N-CSR 1 dncsr.htm HERITAGE SERIES TRUST SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT Heritage Series Trust Semi-Annual Report
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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: 811-7470

 

HERITAGE SERIES TRUST

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: (727) 573-3800

 

RICHARD K. RIESS, PRESIDENT

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

Copy to:

 

CLIFFORD J. ALEXANDER, ESQ.

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart LLP

1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

 

Date of fiscal year end: October 31, 2003

 

Date of reporting period: April 30, 2003

 


 


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Item 1.    Reports to Shareholders

 

 


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LOGO


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Heritage Series Trust

Semiannual Report

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Performance Overview

   1
Investment Portfolios     

Aggressive Growth Fund

   6

Growth Equity Fund

   7

International Equity Fund

   9

Mid Cap Stock Fund

   13

Small Cap Stock Fund

   15

Technology Fund

   17

Value Equity Fund

   19

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

   21

Statements of Operations

   23

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

   24

Financial Highlights

   27

Notes to Financial Statements

   34

 

 

 


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May 27, 2003

 

Dear Valued Shareholders:

 

We are pleased to provide you with the semiannual report for the seven portfolios (the “Funds”) of the Heritage Series Trust for the six-month reporting period ended April 30, 2003. From November through March weak economic data, a few instances of corporate malfeasance, a Code Orange terror alert, heightened war worries, higher oil prices pushed stock prices lower. In April, better-than-expected first-quarter earnings coupled with a successful conclusion to Operation Iraqi Freedom augmented returns for the Funds as well as the overall market. Below is a more detailed discussion of how each of the Funds performed during the reporting period.

 

For the six-month reporting period the Heritage Series Trust—Aggressive Growth Fund Class A shares returned +9.34%(a) outperforming its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index,(b) which returned +7.67%. The fund benefited from its positions in the technology sector including purchases of shares of Amdocs, Comverse Technology, Datastream Systems, Eclipsys Corporation and Vishay Intertechnology. Another strong performer for the fund was Multimedia Games, which reported an increase in revenues of 29% for the six-month period ended March 31, 2003. Outside of the technology sector, Genesco and Laboratory Corporation of America were also up strongly. All of the above-named securities continued to be held in the fund’s portfolio at the end of the reporting period.

 

Not all investments in the fund fared well. The Aggressive Growth Fund established a position in Tech Data Corporation, but a downgrade by Smith Barney Citigroup on April 30, 2003 (the last day covered in this report) resulted in a decrease in the stock price of more than 8%. As of the date of this letter, a full position in Tech Data remains in the fund and the price of the stock has recovered. The fund also initiated a position in Cadence Design Systems which was sold in early January resulting in a loss to the fund. The fund’s position in Copart, a provider of salvage vehicle auction services, was doubled during the period as the price per share declined.

 

The fund also realized losses in Mandalay Resort Group, Rockwell Collins, Main Street & Main and Scientific Games which were sold as their price performance weakened during the reporting period.

 

The Heritage Series Trust—Growth Equity Fund Class A shares returned +3.83 %(a) for the reporting period, while its benchmark index, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index,(b) returned +4.47%. The technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer sectors each contributed positively to performance. In the technology sector, purchases of Cisco, (up more than 30% during the reporting period), and holdings in EMC Corporation, up more than 75% during the reporting period, affected the fund’s performance favorably. Semiconductor stocks including Intel Corporation, Linear Technology, Maxim Integrated, Texas Instruments, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and National Semiconductor Corporation (which was purchased and subsequently divested during the reporting period), were all strong performers for the fund. The software industry underperformed within the technology sector, as Microsoft Corporation and Intuit lagged the market.

 

The healthcare sector’s contribution to the Growth Equity Fund’s performance benefited from an increase in the price per share of St. Jude Medical, Amgen, Wyeth, and Merck. St. Jude Medical’s growing sales in the Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator market has contributed to strong recent earnings growth. Shares of HCA were weak during the reporting period and detracted from the fund’s performance. The fund added to positions in Baxter and Abbott Labs. Financial services holdings in Travelers Property Casualty, Lehman Brothers, American Express, Citigroup, and Merrill Lynch outperformed the index, while Hartford Financial, Freddie Mac, and American International Group underperformed the index. The fund’s weighting in the group was reduced during the reporting period by selling Lehman Brothers and trimming positions in American International Group

 


(a) Total returns are not annualized and include the effect of reinvesting dividends. Performance numbers do not reflect a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
(b) Please refer to inside back cover for index descriptions.

 

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and Citigroup. In the consumer sector, investments in Cendant, Univision, Walt Disney, and Home Depot outperformed, while beverage holdings declined in value. Coca Cola’s price per share declined during the reporting period and was sold. With Anheuser-Busch, the fund continued to build its position despite a slight decline in share price. Also during the reporting period, aerospace/defense name Lockheed Martin and conglomerate SPX Corporation detracted from the performance of the fund. As a reminder, investors often pay higher prices for “growth companies” based upon an expectation that earnings growth will exceed the average of all companies. If earnings expectations are not met, prices may decline due to a contraction in the price earnings ratio in addition to a reduction in the estimated earnings expected.

 

For the reporting period, Heritage Series Trust—International Equity Fund Class A shares returned +2.38%(a) compared to +2.04% for its benchmark, the Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East Index.(b) The outperformance of the fund’s portfolio was due primarily to stock selection. In the United Kingdom, increasing the fund’s positions in telecommunications company, Vodafone and in Royal Bank of Scotland resulted in gains as prices per share increased by more than 20% and 10%, respectively. However, Hilton Group, Regents Inns, and Pearson experienced price declines.

 

In France, BNP Paribas and OTP Bank, two new additions to the fund during the reporting period, performed well. Doubling the fund’s position in telecommunication equipment maker Alcatel was advantageous, as its price per share during the reporting period rose more than 60%. Oil company Total Fina and construction material producer Lafarge continued to disappoint, but their positions were maintained. In Germany, cosmetic and personal care company Wella performed exceptionally (with a price per share increase of more than 90%) on news that Procter & Gamble had signed an agreement to purchase a controlling interest from the majority voting shareholders. Stada Arzneimittel, one of Europe’s leading companies for non-patented medical products (mainly comprised of generics), rebounded during the period and continues to perform well as of the date of this letter. In Spain, an initial investment position in electric utility Endesa provided positive performance for the fund. UniCredito Italiano, Vinci, Orkla and especially Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen (whose price per share increased more than 35% during the reporting period) were among other continental European companies that substantially rebounded and were top contributors to the fund. The fund continues to hold, and in some cases increase, its position in two Norwegian banks, Sparebanken Midt-Norge and Sparebanken Rogaland, as well as Akzo Nobel, a diversified chemical product manufacturer headquartered in the Netherlands.

 

The fund portfolio managers continued to increase their positions in Canadian oil companies, which provided positive performance during the reporting period. Price per share of Canadian Natural Resources, EnCana, Petro-Canada and Suncor Energy increased from 12% to 22% from the beginning to end of the reporting period. Maintaining the position in Royal Bank of Canada also helped the fund, as the price per share increased by 19%. Unfortunately, regardless of sector, industry or market-cap, most of the fund’s portfolio investments in Japan decreased in value during this reporting period. While the fund did divest its entire position in Honda Motor Company, the positions in most of the securities invested in Japanese companies were increased during the reporting period. It is important to remember that investments in international securities involve certain risks that differ from the risks of investments in domestic securities. International securities are susceptible to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, political or economic conditions and regulatory requirements that could affect the fund’s return.

 

The Heritage Series Trust—Mid Cap Stock Fund Class A shares returned +4.28%,(a) slightly outperforming the +3.97% return of the Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index.(b). The top performer for the fund was Doral Financial, whose price per share rose more than 50%. Gains were realized on investments in diversified insurance brokerage company Brown & Brown, computerized online lottery systems operator GTECH Holdings and internet commerce giant USA Interactive. Another top contributor for the Fund was A.O. Smith Corporation

 


(a) Total returns are not annualized and include the effect of reinvesting dividends. Performance numbers do not reflect a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
(b) Please refer to inside back cover for index descriptions.

 

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as its price per share rose over 35% during the reporting period. The fund’s performance also benefited from new positions in Delta & Pine Land Company, ITT Educational Services and Liberty Media Corporation.

 

However, not all new stock selections performed positively. The fund’s investments in Mantech International and Amsurg Corporation penalized returns. Losses were realized on investments in Scientific Games, G&K Services, Salem Communications and Tech Data and the positions were sold. As a reminder, investments in mid cap  companies and especially small cap companies, carry increased risks of business failure and are thus more volatile than larger companies. For example, H&R Block, a mid cap security with more than $7 billion in market capitalization, declined sharply (price per share declined more than 25%) within the first week of the reporting period, due to class action suits brought against it on allegations of misleading investors with regards to its financial results.

 

During the reporting period, the fund expanded the holdings in the oil and gas industry. Positions in Ensco International, GlobalSantaFe Corporation, Noble Corporation and Rowan Companies were all initiated and subsequently lost value. However, as of the date of this letter, all have substantially rebounded and, with the exception of Noble, all have generated unrealized gains.

 

For the six-month reporting period the Heritage Series Trust—Small Cap Stock Fund Class A shares returned +3.14%,(a) underperforming the Russell 2000 Index (b) return of +7.55%.

 

Avid Technologies, with a price per share increase of more than 90%, became a top contributor to the fund’s return. The price per share for Capital Crossing Bank, Iron Mountain, GTECH Holdings, Multimedia Games, Patterson-Uti Energy, Sola International, and John Wiley & Sons continued to increase during the reporting period. Some of last fiscal year’s laggards rebounded during the reporting period and made substantial contributions to the fund’s return. Among these contributors were, Cognex Corporation, Coherent, FactSet Research Systems, Medics Pharmaceutical, NCO Group, Spartech Corporation, and DataStream, whose price per share increased by more than 50%, during the reporting period. After substantial unrealized losses last fiscal year, Eclipsys, Plantronics and Universal Electronics price per share increased more than 85%, 20% and 33%, respectively.

 

Most notably, Investment Technology’s price per share decreased by more than 60% before it was sold, and Kansas City Southern was sold towards the end of the reporting period as its price per share declined. Both of these securities entered this reporting period with substantial unrealized gains. MCG Capital Corporation’s price per share continued to decrease since last fiscal year and the position was subsequently sold. Positions were maintained in Rayovac, three commercial services companies, Hall Kinion & Associates, SOURCECORP and TeleTech Holdings, even as unrealized losses penalized results. Although the fund has a net unrealized gain in Investors Financial Services and North Fork Bancorporation, the decrease in their price per share during the reporting period of more than 25% and 15%, respectively, impacted the fund’s returns. As a reminder, investments in small cap companies generally involve greater risks than medium- or large-capitalization companies due to their more limited managerial and financial resources. As a result, their performance can be more volatile and they face greater risk of business failure, which could increase the volatility of the fund’s portfolio. Generally, the smaller the company size, the greater these risks.

 

While the Heritage Series Trust—Technology Fund’s Class A shares returned +5.43%(a) during the reporting period, it fell short when compared to the Goldman Sachs Technology Index(b) return of +10.29%. The fund’s underperformance of its benchmark index can be attributed primarily to a defensive investment strategy initiated in mid January 2003. This defensive positioning helped the fund’s return for several months. However, during the market rally through the latter part of March and April of 2003, this investment strategy detracted from the

 


(a) Total returns are not annualized and include the effect of reinvesting dividends. Performance numbers do not reflect a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
(b) Please refer to inside back cover for index descriptions.

 

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fund’s performance. High cash balances (20% or more of net assets in cash) and the purchase of a put option on the benchmark index, was consistent with the portfolio manager’s view at the time that the market yielded a limited number of attractive investment opportunities within the technology sector.

 

Positions in the software industry benefited the fund’s performance. Roxio and Vignette Corporation were top performers for the fund. Citrix Systems and Bea Systems, two other top contributors for the fund from the software industry, were sold during November and December 2002 as their price per share continued to increase. Parametric Technology also performed well; one-third of its position was sold during the reporting period, and about another third was sold since the date of this letter. However, the fund’s investment in Activision, an

interactive entertainment and leisure software company, penalized results. The fund has maintained its position in the company and its price per share has increased after the company raised its projected revenues for the fourth quarter of its fiscal 2003 year. Outside of the software industry, the fund benefited from its investment in WebMD, as its price per share rose more than 50% during the reporting period. JDS Uniphase bounced back from its lows during October 2002 and closed up over 40% at the end of the reporting period.

 

The Technology Fund’s return was affected adversely by investments in the semiconductor industry. The price of TriQuint Semiconductor dropped by more than 30% during the reporting period. Integrated Device Technology, a manufacturer of a broad range of high-performance semiconductor products, was sold during the reporting period but not before it negatively impacted the fund’s performance. Outside the semiconductor industry, Merix Corporation and StorageNetworks hurt the fund’s performance. As you are aware, the fund concentrates its investments in the information technology sector. As a result, the fund’s investments are subject to specific sector risk in addition to general market risks.

 

For the reporting period, the Class A shares of the Heritage Series Trust—Value Equity Fund returned +2.79%(a) as compared to the Russell 1000 Value Index(b) return of +5.25%. Insurance companies Anthem, Travelers Property Casualty, ACE and MBIA (a provider of loan guarantees) all contributed to the fund’s return. With the exception of credit card issuer MBNA, financial service companies, such as Fannie Mae, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch also contributed to the fund’s return. However, the finance sector’s contribution to the fund’s return was reduced by its holdings in the banking industry including Wells Fargo, Regions Financial Corp and Mellon Financial. Positions in Beckman Coulter, a designer and manufacturer of laboratory instruments, were established in November and December and by the end of the reporting period the stock was the top contributor to the fund’s performance. Investments in Dow Chemical and Arrow Electronics were top performers during the period as their price per share increased by more than 25%.

 

The fund’s investments in the energy sector hurt performance. Positions in Transocean, BP and ChevronTexaco decreased in value; however, as of the date of this letter, their stock prices have rebounded. Investments in the consumer goods sector also impacted negatively on the fund’s performance. The price of Safeway quickly dropped by 17% on April 16, 2003, after the company announced flat first-quarter comparable-store sales and lower earnings. Following a downgrade by Salomon Smith Barney the following day, part of the position was divested and the rest sold off at the end of the reporting period. Jones Apparel Group, a consumer goods designer and marketer of branded apparel, declined by 11% following a press release in February disclosing that a license to market the profitable Lauren brand could expire in 2003 instead of 2006 as originally expected. Several other consumer good stocks such as Kimberly-Clark, CVS Corporation and McDonald’s did not perform well for the fund. Boeing was sold in early April as its price per share had decreased by more than 15%.

 

We would like to note that Dreman Value Management, L.L.C. was appointed to serve as the new subadviser to the Value Equity Fund, effective June 1, 2003. Dreman Value is an experienced “contrarian” value manager which has been engaged in the money management business since 1977. The firm currently manages in excess of

 


(a) Total returns are not annualized and include the effect of reinvesting dividends. Performance numbers do not reflect a front-end sales charge or contingent deferred sales charge. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Performance data quoted represents past performance and the investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.
(b) Please refer to inside back cover for index descriptions.

 

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$6.3 billion as of March 31, 2003. David Dreman, chairman of Dreman Value Management, will serve as the fund’s portfolio manager.

 

We thank you for your continued investments in the Funds. We are pleased to be given the opportunity to provide to you an account of what occurred in your fund(s) during this reporting period(a). In conjunction with our philosophy, “The Intelligent Creation of Wealth”, it is important that you understand the risks involved in your investments and we urge you to read your prospectus carefully and understand the principal risks involved with each investment in the Heritage Series Trust. Please contact your financial advisor or Heritage Asset Management (800) 421-4184 with any questions you may have.

 

Sincerely,

 

LOGO

Richard K. Riess

President

 

 

 


(a) The views expressed here are exclusively those of Heritage Asset Management, Inc. They are not meant as investment advice. Although some of the described portfolio holdings were viewed favorably as of the date of this letter, there is no guarantee a fund will continue to hold these securities in the future.

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Aggressive Growth Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Shares


         

Value

Common Stocks—88.7% (a)


Advertising—1.5%


90,000   

Catalina Marketing Corporation*

   $ 1,604,700
         

Aerospace/Defense—3.5%


      
70,000   

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.*

     3,760,400
         

Computers—3.9%


      
250,000   

The Bisys Group, Inc.*

     4,220,000
         

Distribution/Wholesale—3.5%


      
158,800   

Tech Data Corporation*

     3,811,200
         

Electronics—5.9%


           
161,000   

Coherent, Inc.*

     3,703,000
215,000   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*

     2,687,500
         

            6,390,500
         

Entertainment—11.2%


           
278,000   

Alliance Gaming Corporation*

     4,439,660
88,000   

GTECH Holdings Corporation*

     2,962,960
35,000   

International Game Technology

     3,020,500
146,000   

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.*

     1,627,900
         

            12,051,020
         

Financial Services—3.0%


      
50,000   

Doral Financial Corporation

     2,000,500
11,000   

Student Loan Corporation

     1,179,310
         

            3,179,810
         

Healthcare Products—9.8%


      
65,000   

Boston Scientific Corporation*

     2,798,250
50,000   

Steris Corporation*

     1,135,000
40,000   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.

     2,154,400
95,000   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

     4,455,500
         

            10,543,150
         

Healthcare Services—4.5%


      
165,000   

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings*

     4,860,900
         

Insurance—7.4%


           
55,000   

AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.

     3,209,250
100,000   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     3,577,000
39,000   

Willis Group Holdings Ltd.

     1,216,410
         

            8,002,660
         

Internet—3.2%


           
45,000   

TMP Worldwide Inc.

     754,650
90,450   

USA Networks, Inc.*

     2,708,978
         

            3,463,628
         

Leisure Time—4.4%


186,300   

Multimedia Games, Inc.*

     4,692,897
         

 

Shares


         

Value

 

Common Stocks (continued)



Memory & Commodity Semiconductors—2.0%



205,000   

Integrated Device Technology Inc.*

     2,117,650  
         


Oil & Gas—2.1%



195,000   

Chesapeake Energy Corporation

     1,571,700  
20,000   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.*

     661,800  
         


            2,233,500  
         


Retail—5.1%



205,000   

Copart, Inc.*

     1,730,200  
250,000   

Genesco Inc.*

     3,750,000  
         


            5,480,200  
         


Software—9.7%



468,000   

Datastream Systems, Inc.*

     4,090,320  
440,000   

Eclipsys Corporation*

     3,964,400  
40,000   

Electronic Arts Inc.*

     2,370,800  
         


            10,425,520  
         


Telecommunications—8.0%



200,000   

Amdocs Ltd.*

     3,532,000  
60,000   

CenturyTel Inc.

     1,767,000  
250,000   

Comverse Technology, Inc.*

     3,267,500  
         


            8,566,500  
         


Total Common Stocks (cost $80,226,890)      95,404,235  
         


Repurchase Agreement—14.3% (a)



Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and
Trust Company, dated April 30, 2003
@ 1.12% to be repurchased at $15,432,480 on
May 1, 2003, collateralized by $11,940,000
United States Treasury Bonds, 7.25% due
May 15, 2016, (market value $15,768,306
including interest) (cost $15,432,000)
     15,432,000  
         


Total Investment Portfolio
(cost $95,658,890) (b), 103.0% (a)

     110,836,235  

Other Assets and Liabilities, net, (3.0%) (a)

     (3,252,788 )
         


Net Assets, 100.0%

   $ 107,583,447  
         



* Non-income producing security.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
(b) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. Market value includes net unrealized appreciation of $15,177,345 which consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of market value over tax cost of $17,742,410 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over market value of $2,565,065.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Growth Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Shares


         

Value

Common Stocks—96.0% (a)


Advertising—0.6%


      
25,200   

Omnicom Group, Inc.

   $ 1,559,880
         

Aerospace/Defense—2.8%


36,000   

Boeing Company

     982,080
92,950   

Lockheed Martin Corporation

     4,652,148
37,700   

Raytheon Company

     1,128,361
         

            6,762,589
         

Analog Semiconductors—0.5%


16,300   

Linear Technology Corporation

     561,861
15,350   

Maxim Integrated Products

     603,102
         

            1,164,963
         

Beverages—2.2%


108,400   

Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc.

     5,406,992
         

Biotechnology—0.8%


30,200   

Amgen Inc.*

     1,851,562
         

Broadcasting Services/Programs—1.9%


86,800   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.*

     3,394,748
48,450   

Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.*

     1,230,630
         

            4,625,378
         

Commercial Services—2.2%


365,100   

Cendant Corporation*

     5,213,628
         

Computers—6.7%


298,100   

Dell Computer Corporation*

     8,618,071
91,500   

EMC Corporation

     831,735
35,000   

Hewlett-Packard Company

     570,500
43,500   

International Business Machines Corporation

     3,693,150
110,000   

Veritas Software Corporation*

     2,421,100
         

            16,134,556
         

Cosmetics/Personal Care—2.9%


57,250   

Colgate-Palmolive Company

     3,272,982
41,700   

Procter & Gamble Company

     3,746,745
         

            7,019,727
         

Diversified Manufacturer—6.4%


6,450   

3M Company

     812,958
264,900   

General Electric Company

     7,801,305
50,500   

SPX Corporation

     1,706,900
336,900   

Tyco International Ltd.

     5,255,640
         

            15,576,803
         

 

Shares


        Value

Common Stocks (continued)


Financial Services—7.6%

159,100   

American Express Company

   6,023,526
101,533   

Citigroup Inc.

   3,985,170
67,000   

Fannie Mae

   4,850,130
46,000   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

   3,491,400
2,650   

Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc.

   166,870
         
          18,517,096
         

Healthcare Products—8.5%


307,450   

Baxter International, Inc.

   7,071,350
27,950   

Boston Scientific Corporation*

   1,203,247
160,350   

Johnson & Johnson

   9,037,326
51,700   

Medtronic, Inc.

   2,468,158
17,700   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

   928,542
         
          20,708,623
         

Healthcare Services—1.1%


31,800   

HCA Inc.

   1,020,780
19,000   

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

   1,750,470
         
          2,771,250
         

Insurance—1.6%


25,287   

American International Group, Inc.

   1,465,382
11,500   

Hartford Financial Services

   468,740
114,116   

Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, Class “A”

   1,852,103
         
          3,786,225
         

Internet—2.0%


26,000   

eBay Inc.*

   2,412,020
100,000   

YAHOO! Inc.*

   2,478,000
         
          4,890,020
         

Leisure Time—1.0%


91,200   

Carnival Corporation

   2,516,208
         

Lodging & Entertainment—1.0%


62,000   

Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.*

   2,442,180
         

Logic Semiconductors—5.5%


474,450   

Intel Corporation

   8,729,880
243,850   

Texas Instruments Inc.

   4,508,786
         
          13,238,666
         

Memory & Commodity Semiconductors—1.5%


434,525   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Sponsored ADR*

   3,636,974
         

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Growth Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)


Multimedia—5.0%


20,100   

Gannett Company

   $ 1,521,972
214,600   

The Walt Disney Company

     4,004,436
149,350   

Viacom, Inc. Class “B”*

     6,483,284
         

            12,009,692
         

Oil & Gas—1.7%


69,100   

BP Amoco PLC, Sponsored ADR

     2,663,114
60,250   

Ensco International Inc.

     1,530,350
         

            4,193,464
         

Pharmaceuticals—11.9%


128,500   

Abbott Laboratories

     5,220,955
48,750   

Eli Lilly & Company

     3,111,225
119,350   

Merck & Company, Inc.

     6,943,783
352,820   

Pfizer, Inc.

     10,849,215
61,200   

Wyeth

     2,664,036
         

            28,789,214
         

Retail—7.5%


298,450   

Home Depot, Inc.

     8,395,398
39,900   

Target Corporation

     1,334,256
124,000   

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

     6,983,680
47,300   

Wendy’s International, Inc.

     1,373,592
         

            18,086,926
         

Software—7.3%


222,000   

BEA Systems Inc.*

     2,377,620
56,200   

First Data Corporation

     2,204,726
513,800   

Microsoft Corporation

     13,137,866
         

            17,720,212
         

Telecommunications—3.6%


574,400   

Cisco Systems, Inc.*

     8,638,976
         

 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)


Television, Cable & Radio—1.3%


33,500   

Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation*

     859,275
74,650   

Univision Communications, Inc.
Class “A”*

     2,260,403
         

            3,119,678
         

Transportation—0.9%


36,100   

United Parcel Service, Inc., Class “B”

     2,242,532
         

Total Common Stocks (cost $203,097,047)      232,624,014
         

Repurchase Agreement—3.2% (a)


Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and
Trust Company, dated April 30, 2003
@ 1.12% to be repurchased at $7,805,243 on
May 1, 2003, collateralized by $6,040,000 United
States Treasury Bonds, 7.25% due May 15, 2016,
(market value $7,976,597 including interest, cost
$7,805,000)
     7,805,000
         

Total Investment Portfolio
(cost $210,902,047) (b), 99.2% (a)

     240,429,014
Other Assets and Liabilities, net, 0.8% (a)      1,836,913
         

Net Assets, 100.0%    $ 242,265,927
         


* Non-income producing security.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
(b) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. Market value includes net unrealized appreciation of $29,526,967 which consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of market value over tax cost of $30,466,588 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over market value of $939,621.

 

ADR — American Depository Receipt.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—International Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks—77.4% (a)

    

Australia—2.2%


    
35,648   

Alumina Ltd.

   $     97,335
45,158   

BHP Billiton Ltd.

   255,653
18,780   

News Corp Ltd.

   133,840
66,554   

WMC Resources Ltd.*

   166,718
         
          653,546
         

Austria—3.1%


    
8,279   

Erste Bank der Oesterreichischen Sparkassen AG

   656,304
1,997   

OMV Aktiengesellschaft

   240,254
         
          896,558
         

Brazil—0.2%


    
3,500   

Companhia De Bebidas Das Americas, Sponsored ADR

   69,615
         

Canada—4.0%


    
6,818   

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

   227,267
13,879   

EnCana Corporation

   454,987
6,048   

Petro-Canada

   199,365
2,133   

Royal Bank of Canada

   88,949
11,943   

Suncor Energy Inc.

   196,468
         
          1,167,036
         

Czech—2.5%


    
10,507   

Komercni Banka, AS

   733,299
         

Denmark—0.7%


    
7,722   

Danske Bank AS

   148,806
2,040   

TDC AS

   50,829
         
          199,635
         

Finland—3.1%


    
34,644   

Fortum Oyj

   249,069
6,915   

Huhtamaki Oyj

   73,837
5,560   

M-Real Oyj, Series “B”

   43,827
5,881   

Nokia Oyj

   99,685
10,330   

Stora Enso Oyj

   112,497
21,680   

UPM – Kymmene Corporation

   317,549
         
          896,464
         

 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)

    

France—14.2%


    
5,681   

Accor SA

   187,572
25,083   

Alcatel SA

   205,853
5,436   

Autoroutes du Sud de la France*

   148,911
4,850   

Aventis SA

   246,791
3,734   

AXA Societe Anonyme

   56,822
9,345   

BNP Paribas

   439,470
8,811   

Bouygues

   215,947
1,404   

Carrefour SA

   61,176
1,471   

Groupe Danone

   208,551
1,564   

Lafarge SA

   105,272
81,875   

OTP BANK*

   880,657
2,376   

Peugeot SA

   111,418
2,789   

Remy Cointreau

   80,610
7,175   

Societe Generale

   439,626
3,678   

Total Fina Elf SA

   483,204
1,798   

Valeo SA

   51,606
3,583   

Vinci SA

   233,759
         
          4,157,245
         

Germany—4.5%


    
1,195   

Altana AG

   58,950
10,265   

Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG

   136,924
6,798   

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG

   227,037
1,108   

DaimlerChrysler AG

   35,803
1,196   

Deutsche Bank AG

   61,968
5,216   

Deutsche Telekom AG

   69,868
5,258   

Fraport AG

   105,175
1,881   

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG

   35,123
1,043   

Henkel KGaA

   59,452
2,485   

K+S AG

   53,208
2,023   

Linde AG

   76,362
1,221   

Siemens AG

   60,984
3,254   

Stada Arzneimittel AG

   170,636
1,679   

Wella AG

   171,115
         
          1,322,605
         

Greece—0.2%


    
5,444   

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA

   58,556
         

Hungary—0.8%


    
4,617   

Egis Gyogyszergyar Reszvnytarsas AG

   162,737
19,300   

Matav

   76,191
         
          238,928
         

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—International Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)

    

Indonesia—0.1%


    
    488,500   

Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk PT

   $     40,833
         

Ireland—0.5%


    
5,733   

Allied Irish Banks PLC

   88,459
4,106   

Bank of Ireland

   50,730
         
          139,189
         

Italy—4.0%


    
11,820   

Banco Popolare di Verona e Novara Scrl

   160,838
108,022   

Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze SPA

   137,689
32,189   

ENI-Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi SPA

   459,599
40,002   

Snam Rete Gas SpA

   145,360
59,380   

UniCredito Italiano SPA

   260,260
         
          1,163,746
         

Japan—3.2%


    
15   

Fuji Television Network Inc.

   53,032
2,786   

Ito-Yokado Company, Ltd

   65,626
8,338   

Kao Corporation

   152,294
23,550   

Nissan Motor Company Ltd.

   180,956
12,294   

Nomura Holdings Inc.

   121,928
12,402   

Shiseido Company, Ltd.

   113,418
1,649   

Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd.

   60,515
15,000   

Tokyo Broadcasting System Inc.

   176,226
         
          923,995
         

Netherlands—4.0%


    
7,100   

ABN AMRO Holding NV

   120,189
3,317   

Akzo Nobel NV

   73,878
2,731   

Grolsch NV

   61,071
3,523   

Heijmans NV

   63,025
3,151   

Heineken NV

   117,215
19,919   

ING Groep NV

   324,050
31,798   

Koninklijke KPN NV*

   211,898
2,734   

Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV

   50,958
4,831   

Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin NV

   111,002
2,705   

TPG NV

   42,282
         
          1,175,568
         

 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)

    

Norway—3.9%


    
14,997   

DNB Holding ASA

   71,628
9,303   

Gjensidige NOR ASA

   322,603
5,043   

Norsk Hydro ASA

   213,459
11,870   

Orkla ASA

   207,083
3,360   

Sparebanken Midt-Norge

   64,864
5,134   

Sparebanken Rogaland

   131,781
7,282   

Statoil ASA

   57,793
21,297   

Telenor Group ASA

   85,273
         
          1,154,484
         

Poland—3.2%


    
5,087   

Agora SA*

   54,361
27,965   

Bank Pekao SA*

   626,246
12,084   

Bank Zachodni WBK SA*

   186,735
1,472   

Budimex SA*

   9,754
19,494   

Telekomunikacja Polska SA*

   65,610
         
          942,706
         

Portugal—0.2%


    
37,052   

Electricidade de Portugal SA

   67,113
         

Romania—0.3%


    
    183,302   

Romanian Development Bank*

   99,129
         

Russia—0.8%


    
21,100   

Sun Interbrew Ltd., Sponsored GDR*

   79,269
3,300   

Surgutneftegaz, sponsored ADR

   64,515
4,800   

Wimm-Bill-Dann Foods OJSC, Sponsored ADR*

   88,080
         
          231,864
         

Spain—4.8%


    
1,730   

Acerinox SA

   64,587
5,181   

Aurea Concesiones de Infraestructuras SA

   144,822
17,640   

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, SA

   177,904
24,651   

Banco Santander Central Hispano SA

   194,039
21,247   

Endesa SA

   301,942
3,555   

Grupo Dragados SA

   68,049
4,235   

Grupo Empresarial ENCE SA

   72,164
3,889   

Grupo Ferrovial SA

   103,402
16,450   

Iberdrola SA

   265,407
         
          1,392,316
         

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—International Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)

    

Sweden—1.1%


         
25,500   

Skandia AB

   $       73,397
5,451   

Svenska Cellulosa AB, Class “B”

   184,730
15,200   

TeliaSonera AB

   54,115
         
          312,242
         

Switzerland—3.7%


         
14,036   

Compagnie Financiere Richemont AG

   207,730
117   

Givaudan SA

   45,340
400   

Holcim Ltd.

   75,142
963   

Nestle SA

   196,545
8,591   

Novartis AG

   339,264
1,034   

Syngenta AG

   53,427
3,214   

UBS AG

   152,664
         
          1,070,112
         

United Kingdom—12.1%


    
17,115   

Abbey National PLC

   121,688
12,398   

Acambis PLC*

   56,519
3,800   

ARM Holdings PLC, Sponsored ADR*

   11,704
8,679   

Associated British Foods PLC

   74,756
46,209   

BP PLC

   293,067
15,492   

Diageo PLC

   171,975
7,826   

Gallaher Group PLC

   74,170
20,130   

GlaxoSmithKline PLC

   403,775
71,566   

Hilton Group PLC

   175,144
1   

Intercontinental Hotels Group PLC*

   4
9,030   

Lloyds TSB Group PLC

   59,437
1   

Mitchells & Butlers PLC*

   2
34,782   

Pearson PLC

   290,139
7,284   

Reckitt Benckiser PLC

   128,570
26,250   

Regent Inns PLC

   30,651
7,137   

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC

   187,336
7,333   

SABMiller PLC

   50,554
11,572   

Scottish & Southern Energy PLC

   119,019
11,882   

Standard Chartered PLC

   132,660
48,134   

Tesco PLC

   152,446
18,296   

Unilever PLC

   179,982
414,947   

Vodafone Group PLC

   819,704
         
          3,533,302
         
Total Common Stocks (cost $22,273,386)    22,640,086
         

 

Shares

        Value

 

Preferred Stocks—0.8% (a)



Germany—0.8%


      
1,756   

Henkel KGaA

   114,230  
4,241   

Volkswagen AG

   108,352  
         

Total Preferred Stocks (cost $241,263)    222,582  
         

Investment Companies—8.9% (a)


      

Ireland—4.2%


      
46,541   

Euro STOXX 50 LDRS (b)

   1,230,687  
         

Japan—2.5%


      
    109,371   

Nomura ETF (b)

   739,366  
         

Netherlands—0.4%


      
2,050   

Rodamco Europe NV (c)

   99,821  
         

United States—1.8%


      
10,700   

iShares S&P Europe 350 Index Fund (b)

   524,193  
         

Total Investment Companies (cost $2,590,088)    2,594,067  
         

Total Investment Portfolio excluding repurchase
agreement (cost $25,104,737)

   25,456,735  
         

Repurchase Agreement—14.5% (a)


      
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and
Trust Company, dated April 30, 2003 @ 1.12% to
be repurchased at $4,240,132 on May 1, 2003,
collateralized by $3,950,000 United States
Treasury Bonds, 5.375% due February 15, 2031,
(market value $4,344,581 including interest) (cost
$4,240,000)
   4,240,000  
         

Total Investment Portfolio
    (cost $29,344,737) (d), 101.6% (a)
   29,696,735  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net, (1.6%) (a)    (455,078 )
         

Net Assets, 100.0%    $29,241,657  
         


* Non-income producing security.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
(b) Exchange-traded funds.
(c) Closed-end fund.
(d) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. Market value includes net unrealized appreciation of $351,998 which consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of market value over tax cost of $1,626,000 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over market value of $1,274,002.

 

ADR — American Depository Receipt.
GDR — Global Depository Receipt.

 

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—International Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Industry Diversification


   Value

  

% of Net

Assets


Agriculture

   $ 74,170    0.3%

Auto Manufacturers

     663,565    2.3%

Auto Parts & Equipment

     51,606    0.2%

Banks

     5,729,623    19.6%

Beverages

     630,309    2.2%

Building Materials

     180,415    0.6%

Chemicals

     225,853    0.8%

Commercial Services

     1,174,390    4.0%

Cosmetics/Personal Care

     436,827    1.5%

Diversified Manufacturer

     274,443    0.9%

Electric

     753,480    2.6%

Electronics

     50,958    0.2%

Engineering & Construction

     986,475    3.4%

Entertainment

     175,144    0.6%

Financial Services

     444,531    1.5%

Food

     1,209,452    4.1%

Forest Products & Paper

     730,767    2.5%

Gas

     145,360    0.5%

Household Products

     302,252    1.0%

Insurance

     454,269    1.6%

Investment Companies

     2,594,067    8.9%

Iron/Steel

     64,587    0.2%

Lodging

     187,576    0.6%

Logic Semiconductors

     11,704    0.0%

Machinery

     35,123    0.1%

Mining

     519,706    1.8%

Multimedia

     600,205    2.1%

Oil & Gas

     2,925,588    10.0%

Packaging & Containers

     73,837    0.3%

Pharmaceuticals

     1,499,187    5.1%

Printing & Publishing

     54,361    0.2%

Retail

     304,009    1.0%

Telecommunications

     1,797,582    6.1%

Television, Cable & Radio

     53,032    0.2%

Transportation

     42,282    0.1%
    

  

Total Investments

   $ 25,456,735    87.1%
    

  

 


Open Forward Foreign Currency Contracts

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Contract To Deliver

 

In Exchange For


  Delivery Date

    Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)


 

CZK

   28,848,430   USD   1,025,812   05/27/03   $ (47,950 )

USD

   73,806   HUF   16,288,885   05/05/03     224  
                    


Net Unrealized Depreciation

              $ (47,726 )

             


CZK

  

— Czech Koruna

                   

USD

  

— United States Dollar

                   

HUF

  

— Hungarian Forint

                   

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Mid Cap Stock Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Shares


        Value

Common Stocks—95.0% (a)


    

Advertising—1.0%


    
98,650   

Getty Images, Inc.*

   $  3,339,302
         

Aerospace/Defense—1.2%


    
77,800   

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.*

   4,179,416
         

Agriculture—1.4%


    
209,125   

Delta & Pine Land Company

   4,864,248
         

Broadcasting Services/Programs—2.1%


    
630,000   

Liberty Media Corporation, Class “A”*

   6,930,000
         

Chemicals—2.2%


    
176,400   

Airgas Inc.*

   3,568,572
124,000   

International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.

   3,940,720
         
          7,509,292
         

Commercial Services—14.2%


    
    205,000   

Arbitron Inc.

   6,982,300
75,000   

Education Management Corporation*

   3,661,500
245,500   

First Health Group Corporation*

   6,149,775
36,200   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

   1,638,050
228,375   

Hewitt Associates Inc., Class “A”*

   6,328,271
491,950   

Interactive Data Corporation*

   7,871,200
120,215   

ITT Educational Services, Inc.

   3,546,342
39,000   

Moody's Corporation

   1,883,310
236,740   

Viad Corporation

   4,760,841
254,880   

Watson Wyatt & Company Holdings*

   5,199,552
         
          48,021,141
         

Computers—2.9%


    
36,500   

Affiliated Computer Services Inc.*

   1,741,050
120,000   

Intergraph Corporation*

   2,448,000
55,000   

Logitech International SA*

   2,006,950
215,000   

The Bisys Group, Inc.*

   3,629,200
         
          9,825,200
         

Cosmetics/Personal Care—1.3%


    
86,000   

Alberto-Culver Company

   4,238,080
         

Distribution/Wholesale—1.1%


    
157,000   

Tech Data Corporation*

   3,768,000
         

Diversified Manufacturer—3.2%


    
160,100   

A.O. Smith Corporation

   4,774,182
115,600   

Pentair Inc.

   4,455,224
55,000   

Roper Industries Inc.

   1,682,450
         
          10,911,856
         

 

Shares


        Value

Common Stocks (continued)


    

Electrical Components & Equipment—1.0%


    
92,800   

AMETEK, Inc.

   3,498,560
         

Electronics—3.8%


    
75,800   

Amphenol Corporation Class “A”*

   3,357,182
    177,950   

Orbotech Ltd.

   2,445,033
223,865   

Tektronix, Inc.

   4,201,946
226,500   

Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.*

   2,831,250
         
          12,835,411
         

Entertainment—2.3%


    
85,400   

Argosy Gaming Company*

   1,739,598
127,875   

GTECH Holdings Corporation*

   4,305,551
82,225   

Penn National Gaming, Inc.*

   1,605,854
         
          7,651,003
         

Financial Services—3.3%


    
87,200   

Charter Municipal Mortgage Acceptance Company

   1,661,160
150,000   

Doral Financial Corporation

   6,001,500
123,500   

Federated Investors, Inc., Class “B”

   3,370,315
         
          11,032,975
         

Food—1.2%


    
109,500   

The J. M. Smucker Company

   3,972,660
         

Healthcare Products—9.5%


    
112,000   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

   1,777,440
111,100   

Dentsply International Inc.

   4,160,695
201,000   

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation*

   5,802,870
47,000   

Idexx Laboratories Inc.*

   1,833,000
107,465   

Patterson Dental Company*

   4,316,869
197,900   

Steris Corporation*

   4,492,330
82,000   

Varian Medical Systems Inc.

   4,416,520
71,700   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc.*

   3,362,730
61,800   

Zoll Medical Corporation*

   1,996,140
         
          32,158,594
         

Healthcare Services—1.2%


    
203,950   

Manor Care Inc.*

   3,966,828
         

Household Products—0.5%


    
64,000   

Central Garden and Pet Company*

   1,550,720
         

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Mid Cap Stock Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Shares


         

Value

Common Stocks (continued)


      

Insurance—10.7%


      
    106,200   

AFLAC Inc.

   $ 3,473,802
95,500   

AMBAC Financial Group, Inc.

     5,572,425
20,500   

American National Insurance

     1,640,000
45,800   

Brown & Brown, Inc.

     1,638,266
114,800   

Hilb Rogal & Hamilton Company

     4,081,140
116,500   

Mercury General Corporation

     5,126,000
150,600   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.

     3,983,370
74,600   

RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd.

     3,304,034
138,000   

RLI Corporation

     4,077,900
57,300   

Stancorp Financial Group

     3,077,010
         

            35,973,947
         

Internet—1.8%


      
204,012   

USA Interactive*

     6,110,159
         

Lodging—0.6%


      
80,750   

Kerzner International Ltd.*

     1,866,940
         

Machinery—1.8%


      
39,000   

Briggs & Stratton

     1,760,460
65,420   

Zebra Technologies Corporation, Class “A”*

     4,361,551
         

            6,122,011
         

Miscellaneous Manufacturer—1.1%


      
101,500   

Clarcor Inc.

     3,797,115
         

Oil & Gas—4.4%


      
56,000   

Ensco International Inc.

     1,422,400
148,000   

GlobalSantaFe Corporation

     3,131,680
47,000   

Noble Corporation*

     1,454,650
97,000   

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.*

     3,209,730
281,500   

Rowan Companies, Inc.

     5,770,750
         

            14,989,210
         

Oil & Gas Services—0.6%


      
120,000   

Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.*

     2,008,800
         

Packaging & Containers—2.7%


      
29,600   

Ball Corporation

     1,662,336
357,200   

Pactiv Corporation*

     7,329,744
         

            8,992,080
         

Printing & Publishing—2.3%


      
113,500   

Information Holdings Inc.*

     1,974,900
230,000   

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class “A”

     5,637,300
         

            7,612,200
         

 

Shares


        Value

 

Common Stocks (continued)


      

Retail—1.0%


      
    116,100   

Triarc Companies, Inc.

   3,215,970  
         

Savings & Loans—1.3%


      
121,500   

New York Community Bancorp, Inc.

   4,218,480  
         

Software—6.9%


      
131,100   

Barra Inc.*

   4,280,415  
153,950   

Dun & Bradstreet Corporation*

   5,819,310  
54,000   

Electronic Arts Inc.*

   3,200,580  
145,000   

Global Payments Inc.

   4,496,450  
208,790   

SEI Investments Company

   5,497,443  
         

          23,294,198  
         

Telecommunications—3.6%


      
140,000   

CenturyTel Inc.

   4,123,000  
203,400   

Commonwealth Telephone Enterprises Inc.

   8,085,150  
         

          12,208,150  
         

Television, Cable & Radio—1.8%


      
302,000   

Saga Communications Inc., Class “A”*

   6,100,400  
         

Transportation—1.0%


      
140,000   

Forward Air Corporation*

   3,522,400  
         

Total Common Stocks (cost $301,205,777)

   320,285,346  
         

Repurchase Agreement—7.2% (a)

      
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and
Trust Company, dated April 30, 2003 @ 1.12% to
be repurchased at $24,418,760 on May 1, 2003,
collateralized by $18,890,000 United States
Treasury Bonds, 7.25% due May 15, 2016,
(market value $24,946,676 including interest)
(cost $24,418,000)
   24,418,000  
         

Total Investment Portfolio
(cost $325,623,777) (b), 102.2% (a)

   344,703,346  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net, (2.2%) (a)    (7,520,155 )
         

Net Assets, 100.0%    $337,183,191  
         


* Non-income producing security.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
(b) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. Market value includes net unrealized appreciation of $19,079,569 which consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of market value over tax cost of $28,644,877 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over market value of $9,565,308.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Small Cap Stock Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks—93.8% (a)


      

Advertising—0.7%


      
        53,500   

Catalina Marketing Corporation*

   $ 953,905
         

Agriculture—0.6%


      
37,000   

Delta & Pine Land Company

     860,620
         

Banks—6.3%


      
104,900   

Capital Crossing Bank*

     2,993,846
77,500   

Investors Financial Services Corporation

     1,690,275
70,000   

North Fork Bancorporation

     2,265,200
21,600   

Southwest Bancorporation of Texas, Inc.*

     733,968
80,500   

TrustCo Bank Corporation NY

     839,615
         

            8,522,904
         

Beverages—1.5%


      
75,000   

Constellation Brands, Inc*

     2,010,750
         

Chemicals—1.5%


      
95,000   

Spartech Corporation

     2,056,750
         

Commercial Services—11.1%


      
142,500   

Hall Kinion & Associates Inc.*

     249,375
235,000   

Hooper Holmes, Inc.

     1,421,750
159,000   

Interactive Data Corporation*

     2,544,000
133,900   

NCO Group, Inc.*

     2,242,825
93,700   

SOURCECORP, Inc.*

     1,480,460
103,800   

StarTek, Inc.*

     2,871,108
66,100   

Sylvan Learning Systems, Inc.*

     1,159,394
171,000   

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.*

     697,680
115,000   

Viad Corporation

     2,312,650
         

            14,979,242
         

Computers—4.5%


      
130,000   

Ceridian Corporation*

     1,813,500
57,800   

FactSet Research Systems Inc.

     2,011,440
134,000   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     1,746,020
75,200   

Optimal Robotics Corporation, Class “A”*

     511,360
         

            6,082,320
         

Distribution/Wholesale—2.7%


      
31,200   

SCP Pool Corporation*

     1,029,912
108,500   

Tech Data Corporation*

     2,604,000
         

            3,633,912
         

Diversified Manufacturer—1.2%


      
130,000   

Pittston Brink's Group

     1,657,500
         

 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)


    

Electric—1.2%


    
      69,900   

ALLETE, Inc.

   1,660,824
         

Electrical Components & Equipment—1.9%


    
87,500   

Artesyn Technologies, Inc.*

   366,625
81,000   

General Cable Corporation

   364,500
175,000   

Rayovac Corporation*

   1,820,000
         
          2,551,125
         

Electronics—3.9%


    
98,000   

Coherent, Inc.*

   2,254,000
78,500   

Gentex Corporation*

   2,370,700
15,300   

OSI Systems Inc.*

   231,489
45,000   

OYO Geospace Corporation*

   459,000
         
          5,315,189
         

Entertainment—3.2%


    
122,000   

Alliance Gaming Corporation*

   1,948,340
35,800   

GTECH Holdings Corporation*

   1,205,386
88,000   

Magna Entertainment Corporation, Class A*

   426,800
107,500   

Scientific Games Corporation*

   700,900
         
          4,281,426
         

Environmental Control—0.5%


    
102,500   

IMCO Recycling, Inc.

   707,250
         

Food—1.8%


    
80,000   

Corn Products International, Inc.

   2,390,400
         

Healthcare Products—6.8%


    
84,200   

American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc.*

   1,336,254
161,855   

Angeion Corporation*

   194,226
68,000   

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation*

   1,963,160
35,200   

Idexx Laboratories Inc.*

   1,372,800
219,300   

Sola International Inc.*

   3,072,393
36,400   

Steris Corporation*

   826,280
13,025   

Zoll Medical Corporation*

   420,708
         
          9,185,821
         

Healthcare Services—1.3%


    
100,000   

Horizon Health Corporation*

   1,745,000
         

Home Furnishings—1.8%


    
162,500   

Applica Inc.*

   853,125
155,400   

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

   1,625,484
         
          2,478,609
         

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Small Cap Stock Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Shares

       Value

Common Stocks (continued)

    

Insurance—0.9%


    
      23,400  

Hilb Rogal & Hamilton Company

   $    831,870
54,600  

Presidential Life Corporation

   441,168
        
         1,273,038
        

Internet—2.9%


    
55,700  

ProQuest Company*

   1,396,956
148,800  

TMP Worldwide Inc.

   2,495,376
        
         3,892,332
        

Leisure Time—2.1%


    
111,000  

Multimedia Games, Inc.*

   2,796,090
        

Lodging—0.2%


    
31,100  

Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc.*

   268,082
        

Machinery—1.4%


    
87,400  

Cognex Corporation*

   1,913,186
        

Memory & Commodity Semiconductors—1.7%


153,000  

Integrated Device Technology Inc.*

   1,580,490
238,500  

Integrated Silicon Solutions Inc.*

   775,126
        
         2,355,616
        

Metal Fabricate/Hardware—1.4%


    
88,000  

Kaydon Corporation

   1,962,400
        

Miscellaneous Manufacturer—1.3%


    
319,500  

Concord Camera Corporation*

   1,795,590
        

Oil & Gas—1.8%


    
74,000  

Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.*

   2,448,660
        

Pharmaceuticals—1.9%


    
19,000  

KV Pharmaceutical Company, Class “A”*

   427,310
38,000  

Medicis Pharmaceutical*

   2,190,320
        
         2,617,630
        

Printing & Publishing—3.2%


    
175,200  

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
Class “A”

   4,294,152
        

Retail—9.2%


    
80,000  

Barnes & Noble, Inc.*

   1,576,000
201,800  

Cash America International, Inc.

   2,070,468
102,600  

Genesco Inc.*

   1,539,000
21,500  

Group 1 Automotive, Inc.*

   591,465
109,000  

Ruby Tuesday Inc.

   2,147,300
60,000  

Sonic Automotive, Inc.*

   1,035,000
105,300  

Stage Stores Inc.*

   2,202,876
72,500  

United Auto Group Inc.*

   1,236,125
        
         12,398,234
        

 

Shares

       Value

 

Common Stocks (continued)


        

Savings & Loans—0.7%


        
      43,000  

BankAtlantic Bancorp, Inc.

     495,360  
25,000  

Waypoint Financial Corporation

     456,250  
        


           951,610  
        


Semiconductor Equipment—1.4%


        
328,000  

Axcelis Technologies, Inc.*

     1,863,040  
        


Software—7.4%


        
27,750  

Avid Technology, Inc.*

     762,292  
115,400  

Barra Inc.*

     3,767,810  
238,500  

Datastream Systems, Inc.*

     2,084,490  
209,000  

Eclipsys Corporation*

     1,883,090  
49,600  

NDCHealth Corporation

     954,800  
68,500  

Per-Se Technologies, Inc.*

     603,416  
        


           10,055,898  
        


Telecommunications—3.8%


        
110,000  

CommScope, Inc.*

     942,700  
122,000  

EMS Technologies Inc*

     1,482,300  
146,000  

Plantronics, Inc.*

     2,701,000  
        


           5,126,000  
        


Total Common Stocks (cost $119,331,856)      127,085,105  
        


Repurchase Agreement—6.3% (a)


        
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank
and Trust Company, dated April 30, 2003 @
1.12% to be repurchased at $8,513,265 on May 1,
2003, collateralized by $6,585,000 United States
Treasury Notes, 7.25% due May 15, 2016,
(market value $8,696,340 including interest)
(cost $8,513,000)
     8,513,000  
        


Total Investment Portfolio
(cost $127,844,856) (b), 100.1% (a)

     135,598,105  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net, (0.1%) (a)      (197,258 )
        


Net Assets, 100.0%    $ 135,400,847  
        



* Non-income producing security.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
(b) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. Market value includes net unrealized appreciation of $7,753,249 which consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of market value over tax cost of $15,155,263 and aggregate gross unrealized depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over market value of $17,402,014.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Technology Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks—74.8% (a)


    

Aerospace/Defense—21.1%


    
    18,000   

Alliant Techsystems, Inc.*

   $   966,960
22,500   

L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc.*

   999,000
25,000   

Lockheed Martin Corporation

   1,251,250
47,500   

Raytheon Company

   1,421,675
         
          4,638,885
         

Analog Semiconductors—0.2%


    
25,000   

Microtune, Inc.*

   44,750
         

Commercial Services—0.6%


    
7,500   

Accenture Ltd., Class “A”*

   120,150
         

Communication Semiconductors—0.6%


    
15,000   

Applied Micro Circuits Corporation*

   67,200
10,000   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

   53,500
         
          120,700
         

Computers—5.0%


    
1,500   

Affiliated Computer Services Inc.*

   71,550
5,000   

Ceridian Corporation*

   69,750
7,000   

Diebold Inc.

   279,860
5,000   

Magma Design Automation, Inc.*

   75,000
5,000   

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.*

   105,000
25,000   

Perot Systems Corporation*

   265,500
50,000   

Quantum Corporation*

   172,500
5,000   

Unisys Corporation

   52,000
         
          1,091,160
         

Diversified Manufacturer—3.2%


    
30,000   

Honeywell International Inc.

   708,000
         

Electrical Components & Equipment—0.3%


    
12,500   

Power-One, Inc.*

   73,125
         

Electronics—1.0%


    
40,000   

Merix Corporation*

   176,400
2,500   

Tektronix, Inc.

   46,925
         
          223,325
         

Financial Services—0.1%


    
2,700   

Ameritrade Holding Corporation*

   13,554
         

 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)


    

Internet—9.0%


    
    267,100   

Braun Consulting, Inc.*

   269,771
30,000   

DoubleClick Inc.*

   258,000
80,000   

E.piphany, Inc.*

   356,000
17,500   

EarthLink, Inc.*

   120,575
1,000   

USA Networks, Inc.*

   29,950
400,000   

Vignette Corporation*

   824,000
12,500   

WebMD Corporation*

   120,625
         
          1,978,921
         

Logic Semiconductors—4.4%


    
50,000   

ATI Technologies Inc.*

   315,000
15,000   

Intel Corporation

   276,000
20,000   

Intersil Holding Corporation*

   370,000
         
          961,000
         

Memory & Commodity Semiconductors—1.4%


    
15,000   

Fairchild Semiconductor International Inc., Class “A”*

   178,050
15,000   

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Sponsored ADR*

   125,550
         
          303,600
         

Miscellaneous Manufacturer—0.7%


    
5,000   

Eastman Kodak Company

   149,550
         

Office/Business Equipment—1.2%


    
5,000   

Pitney-Bowes, Inc.

   175,550
10,000   

Xerox Corporation

   98,600
         
          274,150
         

Pharmaceuticals—2.1%


    
15,000   

Pfizer, Inc.

   461,250
         

Software—11.0%


    
35,000   

Activision, Inc.*

   535,500
5,000   

Altiris, Inc.*

   81,500
5,000   

First Data Corporation

   196,150
25,000   

IMS Health, Inc.

   385,000
10,000   

Microsoft Corporation

   255,700
75,000   

Midway Games Inc.*

   236,250
175,000   

Parametric Technology Corporation*

   577,500
20,000   

Roxio, Inc.*

   105,000
10,000   

Vastera, Inc.*

   47,800
         
          2,420,400
         

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Technology Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)

    

Telecommunications—6.9%


    
45,000   

3Com Corporation*

   $     234,000
40,000   

Adaptec, Inc.*

   273,600
20,000   

Aeroflex, Inc.*

   107,600
125,000   

JDS Uniphase Corporation*

   403,750
2,500   

Nokia Corporation, Sponsored ADR, Class “A”

   41,425
7,500   

Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.

   121,875
100,000   

Sycamore Networks, Inc.*

   323,000
         
          1,505,250
         

Television, Cable & Radio—4.3%


    
80,000   

General Motors Corporation,
Class “H”

   944,000
         
Total Common Stocks (cost $14,265,490)    16,031,770
         
Put Options Purchased—1.7% (a)

    
190,000   

GS Technology Composite Index, June 2003 @ $120

   380,000
         

Total Put Options Purchased (cost $1,344,190)

   380,000
         

 

Principal
Amount


        Value

 

U.S. Treasuries—14.8% (a)

      
$3,250,000   

U.S. Treasury Bill, 05/22/03

   3,247,934  
         

Total U.S. Treasuries (cost $3,247,934)

   3,247,934  
         

Total Investment Portfolio excluding repurchase
agreement (cost $18,857,614)

   19,659,704  
         

Repurchase Agreement —14.5% (a)


      
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and
Trust Company, dated April 30, 2003 @ 1.12% to
be repurchased at $3,189,200 on May 1, 2003,
collateralized by $3,205,000 United States
Treasury Notes, 2.00% due November 30, 2004,
(market value $3,263,766 including interest)
(cost $3,189,000)
   3,189,000  
         

Total Investment Portfolio
(cost $22,046,614) (b), 104.1% (a)

   22,848,704  

Other Assets and Liabilities, net, (4.1%) (a)

   (908,950 )
         

Net Assets, 100.0%

   $21,939,754  
         


* Non-income producing security.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
(b) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. Market value includes net unrealized appreciation of $802,090 which consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of market value over net unrealized depreciation of $2,289,611 which consists of depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over market value of $1,487,521.
ADR—American Depository Receipt.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Value Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks—95.2% (a)


      

Aerospace/Defense—2.5%


      
8,500   

General Dynamics Corporation

   $ 527,595
         

Apparel—2.4%


           
17,400   

Jones Apparel Group Inc.*

     496,248
         

Banks—10.0%


      
26,900   

Mellon Financial Corporation

     711,505
20,200   

Regions Financial Corporation

     680,942
14,300   

Wells Fargo & Company

     690,118
         

            2,082,565
         

Broadcasting Services/Programs—2.5%


      
13,300   

Clear Channel Communications, Inc.*

     520,163
         

Chemicals—4.1%


      
14,200   

Dow Chemical Company

     463,488
16,200   

Engelhard Corporation

     397,710
         

            861,198
         

Commercial Services—2.9%


      
21,600   

McKesson HBOC, Inc.

     599,184
         

Computers—2.6%


      
32,927   

Hewlett-Packard Company

     536,710
         

Cosmetics/Personal Care—3.4%


      
14,100   

Kimberly-Clark Corporation

     701,757
         

Electrical Components & Equipment—2.6%


      
10,600   

Emerson Electric Company

     537,420
         

Electronics—0.5%


      
6,700   

Arrow Electronics Inc.

     113,096
         

Financial Services—14.0%


      
20,500   

Citigroup Inc.

     804,625
6,600   

Fannie Mae

     477,774
8,200   

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

     622,380
25,250   

MBNA Corporation

     477,225
12,800   

Merrill Lynch & Company, Inc.

     525,440
         

            2,907,444
         

Food—2.3%


      
29,000   

SUPERVALU, Inc. 

     477,630
         

Healthcare Products—2.7%


      
14,600   

Beckman Coulter Inc.

     567,502
         

 

Shares

        Value

Common Stocks (continued)


    

Healthcare Services—1.2%


    
3,500   

Anthem, Inc.*

   240,240
         

Insurance—9.9%


    
18,200   

ACE Ltd.

   602,056
10,300   

Hartford Financial Services

   419,828
11,100   

MBIA Inc.

   496,170
31,710   

Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, Class “A”

   514,653
2,281   

Travelers Property Casualty Corporation, Class “B”

   37,066
         
          2,069,773
         

Mining—3.8%


    
19,800   

Alcoa Inc.

   454,014
4,400   

Rio Tinto PLC, Sponsored ADR

   337,480
         
          791,494
         

Oil & Gas—10.8%


    
14,300   

BP PLC, Sponsored ADR

   551,122
8,000   

ChevronTexaco Corporation

   502,480
12,023   

ConocoPhillips

   604,757
31,300   

Transocean Inc.

   596,265
         
          2,254,624
         

Pharmaceuticals—2.8%


    
10,000   

Merck & Company, Inc.

   581,800
         

Retail—5.7%


         
23,800   

CVS Corporation

   576,198
35,500   

McDonald's Corporation

   607,050
         
          1,183,248
         

Telecommunications—6.7%


    
8,700   

ALLTEL Corporation

   407,683
23,000   

SBC Communications, Inc. 

   537,280
12,348   

Verizon Communications Inc.

   461,568
         
          1,406,531
         

Transportation—1.8%


    
12,400   

CNF, Inc.

   376,216
         
Total Common Stocks (cost $20,891,626)    19,832,438
         

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Value Equity Fund

Investment Portfolio

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

     Market
Value


 
Repurchase Agreement—5.9% (a)

        
Repurchase Agreement with State Street Bank and
Trust Company, dated April 30, 2003 @ 1.12% to
be repurchased at $1,236,038 on May 1, 2003,
collateralized by $960,000 United States Treasury
Notes, 7.25% due May 15, 2016, (market value
$1,267,804 including interest)
(cost $1,236,000)
   $ 1,236,000  
         


Total Investment Portfolio
    (cost $22,127,626) (b), 101.1% (a)
     21,068,438  
Other Assets and Liabilities, net, (1.1%) (a)      (230,523 )
         


Net Assets, 100.0%    $ 20,837,915  
         



* Non-income producing security.
(a) Percentages indicated are based on net assets.
(b) The aggregate identified cost for federal income tax purposes is substantially the same. Market value includes net unrealized depreciation of $1,059,188 which consists of aggregate gross unrealized appreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of market value over net unrealized depreciation of $989,187 which consists of depreciation for all securities in which there is an excess of tax cost over market value of $2,048,375.
ADR — American Depository Receipt.

 

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

     Aggressive
Growth
Fund


    Growth
Equity Fund


    International
Equity Fund


    Mid Cap
Stock Fund


 

Assets

                                

Investments, at value (identified cost $80,226,890, $203,097,047, $25,104,737 and $301,205,777, respectively)

   $ 95,404,235     $ 232,624,014     $ 25,456,735     $ 320,285,346  

Repurchase agreement, at market value (identified cost is the same as value)

     15,432,000       7,805,000       4,240,000       24,418,000  

Cash

     745       219       91       296  

Foreign currency (cost $378,008)

                 379,763        

Receivables:

                                

Investments sold

     677,952       4,109,329       1,399,121       3,623,792  

Fund shares sold

     196,320       1,004,361       198,761       1,975,997  

Dividends and interest

     480       137,060       103,251       47,450  

Foreign taxes recoverable

                 32,530        

Deferred state qualification expenses

     10,565       19,748       18,649       17,901  
    


 


 


 


Total assets

   $ 111,722,297     $ 245,699,731     $ 31,828,901     $ 350,368,782  
    


 


 


 


Liabilities

                                

Payables:

                                

Investments purchased

   $ 3,779,882     $ 2,401,796     $ 1,389,190     $ 11,482,969  

Fund shares redeemed

     119,419       552,294       1,088,289       1,039,150  

Accrued management fee

     72,772       143,266       718       199,843  

Accrued distribution fees

     54,599       110,470       14,110       160,070  

Accrued shareholder servicing fee

     77,955       181,787       16,168       260,503  

Accrued fund accounting fee

     17,896       18,304       11,200       18,336  

Unrealized depreciation of forward currency contracts

                 47,726        

Other accrued expenses

     16,327       25,887       19,843       24,720  
    


 


 


 


Total liabilities

     4,138,850       3,433,804       2,587,244       13,185,591  
    


 


 


 


Net assets, at market value

   $ 107,583,447     $ 242,265,927     $ 29,241,657     $ 337,183,191  
    


 


 


 


Net Assets

                                

Net assets consist of:

                                

Paid-in capital

   $ 110,302,699     $ 363,057,099     $ 38,602,798     $ 383,136,404  

Undistributed (accumulated) net investment income (loss)

     (823,229 )     (673,806 )     11,892       (1,893,365 )

Accumulated net realized loss

     (17,073,368 )     (149,644,333 )     (9,684,460 )     (63,139,417 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies

     15,177,345       29,526,967       311,427       19,079,569  
    


 


 


 


Net assets, at market value

   $ 107,583,447     $ 242,265,927     $ 29,241,657     $ 337,183,191  
    


 


 


 


Net assets, at market value

                                

Class A shares

   $ 49,799,320     $ 136,090,895     $ 13,848,046     $ 179,553,353  

Class B shares

     17,208,491       25,693,815       855,046       42,278,493  

Class C shares

     40,575,636       80,481,217       14,538,565       115,351,345  
    


 


 


 


Total

   $ 107,583,447     $ 242,265,927     $ 29,241,657     $ 337,183,191  
    


 


 


 


Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

                                

Class A shares

     2,501,201       5,909,234       921,518       9,571,170  

Class B shares

     898,868       1,195,894       60,155       2,364,683  

Class C shares

     2,119,111       3,747,033       1,022,862       6,448,965  
    


 


 


 


Total

     5,519,180       10,852,161       2,004,535       18,384,818  
    


 


 


 


Net Asset Value—offering and redemption price per share

                                

Class A shares

   $ 19.91     $ 23.03     $ 15.03     $ 18.76  
    


 


 


 


Maximum offering price per Class A share (100/95.25 of $19.91, $23.03, $15.03 and $18.76), respectively.

   $ 20.90     $ 24.18     $ 15.78     $ 19.70  
    


 


 


 


Class B shares

   $ 19.14     $ 21.49     $ 14.21     $ 17.88  
    


 


 


 


Class C shares

   $ 19.15     $ 21.48     $ 14.21     $ 17.89  
    


 


 


 


 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

April 30, 2003

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

     Small Cap
Stock Fund


    Technology
Fund


    Value
Equity
Fund


 

Assets


                        

Investments, at value (identified cost $119,331,856, $18,857,614, and $20,891,626, respectively)

   $ 127,085,105     $ 19,659,704     $ 19,832,438  

Repurchase agreement, at market value (identified cost is the same as value)

     8,513,000       3,189,000       1,236,000  

Cash

     205       575       501  

Receivables:

                        

Investments sold

     305,959       446,276       174,480  

Fund shares sold

     243,124       1,685       38,922  

Dividends and interest

     27,842       9,099       35,857  

From Manager

     —         31,611          

Deferred state qualification expenses

     23,047       10,066       14,703  
    


 


 


Total assets

   $ 136,198,282     $ 23,348,016     $ 21,332,901  
    


 


 


Liabilities


                        

Payables:

                        

Investments purchased

   $ 320,753     $ 1,257,002     $ 373,827  

Fund shares redeemed

     217,684       49,626       53,480  

Accrued management fee

     68,082       —         6,110  

Accrued distribution fees

     57,277       11,335       10,984  

Accrued shareholder servicing fee

     96,833       59,823       20,893  

Accrued fund accounting fee

     18,345       14,105       13,732  

Other accrued expenses

     18,461       16,371       15,960  
    


 


 


Total liabilities

     797,435       1,408,262       494,986  
    


 


 


Net assets, at market value

   $ 135,400,847     $ 21,939,754     $ 20,837,915  
    


 


 


Net Assets


                        

Net assets consist of:

                        

Paid-in capital

   $ 137,318,196     $ 107,334,175     $ 29,601,622  

Undistributed net investment income (loss)

     (733,164 )     (171,240 )     31,395  

Accumulated net realized loss

     (8,937,434 )     (86,025,271 )     (7,735,914 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments

     7,753,249       802,090       (1,059,188 )
    


 


 


Net assets, at market value

   $ 135,400,847     $ 21,939,754     $ 20,837,915  
    


 


 


Net assets, at market value

                        

Class A shares

   $ 82,706,790     $ 10,460,629     $ 9,374,282  

Class B shares

     9,857,616       4,207,621       1,790,355  

Class C shares

     42,836,441       7,271,504       9,673,278  
    


 


 


Total

   $ 135,400,847     $ 21,939,754     $ 20,837,915  
    


 


 


Shares of beneficial interest outstanding

                        

Class A shares

     3,753,573       2,247,872       682,920  

Class B shares

     479,734       928,946       132,993  

Class C shares

     2,083,663       1,605,628       718,345  
    


 


 


Total

     6,316,970       4,782,446       1,534,258  
    


 


 


Net Asset Value—offering and redemption price per share

                        

Class A shares

   $ 22.03     $ 4.65     $ 13.73  
    


 


 


Maximum offering price per Class A share (100/95.25 of $22.03, $4.65 and $13.73), respectively.

   $ 23.13     $ 4.88     $ 14.41  
    


 


 


Class B shares

   $ 20.55     $ 4.53     $ 13.46  
    


 


 


Class C shares

   $ 20.56     $ 4.53     $ 13.47  
    


 


 


 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust

Statements of Operations

For the Six-Month Period Ended April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


 

    Aggressive
Growth
Fund


    Growth
Equity
Fund


   

International
Equity

Fund


   

Mid Cap
Stock

Fund


   

Small Cap
Stock

Fund


    Technology
Fund


    Value
Equity
Fund


 

Investment Income

                                                       

Income:

                                                       

Dividends

  $ 68,825     $ 1,185,181     $ 255,866 (a)   $ 665,831     $ 275,276     $ 36,296     $ 228,821  

Interest

    68,702       41,390       8,286       83,161       35,260       25,597       4,148  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total income

    137,527       1,226,571       264,152       748,992       310,536       61,893       232,969  

Expenses:

                                                       

Management fee

    425,051       845,309       109,819       1,179,867       553,646       114,400       78,605  

Distribution fee (Class A)

    54,117       154,842       11,035       212,853       100,057       13,809       11,670  

Distribution fee (Class B)

    80,073       125,545       3,688       197,522       49,641       22,158       8,779  

Distribution fee (Class C)

    187,548       382,167       61,992       524,221       205,679       37,007       49,349  

Shareholder servicing fees

    109,383       264,204       21,535       384,435       137,992       88,553       30,112  

Custodian fee

    9,727       22,095       70,057 (b)     20,957       12,831       16,215       6,276  

Fund accounting fee

    26,603       27,139       (b)       27,292       27,316       20,860       20,683  

Professional fees

    21,396       21,198       32,311       21,796       20,982       20,942       21,582  

State qualification expenses

    22,182       17,905       23,774       34,950       20,327       22,822       19,757  

Federal registration expense

    1,834       8,832       845       158                    

Reports to shareholders

    13,969       21,927       11,159       29,076       16,497       14,027       13,338  

Trustees’ fees and expenses

    6,581       6,566       6,469       6,581       6,581       6,582       6,581  

Other

    2,292       2,648       1,154       2,649       3,015       1,769       1,328  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total expenses before waiver

    960,756       1,900,377       353,838       2,642,357       1,154,564       379,144       268,060  

Fees waived by Manager

                (109,101 )           (110,864 )     (114,400 )     (72,495 )

Reimbursement from Manager

                                  (31,611 )      
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total expenses after waiver and reimbursement

    960,756       1,900,377       244,737       2,642,357       1,043,700       233,133       195,565  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net investment income (loss)

    (823,229 )     (673,806 )     19,415       (1,893,365 )     (733,164 )     (171,240 )     37,404  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments

                                                       

Net realized loss from investment transactions

    (1,308,950 )     (9,939,403 )     (592,019 )     (13,764,870 )     (3,893,539 )     (335,273 )     (1,755,164 )

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

                (43,399 )                        

Net unrealized appreciation of investments during the period

    10,690,925       18,688,177       1,455,629       28,416,332       8,403,030       1,683,042       2,195,037  

Net unrealized depreciation from foreign currency during the period

                (40,571 )                        
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net gain on investments

    9,381,975       8,748,774       779,640       14,651,462       4,509,491       1,347,769       439,873  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

  $ 8,558,746     $ 8,074,968     $ 799,055     $ 12,758,097     $ 3,776,327     $ 1,176,529     $ 477,277  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 



(a) Net of $37,621 foreign withholding taxes.
(b) State Street Bank is the custodian and fund accountant for the International Equity Fund.

 

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

 

 

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Heritage Series Trust

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

Aggressive Growth Fund


   For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal

Year Ended
October 31, 2002


 

Increase in net assets:

                

Operations:

                

Net investment loss

   $ (823,229 )   $ (1,585,788 )

Net realized loss from investment transactions

     (1,308,950 )     (645,774 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the period

     10,690,925       (346,355 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     8,558,746       (2,577,917 )

Increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

     6,102,820       13,372,898  
    


 


Increase in net assets

     14,661,566       10,794,981  

Net assets, beginning of period

     92,921,881       82,126,900  
    


 


Net assets, end of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $823,229
for the period ended April 30, 2003)

   $ 107,583,447     $ 92,921,881  
    


 


Growth Equity Fund


  

For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2003

(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal
Year Ended

October 31, 2002


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

                

Operations:

                

Net investment loss

   $ (673,806 )   $ (1,880,132 )

Net realized loss from investment transactions

     (9,939,403 )     (53,831,069 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments during the period

     18,688,177       4,447,181  
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     8,074,968       (51,264,020 )

Increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

     11,788,422       48,455,056  
    


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets

     19,863,390       (2,808,964 )

Net assets, beginning of period

     222,402,537       225,211,501  
    


 


Net assets, end of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $673,806
for the period ended April 30, 2003)

   $ 242,265,927     $ 222,402,537  
    


 


International Equity Fund


   For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2002


 

Increase (decrease) in net assets:

                

Operations:

                

Net investment income (loss)

   $ 19,415     $ (210,783 )

Net realized loss from investment transactions

     (592,019 )     (3,789,910 )

Net realized loss from foreign currency transactions

     (43,399 )     (8,813 )

Net unrealized appreciation of investments during the period

     1,455,629       1,322,383  

Net unrealized depreciation from other assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency during the period

     (40,571 )     (10,498 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     799,055       (2,697,621 )

Increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     9,183,011       (2,322,059 )
    


 


Increase (decrease) in net assets

     9,982,066       (5,019,680 )

Net assets, beginning of period

     19,259,591       24,279,271  
    


 


Net assets, end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $11,892
and accumulated net investment loss of $7,523, respectively)

   $ 29,241,657     $ 19,259,591  
    


 


 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

Mid Cap Stock Fund


   For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal
Year Ended

October 31, 2002


 

Increase in net assets:

                

Operations:

                

Net investment loss

   $ (1,893,365 )   $ (3,162,336 )

Net realized loss from investment transactions

     (13,764,870 )     (49,117,839 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the period

     28,416,332       (14,621,570 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     12,758,097       (66,901,745 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

                

Net realized gains Class A shares, ($0.59 per share)

           (1,962,849 )

Net realized gains Class B shares, ($0.59 per share)

           (504,360 )

Net realized gains Class C shares, ($0.59 per share)

           (1,119,854 )
    


 


Net distributions to shareholders

           (3,587,063 )

Increase in net assets from Fund share transactions

     11,974,043       282,365,497  
    


 


Increase in net assets

     24,732,140       211,876,689  

Net assets, beginning of period

     312,451,051       100,574,362  
    


 


Net assets, end of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $1,893,365 for the period ended April 30, 2003)

   $ 337,183,191     $ 312,451,051  
    


 


Small Cap Stock Fund


   For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2002


 

Decrease in net assets:

                

Operations:

                

Net investment loss

   $ (733,164 )   $ (350,092 )

Net realized loss from investment transactions

     (3,893,539 )     (1,334,560 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the period

     8,403,030       (12,006,178 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     3,776,327       (13,690,830 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

                

Net realized gains Class A shares, ($1.59 per share)

           (5,945,476 )

Net realized gains Class B shares, ($1.59 per share)

           (682,221 )

Net realized gains Class C shares, ($1.59 per share)

           (3,058,749 )
    


 


Net distributions to shareholders

           (9,686,446 )

Increase (decrease) in net assets from Fund share transactions

     (4,808,177 )     13,301,401  
    


 


Decrease in net assets

     (1,031,850 )     (10,075,875 )

Net assets, beginning of period

     136,432,697       146,508,572  
    


 


Net assets, end of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $733,164 for the period ended April 30, 2003)

   $ 135,400,847     $ 136,432,697  
    


 


Technology Fund


   For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal
Year Ended
October 31, 2002


 

Decrease in net assets:

                

Operations:

                

Net investment loss

   $ (171,240 )   $ (763,533 )

Net realized loss from investment transactions

     (335,273 )     (9,995,523 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the period

     1,683,042       (2,157,617 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     1,176,529       (12,916,673 )

Decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

     (2,756,376 )     (9,830,781 )
    


 


Decrease in net assets

     (1,579,847 )     (22,747,454 )

Net assets, beginning of period

     23,519,601       46,267,055  
    


 


Net assets, end of period (including accumulated net investment loss of $171,240 for the period ended April 30, 2003)

   $ 21,939,754     $ 23,519,601  
    


 


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

 

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Heritage Series Trust

Statements of Changes in Net Assets


 

 

Value Equity Fund


   For the Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30, 2003
(unaudited)


    For the
Fiscal Year Ended
October 31, 2002


 

Decrease in net assets:

                

Operations:

                

Net investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

   $ 37,404     $ 55,162  

Net realized loss from investment transactions

     (1,755,164 )     (5,828,480 )

Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments during the period

     2,195,037       (345,920 )
    


 


Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations

     477,277       (6,119,238 )

Distributions to shareholders from:

                

Net investment income Class A shares, ($0.07 and $0.07 per share, respectively)

     (51,972 )     (56,999 )

Decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions

     (1,459,685 )     (826,683 )
    


 


Decrease in net assets

     (1,034,380 )     (7,002,920 )

Net assets, beginning of period

     21,872,295       28,875,215  
    


 


Net assets, end of period (including undistributed net investment income of $31,395 and $45,963, respectively)

   $ 20,837,915     $ 21,872,295  
    


 


 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Aggressive Growth Fund

Financial Highlights


 

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements.

 

    Class A Shares *

    Class B Shares *

    Class C Shares *

 
   

For the

Six-Month

Period
Ended

April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal Years Ended

October 31


   

For the

Six-Month

Period
Ended

April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal Years Ended

October 31


   

For the

Six-Month

Period
Ended

April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal Years Ended

October 31


 
      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 18.21     $ 17.98     $ 27.46     $ 20.80     $ 15.35     $ 14.29     $ 17.57     $ 17.48     $ 26.98     $ 20.61     $ 15.33     $ 14.29     $ 17.57     $ 17.48     $ 26.98     $ 20.61     $ 15.33     $ 14.29  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                                                                                                               

Net investment loss

    (0.12 )     (0.23 )     (0.13 )     (0.24 )(a)     (0.15 )     —         (0.18 )     (0.37 )     (0.28 )     (0.43 )(a)     (0.29 )     (0.03 )     (0.18 )     (0.37 )     (0.28 )     (0.43 )(a)     (0.29 )     (0.03 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    1.82       0.46       (5.82 )     9.10       5.60       1.06       1.75       0.46       (5.69 )     9.00       5.57       1.07       1.76       0.46       (5.69 )     9.00       5.57       1.07  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    1.70       0.23       (5.95 )     8.86       5.45       1.06       1.57       0.09       (5.97 )     8.57       5.28       1.04       1.58       0.09       (5.97 )     8.57       5.28       1.04  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                                                                                                               

Distributions from net realized gains

                (3.53 )     (2.20 )                             (3.53 )     (2.20 )                             (3.53 )     (2.20 )            
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

  $ 19.91     $ 18.21     $ 17.98     $ 27.46     $ 20.80     $ 15.35     $ 19.14     $ 17.57     $ 17.48     $ 26.98     $ 20.61     $ 15.33     $ 19.15     $ 17.57     $ 17.48     $ 26.98     $ 20.61     $ 15.33  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (%) (b)

    9.34  (c)     1.28       (23.66 )     44.87       35.50       7.42 (c)     8.94  (c)     0.51       (24.23 )     43.80       34.44       7.28  (c)     8.99  (c)     0.51       (24.23 )     43.80       34.44       7.28  (c)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                                                                                                               

Expenses to average daily net assets

                                                                                                                                               

With expenses waived/recovered (%)

    1.57  (d)     1.45       1.47       1.57  (a)     1.65       1.65 (d)     2.32  (d)     2.20       2.22       2.32  (a)     2.40       2.40  (d)     2.32  (d)     2.20       2.22       2.32  (a)     2.40       2.40  (d)

Without expenses waived/recovered (%)

    1.57  (d)     1.45       1.47       1.48       1.79       3.64 (d)     2.32  (d)     2.20       2.22       2.23       2.54       4.39  (d)     2.32  (d)     2.20       2.22       2.22       2.54       4.39  (d)

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets (%)

    (1.29 )(d)     (1.13 )     (0.63 )     (0.88 )     (0.78 )     0.08 (d)     (2.04 )(d)     (1.88 )     (1.39 )     (1.64 )     (1.53 )     (0.77 )(d)     (2.04 )(d)     (1.88 )     (1.39 )     (1.62 )     (1.53 )     (0.71 )(d)

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

    86       201       249       252       195       34       86       201       249       252       195       34       86       201       249       252       195       34  

Net assets, end of period
($ millions)

    50       41       38       50       27       11       17       16       15       19       10       4       41       36       30       38       16       3  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average share method.
For the period August 20, 1998 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 1998.
(a) The fiscal year ended October 31, 2000 includes payment of previously waived management fees to the Manager for Class A, B and C shares.
(b) These returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Growth Equity Fund

Financial Highlights


 

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements.

 

    Class A Shares*

    Class B Shares*

    Class C Shares*

 
    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


 
      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 22.18     $ 27.20     $ 50.91     $ 43.44     $ 28.82     $ 23.77     $ 20.77     $ 25.66     $ 48.87     $ 42.17     $ 28.18     $ 24.33     $ 20.77     $ 25.65     $ 48.86     $ 42.15     $ 28.18     $ 23.42  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                                                                                                               

Net investment loss

    (0.03 )     (0.10 )     (0.18 )     (0.39 )     (0.20 )     (0.11 )     (0.10 )     (0.28 )     (0.40 )     (0.77 )     (0.47 )     (0.23 )     (0.10 )     (0.28 )     (0.40 )     (0.76 )     (0.47 )     (0.31 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.88       (4.92 )     (14.92 )     13.33       14.82       5.48       0.82       (4.61 )     (14.20 )     12.94       14.46       4.08       0.81       (4.60 )     (14.20 )     12.94       14.44       5.39  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    0.85       (5.02 )     (15.10 )     12.94       14.62       5.37       0.72       (4.89 )     (14.60 )     12.17       13.99       3.85       0.71       (4.88 )     (14.60 )     12.18       13.97       5.08  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                                                                                                               

Distributions from net realized gains

                (8.61 )     (5.47 )           (0.32 )                 (8.61 )     (5.47 )                             (8.61 )     (5.47 )           (0.32 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

  $ 23.03     $ 22.18     $ 27.20     $ 50.91     $ 43.44     $ 28.82     $ 21.49     $ 20.77     $ 25.66     $ 48.87     $ 42.17     $ 28.18     $ 21.48     $ 20.77     $ 25.65     $ 48.86     $ 42.15     $ 28.18  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (%) (a)

    3.83  (b)     (18.46 )     (34.31 )     31.04       50.73       22.84       3.47  (b)     (19.06 )     (34.82 )     30.05       49.65       15.82  (b)     3.47  (b)     (19.03 )     (34.82 )     30.09       49.57       21.93  

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                                                                                                               

Expenses to average daily net assets (%)

    1.35  (c)     1.26       1.22       1.19       1.24       1.38       2.10  (c)     2.01       1.97       1.94       1.98       2.11  (c)     2.10  (c)     2.01       1.97       1.94       1.99       2.13  

Net investment loss to average daily net assets (%)

    (0.26 )(c)     (0.37 )     (0.53 )     (0.73 )     (0.56 )     (0.40 )     (1.01 )(c)     (1.12 )     (1.28 )     (1.48 )     (1.30 )     (1.10 )(c)     (1.01 )(c)     (1.12 )     (1.28 )     (1.48 )     (1.31 )     (1.15 )

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

    86       158       205       392       160       54       86       158       205       392       160       54       86       158       205       392       160       54  

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

    136       117       93       135       67       40       26       27       40       45       16       5       80       78       92       141       75       39  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average share method.
For the period January 2, 1998 (commencement of Class B shares) to October 31, 1998.
(a) These returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—International Equity Fund

Financial Highlights


 

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements.

 

    Class A Shares *

    Class B Shares *

    Class C Shares *

 
    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended October 31

 
      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 14.68     $ 17.14     $ 27.41     $ 31.56     $ 25.43     $ 23.97     $ 13.94     $ 16.39     $ 26.49     $ 30.83     $ 25.03     $ 23.95     $ 13.94     $ 16.39     $ 26.48     $ 30.83     $ 25.03     $ 23.73  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                                                                                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.05       (0.09 )(a)     (0.13 )     (0.22 )     (0.09 )     (0.01 )     (0.01 )     (0.20 )(a)     (0.29 )     (0.43 )     (0.30 )     (0.16 )     (0.01 )     (0.20 )(a)     (0.28 )     (0.44 )     (0.30 )     (0.20 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.30       (2.37 )     (7.83 )     0.51       6.34       2.14       0.28       (2.25 )     (7.50 )     0.53       6.22       1.24       0.28       (2.25 )     (7.50 )     0.53       6.22       2.12  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    0.35       (2.46 )     (7.96 )     0.29       6.25       2.13       0.27       (2.45 )     (7.79 )     0.10       5.92       1.08       0.27       (2.45 )     (7.78 )     0.09       5.92       1.92  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                                                                                                               

Dividends from net investment income

                                  (0.05 )                                                                        

Distributions from net realized gains

                (2.31 )     (4.44 )     (0.12 )     (0.62 )                 (2.31 )     (4.44 )     (0.12 )                       (2.31 )     (4.44 )     (0.12 )     (0.62 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

                (2.31 )     (4.44 )     (0.12 )     (0.67 )                 (2.31 )     (4.44 )     (0.12 )                       (2.31 )     (4.44 )     (0.12 )     (0.62 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

  $ 15.03     $ 14.68     $ 17.14     $ 27.41     $ 31.56     $ 25.43     $ 14.21     $ 13.94     $ 16.39     $ 26.49     $ 30.83     $ 25.03     $ 14.21     $ 13.94     $ 16.39     $ 26.48     $ 30.83     $ 25.03  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (%) (b)

    2.38 (c)     (14.35 )     (31.37 )     (1.31 )     24.68       9.04  (d)     1.94  (c)     (14.95 )     (31.86 )     (2.00 )     23.70       4.51  (c)     1.94  (c)     (14.95 )     (31.83 )     (2.04 )     23.70       8.24  (d)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                                                                                                               

Expenses to average daily net assets

                                                                                                                                               

With expenses waived (%)

    1.78 (e)     1.85  (a)     1.90       1.97       1.97       1.97       2.53  (e)     2.60  (a)     2.65       2.72       2.72       2.72  (e)     2.53  (e)     2.60  (a)     2.65       2.72       2.72       2.72  

Without expenses waived (%)

    2.77 (e)     2.81       2.16       1.97       2.02       2.08       3.52  (e)     3.56       2.91       2.72       2.77       2.83  (e)     3.52  (e)     3.56       2.91       2.72       2.77       2.83  

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets (%)

    0.75 (e)     (0.54 )     (0.63 )     (0.71 )     (0.32 )     (0.02 )     (0.21 )(e)     (1.30 )     (1.36 )     (1.46 )     (1.04 )     (0.71 )(e)     (0.21 )(e)     (1.30 )     (1.36 )     (1.45 )     (1.06 )     (0.79 )

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

    33       234       174       67       78       71       33       237       174       67       78       71       33       234       174       67       78       71  

Net assets, end of period
($ millions)

    14       7       5       10       8       7       1       1       1       1       1       0       15       11       5       8       7       6  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average share method.
For the period January 2, 1998 (commencement of Class B shares) to October 31, 1998.
(a) Effective July 1, 2002, Eagle Class shares of the International Equity Fund were discontinued and redesignated as Class C shares. Prior to July 1, 2002, the expense limits of the International Equity Fund's Class A, Class B and Class C shares were 1.90%, 2.65% and 2.65%, respectively. Thereafter, the expense limits of Class A, Class B and Class C shares were 1.78%, 2.53% and 2.53%, respectively.
(b) These returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) These returns are calculated based on the published net asset value at October 31, 1997.
(e) Annualized.

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Mid Cap Stock Fund

Financial Highlights


 

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements.

 

    Class A Shares *

    Class B Shares *

    Class C Shares *

 
    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


 
      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998††

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 17.99     $ 20.21     $ 23.19     $ 16.56     $ 14.28     $ 14.29     $ 17.21     $ 19.50     $ 22.66     $ 16.32     $ 14.17     $ 14.42     $ 17.22     $ 19.51     $ 22.67     $ 16.32     $ 14.18     $ 14.29  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                                                                                                               

Net investment loss

    (0.08 )     (0.19 )(a)     (0.21 )(a)     (0.24 )     (0.18 )     (0.15 )     (0.14 )     (0.33 )(a)     (0.35 )(a)     (0.39 )     (0.30 )     (0.23 )     (0.14 )     (0.33 )(a)     (0.35 )(a)     (0.39 )     (0.30 )     (0.25 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.85       (1.44 )     1.34       7.17       2.46       0.14       0.81       (1.37 )     1.30       7.03       2.45       (0.02 )     0.81       (1.37 )     1.30       7.04       2.44       0.14  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    0.77       (1.63 )     1.13       6.93       2.28       (0.01 )     0.67       (1.70 )     0.95       6.64       2.15       (0.25 )     0.67       (1.70 )     0.95       6.65       2.14       (0.11 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                                                                                                               

Distributions from net realized gains

          (0.59 )     (4.11 )     (0.30 )                       (0.59 )     (4.11 )     (0.30 )                       (0.59 )     (4.11 )     (0.30 )            
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

  $ 18.76     $ 17.99     $ 20.21     $ 23.19     $ 16.56     $ 14.28     $ 17.88     $ 17.21     $ 19.50     $ 22.66     $ 16.32     $ 14.17     $ 17.89     $ 17.22     $ 19.51     $ 22.67     $ 16.32     $ 14.18  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (%) (b)

    4.28  (c)     (8.50 )     6.70       42.30       15.97       (0.07 )(c)     3.89  (c)     (9.18 )     5.93       41.13       15.17       (1.73 )(c)     3.89  (c)     (9.18 )     5.93       41.19       15.09       (0.77 )(c)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                                                                                                               

Expenses to average daily net assets

                                                                                                                                               

With expenses waived/recovered (%)

    1.34  (d)     1.27  (a)     1.55  (a)     1.55       1.60       1.60  (d)     2.09  (d)     2.02  (a)     2.30  (a)     2.30       2.35       2.35  (d)     2.09  (d)     2.02  (a)     2.30  (a)     2.30       2.35       2.35  (d)

Without expenses waived/recovered (%)

    1.34  (d)     1.27       1.50       1.63       1.70       1.86  (d)     2.09  (d)     2.02       2.25       2.38       2.45       2.61  (d)     2.09  (d)     2.02       2.25       2.38       2.45       2.61  (d)

Net investment loss to average daily net assets (%)

    (0.86 )(d)     (0.88 )     (1.04 )     (1.13 )     (1.19 )     (0.99 )(d)     (1.61 )(d)     (1.64 )     (1.80 )     (1.87 )     (1.94 )     (1.85 )(d)     (1.61 )(d)     (1.64 )     (1.80 )     (1.88 )     (1.95 )     (1.75 )(d)

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

    87       171       218       265       192       129       87       171       218       265       192       129       87       171       218       265       192       129  

Net assets, end of period
($ millions)

    180       174       56       23       15       16       42       39       13       4       2       2       115       100       31       12       9       9  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average share method.
For the period November 6, 1997 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 1998.
†† For the period January 2, 1998 (commencement of Class B shares) to October 31, 1998.
(a) The years ended October 31, 2002 and 2001 includes payment of previously waived management fees to the Manager for Class A, B and C shares.
(b) These returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(c) Not annualized.
(d) Annualized.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Small Cap Stock Fund

Financial Highlights


 

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements.

 

    Class A Shares*

    Class B Shares *

    Class C Shares *

 
    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


 
      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 21.36     $ 24.41     $ 29.17     $ 23.21     $ 22.62     $ 30.39     $ 19.99     $ 23.11     $ 27.97     $ 22.41     $ 22.00     $ 27.98     $ 20.00     $ 23.12     $ 27.98     $ 22.42     $ 22.01     $ 29.83  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                                                                                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    (0.09 )     0.02       (0.11 )     (0.12 )     (0.04 )     (0.06 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.29 )     (0.33 )     (0.22 )     (0.20 )     (0.15 )     (0.15 )     (0.29 )     (0.32 )     (0.22 )     (0.26 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.76       (1.48 )     (1.70 )     6.08       0.63       (5.98 )     0.71       (1.38 )     (1.62 )     5.89       0.63       (5.78 )     0.71       (1.38 )     (1.62 )     5.88       0.63       (5.83 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    0.67       (1.46 )     (1.81 )     5.96       0.59       (6.04 )     0.56       (1.53 )     (1.91 )     5.56       0.41       (5.98 )     0.56       (1.53 )     (1.91 )     5.56       0.41       (6.09 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                                                                                                               

Distributions from net realized gains

          (1.59 )     (2.95 )                 (1.73 )           (1.59 )     (2.95 )                             (1.59 )     (2.95 )                 (1.73 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

  $ 22.03     $ 21.36     $ 24.41     $ 29.17     $ 23.21     $ 22.62     $ 20.55     $ 19.99     $ 23.11     $ 27.97     $ 22.41     $ 22.00     $ 20.56     $ 20.00     $ 23.12     $ 27.98     $ 22.42     $ 22.01  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (%) (a)

    3.14  (b)     (6.98 )     (6.40 )     25.68       2.61       (20.96 )     2.80  (b)     (7.72 )     (7.10 )     24.81       1.86       (21.37 )(b)     2.80  (b)     (7.72 )     (7.10 )     24.80       1.86       (21.55 )

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                                                                                                               

Expenses to average daily net assets

                                                                                                                                               

With expenses
waived (%)

    1.30  (c)     1.30       1.30       1.30       1.26       1.22       2.05  (c)     2.05       2.05       2.05       2.01       1.98  (c)     2.05  (c)     2.05       2.05       2.05       2.01       1.97  

Without expenses
waived (%)

    1.47  (c)     1.34       1.33       1.30       1.26       1.22       2.22  (c)     2.09       2.08       2.05       2.01       1.98  (c)     2.22  (c)     2.09       2.08       2.05       2.01       1.97  

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net
assets (%)

    (0.83 )(c)     0.06       (0.42 )     (0.44 )     (0.18 )     (0.22 )     (1.58 )(c)     (0.64 )     (1.17 )     (1.19 )     (0.95 )     (0.93 )(c)     (1.58 )(c)     (0.66 )     (1.17 )     (1.18 )     (0.94 )     (0.96 )

Portfolio turnover
rate (%)

    22       54       85       85       42       52       22       54       85       85       42       52       22       54       85       85       42       52  

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

    83       83       92       107       125       174       10       10       10       10       9       9       43       43       44       51       61       84  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average share method.
For the period January 2, 1998 (commencement of Class B shares) to October 31, 1998.
(a) These returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Technology Fund

Financial Highlights


 

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements.

 

     Class A Shares *

    Class B Shares *

    Class C Shares *

 
     For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years Ended
October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years
Ended October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


    For the Fiscal Years
Ended October 31


 
       2002

    2001

    2000†

      2002

    2001

    2000†

      2002

    2001

    2000†

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

   $ 4.42     $ 6.64     $ 17.43     $ 14.29     $ 4.32     $ 6.53     $ 17.31     $ 14.29     $ 4.32     $ 6.53     $ 17.30     $ 14.29  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                                                                

Net investment loss

     (0.03 )     (0.10 )     (0.13 )     (0.26 )     (0.04 )     (0.14 )     (0.21 )     (0.40 )     (0.04 )     (0.14 )     (0.20 )     (0.40 )

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

     0.26       (2.12 )     (9.70 )     3.40       0.25       (2.07 )     (9.61 )     3.42       0.25       (2.07 )     (9.61 )     3.41  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

     0.23       (2.22 )     (9.83 )     3.14       0.21       (2.21 )     (9.82 )     3.02       0.21       (2.21 )     (9.81 )     3.01  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                                                                

Distributions from net realized gains

                 (0.96 )                       (0.96 )                       (0.96 )      
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

   $ 4.65     $ 4.42     $ 6.64     $ 17.43     $ 4.53     $ 4.32     $ 6.53     $ 17.31     $ 4.53     $ 4.32     $ 6.53     $ 17.30  
    


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (%) (a)

     5.43  (b)     (33.43 )     (58.84 )     21.97  (b)     4.86  (b)     (33.84 )     (59.21 )     21.13  (b)     4.86  (b)     (33.84 )     (59.19 )     21.06  (b)

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                                                                

Expenses to average daily net assets

                                                                                                

With expenses waived (%)

     1.65  (c)     1.65       1.65       1.62  (c)     2.40  (c)     2.40       2.40       2.37  (c)     2.40  (c)     2.40       2.40       2.37  (c)

Without expenses waived (%)

     2.93  (c)     2.09       1.77       1.62  (c)     3.68  (c)     2.84       2.52       2.37  (c)     3.68  (c)     2.84       2.52       2.37  (c)

Net investment loss to average daily net assets (%)

     (1.11 )(c)     (1.55 )     (1.36 )     (1.37 )(c)     (1.86 )(c)     (2.30 )     (2.11 )     (2.12 )(c)     (1.86 )(c)     (2.30 )     (2.11 )     (2.12 )(c)

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

     150       243       555       441       150       243       555       441       150       243       555       441  

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

     10       11       23       65       4       5       9       24       7       7       14       40  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average share method.
For the period November 18, 1999 (commencement of operations) to October 31, 2000.
(a) These returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.

 

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

 

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Heritage Series Trust—Value Equity Fund

Financial Highlights


 

The following table includes selected data for a share outstanding throughout each period and other performance information derived from the financial statements.

 

    Class A Shares *

    Class B Shares *

    Class C Shares *

 
    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal Years Ended

October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal Years Ended

October 31


    For the
Six-Month
Period
Ended
April 30,
2003
(unaudited)


   

For the Fiscal Years Ended

October 31


 
      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998†

      2002

    2001

    2000

    1999

    1998

 

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 13.43     $ 16.99     $ 20.49     $ 18.33     $ 18.56     $ 24.27     $ 13.15     $ 16.70     $ 20.16     $ 18.06     $ 18.29     $ 19.60     $ 13.16     $ 16.69     $ 20.16     $ 18.06     $ 18.28     $ 23.98  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Income from Investment Operations:

                                                                                                                                               

Net investment income (loss)

    0.05       0.10       0.19       0.21       0.12       0.15             (0.02 )     0.02       0.07       (0.02 )     0.02             (0.02 )     0.04       0.07       (0.02 )      

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments

    0.32       (3.59 )     (2.42 )     2.48       (0.07 )     (0.76 )     0.31       (3.53 )     (2.35 )     2.45       (0.08 )     (1.33 )     0.31       (3.51 )     (2.38 )     2.45       (0.07 )     (0.75 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total from Investment Operations

    0.37       (3.49 )     (2.23 )     2.69       0.05       (0.61 )     0.31       (3.55 )     (2.33 )     2.52       (0.10 )     (1.31 )     0.31       (3.53 )     (2.34 )     2.52       (0.09 )     (0.75 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Less Distributions:

                                                                                                                                               

Dividends from net investment income

    (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (0.30 )     (0.11 )     (0.16 )     (0.20 )                 (0.16 )           (0.01 )                       (0.16 )           (0.01 )     (0.05 )

Distributions from net realized gains

                (0.97 )     (0.42 )     (0.12 )     (4.90 )                 (0.97 )     (0.42 )     (0.12 )                       (0.97 )     (0.42 )     (0.12 )     (4.90 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Distributions

    (0.07 )     (0.07 )     (1.27 )     (0.53 )     (0.28 )     (5.10 )                 (1.13 )     (0.42 )     (0.13 )                       (1.13 )     (0.42 )     (0.13 )     (4.95 )
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Net asset value, end of period

  $ 13.73     $ 13.43     $ 16.99     $ 20.49     $ 18.33     $ 18.56     $ 13.46     $ 13.15     $ 16.70     $ 20.16     $ 18.06     $ 18.29     $ 13.47     $ 13.16     $ 16.69     $ 20.16     $ 18.06     $ 18.28  
   


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


Total Return (%) (a)

    2.79 (b)     (20.63 )     (11.57 )     15.13       0.24       (3.52 )     2.36 (b)     (21.16 )     (12.21 )     14.28       (0.56 )     (6.68 )(b)     2.36 (b)     (21.15 )     (12.26 )     14.28       (0.50 )     (4.27 )

Ratios and Supplemental Data

                                                                                                                                               

Expenses to average daily net assets

                                                                                                                                               

With expenses waived (%)

    1.45 (c)     1.45       1.45       1.45       1.45       1.45       2.20 (c)     2.20       2.20       2.20       2.20       2.20  (c)     2.20 (c)     2.20       2.20       2.20       2.20       2.20  

Without expenses waived (%)

    2.14 (c)     1.72       1.69       1.72       1.70       1.58       2.89 (c)     2.47       2.44       2.47       2.45       2.33  (c)     2.89 (c)     2.47       2.44       2.47       2.45       2.33  

Net investment income (loss) to average daily net assets (%)

    0.77 (c)     0.60       0.94       1.14       0.63       0.74       0.02 (c)     (0.14 )     0.11       0.40       (0.13 )     0.15  (c)     0.02 (c)     (0.15 )     0.18       0.40       (0.12 )     (0.01 )

Portfolio turnover rate (%)

    24       66       76       95       137       132       24       66       76       95       137       132       24       66       76       95       137       132  

Net assets, end of period ($ millions)

    9       10       13       13       15       18       2       2       2       1       1       1       10       10       13       12       12       14  

* Per share amounts have been calculated using the monthly average share method.
For the period January 2, 1998 (commencement of Class B shares) to October 31, 1998.
(a) These returns are calculated without the imposition of either front-end or contingent deferred sales charges.
(b) Not annualized.
(c) Annualized.

 

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

 

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Note 1: Significant Accounting Policies.    Heritage Series Trust (the “Trust”) is organized as a Massachusetts business trust and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as a diversified, open-end management investment company and presently offers shares in seven series, the Aggressive Growth Fund, the Growth Equity Fund, the International Equity Fund, the Mid Cap Stock Fund, the Small Cap Stock Fund, the Technology Fund and the Value Equity Fund (each, a “Fund” and collectively, the “Funds”). The Aggressive Growth Fund primarily seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing in equity securities of companies that may have significant growth potential. The Growth Equity Fund primarily seeks growth through long-term capital appreciation. The International Equity Fund primarily seeks capital appreciation through investments in a portfolio of international equity securities. The Mid Cap Stock Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies with medium market capitalization. The Small Cap Stock Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing principally in the equity securities of companies with small market capitalization. The Technology Fund seeks long-term capital appreciation through equity investments in companies that rely extensively on technology in their processes, products or services or may be expected to benefit from technological advances and improvements in industry, manufacturing and commerce. The Value Equity Fund primarily seeks long-term capital appreciation and, secondarily, seeks current income. The Funds currently offer Class A, Class B and Class C shares. Class A shares are sold subject to a maximum sales charge of 4.75% of the amount invested payable at the time of purchase. Class A share investments greater than $1 million, where a maximum sales charge is waived, may be subject to a maximum contingent deferred sales charge of 1% upon redemptions made in less than 18 months of purchase. Class B shares are sold subject to a 5% maximum contingent deferred sales charge (based on the lower of purchase price or redemption price), declining over a six-year period. Class C shares are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales charge of 1% of the lower of net asset value or purchase price payable upon any redemptions made in less than one year of purchase. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies:

 

Security Valuation: Each Fund values investment securities at market value based on the last quoted sales price as reported by the principal securities exchange on which the security is traded or the Nasdaq Stock Market. Effective April 14, 2003, each Fund valued investment securities traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market at the NASDAQ official closing price. If no sale is reported, market value is based on the most recent quoted bid price and in the absence of a market quote, securities are valued using such methods as the Board of Trustees believes would reflect fair market value. Securities that are quoted in a foreign currency will be valued daily in U.S. dollars at the foreign currency exchange rates prevailing at the time the International Equity Fund calculates its daily net asset value per share. Although the International Equity Fund values its assets in U.S. dollars on a daily basis, it does not intend to convert holdings of foreign currencies into U.S. dollars on a daily basis. Short term investments having a maturity of 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions: The books and records of the International Equity Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency transactions are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis: (i) market value of investment securities, other assets and other liabilities at the daily rates of exchange, and (ii) purchases and sales of investment securities, dividend and interest income and certain expenses at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. The International Equity Fund does not isolate that portion of gains and losses on investments which is due to changes in foreign exchange rates from that which is due to changes in market prices of the investments. Such fluctuations are included with the net realized and unrealized gains and losses from investments. Net realized gain (loss) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) from foreign currency transactions include gains and

 

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losses between trade and settlement date on securities transactions, gains and losses arising from the purchase and sale of foreign currency and gains and losses between the ex and payment dates on dividends, interest, and foreign withholding taxes.

 

Forward Foreign Currency Contracts: The International Equity Fund is authorized to enter into forward foreign currency contracts for the purpose of hedging against exchange risk arising from current or anticipated investments in securities denominated in foreign currencies and to enhance total return. Forward foreign currency contracts are valued at the contractual forward rate and are marked-to-market daily, with the change in market value recorded as an unrealized gain or loss. When the contracts are closed the gain or loss is realized. Risks may arise from unanticipated movements in the currency’s value relative to the U.S. dollar and from the possible inability of counter-parties to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

Repurchase Agreements: Each Fund enters into repurchase agreements whereby a Fund, through its custodian, receives delivery of the underlying securities, the market value of which at the time of purchase is required to be in an amount of at least 100% of the resale price. Repurchase agreements involve the risk that the seller will fail to repurchase the security, as agreed. In that case, the Fund will bear the risk of market value fluctuations until the security can be sold and may encounter delays and incur costs in liquidating the security. In the event of bankruptcy or insolvency of the seller, delays and costs may be incurred.

 

Federal Income Taxes: Each Fund is treated as a single corporate taxpayer as provided for in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended. Each Fund’s policy is to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, which are applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its taxable income to its shareholders. Accordingly, no provision has been made for federal income and excise taxes.

 

Distribution of Net Realized Gains: Net realized gains from investment transactions during any particular year in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, which, if not distributed, would be taxable to each Fund, will be distributed to shareholders in the following fiscal year. Each Fund uses the identified cost method for determining realized gain or loss on investments for both financial and federal income tax reporting purposes.

 

State Qualification Expenses: State qualification expenses are amortized based either on the time period covered by the qualification or as related shares are sold, whichever is appropriate for each state.

 

Written Options: When a Fund writes a covered call option, an amount equal to the premium received by the Fund is included in the Fund’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities as an asset and as an equivalent liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option written. The current market value of a written option is based on the last offering price on the principal exchange on which such option is traded. The Fund receives a premium on the sale of an option, but gives up the opportunity to profit from any increase in stock value above the exercise price of the option. If an option that a Fund has written either expires on its stipulated expiration date or the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, the Fund realizes a gain (or loss if the cost of a closing purchase transaction exceeds the premium received when the option was sold) without regard to any unrealized gain or loss on the underlying security, and the liability related to such option is extinguished. If a call option that a Fund has written is exercised, the Fund realizes a capital gain or loss

 

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from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such sale are increased by the premium originally received. There were no covered call options writing in any of the Funds during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003.

 

Purchased Options: Certain Funds of the Trust are authorized to enter into options contracts to manage exposure to market, interest rate or currency fluctuations. Contracts are valued at the settlement price established each day by the board of trade or exchange on which they are traded. The primary risks associated with the use of options is imperfect correlation between the change in the value of the options and the market value of the security held, possibility of an illiquid market and the inability of the counter-party to meet the terms of their contracts.

 

Expenses: Each Fund is charged for those expenses that are directly attributable to it, while other expenses are allocated proportionately among the Heritage mutual funds based upon methods approved by the Board of Trustees. Expenses that are directly attributable to a specific class of shares, such as distribution fees, are charged directly to that class. Other expenses of each Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon their relative percentage of net assets.

 

Other: For purposes of these financial statements, investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividend income and distributions to shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis.

 

Note 2: Fund Shares.  At April 30, 2003, there were an unlimited number of shares of beneficial interest of no par value authorized.

 

Aggressive Growth Fund

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   858,783     $ 16,099,819     104,248     $ 1,882,918     297,987     $ 5,382,875  

Shares redeemed

   (619,439 )     (11,447,437 )   (97,830 )     (1,722,871 )   (231,243 )     (4,092,484 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase

   239,344     $ 4,652,382     6,418     $ 160,047     66,744     $ 1,290,391  
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of period

   2,261,857             892,450             2,052,367          
    

         

         

       

End of period

   2,501,201             898,868             2,119,111          
    

         

         

       

 

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Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   1,387,441     $ 28,817,295     215,100     $ 4,292,389     753,582     $ 15,290,390  

Shares redeemed

   (1,220,214 )     (24,397,792 )   (173,848 )     (3,188,686 )   (394,586 )     (7,440,698 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase

   167,227     $ 4,419,503     41,252     $ 1,103,703     358,996     $ 7,849,692  
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of fiscal year

   2,094,630             851,198             1,693,371          
    

         

         

       

End of fiscal year

   2,261,857             892,450             2,052,367          
    

         

         

       

 

Growth Equity Fund

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   1,419,475     $ 31,246,024     80,306     $ 1,664,863     432,398     $ 8,912,310  

Shares redeemed

   (802,503 )     (17,347,039 )   (161,157 )     (3,285,189 )   (464,745 )     (9,402,547 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase (decrease)

   616,972     $ 13,898,985     (80,851 )   $ (1,620,326 )   (32,347 )   $ (490,237 )
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of period

   5,292,262             1,276,745             3,779,380          
    

         

         

       

End of period

   5,909,234             1,195,894             3,747,033          
    

         

         

       

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   3,153,057     $ 80,444,840     413,063     $ 10,843,949     1,309,395     $ 33,157,137  

Shares redeemed

   (1,269,747 )     (31,972,979 )   (705,318 )     (17,126,636 )   (1,126,136 )     (26,891,255 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase (decrease)

   1,883,310     $ 48,471,861     (292,255 )   $ (6,282,687 )   183,259     $ 6,265,882  
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of fiscal year

   3,408,952             1,569,000             3,596,121          
    

         

         

       

End of fiscal year

   5,292,262             1,276,745             3,779,380          
    

         

         

       

 

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International Equity Fund

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   1,711,812     $ 24,738,508     21,175     $ 295,840     371,546     $ 5,128,353  

Shares redeemed

   (1,281,764 )     (18,571,609 )   (6,676 )     (93,009 )   (167,183 )     (2,315,072 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase

   430,048     $ 6,166,899     14,499     $ 202,831     204,363     $ 2,813,281  
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of period

   491,470             45,656             818,499          
    

         

         

       

End of period

   921,518             60,155             1,022,862          
    

         

         

       

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares and Eagle Class shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

    Eagle Class Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   674,772     $ 10,296,015     28,686     $ 441,697     193,879     $ 2,811,186     2,440     $ 40,531  

Shares issued (redeemed) in exchange*

                       574,875       9,146,268     (567,739 )     (9,146,268 )

Shares redeemed

   (481,258 )     (7,548,865 )   (16,121 )     (253,793 )   (230,879 )     (3,400,374 )   (280,802 )     (4,708,456 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase (decrease)

   193,514     $ 2,747,150     12,565     $ 187,904     537,875     $ 8,557,080     (846,101 )   $ (13,814,193 )
          


       


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                                        

Beginning of fiscal year

   297,956             33,091             280,624             846,101          
    

         

         

         

       

End of fiscal year

   491,470             45,656             818,499                      
    

         

         

         

       
 
  * Effective July 1, 2002, Eagle Class shares of the International Equity Fund were discontinued and redesignated as Class C shares.

 

Mid Cap Stock Fund

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   2,165,196     $ 38,957,135     385,702     $ 6,631,094     1,318,602     $ 22,653,001  

Shares redeemed

   (2,264,943 )     (40,424,106 )   (282,040 )     (4,799,902 )   (652,164 )     (11,043,179 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase (decrease)

   (99,747 )   $ (1,466,971 )   103,662     $ 1,831,192     666,438     $ 11,609,822  
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of period

   9,670,917             2,261,021             5,782,527          
    

         

         

       

End of period

   9,571,170             2,364,683             6,448,965          
    

         

         

       

 

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Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   10,448,199     $ 229,481,331     1,940,308     $ 40,739,008     5,203,058     $ 109,311,505  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

   87,091       1,854,169     23,995       491,891     53,659       1,100,545  

Shares redeemed

   (3,632,014 )     (73,372,252 )   (393,636 )     (7,441,666 )   (1,072,584 )     (19,799,034 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase

   6,903,276     $ 157,963,248     1,570,667     $ 33,789,233     4,184,133     $ 90,613,016  
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of fiscal year

   2,767,641             690,354             1,598,394          
    

         

         

       

End of fiscal year

   9,670,917             2,261,021             5,782,527          
    

         

         

       

 

Small Cap Stock Fund

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   435,255     $ 9,014,381     39,299     $ 782,726     148,199     $ 2,946,417  

Shares redeemed

   (578,693 )     (12,004,810 )   (82,751 )     (1,609,907 )   (202,270 )     (3,936,984 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net decrease

   (143,438 )   $ (2,990,429 )   (43,452 )   $ (827,181 )   (54,071 )   $ (990,567 )
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of period

   3,897,011             523,186             2,137,734          
    

         

         

       

End of period

   3,753,573             479,734             2,083,663          
    

         

         

       

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   954,775     $ 24,759,249     163,107     $ 4,102,166     572,108     $ 14,144,629  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

   227,691       5,760,572     27,662       659,463     125,021       2,981,754  

Shares redeemed

   (1,060,984 )     (26,451,688 )   (95,063 )     (2,149,933 )   (482,934 )     (10,504,811 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net increase

   121,482     $ 4,068,133     95,706     $ 2,611,696     214,195     $ 6,621,572  
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of fiscal year

   3,775,529             427,480             1,923,539          
    

         

         

       

End of fiscal year

   3,897,011             523,186             2,137,734          
    

         

         

       

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Technology Fund

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   78,481     $ 363,421     37,246     $ 169,955     83,725     $ 384,222  

Shares redeemed

   (421,917 )     (1,947,838 )   (173,762 )     (779,104 )   (209,232 )     (947,032 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net decrease

   (343,436 )   $ (1,584,417 )   (136,516 )   $ (609,149 )   (125,507 )   $ (562,810 )
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of period

   2,591,308             1,065,462             1,731,135          
    

         

         

       

End of period

   2,247,872             928,946             1,605,628          
    

         

         

       

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   408,673     $ 2,904,312     87,557     $ 572,358     228,318     $ 1,534,341  

Shares redeemed

   (1,316,556 )     (8,447,226 )   (408,997 )     (2,474,443 )   (638,792 )     (3,920,123 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net decrease

   (907,883 )   $ (5,542,914 )   (321,440 )   $ (1,902,085 )   (410,474 )   $ (2,385,782 )
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of fiscal year

   3,499,191             1,386,902             2,141,609          
    

         

         

       

End of fiscal year

   2,591,308             1,065,462             1,731,135          
    

         

         

       

 

Value Equity Fund

 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   30,274     $ 407,113     15,394     $ 206,682     32,720     $ 427,039  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

   3,662       49,255                      

Shares redeemed

   (72,521 )     (954,577 )   (20,908 )     (273,960 )   (101,680 )     (1,321,237 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net decrease

   (38,585 )   $ (498,209 )   (5,514 )   $ (67,278 )   (68,960 )   $ (894,198 )
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of period

   721,505             138,507             787,305          
    

         

         

       

End of period

   682,920             132,993             718,345          
    

         

         

       

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Transactions in Class A, B and C shares of the Fund during the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, were as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B Shares

    Class C Shares

 
     Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

    Shares

    Amount

 

Shares sold

   127,677     $ 2,148,447     40,389     $ 666,782     172,819     $ 2,790,655  

Shares issued on reinvestment of distributions

   3,001       54,462                      

Shares redeemed

   (182,505 )     (2,898,464 )   (43,642 )     (695,371 )   (186,476 )     (2,893,194 )
    

 


 

 


 

 


Net decrease

   (51,827 )   $ (695,555 )   (3,253 )   $ (28,589 )   (13,657 )   $ (102,539 )
          


       


       


Shares outstanding:

                                          

Beginning of fiscal year

   773,332             141,760             800,962          
    

         

         

       

End of fiscal year

   721,505             138,507             787,305          
    

         

         

       

 

Note 3: Purchases and Sales of Securities.  For the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, purchases and sales of investment securities (excluding repurchase agreements and short-term obligations) were as follows:

 

     Investment Securities

     Purchases

   Sales

Aggressive Growth Fund

   $ 82,715,221    $ 75,251,010

Growth Equity Fund

     200,886,083      188,352,472

International Equity Fund

     17,796,725      6,561,005

Mid Cap Stock Fund

     275,606,992      266,010,202

Small Cap Stock Fund

     28,503,368      33,159,707

Technology Fund

     28,187,444      36,081,349

Value Equity Fund

     4,851,634      6,647,255

 

Note 4: Management, Subadvisory, Distribution, Shareholder Servicing Agent, Fund Accounting and Trustees’ Fees.  Under the Trust’s Investment Advisory and Administrative Agreements with Heritage Asset Management, Inc. (the “Manager” or “Heritage”), the Funds agree to pay to the Manager the following annual fee as a percentage of each Fund’s average daily net assets, which is computed daily and payable monthly.

 

     Initial
Management
Fee


    Break Point

   Subsequent
Management
Fee


 

Aggressive Growth Fund (a)

   1.00 %   $ 50 million    0.75 %

Growth Equity Fund

   0.75 %     None     

International Equity Fund (a)

   1.00 %   $ 100 million    0.80 %

Mid Cap Stock Fund

   0.75 %     None     

Small Cap Stock Fund (a)

   1.00 %   $ 50 million    0.75 %

Technology Fund (a)

   1.00 %   $ 100 million    0.75 %

Value Equity Fund

   0.75 %     None     
  (a) The Aggressive Growth Fund, International Equity Fund, Small Cap Stock Fund and Technology Fund have a management fee break point. When average daily net assets exceed each Fund’s respective break point, the management fee is reduced to the subsequent management fee on those assets greater than the breakpoint.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

The Manager contractually waives its management fee and, if necessary, will reimburse each Fund to the extent that Class A, B and C shares annual operating expenses exceed that Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to that class for the 2003 fiscal year as follows:

 

     Class A Shares

    Class B and
Class C Shares


 

Aggressive Growth Fund

   1.60 %   2.35 %

Growth Equity Fund

   1.35 %   2.10 %

International Equity Fund

   1.78 %   2.53 %

Mid Cap Stock Fund

   1.55 %   2.30 %

Small Cap Stock Fund

   1.30 %   2.05 %

Technology Fund

   1.65 %   2.40 %

Value Equity Fund

   1.45 %   2.20 %

 

If total Fund expenses fall below the expense limitation agreed to by the Manager before the end of the fiscal years ending October 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, respectively, each Fund may be required to pay the Manager a portion or all of the waived management fees for the following funds in the amount indicated.

 

       For the Fiscal Years Ended

       2005

     2004

     2003

International Equity Fund

     $ 109,101      $ 194,088      $ 87,461

Small Cap Stock Fund

       110,864        57,887        49,059

Technology Fund

       114,400        172,316        85,136

Value Equity Fund

       72,495        77,027        71,232

 

On July 1, 2002, the Manager entered into a subadvisory agreement with Julius Baer Investment Management Inc. (“Julius Baer”) to provide to the International Equity Fund investment advice, portfolio management services (including the placement of brokerage orders) and certain compliance and other services for an annualized fee payable by the Manager equal to 0.45% of the International Equity Fund’s average daily net assets on the first $100 million of net assets and 0.40% thereafter without regard to any reduction due to the imposition of expense limitations.

 

The Manager entered into a subadvisory agreement with Osprey Partners Investment Management, LLC (“Osprey”) to provide to the Value Equity Fund investment advice, portfolio management services (including the placement of brokerage orders), and certain compliance and other services for a fee payable by the Manager equal to 0.32% of the Value Equity Fund’s average daily net assets. Effective May 18, 1999, all of the assets of the Value Equity Fund were allocated to Osprey. Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle”), serves as an additional subadviser to the Fund. However, the Manager currently has not allocated any assets of the Fund to Eagle.

 

The Manager has entered into agreements with Eagle (with respect to the Aggressive Growth Fund, Growth Equity Fund, Mid Cap Stock Fund, the Technology Fund and the Value Equity Fund) and with Eagle and Awad Asset Management, Inc. (with respect to the Small Cap Stock Fund) to provide investment advice, portfolio management services including the placement of brokerage orders and certain compliance and other services for a fee payable by the Manager equal to 0.50% of the Fund’s average daily net assets without regard to any reduction due to the imposition of expense limitations.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Total front end and contingent deferred sales charges received by Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (the “Distributor”) for the six-month period ended April 20, 2003, were as follows.

 

     Front-end
Sales Charge


   Contingent Deferred Sales Charge

     Class A Shares

   Class A Shares

   Class B Shares

   Class C Shares

Aggressive Growth Fund .

   $ 56,679    $    $ 27,438    $ 3,836

Growth Equity Fund .

     79,834           57,588      7,025

International Equity Fund .

     16,105      35,683      1,323      390

Mid Cap Stock Fund

     277,227      992      106,744      26,452

Small Cap Stock Fund .

     44,888      27      22,143      1,914

Technology Fund

     7,317           14,106      498

Value Equity Fund

     8,029           3,497      453

 

The Distributor paid sales commission to salespersons from these fees and incurred other distribution costs.

 

Total agency brokerage commissions paid by the Funds and agency brokerage commissions paid directly to the Distributor for the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, were as follows.

 

       Total Agency
Brokerage
Commissions


    

Paid To
Raymond James

& Associates, Inc.


Aggressive Growth Fund

     $ 372,671      $ 6,500

Growth Equity Fund

       613,444       

International Equity Fund

       47,072       

Mid Cap Stock Fund

       1,062,362       

Small Cap Stock Fund

       182,613        9,845

Technology Fund

       178,644       

Value Equity Fund

       18,536       

 

Pursuant to a plan in accordance with Rule 12b-1 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Trust is authorized to pay the Distributor a fee pursuant to the Class A shares Distribution Plan of up to 0.35% of the average daily net assets. However, at the present time the Board of Trustees has authorized payments of only 0.25% of average daily net assets. Under the Class B and Class C Distribution Plans, the Trust may pay the Distributor a fee equal to 1.00% of the average daily net assets. Such fees are accrued daily and payable monthly. Class B shares will convert to Class A shares eight years after the end of the calendar month in which the shareholder’s order to purchase the Class B shares was accepted. The Manager, Eagle, Awad Asset Management, Inc. and the Distributor are all wholly owned subsidiaries of Raymond James Financial, Inc.

 

The Manager also is the Fund Accountant and Shareholder Servicing Agent for the Aggressive Growth Fund, the Growth Equity Fund, the Mid Cap Stock Fund, the Small Cap Stock Fund, the Technology Fund and the Value Equity Fund. In addition, the Manager is the Shareholder Servicing Agent for the International Equity Fund.

 

Trustees of the Trust also serve as Trustees for Heritage Cash Trust, Heritage Capital Appreciation Trust, Heritage Growth and Income Trust and Heritage Income Trust, investment companies that also

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

 

are advised by the Manager (collectively referred to as the “Heritage Mutual Funds”). Each Trustee of the Heritage Mutual Funds that is not an employee of the Manager or employee of an affiliate of the Manager receives an annual fee of $18,000 and an additional fee of $3,000 for each combined quarterly meeting of the Heritage Mutual Funds attended. Trustees’ fees and expenses are paid equally by each of the Heritage Mutual Funds. For the six-month period ended April 30, 2003, the Funds paid the Trustees an aggregate amount of $40,383 in fees.

 

Note 5: Federal Income Taxes.    The timing and character of certain 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. As a result, net investment income (loss) and net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions for a reporting period may differ significantly from distributions during such period. These book/tax differences may be temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent; they are charged or credited to paid in capital or accumulated net realized loss, as appropriate, in the period that the differences arise. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share.

 

Aggressive Growth Fund:

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, to reflect reclassifications arising from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to a net operating loss, the Fund increased (credited) accumulated net investment loss and decreased (debited) paid in capital $1,585,788. The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of $14,590,069. No capital loss carryforwards were utilized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. Capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $14,426,049 and $164,020 may be applied to any net taxable gains until their expiration dates in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

Growth Equity Fund:

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, to reflect reclassifications arising from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to a net operating loss, the Fund increased (credited) accumulated net investment loss and decreased (debited) paid in capital $1,880,132. The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of $124,197,177. No capital loss carryforwards were utilized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. Capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $70,943,635 and $53,253,542 may be applied to any net taxable gains until their expiration dates in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

International Equity Fund:

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, to reflect reclassifications arising from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to foreign currency losses and a net operating loss, the Fund increased (credited) accumulated net investment loss $230,110, increased (credited) accumulated net realized loss $3,852 and decreased (debited) paid in capital $233,962. The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of $8,831,337. No capital loss carryforwards were utilized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. Capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $5,094,788 and $3,736,549 may be applied to any net taxable gains until their expiration dates in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

Mid Cap Stock Fund:

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, to reflect reclassifications arising from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to a net operating loss, the Fund increased (credited) accumulated net investment loss $3,162,336, increased (credited) accumulated net realized loss $3,908 and decreased (debited) paid in capital $3,166,244. The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of $47,307,633 which may be applied against any realized net taxable gains until their expiration date of October 31, 2010. No capital loss carryforwards were utilized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

(unaudited)

(continued)


 

Small Cap Stock Fund:

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, to reflect reclassifications arising from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to a net operating loss, the Fund increased (credited) undistributed net investment income $350,092, increased (credited) accumulated net realized loss $7,609 and decreased (debited) paid in capital $357,701. The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of $2,818,797 which may be applied against any realized net taxable gains until their expiration date of October 31, 2010. No capital loss carryforwards were utilized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002.

 

Technology Fund:

 

For the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002, to reflect reclassifications arising from permanent book/tax differences primarily attributable to a net operating loss, the Fund increased (credited) undistributed net investment income and decreased (debited) paid in capital $763,533. The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of $79,271,634. No capital loss carryforwards were utilized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. Capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $64,484,108 and $14,787,526 may be applied to any net taxable gains until their expiration dates in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

Value Equity Fund:

 

The Fund has a net tax basis capital loss carryforward of $5,880,819. No capital loss carryforwards were utilized in the fiscal year ended October 31, 2002. Capital loss carryforwards in the amount of $7,985 and $5,872,834 may be applied to any net taxable gains until their expiration dates in 2009 and 2010, respectively.

 

For income tax purposes, distributions paid during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2002 and 2001 were as follows:

 

     Ordinary Income

   Long-Term
Capital Gains


     2002

   2001

   2002

   2001

Aggressive Growth Fund

   $    $ 13,993,302    $    $

Growth Equity Fund

          39,702,630           16,111,856

International Equity Fund

          214,187           3,472,928

Mid Cap Stock Fund

     1,892,820      5,731,657      1,694,243      1,497,103

Small Cap Stock Fund

          13,920,785      9,686,446      3,115,489

Technology Fund

          7,144,895          

Value Equity Fund

     56,999      1,494,487          

 

As of October 31, 2002, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

     Undistributed
Ordinary
Income


   Capital Loss
Carryforwards


 

Aggressive Growth Fund

   $    $ (14,590,069 )

Growth Equity Fund

          (124,197,177 )

International Equity Fund

          (8,831,337 )

Mid Cap Stock Fund

          (47,307,633 )

Small Cap Stock Fund

          (2,818,797 )

Technology Fund

          (79,271,634 )

Value Equity Fund

     45,963      (5,880,819 )

 

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Descriptions of Indices


 

Goldman Sachs Technology Index—is a modified capitalization-weighted index of selected technology stocks.

 

Morgan Stanley Capital International Europe, Australia, Far East Index (EAFE Index)—is an unmanaged index that is generally considered representative of international stocks in 47 developed and emerging markets.

 

Russell 1000 Index—measures the performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000 Index, which represents approximately 92% of the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index.

 

Russell 1000 Value Index—represents large capitalization value stocks which measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values.

 

Russell 2000 Index—is an unmanaged index comprised of 2,000 small-cap companies which generally involve greater risks with an average market capitalization of $590 million as of June 30, 2002.

 

Russell 2000 Growth Index—represents small capitalization growth stocks which measures the performance of those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher forecasted growth values.

 

Standard & Poor’s 500 Composite Stock Price Index (S&P 500 Index)—is an unmanaged index of 500 widely-held large stocks that are considered representative of the U.S. stock market.

 

Standard & Poor’s MidCap 400 Index—is an unmanaged index consisting of 400 mid-sized domestic companies chosen for market size, liquidity and industry group representation.

 

Keep in mind that individuals cannot invest directly in any index, and index performance does not include transaction costs or other fees, which will affect actual investment performance.

 

 

 


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Item 2. Code of Ethics

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not yet effective with respect to registrant.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not yet effective with respect to registrant.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

 

Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not yet effective with respect to registrant.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 6. [Reserved]

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-end Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to the registrant.

 

Item 8. [Reserved]

 

Item 9. Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Act), the Principal Executive Officer and Treasurer of the Trust have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Trust is accumulated and communicated to the Trust’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

Item 10. Exhibits

 

(a) Form N-CSR disclosure requirement not yet effective with respect to registrant.

 

(b) The certifications required by Rule 30a-2 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto. The certification provided pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates them by reference.

 


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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.

 

Date: June 26, 2003

     

HERITAGE SERIES TRUST

 

        

/s/    K.C. CLARK


       

K.C. Clark

Executive Vice President and

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

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.

 

 

Date: June 26, 2003

       
        

/s/    K.C. CLARK


       

K.C. Clark

Executive Vice President and

Principal Executive Officer

 

 

Date: June 26, 2003

       
        

/s/    ANDREA N. MULLINS


       

Andrea N. Mullins

Treasurer

 


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HERITAGE SERIES TRUST

FORM N-CSR

 

Exhibit 10(b)(i)

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, K.C. Clark, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Heritage Series Trust;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

 

 

Date: June 26, 2003        
        

/s/    K.C. CLARK


       

K.C. Clark

Executive Vice President and

Principal Executive Officer

 


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HERITAGE SERIES TRUST

FORM N-CSR

 

Exhibit 10(b)(ii)

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Andrea N. Mullins, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of Heritage Series Trust;

 

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in rule 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the registrant and have:

 

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report (the “Evaluation Date”); and

 

c) presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

 

5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the registrant’s auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

 

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls; and

 

6. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have indicated in this report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

 

 

Date: June 26, 2003        
        

/s/    ANDREA N. MULLINS


       

Andrea N. Mullins

Treasurer