1A64), 7.5%, due 08/25/37

     595,503   
  1,128,526        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (05-1-6A1), 5%, due 11/25/20

     1,106,205   
  1,080,000        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (07-T25-A3), 5.514%, due 11/12/49

     1,176,635   
  1,116,040        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (04-3-4A), 5.657%, due 04/25/34 (2)

     1,161,128   
  3,610,000        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (10-R1-1A), 1%, due 10/07/20 (2)

     3,610,000   
  3,099,238        

New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust (06-ALT1-AF6),
6.167%, due 07/25/36
(2)

     1,909,869   
  1,410,000        

Nomura Asset Securities Corp. (98-D6-A3), 7.253%, due 03/15/30 (2)

     1,592,011   
  1,044,326        

Prime Mortgage Trust (06-DR1-2A1), (144A), 5.5%, due 05/25/35 (1)

     912,174   
  895,963        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS8-A1), 6%, due 08/25/36

     584,130   
  750,879        

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust (07-PA3-2A1), 6%, due 07/25/37

     575,776   
  1,789,430        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust (06-11-A8),
6%, due 09/25/36

     1,610,630   
  1,667,336        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust (10-RR4-1A2), (144A),
5.52%, due 12/27/46
(1)(2)

     744,551   
             
    

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost: $86,264,119)

     95,076,191   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Foreign Government Bonds (0.9%)

  
AUD 106,000        

Australia Government Bond, 5.25%, due 03/15/19

   $ 104,280   
EUR 178,000        

Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Germany), 3.25%, due 01/04/20

     263,274   
CAD 99,000        

Canadian Government Bond, 3.75%, due 06/01/19

     104,809   
EUR 81,000        

Finland Government Bond, 4.375%, due 07/04/19

     127,790   
EUR 173,500        

France Government Bond OAT, 3.75%, due 10/25/19

     259,979   
$ 300,000        

Hydro-Quebec (Canada), 6.3%, due 05/11/11

     309,286   
MYR 388,000        

Malaysia Government Bond, 3.21%, due 05/31/13

     124,563   
MXN     1,420,000        

Mexican Bonos de Desarrollo del Gobierno Federal, 8.5%, due 12/13/18

     134,330   
NOK 395,000        

Norway Government Bond, 4.5%, due 05/22/19

     74,338   
PLN 286,000        

Poland Government Bond, 5.5%, due 10/25/19

     99,377   
$ 200,000        

Province of Manitoba (Canada), 4.9%, due 12/06/16

     232,423   
  625,000        

Republic of Poland, 6.25%, due 07/03/12

     675,000   
SGD 202,000        

Singapore Government Bond, 2.5%, due 06/01/19

     164,147   
$ 250,000        

State of Israel, 4.625%, due 06/15/13

     269,535   
SEK 745,000        

Sweden Government Bond, 5%, due 12/01/20

     132,011   
GBP 45,800        

United Kingdom Gilt, 4.5%, due 03/07/19

     82,111   
             
    

Total Foreign Government Bonds (Cost: $2,960,099)

     3,157,253   
             
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (30.6%)

  
$ 2,095,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.37%, due 06/15/11 (2)(6)

     2,096,288   
  3,320,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.37%, due 11/16/11

     3,320,385   
  6,480,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.33%, due 10/12/12 (2)

     6,497,580   
  2,290,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.5%, due 09/16/12 (2)(5)

     2,289,730   
  2,365,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.4%, due 07/26/13 (5)

     2,368,619   
  3,155,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1.75%, due 09/10/15 (5)

     3,211,301   
  2,875,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 4.5%, due 01/15/14 (5)

     3,219,709   
  513,706        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #1A1127,
6.2%, due 01/01/37
(2)

     547,355   
  182,926        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15026, 5%, due 06/01/19

     196,311   
  75,327        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15591, 5%, due 07/01/19

     80,839   
  145,392        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #C90526, 5.5%, due 02/01/22

     157,444   
  7,575,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., TBA, 3.5% (6)

     7,835,982   
  3,315,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.286%, due 10/18/12 (2)

     3,315,004   
  3,225,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.625%, due 04/14/14

     3,232,566   
  980,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1%, due 03/29/13 (2)

     982,914   
  735,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.5%, due 08/26/14

     740,919   
  3,395,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 1.5%, due 09/08/14 (5)

     3,409,637   
  2,090,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 2%, due 04/19/13 (5)

     2,118,806   
  163,428        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #254634,
5.5%, due 02/01/23

     176,888   
  123,099        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #596686,
6.5%, due 11/01/31

     135,467   
  698,432        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #725275, 4%, due 03/01/19

     740,383   
  493,131        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #727575, 5%, due 06/01/33

     524,871   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 314,832        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #748751,
5.5%, due 10/01/33

   $ 338,472   
  3,203,945        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995152,
5.5%, due 01/01/21 
(4)

     3,480,044   
  22,980,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA, 3.5% (6)

     23,780,715   
  396,691        

Government National Mortgage Association, Pool #608259,
4.5%, due 08/15/33

     424,579   
  1,111,777        

Government National Mortgage Association, Pool #782114,
5%, due 09/15/36

     1,199,133   
  1,650,000        

Government National Mortgage Association, TBA, 4% (6)

     1,708,265   
  24,835,000        

Government National Mortgage Association, TBA, 4% (6)

     25,812,878   
             
    

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost: $103,463,367)

     103,943,084   
             
    

U.S. Treasury Bonds (1.4%)

  
  10,000        

U.S. Treasury Bond, 4.25%, due 05/15/39

     10,438   
  2,953,178        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 2%, due 01/15/16 (7)

     3,288,641   
  1,473,791        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.5%, due 01/15/11 (7)

     1,484,268   
             
    

Total U.S. Treasury Bonds (Cost: $4,805,602)

     4,783,347   
             
    

U.S. Treasury Notes (27.1%)

  
  20,833,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, due 04/30/11

     20,905,428   
  23,267,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1%, due 08/31/11

     23,416,049   
  11,375,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.75%, due 07/31/15

     11,713,634   
  16,125,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 3%, due 09/30/16

     17,464,133   
  14,705,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 3.375%, due 11/15/19

     15,783,744   
  2,400,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 4.875%, due 04/30/11

     2,455,874   
             
    

Total U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost: $90,842,919)

     91,738,862   
             
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $360,811,934) (110.9%)

     376,312,218   
             
Number of
Shares
       Equity Securities        
  13        

Ally Financial, Inc., (144A), Preferred Stock, 7.00% (Banking) (1)

     11,505   
  466        

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp., (144A), Preferred Stock, 0% (Media — Broadcasting & Publishing) (1)(4)(8)

     5   
  533        

CNB Capital Trust I, (144A), Warrants, expire 03/23/19 (Banking) (1)(4)(8)

     5   
  964        

Unisys Corp., Common Stock (Computer Intergrated System Design) (8)

     22,220   
             
    

Total Equities Securities (Cost: $18,283) (0%)

     33,735   
             
          Money Market Investments (Cost: $15,300,000) (4.5%)        
  15,300,000        

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.22%

     15,300,000   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value  
       
$ 2,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Note,
0.23%, due 01/24/11
(5)

   $ 1,998,927   
  1,400,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Discount Note,
0.24%, due 01/11/11
(5)

     1,399,337   
  1,923,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Note,
0.24%, due 01/26/11 
(5)

     1,921,898   
  3,500,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Note,
0.245%, due 01/19/11 
(5)

     3,498,118   
  7,250,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association Discount Note,
0.1%, due 01/19/11

     7,246,102   
  225,158        

Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank & Trust Company,
0.01%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $215,000, U.S. Treasury Note, 2.50%, due 04/30/15, valued at $231,104) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $225,158)

     225,158   
             
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $16,289,540) (4.8%)

     16,289,540   
             
    

Total Investments (Cost: $392,419,757) (120.2%)

     407,935,493   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (–20.2%)

     (68,607,486
             
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 339,328,007   
             

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

AUD - Australian Dollar.
CAD - Canadian Dollar.
EUR - Euro Currency.
GBP - British Pound Sterling.
KRW - South Korean Won.
MXN - Mexican Peso.
MYR - Malaysian Ringgit.
NOK - Norwegian Krona.
PLN - Polish Zloty.
SEK - Swedish Krona.
SGD - Singapore Dollar.
EETC - Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificate.
I/F - Inverse Floating rate security whose interest rate moves in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates.
I/O - Interest Only Security.
PAC - Planned Amortization Class.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
TAC - Target Amortization Class.
(1)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $14,350,571 or 4.2% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(2)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2010.
(3)   Security is currently in default due to bankruptcy or failure to make payment of principal or interest of the Issuer. Income is not being accrued.
(4)   Illiquid security.
(5)   All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitments. (Note 2).
(6)   Security purchased on a forward commitment with an approximate principal amount. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the security is delivered.
(7)   Interest rate for this security is a stated rate. Interest payments are determined based on the inflation-adjusted principal.
(8)   Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry

 

Industry*    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     0.0 %** 

Apparel Retailers

     0.1   

Asset-Backed Securities

     1.7   

Automotive

     0.2   

Banking

     7.9   

Beverages, Food & Tobacco

     0.5   

Building Materials

     0.0 ** 

Chemicals

     0.2   

Coal

     0.1   

Commercial Services

     0.7   

Communications

     0.1   

Computer Integrated Systems Design

     0.1   

Computers & Information

     0.0 ** 

Data Processing & Preparation

     0.0 ** 

Electric Utilities

     1.2   

Electrical Equipment

     0.1   

Electronics

     0.1   

Entertainment & Leisure

     0.1   

Financial Services

     3.7   

Food Retailers

     0.1   

Forest Products & Paper

     0.1   

Healthcare Providers

     0.2   

Heavy Machinery

     0.0 ** 

Home Construction, Furnishings & Appliances

     0.1   

Household Products

     0.1   

Insurance

     0.5   

Lodging

     0.0 ** 

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing

     1.0   

Medical Supplies

     0.2   

Metals

     0.5   

Miscellaneous

     0.0 ** 

Municipal Bonds

     1.1   

Oil & Gas

     2.6   

Pharmaceuticals

     0.3   

Private Mortgage-Backed Securities

     13.8   

Radio Telephone Communications

     0.0 ** 

Real Estate

     2.2   

Restaurants

     0.1   

Retailers

     0.3   

Sovereign Government

     0.9   

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     0.4   

Telephone Systems

     0.4   

Transportation

     0.2   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     40.6   

U.S. Government Obligations

     28.4   

Short-Term Investments

     9.3   
        

Total

     120.2
        

 

* These classifications are unaudited.
** Value rounds to less than 0.1% of net assets.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Argentina (9.3% of Net Assets)

  
$ 125,800,000        

Argentina Government Bond, 3.169%, due 12/15/35 (1)

   $ 16,731,400   
  10,476,684        

Banco de Galicia y Bueuos Aires, (Reg. S), 11%, due 01/01/19 (1)

     10,790,985   
  12,000,000        

Pan American Energy LLC, (144A), 7.875%, due 05/07/21 (2)

     12,780,000   
  13,000,000        

Provincia de Buenos Aires, (144A), 11.75%, due 10/05/15 (2)

     13,273,000   
  9,500,000        

Provincia de Buenos Aires, (Reg. S), 9.375%, due 09/14/18

     8,407,500   
  18,000,000        

Provincia de Cordoba, (144A), 12.375%, due 08/17/17 (2)

     18,832,500   
  25,760,775        

Republic of Argentina, 8.28%, due 12/31/33 (1)

     23,836,445   
             
    

Total Argentina (Cost: $93,969,734)

     104,651,830   
             
    

Belarus (Cost: $15,033,268) (1.3%)

  
  14,500,000        

Republic of Belarus, (Reg. S), 8.75%, due 08/03/15

     14,898,750   
             
    

Brazil (10.5%)

  
  8,000,000        

Banco BMG S.A., (144A), 8.875%, due 08/05/20 (2)

     8,648,882   
  11,000,000        

Banco Bonsucesso S.A., (144A), 9.25%, due 11/03/20 (2)

     10,835,000   
  13,500,000        

Banco Cruzeiro do Sul SA/Brazil, (144A), 8.875%, due 09/22/20 (2)

     14,225,625   
  7,650,000        

Banco Industrial e Comercial S.A., (144A), 8.5%, due 04/27/20 (2)

     8,281,125   
BRL 1,053,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series B, 6%, due 08/15/20

     12,089,840   
BRL 2,820,000        

Brazil Notas do Tesouro Nacional, Series F, 10%, due 01/01/21

     14,796,555   
BRL 14,385,000        

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (The),
9.25%, due 09/10/12

     8,617,930   
$ 12,000,000        

GOL Finance, (144A), 9.25%, due 07/20/20 (2)

     12,637,024   
  13,500,000        

Odebrecht Finance, Ltd., (144A), 7.5%, due 09/14/49 (2)

     13,668,750   
  12,500,000        

TAM Capital 2, Inc., (Reg. S), 9.5%, due 01/29/20

     13,906,250   
             
    

Total Brazil (Cost: $112,137,046)

     117,706,981   
             
    

Chile (Cost: $16,442,297) (1.5%)

  
CLP 8,191,000,000        

Banco Santander Chile, (144A), 6.5%, due 09/22/20 (2)

     16,597,328   
             
    

China (6.2%)

  
$ 13,000,000        

China Oriental Group Company, Ltd., (144A), 8%, due 08/18/15 (2)

     13,691,422   
  13,000,000        

Country Garden Holdings Co., (144A), 11.25%, due 04/22/17 (2)

     14,020,107   
  16,000,000        

Evergrande Real Estate Group, Ltd., (Reg. S), 13%, due 01/27/15

     17,200,000   
  11,000,000        

Hidili Industry International Development, Ltd., (144A),
8.625%, due 11/04/15
(2)

     10,876,250   
  13,000,000        

Sino-Forest Corp, (144A), 6.25%, due 10/21/17 (2)

     13,107,376   
             
    

Total China (Cost: $66,736,589)

     68,895,155   
             
    

Colombia (Cost: $8,733,328) (0.8%)

  
  9,000,000        

Drummond Co., Inc., 7.375%, due 02/15/16

     9,337,500   
             
    

El Salvador (2.2%)

  
  10,219,000        

Republic of El Salvador, (Reg. S), 7.65%, due 06/15/35

     11,675,207   
  12,000,000        

Telemovil Finance Co., Ltd., (144A), 8%, due 10/01/17 (2)

     12,480,000   
             
    

Total El Salvador (Cost: $23,006,857)

     24,155,207   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Ghana (1.6%)

  
GHS 14,130,000        

Ghana Government Bond, 13.3%, due 09/30/13

   $ 9,862,385   
$ 5,600,000        

Standard Chartered Bank, Credit Linked Note to Republic of Ghana, 15.65%, due 06/03/13

     4,125,513   
  5,000,000        

Standard Chartered Bank, Credit Linked Note to Republic of Ghana, 19%, due 01/14/13

     3,875,025   
             
    

Total Ghana (Cost: $17,766,037)

     17,862,923   
             
    

Hong Kong (Cost: $11,065,000) (1.0%)

  
  11,000,000        

Pacnet, Ltd, (144A), 9.25%, due 11/09/15 (2)

     11,123,750   
             
    

India (2.6%)

  
INR 663,700,000        

Export-Import Bank of Korea, (144A), 5.1%, due 10/29/13 (2)

     14,865,087   
$ 13,450,000        

Vedanta Resources PLC, (Reg. S), 9.5%, due 07/18/18

     14,593,250   
             
    

Total India (Cost: $29,008,358)

     29,458,337   
             
    

Indonesia (1.8%)

  
  8,000,000        

Berau Capital Resources Pte, Ltd., (144A), 12.5%, due 07/08/15 (2)

     9,210,000   
IDR 77,750,000,000        

Indonesia Government Bond, 10.5%, due 08/15/30

     10,591,399   
             
    

Total Indonesia (Cost: $17,432,883)

     19,801,399   
             
    

Ivory Coast (0.9%)

  
$ 10,000,000        

Ivory Coast Government Bond, (144A), 2.5%, due 12/31/32 (1)(2)

     6,150,000   
  6,321,000        

Ivory Coast Government Bond, (Reg. S), (144A),
2.5%, due 12/31/32
(1)(2)

     3,887,415   
             
    

Total Ivory Coast (Cost: $10,561,199)

     10,037,415   
             
    

Kazakhstan (3.3%)

  
  80,000,000        

BTA Bank JSC, (Reg. S), 0%,due 07/01/20 (1)

     6,160,000   
  15,499,000        

Kazkommerts Finance B.V., 8.5%, due 06/13/17 (1)

     12,554,190   
  18,000,000        

Zhaikmunai Finance B.V., (144A), 10.5%, due 10/19/15 (2)

     17,820,000   
             
    

Total Kazakhstan (Cost: $36,930,525)

     36,534,190   
             
    

Lithuania (Cost: $9,929,245) (0.9%)

  

  10,000,000        

Republic of Lithuania, (144A), 5.125%, due 09/14/17 (2)

     10,250,000   
             
    

Luxembourg (Cost: $12,035,856) (1.0%)

  

  11,500,000        

ArcelorMittal, 7%, due 10/15/39

     11,583,375   
             
    

Mexico (5.5%)

  

  9,500,000        

BBVA Bancomer S.A., (144A), 7.25%, due 04/22/20 (2)

     10,580,625   
  11,000,000        

Cemex Espana Luxembourg, (Reg. S), 9.25%, due 05/12/20

     10,642,500   
  12,000,000        

Credito Real S.A. de C.V., (144A), 10.25%, due 04/14/15 (2)

     12,690,000   
  8,000,000        

Financiera Independencia S.A.B. de C.V., (144A),
10%, due 03/30/15
(2)

     8,500,000   
MXN 213,700,000        

Grupo Televisa S.A., 8.49%, due 05/11/37

     17,546,487   
$ 5,447,000        

Hipotecaria Su Casita S.A. de C.V., (Reg. S), 8.5%, due 10/04/16

     2,178,800   
             
    

Total Mexico (Cost: $59,527,605)

     62,138,412   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Pakistan (Cost: $16,526,145) (1.5%)

  

$ 20,370,000        

Islamic Republic of Pakistan, (Reg. S), 7.875%, due 03/31/36

   $ 17,008,950   
             
    

Peru (2.9%)

  

  11,000,000        

Banco Internacional del Peru SAA, (144A), 5.75%, due 10/07/20 (2)

     11,082,500   
  12,000,000        

Banco Continental, (144A), 7.375%, due 10/07/40 (1)(2)

     12,660,000   
PEN 22,500,000        

Republic of Peru, (Reg. S), 6.9%, due 08/12/37

     8,631,526   
             
    

Total Peru (Cost: $31,824,875)

     32,374,026   
             
    

Philippines (Cost: $8,873,180) (0.9%)

  

PHP 386,000,000        

Republic of Philippines, 4.95%, due 01/15/21

     9,627,569   
             
    

Poland (Cost: $19,951,550) (1.8%)

  

PLN 55,500,000        

Poland Government Bond, 5.5%, due 04/25/15

     19,679,878   
             
    

Qatar (Cost: $20,600,785) (1.8%)

  

$ 21,000,000        

Qtel International Finance, Ltd., (144A), 5%, due 10/19/25 (2)

     20,443,500   
             
    

Russia (8.7%)

  

  18,000,000        

Alfa Bank OJSC, (144A), 7.875%, due 09/25/17 (2)

     18,231,939   
  15,000,000        

Alrosa Finance S.A., (144A), 7.75%, due 11/03/20 (2)

     15,103,200   
  18,000,000        

Bank of Moscow (BOM Capital PLC), (Reg. S),
6.699%, due 03/11/15

     18,225,000   
  17,180,000        

Gaz Capital (Gazprom) S.A., (Reg. S), 6.51%, due 03/07/22

     18,039,000   
  15,000,000        

VTB Capital S.A., (144A), 6.551%, due 10/13/20 (2)

     14,955,376   
  13,200,000        

VTB Capital S.A., (Reg. S), 6.25%, due 06/30/35

     13,480,500   
             
    

Total Russia (Cost: $96,834,935)

     98,035,015   
             
    

Serbia (Cost: $13,482,656) (1.2%)

  

  13,533,334        

Republic of Serbia, (Reg. S), 6.75%, due 11/01/24 (1)

     13,431,834   
             
    

Seychelles (Cost: $2,716,500) (0.3%)

  

  4,286,000        

Republic of Seychelles, 3%, due 01/01/26 (1)

     2,807,330   
             
    

South Africa (2.0%)

  

  10,000,000        

Gold Fields Orogen Holding B.V., (144A), 4.875%, due 10/07/20 (2)

     9,750,000   
  12,000,000        

Myriad International Holding B.V., (144A), 6.375%, due 07/28/17 (2)

     12,660,000   
             
    

Total South Africa (Cost: $22,163,002)

     22,410,000   
             
    

South Korea (3.9%)

  

  8,500,000        

Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., (Reg. S), 7.875%, due 06/27/17

     8,670,000   
KRW 13,950,000,000        

Korea Treasury Bond, 5.75%, due 09/10/18

     13,602,867   
KRW 9,086,490,000        

Korea Treasury Inflation Linked Bond, 2.75%, due 06/10/20 (1)

     8,987,166   
$ 12,600,000        

Woori Bank, (Reg. S), 6.208%, due 05/02/37 (1)

     12,379,500   
             
    

Total South Korea (Cost: $40,497,083)

     43,639,533   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Sri Lanka (2.0%)

  

$ 9,456,540        

Citigroup Funding, Inc, 11%, due 10/08/15

   $ 9,265,896   
  10,000,000        

Republic of Sri Lanka, (144A), 6.25%, due 10/04/20 (2)

     10,402,000   
LKR 340,000,000        

Sri Lanka Government Bond, 8.5%, due 07/15/13

     3,084,514   
             
    

Total Sri Lanka (Cost: $22,513,738)

     22,752,410   
             
    

Turkey (4.7%)

  

$ 10,000,000        

Akbank Tas, (Reg. S), 5.125%, due 07/22/15

     10,150,000   
TRY 25,666,000        

Turkey Government Bond, 10.5%, due 01/15/20

     20,319,684   
TRY 14,481,708        

Turkey Government Bond, 4%, due 04/01/20 (1)

     11,434,123   
$ 10,000,000        

Yapi ve Kredi Bankasi, (144A), 5.188%, due 10/13/15 (2)

     10,187,500   
             
    

Total Turkey (Cost: $49,997,913)

     52,091,307   
             
    

Ukraine (5.6%)

  
  19,250,000        

Alfa Bank OJSC, 13%, due 07/30/12

     19,947,813   
  10,500,000        

Metinvest B.V., (144A), 10.25%, due 05/20/15 (2)

     11,164,303   
  11,789,000        

PrivatBank, 8.75%, due 02/09/16 (1)

     11,494,275   
  10,000,000        

Ukraine Government International Bond, (144A),
7.75%, due 09/23/20
(2)

     10,100,000   
UAH 97,393,000        

Ukraine VAT Bond, 5.5%, due 08/24/15

     10,463,316   
             
    

Total Ukraine (Cost: $60,724,625)

     63,169,707   
             
    

United Arab Emirates (5.4%)

  
$ 7,800,000        

DP World Sukuk, Ltd., (Reg. S), 6.25%, due 07/02/17

     7,507,500   
  9,400,000        

DP World, Ltd., (Reg. S), 6.85%, due 07/02/37

     8,845,287   
  10,000,000        

Dubai DOF Sukuk, Ltd., Series E, 6.396%, due 11/03/14

     10,000,000   
  14,000,000        

Dubai Electricity & Water Authority, (144A), 7.375%, due 10/21/20 (2)

     13,816,652   
  11,000,000        

Dubai Holding Commercial Operations MTN, Ltd., Series E, 0.841%, due 02/01/12 (1)

     9,515,000   
  13,000,000        

Dubai Sukuk Centre, Ltd., 0.668%, due 06/13/12 (1)

     10,855,000   
             
    

Total United Arab Emirates (Cost: $59,146,683)

     60,539,439   
             
    

Venezuela (4.0%)

  
  16,850,000        

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 5.25%, due 04/12/17

     9,941,500   
  28,000,000        

Petroleos de Venezuela S.A., 4.9%, due 10/28/14

     18,088,000   
  10,500,000        

Venezuela Government Bond, (Reg. S), 7.75%, due 10/13/19

     7,077,000   
  15,000,000        

Venezuela Government Bond, (Reg. S), 9.25%, due 05/07/28

     10,200,000   
             
    

Total Venezuela (Cost: $45,983,614)

     45,306,500   
             
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $1,052,153,111) (97.1%)

     1,088,349,550   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value  
       
EGP 47,000,000        

Egypt Treasury Bills, 0%, due 11/09/10

   $ 8,113,975   
$ 50,551,860        

Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.01%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $47,970,000, U.S. Treasury Note, 1.38%, due 05/15/13, valued at $51,562,953) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $50,551,903)

     50,551,860   
             
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $58,802,367) (5.2%)

     58,665,835   
             
    

Total Investments (Cost: $1,110,955,478) (102.3%)

     1,147,015,385   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (–2.3%)

     (26,154,954
             
    

Total Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 1,120,860,431   
             

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

BRL - Brazilian Real.
CLP - Chilean Peso.
EGP - Egyptian Pound.
GHS - Ghana Cedi.
IDR - Indonesian Rupiah.
INR - Indian Rupee.
KRW - South Korean Won.
LKR - Sri Lankan Rupee.
MXN - Mexican Peso.
PEN - Peruvian Nouveau Sol.
PHP - Philippines Peso.
PLN - Polish Zloty.
TRY - New Turkish Lira.
UAH - Ukraine Hryvnia.
MTN - Medium Term Note.
Reg. S - Investments issued under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, may not be offered, sold, or delivered within the United States except under special exemptions.
(1)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2010.
(2)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $469,588,236 or 41.9% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry

 

Industry*    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Airlines

     2.3

Banking

     21.2   

Chemicals

     1.4   

Coal

     1.0   

Electric Utilities

     1.2   

Electrical Equipment

     0.9   

Electronics

     0.8   

Financial Services

     8.2   

Forest Products & Paper

     1.2   

Heavy Construction

     1.2   

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing

     2.7   

Metals

     5.4   

Mining

     0.8   

Miscellaneous

     3.7   

Oil & Gas

     6.8   

Real Estate

     2.8   

Sovereign Government

     31.9   

Telephone Systems

     2.9   

Transportation

     0.7   

Short-Term Investments

     5.2   
        

Total

     102.3
        

 

 

* These classifications are unaudited.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Corporate Bonds    Value  
       
    

Aerospace & Defense (0.8% of Net Assets)

  
$ 1,180,000        

Hawker Beechcraft Acquisition Co., 8.5%, due 04/01/15

   $ 955,800   
             
    

Airlines (1.5%)

  
  735,000        

Delta Air Lines, Inc., (144A), 9.5%, due 09/15/14 (1)

     814,013   
  1,000,000        

United Air Lines, Inc., (144A), 9.875%, due 08/01/13 (1)

     1,105,000   
             
    

Total Airlines

     1,919,013   
             
    

Automotive (3.4%)

  
  1,200,000        

American Tire Distributors, Inc., (144A), 9.75%, due 06/01/17 (1)

     1,287,000   
  950,000        

Cooper-Standard Automotive, Inc., (144A), 8.5%, due 05/01/18 (1)

     1,016,500   
  1,310,000        

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. (The), 8.25%, due 08/15/20

     1,385,325   
  525,000        

Navistar International Corp., 8.25%, due 11/01/21

     574,219   
             
    

Total Automotive

     4,263,044   
             
    

Banking (4.4%)

  
  950,000        

CIT Group, Inc., 7%, due 05/01/17

     942,875   
  975,000        

Credit Acceptance Corp., (144A), 9.125%, due 02/01/17 (1)

     1,024,969   
  865,000        

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, 8.125%, due 01/15/20

     1,057,462   
  1,300,000        

Provident Funding Associates, (144A), 10.25%, due 04/15/17 (1)

     1,348,750   
  1,125,000        

SLM Corp., 8%, due 03/25/20

     1,134,156   
             
    

Total Banking

     5,508,212   
             
    

Building Materials (1.0%)

  
  550,000        

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 11.75%, due 06/15/13

     588,500   
  570,000        

Ply Gem Industries, Inc., 13.125%, due 07/15/14

     609,900   
             
    

Total Building Materials

     1,198,400   
             
    

Chemicals (2.6%)

  
  1,000,000        

Huntsman International LLC, (144A), 8.625%, due 03/15/21 (1)

     1,092,500   
  675,000        

Ineos Finance PLC, (144A), 9%, due 05/15/15 (1)

     718,875   
  1,550,000        

Ineos Group Holdings PLC (United Kingdom), (144A), 8.5%, due 02/15/16 (1)

     1,418,250   
             
    

Total Chemicals

     3,229,625   
             
    

Coal (1.7%)

  
  1,000,000        

Arch Coal, Inc., 7.25%, due 10/01/20

     1,092,500   
  1,000,000        

Patriot Coal Corp., 8.25%, due 04/30/18

     1,017,500   
             
    

Total Coal

     2,110,000   
             
    

Commercial Services (7.5%)

  
  850,000        

Aircastle, Ltd., 9.75%, due 08/01/18

     928,625   
  990,000        

Ashtead Capital, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 08/15/16 (1)

     1,039,500   
  1,050,000        

Avis Budget Car Rental LLC/Avis Budget Finance, Inc., 7.75%, due 05/15/16

     1,063,125   
  835,000        

Brickman Group Holdings, Inc., (144A), 9.125%, due 11/01/18 (1)

     860,050   
  200,000        

Casella Waste Systems, Inc., 11%, due 07/15/14

     221,000   
  1,045,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., 5.65%, due 06/01/14

     1,050,225   
  475,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 8.625%, due 09/15/15 (1)

     534,375   
  325,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 8.75%, due 03/15/17 (1)

     370,500   
  1,165,000        

McJunkin Red Man Corp., (144A), 9.5%, due 12/15/16 (1)

     1,068,887   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Corporate Bonds    Value  
       
    

Commercial Services (Continued)

  
$ 250,000        

PHH Corp., (144A), 9.25%, due 03/01/16 (1)

   $ 256,250   
  400,000        

TransUnion LLC/TransUnion Financing Corp., (144A),
11.375%, due 06/15/18
(1)

     460,000   
  750,000        

Universal Hospital Services, Inc., 8.5%, due 06/01/15

     776,250   
  650,000        

Wyle Services Corp., (144A), 10.5%, due 04/01/18 (1)

     643,500   
             
    

Total Commercial Services

     9,272,287   
             
    

Communications (2.9%)

  
  635,000        

DigitalGlobe, Inc., 10.5%, due 05/01/14

     712,788   
  550,000        

Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp., 9.5%, due 04/15/14

     573,375   
  725,000        

Hughes Network Systems LLC/HNS Finance Corp., 9.5%, due 04/15/14

     755,812   
  1,421,093        

Intelsat (Luxembourg) S.A., 11.5%, due 02/04/17

     1,541,886   
             
    

Total Communications

     3,583,861   
             
    

Computer Integrated Systems Design (0.6%)

  
  625,000        

Unisys Corp., 12.5%, due 01/15/16

     700,000   
             
    

Computers & Information (0.5%)

  
  560,000        

Aeroflex, Inc., 11.75%, due 02/15/15

     607,600   
             
    

Data Processing & Preparation (0.5%)

  
  675,000        

First Data Corp., 9.875%, due 09/24/15

     572,063   
             
    

Electric Utilities (6.2%)

  
  425,000        

Calpine Corp., (144A), 7.5%, due 02/15/21 (1)

     435,625   
  500,000        

Dynegy Holdings, Inc., 8.375%, due 05/01/16

     383,750   
  1,625,000        

Edison Mission Energy, 7%, due 05/15/17

     1,198,437   
  1,000,000        

GenOn Escrow Corp., (144A), 9.5%, due 10/15/18 (1)

     972,500   
  1,150,000        

InterGen NV (Netherlands), (144A), 9%, due 06/30/17 (1)

     1,242,000   
  1,200,000        

North American Energy Alliance LLC/North American Energy Alliance Finance Corp., (144A), 10.875%, due 06/01/16 (1)

     1,329,000   
  650,000        

NRG Energy, Inc., (144A), 8.25%, due 09/01/20 (1)

     685,750   
  577,000        

PNM Resources, Inc., 9.25%, due 05/15/15

     617,390   
  1,250,000        

Texas Competitive Electric Holdings Co. LLC, 10.25%, due 11/01/15 (2)

     787,500   
             
    

Total Electric Utilities

     7,651,952   
             
    

Electronics (2.3%)

  
  100,000        

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., 8.875%, due 12/15/14

     101,500   
  1,250,000        

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., (144A), 9.25%, due 04/15/18 (1)

     1,337,500   
  510,000        

Stoneridge, Inc., (144A), 9.5%, due 10/15/17 (1)

     541,875   
  765,000        

Viasystems, Inc., (144A), 12%, due 01/15/15 (1)

     856,800   
             
    

Total Electronics

     2,837,675   
             
    

Entertainment & Leisure (3.1%)

  
  1,725,000        

Downstream Development Authority of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma, (144A), 12%, due 10/15/15 (1)

     1,656,000   
  1,275,000        

Mashantucket Western Pequot Tribe, (144A), 8.5%, due 11/15/15 (1)(3)

     178,500   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Corporate Bonds    Value  
       
    

Entertainment & Leisure (Continued)

  
$ 1,000,000        

MU Finance PLC, (144A), 8.375%, due 02/01/17 (1)

   $ 998,750   
  100,000        

Regal Entertainment Group, 9.125%, due 08/15/18

     106,500   
  245,000        

Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc., (144A), 7%, due 03/01/14 (1)

     246,837   
  785,000        

WMG Acquisition Corp., 7.375%, due 04/15/14

     726,125   
             
    

Total Entertainment & Leisure

     3,912,712   
             
    

Financial Services (3.9%)

  
  750,000        

Ally Financial, Inc., (144A), 7.5%, due 09/15/20 (1)

     810,000   
  725,000        

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 7.75%, due 01/15/16

     744,937   
  675,000        

Icahn Enterprises LP/Icahn Enterprises Finance Corp., 8%, due 01/15/18

     695,250   
  325,000        

Interactive Data Corp., (144A), 10.25%, due 08/01/18 (1)

     355,469   
  550,000        

Nationstar Mortgage/Nationstar Capital Corp., (144A),
10.875%, due 04/01/15
(1)

     500,500   
  500,000        

Nuveen Investments, Inc., 5.5%, due 09/15/15

     422,500   
  890,000        

Nuveen Investments, Inc., 10.5%, due 11/15/15

     930,050   
  350,000        

Pinafore LLC/Pinafore, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 10/01/18 (1)

     374,500   
             
    

Total Financial Services

     4,833,206   
             
    

Forest Products & Paper (1.4%)

  
  1,100,000        

Exopack Holding Corp., 11.25%, due 02/01/14

     1,144,000   
  575,000        

Verso Paper Holdings LLC, 9.125%, due 08/01/14

     590,813   
             
    

Total Forest Products & Paper

     1,734,813   
             
    

Healthcare Providers (3.6%)

  
  1,000,000        

Capella Healthcare, Inc., (144A), 9.25%, due 07/01/17 (1)

     1,092,500   
  1,150,000        

Healthsouth Corp., 7.25%, due 10/01/18

     1,204,625   
  375,000        

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc., (144A), 6.625%, due 10/01/20 (1)

     391,875   
  900,000        

Radiation Therapy Services, Inc., (144A), 9.875%, due 04/15/17 (1)

     891,000   
  775,000        

US Oncology, Inc., 9.125%, due 08/15/17

     854,437   
             
    

Total Healthcare Providers

     4,434,437   
             
    

Heavy Machinery (0.9%)

  
  750,000        

Case New Holland, Inc., (144A), 7.875%, due 12/01/17 (1)

     840,000   
  225,000        

Liberty Tire Recycling, (144A), 11%, due 10/01/16 (1)

     234,000   
             
    

Total Heavy Machinery

     1,074,000   
             
    

Home Construction, Furnishings & Appliances (2.8%)

  
  625,000        

K Hovnanian Enterprises, Inc., 10.625%, due 10/15/16

     632,813   
  850,000        

KB Home, 7.25%, due 06/15/18

     807,500   
  915,000        

Norcraft Cos. LP/Norcraft Finance Corp., 10.5%, due 12/15/15

     979,050   
  1,215,000        

William Lyon Homes, Inc., 10.75%, due 04/01/13

     1,044,900   
             
    

Total Home Construction, Furnishings & Appliances

     3,464,263   
             
    

Lodging (2.8%)

  
  750,000        

Boyd Gaming Corp., (144A), 9.125%, due 12/01/18 (1)

     751,875   
  1,425,000        

Harrah’s Operating Co., Inc., 10%, due 12/15/18

     1,218,375   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Corporate Bonds    Value  
       
    

Lodging (Continued)

  
$ 425,000        

MGM Mirage, Inc., 6.75%, due 04/01/13

   $ 413,312   
  75,000        

MGM Mirage, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 03/15/20 (1)

     82,313   
  475,000        

MGM Mirage, Inc., 10.375%, due 05/15/14

     536,750   
  500,000        

Wynn Las Vegas LLC / Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., (144A),
7.75%, due 08/15/20 
(1)

     543,750   
             
    

Total Lodging

     3,546,375   
             
    

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing (5.6%)

  
  1,000,000        

Block Communications, Inc., (144A), 8.25%, due 12/15/15 (1)

     1,011,250   
  725,000        

Cequel Communications Holdings I LLC/Cequel Capital Corp., (144A),
8.625%, due 11/15/17
(1)

     773,938   
  34,000        

CMP Susquehanna Corp., 1%, due 05/15/14 (4)

     17,893   
  625,000        

DCP LLC/DCP Corp., (144A), 10.75%, due 08/15/15 (1)

     625,000   
  1,225,000        

Insight Communications Co., Inc., (144A), 9.375%, due 07/15/18 (1)

     1,326,062   
  900,000        

Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc./Mission Broadcasting, Inc., (144A),
8.875%, due 04/15/17
(1)

     952,875   
  1,015,000        

Salem Communications Corp., 9.625%, due 12/15/16

     1,108,887   
  675,000        

Univision Communications, Inc., (144A), 7.875%, due 11/01/20 (1)

     708,750   
  450,000        

Univision Communications, Inc., (144A), 12%, due 07/01/14 (1)

     498,375   
             
    

Total Media — Broadcasting & Publishing

     7,023,030   
             
    

Medical Supplies (2.5%)

  
  1,750,000        

Alere, Inc., 7.875%, due 02/01/16

     1,837,500   
  500,000        

Bausch & Lomb, Inc., 9.875%, due 11/01/15

     542,500   
  700,000        

DJO Finance LLC / DJO Finance Corp., (144A), 9.75%, due 10/15/17 (1)

     729,750   
             
    

Total Medical Supplies

     3,109,750   
             
    

Metals (3.1%)

  
  800,000        

AK Steel Corp., 7.625%, due 05/15/20

     828,000   
  525,000        

Mueller Water Products, Inc., (144A), 8.75%, due 09/01/20 (1)

     561,750   
  2,325,000        

Ryerson Holding Corp., (144A), 0% , due 02/01/15 (1)(5)

     1,069,500   
  125,000        

Ryerson, Inc., 12%, due 11/01/15

     130,000   
  735,000        

Severstal Columbus LLC, (144A), 10.25%, due 02/15/18 (1)

     782,775   
  425,000        

Steel Dynamics, Inc., (144A), 7.625%, due 03/15/20 (1)

     456,875   
             
    

Total Metals

     3,828,900   
             
    

Miscellaneous (0.7%)

  
  400,000        

Prestige Brands, Inc., (144A), 8.25%, due 04/01/18 (1)

     416,000   
  490,000        

Reynolds Group Issuer, Inc. / Reynolds Group Issuer LLC, (144A),
7.125%, due 04/15/19
(1)

     509,600   
             
    

Total Miscellaneous

     925,600   
             
    

Oil & Gas (8.2%)

  
  425,000        

Basic Energy Services, Inc., 7.125%, due 04/15/16

     399,500   
  700,000        

Basic Energy Services, Inc., 11.625%, due 08/01/14

     784,000   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Corporate Bonds    Value  
       
    

Oil & Gas (Continued)

  
$ 525,000        

Chesapeake Energy Corp., 6.625%, due 08/15/20

   $ 556,500   
  950,000        

CITGO Petroleum Corp., (144A), 11.5%, due 07/01/17 (1)

     1,102,000   
  500,000        

El Paso Corp., 8.05%, due 10/15/30

     545,000   
  200,000        

EXCO Resources, Inc., 7.5%, due 09/15/18

     197,000   
  1,500,000        

Expro Finance Luxembourg SCA, (144A), 8.5%, due 12/15/16 (1)

     1,481,250   
  590,000        

Harvest Operations Corp., (144A), 6.875%, due 10/01/17 (1)

     615,075   
  1,525,000        

OPTI Canada, Inc. (Canada), 8.25%, due 12/15/14

     1,143,750   
  375,000        

Parker Drilling Co., 9.125%, due 04/01/18

     394,687   
  700,000        

Petrohawk Energy Corp., (144A), 7.25%, due 08/15/18 (1)

     724,500   
  550,000        

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.625%, due 06/01/18

     587,125   
  350,000        

Plains Exploration & Production Co., 7.625%, due 04/01/20

     375,375   
  500,000        

SandRidge Energy, Inc., (144A), 8%, due 06/01/18 (1)

     500,000   
  800,000        

Whiting Petroleum Corp., 6.5%, due 10/01/18

     852,000   
             
    

Total Oil & Gas

     10,257,762   
             
    

Pharmaceuticals (1.4%)

  
  675,000        

NBTY, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 10/01/18 (1)

     720,563   
  1,000,000        

Warner Chilcott Co. LLC, (144A), 7.75%, due 09/15/18 (1)

     1,047,500   
             
    

Total Pharmaceuticals

     1,768,063   
             
    

Radio Telephone Communications (1.1%)

  
  460,000        

GeoEye, Inc., 8.625%, due 10/01/16

     480,700   
  830,000        

GeoEye, Inc., 9.625%, due 10/01/15

     932,713   
             
    

Total Radio Telephone Communications

     1,413,413   
             
    

Real Estate (1.4%)

  
  600,000        

DuPont Fabros Technology LP (REIT), 8.5%, due 12/15/17

     648,000   
  950,000        

Felcor Lodging, LP (REIT), 10%, due 10/01/14

     1,066,375   
             
    

Total Real Estate

     1,714,375   
             
    

Restaurants (1.4%)

  
  400,000        

DineEquity, Inc., (144A), 9.5%, due 10/30/18 (1)

     426,000   
  1,225,000        

Real Mex Restaurants, Inc., 14%, due 01/01/13

     1,286,250   
             
    

Total Restaurants

     1,712,250   
             
    

Retailers (3.2%)

  
  400,000        

Harry & David Holdings, Inc., 5.297%, due 03/01/12 (2)

     292,000   
  850,000        

Harry & David Holdings, Inc., 9%, due 03/01/13

     637,500   
  255,000        

JC Penney Corp, Inc., 7.125%, due 11/15/23

     267,112   
  1,025,000        

Rite Aid Corp., (144A), 8%, due 08/15/20 (1)

     1,055,750   
  1,600,000        

Toys R Us Property Co. II LLC, (144A), 8.5%, due 12/01/17 (1)

     1,724,000   
             
    

Total Retailers

     3,976,362   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Corporate Bonds    Value  
       
    

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio (3.5%)

  
$ 1,000,000        

Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., 11.375%, due 09/01/12

   $ 980,000   
  700,000        

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., 8.75%, due 03/15/18

     675,500   
  1,235,000        

PAETEC Holding Corp., 8.875%, due 06/30/17

     1,330,712   
  1,275,000        

Windstream Corp., 7.875%, due 11/01/17

     1,389,750   
             
    

Total Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     4,375,962   
             
    

Telephone Systems (2.2%)

  
  860,000        

Frontier Communications Corp., 8.25%, due 04/15/17

     979,325   
  1,750,000        

Sprint Capital Corp., 6.9%, due 05/01/19

     1,787,188   
             
    

Total Telephone Systems

     2,766,513   
             
    

Transportation (2.9%)

  
  1,000,000        

Marquette Transportation Co./Marquette Transportation Finance, Inc., (144A), 10.875%, due 01/15/17 (1)

     1,022,500   
  1,350,000        

NCL Corp., Ltd., Class C, 11.75%, due 11/15/16

     1,562,625   
  600,000        

Royal Caribbean Cruises (Liberia), 11.875%, due 07/15/15

     750,000   
  300,000        

Travelport LLC/Travelport, Inc., (144A), 9%, due 03/01/16 (1)

     306,000   
             
    

Total Transportation

     3,641,125   
             
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $107,902,266) (91.6%)

     113,922,443   
             
    

Municipal Bonds (1.8%)

  
  1,750,000        

NYC Industrial Development Agency, (144A), 11%, due 03/01/29 (1)

     2,257,500   
             
    

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost: $1,901,562)

     2,257,500   
             
Number of
Shares
       Equity Securities        
  131        

Ally Financial, Inc., (144A), Preferred Stock, 7.00% (Banking) (1)

     115,935   
  3,750        

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Common Stock (Oil & Gas)

     81,375   
  40,000        

Cincinnati Bell, Inc., Common Stock (Telephone Communications, exc. Radio) (5)

     98,000   
  7,929        

CMP Susquehanna Radio Holdings Corp., (144A), Preferred Stock, 0% (Media — Broadcasting & Publishing) (1)(4)(5)

     79   
  9,061        

CNB Capital Trust I, (144A), Warrants, expire 03/23/19 (Banking) (1)(4)(5)

     91   
  3,250        

CNH Global NV (Netherlands), Common Stock (Heavy Machinery) (5)

     128,992   
  2,500        

Community Health Systems, Inc., Common Stock (Healthcare Providers) (5)

     75,200   
  49,000        

Level 3 Communications, Inc., Common Stock (Telephone Communications, exc. Radio) (5)

     47,417   
  5,500        

Rogers Communications, Inc. — Class B, Common Stock (Radio Telephone Communications)

     200,475   
  8,036        

Unisys Corp., Common Stock (Computer Intergrated System Design) (5)

     185,230   
             
    

Total Equity Securities (Cost: $1,289,043) (0.8%)

     932,794   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal

Amount

       Short-Term Investments (4.7%)    Value  
       
$ 5,839,728        

Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.01%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $5,545,000 U.S. Treasury Note, 2.50%, due 4/30/15, valued at $5,960,321) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $5,839,733)

   $ 5,839,728   
             
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $5,839,728) (4.7%)

     5,839,728   
             
    

Total Investments (Cost: $116,932,599) (98.9%)

     122,952,465   
    

Excess of Other Assets over Liabilities (1.1%)

     1,429,145   
             
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 124,381,610   
             

 

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
(1)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $55,929,081 or 45.0% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(2)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2010.
(3)   Security is currently in default due to bankruptcy or failure to make payment of principal or interest of the Issuer. Income is not being accrued.
(4)   Illiquid security.
(5)   Non-income producing security.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry

 

Industry*    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Aerospace & Defense

     0.8

Airlines

     1.5   

Automotive

     3.4   

Banking

     4.5   

Building Materials

     1.0   

Chemicals

     2.6   

Coal

     1.7   

Commercial Services

     7.5   

Communications

     2.9   

Computer Integrated Systems Design

     0.7   

Computers & Information

     0.5   

Data Processing & Preparation

     0.5   

Electric Utilities

     6.2   

Electronics

     2.3   

Entertainment & Leisure

     3.1   

Financial Services

     3.9   

Forest Products & Paper

     1.4   

Healthcare Providers

     3.7   

Heavy Machinery

     1.0   

Home Construction, Furnishings & Appliances

     2.8   

Lodging

     2.8   

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing

     5.6   

Medical Supplies

     2.5   

Metals

     3.1   

Miscellaneous

     0.7   

Municipal Bonds

     1.8   

Oil & Gas

     8.3   

Pharmaceuticals

     1.4   

Radio Telephone Communications

     1.3   

Real Estate

     1.4   

Repurchase Agreements

     4.7   

Restaurants

     1.4   

Retailers

     3.2   

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     3.6   

Telephone Systems

     2.2   

Transportation

     2.9   
        

Total

     98.9
        

 

* These classifications are unaudited.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Asset-Backed Securities (1.6% of Net Assets)

  
$ 311,810        

BMW Vehicle Lease Trust (09-1-A3), 2.91%, due 03/15/12

   $ 314,683   
  291,320        

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust (08-CPA-A1), (144A),
1.106%, due 01/15/13
(1)(2)

     292,267   
  402,526        

Huntington Auto Trust (08-1A-A3A), (144A), 4.81%, due 04/16/12 (2)

     406,177   
  198,701        

Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I (05-WMC6-M1), 0.736%, due 07/25/35 (1)

     194,465   
             
    

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $1,213,161)

     1,207,592   
             
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (48.8%)

  
  59,902        

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. (01-1-A2), 6.503%, due 04/15/36

     60,463   
  395,000        

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (02-PBW1-A2),
4.72%, due 11/11/35

     413,456   
  665,585        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (04-UST1-A1), 2.347%, due 08/25/34 (1)

     601,062   
  405,000        

Commercial Mortgage Asset Trust (99-C1-A4), 6.975%, due 01/17/32

     443,277   
  244,633        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (02-AR31-6A1),
2.393%, due 11/25/32
(1)

     226,492   
  385,000        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (02-CP3-A3),
5.603%, due 07/15/35

     407,958   
  530,742        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2368-AF), 1.206%, due 10/15/31 (PAC) (1)

     537,713   
  15,155        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2432-FH), 0.956%, due 03/15/32 (1)

     15,365   
  179,991        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2585-FD), 0.756%, due 12/15/32 (1)

     180,722   
  1,130,292        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2611-XF), 0.656%, due 02/15/31 (TAC) (1)

     1,131,008   
  689,488        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2649-PF), 0.656%, due 06/15/33 (PAC) (1)

     688,419   
  646,546        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2802-AF), 0.506%, due 04/15/33 (PAC) (1)

     647,673   
  730,137        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2812-DF), 0.706%, due 06/15/23 (1)

     731,171   
  563,701        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2812-MF), 0.706%, due 06/15/34 (1)

     566,266   
  456,761        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2817-FA), 0.756%, due 06/15/32

     457,582   
  906,451        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2885-DT), 4.5%, due 05/15/18 (TAC)

     931,402   
  849,821        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3129-CQ), 5.75%, due 05/15/35 (PAC)

     908,504   
  514,854        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3318-F), 0.506%, due 05/15/37 (1)

     511,516   
  964,789        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3324-A), 5.5%, due 11/15/34

     997,835   
  703,404        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3346-FA), 0.486%, due 02/15/19 (1)

     702,994   
  2,657,356        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3384-SL),
6.214%, due 11/15/37 (I/O) (I/F)

     367,472   
  822,604        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3417-FA), 0.756%, due 11/15/37 (1)

     825,590   
  603,752        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (R008-FK), 0.656%, due 07/15/23 (1)

     604,069   
  1,271,278        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. Strip (237-F22), 0.606%, due 05/15/36 (1)

     1,268,289   
  703,645        

Federal National Mortgage Association (02-82-FP),
0.756%, due 02/25/32 (PAC)
(1)

     705,742   
  651,279        

Federal National Mortgage Association (02-83-LF),
0.756%, due 07/25/31 (PAC)
(1)

     652,221   
  1,033,028        

Federal National Mortgage Association (02-97-FR), 0.806%, due 01/25/33 (1)

     1,038,747   
  697,998        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-130-FA),
0.576%, due 01/25/34 (PAC)
(1)

     699,411   
  543,117        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-20-HP), 4%, due 10/25/16 (1)

     547,043   
  1,358,820        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-64-FN), 0.706%, due 07/25/33 (1)

     1,361,574   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 817,831        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-74-F), 0.656%, due 02/25/31 (1)

   $ 818,707   
  1,093,195        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-W6-F), 0.606%, due 09/25/42 (1)

     1,092,735   
  760,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-33-MW), 4.5%, due 01/25/30 (PAC)

     802,822   
  571,911        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-81-MK), 4.5%, due 06/25/22

     583,286   
  562,524        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-103-FP), 0.556%, due 10/25/35 (1)

     562,175   
  548,221        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-105-F), 0.556%, due 12/25/35 (1)

     548,089   
  927,256        

Federal National Mortgage Association (06-58-FT),
0.606%, due 07/25/36 (TAC)
(1)

     924,981   
  604,546        

Federal National Mortgage Association (10-43-DP), 5%, due 05/25/40 (PAC)

     659,946   
  322,054        

First Union National Bank Commercial Mortgage (01-C3-A3),
6.423%, due 08/15/33

     328,434   
  382,888        

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. (01-2-A4), 6.29%, due 08/11/33

     391,813   
  263,231        

GE Capital Commercial Mortgage Corp. (02-1A-A3), 6.269%, due 12/10/35

     277,298   
  395,125        

GMAC Commercial Mortgage Securities, Inc. (01-C2-A2), 6.7%, due 04/15/34

     402,480   
  413,318        

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust (04-J2-A2), 0.756%, due 06/25/34 (1)

     399,469   
  69,635        

GMAC Mortgage Corp. Loan Trust (04-JR1-A6), 0.706%, due 12/25/33 (1)

     67,225   
  608,661        

Government National Mortgage Association (06-65-AB), 5.5%, due 10/20/33

     642,847   
  953,416        

Government National Mortgage Association (07-49-NO),
0%, due 12/20/35 (P/O) (PAC)
(3)

     929,646   
  903,245        

Government National Mortgage Association (09-66-UF),
1.256%, due 08/16/39
(1)

     914,307   
  1,087,009        

Government National Mortgage Association (10-29-8A), 4.5%, due 04/20/36

     1,138,109   
  415,000        

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. (02-C1-A4), 4.948%, due 01/11/35

     438,314   
  350,000        

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. (04-GG1-A7),
5.317%, due 06/10/36

     383,324   
  195,000        

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (02-C2-A2),
5.05%, due 12/12/34

     206,752   
  395,000        

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (02-C3-A2),
4.994%, due 07/12/35

     421,073   
  364,341        

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (01-C2-A2), 6.653%, due 11/15/27

     367,887   
  390,000        

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Trust (02-MW1-A4), 5.619%, due 07/12/34

     409,953   
  1,660,000        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (10-R1-1A), 0.706%, due 10/07/20 (1)

     1,660,000   
  219,443        

Nomura Asset Securities Corp. (98-D6-A1C), 6.69%, due 03/15/30

     236,686   
  471,093        

Prudential Mortgage Capital Funding LLC (01-ROCK-A2), 6.605%, due 05/10/34

     477,529   
  74,074        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (02-QS16-A2), 0.806%, due 10/25/17 (1)

     71,895   
  303,752        

Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII, Inc. (01-C2-A3),
6.499%, due 11/13/36

     313,350   
  378,340        

Wachovia Bank Commercial Mortgage Trust (02-C1-A3), 6.164%, due 04/15/34

     383,599   
  911,326        

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (02-MS3-2A3), 6%, due 05/25/17 (1)

     940,029   
  7,961        

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (03-MS4-2A4), 0.706%, due 03/25/33 (PAC) (1)

     7,800   
             
    

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost: $37,350,728)

     37,033,596   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (33.0%)

  
$ 915,000        

Federal Home Loan Bank, 0.37%, due 06/15/11 (1)

   $ 915,563   
  900,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 1%, due 08/28/12

     909,886   
  32,654        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #1B1010, 2.875%, due 08/01/33 (1)

     33,652   
  289,381        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #310005, 6.938%, due 11/01/19 (1)

     296,528   
  79,329        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #610967, 2.715%, due 04/01/28 (1)

     82,929   
  152,011        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #780721, 2.625%, due 08/01/33 (1)

     157,932   
  57,064        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #780833, 2.581%, due 09/01/33 (1)

     58,682   
  579,354        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #781122, 2.691%, due 12/01/33 (1)

     605,493   
  37,709        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #789924, 2.657%, due 11/01/32 (1)

     39,470   
  1,007,153        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #847342, 2.61%, due 05/01/34 (1)

     1,050,192   
  686,116        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12057, 6%, due 05/01/17

     742,291   
  692,476        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12180, 6%, due 11/01/17

     753,329   
  924,827        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G13107, 5.5%, due 07/01/20

     1,006,752   
  825,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.286%, due 10/18/12 (1)

     825,001   
  760,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.75%, due 12/30/11

     760,829   
  960,916        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #462360, 6.15%, due 08/01/36 (1)

     1,026,753   
  1,211,578        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #555424, 5.5%, due 05/01/33

     1,311,722   
  124,824        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #600187, 7%, due 07/01/31

     140,737   
  14,558        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #661691, 2.862%, due 10/01/32 (1)

     15,285   
  257,243        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #711014, 2.599%, due 10/01/33 (1)

     266,495   
  78,256        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #725886, 2.636%, due 05/01/34 (1)

     81,925   
  369,236        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #735084, 3.015%, due 02/01/34 (1)

     386,422   
  140,301        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #735524, 2.755%, due 02/01/35 (1)

     147,551   
  416,552        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #735542, 2.755%, due 11/01/34 (1)

     432,172   
  493,211        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #770222, 2.538%, due 04/01/34 (1)

     515,777   
  53,029        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #786884, 2.935%, due 08/01/34 (1)

     55,834   
  615,221        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #793031, 2.207%, due 07/01/34 (1)

     638,935   
  461,837        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #804017, 2.55%, due 12/01/34 (1)

     479,784   
  432,413        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #821159, 2.157%, due 05/01/35 (1)

     445,120   
  1,289,147        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #821542, 2.456%, due 05/01/35 (1)

     1,346,425   
  305,040        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #821915, 2.685%, due 06/01/35 (1)

     319,528   
  265,382        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #822073, 2.586%, due 07/01/35 (1)

     277,960   
  140,130        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #826239, 2.598%, due 07/01/35 (1)

     145,172   
  923,967        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #829043, 5.5%, due 08/01/20

     1,005,372   
  138,776        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #830581, 1.835%, due 05/01/35 (1)

     141,346   
  186,660        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #832721, 2.313%, due 09/01/35 (1)

     191,600   
  425,613        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #841970, 2.286%, due 10/01/33 (1)

     442,754   
  687,444        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #851282, 2.305%, due 11/01/35 (1)

     697,458   
  577,072        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #890141, 5.5%, due 12/01/20

     626,649   
  906,777        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995152, 5.5%, due 01/01/21

     984,918   
  787,866        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995182, 5.5%, due 06/01/20

     859,666   
  843,958        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995425, 6%, due 01/01/24

     916,672   
  637,162        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995793, 5.5%, due 09/01/36

     689,727   
  716,256        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AD3830, 4.5%, due 04/01/25

     767,660   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
$ 140,597        

Government National Mortgage Association, Pool #781714,
6.5%, due 12/15/17

   $ 152,627   
  49,277        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80022,
3.125%, due 12/20/26
(1)

     50,894   
  347,755        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80546,
3%, due 10/20/31
(1)

     358,555   
  41,207        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80636,
3.625%, due 09/20/32
(1)

     42,689   
  215,236        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80734,
3.625%, due 09/20/33
(1)

     220,905   
  6,922        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80747,
3.125%, due 10/20/33
(1)

     7,168   
  25,531        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80757,
3.625%, due 10/20/33
(1)

     26,204   
  88,995        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80764,
3.125%, due 11/20/33
(1)

     92,159   
  90,300        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80766,
3.125%, due 11/20/33
(1)

     93,155   
  214,738        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80797,
3%, due 01/20/34
(1)

     221,853   
  89,679        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80869,
3.5%, due 04/20/34
(1)

     92,688   
  84,541        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80937,
3.5%, due 06/20/34
(1)

     88,119   
             
    

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost: $24,555,660)

     25,042,964   
             
    

Corporate Bonds (11.2%)

  
    

Banking (4.8%)

  
  370,000        

Bank of America Corp., 1.016%, due 12/02/11 (1)

     373,278   
  465,000        

Bank of America Corp., 0.49%, due 06/22/12 (1)

     466,940   
  500,000        

Citigroup, Inc., 5.3%, due 10/17/12

     532,989   
  760,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 0.592%, due 06/08/12 (1)

     763,994   
  250,000        

General Electric Capital Corp., 1.875%, due 09/16/13

     252,297   
  815,000        

KeyCorp, 0.856%, due 12/19/11 (1)

     813,519   
  400,000        

Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (The), 2.759%, due 08/23/13 (1)

     409,618   
             
    

Total Banking

     3,612,635   
             
    

Commercial Services (0.6%)

  
  400,000        

International Lease Finance Corp., (144A), 6.5%, due 09/01/14 (2)

     432,000   
             
    

Electric Utilities (0.3%)

  
  250,000        

IPALCO Enterprises, Inc., 7.625%, due 11/14/11

     264,375   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Financial Services (1.6%)

  
$ 820,000        

Morgan Stanley, 0.691%, due 02/10/12 (1)

   $ 823,248   
  395,000        

Morgan Stanley, 0.493%, due 03/13/12 (1)

     396,078   
             
    

Total Financial Services

     1,219,326   
             
    

Insurance (0.9%)

  
  250,000        

Farmers Insurance Exchange, (144A), 6%, due 08/01/14 (2)

     267,699   
  400,000        

MetLife, Inc., 2.375%, due 02/06/14

     407,690   
             
    

Total Insurance

     675,389   
             
    

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing (0.3%)

  
  250,000        

CSC Holdings, Inc., 7.625%, due 04/01/11

     256,250   
             
    

Medical Supplies (0.5%)

  
  400,000        

Boston Scientific Corp., 6%, due 06/15/11

     410,182   
             
    

Oil & Gas (0.4%)

  
  250,000        

El Paso Corp., 7.875%, due 06/15/12

     267,188   
             
    

Real Estate (1.0%)

  
  350,000        

Duke Realty LP, 5.4%, due 08/15/14 (REIT)

     374,225   
  115,000        

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., 5.125%, due 04/01/14 (REIT)

     122,538   
  225,000        

Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., 8.125%, due 05/01/11 (REIT)

     232,606   
             
    

Total Real Estate

     729,369   
             
    

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio (0.5%)

  
  375,000        

Qwest Corp., 7.875%, due 09/01/11

     395,156   
             
    

Telephone Systems (0.3%)

  
  250,000        

Sprint Capital Corp., 7.625%, due 01/30/11

     253,125   
             
    

Total Corporate Bonds (Cost: $8,452,010)

     8,514,995   
             
    

Municipal Bonds (1.0%)

  
  400,000        

Kentucky Asset Liability Commission, Revenue Bond, 0.841%, due 04/01/11

     400,016   
  350,000        

State of Illinois, 4.071%, due 01/01/14

     360,241   
             
    

Total Municipal Bonds (Cost: $747,148)

     760,257   
             
    

U.S. Treasury Note (Cost: $2,944,122) (3.9%)

  
  2,924,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1%, due 08/31/11

     2,942,731   
             
    

U.S. Treasury Bond (Cost: $431,050) (0.6%)

  
  426,459        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.5%, due 01/15/11 (4)

     429,490   
             
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $75,693,879) (100.1%)

     75,931,625   
             
Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments (Cost: $1,200,000) (1.6%)        
  1,200,000        

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.22%

     1,200,000   
             

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value  
       
$ 201,255        

Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.01%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $195,000, U.S. Treasury Note, 2.50%, due 04/30/15, valued at $209,606) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $201,255)

   $ 201,255   
             
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $201,255) (0.3%)

     201,255   
             
    

Total Investments (Cost: $77,095,134) (102.0%)

     77,332,880   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (–2.0%)

     (1,484,151
             
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 75,848,729   
             

 

 

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

I/F - Inverse Floating rate security whose interest rate moves in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates.
I/O - Interest Only Security.
PAC - Planned Amortization Class.
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust.
TAC - Target Amortization Class.
(1)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2010.
(2)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $1,398,143 or 1.8% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(3)   Non-income producing security.
(4)   Interest rate for this security is a stated rate. Interest payments are determined based on the inflation-adjusted principal.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry

October 31, 2010

 

Industry*    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Asset-Backed Securities

     1.6

Banking

     4.8   

Commercial Services

     0.6   

Electric Utilities

     0.3   

Financial Services

     1.6   

Insurance

     0.9   

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing

     0.3   

Medical Supplies

     0.5   

Municipal Obligations

     1.0   

Oil & Gas

     0.4   

Private Mortgage-Backed Securities

     13.6   

Real Estate

     1.0   

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

     0.5   

Telephone Systems

     0.3   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     68.2   

U.S. Government Obligations

     4.5   

Short Term Investments

     1.9   
        

Total

     102.0
        

 

 

 

* These classifications are unaudited.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Asset-Backed Securities (9.6% of Net Assets)

  
$ 41,609,000        

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (06-1-A4), 0.536%, due 04/25/36 (1)

   $ 19,776,375   
  4,000,000        

Accredited Mortgage Loan Trust (06-2-A4), 0.516%, due 09/25/36 (1)

     1,739,012   
  11,563,661        

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (06-HE1-A3), 0.456%, due 01/25/36 (1)

     8,300,080   
  33,465,493        

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (06-HE7-A4), 0.396%, due 11/25/36 (1)

     14,487,647   
  52,114,000        

Asset-Backed Securities Corp. Home Equity (07-HE1-A4), 0.396%, due 12/25/36 (1)

     22,246,805   
  4,983,407        

Centex Home Equity (03-C-M1), 0.956%, due 09/25/33 (1)

     3,706,343   
  16,300,000        

Citicorp Residential Mortgage Securities, Inc. (06-2-A4), 5.775%, due 09/25/36 (1)

     15,903,144   
  35,735,011        

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (06-15-A6), 5.826%, due 10/25/46 (1)

     25,338,460   
  14,260,000        

Countrywide Asset-Backed Certificates (06-BC5-2A3), 0.426%, due 03/25/37 (1)

     7,338,319   
  18,992,600        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB6-A1), 0.336%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     11,833,530   
  31,942,090        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (06-CB7-A4), 0.416%, due 10/25/36 (1)

     13,690,412   
  6,003,427        

Credit-Based Asset Servicing and Securitization LLC (07-CB4-A2A), 5.844%, due 04/25/37

     6,042,215   
  21,090,277        

CSAB Mortgage Backed Trust (06-2-A6A), 5.72%, due 09/25/36 (1)

     15,575,212   
  7,750,000        

Fieldstone Mortgage Investment Corp. (07-1-2A2), 0.526%, due 04/25/47 (1)

     3,220,450   
  22,951,964        

Fremont Home Loan Trust (06-1-2A3), 0.436%, due 04/25/36 (1)

     16,903,403   
  21,500,000        

Fremont Home Loan Trust (06-3-2A4), 0.496%, due 02/25/37 (1)

     8,891,088   
  15,907,407        

Fremont Home Loan Trust (06-D-2A2), 0.386%, due 11/25/36 (1)

     6,887,955   
  22,315,137        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-13-AF3), 6.04%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     15,455,906   
  19,518,181        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-13-AF4), 6.119%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     12,707,735   
  21,419,002        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-15-AF5), 6.192%, due 09/25/36 (1)

     13,199,878   
  5,683,079        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-16-A1), 0.316%, due 10/25/36 (1)

     2,980,121   
  4,631,443        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (06-19-A1), 0.346%, due 12/25/36 (1)

     2,264,410   
  3,210,845        

GSAA Home Equity Trust (07-4-A1), 0.356%, due 03/25/37 (1)

     1,579,042   
  21,920,484        

GSAMP Trust (06-HE4-A2C), 0.406%, due 06/25/36 (1)

     14,005,786   
  36,149,190        

GSAMP Trust (06-HE5-A2C), 0.406%, due 08/25/36 (1)

     19,652,363   
  25,181,589        

Household Home Equity Loan Trust (06-2-A1), 0.406%, due 03/20/36 (1)

     23,535,494   
  46,572,871        

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (06-3-2A3), 0.436%, due 05/25/46 (1)

     18,863,825   
  23,624,000        

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (06-6-2A4), 0.506%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     9,040,884   
  15,000,000        

Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust (06-7-2A4), 0.496%, due 08/25/36 (1)

     5,397,847   
  43,000,000        

Morgan Stanley Capital Inc. (06-NC3-A2D), 0.526%, due 03/25/36 (1)

     23,700,869   
  44,000,000        

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc. (06-HE5-A2C), 0.396%, due 08/25/36 (1)

     31,336,844   
  25,975,990        

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc. (06-HE8-A2FP), 0.326%, due 10/25/36 (1)

     20,661,250   
  23,013,103        

Morgan Stanley Capital, Inc. (07-HE2-A2B), 0.346%, due 01/25/37 (1)

     12,091,798   
  8,133,600        

Morgan Stanley Home Equity Loan Trust (07-2-A4), 0.606%, due 04/25/37 (1)

     3,177,928   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Asset-Backed Securities (Continued)

  
$ 5,426,851        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (07-2AX-2A1), 0.346%, due 12/25/36 (1)

   $ 2,638,556   
  5,371,423        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (07-7AX-2A1), 0.376%, due 04/25/37 (1)

     2,659,902   
  11,495,000        

Ownit Mortgage Loan Asset-Backed Certificates (06-6-A2C), 0.416%, due 09/25/37 (1)

     5,543,560   
  51,891,815        

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (07-BR2-A2), 0.486%, due 02/25/37 (1)

     26,238,940   
  19,000,000        

Securitized Asset-Backed Receivables LLC Trust (07-NC2-A2B), 0.396%, due 01/25/37 (1)

     10,348,673   
  36,432,851        

SG Mortgage Securities Trust (07-NC1-A2), 0.496%, due 12/25/36 (1)(2)

     19,106,065   
  10,400,000        

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust (06-OPT4-2A4), 0.486%, due 06/25/36 (1)

     4,730,201   
  22,900,000        

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust (06-OPT5-2A4), 0.496%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     10,407,477   
  4,000,000        

Soundview Home Equity Loan Trust (07-OPT3-2A4), 0.506%, due 08/25/37 (1)

     1,733,112   
  11,000,000        

Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates (07-HE4-2A3), 0.426%, due 07/25/47 (1)

     4,551,639   
             
    

Total Asset-Backed Securities (Cost: $478,894,437)

     519,490,555   
             
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (55.4%)

  
  6,496,886        

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (04-5-3A1), 4.869%, due 04/25/35 (1)

     5,939,462   
  15,594,397        

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (05-12-2A1), 4.358%, due 03/25/36 (1)

     10,728,195   
  71,164,000        

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (06-2-1A4), 5.577%, due 05/25/36 (1)

     45,993,436   
  11,565,534        

Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (07-1-5A1), 0.406%, due 03/25/37 (1)

     5,121,339   
  12,007,116        

American Home Mortgage Assets (05-2-2A1A), 3.333%, due 01/25/36 (1)

     8,545,772   
  1,014,203        

Banc of America Commercial Mortgage, Inc. (07-4-A4), 5.741%, due 02/10/51 (1)

     1,080,714   
  6,291,801        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (06-7-1A4), 6%, due 09/25/36 (TAC) (1)

     5,510,737   
  25,654,976        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (07-6-A2), 0.28%, due 07/25/37 (1)

     19,458,655   
  7,058,513        

Banc of America Funding Corp. (09-R14A-2A), 14.525%, due 07/26/35 (I/F) (1)(2)

     7,198,845   
  21,152,434        

BCAP LLC Trust (07-AA4-11A1), 5.84%, due 06/25/47 (1)

     14,259,317   
  2,754,879        

Bear Stearns Adjustable Rate Mortgage Trust (04-12-1A1), 3.428%, due 02/25/35 (1)

     2,115,801   
  2,548,682        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (06-3-1A1), 0.446%, due 05/25/36 (1)

     1,299,721   
  12,789,408        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (06-3-23A1), 5.334%, due 05/25/36 (1)

     7,973,710   
  4,973,963        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (06-8-1A1), 0.416%, due 06/25/46 (1)

     2,160,854   
  22,609,006        

Bear Stearns Alt-A Trust (06-8-2A1), 4.806%, due 08/25/46 (1)

     11,938,505   
  24,185,000        

Bear Stearns Commercial Mortgage Securities (05-T20-A4A), 5.149%, due 10/12/42 (1)

     26,750,687   
  5,920,877        

Bear Stearns Mortgage Funding Trust (07-AR4-1A1), 0.456%, due 09/25/47 (1)

     3,656,905   
  7,706,084        

Chaseflex Trust (05-1-1A5), 6.5%, due 02/25/35

     6,842,388   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 24,227,000        

Chaseflex Trust (06-1-A3), 6.295%, due 06/25/36 (1)

   $ 20,135,932   
  7,568,627        

Citicorp Mortgage Securities, Inc. (07-4-3A1), 5.5%, due 05/25/37

     6,911,004   
  25,762,160        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (06-AR5-1A5A), 5.693%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     20,257,835   
  9,905,064        

Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Inc. (07-12-2A1), 6.5%, due 10/25/36 (2)

     6,858,920   
  6,338,313        

CitiMortgage Alternative Loan Trust (05-A1-2A1), 5%, due 07/25/20

     6,053,545   
  1,885,936        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-27-1A2), 1.753%, due 08/25/35 (1)

     1,183,278   
  12,359,925        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-76-1A1), 1.833%, due 01/25/36 (1)

     8,857,556   
  19,140,000        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-85CB-2A3), 5.5%, due 02/25/36

     15,845,552   
  6,373,187        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-J1-2A1), 5.5%, due 02/25/25

     5,895,758   
  5,273,325        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (05-J5-1A1), 0.556%, due 05/25/35 (1)

     4,606,000   
  12,500,000        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-14CB-A4), 6%, due 06/25/36

     10,150,863   
  10,836,322        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-39CB-1A6), 0.856%, due 01/25/37 (1)

     5,533,720   
  40,000,000        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-43CB-1A12), 5.75%, due 02/25/37

     30,124,916   
  28,197,250        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-6CB-1A4), 5.5%, due 05/25/36

     21,523,953   
  12,819,044        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (06-J3-3A1), 5.5%, due 04/25/21

     11,365,134   
  15,928,403        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (07-18CB-2A25), 6%, due 08/25/37

     11,855,990   
  35,804,312        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (07-19-1A34), 6%, due 08/25/37

     26,043,326   
  18,727,730        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (07-9T1-2A3), 6%, due 05/25/37

     11,753,677   
  10,181,090        

Countrywide Alternative Loan Trust (07-9T1-3A1), 5.5%, due 05/25/22

     8,743,147   
  2,445,201        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (03-J4-1A1), 4.5%, due 06/25/33 (PAC)

     2,491,058   
  36,571,281        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (04-13-1A3), 5.5%, due 08/25/34

     35,710,170   
  954,579        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (05-8R-A4), 6%, due 10/25/34

     964,508   
  10,891,350        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (06-HYB5-1A1), 3.019%, due 03/25/36 (1)

     6,448,597   
  32,000,000        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (07-1-A8), 6%, due 03/25/37

     27,497,856   
  13,010,932        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (07-10-A21), 6%, due 07/25/37 (TAC)

     10,264,793   
  29,015,000        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (07-8-1A24), 6%, due 01/25/38

     22,710,690   
  61,083,110        

Countrywide Home Loans Mortgage Pass Through Trust (07-J1-2A1), 6%, due 02/25/37

     41,147,342   
  688,351        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (03-8-4PPA), 5.75%, due 04/25/33

     709,787   
  20,342,443        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (05-12-1A1), 6.5%, due 12/25/35

     13,748,497   
  6,686,015        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (05-8-5A1), 18.82%, due 09/25/35 (I/F) (1)

     7,624,566   
  15,078,040        

Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Securities Corp. (05-9-3A2), 6%, due 10/25/35

     10,173,154   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 22,522,533        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-6-1A1), 0.756%, due 07/25/36 (TAC) (1)

   $ 12,080,434   
  21,795,841        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-9-5A1), 5.5%, due 11/25/36

     20,087,178   
  35,751,000        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-9-6A14), 6%, due 11/25/36

     30,895,192   
  11,643,550        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (06-C5-A3), 5.311%, due 12/15/39

     12,258,622   
  23,530,589        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (07-1-1A6A), 5.863%, due 01/25/37 (1)

     14,106,518   
  14,953,695        

Credit Suisse Mortgage Capital Certificates (07-1-5A4), 6%, due 02/25/37

     12,645,649   
  1,010,582        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (1829-ZB), 6.5%, due 03/15/26

     1,119,463   
  440,703        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2276-ZA), 7%, due 01/15/31

     490,880   
  1,569,834        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2367-ZK), 6%, due 10/15/31

     1,746,918   
  7,732,598        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2642-AR), 4.5%, due 07/15/23 (3)

     8,236,182   
  8,640,095        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2647-OV), 0%, due 07/15/33 (P/O)

     7,148,760   
  3,631,173        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2649-KX), 5%, due 07/15/33

     3,826,646   
  28,551,387        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2662-MT),
4.5%, due 08/15/33 (TAC)

     30,162,281   
  9,791,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2666-BD), 4.5%, due 08/15/23

     10,645,298   
  6,907,732        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2667-TN), 5%, due 07/15/33

     7,241,297   
  2,021,263        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2672-SH),
7.595%, due 09/15/33 (I/F) 
(1)

     2,028,665   
  17,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2700-B), 4.5%, due 11/15/23

     17,901,066   
  25,424,401        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2752-GZ),
5%, due 02/15/34 (PAC) 
(3)

     27,722,788   
  23,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2769-LB), 4%, due 03/15/19 (3)

     24,861,346   
  4,124,458        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2770-UT), 4.5%, due 03/15/19

     4,182,198   
  15,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2773-EG),
4.5%, due 04/15/19 (PAC) 
(3)

     16,550,610   
  1,305,037        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2801-PS),
3.23%, due 05/15/34 (I/F) 
(1)

     1,159,395   
  7,206,214        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2882-JH), 4.5%, due 10/15/34 (PAC)

     7,581,389   
  2,710,179        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2903-PO), 0%, due 11/15/23 (P/O)

     2,443,526   
  13,378,458        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2903-ZU), 5%, due 07/15/31

     13,772,126   
  22,932,552        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2937-DE), 5%, due 11/15/32 (3)

     24,275,044   
  3,983,672        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2992-JP),
4.75%, due 06/15/35 (PAC)

     4,185,527   
  4,964,124        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2995-ZL), 5.5%, due 06/15/35 (PAC)

     4,981,974   
  10,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (2999-ND),
4.5%, due 07/15/20 (PAC)

     11,006,669   
  10,576,599        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3014-YH),
4.5%, due 08/15/35 (TAC)

     11,466,952   
  6,668,598        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3045-HZ), 4.5%, due 10/15/35

     7,027,265   
  4,089,615        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3057-OS),
11.686%, due 10/15/35 (I/F) 
(1)

     4,116,246   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 1,599,247        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3074-EO), 0%, due 07/15/34 (P/O)

   $ 1,584,159   
  6,760,699        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3111-HK),
5.75%, due 02/15/36 (PAC)

     7,129,499   
  28,201,497        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3114-KZ), 5%, due 02/15/36 (3)

     30,872,136   
  6,756,154        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3120-SG),
10.879%, due 02/15/36 (I/F) 
(1)

     6,822,400   
  18,250,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3146-GE), 5.5%, due 04/15/26 (3)

     20,341,019   
  8,126,935        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3154-B), 5%, due 08/15/32

     8,934,264   
  10,023,139        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3259-B), 6%, due 01/15/37

     10,134,848   
  79,064,693        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3315-S),
6.154%, due 05/15/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     9,736,730   
  20,124,532        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3379-AB), 6%, due 07/15/36

     21,380,867   
  54,859,920        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3410-IS),
6.014%, due 02/15/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     7,036,333   
  31,900,671        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3424-BI),
6.544%, due 04/15/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     4,404,159   
  7,964,490        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3512-AY), 4%, due 02/15/24

     8,371,205   
  22,507,498        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3519-SH),
5.244%, due 07/15/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     2,009,938   
  87,673,339        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3531-SC),
6.044%, due 05/15/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     9,955,948   
  20,718,177        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3541-SA),
6.494%, due 06/15/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     2,246,917   
  73,096,328        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3550-GS),
6.494%, due 07/15/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     10,146,545   
  11,781,002        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3551-VZ), 5.5%, due 12/15/32

     13,260,129   
  19,487,669        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3557-KB), 4.5%, due 07/15/29

     20,754,063   
  37,500,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3557-NB), 4.5%, due 07/15/29

     39,941,745   
  24,666,667        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3558-KB), 4%, due 08/15/29

     25,869,167   
  45,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3563-BD), 4%, due 08/15/24

     47,991,078   
  25,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3565-XB), 4%, due 08/15/24

     26,071,192   
  9,768,718        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3575-D), 4.5%, due 03/15/37

     10,342,815   
  20,115,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3626-MD), 5%, due 01/15/38 (PAC)

     22,155,458   
  21,317,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (3645-KH), 5.5%, due 08/15/36

     23,065,655   
  20,008,166        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (R002-ZA), 5.5%, due 06/15/35

     22,718,516   
  33,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (R004-VG), 6%, due 08/15/21

     35,823,226   
  1,543,002        

Federal National Mortgage Association (01-40-Z), 6%, due 08/25/31

     1,684,795   
  15,440,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-112-AN), 4%, due 11/25/18

     16,632,413   
  6,569,712        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-117-TG),
4.75%, due 08/25/33 (PAC)

     7,048,371   
  26,814,520        

Federal National Mortgage Association (03-54-PG),
5.5%, due 09/25/32 (PAC)
(3)

     29,731,886   
  2,967,532        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-52-SW),
6.844%, due 07/25/34 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     439,009   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 1,930,222        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-58-SU),
9.611%, due 04/25/34 (I/F)
(1)

   $ 1,956,667   
  10,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-65-LT), 4.5%, due 08/25/24

     10,710,474   
  8,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (04-68-LC), 5%, due 09/25/29

     8,794,344   
  6,829,773        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-1-GZ), 5%, due 02/25/35

     6,840,764   
  55,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-117-LC),
5.5%, due 11/25/35 (PAC)
(3)

     60,543,917   
  2,844,979        

Federal National Mortgage Association (05-92-ET),
6%, due 10/25/35 (I/F) (TAC)
(1)

     2,845,233   
  5,295,383        

Federal National Mortgage Association (06-107-DS),
15.359%, due 11/25/36 (I/F)
(1)

     5,489,985   
  2,666,036        

Federal National Mortgage Association (06-53-CB),
5%, due 06/25/36 (TAC)

     2,671,693   
  92,236,342        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-103-AI),
6.244%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     9,439,283   
  35,390,240        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-20-SI),
6.194%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     3,771,219   
  35,171,019        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-21-SE),
6.184%, due 03/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     4,283,809   
  5,612,988        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-33-KP),
5.5%, due 04/25/37 (TAC)

     5,675,475   
  17,046,484        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-5-PB),
6%, due 07/25/33 (PAC) 
(3)

     17,653,878   
  43,239,998        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-56-SG),
6.154%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     5,273,014   
  94,978,336        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-58-SV),
6.494%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     10,333,016   
  13,916,278        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-61-AB), 6%, due 01/25/36

     14,706,450   
  6,657,653        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-64-AN), 6%, due 09/25/36

     7,080,978   
  21,779,722        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-65-S),
6.344%, due 07/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     2,686,550   
  18,391,591        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-74-AC), 5%, due 08/25/37

     20,243,711   
  4,661,176        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-88-FY), 0.716%, due 09/25/37 (1)

     4,673,731   
  27,139,837        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-B2-ZA), 5.5%, due 06/25/37

     30,328,768   
  27,791,453        

Federal National Mortgage Association (07-W9-AC), 7.059%, due 08/25/37 (1)

     30,789,122   
  77,684,040        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-1-AI),
5.994%, due 05/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     7,969,217   
  40,549,355        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-13-SB),
5.984%, due 03/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     5,213,268   
  57,849,893        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-23-SB),
6.594%, due 04/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     8,911,950   
  17,430,467        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-35-SD),
6.194%, due 05/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     1,719,073   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 91,876,087        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-66-SG),
5.814%, due 08/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

   $ 10,380,160   
  46,800,591        

Federal National Mortgage Association (08-68-SA),
5.714%, due 08/25/38 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     4,803,201   
  8,153,639        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-26-KB),
4%, due 04/24/24

     8,803,500   
  51,624,393        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-3-SH),
5.194%, due 06/25/37 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     4,501,332   
  17,704,145        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-47-SV),
6.494%, due 07/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     1,912,515   
  46,737,656        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-51-SA),
6.494%, due 07/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     5,359,440   
  25,863,188        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-6-SD),
5.294%, due 02/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     2,608,411   
  19,700,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-68-KB), 4%, due 09/25/24 (3)

     20,954,419   
  26,860,368        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-71-LB), 4%, due 09/25/29

     27,739,336   
  34,000,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-72-AC), 4%, due 09/25/29

     35,162,259   
  15,179,648        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-72-JS),
6.994%, due 09/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     1,688,677   
  50,023,076        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-89-BZ), 4.5%, due 11/25/39

     51,716,148   
  36,126,762        

Federal National Mortgage Association (09-91-DZ), 4.5%, due 11/25/39

     37,494,720   
  74,366,519        

Federal National Mortgage Association (10-2-SG),
6.194%, due 10/25/39 (I/O) (I/F)
(1)

     7,934,246   
  418,885        

Federal National Mortgage Association (93-202-SZ),
10%, due 11/25/23 (I/F) (PAC)

     444,532   
  2,424,170        

Federal National Mortgage Association (95-21-C),
0%, due 05/25/24 (P/O)

     2,210,226   
  145,437        

Federal National Mortgage Association (G92-29-J), 8%, due 07/25/22

     161,143   
  35,500,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association Whole Loans (04-W10-A5), 5.5%, due 08/25/34 (PAC) (3)

     38,467,580   
  2,947,499        

Government National Mortgage Association (03-42-SH), 6.294%, due 05/20/33 (I/O) (I/F) (1)

     455,510   
  895,814        

Government National Mortgage Association (03-98-CO), 0%, due 11/20/33 (P/O)

     628,662   
  76,229,931        

Government National Mortgage Association (10-116-Mp), 3.5%, due 09/16/40 (PAC)

     79,369,209   
  38,963,000        

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. (06-GG7-A4), 5.883%, due 07/10/38 (1)

     42,885,553   
  45,091,600        

Greenwich Capital Commercial Funding Corp. (07-GG9-A4), 5.444%, due 03/10/39

     48,201,405   
  18,781,145        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (06-1F-3A1), 0.856%, due 02/25/36 (1)

     12,325,427   
  38,964,821        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (06-6F-2A3), 6%, due 07/25/36

     31,768,922   
  40,000,000        

GSR Mortgage Loan Trust (07-3F-3A7), 6%, due 05/25/37

     36,034,000   
  2,855,230        

Harborview Mortgage Loan Trust (04-10-3A1A), 3.142%, due 01/19/35 (1)

     2,214,117   
  16,961,427        

Homebanc Mortgage Trust (05-3-A1), 0.496%, due 06/25/35 (1)

     14,102,019   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 16,291,043        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR23-6A1), 5.307%, due 11/25/35 (1)

   $ 12,869,033   
  12,651,048        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (05-AR7-2A1), 2.78%, due 06/25/35 (1)

     9,217,178   
  12,913,588        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (06-AR19-4A1), 5.37%, due 08/25/36 (1)

     7,857,882   
  23,736,351        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR13-4A1), 5.217%, due 07/25/37 (1)

     12,281,734   
  15,747,854        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR5-1A1), 5.147%, due 05/25/37 (1)

     8,757,394   
  23,107,923        

Indymac Index Mortgage Loan Trust (07-AR5-2A1), 5.165%, due 05/25/37 (1)

     12,881,720   
  30,828,012        

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust (06-A4-A8), 6.2%, due 09/25/36

     26,581,299   
  14,369,748        

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust (07-A1-2A1), 5.901%, due 03/25/37 (1)

     8,755,789   
  12,235,458        

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust (08-R2-A1), (144A), 6%, due 11/25/36 (2)

     9,364,762   
  18,614,511        

JP Morgan Alternative Loan Trust (08-R4-1A1), (144A), 6%, due 12/25/36 (2)

     14,968,621   
  15,225,000        

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp. (07-LDPX-A3), 5.42%, due 01/15/49

     15,939,808   
  12,859,093        

LB-UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust (01-C2-A2), 6.653%, due 11/15/27

     12,984,234   
  6,292,145        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (05-1-4A3), 0.606%, due 11/25/35 (1)

     4,702,768   
  2,288,053        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (05-1-4A4), 18.958%, due 11/25/35 (I/F) (1)

     2,742,966   
  7,523,509        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (05-1-6A1), 5%, due 11/25/20

     7,374,703   
  9,951,583        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (05-2-5A5), 5.75%, due 12/25/35

     7,310,074   
  12,500,000        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (06-5-1A1), 6%, due 09/25/36

     10,899,112   
  15,405,338        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (07-10-4A1), 6%, due 01/25/27

     14,394,132   
  5,201,313        

Lehman Mortgage Trust (07-8-2A1), 6.5%, due 09/25/37

     4,317,807   
  14,006,471        

Lehman XS Trust (07-14H-A211), 0.516%, due 07/25/47 (1)

     6,107,026   
  12,370,503        

MASTR Alternative Loans Trust (05-4-1A1), 6.5%, due 05/25/35

     10,918,094   
  1,456,900        

MASTR Asset Securitization Trust (03-8-1A1), 5.5%, due 09/25/33

     1,517,056   
  17,801,949        

Merrill Lynch Mortgage Investors Trust (06-A1-1A1), 4.782%, due 03/25/36 (1)

     10,891,227   
  23,803,000        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (07-T25-A3), 5.514%, due 11/12/49

     25,932,816   
  12,935,000        

Morgan Stanley Capital I Trust (07-T27-A4), 5.649%, due 06/11/42

     14,342,721   
  29,871,871        

Morgan Stanley Mortgage Loan Trust (06-11-1A2), 6.354%, due 08/25/36 (1)

     16,969,762   
  27,030,000        

NCUA Guaranteed Notes (10-R1-1A), 0.706%, due 10/07/20 (1)

     27,030,000   
  503,920        

Nomura Asset Acceptance Corp. (06-AR4-A1A), 0.426%, due 12/25/36 (1)

     237,629   
  60,002,939        

Opteum Mortgage Acceptance Corp. (06-1-2A1), 5.75%, due 04/25/36

     53,667,222   
  26,184,874        

Prime Mortgage Trust (06-1-1A1), 5.5%, due 06/25/36

     21,133,731   
  30,981,673        

Prime Mortgage Trust (06-DR1-2A1), (144A), 5.5%, due 05/25/35 (2)

     27,061,159   
  16,254,224        

RBSGC Mortgage Pass Through Certificates (08-B-A1), (144A), 6%, due 06/25/37 (2)

     14,725,713   
  6,345,916        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (05-QS7-A1), 5.5%, due 06/25/35

     5,524,015   
  12,837,383        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS5-A5), 6%, due 05/25/36

     8,011,410   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 26,846,993        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (06-QS7-A3), 6%, due 06/25/36

   $ 16,817,478   
  11,535,435        

Residential Accredit Loans, Inc. (07-QS6-A45), 5.75%, due 04/25/37

     7,131,647   
  20,000,000        

Residential Asset Securitization Trust (05-A15-1A2),
5.75%, due 02/25/36 (PAC)

     16,531,612   
  10,122,275        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (06-S10-1A1), 6%, due 10/25/36

     9,021,276   
  11,500,000        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (06-S5-A12),
6%, due 06/25/36 (PAC)

     9,316,305   
  5,969,638        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (06-S9-A3), 5.75%, due 09/25/36 (PAC)

     5,264,695   
  30,000,000        

Residential Funding Mortgage Securities I (07-S2-A9), 6%, due 02/25/37

     25,304,565   
  22,664,727        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (05-23-3A1), 5.882%, due 01/25/36 (1)

     16,183,567   
  10,962,848        

Structured Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan Trust (06-3-4A), 5.802%, due 04/25/36 (1)

     8,349,239   
  1,494,920        

Structured Asset Securities Corp. (03-10-A), 6%, due 04/25/33

     1,570,324   
  8,645,000        

TIAA Seasoned Commercial Mortgage Trust (07-C4-A3), 6.043%, due 08/15/39 (1)

     9,639,895   
  5,332,691        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-1-3A2), 5.75%, due 02/25/36

     4,510,711   
  7,323,012        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-5-1A1), 0.856%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     3,925,422   
  5,331,600        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (06-5-2CB2), 0.856%, due 07/25/36 (1)

     2,090,439   
  46,393,798        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (07-4-1A1), 5.5%, due 06/25/37

     37,828,668   
  12,310,956        

Washington Mutual Alternative Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (07-5-A6), 6%, due 06/25/37

     9,417,229   
  71,742        

Washington Mutual MSC Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (02-MS2-3A1), 6.5%, due 05/25/32

     73,522   
  36,423,963        

Wells Fargo Alternative Loan Trust (07-PA3-2A4), 6%, due 07/25/37

     31,729,242   
  3,856,330        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust (06-16-A18), 5%, due 11/25/36

     3,416,165   
  21,249,000        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust (07-10-1A32), 6%, due 07/25/37

     18,481,636   
  5,446,007        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Backed Securities Trust (07-11-A88), 6%, due 08/25/37

     4,854,080   
  33,329,029        

Wells Fargo Mortgage Loan Trust (10-RR4-1A2), (144A), 5.52%, due 12/27/46 (1)(2)

     14,883,118   
             
    

Total Collateralized Mortgage Obligations (Cost: $2,725,542,076)

     2,987,900,446   
             
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (27.1%)

  
  108,000,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., 0.33%, due 10/12/12 (1)

     108,293,004   
  957,584        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #1B2650, 4.734%, due 11/01/34 (1)

     1,009,057   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 15,349        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #755183, 10.046%, due 12/01/15 (1)

   $ 15,359   
  99,691        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #755363, 2.673%, due 09/01/30 (1)

     104,351   
  131,981        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #789924, 2.49%, due 11/01/32 (1)

     138,143   
  6,803        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #846317, 2.515%, due 08/01/26 (1)

     6,969   
  63,825        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #846510, 2.567%, due 04/01/25 (1)

     66,837   
  119,357        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #846732, 2.516%, due 01/01/30 (1)

     123,312   
  28,396,706        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A88591, 5%, due 09/01/39 (3)

     30,363,559   
  80,399,087        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A91162, 5%, due 02/01/40 (3)

     87,023,042   
  24,462,682        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #A92195, 5%, due 05/01/40 (3)

     26,355,673   
  72,486        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15322, 5%, due 07/01/19

     77,790   
  71,648        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15490, 5%, due 07/01/19

     76,891   
  213,983        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15557, 5%, due 07/01/19

     229,641   
  124,529        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #B15802, 5%, due 07/01/19

     133,641   
  388,437        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #C90552, 6%, due 06/01/22

     424,311   
  1,866,211        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G01959, 5%, due 12/01/35

     1,991,972   
  2,982,101        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G11678, 4.5%, due 04/01/20

     3,177,015   
  7,522,372        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12635, 5.5%, due 03/01/22

     8,155,819   
  9,237,281        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G12702, 4.5%, due 09/01/20

     9,841,039   
  9,477,018        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G13390, 6%, due 01/01/24

     10,333,524   
  71,402        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30194, 6.5%, due 04/01/21

     79,017   
  19,198,819        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30450, 6%, due 01/01/29

     20,899,914   
  20,241,434        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30452, 6%, due 10/01/28

     22,058,946   
  28,831,918        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #G30454, 5%, due 05/01/29

     30,815,914   
  2,053,203        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #H82001, 5.5%, due 07/01/37

     2,173,989   
  16,231,630        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #N70081, 5.5%, due 07/01/38

     17,426,149   
  21,356,719        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., Pool #P51350, 5%, due 03/01/36

     22,599,413   
  131,320,000        

Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., TBA, 3.5% (4)

     135,844,381   
  53,455,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, 0.286%, due 10/18/12 (1)

     53,455,063   
  47,576        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #124410, 2.511%, due 07/01/22 (1)

     49,084   
  470,309        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #254442, 5.5%, due 09/01/17

     511,692   
  1,307,420        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #254634, 5.5%, due 02/01/23

     1,415,105   
  30,921,026        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #257536, 5%, due 01/01/29

     32,973,630   
  15,250,729        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #310033, 6%, due 07/01/47

     16,529,339   
  50,256        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #348025, 2.545%, due 06/01/26 (1)

     51,243   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 43,822,345        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #555424, 5.5%, due 05/01/33

   $ 47,444,533   
  4,980,003        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #555811, 4%, due 10/01/18

     5,277,115   
  176,888        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #655819, 2.494%, due 08/01/32 (1)

     184,367   
  86,234        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #661856, 2.691%, due 10/01/32 (1)

     86,211   
  1,579,851        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #671133, 5.223%, due 02/01/33 (1)

     1,671,568   
  306,317        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #672272, 2.854%, due 12/01/32 (1)

     319,136   
  578,970        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #676766, 2.821%, due 01/01/33 (1)

     602,983   
  511,327        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #687847, 2.585%, due 02/01/33 (1)

     534,593   
  1,845,123        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #692104, 5.042%, due 02/01/33 (1)

     1,943,287   
  1,012,842        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #699866, 2.509%, due 04/01/33 (1)

     1,054,384   
  600,868        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #704454, 2.539%, due 05/01/33 (1)

     622,049   
  828,945        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #708820, 4.505%, due 06/01/33 (1)

     876,369   
  2,444,510        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #725275, 4%, due 02/01/19

     2,591,339   
  635,722        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #728824, 2.81%, due 07/01/33 (1)

     665,571   
  3,335,390        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #734384, 5.5%, due 07/01/33

     3,585,483   
  157,434        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #785677, 5%, due 07/01/19

     169,345   
  1,110,553        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #821915, 2.685%, due 06/01/35 (1)

     1,163,300   
  6,174,428        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #888593, 7%, due 06/01/37

     6,879,181   
  31,119,194        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #934103, 5%, due 07/01/38

     32,783,516   
  31,470,457        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #957876, 4.619%, due 05/01/18 (1)

     32,114,979   
  24,073,210        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #979563, 5%, due 04/01/28

     25,676,356   
  11,364,720        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995040, 5%, due 06/01/23

     12,118,001   
  28,131,940        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995425, 6%, due 01/01/24

     30,555,743   
  30,489,771        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995573, 6%, due 01/01/49

     32,745,878   
  15,167,250        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995745, 6.5%, due 01/01/49

     16,545,506   
  50,806,611        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995953, 6%, due 11/01/28

     55,406,288   
  35,256,755        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #995954, 6%, due 03/01/29

     38,415,603   
  19,949,687        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AA3303, 5.5%, due 06/01/38

     21,318,526   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Principal
Amount
       Fixed Income Securities    Value  
       
    

U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Continued)

  
$ 22,646,904        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #AC1602, 4.5%, due 09/01/29

   $ 23,990,958   
  50,187,420        

Federal National Mortgage Association, Pool #MA0171, 4.5%, due 09/01/29

     53,165,953   
  307,150,000        

Federal National Mortgage Association, TBA, 3.5% (4)

     317,852,335   
  45,809,296        

Government National Mortgage Association, Pool #782902, 4.5%, due 02/15/40 (1)

     49,135,839   
  100,540        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #631684, 7%, due 08/20/34

     111,534   
  110,455        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #631700, 7%, due 09/20/34

     122,534   
  909,972        

Government National Mortgage Association II, Pool #80963, 2.625%, due 07/20/34 (1)

     943,561   
             
    

Total U.S. Government Agency Obligations (Cost: $1,429,574,956)

     1,463,497,752   
             
    

U.S. Treasury Bond (Cost: $26,649,017) (0.5%)

  
  26,365,176        

U.S. Treasury Inflation Indexed Bond, 3.5%, due 01/15/11 (5)

     26,552,606   
             
    

U.S. Treasury Notes (9.5%)

  
  120,445,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 0.875%, due 04/30/11

     120,863,739   
  149,395,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1%, due 08/31/11

     150,352,024   
  82,550,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 1.875%, due 08/31/17

     82,653,188   
  160,000,000        

U.S. Treasury Note, 2.625%, due 08/15/20

     160,150,080   
             
    

Total U.S. Treasury Notes (Cost: $512,699,258)

     514,019,031   
             
    

Total Fixed Income Securities (Cost: $5,173,359,744) (102.1%)

     5,511,460,390   
             
Number of
Shares
       Money Market Investments (5.5% )        
  267,100,000        

Dreyfus Institutional Cash Advantage Fund, 0.22%

     267,100,000   
  25,000,000        

DWS Money Market Series, Institutional Shares, 0.19%

     25,000,000   
  6,335,000        

Fidelity Institutional Money Market Fund, 0.2%

     6,335,000   
             
    

Total Money Market Investments (Cost: $298,435,000)

     298,435,000   
             
Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments        
$ 52,000,000        

Citigroup Funding, Inc., 0.34%, due 11/10/10

     51,995,580   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

Principal
Amount
       Short-Term Investments    Value  
       
$ 4,499,394        

Repurchase Agreement, State Street Bank & Trust Company, 0.01%, due 11/01/10 (collateralized by $4,270,000, U.S. Treasury Note, 2.50%, due 04/30/15, valued at $4,589,823) (Total Amount to be Received Upon Repurchase $4,499,398)

   $ 4,499,394   
             
    

Total Short-Term Investments (Cost: $56,494,974) (1.1%)

     56,494,974   
             
    

Total Investments (Cost: $5,528,289,718) (108.7%)

     5,866,390,364   
    

Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (–8.7%)

     (469,415,462
             
    

Net Assets (100.0%)

   $ 5,396,974,902   
             

Notes to the Schedule of Investments:

I/F - Inverse Floating rate security whose interest rate moves in the opposite direction of prevailing interest rates.
I/O -  Interest Only Security.
PAC - Planned Amortization Class.
P/O - Principal Only Security.
TAC - Target Amortization Class.
(1)   Floating or variable rate security. The interest shown reflects the rate in effect at October 31, 2010.
(2)   Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At October 31, 2010, the value of these securities amounted to $114,167,203 or 2.1% of net assets. These securities are determined to be liquid by the Advisor, unless otherwise noted, under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Fund’s Board of Directors.
(3)   All or a portion of this security is segregated to cover when-issued, delayed-delivery or forward commitments. (Note 2).
(4)   Security purchased on a forward commitment with an approximate principal amount. The actual principal amount and maturity date will be determined upon settlement when the security is delivered.
(5)   Interest rate for this security is a stated rate. Interest payments are determined based on the inflation-adjusted principal.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Investments by Industry

October 31, 2010

 

Industry*    Percentage of
Net Assets
 

Asset-Backed Securities

     9.6

Private Mortgage-Backed Securities

     29.6   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

     52.9   

U.S. Government Obligations

     10.0   

Short-Term Investments

     6.6   
        

Total

     108.7
        

 

 

 

* These classifications are unaudited.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2010

 

    TCW
Money
Market
Fund
    TCW
Core Fixed
Income
Fund
    TCW
Emerging
Markets Income
Fund
    TCW
High Yield
Bond Fund
 
    Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

       

Investments, at Value (1)

  $ 168,680      $ 407,935      $ 1,147,015      $ 122,952   

Foreign Currency, at Value

           929 (2)               

Cash

           1,400                 

Receivable for Securities Sold

           1,763        41,560        2,922   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

           961        16,310        1,855   

Interest and Dividends Receivable

    437        2,409        17,089        2,566   
                               

Total Assets

    169,117        415,397        1,221,974        130,295   
                               

LIABILITIES

       

Distributions Payable

    17        1,323        5,907        811   

Payable for Securities Purchased

           73,905        91,266        2,919   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

           611        2,938        2,021   

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

    8        8        8        8   

Accrued Compliance Expense

    —  (3)      —  (3)      —  (3)      —  (3) 

Accrued Management Fees

    12        68        662        72   

Accrued Distribution Fees

           29        99        9   

Other Accrued Expenses

    39        125        234        73   
                               

Total Liabilities

    76        76,069        101,114        5,913   
                               

NET ASSETS

  $ 169,041      $ 339,328      $ 1,120,860      $ 124,382   
                               

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

       

Paid-in Capital

  $ 169,098      $ 316,891      $ 1,065,211      $ 123,805   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency

    (58     7,251        21,402        (5,585

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments and Foreign Currency

           15,625        36,111        6,020   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

    1        (439     (1,864     142   
                               

NET ASSETS

  $ 169,041      $ 339,328      $ 1,120,860      $ 124,382   
                               

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

       

I Class Share

  $ 169,041      $ 197,877      $ 622,371      $ 76,897   
                               

N Class Share

    $ 141,451      $ 498,489      $ 47,485   
                         

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (4)

       

I Class Share

      169,098,500          17,976,245          70,399,809          11,917,216   
                               

N Class Share

      12,819,752        44,066,233        7,313,715   
                         

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (5)

       

I Class Share

  $ 1.00      $ 11.01      $ 8.84      $ 6.45   
                               

N Class Share

    $ 11.03      $ 11.31      $ 6.49   
                         

 

(1) The identified cost for the TCW Money Market Fund, the TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund and the TCW High Yield Bond Fund at October 31, 2010 was $168,680, $392,420, $1,110,955 and $116,932, respectively.
(2) The identified cost at October 31, 2010 was $820.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(4) The number of authorized shares with a par value of $0.001 per share, for the TCW Money Market Fund is 5,000,000,000 for the I Class shares, the TCW Core Fixed Income Fund is 1,667,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund is 2,000,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares and the TCW High Yield Bond Fund is 1,667,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.
(5) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Assets and Liabilities

October 31, 2010

 

     TCW
Short Term
Bond Fund
    TCW
Total Return
Bond Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands
(Except per Share Amounts)
 

ASSETS

    

Investments, at Value (1)

   $ 77,333      $ 5,866,390   

Receivable for Securities Sold

     14        615   

Receivable for Fund Shares Sold

     348        28,001   

Interest and Dividends Receivable

     249        22,618   

Receivable from Investment Advisor

     4          
                

Total Assets

     77,948        5,917,624   
                

LIABILITIES

    

Distributions Payable

     214        33,464   

Payable for Securities Purchased

     861        454,470   

Payable for Fund Shares Redeemed

     958        29,889   

Accrued Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     8        8   

Accrued Compliance Expense

      (2)      7   

Accrued Management Fees

            1,229   

Accrued Distribution Fees

            471   

Other Accrued Expenses

     58        1,111   
                

Total Liabilities

     2,099        520,649   
                

NET ASSETS

   $ 75,849      $ 5,396,975   
                

NET ASSETS CONSIST OF:

    

Paid-in Capital

   $ 82,658      $ 4,931,763   

Accumulated Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (7,266     151,059   

Unrealized Appreciation of Investments

     238        338,100   

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

     219        (23,947
                

NET ASSETS

   $ 75,849      $ 5,396,975   
                

NET ASSETS ATTRIBUTABLE TO:

    

I Class Share

   $ 75,849      $ 3,185,878   
                

N Class Share

     $ 2,211,097   
          

CAPITAL SHARES OUTSTANDING: (3)

    

I Class Share

       8,485,487        307,284,294   
                

N Class Share

         206,286,053   
          

NET ASSET VALUE PER SHARE: (4)

    

I Class Share

   $ 8.94      $ 10.37   
                

N Class Share

     $ 10.72   
          

 

(1) The identified cost for the TCW Short Term Bond Fund and the TCW Total Return Bond Fund at October 31, 2010 was $77,095 and $5,528,290, respectively.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $1.
(3) The number of authorized shares, with a par value of $0.001 per share, for the TCW Short Term Bond Fund is 1,666,000,000 for the I Class shares, and the TCW Total Return Bond Fund is 1,666,000,000 for each of the I Class and N Class shares.
(4) Represents offering price and redemption price per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2010

 

     TCW
Money
Market
Fund
    TCW
Core Fixed
Income
Fund
    TCW
Emerging
Markets
Income
Fund
    TCW
High Yield
Bond Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

        

Income:

        

Interest

   $ 583      $ 17,019      $ 34,617  (1)    $ 12,500   

Dividends

            1               16  (2) 
                                

Total

     583        17,020        34,617        12,516   
                                

Expenses:

        

Management Fees

     427        1,088        3,190        994   

Accounting Services Fees

     24        49        61        27   

Administration Fees

     23        68        52        30   

Transfer Agent Fees:

        

I Class

     19        39        119        34   

N Class

            62        97        40   

Custodian Fees

     20        64        175        24   

Professional Fees

     31        60        46        32   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     23        23        23        23   

Registration Fees:

        

I Class

     29        35        53        33   

N Class

            27        142        33   

Distribution Fees:

        

N Class

            217        418        133   

Compliance Expense

            3        12        4   

Shareholder Reporting Expense

     10        4        13        2   

Other

     27        52        80        32   
                                

Total

     633        1,791        4,481        1,441   
                                

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

        

I Class

     256        214                 

N Class

            86               38   
                                

Net Expenses

     377        1,491        4,481        1,403   
                                

Net Investment Income

     206        15,529        30,136        11,113   
                                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

        

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on:

        

Investments

     (19     11,467        30,786        12,642   

Foreign Currency

             (3)      17         (3) 

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

        

Investments

            713        32,025        (2,002

Foreign Currency

            110        51          
                                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (19     12,290        62,879        10,640   
                                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $   187      $   27,819      $   93,015      $   21,753   
                                

 

(1) Net of foreign taxes withheld. Total amount withheld for the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund was $14.
(2) Net of foreign taxes withheld. Total amounts withheld for the TCW High Yield Bond Fund were $1.
(3) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Operations

Year Ended October 31, 2010

 

     TCW
Short Term
Bond Fund
    TCW
Total Return
Bond Fund
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

INVESTMENT INCOME

    

Income:

    

Interest

   $ 2,678      $ 479,631   
                

Total

     2,678        479,631   
                

Expenses:

    

Management Fees

     327        30,843   

Accounting Services Fees

     11        1,149   

Administration Fees

     15        1,022   

Transfer Agent Fees:

    

I Class

     11        1,657   

N Class

            1,097   

Custodian Fees

     17        124   

Professional Fees

     61        368   

Directors’ Fees and Expenses

     23        23   

Registration Fees:

    

I Class

     14        160   

N Class

            188   

Distribution Fees:

    

N Class

            5,524   

Compliance Expense

      (1)      96   

Shareholder Reporting Expense

            96   

Other

     16        1,465   
                

Total

     495        43,812   
                

Less Expenses Borne by Investment Advisor:

    

I Class

     208        6,923   

N Class

            3,118   
                

Net Expenses

     287        33,771   
                

Net Investment Income

     2,391        445,860   
                

NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS

    

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (6,960     333,621   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on:

    

Investments

     9,923        (239,399
                

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     2,963        94,222   
                

INCREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS

   $    5,354      $    540,082   
                

 

(1) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Money Market
Fund
    TCW
Core Fixed Income
Fund
 
     Year Ended
October 31,
2010
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
    Year Ended
October 31,
2010
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 206      $ 3,623      $ 15,529      $ 14,457   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     (19     162        11,467        3,415   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

                   823        20,426   
                                

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     187        3,785        27,819        38,298   
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (244     (3,768     (11,120     (6,884

N Class

                   (5,070     (7,062

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

                   (1,739     (139

N Class

                   (704     (325
                                

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (244     (3,768     (18,633     (14,410
                                

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     (45,594     (590,560     (35,225     184,834   

N Class

                   61,537        (19,119
                                

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     (45,594       (590,560     26,312        165,715   
                                

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     (45,651     (590,543     35,498        189,603   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Year

     214,692        805,235        303,830        114,227   
                                

End of Year

   $   169,041      $ 214,692      $   339,328      $   303,830   
                                

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

   $ 1      $ 371      $ (439   $ 946   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Emerging Markets
Income Fund
    TCW
High Yield Bond
Fund
 
     Year Ended
October 31,
2010
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
    Year Ended
October 31,
2010
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 30,136      $ 3,085      $ 11,113      $ 9,347   

Net Realized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     30,803        1,407        12,642        2,034   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments and Foreign Currency Transactions

     32,076        11,295        (2,002     26,460   
                                

Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     93,015        15,787        21,753        37,841   
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (18,341     (3,139     (6,531     (6,191

N Class

     (11,695     (178     (4,189     (3,072

Distributions from Net Realized Gain:

        

I Class

     (207                     

N Class

     (23                     
                                

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (30,266     (3,317     (10,720     (9,263
                                

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     482,682        70,570        (8,288     18,957   

N Class

     460,777        11,028        (9,684     27,099   

Redemption Fees (Note 2)

            6                 
                                

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     943,459        81,604        (17,972     46,056   
                                

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     1,006,208        94,074        (6,939     74,634   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Year

     114,652        20,578        131,321        56,687   
                                

End of Year

   $   1,120,860      $   114,652      $   124,382      $   131,321   
                                

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

   $ (1,864   $ (601   $ 142      $ (363

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

     TCW
Short Term Bond
Fund
    TCW
Total Return Bond
Fund
 
     Year Ended
October 31,
2010
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
    Year Ended
October 31,
2010
    Year Ended
October 31,
2009
 
     Dollar Amounts in Thousands  

OPERATIONS

        

Net Investment Income

   $ 2,391      $ 3,438      $ 445,860      $ 531,880   

Net Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     (6,960     49        333,621        2,045   

Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

     9,923        (3,769     (239,399     666,260   
                                

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     5,354        (282     540,082        1,200,185   
                                

DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS

        

Distributions from Net Investment Income:

        

I Class

     (2,879     (3,168     (318,633     (328,027

N Class

                   (173,595     (163,607
                                

Total Distributions to Shareholders

     (2,879     (3,168     (492,228     (491,634
                                

NET CAPITAL SHARE TRANSACTIONS

        

I Class

     21,430        (20,462     (4,744,691     6,338,317   

N Class

                   (1,159,586     2,101,000   
                                

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets Resulting from Net Capital Shares Transactions

     21,430        (20,462     (5,904,277     8,439,317   
                                

Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets

     23,905        (23,912     (5,856,423     9,147,868   

NET ASSETS

        

Beginning of Year

     51,944        75,856          11,253,398        2,105,530   
                                

End of Year

   $   75,849      $    51,944      $ 5,396,975      $   11,253,398   
                                

Undistributed (Overdistributed) Net Investment Income

   $ 219      $ 458      $ (23,947   $ 51,245   

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Note 1 — Organization

TCW Funds, Inc. (the “Company”), a Maryland corporation, is an open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “1940 Act”), that currently offers 20 no-load mutual funds (each, a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”). TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) is the investment advisor to the Funds and is registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Each Fund has distinct investment objectives. The following are the objectives for the 6 Fixed Income Funds that are covered in this report:

 

TCW Fund

 

Investment Objective

Diversified Money Market Fund  
TCW Money Market Fund   Seeks current income, preservation of capital and liquidity by investing in high credit quality, short-term money market securities.
Diversified Fixed Income Funds  
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund   Seeks to maximize current income and achieve above average total return consistent with prudent investment management over a full market cycle by investing in fixed income securities.
TCW High Yield Bond Fund   Seeks to maximize current income and achieve above average total return consistent with reasonable risk over a full market cycle by investing in high yield bonds, commonly known as “junk” bonds.
TCW Short Term Bond Fund   Seeks to maximize current income by investing at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. At least 50% of its net assets will be invested in mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by, or secured by collateral which is guaranteed by, the U.S. Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or its sponsored corporations; or privately issued mortgage-backed securities rated Aa3 or higher by Moody’s or AA- or higher by S&P; or other obligations of the United States Government, its agencies instrumentalities or sponsored corporations; or money market instruments.
TCW Total Return Bond Fund   Seeks to maximize current income and achieve above average total return consistent with prudent investment management over a full market cycle by investing at least 80% of its net assets in debt securities. At least 50% of its net assets will be invested in mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by, or secured by collateral which is guaranteed by, the United States Government, its agencies, instrumentalities or its sponsored corporations; or privately issued mortgage-backed securities rated Aa3, or higher by Moody’s or AA- or higher by S&P; or other obligations of the United States Government, its agencies instrumentalities or sponsored corporations; or money market instruments.

 

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TCW Fund

 

Investment Objective

Non-Diversified Fixed Income Fund  
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund  

Seeks high total return from current income and

capital appreciation by investing in debt securities

issued by emerging market country governments,

their agencies or instrumentalities, or emerging

market private corporate issuers.

The TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, the TCW High Yield Bond Fund and the TCW Total Return Bond Fund offer two classes of shares: I Class and N Class. The TCW Money Market Fund and the TCW Short Term Bond Fund offer only the I Class shares. The classes are substantially the same except that the N Class shares are subject to a distribution fee (see Note 6).

Note 2 — Significant Accounting Policies

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies, which are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and which are consistently followed by the Funds in the preparation of their financial statements.

Principles of Accounting:    The Funds use the accrual method of accounting for financial reporting purposes.

Net Asset Value:    The Net Asset Value of each Fund’s shares is determined by dividing the net assets attributable to each class of shares of the Fund by the number of issued and outstanding shares of the Class/Fund on each business day as of 1:00 p.m. Pacific Standard/Daylight Time.

Security Valuations:     Securities listed or traded on the New York, American or other stock exchanges are valued at the latest sale price on that exchange (if there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the latest bid price). All other securities for which over-the-counter market quotations are readily available are valued at the latest bid price as furnished by independent pricing services or by dealer quotations.

The value of securities held in the TCW Money Market Fund, as well as short-term debt securities in other Fixed Income Funds with remaining maturities of 60 days or less at the time of purchase, is determined by using the amortized cost method applied to each individual security which approximates market value.

Other short-term debt securities, other than those securities identified in the preceding paragraph, are valued on a marked-to-market basis until such time as they reach a remaining maturity of 60 days, whereupon they are valued at amortized value using their value on the 61st day prior to maturity.

Securities for which market quotations are not readily available, including circumstances under which it is determined by the Advisor that sale, bid or amortized cost prices are not reflective of a security’s market value, are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Company’s Board of Directors.

Fair value is defined as the price that a Fund would receive upon selling an investment in a timely transaction to an independent buyer in the principal or most advantageous market for the investment. A three-tier hierarchy is utilized to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs are inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based

 

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on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs are inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances. The three-tier hierarchy of inputs is summarized in the three broad Levels listed below.

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical investments

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Funds’ own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

Changes in valuation techniques may result in transfers in or out of an investment’s assigned Level within the hierarchy. The inputs or methodology used for valuing investments are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those investments and the determination of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment and consideration of factors specific to each security.

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

In periods of market dislocation, the observability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many instruments. This condition, as well as changes related to liquidity of investments, could cause a security to be reclassified between Level 1, Level 2, or Level 3.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.

Fair Value Measurements:    A description of the valuation techniques applied to the Funds’ major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis is as follows:

Equity securities.    Securities are generally valued based on quoted prices from the applicable exchange. To the extent these securities are actively traded, valuation adjustments are not applied and they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Restricted securities issued by publicly held companies are valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities and may be categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy to the extent that the discount is considered to be insignificant to the fair value measurement in its entirety, otherwise they may be categorized as Level 3. Restricted securities held in non-public entities are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and, therefore, the inputs are unobservable. Certain foreign securities may be fair valued using a pricing service that considers the correlation of the trading patterns of the foreign security to the intraday trading in the U.S. markets for investments such as depositary receipts, futures, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), and the movement of certain indexes of securities based on a statistical analysis of the historical relationship and are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

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Corporate bonds.    The fair value of corporate bonds is estimated using recently executed transactions, market price quotations (where observable), bond spreads, or credit default swap spreads adjusted for any basis difference between cash and derivative instruments. Corporate bonds are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy; in instances where prices, spreads, or any of the other aforementioned key inputs are unobservable, they are categorized in Level 3 of the hierarchy.

Asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities.    The fair value of asset-backed securities and mortgage-backed securities is estimated based on models that consider the estimated cash flows of each debt tranche of the issuer, establish a benchmark yield, and develop an estimated tranche specific spread to the benchmark yield based on the unique attributes of the tranche including, but not limited to, the prepayment speed assumptions and attributes of the collateral. To the extent the inputs are observable and timely, the values would be categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, otherwise they would be categorized as Level 3.

U.S. Government and agency securities.    U.S. government and agency securities are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, quoted market prices, and reference data. Accordingly, U.S. government and agency securities are normally categorized in Level 1 or 2 of the fair value hierarchy depending on the liquidity and transparency of the market.

Restricted securities.    Restricted securities that are deemed to be both Rule 144A securities and illiquid, as well as restricted securities held in non-public entities, are included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because they trade infrequently, and, therefore, the inputs are unobservable. Any other restricted securities are valued at a discount to similar publicly traded securities and may be categorized as Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy to the extent that the discount is considered to be insignificant to the fair value measurement in its entirety, otherwise they may be categorized as Level 3.

The following is a summary of the inputs used as of October 31, 2010 in valuing the Funds:

TCW Money Market Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Commercial Paper

           

Automotive

   $       $ 1,397,983       $       $ 1,397,983   

Banking

             5,592,124                 5,592,124   

Financial Services

             1,399,663                 1,399,663   

Industrial — Diversified

             1,998,324                 1,998,324   

Insurance

             1,499,122                 1,499,122   

Oil & Gas

             1,397,713                 1,397,713   
                                   

Total Commercial Paper

             13,284,929                 13,284,929   
                                   

 

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Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Corporate Bonds

           

Banking

   $       $ 19,579,034       $       $ 19,579,034   

Beverages, Food & Tobacco

             1,425,870                 1,425,870   

Computers & Information

             3,029,460                 3,029,460   

Financial Services

             9,274,239                 9,274,239   

Heavy Machinery

             1,375,238                 1,375,238   

Insurance

             1,509,712                 1,509,712   

Oil & Gas

             2,986,221                 2,986,221   

Pharmaceuticals

             1,486,691                 1,486,691   

Prepackaged Software

             1,529,386                 1,529,386   

Restaurants

             1,653,775                 1,653,775   

Retailers

             1,568,316                 1,568,316   

Telephone Communications, exc. Radio

             4,144,412                 4,144,412   

Telephone Systems

             1,520,494                 1,520,494   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

             9,198,373                 9,198,373   
                                   

Total Corporate Bonds

             60,281,221                 60,281,221   
                                   

Municipal Bonds

             3,019,353                 3,019,353   

U.S. Treasury Bond

     883,910                         883,910   

Money Market Investments

     19,482,000                         19,482,000   

Repurchase Agreements

             71,728,555                 71,728,555   
                                   

Total

   $   20,365,910       $   148,314,058       $    —       $   168,679,968   
                                   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Corporate Bonds*

   $       $ 68,190,711       $   1,052       $ 68,191,763   

Municipal Bonds

             3,799,090                 3,799,090   

Asset-Backed Securities

             5,622,628                 5,622,628   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

             95,076,191                 95,076,191   

Foreign Government Bonds

             3,157,253                 3,157,253   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

             103,943,084                 103,943,084   

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     4,783,347                         4,783,347   

U.S. Treasury Notes

       91,738,862                         91,738,862   
                                   

Total Fixed Income Securities

     96,522,209           279,788,957         1,052           376,312,218   
                                   

Equity Securities*

     22,220         11,505         10         33,735   
                                   

 

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Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs

(Level 3)
     Total  

Money Market Investments

   $ 15,300,000       $       $       $ 15,300,000   

Short-Term Investments

             16,289,540                 16,289,540   
                                   

Total

   $   111,844,429       $   296,090,002       $   1,062       $   407,935,493   
                                   

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Airlines

   $       $ 26,543,274       $       $ 26,543,274   

Banking

             236,470,133                 236,470,133   

Chemicals

             15,103,200                 15,103,200   

Coal

             10,876,250                 10,876,250   

Electric Utilities

             13,816,652                 13,816,652   

Electrical Equipment

             10,642,500                 10,642,500   

Electronics

             8,670,000                 8,670,000   

Financial Services

             92,461,989                 92,461,989   

Forest Products & Paper

             13,107,376                 13,107,376   

Heavy Construction

             13,668,750                 13,668,750   

Media — Broadcasting & Publishing

             30,206,487                 30,206,487   

Metals

             60,782,350                 60,782,350   

Mining

             9,337,500                 9,337,500   

Miscellaneous

             40,736,217                 40,736,217   

Oil & Gas

             76,668,500                 76,668,500   

Real Estate

             31,220,106                 31,220,106   

Sovereign Government

             357,607,266                 357,607,266   

Telephone Systems

             32,923,500                 32,923,500   

Transportation

             7,507,500                 7,507,500   
                                   

Total Fixed Income Securities

             1,088,349,550                 1,088,349,550   
                                   

Short-Term Investments

             58,665,835                 58,665,835   
                                   

Total

   $   —       $   1,147,015,385       $   —       $   1,147,015,385   
                                   

 

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TCW High Yield Bond

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Corporate Bonds*

   $       $   113,904,550       $   17,893       $   113,922,443   

Municipal Bonds

             2,257,500                 2,257,500   

Equity Securities*

     816,689         115,935         170         932,794   

Short-Term Investments

             5,839,728                 5,839,728   
                                   

Total

   $   816,689       $ 122,117,713       $ 18,063       $ 122,952,465   
                                   

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset-Backed Securities

   $       $ 1,207,592       $       $ 1,207,592   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

             37,033,596                 37,033,596   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

             25,042,964                 25,042,964   

Corporate Bonds*

             8,514,995                 8,514,995   

Municipal Bonds

             760,257                 760,257   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     2,942,731                         2,942,731   

U.S. Treasury Bonds

     429,490                         429,490   
                                   

Total Fixed Income Securities

     3,372,221         72,559,404                 75,931,625   
                                   

Money Market Investments

       1,200,000                           1,200,000   

Short-Term Investments

             201,255                 201,255   
                                   

Total

   $ 4,572,221       $   72,760,659       $   —       $   77,332,880   
                                   

 

* See Schedule of Investments for corresponding industries.

 

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TCW Total Return Bond Fund

 

Description

   Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Other
Significant
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
     Total  

Asset-Backed Securities

   $       $ 519,490,555       $   —       $ 519,490,555   

Collateralized Mortgage Obligations

               2,987,900,446                   2,987,900,446   

U.S. Government Agency Obligations

             1,463,497,752                 1,463,497,752   

U.S. Treasury Bond

     26,552,606                         26,552,606   

U.S. Treasury Notes

     514,019,031                         514,019,031   
                                   

Total Fixed Income Securities

     540,571,637         4,970,888,753                 5,511,460,390   
                                   

Money Market Investments

       298,435,000                         298,435,000   

Short-Term Investments

             56,494,974                 56,494,974   
                                   

Total

   $ 839,006,637       $ 5,027,383,727       $       $ 5,866,390,364   
                                   

The following table shows transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy:

 

     Transfers In*      Transfers Out*  
     Level 1 —
Quoted Prices
    Level 2 —
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
     Level 1 —
Quoted Prices
     Level 2 —
Other Significant
Observable Inputs
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

   $   23,082,570 **    $   —       $   —         $  (23,082,570 )** 

 

* The Fund(s) recognize transfers in and transfers out at the beginning of the period.
** Financial assets transferred between Level 1 and Level 2 were due to a change in observable and/or unobservable inputs.

Following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining value:

 

Investments in
Securities

  Balance
as of
October 31,
2009
    Accrued
Discounts
(Premiums)
    Realized
Gain (Loss)
and Change
in Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
    Net
Purchases
(Sales)
    Transfers
in to
Level 3
    Transfers
out of
Level 3
    Balance
as of
October 31,
2010
    Net Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
from
Investments
Held at
October 31,
2010
 
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund             

Corporate Bonds

  $ 1,052      $ 147      $ (147   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,052      $ (147

Equity Securities

    10        0        0        0        0        0        10        0   
                                                               

Total

  $ 1,062      $ 147      $ (147   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 1,062      $ (147
                                                               
TCW High Yield Bond Fund             

Corporate Bonds

  $ 17,893      $ 2,506      $ (2,506   $ 0      $ 0      $ 0      $ 17,893      $ (2,506

Equity Securities

    170        0        0        0        0        0        170        0   
                                                               

Total

  $   18,063      $   2,506      $   (2,506)      $   0      $   0      $   0      $   18,063      $   (2,506)   
                                                               

 

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Redemption Fees:    Prior to July 1, 2009, the TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund imposed a short-term redemption fee on shares owned less than 90 days equal to 2% of the value of the shares redeemed. Redemption fees are recorded by the Fund as additional paid-in-capital. The redemption fees received by the Fund are shown on the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. Effective July 1, 2009, the short-term redemption fee was eliminated.

Security Transactions and Related Investment Income:    Security transactions are recorded as of the trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recognized on an accrual basis. Premiums and discounts, including original issue discounts, are amortized using a constant yield to maturity method. Realized gains and losses on investments are recorded on the basis of specific identification.

Foreign Currency Translation:    The books and records of each Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars as follows: (1) the foreign currency market value of investment securities, and other assets and liabilities stated in foreign currencies, are translated using the daily spot rate; and (2) purchases, sales, income and expenses are translated at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The resultant exchange gains and losses are included in net realized or net unrealized gain (loss) in the Statements of Operations. Pursuant to U.S. federal income tax regulations, certain foreign exchange gains and losses included in realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in, or are a reduction of, ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Foreign Taxes:    The Funds may be subject to withholding taxes on income and capital gains imposed by certain countries in which they invest. The withholding tax on income is netted against the income accrued or received. Any reclaimable taxes are recorded as income. The withholding tax on realized or unrealized gain is recorded as a liability.

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts:    The TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund may enter into forward foreign currency contracts as a hedge against fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. Forward foreign currency contracts are marked-to-market daily and the change in market value is recorded by the Fund as an unrealized gain or loss in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. When the contract is closed or delivery is taken, the Fund 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. Risks may arise upon entering into these contracts from the potential inability of counterparties to meet the terms of their contracts and from unanticipated movements in the value of the foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. There were no forward foreign currency contracts outstanding at October 31, 2010.

Mortgage-Backed Securities:    The TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, the TCW Short Term Bond Fund and the TCW Total Return Bond Fund may invest in mortgage pass-through securities which represent interests in pools of mortgages in which payments of both principal and interest on the securities are generally made monthly, in effect “passing through” monthly payments made by borrowers on the residential or commercial mortgage loans which underlie the securities (net of any fees paid to the issuer or guarantor of the securities). Mortgage pass-through securities differ from other forms of debt securities, which normally provide for periodic payment of interest in fixed amounts with principal payments at maturity or specified call dates. These Funds may also invest in collateralized mortgage obligations (“CMOs”). CMOs are debt obligations collateralized by residential or commercial mortgage loans or residential or commercial mortgage pass-through securities. Interest and principal are generally paid monthly. CMOs may be collateralized by whole mortgage loans or private mortgage pass-through securities but are more typically

 

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collateralized by portfolios of mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. The issuer of a series of CMOs may elect to be treated for tax purposes as a Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit (“REMIC”). CMOs are structured into multiple classes, each bearing a different stated maturity. Monthly payment of principal received from the pool of underlying mortgages, including prepayments, is first returned to investors holding the shortest maturity class. Investors holding the longer maturity classes usually receive principal only after shorter classes have been retired. An investor may be partially protected against a sooner than desired return of principal because of the sequential payments. These Funds may invest in stripped mortgage-backed securities. Stripped mortgage-backed securities are usually structured with two classes that receive different proportions of the interest and principal distributions on a pool of mortgage assets. In certain cases, one class will receive all of the interest (the interest-only or “IO” class), while the other class will receive all of the principal (the principal-only or “PO” class). The yield to maturity on IOs is sensitive to the rate of principal repayments (including prepayments) on the related underlying mortgage assets, and principal payments may have a material effect on yield to maturity. If the underlying mortgage assets experience greater than anticipated prepayments of principal, a fund may not fully recoup its initial investment in IOs.

Inflation-Indexed Bonds:    The Funds may invest in inflation-indexed bonds, which are fixed income securities whose principal value or coupon is periodically adjusted according to the rate of inflation.

Inflation-indexed securities issued by the U.S. Treasury have maturities of five, ten, twenty, or thirty years, although it is possible that securities with other maturities will be issued in the future. The U.S. Treasury securities pay interest on a semi-annual basis, equal to a fixed percentage of the inflation-adjusted principal amount.

If the periodic adjustment rate measuring inflation falls, the principal value of inflation-indexed bonds will be adjusted downward, and consequently the interest payable on these securities (calculated with respect to a smaller principal amount) will be reduced. Repayment of the original bond principal upon maturity (as adjusted for inflation) is guaranteed in the case of U.S. Treasury inflation-indexed bonds, even during a period of deflation. However, the current market value of the bonds is not guaranteed, and will fluctuate. The Funds may also invest in other inflation related bonds which may or may not provide a similar guarantee. If a guarantee of principal is not provided, the adjusted principal value of the bond repaid at maturity may be less than the original principal.

The value of inflation-indexed bonds is expected to change in response to changes in real interest rates. Real interest rates in turn are tied to the relationship between nominal interest rates and the rate of inflation. Therefore, if inflation were to rise at a faster rate than nominal interest rates, real interest rates might decline, leading to an increase in value of inflation-indexed bonds. In contrast, if nominal interest rates increased at a faster rate than inflation, real interest rates might rise, leading to a decrease in value of inflation-indexed bonds.

While the values of these securities are expected to be protected from long-term inflationary trends, short-term increases in inflation may lead to a decline in value. If interest rates rise due to reasons other than inflation (for example, due to changes in currency exchange rates), investors in these securities may not be protected to the extent that the increase is not reflected in the bond’s inflation measure.

 

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Credit-Linked Notes:    The TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund invests in credit-linked notes. Credit-linked notes are intended to replicate the economic effects that would apply had the Fund directly purchased the underlying reference asset. The risks of credit-linked notes include the potential default of the underlying reference asset, the movement in the value of the currency of the underlying reference asset relative to the credit-linked note, the potential inability of the Fund to dispose of the credit-linked note in the normal course of business, and the possible inability of the counterparties to fulfill their obligations under the contracts.

When-Issued, Delayed-Delivery, and Forward Commitment Transactions:    Each Fund may enter into when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions in order to lock in the purchase price of the underlying security, or in order to adjust the interest rate exposure of the Fund’s existing portfolio. In when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment transactions, a Fund commits to purchase or sell particular securities, with payment and delivery to take place at a future date. Although a Fund does not pay for the securities or start earning interest on them until they are delivered, it immediately assumes the risks of ownership, including the risk of price fluctuation. If a Fund’s counterparty fails to deliver a security purchased on a when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment basis, there may be a loss, and that Fund may have missed an opportunity to make an alternative investment.

Prior to settlement of these transactions, the value of the subject securities will fluctuate, reflecting interest rate changes. In addition, because a Fund is not required to pay for when-issued, delayed-delivery, or forward commitment securities until the delivery date, they may result in a form of leverage to the extent a Fund does not maintain liquid assets equal to the face amount of the contract. The Funds segregate assets (cash and/or securities) to cover the amounts outstanding related to these transactions.

Dollar Roll Transactions:    The TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, the TCW Short Term Bond Fund, and the TCW Total Return Bond Fund may enter into dollar roll transactions with financial institutions to take advantage of opportunities in the mortgage backed securities market. A dollar roll transaction involves a simultaneous sale by a Fund of securities that it holds with an agreement to repurchase substantially similar securities at an agreed upon price and date, but generally will be collateralized at time of delivery by different pools of mortgages with different prepayment histories than those securities sold. These transactions are accounted for as financing transactions as opposed to sales and purchases. The differential between the sale price and the repurchase price is recorded as deferred income and recognized between the settlement dates of the sale and repurchase. During the period between the sale and repurchase, the Fund will not be entitled to receive interest and principal payments on the securities sold. Dollar roll transactions involve risk that the market value of the security sold by the Fund may decline below the repurchase price of the security and the potential inability of counter parties to complete the transaction. There were no such transactions for the year ended October 31, 2010.

Repurchase Agreements:    The Funds may invest in repurchase agreements secured by U.S. Government obligations and by other securities. Securities pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements are held by the Funds’ custodian bank or designated subcustodians under tri-party repurchase agreements until maturity of the repurchase agreements. Provisions of the agreements ensure that the market value of the collateral is sufficient in the event of default; however, in the event of default or bankruptcy by the other party to the agreements, realization and/or retention of the collateral may be subject to legal proceedings.

Reverse Repurchase Agreements:    All Fixed Income Funds, except the TCW High Yield Bond Fund, may enter into reverse repurchase agreements. Reverse repurchase agreements involve sales by a Fund of portfolio securities concurrently with an agreement by the Fund to repurchase the same securities at a later

 

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date for a fixed price. Generally, the effect of such a transaction is that the Fund can recover all or most of the cash invested in the portfolio securities involved during the term of the reverse repurchase agreement, while it will be able to keep the interest income associated with those portfolio securities. Such transactions are only advantageous if the interest cost to the Fund of the reverse repurchase transaction is less than the cost of otherwise obtaining the cash. There were no reverse repurchase agreements outstanding at October 31, 2010.

Security Lending:    The Funds may lend their securities to qualified brokers. The loans are collateralized at all times primarily with cash although the Funds can accept money market instruments or U.S. Government securities with a market value at least equal to the market value of the securities on loan. As with any extensions of credit, the Funds may bear the risk of delay in recovery or even loss of rights in the collateral if the borrowers of the securities fail financially. The Funds earn additional income for lending their securities by investing the cash collateral in short-term investments. The Funds did not lend any securities during the year ended October 31, 2010.

Allocation of Operating Activity for Multiple Classes:    Investment income, common expenses and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated among the classes of shares of the Funds based on the relative net assets of each class. Distribution fees, which are directly attributable to a class of shares, are charged to the operations of the class. All other expenses are charged to each Fund or class as incurred on a specific identification basis. Differences in class specific fees and expenses will result in differences in net investment income, and therefore, the payment of different per share dividends by each class.

Dividends and Distributions:    Dividends and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Dividends from net investment income of the TCW Money Market Fund are declared each business day but paid or reinvested monthly. The other Fixed Income Funds declare and pay, or reinvest, dividends from net investment income monthly. Distribution of any net long-term and net short-term capital gains earned by a Fund will be distributed at least annually.

Income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations which may differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments for foreign currency transactions, market discount and premium, losses deferred due to wash sales, excise tax regulations and employing equalization in determining amounts to be distributed to Fund shareholders. Permanent book and tax basis differences relating to shareholder distributions will result in reclassifications between paid-in capital, undistributed net investment income (loss), and/or undistributed accumulated realized gain (loss). Undistributed net investment income or loss may include temporary book and tax basis differences which will reverse in a subsequent period. Any taxable income or capital gain remaining at fiscal year end is distributed in the following year.

Use of Estimates:    The preparation of the accompanying financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Note 3 — Federal Income Taxes

It is the policy of each Fund to comply with the requirements under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute all of its net taxable income, including any net realized gains on investments, to its shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required.

 

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For the year ended October 31, 2010, the Funds below realized on a tax basis the following net realized loss on security transactions (amounts in thousands).

 

     Net Realized Loss  

TCW Money Market Fund

   $     (19

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     (6,965

For the previous fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, the Funds did not have net realized loss.

At October 31, 2010, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

TCW Money Market Fund

   $ 18       $       $ 18   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     4,613         3,542         8,155   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     23,222                 23,222   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     953                 953   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     432                 432   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

       124,032           36,978           161,010   

At the end of the previous fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
     Undistributed
Long-Term
Gain
     Total
Distributable
Earnings
 

TCW Money Market Fund

   $ 406       $       $ 406   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     6,137         320         6,457   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     1,127                 1,127   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     756                 756   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     615                 615   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

       124,889           1,108           125,997   

Permanent differences incurred during the year ended October 31, 2010, resulting from differences in book and tax accounting, have been reclassified at year-end between undistributed net investment income (loss), undistributed (accumulated) net realized gain (loss) and paid-in capital as follows, with no impact to the net asset value per share (amounts in thousands):

 

     Undistributed
Net
Investment
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Net Realized
Gain (Loss)
    Paid-in
Capital
 

TCW Money Market Fund

   $ (332     —  (1)    $ 332   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     (721   $ (4,967     5,688   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     (1,363     (10,958     12,321   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     112             14,748        (14,860

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

             249        (40     (209

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

     (28,824     (183,671       212,495   

 

(1) Amount rounds to less than $1.

 

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During the year ended October 31, 2010, the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
     Total
Distributions
 

TCW Money Market Fund

   $ 244       $       $ 244   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     18,425           208         18,633   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     30,266                 30,266   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     10,720                 10,720   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     2,879                 2,879   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

       492,228                   492,228   

During the previous fiscal year ended October 31, 2009, the tax character of distributions paid was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Ordinary
Income
     Long-Term
Capital Gain
     Total
Distributions
 

TCW Money Market Fund

   $ 3,768       $       $ 3,768   

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     14,114           296         14,410   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     3,317                 3,317   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     9,263                 9,263   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     3,168                 3,168   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

       491,634                   491,634   

At October 31, 2010, net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes was as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Unrealized
Appreciation
     Unrealized
(Depreciation)
    Net
Unrealized
Appreciation
(Depreciation)
     Cost of
Investments for
Federal Income
Tax Purposes
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

   $ 17,985       $ (2,490   $ 15,496       $ 392,440   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     45,035         (6,752     38,283         1,108,732   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     8,406         (2,371     6,035         116,917   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     756         (543     213         77,120   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

         501,507           (163,841       337,666           5,528,724   

Note: The aggregate cost for investments for the TCW Money Market Fund as of October 31, 2010, is the same for financial reporting and federal income tax purposes.

At October 31, 2010, the following Funds had net realized loss carryforwards for federal income tax purposes (amounts in thousands):

 

     Expiring In  
     2012      2014      2016      2018  

TCW Money Market Fund (1)

   $       $       $ 39       $ 19   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

               1,899           3,703           

TCW Short Term Bond Fund (1)

       46                 230           6,965   

 

(1) The availability of realized loss carryforward may be subject to annual limitation under Section 382 of The Internal Revenue Code.

The Funds did not have any liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits at October 31, 2010, nor were there any increases or decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the year ended October 31, 2010. The Funds

 

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recognize interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. The Funds did not incur any interest or penalties for the year ended October 31, 2010. The Funds are subject to examination by U.S. federal and state tax authorities for returns filed for the prior three and four fiscal years, respectively.

Note 4 — Fund Management Fees and Other Expenses

The Funds pay to the Advisor, as compensation for services rendered, facilities furnished and expenses borne by it, the following annual management fees as a percentage of daily net asset value:

 

TCW Money Market Fund

     0.25%

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

     0.40%   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

     0.75%   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     0.75%   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

     0.50%

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

     0.50%   

 

* The Advisor waived 0.15% from the management fee for the year ended October 31, 2010.

In addition to the management fees, the Funds reimburse, with approval by the Company’s Board of Directors, the Advisor’s costs associated in support of the Funds’ Rule 38a-1 compliance obligations. These amounts are allocated to each Fund based on the net management fees paid and are included in the Statements of Operations.

The Advisor limits the operating expenses of the Funds not to exceed the following expense ratios relative to the Funds’ average daily net assets:

 

TCW Money Market Fund

  

I Class

     0.40%  (1) 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

  

I Class

     0.44%  (1) 

N Class

     0.78%  (1) 

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

  

I Class

     1.30%  (2) 

N Class

     1.30%  (2) 

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

  

I Class

     1.20%  (2) 

N Class

     1.20%  (2) 

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

  

I Class

     0.44%  (1) 

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

  

I Class

     0.44%  (1) 

N Class

     0.74%  (1) 

 

(1) These limitations are voluntary and terminable in a sixty days notice.
(2) Limitation based on average expense ratio as reported by Lipper, Inc., which is subject to change on a monthly basis. This ratio was in effect as of October 31, 2010. These limitations are voluntary and terminable in a six months notice.

The amount borne by the Advisor during the fiscal year when the operating expenses of a Fund are in excess of the expense limitation cannot be recaptured in the subsequent fiscal years should the expenses drop below the expense limitation in the subsequent years. The Advisor can recapture expenses only within a given fiscal year for that year’s operating expenses.

 

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Note 5 — Distribution Plan

 

TCW Funds Distributors (“Distributor”), an affiliate of the Advisor, serves as the nonexclusive distributor of each class of the Funds’ shares. The Funds have a distribution plan pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act with respect to the N Class shares of each Fund. Under the terms of the plan, each Fund compensates the Distributor at a rate equal to 0.25% of the average daily net assets of the Fund attributable to its N Class shares for distribution and related services.

Note 6 — Purchases and Sales of Securities

Investment transactions (excluding short-term investments) for the year ended October 31, 2010, were as follows (amounts in thousands):

    U.S. Government
Purchases at Cost
    U.S. Government
Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
    Other
Purchases at
Cost
    Other
Sales or Maturity
Proceeds
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

  $ 649,508      $ 599,845      $ 109,683      $ 93,517   

TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

                    1,634,697        729,099   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

                  222,986        245,295   

TCW Short Term Bond Fund

    51,123        21,174        21,235        28,608   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

      3,754,286          7,034,504        808,739          2,730,365   

Note 7 — Capital Share Transactions

Transactions in each Fund’s shares were as follows:

 

TCW Money Market Fund    Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     698,390,639      $    698,391        2,013,487,426      $    2,013,487   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     218,948        219        1,720,943        1,721   

Shares Redeemed

     (744,203,497     (744,204     (2,605,768,000     (2,605,768
                                

Net Decrease

     (45,593,910   $ (45,594     (590,559,631   $ (590,560
                                
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund    Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     20,577,697      $    219,649        20,291,348      $ 206,771   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,026,815        10,869        478,294        4,826   

Shares Redeemed

     (25,079,734     (265,743     (2,604,561     (26,763
                                

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (3,475,222   $ (35,225     18,165,081      $   184,834   
                                
     Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     12,057,762      $ 129,806        5,742,403      $ 58,425   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     511,402        5,440        720,511        7,187   

Shares Redeemed

     (6,969,979     (73,709     (8,087,303     (84,731
                                

Net Increase (Decrease)

     5,599,185      $ 61,537        (1,624,389   $ (19,119
                                

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund    Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     78,584,944      $ 657,321        12,157,372      $ 85,301   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     1,422,925        11,674        379,365        2,374   

Shares Redeemed

     (23,018,054     (186,313     (2,702,263     (17,099
                                

Net Increase

     56,989,815      $ 482,682        9,834,474      $    70,576   
                                
     Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     52,148,035      $ 560,132        1,367,122      $ 12,890   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     771,613        8,254        13,914        112   

Shares Redeemed

     (10,158,950     (107,609     (253,943     (1,974
                                

Net Increase

     42,760,698      $    460,777        1,127,093      $ 11,028   
                                
TCW High Yield Bond Fund    Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     11,128,347      $ 68,011        13,830,222      $ 67,633   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     949,044        5,787        1,020,786        5,082   

Shares Redeemed

     (13,372,971     (82,086     (10,657,663     (53,758
                                

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (1,295,580   $ (8,288     4,193,345      $ 18,957   
                                
     Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     21,154,815      $    129,830        18,290,940      $    94,425   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     701,755        4,291        543,746        2,744   

Shares Redeemed

     (23,462,513     (143,805     (13,323,775     (70,070
                                

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (1,605,943   $ (9,684     5,510,911      $ 27,099   
                                
TCW Short Term Bond Fund    Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     10,616,639      $ 93,152        211,286      $      1,775   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     175,385        1,511        395,705        3,366   

Shares Redeemed

     (8,370,030     (73,233     (3,033,384     (25,603
                                

Net Increase (Decrease)

     2,421,994      $    21,430        (2,426,393   $ (20,462
                                

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

Note 7 — Capital Share Transactions (Continued)

 

TCW Total Return Bond Fund    Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
I Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     223,168,265      $ 2,265,177        750,042,082      $ 7,229,884   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     19,528,792        197,571        20,032,246        192,084   

Shares Redeemed

     (710,263,230     (7,207,439     (111,818,653     (1,083,651
                                

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (467,566,173   $ (4,744,691     658,255,675      $ 6,338,317   
                                
     Year Ended
October 31, 2010
    Year Ended
October 31, 2009
 
N Class    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
    Shares     Amount
(in thousands)
 

Shares Sold

     131,909,554      $ 1,386,031        273,542,140      $ 2,733,149   

Shares Issued upon Reinvestment of Dividends

     15,506,775              162,069        14,087,563              139,051   

Shares Redeemed

     (258,315,484     (2,707,686     (78,374,879     (771,200
                                

Net Increase (Decrease)

     (110,899,155   $ (1,159,586     209,254,824      $ 2,101,000   
                                

Note 8 — Restricted Securities

The Funds are permitted to invest in securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale. These securities generally may be resold in transactions exempt from registration or to the public if the securities are registered. Disposal of these securities may involve time consuming negotiations and expense, and prompt sale at an acceptable price may be difficult. There were no restricted securities at October 31, 2010.

Note 9 — Contingencies

In 2004, a committee representing asbestos claimants (the “Committee”) in the bankruptcy of G-I Holdings, Inc. (“G-I”) filed suit against Building Materials Corporation of America (“BMCA”), certain of its bondholders and others (the “Complaint”). In 2006, the Complaint was amended to name additional bondholders as defendants, including the TCW High Yield Bond Fund and the TCW Core Fixed Income Fund (the “Bondholder Funds”). The plaintiff sought to recover for the bankruptcy estate assets that were transferred by the predecessor entity of G-I to BMCA, and to invalidate a lien that BMCA granted in its assets to bondholders in 2004. The proceedings in this action have been stayed a number of times, primarily to permit the Committee and G-I to negotiate a plan of reorganization (“Plan”) for G-I. On November 12, 2009, the Plan was approved by the bankruptcy court and federal district court and provides for a release of the claims under the Complaint against the bondholders, including the Bondholder Funds, and for dismissal of the Complaint with prejudice. In late December 2009, the Federal 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals granted the application of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) for a temporary stay of implementation of the Plan pending the appeal by the IRS of certain provisions of the Plan.

Nothing in the Complaint in this litigation alleges that any improper activity took place in the Bondholder Funds. It is possible that these matters could lead to a decrease in the market value of the shares of or other adverse consequences to the Bondholder Funds. However, the Advisor believes that these matters are not likely to have a material adverse effect on the Bondholder Funds or on the Advisor’s ability to

 

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October 31, 2010

 

Note 9 — Contingencies (Continued)

 

perform its investment advisory services relating to the Funds. This loss contingency has not been accrued as a liability because the amount of potential damages and the likelihood of loss can not be reasonably estimated. The information provided is as of the date of this report.

Note 10 — Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosures About Fair Value Measurements”. The ASU requires enhanced disclosures about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements on a gross basis relating to Level 3 measurements. The disclosure will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, and for interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact that adoption of this ASU will have on the Funds’ financial statement disclosures.

 

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TCW Money Market Fund

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   
                                        

Income from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.0012        0.0084        0.0278        0.0497        0.0447   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.0002        0.0052        (0.0014              
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     0.0014        0.0136        0.0264        0.0497        0.0447   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.0014     (0.0088     (0.0277     (0.0497     (0.0447
                                        

Capital Support Agreement (2)

     N/A        (0.0048     0.0013        N/A        N/A   
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00      $ 1.00   
                                        

Total Return

     0.15     0.60     2.99 % (3)      5.09     4.56

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   169,041      $   214,692      $   805,235      $   671,428      $   564,916   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.37     0.52     0.31     0.33     0.32

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.22     0.44     0.30     N/A        N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     0.12     0.85     2.77     4.97     4.45

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) See Note 3.
(3) Capital Support Agreement had no impact on the total return for the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.59      $ 9.35      $ 9.76      $ 9.70      $ 9.69   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.63        0.78        0.48        0.42        0.38   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.52        1.17        (0.38     0.10        0.07   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.15        1.95        0.10        0.52        0.45   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.64     (0.68     (0.51     (0.46     (0.44

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.09     (0.03                     
                                        

Total Distributions

     (0.73     (0.71     (0.51     (0.46     (0.44
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 11.01      $ 10.59      $ 9.35      $ 9.76      $ 9.70   
                                        

Total Return

     11.34     21.65     0.94     5.46     4.74

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   197,877      $   227,101      $   30,721      $   29,005      $   36,478   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.56     0.62     0.66     0.67     0.79

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.44     0.44     0.44     0.50     N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     5.89     7.72     4.87     4.38     3.95

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     258.36     121.57     81.45     76.69     90.58

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.63      $ 9.44      $ 9.86      $ 9.79      $ 9.78   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.57        0.75        0.46        0.40        0.36   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.54        1.19        (0.37     0.09        0.06   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.11        1.94        0.09        0.49        0.42   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.62     (0.72     (0.51     (0.42     (0.41

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.09     (0.03                     
                                        

Total Distributions

     (0.71     (0.75     (0.51     (0.42     (0.41
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 11.03      $ 10.63      $ 9.44      $ 9.86      $ 9.79   
                                        

Total Return

     10.88     21.31     0.73     5.17     4.44

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   141,451      $   76,729      $   83,506      $   114,860      $   17,821   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.88     0.85     0.83     0.82     1.08

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.78     0.74     0.73     0.76     N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     5.32     7.45     4.58     4.10     3.67

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     258.36     121.57     81.45     76.69     90.58

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 7.60      $ 5.41      $ 7.66      $ 7.99      $ 8.03   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.60        0.52        0.43        0.55        0.40   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     1.19        2.32        (1.92     (0.03     0.24   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.79        2.84        (1.49     0.52        0.64   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.54     (0.65     (0.47     (0.42     (0.45

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.01            (0.29     (0.43     (0.23
                                        

Total Distributions

     (0.55     (0.65     (0.76     (0.85     (0.68
                                        

Redemption Fees

              (2)      (2)      (2)      (2) 
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 8.84      $ 7.60      $ 5.41      $ 7.66      $ 7.99   
                                        

Total Return

     24.44     56.09     (21.46 )%      6.79     8.31

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   622,371      $   101,959      $   19,349      $   34,559      $   50,779   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.92     1.17     1.24     1.25     1.17

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     7.22     7.70     5.99     7.03     4.97

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     172.75     196.54     156.72     146.82     149.79

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 9.72      $ 6.89      $ 9.67      $ 9.77      $ 9.08   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.74        0.73        0.54        0.64        0.48   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     1.52        2.89        (2.45     (0.02     0.21   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     2.26        3.62        (1.91     0.62        0.69   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.66     (0.79     (0.58     (0.29       

Distributions from Net Realized Gain

     (0.01            (0.29     (0.43       
                                        

Total Distributions

     (0.67     (0.79     (0.87     (0.72       
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 11.31      $ 9.72      $ 6.89      $ 9.67      $ 9.77   
                                        

Total Return

     24.03     55.80     (21.51 )%      6.56     7.60

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   498,489      $   12,693      $ 1,229      $ 1,256      $ 31   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.25     2.41     1.97     2.63       353.50

After Expense Reimbursement

     N/A        1.30     1.36     1.46     1.36

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     6.88     7.94     5.94     6.58     4.97

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     172.75     196.54       156.72       146.82     149.79

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW High Yield Bond Fund

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 5.93      $ 4.56      $ 6.74      $ 6.85      $ 6.83   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.52        0.51        0.47        0.49        0.49   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.51        1.36        (2.14     (0.07     0.06   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.03        1.87        (1.67     0.42        0.55   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.51     (0.50     (0.51     (0.53     (0.53
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 6.45      $ 5.93      $ 4.56      $ 6.74      $ 6.85   
                                        

Total Return

     18.18     43.47     (26.41 )%      6.27     8.41

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   76,897      $   78,299      $   41,109      $   56,835      $   109,167   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets

     0.96     1.04     1.03     0.93     0.91

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     8.49     10.05     7.66     7.00     7.18

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     176.77     106.35     113.03     91.99     87.48

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW High Yield Bond Fund

Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 5.94      $ 4.57      $ 6.78      $ 6.90      $ 6.87   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.51        0.50        0.46        0.47        0.49   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.52        1.35        (2.16     (0.07     0.05   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.03        1.85        (1.70     0.40        0.54   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.48     (0.48     (0.51     (0.52     (0.51
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 6.49      $ 5.94      $ 4.57      $ 6.78      $ 6.90   
                                        

Total Return

     17.86     43.27     (26.63 )%      5.96     8.15

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   47,485      $   53,022      $   15,578      $   22,146      $   50,318   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     1.27     1.29     1.30     1.20     1.20

After Expense Reimbursement

     1.20     1.20     1.20     N/A        N/A   

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     8.22     9.75     7.46     6.71     7.18

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     176.77     106.35     113.03     91.99     87.48

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Short Term Bond Fund

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 8.57      $ 8.93      $ 9.47      $ 9.46      $ 9.44   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.32        0.40        0.47        0.46        0.35   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.45        (0.38     (0.55     —  (2)      0.03   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     0.77        0.02        (0.08     0.46        0.38   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.40     (0.38     (0.46     (0.45     (0.36
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 8.94      $ 8.57      $ 8.93      $ 9.47      $ 9.46   
                                        

Total Return

     9.21     0.35     (0.88 )%      4.95     4.08

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   75,849      $   51,944      $   75,856      $   114,181      $   108,605   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.76     0.74     0.49     0.63     0.66

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.44     0.44     0.44     0.44     0.49

Ratio of Total Expenses to Average Net Assets

     N/A        N/A        N/A        N/A        0.51 (3) 

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     3.66     4.76     5.06     4.80     3.74

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     83.26     21.40     27.24     43.18     42.09

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.
(2) Amount rounds to less than $0.01 per share.
(3) Includes interest expense on reverse repurchase agreement.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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TCW Total Return Bond Fund

Financial Highlights — I Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.21      $ 9.21      $ 9.55      $ 9.47      $ 9.40   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.75        1.01        0.65        0.48        0.46   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.25        0.85        (0.45     0.09        0.06   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.00        1.86        0.20        0.57        0.52   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.84     (0.86     (0.54     (0.49     (0.45
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 10.37      $ 10.21      $ 9.21      $ 9.55      $ 9.47   
                                        

Total Return

     10.32     21.38     2.08     6.16     5.72

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   3,185,878      $   7,907,871      $   1,074,374      $   580,139      $   352,546   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.61     0.61     0.59     0.61     0.61

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.44     0.44     0.44     0.44     0.44

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     7.37     10.47     6.75     5.09     4.86

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     76.43     15.57     9.09     18.29     21.84

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Financial Highlights — N Class

 

     Year Ended October 31,  
      2010     2009     2008     2007     2006  

Net Asset Value per Share, Beginning of Year

   $ 10.55      $ 9.55      $ 9.89      $ 9.81      $ 9.73   
                                        

Income (Loss) from Investment Operations:

          

Net Investment Income (1)

     0.73        1.01        0.64        0.47        0.44   

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

     0.27        0.89        (0.46     0.09        0.07   
                                        

Total from Investment Operations

     1.00        1.90        0.18        0.56        0.51   
                                        

Less Distributions:

          

Distributions from Net Investment Income

     (0.83     (0.90     (0.52     (0.48     (0.43
                                        

Net Asset Value per Share, End of Year

   $ 10.72      $ 10.55      $ 9.55      $ 9.89      $ 9.81   
                                        

Total Return

     10.00     20.98     1.75     5.87     5.42

Ratios/Supplemental Data:

          

Net Assets, End of Year (in thousands)

   $   2,211,097      $   3,345,527      $   1,031,156      $   354,650      $   203,481   

Ratio of Expenses to Average Net Assets:

          

Before Expense Reimbursement

     0.88     0.87     0.84     0.88     0.88

After Expense Reimbursement

     0.74     0.74     0.73     0.74     0.74

Ratio of Net Investment Income to Average Net Assets

     6.98     10.11     6.51     4.80     4.56

Portfolio Turnover Rate

     76.43     15.57     9.09     18.29     21.84

 

 

(1) Computed using average shares outstanding throughout the period.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of

Directors of the TCW Fund, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of TCW Money Market Fund, TCW Core Fixed Income Fund, TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund, TCW High Yield Bond Fund, TCW Short Term Bond Fund, and TCW Total Return Bond Fund, (collectively, the “TCW Fixed Income Funds”) (six of twenty funds comprising the TCW Funds, Inc.) as of October 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 TCW Fixed Income 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 audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement. The TCW Fixed Income Funds are not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their 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 TCW Fixed Income Funds’ 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 October 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 each of the respective TCW Fixed Income Funds as of October 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

LOGO

December 16, 2010

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited)

 

As a shareholder of a TCW Fund, you incur ongoing operational costs of the Fund, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The following example is intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars and cents) of investing in a Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.

The example is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the period and held for the entire period from May 1, 2010 to October 31, 2010 (184 days).

Actual Expenses    The first line under each Fund in the table below provides information about the 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 for your Fund under the heading entitled “Expenses Paid During Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.

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

 

TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2010
     Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2010
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(May 1, 2010 to
October 31, 2010)
 
TCW Money Market Fund           
I Class Shares           

Actual

   $   1,000.00       $   1,001.00         0.22   $   1.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,024.10         0.22     1.12   
TCW Core Fixed Income Fund           
I Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,065.30         0.44   $ 2.29   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,022.99         0.44     2.24   
N Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,062.20         0.79   $ 4.11   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,021.22         0.79     4.02   
TCW Emerging Markets Income Fund           
I Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,095.80         0.92   $ 4.86   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.57         0.92     4.69   
N Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,094.40         1.25   $ 6.60   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,018.90         1.25     6.36   
TCW High Yield Bond Fund           
I Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,065.00         0.96   $ 5.00   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,020.37         0.96     4.89   

 

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Shareholder Expenses (Unaudited) (Continued)

 

TCW Funds, Inc.

   Beginning
Account Value
May 1, 2010
     Ending
Account Value
October 31, 2010
     Annualized
Expense Ratio
    Expenses Paid
During Period
(May 1, 2010 to
October 31, 2010)
 

N Class Shares

          

Actual

   $   1,000.00       $   1,063.80         1.20   $   6.24   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,019.16         1.20     6.11   
TCW Short Term Bond Fund           
I Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,026.10         0.44   $ 2.25   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,022.99         0.44     2.24   
TCW Total Return Bond Fund           
I Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,069.70         0.44   $ 2.30   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,022.99         0.44     2.24   
N Class Shares           

Actual

   $ 1,000.00       $ 1,068.40         0.74   $ 3.86   

Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)

     1,000.00         1,021.48         0.74     3.77   

 

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Supplemental Information

 

Proxy Voting Guidelines

The policies and procedures that the Company uses to determine how to vote proxies are available without charge. The Board of Directors of the Company has delegated the Company’s proxy voting authority to the Advisor.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Guidelines

The proxy voting guidelines of the Advisor are available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or
  2. By going to the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

When the Company receives a request for a description of the Advisor’s proxy voting guidelines, it will deliver the description that is disclosed in the Company’s Statement of Additional Information. This information will be sent out via first class mail (or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery) within three business days of receiving the request.

The Advisor, on behalf of the Company, prepares and file Form N-PX with the SEC not later than August 31 of each year, which includes the Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 of that year. The Company’s proxy voting record for the most recent twelve-month period ended June 30 is available:

 

  1. By calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy; or
  2. By going to the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

When the Company receives a request for the Company’s proxy voting record, it will send the information disclosed in the Company’s most recently filed report on Form N-PX via first class mail (or other means designed to ensure equally prompt delivery) within three business days of receiving the request.

The Company also discloses its proxy voting record on its website as soon as is reasonably practicable after its report on Form N-PX is filed with the SEC.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedule

The Company files a complete schedule of its portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of its fiscal year on Form N-Q. The Form N-Q is available by calling 800-FUND-TCW (800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy. You may also obtain the Company’s Form N-Q:

 

  1. By going to the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.; or
  2. By visiting the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. and photocopying it (Phone 1-800-SEC-0330 for information on the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room).

 

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Approval of Investments Management and Advisory Agreement

 

TCW Funds, Inc. (the “Company”) and TCW Investment Management Company (the “Advisor”) are parties to an Investment Management and Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”), pursuant to which the Advisor is responsible for managing the investments of each separate investment series (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”) of the Company. At a meeting held on June 23, 2010, the Board of Directors of the Company re-approved the Advisory Agreement with respect to each Fund for an additional one year term.

Prior to this re-approval, the Advisor provided materials to the Board for its evaluation in response to information requested by the Independent Directors, who were advised by independent legal counsel with respect to these and other relevant matters. The Independent Directors also met separately on June 9, 2010, with their counsel to consider the matter and unanimously recommended re-approval of the Advisory Agreement. Discussed below are certain of the factors considered by the Board in approving the Advisory Agreement. This discussion is not intended to be all-inclusive. The Board reviewed a variety of factors and considered a significant amount of information, including information received on an ongoing basis at Board and committee meetings. The approval determination was made on the basis of each Director’s business judgment after consideration of all the information taken as a whole. Individual Directors may have given different weight to certain factors and assigned various degrees of materiality to information received in connection with the contract review process.

In evaluating the Advisory Agreement the Board, including the Independent Directors, considered the following factors among others:

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services.    The Board considered the general nature, extent, and quality of services provided or expected to be provided by the Advisor. The Board evaluated the Advisor’s experience in serving as manager of the Funds, and considered the benefits to shareholders of investing in a fund complex that is served by a large organization which also serves a variety of other investment advisory clients, including separate accounts, other pooled investment vehicles, registered investment companies and commingled funds. The Board also considered the ability of the Advisor to provide appropriate levels of support and resources to the Company and noted the acquisition of Metropolitan West Asset Management LLC by the Advisor’s parent company in late 2009. The Board also took note of the background and experience of the senior management and portfolio management personnel of the Advisor and that the expertise and amounts of attention provided and expected to be given to the Company by the Advisor is substantial. The Board considered the impacts of turnover of portfolio management personnel during the past year, the ability of the Advisor to attract and retain qualified business professionals and its compensation program, including its new employee equity plan. The Board also considered the breadth of the compliance programs of the Advisor, as well as the compliance operations of the Advisor with respect to the Funds. The Board concluded that it was satisfied with the nature, extent and quality of the services provided and anticipated to be provided to the Funds by the Advisor under the Advisory Agreement.

Investment Performance.    The Board reviewed information about each Fund’s historical performance, including materials prepared by the Advisor and a report prepared by Morningstar Associates LLC, an independent third party consultant (the “Report”), which provided a comparative analysis of each Fund with the performance of similar funds over one, three, five and 10 year periods ended March 31, 2010, as applicable.

The Directors noted that the Core Fixed Income, Emerging Markets Income, Growth, Growth Equities, Money Market, Small Cap Growth, Short Term Bond and Total Return Bond Funds performed at or above

 

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their respective category medians for all of the periods presented in the Report. They noted that the Balanced, Value Opportunities, Aggressive Allocation and Moderate Allocation Funds performed below their respective category medians for all of the periods presented in the Reports. They further noted that the performance of the other Funds was mixed, performing above average in certain periods and below average in others but in most cases performing above average in the most recent one-year period presented in the Report. The Directors considered the impact on historical performance information of performance data for the highly unusual market conditions of 2008, reviewed the actions taken by the Advisor to address underperformance and note the 2010 performance of the Funds.

The Board concluded that the Advisor should continue to provide investment management services to the Funds consistent with their objectives and strategies. The Board indicated it would continue to monitor Fund investment performance on a regular basis and discuss with the Advisor from time to time any long-term underperformance as appropriate.

Advisory Fees and Profitability.    The Board considered information in the Report and in the materials prepared by the Advisor regarding the advisory fees charged to the Funds, advisory fees paid by other funds in the Funds’ respective Morningstar Categories, and advisory fees paid to the Advisor under advisory contracts with respect to other institutional clients. The Board noted that although the advisory fees charged by the Advisor to a number of the Funds are above the fees paid by peer groups of similar funds, as a result of voluntary fee waiver and expense cap arrangements the total expenses of those Funds are near or below the median expenses of other funds in the respective Morningstar Categories. The Board also noted that the advisory fees charged by the Advisor to many of the Funds are higher than the advisory fees charged by the Advisor to certain institutional separate accounts with similar strategies managed by the Advisor, but that, the services provided the Funds are more extensive than the services provided to institutional separate accounts.

The Board noted that the total expenses of the Funds are near or below expenses incurred by other funds in their respective Morningstar Categories. They considered that the Advisor had agreed to reduce its investment advisory fee or pay the operating expenses of each Fund in order to maintain the overall expense ratios of the Funds at competitive levels (the “Expense Limitations”) and noted that the Advisor had entered into two contractual expense limitation agreements with respect to newly organized Funds and the amounts paid or waived by the Advisor pursuant to expense limitations. The Board also considered the costs of services to be provided and profits to be realized by the Advisor and its affiliates from their relationship with the Company, recognizing the difficulty in evaluating a manager’s profitability with respect to the Funds it manages in the context of a manager with multiple lines of business and noting that other profitability methodologies might also be reasonable. Based on these various considerations, the Board concluded that the contractual management fees of the Funds under the Advisory Agreement are fair and bear a reasonable relationship to the services rendered.

Expenses and Economies of Scale.    The Board considered the potential of the Advisor to achieve economies of scale as the Funds grow in size. The Board noted that the Advisor has agreed to the Expense Limitations, which are designed to maintain the overall expense ratio of each of the Funds at a competitive level. The Board also considered the relative advantages and disadvantages of an advisory fee with breakpoints compared to a flat advisory fee supplemented by advisory fee waivers and/or expense reimbursements. The Board concluded that the current fee arrangements were appropriate given the current size and structure of the Company and adequately reflected any economies of scale.

 

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Approval of Investments Management and Advisory Agreement (Continued)

 

Ancillary Benefits.    The Board considered ancillary benefits to be received by the Advisor and its affiliates as a result of the relationship of the Advisor with the Company, including compensation for certain compliance support services. The Board noted that, in addition to the fees the Advisor receives under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor could receive additional benefits in connection with management of the Funds in the form of reports, research and other services from brokers and their affiliates in return for brokerage commissions paid to such brokers. The Board concluded that any potential benefits to be derived by the Advisor from its relationships with the Funds are consistent with the services provided by the Advisor to the Funds.

Based upon the considerations discussed above and other considerations, the Board of Directors, including the Independent Directors, approved renewal of the Advisory Agreement.

 

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Tax Information Notice (Unaudited)

 

On account of the year ended October 31, 2010, the following Funds paid a capital gain distribution within the meaning 852 (b) (3) (c) of the Code. Each Fund also designates as a capital gain distribution a portion of earnings and profits paid to shareholders in redemption of their shares.

 

Fund

   Amounts per
Share
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

   $ 0.17   

TCW Total Return Bond Fund

   $ 0.08   

Under Section 854 (b) (2) of the Code, the Funds hereby designate the following maximum amounts as qualified dividends for purposes of the maximum rate under Section 1 (h) (11) of the Code for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2010:

 

Fund

   Qualified
Dividend Income
 

TCW Core Fixed Income Fund

   $ 683   

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

   $ 14,654   

The following are dividend received deduction percentages for the Funds’ corporate shareholders:

 

Fund Qualified Interest Income

   Qualified
Received
Deductions
 

TCW High Yield Bond Fund

     0.07

This information is given to meet certain requirements of the Code and should not be used by shareholders for preparing their income tax returns. In January 2011, shareholders will receive Form 1099-DIV which will show the actual distribution received and include their share of qualified dividends during the calendar year of 2010. Shareholders are advised to check with their tax advisors for information on the treatment of these amounts on their individual tax returns.

 

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Directors and Officers of the Company

 

A board of eleven directors is responsible for overseeing the operations of the Company, which consists of 20 funds at October 31, 2010. The directors of the Company, and their business addresses and their principal occupation for the last five years, are set forth below.

Independent Directors

 

Name, Address,
Age and Position
with Funds(1)
  Term of Office and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Other Directorships
held by Director
Samuel P. Bell (74)   Mr. Bell has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc. since October 2002.   Private Investor. Former President, Los Angeles Business Advisors (not-for-profit business organization).   Point 360 (post production services), Broadway National Bank (banking), TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).
Richard W. Call (86)   Mr. Call has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc. since February 1994.   Private Investor.   TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).
Matthew K. Fong (56)   Mr. Fong has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc. since April 1999.   President, Strategic Advisory Group (consulting firm). Of Counsel Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hamilton (law firm).   Seismic Warning Systems, Inc., PGP, LLP (private equity fund), and TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).
John A. Gavin (79)   Mr. Gavin has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc., since May 2001.   Founder and Chairman of Gamma Holdings (international capital consulting firm).   Causeway Capital Management Trust (mutual fund), TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund), Hotchkis and Wiley Funds (mutual fund).
Patrick C. Haden (57) Chairman   Mr. Haden has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc. since May 2001.   Athletic Director, University of Southern California. Prior to August 2010, General Partner, Riordan, Lewis & Haden (private equity firm).   Tetra Tech, Inc. (environmental consulting), Metropolitan West Funds (mutual fund) and TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).
Janet E. Kerr (55)   Ms. Kerr has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc. since August 2010.   Professor of Law and Executive Director Geoffrey H. Palmer Center for Entrepreneurship and the Law, Pepperdine University School of Law.   La-Z-Boy Furniture Incorporated (residential furniture producer) and TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).
Peter McMillan (52)   Mr. McMillan has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc. since August 2010.   Co-founder and Managing Partner, Willowbrook Capital Group, LLC (investment advisory firm) and Co-founder and Executive Vice President of KBS Capital Advisors (a manager of real estate investment trusts).   KBS Real Estate Investment Trust I and KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II (real estate investments), Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. (musical instruments manufacturing), Metropolitan West Funds (mutual funds) and TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).
Charles A. Parker (76)   Mr. Parker has served as a director of the TCW Funds, Inc. since April 2003.   Private Investor.   Horace Mann Educators Corp. (insurance corporation), Burridge Center for Research in Security Prices (University of Colorado), and TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).

 

(1) The address of each Independent Director is c/o Bingham McCutchen LLP, Counsel to the Independent Directors, 355 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90071.

 

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Interested Directors

Each of these directors are “interested persons” of the Company as defined in the 1940 Act because they are directors and officers of the Advisor, and shareholders and directors of The TCW Group, Inc., the parent company of the Advisor.

 

Name, Address,
Age and
Position with Funds
  Term of Office and
Length of Time Served
  Principal Occupation(s)
During Past 5 Years
  Other Directorships
held by Director

Marc I. Stern (66) 865

South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

  Mr. Stern has served as a director since inception of TCW Funds, Inc. in September 1992.   Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, the Adviser; Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The TCW Group, Inc. and TCW Asset Management Company; and Vice Chairman, Trust Company of the West.   Qualcomm Incorporated (wireless communications).

Thomas E. Larkin, Jr. (71)

865 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

  Mr. Larkin has served as a director since inception of TCW Funds, Inc. in September 1992.   Vice Chairman, The TCW Group, Inc., the Advisor, TCW Asset Management Company and Trust Company of the West.   Automobile Club of Southern California (motorist association).

Charles W. Baldiswieler (52)

865 South Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90017

  Mr. Baldiswieler has served as a director of TCW Funds, Inc. since March 2009, and President and Chief Executive Officer since December 2009.   Group Managing Director, the Advisor, TCW Asset Management Company and Trust Company of the West.   TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc. (closed-end fund).

The officers of the Company who are not directors of the Company are:

 

Name and Address  

Position(s) Held

with Company

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years (1)

Peter A. Brown (55)*   Senior Vice President   Managing Director, the Advisor, The TCW Group, Inc., Trust Company of the West and TCW Asset Management Company.
Michael E. Cahill (59)*   Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, the Advisor, The TCW Group, Inc., Trust Company of the West and TCW Asset Management Company; General Counsel, TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
David S. DeVito (47)*   Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, the Advisor, The TCW Group, Inc., Trust Company of the West and TCW Asset Management Company; Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director, TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
Philip K. Holl (60)*   Secretary and Associate General Counsel   Senior Vice President and Associate General Counsel, the Advisor, Trust Company of the West and TCW Asset Management Company; Secretary, TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.

 

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Directors and Officers of the Company (Continued)

 

Name and Address  

Position(s) Held

with Company

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past 5 Years (1)

Hilary G.D. Lord (54)*   Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer   Managing Director and Chief Compliance Officer, the Advisor, The TCW Group, Inc., Trust Company of the West and TCW Asset Management Company; Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer, TCW Strategic Income Fund, Inc.
George N. Winn (42)*   Assistant Treasurer   Senior Vice President, the Advisor, The TCW Group, Inc., Trust Company of the West, TCW Asset Management Company.

 

(1) Positions with The TCW Group, Inc. and its affiliates may have changed over time.
* Address is 865 South Figueroa Street, 18th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90017

The SAI (Statement of Additional Information) has additional information regarding the Board of Directors. A copy is available by calling 1-800-FUND-TCW (1-800-386-3829) to obtain a hard copy or by going to the SEC website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

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LOGO

TCW Funds, Inc.

865 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 800 FUND TCW

(800 386 3829) www.tcw.com

Investment Advisor

TCW Investment Management Company 865 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017 800 FUND TCW

Transfer Agent

U.S. Bancorp Fund Services, LLC 615 E. Michigan Street Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Deloitte & Touche, LLP 350 South Grand Avenue Los Angeles, California 90071

Custodian & Administrator

State Street Bank & Trust Company 200 Clarendon Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116

Distributor

TCW Funds Distributors 865 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, California 90017

Directors

Patrick C. Haden

Director and Chairman of the Board Charles W. Baldiswieler Director Samuel P. Bell Director Richard W. Call Director Matthew K. Fong Director John A. Gavin Director Janet E. Kerr Director Thomas E. Larkin, Jr.

Director Peter McMillan Director Charles A. Parker Director Marc I. Stern Director

Officers

Charles W. Baldiswieler

President and Chief Executive Officer Peter A. Brown Senior Vice President Michael E. Cahill Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary David S. DeVito Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Philip K. Holl Secretary and Associate General Counsel Hilary G.D. Lord

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer George N. Winn Assistant Treasurer

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Item 2. Code of Ethics. The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to its principal executive officer and principal financial officer or persons performing similar functions. The registrant hereby undertakes to provide any person, without charge, upon request, a copy of the code of ethics. To request a copy of the code of ethics, please contact the registrant at (877) 829-4768.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert. The registrant has two audit committee financial experts, Samuel P. Bell and Charles A. Parker, who are independent of management serving on its audit committee.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

(a) Audit Fees Paid by Registrant   
    2010      2009                      
  $ 478,800       $ 462,100               
(b) Audit-Related Fees Paid by Registrant   
    2010      2009                      
  $ 0       $ 0               
(c) Tax Fees Paid by Registrant   
    2010      2009                      
  $ 79,500       $ 80,000               
Fees were for the preparation and filing of the registrant’s corporate returns.   
(d) All Other Fees Paid by Registrant   
    2010      2009                      
  $ 7,900       $ 0               
Fees were for a tax analysis regarding a change in ownership.   

(e)(1) The registrant’s audit committee approves each specific service the auditor will perform for the registrant. Accordingly, the audit committee has not established pre-approval policies or procedures for services that the auditor may perform for the registrant.

  


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(e) (2) None.

(f) Not applicable.

(g) None.

(h) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit of Committee of Listed Registrants. Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments. Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies. Not applicable.

 

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchases. Not applicable.

 

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

No material changes have been made to registrant’s procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to registrant’s Board of Directors.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a) The Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) provide reasonable assurances that material information relating to the registrant is made known to them by the appropriate persons as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act.

 

  (b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.


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Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a) EX-99.CODE – Code of Ethics (filed herewith).

 

  (b) EX-99.CERT – Section 302 Certifications (filed herewith).

EX-99.906CERT – Section 906 Certification (filed herewith).


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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)       TCW Funds, Inc.  

By (Signature and Title)

       
      /S/    CHARLES W. BALDISWIELER          
      Charles W. Baldiswieler  
      Chief Executive Officer  

Date    December 29, 2010

       

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 (Signature and Title)        
      /S/    CHARLES W. BALDISWIELER          
      Charles W. Baldiswieler  
      Chief Executive Officer  
Date    December 29, 2010        
By (Signature and Title)        
      /S/    DAVID S. DEVITO          
      David S. DeVito  
      Chief Financial Officer  
Date    December 29, 2010