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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM N-Q

 

 

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act File Number: 811-07470

 

 

EAGLE 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) 567-8143

 

 

SUSAN L. WALZER, PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER

880 Carillon Parkway

St. Petersburg, FL 33716

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

 

 

Copy to:

KATHY KRESCH INGBER, ESQ.

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20006

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: July 31, 2014

 

 

 


Item 1. Schedule of Investments

Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.1%

   Shares      Value  

Australia—7.9%

     

Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd.

     4,928       $ 153,979   

Automotive Holdings Group Ltd.

     5,289         19,055   

BlueScope Steel Ltd.*

     13,038         75,094   

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

     2,661         205,283   

CSL Ltd.

     279         17,465   

CSR Ltd.

     45,353         157,759   

Insurance Australia Group Ltd.

     26,067         151,529   

Macquarie Group Ltd.

     374         20,156   

Belgium—1.1%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V.

     597         64,545   

bpost S.A.

     1,865         46,809   

Britain—13.8%

     

AstraZeneca PLC

     1,235         89,976   

Aviva PLC

     4,654         39,362   

Barclays PLC

     22,831         86,513   

Barratt Developments PLC

     16,525         96,691   

Bellway PLC

     1,202         30,476   

BP PLC

     14,545         118,853   

Britvic PLC

     1,467         17,304   

BT Group PLC

     21,585         140,759   

HSBC Holdings PLC

     12,069         129,203   

Imperial Tobacco Group PLC

     5,273         228,378   

Lloyds Banking Group PLC*

     112,626         140,272   

Next PLC

     1,249         142,375   

Persimmon PLC*

     1,479         31,035   

Taylor Wimpey PLC

     54,121         100,868   

Denmark—0.5%

     

AP Moeller - Maersk A/S, Class B

     22         51,102   

France—8.7%

     

Airbus Group N.V.

     280         16,192   

AXA S.A.

     4,675         107,063   

Credit Agricole S.A.

     8,402         113,857   

Ipsen S.A.

     407         18,094   

Orange S.A.

     8,249         129,142   

Renault S.A.

     1,977         164,316   

Societe Generale S.A.

     2,070         103,441   

Total S.A.

     2,479         159,910   

Valeo S.A.

     501         59,781   

Germany—13.3%

     

Aareal Bank AG

     2,081         88,276   

Allianz SE

     1,462         244,372   

Bayer AG

     1,913         253,394   

Daimler AG

     2,657         220,160   

Deutsche Lufthansa AG

     5,675         100,878   

Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA

     1,037         155,384   

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs AG

     284         60,417   

Rheinmetall AG

     503         30,531   

Volkswagen AG

     817         189,197   

Guernsey—0.2%

     

Friends Life Group Ltd.

     3,349         18,719   

Hong Kong—3.3%

     

Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd.

     1,000         19,373   

Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd.

     5,000         35,249   

New World Development Co. Ltd.

     44,000         55,611   

Power Assets Holdings Ltd.

     16,000         142,963   

Wheelock and Co. Ltd.

     15,000         75,678   

COMMON STOCKS—97.1%

   Shares      Value  

Ireland—0.3%

     

Greencore Group PLC

     6,470       $ 28,780   

Israel—1.5%

     

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

     2,876         153,850   

Italy—0.2%

     

Banca IFIS SpA

     1,121         20,567   

Japan—25.1%

     

Bridgestone Corp.

     4,300         155,180   

Calsonic Kansei Corp.

     11,000         72,380   

Central Japan Railway Co.

     1,400         199,302   

EIZO Corp.

     900         23,008   

EXEDY Corp.

     800         23,616   

Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd.

     1,700         48,402   

Heiwa Corp.

     1,700         40,114   

ITOCHU Corp.

     6,800         87,018   

KDDI Corp.

     2,400         138,236   

Marubeni Corp.

     23,000         162,347   

Matsumotokiyoshi Holdings Co. Ltd.

     1,000         32,835   

Minebea Co. Ltd.

     8,000         94,976   

MITSUBA Corp.

     1,600         26,526   

Mitsubishi Corp.

     5,200         109,681   

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.

     8,300         49,131   

Mitsui & Co. Ltd.

     12,100         194,370   

Nippon Suisan Kaisha Ltd.*

     10,500         30,363   

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.

     4,000         265,920   

Nippon Yusen KK

     42,000         120,338   

Prima Meat Packers Ltd.

     8,000         20,685   

Resona Holdings, Inc.

     28,200         155,360   

Shindengen Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

     6,000         34,402   

SIIX Corp.

     1,300         24,047   

Sojitz Corp.

     58,900         99,399   

Sumitomo Corp.

     10,300         134,841   

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.

     1,700         69,596   

Topre Corp.

     1,400         19,835   

Toyo Tire & Rubber Co. Ltd.

     1,500         27,293   

Toyota Motor Corp.

     1,200         70,990   

Netherlands—5.3%

     

Aegon N.V.

     11,461         92,947   

ING Groep N.V., CVA*

     12,204         158,056   

Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Class B

     6,635         285,858   

Norway—1.5%

     

DNO ASA*

     15,650         52,419   

Marine Harvest ASA

     4,406         60,045   

SalMar ASA

     2,019         39,371   

Singapore—3.4%

     

DBS Group Holdings Ltd.

     9,000         131,258   

First Resources Ltd.

     22,000         39,653   

Golden Agri-Resources Ltd.

     104,000         44,435   

Singapore Post Ltd.

     31,000         43,605   

Singapore Telecommunications Ltd.

     20,000         65,160   

United Engineers Ltd.

     11,000         21,069   

Spain—1.2%

     

CIE Automotive S.A.

     2,994         42,096   

Iberdrola S.A.

     10,411         77,293   

Sweden—3.9%

     

AAK AB

     416         23,688   

Boliden AB

     4,959         80,370   
 

 

|  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE INTERNATIONAL STOCK FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.1%

   Shares      Value  

Sweden (cont’d)

     

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB, Class A

     13,109       $ 176,010   

Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA, Class B

     2,367         58,504   

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Class B

     4,053         50,378   

Switzerland—5.9%

     

Aryzta AG*

     336         30,404   

Ascom Holding AG

     1,078         15,776   

Autoneum Holding AG*

     107         18,259   

Holcim Ltd.*

     257         20,617   

Kaba Holding AG, Class B*

     85         41,105   

Lonza Group AG*

     261         29,008   

Novartis AG

     1,834         160,089   

Rieter Holding AG*

     88         20,452   

Roche Holding AG

     579         168,213   

Swiss Re AG*

     1,058         89,937   

Total common stocks
(cost $9,312,468)

        9,786,302   

PREFERRED STOCKS—0.4%

 

Italy—0.4%

     

Unipol Gruppo Finanziario SpA

     7,771         39,323   

Total preferred stocks
(cost $34,909)

        39,323   

Total investment portfolio
(cost $9,347,377) 97.5%‡

        9,825,625   

Other assets in excess of
liabilities 2.5%

   

     247,338   

Total net assets 100.0%

      $ 10,072,963   

 

* Non-income producing security
As of July 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $9,359,562. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $466,063, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $748,891 and $(282,828), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.

CVA—Dutch certification

 

Sector allocation

 
Sector         Percent of
net assets
 

Financial

        27.7

Consumer, cyclical

        25.0

Consumer, non-cyclical

        16.3

Industrial

        9.5

Communications

        8.0

Energy

        6.1

Basic materials

        2.4

Utilities

        2.2

Technology

        0.3

Industry allocation

 
Industry    Value      Percent of
net assets
 

Banks

   $ 1,602,179         15.9

Insurance

     1,001,725         9.9

Pharmaceuticals

     843,616         8.4

Telecommunications

     805,371         8.0

Distribution/wholesale

     787,656         7.8

Auto manufacturers

     693,065         6.9

Oil & gas

     617,040         6.1

Transportation

     461,156         4.6

Auto parts & equipment

     444,966         4.4

Agriculture

     312,466         3.1

Home builders

     259,070         2.6

Food

     233,336         2.3

Electric

     220,256         2.2

Retail

     194,265         1.9

Electronics

     183,136         1.8

Building materials

     178,376         1.8

Healthcare services

     155,384         1.5

Real estate

     150,662         1.5

Airlines

     100,878         1.0

Beverages

     81,849         0.8

Mining

     80,370         0.8

Iron/steel

     75,094         0.7

Forest products & paper

     58,504         0.6

Engineering & construction

     56,318         0.6

Machinery-diversified

     50,983         0.5

Diversified financial services

     40,723         0.4

Entertainment

     40,114         0.4

Semiconductors

     34,402         0.3

Chemicals

     29,008         0.3

Biotechnology

     17,465         0.2

Aerospace/defense

     16,192         0.2

Total investment portfolio

   $ 9,825,625         97.5
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.  |


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND

 

CORPORATE BONDS—38.1%

   Principal
amount
(in thousands)
     Value  

Advertising—0.5%

     

Omnicom Group, Inc., 4.45%, 08/15/20

   $ 250       $ 269,876   

Auto parts & equipment—0.4%

  

Johnson Controls, Inc., 1.40%, 11/02/17

     250         248,708   

Banks—7.7%

     

Branch Banking & Trust Co., 2.30%, 10/15/18

     250         253,018   

Citigroup, Inc.,
2.55%, 04/08/19

     500         502,226   

Comerica, Inc.,
2.13%, 05/23/19

     250         248,489   

Huntington Bancshares, Inc., 2.60%, 08/02/18

     250         252,766   

JPMorgan Chase & Co., 2.35%, 01/28/19

     250         250,972   

KeyCorp, 2.30%, 12/13/18

     500         502,925   

Manufacturers & Traders Trust Co.,
2.30%, 01/30/19

     250         250,974   

Morgan Stanley,
5.50%, 07/24/20

     250         283,512   

National Australia Bank Ltd., 144A,
2.25%, 07/01/19 (a)

     500         497,398   

PNC Funding Corp., 4.38%, 08/11/20

     500         547,144   

SunTrust Banks, Inc., 2.35%, 11/01/18

     250         251,928   

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.,
2.20%, 03/04/19

     500         500,466   

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
2.90%, 07/19/18

     250         255,465   

Beverages—0.4%

     

Anheuser-Busch InBev Finance, Inc.,
2.15%, 02/01/19

     250         251,192   

Biotechnology—1.8%

     

Amgen, Inc.,
2.20%, 05/22/19

     500         497,098   

Gilead Sciences, Inc., 4.50%, 04/01/21

     500         551,659   

Chemicals—0.4%

     

Monsanto Co.,
2.13%, 07/15/19

     250         248,446   

Commercial services—1.3%

  

  

ERAC USA Finance LLC,
144A,
2.35%, 10/15/19 (a)

     250         247,407   

Moody’s Corp.,
2.75%, 07/15/19

     500         503,033   

Computers—0.8%

     

International Business Machines Corp.,
1.95%, 02/12/19

     250         250,019   

NetApp, Inc.,
3.38%, 06/15/21

     250         251,319   

Diversified financial services—1.4%

  

  

BlackRock, Inc.,
5.00%, 12/10/19

     500         566,785   

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., 2.50%, 10/15/18

     250         254,514   

Electric—1.7%

     

Exelon Generation Co. LLC, 5.20%, 10/01/19

     250         278,758   

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc.,
2.70%, 09/15/19

     250         253,244   

PG&E Corp.,
2.40%, 03/01/19

     250         250,772   

Virginia Electric and Power Co.,
3.45%, 02/15/24

     250         252,882   

Healthcare products—1.3%

  

Edwards Lifesciences Corp., 2.88%, 10/15/18

     500         507,447   

Zimmer Holdings, Inc., 4.63%, 11/30/19

     250         274,492   

Healthcare services—0.4%

  

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings, 2.20%, 08/23/17

     250         253,072   

CORPORATE BONDS—38.1%

   Principal
amount
(in thousands)
     Value  

Insurance—4.2%

     

American International Group, Inc.,
3.38%, 08/15/20

   $ 250       $ 259,007   

Assurant, Inc.,
2.50%, 03/15/18

     500         503,990   

Berkshire Hathaway Finance Corp.,
2.90%, 10/15/20

     500         509,879   

Metropolitan Life Global Funding I, 144A,
2.30%, 04/10/19 (a)

     500         502,022   

Prudential Financial, Inc., 2.30%, 08/15/18

     250         253,002   

XLIT Ltd.,
2.30%, 12/15/18

     500         496,732   

Internet—1.7%

     

Baidu, Inc.,
3.25%, 08/06/18

     500         515,094   

eBay, Inc.,
2.20%, 08/01/19

     500         495,829   

Media—0.9%

     

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC, 144A, 9.50%, 11/15/18 (a)

     205         262,066   

Comcast Corp.,
3.60%, 03/01/24

     250         255,122   

Miscellaneous manufacturer—0.9%

  

Crane Co.,
2.75%, 12/15/18

     250         254,449   

Tyco Electronics Group S.A., 2.38%, 12/17/18

     250         250,583   

Oil & gas—1.7%

     

CNOOC Nexen Finance 2014 ULC,
1.63%, 04/30/17

     200         200,430   

Petrobras Global Finance BV, 2.00%, 05/20/16

     250         250,613   

Petroleos Mexicanos, 144A,
3.13%, 01/23/19 (a)

     250         257,036   

Total Capital,
4.45%, 06/24/20

     250         276,628   

Oil & gas services—0.4%

     

Halliburton Co.,
2.00%, 08/01/18

     250         252,511   

Pharmaceuticals—1.3%

     

AbbVie, Inc.,
1.75%, 11/06/17

     250         250,438   

Actavis Funding SCS, 144A,
2.45%, 06/15/19 (a)

     250         248,489   

Allergan, Inc.,
3.38%, 09/15/20

     250         248,176   

Pipelines—0.4%

     

Enable Midstream Partners LP, 144A, 2.40%, 05/15/19 (a)

     250         248,117   

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—0.4%

  

American Tower Corp., 3.40%, 02/15/19

     250         259,050   

Retail—0.8%

     

Starbucks Corp.,
2.00%, 12/05/18

     250         250,429   

The Home Depot, Inc., 2.00%, 06/15/19

     250         249,097   

Semiconductors—0.8%

     

Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.,
2.50%, 11/15/18

     500         504,079   

Software—3.9%

     

Autodesk, Inc.,
1.95%, 12/15/17

     250         251,345   

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.,
3.95%, 09/01/20

     250         259,313   

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.,
1.45%, 06/05/17

     250         249,004   

Fiserv, Inc.,
6.80%, 11/20/17

     250         287,912   

Intuit, Inc.,
5.75%, 03/15/17

     250         277,687   

Microsoft Corp.,
3.63%, 12/15/23

     500         520,024   

Oracle Corp.,
2.50%, 10/15/22

     500         479,203   

Telecommunications—1.8%

  

AT&T, Inc.,
5.80%, 02/15/19

     500         577,673   
 

 

|  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE INVESTMENT GRADE BOND FUND (cont’d)

 

CORPORATE BONDS—38.1%

   Principal
amount
(in thousands)
     Value  

Telecommunications (cont’d)

  

British Telecommunications PLC,
1.25%, 02/14/17

   $ 250       $ 249,778   

Verizon Communications, Inc.,
4.50%, 09/15/20

     250         272,273   

Toys/games/hobbies—0.4%

  

Mattel, Inc.,
2.35%, 05/06/19

     250         249,569   

Transportation—0.4%

     

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.,
2.40%, 03/15/19

     250         250,559   

Total corporate bonds
(cost $22,623,133)

        22,785,214   

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES—33.4%

 

Asset-backed securities—12.5%

  

AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust,
Series 2013-5, Class B,
1.52%, 01/08/19

     1,000         1,000,348   

BMW Vehicle Lease Trust,
Series 2014-1, Class A3,
0.73%, 02/21/17

     1,000         998,835   

CarMax Auto Owner Trust,
Series 2013-4, Class B,
1.71%, 07/15/19

     1,000         1,000,634   

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust, Series 2012-C, Class D,
2.43%, 01/15/19

     1,000         1,016,147   

Ford Credit Floorplan Master Owner Trust A, Series 2014-1, Class A1,
1.20%, 02/15/19

     1,000         998,873   

Hyundai Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2014-A, Class B,
1.73%, 08/15/19

     1,000         997,518   

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, Series 2012-1,
Class C,
3.78%, 11/15/17

     1,000         1,022,345   

Sierra Timeshare Receivables Funding LLC,
144A, Series 2012-1A, Class B,
3.58%, 11/20/28 (b)

     443         451,882   

Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations—20.9%

  

Fannie Mae Pool,

     

Series 0957, Class MA,
3.00%, 01/01/22

     1,051         1,091,759   

Series 1212, Class MA,
2.50%, 10/01/22

     1,095         1,115,741   

Fannie Mae, REMIC,

     

Series 2008-18, Class ND, 4.00%, 05/25/20

     262         273,382   

Series 2011-45, Class NG, 3.00%, 03/25/25

     964         999,910   

Series 2012-96, Class VA, 3.50%, 02/25/22

     411         435,572   

Freddie Mac Gold Pool,

     

Series 13368, Class G,
6.00%, 11/01/23

     841         920,235   

Series 18509, Class G,
3.50%, 04/01/29

     727         765,358   

Series 18513, Class G,
3.50%, 05/01/29

     433         455,496   

Series 18519, Class G,
3.50%, 07/01/29

     1,250         1,315,088   

Freddie Mac, REMIC,

     

Series 2628, Class AB,
4.50%, 06/15/18

     53         54,214   

Series 2885, Class LC,
4.50%, 04/15/34

     112         117,714   

Series 3650, Class PA,
5.00%, 01/15/40

     289         314,774   

Series 4068, Class MB,
2.00%, 02/15/42

     2,715         2,584,871   

Ginnie Mae I Pool,
Series 783112,
5.50%, 09/15/22

     698         749,884   

Ginnie Mae II Pool,
Series 5107,
4.00%, 07/20/26

     801         852,793   

Ginnie Mae, REMIC,

     

Series 2004-86, Class PK,
4.00%, 09/20/34

     184         194,166   

MORTGAGE AND ASSET-BACKED
SECURITIES—33.4%

   Principal
amount
(in thousands)
     Value  

Federal agency mortgage-backed obligations (cont’d)

  

Series 2010-169, Class CD, 3.00%, 12/16/25

   $ 219       $ 228,589   

Total mortgage and
asset-backed securities
(cost $20,134,639)

        19,956,128   

U.S. TREASURIES—22.8%

 

U.S. Treasury Notes,

     

1.63%, 11/15/22

     500         470,391   

2.25%, 11/30/17

     1,500         1,550,625   

2.75%, 02/15/19

     5,500         5,762,969   

2.75%, 02/15/24

     1,750         1,782,812   

3.63%, 02/15/21

     3,750         4,098,633   

Total U.S. Treasuries
(cost $13,647,715)

        13,665,430   

U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY

SECURITIES—1.7%

 

Private Export Funding Corp., Series CC, 2.25%, 12/15/17

     1,000         1,029,291   

Total U.S. Government
agency securities
(cost $1,004,174)

        1,029,291   

SUPRANATIONAL BANKS—1.7%

 

Inter-American Development Bank, 1.75%, 10/15/19

     1,000         990,526   

Total supranational banks
(cost $995,330)

        990,526   

Total investment portfolio
(cost $58,404,991) 97.7%‡

   

     58,426,589   

Other assets in excess of liabilities 2.3%

        1,398,008   

Total net assets 100.0%

      $ 59,824,597   

 

(a) Restricted securities deemed to be liquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities. At July 31, 2014, these securities aggregated $2,262,535 or 3.8% of the net assets of the Fund.
(b) Restricted security deemed to be illiquid for purposes of compliance limitations on holdings of illiquid securities. This security was purchased on February 12, 2013 at a cost of $936,872 which was 0.7% of the net assets at the time of purchase. At July 31, 2014, this security had an amortized cost of $449,339 and a market value $451,882 which was 0.8% of the net assets of the Fund.
As of July 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $58,406,473. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $20,116, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $318,943 and $(298,827), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.

144A-Securities are purchased under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933 or are private placements and, unless registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or exempted from registration, generally may only be sold to qualified institutional buyers.

REMIC—Real estate mortgage investment conduit

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.  |


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.2%

   Shares      Value  

Airlines—1.6%

     

Delta Air Lines, Inc.

     276,765       $ 10,367,617   

Apparel—1.7%

     

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     54,360         4,811,403   

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd.*

     76,035         6,195,332   

Beverages—4.0%

     

Constellation Brands, Inc., Class A*

     152,640         12,708,807   

Monster Beverage Corp.*

     195,641         12,513,198   

Biotechnology—1.7%

     

BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Inc.*

     65,956         4,077,400   

Medivation, Inc.*

     51,930         3,854,764   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

     87,215         3,069,968   

Building materials—1.3%

     

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     64,856         8,057,061   

Chemicals—4.2%

     

Albemarle Corp.

     86,565         5,309,897   

Huntsman Corp.

     382,400         9,961,520   

RPM International, Inc.

     160,690         7,099,284   

Westlake Chemical Corp.

     51,386         4,490,623   

Commercial services—1.8%

     

Gartner, Inc.*

     122,735         8,397,528   

Sotheby’s

     81,335         3,224,933   

Computers—3.2%

     

Cadence Design Systems, Inc.*

     444,470         7,480,430   

IHS, Inc., Class A*

     97,932         12,865,327   

Distribution/wholesale—1.1%

     

HD Supply Holdings, Inc.*

     283,080         7,195,894   

Diversified financial services—5.6%

  

Ally Financial, Inc.*

     373,506         8,575,698   

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

     172,405         20,619,638   

TD Ameritrade Holding Corp.

     201,811         6,482,169   

Electrical components & equipment—1.0%

  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     57,675         6,186,797   

Electronics—2.7%

     

Amphenol Corp., Class A

     72,520         6,974,249   

Sensata Technologies Holding N.V.*

     217,380         10,051,651   

Entertainment—1.3%

     

Bally Technologies, Inc.*

     142,194         8,555,813   

Environmental control—2.1%

     

Waste Connections, Inc.

     278,337         13,176,474   

Food—2.2%

     

The Fresh Market, Inc.*

     149,233         4,466,544   

The WhiteWave Foods Co.*

     312,145         9,298,799   

Healthcare products—5.5%

     

Align Technology, Inc.*

     88,635         4,804,903   

Bruker Corp.*

     227,897         5,180,099   

Intuitive Surgical, Inc.*

     7,395         3,383,582   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

     95,070         7,624,614   

St. Jude Medical, Inc.

     96,110         6,265,411   

The Cooper Companies, Inc.

     46,385         7,462,419   

Healthcare services—4.1%

     

Centene Corp.*

     102,525         7,391,027   

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.*

     91,440         3,268,980   

Universal Health Services, Inc., Class B

     141,885         15,124,941   

Home furnishings—1.6%

     

Harman International Industries, Inc.

     94,251         10,230,946   

COMMON STOCKS—99.2%

   Shares      Value  

Household products/wares—1.4%

  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     140,140       $ 8,994,185   

Insurance—2.1%

     

Genworth Financial, Inc., Class A*

     1,037,565         13,592,102   

Internet—7.3%

     

Liberty Interactive Corp., Class A*

     584,765         16,402,658   

LinkedIn Corp., Class A*

     20,210         3,650,734   

Netflix, Inc.*

     12,305         5,201,570   

TripAdvisor, Inc.*

     143,335         13,593,891   

Twitter, Inc.*

     160,857         7,269,128   

Leisure time—2.2%

     

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.

     237,360         14,158,524   

Lodging—3.1%

     

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.

     170,365         13,090,847   

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     30,980         6,604,936   

Machinery-diversified—2.5%

  

Flowserve Corp.

     126,625         9,375,315   

Nordson Corp.

     84,085         6,320,669   

Media—4.9%

     

Discovery Communications, Inc., Class A*

     46,640         3,974,194   

FactSet Research Systems, Inc.

     58,145         6,984,959   

Sirius XM Holdings, Inc.*

     5,968,595         20,173,851   

Mining—0.5%

     

Constellium N.V., Class A*

     101,988         2,955,612   

Miscellaneous manufacturer—3.9%

  

  

Colfax Corp.*

     184,706         11,630,937   

Hexcel Corp.*

     182,655         6,803,899   

Pall Corp.

     78,785         6,103,474   

Oil & gas—4.4%

     

Antero Resources Corp.*

     158,162         9,135,437   

Athlon Energy, Inc.*

     146,501         6,982,238   

Cabot Oil & Gas Corp.

     121,860         4,015,287   

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

     151,482         8,090,653   

Oil & gas services—2.1%

     

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.*

     103,480         6,158,095   

FMC Technologies, Inc.*

     122,370         7,440,096   

Pharmaceuticals—4.1%

     

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     87,790         6,751,929   

Catamaran Corp.*

     148,170         6,740,253   

Mylan, Inc.*

     258,330         12,753,752   

Retail—2.6%

     

AutoZone, Inc.*

     14,580         7,538,297   

Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

     52,865         3,951,659   

Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.*

     199,697         5,182,137   

Semiconductors—2.8%

     

Altera Corp.

     98,455         3,221,448   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     98,189         6,613,029   

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     80,785         3,636,941   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     91,115         4,624,997   

Software—4.9%

     

ANSYS, Inc.*

     102,620         7,895,583   

Autodesk, Inc.*

     120,990         6,454,816   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

     70,582         6,561,303   

NetSuite, Inc.*

     38,844         3,274,938   

ServiceNow, Inc.*

     116,385         6,843,438   

Telecommunications—3.7%

     

Palo Alto Networks, Inc.*

     102,305         8,272,382   
 

 

|  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE MID CAP GROWTH FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—99.2%

   Shares      Value  

Telecommunications (cont’d)

     

SBA Communications Corp., Class A*

     142,335       $ 15,219,882   

Total common stocks
(cost $458,728,422)

        631,045,815   

Total investment portfolio
(cost $458,728,422) 99.2%‡

        631,045,815   

Other assets in excess of
liabilities 0.8%

        4,913,539   

Net assets 100.0%

      $ 635,959,354   

 

* Non-income producing security
As of July 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $459,679,345. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $171,366,470, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $182,085,779 and $(10,719,309), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.

 

Sector allocation

 
Sector    Percent of
net assets
 

Consumer, non-cyclical

     24.8

Communications

     15.9

Consumer, cyclical

     15.2

Industrial

     13.5

Technology

     10.9

Financial

     7.7

Energy

     6.5

Basic materials

     4.7
 

 

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Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE MID CAP STOCK FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.5%

   Shares      Value  

Aerospace/defense—0.8%

     

B/E Aerospace, Inc.*

     36,047       $ 3,069,042   

Apparel—1.5%

     

Hanesbrands, Inc.

     60,982         5,958,551   

Auto parts & equipment—0.7%

     

Dana Holding Corp.

     116,720         2,612,194   

Banks—4.9%

     

East West Bancorp, Inc.

     149,030         5,075,962   

First Republic Bank

     111,384         5,203,861   

Signature Bank*

     49,003         5,605,453   

Zions Bancorporation

     126,860         3,656,105   

Biotechnology—1.0%

     

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     34,929         4,016,486   

Chemicals—2.3%

     

Airgas, Inc.

     33,845         3,618,707   

Rockwood Holdings, Inc.

     68,585         5,414,100   

Commercial services—2.9%

     

Morningstar, Inc.

     48,483         3,287,632   

Quanta Services, Inc.*

     178,320         5,971,937   

The Advisory Board Co.*

     46,630         2,338,028   

Computers—2.6%

     

IHS, Inc., Class A*

     24,530         3,222,506   

Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.

     52,702         3,075,162   

MICROS Systems, Inc.*

     58,659         3,967,108   

Distribution/wholesale—1.4%

  

LKQ Corp.*

     213,634         5,587,597   

Diversified financial services—3.9%

  

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.*

     29,483         5,874,488   

Invesco Ltd.

     114,813         4,320,413   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*

     88,984         5,246,496   

Electric—2.1%

     

ITC Holdings Corp.

     148,021         5,343,558   

NRG Energy, Inc.

     95,915         2,969,528   

Electronics—2.9%

     

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     85,525         2,846,272   

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc.*

     17,258         4,437,722   

Trimble Navigation Ltd.*

     129,695         4,007,576   

Engineering & construction—0.6%

  

Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.*

     48,900         2,484,609   

Environmental control—2.5%

  

Clean Harbors, Inc.*

     62,955         3,628,097   

Stericycle, Inc.*

     26,785         3,151,255   

Waste Connections, Inc.

     63,715         3,016,268   

Food—3.2%

     

Flowers Foods, Inc.

     230,966         4,409,141   

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

     65,945         5,638,297   

The WhiteWave Foods Co.*

     84,928         2,530,005   

Hand/machine tools—0.5%

     

Regal-Beloit Corp.

     29,015         2,039,464   

Healthcare products—7.4%

     

DENTSPLY International, Inc.

     121,871         5,657,252   

Edwards Lifesciences Corp.*

     50,742         4,579,465   

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.*

     24,843         3,092,457   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

     55,203         4,427,281   

Techne Corp.

     37,540         3,503,233   

Teleflex, Inc.

     31,292         3,371,400   

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.*

     33,390         2,742,988   

COMMON STOCKS—97.5%

   Shares      Value  

Healthcare products (cont’d)

     

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     47,880       $ 1,951,110   

Healthcare services—1.9%

     

Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc.*

     113,100         4,043,325   

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     55,605         3,290,704   

Household products/wares—2.4%

  

Church & Dwight Co., Inc.

     65,398         4,197,244   

Jarden Corp.*

     97,255         5,436,554   

Insurance—3.2%

     

Arthur J Gallagher & Co.

     98,146         4,416,570   

HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc.

     109,535         5,113,094   

ProAssurance Corp.

     71,240         3,108,201   

Internet—0.9%

     

F5 Networks, Inc.*

     33,170         3,734,610   

Iron/steel—1.4%

     

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     267,860         5,681,311   

Leisure time—1.1%

     

Polaris Industries, Inc.

     30,135         4,446,118   

Lodging—1.1%

     

Wyndham Worldwide Corp.

     56,387         4,260,038   

Machinery-diversified—4.8%

     

Flowserve Corp.

     67,333         4,985,335   

IDEX Corp.

     46,464         3,522,901   

Roper Industries, Inc.

     19,615         2,825,933   

The Middleby Corp.*

     68,313         4,977,285   

Wabtec Corp.

     34,875         2,813,715   

Miscellaneous manufacturer—1.5%

  

AptarGroup, Inc.

     29,997         1,832,817   

Donaldson Co., Inc.

     104,775         4,064,222   

Oil & gas—2.8%

     

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd.

     1         20   

Noble Corp. PLC

     116,534         3,655,672   

Oasis Petroleum, Inc.*

     76,180         4,071,821   

SM Energy Co.

     41,586         3,266,164   

Oil & gas services—4.8%

     

Core Laboratories N.V.

     27,162         3,977,332   

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

     32,696         3,294,776   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     192,178         4,887,087   

Oil States International, Inc.*

     32,657         2,001,547   

Superior Energy Services, Inc.

     143,829         4,832,654   

Packaging & containers—1.2%

     

Berry Plastics Group, Inc.*

     195,658         4,752,533   

Pharmaceuticals—3.0%

     

Catamaran Corp.*

     99,955         4,546,953   

Omnicare, Inc.

     41,312         2,582,000   

Zoetis, Inc.

     147,170         4,843,365   

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.0%

  

DDR Corp.

     248,314         4,355,427   

Essex Property Trust, Inc.

     19,824         3,758,036   

Retail—7.3%

     

Bloomin’ Brands, Inc.*

     201,694         3,951,185   

Copart, Inc.*

     119,670         3,994,585   

Dollar Tree, Inc.*

     22,802         1,242,025   

Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc.

     109,945         4,712,243   

MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., Class A

     45,120         3,848,285   

PVH Corp.

     35,035         3,860,156   

Tractor Supply Co.

     84,656         5,263,063   
 

 

|  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE MID CAP STOCK FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—97.5%

   Shares      Value  

Retail (cont’d)

     

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc.*

     22,999       $ 2,123,498   

Semiconductors—2.7%

     

Microchip Technology, Inc.

     125,355         5,643,482   

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

     103,375         5,247,315   

Software—7.5%

     

ANSYS, Inc.*

     40,875         3,144,922   

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     127,278         6,111,890   

Informatica Corp.*

     174,715         5,541,960   

Nuance Communications, Inc.*

     175,440         3,189,499   

Open Text Corp.

     67,304         3,745,468   

Qlik Technologies, Inc.*

     161,814         4,281,598   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

     88,985         3,660,843   

Telecommunications—3.3%

     

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     107,555         2,996,482   

NICE Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     155,303         6,140,681   

Plantronics, Inc.

     87,200         4,095,784   

Transportation—3.4%

     

Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

     106,611         4,603,463   

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

     50,499         5,036,265   

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.

     48,963         3,782,882   

Total common stocks
(cost $306,954,484)

        386,741,744   

Total investment portfolio
(cost $306,954,484) 97.5%‡

   

     386,741,744   

Other assets in excess of liabilities 2.5%

        9,731,813   

Net assets 100.0%

      $ 396,473,557   

 

* Non-income producing security
As of July 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $308,142,177. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $78,599,567, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $85,987,013 and $(7,387,446), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.

ADR—American depository receipt

Sector allocation

 
Sector    Percent of
net assets
 

Consumer, non-cyclical

     21.8

Industrial

     18.2

Financial

     14.0

Consumer, cyclical

     13.1

Technology

     12.8

Energy

     7.6

Communications

     4.2

Basic materials

     3.7

Utilities

     2.1
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.  |


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.2%

   Shares      Value  

Airlines—1.9%

     

American Airlines Group, Inc.

     891,216       $ 34,623,742   

JetBlue Airways Corp.*

     3,518,043         37,713,421   

Apparel—2.4%

     

Deckers Outdoor Corp.*

     536,238         47,462,426   

Steven Madden Ltd.*

     1,354,098         43,128,021   

Auto parts & equipment—1.8%

  

Tenneco, Inc.*

     412,806         26,295,742   

WABCO Holdings, Inc.*

     402,720         39,257,146   

Banks—0.5%

     

UMB Financial Corp.

     349,443         19,788,957   

Biotechnology—4.0%

     

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.*

     1,178,264         34,487,787   

Celladon Corp.*

     655,174         8,091,399   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     287,170         17,488,653   

Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     423,257         13,116,734   

Puma Biotechnology, Inc.*

     191,740         42,512,593   

Seattle Genetics, Inc.*

     496,941         17,492,323   

Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,842,966         12,126,716   

Theravance Biopharma, Inc.*

     158,882         4,453,463   

Building materials—2.3%

     

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

     363,879         45,204,688   

Trex Co., Inc.*

     600,000         16,890,000   

USG Corp.*

     812,145         21,481,235   

Chemicals—3.6%

     

Chemtura Corp.*

     1,016,903         23,653,164   

Huntsman Corp.

     3,157,317         82,248,108   

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     366,456         25,875,458   

Commercial services—5.4%

     

EVERTEC, Inc.

     1,042,620         23,312,983   

HMS Holdings Corp.*

     1,576,803         29,028,943   

LifeLock, Inc.*

     1,537,334         21,338,196   

PAREXEL International Corp.*

     639,841         34,269,884   

Sotheby’s

     574,513         22,779,440   

Team Health Holdings, Inc.*

     729,745         41,267,080   

The Advisory Board Co.*

     568,543         28,506,746   

Computers—0.5%

     

Qualys, Inc.*

     798,030         19,064,937   

Distribution/wholesale—0.7%

  

MWI Veterinary Supply, Inc.*

     184,080         26,003,141   

Diversified financial services—2.6%

  

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Class A

     858,382         44,721,702   

Stifel Financial Corp.*

     1,122,811         51,413,516   

Electrical components & equipment—0.7%

  

Acuity Brands, Inc.

     238,454         25,578,961   

Electronics—2.3%

     

Coherent, Inc.*

     800,941         47,183,434   

InvenSense, Inc.*

     1,166,843         26,849,058   

Woodward, Inc.

     223,217         11,151,921   

Engineering & construction—0.8%

  

EMCOR Group, Inc.

     698,882         28,605,240   

Entertainment—1.7%

     

Bally Technologies, Inc.*

     702,430         42,265,213   

Multimedia Games Holding Co., Inc.*

     788,528         19,019,295   

Environmental control—2.1%

  

Waste Connections, Inc.

     1,658,176         78,498,052   

COMMON STOCKS—98.2%

   Shares      Value  

Food—4.5%

     

Pinnacle Foods, Inc.

     826,952       $ 24,916,064   

The Fresh Market, Inc.*

     797,802         23,878,214   

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc.*

     408,561         34,931,965   

The WhiteWave Foods Co.*

     1,357,824         40,449,577   

United Natural Foods, Inc.*

     718,399         42,112,549   

Healthcare products—5.2%

     

Align Technology, Inc.*

     719,002         38,977,098   

Cyberonics, Inc.*

     759,068         45,141,774   

HeartWare International, Inc.*

     369,913         31,150,374   

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.*

     498,252         39,959,810   

Thoratec Corp.*

     1,175,498         38,203,685   

Healthcare services—1.6%

     

Acadia Healthcare Co., Inc.*

     363,996         17,348,049   

Centene Corp.*

     573,534         41,346,066   

Home furnishings—1.1%

     

Universal Electronics, Inc.*

     869,170         41,398,567   

Household products/wares—0.7%

  

Tumi Holdings, Inc.*

     1,142,535         24,084,638   

Insurance—1.4%

     

Enstar Group Ltd.*

     198,125         27,341,250   

ProAssurance Corp.

     542,564         23,672,067   

Internet—2.2%

     

Angie’s List, Inc.*

     1,505,444         12,540,348   

HomeAway, Inc.*

     1,164,486         40,430,954   

WebMD Health Corp.*

     245,476         12,232,069   

Zillow, Inc., Class A*

     124,901         17,927,041   

Lodging—0.5%

     

Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc.*

     1,519,339         17,122,950   

Machinery-construction & mining—0.4%

  

Terex Corp.

     473,225         16,330,995   

Machinery-diversified—2.3%

  

Chart Industries, Inc.*

     385,432         29,312,104   

Cognex Corp.*

     1,386,643         56,824,630   

Media—0.7%

     

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co.*

     1,374,378         24,065,359   

Metal fabricate/hardware—0.7%

  

RTI International Metals, Inc.*

     1,096,939         27,269,903   

Mining—0.3%

     

Constellium N.V., Class A*

     444,905         12,893,347   

Miscellaneous manufacturer—4.2%

  

Colfax Corp.*

     1,251,249         78,791,149   

Hexcel Corp.*

     1,056,896         39,369,376   

Proto Labs, Inc.*

     205,525         16,647,525   

TriMas Corp.*

     639,832         20,269,878   

Oil & gas—3.2%

     

Athlon Energy, Inc.*

     530,060         25,262,660   

Diamondback Energy, Inc.*

     262,985         21,625,256   

Gulfport Energy Corp.*

     1,110,855         59,330,766   

Pacific Drilling S.A.*

     1,497,502         14,256,219   

Oil & gas services—1.5%

     

Geospace Technologies Corp.*

     607,748         24,455,779   

Thermon Group Holdings, Inc.*

     1,235,112         30,112,031   

Pharmaceuticals—3.4%

     

Anacor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,258,892         20,960,552   

Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     593,061         22,305,024   

Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     1,367,798         20,585,360   
 

 

|  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—98.2%

   Shares      Value  

Pharmaceuticals (cont’d)

     

Ophthotech Corp.*

     499,578       $ 19,513,517   

Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     862,217         21,676,135   

Receptos, Inc.*

     538,066         22,281,313   

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.1%

  

The Geo Group, Inc.

     1,333,247         45,877,029   

Two Harbors Investment Corp.

     3,103,867         31,752,560   

Retail—7.4%

     

Buffalo Wild Wings, Inc.*

     276,474         40,177,202   

Domino’s Pizza, Inc.

     326,319         23,494,968   

Genesco, Inc.*

     1,186,605         90,502,363   

Noodles & Co.*

     1,006,890         28,293,609   

The Pantry, Inc.*

     1,292,733         23,152,848   

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

     1,614,932         68,876,850   

Semiconductors—5.6%

     

Cavium, Inc.*

     1,356,778         63,293,694   

IPG Photonics Corp.*

     658,921         44,378,329   

SunEdison, Inc.*

     1,580,330         31,606,600   

Teradyne, Inc.

     1,306,005         23,795,411   

Veeco Instruments, Inc.*

     1,244,802         43,207,078   

Software—11.6%

     

ANSYS, Inc.*

     359,070         27,626,846   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     549,626         23,875,753   

Concur Technologies, Inc.*

     373,777         34,746,310   

Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc.*

     916,071         38,328,411   

Guidewire Software, Inc.*

     486,494         19,703,007   

MedAssets, Inc.*

     2,533,950         53,821,098   

Medidata Solutions, Inc.*

     1,554,864         69,720,102   

Proofpoint, Inc.*

     1,132,558         39,945,321   

PTC, Inc.*

     1,511,888         54,367,492   

RealPage, Inc.*

     947,460         15,258,843   

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc.*

     393,158         53,040,946   

Telecommunications—3.4%

  

Aruba Networks, Inc.*

     1,168,321         20,866,213   

Finisar Corp.*

     1,714,948         33,835,924   

Fortinet, Inc.*

     2,147,198         52,713,711   

RF Micro Devices, Inc.*

     1,816,830         20,275,823   

Transportation—0.9%

     

Landstar System, Inc.

     532,237         35,196,833   

Total common stocks
(cost $2,754,762,749)

        3,645,284,679   

Total investment portfolio
(cost $2,754,762,749) 98.2%‡

   

     3,645,284,679   

Other assets in excess of liabilities 1.8%

        68,389,109   

Net assets 100.0%

      $ 3,713,673,788   

 

* Non-income producing security
As of July 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $2,767,529,548. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $877,755,131, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $990,015,241 and $(112,260,110), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.

Sector allocation

      
Sector    Percent of
net assets
 

Consumer, non-cyclical

     24.8

Technology

     17.7

Consumer, cyclical

     17.5

Industrial

     16.7

Financial

     6.6

Communications

     6.3

Energy

     4.7

Basic materials

     3.9
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.  |


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE SMALL CAP STOCK FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—95.4%

   Shares      Value  

Aerospace/defense—1.7%

     

Esterline Technologies Corp.*

     2,190       $ 237,724   

HEICO Corp.

     6,399         314,575   

Apparel—2.5%

     

Iconix Brand Group, Inc.*

     9,461         399,538   

Steven Madden Ltd.*

     6,640         211,484   

Wolverine World Wide, Inc.

     7,097         172,173   

Auto parts & equipment—0.7%

     

Dorman Products, Inc.*

     5,440         235,987   

Banks—4.4%

     

Eagle Bancorp, Inc.*

     13,654         454,815   

First Midwest Bancorp, Inc.

     19,286         312,433   

South State Corp.

     6,721         390,557   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     4,264         221,941   

Biotechnology—1.1%

     

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Class A*

     3,037         349,225   

Chemicals—2.9%

     

Balchem Corp.

     8,050         402,500   

Quaker Chemical Corp.

     3,073         216,984   

Sensient Technologies Corp.

     5,700         299,250   

Commercial services—6.4%

     

Healthcare Services Group, Inc.

     15,337         400,909   

LifeLock, Inc.*

     28,495         395,511   

Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.

     5,715         290,265   

Morningstar, Inc.

     4,081         276,733   

Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, Inc.

     16,609         402,270   

The Advisory Board Co.*

     5,147         258,070   

Computers—2.1%

     

j2 Global, Inc.

     6,338         310,055   

MICROS Systems, Inc.*

     5,142         347,753   

Distribution/wholesale—1.1%

  

Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc.*

     12,414         343,123   

Diversified financial services—5.0%

  

Evercore Partners, Inc., Class A

     7,536         411,164   

Financial Engines, Inc.

     5,880         229,026   

Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.*

     7,757         457,353   

Stifel Financial Corp.*

     6,661         305,007   

WageWorks, Inc.*

     4,230         176,560   

Electric—0.8%

     

ALLETE, Inc.

     5,530         259,467   

Electronics—0.7%

     

Control4 Corp.*

     13,470         226,431   

Engineering & construction—0.9%

  

Mistras Group, Inc.*

     14,175         299,376   

Food—2.4%

     

J & J Snack Foods Corp.

     2,494         224,684   

The Chefs’ Warehouse, Inc.*

     10,323         181,375   

TreeHouse Foods, Inc.*

     4,770         350,595   

Hand/machine tools—0.6%

     

Regal-Beloit Corp.

     2,606         183,176   

Healthcare products—7.0%

     

Cantel Medical Corp.

     7,466         250,335   

Cyberonics, Inc.*

     4,445         264,344   

Globus Medical, Inc., Class A*

     17,917         399,549   

ICU Medical, Inc.*

     4,914         286,241   

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp.*

     7,441         352,852   

COMMON STOCKS—95.4%

   Shares      Value  

Healthcare products (cont’d)

     

Masimo Corp.*

     7,979       $ 192,134   

Techne Corp.

     2,530         236,100   

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

     5,945         242,259   

Healthcare services—1.8%

     

ICON PLC*

     7,056         365,501   

IPC The Hospitalist Co., Inc.*

     4,415         217,130   

Household products/wares—1.3%

     

Tumi Holdings, Inc.*

     18,926         398,960   

Housewares—0.8%

     

The Toro Co.

     4,408         261,527   

Insurance—2.5%

     

AmTrust Financial Services, Inc.

     9,948         424,182   

ProAssurance Corp.

     8,098         353,316   

Internet—2.2%

     

Constant Contact, Inc.*

     8,145         253,554   

HealthStream, Inc.*

     8,128         202,875   

SPS Commerce, Inc.*

     4,252         226,844   

Iron/steel—1.2%

     

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

     17,966         381,059   

Machinery-diversified—0.9%

     

Cognex Corp.*

     7,352         301,285   

Metal fabricate/hardware—0.7%

     

RBC Bearings, Inc.

     4,120         228,578   

Miscellaneous manufacturer—4.3%

  

Actuant Corp., Class A

     10,931         352,853   

CLARCOR, Inc.

     6,972         413,509   

Proto Labs, Inc.*

     4,775         386,775   

Raven Industries, Inc.

     7,793         217,191   

Oil & gas—2.5%

     

Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.*

     3,366         206,706   

Emerald Oil, Inc.*

     48,815         358,302   

Energy XXI Bermuda Ltd.

     10,737         214,311   

Oil & gas services—3.6%

     

Dril-Quip, Inc.*

     1,330         134,024   

Forum Energy Technologies, Inc.*

     13,865         461,566   

Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.*

     14,763         375,423   

Key Energy Services, Inc.*

     26,823         164,693   

Packaging & containers—1.4%

     

Berry Plastics Group, Inc.*

     17,979         436,710   

Pharmaceuticals—2.2%

     

Akorn, Inc.*

     9,983         338,723   

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     11,642         358,574   

Pipelines—0.7%

     

Primoris Services Corp.

     8,749         208,926   

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—3.7%

  

American Assets Trust, Inc.

     7,643         262,078   

BioMed Realty Trust, Inc.

     9,572         205,798   

Corporate Office Properties Trust

     10,588         300,382   

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust

     10,703         389,589   

Retail—4.8%

     

Casey’s General Stores, Inc.

     4,025         266,334   

Del Frisco’s Restaurant Group, Inc.*

     13,921         296,796   

Lumber Liquidators Holdings, Inc.*

     3,630         196,819   

Pier 1 Imports, Inc.

     2         30   

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.*

     5,680         228,904   

Texas Roadhouse, Inc.

     7,708         191,775   

Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.*

     7,700         328,405   
 

 

 

|  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE SMALL CAP STOCK FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—95.4%

   Shares      Value  

Semiconductors—3.2%

     

Diodes, Inc.*

     15,726       $ 401,013   

Power Integrations, Inc.

     6,195         333,477   

Semtech Corp.*

     12,115         270,528   

Software—9.4%

     

Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.*

     10,767         304,814   

CommVault Systems, Inc.*

     10,230         491,245   

Monotype Imaging Holdings, Inc.

     9,398         280,906   

Omnicell, Inc.*

     6,475         177,415   

Qlik Technologies, Inc.*

     18,570         491,362   

RealPage, Inc.*

     19,108         307,734   

SciQuest, Inc.*

     14,495         223,078   

SolarWinds, Inc.*

     8,809         362,402   

Tangoe, Inc.*

     25,202         347,788   

Telecommunications—3.9%

     

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     9,826         273,752   

NICE Systems Ltd., Sponsored ADR

     13,149         519,912   

Plantronics, Inc.

     9,405         441,753   

Transportation—4.0%

     

Hub Group, Inc., Class A*

     8,882         410,171   

Landstar System, Inc.

     6,055         400,417   

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc.*

     17,844         448,598   

Total common stocks
(cost $28,803,522)

        30,168,275   

HOLDING COMPANIES—1.1%

  

Holding companies-diversified—1.1%

  

  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

     16,974         336,255   

Total Holding companies
(cost $346,877)

        336,255   

Total investment portfolio
(cost $29,150,399) 96.5%‡

        30,504,530   

Other assets in excess of liabilities 3.5%

        1,117,236   

Net assets 100.0%

      $ 31,621,766   

 

* Non-income producing security
As of July 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $29,162,153. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $1,342,377, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $3,016,117 and $(1,673,740), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.

ADR—American depository receipt

Sector allocation

      
Sector    Percent of
net assets
 

Consumer, non-cyclical

     22.2

Financial

     15.6

Industrial

     15.2

Technology

     14.7

Consumer, cyclical

     9.9

Energy

     6.8

Communications

     6.1

Basic materials

     4.1

Diversified

     1.1

Utilities

     0.8
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.  |


Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

EAGLE SMALLER COMPANY FUND

 

COMMON STOCKS—94.8%

   Shares      Value  

Aerospace/defense—2.5%

     

HEICO Corp., Class A

     55,558       $ 2,239,543   

Orbital Sciences Corp.*

     47,738         1,225,434   

Apparel—1.0%

     

Carter’s, Inc.

     18,383         1,407,402   

Banks—9.8%

     

BankUnited, Inc.

     70,230         2,193,985   

Cardinal Financial Corp.

     51,200         904,192   

First Financial Bancorp

     43,371         708,682   

Fulton Financial Corp.

     87,710         994,631   

OFG Bancorp

     123,108         1,964,804   

PrivateBancorp, Inc.

     71,746         2,066,285   

Signature Bank*

     7,401         846,600   

Talmer Bancorp, Inc., Class A*

     78,274         1,048,089   

Texas Capital Bancshares, Inc.*

     11,687         608,308   

The Bancorp, Inc.*

     98,159         932,511   

Umpqua Holdings Corp.

     79,019         1,337,002   

Biotechnology—2.8%

     

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc.*

     22,715         1,231,380   

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.*

     44,187         2,690,988   

Chemicals—2.6%

     

Albemarle Corp.

     23,235         1,425,235   

Kraton Performance Polymers, Inc.*

     41,424         853,749   

Tronox Ltd., Class A

     52,595         1,395,871   

Coal—0.2%

     

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.*

     48,352         163,913   

Arch Coal, Inc.

     48,365         143,644   

Commercial services—9.6%

     

Chemed Corp.

     27,783         2,829,699   

Cross Country Healthcare, Inc.*

     57,292         411,929   

Euronet Worldwide, Inc.*

     45,344         2,269,014   

FTI Consulting, Inc.*

     41,146         1,520,756   

Gartner, Inc.*

     4,984         341,005   

Matthews International Corp., Class A

     53,587         2,330,499   

On Assignment, Inc.*

     69,483         1,876,736   

PAREXEL International Corp.*

     33,539         1,796,349   

Computers—3.5%

     

Electronics for Imaging, Inc.*

     55,019         2,424,687   

NCR Corp.*

     78,920         2,442,574   

Distribution/wholesale—1.2%

     

Ingram Micro, Inc., Class A*

     60,200         1,727,740   

Diversified financial services—4.7%

  

AerCap Holdings N.V.*

     44,377         1,936,169   

Cohen & Steers, Inc.

     42,175         1,750,684   

MarketAxess Holdings, Inc.

     11,327         636,917   

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc.

     50,885         2,146,838   

Electric—1.6%

     

ALLETE, Inc.

     47,355         2,221,897   

Electrical components & equipment—1.5%

  

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc.*

     26,534         446,302   

Belden, Inc.

     24,457         1,660,630   

Electronics—3.0%

     

FLIR Systems, Inc.

     55,270         1,839,386   

Itron, Inc.*

     30,608         1,101,276   

Rogers Corp.*

     20,834         1,195,038   

Engineering & construction—3.5%

  

Dycom Industries, Inc.*

     82,099         2,308,624   

COMMON STOCKS—94.8%

   Shares      Value  

Engineering & construction (cont’d)

  

URS Corp.

     44,104       $ 2,525,836   

Food—1.2%

     

The Hillshire Brands Co.

     26,754         1,679,349   

Gas—1.6%

     

AGL Resources, Inc.

     43,730         2,258,217   

Healthcare products—1.4%

     

Merit Medical Systems, Inc.*

     146,014         1,874,820   

Healthcare services—3.1%

     

AmSurg Corp.*

     52,451         2,505,060   

MEDNAX, Inc.*

     31,405         1,858,548   

Household products/wares—1.3%

  

Jarden Corp.*

     31,465         1,758,893   

Insurance—3.3%

     

Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG

     36,430         1,311,844   

American Equity Investment Life Holding Co.

     76,650         1,697,031   

Assured Guaranty Ltd.

     36,084         805,395   

Fidelity & Guaranty Life

     16,268         351,552   

Platinum Underwriters Holdings Ltd.

     7,700         451,220   

Internet—2.6%

     

1-800-Flowers.com, Inc., Class A*

     221,080         1,131,929   

Equinix, Inc.*

     8,771         1,881,555   

Liquidity Services, Inc.*

     46,610         628,769   

Machinery-diversified—2.2%

     

Altra Industrial Motion Corp.

     23,424         734,342   

IDEX Corp.

     30,940         2,345,871   

Media—1.3%

     

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Class A

     22,993         1,381,649   

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc., Class A

     37,050         462,384   

Mining—0.6%

     

AuRico Gold, Inc.

     139,933         573,725   

IAMGOLD Corp.*

     81,195         299,610   

Miscellaneous manufacturer—4.6%

  

AptarGroup, Inc.

     23,000         1,405,300   

AZZ, Inc.

     31,095         1,356,986   

Barnes Group, Inc.

     56,579         1,937,831   

Harsco Corp.

     65,795         1,662,639   

Oil & gas—2.7%

     

Comstock Resources, Inc.

     47,870         1,132,604   

Range Resources Corp.

     12,965         980,024   

Rosetta Resources, Inc.*

     32,150         1,641,901   

Oil & gas services—3.4%

     

Dresser-Rand Group, Inc.*

     40,056         2,383,733   

Oceaneering International, Inc.

     34,242         2,325,374   

Packaging & containers—0.5%

     

Silgan Holdings, Inc.

     13,686         673,625   

Pharmaceuticals—1.6%

     

Herbalife Ltd.

     23,922         1,253,513   

Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.*

     30,179         929,513   

Real estate investment trusts (REITs)—2.1%

  

Campus Crest Communities, Inc.

     105,146         841,168   

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., Class A

     53,817         1,466,513   

Select Income REIT

     24,402         677,156   

Retail—2.5%

     

DSW, Inc., Class A

     12,961         344,633   

Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc., Class A

     16,300         956,647   
 

 

 

|  The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.


Investment Portfolios

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EAGLE SMALLER COMPANY FUND (cont’d)

 

COMMON STOCKS—94.8%

   Shares      Value  

Retail (cont’d)

     

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc.*

     46,228       $ 1,862,989   

Stage Stores, Inc.

     15,018         270,624   

Savings & loans—1.7%

     

Beneficial Mutual Bancorp, Inc.*

     97,551         1,275,967   

Berkshire Hills Bancorp, Inc.

     45,430         1,098,043   

Semiconductors—2.1%

     

Emulex Corp.*

     141,905         834,401   

Intersil Corp., Class A

     76,580         982,521   

Rovi Corp.*

     45,866         1,071,889   

Software—4.9%

     

ACI Worldwide, Inc.*

     54,042         1,012,747   

Aspen Technology, Inc.*

     63,066         2,739,587   

Bottomline Technologies de, Inc.*

     51,251         1,450,916   

Dealertrack Technologies, Inc.*

     27,456         1,031,522   

Digital River, Inc.*

     38,220         546,164   

Telecommunications—1.6%

     

DigitalGlobe, Inc.*

     27,060         707,619   

NeuStar, Inc., Class A*

     37,025         1,031,516   

Ruckus Wireless, Inc.*

     33,338         430,394   

Transportation—1.0%

     

Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., Class A*

     13,475         1,343,862   

Total common stocks (cost $81,420,170)

        131,774,517   

HOLDING COMPANIES—1.4%

 

Holding companies-diversified—1.4%

  

National Bank Holdings Corp., Class A

     95,587         1,893,578   

Total Holding companies (cost $1,820,069)

  

     1,893,578   

INVESTMENT COMPANIES—0.5%

 

Solar Capital Ltd.

     35,371         696,809   

Total investment companies
(cost $808,217)

        696,809   

Total investment portfolio
(cost $84,048,456) 96.7%‡

   

     134,364,904   

Other assets in excess of
liabilities 3.3%

        4,551,579   

Net assets 100.0%

      $ 138,916,483   

 

* Non-income producing security
As of July 31, 2014, aggregate cost for federal income tax purposes was $84,508,539. Net unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on a tax-basis was $49,856,365, including aggregate gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of $53,706,522 and $(3,850,157), respectively. The difference between book-basis and tax-basis unrealized appreciation (depreciation) was primarily attributable to deferral of losses from wash sales.

Sector allocation

 
Sector    Percent of
net assets
 

Financial

     22.1

Consumer, non-cyclical

     21.0

Industrial

     18.8

Technology

     10.5

Energy

     6.3

Communications

     5.5

Consumer, cyclical

     4.7

Basic materials

     3.2

Utilities

     3.2

Diversified

     1.4
 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Investment Portfolios.  |


Notes to Investment Portfolios

(UNAUDITED) | 07.31.2014

 

 

NOTE 1 | Organization and investment objective | The Eagle Series Trust (the “Trust”) is organized as a separate Massachusetts business trust. The Trust offers shares in the following series (each a “Fund” and collectively the “Funds”) and are advised by Eagle Asset Management, Inc. (“Eagle” or “Manager”). Each Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as an open-end diversified management investment company.

The Eagle Family of Funds consists of the Eagle Capital Appreciation Fund, the Eagle Growth & Income Fund and the Eagle Series Trust (each a “Trust” and collectively the “Trusts”). Members of the Board of Trustees (“Board”) for the Trusts may serve as Trustees for one or more of the Trusts.

The Eagle Series Trust currently offers shares in seven series:

 

  The Eagle International Stock Fund (“International Stock Fund”) seeks capital appreciation,

 

  The Eagle Investment Grade Bond Fund (“Investment Grade Bond Fund”) seeks current income and preservation of capital,

 

  The Eagle Mid Cap Growth Fund (“Mid Cap Growth Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation,

 

  The Eagle Mid Cap Stock Fund (“Mid Cap Stock Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation,

 

  The Eagle Small Cap Growth Fund (“Small Cap Growth Fund”) seeks long-term capital appreciation,

 

  The Eagle Small Cap Stock Fund (“Small Cap Stock Fund”) seeks capital appreciation, and

 

  The Eagle Smaller Company Fund (“Smaller Company Fund”) seeks capital growth.

The Eagle Series Trust also includes the Eagle Tax-Exempt Bond Fund which is not currently offered for sale.

Class offerings | Each Fund is authorized and currently offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class R-3 and Class R-5 shares to qualified buyers. The International Stock Fund, the Mid Cap Growth Fund, the Mid Cap Stock Fund, the Small Cap Growth Fund, the Small Cap Stock Fund and the Smaller Company Fund are authorized and currently offer Class R-6 shares to qualified buyers.

 

  For all Funds except the Investment Grade Bond Fund, Class A shares are sold at a maximum front-end sales charge of 4.75%. For the Investment Grade Bond Fund, Class A shares are sold at a maximum front-end sales charge of 3.75%. Class A share investments greater than $1 million, which are not sold subject to a sales charge, may be subject to a contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) of up to 1% of the lower of net asset value
   

(“NAV”) or purchase price if redeemed within 18 months of purchase.

 

  Class C shares are sold subject to a CDSC of 1% of the lower of NAV or purchase price if redeemed within one year of purchase.

 

  Class I, Class R-3, Class R-5, and Class R-6 shares are each sold without a front-end sales charge or a CDSC to qualified buyers.

NOTE 2 | Significant accounting policies

Use of estimates | 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 and those differences could be material.

Valuation of securities | The price of each Fund’s shares is based on the NAV per share of each class of a Fund. The Funds determine the NAV of their shares on each day the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) is open for business, as of the close of the regular trading session (typically 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time) (“NYSE Close”), or earlier NYSE closing time that day. If the NYSE or other securities exchange modifies the published closing price of securities traded on that exchange after the NAV is calculated, the Manager is not required to recalculate the NAV.

Generally, the Funds value securities for which market quotations are readily available at market value; however, a Fund may adjust the market quotation price of securities traded in foreign markets to reflect events that occur between the close of those markets and the time of the Fund’s determination of the NAV.

A market quotation may be considered unreliable or unavailable for various reasons, such as:

 

  The quotation may be stale;

 

  The security is not actively traded;

 

  Trading on the security halted before the close of the trading market;

 

  The security is newly issued;

 

  Issuer-specific events occurred after the security halted trading; or

 

  Because of the passage of time between the close of the market on which the security trades and the close of the NYSE.
 


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Issuer-specific events may cause the last market quotation to be unreliable. Such events may include:

 

  A merger or insolvency;

 

  Events which affect a geographical area or an industry segment, such as political events or natural disasters; or

 

  Market events, such as a significant movement in the U.S. markets.

For most securities, both the latest transaction prices and adjustments for securities traded in foreign markets are furnished by Board-approved independent pricing services. The Funds value all other securities and assets for which market quotations are unavailable or unreliable at their fair value in good faith using Pricing and Valuation Procedures (“Procedures”) approved by the Board. A Fund may fair value small-cap securities, for example, that are thinly traded or illiquid. Fair value requires consideration of appropriate factors, including indications of fair value available from pricing services. A fair value price is an estimated price and may vary from the prices used by other mutual funds to calculate their NAV.

Pursuant to the Procedures, the Board has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for applying and administering the Procedures to a valuation committee (“Valuation Committee”) comprised of certain officers of the Trusts and other employees of the Manager. The composition of this Valuation Committee may change from time to time. The Valuation Committee follows fair valuation guidelines as set forth in the Procedures to make fair value determinations on all securities and assets for which market quotations are unavailable or unreliable. For securities fair valued by the Valuation Committee, Eagle checks fair value prices by comparing the fair value of the security with values that are available from other sources (if any). Eagle compares the fair value of the security to the next-day opening price or next actual sale price, when applicable. Eagle documents and reports to the Valuation Committee such comparisons when they are made. The Valuation Committee reports such comparisons to the Board at their regularly scheduled meetings. The Board retains the responsibility for periodic review and consideration of the appropriateness of any fair value pricing methodology established or implemented for a Fund. Fair value pricing methods, the Procedures and pricing services can change from time to time as approved by the Board, and may occur as a result of lookback testing results or changes in industry best practices.

There can be no assurance, however, that a fair value price used by a Fund on any given day will more accurately reflect the market value of a security than the market price of such security on that day, as fair valuation determinations may involve subjective judgments made by the Valuation Committee. Fair value pricing may deter shareholders from trading a Fund’s shares on a frequent basis in an attempt to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities resulting from potentially stale prices of portfolio holdings. However, it cannot eliminate the possibility of frequent trading. Specific types of securities are valued as follows:

  Domestic exchange-traded equity securities | Market quotations are generally available and reliable for domestic exchange-traded equity securities. If the prices provided by the independent pricing service and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures.

 

  Foreign exchange-traded equity securities | If market quotations are available and reliable for foreign exchange-traded equity securities, the securities will be valued at the market quotations. Because trading hours for certain foreign securities end before the NYSE Close, closing market quotations may become unreliable. Consequently, fair valuation of securities may occur on a daily basis. The Valuation Committee, using the Procedures, may fair value a security if certain events occur between the time trading ends in a foreign market on a particular security and the Fund’s NAV calculation. The Valuation Committee, using the Procedures, may also fair value a particular security if the events are significant and make the closing price unavailable or unreliable. If an issuer-specific event has occurred that a Fund or Eagle determines, in its judgment, is likely to have affected the closing price of a foreign security, the security will be priced at fair value. The Fund also utilizes a screening process from a pricing vendor to indicate the degree of certainty, based on historical data, that the closing price in the principal market where a foreign security trades is not the current market value as of the NYSE Close. Securities and other assets quoted in foreign currencies are valued in U.S. dollars based on exchange rates provided by a pricing service. The pricing vendor, pricing methodology or degree of certainty may change from time to time. Securities primarily traded on foreign markets may trade on days that are not business days of the Funds. Because the NAV of a Fund’s shares is determined only on business days of the Fund, the value of the securities of a Fund that invests in foreign securities may change on days when shareholders would not be able to purchase or redeem shares of the Fund.

 

  Fixed income securities | Government bonds, corporate bonds, asset-backed bonds, municipal bonds and convertible securities, including high yield or junk bonds, normally are valued on the basis of prices provided by independent pricing services. Prices provided by the pricing services may be determined without exclusive reliance on quoted prices, and may reflect appropriate factors such as institution-size trading in similar groups of securities, developments related to special securities, dividend rate, maturity and other market data. If the prices provided by the pricing service and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures.

 

 

Short-term securities | The amortized cost method of security valuation is used by the Funds (as set forth in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended) for short-term securities (investments that

 


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have a maturity date of 60 days or less). The amortized cost of an instrument is determined by valuing it at the cost as of the time of purchase and thereafter accreting/ amortizing any purchase discount/premium at a constant rate until maturity. Amortized cost approximates fair value.

 

  Futures and Options | Futures and options are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available and reliable. If the prices provided by independent pricing services and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures. During the period ended July 31, 2014, the Fund did not hold any futures or options.

 

  Investment companies and Exchange traded funds (ETFs) | Investments in other investment companies are valued at their reported NAV. In addition, investments in ETFs are valued on the basis of market quotations, if available and reliable. If the prices provided by independent pricing services and independent quoted prices are unavailable or unreliable, the Valuation Committee will fair value the security using the Procedures.

Fair value measurements | Each Fund utilizes a three-level hierarchy of inputs to establish a classification of fair value measurements. The three levels are defined as:

Level 1—Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical securities in active markets;

Level 2—Valuations based on inputs other than quoted prices that are observable, either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered active; and

Level 3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement, and may include the Valuation Committee’s own assumptions on determining fair value of investments.

Inputs that are used in determining fair value of an investment may include price information, credit data, volatility statistics, and other factors. These inputs can be either observable or unobservable. The availability of observable inputs can vary between investments, and is affected by various factors such as the type of investment, and the volume and/or level of activity for that investment or similar investments in the marketplace. The inputs will be considered by the Valuation Committee, along with any other relevant factors in the calculation of an investment’s fair value. A Fund uses prices and inputs that are current as of the valuation date, which may include periods of market dislocations. During these periods, the availability of prices and inputs may be reduced for many investments. This condition could cause an investment to be reclassified between the various levels within the hierarchy.

Investments falling into the Level 3 category may be classified as such due to a lack of market transparency and corroboration to support the quoted prices. Additionally, valuation models may be used as the pricing source for any remaining investments classified as Level 3. These models may rely on one or more significant unobservable inputs and/or significant assumptions by the Valuation Committee. Inputs used in valuations may include, but are not limited to, financial statement analysis, capital account balances, discount rates and estimated cash flows, and comparable company data.

The following is a summary of the inputs used to value each Fund’s investments as of July 31, 2014.

 

    Quoted
prices in
active markets
for identical
assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
    Total  

International Stock Fund

  

Foreign common stocks

     

Aerospace/defense

  $ —       $ 16,192      $ 16,192  

Agriculture

    —         312,466       312,466  

Airlines

    —         100,878        100,878   

Auto manufacturers

    —         693,065       693,065  

Auto parts & equipment

    —         444,966        444,966   

Banks

    —         1,602,179       1,602,179  

Beverages

    —         81,849        81,849   

Biotechnology

    —         17,465       17,465  

Building materials

    —         178,376        178,376   

Chemicals

    —         29,008       29,008  

Distribution/wholesale

    —         787,656        787,656   

Diversified financial services

    —         40,723       40,723  

Electric

    —         220,256        220,256   
 


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    Quoted
prices in
active markets
for identical
assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
    Total  

International Stock Fund (cont’d)

  

Electronics

  $ —       $ 183,136     $ 183,136  

Engineering & construction

    —         56,318        56,318   

Entertainment

    —         40,114       40,114  

Food

    —         233,336        233,336   

Forest products & paper

    —         58,504       58,504  

Healthcare services

    —         155,384        155,384   

Home builders

    —         259,070       259,070  

Insurance

    —         962,402        962,402   

Iron/steel

    —         75,094       75,094  

Machinery-diversified

    —         50,983        50,983   

Mining

    —         80,370       80,370  

Oil & gas

    —         617,040        617,040   

Pharmaceuticals

    —         843,616       843,616  

Real estate

    —         150,662        150,662   

Retail

    —         194,265       194,265  

Semiconductors

    —         34,402        34,402   

Telecommunications

    —         805,371       805,371  

Transportation

    —         461,156        461,156   
    Quoted
prices in
active markets
for identical
assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
    Total  

International Stock Fund (cont’d)

  

Foreign preferred stocks

     

Insurance

  $ —       $ 39,323      $ 39,323   

Total investment portfolio

  $ —       $ 9,825,625     $ 9,825,625  

Investment Grade Bond Fund

  

Corporate bonds(a)

  $ —       $ 22,785,214     $ 22,785,214  

Mortgage and asset-backed securities(a)

    —         19,956,128        19,956,128   

U.S. Treasuries

    —         13,665,430       13,665,430  

U.S. Government agency securities

    —         1,029,291        1,029,291   

Supranational banks

    —         990,526       990,526  

Total investment portfolio

  $ —       $ 58,426,589      $ 58,426,589   

Mid Cap Growth Fund

  

Common stocks(a)

  $ 631,045,815     $ —       $ 631,045,815  

Total investment portfolio

  $ 631,045,815      $ —       $ 631,045,815   

Mid Cap Stock Fund

  

Common stocks(a)

  $ 386,741,744     $ —       $ 386,741,744   

Total investment portfolio

  $ 386,741,744      $ —       $ 386,741,744   
 


Notes to Investment Portfolios

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    Quoted
prices in
active markets
for identical
assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
other
observable
inputs
(Level 2)
    Total  

Small Cap Growth Fund

  

Common stocks(a)

  $ 3,645,284,679      $ —        $ 3,645,284,679  

Total investment portfolio

  $ 3,645,284,679      $ —       $ 3,645,284,679   

Small Cap Stock Fund

  

Common stocks(a)

  $ 30,168,275      $ —       $ 30,168,275   

Holding companies

    336,255        —         336,255   

Total investment portfolio

  $ 30,504,530      $ —       $ 30,504,530   

Smaller Company Fund

  

Common stocks(a)

  $ 131,774,517     $ —        $ 131,774,517  

Holding companies

    1,893,578        —          1,893,578   

Investment companies

    696,809       —         696,809  

Total investment portfolio

  $ 134,364,904      $ —        $ 134,364,904   

 

(a) Please see the investment portfolio for detail by industry.

During the period ended July 31, 2014, none of the Funds had any investments classified as Level 3 and there were no transfers in or out of levels 1, 2, or 3.

Foreign currency transactions | The books and records of the 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 Funds do 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 investment transactions. Net realized gain (loss) on foreign currency transactions and the net change in unrealized

appreciation (depreciation) on translation of assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies include gains and losses between trade and settlement date on securities transactions, gains and losses arising from the purchase and sale of forward foreign currency exchange contracts and gains and losses between the ex and payment dates on dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes.

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts | Each of the Funds, except the Small Cap Growth Fund, is authorized to enter into forward foreign currency contracts which are used primarily to hedge against foreign currency exchange rate risk on its non-U.S. dollar denominated investment securities. Forward foreign currency exchange contracts are valued in U.S. dollars based upon forward exchange rates provided by an independent pricing service as of the close of the NYSE each valuation day and the unrealized gain or loss is included in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities. When the contracts are closed, the gain or loss is realized. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are included in the Statements of Operations. 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. During the period ended July 31, 2014, none of the Funds held forward foreign currency exchange contracts.

Real estate investment trusts (“REIT(s)”) | There are certain additional risks involved in investing in REITs. These include, but are not limited to, economic conditions, changes in zoning laws, real estate values, property taxes and interest rates. Dividend income is recorded at the Manager’s estimate of the income included in distributions from the REITs. Distributions received in excess of the estimated amount are recorded as a reduction of the cost of the investments. The actual amounts of income, return of capital and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after the fiscal year-end and may differ from the estimated amounts.

Repurchase agreements | Each Fund may enter 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. During the period ended July 31, 2014, none of the Funds held any repurchase agreements.

Revenue recognition | Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis.

 


Notes to Investment Portfolios

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Foreign taxes | The Funds may be subject to taxes imposed by countries in which they invest, with respect to their investments in issuers existing or operating in such countries. The Funds may also be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may or may not be recoverable. The Funds accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, when the related income or capital gains are earned and based upon the current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Fund invests. Some countries require governmental approval for the repatriation of investment income, capital or the proceeds of sales earned by foreign investors.

Expenses | Each Fund is charged for certain expenses which are directly attributable to it, and certain other expenses which are allocated proportionately among the Eagle Family of Funds based upon methods approved by the Board. Expenses that are directly attributable to a specific class of shares, such as distribution fees, shareholder servicing fees and administrative fees, are charged directly to that class of shares. Other expenses of each Fund are allocated to each class of shares based upon its relative percentage of net assets. The Funds have entered into an arrangement with the custodian whereby each Fund receives credits on uninvested cash balances which are used to offset a portion of each Fund’s expenses. These custodian credits are shown as “Expense offsets” in the Statements of Operations.

Class allocations | Each class of shares has equal rights to earnings and assets except that each class may bear different expenses for administration, distribution and/or shareholder services. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments are allocated to each class of shares based on its relative percentage of net assets.

Distributions | Each Fund, except the Investment Grade Bond Fund, distributes net investment income annually. Distributions of net investment income in the Investment Grade Bond Fund are made monthly. Net realized gains from investment transactions during any particular fiscal year in excess of available capital loss carryforwards, which, if not distributed, would be taxable to each Fund, will be distributed to shareholders annually 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.

Other | In the normal course of business the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties, which provide general indemnifications. The Funds’ maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Funds and/or their affiliates that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the risk of loss to each Fund is expected to be remote.

NOTE 3 | Federal income taxes and distributions | Each Fund is treated as a single corporate taxpayer as provided for in the Tax Reform Act of 1986, as amended. Accordingly, no

provision for federal income taxes is required since each of the Funds intend to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code and distribute to shareholders all of its taxable income and gains. Federal income tax regulations differ from accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America; therefore, distributions determined in accordance with tax regulations may differ significantly in amount or character from net investment income and net realized gains for financial reporting purposes. Financial reporting records are adjusted for permanent book/tax differences to reflect tax character; these adjustments have no effect on net assets or NAV per share. Financial reporting records are not adjusted for temporary differences.

NOTE 4 | Subsequent events | The Manager has evaluated subsequent events through September 18, 2014, the date these Investment Portfolios were issued, and determined that no material events or transactions would require recognition or disclosure in the Funds’ Investment Portfolios.

On or about October 20, 2014, Eagle Asset Management, Inc. will assume day-to-day portfolio management responsibilities for the Eagle Smaller Company Fund.

 


Item 2. Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940), the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Eagle Series Trust have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Form N-Q.

 

(b) There was no change in the internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) of Eagle Series Trust that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits

 

(a) Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Eagle Series Trust as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940.


SIGNATURES

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

 

    EAGLE SERIES TRUST
Date: September 18, 2014    
   

/s/ Susan L. Walzer

    Susan L. Walzer
    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.

 

    EAGLE SERIES TRUST
Date: September 18, 2014    
   

/s/ Susan L. Walzer

    Susan L. Walzer
    Principal Executive Officer
Date: September 18, 2014    
   

/s/ Carolyn Gill

    Carolyn Gill
    Principal Financial Officer